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TOSSIDE
St James’s Church, Dale Head, on Sunday, was well attended. It was con ducted, by the Vicar, the Rev. Les Austin, and the preacher was the Rev. Brian Darbyshire," Rector of Slaidburn. On Monday evening, a
Harvest The harvest service at
Members 1 were reminded to take their Overseas and Children’s Society boxes to the next meet ing. The harvest festival will
most welcome and may be left with MU members in Gisbum or Rimington.
take place on October 1st and the church will be open for decorating from 10-30 a.m. on September 30th.
whist and domino drive was held, along with a sale of produce a t Tosside Institute. Whist winners: M. Hird,
Tiny tots Gisburn Tiny Tots held
E. Clark, M. Carruthers, E. Jackson, S. Clark, A. Stott, T. Cowperthwaite, S. Hogg. Dominoes: E. Seedall, F. Calverley, M. Briggs, M. Pye, E. Edgar, B. Robinson. A raffle was won by K. F o x , E. Swales, E. Underwood and F. Taylor. Proceeds for church funds amounted to £77.54.
Institute aid There were 20 tables for
a whist and domino drive in aid of Tosside Institute. The MCs were Mr T. Robinson and Mr E. Met
Thank you
s who showed such an terest in John Ford’s lotographs, published a r tn ig h t ago on our
to readers BIG thank you to read-
found and About the ibble Valley” page.
John was surprised by e number of people who ok the trouble to contact m and delighted by the ealth of information they uld offer.
Several readers were
ile to say that the puz- ing event shown in one of le old photographs was e coronation of King eorge V in 1910. Others ere able to add names to ie faces in the photo- aph of Ford employees
hich was taken in the ime year.
calfe. Winners: B. Farrow, J.
Waddington, E. Booth, S. Clark, B. Waddington, G. Metcalfe, M. Cowking, M. Jackson, W. Kenyon, F. Parker, E. Thompson, E. Broderick, D. Howarth, J. Trainer. Raffle: J. Dukes, M.
a very successful coffee afternoon on Thursday with various stalls, tom bola and a raffle raising £160 towards the chil dren’s Christmas party. Secretary Mrs Sheila
Hartley thanked all those who had supported the event.
B0LT0N-BY-B0WLAND
Weather For the first time in the
history of Bolton-by-Bow-' land Cricket Club no Sun day matches have been postponed because of the weather. The club have won the
Cowking, B. Brennand, F. Parker, B. Waddington, E. Broderick.
majority of their matches and in the final match on Sunday they beat Paul’s Agriculture by 84 runs. Roger Banks took five wickets for 10 runs. Michael Smalley has been in good batting form, scor ing several 50s. In the recent match
against Court House Casuals, captained by John Aspinall, the club were defeated. Hitting some powerful sixes, Bill Beaumont contributed 41 runs to the victory. The vice-president, Mr
Church mouse Twenty-one members of
West Bradford Ladies’ Bright Hour attended the first meeting of the new season and th e Rev. Elaine Halls, of Grindleton Methodist Church, led the service. Mrs Mary Sleath accompanied the hymns. Mrs Halls read poet
John Betjeman’s “Diary of a church mouse” and com pared the theme to the present-day outlook on life. One or two members made contributions of their own favourite poems and expressions. Tea and biscuits were
served by the committee and the next meeting, will be on October 11th when the speaker will be Mr Donald Bradbury.
GISBURN
1ART TOGO
Dishes Last Thursday Gisburn
Playgroup hosted the Sep tember meeting of the Ribble Valley PPA. A rep re sen ta t iv e of the Potato Marketing Board gave an instructive talk and demonstration and the lucky winners in the raffle received the delicious dishes she had made. Gis- ....... .......................were thanked per.
burn Playgroup ed for providing sup
Confessions At the first meeting of
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the new session of Gisburn Mothers’ Union, enrolling member Mrs C. Thistleth- waite welcomed everyone and thanked those mem bers and friends who had helped with the MU exhi bit at St Mary’s Church Flower Festival and read a letter of thanks from the flower festival committee. Members enjoyed a humorous but sincere talk
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by Mr W. I. Cooper, of J
made for the MU “silent auction” on October 4th, commencing at 7-30 p.m. with last bids at 9 p.m. Coffee and biscuits will be served and there will be a cake stall. Any saleable goods or items will .be
Highland piper was play ing and a wedding was taking place at the Auld Smiddy when Waddington Leisure Club members arrived at Gretna Green. After a most enjoyable meal there was time to visit the gift shop and museum. Unfortunately, rain
Gretna Green The sun was shining, a
greeted them at Dumfries when there was an hour free for browsing. The homeward journey
site can be
found..The per manent skip on the car park is a private one. , I t was brought to the attention • of the council that several sites and buildings in the village are becoming
unsightly.
Enquiries are to be made regarding this matter to see if the work can be completed or the sites
made tidy. Several stiles in the par
ish also need repair and the clerk is to contact the appropriate authorities o r . landowners to make them
safe.
was via Lochmaben, Lock erbie and the A6 to Kirkby Lonsdale when a further stop was made for fish and
chips. A raffle was held on the
coach, the winners being Mrs A. Riley, Mrs D. Tay lor, Mrs W. Fisher, Mrs M. Wright, Mrs C. Bates, Mrs C. Greenwood, Mrs E. Underwood, Mrs J. Anderson and Mr C. Cal
the next outing on October 25th, which will include lunch. The club’s monthly lunches recommence on October 11th and new members will be very wel come.
vert. A mystery trip will be
Waddington Methodist Church was conducted by the Rev. Elaine Halls and during the service the baptism of Anna Ruth Woodruff took place. A certificate of baptism
Baptism Morning worship at
WI enjoyed a social eve ning, with card bingo and “Give us a Clue” being played. Afterwards a deli cious buffet supper was served. A competition fora
Destination Members of Grindleton
modern photograph of Grindleton was won by Mrs B. Read and Mrs H.
Read. Final
arrangements
were made for a visit to see “Cats” in Blackpool on October 2nd and members were reminded about evening classes commenc ing September 25 th. Keep-fit to music is being held at Grindleton CE Pri mary School, from 7-30 to 9 p.m. Earlier in the month
SABDEN
planned speaker at Sabden WI, member Mrs P. White gave an illustrated talk on her 1989 Swiss holiday. The majority of travel was made by train and the trips on , the Panorama Express, from Interlaken to Montreaux, and the Glacier Express across the “roof” of Switzerland, from Zermatt to Davos, were particularly enjoyed by Pat and her husband. The vote of thanks was proposed by Mrs J. Wal lace.
Panorama In the absence of the
E. Hayes and Mrs E. Marsden were welcomed and preliminary details were given of proposed N FW I c o n s t i tu t io n changes, with assurances that beliefs and objectives will remain the same. President Mrs J. Harri
Two new members Mrs
G.W. Billows, presented the Bosonnet Trophy to the winners. The presen tation of the annual tro phies take place at a din ner at the Coach and Horses on October 20th.
Growing At the meeting of Bol-
land Gardening Club, Bol- ton-by-Bowland, Mrs F.Dyson was acting chair man and introduced Mr Brown, of Forton, who gave an illustrated talk on “Growing for showing,” Mrs Dyson, who illus-
was presented by Miss Joanne Howard on behalf of the Sunday School and a Bible from the Women’s Fellowship (Network) by Miss M. Bridge. The baptismal register,
dating back to 1897, was on display and many of the congregation had the priv ilege of finding their own
entries. Sunday School scholars
conducted by Mr Eric Dixon, of Clitheroe.
GRINDLETON
tated her talk with exam ples of flowers and veget ables, was thanked by Mrs C. F. Pickles. A report on the recent
annual show was given by Mr J. Singleton, who pointed out that it had proved very successful once again. He was thanked for acting as show secretary at short notice.
by-Bowland underwent a special “spring clean” in preparation for the har vest festival which takes place on Sunday. Mattins will be taken by
Harvest The church in Bolton-
ish Council meeting two ratepayers attended to hear a full discussion take place regarding the Pin fold. However, the council is unable to alter its deci sion that there should be no encroachment on the
Pinfold At the Grindleton Par
site. Once again concern was
expressed about the dan gers of parking at the top of Grindleton Brow and general parking problems
the Rev. J. Metcalfe, and the schoolchildren will sing a selection of songs during the service. The sale of the rifts of harvest produce ?or Christian Aid funds
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in the village. The council decided to ask the police for help and advice to try to solve this problem. Notification for a plan
sang “Worship in majesty” and “Let there be love.” Evening worship was
Mrs C. Taylor organised an evening mystery trip. The weather was ideal and everyone enjoyed a lovely ride through the York shire countryside. Mrs F. Pye and Mrs G. Pinder won the competition for guessing the destination — Harry Ramsden’s fish and chip shop — and appropriately won a salt pot and vinegar bottle each. Mrs C. Read thanked Mrs Taylor for making the excellent arrangements. The next meeting will
be the AGM when , a hot pot supper will be served.
WISWELL
Folk tour At the meeting of Wis-
croft showed her deep appreciation of local life in Tighnabruaich, where she joined the activities of the Scottish Womens’ Rural Institute in her talk, enti tled “Scottish folk tour.” She gave a touching
well WI members stood in remembrance of Mrs Sars- field, who had been a member for 40 years. The speaker Mrs Ash
account of her long walks into the glens, sometimes accompanied by her young son, where they had the thrilling experience of see ing golden eagles. August had been an
son informed members th a t Sabden WI was placed eighth out of 16 at the Clitheroe Area Show, held at St Augustine’s •School, Billington. Eight members gained f i rs t prizes, six gained seconds and four gained th ird prizes; and two members’ children gained first prizes in their section. Twenty-four members
v is i te d S t M ich a e l’s Church, Whitewell, on the occasion of the Harvest Flower Festival and mar velled at the ladies’ beau tiful arrangements. Birthday flowers were
Timothy Cave, younger son of the vicar of St Jo h n’s Church, H u rs t Green', the Rev. Brian Cave, has proved to be very successful. When he heard th a t
Miss Caroline Steen, of Skipton, was going to Zimbabwe for 16 months as a voluntary worker, Timothy, who had not riden a bicycle for eight years, decided to raise some money towards C a ro l in e ’s fa r e and insurance.. Leaving Hurst Green at
5-30 a.m. last Thursday he completed the journey by mid-afternoon and to date has collected £230 from f r ie n d s a t S t J o h n ’s Church and relatives.
DUNSOP BRIDGE
tangos and party dances made .up ju s t part of a busy programme at the monthly WI meeting in the village hall. A demonstration of ball
Queen’s thanks Waltzes'; s a u n te r s ,
of th e venues on the horse-drawn tour. New ton, Waddington, Bolton- by-Bowland and Roches ter also hosted the com pany.
New look Pendleton Brook has a
room dancing was given by Charles and Betty Lockhart, of Preston. Members of Calder Vale WI were guests. , Birthday greetings went
to Mrs D. Whitaker, who received flowers from the president’s table. A fan competition was won by Mrs J . Parkinson, with Mrs M. Porter second and Mrs K. Bond third. Mrs W. Fox won the monthly draw. A letter of thanks was
America There was a touch , of
America in Newton on Sunday when the preacher at the United Reformed Church harvest festival was the Rev. L. Sundeen. He is the m inis ter at Woodlands and Tockholes United Reformed Church, Blackburn. Organist was Mr D.
Bagshaw and after the service tea and biscuits were served to the con gregation. On Monday evening a
received from the Queen’s lady-in-waiting for the WI hand-painted greetings card given by the presi dent, Mrs J. Carr, to the Queen during her recent visit to Dunsop Bridge. It was reported that a
sale of harvest produce was held and light refresh ments served.
CHIPPING
presented to Mrs J. Helm, Mrs E. Jackson, Mrs H. L an sd e ll and Mrs G. Walmsley. A competition for a pot
plant was won by Mrs K. Dyer, Mrs M. Proctor and Mrs G. Walmsley.
Over 60s Monday night domino
winners at Sabden Over 60s social were: Mrs N. Hargreaves, Mrs J. Bur rows, Mr J. Royle, Mrs A. Parkinson. Whist: Ladies -• Mrs M. Swift. Gents —■
Mr
F. Cottam. Raffle: Mrs Hargreaves. At the Thursday night
social domino winners were: Mrs A. Barker, Mr R. Ford, Mrs I. Cottam. Whist: Ladies — Mrs B. Brennan. Gents — Mrs M. Wade. Raffle: Mrs A. Barker.
SLAIDBURN;
Kenyan visit Slaidbum YFC mem
fo. _______ will take place at a family harvest supper on the fol lowing Monday in the vil lage hall.
Thriller Members of Bolton-by-
Bowland Drama Group met in the Coach and Horses Hotel when chair man Mr M. Dakin dealt with arrangements for the forthcoming play. The pro duction, a farcical thriller entitled “Wanted One Body” by Raymond Dyer, will run from November 30th to December 2nd and will be produced by Mrs Susan Jackson.
Arrangements were Jumbl6 S3l6 Bolton-by-Bowland
Children’s Committee raised £114 at a jumble sale in the village hall. Raffle winners included Mrs R. Rushton and Mrs A. Cornthwaite.
ning application at Bank House, Sawley, for a detached garage and con version of existing build ing into a cottage was dis cussed and no objections were raised. A village appraisal
scheme is to be looked into to see if such an idea could benefit the parish. The full results of the Best-Kept Village Competition have not yet been announced. Repainting
of the
benches in the village is nearly completed and street lights not working have been noted and will be repaired as soon as pos sible. Mr John Pye was
eventful month for mem bers, events including a one-day school on canvas work and the area show, which was well supported by Wiswell members. Mrs Saramak won the handi craft cup. County chair man Mrs Fenlon presented a cup to Mrs Powers, for' the member with overall highest number of points. Also during the month there had been a visit to Downham WI and a ram ble led by Mr Shaw. Mrs Robertson’s golden
wedding anniversary was celebrated with a supper. The competition for a
Loch Ness Monster was won by Mrs Smith and the raffle by Mrs Cooke.
CHATBURN
appointed parish council representative on the Grindleton Recreation Ground Charity Commit
tee. Arrangements for a skip
for the use of household rubbish, which was due to be sited on the Duke of York car park last week, had to be cancelled, but -plans are
now.are in hand for a another date for a skip when an alternative
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Dominoes An enjoyable afternoon
was spent by members of the Ribblesdale Club, Chatburn, playing dom
inoes. Winners were: Mrs M. Ridgway and Mrs A. Palmer. Tea hostesses were Mrs
bers had a very interest ing talk and slide show by Mr Barnes, of Ethos Gal leries, Clitheroe, on his and Mrs Barnes’s travels in Kenya. There were some superb animal pic tures taken in close-up while the couple travelled down to Mombasa. Mr Barnes’s talk also covered the different tribes in the area and their lifestyles. James Carr gave the vote of thanks. On Saturday evening
two club representatives will be attending the open ing ceremony of the new Lancashire YFC Federa tion headquarters, on Lin coin Way, Clitheroe.
READ
p a rad ed a t St Jo h n ’s Church, Read, on Sunday when flags were carrier by Stuart Davey (Ven tu re ) , Terence Boxall (Union), Stuart Taylor (Scout), Deborah Webster (Guide), Kevin Umpleby (Calder ) and Andrew
Flags Uniformed branches
Anderson (Ribble). The collection was taken
A. Green and Mrs A. Tit- terington. The next meeting will be on September 28th.
by Duncan Bennett and the service, conducted by the Rev. H. A. Reid.
HURST GREEN
Hurst Green Bowling Club was a most enjoyable occa sion. Pres ident Mr T. Woodcock presented the prizes and Mr I. Mellin presented flowers to Mrs Woodcock. The winner was Mr W.
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ers have started their autumn and winter pro gramme after the summer break. In the first session,
members met in the" vil lage hall for a business meeting and discussed the functions that had been carried out over the sum mer. In the second meet ing, Kate Deakin gave a talk, entitled “To Russia with love,” which gave an insight into her visits to
Russia. Thanks were expressed
by Rachael Hester and Alan Kay. In their latest meeting the club visited Towers Farm at Farleton.
cheese and wine evening was to be held at Mrs M. Porter’s home on Satur day, and the annual whist and domino drive in the village hall on Saturday, October 28th. A “Come dancing” evening, it was said, would also be held on Saturday, October 14th. Mrs K. Bond brought
her display of produce, which she entered in the Clitheroe Show, gaining 123 points; After supper, a quiz
game was organised and two members from Calder
Vale WI won the event. Mrs Carr gave a vote of
thanks to Mr and Mrs Lofthouse for an enjoyable dancing demonstration and the Calder Vale presi dent expressed thanks on behalf of members for the hospitality.
PENDLETON
Plaited path Pendleton Village Hall
was full for a performance by the Horse and Bamboo Theatre Of with the mime “The plaited path.” Pendleton was just one
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BILLINGTON
Water pumps E b e n e z e r B a p t i s t
Church Ladies Social Hour, Billington, held a harvest sale and bring- and-buy stall when £34 was ra ise d for w a te r pumps in South Zaire.
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