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Clitheroe 22324 (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified) -


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Bumper cheque Following the success of


their Christmas fair, mem­ bers of Gisburn WI visited Reedley Hall Child Devel­ opment Centre to present


a £350 cheque to Miss Jo Rodgers, the acting man­


ager of physiotherapy. She showed the mem­


bers around the centre and gave an informative talk


on the work staff carry out and the facilities available. The money was later


handed to to Miss Gabrielle Thomas, the senior physiotherapist, who thanked the WI and confirmed that the cash would be used for physio­ therapy equipment.


Spills and thrills At the meeting of Gis­


burn YFC members enjoyed a video showing the spills and thrills of stock car racing by Mr John Lund, of Gisburn. A vote of thanks was pro­ posed by Craig Ryde. Next week’s meeting


will be a visit to Blackburn Ice Arena for an evening of skating. Members are asked to meet in the vil­ lage at 7 p.m. Non-YFC members are welcome and anyone wishing to go should contact Carol Gra- veston (Tel: Gisburn


445319). SAWLEY’


TV speaker The new president, Mrs


Joyce Walker,' welcomed members of Sawley WI to the January meeting when village youth club repre­ sentative Catherine Wil­ liams accepted a cheque raised by the WI on behalf


of the club. A a donation was also


given to the women’s and ch ildren ’ s unit at St Mary’s Hospital, Manches­ ter. The money was pre­ sented to Catherine Woo­


druff, who is hoping to raise £5,000 for the hospi­


tal’s research unit. The s p e a k e r , Mr


Michael Edwards, told of the preparation and prob­ lems of making the televi- son series, ‘‘All Creatures Great and Small.” Mrs M.Morphet expressed thanks to Mr Edwards. The raffle was won by


“Holiness” provided food for serious thought as well as lots of humour. At Fr Kenny’s request the collec­ tion will be donated to the Rainbow Family Trust, Manchester. A thank-you letter was


read from the BBC Blue Peter Romanian Appeal, for the proceeds of a carol


service. A s e r v ic e fo r the


Women’s World Day of Prayer will be led by Mrs Alice McCall on March 1st at the Baptist Church. The change of date for


BLO-B-BWAD OTNYOLN


First aid The work of St John


the next meeting is February 21st, at the Methodist Church, when the speaker will be Mrs Margaret Whittaker, of Accrington.


Dominoes Domino winners at Sab-


den Over 60s Monday


social were: Mrs I. Met­ calfe, Mrs E.Ford, Mrs A. Parkinson and Mrs I. Hod- son. Whist winners: Ladies Mrs D. Houghton and Mrs I. Flannagan. Gents — Mrs G. Walmsley and Mr F. Cottam. Thursday’s domino win­


ners: Mrs M. Wade, Mrs F. Hodson, Mrs J. Riley and Miss E. Prescott. Whist: Ladies — Mrs A. H a w o r th , M rs D . Houghton. Gents — Mr F.Cottam, Mrs Helm and Mrs G. Walmsley. Raffle: Mrs D. Bass and Mrs F. Hodson.


Parish Council The next meeting of


Sabden Parish Council


takes place on Tuesday at 7-30 p'm.in the Methodist Hall.


Joint social The first joint social


event between Sabden’s


two primary schools proved very enjoyable. More than 80 parents and staff from the County Pri­ mary School and St Mary’s RC School attended a disco and supper at the Wellsprings Inn on Satur­


day night. There was a buffet and a


raffle and it is hoped it will be the first of many such joint events.


DOWN HAM


Annual sermon The Bishop of Black­


Mrs Frances Parker. The animal picture competition winners were Anne Par­ tington, Ginny Galloway and Anne Askew. The village committee


held its January meeting in the school and the next


will be the AGM on February 25th, starting at


8 p.m. A brief silence was


observed for former trustee and member Mr


Tom Py e , who died recently. Members heard that a‘ donation will be given in his memory to the motor neurone disease charity.


BILLINGTON Wartime days A reminder o f the


second world war was given to Billington and Langho WI when member Mrs Mabel Holt remin­ isced about her work in a secret government coding department where the Enigma coding machine was used to pass false messages to the Germans. This was during the


height of the Blitz, when evening s at the the theatre in London were marked by dodging bombs and nipping into the nearest underground sta­


tion for shelter. Unfortunately, when


Mrs Holt later married and moved to Lowestoft,


she found the bombing just as bad there as in London — the Allies were trying to convince the Germans by using dummy tanks that the invasion was gathering there! Mrs Olive Bennett


thanked her for recounting her fascinating memories


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in such an amusing way. The competition for a war­ time souvenir was won by Mrs Jean Price, Mrs Betty Almond and Mrs Ann Fos­ ter. Birthday flowers were presented to Mrs Norah


Ashcroft. Dinner Fifty members of St


Leonard’s Church Moth­ ers’ Union, Langho, attended the AGM followed by the annual dinner at Whalley Abbey. The vicar, the Rev. Quentin Wilson, presided. Mrs Olive Ben­ nett was the only new addition to the committee who were elected to serve for another year. The next meeting will


be on February 26th at 7- 30 p.m. in St Leonard’s Church,when the speaker will be Miss M. Har­ greaves, who will give an illustrated talk on North Borneo. A warm welcome will be extended to any ladies who would like to


Christian Unity There were 38 ladies


present at St Nary s


Church Womens Fellow­ ship,Sabden, when Miss Sj Mortimer led the meeting and reminded everyone that the- interdenomina­ tional fellowship meeting appropriately, coincided with Christian Unity


Week.Speaker was Fr Kenny, parish priest of Pleasing- ton Priory and Rural Dean of Blackburn. His talk on


join. A special service will be


held on Epiphany Sunday, followed by refreshments served by MU members. On February 21st there will be a coffee morning


from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, and afternoon tea from 2 to 4 p.m. at 52 Bushburn Drive, Langho. In the evening a cheese and wine party will be held in the vicarage from 7-30 p.m. Proceeds will be for the Additional


Curates’ Society.


burn, the Rt Rev. Alan Che ste rs, was guest preacher for the annual Assheton Sermon held on Sunday morning at St Leonard’s Church, Down-


ham. A very stirring sermon


based on one of the texts set down by the founder of the sermon, Sir Ralph Assheton, was heard by a full congregation. The organist was Mrs W. I. Todd.


Tribute Downham WI’s meeting


began with a tribute to Sylvia Lady Clitheroe and a’ donation will be sent to Alexandra House, Black­ burn, in her memory. Speaker was Mr G.


Bowles, who described his experiences as a salesman. A competition for a


favourite household gad­ get was won by Mrs Eileen Parker and the cup for most points in the chil­ dren’s section of Clitheroe Area Show was awarded


to Mark Lister. Mrs Elizabeth Wrigley


presented the institute with an embroidery to commemorate the 70th anniversary. Members were informed that first aid classes commence on


Wednesday. Hostesses were Mrs


Bailey, Mrs Lund, Mrs Scott and Miss Scott.


Ambulance was the theme of a talk given to Bolton- by-Bowland YFC mem­ bers by Mrs Edna Hother- sa i l . Members were invited to ask questions on various first-aid topics. A vote of thanks was pro­ posed by David Leverton, and a donation of £25was given to St John Ambu­


lance. M e m b e r s w e r e


reminded of the rehearsal for the entertainment competition tonight at 7 p.m. in the village hall, where a video o f the regional final will also be shown. Next week’s meeting is


a talk by Robert Clark, of Woodplumpton YFC, on his Silver Jubilee trip to Brazil, meeting starts at 7-45 p.m. in the village hall.


Plays and chorus Special guests at St


P e te r and St Paul’ s Church, Bolton-by-Bow- land, were the Mayor and Mayoress of the Ribble Valley Coun. Howel Jones and his daughter, Helen. The occasion was Educa­ tion Sunday and the rec­ tor, the Rev. C. Green- well, led the service and welcomed Mrs Uffadine and children from the vil­ lage school. Mr Brian Beresford was the organ­


ist. The junior children pre­


sented plays which they had written to illustrate


the teaching of the Sermon on the Mount. The lesson from St Matthew’s Gospel was read by Jonathan Martin. School children sang the chorus “ Let’s Celebrate." Afterwards the Mayor


and Mayoress joined the congregation in school for refreshments.


Evangelism St Peter and St Paul’s


Mothers’ Union, Bolton- by-Bowland, met at White Cottage, the home of Mrs J. Lilburn. Mrs Lund introduced the rector, the Rev. C. Greenwell, who spoke about his ministry in his former parish in Midd­ lesbrough, where there was high unemployment and much poverty. S e v e r a l m em b e r s


attended a service at Holy Trinity Church, Skipton, when the Bradford Dioce­ san MU celebrated the start of the Decade of Evangelism.


READ-


Lent On Ash Wednesday,


there will be two Holy


ents. Headmistress Mrs Barbara Milne-Redhead played the organ while children sang “The Little Ant" which they had rehearsed specially for the service. Lesson readers were


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Victoria Wood and Nicola Howard and prayers were said by Ben Blakeman, Alexandra Walker, Zoe Parkinson and David Bla­ keman.


Winners Winners at the whist


and domino drive held in Slaidburn Village Hall were, Whist: Ladies — K. Metcalfe, D. Mason and E. Underwood. Gents — F. Wall, B.Cowperthwaite


and S. Hogg. Dominoes: P. Oddie, E.


Tomlinson, F. Barker, E. Hodson and P. Metcalfe. Raffle: S. Hogg, K. Metcalfe, G. Parker, E. Underwood. The next drive will be on February 23rd.


Tables There were 17 tables at


a whist and domino drive


held in Tosside Institute in aid of funds. The MCs were Mr T. Robinson and


Mr J. Tomlinson. Winners were: M.


Education theme A special service was


held at St Ambrose Church, Grindleton, to


mark Education Sunday. The service, conducted


by the rector, the Rev. Christopher Greenwell,


was attended by the head­ master of Grindleton CE Primary School, Mr S. Lievesley, staff, pupils and parents. The congre­ gation was also joined by members of the Brownies, Beavers, Cubs and Scouts. Uniform ed g rou ps


paraded their flags and scholar Marc Hopkins read


the lesson. A children’s sermon was preached by Mr Greenwell on the theme of education, and organist was Mr John Pye.


Help from choir Choir members of St


Ambrose Church, Grindle­


ton, organised a yen’ suc- cessturcoffee aftei'noon, with bring-and-buy sale, at the home of chorister Charlotte Morris, in Hol­ den.


the Blue Peter Romanian Appeal and raised £200.


Davies, M. Carruthers, M. Sutton, E. Sanderson, S. Clark, M .Jackson, S. Hogg, May Jackson, G. Berry, W. Wilson, H. Nel­ son, M. Pye, C. Wiseman,


Wallbank, B. Peel, H. Jackson, B. Waddington.


E. Lofthouse. Raffle: K. Tateman, P.


Fancy dress There was a full house


for the annual fancy dress and old-time dance at Tos- side Institute. Music tor dancing was supplied by Alan and Christine and judges for the fancy dress were Mr and Mrs D. Mackey, of Clitheroe. Winners were: Mrs E.


Hartley and Mrs F. Met­ calfe (We are going to an acid house), Mrs J. Neale and Mr T. Wellock (Cow and Gate), Mr and Mrs Swales (Compo and Nora), Mrs J. Gill, Mr and Mrs F. Moorhouse, Mr and Mrs K. Wood, Mr and Mrs E. Clough and Mr D. Gill (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs).


The event was in aid of |gggg§i|gg


Journey’s end At the meet ing o f


Grindleton Methodist Women’s Fellowship Mrs G. S. Moir introduced Miss M. Ord who gave a fascin­ ating account of the final part of her trip to Aust­ ralia, culminating in Bang­ kok. She showed members her album of photographs taken to illustrate her holi­


day. The next meeting will


be on February 13th when the speaker will be Miss


Margaret Bleazard.


Communion services at St Gulf meSSSqe John’s Church, Read, at 10 a.m. and 7-30 p.m to com­ memorate the start of Lent. All are welcome.


Waste paper Thanks to residents of


month by waste paper collections for Scout and Guide funds. In order to continue this worthwhile fu n d -ra is in g e f fo r t everyone is urged to save their old newspapers, magazines and cardboard and take them along to the collection which takes place on Saturday morning outside the school on


contact Bob Anderson (Tel: Padiham 73183).


Whist Whist winners at Read


Constitutional Club were:


Ladies — Mrs M. Dearing and Mrs Haworth (joint). Gents — Mr G. A. Holden, Mrs A. Taylor. Special prize was won


by Mr G. A. Holden and MC was Mrs P. Larkin.


SLAIDBURN


Vet’s talk On Monday members of


Slaidburn YFC enjoyed a talk by Neil Roberts, a veterinary surgeon in Set­ tle, on his work in and around the area. He was thanked by David Harri


son. The advisory committe


came out winners in an indoor sports night held last week against mem­


bers. Next week’s meeting


will be a talk on quad rac­ ing by Keith Knowles, of Chatburn, in the village hall at 7-45 p.m.


Lessons Children from Bren-


nand’s Endowed School


read the lessons and prayers at a special ser­ vice in St Andrew’s Church, Slaidburn, to celebrate Education Sun-


' 'The service, conducted by the Rev. Brian Darby- shire, was well-attended by both children and par-


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Last week the former vicar o f St Ambrose


Thailand There was a large


audience at Lane Ends Community Centre, when


chairman Mrs C. Blakey introduced Mr Frank Barnes, of Clitheroe, who gave an excellent slide presentation on Thailand. A vote of thanks was pro­ posed by Mr F. Wadding­


ton. Raffle winners were


Mrs Knowles, Mrs Armer, Mrs Segewick. At the next meeting on


February 27th at 7-30 p.m. in the centre the guest speaker will be Mrs Christine Thistlethwaite,


who will recite poems in dialect.


Church, Grindleton, the Rev. Trevor V a u g h a n , _________ was pleased to receive a


Read £65 was raised last with the Army in Saudi


Arabia. On Saturday Bart again managed to telephone, this


time to a friend in Grindle­ ton, to say he was in good spirits and well but miss­ ing home comforts and football.


Straits Lane. If collection is a problem


New members are being welcomed at Whalley Par­


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ent and Toddler Group. Meeting every Tuesday


during term time at Whal­ ley Methodist Church Hall from 1-30 p.m. until 3


p.m., toddlers and their parents from the village


.WHALLEY


telephone call from his T o d d l e r qTOUP son, Bart, who is serving


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and the surrounding area are assured of a friendly reception, say the organ­


isers. Refreshments are pro­


vided and the cost per ses­ sion is just 75p. Organisers Wendy


(824266) and Adrienne (823120) are planning to hold a tod dlers’ mini assault course in March to help fund-raising.


Seniors Whist winners at the


Whalley Abbey Senior


Citizens drive were: Ladies — 1st, Mrs A.


R ig b y ; 2nd, Mrs J.


Walmsley. Gents — 1st, Mr J. Whitehead; 2nd,


Mrs V. Taylor. The domino competition


was won by Mrs R. Rut­ ter, with Mrs E. Horne in second place.


Taped concert At the open meeting of


Whalley Methodist Church Men’s Fellowship, chair­ man was Mr M. Wilson and he introduced Mr Brian Slowe who gave a tailed concert of music.


SIMONSTONE


WI birthday Guests at a party to


celebrate the 28th birth­


day of Simonstone WI came from Wiswell, Pend­ leton and Sabden WIs. After a buffet supper, a


cake was cut by Mrs Joan Fenlon, chairman of the LFWI. President Mrs Atkinson created the remarkable record of hav­ ing made the cake for the last 21 birthday parties. Miss A. Dyson enter­


tained with her poem about the past year in the institute and Mrs Hitchon gave a monologue in local dialect. Mrs Britnell made a wonderful contribution with her singing and several members of the choir amused everyone with their rendition of "The Gas Man Cometh.” The “Prelude to Christ­


mas,” held in December, raised £152.50 for the Red


Cross and Romanian chil­ dren's charities. On February 21st, Mrs


Fleming will talk about dolls. This will be an open meeting and everyone is welcome. There will be a bottle stall and tea hos­ tesses will be Mrs Eddlcs- tone, Mi's Jolly and Mrs Simpson.


Welcome A whist drive will be


held in Simonstone Old


School on Tuesday at 7-30 p.m., organised by Mrs B. Grice. Everyone is wel come.


Beating crime Members of Thornley


with-Wheatley WI learned of the many practical ways of beating crime and of improving home security thanks to a talk and demonstration by Mrs June Armstrong. They saw the safest


locks and window catches spy-holes and personal alarms, discovered how to carry a handbag, how to keep their children and cars safe and to always asl for identification before allowing anyone inside their homes. Mrs Ann Freeman


thanked Mrs Armstrong. Winner of the competition for a special dream “if yon won the pools,” was Airs Doreen Charnley. Raffle winner was Mrs Irene Airey and the word game was won by Mrs Mary Ward, with Mrs Winifred Slater second.


PENDLETON


Family A family entertainment


is to be staged in Pendle­ ton Village Hall, with pro­ ceeds going to Barrow School funds. The date for the diary is February 22nd at 7-15 p.m.


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Closer look at area’s wildlife


ENVIRONMENT conscious people in the Ribble Valley took full advantage of a special wildlife course in Simonstone last weekend. The event, entitled


“Creating a wildlife gul­ den,” was organised by the British Trust for Con­ servation Volunteers and held at Simonstone CE


School. Tutors were Mr Gavin


Lee, the BTCV East Lan-


c a s h i r e com m unit y projects officer and Mi- Nick Whittaker. By the end of the one- day course, the partici­


pants had enjoyed a mix­ ture of theory and practi­ cal instruction, which included drawing up real­


istic plans for a wildlife area, working out the


costs, creating ponds and learning about mini-wood- land, hedgerows and wild­ life meadows. Anybody wanting fur­


ther information about the trust should contact Mr Lee (Burnley 35916).


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