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WITH the pantomime sea son now upon us, you might expect the story of ‘Jack and the beanstalk” o crop up occasionally. Here at the “Advertiser
Locating homes for ‘triffids’
md Times” the fairy story s now almost becoming a lightmare! The Ribble Valley’s
lew homes for unwanted triffids.’’
-Susan Hanson’s 10-foot actus that had grown too
re told you about the irickly problem of Mrs
iigh for her West Brad- ord conservatory. Thank- ully a reader from Wilp- iiire came to her rescue nd took it off her hands.
tory, Mrs Doreen Bal- haw from Whalley can go ne better — one foot that
If you think that’s a tall
lg up the stairway. It is ow past the landing and ill heading skywards.
nagine, she is feeling •etty cheesed off.
jod home to one needy ant, Mrs Balshaw would : pleased to hear, from u (Whalley 822277).
italogue
aphs iners” was the talk to the Ribble Valley Family History and
embers to use at Clith- •oe Library during the >ual opening hours. The branch now has a >od collection of books d research material and juld like to help new- mers to family history d heraldry as much as ssible. A full programme of eakers on family and cal history has been oked for next year and yone wishing to come to itheroe Cricket Club on e second Tuesday of eh month can be assured a friendly welcome. The society’s Christmas rty is being held on cember 12th.
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IT was a member of Sabden County Primary School’s RTA who came up with the idea of staging a “pet show” with .soft toys as the “pets” — and the idea proved an instant success. . Dozens were submitted and judged in nine classes, with prizes 'going to' the top three in every class. But there was something for every entrant — those who did not win received a “well done” certificate. : ■
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Uitlieroe 22321 (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising) Burnley 22331 (Classified) School’s chart Youth club goes from strength to strength
topper is a hit with the Pope
A RIBBLE VALLEY school choir has recorded a Christmas chart topper with a dif
ference and can now count the Pope as one of its many fans.
Roefield shop is
opening
NEXT week sees a special event for the Roefield Lei sure Appeal, with the opening of a fund-raising shop in Whalley.
goods can be donated at West End Stores, Woone Lane, Clitheroe.
THE new freedoms com ing into Eastern Europe were a theme at St James’s Women’s Fellow ship meeting, when Mrs Margaret Blezard, of Clitheroe, gave a devo tional talk on freedom based on the text “So Christ has made us free.” She was thanked by Mrs
Freedom theme
raised at a jumble sale should be added to the £296 already raised by members for the church’s 150th celebrations.
Nellie Kay, who reminded members that the Christ mas meeting will be held at 13 Lancaster Drive, Clitheroe, next Wednes day, at 7-45 p.m. It was agreed that £93
everything except clothes, electrical gadgets and shoes,” said Mrs Euinton, “and we hope it will boost the fund, which is cur rently standing at over £51,000.” Until the shop opens,
main bus station in Whal- ley Road, has been decorated with materials donated by F. A. Allen’s wallpaper and paint shop in Wesleyan Row, Clith- eroe. It will be manned by volunteers and the owner has donated it for several months until the premises are redeveloped. “We will be selling
an anonymous donor is going to pay the rent, so that we are just left to pay the electricity costs and rates,” said Mrs Doreen Euinton, chairman of the Ribble Valley Sports and Recreational Association. The shop, next to the
“We are delighted that
sacred music, have been re c o rd e d by Abbey Records and have proved so popular that St Mary’s Hall — the preparatory school for Stonyhurst Col lege — has now sold out of its own supply.
. The c h o i r , which includes several Ribble Valley boys, was one of only 14 junior choirs to be invited to sing at the Loreto Festival, a non competitive series of con certs by junior and senior choirs. “We were delighted to
eight and 13, lead the singing at St Mary’s Hall chapel every Sunday.
Pendle Club
WINNERS at Clitheroe’s Pendle Club weekly bridge sessions were Mrs L. Lynch and Mrs M. Man ning, with Mrs J. Kenyon and Mrs K. Brabbing in second place.
sing at the festival,” said Mr Duckworth, who is also the musical director for the nationally famous Preston Orpheus Choir. “It is a long and difficult procedure to be selected and can take several years. We have been applying since 1980.” The boys, aged between
Harry Duckworth said: “Our LPs have sold in Australia, Europe and America and we are delighted to know that the Pope now has our carol record and that it will be played on the Vatican Radio over the festive period. Our music has also been used by BBC radio on the early morning ‘P ause for th o u g h t ’ programme.” The LPs, all involving
recorded by the 46 choris ters, who made a guest appearance at the pres tigious Loreto Festival, in Italy, at Easter. Since then, th e ir fame has spread and orders for their records have poured in from around the world. Musical director Mr
boys of St Mary’s Hall Choir, Stonyhurst, has been sent to the Vatican especially for the Pontiff. It is the third LP to be
An LP of carols by the
Donating gowns for children’s ward
sentatives will be going to Blackburn Royal Infir mary to donate a number of small-size operating theatre gowns for the chil dren’s surgical ward. The material has been donated by local companies and made up into gowns by two senior citizens. Chairman Mrs Jan Hol
LACK of facilities for the young in Sawley prompted concerned
parents to take action and the result, a new youth club, is now going strong. After its formation in June, the organisers called a summer
break and the club enjoyed a quiet first few months. Now that winter is closing iii, club and committee members have come together and held a successful first fund-raiser.
The event took the form of a grand coffee evening, which
New vicar settles to life in village
MAKING his debut in the Ribble Valley is the Rev. Alan Bailey, who has been instituted and inducted to the parish of Waddington and West Bradford.
viously assistant vicar of Liverpool Parish Church and has worked in the Liverpool Diocese since his ordination.
Mr Bailey was pre
Waddington, was filled to capacity to see the Bishop of Bradford, the Rt Rev. Robert Williamson, insti tute Mr Bailey to the liv ing and the Archdeacon of Craven, the Ven. Brian Smith, induct him to the care of the church and parish.
St Helen’s Church,
Bailey was presented offi cially to the Bishop by the patron of the living, Mr Christopher Parker, of Browsholme Hall, whose family have been patrons for over four centuries.
In the ceremony, Mr
Bishop took as his theme the words "take heed,” which he developed to show how a new vicar has to take heed of the tradi tions and needs of a rural parish, while at the same time the parish has to take heed of the views and beliefs of the new vicar. Both, he said, have to take heed of the continuous process of change and the need not only to adapt to it, but to adjust it to suit their needs too.
In his sermon, the
about 20 visiting clergy and lay readers from the diocese and surrounding districts robed in Wad dington Methodist Sunday School and were led down
St Helen’s choir and
. night, which raised around £300. The club, open to youngsters from the age of five to 15, is run
by a parent committee and meets every second Tuesday in the school building. Members arc looking forward to an outing to a Christmas pantomime and a swimming trip.
included a 50p stall, a cake stand, a tombola, a raffle and a “guess how many Smarties there are in the jar” competition, which was won by Mr Norman Williams. Almost 100 people packed Sawley Village School for the busy
be held in Clitheroe in February and Mrs Holden asks anyone wishing to join the organisation or to help in any way to contact her at home (Clitheroe 26333).
Peep shows the variety of nature
TODMORDEN naturalist David Tempest treated Clitheroe Naturalists to a riveting evening of slides taken over the last 30 years. “Nature’s Peep Show”
to St Helen’s by Joseph Starbuck, representing the choir, and Gordon Whitwell and his team representing the visiting clergy and lay readers.
including the diocesan registrar, the archdeacon, rural dean and churchwar dens, robed in the vestry and were led by crucifer Richard Robarts. The Rev. Brian Darbyshire, vicar of Slaidburn, was the Bishop’s chaplain.
The Bishop’s entourage,
Bailey was formally wel comed by the chairman of the parish council, Mr Eric Edmondson; the chairman of West Bradford Parish Council, Mr Brian Bristol; the Mayor of Ribble Val ley, Coun. John Cliff; the Bradford Diocesan Secre tary, Mr Malcolm Halli- day; the minister of Wad- d in g to n M e th o d is t Church, the Rev. Elaine Halls; the Guider-in- charge of Waddow Hall, Mrs M. Firth; the head master of Waddington and West Bradford CE School, Mr Peter Cunliffe; and the chairman of Waddington
During the service, Mr
Hospital trustees, Mr Robert Parker.
g
iests were Supt Wynne arwin and PC Norman Cox, of the Lancashire Constabulary.
Among other official
and former parishioners from Liverpool Parish Church travelled to Wad- dington to offer their sup port and friendship.
by Mrs Jean Hartley and the organist was Mr Don ald Hartley. Robert Greg- son and John Robbins were the altar servers and Daniel Wood was Mr Bai ley’s escort.
The choir was directed
ised by churchwardens Mr Ted Rowbottom and Mr Aidan Hughes. On Sunday, Mr Bailey
Pet show with a difference
reception was held in Waddington Methodist Sunday School, a gesture much appreciated by St Helen’s parishioners. Re freshments were provided by a team of ladies from the parish, led by Mrs Hilda Tomlinson and Mrs Jean Chew. The evening was organ
After the service, a A group of 60 friends,
celebrated his first ser vices in the parish. After the E u ch a r is t a t St Helen’s, a welcome lunch was held in the Sunday School. About 100 people enjoyed a lunch of chicken, baked potatoes and salad, followed by dessert and coffee, and were able to meet their new vicar on an
(centre) with a group of parishioners and the Bishop (left), following the service of institution and induction.
informal basis. Catering was under the control of a team of ladies from St Helen’s, headed by Mrs Tomlinson. Pictured is Mr Bailey
of golden plover nesting in the snow, but equally interesting were the ser vice footpaths Mr Tempest knew as a postman and the flowers, moths and butter flies of the area. He showed views of an
enjoyed by an audience of 60 and Mrs F. Blades pro posed the vote of thanks.
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covered an enormously varied field, showing land scapes taken in the hard winter of 1962 on the farms and fields above Todmorden. There were good shots
den, of Pimlico Road, Clitheroe, said the branch was formed at the instiga tion of the Community Health Council, with the aim of improving facilities for children in hospital. A coffee morning is to
to cover the district health authority areas of Black burn, Hyndburn and Rib' ble Valley, but to date all but one of the 20 members are from the Ribble Valley. On Monday, local repre
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