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'„„The fi.rst, thinK members


a proposal that, Tor a trial period of one year, tile


veie asked to vote on was


1 “lace Shield and Bod- dington’s League sides he classed as separate enti­ ties and use 22 separate p ayers, thus giving more players the opportunity of a game. This suggestion was deemed unworkable and the voting confirmed th is , bu t th e motion brought about a sugges- tion that a third team, to play friendly matches, be organised for up-and-com­ ing players and players not g e tt in g a regular pime. This suggestion was later adopted, with Mike Farnworth, who resigned as membership secretary, taking over as captain. Chairman John Barton


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ways by which this could be achieved were dis­ cussed. This suggestion will be addressed when the season arrives, but the meeting felt that a good deal of parental commit­ ment was needed to make this venture successful. Finally a catering com­


SABDEN,


Q u iz The White Hart pub


mittee was formed at the meeting. Last season the sandwiches were made by the players. Next season the job will be done by the new committee, which consists mainly of ladies. It was felt at the meeting that getting the distaff side involved would lead to more adventurous, mouth­ watering menus. This would lessen the likelihood of a recurrence of an event last season when a visiting league assessor got a bit cheesed off with the cui­ sine on offer — cheese and tomato, cheese and onion and cheese and chutney!


, GISBURN tonight’s meeting of Gis-


Experiences G u e s t sp e a k o r a t


thanked all the people who had helped witn the run­ ning of the club during the past season. Secretary Sue Cronshaw reported* that her inquiries into the pos­ sibility of the club pur­ chasing land for a pitch had proved fruitless, though she still had irons in the fire regarding the leasing of land locally. Both captains, Laurence


P a r ry for the Palace Shield 11 and S tu a r t


Ormand for the Bodding- ton’s League side, com­


mented on the improved batting and bowling. They


did stress, however, that the quality of the fielding left a lot to be desired. Both captains resigned,


tary, treasurer and vice- chairman respectively, and Alison Hargreaves replaced Mike Farmvorth as membership secretary. Terry Cronshaw, Ray Molyneux, Howard Lofth- ouse and Alan Moon were re-elected on to the com­ mittee, but Tom Ormisher stood down and was r e p l a c e d b y J im Dewhurst. Captains for the new


shaw, Roy Skilbeck and Elliot Taylforth were re-e­ lected as chairman, secre­


Laurence because his employment takes him to London for a while, Stuart because he felt that, after three years, the position needed a new face. John Barton, Sue Cron­


burn WI will be Mrs P. M. Townsend, who will te l l members of her experiences during her year as the High Sheriffs lady. This is a very busy week


was packed for a charity quiz night in aid of the Kibble Valley Mayor’s Fund. Sabden’s Conn. Mrs Eileen Lowe, the Mayor, was among those enjoying the evening, which raised £225 for the fund, and she was delighted with the response, thanking all who


prize, green 277, can be claimed from Conn. Lowe.


took part. An unclaimed raffle


out for the annual carol service and switching on of Sabden’s Christmas lights on Sunday evening. Full report and picture on page 1(».


Lights There was a great turn­


ing of Sabden Women’s Fellowship in the Method­ ist Church Mrs Eleanor Palmer gave a fascinating talk, illustrated with slides, about textile con­ servation. She is a very busy lady,


Fellowship At the November meet­


for members as they finish preparations to fill the stalls at their Christmas fair on Saturday with wide-ranges of attractive gifts , mouth-watering cakes and goodies. The event will also include the ever-popular tombola and other delights. The fair will be opened


Carols This year’s united carol


tions and all villagers alike will take place in St Mary’s RC Church on Thursday, December 19th, at 7-JO p.m.


Fair at St Nicholas’s Church was a huge success raising £l,Jf>2. for church funds. See full report ami picture on page six.


Successful The annual Christmas


a welcome visitor to the Fellowship, and some of her work is now on display at Gawthorpe Hall in Padi- ham. Everyone is invited to


go along to tlie next mcet- i ng on Th u r s d a y , December 12th, which will be a special Christmas event at the Baptist Church at 2-15 p.m.


by Mrs Mary Barnes representing the Super- Scan Appeal, the charity which will benefit from the proceeds.


GRINDLETON:


will be held on December 17th at 7 p.m. followed by mince pies and coffee. Everyone is welcome to both these events.


School have been busy preparing for their Christ­ mas fair to be held tomor­ row night at 7 p.m. in the school hall. The annual carol service


Fair Pupils of Bowland High


Over Sixties Sabden Over Sixties


club should try to get the juniors of Ribchester interested in the game was well received and various


to learn that they are going on tour. Some even conjured up in their mind’s eye pictures of parched pitches in Caribbean climes. They were far too optimistic. Ribchester Cricket Club travels north to play Milnthorpe, their opponents in the first round of next season’s Vil­ lage Cricket Knock-Out Competition. Well, it is a start, isn’t it? A suggestion that the


season will be Mike Har­ greaves in the Palace Shield and Richard Taylor in th e B o d d in g to n ’s League; Elliot Tayjforth will be vice-captain for both teams. Members were thrilled


collection will take place in Grindleton today. Contri­ butions of newspaper, magazines and cardboard can be left in the space provided at the top of Back Lane near the chapel wall.


C o l le c t io n The usual waste paper


of Grindleton WI will be held on December 12th in St Ambrose’s Church par­ ish room. There will be a buffet supper, sherry and mince pies followed by a seasonal quiz. The compe­ tition will be for the most attractively-wrapped gift for the one pound Christ­ mas parcel stall. Members look forward to welcoming guests from in and around the village. A demonstration by the


Supper The Christmas meeting


Cloggers and Keelers has been re-scheduled for the first meeting of the New Year on January 9th.


Mrs Frances Lowe, Mr James Royal, Mrs Nora Hargreaves and Mrs Ivy Cottam. Whist — Gents: Mr.lames Traynor and Mr Dan Houghton. Ladies: Mrs Mollic Pickles and Mrs Eveline Duckworth. Raffle: Mrs Frances Lowe, Mrs Nora Hargreaves, Mrs Eveline Duckworth and Mr Richard Eden.


holds its Christmas Fair in d the parish hall on Satur­


Fair St Mary’s RC Church


draw will be made and there will be lots of stalls, cakes, home-made refresh­ ments, a tombola and jar- bola. It opens at 2 p.m.


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£400 and the vicar, the Rev. Roland Nicholson, is appealing for the commu­ nity for help. Donations


has launched a fund-rais­ ing appeal to replace the floodlights stolen from the church grounds a few weeks ago, so the church can be lit up again by Christmas. The appeal has come because, although part of the cost is paid for by insurance, the church wants to provide security cages around the lights. This will cost more than


Appeal St Nicholas’s Church


Mrs Maud Wade, Mrs Nora Hargreaves, Mr Richard Eden and Mrs Ivy Cottam. Whist results — gents: Mr Ken Thompson and Mrs Eva Marsden. Ladies: Mrs Dorothy Houghton and Mrs Gladys Thompson. Raffle: Mrs Eva Marsden, Mrs Pauline Taylor and Mrs Maud Wade. Thursday’s dominoes:


braved the poor weather to turn out last Monday for th e ir social in St Mary’s Parish Hall. Domino winners were


ple a t te n d ed Friday night’s meeting in St Mary’s Parish Hall, called by the village policeman, PC Webster, following complaints about juvenile nuisance in Sabden. The meeting was called


Nuisance Only about a dozen peo­


service for all denomina­


can be made to St Nicholas PCC, and left at the vicarage.


Feast A special service of com­


Fair Whallcy Parish Church


munion will be held at 7 p.m. tomorrow in St Nicholas’s Church to cele­ b ra te the feast of St Nicholas. On Sunday the Bishop of Blackburn, the Rt Rev. Alan Chesters, will preach at the 9-JO a.m. service to mark the end of the church’s 150th anniversary celebrations.


Christmas fair will be onened by Coun. Joyce Holgate,’ chairman of Whalley Chamber of Trade, at Whalley CE School on Saturday at 2-JO p.m. Father Christmas will also be visiting during the afternoon and there will be all the usual stalls to browse round and refreshments will be avail­ able.


Journeys A warm welcome was


given to a former Whalley Methodist minister, the Rev. Clifford Foster, when he v is i ted the Women’s Afternoon Fel­ lowship to give a talk about significant journeys in his life, leading to his ordination. The first one was when


join the navy, making a new friend by attending


he was only nine years old and his family moved house from Earby to Colne. He was asked by a sehoolfriend to accompany him to a different Sunday School, thereby eventually meeting his wife-to-be. His next journey was to


church. The friend was killed in action. On returningr from


in the hope that parents and other interested par­ ties would go along with


suggestions about what could be done for the youth of the village who complain of beingborcd.as there are no facilities in Sabden for them. At Sabden’s monthly parish council meeting on


the navy he joined the family bakery business and it was not until he was 57 years of age and pre­ paring to sell the business that preparation for the next journey began. His local minister suggested he joined the ministry and the outcome was he was eventually ordained, serv­ ing Methodist circuits in both the South and North of England. Mrs Ma r ian Fogg


ple felt that the parish council invested a lot of money on the elderly of Sabden but nothing for the youth. They felt there was a lot of negative Press reports about vandalism but nothing about the positive things that young people* did. like raising £2UU for Children in Need and the Scouts putting bird boxes on Black Hill. “There are some posi­


tive things being done by the children, we should be promoting those,” he said.


tin Sabden. A vacancy has occurred


for a new parish councillor


Names needed Nominations are wanted


should write to the clerk, Mrs Angela Whitwell, by December Jlst.


SLAIDBURN.


there will be a mock auc­ tion.


YFC met for a business meeting and quiz practice on Monday. At next week’s meeting


Business Members of Slaidburn


following the resignation of Coun. Chris Rawlinson due to a move to Sunder­ land and a new member has now to be co-opted. Anyone in te re s te d


Monday, Coun. John Shorter, who attended the meeting, said that those attending were largely youth workers and those involved with youth groups. He said the young peo­


reminded that the next meeting on December 11th will be the Christmas party.


Abbey senior citizen’s drive in Whalley were as follows. Ladies: Mrs A. Rigby, 2, Mrs L. Barker and Mrs P. Holden. Gents: Mrs M. Naylor. 2, Mrs P. Woofe and Mrs D. Farns­ worth. Dominoes: 1, Mrs M. Maden, Mr J. Hartley.


Results Whist winners at the


ous night of music and fun at Whalley Village Hall had Tim the accordian player of the Geordie trio The Old Rope String Band suspended upside down in swimming trunks and gog­ gles with a clothes peg on his nose, head inserted into a small fish tank of water and still playing! Folk music from around


Night out The final scene of a riot­


w h i c h s u p p o r t is requested, is the South Pennine Choir’s A Winter Wassail tomorrow at 7-45 p.m. A glass of punch and mince pie are included.


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Whalley community a good evening out, and helped to raise funds to pay for the hall, which has not yet covered its initial costs. The next event, for


the world was played, mostly on violins with accordian support, but with moments of banjo, trumpet, trombone and harmonica, sometimes played two at a time. The event gave the


thanked Mr Foster and r e f r e s hm e n t s w e re served, the hostess being Mrs May Speakman. Pian­ ist was Mrs. Edith Worm- leighton. M e m b e r s w e r e


Santa Father Christmas will


CHATBURN


be attending the Christ­ mas fair, organised by members of Whalley Par­ ish Church on Saturday in the school hall at 2-JO p.m. There will be well-


stocked stalls with cakes, home produce, books, gifts jewellery, plants, toys, tombola and raffle.


Fair The Kibble Valley Book


Fair, organised by Provin­ cial Booksellers Fairs Association, is at Whalley Abbey on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4-JO p.m. There will be antiquarian and secondhand books, maps and prints for sale.


paper collection in Whalley


Paper The monthly waste


will take place on Satur­ day between 9 a.m. and noon. Next month’s collec­ tion will include aluminium cans, so please save these.


available for consultation on Saturday between 10 a.m. and noon at the sta­ tion on Princess Street.


Police Whalley police will be


Tuesday at the Centre for Transport Studies at 8 p.m.


Sports Club will be held on


Meeting The AGM of Whalley


Pickwick’s Party Night will be held next Thursday from 0 to 9 p.m. There will be craft stalls, brass band, fairground organs, Father Christmas grotto, food and drinks and many of the shops will be open for the evening.


Party Whalley’s annual Mr


DOWNHAM


v ic e , o rg a n is e d by churches in Clitheroe and district, was held on Sun­ day evening at St Leon­ ard’s Church, Downham. A packed church heard guest preacher the Arch­ deacon of Blackburn, the Rev. Dr John Marsh. Readers of the lessons were Mrs Phillipa McFall and Dr John Hardy. The lighting of symbolic can­ dies and some rousing hymns contributed to a very enjoyable service. Prayers were read by Canon L. Cragg, who led the service and the Rev. Rodney Nicholson, vicar of St Paul’s Church, Low Moor. Organist was Mrs. Adele Prickling.


United An Advent united ser­


Downham WI Christmas fair, on Saturday, will be most welcome. The fair will be opened at 2 p.m. in the village hall. Contribu­ tions of goods will also be welcome for a coffee morn­ ing on December 14th in the post office, when raffle winners will be drawn.


Fair Items for the stalls at


burn Methodist Church Women’s Fellowship was chiropodist Mrs Ann Salis­ bury, of Grindlcton. Mrs S a l i s b u r y g a v e an interesting and informa­ tive talk about the care of the feet, with particular reference to the feet of elderly people. There was time for questions and people were able to be helped with problems con­ cerning their feet. The meeting was pre­ sided over by Mrs Giles


Feet Guest speaker at Chat-


and pianist was Mrs Hud­ son. Refreshments were served.


RIMINGTON of Rimington Memorial


Planning At last week’s meeting


Institute management committee, arrangements


were made for forthcom­ ing events, including the annual Christmas whist and domino drive on December 14th and the New Year dance, which takes place on January 3rd with supper at 8 p.m. fol­ lowed by dancing to the ever-popular Mark Kitto Band until 12-30 a.m. T ick e ts a re s t r ic t ly limited. To book tele­ phone, 01200 445G24 or 445451. The annual children’s


party and fancy dress parade will be held on Jan'


uary 18th at 3 p.m.


and Middop Luncheon Club and guests sat down to the annual Christmas meal, starting with melon and grapefruit cocktail, going on to roast beef and Yorkshire pudding with vegetables with a relish of cucumber and onion made to an old, traditional recipe. To complete the festive


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fare there was a mouth­ watering choice of Christ­ mas pudding, sherry trifle, or ra sp b e r ry mousse. • Afterwards members sat back to enjoy a musical entertainment by Mrs Ruth Shaw and friends, of Sabden. Miss Mary Bair- stow thanked them for their excellent show. Raffle winners were-


Mrs E. Hacking, Mrs C. Nicholson, Mrs E. Peel, Mr A. Eccles, Mrs M. Bairstow, Mrs D. Whit­ taker and Mrs M. Garnett.


PENDLETON


committee is organising a whist and domino drive on Monday at 7-30 p.m., when there will be various prizes and a raffle.


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