Latest news and information from Golcar Local
On Saturday 10th November I was privileged to visit Golcar Scout and Community Centre to see what amazing work the young people of the ward have put in to celebrate the centenary and the end of WW1.For Remembrance Sunday I … Read More
Many thanks to everyone who worked so hard to give the people of Golcar opportunities to find out more about the fallen from World War 1; and to the hundreds who stood in the rain at Jubilee Square on 11th … Read More
Colne Valley Museum, a Grade 11 listed building, is housed in four cottages built in the 1840s by a family of independent cloth manufacturers, the Pearsons, whose relatives still live in Golcar today.These weavers’ cottages, named ‘Spring Rock’ by James … Read More
Welcome to our second edition of Golcar Local, Golcar’s very own quarterly community guide. During organising, printing and delivering our first edition, we’ve learnt a lot; from designing delivery routes for our team of volunteers from Golcar Explorer Scouts; to … Read More
Just over fourteen years ago some Golcar People got together to decide whether or not we should have a special day for Golcar. Marsden and Slaithwaite had theirs, so why not us? A lot of people got together for the … Read More
In May I was elected as Labour councillor for Golcar ward. It hasn’t stopped since! There is much to be done and this has been reflected by the many individual pieces of casework that I’ve undertaken. Most contacts are by … Read More
Welcome to the first edition of Golcar Local, Golcar’s new quarterly community guide. Hand delivered to households in Golcar with an initial print run of 3,500 copies! We want to highlight that Golcar Local really belongs to the local community, … Read More