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Elected Rather fewer people than


usual turned up for tne AGM of Christ Church Mothers’ Union, Chatbum. Mrs N. Maddock, enrolling member, welcomed members. Mrs G. Whitaker read the


minutes and treasurer Mrs G. Speak presented the financial report. Mrs D. Atkinson reported on the work of the sick visitors. Mrs Maddock thanked the


committee and everyone who had made things run smoothly during the past year. Mrs G. Speak, Mrs G.


Whitaker and Mrs D. Stan- nard (assistant treasurer) are to continue in office. Mrs Field and Mrs Hindley, having completed three years on the committee, retired and Mrs D. Atkinson and Mrs E. Quayle took their places. O t h e r c o m m i t t e e


members are Mrs Holden, Mrs Holgate, Mrs B. Parker and Mrs J. Spencer. Mrs Quayle continues as social secretary. A jumble sale has been


planned for March 10th and a trip to Aysgarth Falls, Fountains Abbey and Ripon on April 29th. Mrs Highton and Mrs


Q u ay le th a n k e d Mrs Maddock for all her work. Mrs Highton was pianist. A pie and peas supper was served.


Doctor’s day Dr C. Royle, of Clitheroe,


gave Chatbum Methodist Women’s Fellowship a talk on his life from early years to his training and work as a GP. Mrs Turpin was in the chair and Mrs E. Goodfellow was the pianist.


were shown to members of Christ Church Mother’s Union, Chatbum, when they attended an event organised by St Paul’s MU, Low Moor. 'Die slides were shown by Mr Gordon Fletcher, of Sabden. A finger buffet was served.


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Jacob’s join Birthday greetings for


Mrs Cottam and Mrs G. Denby were sung at the Ribblesdale Club, Chatbum. Members played dominoes and snooker and a Jacob’s join tea was enjoyed, with Mrs Chambers and Mrs E. Singleton as hostesses.


Chapel was the venue this year for the week of prayer service for Christian unity. The service was led by the Rev. N. Maddock, who urged Christians not to be afraid to speak out for Christ.


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playing bingo, winners being Mrs Cowell, Miss Riding, Mrs B. Procter, Mrs E. Hayhurst, Mrs Lawson, Mrs Roper and Mrs E. Ellison. Members discussed the visit they had made with their children to a pantomime in Preston.


Mrs Jane Procter, Mrs J. H a r t le y an d Mrs D. A shw o rth , and ra f f le winners were Mrs Moon and Mrs Roper. Social half-hour was spent


Chipping


Chipping churches filled St Mary’s on Thursday for a service in the week of prayer for Christian unity. Parish priest Fr Francis


United Congregations from three


Duggan conducted the service and said prayers, the vicar the Rev. Thomas Green, gave the address and Mr Eric Bainbridge, of the Congregational Church, read the lessons. Scouts, Cubs and Guides


paraded their flags and a collection made £25 for Christian Aid. A united service has now been held annually in Chipping for 12 years. It was originally conducted in the village hall.


organised by Chipping Show Committee in the village hall on Thursday raised £85 for funds. There were 28 tables fo r w h is t and 16 for dominoes. MCs were Mr Joe Moon and Mr Francis Mercer. Whist winners — Ladies:


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Mrs N. Green, Mrs D. Walker, Mrs E..Clegg, Mrs R. Moon, Mrs A. Woods. Gents: Mr J. Chadwick, Mr J. Slater, Mr B. Breaks, Mr J. Richardson, Mrs L. Scott. Dominoes: Mr T. Wall-


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bee-keeping was given to Thomley-with-Wheatley WI by Mr A. Fisher, of Alston. He was introduced by presi­ dent Mrs N. Cowell and th a n k e d by Mrs D. Chamley. Competition winners were


Bingo A talk on the hobby of


Village news


attended by 30 members of Chipping Congregational Church Fellowship proved to be a happy get-together, with party games and a buffet supper. The party, which finished with the Epilogue, was held in the. Sunday* school.


Games The annual seasonal party


Feast The feast of St Paul was


c e le b ra te d with Holy Communion at Chipping Parish Church, yesterday morning.


House A house meeting held at


the home of Mr T. Whalley, Top O’ Saunders, on Tues­ day, was supported jointly by members of St Barth­ olomew’s and the Congrega­ tional Church, Chipping. They heard a tape record­


ing of a Bible study from the Keswick convention.


Pendleton


were treated to an hilarious account of visits to America by the Rev. Arthur Higgin- son, of Hurst Green, who braved a snowy evening to travel to their meeting. Thanks were expressed


Hilarious Members of Pendleton WI


Hurst Green


Conservatives The monthly get-to­


g ether of Hurs t Green Women Conservatives took the form of a- whist and domino drive, raising £15 for funds. Whist: Ladies — Mrs J.


Ladies: A. Wentworth, M. Mercer; J. Walker, R. Alpe. Gents: S. Pike, E. Parkin­ son, M. Dowle, B. Pinder. R a f f le w in n e r s : J. Metcalf, P. Marsden, A.


• Knowles. A pie and peas supper was


Holden, Mrs M. Holden. Gents — Mr H. Jackson, E. Seedall. Dominoes: Mr Dolphin, Mrs Lofthouse, Mrs Dewhurst. Competi­ tion: Mrs M. Armstrong.


Annual meeting Reports from chairman


Coun. Mrs M. J. Brown and secretary Mrs D. Lakeland were presented at the annual meeting of Hurst


Green Over 60s Club. Treasurer Mr L. Cradwell, whose statement of accounts was adopted, announced his resignation, and Mrs C. Holden was elected in his p la c e . Two r e t i r i n g members of the committee were replaced by Mrs H. A in sw o r th and Mr C. Holden. In a whist and domino


by Miss D. Worsley-Taylor, who has visited America several times. Miss R. Mundy presided,


drive afterwards, winners were — Whist: Ladies — Mrs C. Holden, Mrs A. Howarth. Gents — Mr I. Wilkinson, Mr J. Holden. Dominoes: Mr T. Seed, Mr L. Cardwell, Miss Hatton. Raffle: Mrs G. Shoesmith. So far 41 members have put their names down for a


with Mrs Scott as assistant secretary in the absence of Mrs M. Dewhurst. Members favoured giving assistance to the Round Table’s prop­ osed talking newspaper project. A jumbo whist drive at Calderstones on February 25th was also announced. The president thanked


Mi’s Ireland for her work on th e new programmes, commenting that people often did not realise how difficult it was having to book speakers sometimes a year or more ahead. There was only one entry for the competition — a bowl


of bulbs — so the prize was carried off by Mrs E. Slinger. Social time, organised by


Mrs S. Scott, consisted of identifying caricatures of well known personalities. Mrs S. Little and Mrs S. Beggs won the prizes. Tea hostesses were Mrs Ireland, Mrs Nutter and Mrs Wilson.


Pantomime The WI children’s party


was held on Saturday in the village hall. The older chil­ d ren were taken to a pantomime, followed by tea, arid the little ones played games and received a present each.


Tosside


Life history Mrs J. Bolton, of Slaid-


bum, gave a talk on her life history to Tosside and district women’s group. She was introduced by Mrs J. Schofield and thanked by Mrs M. Thorne. Tea and biscuits were served by the hostess Mrs H. Beattie.


26 tables There were 26 tables at a


whist and domino drive held in aid of Tosside Institute funds. Whist winners — Ladies:


Mrs R. Moon, Miss M. Jack- son, Joyce Kenyon, Mrs E. W r ight. Gents: Mr F. Snaitne, Mr R. Brown, Mr S. Hogg, Mr I. Peel. Dominoes: Mrs M. Single-


ton, Mr E. Seedall, Mrs A. Kendall, Mrs D. Robinson, Mr- G. W. Berry, Mrs C. Newhouse, Mrs I. Pinder, Miss E. Breaks. C om p e ti tio n : Mr G.


Sagar, Mr T. Cowper- thwaite, Mrs B. Pinder.


Sabden


the Rt Rev. R. C. C. Watson, confirmed 13 candi­ dates — six young people and seven adults — in a service at St Nicholas’s Church, Sabden. After­ wards the church social committee provided refresh­ ments.


Confirmation The Bishop of Burnley,


Combined On T u e sd a y n ig h t ,


village’s only joint effort during the week of prayer for Christian unity.


members of Sabaen’s four village churches met at the Baptist School for an act of worship. This was the


Unbeaten The choirboys’ football


bank, Mr E. Marsden, Mrs I. Pinder, Miss Linda Shar­ key, Mr S. Hatton, Mr T .' Nuttall, Mr T. Noblett, Mrs J. Procter, Mrs E. Jackson, Mr G. Kellet. • Competition: Mr J. Moon,


Mrs S; Harris, Mr G. Kellet, Mr J. Robinson.


team from St Nicholas’s Church, Sabden, are still unbeaten. Their last two matches have resulted in a good win over St Leonard’s, Padiham, and their most recent match, against St Thomas's, Barrowford, ended in a 4-4 draw. This game was held in Sabden on the Holme playing fields.


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holiday at Newquay during the tirst week in May. This will be the third time the Over 60s have enjoyed a holiday together.


New robes A hot-pot supper with


bring-and-buy sale held at St John’s, Hurst Green, on Monday evening, raised more than £95 to provide new robes for the junior members of the church choir. The organist, Mrs K.


. th a n k e d all who had supported the event which was for club funds. MCs were W. Worswick and A. Marsden.


served by the club commit­ tee. Chairman G. Walker


Waddington


Comparison The different characters


of the sisters Martha and Mary were compared by Mrs S. Broadhurst, of Clitheroe, in a talk to Waddington Methodist Women’s Fellow­ sh ip on “ S ervice and sensitivity.”


The chairman of Thurs­ '


Win quiz The senior quiz team of


Bowland Forest YFC played Clitheroe C in the third heat of the quiz, Bowland Forest winning by 55V4 points to 50. In the Bowland team were E. Parkinson, G. Walker, A. Metcalf and J. Parkinson. Clitheroe team members


day’s meeting, Miss Jack- son, thanked her. Tea was served by Mrs Camie and helpers and Mrs Baines was the pianist. Major J. B. Waldron will


speak at the meeting on February 2nd, when the annual collection of clothing and money for the Save the Children Fund will be taken.


w e re R. H a r t le y , A. Walmsley, M. Bristol and R. Whitwell. Judges were Mr and Mrs E. Harrison and quiz master J. Cowking.


Slaidburn


Police talk Newton PC John Barber


gave a talk about the police force at a meeting of Slaid­ burn YFC in the village hall and answered questions. He was introduced by


vice-chairman John Ham- son and thanked by John Pedley. A short business meeting was held, with chairman Martin Wadding- ton presiding.


Whalley


Worship An inter church service


Seed, and the Sunday School superintendent, Mrs G. Pennington, organised the effort and members of the Mothers’ Union helped >vith the catering.


Sawley


January meeting, at which a f i lm , “ The N o r th e rn Naturalist,” was shown by Mr J. Stanier, of Clitheroe. It depicted birds, flowers, animals and insects and Mr Stanier was thanked by Mrs S. Jury. Names were taken for a


tr ip to Alston Hall on February 8th, with Grindle- ton Wf, and for the March 13th meeting at the Hark to Bounty, Slaidbum. Letters of thanks were


received for plants given to senior citizens in the village and a competition for a glass ornament was won by Mrs J. Bolton, with Mrs S. Jury second and Mrs E. Jackson third.


Rimington


Fancy dress A supper dance was


organised by Rimington Football Club at the Black Bull Hotel, music for danc­ ing being provided by B a r b a r a a n d K e i th Robinson. Mrs M. R. Noble and Mrs


Sawley WI raised from carol singing is to be given to the Margaret McGowan cancer fund. This was announced at the


Nature film The sum of £81 which


Harpur, conducted the service and lessons were read by four lay people. P rayers were led by


was held on Sunday evening at St Mary and All Saints’ Church, Whalley, to mark the week of prayer for Christian unity. It was well attended by worshippers from the Anglican, Baptist, Catholic and Methodist churches. The Vicar, the Rev. R. A.


ley. A collection was taken for the Lancashire coast flood disaster fund.


was boasted by Whalley WI a t its January meeting, when a buffet supper plan­ ned and served by the committee under the direc­ tion of Mrs C. Horsfall was


Beauty spots . An almost full attendance


enjoyed. Mrs D. D u ckw o r th


a talking newspaper scheme to be run by Clitheroe Round Table to help the blind. A jumble sale is to be held in February and a coffee evening with a sweet­ making demonstration is also planned.


thanked the committee. Mr W. Briggs and Mr W. Britcliffe gave a film show of local beauty spots in the form of a quiz, which was won by Mrs M. Thomber. Members voted to support


Pleased Whalley Women’s Fellow­


, Groups winning prizes were: Mrs M. Hunt, Mrs M. Ashton, Mr B. Ashton, Mr J. Hunt, Mr I. B. Whittaker (innocents abroad), Mr D. Procter, Mr,D. Lloyd, Mr M. McNulty (Rock Follies). Raffle: Mr F. Noon, Mrs B. Robinson, Mrs M. Hunt.


roses was the subject of a talk by Mr Ken Maden, of Accrington, to members of Rimington and District Horticultural Society. He was thanked by the chair­ man, Mr J. A. Whittaker. The next riieeting will be


Roses Growing and caring for


■ in the Memorial Institute on • February 21st, when Mr Albert Hartley will speak on of the " ' “


"Gardens he North.’ Dunsop Bridge


Pie and peas Six tables of whist players


and 10 of domino players attended the annual whist and domino drive sponsored by ! Bowland Forest Young Farmers’ Club and held in Dunsop Bridge Village Hall. Winners at whist were —


Ladies: A. Seed, J. Wells, R. Kenyon. Gents: W. Smith, T. Breakes, M. Shepherd. Domino winners were —


J. A. Green judged the fan cy dress costumes. Winners were: Humorous — Mrs C. Thistlethwaite (white elephant stall), Mrs A. Seed (witch). Original — Mr M. Park (punk rock), Mr D. Seed (pot black). Charac­ ter — Miss J. Stott (perfora­ tions), Mr R. Askew (Just William).


ship were pleased to have the Rev. A. Ward Jones with them again at their meeting. He gave a talk on the history of the New Testament. Mrs V. Shear­ man chaired the meeting, the pianist was Mrs Ingham and Mrs E. Kenyon was the hostess.


Winning hands Whist winners at Whalley


Senior Citizens’ drive were: Ladies — Mrs M. Holt and Mrs C. Scahill. Gents — Mrs E. Lancaster and Mrs H. Metcalfe. Dominoes: Mrs V. Arrowswmith, Mrs F. Jolly, Mrs L. Eddleston, Mrs M. Cliffe, Mrs J. Procter and Mrs 0. Titterington.


Langho


is being organised at St Leonard's School, Langho,


MU effort A whist and domino drive


on S a tu rd a y , by the Mothers’ Union. It will start at 7-30 p.m, and supper will be included.


For cancer A collection for cancer


research in Langho raised £97.16.


Wiswell


Dine out Members of Wiswell WI


spent an enjoyable evening* at a Clitheroe hotel where they wined and dined to celebrate Christmas. The outing was arranged by treasurer Mrs S. Sharpies.


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Pastor J. Beardwood, of Billington, and the preacher was the Rev. G. A. Vickers, Methodist minister. The church choir sang the anthem “Lead me, Lord.” Organist was Mr D. Hart­


unity was conducted in Waddington Methodist Church on Thursday even­ ing by the Methodist minis­ ter, the Rev. G. A. Vickers, assisted by the vicar of St Helen’s, Canon C. F. Good- child. The Rev. J. Loxham


Joint effort A service for Christian


preached and lessons were read by Mrs Chapman, Mr P. Home and Mr B. Keat­ ing. Miss M. Speakman was the organist.


dren of St Helen’s Church, Waddington, was held on Saturday afternoon in the Sunday School. Children from St Catherine’s, West Bradford, were also invited. A buffet tea was arranged


Intriguing The annual party for chil­


the Sunday School improve­ ment fund.


Party tea A p a r t y t e a of


sandwiches, home-made cakes, scones and trifle was served to the residents of Waddington Hospital by the trustees on Thursday. Teas were taken to those unable to attend through illness. The' oldest resident, Mrs


M. Most (93) thanked the trustees for the tea and the gifts which each resident received.


Downham


Mysterious East A touch of the Orient


came to Downham WI’s monthly meeting in the village hall, for guest speaker Mrs M. Banks chose Taiwan as her subject. She told of her life on the


island and showed many beautiful slides to illustrate her talk. A vote of thanks was given by Mrs V. Tingle. A competition for the best


holiday souvenir, judged by Mrs Banks, was won by Mrs Bailey, Mrs Whittaker and Mrs M. Taylor. Tea hostes­ ses were Mrs Bailey, Mrs Tingle and Mrs Worth­ ington. During a business meet­


ing, chaired by Mrs A. Whit­ taker, Mrs B. Lund was e le c te d to re p r e s e n t Downham at the LFWI a n n u a l m e e t i n g in Lancaster.


By coach Two coachloads of chil­


by th e Sunday School Committee, followed by an intriguing programme of magic presented by Shaun McCree. Games were organised by


Mi- Peter Heales, assisted by Mrs Pat Rushworth, with plenty of small prizes and consolation awards.


Taiwan


was provided at Sunday School, Wadding­ ton, on Friday, when Mrs M. Banks, of Pinder Close, showed slides of a journey to Taiwan, via Holland, India and China. T h e re were marked


An entertainini evening it Helen’s


Mrs Banks spent holidays in Japan and Hong Kong. She emphasised the beauty of the Japanese girls in their native costumes and the extremes of poverty and luxury in Hong Kong. H e r fascinating talk


contrasts in the way of life and in the beauty of the flat lands and breathtaking mountains. While living in Taiwan,


concluded with pictures of Mexico, Australia and the USA. T h e Sunday School


C om m i t te e p ro v id e d refreshments during the interval and the bring-and- buy stall was well patron­ ised. Over £30 was raised for


dren and parents from Downham and Twiston visited Hyndbum Pathfin­ ders’ panto production of “Babes in the Wood,” at St C h r is to p h e r ’s School, Accrington. The trip, which was greatly enjoyed by all, was organised by Mrs Jane MacLean.


celebrated at St Leonard’s Church, Downham, on Sunday, with a service taken by the vicar, the Rev. Eric Chard. The preacher was the Rev. J. A. Cooke, M e th o d is t chaplain at Lancaster University. In the evening, a party of


Chaplain Christian Unity Week was


Downham parishioners attended the Christian unity service at St Paul’s Church, Low Moor, and several of St Leonard’s choir members added their voices to those of St Paul’s choristers.


Gisburn


YFC An illustrated talk on a


visit to Australia and New Zealand as a member of a young farmers’ dub was given by Mr G. Stapleton, of Skipton, to Gisbum YFC. He, was thanked by David Matinson, who chaired the subsequent busi­ ness meeting. The Gisburn Club recently enjoyed a visit to t h e p a n t o m im e “Cinderella’* at the Bradford Alhambra.


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