▁school ▁plays ▁and ▁concert s ▁at ▁Christmas ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁spring , ▁amateur ▁community ▁concert s ▁and ▁the atr ical s ▁in ▁the ▁" opera ▁house " ▁in ▁the ▁Town ▁Hall ; ▁cr icket ▁matches ▁and ▁later , ▁as ▁the ▁English ▁constitu ency ▁w an ed , ▁community ▁baseball ▁games ▁hockey ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁ind oor ▁community ▁r ink . ▁ ▁The ▁town ' s ▁churches ▁mounted ▁parish , ▁con greg ational , ▁Sunday ▁School ▁and ▁other ▁events ▁through ▁the ▁year ▁which ▁were ▁a ▁focus ▁of ▁social ▁activity ▁for ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁religious ▁denomin ations ▁of ▁the ▁town : ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁England , ▁Roman ▁C athol ics , ▁Pres by ter ians , ▁Method ists ▁( l ater ▁United ▁Church , ▁containing ▁all ▁the ▁Method ists ▁and ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁Pres by ter ians ) ▁and , ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁church ▁union , ▁the ▁continu ing ▁Pres by ter ian ▁con greg ation . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁previously ▁mentioned ▁cinema ▁on ▁Main ▁Street ; ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁building ' s ▁existence ▁a ▁horses ho e ▁pitch ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁and ▁used ▁alongside . ▁ ▁A ▁cur ling ▁club ▁and ▁cur ling ▁r ink ▁were ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 8 0 s . ▁ ▁Sports ▁and ▁other ▁sec ular ▁recre ation ▁ ▁De aling ▁again ▁with ▁Qu ' App elle ' s ▁l ively ▁historical ▁past , ▁horse ▁racing ▁and ▁har ness ▁racing ▁were ▁the ▁earliest ▁recre ational ▁activities