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Bridge Club
A RECORD 17 tables played in the duplicate game at Clitheroe Bridge Club. Winners were: NS —
Mrs Thorne and Miss I. Tyreman, Mrs Snowden and Mrs Pickles. EW — Mrs Brenton and Mrs Garde and Mr Moore and Mr Sykes. On the following hand,
A C R U N CHI NG tackle sent Chri s Roberts tumbling to the floor with a heavy thud. It was his first taste of
Rugby Union action in a Clitheroe shirt, and from the heat of the clash came a voice that asked him: “Are you all right, son?” Chris, of Henthorn
Road, Clitheroe, took this as the title of his prepared ta lk which won him Clitheroe Speakers’ Club’s annual speech contest. The speech revolved
one NS pack reached the good c o n tra c t of six diamonds, which on the lay of the cards was defeated. The contract depends on
A fete launches playgroup week
THE Ribble Valley branch of the Pre-School Playgroups Association (PPA) will be doing its bit towards national playgroup week with a fete at Bright Street day nursery, Clitheroe, on
Saturday. There are 22 groups in
the area which operate mostly from church halls, and some .from private houses. The fete is the main local
a big sum from the event. She said: “Over the past
function for playgroup week, which s tarts on S a tu rd a y . At Bright Street there will be stalls for the adults to browse at, and the youngsters will be able to enjoy water play, climbing and painting in the supervised play area. Mrs M. E d lin g to n ,
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around tales from the world of Rugby Union, and in particular Chris’s invol vement in the formation of Clitheroe RUFC. His reward came when
branch treasurer, said the groups were hoping to raise
Mrs Marjorie Ross pre sented him with the Ross Cup, donated by her husband, Alan, who is charter president of the
Speakers’ Club. Chris, a teacher at
Ribblesdale School, beat six other speakers to become the first holder of the trophy. He could earn further
STANDEN HALL was the setting for a sherry evening organised by Pendleton Conservative branch. More than £200 was
two years many play groups have been hit by high rent increases, but they continue to . flourish by supplementing their income through constant fund-raising activities.” The PPA was formed in
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raised at the event, which was very well attended. Clitheroe Division MP Mr David Waddington and his wife, Gill, were present. Proceeds will go to
glory when he represents Clitheroe in the North Pennine Area contest which the club will host at Mitton Hall in November. Runner-up was Stanley
Conservative Associa tion funds. There was a tombola, a cake stall
and a raffle. Pictured during a
Blackburn, of Kenilworth Drive, Clitheroe, whose topic was “Your lucky day.” The judges were the
break in the proceedings are members of the com mittee and visitors.
Eresidents of the Black-
Bolton Speakers’ Club Overall evaluation was by Mr Colin Hampshaw, a former national president
urn Castle, Burnley and Juvenile crime
THE many aspects of the work of the police juvenile bureau were described by Insp. George Chadwick at a meeting of Clitheroe Soroptimist Club. He spoke about mea
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Companions’ quiz
A DISCUSSION on bles sings and a general know ledge quiz were held at the Good C o mp a n i o n s
meeting. Birthday greetings were
accompanied by pianist Mr J. Scott. Tea was served by Mrs Bu s h , Mr s Burgess, Mrs Crooks and •Mrs Frankland.
sung for one of the mem b e rs . A silence was observed in memory of Mrs Elizabeth Hindle, who died recently. Mrs Brayshaw sang,
is supervisor of the St H e len ’s, Waddingtoq, group: “Each playgroup and there are now 11,000 throughout the country — aims to provide a happy environment for play with a wide range of activities which help children to mix socially and extend them selves.”
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THERE was a record entry for Wiswell WI’s annual show. Overall win ner was Mrs Jean Tomlin son, seen with her trophy. Other winners were:
Knitting: Joint 1 — Mrs B. Gladwin and Mrs Tomlin son; 3 Mrs’ E. Sharp. Embroidery: Mrs N. Wil liamson, Mrs E. Rhodes.
son, Mrs M. Power. Tat ting: Mrs Sharp, Miss E. M. Foster. Straw work:
Soft toy: Mrs Tomlin
Mrs Tomlinson. Lemon cheese: Mrs
Fenlon, Mrs Thompson. Shortbread: Mrs Gladwin, Mrs S. Sharpies. Savoury- flan: Mrs Gladwin, Mrs Thompson. Flo r a l a r r angement : Mrs H. Cooke, Mrs K.
Potter. The judge, Miss J. N.
Redwood, head of home economies at Pleckgate School, Darwen, was thanked by the president, Mrs Joan Fenlon. Among the visitors to
mention of Mrs O. Barrott for the floral arrange ments.
kitchen,” was given by Mrs Valerie Huddleston, of Chipping.
A talk, “Beauty in the
decorated spoon was won by Mrs Power and Mrs Isherwood won the raffle.
The competition for a
a canal trip from Skipton on June ISth and a coffee morning at the Mayor's Parlour, Clitheroe, on
Future activities include
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June 9th. Members will be having
a cake stall at Barrow fete a week on Saturday.
the meeting was Mrs D. Earnshaw, president of
Higham WI. Mrs Fenlon congratu
lated winners at the recent Clitheroe WI show and thanked Mrs P. Isher- wood, Wiswell’s show rep resentative, for her ser vices. She also thanked the
committee and helpers at the Nab group meeting at Whalley, making special
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(215.8p). H a lf -b red ewes £2o.80
(£22.10), horned £19 (£16.10). At Ciitheroe Auction Mart
side of dairy cattle, calves, sheep and lambs, newly calved Friesian heifers made to £4i5
(average £-149). There were 42 calves, hrie-
sian bulls made to £92, Hereford bulls to £81, heifers to £64. Prices for 424 sheep and
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Holiday post
ALL post offices in the Ribble Valley will be closed on Spring Bank Holiday, May 28th. T h e r e wi l l be no
deliveries or collections of mail. Telegrams will be delivered between 9 a.m. and noon and may be dic tated from telephone kiosks at all times. On Tuesday, May 29th,
lambs were: half-bred ewes to £23.40, shearlings to £24.20, hoggs to £28.40, horned ewes to
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representative, is the eldest son of Mr and Mrs R. M. Roberts, of Winder- mere Avenue, Clitheroe.
The bridegroom, a sales
worker, is the youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs P. Walsh, of Rhodes Avenue, Blackburn.
The bride, a social
by her father, wore an Edwardian-style gown of tulle with a flowing skirt and an embroidered satin cape. She carried white roses and hyacinth pips.
The bride, given away
Selina Mary Ghiassi, the bride’s s is te r , Seema Louise Ghiassi, the bride’s niece, and M a rg a re t Whittam.
She was attended by
tiered dresses of powder blue, with long puf f s l e e ve s and r u c h e d bodices. Their headdresses were bands of pale blue roses and they carried similar bouquets to the bride’s.
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Roberts; the bridegroom’s brother. Groomsman was Mr G. H. Ghiassi and ushers were Mr P. J. Wa l s h a n d Mr K. Walmsley.
Best man was Mr M. D.
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