Clilheroe Advertiser and Times, August 16th, 1979 5 Gisburn


1« arm by permission of Mr and Mrs John Falshaw. the girls made paper plate faces and the boys were


met at Shuttleworth Hall


Make faces G^burn. YFC members


ners, who were — Girls Junior; Helen Falshaw, Gillian Crook, Virginia Pate, Alison Lund. Inter­ mediate: Yvonne Crook, Judith Emmott, Heather


earson selected the win­


Senior: John Thistleth­ waite. .A vote of thanks was given to the judges and hosts by Heather Lund and Henry Scottskie. A business meeting was . chaired by Ian Coates.


Bolton-by-Bowland Farm visit


:


after the summer recess, Bolton-by-BowIand Young Farmers were taken round Dowshaw Farm, Lothers- dale, by Mr Edward Booth.


On the first meeting


MAllen Hartley thanked hospitality.


1 r and Mrs Booth for their


looked round the garden, there was a business meet-


members met at Fernside at the invitation of Mr and Mrs Pickles. After members had


Plan show Bolland Gardening Club


Thistlethwaite, Mark Han­ son, John Robinson. Inter­ mediate: Ian Coates, Alan Teal, Brian Moorhouse.


Lund. Senior: Hazel Coates. Boys, junior: Roger


involved with machinery judging. P Mr Jeff -Garnett and Mrs


‘ ing, when final ’ arrange- . ments were made .for the show in the Village Hall on September 9th. C h a irm an Mrs Bv


■ Stevenson mentioned two members who were ill, Mr G. Kay ,and Mrs \y. Cros- sley. Mrs R. Jackson thanked Mr and Mrs Pickles. . Supper hostesses were Mrs G. Moorhouse and Mrs E. Atkinson:


- Slaidburn


: when Mr R. F. Yates, of Waddington, was their speaker.


Over 60’s group heard about “ The Great Train Robbery” and other crimes


Rev. Ward Jones, who chaired the meeting in the Methodist schoolroom.. ,


He .was thanked by the


Young Farmers’ Club, leaders, advisory members and some parents saw the various stages in the pro­ cessing of cheese wnen they visited the St Ivel dairy at Longridge.


Say cheese Members of Slaidburn


the manager, Mr J. Slater, who described the diffe­ rent varieties of cheese,^ and the party then toured" the factory.


Slides were shown by


evening was expressed by Martin Waddington. .


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eeting, arrangements were made for a coffee evening on August 29th, to be held at The Heaning, by p e rm is s io n


mAt a short business vice­


Robbery Members of Slaidburn'


Waddington FROM THE


' the collection. Mrs E. Underwood was


sran the’ bring-and-buy s ta l l . : Mrs A. Bargh expressed thanks. A sum of £69 was raised


in charge of refreshments and Mrs W. Fisher, Mrs A. Herd and Mrs C. Rushton


for women’s work over­ seas. '


dington and West Brad­ ford with members of the Mothers’ Union and friends bound for the National Park Centre at Brockhole, on Lake Win­ dermere. They saw an exhibition


about the crags, fells, lakes, woods and wild life of the area. A three-course lunch of home-made fare was


served and the party then transferred to Ambleside


Pier for a 10-and-a-half mile'cruise to Lakeside in pleasant weather. They were met by the


Lake cruise A full coach left Wad­


Taylor and. Christopher: Page played selections on the piano. Mrs C. Rushton . and Miss W.; Rushton took


fret entertained with anec­ dotes and poems, one of which she. had written for her visit to Waddington. Mrs S. Forbes, Mrs H.


kers welcomed a large gathering of ladies to Wad- d in g to n ’s M e th o d is t Women’s work meeting in the schoolroom. Speaker Miss Joan Pom-


Poems Chairman Mrs P. Vic­


and supper room. But it has to wait until early next year before work can begin. Committee members


to meet the remainder of the costs.


£6,000 have been received from the Ribble Valley C o u n c i l , L a n c a s h i r e Co u n ty Co u n c i l , " ' th e Department.(of Education and Science,’ and Newton Parish Council. v: The committee»will have


the season on September 3rd, when the annual meeting will be held. Any­ one interested in joining, the club should contact sec- retary PC John Barber (Tel: Slaidburn 223).


Re-opening mThe Hodder.Valley Bad­


inton Club re-opens for Concert


centred on the Lake Dis-/ trict and had a slide-talk


The “Yetties” folk group will be singing at a concert in Newton village hall and several other events are planned.


ton Hall, has been made i chairman of Newton Par­


sh Council. Sabden


■were donated to the coach driver for giving the party


a pleasureable and safe journey. Miss Thornton won the adult’s prize and Stephen Bell the child’s prize. The outing was arranged


group of the MU.


coach which took them on to Kirkby Lonsdale for tea and freshly-baked biscuits. The raffle proceeds


whist and domino drive for Sabden Over 60s,, Mrs I. Cottam and Mrs F. Boocock were prizewin­ ners at dominoes.' Whist — Ladies: Mrs C.


Winners At Thursday night’s


Sefton, Mrs M. Procter. Gents: Mr F. Cottam, Miss B. Nixon. Raffle: Mrs N.


by Mrs April Bell, one of the Young Members’


by the vicar of Wadding­ ton, Canon C. F. Good- child, who gave a short talk about the history of the parish and the church. Admiration for the well-


Union members and friends from Holy Trinity Church, Burnley, visited St Helen’s on Wednesday. The party was welcomed


lage, before visiting the coffee evening at Ravel- ston House.


Welcomed A party of Mothers’


whist were — Ladies: Mrs Leeming and Mrs Ingham (joint). Gents: Mr J. Simm,


Marshall. Monday’s results at


Mrs A. Knowles. Dominoes: Mrs K.


Newby, Mrs F. Boocock, Mr Graham. Raffle: Miss B. Nixon.


Mrs D. P. Hayward, of Quernmore, talked about the advantages of using a freezer at Monday night’s meeting of Sabden WI. Mrs Hayward, a cordon


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held in St Helen’s Church on Thursday to' continue the formation of plans for the Village Festival to be held in the church next month. Good progress was made


Progress A further meeting was


bleu cook, was thanked by Mrs M. Ream. Twenty- two members attended and proceeds from a china stall went towards the coach fund. A competition for the


In the chair Mrs J. G. Kay, of New­


inally hoped to have the. work completed at a cost of about £11,000, ready for the winter’s activities. • Grants totalling about’


The committee had orig­ ■ (, Rimington


intend to carry out the demolition work them­ selves and hope to have the whole job finished by the spring.


the dolls herself and these included paper, cardboard, peg and rag dolls, all with a fascinating story. She was thanked by Mrs N. Old-. ’field.


• ided and Mrs H. Ryan gave the birthday greet­ ings. A crystal goblet — a


unusual bottle was won by Mrs Heaton, Mrs Robinson and Mrs Pollit. Members agreed to send


attendance at the meeting, in spite of the holiday sea­ son. Mrs E. Hartley pres-


There was an excellent ,, • / “va


memento of the diamond jubilee of the LFWI — was on show. The competition for an •


a length of dress material to the Solomon Islands, plus two shorter lengths for children’s dresses and fur the r arrangements were made for the coffee evening on September Uth. A coach is to take sup­


porters to the Town and Country quiz at Blackpool on September 25th and names were taken for the international evening on September 26th. Future dates to note


AN apron from Por­ tu g a l, marmalade from Scotland and a jigsaw from Denmark were just some of the interesting gifts on a holiday souvenir stall at a Waddington cof­ fee evening. A bring-and-buy


stall and treasure hunt also contributed to the


were a WI whist drive at Broughton on November 13th, from 1-30 to 4 p.m., and a song and music day also at Broughton on October 10th. August 16th, 1980, is the


provisional date for the Clitheroe area WI show.


Thornley


fruit were given by Mr J. Gregory at Thomley-with- Wheatley WI meeting. prHe was introduced by


thanked on behalf of mem­ bers by Miss A. Riding. The competition for a specimen rose was won by Mrs Jane Procter and Mrs M. Shenton. Raffle winners were


esident Mrs Snell and


be held on September 19th at the Parkers Arms Hotel, Newton: Mrs H.


West Bradford


most original culinary tip was won by Mrs E. Wil­ son. Mrs Keam gave her report on the AGM at the Royal Albert Hall.


meeting were Mrs E. Pearson, Mrs L. Higson,. Miss H. Dawson and Mrs Rawcliffe.


, Guests welcomed to the


ing with the confidence that a Festival worthy of St Helen’s would be accom­ plished. The chairman was Canon C. F. Goodchild.


in deciding the scope the Festival should take and o f fe rs of help were numerous. Members left the meet­


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Terrace, Gisburn, has been a choir member for 15 years. Guests rounded off the evening with refresh­ ments.


invited to the vicarage by Canon S. A. Selby and on behalf of choir members Mrs Audrey Peacock pre­ sented Miss Gowling with a travelling clock. Miss Gowling, of Parker


Gladys Gowling, a retiring member of the choir at St Mary’s Church, Gisburn, took place on Friday night. Choir members were


Retires A presentation to Miss.


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of West Bradford WI vis­ ited Dunsop Bridge WI’s monthly meeting in the vil­ lage hall. Mrs Jane Lewis, of Newton, gave a talk on spinning ana dyeing wool in the home.


Guests A party of 28 members


by Duhsop Bridge mem­ bers, and half-an-hour of card bingo, the evening closed with a vote of thanks given by Miss K. Hanson, president of West Bradford WI.


petition, West Bradford members came first and second, with a Dunsop Bridge member third. After supper, provided


Mr Edmond Cambien spoke on his experiences as a prisoner-of-war during World War II. He .told how he and a


Prisoner At West Bradford WI


number of RAF colleagues w e re c a p tu re d and marched over the moun­ tains of Greece in severe winter conditions, uncer­ tain as to whether they were'to be shot or not. They were eventually


In the house plant com­


Mrs J. Winder and Mrs A. Bennett. Social time was spent naming places from a slogan. The birthday party will


Clegg will make the birth­ day cake.


Soft fruit Tips on growing soft


total profit of about £70 for St Helen’s S u n d a y S c h o o l improvement fund. * The event was held


at Ravelston House, the home of Mr and


at her house. A vote was taken for a buffet supper for the


as arranged for helpers


the ‘ sale, asked for con­ tributions of cakes, jams, books, toys, plants and w tombola gifts. A meeting


Hospital, Manchester. Mrs Joyce, in charge of


to be purchased by Mrs E. • Edwards to be sent to the Solomon Islands. Tea and biscuits were served by Mrs Emms, Mrs K. How- arth and Mrs M. Sleath.


birthday party on Sep­ tem b e r 2 0 th , in St C a th e r in e ’s Sunday School, at 7-30 p.m. A cotton dress-length is


Bashall Eaves


bers were given a talk about Kuwait by Mrs E. Calvert, who showed slides of her holiday there. She was thanked by Mrs Pye.


Holiday slides Bashall Eaves WI mem­


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tured (fourth from the left at the back) with visitors and committee members.


by Mrs Bernice Bar- low and a pot plant d o n a te d by Miss Bishop were won in a raffle by Mrs Irene Walmsley and Mrs Cynthia Whitehead. Other competiton win­ ners were Mrs E. Loxham, Miss R. Loxham and Simon Houghton. Mrs Lupton is pic­


Mrs A. W. Lupton. A handbag donated


and gave a r •eep AGM in London. Birthday


Mrs M. Pinder presided porrtt from the


house plant was won by Mrs M. Sleath (W. Brad­ ford), Mrs M. Pye (Dun­ sop) and Mrs K. Howorth (W. Bradford). Raffle win­ ner was Mrs S. Mason.


greetings went to Mrs J. Carr, Mrs M. Pinder and Mrs Collinson. The competition for a


Whalley Dunsop Bridge


Newton, demonstrated how to use a spinning wheel. She showed wool at various stages and men­ tioned the breeds of sheep that produced the most suitable wool for spinning. She was thanked by Mrs M. Cowking.


Bridge WI entertained 28 members from West Brad­ ford WI at their meeting in the Village Hall. Mrs Jane Lewis, of


Spinning Members of Dunsop


and cake afternoon at the home of Mrs Margaret Matson De Laurier in Abbot’s Croft, Whalley, raised £50 for the Ribble Valley Mayor’s charity fund. There was a raffle and a


In the garden A coffe morning and tea


bring-and-buy stall and refreshments were served in the garden.


Lucky


, Whist winners at the Abbey senior citizens whist and domino drive in Whalley were: Ladies — Mrs G. Britch, Mrs G. Wil­ kinson. Gents — Mrs N.


taker. Dominoes: Mrs M. Cliffe, Mrs F. Hindle, Mrs N. Pye, Miss M. Eatough.


rung, Knowle Green


grooming” were given to members of Knov.de Green and Dutton "WI by Mrs J a n e t t e . Thane, of Morecambe. Her amusing anecdotes and beauty hints kept everyone e n te r ­ tained. Mrs N. Ashworth, who


Secrets The secrets of “good


WI. All enjoyed a buffet supper. Members commented on


their enjoyment of the visit to a candle factory at


Chester and the shopping afternoon which followed.


Grindleton


were greeted by some mouthwatering aromas


Aromas Grindleton WI members


when they arrived for their monthly meeting. These came from four


dishes prepared by Mrs D. P. Hayward, who gave a


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talk and demonstration about “Meals from the store cupboard.” Members were then invited to sam­ ple the cooking. In a competition for a


WI looked back to their youth, when Mrs Florrie Blades took along her col­ lection of dolls of all kinds.. She had made many of


Back to dolls Members of Rimington,


i& S i tv 1 k m m . v t JtS


fruit pie on a saucer, points were awarded to Mrs Mil­ ler, Miss M. Brennand and Miss B. Brennand.


Read lager, Mrs Mary Alice


opened the meeting, wel­ comed 30 guests from Tern


whist player and regularly attended the Monday night drives in the village. A service was held at St John’s Church yesterday,


and leaves a married daughter, Anne. Mrs Isles was a keen


before cremat ion at Burnley.


night’s whist drive at Read Constitutional Club were: Ladies — Mrs Holmes, Mrs E. Bracewell. Gents — Mrs V. Lambert, Mrs P. Longbot tom. Mrs Bracewell won the special prize and Miss E. Ennis was MC.


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A competition for a souvenir from abroad was won by Mrs Pye and Mrs M. Thornber. A raffle organised by Mrs Pye was won by Miss Spurgeon and Mrs Wrennall. A letter from Skipton


Turn up trumps Prizewinners at Monday


Liked whist A respected Read vil­


Isles, has died at her home in Fort Street. She was 69


Division MP Mr John Wat­ son was read, asking mem­ bers to keep him informed about the petrol situation in the area.Members were told that subscriptions would go up in October to £2.25. A gob­ let recently bought by the WI was on display. Tea was served by Mrs


A. Fox, Mrs D. Har­ g reaves and Mrs M. Green.


Martin Top


R. B. Campbell, of Inglewhite, spoke in the a f t e r n o o n oji


rescued by the Red Cross and returned to a much deserved leave in England. Mrs R. Nowell thanked Mr Cambien for a very stir­ ring talk. Miss K. Hanson pres­


service was “The relation­ ship between a Christian and the Church.” Miss Alice Parkinson


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West Bradford CE School, has been asked to open the sale on September 8th at St. Catherine’s Sunday School, in aid of the Inter­ national Year of the Child. Proceeds are to be used


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works. Seventeen mem­ bers and husbands took part and thanks were expressed by Mrs I. Thompson.


School they took field paths to Wiswell, skirted the village and returned through the fields, to the former Barrow P r in t­


Chipping . All the^quiz'papers for ■


Happy Days’ Club heard about the antiques Mrs B. . Kitson, of Brindle, had acquired over.1 the - years, when she spoke, at their,.’ meeting.


Antiques Members of Chipping


the. Mayor’s charity were' .


sold and more will be obt-' tained. •'


-Mrs Moon, Mrs? Woods; .Mrs Bleasdale, Mrs Fox,.;


. Raffle winners were • ■


Mrs Marsland; Mrs Kitson' • and Mr. J . , Freeman. ■■■■■■ . Members will meet at.1


p:m. on the village:.car park on September 5th for ’ a trip; to Blackpool.


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