More Free Stuff!

Community Invited To Alpha Course At Ridley Park Presbyterian Church 

  Is there more to life than what you are experiencing?  The community is invited to come and discuss this as well as many other questions  at the next  Alpha course beginning 6:30 pm Tues. (March 13) at the Ridley park Presbyterian Church, 300 N. Swarthmore Ave.,  Ridley Park. 
  The FREE course runs for ten weeks and is presented in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere which includes dinner each evening.
   For more information or to register, call the church office at 610-532-9400 or email rpps@rcn.com.

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  FREE Event To Help Local Residents De-stress

   The next Surrey Services Monday at Marple Public Library takes place on March 12: Less Stress is Best! Join us at 12:30PM when a representative from Crozer-Keystone's Senior Health Services shows us techniques that can help us lessen the stress in our lives. Learn how the use of guided imagery and "music bingo" will bring relaxation and less stress! This is a free program. Please contact Fran Reitano at Surrey Services Broomall, 610-544-1770, to register for this program. Marple Public Library is located at 2599 Sproul Road in Broomall.

 

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Graeme Park Open for Free Charter Day Tours

(February, 2012) On Sunday, March 11 from 12-4 Graeme Park, along with most of the state-owned historic sites, will be open for free tours. This annual open house is held in honor of the granting of the Pennsylvania Charter to William Penn by King Charles II in 1681. Visitors should plan to arrive by 3:30 to give themselves time for a self-paced tour through the Keith House, where volunteers will be on hand to answer questions and tell them some of the history of the house.

Graeme Park is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and is Horsham’s only National Historic Landmark.  Built in 1722, the Keith House is the only surviving residence of a colonial Pennsylvania governor.

Graeme Park is located at 859 County Line Rd., just off of Rt. 611 in Horsham.  It is owned by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and operated by The Friends of Graeme Park. Regular hours are Friday-Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and Sunday 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., last tour each day at 3:00 p.m.; admission is charged for tours of the Keith House.  For more information or questions please call 215-343-0965 or see our website at www.graemepark.org.  Persons with disabilities who need special assistance or accommodation should call 215-343-0965 in advance to discuss their needs. Pennsylvania TDD relay service is available at (800)654-5984.

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