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the Ribble Valley. Although attendances


-egations at Easter ay services in' beaut- i f u l l y - de co ra ted churches throughout


were somewhat down on last year at Clitheroc Parish Church, the vicar, Canon John Hudson, was not too disappointed. “Last Easter was ex­


ing service taken by Mr Blackburn and fellow lay reader Miss Melanie Star- kie was attended by 150. Flowers were very


at the five Masses on Easter Day. Celebrated by Fr Ware- .


much in evidence at St Paul’s, Low Moor, where members- of the Mothers’ Union helped to decorate the church. According to lay reader Mr Kenneth Guy, attendances com­ pared well with last year’s record numbers. The main Easter Day


ceptional because the church was newly-rehal- lowed and back in use almost two years after being badly damaged by fire,” he said. Canon Hudson con­


ducted four Easter Day morning services and the preacher at Evensong was the Rev. Stanley Birtwell. The Parish Church, was


service was conducted by the Rev. M. Howells, a


retired minister from Blackburn, assisted by Mr Guy and Mrs C. M. Wall- work. The morning Commun­


ing, Fr B. Dobson, Fr J. Griffin and Fr T. Lake­ land, four'of them were at the Lowergate'church at the customary Sunday times, with the fifth at Low Moor Club in the rriorning.


-Church, was full for the morning family Commun­ ion on Sunday. At the end ■ of the service a team of visitors took bread and wine to local housebound people. . ’“It is the first time we


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also the venue for the Good Friday united ser­ vice. Local clergymen, led by Canon Hudson, read the lessons and prayers and Fr Joseph Wareing, p a r ish p r ie s t of SS Michael and J o h n ._ C l i th e ro e , was the preacher. On Good Friday after­


noon the Bishop of Burn­ ley, the Rt Rev. R. C. C. Watson, led three hours of devotion at the parish church. . At St J am e s ’s,


ion was led by Wadding- ton hospital reader Fr Ernest Smith arid Even­ song by Mr Campbell Hopwood, a' lay reader from Clitheroe Parish Church. St Paul’s parishioners


have tried this and it w'orked very well,” said' Circuit Supt, the Rev. James Needham. “There" is every chance that we shall repeat it later in the year.” Mr Needham added


Clitheroe, where the Rev. David Maurice Woodhouse is due to take over as Rector in July, there were not as many Easter Day services as in previous years. But ac­ cording to churchwarden Mr Alan Bleazard attend­ ances were excellent at the three services which were held. More than 200 attended


were among more than 40 people who attended a united service at Low Moor Methodist Church on Maundy Thursday evening. The service of Communion was con­ d u c ted by Whalley Methodist minister, the Rev. Graham Vickers, as­ sisted by Mr Guy. Mr Vickers also preached and Mrs Alison Lodge, of Waddington, sang a solo, “Praise you Lord”. Organ­ ist was Miss Isobel Walm- sley. A collection was taken for the hospice fund. Preacher at Low Moor


that it had not been poss­ ible to follow the usual tradition of serving break­ fast after the early morn­ ing service at Trinity be­ cause of dry rot repairs currently being carried out.


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tion of the church and it looked lovely,” he added.


Methodist Church on E as ter Day was Mrs Edna Cowperthwaite, of Clitheroe. It was an “excellent”


Communion at the two morning services con­ ducted by the Rev. Wil­ liam Jenkins and lay reader Mr Malcolm Black­ burn. In the evening, a heal­


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Reformed Church, the minister, the Rev. John D. Salsbury, was the preacher at Sunday’s family worship and com­ munion service. There were also services at the U n ited Reformed Churches in Barrow and 1 Newton. Mr Salsbury was also


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Easter at SS Michael and John’s, Clitheroe, accord­ ing to parish priest .Fr Joseph Wareing. There were good attendances at Masses on Maundy Thurs­ day, Good Friday and Saturday, and an esti­ mated 1,000 people were


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was the first time we had tried such a venture and we were very pleased with the attendance,” he said. At Whalley, the bus


preacher at the united service of communion at Trinity on Thursday. “It


ist Church the preacher of worship for children was the Minister, the was followed by Matins Rev. T: J. Bradshaw.


At Chatburn Method- • supper. On Friday an act


congregation was invited meditation on the Passion to donate the cost of a of Christ was led by the flower in ' memory of a vicar, the Rev. F. E.


Each member of the ’ Good Friday Litany and and ante-Communioh. The


were arranged by Mrs Daphne P o r te r , Mrs Marion Johnson and Mrs M. Heaton. There was also an


loved one and four large Chard, displays of choice blooms


Easter garden with the cross, the tomb and the grave clothes. The' choir sang an Easter, folk song accompanied on the guitar by Mr Roy Porter. Miss G. Parkinsori was the or­ ganist. The. service con­ cluded with Communion.


vice with, the Methodists at Christ Church, Chat- burn, attracted a very ' good' attendance: The Rev. T. J. Bradshaw, the Methodist minister, con­ ducted it and the preacher was Canon Cecil Butlin, Vicar of Chatburn. After­ wards the congregation enjoyed breakfast) with members of the Sunday School waiting on guests.


A joint Easter Day ser­


Methodist Church, the Good Friday service was conducted by the minis­ ter, the Rev. G. A. Vic­ kers. Mrs A. Lodge read her thoughts on the mean­ ing of Easter. For Easter day, the


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were extremely well at­ tended including one enti­ tled “Come to life”. This was narrated by Mrs P. Jackson, Mr R. Oldfield and Mr G. Braith waite.-| Soloists were Mrs D. Braithwaite and Mrs S. .Smith. The Rev. Brian Cave


Easter Day services


conducted two morning Communion services at St John’s, Hurst Green and an evening service at All Hallows, Mitton.


tended the three' Easter Day s e rv ic e s a t St Leonard’s, Langho, and one earlier in the day at Old Langho. The vicar, the Rev Warren, said the


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figure compared well with last year and paid particu­ lar tribute to the people who had helped to deco­ rate St Leonard’s so at­ tractively. An “Easter garden” by members of the Sunday School was a particular highlight. Afternoon services at


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church was decorated by members of the Sunshine Band. During the morning service, Paul and Daniel Brierley, who are going to live in Australia, were presented with books by Mr Vickers on behalf of the Sunday School. The preacher at the


station was the setting for. the annual Good Friday united service organised by the local ecumenical group. The fine weather at­


tracted people of all faiths and the service was high­ lighted by music from Slaidburn Silver band which accompanied the singing. Soloist was Miss Linda .W h i tf ie ld , of Clitheroe, who accom­ panied herself on guitar. The service was con­


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ducted by P as to r J . Beardwood, of Billington Baptist Church, and the Rev. Michael Ackroyd, Vicar of Whalley. Speaker was Methodist minister Mr Vickers. There were very good a t te n d a n c e s for the


d in g to n , th e re were celebrations of Commun­ ion on each morning of Holy Week up to Good F r id a y . C e le b ra n t throughout was the vicar, Canon C. F. Goodchild, who also conducted Even­ song on the Wednesday. On Good Friday, a chil­


evening service was Mr H. Jones. At St Helen’s, Wad­


Sa lem Co n g r e g a t io n a l Church, Martin Top, on Easter Day, were con­ ducted by Mr Eddie Bob- rowski, of the Central Gospel Mission, Nelson. Evening worship was led by. Mr Robert Pickles, of Brancliffe Lodge Fellow­ ship, Barnoldswick. Or ganist for the day was Miss Alice Parkinson.


rector of St Andrew’s, Slaidburn, conducted all the services over Easter. Communion on Sunday,..at which the newly-con­ firmed were present, was very well attended., On Monday, parishion­


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ers and guests were in­ vited to the rectory for tea, and this proved very popular. A special Easter family


dren’s service was fol­ lowed by Matins and the Litany at which the full choir was in attendance. The vicar later conducted afternoon devotions and Evensong. On Easter Day there


service was held at Slaid' burn Methodist Church at which Mr Brian Clark was the preacher. Miss Hilary Jones was the pianist. "


was a capacity turnout for the 11 a.m. service at which the^Eucharist was sung. There was also a good


Sunday services at Whal- . child, assisted at the altar ley Parish Church, which


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was attractively deco­ rated. “Easter was a very happy time for us,” said Mr Ackroyd.


tu rn o u t a t Whalley Methodist Church for services on Sunday. Com­ munion was celebrated by the minister, Mr Vickers, at 8 a.m. and again in the evening. Preacher in the morning was Mr R. H ow el Jo n e s , of Clitheroe. Organist was Mr Norman Yates: At Whalley Abbey, re­


There was also a good


attendance for Commun­ ion earlier in the morning. Celebrant on each occa­ sion was Canon Good-


Aidan Hughes. Organist was Mr Tim Sagar. In the afternoon there were a number of baptisms. Easter Day was par­


of the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday brought together mem­ bers of all four churches in Sabden. They filled St Mary’s RC church for the service which was led by Fr Leon . Morris, assisted by the Rev. Denis McWil- liam, the Rev. Roland Bamfordj Me th o d is t minister, and the Rev. A. D. Briddock, . Baptist


A united Act of worship


sidents at an Easter as­ sembly were joined by vil­ lagers in prayer and vigils. Parish priest at the En­


ticularly significant at St Catherine’s, West Brad­ ford. For not only was the church beautifully de­ corated. and filled to capacity for the morning Eucharist,'but for the first time for many years the choir from St Helen’s, Waddington, was present to lead the singing. As well as singing the Office, the choir began with the Easter anthem. Celebrant was Canon


glish Martyrs, Whalley, Fr Thomas Murray, de­ scribed as "excellent''’ the turnout for the Masses over the festival. He conducted them all,


parishioner. Canon Goodchild paid


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planned for outdoors? had to be held inside because of bad weather. Drawings of the Stations of the Cross by design student- Mrs Christine Rawlinson of the Baptist Church, were taken into St Mary’s and placed next to those fixed around the walls. The Rev. A. D. Brid­ dock -led the E a s te r


minister... The service, originally


weekend w’o rship at Sabden Baptist Church which was well supported


Goodchild, who wore a new set of vestments pre­ sented to the church by an


starting with an evening celebration on Thursday. The church was beautiful­ ly decorated for the Good Friday Passion and the Holy S aturday .Vigil


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to Crowtrees Gardens, Chatburn, 18 months ago after living for many years in Chatburn Road, Clitheroe. Born near Settle, he first came to the Ribble Valley to farm on the Sawley Grange Estate.. After giving up farming


, The church itself was decorated with spring flowers ; and greenery, with lilies , at the altar. Worship began with Com­ munion on Thursday and the following , day there was a children’s service in the morning and a special service in the . evening, with readings and hymns. Sunday commenced


spectacular sight in the churchyard of St Mary’s, Gisburn, on Sunday.


by members. There was a similar pic­


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ture at Sabden Methodist Church w'here the Rev. Roland Bamford con­ ducted an Easter Day service. ■'St Nicholas’s, Sabden,


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, s e t up by church members. Sunday school children


was packed to the doors for the. parish eucharist service on Easter Day. The Vicar, the Rev, Denis McWilliam, blessed the traditional Easter garden,


vice the congregation as­ sembled in the Sunday School for refreshments. The daffodils were a


ceived theirs after the service. An Easter frieze by the Sunday School was hung from the pulpit for all to see. ’ The moving candlelit


had their annual Easter egg hunt when about 50 chocolate eggs .were hidden round the church garden. Young choir members and servers re­


in 1946, he worked as postman in Clitheroe and as a security guard at the Whalley brandy of Mar­ tin’s Bank. A long-time member of


with two Communions, followed by Matins and Communion. After Even­ song there was a service of Communion. All the services were conducted by the vicar, Canon S. A. Selby. Miss M. Lord was organist.


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Trinity Methodist Church, he lived in Waddington Road before moving toChatburn Road. His wife, Edith, died iO years ago. As well .as turning out for the Clitheroe CC bowling team, Mr Ham- son enjoyed watching all


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day evening began' the E a s te r Vigil a t All Saints’, Pendleton. The vicar, the Rev. John Cole, conducted' and preached at three traditional ser­ vices on Sunday. The choir ; sang' the Easter carol “Let the song be begun” : Organist was Miss E. Bannister., Services at Downham


Communion on Thurs­


Easter ceremonies service on Holy Saturday started with the church in com­ plete darkness until -the lighting of .the Paschal candle after'which candles held by all the congrega­ tion were lit. • Baptismal vow’s were renewed. The parish of St Mary’s


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RC, Sabden, responded well to 'Fr Leon Morris’s urging for a “real Holy Week”. The climax of the \yeek, Easter Day, saw the church very full. The Good Friday ser­


vice and the Holy Satur­ day Easter Vigil with the hlessing of the Paschal candle, oils and holy water were well attended.


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