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Gisburn dance revived by Morris Men
CLITHEROE Morris Men are no male chauvin ists. Unlike most other male folk dancers, they have no objection to women joining their revels. To prove it, they have
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Parents plan to aid the Guides
HELP is at hand for Clitheroe’s Guides and Brownies. As f u n d - r a i s i n g
activities take up much of the time needed for train ing, a group of parents has decided to form a support group. It wall be modelled on
the organisation which suc cessfully assists the local Scout troops, organising a series of events to raise funds. The Guides’ liaison
officer, Mrs J. Frost, will advise on the allocation of money raised. Funds will probably go towards the cost of major equipment, such as new tents and flags, and sponsorship for Guides attending national and international camps. In the Clitheroe area
there are seven Brownie packs, six Guide companies and about a dozen Ran gers. Some of the equip ment, purchased with grants, could be shared.
Chairman of the support
group is Mr J. Snowden. Mrs P. Pearce is secretary and Mrs P. Pickering trea surer.
The group is appealing ,'r\
for gifts for the sweet and second-hand book stall it is arranging at the Clitheroe sports day and country fair, on the Castle Field on
June 10th. A date
ONE of the first engage ments of the new Ribble Va l l e y Ma y o r a n d Mayoress, Coun. and Mrs Jimmy Fell, will be to attend a Christian Aid cof fee morning in the parlour of Clitheroe Town Mayor (Coun. Bob Ainsworth) on Saturday.
resurrected a mixed-team dance first performed at Gisburn early this century. It is known as the Gis
burn processional dance and will be performed at the village gala on Satur day evening. The last occasion on
which the dance was per formed, the celebration of the Queen’s coronation, is well remembered by Mrs Ann Durham, of Higher Smithy Fold, Gisburn. Coming to the village
from Bolton, she learned of the dance from an elderly resident. It’s attraction as a coronation celebration feature was that it was one of very few Morris dances devised for a mixed team. Wearing red skirts,
white blouses, blue sashes and clogs, the girls joined the men at the Cattle Mar ket and together they danced to the village’s Coronation Hotel. The Clitheroe Morris
Men obtained details of the dance from the English Folk Dance Society, and in performing it will be joined by wives and girlfriends. Before the Gisburn
event, the Clitheroe Mor ris Men will share a day long programme (but not, of course, the dances) with a ladies’ clog dancing team, F id d le r ’ s Fancy, of Poynton. D an c in g sta rts at
Clitheroe Market at 10-30 and continues at the fol
lowing times and places: 11-00 Swan and Royal courtyard; 12-30 Market Place; 1-15 p.m. Clitheroe Market; 2 p.m. Craven Heifer, Whalley Road. Before dancing at Gis
burn, the men will enter tain at Barrow gala at 4
p.m. In contest
WADDINGTON is to enter the Best-Kept Vil lage contest. The parish council is hoping residents will co-operate by keeping the village spick-and-span for judging in July.
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Scholars’ work on display
SUNDAY morning service at St Paul’s Church, Low Moor, featured a Church Missionary Society project prepared by the Sunday School.
It included a film about
South India, with religious songs, dances and medita tions performed by chil dren and teachers.
There was also a display
of work done, including a model of an Indian village.
The service was con
ducted by the vicar, the Rev. Arthur Siddall.
On Saturday, Catherine
and Ian Guy, members of St Paul’s Church choir, received awards for five years’ service.
The awards were pre
sented at Evensong in Blackburn Cathedral. Catherine received hers from the Bishop of Lancas ter, the Rt Rev. Dennis Page, and Ian took his from the Provost of Black burn, the Very Rev. Lawr ence Jackson.
WI group meets for social night
MEMBERS of Gisburn WI were hostesses to Rimington and Bolton-by-Bowland when the WI Border Group met at the Festival Hall. Gisburn president Mrs
Susan Graveston wel
comed 21 members from Bolton-by-Bowland with president Mrs Mary Pick les; 33 members from Rimington with president Mrs Ethel Hartley; area group leader Mrs Barbara Steen and Mrs Elizabeth Gabbutt, the WI represen tative at Radio Blackburn. A flower arrangement
decorated the stage and the walls were hung with
GATHERED at the top table are some of the chief guests at Whalley Lions 10th charter anniversary dinner at the White Bull, Gisburn. Standing behind their
wives (from the left) are: Mr Ken Webb, treasurer; Mr John Myers, presi dent of the Rotary Club of Clitheroe; Mr Terry Barton, Lions president; Mr John Swarbrick, dis trict governor; Mr Har vey Sutcliffe, president elect; Mr Arthur Pear son, secretary. The Loyal Toast and
the toast to Lions Inter national were proposed by Mr Barton and Mr Swarbrick responded. Mr Sutcliffe proposed the toast to ladies and guests and Mr Myers replied. Bouquets were pre
sented to Mrs Myers, Mrs Barton and Mrs Swarbrick by Mrs J. Edmondson, Mrs J. Bradley and Mrs A.
Osliffe. Mr Barton presented a
spray of flowers to Mrs Dorothy C la rk , o f Accrington, to mark the success of her fund raising on behalf of eye sufferers in India. Mr Frank Pope was
toastmaster. Dancing to the hotel’s resident disco ended the evening.
Only two days left
HOPEFUL contestants for the Ribble Valley “ Sports Queen” beauty contest still have two days to enter.
The closing date for
entries has been extended until tomorrow, the day of the competition, which takes place in the Swan
and Ro y a l Ho t e l ,
Clitheroe. The winner will receive
£60 and the chance to com pete for the title of Red Rose Festival Queen, which carries a prize of £500. This contest takes place
at King George’s Hall, Blackburn, in June.
Euro candidates
FOUR will be bidding for a place in Europe from the East Lancashire consti
tuency, which includes the Clitheroe Division. Nomi nations for the European Parliament elections on Thursday, June 7th, closed
at the weekend. The Labour candidate,
Mr Michael Walsh, con tested the Clitheroe Par liamentary Division in February, 1974. He is an executive with British Leyland.
The Conservative, Mr Edward Kellet-Bowman,
is the husband of Elaine Kellet-Bowman, Conser vative MP for Lancaster, and a business consultant.
Public affairs cunsultant
Mr Peter Easton, is the Liberals choice. He is a member of the Liberal National Executive Coun cil and has contested Par liamentary seats in the London area.
F o r me r Bu r n l e y
businessman Mr Frank Tyrrall is standing as a Democrat. He contested the Burnley seat at the Iasi General Election.
The East Lancashire constituency includes the Parliamentary Divisions of Clitheroe, Nelson and Colne, Burnley, Darwen, Blackburn, Accrington, Rossendale and Heywood and Royton.
MARGARET, Duchess of Argyle, had a busy time at Bleakholt Ani mal Sanctuary’s Spring Fair signing autographs and helping to sell souvenirs. More than £330 was
BUSY DAY FOR DUCHESS
sou v enir tea towels belonging to Mrs Jenny Gornall. Sprays of freesia and
gifts were presented to the presidents and special guests, and Mrs Pickles invited the Border Group to Bolton-by-Bowland in 1980. The speaker, Mr M. D.
Shaffner, chief prosecut ing solicitor for West Yorkshire County Council and Metropolitan Police, gave an informative talk in the serious and humorous sides of the law'. He was thanked by Mrs
Hartley. A competition for a mini
ature garden on a dinner plate, judged by Mr Shaff ner, was won by Mrs Pick les, Mrs Joan Corless and Mrs Joan Dibb. Mrs Mar garet Brown won the lucky
number prize. After a buffet supper,
the Gisburn members’ sketch, “ It’ll be all right on the night,” gave great amusement. Parts were played by
Mrs Gornall, Mrs Graves ton, Mrs Hilda Wadding- ton, Mrs Dibb, Mrs Rita Watson and Mrs Sheila Thompson. Mrs Pickles thanked the
35 Gisburn members for a pleasant evening.
Reunion dinner
OLD acquaintances were renewed when former members and chief officers of the old Clitheroe Rural District Council assembled for their fifth annual reun ion dinner. Chairman for the even
raised at the event, which was held in Whal ley Methodist Church Hall. Stalls sold good as new articles, beauty without cruelty cosme tics, paintings and slate etchings.
Raffle winners were
Mrs Wolstenholme, Mrs O w e n a n d Mi s s Thistlethwaite.
Pictured with the
duchess (centre) are officials of the Whalley branch of the Friends of the Sanctuary.
ing was Mr William Spens- ley, of Chatburn. A toast to former members was
Eroposed by Mr John harp, also of Chatburn,
and Coun. Mrs Myra Clegg, of Wiswell replied. Mayor-elect of the Rib
ble Valley, Coun. Jimmy Fell, proposed the toast to the guests and Mr Frank Nelson, of Clitheroe, responded. Toastmaster was Mr Alan Butt, a former clerk
of the council. Next year’s chairman
will be Mr Tom Rushton, another former clerk.
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