12 Clitheroe Advertiser Ji Times, August ISili, Ji)!>i
Clitheroe 22324 (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising]. B u rn le y j^S jU f la s s fi^ i l Sun shines on righteous
in h a i l r e n o v a t io n w a lk Rambling minister raises £1,400 for fund
HEAVENLY weather provided the back drop lor the Rev. Eric Joselin as he carried a wooden cross along 45 miles of the Pen-
dle Way. Mr Joselin raised £1,400 in sponsorship for the
Whalley Methodist Church “Renovation '91'" Appeal Fund during the five-day trek, which took place 21 years after the 70-year-old had completed a similar cross-bearing ramble. Despite rain early on the morning of his depar
bers of the Southfield Methodist Church when they arrived at the hamlet of Southfield. The chapel was built in the barn immediately above the spot where John Wesley gave a farmyard sermon in 1784. Refreshments were enjoyed and a brief service was
There was a warm welcome, in turn, from mem
held in the chapel where two hymns, “And can it be“ and “This, this is the God we adore,” were sung from the old 1779 Wesleyan hymn book. On Thursday, Mr Joselin walked alone from Reed
ture last .Monday, a good number of Whalley resi dents turned out for a send-off, conducted by the Rev. Brenda Leigh. Mr Joselin began his challenge, covering the eight sections of Fendle Way, wtih walking companion Mr Alan Bowles at the Rendle Heritage Centre car park, Harrowford. The starting [joint was reached with the kind
ley to Newchiireh-in-Pendle, although the large num ber of signatures in the book he canned attest to the fact that many people witnessed him walking with a cross poking out of his rucksack. Putting on their hiking boots to join Mr Joselin on
assistance of Mr A. Peel, of Higherford Methodist Church, who met the two walkers at Bancroft Mill Hngine House car park, Barnoldswick. Oil the second day, the pair covered the Barnolds
wick to Laneshawbridge section. Their numbers began to swell when members of
the Trinity Methodist rambling group joined them last Wednesday for the walk from Laneshawbridge to Reedley, via Coldwell Inn and Southfield.
Stand by for day of fun!
LOW MOOR residents are gearing up for their first Itoefield Duck Race and Family Fun Day. The event, which takes
place on September 4th, at Edisford Bridge, Low Moor and Roefield, has a t tra c ted widespread interest. Bumper prizes are on
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the final day of his journey were his daughter, Mrs Christine Boggs, of West Bradford, and son, Mr Stephen Joselin, of Guisborough. The concluding ramble took them over Pendle Hill and back down through Barley, then on to Roughlee and Barrowford. On top of Pendle Hill, the trio actually met a
Fund-raising to the tune of £740
been better for the five days,” has expressed his thunks to all the people who supported his effort so generously.
Methodist family on holiday in the Ribble Valley from Hull. Mr Joselin, who said “the weather could not have
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PLAYING to the tune of £740 to bolster Whal ley Methodist Church Restoration Fund was local pianist Mrs Mary Flack. Ju s t a f e w w e e k s
after celebrating and giving thanks for her diamond wedding in the c h u rc h , Mrs F lack again gave thanks to all who had supported her marathon sponsored piano-plav. which took place for four hours in the community room of Vale House in the village. Her effort was in aid
Repair work on agenda in Sabden
this year precepted cash for improvements, are to arrange for temporary infilling and carry the remainder of the money forward for a proper improvement scheme in the future. They are to put the work out to tender.
offer, as well as attrac tions such as donkey rides, bouncy castles, children's rides and charity stalls. Co-organiser Ribble
of the church’s "Reno vate ’94" campaign, which is aiming to raise £40,000 to modernise the ancillary premises, including the main hall and fellowship rooms, and to provide facilities for disabled people. The fu n d - ra is in g committee and church
Valley councillor John McGowan said organisers were still looking for an open-sided wagon, for use by performers in case of rain.
Haul of phones
THIEVES set alarm bells ringing when thev stole i 200 push button tele- | phones from a transit van | in Sabden between 9 p.m. I on Tuesday and S-30 a.m. on Wednesday. They stole the tele
phones, valued at £480, from the van parked on Brookside, which runs adjacent to Padiham Road.
PUBLICISING the importance of the area’s new rail link was discussed by members of Ribble Valley Rail and a senior manager from Regional Railways.
Corporate affairs manager Mrs Ilona Morgan and society mem bers put their heads together in a "think-tank” evening to discover
wavs of publicising the railway. Ribble Valley Rail chairman Mr Peter Moore explained the meeting’s purpose: “We talked to find ways to publicise Ribble
Valley and the railway outside the area.” Apart from discussing publicity, Mrs Morgan, who also helps
produce the Regional Railway's magazine “Brie!," talked about the nation’s railway system and its various divisions. Speaking after the meeting at the Old Post House Hotel, in
officials have congratu lated Mrs Flack on her fine achievement. Our picture shows
Mrs Flack with other friends before her piano playing.
Did not pay
A DRIVER left the Orbit Service Station in Whalley Road, Read, at 3-20 p.m. on Friday, without paying for £25.57 worth of petrol. The thief is described as
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King Stree, Clitheroe, Mr Moore said: "It was very positive and I think a lot of use will come from it, as well as the Rihhlc Valley benefiting from it." Our picture shows Mrs .Morgan with members of Ribble Valley Rail after the meeting.
a 5ft tall man wearing a yellow baseball cap. He was driving a black Ford Escort XR3-tvpe vehicle bearing the faise registra tion number C105 RltR. Clitheroe Police can he contacted on 0282 Stilillil.
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for work on the side of the footpath on the Lower Holme, for repairs to the Watt Street bus shelter and for improving the path edgings and [jutting a hand rail on the Jubilee Bridge. Money is also to be spent on new equip- ment and a safely surface on the playground.
Tenders are also wanted
cil, members were also told that a street name sign is to be erected at Tiie Whins in the near future and that the much requested weed spraying is to be carried out by the C o u n t y H i g h w a v s Department. After a full discussion on
At Sabden Parish Coun
MOVES are afoot to carry out improvements to Sabden’s village car park. Parish councillors, who
two in favour of the uni tary choice. The parish council has
decided to make a financial contribution to the cost of the upkeep of the parish church graveyard. A request for help from the PCC was met sympatheti cally by councillors, who felt that, as the church yard was for the use of the whole parish, they should help financially. The PCC pointed out
that the church had spent £500 so far this year on
materials, while all the work was carried out voluntarily by church members. They said a similar request was to be made to St Mary's RC Church for financial help. The council agreed in
principle and decided to fix an actual amount when precepting for next year’s budget. Double yellow lines are
the future of local govern ment, councillors voted to support Ribble Valley Council's efforts to go it alone and become a uni tary authority providing a full range of local govern ment services — despite this not being one of the th ree options recom mended by the Local Government Commission. Members voted four to
to be placed in Whalley Road outside the former Kingfisher Restaurant and the traffic problems at the bottom of Black Hill are still being looked at by the divisional surveyor. Conn. Susan Aspin and Coun. Marion Procter
represented the parish in Blackpool during the recent visit by the Queen. Coun. Aspin reported that they had been among 200 local council representa tives and dignitaries and had had "a super day."
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