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‘Celebration’ Read and Simonstone


Players set the tone of the


VE Day celebrations in the village, when they presented their concert


“Celebration” at the United Reformed Church, Read.


VE events The VE 50th Anniver­


sary Committee has com- Eleted plans for the cele-


buffet supper in Read School from 7-30 p.m. Tickets are £3.50 and MU


and Read and Whalley Luncheon Club members


will cater. There will be a special "Songs of Praise” service


in St John’s Church, Read, on Sunday at 6-30 p.m. On Monday a series of friendly football matches will be held on the recrea­ tional ground, and at 6 p.m. a puppet show and entertainment for children up to 10 and a treasure hunt for mixed age groups, have been arranged. At 7 p.m. a bonfire will


be lit — no fireworks — and from 9 p.m. onwards a hot supper will be served. Supper tickets may be obtained from Read Con­ stitutional Club, local shops or on the night.


Gala plans At a meeting of Read


Parish Council annual gala


committee arrangements were made for various stalls and attractions to be


held on June 10th.


Aerobics Rebecca Holmes has


resumed her weekly aero­


bics and toning sessions at Read United Reformed Church Hall on Thursdays


rations. On Saturday there will be a dance and


from 7-45 to 8-45 p.m. Each session costs £2.50 but first-timers will get a half-price discount.


MU agenda Read Mothers' Union


members would like items for the AGM agenda sub­ mitted to them for the committee meeting on Tuesday.


Winners Whist winners at Read


Constitutional Club were: Ladies — Mrs B. Nichols, Mrs E. Hutchinson. Gents — Mr E. Lax, Mr G. Law. Special prize was awarded to Mr W. Baker and MC was Mr G. A. Holden.


SIMONSTONE


Whist drive Winners of the whist


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Old School on Tuesday evening were: Ladies — Mrs Nichols, Mrs Dawson, Mrs Charnley (consola­ tion). Gents — Mrs Bewell, Mr G. Pollard, Mrs E. Simpson (cons). Special prize was won by Mrs Pickles. The next drive will be on May 16th at 7-30 p.m.


First-aid talk Simonstone Mothers'


Union will meet in the Old


School on Tuesday at 7-45 p.m. when Mr J. Eam- shaw will speak about first aid.


Who’d be queen? Girls between 11 and 13


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sidered to be the rose queen at St Peters Church,


Simonstone,


should apply in writing to the vicar, the Rev. Alan Reid. Candidates must be members of the Sunday school, attend church or St Peter’s CE Primary School.


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SABDEN


Musical lunch The sound o f music


entertained members of


Sabden Age Concern Lei­ sure Club at their monthly luncheon. After lunch the club’s own choir provided the entertainment, led by choirmaster Mrs Ruth


Shaw with Mrs Millie Moorhouse on the piano. Mr Frank Goss thanked


the choir for the wonderful entertainment and raffle winners were Mr Harry Perkins, Mr B. Coyle, Mrs Wright and Mr Goss.


Fellowship Sabden Women’s Fel­


lo w s h ip m e t in S t Nicholas’s Hall to hear a talk by Mrs Pat Spurin. The meeting was led by Mrs Ann Newman. The next meeting will


be an evening meeting at the Methodist Church on May 25th, when men will be welcome to join the ladies. It begins at 7-30 p.m. and there is enter­ tainment by the New Wine Group.


Circle Las t Frid a y night’s


b in g o e v e n in g in St Nicholas’s Church Hall raised more 'than £176. The event was organised


by the church Ladies Cir- ie. The Circle’s May meet­


ing is next Wednesday when th e re w i l l be a speaker from the Citizens’ Advice Bureau.


Clothes party Don’t forget tonight’s


clothes party in Sabden County Primary School when la d ie s q u a l i ty


seconds will be on sale. The doors open at 8 p.m.


Bowling club Sabden Crown Green


Bowling Club is planning a day of fun on Sunday to celebrate the official open- ingof the new pavilion. Events begin at 2 p.m.


with a huge balloon race and raffle with dozens of


prizes following the open­ ing ceremony performed by the Mayor of the Ribble Valley, Coun. Kate Hod- kinson.


Paint party Parents of children at


Sabden County Primary School will be heading for the classroom armed with paint and brushes to give the infants’ classroom a facelift this weekend. The school P T A has


provided new furniture for the infants’ reception department and parents


have volunteered to redec­ orate the room to give it a whole new look. Meanwhile the school’s


football team is having .mixed fortunes in the school’s “mini league” hav­ ing two disappointing results against Higham last week when the infants were beaten 3 — 1 and the juniors went down 10 — 1. They were hoping for a better result when they faced Read this week.


Skipton-bound Members o f Sabden


Over-60s’ Club had a good day on their spring outing. After lunch at Nelson and Colne College they went' on to Skipton market and had a country run before returning to St Mary’s H a l l fo r w h is t and dominoes. Rowland and Evelyn


‘Ford organised the outing and were thanked by the members. , Winners ’at whist and


dominoes were: dominoes — Mrs P. Taylor, Mrs L. Abbott, Mrs Ivy Cottam and Mrs Amy.Parkinson.. Whist: Ladies — Mrs Maud Wade and Mrs E. Marsden.. Gents— Mr J.


Traynor and Mr G. Law. T h u r s d a y ’ s w h is t :


Ladies — Mrs Maud Wade and Mrs E. Charnley.


Gents— Mrs J. Riley and M r s E . M a r s d e n .


D om in o e s — Mr W. Cooke, Mrs P. Taylor, Miss Edith Hayes and Mr Rowland Ford.


Street party Sabden begins its VE


Day anniversary celebra­ tions on Saturday with a “ s t r e e t p a r ty ” in St Nicholas’s Church drive


beginning at 3 p.m. Organised by Sabden


A g e Concern Leisure Club, the party will move inside i f the weather is w e t . P a r ty g o e r s are invited to take along a plate of food and 50p with under-14s going free, and there will be prizes for the best Spam sandwich, best treacle tart, best Woolton pie and best ’40s dress. There will be a singsong and music. Other village events for


VE Day include celebra­ tions in both pubs, a bar­ becue on Mc.iday at the White Hart and a ’40s cos­ tume day at the Pendle Witch, which should both prove fun. A VE Day hoe-down


t a k e s p la c e in S t Nicholas’s Hall tomorrow


night and a special thanks­ giving songs of praise will begin at 6 p.m. in church


on Sunday.


Film crew What would Hyacinth


Bucket make' of Sabden? Well, villagers have been finding out this week as a BBC film crew has been filming episodes of its new drama s e r ie s “ H e t ty Wainthropp Investigates” s ta r r in g “ Keeping up Appearances” star Hya­ cinth — actress Patricia Routledge. Filming has been taking


E lace at the newsagent’s,


utcher’s and police sta­


tion and tomorrow morn­ ing the crew are is at the County Primary School to film the children singing “Al l Things Bright and


Beautiful” . Head teacher Mrs San­


dra Dundon said the chil­ dren were very excited and looking forward to the


filming.


Spruce-up St Mary’s RC Church


grounds are due for a spruce-up and parish priest Fr Michael Fair-


ciough is appealing for volunteers to join him on Saturday morning from 10 a.m. to help. I f anyone can take along


th e ir own sw e e p in g brushes or gardening tools it will help.


GISBURN


Special service The usual 11-30 a.m.


service at Gisbum Parish


Church on Sunday is transferred to 2 p.m. when a special service of cele­ bration of peace and recon­ ciliation will be held for the 50th anniversary of VE Day.


Works visit On Monday evening


members of Gisbum


Young Farmers’ Club enjoyed a trip to the ICI works in Clitheroe. Next week’s meeting


will be a rally hosted by Clitheroe and District YFC at Clitheroe Auction Mart at 7-30 p.m.


BOLTON-QY-BOWLAND


Winners A well-attended whist


and domino drive was held in Bolton-by-Bowland Vil­ lage Hall in aid of funds. MCs were Mr Stanley Hogg ' (whist), Mr John Singleton (dominoes). Whist winners were:


Ladies'— Miss May Jack- son, Mrs J. Crabtree, Mrs D. Hogg.' Gents—Mrs M. Ormiston, Mrs Jennie Robinson, Mr J.-Traynor. Dominoes: Mr J. Oddie,


Mr P. Metcalfe; Mr Abbott, Mrs G. Scott.


worth, Mrs Rigby, Mr Lofthouse, Mr J. Ocldie.


Sun shines on village rededication service


most beautiful for the lambing and rededication service.


A BRIGHT sunny day on cardboard ears. Much to Sunday showed St Peter the amusement of the con- and St Paul’s Church, Bol- gregation, the sheep hid ton-by-Bowland, off to its round the church until they were found by the shepherds. Continuing the same theme, a gu e s t from


the church, which had Rimington, Mrs Christine


It was the same inside WM„ . „


herds’ crooks adorning “ each pew, kindly loaned by .


called “Laykin’ Lambs” Other readings were


the Moorhouse family. The given by members of Bol- congregation was joined


. , - . „ .


by members of St Clem- Alistair Howard and Peter ent’s Church Mothers’ Da£ " ; md Rachel Mems Union, Bradford, and the on behalf of Bowland High


0W^ nd A F. ° ’


cho ir o f St Am bro s e Church, Grindleton.


Special guests inside the


church were a ewe and her triplets brought along by Michael Dakin, while out­


side in the churchyard the black sheep belonging to


the vicar, the. Rev. David Mewis and his family, were merrily munching away at the grass.


Children of the village


school enacted a play enti­ tled “The Lost Sheep’V in which several, dressed as modern-day shepherds, we re accompanied by others playing sheep with


PENDLETON


Tractor pull Pendleton villager Miss


Rachel Cowperthwaite has set herself and friends quite a feat as part of the “Macmillion” mile chal­ lenge. To help raise funds for


Cancer Relief Macmillan Fund, Rachel has organ­ ised a sponsored tractor pull — with people pulling the tractor for a mile. Everyone is welcome to watch the pull, starting


from Pendleton car park on May 9th at 7-30 p.m. She is hoping for gener­


ous sponsors for the event, organised as part of Brit­ ain’s Great 1995 Macmil-


lion Mile Challenge. Anyone wishing to spon­


sor the event can tele­ phone 22475.


VE dance Period dress is optional


at a VE Celebration Dance in Pendleton Village Hall on Saturday. Music will be provided by the Pendle Jazz Men and there is to be a bar, supper and raf­ fle.


The event, which starts


at 8 p.m. is being organ­ ised by the village hall


committee. On Monday there is to


be a games and fun night, where children will be most welcome. The evening also forms


part of the VE celebra­ tions, and starts at 7 p.m. in the village hall.


Auction Pendleton Village Hall


is the venue for an auction


sale in aid of the Christie Hospital and Holt Radium Institute Women’s Trust Fund Clitheroe' Commit­ tee on Wednesday. Proceeds from the sale


are for cancer and leukae­ mia research and the com­ mittee is looking for items for the auction before Tuesday.


. Anyone in the village with suitable items should contact B. Collings (Tel: 22296). Viewing is from noon on the day of the sale and the auction starts at 6-30 p.m.


School. The Bishop of Bradford,


the Rt Rev. David Smith, referred to the lost sheep in his sermon, blessing the building after all the res­ toration work together with the sheep and the congregation. A large thank-you ban­


ner, flying on the church tower, was to thank all


those people and organisa­ tions who helped and sup­ ported the restoration work. The service was led by


the vicar, and Mr Geoff Dearden acted as bishop’s chaplain. Organists were


council is not to be elected this time. “This will mean that, as


there was no opposition, the council will be made up o f five existing and two new councillors. Coun. Ronnan added


that there would be two vacant seats for L itt le


Mitton and he hoped that two new councillors would be co-opted to join the


council in due course. The parish council mem­


bers will be Mr Eric Ron­ nan, Mr Arthur Pearson, Mrs Jill Taylor, Mrs Max­


ine Adams and Mr Niall MacFarlane. New mem­


bers will be Miss Christine Thomas and Mr David Wynne.


Abbey winners Whist winners at the


Abbey senior citizens’ d r iv e , in Whalley, on Saturday were: Ladies — Mrs E. Charnley, Mrs B. Townsend. Gents — Mrs M. Ormiston, Mrs J. Cutler.


VE ball R e c re a te the atmo­


sphere of VE night with the nostalgic sounds from Vernon Gallery’s 18-piece dance band. There will be dancing


from 7-30 p.m. until mid­ night at Calderstones Hospital's ballroom on Saturday. The e vent has been


organised by the members o f Whalley Village Hall Committee and 200 tickets have already been sold at the £12.50. Tickets are still available from shops throughout the village.


DOWNHAM


Walkabout The Bishop of Black­


burn, the Rt Rev. Alan Chesters made a pastoral visit to the parish of Downham and Twiston. Parishioners were given the chance to talk with the Bishop at various venues, the first' visit being the estate office, followed by a walk about the village. He travelled on to Twis­


ton to meet farmers and residents, with a welcome cup of tea at Downham Village Hall with the church cleaning ladies. More walkabouts in


Parish council • Unusually, there may


not be a parish council election in Whalley due to there being only seven candidates for the nine - seats on the council. - The parish council chair­


Raffle: Mrs V. Duck­ man, Coun. Eric Ronnan,.


said: " I am extremely dis­ appointed that the parish


Downham, before' the church bells invited everyone to join.' the. Bishop and choir in a short service of evensong before


- joining PCC members for supper at the Assheton


Arms. The Bishop said he


thoroughly enjoyed him­ self.


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Mr Berwyn Bowyer and Mr John Pye. Afterwards everyone


retired to the village hall for a delicious feast pre­ pared by ladies o f the church. A gift day was held on Saturday, which raised the


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