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Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, February 4th, 1982 5 News from the villages Whalley


Childcare New president Mrs G.


Slater opened the first meeting of the year for Whalley WI. She intro­ duced speaker Mr N. Baron, whose topic was child care in social work. He explained the proce­


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dure when children are taken into care and how foster homes are found in many cases. Mrs M. Day thanked him. ■ Voting took place on


ER Hurst Green as retired after ding years as a


1st in Blackpool, me Tennant was the village and St Joseph’s RC


er father and a sed to work at


1st College. ed in Smithy


il she was mar- n with her hus- n she moved to


e-Moors, er o f her , Mr Tommy


eanwhile moved tburn R o a d , , from where he


Jit after moving to |l decided to set >wn surgery for ore.


|aulage business, nigrating to New n 1967. this time, Mrs was working as a


lof her relatives e on the Fylde


retirement gives time to concen-


1 dancing and though she


her patients. It ; that the couple


■e more visits to • Ireen, which Mrs ( it th o ro u g h ly


stors


|her had been a banker and al-


I of the City of a sort of Dick Iton in some re-


llthough he came |le lineage.


four generations


! Holts were at None of them


[considerable age, lof them lie buried ley. The property la s s e d to the It family.


I have been able


I my lady corres- I have indicated


[ireas for research he has not previ-


Incountered and Jmay a s s is t in ; her project. she is successful


lie final paragraph ■ettei; she expre- nought which will Jorsed by many


i the district. on earth,” she


an anyone dream ne so ugly as ‘The : House’?”


re her bewilder-


J’he name is far ■tractive and dis- 1 great lack of im- |i. |heless, I hope the nture in this old ospers and this


| our Ribble Valley is preserved for


|ars to come. J.F. Waddington


Surprise peal A special 3 0 -minute


peal of bells rang out from St Helen’s Church, Wad­ dington, on Sunday morn­ ing to honour Mr James Herd and his wife Annie. The couple, who live at


Beech Mount, celebrated .their golden wedding last week. Mr Herd has been con­


nected with the bellrin­ gers for 57 years, so his colleagues decided that the golden day merited a surprise peal after morn­ ing service.


Church social A ploughman’s lunch


will be held in St Helen’s Sunday School, Wadding­ ton, on Sunday: Details were finalised at a meet­ ing of the church social committee. Further' events during


the year include a fash­ ion parade at Waddow Hall, by invitation of Miss M. Walker, the Guider-in- Charge, and the Spring Bank Holiday fair at the end of May.


St Anne’s The' 1st Waddington


Cub Scouts Parents’ Com­ mittee met at Southfield Drive, West Bradford, at the home of Mr and Mrs Hulme. Canon C. F.


. Goodchild ' welcomed Mrs Cooknell, attending for the first time: He congratulated Akela


Mrs Vera Snape on the continued success of the pack, but made a plea that the Cubs, whenever possible, be encouraged to


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nominees for the Lanca­ shire Federation .Execu­ tive Committee. Mrs C. Horsfall is to be a rep­ resentative on the CPRE. Letters of thanks were


received' from Whalley and Mitton Parish Council for the use of a room for the recent ploughman’s lunch, and from Mrs G. Kinrade for a gift re­ ceived when she broke her mist. Hostesses were Mrs P.


Barnes, Mrs J. Bradley, Mrs M. Britcliffe and Mrs C. Broadley.


All the aces At the Abbey senior


citizens’ drive in Whalley, whist winners were: Miss Hudson, Mrs Jolly, Mrs Whitaker and Mrs Kelly. Dominoes: Mrs Sutton,


Miss Wolstenholme, Mr Whitaker, Mrs Pye and Miss Eatoueh.


Much enjoyed Members of Standfast


WI, at their meeting, ex­ pressed enjoyment of the recent annual dinner held in the hospital’s Ribble Restaurant and postponed from December. The resignation of vice-


president Mrs E. Ellison, due to ill-health, was re­ ceived with regret. Mrs


M. Vose was elected to replace her.


Mr R. Schnitzel- gave a


demonstration of pressed flower pictures and super­ vised some members making their own. Miss R. Sheldon gave a


vote of thanks and the com p e t it io n fo r the prettiest earrings was won by Mrs K. Hope and Miss H.' Blane. Members were reminded to bring bowls of crocus for judg­ ing next month.


take part in village ac­ tivities. Secretary Mrs Mar­


garet Dugdale and trea­ surer Mrs Hulme gave their reports and !Akela announced details'of the pack holiday weekend at St Annes, from June 27th ’


’ to 29th. Other pack com­ mitments include the St


George’s Day parade on April 25th. •


Grand total Saturday’s jumble sale


held in the Sunday School on behalf of St Helen’s:


Church, Waddington, raised over £145. •


Party tea A t the annual New


Year party for residents of Waddington Hospital, the Trustees provided a tea of sandwiches, home­ made cakes, scones and trifles. Teas were taken to those who were unable, through infirmity, to be present. At the end of the after­


noon, Mrs Most, ap­ proaching her 98th year, thanked the Trustees in a witty speech. Small gifts were presented to each of the residents.


Thorny topic “A thorn in the flesh”


was the subject of a talk, by the Rev. G. A. Vickers to Waddington Methodist Women’s Fellowship on Thursday. Mrs W. Fisher was the chairman, tea h ostess was Mrs H. Carnie and Mrs S..Baines was the pianist. A collection of money


for the Save the Children Fund raised £18 and a large parcel of clothing has been sent to Black­ burn Mission. Mr Halliday will speak at the meeting next Thursday.


Rimington


Potato pie Rimington Memorial In­


stitute’s whist and domino drive was well attended on Saturday. There was a home-made potato pie supper and prizes were presented' by Mr F. Simp­ son, secretary of the Man­ agement Committee. Whist: Ladies — Mrs J. Johnson, Mrs J. Tennant,


Brennand. Gents — Mr S. Firth, Mr J. Dixon, Mr G.


Firth, Mrs G. Cowperth-


waite. Dominoes: Adults —


Mrs A. Garnett, Mr R. Hartley, Mrs Robinson, Mr Hackwood, Miss C. Chaffer. Children — David Graveston, Michael Frankland, Jennifer Peel. Raffle: Mrs N. Booth-


man, Mrs M. Bairstow, Mrs A. Green.


Slaidburn


Questions Slaidburn YFC met in


th e v i l la g e h all on Monday evening, with Claire Townson in the chair. She introduced Mr R.


Brindle of Settle, who spoke on two topics which occupy a considerable amount of his time — prison visiting and com­ munity service for offen­ ders. Numerous questions


were answered and a vote of thanks was proposed by vice-chairman. Robert Parker. A business meet­ ing followed.


Self defence Read Ventures were


joined by five Scouts for the opening session of their self defence course. Instruction was given by members of Accrington Karate Club and vigorous pages resulted in some stiii bodies on Thursday morning. The course will be repeated every third week.


Going to waste The Guide and Scout


Parents’ Committee will hold its monthly waste paper collection next Saturday, between 8-30 a.m. and 10-30 a.m., in Read School, Straits Lane.


Martin Top


Family leads At Salem Congregation­


al Chapel, Martin Top, the Sunday afternoon family service was led by


Langho


Appreciation . Forty-two members at­


tended the annual meet­ ing of St Leonard’s ..MU, Langho, which took place in the school' following corporate communion. Enrolling member Mrs


M. Holt thanked the retir­ ing officers and presented Mrs M.. Carter and Mrs J. Smith, retiring social com­ mittee members, with gift


organised. lew officers are: Mrs


N. Campbell (secretary), Mrs R. Pemberton (trea­ surer),-Mrs J. Davies and Mrs G. Cotton (social sec­ retaries), Mrs' E. Cron- shaw and Mrs E. Manley (sick visitors), Mrs E. Shaw (overseas work), Mrs E. Chadwick (young, families), Mrs H. Bullock (indoor members’ prayer circle). Committee: Mrs M. Ellis, Mrs L. Hartley,


Mrs I. Haworth, Mrs E. Keeling, Mrs W. Smith and Mrs K. Wildman. Mrs Holt will be retir­


ing next year as enrolling member and the. vicar has appointed Mrs H. Ains­ worth to be her assistant this year, prior to taking over the post. Mrs Holt is


sthe Whalley Deanery presiding member.


Read


Peep at past' Mrs Elaine Whittaker


paid a return visit to Read and Whalley Lunc­ heon Club to present a further insight into the fashions of the late Victo­ rian period. Chairman Mrs S. Barnes introduced her and the vote of thanks was given by Mrs M. H. Turner.


Enrolled At Friday’s Calder Cub


pack meeting in Read, Andrew White was enrol­ led and received.his un­ iform badges. The 1st year star was


presented to Robert A n d r ew , the bronze ar row to Jonath an Graham, hobbies badges to Melvyn Ward and An-


Mrs G. Whitaker, Mrs J / thony Wilkinson and the


3rd stage swimmer’ s badge to Philip Graham.


the Stirk. family, of War­ rington. ‘


: ’ Mr Barrie Stirk con­


ducted the worship, his message, being “Oppor­ tunities” and' questioned “Where has God led you?” ' Bible readings were given by his elder son Philip and Mrs Betty Stirk. The family sang “The


Prayer of St Francis” and “ F r e e ly F r e e ly ” . Elizabeth and Cameron also sang a duet, “Hal­ lelujah”. Miss Jane Harding of


tokens in appreciation of Skipton conducted the the many trips they .had evening worship. Her


message was on “Jesus’s ’owing relationship with


g


is Father”. Miss Alice Parkinson


was the organist. Collec­ tions amounted to £26.77 for the Arthritis and Rheumatism Council.


Panto visit On Friday evening a


small party of Sunday School scholars, parents and friends enjoyed a visit to the pantomime “Jack and the Beanstalk” , at Trinity Methodist Church-, Clitheroe.


Chipping


£54 for church Chipping WI raised £54


for church funds at their New Year whist and domino drive. Whist winners were —


Ladies: Mrs Moon, V. Murray, Mrs Walmsley, Mrs C a r tw r ig h t , S. Harris, M. W. Walmsley. Low: B. Robinson. Gents: J. Robinson, C. Haworth, T. Holden, W. Bailey, Mrs M cG a h e y , Mrs Roger son. Low: Mrs Ainsworth. D om in o e s : Mrs E .


Kenyon, Mrs Neary, Mrs. D. H a yh u r s t , Jenny Neary, Miss Chaffer, Mrs M. Seed, Mr T. Kenyon,


Mark Neary, Mr H. Dol­ phin, Glenys Jackson,


Julia Neary. Low: Mrs


Bailey. A chair donated by Mr


J. Berry was won in a r a f f le by Mrs M. McGahey. Other prizewin­ ners were Mrs M. Seed, Mrs Walmsley, S. Bur­ rows, D. Hayhurst, Mrs Jackson and Mrs Walm­ sley.


Disco Mr Ken Dickinson and


friends organised a disco night for the Friends of Brabin’s School Fund in the V i l la g e Hall on Friday, raising £57.


Hurst Green


Vegetarian diet P r e s id en t Mrs K.


Young asked members of Hurst Green WI to stand in remembrance of Mrs Ei Snape,


a founder


in as speaker because’ daughter was attend some


and and


loyal member who will be sadly missed.


Mrs E. Mather stepped icause her unable


to described vegetarian meals, she had sampled at her


daughter’s home. She then treated mem­


bers to home-made wine, cheese and biscuits. The jumble sale is on


February 28th in the Memorial Hall. ’ Social time was spent


composing limericks for the Hot Pot competition. Winners were Mrs Mar­ garet Holden, Mrs V. Taylforth and Mrs Young.


W~~ Chatburn


Vacancies . There are plenty of vac­


ancies : for - youngsters at . Chatburn playgroup, which meets on Tuesday and - Thursday mornings from 9-15 to 11-45 in the Methodist Sunday School. It is open to children from two to school age. A n yon e in te r e s ted


should contact Mrs P. Tit- terington, 62 Downham Road, Chatburn, or Mrs C. Evans (Tel. 41325).


Snooker Dominoes and snooker


were played at the Rib- blesdale Club, Chatburn, where birthday greetings were, sung for Mrs Pre­ ston. Tea hostesses were Mrs Burns and Mrs Campbell.


Any room? There was a very good


attendance at the family service at Christ Church, Chatburn, on Sunday, conducted by Canon C. R. Butlin. Sunday School superin­


te n d en t M is s Carol Walker spoke on the theme “Room for Jesus” and several of the scho-. lars gave illustrations, after- which Mr Butlin ta lk ed on the same subject. . The junior choir sang


“ Into my Heart” ana “Have you any room for Jesus.” The Friday Club, led by Mrs Pauline Hall and the Cub Scouts, led by Mrs J. Woodward and Mr B. Johnson, paraded their flags and banner.


Bashall Eaves


Silk flowers Mrs E. Spurgeon pres­


ided over a good attend-


■ ance at Bashall Eaves WI for a demonstration of silk


flower arrangements by Mrs L . P r a t t , of Clitheroe. Miss M. Spur­ geon proposed thanks. One of the arrange­


ments .was raffled and won by Mrs M. Pinder. A com p e t it ion fo r the prettiest Christmas card


'was won by Mrs E. Spur­ geon. Tea was served by Mrs E. Hind and Mrs M. Thornber.


Bolton-by-Bowland Mixed luck


B o lto n -b y -B ow la n d


YFC had mixed fortunes in the county quiz heats. The junior A team,


com p osed o f J an e t Hanson, Alison Pickard and Peter Dakin, beat Clitheroe A , but the senior A team, comprising Michael Cornthwaite, Sheila Billows and John Hartley, lost to Clitheroe A.


The junior B team — James Booth, Catherine Maher and Rebecca Hunt, beat


s e n io r s


Slaidburn —


Cornthwaite, and the


Bryan A ngela


Cornthwaite and David Walter — lost to the Slaidburn team.


To aid funds At Bolton-by-Bowland


Village Hall Committee’s whist and domino drive to aid funds, whist winners were: Ladies — Mx-s I. Tayforth, Mrs D. Wright, Mrs E. Middleton. Gents


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YESTERDAY had a special golden sparkle for Bolton-by-Bowland couple John and Elizabeth Carman, for they celebrated 50 years of mar­


ried life. They spent the day at


home, saving the special celebrations until Satur­ day. when they can be with their family and close friends at a party at the Copy Nook Hotel.


But even then, Mr and


Mrs Carman, both 77, will not have finished marking the special occasion.


In the summer they


plan to return to their home town of Chester for more celebrations.


They met in 1930 on a


bus ride. When the bus broke down, Mr Caiman, like a true .gentleman, walked the .three miles home with Mrs Caiman, then Miss Hughes.


. They met again and in


1932 were married in Dunham Hill, Chester.


Mr Carman had just


- come, out of the army, where he served in the Middle and Far East and with the British Aimy in


— Mr B. Edwards, Mr W. Clark, Mr W. Briggs. Dominoes: Mr J.' Tom­


linson, Mr T. Parkinson, Mrs Lofthouse, Mr J. Singleton, Mr S. Pickard, Miss M. Pye. Raffle: Mr C. Johnson,


Mr J. Cowperthwaite. MCs were Mr W.-Cros-


sley (whist) and Mr J. Singleton (dominoes).


Tour mill Members of Bolton-by-


BowlancT Y FC looked round Thornber’s Textile Mill, Clitheroe. Mr Fox, Mr J. Thornber and Mr M. Thornber were thank­ ed for their guided tour of the premises by Sheila Billows. L a s t week seve ra l


, members took part in an indoor sports night.


Dunsop Bridge


Dance time The e v e r p opu lar


“ Come D a n c in g ” in Dunsop Bridge Village Hall on Saturday night was organised by the Hall ' Committee. The Parker Bros Band played for dancing. Prizewinners were: Mr J. Hayhurst, Mr J. Birkett and Mr M. En- twistle. The next “Come Danc­


ing” will be on February 27th.


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THE foundation stone of the planned East Lanca­ shire hospice could be laid in June — just 13 months after the £200,000 appeal was launched.


The good news was


given , in Clitheroe. at a presentation ceremony by the man behind the pro­


ject, Dr Merton Seigle- man, pain relief consul­ tant at Blackburn Royal Infirmary.


'He told a reception


given by Ribble Valley Mayor Coun. John Walm­ sley that £99,000 had been raised in the past eight months and more cash, in the pipeline would boost the total to £132,000.1 ■


Grants toward the Myra Clegg, Chief Execu-


scheme from the local hos- tive Mr Michael Jackson pital authority could not .and members of , the . yet be confirmed because Ribble Valley appeal com- of the impending reshuffle of the National Health Service.


mittee. The Band Club’s cheque


But after a meeting


with the architects, Dr Seigleman was confident that building could... start in June.


He described the fund­


raising as “a marvellous effort”.


The' latest contribu­


tions, from Billington Brass. Band Club and Gis- burn WI, were handed over to' Coun, Walmsley.


Also in attendance were Deputy Mayor Coun. Mrs


for £650 — proceeds of a sale of work — was pre­ sented by Mrs Nora Lofthouse and Gisburn WI’s contribution of £370 — half the money raised at a Christmas fair — by president Mrs .Susan Graveston.


Mr Ernest Tolson,'trea­


surer of the Ribble Valley appeal, reported that vir­ tually half the £40,000 local target had been raised.


/Thanking both groups


for- their efforts, Coun. Walmsley announced that . his Mayoral appeal this year for the hospice fund stood at £2,500. He will be handing over a final


cheque in May. ■ Publicity officer for the


Ribble Valley-appeal, Mr John Clayton thanked


everyone who had contri­ buted so far and reminded


people holding events loc­ ally in aid of the appeal to send the proceeds to Mr Tolson, at 4 Claremont Avenue, Clitheroe, rather than direct to Blackburn.: Picture: Mrs Graveston


(left)'and Mrs Lofthouse hand over their groups’ cheques to Coun., Walm­


sley. •


Hall’s 11th anniversary . bring-and-buy sale .will be opened on February 13th by the Ribble_Valley Coun. John I.


msley. Sabden


Fancy dress Sabden’s Holme . Com­


mittee is holding a fancy dress Valentine’s dance in St Nicholas’s Hall a week tomorrow.


Winning hands Domino winners at


Sabden over 60s whist' and domino drive were


Miss E. Hayes, Mrs M. Wade, Mrs E. Jackson


and Mr W. Brown. Whist — Ladies: Mrs


N. Marshall, Mrs E. Har­ greaves. Gents: Mr J. Simm,. Mrs I. Green. Raffle: Miss Hayes.


Tricks and spots At a whist and domino


drive in St Mary’s School for Sabden Over .60s,- domino winners were: Mrs Whittaker, = Mrs K. Newby, Mrs F. Boocopk,


India for eight years, and Mrs Carman was an assis­ tant in a newsagent and tobacconists in Chester. Mr Carman then joined


the West Riding police force and as a, constable was stationed in De- \vsbury, Barnsley and Settle. In 1946 the couple moved to Main Street, B o l t o n -b y -B ow la n d , where they have re­ mained. In 1956 Mr Carman re­


tired from the Force and took up work including storekeeping and driving. The couple have a son,


Ian, who lives in London, and a daughter, Mrs Mar­ garet Lodge, of. Langclif-' fe. There are four grand­ children and four great­ grandchildren. Mr Carman is a keen


naturalist and enjoys gar­ d en in g , w hile Mrs Carman • spends much of her time on pottery paint­ ing and sewing.


Mrs E. Brown and W. Brown. Whist: Ladies — Mrs J.


Swannick, Mrs M. Proc­ ter. Gents — Mr E. Wilson, Mr E. Flannagan. Raffle: Mrs I. Metcalfe.


West Bradford


Holiday views Members of West Brad­


ford Methodist Church B r ig h t Hour were welcomed to the New- Y e a r p a r ty o f St Catherine’s MU by Mrs N. Goodchild. Mrs M. Sleath showed slides of her holidays and


local scenes, as well as views of Yugoslavia • sent by secretary Mrs B.. Stock, who was unable to be present. Mrs Mackenzie played


some old favourite tunes on the piano, which mem­ bers enjoyed singing, and there was a Jacob’s join tea. Mrs Susan Clark thanked the MU on behalf of the visitors.


Tosside


Full house There was a full house


for the annual fancy dress dance in Tosside Insti­


tute. Old-time music was played by Harry, Steve and-Allan. Judges for fancy dress were Mr and Mrs John Parry, of Lower Stoney Bank.


’ . Winners: Mr H. Met­


calfe (Big Daddy), Mr R. Brandwoqd (Miss Tosside 1952)i Mrs M. Robinson and Mrs J. Maude (Two mice), Mr B. Newhouse (Professor Rubik), Mrs E. Hartley (Three blind mice), Mrs R. Procter (Pendle witch), Mrs I: Skellorn (Paddington Beai'), Mrs E. Newhouse (Summer after winter), M r ; D. Procter, Mr L. Booth and Mr J. Faraday ( la st of the Summer Wine), Mr C. Skellorn (Black Sambo),Y Mr R. Howarth (Sheik of Tos­ side).


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mission has been granted. to build an. agricultural worker’s house at Brad: dup. House Farm, Wad­ dington.


Members of the Ribble


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