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Treasure Little knots of people


could be observed around R im in g ton on Fr iday evening, closely inspecting manhole covers, garden gates and telephone poles, as they searched for the answers to intriguing clues on a walking treasure


hunt, devised by Mr Brian Stott. In weather that was


more akin to March than flaming June, the trea­ sure-seekers followed the trail which led eventually to Rimington Memorial Institute where a welcome hot supper of pie and peas awaited. There was much laugh­


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ter and hilarity as the clues were disclosed by Mr S to tt and the winners were rewarded with prizes as follows. Adults: 1, “The Jiads” party; 2, Mrs L. Pate and Mrs Cawtherley. Children: Rebecca and Sarah Cawtherley and Helen Pate. Quiz winners: “The Wheelies” . Raffle: Mr Tom Jackson, Mrs Holmes, “The Jiads” , Mrs C. Nicholson. The secretary o f the


in st itu te management c om m i t t e e , Mr John Knapp, thanked Mr Stott for arranging the treasure hunt and all who had helped to make it such a popular and happy event, resulting in a sum of £160 being raised for institute funds.


DOWNHAM


Victorious Downham cricket team


won again, on Sunday,


beating the Moms Danc­ ers by 35 runs. Batting


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f i r s t on a v e r y slow wicket, Downham grafted hard to make 143 runs. A cautious start, with only 13 runs coming off the first ten overs, was due to the pitch and some excellent bowling from Dickinson and Wildman. Dominic Pickles and Paul Walmsley did a great


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job in the middle of the innings, which paved the way for Steve Barrett to come in and hit a quickfire ■IS not out.


_ . The Downham bowlers”


exploited the soggy pitch, with Hart, Walmsley and Pickles all taking wickets for very few runs. How­ ever, it was man-of-the- match Barrett who took three for 20 and snuffed out the Morris Dancers’


brave challenge. T h e p la y e r s lo o k


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forward to Sunday, when they travel to Hovingham, near Thirsk. This annual “Roses” fix-


ture is against strong opposition, who play in the York League. The ground is beautiful, being part of the garden of Hovingham Hall, the home o f the Worsley family.


GRINDLETON


Parish meeting The next Grindleton


Parish Council meeting will be held on Wednes­ day, at the earlier time of 7 p.m., in the Methodist schoolroom. Grindleton residents are welcome to attend. On the agenda will be a talk about village matters by PC David Fish and Mr Martin Bradley will speak on the subject of Age Concern projects.


Spectacle P a r ish io n e r s o f St


Ambrose Church, Grindle­ ton, are hoping for a fine day on Sunday for their summer spectacular. The rectory croft garden and school playground will be in use, and there will be lots of things to do and see from 1 to 5 p.m. Morris dancers, Scottish


dancers and a dog agility c o u r s e sh o u ld k e ep eve ry one entertained while a dare-devil illusion­ is t and human fru it machine should provide much excitement. A fun day out for all the family is assured.


Winners Grindleton recorded


their first victory of the season by comprehensi­ vely defeating Gargrave.


by 99 runs. A truly splendid third


wicket partnership of 135 by cavalier batsmen Phil


Wilkinson (75) and Anth­ ony Robinson (60) demo­ lished the Gargrave attack a fte r Gr in dle ton had slipped to 15 for two in the early stages. On another wicket well


GISBURN


Walking Gisburn WI holds its


annual walk today. Mem­ bers will meet outside the Festival Hall at 6-30 p.m., many not knowing where they are going. If they have not already handed in their completed entry forms for the Clitheroe Show, they will need to do this on the night. The representatives on the show committee hope they


have a good response.


Paper The waste paper collec­


tion will be on the Festival Hall car park today.


Keeping fit Health and fitness week


starts on Monday and pupils of Whalley CE School will participate with trips to Hyndburn and Clitheroe sports centres. During the week, there will also be visits from members of Burnley FC and the school nurse. The school sports day


will be held on Wednesday at 1-30 p.m. and parents are welcome to attend.


Sports day The midsummer sports


Footpath Chatburn Parish Coun­


cil was informed that its request to carry out foot­ way works in St Chad s Avenue was not included in the Lancashire High­ way maintenance pro­ gramme for 1997/98. Con­ sideration would be given when funds became avail­


able. The council agreed to


support the improvement to be carried out on foot­ path 11 near Whitecroft. The special meeting to dis­ cuss the possibility of a Millennium project was fixed for July 10th in the


village hall. T h e E n v ir o nm e n t


Agency leaflet on air qual­ ity monitoring in the Clitheroe area was to be d is t r ib u te d to e v e ry


household. The public at the meet­


ing alerted the counted to a newspaper advertisement concerning land for rent


for car boot sales, etc. Residents requested the


council to register strong opposition to such use of land in Chatburn. A letter from residents


p r e p a r e d by^ h e a d groundsman Chris Har­ greaves, Grindleton went on to make 199 for four in their 40 overs. With the batsmen having run up an excellent score, both the •


.b ow le r s and f ie ld e r s responded in style with “ Captain Marvellous,^ Frank Richards leading the way with a majestic catch to remove a Gar­ grave opener and later delivering a real “Barnes Wallis” delivery to destroy the Gargrave middle order


batsman. Gargrave were finally


dismissed for 100, leaving the Grindleton team to


enjoy their beer and chip b u t t ie s in v ic t o r io u s


fashion.


who were members of Air- watch requested the coun­ c i l ’ s support for their intention to carry out the testing of local vegetation and soils in respect of pos­ sible harmful contamina­ tion as a result of emis­ sions from cement kilns. The support of the council


was given: ; Complaints regarding


water pressure in Pendle Avenue were to be fo r ­ w a rd e d to th e w a te r authority. . The next meeting of the council was fixed for July


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was given by Rossendale Ladies’ Choir on Saturday, in Whalley Methodist Church Hall, which raised £230 for ; the village school’s extension fund. The concert, which was


attended by 74 visitors, opened with the choir singing “People” , followed by “All My Trials” , “23rd Psalm” and “Danny Boy” . Special guest Anne


Brooks read poetry, while Lisa Davies and Carol Whaley sang solos. The money raised will


go towards the building of a new reception area and offices at Whalley CE School.


Enrolment Enrolling has started at


Whalley Adult Centre for a variety of interesting courses to be , held in the


autumn. Among the wide selec­


tion to choose from, to fill those cold winter evenings and days, are computing, word processing, typing, GCSE subjects — mathe­ matics, English, French, Spanish and Italian. There are also many non-voca- tional classes, such as painting, drawing, pot­ tery, yoga and creative sewing. For more informa­ tion, call at the adult centre or telephone 01254


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. The police surgery will be held at Whalley Police


Station on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. The pur-, pose is to provide an opportunity for people to ask about anything which


I might be be causing them 1 concern.


Collection The next collection of


waste-paper in Whalley


, will be held on Saturday at Whalley Sports Club car park, Mitton Road. There' will be two large plastic


, wheelie bins for contribu- | tions of waste-paper and aluminium cans, and


I money raised will be I shared between Whalley Guide and Scout Group | and the primary school.


day and barbecue, post­ poned due to bad weather, will take place on Sunday at Queen Elizabeth II playing fields, Whalley. The event, organised by Whalley Guide and Scout Group, will include chil­ dren’s races starting at 3 p.m., followed by adult races, penalty shoot-out, barbecue and a rounders tournament.


Hall visit On Wednesday, ■ mem­


bers of Whalley and Dis­ trict Age Concern will be visiting Newby Hall and gardens, Ripon. The coach will leave Whalley bus sta­ tion at 9-30 a.m., picking- up at Billington Gardens, and Langho Post Office s h o r t ly a f t e rw a r d s . In q u ir ie s , te l . 01254 824712 (Whalley), 01254 822789 (Billington) and 01254 249147 (Langho).


Results Winners of the Abbey


senior citizens’ drive in Whalley were as follows. Ladies: Mrs. L. Barker, Mrs B. Townsend, Mrs B. Preston (cons). Gents: Mrs P. Wooff, Mrs J. Walms­ ley, Mr J. Wooff (cons). Dominoes: Mrs M. Morley,


Mrs R. Nutter, Mrs K. Holden (cons).


Welcome Whalley Pre-School is


holding an open day on July 9th. Parents and chil­ dren are welcome between 9-30 a.m. and 2-30 p.m. For more information,


please contact Janice Wes­ twood on 01254 822717.


Celebration At Whalley Methodist


Church on Sunday, the Sunday School’ s 190th


anniversary was cele­ brated. Twenty five chil­ dren took part in a play or sang a song. At the end of the service there was a cake stall which raised about £20. This money is going to the Junior Mis­ sionary charity and the National Children’s Home.


Diary F o l l o w i n g m a n y


requests from villagers to


have a diary to avoid clashes of events, one has been put in the post office. It is hoped organisations will use the diary, which will be kept behind the counter. A contact number for each group would be u seful and should be included at the front of the


diary.


Cycling Whalley WI welcomed


in trep id cy c l is t s Pat Ascroft. Gill Stamp and Liz Lark. They hacT been on the road-for 10 days, visiting an amazing 79 Women’s Institutes round Lancashire. An enjoyable hour at The Swan was spent together over lunch, with the management gen­ erously providing compli­ mentary meals for the cyclists. They then set off on the last stretch of their journey to Barton village hall. Members of institutes


had joined them for short stretches during the ten


days and Whalley member Michelle Cavannah set off to cheers on an ancient bicycle for which she had paid £1 at a jumble sale. She made it triumphantly


to Barton. At the June meeting


Mrs G ra ce G emm ell reported on her visit as delegate to the NEC for the Triennial General Meeting. There were two main resolutions voted on __“For all WI members to support Agenda 21” , the document which emerged from the Earth Summit held in Rio in 1992 and to work at local level, which was carried; and “To with­ draw the use of Lindane, a pesticide, due to a possible link with breast cancer” . Not enough evidence was proved of the link and the resolution was not carried. Jonathan Porritt was the


speaker at the NEC.. At the June meeting of


Whalley WI, solicitor Mrs Irene Chenery-Baker told


a little of herself and her p r o fe s s io n and then bravely volunteered to answer questions and was


asked about everything from family law and neigh­ bours to the cost of let­ ters, in fact all you have e v e r wanted to know about solicitors, but were afraid to ask.


SABDEN


Dining T h e la d ie s o f St


Nicholas’s Church, Sab- den, are planning their summer meal at the Duke of York, Grindleton, on August 13th. Names of anyone wishing to join them should be given to Sheila Howarth as soon as possible.


Visitor F o l low in g the June


lunch of Sabden Age Con­ cern Leisure Club, at St Mary’s Hall, club chairman Mr Les White introduced Mrs Lila Jolly on her first visit from Sicamous, in British Columbia. She is staying with club member Mrs Doreen Wright. Mrs Jolly described the


countryside and her home, family and way o f life, answering questions deal­ ing, among many others, with bears, mosquitoes,


Indians and fishing. Club t r e a su r e r Mr Frank Goss proposed a


vote of thanks. Raffle winners were


Miss E. Britcliffe, Mrs P. White, Mr K. Pounder and


Miss A. Parkinson. A day’s outing to Wedg­


wood has been arranged by Mrs M. Cliff for July 9th.


Busy time Pupils at St Mary’s RC


School have a busy pro­ gramme of summer events lined up in the next , two weeks. On Sunday they will


take part in a sponsored walk led by Mr Colin Cooke, leaving from school at 10-30 a.m. ; Sports day is on July


15th at 1 p.m. on the school field in Watt Street and on Thursday, July 17th, i t ’ s the annual leavers’ disco when the top class children say farewell before moving on to high school.


Market stall Children’s clothes and


toys in good condition are wanted by St Marys RC


School which is running a stall at Sabden street mar­ ket in September.


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ahead and appealing for donations for the stall. Items can be left at. school


/The school is planning at any time.


Over-60s Tricks and spots win­


ners at Sabden Over-60s’ socials last week were as f o l l o w s : M o n d a y ’ s dominoes — Mr Richard E d en , Mrs M a rga re t B l e a s d a le , Mr R on Thompson and Mr William Cooke. There were not enough tables for whist but raffle winners were Mr Eden, Mrs Nora Har­ greaves and Mrs Pauline Taylor.


Thursday’s dominoes — .


Mrs June Carr, Mrs Maud Wade and Mr Richard


Eden. Whist; Ladies —; Mrs Millie Moorhouse and Mr William Ireland. Gents Mr William Duckworth


and Mr George Holden. Raffle — Mrs Elizabeth


Ireland, Mr William Ire­ land and Mrs E. Duck­


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Fun day It was fun day on Sab­


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Barbecue One of the best-ever


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line-dancing. The annual fam i ly


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agreed restricted use from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The club is to seek


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Wynne Fisher presented a book token to the retiring


minister, the. Rev. Brendt Leigh, thanking her for al the good work she had done over the last five years. She wished her a long and happy retirement in Colwyn Bay.


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