Il.'gg NatWest’s new man
72 in town THE new manager of
Clitheroe’s National West minster Bank is Mr Geoff Saxon. He succeeds Mi- Ray Milligan, who is mov ing to become manager of the Burnley branch.
-in 1956. He worked at Silsden, Keighley, Preston
Bury, Mr Saxon began his career at his local branch
Born and educated in
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response to their first Spencer and Miss Dawson. , T , _ _ Luncheon Club meeting in Tea hostesses were Mrs the Lady Day Festival St Mary’s Hall, Sabden Simm. Mrs Helm and Mrs he>d in Skipton Parish when 50 people attended.’ Moorhouse. Birthday Church. Dunng the open- It is intended to hold a greetings went to Mrs similar event on the third Frost and Mrs Cottam. Wednesday of each month. At tne first meeting, Miss •■licj© SUCCGSS
cern and voluntary helpers four-line poem was won by were delighted at the Mrs L a n s d e l l , Mrs
Luncheon Club Members of Age Con-
Security benefitf S° CIa a
fltt.inK close on Sunday y eneius.
Club meeting will be on Methodist Hall for a final Apnl 20th at 12-30 p.m, in youth service. Earlier in St Mary’s Hall.
The next Luncheon people packed into the
. He and his wife Anne have two sons, Andrew
and Giles. Mr Saxon enjoys playing golf and includes gardening and DIY among his other .nterests.
Memorial a
ground staff alike are wel come to help, as are rela tives of those who died. They should contact J.P. Flynn 61. Alma House, Xapoleon Road. London, E.5 STF.
of the squadrons now live in East Lancashire and will be unaware of what is being undertaken. The committee regard this as a rare opportunity of com memorating friends who made the s u p re m e sacrifice. Former a ire re ic and
stock at Clitheroe Library include: “Spring imperial" — Eve
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of machine k n i t t in g ” — Janet Nabney. Detailed explanaton of how a knitting machine works and what it can do. Includes advice on
Ray Smith. Comprehensive guide to the techniques involved in nainting, drawing and nrintmaking. “An illustrated handbook
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lyn Hart. A 20th century saga set in India where Carissa T hornton m e e ts LaneS G a rd n e r , a h an d som e anglo-Indian. “ Lovinn a t t id u d e s” —
has offered the land and a committee has been set up to provide a su ita b le memorial by the spring of I9S9. The council will pro vide seating a>id maintain the site. Many former members
during the war. Lincoln City Council
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CALLIXG former mem b e r s of B o m b e r Command... A special memorial is to
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and St Helens, before' being appointed sub-man ager at the Pemberton branch, where he has been manager since 1!)75.
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Thursday were: Mrs F. Boocock, Mrs M. Wade, Mrs V. Lightbown and Mrs F. Cottam. Whist: Ladies — Mrs N. Mar shall. Gents — Mrs J. Swannick. Raffle: Mr F. Cottam.
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team of 12 missionaries from Cliff College, Derby-
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children’s Saturday Spe cials in which the team led singing and games with youngsters. They also spent a lot of time with pupils of Sabden County Primary School. Another special event was the screening of a moving film, “The Hiding Place,” in St . Mary’s Hall, when over
in which all four churches were involved. Highlights included two
united service at the vil lage cross at 10-15 a.m will be one of the highlights of the Easter calendar in Sabden. It is hoped people of all denominations will attend.
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On Easter Monday, the ter, Mr Davit! Newman, Rev Denis McWilham will sajd the Mission had been lead a group of Sabden a huge success and the ang people on their
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and certainly the effect on the churches was going to be considerable. “We have already seen a greater sense of commitment to Christ and people’s faith has been deepened. We now need to look at ways in which the churches can
Nicholas’s Church con tinue with a 9-30 a.m. Litany and Ante-Commu nion on Saturday. St Mary’s RC Church begin the reading of the gospel," their Easter services with Passion.” a Mass of the Last Supper About 80 people took tonight at 7-30 p.m. Sab- part in the afternoon pro- den Methodist Church has cession along Stubbins Easter Sunday services at Lane, Padiham Road, Whalley Road and Wesley Street, stopping for sing ing, street theatre and prayers.
Easter services in St , Sabden’s Baptist minis-
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11.day. T ena!1.r 100 people attended. On Sunday morning a very
united act of worship. The Rev. Denis McWilliam led the service and the Mis sion team leader, the Rev. Kathleen Bowes, gave a short address. Members of the team took the parts in
g good Palm Sunday congre-
ation at St Nicholas’s hurch took part in a pro cession of palms and a
would be a fitting sce nario. The week had seen a
progressed, son Raffle- Mrs 1 Cm shire- j°ining villagers for
the day the sun shone for a procession of witness through the village which although had not been
tlfe*^charnrfno- sP°ke.0Ij Mission Sabden came to evening when over 140
NEWS FROM THE VILLAGES IT’S CLEAR o
local scenes. Another ___ The competition for a
collection featured individ ual flowers, and also insects and birds.
Waddington
of Waddington Mothers’ Union members attended
At Skipton A strong representation
welcomed by the Rector of Skipton, the Rev. Donald Aldred, and the address was given by the Rev. E. Townsend, the Vicar of Kelbrook. Others taking part in the service were Diocesan president Mrs Jane Parkinson, vice-pres ident Mrs M. Hastie, and presiding member for the Bowland Deanery Mrs M. Bowker. The singing was led by the MU choir. During the service the
ing hymn, MU banners from 37 different parishes were c a r r ied in p ro cession. The congregation was
Chaplain of the MU, the Rev. J. Barnes, commis sioned members various offices of the Society and presented certificates of office.
formed the Cherry Tree carol. Those taking part were Joanne Procter and Stephen Holden. Readers were Abigail Wilson, Julie Murphy, Yvonne Lister, Emily Jones, Debra Simp son and Nicole Birtwistle.
Eucharist was celebrated at St Helen’s Church, Waddington, when palm crosses were distributed to a vast congregation. The service opened with the processional hymn, “All Glory Laud and Hon our,” the Crucifer being Jonathan Cuniiffe. The anthem for the day was “A hymn for Holy Week.” Mr
A.Hughes assisted the vicar at the altar, and Robert Gregson and John Robbins were the servers.
Distributed Palm Sunday Sung
su p e r in ten d e n t of St Helen’s Sunday School, Mrs E. Loxham has retired. On Sunday morn ing, parents and friends of the children organised a surprise farewell presen tation, which was also attended by past pupils and helpers. Thanks were expressed
Presentation After seven years as
by Mrs Cynthia White- head, who is to take over as superintendent during the next few months. Mrs Loxham spoke of the plea sure she had received through the work with the children and her gratitude to all who had helped dur ing her period of office. Mrs Whitehead pre sented a book to her,
in St Helen’s Church, Waddington, on Friday,at tended by children of Waddington and West Bradford CE Primary School,together with head teacher Mr P. Cuniiffe, staff, parents and friends. The service opened with prayers led by the vicar, Canon C.F. Goodchild. The children of Class Five read the account of the Annunciation, as recorded in St Luke’s Gospel. Sam Martin took the part of the Angel Gabriel and Sarah Baron was Mary. Narra tors were Clare Hatton, Sarah Jane Brooks and Kirsten Buxbaum. Read ers were Mark Askew, Mark Verity and Matthew Smith, and others taking p a r t w e re V ic to r ia Howard, Katie Phillips and Philippa Johnston. Class Four children per
St Helen’s Lady Day was observed
children, Mrs N. Good- child thanked Mrs Loxham on behalf of the church for her loyalty and devotion.
plaque of St H e len ’s Church, and Jonathan Lloyd gave her a bouquet of flowers. She also received gifts from par ents. After singing by the
Andrew Blenkinship a Chatburn
presented “Olivet to Cal vary”, by J. H. Maunder, on Palm Sunday after noon. The visiting soloists were Steven Hoyle, tenor, and Gerald Gritnell, bass. Soloists from St Helen’s choir were Joseph Star- buck, treble, Peter Cun- liffe, tenor, Charlotte Chappell, soprano, and the St Cecilia Singers. The conductor was Mrs Jean Hartley and the organist Mr Donald Hartley. It was an outstanding presenta tion, the choir living up to its musical reputation.
Soloists St Helen’s Church choir
Whalley
Jaspiv. He was thanked by Mrs Alwyn Taylor. A detailed report of the
the group council meeting to be held at Langho on May 12th and names were taken for the visit to Car- leton Institute on May 5th.Tea hostesses were Mrs M. Fogg, Mrs V. Gar ner and Mrs M. Maw. The next meeting will be on April 20th when Mrs H. Homer will speak on Jew ish Festivals.
Spring council meeting was given by delegate Mrs Mary Thorpe. Tickets were on sale for
Abbey Senior Citizens’ whist and domino drive were: Whist, ladies — Mrs M. Flack and Mrs C. Broadley. Gents — Mrs R. Sanderson and Mrs M. Naylor. Dominoes: Mrs D. Oakes.
Whist drive Winners at the Whalley
Circuit’s celebrations to mark the 250th anniver sary of John and Charles Wesley’s conversion, 53 members of Whalley Methodist Church visited Yorkshire to see the important landmarks in the famous family’s life. F i r s t stop was the
Wesley trip As part of the Clitheroe
the earlies t preaching houses built. The party then moved on to the
Octagonal Chapel, at Hep- tonstall, which was one of
service in the Wesley Memorial Church, at Epworth, conducted by the Rev. Clifford Foster, minister of Whalley Meth odist Church.
was Epworth, where the group enjoyed a guided tour around the old rec tory with its close associa tions with the Wesley family. The day ended with a
Humber Bridge, which they had hoped to walk across, but they were thw a r ted by the bad weather. Their next port of call
account of the province in general, which incidentally is fifty times the size of Wales, he told of his tour which started in Vancou ver, over to Vancouver Island and then by coach through the spectacular Rocky Mountains to
Columbia was the title of an illustrated talk given to Whalley WI by Mrs A.W. Smith. After giving a short
Canada trip A holiday in British
pupil Emma Haworth, of Angram Green Farm, Worston. The service was con
vice and Sunday School prizegiving on Palm Sun day at Christ Church, Chatburn. The pony was loaned by
Shetland pony was the highlight of the family ser-
Jonathan Drain, Julia Par kinson, Leanne Kennedy, Laura Parkinson, Katie Read, Ruth Drain, Sarah Wilson, John Read. Seniors: Rebecca Good
Walter Drain, presented prizes to the following children. Infants: Richard Read,
served coffee and biscuits after the service.
dale Club, Chatburn, enjoyed th e ir domino drive. Winners were Mrs D. Atkinson and Mrs A. Palmer. Tea hostesses were Mrs Bowskill and Mrs Atkinson. Birthday greetings were sung for Mrs A. Green and Mrs D. Grosvenor. There will be no club
Domino drive Members of the Ribbles-
ing impression and the North Lancashire team look forward to welcoming a group from Ghana dur ing the summer.
experiences staying with various Ghanaan families, and of the wonderful wel come
received.She was impressed with the enthu siastic church services, which were very lengthy, with the sermon given three times in different languages. The visit has left a last
service at Chatburn Meth odist Church was con d u c te d by th e Rev. Graeme Halls. The guest speaker was Miss Susan Evans, of Whalley, who was a member of the North Lancashire Method ist youth team who went on an exchange visit to Ghana last year. She spoke of her
Ghana talk Palm Sunday morning
by Vicky E n tw is t le , Rebecca Goodbier, Simon Read and Dan Wrathall. The organist was Mrs D. Brewer. Sunday School teachers
Burgess, Ben Fergusson and Daniel Ingham. Offerings were collected
carried by Andrew Hurst, escorted by Daniel Davies and Simon England. Stewards were Michael
Sam Wrathall. The Friday Club banner was carried by Su san Downing, escorted by Rachel Drain and Charlotte Green. The Cub Scout flag was
bier, Vicky Entwistle, Philippa Murphy, Susan Downing, C h a r lo t te Green, Steven and Scott Turner, Sam and Dan Wrathall, Simon Read, Matthew Kennedy and Victoria Wrathall. The service was led by
readings for Palm Sunday by Rachel Drain, Susan Downing, C h a r lo t te Green, Rebecca Goodbier and Matthew Kennedy and palm crosses were distri buted to the congregation by the children. The vicar, the Rev.
ducted by the Sunday School children and Cub Scouts. Howard Jackson led the Cub Scout prayer and Philippa Murphy, Rebecca Goodbier, Susan Downing, Vicky Entwistle and Rachel Drain led the Friday Club prayer. The lesson was read by Vicky Entwistle. There were special
Family service The appearance of a
cessed in the aisles waving palm branches and carry ing b a n n e rs marked “Hosanna” as they sang the hymn “Praise Him.” Organist was Mr Clifford Johnson.
Church MU, Chatburn, was Mrs M. Butlin. She spoke of the role of the elderly in church, and said they were an example just “being there.” This was especially true of Russia today.
Christ Church Speaker at Christ
and Mrs B. Pearce gave the vote of thanks. Tea hostesses were Mrs J. Price, Mrs B. Quayle and Mrs D. Mashiter.
Mrs D. Brewer presided
House, Chatburn, enjoyed an afternoon’s entertain
Back to school The ladies of Manor
They joined in with the children’s songs and were served tea and biscuits during the interval.
ment at Grindleton School.
delighted when presented with a bunch of daffodils at the end of a pleasant after noon.
Each re s id e n t was Rimington
gathered at Rimington Memorial Institute were given a mouthwatering demonstration on the art of creating chocolate Eas ter eggs and novelties.
Mouthwatering The many ladies who
assisted by Rimington WI member Mrs S. Jones, delighted her audience with her skill and artistry and gave many tips for the ladies to follow. Miss M. Bairstow, Rimington WI president, gave a vote of thanks and three of the eggs were raffled, Mrs S. Graveston, Mrs D. Eccles and Mrs M. Pinder being the lucky recipients!
Mrs Marian McFarlane,
served and the proceeds of the event are for Riming ton WI funds.
Tea and biscuits were West Bradford
observed at St Catherine’s Church, West Bradford, by a Sung Eucharist, cele brated by the vicar, Canon C.F. Goodchild. Before the service, palm
Eucharist Palm S u n d ay was
today. The next meeting is on April 7th.
day School scholars of the primary department pro
During the service Sun Read
need to begin tidying the churchyard at St John’s, Read.
Clean-up rota Spring brings with it the
the work has been carried out by only a few members of the parish, and the high standard is a credit to their dedication.
For the past two years,
hoped to operate a rota system for each Wednes day night during the sum mer months. Any member of the parish who can help should sign their name on the list at the back of the church.
This year, however, it is
Week runs from April 2nd to the 9th this year. Read boys will be shoe-shining outside the Post Office on Whalley-Road this Satur day and the week after.
Job Week Scout and Cub Job
underway for Read Scout and Guide Group Gang Show, to be held on April 14th, 15th and 16th, in the United Reformed Church. Tickets are now available from group leaders, the Post Office and Salon 65.
Gang show Rehearsals are well
collection are appealing for more assistance for the cause, which raises money for Scout and Guide equip ment. Anyone who can help should contact Bob A n d e rso n (P ad ih am 73183).
dren’s Easter fancy dress disco on April 6th in Read Constititional Club, start ing at 6.30 p.m. There will be prizes for the best out fits.
Easter disco There is to be a chil
Read Friendly Circle will be in the United Reformed Church on April 5th Gentlemen are welcome to attend.
Friendly Circle The next meeting of the
Jane Sharp were superin tendents for the day.
crosses were blessed and distributed to members of the congregation, and the children of the Sunday School received palm crosses at the end of their lessons. Angela Verity and
Brownies acted out the story of Palm Sunday at the church parade at Read United Reformed Church.
Brownies’ play The 1st and 4th Read
g a te d by Mr P h i l ip Nevard, who led the ser v ic e . The 1st Read
The playlet was insti
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