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of palms, followed by par ish communion on Palm Sunday at All Saints’ Church, Pendleton. The service was con
Procession There was a procession
ducted by the vicar, the Rev. Denis McWilliam. Mr James Thornber was sidesman and reader and organist was Miss Edna Bannister. Services at the church
four years, and Sabden £666 each year. At the meeting, in St
Nicholas’s Church Hall, Sabden, the Archdeacon of Blackburn, the Ven. David Robinson, explained about the fund, described as not just another appeal, but the “Church in action." A video, “Faith in our
ews from the Villages |J
SABDEN
times,” was followed by a discussion. The video showed the
over Easter include Holy Communion at 8 p.m. tonight, Maundy Thurs day, and at 8 a.m. on Eas ter Day, parish commu nion with contributions by the Sunday School chil dren at 11 a.m. and even song at 7 p.m.
Church in action A joint meeting of the
Parochial Church Councils of Pendleton and Sabden has been held to learn more about the newly-es tablished Church Urban Fund. The fund has been set
Church’s interest in inner cities, and emphasised that it was not taking the place of other sources of help, but spearheading a campaign aimed at making more people aware of the needs of the inner cities. The Vicar, the Rev.
were given a demonstra tion of porcelain painting by Mrs A lm o n d ,o f Higham, an expert with 30 years’ experience, who decorated various pieces of china. The competition for a
Porcelain Members of Sabden WI
the Ribble Valley Housing Department. A video film was used to show how a person needing assistance could easily use special equipment to summon
help. Thanks were expressed
by Miss Betty Foster. Raffle winners were:
Mrs Maud Wade and Miss Lizzie Hodkinson. Tickets were on sale for
porcelain thimble was won by Mrs Lansdell, Mrs Walmsley and Mrs Cot- tarn. Tea hostesses were Mrs Dixon, Mrs Mather and Mrs Helm. Plans are being made to
Denis McWilliam, says that he sees the amount to be raised as a commit ment made by the Church.
NEWTON.
up by the Church of England, which says it will provide £18m. over the next four years to help inner cities. It has been reported
60s’ lunch of 1989 was attended by 40 people from the Hodder Valley. The lunch was held in
First lunch Age Concern’s first over
the village hall, and the speaker was Mr Geoffrey Clegg of Cow Ark. The raffle winners were Mrs Nellie Breaks and Mr
il peep iinting
I hinese brush painting [ t deal of attention at
I ngchmv. Canton I ia. and studied law, I ne University of 1 iiarteeci economist and . in 1IIS7.
.th.
[.bits. ihrary last Wednesday
| as voted young artist of ■ in 1976. Over the
| th West Tonight Art | to the final round. I: at the library are his he attempts to combine
j nipetitions, including i China in 1986. His first
| and traditional Chinese usses his work with
iang Yuan, whose
| eneries of the Canton r inspiration in Mr stinctive brush painting . idual creation have
that the Rural Dean has broken down the figure in as fair a way as possible to provide each parish with its target. That works out that Pendleton should con tribute £279 each year for
Clegg. The lunch was served by
volunteers from the three villages. The next lunch will be on May 10th, and there is also an outing planned for August.
the bring-and-buy coffee morning to be held on April 1st in St Mary’s Hall. Visits to Padiham Baths, it was reported, were back to normal. The next committee
learn a craft, crochet being high on the list. With 27 members and seven visi tors, the WI is enjoying a boom and newcomers to the village are warmly welcomed.
New success Pupils of St Mary’s RC
School, Sabden, made their debut in the Skipton Music Festival and won first place in their class. The school’s highly suc cessful recorder groups decided on a change of venue this year, after win ning the honours at the Blackburn Festival for the past three years. The 11 and under
meeting is on April 3rd at 2 p.m., the next luncheon on April 19th and the AGM on April 26th, in St
Mary’s Hall. The Leisure Club walk
ing group enjoyed a walk to Dry Corner Farm and on to Higham Tops, noting the dreadful state of the paths which in places were almost impassable. The walk continued via White Hill, taking in an interest ing path through the woods, a total distance of three and three-quarter
miles.
Foot wash Easter service at St
recorder group won the trophy at Skipton, while the nine and under group was placed second. The pupils are tutored by the school’s music teacher, Mrs Kathleen Jackson. All the pupils of the
Nicholas’s Church, Sab den, get underway tonight with the 7-30 p.m. foot washing service, sung eucharist and the one-hour vigil. There are 9-30 a.m. services on Good Friday, Saturday and Easter Sun
day.
school attended an end-of- term performance by Pro fessor Codman’s Punch and Judy Show. They were thrilled by the antics of the twosome, judging by the noise coming from
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paid for by the Friends of the School Association, formerly the PTA.
Daffodils When a spring bulb
show was held at St Mary’s RC School, the children took along the daffodils they had potted at school last autumn and tended at home. Mr Her bert Britcliffe, of Sabden Horticultural Society, was the adjudicator, and the winners received cash prizes and certificates from the society. Overall show winner
in the Methodist Church will be taken by Mr Leslie Jackson (10-30 a.m.) and the Rev. Michael Sparrow
Easter Sunday services „ „
(2-30 p.m.) St Mary’s RC Church
will hold a Mass of the Last Supper at 7-30 p.m. tonight and watching before the Altar of Repose until 9 p.m. Good Friday service is at 3 p.m. and Stations of the Cross at 6 p.m. E a s te r Sunday Masses are at the usual
times. The village Easter ser
vice at the Cross in St Nicholas's Avenue is for all denominations, at 10-15 a.m. on Good Friday.
Social Domino winners at the
Sabden Over-60s’ Monday so c ia l were: Mrs J.
was Ruth Edwards. Other winners: Infants — Rachel Frankland, Ben Parsons, Claire Wells. Juniors — (class 1 and 2), Ruth E d w a r d s , R u s s e l l Edwards, Claire Frank land; (class 3 and 4), Julia Harper, Anne Parsons, Joanne Harper. When the flowers have
sm CHATBURN
of Christ Church, Chat- burn, Mr A. Farnell and
Election At the annual meeting
Mr J. C. Wiseman were re-elected churchwardens. Officers elected were
Mr H. Jackson (vice-chair man), Mr R. Atkinson (auditor), Mr Farnell (treasurer) and Mr H. E. Boden ( s e c r e ta r y ) . Elected to the PCC were Mrs D. Brewer, Mrs K. Aspinall, Mrs E. Craven, Mrs J. Marsh, Mr S. Walker and Mr H. Jack- son. Mr P. Marsh will fill the vacancy on the sides men’s rota. Mr Wiseman gave a
report on the church fabric and treasurer Mr Farnell gave an account of the church finances. The vicar, the Rev. W.
celebrations.
Fellowship The speaker at Chat-
burn Methodist Church Women’s Fellowship was Mrs Muriel Webber, of the Citizen’s Advice Bureau, who explained the many services available to the general public. Miss Gladys Parkinson
Reserve on May 2nd, and the show committee’s cof fee morning at the Mayor’s Parlour, Clitheroe, on May
6th. A card was also dis
played, reminding people to vote in the European Paliamentary elections. Mrs Joan Ronnan gave a
full and comprehensive account of her visit as delegate to the spring council meeting in Lancas
ter. The supper hostesses
were Mrs Marion Fogg and Mrs Margaret Naylor.
Top hymns Whalley Methodist
Church Men’s Fellowship enjoyed a programme of their favourite hymns at an open meeting. It was chaired by Mr Maurice Wilson, assisted by Mr Norman Yates.
Drain, reported on the year’s work, particularly the 150th anniversary
Party An Easter party was
enjoyed by 43 members of Whalley Abbey Senior Citizens’ Club on Satur day. A buffet was pro vided and musical enter tainment followed. Whist winners were:
Constitutional Club. whist drive were: Ladies —Mrs D. Slinger, Mrs Cropper. Gents — Mr F. Riley, Mrs P. Larkin. Mrs M. Redpath won
Prizes Prizewinners at Read
Magistrate
the meeting of Read Friendly Circle was Mrs C. Morris JP, who gave an interesting account of her work as a magistrate dur ing the pastseven years ago. She explained how 60 magistrates work on a rota basis in Burnley, sitting in three courts. Her work also involves dealing with juveniles when difficult decisions often have to be made. A lively question and
The guest speaker at
most useful kitchen gadget was won by Mrs A. Askew, Mrs M. C. Dyson and Mrs D. Ashworth, who also won the raffle. A letter from Mrs Linda
The competition for the
the special prize and MC was Mrs Larkin.
Bolton thanked members for flowers and good wishes received on the birth of her daughter, Catherine Elizabeth. Lists were circulated for forth1 coming trips and catering for the Border group meeting was discussed. It was decided to send a
donation to the Denman College travel fund in memory of Mrs Agnes Salter, the late national president. After the meeting
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day. A sponsored walk is to
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answer session followed. Thanks were expressed by Mrs B. Edwards. Mrs D. Nevard presided. Miss D. Clutten thanked
Ladies — Mrs Speak, Miss Hudson, Mrs Broadley. Gents — Mr Wignall, Mrs
Michaelis. Dominoes: Mrs Holmes,
Mrs C a r ly o n , Mrs
presided and the pianist was Mrs Ruth Hudson. The next meeting will be the AGM when afternoon tea will be served.
ing service at Chatburn Methodist Church was conducted by the Rev. James Needham. Senior members of the Sunday school distributed crosses to members of the congre gation, and primary chil dren processed down the a is le s w a v in g palm branches and singing
Palm branches The Palm Sunday morn
“Praise Him.” Organist was Mr Clif
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Winners There was a good atten
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Traynor, Mr R. Ford and Mrs N. Hargreaves.
Whist: Ladies — Mrs I. Flannagan. Gents — Mr F. Cottam. Raffle: Mrs
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ter Mr Derek Oldham spoke to members of Sab den (Age Concern) Lei sure Club at the monthly luncheon. Mr Oldham’s talk was entitled “Use it or lose it” in which he pointed out that if certain services were not used, such as payment of pen sions and social security benefits, then other valu able services could even tually be lost to the vil lage. He was thanked for his
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domino winners were: Mrs M. Wade, Mrs J. Ford, Mrs F. Boocock and Mrs I. Metcalfe. Whist: Ladies — Mrs M. Pickles, Mrs D. Houghton. Gents —Mr G. Holden, Mr F. Cottam. Raffle: Mr E. Wilson.
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century, coffee was disco vered by a Turk grazing his sheep on a mountain where the red berries grew. He noticed that the sheep became quite lively after eating the berries and took some to the abbot at a monastery, who infused them.
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agreed to be delegate to the annual meeting in May. It was decided to enter the Clitheroe Area WI Show and also the Lancashire Best-Kept Vil lage Competition. The charity stall raised £3.40.
Mrs Kathryn Holt
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Special^pervice
' Palm Sunday was cele brated at Christ Church, Chatburn, with a special service of Holy Commu nion, led by the vicar, the Rev. Walter Drain. Preacher was the Rev. W. Jenkins. Palm crosses were dis
tributed to every member of the congregation at the close of the service.
Joint choirs On Palm Sunday after
Thornber. Membership of the club,
held at the Grammar School, Mitton Road, is open to all local residents aged over 60. Whist drives are held every Tuesday afternoon and Saturday evening. Bingo, starting at 2 p.m. is played every Wednesday.
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April 4th. in the United Reformed Church, at 7- 30p.m., the guest speaker will be Mrs A. Stirrup.
1st and 4th packs took part in the District Handi craft Competition, enter ing eight categories. Holly Davies won first
Brownies Brownies from Read’s
p r iz e for th e b e s t decorated Easter card and Joanna Lane came second in the garden on a biscuit tin lid competition. Thanks were expressed
Helen’s Church, Wadding- ton, on Sunday began with the distribution of palm crosses to the whole con gregation followed by the
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accompanied by their leader Mrs Joyce Stott.
Goodchild, conducted the service, assisted by Canon S. A. Selby, former vicar of Gisburn. The anthem was “Hosannah to the Son of David,” sung by the choir and directed by Mrs Jean Hartley. Organist was Mr Donald Hartley.
The vicar, Canon C. F.
St Patrick Pupils, teachers, par
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vice, held on St Patrick’s Day, was one of thanks giving for the saint’s life and tne example he set by his loyalty and unfailing courage in his work con verting men and women to Christianity. Lower juniors, directed
Week were read during the service by Miss C. Walker,the Rev. G. Halls and the Rev. W. Drain, who also led the prayers.
: WHALLEY.
River is topic Whalley and District
Age Concern starts the year’s activities today with an illustrated talk on “The River Ribble, from source to sea,” presented by Mr Cliff Astin. The meeting will be held in Whalley Methodist Hall, starting at 2 p.m., and light refresh ments will be served. On June 20th, arrange
by teacher Mr V. Nelson, were responsible for the entertaining and compre hensive way in which the children set forth the life of this famous saint.
d in g to n M e th o d is t Women’s Fellowship (Network) Mrs D. Slaid- ing, of Clitheroe, give an illustrated talk on her recent holiday in Italy. Mrs F. Scott presided
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considering arranging fur ther activities in the second half of the year, including the annual din ner and c o n c e r t on October 27th at Calder- stones, by permission of the hospital authority.
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Clitheroe, compiled by Mr H e a t le y , proved an interesting subject for members a t ten d in g Rimington Memorial Insti tute. Over the past few years Mr W. Heatley has built up a unique collection of slides, developed from old post-cards, photo graphs and p ictures depicting the Clitheroe of yesteryear. Mr Heatley answered
speaker. Mr Woods of Bal- derstone, was welcomed by president Mrs Mavis Day.
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Waddington Methodist Church on Palm Sunday was conducted by Mr Alan Bowles, of Whalley. In a short talk to the children he told them “when you call anyone a silly ass, don't forget that it was an ass that carried Jesus into Jerusalem on the first Palm Sunday.” The scholars sang “Go
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