by mark | Nov 29, 2017 | News
Ladies on song for a ‘Roses’ victory Nelson Ladies Choir beat Yorkshire opponents in a singing ‘War of the Roses’ at the 2017 Luther Greenwood Memorial music festival. Conducted by John Garrett, the 40-strong choir beat rivals Penistone Ladies’ Choir by just one point...
by mark | Nov 15, 2017 | News
Where are our missing cups? Winners from our now-defunct speech and drama competition are being urged to return their trophies to the organisers. A lack of volunteers forced the festival committee to suspend our speech and drama section indefinitely, and the last...
by mark | Sep 19, 2017 | News
Music across the generations A half-forgotten photograph celebrating the success of a teenage pianist is inspiring a new generation. Jack Dowling won the W.H. Whitaker Trophy in the Under-16 category for soloists in the pianoforte classes at Colne Luther Greenwood...
by mark | Sep 16, 2017 | News
Rebecca dances to top regional prize For a second successive time, our festival can boast a ‘best in the North West’ title with one of our successful dance competitors. Rebecca Taylor (12), from Clitheroe, won first prize in dance, representing the Luther Greenwood...
by mark | Sep 1, 2017 | News
Colne represented in ‘winner of winners’ regional competition Three successful teenage competitors will represent Colne Luther Greenwood Memorial Festival in a ‘winner of winners’ regional competition. They will be aiming to emulate the success of Clara Burnie who won...
