About Us
Health, Hope and Happiness
The West Pennine Branch started life as the Littleborough Branch in 1995, shortly after the CCP(UK) was formed in Manchester. It had close ties with Littleborough Peace Group who continue to give us close support.
The branch consists of about 50 people at any one time, holding meetings about every six weeks, interspersed with regular social and fundraising events.
Our aims are to give recuperative holidays to Belarusian children in remission from cancer and other ailments caused by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986. We also collect aid to send to Belarus and support the charity's social and health work in Belarus by fundraising and supporting people who volunteer their skills and time to train or advise professionals in Belarus or help in a sanatorium during the summer.
We usually meet in the Parish Room at St.Andrew's Church, Arm Road, Dearnley, being central for the area, on Monday evenings but the venue and times change from time to time to suit circumstances. After a cuppa at 7.30pm the business takes about an hour and we're usually out for 9pm. Discussions are informal and usually involve a report from the treasurer, fundraising, holiday planning, news update from CCP(UK), and aid collection issues. An important function of the meeting is to get to know new members, who must attend at least 3 meetings during the year.
New members are always welcome, either as host families or just to help out.
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