('Ullicrm' Advertiser A* Times, Fehntanj l.lth, IVUJ Clitheroe 22.121, (Editorial), 22.12.1 (Advertirimj). Ihmileti 22.1.11 (Clarified) r News from the Villages GISBURN


Cookery display A pleasant task befell


president of (lisburn WI Mrs J. tiornall, when site presenttMl a cheque for lMf)0 to Mrs Kathleen Woodruff for St Mary’s I lospital appeal. WI member Mrs Uremia


Wright gave a cookery demonstration which was greatly enjoyed. She showed members bow to make savoury potato eggs, a sandwich loaf with numerous tempting fillings and a choeolate/vanilla chequered gateau and it was fascinating to watch how the gateau was pro­ duced. Mrs dean Kyde gave the vote of thanks. Members are to cele­


brate the branch’s JJrd birthday with a party to be held* at Marlon Uridgc Restaurant, Cross Keys Hotel, Hast Marion, on March 5th.


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Musical pair President of Kimington


WI Mrs K. 'Jackson read a letter of thanks from the NSP( ’r for a donation of tPf> raised by carol singing and congratulated Mrs Ida Seed on having a photo­


graph accepted for the lPP J P a n c a s h i r e W I Federation calendar - a scene showing farm work in summertime, with Peii- dle Hill in the background. (blest speaker was the


Yemen trip A trip to the Yemen was


Rev. ( Iraome Halls, id C h a tb u rn , who spoke about the life and musical partnership of ( iilbert and Sullivan. With Mr Clifford Johnson as accompanist, lie sang several of the we!I-loved ballads from th e i r o p e r e t ta s as the story unfolded. 1 le told many anecdotes


about the often stormy relations lu*lween the pair and of the Victorian era when they were at the height of their fame. Mrs K. Ha r t le y e x p r e s s ed thanks to Mr Hall and Mr


Johnson. Chairman of the Handi­


the subject of a talk given to members of Moltoii-by- P.owland WI by Clithi •roe woman M iss P.arbara P.ingham. She was intro­ duced by president Mrs Maria Assn lit a Posoimet and thanked by Mrs Pat Duckworth. 'file competition for “A


small holiday souvenir" was won by Mrs Alice P i c k a r d . M iss M argot Downer -Rot tomley and


Mrs Margaret Holland. Among items discussed


and t he WTs spring coun­ cil meeting at Southport, at which Mrs Nancy Cornthwaite will be dele­


were a possible lorthcom- ing money-raising effort


gate. The next meeting will


craft and Produce Show ( ‘ummi t toe Mrs Audrey t he oldes t Peacock yave details ul n e w c l a s s e s lo r th e li i m i n u t o n S h n w o n


Atnmst Sth and asked for support for the show com- Q miltce’s whist and domino


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dr ive in the Memorial Institute on March 1 Ith. Mrs Jackson appealed to


members to bring to the March meeting any photo­ graphs or souvenirs relat­ ing to the act ivi t ies of R i m i n gl on W I . Sh e explained that as the April mee t ing would be 1 he 5 (I 0 t h . it w o 11 I d b e interest ing to mount an exhibition of memorabilia to mark the occasion. Town crier Mrs Ik Whi­


Recruiting Sabden Badminton Club


taker gave details of forth­ coming local events and


is mi llu* lookout lor now mombors Irom tho ac,e ol lft u pwa rd s . Tbu club moots ouch Monday in St Nicholas’s Hall from 7-J<> to 11 p.m. and has issued an upon in v i ta t io n to anyone interested to yo a Ion.u*. A l t e rn a t iveiy . Marion Proc ter can be contacted (7JPDJ) for more details.


be on March -1th. when Mrs S. Ruther ford will give a talk on the history of retail outlet Marks and Spencer. J’he group will also hold a competition for md


Mark eneer pur •base.


the bi r thday gre et ings we re given by Mrs .1. Sher rass. A competition for a money box brought forth some novel and some almost antique entr ies, win n e r s be ing Mrs I. Seed. Mrs M. McPherson and Mrs K. ( Ireig.


Pie and peas Then1 was all excellent


attendance at the monthly whist and domino drive in Uimington Memorial Insti­ tute on Saturday. A pie and pe a s s u p p e r was enjoyed. .Mt’s were Mr l'. Simpson and Mr H. Seed. Whist winners: l.adies - Mrs M. Cowking. Mrs


, MITTON


resounded to the cry of "Oyez, Oyez!” when Clith­ eroe town crier Mr Roland Hailwood was the guest speaker at Little Milton WI.


Oyez! Milton Village institute


McNamee, Eleanor Robin­ son, Emma Cowking. Seniors — Lucy Whitwell,


Janet Robinson, joint J Claire Leonard and Jean Robinson. The competition for a


home-made Valentine card was won by: Juniors — Eleanor Robinson. Emma Cowking and Knuna Spence. Seniors — Claire Leonard and Janet Robin­


He talked about the his­


.1. Staintou, Mrs M. Ilii'd. Mrs .1. I’ratt. Cents -Mu II. Jackson. Mr J. Wad- diupton. Mr I). Bilkington.


Mr II. I.orthouse. Itominoes: Auults Mr


.1. T oml in s o n . M r J • Ahh.itt, Mrs I'. Marker. Mrs K. Hartley. Children Merrill Hughes. joint 2 I - 'ranees II up lies and


Kiehard ltriseoe. ItatTle: Mrs (trainper .


M r J . Du k e s . M rs -I. 'riiompson. Mi 11. Seed.


tory of his calling, how the earliest town criers origin­ ated from Greece and came to Britain with Wil­ liam the Conqueror. He also told membe r s be b e c ame a town c r i e r original ly for the 11122 Her i tage Havre and his first costume was made by his m o th e r . He wa s thanked by Mrs Ivina Clarkson. President Mrs Doreen


son. Results of the third


round of the county quiz heats: Slaidburn A beat Bolton-by-Bowland B. Slaidburn B team juniors lost to Chipping C and Slaidburn B seniors only managed a draw. Members were remin­


Balshaw commented on the excellent attendance. Ticke t s for the group meeting on April 7tii were on sale and names were taken of members attend­ ing the spr in g council meeting on March 12th. There is a visit to Appleby on May 20th and the WI will be having a stall on Milton Green on August 2nd. Hos te s ses were Mrs


ded of the regional indoor sports night at Wadding- ton and of the disco at Newton. Jean Robinson proposed a vote of thanks to Mr and Mrs Beattie tor their hospitality. Next week the boys will


be pig judging at Whi- tewell and the girls will provisionally meet in the


village hall. Lively


Sla id b u rn WI had a


Bullock and Mrs Haycock and the competition for a coat of arms was won by


Mrs I). Ormerod. The mee t ing ended wi th a short practice of the enter­ tainment being performed at the group meeting.


l ively discussion when guest speaker Mr Faw­ cett, the chief ambulance officer for North York­ shire, gave a talk about the ambulance service and invited audience participa­ tion from the start. After two hours, Mrs J. Howarth thanked him for a stimulating evening. The competition for a


Hoe-down A successful line-down


first aid kit in a matchbox was won by Mrs C. Scott for originality, with Mrs.I. Howarth second and Mrs K. Taylor third. The annual dinner will


was held by Slaidburn YFC on Saturday evening in Newton Village Hall. It was so enjoyable that everyone joined in the country-style


under the guidance of Mike Hargreaves, "caller" for the evening. An excel­ lent supper was prepared by members and parents. ' Baffle winner:s were:


dances


Mrs E. Kobinsun , Mrs A. Biakov. Mr A. Garr. Mrs K. V. •rit v. Mliss 11. Barker. Mr .1. Tmvnson


be on Ju n e 17th. Two institutes are to be invited to the birthday meeting. The next meeting, with the theme of textiles, will be on March -lth.


jE H i^ T B l i lR N i


and Mrs K. Taylor. A stoek-jtidyinu- meeting


was held at ISirkett Farm, Newton, by permission of Mr and Mrs S. I lent tie. Master judges were Mr John C’leii'ji' (beeH and Mr John l lanley (shoe))). ( ’ombined section win­


ners were: Juniors Neil Rout tie. William Robinson and Thomas Robinson. Seniors - Philip Pimier. Julie Seed and John Mars- den. A vote of thanks to tile judges was yivon by Philip Pinder. Meanwhile the i;irls


wen* shown the art of decoupa.m* by Mrs Janet Carr in the farmhouse. Their excellent ellorls were judged by Mrs Carr and Mrs Real tic. Winners were: Juniors — Jane


thanked the host Mr L. Quinn, the lady members, who served the supper, and all other friends and members , who donated prizes for games during the evening. The raffle was won drawn by Mrs L. Graham.


Happy time A happy afternoon was


spent by members of the Ribblesdale Club, Chat- burn, chatting and playing dominoes. Tea hostesses were Mrs K. Campbell, Mrs M. Ridgway and Mrs 1). Rilev. There will be a domino


drive today at 2-15 p.m. prompt.


the Chatburn and District Branch of the Royal Brit­ ish Legion raised £200 at a bingo and social evening, held at the Fondle Hotel, Chatburn. MC Mr J a ck Al tham


Legion’s thanks Members and friends of


Mrs S. Wiggans, Mrs A. READ


Canada Read I


the west coast to the east, ending in Toronto. As the journey progressed, the slides showed mountains, canyons and glaciers in predominance, giving way to the wheatlands and fin­ ishing with the famous and colourful Calgary s tam­ pede. Miss D. Glut ton thanked Mr Ford and also Mrs B. Kdwards , who acted as projectionist. Ladies' weekend will be


saw slide; Kord of a Canada,"


h e ld in t h e U n i t e d R e fo rme d Ch u r c h on February 2!lth. On Satur- d a y . l' r o m I I a . m . onwards, there will be the usual stalls and a light lunch will be avai lable until 2 p.m.. in addition to light refreshments. Guest preacher at the 2-20 p.m. service Oil Sundav will be Mrs Miller.


Weekend hike A jjroup of Scouts and


Hindi's from Read enjoyed a winter weekend at Heb- den Hey Hostel, under the l e a d e r s h ip of Da r r e n I ,e wt h wait e and Rind a Webster. They went hiking and


'r iendly Circle by Mr Charles


"Journey across travelling from


Coggins. Dominoes: Mrs N. _


School will not be available for the senior citizens from


February 21th. but will reopen on March .‘It'd.


Poppy sum The total raised for the


Wh a l ley and Di s t r ic t Royal Br i tish Legion's I’uppy Appeal last year was £2,1(15 — and the Legion is g r a t e lu l to everybody involved lor their donations, time and


effort. Anybody who would like


to help the 111112 I’oppy Appeal should ring organ­ iser Mrs Ann Whitham (Whallev S221(i(l).


With music At Wludley Methodist


Church Men's Fellowship, chaired bv Mr Brian Slow. Mr Maurice Wilson gave a


talk on the history of Ston- vlmrst College and Mitton Church, with musical ilhis- t ra t ions by Bach and


Mozart.


Film show The next mee t ing of


pra ct ised f irst aid and camping skills. Thanks were expressed to Philip and Rat Wilde for assist­


ing.


Jennifer’s effort On Saturday morning


th e r e will be a col lee mo rn in g in Re ad and Simonstone Constitutional C’lub organised by Jennilor


Taylor i l l ) to raise money for’ her and her friends to


pay for a day’s outing for a handicapped child. Knt- rance is 2f>p and all are welcome between D-’»0 and 11 a.m.


All the aces Winners of the whist


drive held in Read and Simonstone Constitutional Club were: Ladies — Mrs J. Bailey, Mrs B. Nichols, Gents — Mr L. Grime, Mr F. Riley. The special prize was won by Mr G. Law and MC was Mrs B. Lar­ kin.


for Read Football Club’s annual sportsman's eve­ ning held at Martholme Grange. A most entertain­ ing night star ted with a superb meal followed by a raffle, auctioning of a gal­ lon of whisky and a signed Manchester United foot­


Full house There was a full house


ball. ' First guest speaker was


one more at home with the oval ball. Rotor Fox. ex­ rugby league player and current coach at Bradlord, who kept the audience entertained with tales of


his sport. •Second speaker was ex-


Manchester United player md manager Will'McGtiin-


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WI college At Standfast WI, Wlial-


le.v, membe rs stood in silence in memory of for­ mer member Mrs E. Elli­ son, who died recently. Guest speaker was Mrs


ness who proved to be one of tile best speakers the club lias ever had. Com­ pere was the irrepressible Mike King, who was in cint il lut ing form and


found plenty of ammuni­ tion in liis audience. David Kitchen, chai r ­


man of Read United Foot­ ball Club, thanked all the sponsors and guests who had supported the night and gave special mention to Jimmy Rovle and Dun­ can Hacking for success­ fully organising it.


Vestry work Despite some setbacks,


will'll un the new vestry at Read Ravish Church is now well under way, but most of the money so far raised has been spent and an es t imated £25,000 is still required. The vicar is very grate­


ful to all those who have donated to what will be a lasting and useful addition to the church. Trading stamps to date have raised £115 toward the fund and are still required.


Calderstones Fellowship, Whalley, will be held on February 25th in the male mess room at 2 p.m. Mr Joe Hargreaves will show var ious films to g e th e r with a film of the Christ­ mas lunch.


RIBGHESTER


Trouble at club Where are all Ribches-


ter's working men when


thev're not working'.’ Not in ' Ribchester Working Men's Club, that's certain! And that's why an extraordinary meeting was held last Thursday to discuss ways of attracting customers, to inform mem­ bers of the club's dire financial problems and to determine whether the lib- year-old club has a luture. Members ol


harassed committee feel that if there is no improve­ ment in business, no solu­ tion to be found, tbe club could go the same way as tbe chip shop, the petrol station and the paper shop — all lost to the village in the last IS months. The club was founded in


the p.m., the speaker will be DOWNHAM)


Ambrose, Mrs K. Horne. Whallev Old Grammar D a h l i a s


At Downham and Twis- ton l larden Club Mr Leslie


White, of Sabden, was guest speaker. He gave a talk on growing dahlias,


which he illustrated with slides. Raffle winners were David Shackleton. Mrs Hudson, Shaun Roney and Mrs Robinson. The next meeting will


be held on March uth, at 7-211 p.m. in the village hall, when Radio Leeds broadcaster Mr Stuart Jackson will talk about general gardening. Every - nne is welcome to attend.


SIMONSTONB


Winning hands Twenty-eijdit people


attended tile whist drive at Simonstone Old School, organised by Mrs Jean Thompson and her u;roup. Winners were: Radios — Mrs Knid Robson, Mrs Mary Wilkinson, Mrs Hop- wood (eons), dents - - Mr d. V. Pollard, Mr Reter Robson. Mr Fred Simpson (eons). Special prizewinner was Mrs Wiyhtman and MC was Mrs Pal Rarkin. The next drive will be


held on Tuesday, at 7-J0 p.m.


Club shop will reopen for


Back in business Simonstone


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business on Sundav, from 11 a.m. to noon in the farm buildings at the corner of Simonstone Rane. New members will be most wel­ come. Single membership is 75p and family member­ ship is l*R25. At the next meeting of


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Musical night Friends of Simonstone


School are presenting “Friday niirht is music niiiht" — an evening of popular souths performed by the Hyndburn Singers — on March tlth, at 7-J0 p.m. in Read United Reformed Church. 'Picket available from the library and post office cost Y2 UM.50 for DAPs and chil­ dren).


To the point Sinionstone WI meet


next Thursday, in the old


school, at 7-JO p.m.. The speaker will be Karen Real tie on “Acupuncture and health care” and the competition will be for tin most decorative hat pin 'There will also be a cal- stall.


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^survived but functions Kvitli a reduced staff: many farms are now private dwellings; cars replaced clogs and now Ribchester Working Men's Club ha.- not the same appeal as in days past, for though tIn amenities offered are first class, the images engen­ dered by the club's name are not. Berhaps this is a cue for new industry converting houses into barns. The meeting was well


attended. 120 people heed ing the committee's call for action and though the problems still exist it appears there is still hope. After a lively meeting which various ways to attract custom and reduce the overdraft were dis­ cussed. the committee number, woefully low, was swelled by seven. Four men agreed to serve and for ideas to pack tile club from tbe distaff side, three ladies volunteered to help. Bring on the Chippen­


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Audrey We the r i l l , the Denman representative on the Federation committee. She gave a talk and slide show about Denman Col­ lege, detailing its history and what it had to offer WI membe rs . Miss M. Kay thanked her. Members were remin­


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Abbey drive Whist winners at the


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