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The Flower Festival again this year (19th) was a great success with over 70 displays. Well over 100 sponsors enabled a beautiful array of displays. The theme this year was “The Bookworms” A verse was written for the festival as follows:.
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Books
are great !
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Welcome to our church and the Flower Festival in which we displayed flower arrangements on our theme "Book Worms". We are grateful to all who created the floral arrangements to depict this theme. Our thanks are once again due to all who donated money, flowers, time and talent,. and for everyone who worked so hard to make sure that this festival was a success. We hope you enjoyed your visit and thank you for your support.. The proceeds of the Festival helps us to provide money for the up-keep of the church and also to support charities. If you know a charity that could benefit from this Festival please contact us on 01204 852831 and they will be discussed by the Festival Committee. Many thanks go to all our sponsors.....please give them your support ! Additional donations and books from (in alphabetical order):
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Altar |
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Mr & Mrs Stanley Jordan, Flower Festival Committee (St. Anne's Church) |
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Lych Gate |
All about artistic design |
Ridgeway Tropical Plants (Bromley Cross) |
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Pillars |
The Golden Barge |
Miss Clarice Bell, Mr John Bennett, Bromley Cross Newspapers, Mrs Hilda Clegg, Country Kitchens Chip Shop (Edgworth), Mrs Annie Entwistle (Chapeltown), Mr & Mrs Eric Forster, Friends of Turton Tower, Mr & Mrs Les Halliday, Steve Harrison - Builder (Edgworth), Mr & Mrs Brian Hart, Mrs E. Holden - Meadowcroft Farm (Chapeltown), Ian Howard (Carpets), Mrs Ethel Knowles, Mr K. Mann, Mrs Sheila Nolan, Mr & Mrs Ken Ramwell, Miss Irene Rowson, 4 Square Scaffolding (Edgworth), Mr & Mrs Albert Smith, Mr & Mrs Alan Topham, Turton Bowling Club, Turton & Edgworth Residential Home, Terry Whittaker - Electrician (Edgworth), Mrs Annie Whittle, Mr & Mrs H. Worsley, Village Greengrocers (Edgworth), Village Off-Licence (Edgworth) |
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For Whom the Bell Tolls |
North Turton Parish Council |
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The Canterbury Tales |
The Daulman Family (St. Anne's Vicarage) |
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4. |
An Outcast of the Islands |
Mother's Union (St. Anne's Church) |
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5. |
Lancashire Curiosities |
Steven Pyecroft - Joinery Contractor (Chapeltown) |
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Metamorphosis |
Mrs Tina McGuigan |
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7. |
The Mill on the Floss |
Black Bull Inn (Edgworth) |
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8. |
African Queen |
IDC Computing Equipment |
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9. |
Anne of Green Gables |
Russell's Seeds & Bulbs (Bromley Cross) |
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10. |
Barchester Towers |
Mrs Mary Hayler, Mrs Wyn Hart, Mrs Pauline Kirk |
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11. |
The Odyssey |
Alicia & Nick Whittaker, Specific Software |
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12. |
Goodbye Mr. Chips |
Edgworth & Chapeltown Over 60's |
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13. |
The Woman in White |
Edgworth Cricket Club |
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14. |
Shabby Tiger |
Luncheon Club (Edgworth) |
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15. |
The Heaven Tree |
Edgworth Methodist Church |
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16. |
Hymns Old & New |
Choir (St. Anne's Church) |
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17. |
The Jungle Book |
Mr & Mrs Carl Bradburn |
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18. |
The Age of Innocence |
KTV. (Toye Farm) |
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19. |
The Bible |
Derian House |
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20. |
The Owl and the Pussycat |
Mrs Nancy Hughes, Mrs Ethel Shutt |
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21. |
Beautiful Backyards |
Holden's Ice Cream (Edgworth) |
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22. |
Don Quixote |
Mrs Marlene Holt |
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23. |
Northern Lights |
Heron Lodge Guest House (Turton) |
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24. |
The Woodlanders |
Edgworth & District Horticultural Society |
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25. |
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
Leisure Hour (St. Anne's Church) |
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26. |
Black Velvet Gown |
Mrs C. Clarkson (Walmsley Church Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society) |
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27. |
Pickwick Papers |
North Turton Conservative Association |
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28. |
Northanger Abbey |
Mrs Julie Barlow |
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29. |
Treasure Island |
Mrs D Haworth, Mrs A. Cundy |
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The Three Musketeers |
Wardens & Sidesmen (St. Anne's Church) |
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The Picture of Dorian Gray |
Mrs Alison Breakspere |
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32. |
The Thirty-Nine Steps |
Mrs Kathleen Scarlin |
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War and Peace |
The Spread Eagle (Turton) |
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Day of the Jackal |
Mr & Mrs Bob Winward |
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Little Women |
Guides 10th Bolton (St. Anne's Church) |
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Murder on the Orient Express |
Mrs Anne Southern, Mrs Barbara Lofthouse |
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Stars Look Down |
Katy's Cattery |
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Jewel in the Crown |
Mrs M Dobie |
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The Eagle has Landed |
Mrs Norma Williams |
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Scarlet Pimpernel |
P.C.C. (St. Anne's Church) |
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41. |
Study in Scarlet |
Rose & Crown (Edgworth) |
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42. |
Wuthering Heights |
Crowthorn School (Edgworth) |
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43. |
Pharoh's Flowers |
Chetham Arms (Chapeltown) |
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Village School |
Turton & Edgworth C of E / Methodist School |
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45. |
The Darling Buds of May |
St. James' Mission |
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46. |
The Grapes of Wrath |
Haworth Haulage |
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Romeo and Juliet |
Mrs Susan Beswick |
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48. |
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz |
Stuart L. Ramwell |
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49. |
My Family and Other Animals |
Brookside Garage (Edgworth) |
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50. |
Alice in Wonderland |
Women's Institute (Edgworth) |
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51. |
Animal Farm |
Ladies Group (St. Anne's Church) |
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Cloister and the Hearth |
Mrs K. Grimes |
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53. |
Winnie the Pooh |
Children's Church (St. James' Church) |
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54. |
James and the Giant Peach |
Advanced Door Services (Edgworth) |
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55. |
Wind in the Willows |
Mother, Baby & Toddler Group (St. Anne's Church) |
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56. |
A Room with a View |
White Horse Inn (Edgworth) |
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57. |
Gone with the Wind |
Flower Committee (St. Anne's Church) |
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58. |
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn |
Scouts and Cubs |
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59. |
The Bell |
Spring Bros. - Plumbers (Edgworth) |
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60. |
The French Lieutenant's Woman |
Barry's Fruitique |
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60a. |
Neuromancer |
Lock 'n' Roll - Hairdressers (Bradshaw) |
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61. |
The Rose and the Ring |
Whitehead's Butchers (Edgworth) |
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62. |
Our Man in Havana |
Mr & Mrs N. McDowell |
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63. |
A Brief History of Time |
Mrs A. Binns, Mrs J. Allison, Mrs M. Kennedy |
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The Great Gatsby |
Edgworth Post Office |
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65. |
A Heart in the Highlands |
Miss S. Fishwick (Walmsley Church Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society) |
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66. |
Robinson Crusoe |
Andrew Wilson, Spring Vale Motors (Edgworth) |
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67. |
Lord of the Rings |
Turton Post Office |
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Flower Festival Committee are grateful to all who created the floral arrangements to depict this year's theme. Our thanks are once again due to all who donated money, flowers, time and talent, and for everyone who worked so hard to make sure that this festival was a success. Here's looking forward to the next one!
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Photos of all the displays can be found in the archives of St. Anne's Church, Turton |
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