Clitheroe 22324 (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified)
Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, November 9th, 1989 5
burn Road, Simonstone. The date for the annual
PLANS for next year’s Clitheroe and district WI Show a re a l r e a d y underway. At the annual meeting
underway
of the show committee, chairman Mrs Pam Jelley
was able to report another successful year. She told the meeting
that the necessary change of venue to St Augustine’s RC High School, Billing- ton, had turned out to be a great success. The same venue is to be
and the committee was pleased to note that chair man Mrs Jelley, secretary Mrs Bonnie Kramrisch and treasurer Mrs Brenda Lund were prepared to continue in office. Two new vice-chairmen were appointed, Mrs C. Read and Miss M. Bottomley.
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Intact Janet Hulme (Clith-
Simonstone Mothers’ Union will be held on Mon day, in the Old School, at 7-45 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend, includ ing husbands, as the sub ject is “Advanced driving and road safety,” by Mr David Shaw, of RoSPA.
Husbands too An1 open meeting of
Cash for garden At Simonstone Parish
used for the 1990 show, which is to take place on August 11th. Officers were elected
Council it was announced that awards of £100 'and £250 had been made by the Community Council of Lancashire and Shell Bet te r Britain Campaign towards the cost of reno vating the parish garden. Despite manpower
parish whist drive will be December 12th and admis sion, including supper, will be £1.20. The next meeting will
SABDEN
be on November 24th, at 7-30 p.m., in the new school.
Shield award On Monday, Simonstone
School Conservation Club member Sarah Britch was awarded the Clutten Shield by Miss Dorothy Clutten. The award is in recognition of services to conservation.
rearranged coffee morning gets underway' at 10 a.m. on Saturday in St Mary’s Hall, to raise money for Christmas parcels for the over 70s. It will feature coffee and mince pies, var ious stalls, a tombola and raffle.
For parcels Sabden Parjsh Council’s
problems, the first phase of the work has been com pleted and is awaiting a layer of chippings. A letter was read from
Lancashire County Coun cil regarding the line of the proposed Read/Simon- stone bypass. A report will be submitted to the LCC Highways and Transportation Committee to consider the four options, plus the alterna tive route suggested at the village meeting. Observations have been
made by the parish council and Borough councillor J. Travis to Burnley Borough Council, following the planning application for Workhouse Farm, Black
Keith Hall, Mr Graeme Robinson and Mr Geoffrey Braithwaite, praised all those who helped to make bonfire night a safe and happy one. Supper was provided by Mr and Mrs Busby, of the Assheton Arms.
enjoyed Downham’s vil lage bonfire and fireworks display on Monday. The display cost £350 and was paid for by generous dona tions from villagers and visitors, who contributed to the collecting jars at the village shop and the Assheton Arms. Profits from a jumble sale also went towards the fund. The organisers, Mr
Safe and happy A 150-strong crowd
is to be held at Sabden’s Littlemoor Community Centre on November 18th, from 10 a.m. to noon, for Christian Aid. Proceeds are to go toward the cur rent appeal for' Namibia. There will be cake, card, bring-and-buy and bric-a- brac stalls.
Namibia A special coffee morning
Indoor bowls
Sabden Age Concern Leisure Club has a waiting list for its luncheons, but club membership is still open to anyone aged 55 and over. The club is proposing to
•Pendleton has stopped until December. The main pipe has been fitted to part of the village, but there is still a large amount of work to com plete.
installing^ a supply to
the vicar at All Saints’ Church, Pendleton, mem bers of the PCC are pro ducing the parish maga zine themselves and parishioners have been asked whether they would like to contribute to a “Letters to the editor” column.
Letters welcome Since the retirement of
day in the calendar for All Saints’ Church, Pendleton, being the patronal festival. The service was conducted by Canon Geoffrey Hurst, resident Canon of Black burn Cathedral, and the congregation included a large proportion of chil dren. Organist was Miss Edna Bannister.
Red letter day Sunday, was a special
add short mat bowling (indoor bowls) to its acti vities, if it is felt enough support will be generated. The club is, therefore, hir ing equipment for a num ber of free open sessions in St Nicholas’s Church Hall on November 15th, 16th, 23rd and 30th from 7-30 to 9-30 p.m. and 2 to 4 p.m. on November 22nd, 23rd, 29th and 30th. Club chairman Mrs
Delayed Work by British Gas in
GISBURN
Winners There were 21 tables at
the whist and domino drive at the Festival Hall, Gisburn, when the MCs were Mr F. Wall and Mrs T. Bell. Whist winners: Ladies
'June. Delegate Mrs Joan
— Mrs E. Underwood, Mrs A. Jackson, Mrs A. Seed. Gents — Mr R. Smith, Mrs M. Jackson, Mr D. Seed/ Dominoes: Miss M. Pye,
Hark to Bounty Inn on January 24th. Mrs Myra Briggs will lay the poppy wreath on behalf of the institute on Remembrance Sunday and Mrs Maher will be delegate at the AGM in London next
Howarth reported on the autumn council meeting at Walkden, giving a brief outline of the proposed new c o n s t i tu t io n a l changes.
Mrs E. Edgar, Mrs P. Oddie, Mr G. Barker, Mrs D.Oddie, Mr J. Tomlinson. Raffle: Mrs A. Barker,
Mrs Coulthard, Mr W. Hurd, Mrs M. Cowking.
Mary’s Church, Gisburn, on Sunday morning, was even livelier than usual, as a large congregation gath ered for the first annual prizegiving service for the parish united Sunday School, formed exactly a year ago. The service was con
Prizegiving The family service at St
GRINDLETON
couple of hours on Satur day night so that villagers of Grindleton could enjoy their annual bonfire and firework display. When eventually the
Crackling blaze The rain held off for a
READ
football team at Read was in action at the weekend, having mixed fortunes. On Saturday, their opponents were the strong Pegasus team and in dreadful con ditions «
Mixed fortunes The Calder Cub Scout
although the lads played better than the score sug gests. On Sunday, Calder
■ Calder lost 5-1,
played St John’s, Padi- ham, and thoroughly deserved the 4-0 victory. Rob Thomas scored a hat- trick, the other goal com ing from Peter Firth, who was also man-of-the- match.
Dorothy Dyson said: “Before we can proceed, we need to know if there is sufficient interest to jus tify the considerable expense of the equipment, so we are inviting anyone over 55 to come along and see for themselves.”
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Monday night at Sabden Over 60s drive in St Mary’s Hall were: Mrs I. Metcalfe, Mrs A. Parkin son and Mrs I. Cottam. Whist: Ladies — Mrs M. Wade. Gents — Mrs G. Walmsley. Raffle: Mrs M. Wade. On Thursday night,
domino winners were: Mr J. Traynor, Mrs I. Met calfe, Mrs D. Bass. Whist: Ladies — Mrs N. Mar shall. Gents — Mrs G. Walmsley.' Raffle: Mrs A. Haworth.
PENDLETON
gathered at the Swan with Two Necks, Pendleton, for a bonfire and firework dis
Treacle toffee Villagers and friends
play on Sunday, organised by mine hosts Steven and Christine Dilworth. In addition to the fire
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and St Paul’s MU, Bolton- by-Bowland, met at Lane Ends Farm to hear a talk by Mrs M. Hibbert on the MU overseas. Mrs S. Lund gave the vote of thanks and refreshments were served. The Bradford Diocesan
New banner Members of St Peter
MU choir entertained an appreciative audience in Bolton-by-Bowland Vil lage Hall recently, when £58 was raised towards the cost of a new banner for St Peter and St Paul’s Church.
lage Hall Committee held its monthly whist and domino drive in aid of funds. Whist winners were: Ladies — Mrs Grainger, B. Waddington, Mrs J. Cornthwaite. Gents — Miss M. Jackson, Mr A.
Winning hands Bolton-by-Bowland Vil
Ford, Mr H. Jackson, Miss M. Pye, Mr Traynor, Mr J. Singleton, Mr Ains worth. Raffle: Mrs Whalley, Mr D. Cornthwaite.
Stott, Mrs E. Sanderson. Dominoes: Mr R. M.
of Bolton-by-Bowland WI, president Mrs A. Moor- house welcomed VCO Mrs Deal, of Edgeworth.- Arrangements were made for the senior citizens’ party on November 11th.
Party arranged ■ At the annual meeting
The cake is to be baked by Mrs J. Sagar and iced by Mrs R. Mason. M e m b e r s w e r e
reminded of carol singing dates on December 10th, 12th and 14th, meeting at the Coach and Horses Hotel at 7-30 p.m., and the meal on January 12th was discussed. Retiring president Mrs
ducted by Reader Mr G. Marr, of Thomton-in-Cra- ven, who expressed his delight at seeing the num ber of children present. Mr Marr illustrated his address with several sur prise items, each giving a message of Christian truths. Sunday School teacher
willing helpers managed to get the fire started, which was a great achievement, considering the amount of rain, there was a crackling blaze to warm everyone while they watched the magnificent firework dis play. Traditional bonfire fare
of Remembrance at Read Parish Church on Sunday, at 10-45 a.m., when wreaths will be laid at the war memorial. All formed branches requested to attend.
Remembering There will be a service
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was on offer and only a handful of black puddings were left when the fire died down. There was a good turnout of villagers, children and friends to make the event a spar kling success. Thanks were expressed
Miss Margaret Kenyon gave a brief account of the formation and aims of the Sunday School and church warden Mr Christopher Hindley presented prizes to the scholars. Afterwards, the. chil
. School superintendent Mr Herbert Moorhouse and teachers Mrs K. Scott, Mrs S. Speight and helper Mrs E. Peel. Mr Raymond Winckley was the organ ist.
dren responded by singing “Thank you Lord, for this fine day.” The service was also attended by Sunday
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Show Society is holding a jumble sale for funds in the United Reformed Church, at 2 p.m.
Bargain time On Saturday,
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to those who helped with collecting wood, lighting and stoking the fire, set ting off the fireworks and serving the food.
collection takes place in Grindleton today. The collection point is at the top of Back Lane, near the chapel wall, so please keep the area tidy while trying to help this worthwhile fund-raising effort.
Paper time The usual waste paper
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Church MU, Waddington, heard a tape recording of
Inspiring Members of St Helen’s
Mitton and D?strict WI <j°aference held at Scar- was an illustrated talk on ^
Mrs Pat Harris during a r ,__ , ,
^he treasures of ancient sec“ tary0fthe Children’s m fm L Mrs D. Balshaw* “ y, delighted mem-
KenSltrtddebsycri4rd \US ‘hat f^ ° ^ been raised
wind eight-day holiday in &°e^ n ° ? f distributed in Cairo and Luxor. Mrs S. tha vlllaga- Bowles thanked them. i Reinstated for a third
M. Dust (secretary) and
mu.slca evening. Mrs G Pearson a re a - Arrangements were dis-
term of office was Mrs Bowles (president), Mrs
surer) (t
There are now 31 mem- bers, six being new this
activity The^resident thanked
Moorhouse spoke of her three years as president and thanked everyone for their support. She was th a n k ed by Mrs D. Cornthwaite. Mrs Curry gave a report on the year’s activities and treasurer Mrs Howard gave a sound financial report. Mrs Deal presided over
over the past year and welcomed guests from Hurst Green, Mrs M. Eccles and Mrs L. Wilkin son. The embroidery sample
for th e L an c a sh i re Federation wall hanging, completed by Mrs V. Cave, was on show and everyone admired the fine stitches depicting All Hal lows Church, Mitton. The cup presented for
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Seeing spots A pleasant afternoon
was- spent by members' of the Ribblesdale Club, Chatbum, at their domino drive, won by Mrs E. Campbell and Mrs M. Frankland. Tea hostesses were Mrs Campbell, Mrs M. Ridgway and Mrs Frankland. Birthday greetings were sung for Mrs I. Townson.
Window boost The splendid sum of
£112 was raised for the Window Fund when Sun day School teachers and scholars of Chatburn , Methodist Church organ ised a coffee morning at the. home of Miss Val
Parker.
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buy and cake stalls and competitions and visitors were invited to make, a d o n a t io n to have a favourite hymn played and sung. Pianists were Mrs Ruth Hudson and Mr Clif ford Johnson.
the election of officers, who are Mrs M. A. Boson- net (president), Mrs C. Curry and Mrs P. Duck worth (vice-presidents), Mrs H. Pickard (secre tary) and Mrs D. Howard (treasurer). Committee: Miss M. Downer-Bottom- ley, Mrs Holt, Mrs Jones, Mrs Holmes an^d Mrs Townson.
CHATBURN the committee for support ^ Was Mrs L Bfrd
will be a Christmas flower arranging demonstration by Mrs Collinge.
On December 6th, there
most points in the compe titions was won by the amazing Miss M. Hudson, at 90-years-old a most deserving winner. The committee provided
a supper of baked potatoes with various fillings. Mr Balshaw judged the comT petition for gingerbread, which was then also eaten. Winners were Miss M. Hudson and Mrs 0. Lay- cock.
SLAIDBURN
All change At the annual meeting
of Slaidbum WI, retiring president Miss M. Watson thanked everyone for their support over the last three years and welcomed two new committee members, Mrs Jenny Bradley and Mrs Barbara Steen. Retir ing committee members Mrs Vera Newhouse, Mrs Betty Bainbridge and Mrs Christine Scott were given special thanks.' In a ballot conducted by
Church, Waddington, have enjoyed an excep tionally busy period. Their new bell ropes are now in use after being stretched for almost two months from the clock chamber to the floor of the tower, with the addition of heavy weights. Finance for their renewal was made possible by a donation. Despite the time of
New ropes Bellringers at St Helen’s
cussed for the MU cake 8tS = a‘
year The balince sheet Novembe,r i8tb and Planfs showed a healthy year’s were made for thT
mas Pa r ty on January
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was the subject of Mrs J. Smith’s talk at the annual meeting of Chipping WI. She completed the mara thon at her first attempt and gave a very exciting account of the preparation, physical and mental, for this great event. President Mrs June Hol
Marathon runner The London Marathon
lated on winning the Bow- land Region Involvement Award for the third year ninning. Next week there will be a visit to headquar ters at Langley Lane.
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Rich were re-elected and Mrs J. Pogen was elected treasurer . Committee members are: Mrs B. Berry, Mrs J. Loveridge, Mrs G. Thompson, Mrs R. Yates, Mrs M. Fazacker- ley, Mrs P. Swingler and
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" Thirty-six members of Chipping YFC met in the village hall for a “Dancing night” by Chipping danc ing classes. The troupe was thanked by Gareth Mitchell and Darren Fara
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year, the bellringers are still in demand for wed dings at Gisburn and have also been helping the Chipping ringers, who now have a number of new recruits. Anyone interested in
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VCO Mrs Jean Entwistle, Mrs Margaret Shaw was elected president. Mrs. Barbara Maher and Mrs Jean Parker remain secre tary and treasurer respec tively, with Mrs Mary Parker -and Mrs Betty Walker vice-presidents. Other committee members are Mrs A. Swindlehurst,
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