Clitheroe 22324 (Editorial)' 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified) 6 Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, March 24tk, 1983


Clitheroe 2- Go Rimington


Horticultural Society met in the Festival Hall, Gis- burn, to hear an illus-. trated talk by Mr and Mrs J. Walker, of Ribchester, on the work of the Na­ tional Council for the con­ servation of plants and gardens.


Conservation •Rimington and District


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garden plants and flowers have been deleted from nurserymen’s lists and the council, through local groups, attempts to col­ lect seed from still exist­ ing stock to propagate and send out around the country. Plants of historic inter­


Many hitherto common


Ernest Sedgwick expre­ ssed thanks. • Schedules are now av­


■ remember is June 2Sth, when.there is a visit to vegetable specialists Robinson’s, of rorton.


ailable for the Spring Flower and Bulb Show in the Memorial Institute on April 9th. Anothel- date to


Gisburn


. national Young Farmers’ entertainments competi­


tion on Saturday. They won the northern


e s t, those useful in medicine, or with espe­ cially' strong features for breeding purposes are also catalogued and con­ served. The public are asked to


YFC notched up another win for the village in the'


Another win Members of Gisburn


area semi-finals at Halt- whistle, Northumberland, competing against teams from Lancashire, Cumbria and Northumberland. They will now go for­


ward to the semi-final at Harrogate on April 9th. The play, “ Aliens


inform the council of any plants of interest or rarity, thereby helping to save many species from extinction. Secretary Mr


Abroad,” involves 30 members of the group and is produced by Mrs Christine Thistlethwaite, of Lower Gills Farm, Rimington.


Read


p a rad e in Read oh Sunday,. the cross was , carried by Garth Richards and flags by Philip Youles (Ventures), K. Butter- worth (Union), Chris Leech (Scouts), M. Nesbit (Ribble Cubs), N. Roberts (Calder Cubs), Jayne Shaw (2nd Guides) and Alison Ga rne t (3rd Guides).


On parade At St John’s Church


Law, J. Wistrell, N. Har­ rison, R. Robinson, L. Hutchinson, M. Sinkinson, G. Platt, A. Wilkinson, Jacky Sherison, Caroline Moss, Esther Rigby and Victoria Deville.


Their escorts were I.


Win again Read Boys’ FC beat


Yorkshire side Eastburn on Sunday to go through to the quarter-finals of the Association Cup. Carl Parker scored the only goal of the match and Read’s star player was Chris Monk.


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English Boneless Leg of Pork p e r l b £ l » 1 6


English Topside & Silverside


per lb £ 1 . 8 9


English Rump Steak


pr lb £2.69 132 e


Luipak Butter unsalted 250g


50p


English Mild Cheddar Cheese


p er lb £ 1 .09


Traditional Red Leicester


Cheesep er lb£ 1 . 3 3


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French class 1 per lb 25p


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(INCLUDING TILL 8pm GOOD FRIDAY)


■ Now Crop Closed Easter Mon & Tues


OPEN AS USUAL WED-SAT 6th-9th APRIL


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Conference Pears English class 1 per lb


29p CLITHEROE, King Lane


LATE OPENING Till 8 pm Thurs and F riday.


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Grapefruit _ ^ . • Cyprus class 1 each A mmjP.


P Q U B t £ U f tR A H T E E , IV v y * * •*- V Vv Walls Pork &


Beef Sausages 12oz pack


Adams Cornish Pasties 4


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players have a cup tie game away against Bing- * ley Juniors.


On Sunday the older


being held in Read cricket pavilion on Wednesday, at 7 p.m., when there will be a tombola, cake stall and bring-and-buy.


In pavilion A coffee evening is


Calder Cub Pack won the District first aid event on Saturday. Members were Neil Roberts, Grant Hinks, Andrew White, David Wilkinson and Daniel Lonsdale. At Friday’s meeting


First aid A team from Read’s


Grant Hinks was awarded his fisherman’s badge.


Week later ■ The collection of waste


paper at Read will be held on April 9th, a week later than usual, due to the Easter holidays.


Read Constitutional Club on Monday, Mrs R. Har­ greaves was MC and won the ladies’ prize, with Mrs L. Green receiving the consolation prize. Gents — Mrs P. Longbottom, Mrs . M. Pollard (cons). Mrs E. Hutchinson won the special prize.


MC’s success At the whist drive in


Visit cells Read Scouts visited the


cells and courts and met one of the police dogs at Burnley Central Police Station on Friday. Those going to the


Grindleton


WI stood in ’ silence in memory of forme r member Mrs Mary Dixon, and president Mrs Edith Greenwood expressed sympathy to her family. The social evening to


Busy WI Members of Grindleton


talk about his hoUday on the Pacific Isle with


slides.


Langho, was packed for the family communion ser- vice on M o th e iin g


finance the over 70s party raised over £100. Names were taken of those wish­ ing to go to Browsholme Heights in April and final arrangements were made for the visit to “Annie” in Manchester. The social committee is to organise a supper after the trip to Simonstone Forge. Mrs Hilda Simpson re-,


■ will be run by Mrs S. D o w d s a n d M r s M .


Green.


School is hoping that many people from the vil­ lage will attend this after­ noon’s Easter concert — a musical entitled “The Wishing Stone.” The school’s 33 pupils


Invited Grindleton CE Primary


ported on the annual council meeting at South- port.Mrs Audrey Stretch, of Chatburn, showed slides of her trip from Nepal, through 18 countries, to England. The competition for the best holiday snap was won by Mrs Thorn- ber, Mrs Haworth and Mrs M. Miller. The stall next month


Packed St Leonard’s • Church, •


Sunday. . . . The MU choir sang an


anthem, members led the intercessions and took the offertory and enrolling member .Mrs Hilda Ains­ worth read the lesson. Children received flow­


ers for their mothers from the vicar, the Rev. Paul Warren, Mrs Ainsworth and rose queen Jacqueline


Williams. The church has been'


spring-cleaned by over 20 of the congregation, under the direction of chur­ chwarden Mr Fred Chad­ wick and verger Mr Jim


Ellis.


herbs for cooking, medica­ tions and beauty prepara­ tions, as well as their uses in the olden days in spells, some good and some not so good, were described to Knowle Green and Dutton WI by Mrs M. Allen, whose hus­ band showed slides. The competition for the


Herbs The different uses of


patrol camp are asked to meet outside Read News­ agents on Friday at 6 p.m. Transport would be appreciated.


Sawley


tractions of the Wildfowl Trust at Martin Mere, near Southport, were shown to Sawley WI and their guests from Gisburn WI, who were welcomed by president Mrs S.' Wright. The speaker, Mr D. G.


Bird slides Slides of the many at­


Crompton, was thanked by Mrs Aspland and the competition for a bird pic­ ture was won by Mrs B. Wright, Mrs Dyson and Mrs Crowe. Supper was followed by


make up the cast and musical arrangements are by teachers Mrs Carole Harrison and Miss Kat­ hryn Drinkall.


Chatburn


GamesSnooker and dominoes were enjoyed by members of the Ribblesdale Club, Chatburn, at their meet­ ing on Thursday. Mrs At­ kinson and Mrs Green were tea hostesses.


M e th o d is t Church 'Women’s Fellowship was the Rev. J.' Needham on “Farming and the Coun­ try s id e .” Mrs Grant- Townsend presided and Mrs Ruth Hudson was the pianist. The next meeting will be the AGM with a Jacob’s join tea.


Farming topic Speaker at Chatburn


a short domino drive. Gis­ burn president Mrs S. Grav e s to n than k ed Sawley for an enjoyable evening.


Slaidburn


held at Rathmere, home of Mr and Mrs J. L. Leeming, on Saturday, in aid of funds for St An­ drew’s Parish Church, Slaidburn. Stalls sold a wide varie­


Coffee A coffee fnorning was


Langho


Hawaii Members of St


Leonard’s Friendship Club, Langho — for people living alone — were given a talk about Hawaii at their meeting. Parishioner Mr Harold Whalley illustrated the


West Bradford


ford Methodist Ladies’ Bright Hour were invited


Caring Members of West Brad­


to the home of Mrs Needham, wife of the minister, the Rev. James Needham, for th e i r ' meeting. Mrs Susan Clark led


the prayers, and hymns were sung with Mrs Needham as pianist. Mrs Needham spoke


about her work over the past five months at a centre in Burnley for handicapped children, who need an abundance of loving kindness and pati­ ence in their care. The meeting closed


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forme: Geoffrey aged 88.


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with a prayer and bles­ sing, after which tea and cakes, provided by mem­ bers, were served.


Knottle Green For


C a th e r in e ’s Sunday School, West Bradford, on Saturday, raised £80 to­ wards church funds.


A jumble sale held at St Tosside


most attractive pot-pourri was won by Mrs Beaum­ ont, with Mrs M. Lofth- ouse second. Mrs M. Stott reported


on the annual council meeting and president Mrs R. Eyre welcomed a new member Mrs Grabas- ky. Names were taken for a one-day school oh gar­ dening and a talk on the Victorian age. At the next meeting, on


school jumble sale was held in Tosside Institute on Saturday, when £120 was raised towards school funds. The sale, organised by Mrs Jean Tilbury, had a good attendance, with brisk trade at the tombola ■ and cake stall.


Brisk trade The annual primary


21 tables There were 21 tables at


April 13th, Mrs M. Brown will talk about economy- wise meals and handy hints and the competition is for “my most useless kitchen gadget”.


Pendleton


enjoyed a talk on the past history . and present fuc- tion of Whalley Abbey by warden Mr D. Hartley. He illustrated it with slides depicting the Abbey in all its moods • and sea­ sons and was thanked- by Miss R. Mundy. President Mrs E. Owen


Abbey’s history Pendleton WI members


urged members to get plenty of sponsors for the knit-in to help the Arthr ritis and Rheumatism Council. The competition for a


— Mrs C. Johnson, Mrs Hartley, Mrs Dawkes, Miss M. Jackson. Gents — Mrs K. Metcalfe, Mr E. Garnett, Mr Nixon, Mr D. Wright.


a whist and domino drive in aid of Tosside Institute funds. - Whist winners: Ladies


Haworth,' Mrs M. Lund, Mrs E. Hanson, Mr J. Lofthouse, Mrs M. Went­ worth, Nicholas Tennant, Mr E. Broderick. Raffle: Mrs Laycock, Mrs Middle- ton, Mrs J. Richards, Mrs L. Procter.


Dominoes: Mrs J. Hurst Green


limerick was won by Mrs E. Anderton. Tea hostes­ ses were Mrs P. Nutter,; Mrs E. Slinger and Mrs V. Staveley.


raised for Hurst Green Memorial Hall Fund at an Irish evening hosted at the Eagle and Child by Mr Jack Burgess. As well as a hot-pot supper and glasses of Irish cream li­ queur all round, there was. a sing-song.


Irish night A total of £151 was


A boost for Red Cross funds iiiimim itj; i m


ty of goods, including lots to interest children. A competition to guess the dolls’ birthday was won by Miss Sylvia Robinson and one to identify the highest number of pic­ tured places by Mr J. C. Kenyon.


Slate items Black and green slate,


the quarries from which it comes and the items made from it, including fireplace hearths, was the subject of a talk to Slaidburn YFC by Mr Peter Rawlin- son, of Fence. He was introduced by chairman Robert Parker and thank­ ed by Susan Pinder.


Atkinsons of Clitheroe and to the Fire Station at Preston.


Visits have been paid to j * ’ *


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AT Clithero Monday fatst found a bri hoggs, avail; bers than of rise in price. Forward \


including 23 and 342 nog- Light ste<


(average 97.


. heifers mad* and medium Uncertifie


112.4p per Calf bulls (114.3p), f; (72.1p). In the


medium to heavy to 9-!


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7


hoggs made standard t« medium to ‘ heavy to 18f Half-bred


horned ewe: At Frida


. made to £3< Hereford £346, heifer; Limousin


store cattle, and calf bul were on ofi predictable, selling weli for less cash Charolais


months old. mental year heifers to £5 to £292 and In-calf


and in-calf COA


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D R I A MAN people or over the bert Met Road, Cl


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held at Low Mo' followed Accringtc


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THE Mayor of Ribble Valley, Coun. Mrs Myra Clegg, learned all about the work of the Ribble Valley Red Cross Club for Disabled


when she attended a coffee morning held in her Parlour. I t was organised by Mrs Lena Hoyle and raised £90.


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