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8 Clithewe Advertiser and Times, February 9th, 1978 Waddington AT X H E d ^


IRONMONGERY DEPARTMENT


F. Goodchild, making special mention of the linked diocese of St John’s in the TVanskei, opened St Helen’s Mothers’ Union meeting in th e Sunday School at Waddington. Money raised by a bring-


Flood appeal Prayers led by Canon C.


and-buy stall \vill go to the appeal for victims of the In d ian flood disaster. Members brought their overseas boxes to be opened by treasurer Mrs E. Chap­ man and the money was sent to the MU Overseas Fund. The Rev. E. Smith,


Reader of Waddington Hospital, gave an amusing account of the four years he spent during the last war as a “bobby” on the beat. Mrs M. Jackson thanked him. Final arrangements were


made for the whist and domino drive in aid of the Sunday School Improve­ ment Fund, member prom­ ising to supply refreshments and prizes.


under masses of clothes and other goods at a jumble sale in St Helen’s Sunday School, Waddington, on Saturday. Over £115 was raised for the Sunday School Improve­ ment Fund.


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Support fund Clothing for the Save the


Children Fund was handed o v e r a t a meeting of Waddington Methodist Women’s Fellowship. Major J. B. Waldron spoke of the work of the fund over 50 years. A collection raised £18.60. The ch a irm an , Mrs


Vickers, asked members to stand in silence in memory of Mrs Smithson, who died last week. Tea and biscuits were served by Mrs Baines and helpers. Mrs Fisher was the pianist. Mrs Blackburn will speak


a t the next meeting on February 16th.


New teacher A Blackburn man, Mr


Victor Nelson, will soon be taking up his first teaching ost at Waddington and est Bradford CE School. He will succeed Mrs Joyce


Wright, who was recently appointed assistant teacher in the Blackburn area. Mr Nelson (22), a married


man, was educated at St Wilfrid’s CE High School, Blackburn, and trained for teaching at Bath College of Higher Education. His interests include athletics and music.


Hurst Green


Hurst Green held a whist and domino drive at their meet­ ing. Winners were: Whist, Ladies — Mrs A. J. Brown, Mrs A. Haworth. Gents — B a p t iS m Mr C. Holden, Mr C. Snape. Dominoes: Mr H. Card-


Winning hands The Over 60’s club at


well, Mrs Duxbury, Mr R. Cowgill. Raffle: lb's Shoes- mith.


MU sale Mrs Mary Wilson, head of


the community nursing service of the Blackburn Area Health Authority, gave a talk on her work to St John’s MU, Hurst Green. Enrolling member Mrs J.


Hoyle introduced Mrs Wilson, who also showed slides. Tea hostesses were


Mrs K. Seed and J. Plercy, who thanked the speaker. Thanks were extended by


Mrs E. Slinger to the Rev. A. R. Higginson for the use of the vicarage. Members were reminded


of a bring-and-buy sale and coffee evening tonight at The Gardens, Stonyhurst, home of Mr and Mrs R. Coupe. Proceeds will be for the CE Children’s Society and collecting boxes for the fund will be opened during the evening.


. Chatburn


Colleges S lides of Cambridge


colleges were shown to Christ Church Mothers’ Union, Chatbum, by the Rev. A. Ward Jones. Enrolling member Mrs N.


Maddock welcomed Mr Jones and his wifCj who was projectionist. A short open­ ing service was taken by Mrs Maddock and the pianist was Mrs A. Highton. Mrs J. 0. Butters thanked


Mr Jones for sharing his s l id e s with members. Hostesses were Mrs Butters and Mrs Croasdale. Mrs Maddock gave notice


of plans for the Lenten season, including arrange­ ments for the Wave of. Prayer and the Women’s World Day of P rayer service. Names are now being


taken for the annual outing, which th is year is to Aysgarth Falls, Fountains Abbey and Ripon.


Timely The Rev. G. W. S.


Knowles was speaker at C h a tb u r n M e th o d is t Women’s Fellowship, his talk on “Time” being much hppreciated. Miss Hu-d was chairman and Mrs E. Good- fellow pianist. Refresh­ ments were served by the committee.


Chatbum, the men played snooker as usual and the ladies held a domino drive. Winners were Mrs Tomlin­ son (high) and Mrs Adamson (low). Tea hostesses were Mrs Green and Mrs A. Palmer.


Domino drive At the Ribblesdale Club,


Mission’s work North West regional


secretary of Missions to Seamen Mr S. C. Masters was welcomed and intro­ duced by chairman Mr H. Wood at a meeting of Chat­ bum Men’s Society. 'There was a good attend­


ance and members were also interested in the film shown, “ From Hong Kong to Tilbury,” about the many ports in which the mission works. After questions, the Rev.


N. Maddock thanked Mr Masters. Refreshments were served.


ist Chapel on Sunday morn­ ing was conducted by the Rev. A. Ward Jones, who preached on the subject of “Leadership,” using visual aids and a short session of the game “Simon says.” D u rin g th e service,


The monthly family service at Chatbum Method-


Rebecca Louise, daughter of Mr and Mrs R. Goodbier, of P e n d le A v en u e , was baptised. Organist was Mr Clifford Johnson.


elected at a meeting of Chat- burn Methodist Church Council. Thanking members for their loyal support, the Rev. A. Ward Jones made special mention of those who contributed to the Autumn Fair, which made £1,200.


Re-elected All officers were re­


Watch out for


scrambler Bob


SABDEN moto-cross star Bob Wright will be on televi­ sion on Saturday afternoon in the “World of Sport” s c r am b l e l i v e f r om Southend. Bob, 29, of Wesley Street,


SHROVE Tuesday ivent with a swing at Whatley when the Women Conserva­ tives held their annual p a n c ak e a n d cof f ee morning. Visitors flocked to the


for funds. More than ISO delicious


Methodist Sunday School throughout the morning resulting in a profit of £160


Scotch pancakes made in the kitchen of Mrs J. Rawson, Brooks Lane, were served with cups of coffee. Mrs Rawson has been responsi­ ble for supplying pancakes at the event for the past six or seven years. Home-made cakes were on


COUPLE SEE BLIZZARD


AFTERMATH


A LANDSCAPE of Swiss snowploughs, storm smasheii houses and trains burieii under tons of snow greeted one Clitheroe couple at the weekend.


sale and there were bring- and-buy and good-as-new stalls. Among the guests were


Mrs Elspeth Walder, wife of the Clitheroe Division MP Mr David Walder, Mrs M. Kay, chairman of the Divi­ sional Women Conserva­ tives, and Miss M. Dutton, Conservative agent. Members of the committee


are pictured round one of the stalls.


Mrs Bernard flaslam, of Greenfield Avenue, Low Moor, travelled to Inverness and saw the aftermath of Scotland’s worst blizzards for 30 years. The y a t te n d e d the


For on PViday, ^ and as among the sights the


couple saw were scores of deer, convoys of cars and houses completely isolated by the drifts.


“We’ve been to Switzer­


wedding of their nephew Mr Christopher Ross, at Inver­ ness — just 200 miles from this island’s most northerly coast. Mr Ross moved from Clitheroe to Scotland some 14 years ago. But their trip became “an unforgettable experience”


Promote the Pool with your poster


will arrive at Southend straight from a week’s train­ ing programme in Belgium, where he has joined riders from all over the world preparing for the moto-cross World Championship series which starts in Switzerland in April. Bob, who was fourth in


j sessions including running, circuit training and competi­ tive races, at a different venue each day. Bob, who is concentrating


last year’s British Champ­ ionship on his 500cc. works CCM bike, is one of only three British riders eligible to enter the World Champ­ ionships this year arid is graded British No. 2. This week the riders have been taking part in training


on the British and World Championship series this year, will be doing most of his riding abroad this season, starting with a meet­ ing in France on February 26th. Saturday’s meeting is in two legs and has been organised specially for TV by the “World of Sport” programme.


Auction Mart


TRADE was again very good in all sections at Clitneroe Auction Mart on Monday. Sheep maintained their recent rates, but pigs were slightly dearer. Forward were 78 fat cattle (including 23 fat cows), 48 ewes. 210 hogs and 11 fat pigs. Light steers made to 71.8p


ENTRIES are being invited ior a poster competi­ tion sponsored jointly by the Ribble Valley Council and the North-West Arts Association.


promote even wider interest in the Ribblesdale Pool and its facilities from the point of view of swimmers and onlookers. The competition is a local one and there are


Object of the exercise is to


Vandals fire on factory


CLITHEROE police are seeking vandals armed with a .22 air rifle who caused hundreds of pounds worth of damage to a local factory. 'Target for their attentions


was Neotechnic Ltd., which manufactures aerosols, mainly for asthma and bron­ chitis sufferers, at Up Brooks Industrial Estate. They used the rifle to


blow out lights round the f a c t ory perimeter and smashed windows with stones. Inside the building they


four classes — under seven, seven to 10, 11 to 16 and over 16. Posters may be in any


medium but the colours are restricted to black, blue and red, although the paper may be white or coloured, size A3. Designs must make reference to the Ribblesdale Pool and the winning entries will be put on display at various centres through the valley. Three prizes are offered


in each class. In the first three classes the prizes are £5, £8 and £2 plus 12 months, six months and three months


pool passes respectively. Prizes for the over-16


class are £10, £7 and £3 with pool and solarium passes for 12 months, six months and three months respectively. Entry forms are available


ransacked the offices and took two tape recorders, a pocket caculator and the tape from the company tele­ phone answering machine. TTiey also removed a small


amount of cash from a drawer which was used as c h a n g e fo r vending machines in the factory. “It was just a case of


(average 69.1p), medium to 71.6p (66.7p), light heifers to 66p (63.7p), me^um to 71.4p (69.1pl. Over^l average steers and heifers


67.7p. Uncertified steers to 72p (63p),


fat cows to 69.8p (48p). Half-bred ewes to £26 (£23.60), homed ewes to £22 (£15.90), light hogs to 152p (143.62p). Pigs cutters to 62.8p (62. Ip).


12 noon on April 3rd. Full information is obtainable from the Ribblesdale Pool or Mr Tony Cavender at Whal- ley Adult Centre, the Old Grammar School, Station Road, Whalley.


Repairs to bridge


sheer vandalism,” said Neotchnic’s managing direc­ tor, Mr Ken Wilmot. “They deliberately shot out the lights and left the place in a shambles. “Fortunately they did'not


touch the plant.” A Clitheroe police spokes­


man said that the incident was being investigated.


TRAFFIC lights are to be set up at a bridge near Browsholme Hall on the Bashall Eaves — Whitewell Road. The bridge will be under repair from February 20th ana a county council spokesman said there may be slight traffic delays. The work will take about three weeks.


now at the Ribblesdale Pool, (Jlitheroe Library and Whal- ley Adult Centre. People living in the villages will also be able to obtain them from the mobile library. Closing time for entries is


l a n d but n e v e r seen anything like that,” said Mr Haslam, an overlooker for a Chatburn manufacturing firm. The couple were also


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reminded of home in an unex p e c t e d way. Mrs Haslam, an attendant at Ribblesdale Pool, explained: “One of the snow ploughs we saw had been maae at Atkin­ son’s, the Clitheroe'based firm.” An extra bonus for Mr and


Mrs Haslam on their return j o u r n e y we r e some tremendous views of the snow covered Lake District. Mr Ross — a former pupil


of SS Michael and John’s School, Clitheroe — was married to Miss Agnes MacQuarrie at the Ness Bank Church, Inverness. The bridegroom is the


only son of Mr and Mrs James A. Ross, of Inver­ ness, and the grandson of the late Mr and Mre 'T. Haslam, who used to live in I ^ k Avenue, Low Moor. After the wedding celeb­


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rations — including a Gaelic dance — the couple set off on honeymoon touring Scot­ land. They will live in Inver­


ness.


Former guild


president WIFE of a former town councillor, Mrs Elsie Allen died at her home in Henth- orn Road, Clitheroe, last Friday. She was 78.


Allen, was a member of Clitheroe Town Council from 1964 to 1966. He has also been secreta ry of Clitheroe Borough Labour Par ty and president of Clitheroe Constituency Labour Party. Mrs Allen was bom in


Her husband, Mr Louis


Billington and lived in Whal­ ley and Great Harwood before her marriage in 1928. She attended St James’s Church, Clitheroe, where she was a member of the Ladies Fellowship. Mrs Allen was for several


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