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CLITHEROE and the surrounding area was high on the agenda when a special tour- sm d r i v e wa s
aunched in Burnley his week.
Over 150 businesses
ind o rg an isa tio n s nvoived in the tour- sm industry met the
•hich combines the mblic and private sec- ors, will aim to mprove the appeal,
ittractions and ser- ices of each area, ncluding the Ribble 'alley, to visitors.
trea’s tourism chiefs it Towneley Hall, Jurnley, to launch he Red Rose Tourism lonsortium action rogramme. The three-year plan,
groups or inventive indi viduals interested can get entry forms and construc tion guides by writing to Sue Pesch, BP Oil UK Ltd, BP House, Break- :pear Way, Hemel Hemp
other competitors on a special water course at Stanford Hall.' To qualify for entry,
prize money available, sponsors BP Oil and the organisers, the Hoverclub of Great Britain, are confi dent that some ingenious solutions will be sent in. To e n te r , budding
Wednesday in the village hall.
of officers at the AGM of Slaidbum Village Hall Committee, with Mr Wil liam Brown remaining chairman, Coun.' Mrs Dorothy Pearson secre-. tary and Mrs Myra Briggs treasurer. Arrangements were made for the Christ mas whist drive on
No change There were no changes
A' coffee morning to
raise funds for Slaidbum and District Playgroup P o p u l a r f a i r
was well attended, with a 50p stocking filler stall being one of the most popular. Cakes and hand crafted goods made by mums were also on sale.
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in Sabden on Saturday to open the Christmas Fair organised by members of St Mary’s RC Church in the parish hall. It was the best attended for many
Father Christmas was
refreshments did a roaring trade and there were a number of excellent stalls.
years and raised over £950. The ladies serving
expressed to all who con tributed to the recent house-to-house collection for the NSPCC, organised by the Sabden branch, which raised £131-58.
House-to-house Thanks have been
junior choir, singing and playing tambourines. Ladies of the church
served soup and rolls and hot mince pies for supper.
Nicholas’s Church, Sab den, is to be opened in the church hall on Satur day, at 3 p.m., by the rose queen.
Rose queen The Christmas fair of St
ners were: Mr R. Ford, Mrs E. Ford, Mrs I. Met calfe, Mr J. Royle. Whist: Ladies — Mrs C. Sefton. Gents — Mrs G. Walms- ley. Draw: Mrs M. Moor- house.
Profitable year
Horticultural Society Mr Leo Clarkson reported another successful year’s work and, in spite of the hot summer, a well sup ported annual show, in his report at the annual meet ing. .
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made on the year’s work which, with a healthy balance sheet, is enabling the committee to investi gate the provision of its own tables for future shows.
thanked for their work behind the scenes in'pro viding refreshments at the show. A profit of £3,000 was
efforts of the committee and made particular men tion of its work in organis ing the tallest sunflower competition and the annual jotato contest in the vil- age. The ladies were
He paid tribute to the :
A. Haworth. Gents — Mr E. Marsden. Draw: Mrs M. Wade. Thursday’s domino win
winners on Monday were: Mrs L. Knowles, Mr C: Webster and Mrs I. Cot- tam. Whist: Ladies — Mrs
Tricks and spots Sabden Over 60s domino
Christmas music by Black burn Salvation Army Band was a huge success on Saturday. Sabden Baptist Hall was full of people joining in the hymns and carols and enjoying enter tainment provided by the
Festive music The celebration of
Cliffe, Mr W. Bold, Mr H. Britcliffe, Mr W. Cooke, Mr W. Campbell, Mr P. Dewhurst, Mr P. Mather and Mr A. Valentine, with the addition of Mr J. Boo- cock.
illustrated talk is to be given by the vice-chairman entitled “Alpines in your garden,” during an open meeting a t the same venue.
BOLTON-BY-BOWLAND
for Bolton-by-Bowland YFC’s 1990-91 programme were discussed by mem- —____j hers prior to a business given to the Rev. meeting. Participants in Drain, who called i
Congratulated Ideas and suggestions
be held in the village hall at 7-45 p.m., when the boys have an identification quiz night and the'girls will be making mince pies.
J. Singleton (dominoes). Whist winners: Ladies
the monthly drive of Bol- ton-by-Bowland Village Hall Committee, held in aid of funds. MCs were Mr I. Bleazard (whist) and Mr
Hall funds There were 13 tables at
— Mrs M. Killean, Mrs E. Sanderson, Mrs M. Cowk- ing. Gents — Mrs S. Gra- veston, Mr F. Hall, Mr J. Pratt.
Howarth, Miss M. Pye, Mr J. Singleton, Mrs Oddie, Mrs Jackson, Mr Riley. Raffle: Mrs M. Briggs and Mrs Jackson.
Dominoes: Mrs J.
White elephants Father Christmas paid a
visit to the Christmas fair at St Peter and St Paul’s
on the tombola and various stalls, which sold “white elephants”, good-as-new goods and Christmas gifts. The village youth group organised several games.
Drama Group’s perfor manc e of t h e p l ay “Wanted, one body” was indeed a great success and attracted large audiences on all three nights. Ribble Valley deputy Mayor. Coun. Howell Jones and his daughter attended the — . ___ Saturday evening perfor- Jackson, S. Ho marice and during the Rogerson, H.Wi interval were introduced to members of the cast.
Large audiences Bolton-by-Bowland
Ladies — Mrs May, M. Harrison, M. Grayston, G. Freeman, Mrs Green, G. Haworth and J. Hayhurst. Gents — J. Penswick, M.
'll WHALLEY
Abbey senior citizens’ drive in Whalley were: Ladies — Mrs H. Turner,. Mrs E. Speak. Gents — Mrs D. Farnsworth, Mrs M. DeLaurier.
Abbey whist Whist winners at the
; Dominoes: Mrs D. All cock, Mrs R. Nutter.
Parish Church Mothers’ Union enjoyed hearing from Mrs B. Charlson how to make Christmas decora tions..' She encouraged members to. try making some, themselves after they had admired those she brought to show.. Thanks were expressed by. Mrs R. Kennedy.
Decorations Members of Whalley
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■ Dominoes: W. Robin son, H. Ainsworth, J. Hol den, J. Carr, M. Pye, J. Fortune, C.. Fletcher,. J. Tom, j . Ne a r y , . J . Howarth', M. .Rich, E.. Breaks, C. Hodson and A. Barker.
J. Dambaie and E. Fen ton.
________ _ ttman,
.talk on “Brazil” by Robert Clarke. The vote of thanks was given by Wayne Airey : and Stephen Gornall;
bers of Chipping YFC met in the village hall for a
will include , a talk on rare breeds.
Best of all
.Saturday.and promises. to be bigger and better thain previous years. The event, organised by local traders, will be staged during the , day .instead of the evening,
:: The Christmas bazaar in Chipping, takes place on
Next week’s meeting
Brazil On Monday, 24 mem
Igr'J. Whist winners were: '
Church, Bolton-by-Bow- land, which raised £400 for church funds. I t was opened by the Rev. N. Daniels, chaplain of Gigg- leswick School. There was brisk trade
the county fun run were thanked and congratu lated. Monday’s meeting will
f I «M • n n a 4-
enjoyed a meat and potato pie supper provided by Mick and Angela, of The White Hart. On February 27th, an
ute to the many people outside the committee who continued to support the horticultural society, par ticularly advertisers and local shops for displaying posters. Afterwards, members
August 18th, 1990, at St Mary’s Church Hall, Sab den. The dinner dance will be held at the Gibbon Bridge Hotel, Chipping, bn March 10th, at a cost of £13, including coach. Names can be given to the secretary. The chairman paid trib
Annual show day will be
Mrs G. Waddington (presi dent), Mr. Clarkson (chair man), Mr Leslie White (vice-chairman), Mrs Clarkson (secretary), Mr Parfitt (treasurer) ana Mr Davies (show secretary). . Committee: Mr A.
wart committee member Jack Britcliffe had decided that he would be unable to stand again for committee. Officers re-elected were:
his wife Betty for her work as secretary, trea surer Alun Parfitt for his work with the finances and show secretary Keith Davies for the show’s organisation. For health reasons, stal
her, but as that covers the cost of the seed potatoes provided to all, it is still remarkably good value. Mr Clarkson thanked
CHATBURN
we e k e n d a t Ch r i s t Church, Chatbum, raised th e . magnificent sum iof £1,600, given in gift enve lopes towards God’s work in the parish.
Magnificent A recent thanksgiving
' and major repairs to the vicarage. On Sunday, a further
A n d m n i/ \M u n n n f u n i l . «
£280 was presented to the c h u r c h by An d r ew Murphy (16), who made a sponsored parachute jump ;earlier in the year.
the church by Mr and Mrs Harry Brewer, has been made by their son Paul.
be served in the school hall after the service.
Birthday cake Members of the Ribbles-
will take place today. Hospitals
visit. The Christmas party
dale Club, Chatburn, e n j o y e d a game of dominoes while others chatted. Tea hostesses were Mrs E. Campbell, Mrs I. Townson and Mrs M. Ridgway, who served special birthday cakes pro vided by Mrs J. Cowell. A cheery welcome was Walter in for a
Whalley Deanery are invited to attend and the offering will go toward the Church Urban Fund. Light refreshments will
candlelight organised by Christ Church Mothers’ Union, Chatburn, will be held in church on Wednes day, at 7-30 p.m. All churches within the
By candlelight A service of carols by
Advent candle stand was d ed ic a ted a t C h r is t Church, Chatbum, by the" vicar, the Rev. Walter Drain, and on Advent Sunday the first candle was lit. The stand, presented to
Candle stand A beautiful mahogany
thanked everyone for their donations and said the money would go towards new windows on the west side of the church, regild ing of the two clock faces, __, painting of church doors dog
The Rev. Walter Drain
and a tail! The fun starts at 1-30 p.m. and during the afternoon there will be a giant raffle. Mince pies ana hot potatoes will be on sale.
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as there will be such a lot of attractions. •
year will be Guide Dogs for the Blind. As the full cost of buying and training a dog is £1,000, it is hoped that enough money can be raised by the people of Chipping to finance a full not just two legs
be there and children can have their photograph taken with him free of charge. Other delights include a bouncing castle, roundabout, Morris danc ers, jazz bands and a piper. There will even be a full-size steam organ, The chosen charity this
Father Christmas will
Council is holding its annual whist drive in the Old School on Tuesday, at 7-30 p.m. ;
Annual drive Simonstone Par ish
Simo n s to n e , r a i s e d £681.98 at its Christmas bazaar. 1
Bazaar total St P e te r ’s Church,
tion organised by the Friends of Simonstone School raised £40 for funds. The next skip will be outside school on December 15th, from 9-30 a.m. to 4-30 p.m.
New rector
performed by the Bishop of Bradford at a joint ser vice for the two parishes. After the ceremony, a reception will be held in the village hall, with sup per provided by ladies of the two parishes.
football team, Grindleton, exchanged their boots for dancing shoes when they held a disco to raise funds for the club. The event was held at
friends of the Buck Inn
expressed to all those who helped to make it a suc cessful evening.
the Duke of York Hotel and was very well attended. Thanks were
Gladys Parkinson presided and Miss Anne Bowker was the pianist.
_________ ____ Advent candle
. The annual toy service took place at Chatburn Methodist Church on Sun day morning. The Rev. Graeme Halls conducted worship and gifts, for the National Children’s Home
. Val Parker, Kathryn and Gillian Wilkinson. Two songs were sung by Sun day School scholars. The collection was taken up by the Wilkinson family. Organist was Mr Clifford Johnson. During the service, Mr
lit by Kim Townson and readings were given by
Halls baptised Alistair Thomas Bowman and wel comed him into the family of the church.
CHIPPING
whist and domino drive was well attended, with a total of 27 tables in the vil lage hall.
27 tables Chipping’s Christmas
and members of the con gregation and placed round the Christmas tree. The Advent candle was
hospital authorities. Miss
Fellowship was Mr Roy ■ Dewhurst, who based his talk on the work of the SP
The speaker at Chat- evening, concluded; .with burn Methodist Women’s'.;'^gingif:,--:r'
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a play entitled “The Best Gift of All” and the junior scholars will mime the story of “A. Christmas Carol.”
were donated by scholars elderly villagers and'those i- in residential homes in the
formances, the first on Wednesday at 2 p.m. for
area, and the other on Th ursday at 7 p.m., when parents and friends are welcome to attend.
WADDINGTON
Christingles On Sunday, Waddington
' vice, will be donated to the CE Children’s Society.
Busy schedule •
carols at the Moorcock Inn on th e e v e n i n g of December 17th and will be singing round the village on the evening of the 20th. A visit is also planned to Roefield Nursing Home, where the choi r was warmly welcomed last year. There will be the usual Sunday services on Christ mas Eve,, but in addition there will be: a; Midnight Eucharist at 11-45-p.m. This will be followed by a family Eucharist at 10-45 on Christmas morning,, including special carols for children, as well as par ents!
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i young and old,, to. sing and (enjoy, as well as some spe cial choir items. ‘
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■. : The annual choir concert will be given on January 3rd in Waddington CE
School, starting, at 7-16 p.m.
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there will be a Festival of Lessons and Carols at 3-15 p.m., with plenty of carols for the congregation;1
On New Year’s Eve, '
After a busy autumn season in which the princi pal events were the arrival of the Rev. Alan Bailey as the new vicar of St Helen’s Church, Waddington, and visits by St Helen’s choir to sing in York Minster and Chester Cathedral! the choir will be busy once again over Christmas. Members will be singing
being distributed through out the school and their contents, together with the collection at the ser-
and West Bradford CE School is to hold a Chris- tingle service in St Helen’s Church, Waddington. Collection envelopes are
There will be two per
children of Grindleton CE Primary School are busy rehearsing for the end-of- term Christmas concert. Infants will take part in
Pupils perform The stage is set and
leton enjoyed a Christmas party on Monday with exercises to festive music. It was a glittering occa sion, with the teacher and pupils dressed in tinsel. A buffet supper included sandwiches, sausage rolls, crisps, nuts, mince pies and chocolates, and the
In tinsel Keep-fit ladies of Grind
Light footed Players and their
The new rector of St Ambrose Church, Grindle- ton, the Rev. Christopher Greenwell, will be inducted at St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Bolton- by-Bowland, at 7-30 tonight. The induction will be
tion Club thanks everyone who supported the sale of cards and gifts which raised £154, especially Mrs Hales for all her hard work.
PENDLETON
retired after serving for three years as president and was thanked for all her work by Mrs J. Bris tol. She, in turn, thanked the committee for giving her such good support during her term of office.
, was thanked for her ster ling work. Mrs A. Slinger and Mrs E. Owen were welcomed to the commit tee and treasurer Mrs M. Gornall presented her annual report. VCO Mrs Jean Entwis-
tle, of Clitheroe, took a selection of WI publica tions to the meeting, many of which were snapped up as Christmas presents. Mrs P. Nutter received
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tions cup was Mrs P. Ble- zard.
members’ibest wishes on her retirement as postmis tress. after 40 years and was wished well in her move to Waddington. Winner of the competi
included Mrs A. Hall tak ing over as secretary from Mrs N. Haworth, who is moving from the area and
Commi ttee changes
leton WI is Mrs Marjorie Ross, elected at the annual meeting. Miss Ruth Mundy
Takes over at top New president of Pend
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THf NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Of GOLDSMITHS
week today, at 2 and 7 p.m. The school’s Conserva
Christmas concert will be held in the Old School a
Concert Simonstone School’s
For funds _ The waste paper collec
. Leonard’s School, Langho, starting at 7-45 p.m. The bring-and-buy stall run by Mrs M. Haworth and Miss C. Bailey raised £8.
BILLINGTON
.places they had visited when a film of Cornwall and Devon was shown by Mrs E. Thompson, of Bil- lington. The vote of thanks was given by Mrs K. Lowe. Miss M. Kaye played
the organ and refresh me n t s fol lowed. A reminder was given about next Tuesday’s bring-and- buy, at 7-30 p.m.
ezer Baptist Ladies’ Social Hour enjoyed seeing
Memories stirred Members of the Eben-
lington WI’s Christmas party on Monday, in St
that the. Christmas party at the Lower Buck Inn, Waddington, on Tuesday, starts at 7-30 p.m. . Pendleton members are invited to Langho and 'Bil-
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