8 Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, April 10th, 1980


Easter celebrations In the churches


•the four-day celebra­ tions. Services at Clitheroe


WO R S H I P P E R S throughout the Ribble Val ley k e p t the Easter vigil with all churches reporting good attendances over


Parish Church were con­ ducted by Canon J. C. Hudson, who was assisted by the Rev. Stanley Birt- well. Mr Birtwell preached at


tendances ■


prayer, service were understandably lower. M e mb e r s of th e


at the evening


Mothers’ Union, had deco­ rated the church with flowers On Friday even­ ing, Clitheroe Evening townswomen’s Guild choir presented Stainer’s “Crucifixion.”


Evensong on Easter Day and took the 11-15 a.m. Com munion. Canon Hudson conducted the re­ maining services, includ­ ing the lighting of the paschal candle. Clergymen from all de­


nominations in Clitheroe assisted in a traditional united service in Clither'oe Parish Hall on Good Friday. The Rector of Stonyhurst, Fr William Broderick, preached to a large congregation. Sunday morning service


tendances at St Paul’s Church, Low Moor, on Easter Day, when the Rev. Arthur Siddall con­ ducted three morning Communion services. At­


Houghton was born in Sedbergh but moved to Clitheroe after she mar­ ried Mr Harry Houghton, about 60 years ago. The late Mr Houghton


A CLITHEROE woman, whose la te husband helped set up a local en­ gineering firm, has died at her home in Hawthorne Place, aged 87. Mrs Mary Eleanor


Friday and throughout Easter were taken by the R e v . K e n n e t h Broadhurst, assisted by lay readers. There were record at­


at St James’s Church was particularly well attended, with families staying for Holy Communion. The ladies had been busy on Saturday decorating the church with flowers. S e rv ic e s on Good


breakfast a t T r in i ty Methodist Church was held after Easter Day Communion, which was attended by about 70 people. Tnere was a packed


The traditional family


lowed by Communion. In the evening, Fr Ber­


nard Dobson took the ser­ vice of the Stations of the Cross. Fr Willoughby was


* Social Club. Good Friday holiday


congregation of about 350 for a service later in the morning, conducted by the Rev. G. W. S. Knowles, which featured an anthem by the choir. The Sunday evening


service was conducted by the Methodist minister for Chatburn, the Rev. Ward


Jone s . On S atu rd ay evening Mr Knowles con­


Edmund Willoughby was the principal celebrant at the Mass of Maundy Thursday, and he led Good Friday’s service of readings, which was fol­


Engineer’s widow


was a director of the family engineering busi­


P a r ish Church, Mrs Houghton leaves a son, Edward, of Chatburn Road, Clitheroe, and a d au g h te r Audrey, of Lower White Carr Farm, Whalley Nab. A funeral service and


cremation will take place tomorrow at Accrington.


ness which was originally based a t Clitheroe’s Pendle Mill, but now op­ erates from Billington. A member of Clitheroe


at SS Michael and John’s RC Church, Lowergate, were well attended. P-arish p r i e s t F r


family service on Easter Day at Clitheroe United Reformed Church was conducted by the Rev. J. D. Salsbury. The junior choir sang and there was a baptism. All services over Easter


ducted a service of “Joy and praise” in anticipa­ tion of Easter. The well a t ten d e d


again principal celebrant at Holy Saturday’s even­ ing vigil, followed by Mass. Four Masses on Easter Day were led by Fr John Griff in, F r Dobson and Fr Willough­ by, who also took'a 10-30 a.m. service at Low Moor


visitors to Whalley were among those joining in a united service at the bus station. About 200 took part, mostly from Whalley and Billington churches. Conducting the service


Thomas Murray con­ ducted the services, which included the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Thurs­ day evening, the Solemn Liturgy of the Passion on Friday, and an Easter vigil on Saturday.


large at all the Easter services at the Church of the English Martyrs, Whalley. P a r is h p r i e s t F r


was led by local preacher Mr Howell Jones, of Clitheroe. Congregations were


Church was full for a family service on Sunday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. Graham Vickers, who also took the 8 a.m. Communion. The evening service


Whalley Parish Church brought 10 per cent more communicants than a year ago. A feature of the ser­ vices, conducted by Mr Harpur, were floral deco­ rations arranged by ladies of the congregation. Whalley Methodist


accomp: and Mr Alan Bleazard provided amplification. Sunday services at


Methodist Minister; and Mr J. Beardwood, of Bil­ lington Baptist Church. The . Rev.. Robert Teas- d a le , of L am m a c k Methodist Church, Black­ burn, preached. Slaidburn Silver Band anied the hymns


were the Rev. R. A. Harpur, Vicar of Whalley; the Rev. G. A. Vickers,


EILEEN ENJOYS GOING TO WORK ON AN EGG


EASTER eggs come with a difference in the Harrop Sabden. For the novel eggs Mrs Eileen Harrop gives to friends are not


the chocolate variety, but beautiful hand-painted goose eggs! For hours on end, Mrs When finished, Mrs


separating the egg from the shell, which is then hardened by applying resin. Next comes the p a in tb ru s h , as Mrs Harrop adds a touch of colour, before finishing off with braid, silk or other trimmings.


task of turning goose egg­ shells into eye-catching ornaments. The process involves


Harrop (39), of Clitheroe Harrop decorates her Road, busies herself with home with the pieces or the delicate, painstaking gives them to friends for


ei;


doing it on a commercial basis,” she said. “That way all the fun would go out of the hobby; it would be too pressurised. "I prefer to make the


presents. “I would never think of


eggs in my own time, rather than constantly have to meet deadlines.” Mrs Ha’r ro p f i r s t


became in te res ted in working with eggs about three years ago. She has to buy the goose eggs in bulk, as the Birds only lay • between February and


May. Next time tends to collect ht dozen.


she in- nearly


Harrop moved to Sabden at an early age. She and her husband Brian have a son John, who is 15. Her eggs have been on


g h t Born in Clitheroe, Mrs


household in


display at various craft exhibitions and were a big attraction at Samlesbury Hall's major Christmas exhibition and sale. But Mrs Harrop’s artis­


owners


protest at ‘bad publicity’


THE Ribble Valley Council’s rating department is to be reported for alleged maladministration to the Ombudsman, by T. J. and S. Varley, owners of the Todber Caravan Site, Gisburn.


Office items under the hammer


OFFICE furniture not needed by the Ribble Valley Council when it moves from the Castle to its new building brought good prices at a sale by Hothersall, F o r r e s t , McKenna and Son on Thursday.


Twenty-five lots from the council were offered


by Mr Michael McKenna and only three remained unsold. Top price, £226, was


paid by a Morecambe dealer for a mahogany Victorian bookcase in need of slight repair. A


similar piece, but in poorer . condition, made £ 102.


was bought privately for £100, but dealers bought most of the items. They i n c l u d e d a sma l l mahogany bookcase (£60), an oak hallstand (£64) and several office-style book­ cases (£19 to £40). Today and .tomorrow,


An oak refectory table


of a rates bill of £7,201 they received from the council were given "un­ necessary bad publicity” at a meeting of the Fi­ nance and General Pur­ poses Committee earlier this year. They say the amount


They claim that details


owed for four yea rs ’ rates, which appeared in a report in the Advertiser and Times, should not have been made public knowledge at that time. There are 152 caravans


with a ■ rateable' value of £2,375 at the Todber site. As a result of changes


in the law governing the rating of caravan sites, Mr Varley had tried to have the amount for 1976 written off or adjusted. But his application for a


daughter of Mr and Mrs H. C. Pye, of Waddington Road, Clitheroe. The bridegroom is the


Miss Brenda Margaret Pye was married to teacher Mr Christopher Tune at St Mary’s Parish Church Hall, Clitheroe. The bride is the only


TUNE — PYE Laboratory technician


only son of Mr and Mrs G. A. Tune, of Westminster


N ig h t of nostalgia


AN evening of nostalgia is in store for Ribble Valley people when the Whalley Methodist and Anglican churches run a


slide show. For the old films, from


Drive, Wrexham. The bride, given away


by her father, wore a white crepe Victorian- style gown and carried a bouquet of spring flowers. Bridesmaid was Miss


rate reduction was re­ jected by a Valuation Court and the council sent him a bill for £7,201 cov­ ering four years. However, at Tuesday’s


the North West film arc­ hives in Manchester, in­ clude shots of Whalley arid Lancashire.


Heather Margaret' Bunn, who wore a long blue dress and carried a bou­ quet of spring flowers. Best man was Mr K.


other office equipment will be displayed for sale at the Civic Hall, between 11 a.m. and 12-15 p.m. and 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.


Fun night at Physio Centre


THERE’S the promise of


tic talents do not end with eggs. She is also in­ terested in special icing designs for cakes, she enjoys gardening and has recently taken up crochet classes.


Sponsored by IglD tS OJU


P and C NEWSAGENTS. HENTHORN


HERE YOU ARE BOYS AND GIRLS A GRAND COLOURING CONTEST!


Chance to hear O-level set work


MUSIC students preparing for O-level will have a chance to hear one of their Joint Matriculation Board set works, the Haydn D Minor Opus 76 No. 2, performed in Clitheroe on Wednesday.


Memorable nature walk


A RECORD number of Clitheroe naturalists took advantage of the Good Friday sunshine to go on the firs t walk of the season. Their destination was Mearley Woods, with the j group taking the Up Brooks to Worston route. ! Various wild flowers :


programme of Clitheroe Parish Organ Society, presented by the Court Spring Quartet, with pianist Charles Myers. Those studying for A-


i t is part of the 153rd


by Michael Gray, a magic show bv Shaun McCree, of Waddington, a treasure hunt and competitions, supper, a bar and tombo­ la, for which prizes are needed. Proceeds are for equip­


lots of fun for visitors to Clitheroe Physiotherapy Centre’s “Physio Phare’ a week tomorrow. For there is to be music


ment for the Centre, in particular a transcutane­ ous nerve stimulator, which relieves many types of muscle pain. The fair, which is the


available from the Centre or at the door on the night.


level music examinations may well be interested in the “Death and the maiden" string nuartet by Schubert and nis com­ paratively rarely heard piano quartet in F — a truly delightful piece. Even more unusual is a


were seen in bloom, in- j eluding celandine, daisy, j primrose, coltsfoot and j wild strawberry. The wal- i kers also noted catkins . displayed by larch, alder, j hazel, elm and willow trees.


calls of curlew and lapw­ ing were heard and mal­ lard spotted in flight. Refreshments were en­


On higher ground the


joyed in the tranquil set­ ting of Mearley Clough and the seal was put on a fine outing with the dis­


covery of a well-preserved


fossil by two younger members. The leader of the walk


was Mrs G. Robinson who was thanked bv chairman Mr J. Simpson ‘


Whalley In office All you have to do is to colour the picture above as gaily and as neatly as


you can to give yourself the chance of winning a Super Paintbox and Easter Egg, plus a box of chocolates for mum.


Fill in your name, age and address, then post or deliver to the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, King Street, Clitheroe.


Each class winner and runner-up will each receive a Super Paintbox and Easter Egg plus a box of chocolates for• the Mum of the winner in each class. The prizes are kindly donated by P. & C. Jeffreys, Newsagents, Henthorn Road, Clitheroe.


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Class No. 1. lip to and including 6 years of age Class No. 2. 7 years to 9 years inclusive Class No. 3. 10 years to 12 years inclusive Class No. 4. 13 years to 16 years inclusive.


Closing date for entries is first post Thursday, April 24th. The judges' decisions are final and no correspondence can be entered into.


Children of employees of United Newspapers are Ineligible for this competition.


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J. Henderson chairman and Mrs J. Mason trea­ surer.


Whalley District Trefoil Guild has re-elected Mrs


M. .Vickery. She takes over from Mrs J. Webb


thanked'Y,h° r,eVre;‘ iln'l was


Mrs M. Whittaker was elected to the committee


for her services


£80 had been donated , mostly to local charities


at the annual meeting ?Rhdenw iVik repor,ted that


during the year. Mission work


More than 50 people at- tended a pictorial exhibi­ tion in Whalley Methodic!


; The evening was organ-


Church Hall showing miS- sionary work in Great Britain and overseas


The elections took place New secretary is Mrs


performance of Beeth­ oven's Rondeau in B Flat for piano quintet. Elizabeth Partridge,


‘


the second violinist of the Quartet, has already vis­ ited Clitheroe for the Organ Society on two oc­ casions, on one of which she gave a stunning per- '


formance of the Mend sohn Violin Concerto with organ accompaniment. Charles Myers is play­


"'-"dels-


ing in Edinburgh this week at St MaryTs Epis­ copal Cathedral, where he is joining the Chancel Choir of First Presbyte­ rian Church, Kearney, Lakeland Chorale, New


Jersey, USA.


organ solos by composers connected with the Three Choirs Festival_________


He will be playing .


Concerned at speed of traffic


cerned at the speeds some motorists reach in the vil­ lage, especially in the early morning, and they want the police to take action as soon as possible. Parish Council clerk Mr


Eric Lucas is also to write to Thwaites brewery asking for people visiting the Higher Buck Inn to be persuaded to use the large car park at the rear of the building.


up chain fencing on. the pub forecourt, cars are now being left along the roadside instead of in the car park.


Village news


ised by church missionary secretaries. Miss Gillian ’ Alan


Vines and Bowles.


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slides presented by Mr Bowles showing a scenic


Members later enjoyed , . journey through the Brit


1S^The programme, which will help boost missionary funds, was followed by


supper.


£500 profit A jumble sale and cake


staVheld.to ll held in the English e^Eng.mh church funds.


Right cards W i n n e r s a t W h a l l e y


A b b e v senior citizens


u v i d r iv e w e r e : L a d ie s , I h M rs C S c ah i ll. M r s :E . '


,


and.Mr Frankland. Pastor’s talk


Wignall. Gents — Mrs R. Sanderson and Mrs I. Kelly (joint). Dominoes: Mr Snape


Baptist Church, Mr J. Beardwood, was the sp e ak e r at . Whalley Women’s Fellowship. His subject was the passion of Jesus during Lent. - The meeting, chaired by


The Pastor of Billington Since the brewery put


WADDINGTON Parish Council is to ask for a progress report on what action is being contem­ plated to reduce the speed of vehicles travelling through the village. Members are very con­


first to be held at the Centre, starts at 8 p.m. it is 26- years since the Centre opened and it is now a registered charity, totally independent of the National Health Service. Tickets, price £1.50, are


meeting of the Finance Committee, Borough Tre­ asurer Mr Gordon Onslow denied that the council had been guilty of malad­ ministration — and was backed unanimously by members. “The owners of the site


Davies. The ceremony was conducted by Canon J. C. Hudson and organist was Mr C. Myers. Following a reception at


available from Mrs S. Ire­ land, 3 Woodfield View, Whalley (Tel. Whalley 2325) or at the door. All proceeds are for the Brit­ ish and Foreign Bible Society. The Ribble Valley


Tickets, price 50p, are ‘


the Sun Inn, Wadclington, the couple left for a hon­ eymoon abroad. They are to live in Chester. P h o tograph: Pye’s, Clitheroe.


have been caught bv a change in the rating law In any case, valuations are carried out • by the Inland Revenue, not this council,” he said. Mr V ar 1 e y ’s main


Y O U T H R A L L Y


ground for complaint, he added, was tha t the amount of rates owed had been mentioned at meeting of the committee and reported by the Press. "If open government is


Clitheroe, remarked that Mr Varley’s protests illus­ trated the power of the Press. He suggested that the committee should con­ sider at a future meeting making available to local newspapers lists of people who owed the council money. “No-one would like to


see their debts made public and I’m sure this would b r in g in th e money,” he said.


Holy week theme


THE events of Holy week and Easter were the sub­ ject of a talk to St Paul’s


they can be related to present day happenings, when materialism seems to be so important to people generally. He used the words of the hymn "When I survey the won- derous cross” to convey the theme.


MU, Low Moor, by the Rev. A. Siddall He talked about how


Pram race


A PRAM race to help raise money for. the old and the handicapped is being organised by licen­ see Mr Derek Moss, of th e V ic to r ia H o te l , Clitheroe. , The race will be held round the centre of the town on Saturday, August 30th. Entries from local firms and pubs should be handed in by July 1st, when sponsor forms will be issued.


and Meditation in the a:f- ternoon, conducted by the


Leonard’s Church, Dow- nham, followed by Litany


Rev. F. E. Chard.


posium . of re a d in g s , hymns and mime on the theme “Where did He go?” took the place of Evensong.


Mrs E. Wilkinson, was well attended. Pianist was Mrs E. Kepyon and tea hostess Mrs A! Taylor.


Downham Symposium


munion : were held on GoodiJ.Friday a t St


Matins and Ante-Com­


vicar were n ar ra to rs . Tony Whittaker played the part of Jesus, Christ­ ine Swarbrick (Mary Mag­ dalene), May Barton (mother of Jesus), Christ­ ine Whittaker (woman), Mr T. Pringle and Mr T. Braithwaite (men on the road to Emrhaus),


Mr M. McFall and the


the mimes,, with Mrs D. Braithwaite' as soloist. Mrs-B. Todd was organist and producer; .*'•-.>•••.- . i


The choir • accompanied -.vV.Vi.'t


tendance on Easter Day and in the evening a sym­


of the congregation deco­ rated the church for Easter. There was a good at­


On Saturday the ladies


Coun. Edwin Gretton Grindleton, when he re­ commended the commit tee should place its full confidence in Mr Onslow’s argument. Coun. Peter Nuttall,


what is requested, then things like this are made public,” he concluded. All members supported


BLACKBURN Area Methodist Youth Council’s annual Good Friday rally was held this year in Has- l i n g d e n M e th o d is t Church. The speaker was the Rev G. w. S. Knowles, of


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in Whalley CE School on April 15th, starting at 7- 30 p.m.


The show is being held


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Mayor and Mayoress, Coun. and Mrs Jimmy Fell, will be present.


BALLET AWARD


PUPILS of the Margaret Sandham School of Dane-


ing in Clitheroe have won the Louise Kay Banner — the highest award for graduate ballet examina­ tion results in England and Wales. The school has won the


Clitheroe, who is chajr- man designate for the dis­ trict.


was Mr Brian Clark, of West Bradford, and sing­ ing was led by the West Bradford Youth Fellow­ ship. Organist was Mr J. Harrison, of Helmshore.


Chairman of the rally


Fellowship for all


FELLOWSHIP was the theme when the Rev Graham Vickers addres­ sed members of Trinity Methodist Ladies’ After­ noon F e l low sh ip , Clitheroe. He said there could be


fellowship in all walks of life, including factories and workshops, but fel­ lowship with Christ in the church was not only worl­ dwide, but everlasting. Mrs M. A. Knowles,


who presided, thanked Mr Vickers and announced that the annual meeting would be on Wednesday, with a f te rn o o n te a s served afterwards.


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Wa r d e n P a t r i c k


The plan is hatched by Clint Eiastwood, who moved


in the film “Escape from Alcatraz,” to be shown at Clitheroe Civic Hall next week.


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PREPARATIONS for a i prison break are detailed


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Rent owed


THE Ribble Valley Coun­ cil is owed just over £S,000 in rent arrears — £2,500 from former ten­ ants — Borough Trea­ surer Mr Gordon Onslow told the Finance and Gen­ eral Purposes Committee.


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