C lith e ro e A d v e r t is e r & T im es, A u g u s t 19th, 1993 5 Clitheroe 2232k (E d ito r ia l )9 22323 (Advertising). Burnley j22S31 (C la s s if ied j. News from the Villages


tint, but interesting, evening. Mrs Rich received a birth­


day plant and competition winners for an old pi *


Historic day Anniversary_services com-


were Mrs Latham ar Procter. Raffle wii Mrs H. Powell. ............


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memorating 177 years were evening in September at celebrated at Salem Connie- Alston Hall and for a trip to Rational Chapel, Martin Top, Albert Dock, on Sunday. During morning family ser­


vice. dramatised Bible lead­ ings were given by the young people, Caroline and Laura Wigan and Katie and Joanne _


Hacking. A solo “ I ’ll walk EXOtlC frUltS with God” was sung by Mrs Caroline Thomas, of knowle Green. Pastor Je f f Jones led both


services. In the morning he spoke on the theme of “Living Water,” and in the evening his text was: “I have given them the glory that you gave


me.” Coffee and biscuits were


vice. A visiting group of 12 mem­


bers of Simonstone choir attended the evening service and delightfully rendered Mozart’s "Ave Verum" and “Be still for the presence of the Lord,” conducted by Miss Margaret Robinson. Organists for the day were


Mrs Edna Catlow ami Mr Raymond Sutcliffe. Floral arrangements were by Mrs E.


Jackson.


Supper followed in the ;hoolroom.


.CHIRRING


Four speakers As the guest speaker at the


meeting of Chipping WI was unable to a t te n d , four talented members stepped-in


at short notice, each giving a 15 minute talk and demonstra­


tion. Mrs R. Joyce spoke about


spinning, showing garments sue had knitted with hair from


the family collie dog. Mrs B. Berry spoke about


smocking and snowed a child’s dress she had made and Mrs P. Gifford brought along her pegged rug and demonstrated how to make one. Mrs R. Seed made two flo­


ral arrangements, one in silk flowers and another in various kinds of greenery. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the differ-


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with a d i f f e r e n c e was thoroughly enjoyed by mem­ bers of Clayton-le-Dale WI and their friends. “What do 1 do with it?”


related to all the strange and exotic fruits on supermarket shelves. Farmer’s wife Mrs Pat Heyward, of Quernmore,


served after the morning ser­ most efficiently proceeded to WeeK S reSUU5 had the answer — eat it, and


show how to prepare and serve a variety of exotic foods. She gave many recipes and tips and told some amus­ ing and embarrassing anec­ dotes. A vote of thanks was given


committee. PENDLETON


Church, Pendleton, have a change of venue for services


— the village hall. The move is necessary to


New venue Parishioners of All Saints’


enable redecoration of the church, which started on August 9th, and services will be resumed as soon as the


work is finished. Until then Sunday services


will begin in the hall at the


usual time of 11 a.m. Several events have been


organised towards the cost of


the painting, including a trea­ sure hunt, and on September 11th there will be a cheese and wine evening at Great Mearley Hall.


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Evans was in Pendleton last week as part of his summer mobile surgery.


r a c n l tQ > Sabden Over 60s Club whist


and domino results for the past week are as follows:


by president Mrs Ruth rear- son and a delightful plated supper was served by the


paab n c tn «** 7 *-----*i~' Monday’s dominoes — Mrs


Nora Hargreaves, Mrs Pau­ line Taylor, Miss Bernadette Tavlor and Mr Jimmy Royal. Whist: Ladies — Mrs Gladys Walmsley and Mrs Maud Wade. Gents — Mr Derek Warburton and Mrs Isabella Hodgson. Raffle winner— Mr Fred Cottam. Thursday’s dominoes — Mr


Jack Abbott, Mrs Nora Har­ greaves, Mr Charlie Webster and Miss Bernadette Taylor. Whist: Ladies — Mrs Bessie Brennand and Mrs Dorothy Houghton. Gents — Mr Fred Cottam, Mrs Gladys Hutchin- Son and Mrs E. Hutchinson (joint). Mrs Slinger won the


raffle.


Ellett was the sj>eaker at Sab­ den Women’s Fellowship in St Mary’s Church Hall. She spoke about “ A Pack of Cards” telling how birthdays, Christmas, weddings and


other occasions are remem­ bered throughout our lives. Mrs Anne Newman chaired


the meeting and Mrs Betty Clarkson gave a reading. The ladies of St Mary’s provided the refreshments. The next meeting will be held in the Methodist Church, next Thursday, at 2-15 p.m. Mrs Margaret Whittaker will be the speaker.


Fun in sun Sabden Holme Committee


children’s fun day Was again' blessed with fine weather and this year more attractions than ever. The village young­ sters were provided with a day of free entertainment pro­ vided by the village Holme Committee who laid on huge bouncy inflatables, carpet bowls, table tennis, bubble blowing and volley hall. Pop and crisps were on sale and committee, chairman, Mrs Eileen Lowe said that all the


now just weeks away, on Sun­ day-.September 5th. The vil­


maior event of the year, the Country-


events had proved popular. The Holme Committee s


S tre e t Moricel, 1»


lage is anticipating an inva­ sion by thousands of visitors, attracted by more than 100 stalls and attractions lining W a t t S t r e e t and Pendle Street East.


Golden show It’s all systems go for Sab­


den Horticultural Society s golden jubilee show on Satur­ day in S t Mary's Hall at .2 p.m. A bumper crowd is expected and the trophies for the village best kept garden competition will also be pre­


sented. There is still time to enter


* schedules are available in vil- lage shops.


up to 9 p.m. this evening and


Resurfaced The long-awaited re-surfac­


ing work on Heyhouses Road, Sabden, has been completed by the County Council’s High­ ways Department who have laid a surface dressing and tar sprayed it. After a long cam­ paign by Sabden Coun. Mrs


E i le en Lowe the county recognised the road as an ancient highway and agreed


Pack of cards Padiham woman Mrs Ethel


vided a taxi service for visi­ tors and as a result raised £215 for the redecoration fund a t S t Nicholas’s P a r ish


Church. Mrs Margaret Slipper won


the spot the ball and draw prizes went to Mr Ken Hodg­ son and Mrs Pat Ainsworth. S e v e ra l o th e r s a re s t i l l t unclaimed.


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Illuminations L Names are being taken for a


trip to the Blackpool illumina­ tions and Hot lee Show on Friday, October 1st. The cost


is £10 and anyone wishing to go should add their names to the list on the door of St Nicholas’s Church.


READ


Camping Read Scouts have ju s t


returned from a superb week at Buckmere Camp, near Maidstone, Kent, where they took part in many activities coming away as winners of the five-a-side football -and “I t’s a Knockout” competi­


tions. While there the boys also


had the opportunity to learn new outdoor skills such as abseiling. The troop would very much like to thank lead­ ers Darren Lewthwaite and Andrew Baldwin for giving up their holiday to take them and the Scout and Guide parents’ committee forits financial sup-


port. Darren Lewthwaite will be "


taking over as Venture Scout leader in September.


Discount To get the season off to a


good start, Readstone football


team has negotiated with a well-known sports shop to arrange a special sale for tomorrow evening at which new football and general sporting equipment can be


B u f f e t s u p p e r f o r f u n d s


PARISHIONERS and friends of All Hallows Church, Mitton, gath­ ered together at Bashall Hall, the home of Mr


and Mrs Barry Barnes, fo r n v e ry s u c c e s fu l


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Raised £80 Approximately £80 was


raisea at a whist and domino drive, held in aid of Gisbum Parish Church Tower Fund. MCs were Mr F. T. Wall


— Mrs E. Jackson, Mrs A. Jackson and Mrs D. Speke. Gents — H. Bollana, E . Mason, joint 3, A. Phillips and


S. Hogg. Dominoes: B. Conchie, R. .


Waddington, A. Jackson, H'. Waddington, J . Robinson, C.


Earnshaw, J . Riley. Raffle: F. Carruthers, B.


Swinbank. RO CH E ST ER


Waters new While the Ribble’s salmon


were showing a marked disin­ terest in anything offered to them, the secretary of Rib­ ehester and District Angling C lu b , D e re k Harwood, decided to try waters new — halfway around the globe m New Zealand! Waiting to greet Derek in the Antipo­ des was his brother, Frank, who emigrated 25 years ago and is now a tackle dealer and


fishing guide. Equipped with a rod, made


bought at a 20% discount. The shop will be open from


6-30 p.m. and further infor­ mation can be obtained from respective team managers.


football, the cricket season is for from over and this week. the’Read underlls saw action


Cricket Despite all the talk about


for the first time in several weeks in a game against Cherry Tree. Despite a re-arranged team owing to holidays tne boys performed well in all depart­ ments. With eight of


XllCll to available to play next year, . • A VAt them


there is plenty of budding talent at junior level.


a ic i iv on ju iu v i Christian Cavanagh had the hit of the night with a glorious


six on the on-side, but the bowling and fielding was tight with Bevan Scarborough jug­ gling and holding a super catch. Read were comfortable winners. Other team mem­ bers were Andrew Bennett, Oliver Newby, Philip McGau- ley, Dominic Kay, Daniel Locke and David Gardner-


Chan.


Winners Whist winners at Read


Constitutional Club were: Ladies — Mrs M. Grime, Mrs A.Cunliffe. Gents — Mr F. Riley, Mr L. Grime. Special p r iz e was won by Mrs M.Grime and MC was Mrs P. Larkin.


to do the work. Coun. Lowe ^ ^ commented: “I'm pleased at


the speed at which this has 0 1 1 s a f a r i been done. Residents had complained about the condi­ tion of the road for some


time.”


Two in one A joint coffee morning —


five doors apart — proved a hit with Sabden people last Saturday. It was held at No 1 and No 6 Badger Wells Cot­ tages, the homes of Mr* and Mrs Pat and Les White and Mr and Mrs Carol and David Slipper, who laid on coffee, cakes, stalls, games and all the trimmings. They also pro-


DUNS0P BRIDGE .


Due to ill health, the guest speaker at the meeting of


Dunsop Bridge WI, Mr N. Rawson, was unable to attend. However, member Mrs Irene Barker stepped-in at short notice and tran ­ sported members on an East African safari. She gave a very interesting


account of a trip she took 25 years ago, from Nairobi to Mombassa, illustrating her talk with beautiful photo­ grap hs . A fte rw a rd s she showed slides of local views, taken by Mrs K. Seed. A competition for a photo-


y Mrs K. Metcalfe, Mrs M. Py e and Mrs B. Clarkson, wno


specially for him, Derek spent six weeks fishing the streams which feed Lake Taupo in North Island, where any steelhead trout of less than four pounds is judged a tiddler and an eight pounder, Derek’s heaviest fish, is com­ monplace. According to Derek, the waters he fished


and Mr R. E. Eamshaw. Whist winners were: Ladies


evening of fund-raising. Over £900 was raised


and a buffet supper was served and prepared by th e la d ie s o f th e church. The vicar, the


£400 raised Twenty-six adults and 12


children, two in wheelchairs, completed a sponsored walk] on Sunday. The route was a round trip which began anil ended in Ribehester and went| via Stonygate Lane, Knowle Green anil Dilworth Bottoms. The youngest to complete the| walk was thre e-y ear-old


Helen Malloy.


working men’s club, where sandwiches, biscuits and jelly were provided for all whol


took part. Proceeds of the walk, £400,1


will be spent on Ribchesterl WMC’s annual children’s)


Christmas party. GRINDLETON


Feet first For their August meeting,


members of Grindleton WI| enjoyed an informative visit


to Scholl Footwear, in Pres­ ton. There was a demonstra­ tion of products, chiropody| and leg-waxing and members were invited to discuss foot problems with the s ta f f . There was also an opportunity


to try and to buy shoes. Forthcoming events include


a theatre trip to “Me and Myl Girl” on September 15th,


“Fashion with Fun” at the invitation of Pendleton WI on September 21st and classes with a Christmas flavour in


November. President Mrs R. Cann con­


gratulated all those involved in the assembly of a Victorian basket for the Royal Lanca­ shire Show. The entry was


were not unlike the Hodder, only deeper and stronger. For tne aficionado, leaded


fishd The walk ended at the .


Rev. John Birbeck, pre s e n te d M rs M a ry Barnes with a basket of flowers and expressed thanks to the hosts for the use of their home. About 130 people


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awarded fourth place out of 49. She also congratulated members who had submitted successful entries to the Clith eroe Area Show.


For the aficionado, leaded Members were informed of


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The Ribble at Ribehester course.


will never be the same! The salmon must have known Derek had arrived


home, for fish have been seen surging upstream and a few have been landed. Glyn Keighley started the ball rolling with a five-and-a-


haif pounds fish on fly, then Frank Kelly landed a brace.


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dery.


his first of the season, a six- Resigns chair pounder,


The To avoid another Cam and


junior member of RADAC, Andrew Knowles, who landed


Abel episode, in which the fatal blow could be struck with a maggot tin, it was a


an eight pound carp at Ash­ croft’s pool, not his brother Tom, as was reported in these columns two weeks ago.


totted up and the ballot box taken away, maths teacher Judith Mallam’s majority made her the new addition to Ribehester Parish Council.


New councillor When the votes had been


In action There have been goals


galore on Ribehester Recre­ ation Ground in the past few days but, unfortunately, most of them were scored at the


wrong end. The youngsters of Roches­


ter Rovers found it hard going in their f irs t competitive match against a much more experienced and physically stronger Langho Reserves team. The visitors ran out winners with a 7-1 score. Sam Parkinson socred the Rovers goal with a shot from the left


wing. The following night, young . ,


legs and lungs outlasted a team comprising Ribehester s


fraph of a local view was won


extended to Mrs J . Cowin, Mrs J . Carr and Mrs M. Pinder, who received flowers from the president. A volunteer for a delegate


at the autumn council meeting was requested. Members


EX H IB IT IO N o f RTS A N D CRAFTS Demonstrations and skills of


different handmade quality cra fts


every week on th e balcony opposite our T ea Rooms


Enquiries: Judith


Tel. Skipton 0756 700048


Addyman A


heard that the 46th birthday dinner will be held at the Dog and Partridge, Chipping, in October, and Slaidburn WI have been invited to attend the December meeting. At the September meeting


Mrs P. Hayward will give a talk entitled: “Whatever do you do with it." A competition- for a favourite cookery book will be held and hostesses will be Mrs R. Parkinson, Mrs J . Carr and Mrs B. Hoyle.


CHATBURN


Dominoes Members of the Ribblesdale


Club, Chatburn, spent a pleasant afternoon playing dominoes.


Winners were Mi's I . Tom­ „ _


linson and Mrs E. Campbell. ^ Tea hostesses were Mi's E.


Campbell and Mrs M. Ridg- wny.


.10 also won the draw. Birthday greetings were


veterans and the Rovers ran ou t 7 -4 w in n e r s , with Matthew Anderton grabbing a


handful of goals. The Blackburn Combination


outfit, Packhorse Hotel, pro­ vm u aici Iici VJ/MWU...V.. the third game and scored five without reply. The score could have been higher but


ided sterner opposition in anti i


... brilliant display in goal by for a


James Ormand. Nil desparandum! The indi­


vidual talent is there but the general opinion of two past generations of ex-players who watched the games is that a couple of “old heads” in the team- could h a rn e s s the obviously enthusiastic lads and weld them into an organ­ ised unit.


rfse resignation of


landed one to take the tally to th(} Grindleton Parish Council five in as many days.


lors and villagers. As a re sult of Mr Ja ck


chairman, with nine months left to serve, shocked council­


Altham’s decision, an extra­ ordinary meeting was held to elect a successor.-Mr Althiun had been in office as chairman


for 16 months. Coun. Fred Waddington, or


Lane Ends, chaired the meet- ing and thanked Mr Althajn for his service to the council, before inviting nominations for a new chairman. His own name was nut


forward and seconded and he reluctantly agreed to serve in the post until the next elec­ tion of officers, at the annual parish meeting in May. He has already served two


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two-year terms as chairman of the parish council and said he thought i t prudent th a t someone different be given the opportunity to take the


office.


be informed that the council is now two members short, as vice-chairman Mr .Maurice Hargreaves resigned at the last scheduled meeting. Mrs Linda Reynolds has been appointed vice-chairman in his


place. The v a can c ie s will be . . . . ,


advertised in the press and on local noticeboards. I f there is no response by residents bf! the village the council will be able to co-opt replacement


members.


their opinions regarding a public meeting to give resi­ dents an' opportunity to ask questions and voice opinions on the Local Government


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tember 21st when a represen­ tative of the Ribble Valley Borough Council will collate


local opinions. In an effort to determine


two cricketing days we have had in August, Ribehester Wanderers visited GrimsarKh for a friendly match. The home side butted first and amassed a total of 151 runs, but despite knocks of 44 by Stuart Ormand and 31 by John Proctor, Grimsurgh won by 17 runs. An excellent day out wua rounded off with sandwiches at the Plough Inn. One 13-year-old Gnmsargh


Head out Last Sunday, in one of the


lad went to All Hallow’s School, Penwortham, with a tale to tell on Monday morn­ ing. With his second ball he skittled the wickets of Rib- chestcr’s Michael Flynn — his headmaster!


residents’ views regarding the extension by Castle Cement I to Bellman Quarry, ballot papers have been distributed throughout the village.


The next parish council


meeting will take place on September 14th, in the Meth­ odist Schoolroom at 7-30 p.m. All villagers are welcome to


attend.


Keep off During the school summerl


holidays many more children are using Grindleton Playing


Fields. C on c er n h a s b e e n


expressed by parents thutl


dogs have been fouling the recreation area and residents are urged not to exercise them on the playground or


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