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C l i th e ro e A d v e r t is e r a n d T im e s , csezooer- 2 6 th , 1972 Pendleton


to look I scheme


Present play Husbands an d f r ien d s of


members of P en d le to n


tD o th e o n ly a u t h o r i t y i n t h e


or r ni ght l y re fu s e c o l le c t io n s r th e re fu s e c o l le c to r s—i3 to look i nt o b o th m a t te r s . On hie sub-committee are


general purposes committee; s ope! h er with the clerk, Mr b. n . Telford, and Mr E. Berry. th e


the finance and


that during winter months refuse


surveyor. The council also decided


engineer and


caravan sites should be collected fortnightly.


from residential


Fishing fina that got


away FOR young Jo h n Hartley, of Bridge End F arm. Rimington a tr ip 10 Blackpool on S u n ­ day was to have been a grea t day for he was taking p a r t in the finals of a se a fishing contest. B u t


th e outing


proved to be a big disappoint­ m en t instead. High winds an d seas p re ­


vented the f inal for young co n tes tan ts


from taking


was too rough. Waves were coming r ig h t over th e je t ty an d Jo h n wasn’t even allowed on th e pier. I t wasn’t safe to let them on — they


off home without knowing u the final h ad been cancel­ led or postponed.


would have been washed away.’’ She added th a t they se t


HEAVIEST


son of Mr and Mrs R. H a r t ­ ley, qualified for th e final in th e summer when the family was on holiday in Blackpool. Each week th e re was a to find th e 10


Eleven-vear-old Jo h n , elder heaviest fish caught, an d contes t


Jo h n qualified with a mackerel weighing about loioz.


th e catch until he received, a le tte r telling him he was in the final. I f th e final has been post­


He thought no more about


poned. th e family is hoping for b e t te r w ea th er when i t


does tak e place. "B u t if i t h a s been cancelled th en h e ’ll have to try' again n ex t year,** said Mrs Hartley.


place so the H ar tley family had to re tu rn home without Jo h n even casting his line. Said his mother; "Tile sea


C.jun, J. Porter, chairman of tire counci l: Conn. Mrs S. J. Dow. cha irman of the public health committee; Conn. R. Williamson, ch a ir ­ ma n of


a n d buffet supper, a ta lk on life a t home an d ab ro ad was given by Mr B. Tyre r , of Clitheroe. Mrs York gave a vote of th an k s , an d Mrs N u tte r won th e prize fo r a holiday snap. F u r th e r e n te r ta inm e n t was


Women’s In s t i tu te were th e guests a t th e m o n th ly meet­ ing. After a business meeting


Village News Down ham


provided by a play en t i t led "Pendlerock Village F e te ”,


was ta k en by Mrs Crowdy, while Mrs C. N u t te r an d Mrs B. Berry were h era ld s , com­ plete with h u n t in g horns. O th ers tak in g p a r t were Mrs Bleazard, Mrs Dinsdale, Mrs R. Collinge, Mrs Ley land, Mrs. Lister, Mrs Gornall, Mrs Howarth, Mrs Ross, Miss J a n e Collinge a n d Miss Shirley Ross. T h e play included a dis­ play of maypole dancing,


produced by Mrs R. Dew- h u rs t. Leading p a r ts were tak en by Mrs Brown, a s the squire who opened th e fete, Mrs B. Thom a s , th e fe te queen, an d Mrs Tho rn b e r , the vicar, who spoke a few well-chosen words. T h e role of fo r tu n e te lle r


an d th e p re sen ta t io n of medals by th e " squire”. A vote of th a n k s to th e p ro ­ ducer-, an d th e p ia n is t , Mrs Taylor, a n d a l l who h a d helped with th e e n te r ta in ­ m e n t was given by Mrs C. Jackson. Mrs B. Br is tol p resen ted


Mrs D ew hurs t w i th a spray of flowers on b eh a lf o f th e ca s t. Tlie evening ended w ith th e singing of Auld Lang Syn© an d th e N atio n al Anthem.


Gisburn


Talk on diamonds At th e m e e tin g of G isb um


Y o u n g Wives, Mrs A. Walters , le ad e r, in tro d u c ed M r C. Leeming, of Coneron a n d Leeming, Clitheroe, who gave a talk, i l lu s tra te d w i th slides, en t i t le d " T h e Story of Diamonds.” Mr Leeming was th a n k ed


by Mrs W. Taylor. In s te a d of ac cep tin g a fe e fo r speaking, Mr Leeming asked th a t a d o n a t io n be s e n t to th e in ten s iv e c a re u n i t , Blackburn In firm a ry . T e a hostesses were Mes-


dames Ashworth, B a r ro n an d C a r te r . A business m eeting followed. As a re su l t of th e fa sh io n show h e ld on October 11th, £41 h a s been forwarded to th e NSPCC.


Waddington


by Mrs Kilpatrick, assisted by Mrs Pickup a n d Mrs Bond. T h e h ym n s were accompanied on th e piano by Mrs T. Banks.


Newton


Ball There was a good a t te n ­


d anc e a t th e a n n u a l fa rm e rs ’ b all held in th e village in s t i­ tu te , Newton. S upper was served an d d an c in g followed to music supplied by th e Embassy Band from Darwen. Proceeds were for in s t itu te funds.


C h u rch Women’s Fellow­ ship, Mrs Leeming. of Slaid- b u n i . gave an account of h e r experiences a s a te a c h e r in C an ad a many y ea rs ago. Mrs Lofthouse presided, an d tea an d biscuits were served


Fellowship At Wadding-tan Methodist


of Downham Women’s In s t i ­ tu te was h e ld in th e village h al l. Miss E. M. B a r to n presided a n d in h e r address urged members to be fo r ­ w ard looking. S h e in t ro ­ duced Mrs F ran c e , VCO, of Blacko WI, who gave a ta lk on th e ro le o f th e W I in th e community. S h e was th a n k e d by Mrs Altham. Mrs S t i r ru p gave a n in ­


Annual meeting T h e 53rd a n n u a l m eeting


te re s t in g a c co u n t of th e a u tum n council m e e tin g of th e LFWI. Mrs P ark in so n ,


se creta ry , a n d Mrs Lund, tre a su re r , gave th e i r a n n u a l rep o r ts a n d b o th were p ro ­ noun ced sa tis fac to ry . Mrs R. L e a ch a n d Miss D. W a tso n a c te d a s te lle rs fo r th e election o f officers. Ele cted were: p res id en t, Mrs B. Lund; vice-presidents, Mrs W. B a rk e r a n d Mrs H a r r iso n ; se creta ry , Mrs P a rk in so n ; tre a su re r , Mrs


B. Spensley. O th e r members of th e


com mittee a re Mesdames Altham, Capstick, F a rad ay . P a rk e r , C. Spensley, W h i t­ ta k e r a n d Misses B a rto n , Jo n e s a n d Hudson.


dames, Altham, S t ir ru p , Veevers, Walmsley a n d Miss A. Rawlinson.


decided to h o ld a th e a t re t r ip to th e Octagon T h e a tre in December.


Games Downham Village Hall


C om mittee h e ld a mixed g am es evening o n Friday.


Billiards, d a r ts , table ten n is an d o th e r sim ila r games were enjoyed. R e f re shm en ts were served.


Village hall Win n ers a t a w h is t an d


domino drive a t th e village h a l l o n S a tu rd a y were: W h is t: ladies, Mrs M. Robin­ son, Mrs N. Hodgkinson, Mrs Capstick. Mrs New- house; men, Mrs D. Robin­ son, Mr R. Cowperthwaite, Mrs Jackson, Mrs Couiston. Dominoes: J . Walmsley, J. Lofthouse, Mrs S tir ru p , Mrs B a rro n . T h e re were 15 t ables a t w h is t an d seven a t dominoes. Mr W. B a rk e r was MC. Tire event ra ised £20 fo r village h a l l funds.


A com petition was won by Mr W k Barker.


Tosside


Film show A film show given by Mr


R. E am sh aw , o f Hellifield, on h is holiday in Ice lan d an d G re en lan d was given in Tosside In s t i tu te on S a tu r ­ day. T h an k s were expressed


by Mr W. Kenyon. Com­ p e t i t io n win n er was Mrs D.


Women's group Airs S. Simpson. F ore s t


Becks, was th e hos te s s for th e mo n th ly m eeting of the Tosside an d D i s t r i c t Women’s Group. Mrs M. Roberts, group leader, wel­ comed th e speaker, Mr J. Beal, from Bradford. He spoke o n h is work fo r th e Royal N a tio n a l In s t i tu te for th e Blind.


T e a hostesses were Mes­ I t was West Bradford


enjoyed a t S t C a th e r in e ’s S u n d ay School when th e Mothe rs ’ Union organised a w h is t an d domino drive in aid of th e S u n d ay School Renovation fund. Whist prizes were awa rd ed to: Ladies: Mrs Coupland, Airs A. Whiteside, Mrs E. Bond. G en tlem en : Mrs C. F. Good- child, Mrs B. Heys, Mrs A. Clifford. Dominoes: Airs M. Jackson. Nicholas Bristol, S u san Aspin. T h e competition fo r a


For renovation fund A p le a s a n t evening was


la rg e box of groceries was won by M a r t in Dugdale. Air J . Mackenzie ac ted a s MC, a n d Mrs E. Jones, one of th e committee members of S t C a th e r in e ’s Mothe rs ’ Union p re sen ted th e prizes. Mrs C. F. Goodchild th a n k e d all th o se who h a d given th e i r su p p o r t and th o se who h ad worked serv­ in g ref reshments.


Bolton-by-Bowland


its a n n u a l in v i ta t io n p a r ty fo r th e elderly res id en ts in th e p a r ish an d everyone was welcomed by Mrs C. Lilburn. T h e cake, cu t by Miss M.


Party for elderly Bolton-by-Bowland WI gave


iced by Miss K. Moorhouse. The tables h a d been decora­


Brodhurst, h a d been baked by Mrs J . Singleton and


dominoes were played. Prizes fo r whist were won by — Women: Mrs A Wolfenden, Mrs D. W r ig h t an d Airs M. Birchall. Men: Miss H. Parkinson, Air D. W r ig h t and Mr R. Milne-Redhead. Dominoes: Mr Bowker. Aliss B. Wolfenden, Mrs D. McDonald, Mr D. McDonald, Miss M. Nixon an d Mr J. Nixon. The evening en te r ta inm en t


ted with flower ar ran g em en ts by th e members. After tea, whist an d


was provided by th e local Brownie P ack which sang songs a n d was th an k ed by Mrs Lilburn.


Rimington


for g ard en in g en th u s ia s ts in th e neighbouring villages an d Clitheroe h a s been formed a t R im in g to n with th e t it le of R im ington and Dist. H o r t icu l tu ra l Society. Officers a re : C h a irm an Mr Leonard Silverwood, secre­ ta ry Mr E. Sedgwick, Newby Croft, Rimington, tre a su re r Mr Michael P ark. Commit­ te e: Mrs B e r th a Sm ith , Airs J e a n Taylor, Mrs E d n a Dean a n d M r Tom Jackson.


New society An o rg an isa tio n to c a te r


P ark er , ch a irm an ; Air N- Keighley, secretary: Mr A. S tco t t , tre a su re r , an d Mr H. Cosgrove, au d i to r . The f in an c ial s ta tem e n t p re ­ sen ted by th e tre a su re r showed a sa tis fac tory s i tu a ­


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tion. Arran g em en ts were made fo r th e Remembrance S un­


day, an d a n um b e r of fu tu re money-raising events.


th e R im in g to n • Memorial In s t i tu te , th e serving com­ m it te e was re-elected en bloc, with ad d i tio n of Mr J . Burnop. Officers a re : Mr


Memorial Institute At th e a n n u a l m eeting of


Hurst Green


promoted by th e manage­ m en t committee of Aighton,


For hall funds T h e an n u a l au tum n sale


Memorial Hall, on Saturday, raised £101. Competition winners were Mr Always, Mrs Hoyle, Isle Cottage, and


Bailey an d Chaigley Miss Bird. Dunsop Bridge


Social evening Table te n n is a n d d a r ts


were played when Bow-land F o re s t Young F a rm e rs held a social evening a t Dunsop Bridge. Table ten n is winner was Jo h n Slinger, th e d a r ts winner still rem a in in g to be


decided.


F a rm e rs raised £20 for spas­ tics w ith a whist an d domino drive in th e village h all, Dunsop Bridge. Whist winners — Lad ies : Airs T h is tlethw a ite , Mrs Hay- h u rs t, Airs Eccles. Men: Mrs Croft, Mr H ayhurs t, Mrs Brewer. Dominoes: Mr Dewhurst, Airs S. P a rk in ­ son. Air Townson, Mr Walker, Mr Peel, Air Ains­ worth. MCs were Mr J. Aloon an d Air A. Marsden. Mr F. Peel won th e com­


For spastics Bowland F o re s t Young


petition. Billington


th e B a p t is t Church, Billing- ton. h eld a n open n ig h t a t which a film was shown by Mr W. Robertson, of B a r- row. T h e film was of a re c en t visit to A u s tralia by Air W. Robertson a n d h is wife. Mr J. Beardwood, who presided, th an k ed Mr W. Robertson.


Australia T h e Ladies’ Fellowship of


Annual meeting


AT th e a n n u a l general meeting of Bi llington an d Langho WI, members were given a ta lk by Aliss M. M. Langley, a VCO an d County F ed e ra tio n secretary, on WI


membership an d i ts privi­ leges an d responsibilities. The f in an c ial an d secre­


officers were elected. Pre s i­ d en t for th e th ird year is Airs E. Chadwick, secretary, Mrs P. Isherwood, an d t r e a ­ su rer , Airs B. Kram r isch.


Langho


L eona rd’s School on S a tu r ­ day to see films an d slides of th e i r holiday. T h e tr ip was organised by Airs E. Crowther, who


visited A u s tr ia th is summer invited frien d s


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th e ir wives from a wide are a of Lan c ash ire a t ten d e d th e th ird a n n u a l ball organised by th e Whalley Ladies’ NFU.


D rifters. T h e event a t th e Valkyrie was organised by Mr a n d Mrs W. R. Ormis- to n r of Whalley, an d was very successful witli all tlie tickets quickly being sold.


T h e re was dancing to the


d ancers who enjoyed th e function.


P ictu red a re some of th e


At Gang Show


THIRD prizewinners in a n a t io n a l competition associa­ ted with Bob-a-Job Week, Colin Waites, of Low Moor, an d David Jo h n so n , of Bawd- lands, b o th members of the 1st Pendle S co u t Troop, were gues ts a t th e London Gang Show on S aturday. F or th e ir day in London they were accompanied by Mark Bateman, a member of th e Venture Scouts.


Jubilee farewell gift for Hurst Green priest


ing to S t Wilf rid’s Church, P reston, a f te r th re e y ea rs as p a r ish p r ie s t of S t P e te r ’s, received a rad io an d a re ad ­ ing lam p to m a rk h is 50 years in tire Society of Jesus. T h e p resen tat io n was


A GOLDEN jubilee p re sen t from th e p a r ish io n e rs of St P e te r ’s, S to n y h u rs t, to th e i r p a r ish p r ie s t tu rn ed o u t to be a farewell g ift as well. F r L. Buckley, who is mov­


£290 from pram race


made in S t Jo sep h ’s school h a l l on Sunday evening by Mr K. Campbell, ch a irm an of th e p a r ish committee. He spoke of F r Buckley’s 30 years in Africa a s a mis­ s ionary priest. F r Buckley expressed h is


deep ap p re c ia tio n of th e gifts, saying th a t h e was a


served by th e p a r ish com­ m it te e .


lover' of good music. T e a ’ a n d biscuits were


raised by th e re c en t rount. th e pubs p ram rac e—has been h an d e d over to th e Si Denys C h i ld ren ’s Home, in Pimlico Road, Clitheroe.


handed over A to ta l of £290—th e money


Hotel, Whalley Road, Cl ith ­ eroe, took place a t th e begin­ n in g of September.


ganised by a group of regu­ la rs a t


T h e race, which was oi th e Commercial


Billington careers


convention


A CAREERS convention a t S t Augustine’s RC School, Bil­ lington, will provide young people an d th e ir p aren ts w i th a n in s ig h t of more


th a n 20 careers. Organisers a re Mr J .


Atkinson, d is tr ic t careers officer, an d Mr J . Osbaldes- ton, head of th e careers


th e Armed


d ep a r tm en t a t S t Augustine’s. They have lined _yp a team


of experts covering careers in hospitals, nursery nursing, engineering,


Forces an d M e rch an t Navy, the police, gas an d electrical industries, textiles, th e fire service, banking, Civil Ser­ vice, local government, the post office a n d others. Books ab o u t


c i re e r s will be available as will in fo rm atio n on sixth- form courses a t th e school an d careers advise generally. The convention will be open from 7-15 p.m. to 9-30 p.m. on F rid ay .


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token, fo r th e overall com­ pet itio n winner d u r in g th e year went to Mrs N. Ash­ croft. The new committee an d


ta ry ’s a n n u a l rep o r ts were given- A competition for th e bes t h an dw r itin g was won by Mrs N. Ashcroft, Mrs M. Veevers an d Mrs L. Middleton. In an o th e r com­ petition, Mrs S. M- Bithell won a d ia ry an d telephone book an d Mrs M. Veevers won a te a dispenser. A special prize, a 50p gift


slides, a s did Air a crniM. an d Mrs M.


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Leonard s on Sunday, th e congregation went into th e schoolroom to « e


Film on missions Following evensong a t S t


cuss a film, " Mr- Global Christian, produced by th e


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Church . ^ ^ a n d an d th e AI e t h. o d i s t Alissionary Society. There was a good atten d an c e and those pre­ sent divided into groups to discuss th e points and thoughts of the film. The Rev. P. Dearden thanked Mr


E. S co tt for showing th e film.


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Winners Winners a t the weekly


whist an d domino drive a t St Leonard’s


Langho, were: Gents- Mr C. S. Hancock, Mr H. Jack- son an d Mr A. Altham.


S c h o o l


Ladies: Airs M. Meredith, Mrs Pike and Mrs M.


Carter. Dominoes: Mrs N. Hacking, Airs m . H ar ­ greaves a n d Mrs j . East- wood. Special prizes were won by Mr N. Carter an d Airs Holden. The ladies


were in charge of th e refreshments.


Sabden


Choir funds The sum of £46 was


raised for choir funds by a m a rk e t an d jumble sale a t S t Nicholas’s School. I t was organised by Air and Mrs H. Swannick.


Dance At a dance on Friday a t


th e Baptist School, Sabden, music was provided by th e Living Sound Disco Road Show. Proceeds were for th e Sabden Guides fund.


£55 raised A suppe r dance on S a tu r ­


day a t th e S t Nicholas S u n ­ day School, organised by Mr an d Airs B. A. P a r f i t t , raised £55 fo r th e school decora­ tio n fund.


sale of work a t th e Metho­ d is t Church, Sabden, was opened by Mrs R. M. Shaw, of Clitheroe, a n d th e ch a ir ­ m an was Mrs J . Speak, of Whalley. T h e re were various stalls. In th e evening a con­ c e r t was given by “The Harlequins”, of Nelson. On Sunday th e special preacher was Mr P. Horne, of Wad­ dington. Proceeds amounted to £300.


Gift weekend T h e a n n u a l g if t weekend


St Nicholas A t th e g if t day a t th e S t


services an d th e p rea ch er a t th e a f te rn o o n service was Rev. Levick, of Ribbleton. Collections am o u n ted to £144.


Whalley


b r i n g - a n d - b u y s t a l l organised by tire Whalley Methodist Women’s Fellow­ ship raised £15.20 fo r the c en ten ary fund. T h e event was held in th e Methodist C h u rch schoolroom.


Tea stall An af te rn o o n te a and


Chatburn


Mothers' Union Mrs N. Maddock, enrolling


member, b o th led an d spoke a t th e : b ra n c h meeting of C h r is t Church Mothers’ Union. T h e book “New Dimensions” is very much to th e fore in Mothers’ Union a f fairs a t th e moment, so, a t th e reque s t of th e members, Mrs Maddock gave a sh o r t outline of th e more impor­ t a n t p a r ts of th e book. Mrs B. Pye th an k ed Mrs Mad­


Nicholas P a r ish C h u rch on Sunday, th e vicar, th e Rev. M. Sunter, conducted th e


dock fo r h e r ta lk a n d re ­ f re shm en ts were served by Airs Carman, Mrs R. PTank- land, Mrs B. Pye an d Mrs B Quayle. Following th e ma in meeting th e re was a Sick Visitors’ Meeting, w ith Mrs Hig h to n in th e chair.


Friday Club T h e G ir ls ’ F riday Club me t


as usual la s t week an d h a d a varied programme to su i t a l l the members. P a t Hay ton continued th e reading of th e book about "Alary Jo n e s” a n d a sh o r t e n te r ta inm e n t was provided by Heather H a r r iso n ’ an d Dawn T itter - ington. H an d ic raf ts included patchwork an d tissue paper cra f t. A session of games fol­ lowed a n d tn e n th e evening ended w ith a sh o r t prayer, ta k en by Alison Turner.


Methodist activities T h e f irs t of th e winter


house meetings was held a t th e Manse on Wednesday evening. The meeting took th e fo rm of a Bible study. T h e group is studying the book of Co r in th ian s an d using George D u n c an ’s “P a s to r a n d People” as a guide. T h e f irs t s tu d y was on th e "School of S uffering”. The Rev. J . A. Goodhall led th e study a n d th e re was a good atten d an c e . T e a an d biscuits were served by Mrs Goodhall.


summer months Sunday school scholars h a d been s tudying the missionary activities in th e Caribbean a n d a s a re su l t of various te s ts p e te r Davies — a Cnat- b um member — h a d reached th e finals. On S a tu rd ay — in th e final — h e was placed second.


Methodists were represented a t th e Ju n io r Alissionary Association rally held in Clitheroe. During


On S a tu rd ay Cha tburn the


in th e Chapel on Sunday evening. Air B r ian Lingard b rought a group of young people from M a r tin Top who took p a r t in th e service by singing to g u i ta r accom­ paniment, an d Mr Lingard gave th e address. T h e Chat- b um members who took p a r t were P e te r Davies (leader), Miss A. Bowker, who took th e prayers a n d I a n Dux- bury, who took th e Bible reading. T h ere was a fairly good attendance .


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