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r Mews from the Villages GISBURN.
Steps in Unfor tuniitoly the
intended speaker could not fulfil her engagement at Gisburn WI and at the 11th hour secretary Mrs Susan Graveston stepped into the breach to give an informative t a I k a n d demonstration on sugar- craft. She brought examples
with a quiz, carol singing and a competition for Christmas table decora tions, won by Mrs E. Aspin and Mrs Sutcliffe. On behalf of the Bright
The evening finished MITTON
which showed her profes sionalism and members were so interested that one could almost hear a pin drop. There will be a quiz
at the annual Christmas whist and domino drive organised by the Festival Hall Committee, when MCs wore'Mr F. Wall and MrsT. Bell. Whist: Cadies — Mrs D.
Full house ' There was a full house
jo in t vice president, thanked Mrs Smith and all who had contributed to making the evening a happy event. A n in v i ta t io n was
night on January 2nd and a competition for a 191)2 calendar.
Hour visitors, Mrs M. Sleath thanked members for a most enjoyable eve ning and invited them to the Bright Hour Christ mas party at the Method ist Chapel. Miss M. Bottomley,
ton WI Mrs M. Dust opened the meeting by welcoming new president Mrs Doreen Balshaw. Other members of the
Decorations Secretary of Little Mit-
on January 7th, when Mr Ken Ryeroft will talk about “Walking in the Alps.” The first of the New Year afternoon meetings will be held on January 21st, at 2-20 p.m., at Mrs Edna Brown’s home.
Knowles, Mrs M. Jackson, Mrs R. Wallerton. Gents — Mr S. Hogg, Mr G. Nixon, Mr I. Whittaker. D o m i n o e s : M r s D.
Eccles, Mrs J. Riley, Mr R. Earnshaw, Mrs T. Bell, Mr H. Nelson. Raffle: Mrs J. Stainton,
Mrs Cofthouse, Mr S. Hogg, Mrs E. Thwaite, Mrs Coultherd, Mr F. Carruthers, Mrs J. Oddie, Mrs 1). Seed, Mrs E. Sanderson, Mr E. Smith.
Sugarcraft Members of Gisburn
sugarcraft demonstration by Mrs It. Richmond, of Giggleswick. A vote of thanks was given by Ste ven l’reston. Next Thursday, mem
YFC met in the village hall for an enjoyable
bers should meet at the village hall at 7 p.m. for a visit to Red Rose Radio.
received from the Mother and Toddler Group to its Christmas party in the vil lage pavilion on Wednes day, at 10 a.m. The next WI meeting is
newly-elected committee are: Mrs S. M. Bowles and Mrs F. Grime (vice-presi dents), Mrs Dust (secre tary), Mrs Bowles (assis tant secretary), Mrs G. Pearson (treasurer), Mrs E. Clarkson (assistant treasurer), Mrs P. Rum- sey (programme secre tary), Mrs J. Davey and Mrs O. Laycock. Mrs W. Hoyle gave a
Mr Tallon and his assis tant, Hazel, for a delight ful demonstration and the evening concluded with supper at the Game Cock Inn.
Mrs Spurgeon thanked RIMINGTON
Aussie greetings N e w p r e s i d e n t o f
J a c k s o n w e lcom e d everyone and thanked Mrs B. Silencer for arranging the enjoyable shopping trip to Meadowhall, Shef field. A cheery letter with the
Rimington WI Mrs E.
short report on the “Coun try housewife” course she attended at Alston Hall and Mrs Laycock read a letter from Mrs Valerie Cave, wife of the former vicar of Hurst Green, now happily settled in Somer set. There followed a very
entertaining demonstra tion of Christmas decora
gave members of Whalley and District Trefoil Guild many ideas on the making of Christmas decorations. S h e in a d e s e v e r a 1
Ideas galore Mrs Barbara Charlson
attractive arrangements using seasonal items, including greenery, can dles and ribbons, two of which were raf fled. R e fre sh ill e n t s w e r e served by M rs Alwyn Tay- lor and Miss Jane Whi taker. The New Year dinner
buffet supper supplied by members, followed by a delightful hour of singing by Mrs Stella Smith, accompanied by pianist Mrs M. McKenzie. The varied selection of songs was thoroughlv enjoyed l>v all.
its Christmas party in St C a th e r in e 's Sunday School, when Mrs Ellaline Aspin, joint vice presi dent, welcomed guests from the Bright Hour. The party started with a
Party time West Bradford Wl held
Whatley Parish Church raised just over £1,001) on Saturday. Brownies from the Whalley pack helped to serve refreshments and all the parish organisations joined in to raise money for the Children's Society and the Church Urban Fund.
Raises £1,000 The Christmas fair at
Abbey senior citizens’ drive in Whalley were: L a d i e s — M r s E . Howartli, Mrs E. Chiney. Gents — Mr N. Walmsley, Mr J. Hartley. . Dominoes: Mrs S. Car-
Abbey winners Whist winners at the
the Christmas party on Saturday and reopen on January 7th.
lyon, Mrs E. Thoniasson. ’flic club will close after
tions by Mrs Barbara Charlson. She created several lovely arrange ments, including a beauti
ful Christmas cracker which used tins as a foun dation. A door swag and a centrepiece were raffled, the lucky winners being Mrs F. Haynes and Miss Mary Hudson. A vote of thanks was given by Mrs Freda Grime. A competition for a
decorated candle was won by Mrs M. Fogg and the evening closed with the singing of carols. Hos tesses were Mrs Carter, Mrs Chadwick and Mrs Ormerod.
will be held at The But tery, Whallev, oil January 9th.
procedure, as the tem perature reached by the boiled sugar must be just right for it to succeed and the pulling of the sugar is done by hand while it is still very hot. His finished arrangement was of red roses, green leaves and reeds and golden scrolls, set on a golden disc of sugar and apples, which he had blown into shape with the su g a r and then coloured.
were the colours of the arrangement made by Mr Harry Tallon, head of the catering department at Accrington College, when he gave a demonstration of boiled-pulled sugar to Biishall Eaves WI, It proved a very skilled
Colourful display Red, gold and green
Hour’s bring-and-buy sale at Billington raised £19. A vote of thanks was given by Mrs K. Lowe, followed by refreshments. There will be no meetings in Jan uary oi' February. On Tuesday, there will
be a carols by candlelight s e r v i c e a t 7 - 3 0 p .m . Everyone is welcome and proceeds will go towards the Dorian House Hospice appeal. Ladies of the tea and
details of the photographic section for next year’s WI show to give members time to take a photo with the title “Bridge that gap." ' The evening continued
children’s party and fancy dress parade will be held on January 4th, at 2 p.m. Cakes and jellies will be appreciated. Town crier Mrs D. Whitaker had a long list of forthcoming events to proclaim. Mrs C. Knowles gave
made for the WI carol con cert in the Memorial Insti tute on Tuesday, at 7-20 p.m. Names were taken of those wishing to go to “The Sound of Music" at Clitheroe Parish Hall. Birthday greetings were read by Mrs A. Smith. Rimington and Middop
season’s greetings was read from the CWA branch in Gove, Northern Australia, which maintains a link with Rimington. Arrangements were
SIMONSTONE
par ty will be held in Simonstone Old School on Saturday, at 12-20 p.m.
with Read WI choir will perform “A Prelude to Christmas” at St John’s Church, Read, at 7-20 p.m. Sherry and mince pies will be served after the performance and money raised will go to the Motor Neurone Disease charity.
arranged by Mrs Edna Simpson, on behalf of Simonstone Mothers' Union, was held in the old school. MC was Mrs Pat Larkin. Whist winners: Ladies — Mrs Wendy Green, Mrs Clara Parker, Mrs Mary Wilkinson (cons). Gents — Mr Ste phen Green, Mrs Maureen Redpath, Mr Fred Riley (cons). A special supper was served. The next drive will be on January 21st.
Extra drive An extra whist drive
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concert will be held in the old school on Tuesday, at 2 and 7 p.m.
in party mood with a sup per of mince pies, Christ mas cake ami other goo dies and, best of all, a visit from Santa Claus himself with a brightly wrapped parcel for everyone!
Council would like to thank Mr Terry Catter- mole for donating a village Christmas tree, now in place in the parish garden.
Tree donated Simonstone P ar ish
Simonstone School will be attending the morning ser vice at St Peter's Church on Sunday, at 10-30 a.m. The school’s Christmas
Pupils at church Pupils and teachers of
Choir performing On Monday, Simonstone
Special occasion A retired villagers’
Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, December 12th, 1991 5 uPVC WINDOWS —
Sean Gallagher (hotel pro prietor), Louise Bolton (shop- manager), Sarah Tupling (lady), Rachel P a rk e r (p er fo rm e r ) , Richard Holden (police man), Thomas Gallagher (businessman), Stuart Clark (disc jockey), Tanya Parker (narrator), Jade Gallagher (Mary), Gavin Wareing (Joseph), Aimee Wareing (angel), Chris topher Holden (shepherd). Louise sang a solo
“Hark, hark the Christmas b el ls ,” and Sean and Tanya played the flute. Rachel, Louise and Tanya
favc a recorder recital.
the lesson and prayers were led by Sarah and Tanya. “Riding by” and “Wise
tuart and Rachel read
men bring their learning” were sung by all the Sun day School children and Mr Harry Fern accompan ied them on the piano. Organist was Mr Sam Green. During the service, chil
dren and members of the congregation brought gifts to the a l ta r for the National Children’s Home.
Amazing sight A number of Grindleton
residents looked on in amazement as teddy boys,
punk rockers and hippies converged on Grindleton School for the Friends of Grindleton School’s nostal gia disco and supper on
Saturday night. Over 50 people, many in
fancy dress, joined in the fun, dancing to music from the ’GOs and '70s. The evening was a great suc cess and raised £170 to buy new equipment for the school.
Bring-and-buy Bingo night Ebenezer Baptist Social
collection will take place in Grindleton today. Contri butions of newspaper, magazines and cardboard can be left in the space provided at the top of Back Lane near the chapel wall, but the area must be kept tidy.
Keep it tidy The usual waste paper
hot-pot supper provided by church members and Fr J. Burns gave the vote of thanks. Proceeds go to church funds.
RC Church, Dunsop Bridge, held their annual bingo social evening at the Parkers Arms, Newton. A full house enjoyed a
Members of St Hubert’s
chat afternoon held their Christmas party on Thurs day, which everyone enjoyed.
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at Chatburn Methodist Church was conducted by Mr Fred Braitlnvaite, of Clitheroe. The Advent candles were lit and rele vant readings were given by the Boyce family and Naomi Kennedy.
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fully decorated and the scene expressed the real meaning of Christmas. The children who per formed in the sketch were:
presented prizes to the scholars and the Rev. Graeme Halls conducted the service and preached the sermon. The church was beauti
Christmas service and pri zegiving took place at Grindleton Methodist Church on Sunday morn ing. Advent candles were lit and an appropriate reading given by Mrs Mary Ollerenshaw. Mrs Shelagh Youngs
Prizegiving The young peo p le ’s
Dawson, F. Hudson, M. Jackson, G. P ark er , M. Pinder.
ouse, C. Haworth, M. Walker, Pam Bury, J. Tomlinson, J. Parkinson, E. Tomlinson. Raffle: M. Briggs, L.
mas party will be held on January 3rd, starting at 5 p.m., with fancy dress judging at 5-30 p.m.
CHIPPING
with the singing of songs of yesteryear.
mas appeal comes after their second success in fill ing a waste paper skip to raise funds for Chipping’s new playground. .The last skip scooped 5,980 tonnes of old newspapers and cardboard and made £47.84. Now, with the prospect
of all that wrapping paper, the Wallbanks have ordered another skip for February 22nd and 23rd an d 'a re hoping for a bumper crop.
and you find yourself adrift under a sea of dis carded wrapping paper and cardboard. Or it’s Twelfth Night and you are buried under paper chains and streamers'. But don’t throw it all on the fire or in the dustbin — “there’s money in that there rub bish,” say waste paper organisers Roger ana Ste ven Wallbank! The Wallbanks’ Christ
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Holden, Mr C. Harrison, Mr T. Robinson and Mr B. Price. The children’s Christ
dance was organised on Friday by Newton Village Hall Committee. Mark Kitto and his band played music for dancing and sup per was provided by the ladies’ committee. Raffle winners were: Mr Fisk, Mr Gornall, Mrs
Carnival dance A Christmas carnival
Committee held a Christ mas whist and domino drive, with Mr N. Shaw and Mr J. Pinder as MCs. Whist winners: Ladies
Seasonal drive Newton Village Hall
a.m., all the children will be giving a special perfor
elderly residents of Grind leton has been issued by pupils of Grindleton CE Primary School. On Wednesday, at 10
Come along An invitation to all the
SLAIDBURN
flavour when 65 members and friends of Slaidburn WI gathered in the village hall for th e ir annual Christmas party. Presi dent Mrs M. Shaw wel comed guests to a Vic torian evening and invited everyone to share an appropriate buffet supper. This was followed by entertainment provided by the members. Mrs Jan Weisters sang,
Victorian touch There was a Victorian
members enjoyed a superb supper of hot chicken and baked potatoes, followed by trifle and mince pies,
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served by committee members. The usual whist and
domino drive was held and winners were: Ladies — Mrs S. Robinson, Mrs E. Underwood. Gents — Mrs R. Richardson, Mr C. Haworth. Dominoes: Mr A. Hay-
well'. Secretary Mrs Helen
hurst, Mrs J. Holden, Mrs M. Whalley, Mrs G. Shoesmith. Raffle: Mrs M. A. Card-
10 committee members performed a dramatised version of “Widdecombe Fair,” with four other members providing some interesting sound effects. There were also games and a finale of carol sing ers in Victorian costume. Guest Mr John Parry
Hartley wished all mem bers seasonal greetings and good wishes were expressed by everyone for chairman Mrs Mary Brown, who is in hospital. The AGM will be held
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thanked the WI for their hospitality and a most enjoyable evening. The competition, a Christmas cracker, was won by Kath leen Taylor, Edith Lawson
and Frances Calverley. M a r y P a r k e r w a s
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Brownie play A Christmas play enti
fee and mince pies pro vided by Brown Owl Mrs Beverley Robinson were served in the school hall.
audience was district com missioner Mrs H. Met calfe, paying her second consecutive visit to Slaid burn. On the previous occasion she enrolled two new Brownies, Laura De a n a ad G em m a Howard. Following the play, cof
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Festive supper There was a good atten
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Rev. Brian Darbyshire who was ill, the family service lit St Andrew’s Church, Slaidburn, was conducted by churchwar den Mrs Mary Parker. Brownies were in atten
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