Clitheroe Advertiser £ Times, April 20th, 1993


Spring in the air as WIs combine for meeting


DAFFODILS, daisies and mimosa helped to create an atmosphere of spring in Salesbury Memorial Hall, when Balderstone, Clayton-le- Dale, Knowle Green and Dutton WIs attended their annual group meeting.


had been made by Mrs F ran ce s F ry e r . The speaker was Mrs Pat Ascroft, who entertained members with a talk about the three years she spent in Scotland, during which she joined the Scottish Rural, an equivalent of the WI. Considered by the vil­ lagers to be somewhat- eccentric, due to the fact that she walked wherever possible, she was occasion­ ally given lifts home by everyone from the council dustbin men to the local doctor and the village “Romeo.” Mrs Ascroft thoroughly


Calder group, they were welcomed by Mrs Ruth Pearson, president of Clayton-le-Dale WI. The floral arrangements


All members of the


enjoyed her life in Scot­ land and delighted her audience by singing not “Jerusalem,” but “The Watchword” — their insti­ tute song — and modelling her special suit bought on one of her Rural outings. The e v e n in g was rounded off with a sketch, “The Spring Song Sing­ ers,” given by Clayton-le- Dale members. Area leader Mrs Broad-


hurst discussed the year’s forthcoming events and said that she was pleased to see members from the former Mellor WI, who h a d jo in e d o th e r institutes. Special guests Mrs


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MEMBERS of the Ribble Valley Conservation Group will be celebrating B r i t i s h T e le c om ’s Environment Week with a series of training courses. The classes, on tradi­


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ABOUT £1,000 was raised during the annual Clitheroe Community Hospital gala day at the weekend.


the event was well attended, and guests included both the Ribble Valley and Clitheroe Mayors, as well as Ribble Valley MP Mr Nigel Evans.


Organised by the Friends of Clitheroe Hospital,


organisations, including the Clitheroe Ladies’ Circle, Clitheroe Rotary Club and Brownies. All the hospital wards and departments also had stalls.


There were dozens of stalls manned by local


blue and peaches and cream themes at their respective stalls, while the Day Hospital organ­ ised a tin tombola and Pcndle ward sold plants.


Ribble and Hodder wards had red, white and


afternoon teas, with cakes baked by the kitchen catering staff.


there would be a meeting shortly to decide how the proceeds from this year’s gala would be used. Items purchased in the past have included a Pegasus bed, Christmas gifts, orthopaedic chairs and catering trolleys.


Treasurer of the Friends Mr Brian White said


Rotary Club tombola and (below) the Ribble Val­ ley Mayor and Mayoress, Coun. and Mrs John Travis, at the flower stall.


Pictured (above) are Brownies at the Clitheroe Visitors to the successful gala day also enjoyed


Friends of Clitheroe Hospital to provide equip-; ment and materials not always available through NHS resources.


Every year, proceeds from the event enable the


tion of WIs, and Mrs •Audrey Weatherill, vice- chairman and Denman College representative, thanked everyone for then- invitation and said how nice it was to renew acquaintances with old friends and meet new ones.


Green and Dutton WI thanked Mrs Ascroft and the president of Balder- stone WI thanked the Clayton-le-Dale hostesses and invited everyone to Balderstone in 1994.


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Eileen Parker, treasurer of the Lancashire Federa­


Lancashire lassie of 102 is as


fit as a fiddle


A CLITHEROE centenarian with a penchant for singing has hit the high note — by cele­ brating her 102nd birthday.


elderly, serenaded residents and staff who attended her 100th birthday with a rendition of “I’m a lassie from Lancashire.”


Mrs Edith Ferdinand, of Castleford home for the


that she is still very much that lassie! A cake,, baked by Castleford staff, and a feast of


Now, two years later, Mrs Ferdinand has proved


greeetings cards helped her to celebrate her birth­ day in style. In attendance were her daughter, Mrs


Dorothy Chadwick, and granddaughter, Adele Chadwick. d, A special tern cake, included, was enjoyed by resi­


courtesy of organist Adele Young. Mrs Ferdinand, despite having failing eyesight and hearing, is described as being “fit as a fiddle!”


ents and staff and followed by a birthday concert,


‘Creation’ sung to good effect


A PERFORMANCE of Haydn’s “Creation” in Clitheroe Parish Church, on Sunday afternoon, concluded the .eighth season of activity for Clitheroe Association of Church Choirs.


the Representation of Chaos to the last note of the final chorus, the- music,- received an excellent per­ formance and conductor Charles Myers must have been thrilled with the forces under his baton, which he directed with enthusiasm, keeping a tight rein throughout. Blackpool soprano Jac-


the deputy Mayor and Mayoress of the Ribble Valley, Coun. and Mrs Anthony Jackson, and the Mayor and Mayoress of Ciitheroe, Coun. and Mrs Denis McWilliam. From the first note of


In the audience were


qui Cookson appeared with the choir for the first time and was supported by Derek Crompton (tenor), of Blackburn, arid William Borrow (bass), of Preston. The singing was quite out­ standing, either in solos, duets or trios, and the


concerted items with the choir were especially


was firm; highlights included the chorus with the soloists, “The Heavens are Telling,” which ends part one and there was some beautiful singing by soloists and choir in the duet and chorus “By Thee r with Bliss.” The final cho­


voices all,” for chorus with - soloists, brought the per­ formance to a triumphant end. Alice Kenyon played


us, “Sing the Lord, ye


continuo throughout, the performance and was heard to great effect dur­ ing the recitatives. Nigel Gaze, of Preson, who was at the organ, provided all kinds of orchestral sounds, including the trombone for the roar of the lion and, later, the pedal bassoon for the words “creeps, with sinuous trace, the worm.” There was much well-


earned applause from the audience.


Lays gavel to rest


A FAMILIAR face at Gisburn Auction Mart has retired from the local agricultural scene after 48 years. . Mr Reay Adcock has laid his gavel to rest, at the age of 71. - ■ .


war he became an articled pupil at Kendal and Dis­ trict Auction Mart, where he stayed until 1958. He was presented with a watercolour of the Lake


years, working for Richard Turner and Son, in Bentham on a Wednesday and Gisbum on Thursdays. Brought up on a farm in West Cumbria, after the


District, a decanter and glasses and a special cake, following his final sale at Gisbum.


Mr Adcock has been selling at Gisburn for 35 ;


e f ^ i v 2 singing of the choir


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