Clithcroc Advertiser and Times, March 2?lh, lOSti 5 i>Nni/t’i/ - -55/ (Chisitified) Clilhcroc 22324 (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified) L j UilUf III l / f /I u(/cf CloUiI// 4J Hi '***'y ““wc/* •v v J ' mh News from the villages Hurst Green
Extra seats The Palm Sunday ser
vice at St Joint’s Cnurch, Hurst Green, was certain ly one to remember, for the congregation was so large that extra seats had to be brought in.
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Then Matthew Thomas, the infant son of Leslie and Sandra Howarth, of Hurst Green, was bap tised.
from the 1st Pilling pack, on a weekend camp in the old school, presented their pennant to the Vicar.
A party of Brownies
Miss Helen Lee and a short sermon followed, then the Music Group pre sented “Jerusalem Joy”, a Cantata for Easter by Roger Jones. The narrator was Mrs
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ments were played by Miss Sarah Cave, Miss Lisa Greenlees, Miss Joanna Garstang, Mrs Clare Hyde and Mrs Carol Rigby.
coffee and squash were served by Mrs V. Cave and helpers, giving vis itors and regular mem bers of the congregation a chance to get acquainted.
will be a service of pray ers, readings and hymns at 10 a.m. and on Easter Sunday there will be Holy Communion at 8-30 and 11 a.m.
On Good Friday there
Profitable The £37 profit from a St
Rachel Eyre and 30 of the children, aged three to 11, portrayed the betrayal, condemnation, death and resurrection of Jesus. This was a very moving
Patrick’s night at the Eagle and Child, Hurst Green, has been donated to the now growing Bowl ing Green Committee Fund. A sing-a-long was enjoyed and supper was provided by Mrs Flo Burgess. The same venue was
experience and showed quite clearly the amount of rehearsal and the effort in making costumes on the part of the adults, ch ild r en and th e ir mothers. Organist was Mrs K. Seed and other instru
Following the service, Whalley
To the rescue When sudden illness
compelled the booked speaker to cancel a visit to Whalley Methodist Ladies’ Evening Fellow ship, Mrs Dorothy Riley, of Thornton, stepped into the breach at a few mi
nutes’ notice. The guest of the minis
ter, the Rev. Clifford Foster, Mrs Riley spoke on “Houses or Homes and the many items which turn one into the other. The m e e t in g was
of a family connected with
the church for at least five generations. The preacher was the
Rev. Graham Vickers, making his first return visit to the village since his ministry there.
School children provided musical items and service, Joanna Colledge (16), the granddaughter of the late Mrs Parker, sang a solo “An Die Musik" by Franz Schubert.
The choir and Sunday
chaired by Mrs Glenvs Nolan, who expressed the group’s appreciation of Sirs Riley s spontaneous gesture. Mrs Marjorie Vines was the pianist.
Schubert solo The Palm Sunday ser
used for a coffee evening with a tombola, various stalls and a raffle, when over £300 was made for the Lourdes Pilgrimage Trust. Fr Higham an nounced the names of the draw winners, Miss A. Hatton and Miss L. Law- renson.
vices at Whalley Method ist Church marked the 200th anniversary of Methodist services in the village. It is 180 years since the opening of the first chapel in Church
Lane. A short service in
memorv of the late Mrs Phvllis' Parker was incor porated within the morn ing’s worship. Mrs Parker died in Moffat, Dumfrie- shire. but was a member
congregation gathered in the primary room where refreshments were served and friendships renewed.
After the service the
an ecumenical open air service on the Vale House site at 11 a.m. in which choir members and minis ters of all denominations will be taking part.
Tomorrow there will be
Children sing Special services were
held at Whalley Parish Church to mark Palm Sunday.
riate readings were in terspersed with music. Children from the Sunday school joined the congre-
In the morning approp tation and heard the Palm Sabden
Flag sale The PCC at St
N ic h o la s ’s Church, Sabden, has hit on the
novel idea of running a “flag day” with a differ ence. The flags in ques tion are the stone variety and it’s all in aid of spruc- ing up the church grounds. Members of the PCC,
who, with the help of Mr Les Harwood, has erected a large wooden cross at the end of St Nicholas’s
Waddington
Avenue. The services will take
Perfume A former minister of
discussing ways of impro ving the look of the church grounds, decided to construct a sitting area with a patio outside the school hall and thought a good way of paying for the project was to ask people to “buy” a paving flag . Already about 20 have been donated at £1.04 a time and a list is now in the church porch. PCC member Mrs
place at the foot of the cross at 10-15 a.m., w ea th e r p e rm it t in g . There will be readings by Fr Leon Morris, of St Mary’s RC Church, Mr David Newman, of Sabden Baptist Church, and a representative of the Methodist Church. St Nicholas’s choir will lead the hymn singing. E as te r se rv ic e s at
Waddington Methodist Church made a welcome r e tu rn v i s i t t o the Women’s Fellowship on Thursday to give a talk entitled “A whiff of per
fume.” He quoted several pas
Sabden Parish Church begin with the Maundy Thursday Eucharist at 8 p.m., which includes the symbolic act of washing the feet of a few members of the congregation. A Good Friday liturgy
Sylvia Davies said that work on the patio would begin when tne weather improves.
Winning hands Domino winners at the
the distribution of palm c r o s s e s . They sang “Hooray for Jesus”.
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I In the evening Great Harwood Music Societv performed “Olivet to Cal v a ry” , conducted by David Ashworth. Soloists were David Clarey, of Whalley, and John Shaw, of Burnley.
Souvenirs Details of a 12-month
ministry in Florida were recounted by the Rev. Susan Melville, president of the North Lancashire District of Women's Fel Ulowships, to Whalley
Womens Methodist Fel lowship.
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fnmnn'c Mntkn/ll'ct Pol. She displayed souvenirs
Monday night drive in St Mary’s Hall, Sabtlen, were: Mrs M. Wade. Mrs S. Ashton, Mrs F. Whit ta k e r and Mrs E. Spencer. Whist — Ladies: Mrs N. Marshall. Gents: Mrs I. Hodgson. Mr E. Wilson (joint). Domino winners on
sages from the Bible and Mrs N. Foster thanked him. Tea hostess was Mrs H. Carnie, Mrs P. Fisher accompanied the hymns. The Rev. B. Stevenson
join tea.
Holy Land A successful Home Mis
takes place at 9-30 a.m., before the united service, and the Easter Sunday service is also at 9-30 a.m. On Saturday the church will be decorated for Easter Day.
Read
Best eggs All the children at Read
CE School were invited to take part in a decorated egg competition. Entries are now on display at the rear of the church. Class winners were:
Thursday were Mrs K. Newbv, Mrs Spencer and Miss E. Heves. Whist — Ladies: Mrs A. Howarth. Mrs M. Procter, Mrs Mar shall and Mrs C. Sefton (joint). Gents: Mr E. Roberts, Mr Wilson. Raffle: Mrs G. Walmsley.
Camping trip A group of young
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collected during her stay and was thanked by Mrs
Norah Foster. Mrs Flor ence Wormleighton ac companied tne hymn
singing. Chatburn lowship ended its session
Elected Chatbum Women’s Fel
with tne AGM chaired by the Rev. T. J. Bradshaw, who led the opening devo tions. The officers and committee members were elected and a trip to York was arranged for June
•1th.
sang solos and Mrs Doris Giles gave recitals. After noon tea was served by ihe committee.
Miss Gladys Parkinson
Simplicity An illustrated talk on
the e v en t s of Palm Sunday was given at the
familv service at Christ Church, Chatburn, bv the Vicar, the Rev. Walter
people in Sabden leave on Easter Monday for their annual camping trip, hoping for better fortunes than last year, when the weather was terrible and half the part)- had to return early with a mys- terv tummy bug. Leading the group,
sions meeting was held at Waddington on Thursday evening, making £80. S e c r e ta r y Mrs A.
Lodge was in the chair and the Rev. C. Foster gave an illustrated talk about his visit to the Holy Land. The young people of the
tor of religious education, who outlined the duties and privileges of a gov
erning body. The seven Foundation
Governors are Mr R.
Hatherell, Mr A. Hey- wood, Mrs J. Hulme and Mr T. H. Silverwood (rep resenting the Diocesan Education Committee), Mrs J. Chew, Mrs B. Moore and Mrs M. Robarts (representing St Helen’s PCC). Canon C. F. Goodchild
will speak on April 3rd ami there will be a Jacob’s
in ex-officio and the other six are: Mr P. A. Cunliffe, head teacher; Mrs B Milne-Redhead, repre seating the teaching staff: Mr T. G. Whitwell. elected by the parents of pupils; Mr K. Holding and Mr G. Robbins, appointed by Lancashire Education Committee; and Mr W
Iphofen, representing Waddington and West
Bradford parish councils. Canon Goodchild was elected chairman and Mrs
Moore clerk. The next meeting will he held on April 15th, at 7-30 p.m.
Sunday School sang two songs, accompanied on the guitar bv Miss Joanne Howard. ’Mrs P. Fisher was the pianist. The bring-and-buy stall
Traditional Palm Sunday was ob
did a brisk trade and re freshments were served.
In fan t 1 — Melody Grainger, Infant 2 — Samantha Newby. Infant 3 — Lucy Edwards. Ju n io r 1 —t S tu a r t Barnes. Junior 2 — Robert Ashe. Junior 3 — Deborah Binks. Junior 4 — Heather Greenhalgh.
Treasure hunt The Ladies Committee
of Read Cricket Club is holding a family walking treasure hunt around Read tomorrow afternoon, commencing at the pavi lion at 2 p.m. and return ing for a Jacob’s join tea. Everyone is welcome to join in the fun.
which will spend the week walking and climbing in Penmacho, North Wales, will be the vicar, the Rev. Denis McWilliam, and his
son Jeremy.
Craft display Feeling crafty? Sabden
Baptist Church members would like to hear from villagers wanting to take part in their second arts and craft exhibition on April 5th in the school
Coffee Read branch of the
Ribble Valley Ladies’ Conservative Association will be holding a coffee evening and bring-and- buy sale in the Constitu tional Club on Wednes day, at 7-30 p.m.
Empty boxes There will be the usual
hall. Anyone wishing to ex
waste paper collection in Straits Lane, Read, on April 5th, when empty Easter egg boxes are par ticularly required.
hibit 'work should contact a church member or take the item along by 9-30 on the morning. The exhibi tion will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with refresh ments available.
Drain. Comparisons w e r e
drawn between the splen dour of Royal events todav and the simplicity of Jesus and the suffering
Jackson presented Adam Smith for admission as a full member of the choir. The Cub Scout standard
to befall him. Choirmaster Mr H.
was carried by Justin Townson, escorted by David Sutcliffe and David Lakin. The girls’ Friday Club banner was earned by Rebecca Goodbier, es corted by Gail Roberts and Louise Smalley. Miss C. Walker read
the lesson and Miss D. Brewer was organist.
I Parishioners are invited to the Easter breakfast on Sunday in the school hall
at 9 a.m.
School and Bible class of Christ Church. Chatburn, go on a ramble tomorrow, following a joint sendee at the Methodist Church.
Rambling The senior Sunday
I ning a sponsored knit-in a week on Tuesday at the home of Mrs J. Black, in Ribblesdale View. All ladies are invited to knit alone with members. Pro- ceeas will go to the Save the Children Fund and
Sponsored knit Chatburn MU is ran-
at an Easter exhibition and coffee morning in Sabden County Primary School on Saturday. All the work was done bv the pupils at home and in cluded Easter bonnets, flower arrangements, painted eggs, pictures and
Easter chicks About £150 was raised
poems. The PTA held a similar
event last year and on Saturday there was also a tombola and cake stall. Mrs Sylvia Pickering, a parent, ran a stall selling hand knitted Eas te r chicks containing choco late eggs, to raise money for Pendlebury.
County Primary School held an end of term Easter service at the Bap tist Church. Minister Mr David Newman led pray ers, the nursery children sang two hvmns and the older pupils told the Easter story. The vicar of Sabden, the Rev. Denis McWilliam, attended, along with a number of parents.
End of term P up ils at Sabden
Procession The Palm Sunday ser
v ic e began at St N ich o la s s Church, Sabden, with a procession from the school nail led by the choir and Sunday School, carrying nalms. The Rev. Denis Me Wil liam took the service and there was a good congre
gation. The Passion of Our
1 the church's sale of work. Officers elected at the
annual meeting were: Mrs E. Drain (en ro l l in g member), Mrs C. Speak (a s s is ta n t en r o l l in g memb e r ), Mrs C. Whitaker (secretary), Mrs B. Brough (treasurer), Mrs J. Black (assistant treasurer and sick fund convenor), Mrs B. Quayle (social secretary). Committee members:
Mrs J. Price, Mrs B. Pearce, Mrs M. Woods, Mrs D. Mashiter, Mrs R. Back, Mrs L. Anderson.
Lord was read by Mr Martin Cope, Mr Jeremy McWilliam and the vicar, with the choir taking the part of the crowd. At St Mary's RC
Card contest The ladies' committee of
Read Constitutional Club will be holding an Easter card competition and chil dren's disco in the club tonight. Entry will be 20p per child, with prizes for the best decorated cards.
Pendleton
Alpine walks Members of Pendleton
W1 observed one minute’s
silence in memory of Miss P. Bowker, who died re cently. Mrs J. Bristol presided
in the absence of Mrs M. Ross and informed the meeting of forthcoming events, including the group meeting at whalley
on April 29th. She introduced the
speakers, Mr and Mrs K. Rycroft, who gave an il lustrated talk entitled "Walking in the Alps". They were thanked by Miss R. Mundy.
day snaps was won bv Mrs E. Uwen and Mrs M.
A competition for holi
Haworth. A bring-and- buv stall was supervised bv’ Mrs R. York and Mrs N'. Jackson and made £7.54. Tea hostesses were Mrs A. Hall, Mrs E. S l in g e r and Mrs E. Thomber.
Gisburn
the Gisbura village cor respondent for the Adver tiser and Times will be Mrs Judith Driver and or ganisations should give details of their activities
C o r r e s p o n d e n t From next Tuesday,
to her.
Church the blessing of the palms bv Fr Leon Morris took place at all the Sunday Masses and the whole congregation joined
in the reading of the Passion.
By the cross Sabden is to hold its
first united outdoor Good Friday service tomorrow morning. It is the idea of the Rev. Denis McWilliam
bum Parish Church was presented to PCC trea surer Mr William Satin ders to mark his retire ment after 15 years’
PCC’s gift An oil painting of Gis-
service. Churchwarden Mr W.
Peacock handed over the gift, along with a flower arrangement for Mr Saun
ders’ wife, Mary. »n rec ognition of her work for
years. The presentation took
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Vivid account The end of term service
of Waddington and West Bradford CE School was held in St Helen’s Church, Waddington, with head teacher ^lr Peter Cunlif- fe, pupils, staff, parents and friends. Children of the lower
served at St Helen’s Church, Waddington, in the traditional manner, with palm crosses made by members of the con gregation blessed and dis tributed at the start of
the services. The Eucharist began
with the choir processing through the church to the
singing of the hymn, “All Glorv. Laud and Honour to Thee, Redeemer King.” There was a large eon
junior class presented a vivid and moving account of the happenings of Palm Sunday and Holy Week by reading part of the narrative and acting some of the most memorable parts. Teacher Mrs H. Nicholson was responsible for the presentation and the vicar conducted the service.
Varied St He len ’s Church
Social Committee at Wad dington has arranged a varied programme of events, tne first being a Ploughman’s Lunch in the Sunciav School on April 20th, at 11-45 a.m. The Spring Bank Holiday Fail- will once again be held in the road outside the church on May 2Gth.
Governing body A further stage in the
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gregation and during Communion the choir, di rected by Mrs Jean Hart ley, sang “And now, O Father, mindful of the Love," to a setting by Or lando Gibbons, and “Just as I am, without one
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choir performed "Maun' der’s “Olivet to Calvary.’ The visiting tenor was Alec Mitchell and the other soloists were choir members Tim Sagai (bass), Rachel Bryan (sop rano) and Jonathan Cun liffe (treble). The part of Pilate was sung by Peter Cunliffe.
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