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LOCAL c h u r c h e s attracted large congrega-' lions on Christmas Eve and Christmas morning, : though the midnight ser­ vices were by far the most popular. Older parishioners at


Clitheroe Parish Church had • a pleasant surprise when a ' former vicar, the Rev. Stan­ ley Birtwell, helped at the Midnight Communion for the , first time since he left; the town 15 years ago to go to Oxford. . He concelebrated the ser­


munion on Christmas Eve was attended-by over 100. ■ Full; congregations at St


- An illuminated ,crib—. the.


vice with the present vicar, the Rev. John'Hudson, who was also assisted by lay reader Mr Campbell Hopwood and Mr E. Sandham. Christ-, mas morning services were ’ also very well attended, espe­ cially parish Communion. .. Midnight Mass a tS S


Michael and John’s Church, Clitheroe, was as well attended as in past years. A short carol service preceded the Mass, which was cele­ brated by Fr E. X. Wil­ loughby, Fr B. Dobson and Fr J. Taylor. Five well-attended Masses


James’s Church over Christ­ mas delighted the rector,, the Rev. Kenneth Broadhurst. “All the Christmas services far exceeded ■ any expecta­ tions,” he said. .• About 300 attended the Christmas Day family service, with 250 at the family service on Sunday. -The church has now bfeen full on four occasions in the past three weeks. “We have made contact with quite a number of new families over C h r i s tm a s ,” sa id Mr Broadhurst. “At the carol ser­ vice, before Christmas there were as many new people as • old members.” Children at the Christmas


Day family service brought some of their presents to show the rector and lay readers. Then, as they sat.on the chan-; cel steps, they-were told the story of the gifts brought by the wise men at the first Christmas. Midnight Communion on


were held on Christmas morn­ ing at hourly intervals until midday. The Mayor and Mayoress of


the Ribble Valley, Coun. and Mrs Tom Robinson, attended the family carol service at St Paul’s, Low Moor, on Christ­ mas Eve. Also among the 300 congregation was the Vicar of Low Moor, the Rev. Alan Hunt, making his first appear­ ance in the church since being ordered to take a complete rest by his doctor four weeks


ago. In Mr Hunt’s absence,


Christmas services were con­ ducted jointly by lay reader Mr Kenneth Guy, the verger and local - vicars. Late Com-


Collapsed playing snooker


A WADDINGTON man, Mr George Whittaker Kempster (58), collapsed and died while playing snooker at Clitheroe’s' Wellgate Social Club on the evening of Boxing Day.


ton Mill Farm, had lived in the village for about six years. For most of his life, however, he had lived in Clitheroe, in Woone Lane and Littlemoor


Mr Kempster, of Wadding-


Road. For 26 years Mr Kempster


was an electrician with the Electricity Board in Cli­ theroe. At the time of his death, he,was an estimator- planner at ICI, where he had worked for the past 18 years.


with the Royal Engineers in Iceland and was invalided out of the services in 1942.


During the war he served I


snooker and played regularly at the Social Club, where he had been a member for about


He was very keen on


six years. In his younger days Mr


Kempster also enjoyed a game of rugby and football. Another favourite pastime was amateur electronics.


Mr Kempster leaves a wife,


Winifred, two married sons — Brian, of West Bradford and Harry, of Burnley — and two grandchildren.


Christmas; Eve,- attended by about 100, was conducted by Mr Broadhurst:. The curate, the Rev. John Taylor, took the Sunday family service, at which lay reader Mr Malcolm Brewer spoke.- , After the Christmas-morn­


only one in the village — made a perfect setting for the ser? vices in its position (by the


high altar: The-choir of Clitheroe


Townswomen’s Guild led the singing at the Christmas Eve Midnight Eucharist at St Helen’s, Waddington, and their choirmaster, Mr Geof­ frey. Hitchen,. was organist. In the absence, through ill­


well: Lessons were ■ read by; Sheila Kenyon; Rosemary and Caroline ; Blackwell, Mrs F: Calverley, Mr P. . Cowking,. Philip Metcalfe and Mr Salis­


bury. ■ Midnight Eucharist and


ness of the vicar, Canon C. F. Goodchild, Eucharist was celebrated by the Rev. E. O. . V. Kendall, of Settle. On Christmas morning the celeb­ rants were the Rev. W. F. Jenkins, of Clitheroe, and the Rev. J. F. Salisbury, Vicar of Tosside. . The church was decorated


for Christmas by members of the congregation. '


ing s e rv ic e : a t T r in ity M e t h o d i s t C h u r c h , Clitheroe, about 30 parishion­ ers went1 to Clitheroe Hospital to entertain patients and staff with carols. Midnight Com­ munion on Christmas Eve was taken by the Rev. Norman Walton. The Rev. R. A. Harpur con­


ducted all the services at Whalley Parish Church over,


the Christmas period: The


church was beautifully deco­ rated with winter flowers by a number of ladies in the parish and the crib figures had been repainted by Mr Lambert Halstead.; Preacher at the Sunday morning service was a former Whalley man, the Rev. Paul Wignall, who was on holiday from the parish in Cambridge where he is curate. On Christmas Day a group


of carol singers toured the village, their annual effort raising £23 for Christian Aid. Before Midnight Commun­


ion on Christmas Eve at Whalley Methodist Church, 24 parishioners met in the hall for carol singing and a supper of mince pies and coffee. The family service on Christmas morning, conducted by the Rev. J. Butcher, was well


attended. There was a capacity con­


gregation at the Church of the English Martyrs, Whal­ ley, for Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve. The service was conducted by Fr Thomas Murray and afterwards a celebratory glass of sherry was taken in the.hall. Christ­ mas Day services were also


well attended. Over 100 communicants on


Christmas Eve made the mid­ night service something of a record for Chipping Parish Church. The Rev. T. Green conducted the service and Mr John Hutchinson played the organ. There were average congregations at Christmas


Day services. Caravanners staying in


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Chipping over Christmas helped to swell the large con­ gregations at St Mary’s RC Church. Midnight Mass and three other Masses on Christ­ mas Day were conducted by Fr Francis Duggan, helped by his brother, Fr Louis Duggan, of London.


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t r a d i t io n a l fashion a t Whitewell Parish Church, which was tastefully deco­ rated by members, of the Mothers’ Union. A midnight Communion service on Christ­ mas Eye was well attended, as .was a family service the following morning, when .the. speaker was Mr L. K. Lilly- man, a Southampton teacher on holiday in the area. . On Sunday evening, the Rev. A. R. Higginson con­ ducted a service of nine les­ sons and carols. Among the readers was 15-year-old BeK gian boy Christian Dierickx, who is spending Christmas with Mr and Mrs Michael Alpe, of New Laund Farm. Others were Mrs Barbara


Christmas was observed in


Rhodes, Ann Haworth, Mandy Rhodes, Alice Seed, Mr Richard King-Wilkinson,


vice at. Chatburn Methodist Chapel was taken by the resi­ dent minister, the Rev. Gor­


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Christmas morning Eucharist a t St Ambrose Church, G r in d le to n , were well attended and a carol service on Sunday also attracted a large congregation. The services, were con­


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ducted by the Rev. E. M. Sidebottom and carol service lessons were read by Mr F. K. I l l in g w o r th , Mr Alan Meadows, Mrs R. Roberts, Ian Hargreaves, Carol Fin­ der,. Alison Hogg, Michael Ingham and Mrs S. H. Green, who represented Grindleton Methodists. Retiring collections at all


land ' Children’s Society and featured '■


lesson's in the carol service oh, Sunday. The words of diffe­ rent! characters in Bible stories were spoken by mem-, bers of the congregation, linked by a reader for .each lesson, with a narrator linking


Christian. Aid. St. Leonard’s. Downham, “three-dimensional"


the lessons. ' L a rg e congregations


attended both this service and midnight. Communion on


James Alpe, Mr Lloyd K. Lil- ^occasions, lyman and. Mr Thomas F. The afternoon children’s Gregory.


don Hood. Large numbers attended Midnight Commun­ ion at Chatburn Parish Church on Christmas Eve, taken by the Rev. Norman Maddock, who also conducted th e Christmas morning service. Midnight Communion at St


Leonard's Church, Lang'ho, was not as well-attended as last year, but the family ser­ vice on Christmas morning attracted more people than usual, with about'80 com­ municants. All four services were taken by the Rev. Philip


added a festive air to services at Mitton Parish Church. There was a large congrega­ tion at the carol service, which was led by the choir and organist Mrs J. Spurgeon. The Rev. A. F. Knowles


Dearden. ■ . A decorated Christmas tree


read the lesson and the collec­ tion was donated to the Church of England Children’s Society. Lessons were read by Andrew Hargreaves, Adam Spurgeon, Robert Birtwistle,


West Bradford, over Christ­ mas cons is ted of Sung Eucharist on Christmas Day. and Sunday, conducted by the Rev. W. Frankland, with Miss Elsa Carr at the organ. The specially-decorated church was well filled on both


Christmas Eve. , Services at St Catherine’s,


Christmas service at Salem Congregational Chapel, Martin Top, was conducted by Mr John Beech, of Bar- noldswick. The chapel had been beautifully decorated, Sunday' School scholars sang “Little children wake and lis­ ten ,” accompanied at the piano by Mrs B. Oliver. The evening service of les­


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THREE juveniles are helping Clitheroe Police with their inquiries into last week’s brea­ k-in at a Chatburn newsa­ gents, when £130 worth of Christmas goods were taken. Most of the property —


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