Members Events

Members please note:-

MEMBERS DIARY DATES 2019

These are dates which may be of interest to members of the Friends of Smithills Hall.

Please support these activities. You will be made very welcome.

Also watch the ‘Events for all’ page on this site for details of activities for everyone.

GARDEN PARTY  2019

The Garden Party 2019 date has been fixed for Sunday 7th July.

Further details will be given nearer the date. Please note your diary with the date of this highly popular event.

AGM 2019

The date has been fixed for Wednesday 5th June. Details have been sent to members. If you haven’t had details please contact the Secretary.

WREATHLAYING 2019

This will be on Friday 8th November. Details to follow

CHRISTMAS SOCIAL 2019

Penciled in for Thursday 5th December 2019. Details to follow

CHRISTMAS CAROL SERVICE 2019

Penciled in for Wednesday 11th  December. Details to follow

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2018 CHRISTMAS PERIOD

Christmas Social 2018

The Friends’ Christmas Social was held on Thursday 6 December  at the Hall. This year we were pleased to welcome Stuart Elliot. His talk was based on every day life and entitled “The English Village in Tudor and Stuart Times.”

Stuart Elliott (r) with Chairman David Williams

This was followed by a potato pie supper and we had our usual festive raffle. Thank you for your support for this event.

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Christmas Carol Service 2018

This was held on Wednesday 12th December . Reverent Michael Taylor and Reverent Vincent Whitworth conducted our carol service.

After the service we served mulled wine and mince pies. Thank you to all who attended.

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Christmas Decorations 2018

The Friends of Smithills Hall had decorated some rooms in the Hall  using decorations appropriate to the period of the room (medieval, Tudor and Victorian).

Decorations went up on 30th November 2018 and came down on 4th January 2019.

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Below are pictures of a small sample of decorations.