Our parish story and history has finally been published and we are formally launching it on 20 October. This project has been completed with the support of a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. This dynamic book provides an immersive experience with expert contributions from Ruth Baker, a creative writer, James Crowley, an architectural historian, parishioner Frances Dawbarn, and original illustrations from Rebecca Sheeran and graphic design by Rob Hotchkiss. The result is impressive, opening up vistas into history, culture and the beauty of St Joseph’s and its story. At the online launch, we hope that our contributors will be able to present their parts of the story and answer questions from historians, Dr Sam Riches of the Regional Heritage Centre at the University of Lancaster and Mr David Howarth, Head of History at Our Lady’s Catholic College, who have both been involved in a project to bring young people into contact with local history. Please email the parish for a link to the Zoom launch.