Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, February 26th, 1987 (Classified) Clitheroe 223Zj (Editorial), 22323 (AdveHising). Burnley 22331 (Classified) «il\l\\U\ News from the villages Hurst Green
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observed on Monday by St John’s MU, Hurst Green, when they prayed about the problems in the lives of MU members in South Africa and Uganda. Mrs Waterhouse, of Ilk-
Wave of Prayer A Wave of Prayer was
ley, spoke about an “Away From it All” scheme, explained that for anyone going through a bad patch, the ideal was to be made welcome for a spell within the warmth of a loving fomily. The scheme also uses family caravans and youth camps and is funded and organised by the MU.
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France, J. K. Tennant, J. Swales, P. Greenwood, E. Moon, M. Coulthard, B.
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held at Tosside in aid of the East Lancs Scanner A p p e a l . P r o c e e d s amounted to £61.30 and music was supplied by Sing-a-long. Raffle winners were: G.
Greenwood, E. Bowes, R. Parnaby, A. Sykes, E. Waddington, Maureen Hodkinson, J. Holden, D. Giles, Annie Hodkinson, H . M e t c a l f e , A. Moorhouse.
Sabden
Tricks and spots Domino winners at Sab
den Over 60s were: Mrs I. Metcalfe, Mrs P. Whit taker and Miss E. Hayes. Whist — Ladies: Mrs I. Hill, Mrs A. Howarth. Gents: Mr F. Cottam, Mrs G. Walmsley. Raffle: Mrs
Dunsop Bridge
lage Hall Committee’s ACM a s i le n c e was observed in memory of founder member Mr A.
Re-elected At Dunsop Bridge Vil
Severs. C h a i rn ia n Mr W.
Mason, treasurer’Mrs M. Cowking and secretary Mrs M. Pye were re-e lected and Mr R. Slater was elected vice-chairman.
Mrs A. Marsden and Mrs D. Whitaker (WI), Mr R. Slater and Mr D. Leedham (parish council), Mrs S. Singleton and Mrs B. Leedham (mother and tod dlers), Mr J. Hall and Mr J. Walker (workingmen’s club). Other members are Mr and Mrs J. Dowle, Mrs A. Farrington, Mrs L. Leedham, Mr and Mrs J. Metcalfe and Mr P. Kapp. Mrs R. Slater acted as teller for voting.
Representatives are:
gift was received from founder member Mrs F. Peel who is in hospital.
ners were: Mrs M. Wade, Mrs D. Bass, Mrs I. Cot tam and Mr G. Harper (joint). Whist — Ladies: Mrs A. Howarth. Gents: Mrs G. Walmsley.
received their second allo cation of surplus EEC butter on Monday morning when it was distributed by Mr and Mrs Jack Tagg of the Salvation Armu in St Mary’s Hall.
Free butter Sabden p en s io n ers
Lane Ends
captivated his audience when he visited Lane Ends. He brought his many medals, including two Commonwealth golds, and spoke about his experiences at home and abroad re p re s e n t in g England in clay pigeon shooting. He showed two
Marksman Top marksman Ian Peel
Miss E. Robinson, Mrs S. R o b e r t s and Mr S. Roberts. The next event at Lane
videos. Raffle winners were
Ends is a domino drive on March llth.
Barrow
Pupils join in At Barrow United
joined the congregation to c e le b ra te Ed u ca tio n Sunday. The service was con
Reformed Church on Sun day staff, children, par ents and governors of Wis- well and Barrow School
ducted by the Rev. J. D. Salsbury, who is also chairman of the gover nors. Lessons were read by Lisa Thompson (pupil), Mrs Dorothy Borland (parent governor), and Mr Bill Beggs (church elder). Members of the school
I. Flannagan. Thursday domino win
A letter of thanks for a
ing” night on March 7th and bingo will continue on the first Tuesday of each month.
Gisburn
YF(J have won through to the county finals of the Young Farmers’ enter tainment contest. On Saturday they will
Entertaining The cast of Gisburn
There is a “Come Danc
member Mrs Brindle. Birthday greetings went to Mrs E. Capstick, Mrs B. Lund, Mrs Robinson and Mrs R. Seed. Mrs Lund and Mrs Old
Chatburn
Numbers up A pleasant afternoon
ham will attend the annual council meeting at Low- ton. Arrangements were made for the birthday party at Hurst Green. The coach will leave Downham at 6'-30 p.m. prompt. Mrs E. Barker p re
was spent by members of the Ribblesdale Club, Chatburn, playing bingo. Winners were Mrs Bows- kill and Mrs Palmer. Tea hostesses were Mrs Green and Mrs Titterington.
sented the competition cup to Mrs P. Bailey who had gained 14 points in the monthly competition. Mrs G. Capstick had nine points , Mrs Lambert seven and Mrs McFall and Mrs Barker were joint
fourth. The competition for a
mountain scenery photo was won by Mrs Altham, Mrs Birch and Mrs Lund. Mrs Bailey thanked
members who helped at the farm safety quiz won
by the NFU team. Mrs E. Parker was the
timekeeper and Mrs B. Lund and Mrs M. Walms ley scorekeepers. Supper hostesses were Mrs Lis ter, Mrs Eccles and Mrs Leach.
Waddington
E70 raised A well attended whist
and domino drive, held at Waddington Club, was organised by the village branch of the Royal Brit ish Legion. A raffle was held for a
be performing “Tykes in the Tower” in Harrogate Royal Hall, competing for a place in the national finals. At the group’s meeting,
Church, Chatburn, was conducted by the Rev. W. Drain. The lesson was read by Mr Back, whose great-grandson Stephen James, son of Mr and Mrs K. Pratt, was batised dur ing the service. Great- grandma Mrs Back made the floral arrangements. The choir was joined for
Family affair Family service at Christ
Julie Gornall. Sawley
the hymns by a welcome visitor, Mr J. Butters, who was a choir member before moving from Chat burn. The collection was taken
Sawley WI an entertain ing talk on bees and bee keeping, explaining how the hive works, how bees have their own air condi tioning unit and how one bee will tell the rest where to go and what to collect.. A honeycomb was on
Busy bees Mr K. Preedy gave
show. Mrs Linda Bolton gave
up by Mr P. Craig, Mr J. Marsden and Stephen W o o dw a rd . Mrs D. Brewer was organist. Evening services will recommence next Sunday, at 6-30 p.m.
Welcoming Christ Church MU,
grocery hamper and a bas ket of fruit. Winners of the whist and dominoes were p re sen ted with 'th e i r prizes by branch chairman Mr James Parkinson. A total of £70 was raised for branch funds. Thanks were expressed
they were given a talk and video about Barclays Bank. The vote of thanks was given by D. Jackson.
New officers At Gisburn Playgroup’s
AGM, reports were given by retiring chairman Mrs Sheila Metcalfe, retiring treasurer Mrs A. Helliwell and playgroup leader Mrs H. Waddington on another successful year. Anyone interested in
Chatburn, welcomed the Rev. Alan Reid, Vicar of Read, who gave an amus ing account of his life and the various characters he had met. The vote of thanks was pven by assis tant enrolling member Mrs C. Speak. Mrs E. Drain presided.
the vote of thanks. The competition for a keyring was won by Mrs Crowe, Mr s Dyson and Mr s Bolton. Mrs Speak won a touch
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of spring in the raffle for a pot of primulas. Mrs M. C. Dyson organised a flower quiz, Mrs R. Crowe being the winner. Supper for the next
meeting was discussed when Fence WI will be guests. A jumble sale for WI funds will be held on March 2Ist.
to Mr and Mrs M. Taylor, the branch committee, prize donors, MC Mr J. Moon and the ladies who provided refreshments. On Satuday the branch
was represented at the 65th annual conference of the NW area by president Mr S. Taylor and his wife, Mr Parkinson, secretary Mr H. Ramsbottom and standard bearer Mr A.
enrolling children should contact Mrs Waddington. New playgroup officers are Mrs L. Lambert (chairman), Mrs S. Duck worth (vice-chairman), Mrs J. Veitch (treasurer) a n d M rs J . R u d d (secretary).
Whalley
Garden gift Work on the planting of
shrubs, some trees and a rosebed at Vale House Gardens, Whalley, should be completed by the end of March. The rose garden was a gift from Whalley parish councillor Miss Pauline Wilkinson, in memory of her parents.
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ter, of Whalley, was the guest speaker at a well-at tended meeting of West B rad fo rd M e th o d is t Ladies Bright Hour. Mrs Susan Clark led
Best-Kept Village Compe tition and the parish coun cil wants residents to make a special effort to make sure their property and surrounds are particu larly tidy at preliminary, judging time, in June and
Keep it tidy Whalley has entered the
July.
Abbey drive Whist winners at the
p r a y e r s and hymns, remembering sick rela tives of r.embers and Mrs Nancy Frankland, who usually accompanies the hymns. Mr Foster’s subject was
Abbey senior citizens’ drive in Whalley were — Ladies: Mrs J. Walmsley, Mrs E. Howarth. Gents: Mr E. Flack, Mr F. Jame son. Dominoies: Miss M. Birtwell.
Celebrating Whalley Brownies cele
“Walls,” metaphorically speaking, which protect us from temptation and help us to lead better Christian
lives. ' Mrs M. Butlin will be the speaker on March 4th.
Thornley
Travels At T h o rn le y -w i th -
Wheatley WI Mrs E. Smart gave a talk with slides on her trav e ls through Egypt, Cairo and Aswan. Mrs Margaret Sanderson thanked her. The competition for an
brated Thinking Day with a visit from County Com missioner Mrs Pat Fylles and the enrolment of seven new Brownies. Mrs Fylles lit the first
Details were given of a Deanery competition in August on “A short his tory of your branch of the MU.” It is hoped that members will compile something relating to Chatburn branch, which is about 70-years-old. Women’s World Day of
of Clitheroe, led afternoon family service at Salem Congregational Chapel, Martin Top, on Sunday.
Martin Top Mrs Margaret Bleazard,
Prayer will be celebrated on March 6th at the Meth odist Church, the speaker being Mrs Drain. Mem bers of (Jisburn branch are invited to the next meet ing on March 4th. Tea hostesses were Mrs
Moorhouse. A service of remem
brance was held at South- port War Memorial and 70 standards were on parade.
Thanks for tea Mrs C. Greenwood pre
sided a t Waddington Methodist Women’s Fel lowship when the Rev. G. Halls told how he became a Methodist minister. Members were asked to
s ta r t collecting for the jumble sale on March 7th. Afternoon tea, provided by the Misses A. and R. Tattersall, was served by Mrs F. Scott. Mrs Green wood expressed thanks. Mr W. R. Mitchell, of
Settle, will be the speaker next 'Thurdsay and there will be a special collection on behalf of the Save the
Children Fund.
Helen’s Sunday School, Waddington, organised by Mrs E. Loxham and help ers. It was a great success and each child went home with a balloon and sweets.
Party time It was party time for St
Pendleton
WI, Miss R. Mundy wel comed 31 members. A min u te’s silence was observed in memory of Mrs M. Davies and a letter of thanks was read from the family of the late Mrs B. Berry. Miss Mundy is to be
Healthwise Presiding at Pendleton
were presented to junior church members Carol Sherry, Michael Smith, Andrew Oliver and David Scott. Mrs F. Oliver was the oganist.
Prizes for attendance
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B. Earnshaw, Mrs Stan- nard and Mrs Speak. After the meeting several mem bers stayed to practise hymns for Mothering Sun day, with Mrs D. Brewer at the piano.
when Chatburn Men’s Society paid a visit to Hyndburn Sports Centre to play bowls. The outing, organised by Mr J. Mars den, was much enjoyed.
Bowls outing Competition ran high
friends of Chatburn and District Royal British Legion enjoyed a social evening at the Pendle Hotel, which raised £148. MC Mr Ja ck Altham thanked hosts Mr and Mrs Edward Marcella. Miss Royal British Legion was Miss Karyn Myers, drew the raffle.
Fund raising Ninety members and
M e th o d i s t C h u r c h Women’s Fellowship was Mrs I. Hogg, of the Salva tion Army. Mrs Grant- Townsend presided and Mrs R. Hudson was pianist.
Fellowship Speaker at Chatburn
For youth A youth service at Chat-
bum Methodist Church on Sunday was conducted by the Rev. Graeme Halls. Members of the youth club took part and organist was Mr C. C. Johnson.
■ Guides Sharon and Janine Rothwell and young leader, Joanne Higson.
Downtiam
unusual teapot was won by Mrs W. Slater, with Mrs Doreen Charnley second. Raffle winners were Mrs H. Humphries and Mrs Ellison.
Slaidburn
Plants The Hodder Valley
Ladies met at the home of Mrs M. Bamford for a talk and film show on plants given by Mr P. J. Foley, of Holdfen Clough Nur s e r i e s , B o l to n -b y - Bowland.
darts challenge will be held in Downham Village Hall tonight, at 7-30 p.m. in aid of the megapulse machine for Clitheroe Hospital.
For charity A charity archery md
Rocky road “ The ro ad of th e
Rockies” was the road members of Downham WI travelled, when Mr W. Grime gave an illustrated ta lk . Mrs R. Leach thanked him. The president, Mrs P. Bailey, welcomed new
candle and the Brownies each lit one to signify Brownies and Guides throughut the world, fol lowed by Brown Owl. Mrs (ihristine Seed, Tawny Owl, Wendy Nighingale,
delegate to the AGM in London. Three members are to visit the Heritage Workshop at Park Hall, Charnock Richard, on March 7th, and three will visit St John’s School, Shuttleworth, on April 6th, to hear a speaker from a newspaper talking on how the press works. Names were taken for a
Chipping
and an excellent number of bookings have encouraged Chipping Village Hall Committee members to re-decorate the ballroom and stage. Coun. Danny Lovatt
Redecorating A healthy bank balance
tr ip to Whitehall Tea Rooms, Hurst Green, on April 21st. Forthcoming events include a new mem bers’ training session at Nelson Civic Hall on March 23rd and a study day on the Jewish way of life at Hoghton Village Hall on May 18th. Members enjoyed a talk
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and his wife, Eileen, and Mr Fred Lovatt and his wife, Susan, were thanked at a committee meeting for their hard work as organ isers. Mr and Mrs Peter Stott were also thanked.
on keeping fit healthwise by Dr W. J. D. McKinlay, who covered various aspects of health care and stressed-the importance of
i being aware of ways of prevention and the early detection of disease by regular health screening. A vote of thanks was given by Mrs S. Jackson. A bring-and-buy stall
Club’s open meeting in the Village Hall, District Commissioner Mrs Marion Featherstone introduced local vet Mr A. Hutchin son who spoke about horse ailments and explained the new s ty le equine flu
Pony Club At Chipping Pony
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run. by Mrs S. Beggs and Mrs R. York raised £8 and the competition for a favourite calendar was won by Mrs E. Slinger, with Mrs M. Gornall second.
branch quiz Chipping fin ished third. Team mem bers were Paul Grinrod, Ann Rainford, Tanya Featherstone and Rachel Muter, and team trainer was Helen Wallbank. Practices for; the area
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