[Judith Addison]

Coffee and Bun was a tradition in Nonconformist Churches on New Year's morning. We always celebrated it at John Street Christian Institute, Oswaldtwistle. I'm thinking back to the 1950s. The buns were made at Lockwood's, 48/50 Union Road - may have been called something else then! Mr. Borwick of Walter Street used to make the coffee - always very strong. I think Rhyddings Methodist maintained the tradition for a long time - don't know whether it's still celebrated or what the origin of the custom was!