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10-30 a.m. — 5 p.m. Parish Church Hall,


Church Street, Clitheroe I # B. J. BOUSEFIELD, Carnforth 732406


CASH FOR GOLD 9ct. — Up to £90 paid


News


.■o held in the village hall n April 8th. The speaker .iil he Mrs Fisher, of ■


kiptnn. on “The Gar- L oner's Year."


iiie Coach and Horses [feel, chairman Mr John


| hirst presided. Officers elected were:


| Irs M. A. Bosonnet (pres- l ientl. Mr G. Billows | .ice-president), Mr M. I mith (secretary), Mr E. fVhite (treasurer). Mr M. ] malley (fixture secre- | :ry). Mr E. White (social ] ‘cretaryi. Mr S. Reyn- | ids (captain), Mr J . spinail (vice-captain). Committee members


[lay their first match of lie season at the end of l.pril. Mr Hum thanked Mrs bosonnet for the new


[ ere re-elected en bloc. Members are due to


picket pitch and said the I cason had been a good lne for the club. Mr Bil- | ws was a.lso thanked for e use of his field as a pteh for many years,


j The club is holding “A Iportsman's Dinner” at (tirk House Hotel, on larch 20th to raise money


I as provided by Mr C. lerguson, proprietor of


It the new cricket pavil- I’ii. A sandwich supper


lie Coach and Horses hotel.


|udge beef Memners of Bolton-by-


| otioruo :etter to a pros- ctive member. Liz Kay


epared a press report id the senior girls a pro-


1 itgcd them and Laura omhnson p roposed anus.


■Junior girl winners: or.. Leach. Nadine


Ii " - m Hanson and cure Tomlinson (joint), ■mors: .hr,me Moore and a.-ou Picuard (joint).


1 The boy.- and a few girls |.dged beef , with Peter ogerson as the master


j.e village at 7-15 p.m. On I iturday. members are to I eet in the village at 4-15 1 m. to travel to Preston.


| irtety practice on Thurs- iy night at Downham llage Hall, meeting in


[Hurst Green


[reen Conservatives’ I onthly whist and domino


| ory drive Whist winners at Hurst


|'ive were: Ladies — Mrs nderwood. Mrs F.


I’anlev, Mr Peel, Mrs ••try.


l;‘m. Mrs Lofthouse. ompetition: Mrs Ashton.


[rown, Mrs E. Ains- '<rth. Gents — Mr T.


Dominoes: Mr M. Gra-


[ urst Green Bowling mb. a social evening with -incing and hingo was ■'ranged for tomorrow


llarch 2!)th, prize bingo on l.pril :!rd and a race night |n June l!)th. The annual 1 is on May 8th.


|nere will be a craft stall the same venue on


ght in the village hall. ’iigrimage , A successful evening


■ 'mi at ^ e Engle and ■ •hud, Hurst Green, with a


I ’tnoola and stalls, raising |v e r £400 for two local Residents to travel on the


gourdes Pilgrimage from I'tonyhurst.


I? u r s t Gr e e n wa s thoroughly enjoyed, with jn excellent supper and ■ he ever-popular Mark ■vitto providing the music.


Enjoyable The Catholic Ball in


plO made


- A jumble sale held by f urst Green WI made tearly £40 for funds. Raf­ fle winners were Mrs T


I . r o t ty and Mrs C. ITolden.


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News from villages Chatburn


dale Club, Chatburn, spent an enjoyable after­ noon playing dominoes and discussing future events. Tea hostesses were Mrs Atkinson and Mrs Bows- kill. Today there will be a domino drive at 2-30 p.m.


Dominoes Members of the Ribbles-


munion at Christ Church, Chatburn, was conducted by the Rev. W. Drain and the Rev. Jenkins, who spoke on “Evil, morals and the power of prayer.” Evening service was


Power of prayer A service of Holy Com­


ion, an 811b. labrador cross retriever. Mrs M. Bair- stow expressed thanks. Mrs M. Knapp reported


Chipping


on the LFWI spring coun­ cil meeting which she attended as delegate and there was a letter from an Esther Rantzen represen­ tative thanking members for their Christmas dona­ tions for the Childline Appeal. Members are to support


held at 0-30 p.m. Collec­ tions were taken up by Mr C. W isem an , Mr J . Haworth and Stephen Woodward. Mrs D. Brewer was organist. The second evening of


Lenten meditation was held at the vicarage on Tuesday, led by the vicar. It was with sadness that


the death of Mrs Nancy Whittaker was announced. A resident of Greenside for the past 12 years, she was one of Chatburn’s oldest inhabitants, aged 102.


performed, displayed and discussed at Chatburn Friday Club in the form of piano and recorder solos, craftwork, toys and pets. Games and singing


Favourites Favourite things were


ended the meeting, with happy birthday greetings sung for Louise Smalley. The next meeting will be on March 27th, at 7 p.m.


sale will be held in the school tomorrow.


Holy Land


C h a tb u rn M e th o d is t Church, the Revs. Graeme and Elaine Halls showed slides of the Holy Land taken on their visit in Jan­ uary. A supper of soup and che e se c ak e was served by the ladies. The family service on


On Saturday evening at


Jumble Chatburn MU jumble


chaired the meeting and a competition for a bell, judged by Mr Kay, was won by Mrs B. Spencer, Mrs C. Wilson and Mrs B. Downing.


Whalley


attended a video presenta­ tion of Golden Days and Golden Age Holidays given by Mr Andrew War­ den in Whalley Methodist Hall on Thursday. Light re f re shm en ts


Holidays S e v e n t y p e o p l e


were served by members of the Age Concern Com­ mittee and questions were answered on the special holidays available in the U.K. and Europe for the over 50s.


met at the Methodist Hail for a demonstration by Mr Burt Ellis, who used his own home-grown flowers and foliage in beautiful arrangements entitled “Spinning into spring.”


Breath of spring Whalley Flower Club


was the theme of Salvation Army o fficer Mrs J . Riding when she spoke to W h a l le y M e th o d is t Women’s Fellowship. Mrs Marjorie Neason


Problems People with problems


Sunday morning was con­ ducted by Mr Halls on the theme “Invitations and Decisions”. Mr Clifford Johnson was the organist and the collection was taken up by the Tupiing family.


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Dunsop Bridge


“fabric painting” was the t r e a t th a t Grimsargh woman Mrs Ann Drew had in store for members of Dunsop Bridge WI at their meeting. A vote of thanks wa&


Fabric painting A demons tration of


given by Mrs M. Beattie. The competition for the prettiest handkerchief was won by Mrs A. Parring- ton, Mrs M. Porter and Mrs A. Marsden. Birthday greetings went


attend a “wild flower” day at Chipping, which has proved so popular that the organisers are holding it on two days, March 30th and 31st. Miss M. B a irs tow


an appeal for educational materials for schools in the Solomon Islands. Several members are to


and competition will now be held on March 28th instead of 14th as stated in the programme.


Billington


Church Ladies Social Hour, at Billington, re-e­ lected its officers at the AGM. President is Mrs A. Holmes, joint secretaries Mrs E. Wallbank and Mrs K. Lowe and treasurer Miss M. Kay.


Re-elected The Ebenezer Baptist


12 months and Miss Kay for being organist. Next Tuesday’s speaker will be Mr S. Earnshaw.-


Members were thanked for support over the last


Waddington


evening with dancing to Slaidburn Silver Band at Waddington village club raised £265 for the East L a n c a sh i re S c an n e r Appeal and a local cancel- fund. A prize draw was held and donations included one from the band.


For scanner A fund-raising musical


members of the Mothers’ Union was held at Wad­ dington Vicarage on Mon­ day afternoon. Mrs N. G o odchild,


Promises A meeting for potential


enrolling member of St Helen’s branch, gave a short account of.when and why the movement was founded and the promises members make were discussed.


welcomed and thanked the speaker, Mrs E. Worm- leighton was the pianist and tea hostess was Mrs Lily Garside.


title given to a concert full of variety in Whalley Methodist schoolroom on Saturday, presented by children of the Sunday School, with choir mem­ bers and guest artists. The packed audience enjoyed a


Fever “Spring Fever” was the


programme ranging from instrumental solos, duets


and trios to mini sketches and recitations. Guest artistes were the


to Mrs M. Cowking, Mrs Marsden and Mrs M. Rushton, who received flowers from the presi­ dent’s table. Draw winner was Mrs J. Carr. Mrs Cowking reported


choir and orchestra of St Luke’s and St Philip’s CE Primary School, Black­ burn, and Harry White- head gave monologues. R e f re s hm e n ts were served by the young peo­ ple of the church. The Rev. Clifford F o s te r presided.


on the autumn council meeting at Lowton Civic hall, which she attended as delegate. There is a day outing to Carlisle in May and an evening outing and supper in June. In Sep­ tember there will be three classes concentrating on the art of creating flowers in 3D.


Social night The Hodder Valley


branch of the Royal Brit­ ish Legion is having a social and bingo evening at the Parker’s Arms, New­ ton, on March 30th, in aid of the Scanner Appeal.


Rimington


Towards show Rimington WI’s annual


whist ana domino drive to finance the Handicrafts and Produce Show on August 8th was held in the


by Mrs A. Walker, vice- chairman of the show com­ mittee. MCs were Mr T. Jackson (whist) and Mrs E. Hartley (dominoes). Whist winners: Ladies


Memorial Institute, with supper. Prizes were presented


the title Miss Mavis Chad- dock gave to her talk and demonstration to members of Whalley Methodist Ladies Evening Fellow­ ship on Monday. The culinary ideas and


Mouthwatering “Say cheese please” was


the arrangements for the Triennial Festival at Bol­ ton Abbey on May 16th. The Bolland Deanery is having an Overseas Day in W ad d in g to n Sunday School on June 6th, when Mrs Sheila Sheppard, a former chairman of the National Overseas Com­ mittee, will speak about her recent visit to Busoga, Uganda. A sale in aid of overseas work will be held.


the Bolland Deanery was held a t W a d d in g to n Vicarage on Monday, with Mrs Gladys Pennington, presiding member, in the chair. Reports were given of


Overseas The MU committee of


ough town clerk and trea­ surer Mr T. P. Rushton gave Waddington WI an informative talk on his work, with amusing anec­ dotes about characters and incidents he experienced d u rin g more than 30 years. He was thanked by M r s Margaret Wiggiesworth. Members were given


Anecdotes Retired Clitheroe Bor­


dishes she conjured up soon had the ladies licking their lips and composing menus for the weeks ahead. Chairman Mrs Glenys Nolan thanked her for a mouthwatering eve­ ning and Mrs Mary White- head accompanied the opening hymn.


Abbey senior citizens’ drive in Whalley were, Whist: Ladies — Mrs D. Ormerod, Miss M. Hud­ son. Gents — Mrs M. Whi­ tak e r , Miss E. Allan. Dominoes: Mr P. Whi­ taker.


Abbey whist Prizewinners at the


Barrow


— Mr D. Wright, Mrs E. Underwood, Mrs E. Ains­ worth, Mrs J. Meylor (hid­ den number). Gents — F. Wall, Mrs E. Morphet, H. Ainsworth (hidden num­ ber). Dominoes: Mrs M.


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Walker, , Mrs D. Whit­ taker, Mrs J. Silverwood, Mrs J. Haworth, Mr D. Haworth, Mrs M. D. Jack- son (hidden number). Raffle: Mr H. Earn-


shaw, 2 and 3 Mrs I. Carr, MrsJ. Haworth.


attendance at Rimington WI to hear a talk by Mr George Kay, of Blackburn, who had come at short notice with his guide dog Larry. He told of the training of guide dogs and of his life with his compan-


Guide dogs There was an excellent


Horse and the Dog and Partridge public houses in Barrow were joined by vil­ lagers for a fund-raising effort in support of the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. An auction of photog­


Fund raiser Regulars at the Bay


raphs taken in Lancaster by villagers on a recent outing made a substantial contribution to the £90 profits. A raffle and disco were also included in the programme.


Lane Ends


Mr Pickard, Mrs Capstick, Mrs Lofthouse, Mrs Jack- son and Peter Robinson.


Ends domino drive were: Adults — Mrs S. Kendall, Mr Whittaker, Mr N. Har­ rison, Winston Sutcliffe, Mr T. Cowperthwaite and Mr J. Blakey. Children — Pamela Herd, Nadine Herd and Helen Barton. Raffle: Mrs Metcalfe,


Lucky spots Prizewinners at Lane


election for National Exec­ utive, after the committee had looked in detail at the 42 nominations. Waddington and Bashall


d e ta i ls of a “ country colour” competition organ­ ised by the Lancashire Federation and told of an exhibition at Whalley Library by member Mrs Mary Boucher, who paints in oils and watercolours. Voting took place in the


THIS SATURDAY, MARCH 21st All stock must be cleared


Eaves WIs will be repre­ sented at the AGM in London by Mrs Wiggies­ worth, who also explained in detail the handicraft section of the Clitheroe Area WI Show schedule. Mrs O. H eyw o o d


resigned from the show sub-committee and her place was taken by new member Mrs Papworth. Miss Hilda Emsden


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reported on her day at the spring council meeting at Lowton. Mrs A. Whitwell will attend a press and p ublic ity evening at


Shuttleworth. Members are to answer


an overseas appeal for sta­ tionery for a school for the


deaf and are planning to run a stall at the Clitheroe Heritage Fayre, which has the theme of fun and recreation. Next month, there will


Frozen Foods • Groceries • Non Foods Catering Packs • Beers and Wines


be a demonstration of alternative cookery, a biscuit stall and a competi­ tion for biscuits made using wholemeal flour. Hostesses will be Mrs M. Holding, Mrs H. Howard, Mrs M. Hayton, Mrs I. Haworth, Mrs L. Jackson and Mrs C. Keefe.


Read


Parish topics When Read parish coun­


cillors met, they viewed a video entitled “Chernobyl — could it happen here?” made by the CEGB. The video is available from Mr C. Law. Warning stickers are to


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held a stable management rally during the half-term holiday at the home of committee member Mrs Nancy Blackburn, when 32 members received instruc­ tion from Jo Garment, Billy Weld-Blundell, Helen Wallbank and Ros Croft. The second such rally


Instruction Chipping Pony Club


be put lip in the play area to dissuade dog-owners from allowing their pets to foul the area set aside for children. There will be a meeting


for villagers and organisa­ tions on March 31st, at 7- 30 p.m., in the Constitu­ tional Club, to hear the Ribble Valley co-ordinator for the Scanner Appeal answer questions and give advice. Bus passes, which cost


of village arts and crafts in the school, including paint­ ing, tapestry, embroidery, pottery, modelling and patchwork, all done by vil­ lagers.


There is to be a display


Friendly Teams from the neigh­


£3, can be purchased from Read Post Office by show­ ing any old pass or pension book. Read Parish Council is


to ask the Ribble Valley Borough Council to explain its policy concern­ ing Dutch elm disease. For the time being, the


Parish Council will con­ tinue to distribute EEC butter and milk to villag­ ers who qualify.


drive in Read Constitu­ tional Club were: Ladies — Mrs E. Brownhill, Mrs J. Bailey (cons). Gents — Mr R. Charnley, Mrs M. Redpath (eons). Mrs E. Brownhill won the special prize and Mrs M. Pollard was MC.


All the aces Winners of the whist


Read United Reformed Church, ensured that all


Play a part Mr Nevard, minister of


Brownies had a part to play in the church parade service on Sunday. Indi­ vidual Brownies demon­ strated puzzlement, happi­ ness, sadness and anger to illustrate the theme of his address. The 1st Read Brownie


bouring schools of Read and Simonstone played two friendly seven-a-side football games on Satur­ day. The hard-fought games proved valuable experience, particularly for the younger boys in the second teams, some playing for their school for the first time. Read: 1st team —


led by secretary Mrs Annie Frankland in the absence through illness of enrolling member Mrs Christine Thistlethwaite. T h e re w e re sp e c ia l prayers for Mrs Thistleth- waite’s recovery and for the survivors and victims’ families of the Zeebrugge ferry disaster. M r s F r a n k l a n d


Opening prayers were


reminded members of the Lady Day Service at Skip- ton Parish Church on March 25th and the Trien­


nial Festival at Bolton Abbey on May 10th. Anyone in te re s te d in attending is asked to con­ tact Mrs Frankland.


Matthew F e a rn h e ad , David Leslie, Daniel Pick­ ering, Stuart Taylor, Gre­ gory Thompson, Richard Todd, Russell Todd. 2nd team — Stuart Barnes, Paul F in n , V in c en t Gardner-Chan, Chris­ topher Royle, Andrew Rushton, Barnaby Thomp­ son, James Webster. Simonstone: 1st —


Samantha Agar, Chris­ topher Bell, Simon Bell, Mark Bewley, Ben Dyson, Michael Grainger, Lee Turner. 2nd — Chris­ topher Bell, Ross Bewley, Peter Haworth, Christian Levine, Sam Marshall, Bradley Smith.


Grindleton


Dairy foods Vice-president Mrs S.


flag was carried by Cath­ erine Atkinson, escorted by Jenny Mayers and Anna Cocker, and the 4th Read flag by Jane Rad­ ford, escorted by Cathryn Farrell and Sarah Davies. The collection was taken up by Lindsay and Nicola Spriggens and Sarah Chambers.


second Spring Show will take place on Saturday in the CE School. Entries are to be staged between 10 a.m. and noon, when judging will commence. The Rev. Alan Reid will


Show entries Read Show Society’s


open the show to the pub­ lic at 2 p.m. and refresh­ ments will be available during the afternoon. Prizes will be distributed by Mr Nevard, of the United Reformed Church, from 3-30 to 4 p.m.


Hargreaves led Grindleton


given by Mr W. Aspin, representing Associated Fresh Foods. He stressed the importance of fresh dairy foods and keeping the daily pinta arriving on British doorsteps every day. A vote of thanks was


WI’s m e e t in g and a m in u te ’s silence was observed for victims of the Zeebrugge ferry disaster. A talk with slides was


All four.


given by Mrs R. Cann. Competition winners for a cheese dish were Mrs H. Read, Miss M. Brennand and Miss B. Brennand.


Gisburn


Mothers’ Union heard a talk on the life and work of Mother Teresa of Cal­ cutta. The speaker was thanked by Mrs Teresa Bell.


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