Knitted bunting for the Queen
The Queens Platinum Jubilee celebrations – the idea is to ‘Yarn bomb’ the town centre with suitable bunting…
9 March 2022
Social & Interests
Put the kettle on!
Brew alert, brew alert, and if that’s not enough to encourage you, there are always the home-baked cakes!
22 February 2022
24 March 2021
Smithy’s Bereavement Group
Have you had a bereavement and are looking for support? Smithy’s Bereavement Group meets at the Lighthouse Project on the last Friday of every month. They next meet on Friday 31st January – why don’t you join them for a chat and refreshments? For more information contact the Group Organiser
17 January 2020
Christmas Meet Up 2019
Come on down to the Lighthouse Project today and enjoy the screening of the hilarious Christmas film “The Nativity “. It’s a real cinema experience with hot dogs, popcorn and sweets galore! Don’t miss out, don’t stay in, come out and join the celebrations!
18 December 2019
Christmas Meet Up – 2019
Come on down to the Lighthouse Project today and enjoy the screening of the hilarious Christmas film “The Nativity “. It’s a real cinema experience with hot dogs, popcorn and sweets galore! Don’t miss out, don’t stay in, come out and join the celebrations!
18 December 2019
Knitted Knockers, a new way of helping breast cancer surviors
Local shop owner Carrol, who runs the ‘All Season’ Bra shop and fitting service based next-door-but-two to the Lighthouse on the top floor of Middleton Shopping Centre, was inspired to respond to the need of one of her customers who was struggling with wearing her traditional breast prosthesis following a
24 September 2018
Walking and talking – its simple really!
When people first hear that we run a walking group from the Lighthouse Project that initial interest can quickly be followed by thoughts of …’Oh, I’m not sure I’m a good walker’, or ‘I’m not sure I could do that’, but… our walking group is different. Why? Because we work
13 July 2018
Table Tennis for everyone
Table Tennis for everyone This week sees the launch of a new regular activity event at the Lighthouse Project – Table Tennis for everyone. Thanks to a kind donation of a new table from Sports England we are running weekly table tennis sessions for everyone, beginners and more experienced players
24 April 2018
Men in sheds turn their hand to making pens
As our Middleton Men’s Shed has been gaining momentum we recently bought ourselves a compact wood turning lathe, and with the help of one of our shed members he has shared with us his love of wood turning and carving and as a result of this we have just started
23 March 2018
Winter walkers braving the snow
When all other local walks in the borough were cancelled, and whilst many folk were hiding away from the recent snow and bitterly cold weather brought to us from the ‘Beast from the East’, our hardy bunch of walkers from the Lighthouse Project Best Foot Forward walking group set off
5 March 2018
Meet up group 1st birthday
We had a great time today celebrating the 1st birthday of our Meet Up social group this week, and remembering all the great sessions and inspirational speakers that we’ve enjoyed during our first year. Ruth from ‘Cake Creator’ made us a wonderful white chocolate and raspberry sponge – anyone would
6 February 2018