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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, November 7th, 1991 5


Bull Bridge, has now accepted the downstream side as the location if the bridge plan is approved.


oparkling display put forward by Sabden’s Rib* All the aces file Valley councillor Mrs


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did not deter dozens of people from attending Sabdenrs vil­ lage bonfire and fireworks display on Saturday. The Holme Committee


. and children took part in a . Guy Fawkes competition, the • first prize going to Nicholas ’ Pickard (8), of Whalley Road. 1 Runners-up were brothers Adam (10) and Jason Guird- ham (8), also of Whalley


• Wright, of Cobden Farm. . The guys were judged by • villagers Mn» Dorothy Bass


■ Road, and in third place were Rebecca, Gemma and Gwenda


’ there were special prizes for the first three winners and toffee apples for all the entrants. Refreshments were available and members of the St John Ambulance were in attendance throughout. Holme Committee chairman


and Mrs Dinah Hackett and


. The next event to be organ- • ised by the Holme Committee / to complete a busy and sue- cessful year will be carol sing- ing round the Christmas tree I- on December 2nd.


' Sabden Over GOs whist and domino drives in St Mary’s


■ Tricks and spots Monday’s prizewinners at


, Miss Edith Heyes. Whist: • Ladies — Mrs Dorothy Houghton and Mrs A. Den-


.aye


• Hall were, for dominoes: Mrs Joan Stott, Mrs Nora Har­ greaves, Mr James Royle and


‘ ney. Gents — Mr Derek War- burton and Mrs Gladys Walmslcy. Raffle: Mrs Bar­ bara Riley.


kinson and Mrs Maud Wade. Whist: Ladies — Mrs D.


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Thursday’s domino winners were Mrs Pauline Taylor, Mrs Eveline Ford, Mrs Am Par-


. Walmslcy. Kaffic: Mr Richard Eden.


Houghton and Mrs Agnes Howarth. Gents — Mr D. Warburton and Mrs G.


' scored another success on Fri­ day evening, presenting an evening of entertainment with


Scores a hit Sabden Bowling Club


' folk singer and comedian Roger Westbrook and Sabden


singers Eduardo and Paul Leather. More than 100 people | attended and emoyed a


, superb evening with Roger, > who also lives in the village. * There was a potato pie supper ' and the club committee hopes ! to have boosted the fiind-rais- * ing to provide equipment for ‘ the new bowling green.


Step forward Moves to provide a foot­


‘.Bridge, in Sabden, have taken ‘ a step forward, now that the , issue of where a possible * bridge could be sited has been •resolved. ; The county council, which * originally proposed a foot- . bridge on the upstream side of


bridge for pedestrians at Bull


Mrs Eileen Lowe was nleased at the large number or people who turned out to watch the display and seemed to be enjoying themselves on such a bad night.


Pouring rain and high winds This follows representations • K i n \ f n 11n«p A n n n n i l l n v M m


spent almost £400 on fire­ works for a sparkling display


Eileen Lowe, on behalf of the majority of local residents who want a footbridge on the downstream side. This prefer­ ence has been supported by the police and Sabaen Parish Council and their views put forward to the county council.


Lowe, Mr J . Carruthers,. of the county surveyor's depart­ ment, says he proposes to carry out a design for a foot­


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looking further at the nr >osal. In a letter to Coun. M:


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bridge on the west side and will investigate the likely cost. A new footway along Padiham Road that would be needed if a footbridge is pro­ vided could be met from spe­ cial maintenance funds, he said.


delighted that the matter seems to be progressing.


CHIPPING


Steven Wallbank, who organ­ ised a waste paper skip to raise funds for Chipping's new playground, found themselves victims of their own success when the terrific response filled it within a few hours.


Overwhelmed Father and son Roger and


over a ton of the surplus paper stacked to the roof of their joinery workshop, have had to order another skip as quickly as possible.


So the Wallbanks, with


was in place at Chipping’s playing field car park lor the weekend of October 2Gth and 27th, weighed in at 4.098 tonnes of old newspapers and cardboard and totted up an impressive £39.68 from waste that would otherwise have been thrown away.


The jam-packed skip, which


cently Tor the last one,” says Roger, “so we’re hoping they’ll do it again.” After alfi it may be a load of old rubbish but Chipping’s children are depending on it for their play­ ground’s future!


joined In a not-pot supper, disco dancing and musical games which ranged from a conga to limbo dancing, designed to test who had tne most supple limbs! It was a good nignt’s family entertain­ ment in a good cause.


were emoyed at St Bartholo­ mew’s family night, held in Chipping Village Hall In aid of church muds. Over 100 guests of all ages


Helping church Plenty of fun and games


skip this time, for the week­ end of November 23rd and 24th. “People turned up magnifi­


Chipping getting its new play­ ground which, to qualify for a Ribble Valley Council grant, must be underway in January. They have ordered a larger


hoping to raise even more, as every penny counts towards


Now the Wallbanks are Coun. Mrs Lowe is The county council is now


Constitutional Club were: Ladies ^— Mrs B. Nichols, Mrs D.'Stinger. Gents — Mrs Dearing, Mr L. Grime. The special prize was won by Mrs M. Grime and MC was Mrs P. Larkin.


Whist winners at Read


White elephants Read School will be holding


a jumble sale together with white elephant and cake stalls tomorrow morning, between 10 and 12-30, to raise funds.


. Scout and Guide Group bon­ fire on Saturday. A spectacu­ lar firework display was eqjoyed and thanks expressed to supporters. Proceeds were for the new mini-bus.


ditions, there was an excellent turnout and support for Read


Praise’’ service should be given to the vicar or Mr Brit- nell as soon as possible.


GISBURN


Gisbum YFC met at the home of Mr and Mrs E. W. Gorst, at Paythorne, for their annual bonfire. Everyone eqjoyed a colourful display of fireworks and a hot-pot supper. Thanks were expressed to the hosts and helpers. Next week there is a trip to


the new Skipton Building Society HQ in Skipton. Mem­ bers should meet there at 7


p.m. are holding a toy and book


Toys and books Friends of Gisburn School


sale in the school hall a week tomorrow, starting at 3-30 p.m., to raise money for funds.


Gisburn Festival Hall man­ agement committee were:- W h is t: L adie s — P. Knowles, Mrs B. Stavely, Mrs


Mr R. Earnshaw, Mrs N. Wood, Mrs E. Parker. Raffle: Mrs A. Frankland,


ruthers, Mr H. Loflhouse. Doninoes: Mrs A. Barker,


Mrs J . Ainsworth, Mrs Mobbs.


Saints theme At the well attended family


service at St Mary’s Church. Gisburn, the theme of “All


Saints” was reflected in hymns, readings and the vicar’s address, in which he involved the young people with a question and answer


domino drive organised by


Right cards Winners of the whist and


E. Clark. Men — Mrs H. Ncwhouse, Mrs H. Car­


Hot-pot supper On Monday, members of


Remembrance in St John’s Church, Read, on Sunday, at 10-15 a.m., during which wreaths will be laid at the war memorial. All members of the uniformed organisations are asked to attend by 10-30 a.m. Requests for tne “Songs of


Remembrance There will be a service of


Mini-bus profits Despite poor weather con­


READ


session about the saints they could see around them in the stained glass windows. The first lesson was read by


the altar Dy Merrill and


Club displayed a colourful marine life collage which they had made at the Deanery family day at Hellifield. They also sang two songs they had learned there — a musical setting of the Lord’s Prayer and “1 will bring to you the best thing I can offer." During the service, the


Mr Tony Speight and the Brownie flag was paraded to


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baptism took place of Michael Peter Lund, son of John and Sandra Lund, of Gisburii, who was welcomed into the family of the church. Organist was Mr Mark Leadbeater. Coffee and biscuits were served after the service.


Schoolboy’s fighting spirit is rewarded


A TOP hospital is so impressed with a Chipping schoolboy’s fund-raising that it has named an appeal after him.


Christie Hospital in Manchester


reports that Ian Thompson’s leukae­ mia research charity work has raised £3,500.


In recognition of this, it has formed


the Ian Thompson Appeal for Christie’s Leukaemia Research. Ian (17), of Kirkfield, was diagnosed


as suffering from leukaemia last year. He set out not only to fight the illness but also to raise as much as possible for research. Ian has continued a host of


CHATBURN


Christ Church, Chatburn, gave very generously during the recent thanksgiving week­ end, with £2,678.50 being col­ lected towards God’s work in the parish and the extension of Christ’s kingdom. The Rev. Walter Drain


Generous Parishioners and friends of


thanked everyone for their prayers and financial support.


Church, Chatburn, on Sunday morning was Miss Claire


Pastoral aid Guest preacher at Christ


tesbury, today seeks to serve the church in mission and growth. In her address Miss Toplis spoke on “Disciple- shi "


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by the Rev. Walter Drain and Miss Carol Walker led the prayers. Mrs Mary Philip read the lessons and Mrs Dorothy Brewer was organ­ ist.


jp. The service was conducted


Sunday will be marked with a special afternoon service at Christ Church at 3-30 p.m. This will be followed by tea and light refreshments in the' schoofnall.


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from St Mary’s Church. Pen- wortham, gave a superb con­ cert at the open meeting of Chatburn Mothers’ Union. Their programme varied


Ringing A party of hand-bell ringers


from old folk tunes to modem musicals and included an interesting talk on the history and technique of bell ringing. Mrs E. Craven thanked the


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Children’s prizes At Salem Congregational


shawl of Newton, led the wor- 14 tables ship and presented prizes to


family service. Mr David Bag- annual prizegiving took place


the children of the. Sunday School and Sunday night group. They were: Hannah and Matthew Duckworth; Kath­


entertainers and the commit­ tee served supper. Mrs D. Brewer presided and gave notice of a Christmas evening at Greendale on November 27th.


Cancer Research The half-yearly collection


Cancer R esearch. raised £1,144.14 from boxes in hotels and shops, home collecting boxes and donations. The committee extend their


thanks to everyone concerned for their continued support.


Jumble A jumble sale in Chatburn


CE School hall on Friday


raised £179 for Derian House Children’s Hospice. Organ­ isers thank everyone for their support.


School held a Hallowe’en fancy dress disco for the chil-


Fancy dress The Friends of Chatburn


made by the Chatburn Group for the Blackburn District


during the Sunday morning


fund-raising projects in’ spite of under­ going a bone marrow transplant himself. Raffles by Chipping Cricket Club


and the youth club, a pub quiz and the sale of goods such as Christie’s teddy bears, pens and key rings have brought the pounds in. He has recovered so well that he is


able to play football again, but is con­ tinuing with his number one charity aim, assisted by his devoted family. Anyone who would like to help the


appeal, or buy Christie souvenirs for Christmas, can contact him on Chip­ ping 61402.


dren in the school hall on Thursday evening.


and Mark Graham; 5-8 — Pamela Reynolds, Russell Ja ck so n ; over eight —


Andrew ana Luke Hayton, Emma and Sarah Brown, Alexis Vallance. Best dancing: Kim B oy er , Cnrrianne Walker, Paul Green.


Samantha Read and Zoe Alker. Most original costume:


Fancy dress winners: Under five — Gavin Collinson


Makes a loss On Saturday there was a


Playing Fields Committee’s annual bonfire and firework display, despite rain and high winds.


good turnout for Chatburn


ple seemed to enjoy them­ selves and h6t-dog sales were


Although conditions ham­ pered the display, most peo­


ex ce llen t. Thanks were expressed to all who helped towards the event which, as usual, made a loss due to the high cost of fireworks.


brations was club member Mr Tom Kenyon, of Rimington, whose 90th birthday falls tomorrow. He received the good wishes and congratula­ tions of everyone. A domino session followed,


and special cake marked the third birthday of Rimington and Middop Leisure Club on Wednesday. Also included in the cele­


Roast beef A superb roast beef lunch


RIMINGTON


THE things that can go wrong on holiday! They may not seem funny at the time, but a


lighter side to the boarding house disaster story was penned by Leslie Sands in “A Basinful of the Briny” which’ is now being performed by Chipping Amateur Theatrical Society.


T h e s i tu a t io n has


been updated to the 1970s by d irec to r Ian Robinson, but o th e r ­ wise a l l th e golden h u m o u r h a s b e e n retained in what prom­ ises to be an.evening to ca s t away the winter blues. T h e c a s t in c lu d e s


. CATS regulars Chris­ tine Freeman, Winnie Phoenix, Terry Till and Eileen Howarth. Also a p p e a r in g a r e Ia n Robinson, Linda Robin­ son, Gary F re em an , Michelle Phoenix and Sylvia Latham. Performances are at


7-30 p.m. from tomor­ row night until Satur­ day in the villnge hall. The cast is pictured


at rehearsal. GRINDLETON,


winners being Mrs J . Robin­ son and Mrs D. Eccles. Raffle winners were: Mrs S. Fal- shaw, Mrs A. Seed, Mr A. Eccles, Mrs E. Jackson and Mr D. Seed.


BOLTON-BY-BOWLAND


YFC enjoyed a talk by Mr Clarke, of Skipton Crema­ torium, recalling many humorous anecdotes of the


bers of Bolton-by-fiowland


Lighter side On Monday evening,


lighter side of death. A vote of tnanks was given by Sarah Wolfenden. Next week’s meeting will


be a visit to Blackburn Ice Skating Arena. Members should meet in the village at 6-45 p.m.


erine and Rachel Foster; Ann and Joe Frankland; Charlotte Green, Joanne, Julie and Rachael Hacking: Katie, Sarah and Sophie Hacking; Sarah and Thomas Moor- house: Kathryn, Michael and Sarah Newbould; Emma Robinson; Diane, Elizabeth and Helen Thwaite; Kirsten and Rona Veitch; Andrew and Eleanor West; Caroline and Laura Wigan; James and Sam Lund. Mr Bagshaw spoke to the


Mrs M. Edwards, Mrs E. Jackson, Mrs E. Sanderson. Gents — Mr H. Lofthouse, Mrs J . Thomson, Mr S. Hogg. Dominoes: M. Briggs, Mrs


whist and domino drive held in Bolton-by-Bowland Village Hall. MCs were Mr I. Blea- zard and Mr J . Singleton. Whist winners: Ladies ■


There were 14 tables at a —


their friends, including any children from the village up to the age of 12, are welcome to join in the fun. Admission is 50p and will include a drink and crisps. All proceeds will go towards school funds.


For party


30 p.m. during the normui playgroup session, a coffee afternoon will be held for par­ ents, grandparents nnd any other residents of the village, who will be able to watch the children play'while coffee is served. There will be a enke stall and Christmas items will be on sale.


trying to raise money for new equipment nnd to provide a Christmas party for the youngsters. On Tuesday, from 2-30 to 3-


Grindleton Playgroup is


School are holding a children’s disco tomorrow night, from G- 45 until 8-30 p.m., in the school hall. Pupils from the school and


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Sunday night group at Salem Congregational Chapel, Mar­ tin Top, are busy practising for a pantomime called “The Poisoned Apple,” which they are going to present in aid of Children in Need on November 16th, in Rimington Memorial Institute, at 7-30 p.m. Also planned are musical items, poetry, competitions and a bnng-and-buy.


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