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KING — BLANC There was a double cele­ bration at the wedding of Zoe Blanc and Matthew King, at St Andrew’s Church, Slaidburn, as the day was just 25 years after the wedding of the bride’s parents. The bride, an adminis­


tration manager at Hean- ingbrnok Wholesale, is the daughter of Mr and Mrs .1. Blanc, of The Henning, Newton-in-Bowland. The bridegroom, a


Friday June 26th at 7.30 p.m.


i 7 i/lie me Adreiiiser 3c Times, June 2~>llt, 1!)!)2 3


A Papal blessing rewards devoted work for church


A PAPAL blessing has been bestowed on


Cecilia Holden, of Whalley Road, has been involved with St Joseph’s Chapel and the parish of St Peter and St Joseph, Stony- hurst, for most of her lig­ and was caretaker at St Joseph’s for nearly 30


in 80-year-old Hurst Green woman who litis dedicated her life to her local church and parish.Devoted Catholic Mrs


years.She heard about the apostolic blessing, which was kept a closely guarded secret by her family, friends and villagers, after returning from a holiday in the Isle of Man. She said: "The whole


village knew about it, hut no one said :> word! It was kept as a surprise for my SOlh birthday.’’ Mrs Holden epitomises


A surprise destination honeymoon lay in store follow­ ing the wedding of Mr Rajun Kumar Mathur and Miss Julie Klizabeth Whitwell at All Saints’ Church, Pendleton.The bride, a quantity surveyor, is the eldest daugh­ ter of Mr and Mrs W. Whitwell. The bridegroom, also a quantity surveyor, is tin1


MATHUR — WHITWELL


eldest son of Mr K. Mathur, of Haling, Condon, and the late Mrs N\ Mathur. 'flu* bride, given away by her father, wore an


ivory gown featuring layers of satin and a deli­ cately gathered embroidered trimming, with a sweetheart off-the-shoulder neckline. She carried a bouquet of cream and apricot roses, cream lilies and lily-of-the-valley. In attendance were Pisa Whitwell. the bride’s sis­


maintenance fitter at Cas­ tle Cement, is the soil of Mr and Mrs I. King, of Moorland Avenue, Clith­ eroe. The bride, given away


by her father, wore a fuli- length piwn of raw silk with a fitted bodice, scal­ loped neck-line and rose­ bud trimming in claret on the waistline, above a short train. The gown also featured leg-o'-motton sleeves and claret rosebud trimming on the sleeves. She carried a large shower bouquet of longiflorum lilies, stargazer lilies ami ivory, ruby and l;t min- uette roses. In attendance were Miss


Jo sep h ’s Church and school for 27 years, but insisted on continuing with her duties after retirement and, to this day, still pre­ pares the altar for Sunday evening mass. She said: “I make sure


those Catholic women who devote their lives to ser­ vice to their clutrch and parish in a quiet and unas­ suming manner and her a c c o 1 a d e is r i c h 1 y deserved. She was caretaker at St


by Theresa Robson


11)70. with her late hus­ band Mr John Holden, she


the altar is ready for mass, which means washing and pressing the altar linen and changing the candles and flowers.” It is a job she says she


was awarded the Bene Merenti Medal for services to the church. Fr Willoughby said of


Claire Leonard and Mrs Anita Bowen, who wore th re e -q u a r te r length dresses of claret dupion with fitted bodices, a sweetheart neckline and


“thoroughly enjoys" and one which, along with her pas t membership of numerous church and par­ ish committees, saw her bestowed with the recent blessing. The beautiful hand-


puffed sleeves. They had cream hats trimmed with miniature roses and car­ ried small shower bou­ q u e ts matching the


Andrew Field, groomsmen were Mr A. Bowen and Mr D. Blanc, the bride’s brother, and usher was Mr Holgate. The ceremony was per­


bride’s. Be s t m it n w a s M r


formed by Canon .John Hudson and followed by a reception at the Inn at Whitcwell. The evening reception became a joint celebration with Mr and Mrs Blanc on their silver wedding. The newlyweds are


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painted scroll, which is signed by Pope John Paul II, was presented by Fr Edmund Willoughby, who is priest of St Joseph’s, at mass before her 80th birthday party. She said: “It was a real


Mrs Holden: “She is a remarkable woman and we are very proud of her. She is devoted to the Catholic church and to the parish of St Peter and St Joseph and has done some tre­ mendous work over the


years. He continued: "Kvery-


thing she does is done to perfection. She once spot­ ted a drop of candle wax on my gown and offered to iron it out, but ironed through it instead and burned a small hole. How­ ever, she mended it so expertly you'd never have known!” Fr Willoughby was instrumental in keeping


Mrs Holden’s blessing a secret, even to the extent of doctoring her copy of the parish magazine.


cottoned on that some­ thing was happening when all her relatives turned up for mass on the same night!"


He said: “ I think site


den said of her blessing: “1 have a lot of wonderful friends and a great deal in life to be thankful for. I feel very happy.”


An emotional Mrs Hol­


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surprise. I was absolutely stunned. The rector of Stonyhurst, Fr Michael O’Halloran, was there, as well as parish priest Fr Archie Prime. It was all very exciting!” The blessing is not the


first Vatican honour Mrs Holden has received. In


STRIKING UP


spending their honeymoon on safari in Kenya and intend to live in Clitheroe. Photograph: David Sim


THE Kibble Valley Bor­ ough Council's brass band season starts on National Music Day. on Sunday, with a concert hv Slaid­ burn Brass Band at the Clitheroe handstand, from 2 to 1 p.m. On July 12th, Longridge


INFORMATION relating to Clitheroe’s Citizen’s Advice Bureau has been requested by the present manager.


says she always under­ stood that the CAB in the Kibble Valley was “born” in 1080, just prior to its opening in Parson Lane — but staff were recently given a postcard which they believe dates from the second world war. The card reminds


Mrs Shirley Wallbank


someone that their name appears on the rota of


"officers in charge” for the Clitheroe Citizen’s Advice Bureau, which was held in


the Oddfellows Hall, Clitheroe.


TODAY and tomorrow. H a r 11 e y ’ s Chemist, Church Street, will he open until (i-30 p.m. Heyes Chemist, Moot- Lane: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. Monthly to Friday


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Band will be playing at Towneley Gardens, Lon- gridge, from 2 to 1 p.m. and during the next few months similar concerts — including a m il ita ry marching hand — will be held at different venues in the Kibble Valley. Admission to the con­


THIEVES stole a Ford Sierra car from the cat- park of the Bay Horse ptilt, i n B a rro w , o n


certs is free. Ford Sierra


Sunday. The car. which is grey


and valued at £3,01)0, hits the registration number E3(i3 SKE.


better still, attended in any capacity, I would be delighted to hear from t h e m , " s ;i v s M r s Wallbank.


tlie meeting was chaired by vice-chairman Mrs Alary Gysbers.


gave a report covering the work of the bureau and thanked everyone who had been involved (luring the year. She also requested extra help — a voluntary typist for a couple of hours a week, preferably witli word processing skills —


Manager Mrs Wallbank


her at the bureau in Par­ son Lane.


but stressed that anyone interested should contact


"If anyone knows any­ MThe guest speaker was thing about this bureau, or


ing of the Kibble Valley CAB was aliened by Conn. Tony Jackson, deputy mayor of the Kibble Val­ ley, who spoke in praise of the service provision throughout the area. U n f o r t u n a t e 1 y , bureau’s chairman


The recent annual meet­


Daniel Pearson, unable to attend therefore missed thanks made to him as outgoing chairman, for his dedicated service to the bureau. In his absence.


he expressed the council's support for being a unitary authority and its commit­ ment to working for this urgently. He talked about the council’s aim to pro­ vide the best services pos­ sible for the area and its desire to achieve Charter-


executive of the Kibble Valley Council, who spoke fully and eloquently about the choices to he faced about the future of the Kibble Valley. Outlining the options,


committee meeting which followed, Mrs Gysbers was elected chairman and Mrs


thanked him. At the management


mark status. Mr Eric Bracewell


Helping tourism trade to parlez-vous1 11


M lW r Oswin Hopkins, chief f t )’


Chris Fawcett vice-chair­ man. Both have been involved with the bureau since it began in 198(1, Mrs Gysbers as vice-chairman and Mrs Fawcett as man­ ager when the bureau first opened.


continues as treasurer and members of the committee expressed their thanks to him for his work.


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FRENCH visitors to the Kibble Valley will soon be given the option of speaking their own language in local hotels and restaurants, thanks to the initia­ tive of the borough council, which is running classes in tourism French for the area’s tourism providers. The classes tire designed to give participants a


local tourism officer Mr Keith Taylor said that the classes can always take more and the price is deli­ berately kept low to encourage local businesses


to send staff along. The classes are part of a broader aim to improve Clitheroe's tourism industry from a customer care


basic understanding of French, which will allow them to deal with holiday-makers who struggle with the English language. The tutor is Florian Fakhfakh, a native French speaker, who teaches at Preston College, and classes are suitable for begin­ ners who have no previous knowledge of French. The course has so far proved very popular, but


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ter. and Diana Appleton, who wore jade satin ott-the- shoulder dresses, with fresh flower headdresses and


bouquets similar to the bride’s. Pest man was Mr Jonathan l.owy. Groomsmen


were Mr William and Mr Jamie Whitwell, brothers of the bride, ami ushers were Mr Steven Gittins and Mr Jeremy Banks. The ceremony was performed hv the Rev. R. Nicholson. Organist was John Cowking and trum­


peter Mr Andrew Greenwood. A reception was held at the Higher 'Frapp Country


House Hotel. Simonstime. 'Hie couple are to live in Brighton. Photograph: Raymond Greenwood, Clitheroe.


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