Village Shop Christmas hampers

Community Village Shop, Manchester Road, Hollins Green

Shop staff are offering their bespoke Christmas hampers service again this year. Shoppers can choose items from the shop that suit their family or friends tastes and for a small charge these will be packed into a beautifully decorated hamper. Festive produce from Howarths Artisan Butchers can be purchased from the shop, including the famous […]

Posted on: 12th November 2019

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Rixton Claypits Nature Reserve

The Carbon landscape scheme (funded by the National Lottery ) is fully underway. The project entitled  ‘Newtopia’, although aimed at improving the site for the protected Great Crested Newts, will benefit a great deal of other wildlife . Visitors will notice that a new livestock fence has been installed, running alongside the public footpath. This […]

Posted on: 12th November 2019

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‘In the Know’ news Winter 2019

The latest edition of the Rixton-with-Glazebrook ‘In the Know’ news booklet is now available  from the Village Shop or Black Swan in Hollins Green, Glazebrook Post Office or Hamilton Davies Trust, Cadishead. Pick up your FREE copy to find out the latest community news, highlights and achievements. Alternatively you can read or download it by […]

Posted on: 8th November 2019

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A perfect evening for a Guided Walk!

The August sun shone on the golden fields of Rixton-with-Glazebrook as 21 walkers set off from the Black Swan car park to enjoy a 3 mile circular walk together. Following guide John Eccles, walkers could take in the beautiful rural scenery of Hollins Green and Rixton with the evening sun warming their backs whilst chatting […]

Posted on: 13th August 2019

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Cubs recently awarded Chief Scout Silver Award!

Cub leaders have recently had the pleasure of awarding 9 Cubs their Chief Scout Silver Award, the highest a Cub can gain. This is as  a result of just over 2 years of hard work and achievements and the leaders are immensely proud of them. They have been keeping busy out and about, tending the […]

Posted on: 29th July 2019

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