Platinum Jubilee garden party at St Andrew's raises £540 for church funds

Platinum jubilee event at St Andrew's, Dearnley

A Platinum Jubilee garden party at St Andrew's, Dearnley last Saturday (4 June) raised a magnificent £540 for church funds.

Admission was free, but the money was raised by the sale of refreshments, home-made produce, plants etc and the church bookstall.

Despite the fierce wind, the party was held outside in the church grounds.

Party-goers were entertained by Delph Band and by a choir from the Littleborough branch of the University of the Third Age.

Rev Rachel Battershell, vicar of St Andrew's, said: "We were blessed with the weather. There was a magnificent turn-out, everyone enjoyed the band and the choir and it was a great day all round.

"A big thank you to everyone involved especially those who turned up to enjoy the event and ended up working."