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Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, January 28th, 1982 5 Chatburn NEWS FROM THE VILLAGES


Uiurch Women’s Fellow- ship had a showing of slides by the Rev. J. -


Christian Aid Chatbiirn Methodist


Aid work in Kenya and Brazil.


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presided and Mrs Goodfel- low was the pianist. Re­ freshments were served by committee members.


Mrs Grant-Townsend JERY


friends of Christ Church Mothers’ Union, Chat- burn, travelled to Pre­ ston’s Guildhall Theatre to see the pantomime “Alad­ din. Arrangements were made by Mrs Barbara Quayle.


Pantomime Nineteen members and


Dominoes Mrs Atkinson and Mrs


Snape were winners at the domino drive at Chat-, burn’s Ribblesdale Club on Thursday.


were sung for'Mrs Swales and Mrs Denby. Tea hos­ tesses were Mrs Campbell' and Mrs Titterington.


Birthday g reet ing s


Busy time' Meetings, of Chatburn'


Girls’ -Friday Club have been well attended, de­ spite the bad weather and there has been plenty going on, with competi­ tions and games.


this year is about Chat­ burn, so villagers are asked to do their best to help out if any of the members come round with questions. E n te r ta inm en t by


The scrapbook project AS)


Rachel Smith, Susan Rhodes and Samantha Limbert was entitled “Christmas surprises.” • The Friday Club banner


at family service was car­ ried by Charlotte Bithel, attended by Ingrid Hall


.and Caroline Booth. Prayers at meetings


were read by Naomi. Johnson and Claire Har­ greaves. The club meets in February on the 5th and 19th.


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Social night At the AGM supper and


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social evening of Christ Church MU, Chatburn. enrolling member Mrs M. Butlin.. welcomed mem­ bers: There was a mi­ nute’s silence in memory of Mrs Agnes Wiseman and Mrs Mary Prosser. Supper of chicken, roast


• was served by the com­ mittee. Reports were given by the treasurer, social secretary and con­ vener of the flower and sick fund committee. Elected to office were


Eotato and salad, followed y meringues and cakes,


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Mrs C. Whitaker (secret­ ary), Mrs C. Speak and Mrs 0. Stannard (treasur­ ers) , Mrs B. Quayle (social secretary), Mrs Black, (flower and sick


fund). Committee: F. Parker,


M. Smith, I. Walker, D. Brough, D. Driver and B.


Eamshaw. Arrangements were


made for the jumble sale, Women’s World Day of Prayer and the making of posies for Mothering Sunday. It was dec id ed to


donate £25 to the MU Overseas Fund and £5 to


. the Blackburn Diocese in memory of Mrs Prosser.


Chipping


For pupils The organisers of the


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Friday discos in Chipping Village Hall are running tom orrow ’ s disco for pupils of Brabin’s School from 7-30 p.m. to 11 p.m. It is a normal Friday


night disco open to all six to 16-year-olds. as usual, admission being '50p. The disco commences early to suit the younger ones and parents may collect their children at any time


during the evening. H e a d m a s t e r M r V.


R ob in s on will b e in at­ t e n d a n c e . D r in k s an d


sw e e ts will b e available and all p ro ce ed s \rill g o to the F r ien d s o f Brabtn s Scho o l Fun d .


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£50 raised The disco held in Chip-


,ing Village Hall on $


Friday: raised £50 for funds.


Rush seating Tw en ty -s ix , m emb e rs o f


' Chinning YFC met m the S hall for a demonst- , ration of rush seatmg y Mr B. Garstang, who has been practising the cen­ turies-old craft for 25


• years. It took him 45 mi-


mites’ to rush the seat of a chafr he had brought. .The vote of thanks was given by Peter Stott.


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Perform play Due to bad weather,


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Robert Andrew Little made his public debut on Saturday — but slept, the whole way through!


‘ For Robert, ^the tJ -S'.,'--;.-.- -.•Tr-


youngest • resident o f Pendleton, was among the 22 children who attended


■the village WI’s annual children’s party on Satur­ day afternoon. , . r •The children played :■


games and watched '-fear- toon films presented by . Andrew Metcalf who also ■provided music. After-tea they .were given sweets and a gift to take hoA?e. - '


-t'.jsj- ’4W -V “ It was a jolly good


party and all the children seemed to enjoy them­ selves. The baby just slept through the whole th in g , ” said a -WI member.


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well into the New Year. .A nativity play based on St Luke’s Gospel was


Performed last week efore an audience of gov­


e rn o r s , parents and friends. Three children played Mary at different stages of her life — Mary Hall, Catherine Bailey and Jacqueline Preston. Dominic Hester was


Joseph, Iain. Pattinson was St Luke, Mandy


Pheonix was the Angel Gabriel and Martin How- arth doubled as the nar­ rator and St John. All the children had a


Read


Join forces The Week of Prayer for


Christian Unity has been marked by two special church services in Read. On Sunday morning,,


about 150- people from both churches gathered in the . United Reformed Church. The Rev. David Nevard


part, some performing, more than one role. The dress rehearsal the day before was performed for children ana staff of Bra-


• bin’s School. Recent activities in­


cluded a bring-and-buy stall organised by the chil­ dren for the poor in Peru, which raised £88. The trip to see the pan­


tomime “Aladdin” was so much enjoyed that it is hoped to make it an annual event.


Tosside


PTA gift A jumble sale with cake


and produce stall and tombola, held at Tosside School :.on Saturday, raised almost £90 for school funds. On view was the new stereo radio-cas­ sette player purchased by the PTA. Head teacher Mrs Vera


Newhouse announced that Mrs Margaret Thorne, the school secretary, was leaving to take up a new post at Grindleton, where she has recently moved. Thanks were expressed


for all her hard work as both secretary and a


member of the PTA and for her support in helping to keep the school open.


She was'presented with a bouquet of flowers by


Joelyn Rogan. It was encouraging to


see the new children and families at the school and to learn that eyen more children are expected shortly.


Right cards A whist and domino


drive in aid of institute funds was held at Tosside on Saturday. MCs were Mr Edgar Metcalfe and Mr Jack Kenyon. ■ • Whist winners: Ladies — Mrs B. Peel, Mrs B. Wright, Mrs Lax, Mrs Middleton. Gents — Mr K. Edwards, Mr F. Wall, Mr J. Swales, Mr T. Airey. Dominoes: Mrs F.


conducted the service and the Rev. Alan Reid led the intercessions. Mr J. Wilkinson was the organ­ ist and two young people from each church took up the collection. In St John’s CE Church


refreshments were served by ladies in the church hall.


Appropriate In the .week that


churches of all denomina­ tions were having com-, bined services to think about Christian unity, the Rev.. T. Bradshaw, of Chatburn, in a talk to Whalley Women’s Fellow­ ship, developed the theme of “Brotherly love”.


Using Psalm 133 as an


on - Sunday evening, the preacher was the Rev. Frank Sutton, Of Simon- stone, a retired. Methodist minister. He gave an in­ spiring sermon on the ob­


jects of Christian unity. Mr B. Williams conducted the service.


Fried chicken On Monday evening


Read Scouts were at last able to hold their Christ­ mas party, postponed due to weather conditions and holidays. The two packs joined forces for an outing’ to Padiham Pool, followed by a fried chicken supper. Swimmer's badges have


been gained by Christ­ opher Platt, Leslie Platt, Kelvin Law and Graham Pattie. Darren Lewth- waite and Vakas Khawaja have passed the musi­ cian’s badge, and Neil H a r r ison and Mark Goucher the collector’s- badge.


servation officer in Pre­ ston, spoke to Read Ven­ ture Scouts on the need to p r o te c t animals.and plants. He used slides as illustration. Next week the Venture


Protection Mr Tim Adkin, a con­


Scouts will be taking a course in self-defence. ,


Whalley Trefoil Guild members en­


Potato pie Whalley. and District


joyed a potato pie supper served by the committee at their annual party in the Stanley Room of the Conservative Club. A letter of thanks for a


donation of £243 was read from the Arthritis and Rheumatism Council for Research — the result of a joint knit-in by the ■Whalley members and the Brockhall Hospital Guild.


P a rk e r , Mrs E. B r o d e r ick , Mr E. Broderick, Mrs C. Wood, Peter Taylor, Mrs J. Howarth, Mr E. How- arth, Mr E. Norris. Raffle: Mrs Sutton,


Miss Breaks, Mr Ross, Mrs Graham.


Bolton-by-Bowland


Farm meeting Members of Bolton-by-


Bowland YFC met at Fat Hill Farm, Bolton-by- Bowland, the home of Mr and Mrs David Howard, to judge dairy cattle. Winners: Senior —


.ed master judge Mr F. Dinsdale. The girls had a competi­


Angela Booth, Alan Hart­ ley, Catherine Booth. Junior — Stuart Aspin, James Booth, Steven Leeming. Steven Leeming thank-


tion to make a vegetable man. Winners were: S en io r — M arga re t


Cornthwaite, Sheila Bil­ lows, Angela Smalley. Junior — Anne Smalley, Alison Pickard, Rebecca Hurst. Alison Pickard thanked


All the aces At Whalley Abbey


senior citizens’ drive, whist winners were: L ad ie s — Mrs M. Whitaker,' Mrs F. Jolly. Gents — Mrs I. Kelly, Mrs E. Howarth. Dominoes: Mrs Sutton, Mr W h ita k e r , Miss Eatough, Mrs Pye.


held in Whalley Methodist Church to mark the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. There was an excellent


United A united service was


illustration, he emphas­ ised the need for individu­ al Christians to work to­ wards more tolerance and understanding of their dif­ ferences, while realising that all have need of the grace and love of Jesus.


In his talk he also


queried whether too much concern was shown for church buildings, rather, than for the Gospel. There was much food for thought.


Mrs M. Brigg was in


the chair, the pianist was Mrs E. Wilkinson and tea was served by Mrs E. Grimshaw and helpers.


Pendleton


Time to discuss - New president Mrs E.


Owen welcomed members at Pendleton WI and in the absence of a speaker; the opportunity was taken to discuss a wide range of WI topics.


Nominations for the


County Executive were discussed at length, as was the subject of heavy lorries on country roads. Two members are re­ quired to attend the resol­ ution selection meeting at Longridge in February.


county chairman Mrs F. Smithies, thanking mem­ bers for their sympathy following her accident, and from West Bradford WI accepting an invitation in March.


Letters were read from On the social side, mat­


ters discussed included the children’s party, a coffee morning • in the Mayor’s Parlour on Feb­ ruary 27th in aid of WI and village hall funds, the branch’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations in June and even the next Christmas party.


er member, was pre­ sented with a plant and card for her 80th birth­ day. She has been a regu­ lar attender throughout the 60 years since the in­ stitute’s formation.


Mrs A. Swales, a found­ Mrs M. Ross and Mrs


Newhouse gave details of classes for the WI show in August.’


The competition for a


winter hobby Was won by Mrs A. Hall with a tapes­ try picture and Mrs A. Whittaker with a piece of painted pottery.


Tea hostesses were Mrs


A. Slinger, Mrs Monk and Mrs Philip. The bring- and-buy stall made £7.50.


Thomley


Amusing Despite freezing weath­


congregation representing the four churches in the community — the Methodist, Church of En­ gland, Roman Catholic and Billington Baptist Church. The service was con­


er there was a good at­ tendance at Thornley- with-Wheatley WI, where president Mrs D. Charn- ley introduced grocer Mr George Dobson, of Wrea.


Mrs Jones thanked Mr


ducted by Methodist minister the Rev. Graham A. Vickers, assisted by representatives of the other churches. Preacher was the vicar of the Parish' Church, the Rev. J. M. C. Ackroyd. A solo was sung by


Mrs R. Howard for judg­ ing the competition.


Dermot Finch and organ­ ist was Mr Norman


Yates. After the service


Dobson for a very amus­ ing talk on his experi-


. ences in amateur theatre. A jumble sale has been arranged for February 27th.


The competition for “a


humorous greetings card” was won by Mrs R. Proc­ ter, with Mrs D. Charnley second. Raffle winners were Mrs Jones and Mrs P. Proctor.


Lane Ends


was- held at Lane-Ends Community Centre when Mr J.*B. West, of Harrop Fold, gave a slide show entitled “Here, there and not so far away.” Raffle winners- were ;Mrs H. Waddington and D .. Har­ rison;.


Slides Jjji enjoyable evening


■ . Waddington


£100 cheque At the weekly meeting


of the 1st Waddington Brownies, held, in St Helen’s Sunday School; a cheque for £100 was pre- • sented to the Vicar by Catherine Procter and Sarah Phillips, on behalf of the pack. It was Sarah’s first visit


to the Brownies, for she- had.been enrolled earlier that evening. The' money, for the


Sunday School Mainte­ nance ..Fund, was raised


j ointly'' by" the Brownies arid St Helen’s Playgroup from the- sale of Christ­ mas cards and wrapping .paper, under the direction of Mrs Barbara Lawson and Mrs Marjorie Ed- lirigton. The Vicar, expressed


the thanks of the Sunday School Committee to the - pack, which meets weekly under the leadership of Miss Hylda Emsden.


Dunsop Bridge Belated party


dr iv e followed by a Jacob’s join supper,


. Dunsop Bridge Village Hall Committee organised a family, night ana a be­ lated Christmas party on Saturday. It started with a beetle


fames and dancing. rizewinners were: Paul


and Andrew Cowking, Catherine and James Carr, Allison and John Whitaker, Catherine Smith, Stephen Collinson and Samantha Spary. “Come Dancing,” with


the Parker Brothers Band, will be held in the village hall this Saturday.


met to hear Mr Harry Hutchinson, of Marsha Farm, in the Trough of Bowland, talk on his life as a shepherd. At orie time he became the Shepherd of the Year. John Alpe gave a vote of thanks. The Young Farmer


Shepherd Bowland Forest YFC


“club of the year” judge was in attendance.


Slaidburn


Hair care Slaidburn YFC met in


the village hall on'Monday evening for a demonstra­ tion on hair care by “Sis- sors,” a firm with salons in Clitheroe, Colne and Nelson. Representatives from


all three salons were th e re with s e v e ra l models. Introductions were made by chairman Claire Towns on and thanks was proposed by Susan Pinder.


Sawley


year with demonstrations by two o f its own members. Mrs Lord brought some


Own members Sawley WI started the


patchwork cushions and cot covers she had made


and a large variety of materials. She explained how to, make templates and, patches, and stitch them together. Mrs Dyson gave. a de-


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Former, landlady


A FORMER landlady of the Aspinall Arms Hotel, Mitton, Mrs Elsie Robin­ son, has died in hospital aged 70.


. Mrs Robinson, of ’Pas-


turelands Drive, Billing­ ton, and her husband Mark, who died in May, were, at the hotel from 1953 to 1968.


They r e t ir e d to


Clitheroe in 1968 and moved to Billington about three years later.


Mrs Robinson leaves a


daughter, Mrs Pamela Wright.


The funeral service will


be held in Whalley Parish Church tomorrow, fol­


lowed by'cremation at Ac- :crington;':'


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IT was grandmas’ party, time at -Langho on Monday, when the 1st St Leonard’s Guides treated about 40 senior citizens to a belated Christmas party. One of the Guides, Susan Duerden, devised a


by Mrs Wright. Voting for members of the LFWI Executive Committee took place and arrange­ ments were made to book for “Fiddler on. the Roof.” The competition for an artificial arrangement was won by Mrs Webb, Mrs Cradock and Mrs Askew. Raffle prizes were won by Mrs Edmondson and Mrs Parker and domino win­ ners were Mrs Proctor and Mrs Cradock. Next month’s meeting


bring-and-buy stall in aid of Clitheroe Hospital, to replace the carol singing which had to be cancelled.


Sabden


Vicar’s song Members o f St


Nicholas’s MU, Sabden, husbands and friends en­


joyed their annual dinner dance at the Higher Trapp Hotel, Simonstone, on Friday. The Vicar of Sabden,


the Rev. Denis McWilliam and his wife Christel, also attended and during the evening the vicar enter­ tained with a song from a Gilbert and Sullivan o p e r e t ta . E n r o l l in g member Mrs Eileen Luck-


Off icial


thank you SE C R E T A R Y o f St


-Mary’ s Scout group, Clitheroe, Mrs Pat Gorrill has received a thank you badge for her work. It was presented at the troop’s annual meeting by chairman Mr John ClaytoM..


President is Mr Joe


Robinson, chairman Mr Clayton, vice-chairman Mrs Muriel Ashcroft, sec­ retary Mrs Pat Gorrill and treasurer Mr Bob Edwards.


Appointed to the execu­


tive were Mr Paul Carl-, ton, Mrs Judith Barnes and Mrs Hazel Wilkinson and also elected were Mrs Joan Moore, Mrs Moira


.Thwaites and Mrs Elizabeth. Wrigley.


Mrs Elizabeth Laven­


der and Mrs Margaret Rimmer resigned after being members of the ex­ ecutive' for marty years and Mr Brian Haig re­ tired due to pressure of work.


monstration o f china painting techniques and set out her collection of hand-painted plates, bowls, cups and saucers. Thanks was expressed


game based on the televi­ sion sh ow ' “ Blankety Blank” and also played the piano. Carol ine Grimes played the flute. All the Guides prepared


a buffet supper and each made a “dusty bin” as a present for the grand­


ett thanked everyone for attending.


dancing to . the resident disco. The next meeting df the MU will be on Tuesday evening in the church hall.


After dinner there was


Winning hands Domino winners at


Thursday night’s whist an'd domino drive for Sabden Over 60s were Mrs N. Hargreaves, Miss E. Prescott, Miss A. Alston.


Whist — Ladies: Mrs


is open to husbands and friends and will include a


M. Marshall, Mrs I. Flan- nagan. Gents: Mr J. Simm, Mr H. Parker.


Raffle: Mrs M. Moor- house.


Tricks and spots At Sabden Over 60s’


Monday night social in St Mary’s School, domino prizewinners were Mrs N. Hargreaves, Mr H. Swan- nick and Mrs E. Parker. Whist: Ladies — Mrs


Nicholson, Mrs C. Sefton and Mrs N. Marshall. Gents — Mr J. Simm, Mr E. Wilson.' Raffle: Mrs Sefton.


Downham


Hypnotised A highly unusual talk


and demonstration on “hypnosis”' was given at Downham WI by Mrs Penrose, of Burnley. She


Club opens


its doors to public


CLITHEROE Mayor and; Mayoress Coun. and Mrs' Bob Ainsworth attended an open meeting of ’ the town’s Speakers’ Club at the White Lion Hotel. President Mr Lionel


Patterson outlined the aims and purpose of


speakers’ clubs. The education session


was chaired by Mr Don Meadows and the topics session, which involved members of the audience, was chaired by Mr Stan­ ley Blackburn. Speeches were given by


John Noonan (“Energy — curse or blessing”) and Geoff Leaver (“The know­ ledge revolution”). Timekeeper was Mr


Brian Allison, speech evaluators Mr Arthur Chappell and Mr Chris Roberts, topics evaluator Mr Derek Altham and general evaluator Mr Dennis Ogden. The Mayor addressed


the meeting and expre­ ssed his enjoyment. Mem­


bers of Burnley, Castle, Tower and Hyndburn Clubs and Blackburn and Burnley Ladies’ clubs also attended. The next meeting will


be held at the White Lion on February 2nd.


Ambition fulfilled .


AT Trinity Ladies’ After­ noon Fellowship meeting Mr P. Horne spoke about agriculture.


He explained how three


accidents eventually led him into farming and . to fulfil an ambition to become a local preacher.


Mrs E. Cowperthwaite . • 'J. Needham;'.


presided and tea and bis­ cuits were served by com­ mittee members. At next Wednesday’s meeting the' speaker will be the Rev.


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mothers. Guider Mrs Barbara


Cooper and her twin daughters Barbara and Sharon assisted, as did Guider Mrs Jenny Grimes. The party ended with the singing of old- time songs.


explained how it could be used on people wishing to


give up smoking or drugs. Mrs E. Hook gave the


vote of thanks. President Mrs G. Cap-


stick extended birthday greetings to Mrs Fielding and Mrs Oldham. A letter from Bashall Eaves WI thanked Downham for their hospitality at the Christmas party and there was a postcard from New Zealand, where Mrs F. Robinson is on a visit. The birthday party will


be held on March I3th, with a fried chicken supper and entertainment organised by the com­ mittee. . Winners of a competi­


tion for an edible necklace were’ Mrs Capstick, Mrs. Barker and Mrs Lambert. Hostesses were Mrs Hall, Mrs Cunliffe and Mrs Binns.


Rimington


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Club players organised a buffet dance at the Black Bull on Saturday night, with a tombola and raffle won by Miss A. Berry. Mr F. Noone won a bottle of whisky. Dancing was to Nookie’s. Disco and £174 was raised for club funds.


Floral displays Spring came early for


members of Rimington


•and District Horticultural Society — thanks to a flower arranging display by Mrs Mary Heaton, of Clitheroe. Mrs Heaton’s demonst­


ration, entitled “Spring comes through,” included displays for Easter and Mothering Sunday.


Originally the display


should have been held before Christmas, on a festive theme, but it had to be postponed because of the weather. '


Also on show was a col­


lection of eggs hand- painted by Mrs Heaton. She was thanked by chair­ man Mrs M. Ellison.


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The next meeting will


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