4 Clitheroe. Adver t iser and Times, Ja n u a ry 24th, 1980 5 News from the Hurst Green F O R


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annual meeting of Hurst Green Over 60’s Club, held in the Memorial Hall, was that Mrs A. Hayhurst will replace Mrs S. Hayhurst on the committee. Winners of' the whist


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books, including a copy of the Book of Kells, to be found in Trinity College, Dublin. Competition, win­ ner was Mrs M. Collinge. Twelve members were


brought it to this country. He showed several old


invited by Standfast WI to today’s party at Calder- stones. Visitors will be invited


and domino drive which followed were: Whist, Ladies — Mrs H. Malcolm, Miss H. Bretherton. Gents — Mrs H. Ainsworth, Mr R. Whalley. Dominoes: Mr H. Dol­


phin, Mr W. Shoesmith, Mrs A. Hayhurst. Raffle: Mrs M. E. Holden.


Church Mothers’ Union, Hurst Green and friends — about 30 in all — attended the annual dinner at Whalley Abbey. Mr Ian Brodie, of the


MU dinner Members of St John’s


National Trust, gave what he described as an “up and down” film show, since it covered the Lake District and London.


Green WI were given a talk by Mr G. Garnett, of Accrington, about the invention of movable type setting and how Caxton


Invitation Members of H u rs t


land welcomed 40 mem­ bers to Pendleton WI, where the speaker was Dr Farrar, of Clapham.


Under the t it le , “A squire on a shoestring,” he


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to the March meeting, when Hurst Green cele­ brates its 25th birthday. A jumble sale will be held on arch 7th..


Thornley


lavia were describecf in slide form to Thornley- with-Wheatley WI by Miss Addison, ofHothersall. She was introduced by presi­ dent Mrs Charnley and th a n k e d by Mrs P. Proctor. The competition for the


Slide show Travels across Yugos­


Read


United Reformed School on F r id a y e v e n in g a t t r a c te d a cap a c ity attendance, the majority in country and western gear.


Capacity crowd A Hoe-down at Read


played for dancing and supper was served.


The Houghton Folk


by leaders of the United Reformed Brownies, was such a success that it is hoped to arrange a repeat.


The evening, arranged


Right cards Prizewinners at the


Monday night whist drive at Read Constitutional Club were: Ladies — Mrs S . H e n r y , Mrs E . Bracewell. Gents — Mr W. Barnes, Mrs C. Relf. Mrs A. Wilshaw won the


special prize and Miss E. Ennis was MC.


prettiest handkerchief was won by Mrs H. Clegg (1 and 2) and Mrs V. Hornby. Raffle winners were Mrs A. Yates and Mrs Black­ burn. An in v i ta t io n was


received to Brinscall WI party and arrangements were made for a jumble sale on February 16th at Chapel Street School, Lon- gridge.


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about 30 farms and large tracts of forest and moor­ land.


S. Beggs, Mrs M. Cole and Mrs N. Howarth. Pro­ ceeds from the monthly


playing a game devised by Mrs Gorrill, which was won by Mrs Little and Mrs Wilson. Tea hostesses were Mrs


thanks. The competition for the most humorous Christmas card was won by Mrs H. Taylor and Mrs E. Anderton. Social time was spent


Mrs E. Owen proposed


Mrs P. Nutter and Mrs A. Slinger for compiling the new programme, which were distributed to mem­ bers. A calendar of events for the WI Jubilee year was on view.


stall totalled £5.44. . Mrs Ireland thanked


spring council meeting on March 4th was requested. County dates included an open day at Kirkham on May 17th and an “Any questions” session at Pre­ ston on March 31st.


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Guides, both Cub packs of St John’s Church and Brownies of the United Reformed Church paraded their colours at a family se rv ic e at St John’s Church, Read, on Sunday; Judith Skinner, escorted


Flag blessed Venture Scouts, Scouts,


by Gary Smith and Carl Tunstall, carried the flag


given to the Ventures by Carl as a thank you for his tour of New Mexico during the world jamboree. It was blessed by the Vicar, the Rev. Alan Reid.


. Other flag-bearers and escorts wdre: Union flag — Susan Gardner, June Fos­ ter and Caroline Cham­ bers; Scout flag — John and Darren Lewthwaite and David Simpson; Guide flag — Libby Lunn. Fiona Newton and Abigail McKno.


Derek At.tride, Paul Beverley and Russell Snape; Ribble Cub Scout flag — William Travis, Joe L am b e r t and Robert Robinson- Brownie pen­ nant — Susan Parkinson, Isobel Richards and Helen Webb.


ried the cross, Cub Scouts Iain Stansfield and Ian Barker presented the bread and wine to the Vicar; Tony Ashton took the collection and Venture Scout Christopher Shaw read the Epistle. Mr J. Blundell was the organist.


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members for coming third in the ACWW song writ­ ten contest were voiced at Waddington Wl by presi­ dent Miss Dorothy Dewr- ance. The gathering la ter


Clerical humour Congratulations to two


heard a preview of the song, the work of Mrs Doreen Underwood and Miss Catherine Dawson. Entertaining anecdotes


relating to the life of a country clergyman were recounted by the new vicar of Read,’ the Rev. Alan Reid. He was thanked by Mrs Margaret Wiggles-, worth. A competition for a New


Year resolution was won by Mrs S. Baron and Mrs D. Walmsley. S u g g e s t io n s w ere


invited for the charity of the year. Tickets, price £1.75, were on sale for a buffet dance at Wadding­ ton Social Club on March 8th and members were told that Mrs B. Barlow was producing a concert and one act plays performed by local children in St Helen's Sunday School on Feb­ ruary 22nd and-23rd. Following the last meet­


ing, 60 Christmas gifts were distributed to the elderly and housebound in


the village. Parties will be attending


the Clitheroe P a r ish Church musical on Feb­ ruary 14th and an even­ ing’s entertainment from “Scene 80” at Preston on


M A R T I A L a r t s inst ructor John Barker brought some worried looks to the faces o f these Sabden lads as he lay on a bed of broken glass and took the fu l l force of these h ammer . blows f rom two of his students. But the lads had no


need to w o r r y . M r B a r k e r was demon­ strating his power o f mind and strength of body by holding himself r igid a f ract ion o f an inch awa y f r om the glass dur in g a ma r t ial arts display in Sabden


on Fr iday . See page one fora full


report.


March 27th. The spring.council meet­


, Morecambe. As so few of the tea


ing is on March 4th and on April 21st there is a county visit to a fish farm and nuclear power station near


hostesses had turned up. Miss Dewrance j reminded members ;to check ’when


they :jvere on' the rota and be sure to arrange a substi- a tu te - if they could - not


was .thanked, for providing the table flowers.-. For the birthday party,


ttend. Mrs E. Underwood


members were asked to bring a knife and fork and GOp for the supper and a pair of soft shoes for the mystery entertainment. Tea hostesses will be:


Miss Moverley, Mrs Mor­ ris, Mrs E. Nevett, Mrs 0. Sowden, Mrs Parker, Mrs N. Steiger, Mrs Slinger and Mrs J. Rowbottom.


Rev. Graham Vickers spoke about the meaning of


Prayer Methodist minister the


irayer at a meeting of Waddington Methodist Women’s Fellowship on Thursday afternoon.' Miss B. Jackson was


chairman, tea hostess was Mrs H. Carnie and Mrs P. Fisher was the pianist. Mrs Montgomery will


speak at next Thursday’s meeting, when there will be a collection of clothing for Blackburn Mission.


party for children of St Helen's Sunday School, Waddington, and St Catherine’s, West Brad­ ford, parents provided transpor t to the pan­ tomime “Jack and the Beanstalk,” at Blackburn. T h e y o u n g s t e r s


Panto trip Instead of the usual


thoroughly enjoyed the show, singing anti joining in the games with gusto. The trip was planned by Mr and Mrs R. Hatherell, Sunday School superinten­ dents of St Helen’s.


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Christian Unity began in Sabden with a joint service at the Methodist Church attended by many mem­ bers of St Nicholas's Church. It was the ! Methodist


United The Week of Prayer for


Sabden


some of the mothers, who ■ provided tea and biscuits


in Sabden on Friday night boosted the funds of the Toddlers Playgroup in the village by more than £11. It was organised by


Fund booster A ladies’ clothes evening


for about .30 women.


Nicholas’s Church, Sab­ ' den, w i th th e ' v ic a r , Fr


Synod R e p r e s e n ta t iv e s from St


Trevor Vaughan,,attended . S the quarterly Deanery


Great Harwood, on Mon­ day night.


Bynod meeting at St artholomew’s Church,


of St Nicholas’s Church, Sabden, face an away match against Grindleton schoolboys on Saturday. Players should meet at the White Hart car park at 9- 45 a.m.


Challenging The junior football team


Well attended There was an excellent


attendance at the annual meeting of Sabden Baptist Church in the school hall on Monday night. Reports were given by-


Mrs M. Bridge for the ladies, church treasurer Mr Chris Garth, and Miss Joyce Blandford for mis­ sionary work, on behalf of secretary Mrs G. Ras­


mussen. Mrs M. Bri d do c k


reported an increase in scholars and teachers in the Sunday School and in the home missions report announced that £75 has been sent to the missions


fund. The church is keeping up


with its payments for two "adopted’ children in Kenya by taking collec­ tions at monthly family


services. Church secretary Mr


Clif for d Moorhous e reported on the year’s activities. The church graveyard is


to be renovated and it was agreed that all sidestones without inscriptions are to


be removed. Grave sides­ tones with inscriptions will be put down to ground level and headstones will remain where they are.


to the removal of the sides­ tones should contact the


Anyone with objections


church officers. Church redecoration will


Church’s annual covenant service and communion, and the sacrements were administered jointly by the Minister, the Rev. Roland Bamford, and Fr Trevor Vaughan, of the Parish Church. . . A special Eucharist ser­


have to wait until the recent plastering has thoroughly dried out. A special meeting will then be called to discuss the


work. The church s next fund­ , , . ,


vice for Christian Unity Week will' be held in St Nicholas’s Church tomor­ row, night at 7-30 p.m.


Study Anyone wishing to take


part in a Wednesday even- - - w • — i


ing. Lenten study group entitled "Living a parable should contact,-;Fr Trevor


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raising event will be a "Jubilee Review” given by Briercliffe Townswomen’s Guild in the school a week on Tuesday, at 7-30 p.m.


den Over 60’s midweek social were: Mr s K. Newby, L. Palmer, W. Brown, Mrs Whittaker. Whist: Ladies — Mrs B.


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Tricks and spots Domino' winners at Sab­


Birtwell, Mrs M. Ream; Gents — Mrs I. Flanna-


Wiswell


of the Ribble Valley Talk­ ing Newspaper scheme was given by Mr Brian Haig to Wiswell WI. lie showed slides and


Informative An informative account


told members that half the donations came from local WIs, several of whose members were involved in the production of the newspaper. Mrs J. Carter thanked him. A competition for the


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most amusing newspaper | misprint was won by Mrs E. Rhodes and Mrs I. Thompson and the winner of a mystery prize was Mrs I B. Gladwin. President Mrs J. Fenlon announced that £41.50


raised by carol singing was to be given to the local branch of the NSPCC and St Denys Home, Clitheroe. A visit to the Scene 80


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Christmas f a r e ‘was enjoyed by members of Wiswell WI at the Spread Eagle Hotel, Barrow, on Thursday.


Sawley


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on to the committee. Mem­ bers were told that carol singing had raised £65 for the children’s ward at Christie Hospital, Man­


chester. Speaker Mrs Caroline


Orr, on “Home decorating made easy," brought sam­ ples of carpet, wallpaper, curtaining and furnishing fabric and invited mem­ bers to choose materials to decorate a hall and stair­


case. ‘ She was thanked by Mrs


J. Porter. The competition for the best recipe for left­ over turkey was won by- Mrs M. Dyson, Mrs Webb, Mrs C. Cradock and Mrs J.


Wright. Social time was spent on


a telephone conversation quiz and a store cupboard competition. Winners were Mrs Porter and Mrs Webb.


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Mayor, Coun. Jimmy Fell, who will attend with Mrs Fell, will officially, open the sale. He was a fancy dress judge at one of the first money-raising efforts when the village nail pro­ ject was started in 1962. At an evening social and


supper after the sale, Bob and Mavis Jones will play for dancing.


Heanings, Newton, spoke on the "Year of the farm • to Bowland , Forest Young Farmers at their meeting


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