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Explosive talk The monthly meeting of the


Mothers’ Union was held in the school with Mrs. Holt, the presiding member, in the


in car crash


A GISBURN gamekeeper, Mr. George Macdougall has been killed in Scotland. His car was in head-on collision with another car on the Roxburgh- shire-Selkirkshire boundary at an accident blackspot two miles north of Hawick. Mr. Macdougall, aged GO.


was on his way to attend gun- dog trials. The dog was with hint in the car, and was not injured. Mr. MacDougall had been


gamekeeper for Mr. J. R. Hindley, of Gisburne Park, for nearly 1 1 years, and lived at the keeper's cottage, Gisburne Park. Bom in Kirkcudbright, Scot­


land, he became a gamekeeper on leaving school, following in the footsteps of his fore­ fathers. He was a gamekeeper for


seven years, and spent some time as a dog-trainer before recommencing his gamekeep- ing profession. A sendee and cremation


took place at Skipton. He leaves a wife, one son and two daughters.


Annual function Members and advisory of


Gisburn young farmers’ club held their annual dinner at the White Bull, Gisburn. The club leader's report was


given by Mr. G. -Carr, and guest speaker was Mr. J. Swales of Flasby. The retiring chairman. Alan


Bancroft, replied on behalf of the club. Trophies and certifi­


cates. for points gained during competition, were awarded: Girls, junior—1, Hazel Coates: 2. Christine Newbould; 3, Mar­ garet Lancaster. Intermediate


—1. Catherine Bancroft; 2. Edith Lancaster; 3, Dorothy Bancroft. Senior—1. Jean Ban­ croft: 2. Kathleen Moorhouse: 3. Ann Lancaster. Boys, Junior


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—1. Robert Asquith; 2. Brian Carlisle; 3, Derek Calvert. Intermediate—1, Alan Duck­ worth; 2. Robert Bargli: 3. Alan Newhouse. S e n i o r—1. Richard Lancaster: 2. John Bancroft: 3. John Cockerill. Efficiency cup for girls—1. Catherine Bancroft: 2. Jean Bancroft; 3, Hazel Coates. Efficiency cup for boys—1. Alan Duckworth; 2, John Ban­ croft; 3, lan Bancroft. Richard Lancaster proposed


a vote of thanks to Mr. J. Swales for his speech and to Mrs. Swales for presenting the prizes. The evening continued with games and dancing to Cockerill's band.


No bonfire Owing to wet weather, Gis-


groups of three in a team and the winners were: Julian Wilson, Alan Watson and Philip Graham. This was followed by a foot­


burn young farmers’ club can­ celled their annual bonfire night. Instead, a domino drive was held in the festival hall. Winners were: G i r l s—1,


Angela Crozier; Low, Barbara Newbould. Boys—1, Brian Car­ lisle; Low, Peter Newhouse. The evening concluded with a hot dog supper.


West Bradford


Cycling The monthly meeting of


St. Catherine’s branch of the Mothers’ Union was held in the Sunday School. The Vicar of Waddington,


the Rev. Canon C. F. Good- child conducted a short ser­ vice. Afterwards Mrs. E. Everait, one of the members of the branch, gave a talk on a eyeing holiday from London to Worcester, showing maps and photos of the route. This talk was greatly en­


joyed by her audience. Business matters were dis­


cusser ana refreshments were erved by Mrs. J. Aspin, Mrs. Brierloy and Mrs.- Broughton.


Chatburn


Missionary meeting The annual meeting of the


Women’s Work Missionary was held at the Methodist Chapel last week. The Chatburn ladies were


joined by members from other churches in the circuit and the attendance was good. Mrs. J. G. Goodhall, wife of


the minister, was in the chair, and the special speaker was Mr. Tom Tope of Soldiers. Airmen and Sailors Readers’ Association. After his most interesting talk Mr. Thorpe was thanked


by Mrs. Goodhall. There was a bring and buy stall and the Chatburn ladies served re­ freshments to their guests. The proceeds, which amoun­


ted to nearly £10, were for the Women’s Work Fund.


Cancer Fund The Chatburn group of the


British Empire Cancer Cam­ paign for Research would like


it to be known that since the group was formed eight years ago £2,400 has been given by the village people. This sum has been collected


bv voluntary workers, all of whom once again wish to thank everyone concerned for their continued support.


International evening In spite of poor weather the


International Evening held at the vicarage, on Friday last, was well supported. The rooms were gaily decorated with pos­ ters from many countries, Denmark, Jamaica, Norway and Spain, but the emphasis


was on Denmark. Two authentic Danish cos­


tumes were worn by Mrs. R. Driver and Miss Georgina Clark, adding more colour to


the occasion. Refreshments were served in


the Danish dining-room, lit only by red candles and these included Danish open sand­ wiches, Danish pastries and Danish blue cheese. During the evening Mr. W.


Cartwright gave three shows of colour transparencies and


there were also several games and competitions. Competition winners were


Mrs. R. Driver, Spanish Trea­ sure Hunt, and Mrs. R. Turpin who won two prizes, one for guessing the weight of the vicar's wife and the other for guessing the number of sweets


in a large tube. The hosts and hostesses for


the evening were the vicar and Mrs. N. Maddock and Mr. and Mrs. W. Cartwright. Proceeds were for the sale of work fund.


Society sermons The Society Sermons were


held at Chatburn Methodist


Chapel last Sunday. At morning service the


preacher was Mr. T. Donald­ son of Boiton-by-Bowland and the Rev. J. G. Goodhall preached in the evening. At the service, duets were


sung by Mr. I. Hudson and Mr. A. Cunliffe accompanied him on his guitar. They sang “Jesus, Saviour,


pilot me". “Steal Away” and “There is a Green Hill”..


Youth Club Several events have been


organised by the committee of Chatburn Youth Club over the past week, all in connection with the national association of youth clubs. One was a dance held re­


cently and attended by be­ tween 60 and 70. The music was provided by the group “Strange Brew”. Last Sunday there were two


events. The first was a pram race through the fields around Chatburn. There were eight


ball match, boys versus girls. The boys were dressed in female attire and the girls in football kit.


Any infringement of the


rules brought about a plunge into an ice-cold bath, and at the end of the match, which resulted in a draw 2-2 , the referee, Mr. Roy Porter, was himself thrown into the bath. These events had good sup­ port from local people.


Grindleton


Fellowship The speaker at the fort­


nightly meeting of the Wom­ en’s Fellowship was Mr. J.


Shuttleworth, from Long Pres­ ton who based his talk on the “Friendship of Christ”. Mrs. Altham presided and


the pianist was Mrs. Hodgson. Tea and biscuits were served


Waddington


Hallowe’en party The girl guides held a very


exciting Hallowe’en Party last Friday in the Methodist Church schoolroom, T h e brownie pack were also invited.


Both guides and brownies


arrived wearing costumes both weird and wonderful and with some fearsome masks. There were witches of all shapes and sizes, ghosts and one terrifying red devil. The patrols had set up


models of witches with their attendant.black cats watching cauldrons containing noxious mixtures.


Games were organised by the


leader, Mrs. Greenwood assis­ ted by Mrs. Linden and Miss I: Greenwood, an<i refresh­ ments were served during the evening, including toffee made by one of the guides. Toys made by the guides


and which showed a high standard of workmanship,


were also on display. The evening finished with


the traditional camp fire and grateful thanks were expres­ sed to Mrs. Greenwood and h e r . helpers.


Open day An open dav was recntly


held at ’Waddington vicarage I t was in aid of the St. Helen’s church tower and bells fund and from 10 a.m.


a f in e dav and the menfolk of Tosside are out working on the new village institute. _ The ore-fab budding has been constructed by volunteers and will have cost about ^ £1 ooo* bv the time it is ready for opening on December 8th. Then it will become the _ h l f Sf Viliale X V . and the hard work of a summer win have been worthwhile, s


Hlllllllll to 10 P-m.


there was a


steady stream of visitors, both from the parish and beyond it. They wlere welcomed by the vicar and h!;s wife, the Rev. Canon and Mrs. Good-


child. Goods of all kinds were


brought to the stalls at Which there was a brisk trade. The competitions


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received enthusiastic support. There was a large band of


helpers who manned the stalls, organised the competi­ tions and served coffee and


biscuits. Competitions -winners were:


1, Mrs. Goodchild, 2, Mrs. K. Smith. 3, Mrs. J. Herd; guess­ ing the number o f vegetables Mrs. E. Brown, value of six­ pences i™ a bottle, Mr. J. Barlow; ncvme of doll, Mr. James Barrow. A total of £150 was raised.


Knowle Green


Women’s Institute Members of Knowle Green


and Dutton Women’s insti­ tute were told at their Octo­ ber meeting that there is to be an exhibition by the Council for the Protection of Rural England at Samlesbury Hall, A letter- asking for help with


selling raffle tickets for the blind for Christmas, was read Members agreed to send « donation, as they did last year. The president Mrs. Yates,


thanked everyone for their help at the annual effort. £50 10s. had been raised for Institute Funds. She wel­ comed one new member. I t has not been possible to


obtain a teacher for the pro­ posed soft furnishings class, but it was agreed to try again in the spring. The speaker was Mr. Cook


who, with Ills wife’s help, gave a very lively talk “ In search of the Golden Eagle” , illustrated with slides which showed the great beauty of


■the Scottish Isles. Mrs. J. Plercy thanked Mr.


and Mrs. Cook. A report of the mini-consultative council held in Garstang in Sept­ ember was read. The council discussed the proposed revi­ sion of the constitution and rules o f the W.I. Movement. Miss J. Wailbank won the


competition for a necklace of autumn berries. Tlie annual whist and domi­


no drive to raise funds for the Rimington and Middop sports


dav was held in the memorial institute last week. Despite the bad weather


there was a fair attendance. Mrs. Parker presented the


prizes, and the M.C.s were Mr. A. Eccles for whist and Mr. R. Hartley for dominoes. Winners were: Whist—


Womens—1’ Mrs. W. Pollitt. 2, Mrs. Aubin, 3, Mrs. Cowell: Mens—1, Mr. C. B. Whittaker, 2, Mr. H. Metcalfe, 3, Mr, A.


Eccles. Domino winners w e re :


Adults—1, Mrs. Eccles. 2, Mrs. Whittaker. 3, Mr. A. Hacking; Junior playing as adult—Caro­ line Horn; Juniors—1, Dawn Lingard, 2, Graeme Robinson, 3, Ann Colebourne. Competition winners: 1. Mrs. A. Heap, 2, Mr. H. Lockley.


Bolton-by-Bowland Conservative


Association There was a good attendance


at the whist and domino drive held by -the Conservative Asso­


ciation in the village hall on Monday. There were 16 tables for


whist and 1 1 for dominoes. Winners were as follows:-


Whist, Womens—1, Mrs. J, Leeming; 2, Miss A. Lister; 3. Mrs. D. Wright; men’s—1, Mrs. Taylor; 2, Mr. D. Scho­ field; 3, Air. A. Scott. Domino winners were;- 1 ,


Mr. R. Howard; 2, Mrs. E. Atkinson; 3, Mrs. J. Wilkin­


son; 4, All*. Smalley; 5, Ah’.


Horner. Winners of the competition


were Mrs. T. Donaldson and


Mr. I. Bleazard. Mr. W. Crossley was M.C.


for whist and Mr. A. Holmes was M.C. for dominoes. The event raised £33 for


party funds.


Dinner and Dance About 70 members and advi­


sory committee of Bolton-by- Bowland Young Farmers’ Club, held their annual dinner and dance at the Swan and Royal, Clitheroe. Cups were presented by Mrs.


Singleton to the winning mem­ bers. Senior boys: J. Roberts; Junior boys: B. Cornthwaite; Senior girls: E. Singleton; Junior girls: K. Moorhouse. The attendance cup was


won jointly by T. Pope, A. Haythornthwaite and K. Moor­


house. Bouquets were presented to


Mrs. Singleton and Mrs. Bil­ lows, the retiring club leaders, by S. Moss and J. Lilbum. Mr. and Airs. Singleton were


presented with a standard lamp in appreciation of Air. Singleton’s eleven years of leadership. Sincere thanks were expres­


sed by Mr. Singleton. Dancing and games were enjoyed for tlie remainder of the evening. At last week’s meeting,


members of Bolton-by-Bowland Young Farmers’ Club met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. Cornthwaite. The girls had to dress clothes pegs and spoons. Results were: Junior—1. K.


Aloorhouse; 2, A. Donaldson; 3, A. Robinson. Senior—1, J. Donaldson; 2. C. Roberts. The boys were cattle judg­


ing. Results were: Senior—1, J. Leeming; 2, J. Silverwood; 3. D. Taylor. Junior—1, A. Hay­ thornthwaite; 2. F. Smalley; 3, A. Hacking and A. Metcalfe. A vote of thanks was ex­


pressed to Air. and Mrs.’ Corn­ thwaite by S. Moss.


chair. Owing to the late cancella­


tion of the appointed speaker because o f illness, the vicar, Rev. R. Kirkham, stepped in and gave a very interesting talk on "population explosion". His talk covered a lot of ground and led to some lively discussion. A beetle drive was held at


the home of All’s. J. Walmsley. Hillcrest Road, Langho, in aid of the Christmas Fayre, and raised over £ 8.


Film Show A film show was held in the


school recently by Mr. E. Ash­ croft of Whalley, who showed slides of his visit to the pas­ sion play at Oberammergau and other places of interest in the Bavarian district. The event was in aid of the Christ­


mas Fayre. Rev. R. Kirkham thanked


Mr. Ashcroft for giving his services and showing such wonderful pictures.


To help school At the weekly whist and


domino drive held in the school last Thursday in aid of the school extension fund, the winners were: Women’s—Mrs. A. Altham. Mrs. J. Crowe, Mrs. Wright; Men’s—Mr. N. Carter, Air. A. Altham. Mr. J. R. Ellis. Domino winners were: Mrs. Hacking, Mrs. Walmsley, Airs.


Brewer. The event was organised by


the ladies’ committee.


Men’s weekend The men’s guild weekend


started with a social evening consisting of games and danc­ ing, followed by a barbecue supper. Scouts from Baxenden van


the barbecue and provided a very interesting menu, which included spud-egg, kebabs, cheese dreams, hamburgers and mixed grill. There was enough for everyone to enjoy. Tlie event was an outstand­ ing success despite the terrible


weather outside. On Sunday the guild week­


end continued with services both at the parish church and at Old Langho Church. At the parish church the


Rev. R. Kirkham was the preacher. The lessons were read at matins by Air. E. Ken­ nedy and Mr. H. Al. Bullock and at evensong by Air. S. Gollup and Mr. A. Haworth. The choir was composed of members of the men's guild and Mrs. Spinks was the


organist. For tlie evensong service at


Old Langho Church, the preacher was the Rev. E. Wynne, Vicar of St. Gabriel’s. Blackburn, and Mr. C. P. Knight read the lesson. Airs. J. Smith was the orga­


nist.


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WI Concert Wiswell WI held the;


annual concert for the i:


burn branch of the Mnir'f' Sclerosis Society in Grammar School this ^


The concert consisted


comedy sketch. “Silene! a Golden” written and p ' j


by Donnie Wallis, and S 1


musical and comedv S * Among the guests


members of the Calder ** ley Sclerosis Societv aM V


patients of Clitheroe h o S Supper was served S £


concert. Secretary of the Black’m,


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branch Mr. Anderson, thanks the Wiswell WI, remar--? that it was one of the


lights of their winter m'r' gramme to visit Whallev


Mrs. Alary Hopwood, tv


president of the WI retf^ and thanked the cast and ai backstage helpers fa- \h7


work in making the cvenb- such a success. She thanked two Whalley hat


dressers, Helen and Jear.etv' for the loan of \v:gs. ' ” On their departure tye~;


member of the audience aji cast and helpers was gV{j a parcel containing a piece ci


parkin and some treacle tolec for bonfire night A total of £ 15 was raised


for sclerosis funds with a competition and collection, held during the evening,


Slaidburn


Obituary Air. Donald Herbert Etrs


of Tire Board House, Stocks Reservoir, Slaidburn, died a hospital last Sunday after "a nine-month illness. He was 52 A native of Trowbridae


Wiltshire, Air. Elms came to live in Slaidburn nbom 2


year ago, and was employed by the Fylde Water Board. For n time he and his


family resided in Newton before taking over the Board House. He was interested in


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sport and played football fo: Slaidburn when a team wu in existence. The funeral took place a


St. Andrew’s Slaidburn tr. Wednesday.


Air. Elms leaves a rife sr.S


a son and daughter to who. their many relatives and


friends in the district extend sincere sympathy.


Topic— walking sticks! Slaidburn Young Farmer!’


Club met in the village hi!! on Monday evening last w


when Air. Alan Thwnite, ci Dimscp Bridge gave a m


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interesting talk on the craft cf making walking sticks. H brought several example;


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wth him. Thanks were proposed by


J. B. Pinder. Air. Thwaite also enter­ tained the members by sirr­


ing some folk songs ar.d accompany ng himself on the guitar.


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