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HARTLEY — BRIGGS Talk way


to success CLITHEROE Evening Townswomen’s Guild Drama group: had a suc­ cessful time at the Preston


F e d e ra t io n spe ake rs ’ evening. Their “A” team — Miss


N. Briggs, Mrs S. Ingham and Mrs K. King — came second in the competition and the “B” team of Mrs M. Ireland, Mrs J. Grey and Mrs C. Riley was third. Colne Townswo­ men’s Guild was the winner.


burn College of Technol- ogy and Design, was arranged by Mrs L. Coul­ ter, of Clitheroe.


The evening; at Black­


The adjudicator, Mrs A. Lightfo.ot, principal of


Alston Hall Residential College, commented on the very high standard of the 10 Guilds taking part.


Road accident


MOTORCYCLIST Mr Martin Howarth (17) was taken to hospital with minor injuries after his machine was in collision with a car in Whalley Road, Billington, on Fri­ day morning. Mr Howarth, of Belvedere Road, Burn­ ley, soon went home after treatment.


The driver of the car, a


Toyota pick-up,' was Mr Ian Simpson (24), of Fox- field Farm, Stonyhurst, who was unhurt.


at Grindleton Methodist Church of Miss Susan Mar­ garet Briggs, only daugh­ ter of Mr and Mrs Frank Briggs, of Greendale View, Grindleton, and Mr John Hartley, only son of Mrs Margaret Hartley, of Washbrook Close, Barrow, and the late Mr Hartley.


The wedding took place


tributor and the brideg­ room a-heating engineer.


father, the bride^ wore a magnolia Edwardian-style gown with a full flounced hemline, a short Swiss lace circular veil and matching Juliet cap.


Given away by her


bouquet of orange roses and gold freesia trimmed with cream ribbon. Matron of honour was


She carried a Victorian


Mrs Gail Marsh and brides­ maids were Miss Janice Raw, Miss Hayley Yates (bridegroom’s niece), and Miss Melanie Mackie. They wore Empire-style


The bride is a work dis­


REMEMBRANCE DAY in-the Ribble Valley on Sunday will be marked by two main services:


Membership drive is


launched


DESPITE worries about' falling membership and lack of cash, Rimington Horticultural Society is to carry on. At its annual meeting,


the society decided to launch a drive for new members and plan a full programme of. activities, including shows in spring and summer. Meetings are to take


Mayor, Coun. Jimmy Fel^ will attend Whalley Parish Church, and at Clitheroe, the Mayor, Coun. Bob Ainsworth, will lead the homage.


The Ribble Valle


vice; which starts at 10-45, Coun. and Mrs Fell will lead a procession to the war memorial. The Deputy Mayor, Coun. Miss Mary Melling, will, attend the armistice service at St Paul’s Church, Longridge, at 9-40.


After the Whalley ser­


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members elected were: Mr ,T. R. Thompson (presi­ dent), Mr W. M. Ellison (chairman), Mrs V. Schos- land (vice-chairman), Mr E. Sedgwick (secretary), Mrs C. Nicholson (trea­ s u r e r ) , Mrs J. Lord (minutes secretary), Mrs J. Taylor, Mrs L. Newlove and Mr E. Gornall (com­ mittee).


place monthly and the first two next year will be held in Gisburn to attract new members. Anyone wishing to join should contact Mr E. Sedgwick, Newby Croft, Rimington. Officers and committee


Search for talent


dresses of brown and cream floral polyester cot­ ton trimmed with cream velvet. Best man was Mr Ber­


ducted by the Rev. Ward Jones and Mr S. Green was organist. After a reception at the


ford Gardens, Barrow. Photograph: J. G. Farn- worth, Darwen.


nard Shields, groomsman was Mr Tony Priest, and ushers were Mr Maurice Briggs, bride’s brother, and Mr Edward Wood- worth. •The service was con­


Edisford Bridge Inn, the couple spent their honey­ moon touring Scotland. They will live in Traf-


CRICKET players are wanted to make up four touring parties for Lanca­ shire under-25s n ex t season.


Michael Brown is leading the trips, in Yorkshire ana Hampshire, and is search­ ing for talented youngsters .who fancy their chances with the bat or the ball or both.


Tour m anager Mr


Some 40 players were involved in this season’s tours. Anyone interested and born after January 1st, 1955, or anyone who knows of any talented youngsters should write to Mr Brown, The Wickets, Beenham, Berkshire, RG7 5 LY.


in Clitheroe will start from the town hall at 10-15: The service, at 10-45, is being held at Trinity Methodist Church, as the parish hall has limited seating. Coun. Ainsworth hopes


The Mayor’s procession


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to be accompanied to the church by many of the town’s residents, particu­ larly those serving in a public capacity or in social welfare organisations. The Mayor’s chaplain,


. will be the Rev A. Siddall, Vicar of St Paul’s Church, Low Moor. After the service the


th e Rev . G. W. S. Knowles, will conduct the service, and the preacher


procession will march to the cenotaph. At about noon, “Last Post” will be sounded and, following a short silence, “Reveille”. Wreaths will then be laid. Ribble Valley villages


will be holding their own services.


has its Remembrance ser­ vice on Saturday at 10-45 a.m. in th e h o sp i ta l theatre, conducted by the Rev R. A. Harpur. Afterwards there will be


Calderstones Hospital


a march to the military cemetery by residents who are ex-Servicemen and members of local branches of the Royal B r i t ish Legion.


Flooded


CLITHEROE firemen spent an hour on Monday morning pumping water from a boiler house at the Boys’ Grammar School, York Street. Little dam­ age was caused.


PICTURED before curtain up are, from the left: Philip Johnson (Carnoustie Bligh), Mary Lehman, Muriel Duckett, Arthur Neal, Mary Jackson, Edith Trevor, Virginia Harrison and Stewart Moody.


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THERE can not have been a crazier build-up to a wedding than that portrayed by Whalley Church P la y e r s in their performance of the comedy, “Watch it sailor.”


nett (played by Virginia Harrison), and her suitor, Able Seaman Albert Tuf- nell (Stewart Moody) saw their plans turned hopel­ essly upside down by a suc­ cession of events.


The bride, Shirley Hor-


the audience was con­ cerned, for the end product was an endless supply of laughs. When the play opens in


This was fine as far as


the Hornett family’s living room the wedding has already suffered its first hiccup. Albert has appa­ rently left his bride wait­ ing at the church to prove to h e r d om in e e r in g m o th e r , Emma, th a t things are going to be done his way. Then a telegram arrives


saying th a t, for legal reasons, it is imperative th a t Albert does not marry. Only when the s a i lo r ’s commanding officer turns up to reveal that orphan Albert’s real name has been discovered, do the couple finally seem


Laughs galore in Whalley comedy


to be happily on their way to the altar. There were several good


performances, notably that of Mary Jackson as


the old battleaxe, Emma. She made the bossy character seem fearfully real — a cross between Nellie Pledge and an energetic Ena Sharpies. Nobody was safe, from Mary’s sharp tongue, glances and glares. Virginia Harrison con­


vincingly carried off the part of Emma’s long- suffering daughter — her constant floods of tears were evidence of that. Newcomer Stewart Moody made a fine debut with the society as Albert, whose battle s of words with Emma were one of the highlights. Also making a f irs t


elegant Highlander, but even his patience was shat­ tered by the happenings in the manic household. Completing a versatile


cast were: Arthur Neal (as Henry Hornett), who con­ stantly tried to escape the mayhem via his football pools and pet ferrets; Edith Trevor (Mrs Lack), the local nosey-parker, whose face m ir ro re d delight at each new crisis; and Muriel Duckett, whose antics as the dotty Aunt Edie were the source of great amusement. The set had all the trap­


appearance was Mary Lehman, as flirty brides­ maid Daphne Pink. In the part of the harassed, puri­ tanical best man, Philip Johnson did well to perfect a broad Scottish accent.., John.Caton, as Lt Cdr Hardcastle, was a more


pings of any north country “parlour" and the sound effects — hooting taxi horns and cackling crowds of women outside — were apably handled. ThereThere was even a touch of humour in the costumes,


TWO Clitheroe motorists escaped unhurt after a col­ lision in Parson Lane on Saturday afternoon. One of the cars, a Toyota, was driven by Mr


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kroom staff also played its part in ensuring tha t things went off smoothly. They were: David Cham­ bers (stage manager); John Caton, Jim Cox, Alistair Johnson, John Bretherton (assistants); Frank and Andrew Newton, John Bretherton and David Royle (lighting); John Ire­ land, Jim.Chetham (scen­ ery); Dorothy Duckworth (decorator); Gaye Cox ( c o n t in u i ty ) ; H ild a Hughes, P a t A lb la s (props); Andrew Day (effects); R. McKinlay, Lesley Anderson (make­ up) and Mr and Mrs Jim Chetham (house mana- gers).


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