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bus. Acting Group Scout
Standards A parade service for
Scouts and Guides was held in St John’s Church, Read, on Sunday, when standards were presented by Kathryn Atkinson (Union flag), Greig Smith (Scouts), Joanna Pickering (Guides), Fiona Hindle (Ventures) and John Robinson (Cubs). The collection was taken up by Oliver Newby and the ser vice was conducted by the Rev. Alan Reid.
tle more money to come in, the villages of Read and Simonstone have raised the magnificent sum of £717 for Christian Aid Week. The Rev. Alan Reid thanks all those who distributed and collected envelopes.
Magnificent To date, with still a lit
Needing help For several years the
same handful of parents have organised the annual bonfire and firework dis play in Read. Owing to a variety of reasons, they are unable to undertake the organisation this year. In order for the event to
Leader Clive Bennett said all sections had functioned well, although several leaders have had to leave and it was essential new leadership be found. He thanked Alan Almond (Cub leader), Andrew Baldwin (assistant Scout leader) and Philip and Lisa Austin (Venture Scout leaders). Darren Lewthwaite will
•GRINDLETON.
Quarry concern Residents who attended
be the new Venture Scout leader, but the group needs a new Scout leader, otherwise the Scout troop will close on September 1st.
Grindleton parish meet ing, held in the Methodist schoolroom, spoke about their concern over the extension to Bellman Quarry by Castle Cement, wishing to know if the par ish council had voiced any objection to the proposed
plan. Chairman Coun. Jack
Webster also desperately needs help for a couple of hours a week. Rainbows and Brownies are operat ing to capacity, but there are a few places in Cubs. The group operates an
Guide leader Linda
Altham reported that the council had made no repre sentation to either Ribble Valley or Castle Cement. Resident Mr Jeff Cowl
Liberty fabric articles, flowers, bring-and-buy and plants. Coffee and home-made biscuits were served and grateful thanks were expressed to hos tesses Margaret Evans, Joyce West and their help ers for their hard work. A raffle for two hand-
knitted dolls has still to be drawn and this should take the amount raised even
higher. No administration costs
are taken from the money raised and the Clitheroe committee is very pleased to be able to donate £10,000 to Christies from all its fund-raising events
last year.
excellent Duke of Edin burgh scheme under the guidance of Brian Jeffrey and Peter Cocker, giving young people of the village the opportunity to obtain bronze, silver and gold awards.
Officials were re-elected
take place, new volunteers are needed to oversee the wood collection and build ing of the fire. If you can help, please contact Roy Lane (775003).
Photo contest Read Gala will be held
on June 12th and part of the event will be a photo graphic competition, with entries on display in the
school. The competition is open
to any resident of Read or Simonstone
only), with three cate gories — winter wonder land, water play and vil lage at leisure. All entries, postcard
(amateurs
size, should be handed in to 104 Whalle.v Road, Read, clearly marked with name, address and cate gory on the back.
held a car boot sale which raised the grand sum of £190 to help towards the. purchase of technology equipment for the school.
Boot sale Friends of Read School
Guide Group AGM, a review of the past, year was given and chairman
N ew b lo o d ... ... At "'Read Scout and
Mr Steve Todd thanked all leaders, helpers and
others who had given time and effort to ensure the success of the group. He said that, if this success were to continue, it was essential to find “new blood.” Treasurer Mr Geoff
en bloc, but there are vacancies on the executive committee for parent representation. Anyone who can help the group in any way is asked to con tact Clive Bennett (775395) or Steve Todd (778601).
b e n M e o t
Put to the vote Nineteen members
ing asked for a public meeting to be called lor all residents to discuss the implications if permission is granted for Bellman Quarry to be reopened. He expressed concern that Greenbank Quarry in Grindleton could be the next area to be excavated. It was reported that no
Chicken supper A supper of chicken and
b a k e d p o ta to e s was
enjoyed at Grindleton WI. Resolutions including water conservation and domestic violence issues were outlined and dis cussed. Mrs Margaret Miller will be the delegate to the AGM in London in
buyer has been found for the Trutex site and there fore the scheme for low- cost housing has come to a stop. Residents expressed a desire for a footpath from the proposed housing site up the brow to the middle of the village, as a safety measure, before building is permitted. Once again the speed of
June. A collection was taken
for the Slovenia Appeal and an interesting and suc cessful plant stall was
held. Members had fun with a
“hands-on” competition — to make an animal by paper-tearing. Winners were Mrs M. Thornber, Mrs G. Moil- and Mrs J.
traffic through the village was raised. Residents would like action to be taken to curtail the prob lem in Main Street and up and down the brow. Traf fic calming measures were called for. After Coun. Altham had
attended the meeting of Pendleton WI when reso lutions were examined and voted on. President Mrs B. Collinge, Mrs L. Croft and Mrs M. Ross each clarified the items — water conservation, set- aside for farms and vio lence in the home. Thanks for organising a
Royle. At the meeting on June
garden.” Vigorous attack
A sponsored walk in aid
welcomed the eight resi dents present, he intro duced councillors to the public and new councillor Mr Harry Taylor was
sworn in. Guest at the meeting,
very successful outing were expressed to Mrs M. Dewhurst and Mrs E. Thornber and a letter of thanks was read from Mrs H. Taylor for flowers received during her stay in
hospital.
evening given by Clitheroe E v e n in g ^ T ow n sw om e n s Guild' choir. Conductor was Geoffrey Hitchen and
compere was Edmond Cambien.
Barbecue The annual barbecue
organised by Pendleton
Lambert reported that group funds were healthy after the purchase and refurbishment of a mini-
Village Hall Committee is to be held on June 4th in the hall. At the event, which runs from 8-30 p.m. to 1 a.m., there will be a hot chicken supper and a licensed bar. Tickets ai*e available from James Thornber or Harry Whi-
twell.
raised towards redecorat ing All Saints’ Church, Pendleton, at the musical
Redecoration A total of £235 was
local policeman PC David Fish, spoke about his career in the police force, which had taken him from Clitheroe to Wlialley, before arriving in Chat- burn nine months ago. He explained how interested he was in the youth of the area he covers, which includes Grindleton, Downham, Worston and Twiston, and how he hopes to instigate a youth club for the youngsters. Crime prevention advice
of funds to rep a ir the pavilion on Grindleton Playing Fields was excel lently organised and very well supported, with 78 enthusiastic hikers taking
part. At 9-30 a.m., 20 walkers
and seven runners set off from the playing fields to hike round the parish boundary. The 16-mile walk was completed in five hours by those football team members who ran the course, the last of the walkers doing it in seven- and-a-half hours. The five-mile walk was
10th, Mr P. Foley will speak about “The small
DOWNHAM:
Army life Church Army Sunday
was celebrated at St Leon- ard’s Church, Downham,
with a welcome visit of one of its officers, Sister Gwen Wiltshire, whose talk about her life and work for the Church Army took the place of the sermon. The service was con
ducted by the Rev. P. Houston and organist was
Adele Young.
Dedication Vice-president of Down
meeting in June. Mrs Eileen Parker
general
ham WI Mrs Brindle wel comed to the meeting Mrs Bargh, of Bashall Eaves, who will be delegate at the intermediate
introduced the three reso lutions
Plumridge, Mrs Brindle and Mrs Newlove explained them, before voting took place. Ten members had been
and Mrs
discussed. Parents, young people and residents are asked to attend to discuss the issue. The meeting begins in the Methodist rooms at 8 p.m.
this year’s Best-Kept Gar den competition in Sab- den. The parish council is organising th e annual competition and an entry form should by now have gone to all households. Newcomers to the compe tition would be particu larly welcome. Entry forms should be
Entries are wanted for 1 3
returned to any councillor or parish council clerk Mrs Angela Whitwell by June 15th.
Changed
Leaders’ Award taking place in Sabden over the next six weeks has been changed to Tuesday nights instead of Wednesdays. The first session was due to take place this week. The aim is to help peo
The Community Sports
jobs.” These were Ann Binns, Elizabeth Wrigley, Pat Bailey, Greta Cap- stick, Rose Lambert, Susan Walmsley, Judith Nixon, Marian Courtney, Elsie Barker and Joyce Plumridge. They revealed their
invited, as part of mem bers’ night, to give a short talk about their “other
g a r d e n e r s ? THORtSlLEY.
Not gruesome Members of Thornley-
with-Wheatley
expected a rather grue some talk at their meet ing, as the subject was entitled “Life in Pathol ogy.” However, speaker Mrs Carol Ratcliffe kept everyone entertained with amusing anecdotes besides the more serious side of
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her subject. She made an eloquent
plea for more blood donors, stressing how much hospitals desper ately need blood. The interest shown by mem bers was evident in the questions asked. A competition for
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dried flower picture was won by Mrs M. Blackburn and Mrs D. Heywood and raffle winners were Mrs Heywood, Mrs A. Free
man and Mrs P. Janes. O c o n t in u e d o n p a g e lb
ple teach and promote sport and the course is free and open to anyone aged over 16. For more information please contact C o u n . E i le e n Lowe (773173) or Alistair Cun ningham (0772 717461).
Day later H o u s e h o ld e r s a re
dedication to caring for others and their courage and determination not to sit at home and vegetate, even when they had an excuse to do so. Members listened with true admira tion and Mrs Walmsley gave an expression of
thanks. Birthday greetings were
given to Mrs Leach, Mrs Todd, Mrs Lister, Mrs Robinson and Mrs Fara day and members were encouraged to enter the
area show in August. Congratulations were
extended to Mrs Wrigley, who has won her way to the next round of the “Driver of the Year Com
petition. Mrs McFall informed
to all residents is available from him, especially for the elderly and he wpuld like any suspicious actions to be reported to him day or night on Clitheroe
441246. Reports were given by.
the chairman and clerk Mrs Margaret Middleton.
For cancer A very successful coffee
morning was held at the Buck Inn, Grindleton, which raised over £400 to
dale, for Christie Hospital and Holt Radium Institute Women’s Trust fund. At the event, organised
by the Clitheroe branch, there were stalls for home-made cakes, crafts,
attacked with vigour by 51 — whole families, a party of school children accom panied by head teacher Mr S. Lievesley, St Ambrose Church choir members accompanied by the Rev. David Mewis and his wife and children and villagers — plus several dogs. T h e re w e re lo ts of
, Mrs Bargh judged a competition for “Tools of
members that the Bishop of Burnley will be walking through Downham on June 17t.h, as part of his spon sored walk for the Church Urban Fund, when three bishops will walk 75 miles in five days.
volunteers on both walks to administer drinks, plas te r s and directions, if needed — much appre ciated by all those who
walked. At the end, certificates
and a welcome pat on the back were presented to those who achieved their aim and made it back to the playing fields.
my trade,” which was won by Mrs Bailey, Mrs Nixon and Mrs Plumridge. There were also busy book and bring-and-buy stalls.
S A B D E N
Church funds A coffee evening at the
den.
Newly elected At the annual meeting
House! A prize bingo evening
of Whalley and Little Mil ton Parish Council, a new chairman and vice-chair man were elected. Two nominations were
organised by St Nicholas’s Ladies’ Circle, Sabden, raised £137.50 for funds. Thanks were expressed to all who helped.
taken for both positions and th e Rev. Michael Ackroyd was voted chair man, ahead of the former office-holder Mrs Thelma
Feather. The vote for vice-chair
man followed and when Mr E r ic Ronnan and Mr Arthur Pearson received fo u r v o te s e a ch , th e newly-elected chairman exercised his casting vote in favour of Mr Ronnan.
On the canal A day in the sunshine
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was enjoyed by 44 mem bers of Whalley and Dis trict Age Concern on the Leeds-Liverpool canal, when they took a trip from Skipton to Farnhill Wood, after a morning shopping in Skipton. They had afternoon tea on the boat. A first class day was the verdict of everyone.
Abbey drive Whist winners at the
Abbey senior citizens’ drive, in Whalley, were: Ladies — Mrs B. Preston, Mrs M. DeLaurier. Gents __ Mr N. Walmsley, Mrs D. Farnsworth. Dominoes: Mrs R . ' Nutter, Mrs N. Ambrose. A mystery tour on June
9th will leave the Old Grammar School, Whal ley, at 1 p.m. and not Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, as stated in error last week.
Tricks and spots
domino winners at their Monday social were: Mrs Flora Cooke, Mrs Maud Wade, Mrs Ivy Cottam and Mrs Freda Burrows. Whist: Ladies — Mrs Gladys Walmsley and Mrs Eva Marsden. Gents — Mrs Isabella Hodgson and Mr James Trayner. Thursday’s domino win
home of Bernard and Marion Parfitt raised £152 for the funds of St Nicholas’s Church, Sab
reminded that the refuse collectors will be round day later next week, on Tuesday, because of the Bank Holiday. They are asked not to leave rubbish bags in the streets before
that day.
£316 for the C h ris tie Hospital Endocrinology Fund and money is still coming in. Mrs Gladys Walmsley and her two daughters, Mrs Heather Groves and Mrs Ja n e t T ro i le t t , held a coffee morning at Mrs Groves’ home in Padiham Road on Saturday morning. They sold cakes, peg
More cash A local family has raised
c h o o s e u p t o B O
bags made by Mrs Walms ley and bric-a-brac, ran a raffle and tombola and spent a very busy morning serving coffee and refresh ments. It is the second time the
m u s i c o r
family has raised cash for the fund, because Mrs T r o i l e t t ’s son Simon underwent surgery at the endocrinology unit some time ago and still attends the hospital four times a year for treatment. Mrs Groves said th ey had received several donations and were expecting a little more cash still to come in.
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Seeking treasure A car treasure hunt has
been arranged by mem bers of Gisburn Parish Church for June 9th. Those wishing to take part should meet at the Festi val Hall between 6-30 and 7-30 p.m. The cost is £3.50 per person, including sup per at a mystery destina
tion.
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y Sabden Over 60s’ Union, members who At Gisburn Mothers’
manned a gift stall at the church spring fair and all who supported it with goods and donations were
ners: Mrs Flora Cooke, Miss Edith Heys, Mr Rowland Ford, (joint 4) Mrs Evelyn Ford and Mrs Amy Parkinson. Whist: Ladies — Mrs Agnes Howarth and Mrs Pauline Taylor. Gents — Mr James Trayner and Mrs Lilian Scott. Raffle: Mr ' Richard
Still in charge The AGM of Sabden
thanked-Guest speaker Mr Brian Davies gave an excellent talk entitled “A lifetime of washing-up.” He brought along a number of pictorial tea-towels, each illustrat ing an event, place, person or anniversary which had inspired or influenced him in his life as a teacher and .Methodist local preacher. Members brought par
cels of pins, needles, cot tons etc. to be sent to needy women in Busoga as part of an on-going MU
Eden and Mr Rowland Ford.
Age Concern Leisure Club was held following the monthly luncheon. Com m i t te e m em b ers and officers were re-elected en bloc, with the exception of treasu rer Mr M. Dyer, who has resigned and was succeeded by Mr Frank G o s s . Mr D y e r was thanked for his invaluable work during five yeai's in
office.
for a new secretary, fol lowing Mrs M. Cooke s in ten tio n to re s ig n in
The club is now looking .
October. A few seats are still
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effort for Christian Aid was held in the United Reformed Church Sunday School a t Newton and raised £109. A bring-and- buy stall was manned by Slaidburn ladies and coffee was made and served by ladies of Newton Church.
Raises £109 The H odder Valley
available for. the outing to Harrogate on June 8th and the next luncheon is on June 16th.
Clitheroe is to attend next Tuesday night’s meeting of Sabden Parish Council, when alleged problems associated with young peo ple in the village are to be
Police presence A police inspector from
appeal. On Monday, members
service.
Well beaten Following the Rogation-
tide service at Gisburn Parish Church, a party of 27 hardy members of the congregation donned walk
ing boots and anoraks to complete the circuit of the parish boundary. A section of the perime
ter has been “beaten” each Rogation Day for the past three years and the walk ers have discovered many interesting features and enjoyed the contrast of breezy heights and delightful riverside paths
and Mr Dudley Green have each year planned the routes and the walkers (plus three lively dogs) arrived home rather damp and windswept, but happy in the knowledge that at last the bounds of the ancient parish-have been well and truly beaten.
along the way. Mr Ernest Sedgwick
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