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bowled very well, only Steve Barrett (40 not out) and Mark Hayton (20)


The academics also


Racing On a night perfect for


running, 110 runners took part in Downham fell race, climbing 2,400 feet in the six-and-a-half miles, with three retiring.


tunity to compete for the SABDEN


doing any damage with the TroDhV bat.


all the way and was just four minutes off the record time, and the winning lady was just two minutes off the record. Winners were: 1, A.


The winner led nearly


Preecly (Rossendale Club 58 min. 16 secs.); 2, M.


Wallis (Clayton-le-Moors 58.44); 3, A. Carruthers (Crawley AC 59.19). Ladies; 1, V. Peacock


worked very hard and played their part in a good cricket match. Everyone deserved their cold beer at Galgate afterwards.


Downham’s young side some spectacular cricket Scores of spectators saw r ’


when Sabden’s young sportsmen were pitched against the “over-30s” in a match for the Stephanie Robinson Memorial Tro­


Gardeners Alternating extremes of


weather, very wet, very


windy and very hot, af­ fected the number of


entries at the annual show of Downham and Twiston Gardening Club, held in the village hall. Despite many potential


(Clayton-le-Moors 68 min. 23sec.). Veterans: Over 40 — 1,


J . Emmott (Keighley 61.24). Over 50 — 1, B. Mitchell (Clayton-le-Moors 63.16). Over 60 — 1, L. Sullivan (Clayton-le-Moors 72.04). Organiser Mr Colin Tay­


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16, to the oldest who played for the Sabden cricket team of the early 1960s, there was fun and keen competition for the


From the youngest at , . .


prizewinning blooms being battered by the elements, especially affecting the rose classes, 27 exhibitors managed to produce 115 entries.


lor,..himself a Clayton-le- Moors runner, thanked all who took part and particu- . larly'local fa rm e rs® . Walmsley, T. Binns,;F. Hanson, R. Moorhouse. for their co-operation. A donation of £60 was


adults’ class was the single rose, with the most well- supported children’s class being that for the tallest


The most p o p u la r


weed! Photography classes, a


new venture for the club,


given to Downham Village . Hall funds and £40 don­ ated to the St John Ambu­ lance Brigade.


■For funds There will be a cake


stall at the White House, Downham, on Sunday, home of Mr and Mrs W. Barker at 1 p.m. for Downham Village Hall funds. All donations grate­ fully received.


Cricket A depleted Downham


Cricket Club side was comprehensively beaten


proved popular; however, vegetable classes were poorly supported-this year, probably owing to unfavourable conditions, although exhibits were of


a high standard.. Much enthusiasm was


shown by the youth of the area. All the exhibits were excellent and showed a great deal of effort.


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berated long and hard over prizewinners. Mr Bob Swarbrick, a renowned expert gardener, judged flowers and vegetables. Mr Roland Frankland, a keen and accomplished photographer, judged the photography section. Mrs Olivia Assheton worked very hard judging the chil­


The expert judges deli­


staff on Sunday, but the beautiful weather and sportsmanship of the opposition made i t an enjoyable day. Downham bowled first in “flag crack­ ing” weather, on a pitch which was a batters’ para­ dise. A strong university line-up batted superbly and amassed a monumen­ tal 264 runs.Corless top scored ‘with !61 with Hiles ‘, and Roberts also making: good half centuries. Wan- kling finished with 43 not out, Steve Barrett and Ryan Gladwin took two wickets each and Paul Walmsley only conceded 24 off eight overs.


prize money. All the names of bowlers


READ


will go into the hat and while competitors will be pairfd with members of their own club they will not know their partners until the draw is made. Clubs will be informed as soon as possible and the


Show Read Show Society’s


draw will be published. In all 32 doubles teams wdl take part competing for the £300 first prize. Run­ ners-up receive £100 and the semi-finalists £50. Clubs invited to take


event, which also saw £100.06 raised for the Brit­ ish Heart Foundation in memory of Mrs Robinson. While the result — vic­


annual show takes place on “OPEN & SHUT -i= CASE OF PERFECTION.”


| For style a n d security, warmth and comfort, our door


to the home in Newton of member Mrs Jane Lewis where supper was pro­ vided by the hostess and Mrs Mary Parker. Thanks were expressed by Mrs


Kath Mason. M e m b e r s , w e r e


part are Salesbury, Wad- dington, Clitheroe Cricket


Club, Ribblesdale, Castle, Hurst Green, Whalley and Sabden.


tory with three overs to spare for the seniors — was disappointing to the young challengers who won last year, the match, at Ribblesdale Cricket Club and organised by Mr Peter Shipston, was a win­


ner all round. Under-30s team: Jason


Whalley, Jason Whitfield, Richard Wright, tAndrew Davies, Kieron Shipston, Mark Robinson, Karl Shipston, Andrew Wray, Kristian Shipston (cap­ tain), Nigel Clarkson, Scott Windsor, Rob Gor­ don, Howard Ainsworth, Dean Windsor, P e te r Robinson.Over-30s team: John Boocock, Peter Shipston (captain), David Parsons, Steve Robinson, Jack Watson, Andrew Clark­ son, Ian Boocock, Michael Fielding, John Wright, Terry Davies, John Robin­ son, Dave Schofield, Michael Bibby, Paul


sons and Peter Wright.


dren’s classes,making sure th a t every entry was appreciated. She also judged jams and pickles. Cup winners were: Beth


Society is hoping for record entries at Satur­


Big show Sabden Horticultural


Thornber (6-9 yrs); Grace Thornber (10-14 yrs); Rhys Hart (3-5 yrs); E. Hart (best vegetable); S. Marshall (best handicraft); A. Roney (best flower); C. Ashworth (best exhibit in show); F, Whipp (rose


bowl). ‘


meeting will be held on September'4th in the vil­


The annual general


lage hall at 7-30 p.m. when mountaineer Mr John Jackson will entertain. All


are welcome. NOKIA 5.1 £9.99 R.R.P. £49.99 ■


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day’s annual show which offers 115 classes in all, featuring floral and horti­ cultural skills as. well as handicrafts and photogra­


phy.


Organisers are hoping the popular, prestigious


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event of the village’s year will attract entries from neighbouring communities too. New developments in the photography section are also attracting consid­ erable interest. The event, in St Mary s


Results The following were win­


ners at dominoes on Mon­ day, August 4th. P-


Saturday in Read CE School. The show will be opened by Mr and Mrs Harry Sturrock, of Read, at 2 p.m. Refreshments will be served throughout the afternoon and there will be the usual sale of exhibits at about 3-45 p.m. Staging is from 10a. m. to noon when judging will take place. Judges will be Mrs H. Lansdell, of Sab­ den, Mr K. Jackson, of Clitheroe, MriJi’Green, of Littleborough. .


Council The next meeting of


Taylor. .1. Cottam, B. Cooke, E. Marsden; Raffle prizes went to B. Taylor, E. Marsden, M. Wade. There was no whist drive. On Thursday whist win­


Read Parish Council will be on Monday at 7-30 p.m. in Read CE School.


Guests Members of Pendleton


ners were as follows. Ladies: 1, E. Duckworth; 2, E. Charnley. Gents: 1, R. Elliott; 2, G. Law. Domino winners were R. Eden, N. Hargreaves, J. Royle, H. Lawless, F. Cooke, K. Thompson. Raf­ fle prizes went to M. Edmondson, G. Thomp­ son, R. Eden, N. Har­ greaves.


Bowling A busy bank holiday


beckons for bowlers and supporters in Sabden this


Wray, Clive Knight. Umpires were Steve Bar-


and Little Mitton WIs will be among the guests at the next meeting of Simon- stone with Read WI on Thursday next at 7-30 p.m. in Simonstone Old


School.


demonstrate the art of continental flower arrang­ ing and the - competition will be for th e b e s t arrangement in an egg cup using fresh flowers. There will also be a raffle. It will be an .open evening and any lady will be most wel­


Mrs Iris Baldwin will '


month, with two big home competitions arranged. Entries are still being


come to attend. For further information


taken for the two singles tournaments which are


contact secretary Mrs Sue Ogden tel. 773060.


open to all members — the P r e s id e n t ’s Cup, on


Coaching Read re s id e n t Mrs


August 23rd and 24th, and the White Hart Silver Sal­


ver, on August 25th. Closing dates for both competitions is August


21st, so there is still plenty of time to add your name to the list in the


pavilion. GRINDLETON


Action A meeting is being


Church Hall, Whalley Road, is being opened at 2


called to give Grindleton villagers the opportunity, of marking the Millennium by some agreed commu­ nity- action. I t will be hosted by Grindleton Par­


p.m. by last year’s Ribble Valley Mayor, Sabden Coun. Eileen Lowe, who will be presenting 31 tro­ phies for members , open and children’s classes at 2-


15 p.m. Entries must be made


by 9 p.m. today, apart from the children’s and


wine classes, which are accepted on the morning of


the show.All exhibits must be staged by noon on the show day.


Bowling The big draw for the


ish Council and held in the, Methodist schoolroom at


7-30 p.m. on September 4th.


go along with suggestions and ideas which will pro­ vide benefit for the local community and to .make sure Grindleton is in the forefront of benefiting


Villagers are invited to Slaidburn WI visited the . . . . Christine Bartrop is offer­


requested to provide raffle prizes and contributions


for the bric-a-brac stall on August 17th at the open gardens day and they were informed that the autumn council meeting will be held on September


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Slides Members of Ebenezer


Baptist Church, Billing- t ton, Social Hour met for


summer break for a slide show given by Mr and Mrs Swires, of St Annes. Mi­


he first time after the


30th at Bolton. The subject of the next


meeting, on September 3rd, will be patchwork.


ami Mrs Swires are the parents of Margaret, a missionary in north east Brazil, and the slide pre­ sentation of- their visit to


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see her showed the induc­ tion of a minister in her church.Margaret, a direc­ tor of social action, is involved in conducting work in all the Baptist churches throughout the


Institute


Rimington WI welcomed a good number of members to th e m e e tin g and thanked Mrs E. Hartley and Mrs C. Knowles for organising an enjoyable evening walk. ;She gave notice of the LFWI autumn council meeting at Bolton Town Hall on Sep­ tember 30th and reminded members to order diaries and calendars.Guest speaker was Mrs Jackie Gilmour, who with her husband Joe, runs the business Hannah Louise, which specialises in exclu­ sive handbags. Jackie described how the busi­ ness began in a garden shed after she met and married Joe, an expert in leathercraft, and it has grown so much that they now design and make an


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state of Rio Grande de Norte, she encourages! people who work with drug addicts, prisoners, the aged, homeless and| street children. To seei something of how these problems are being tackled Mr and Mrs Swires visited Salvador, where the slaves originally disembarked from Africa, and they travelled on to Rio de Jan­ eiro with its own peculiar | problems.


to Mr and Mrs Swires by' Mrs IC.Lowe. Refresh­


Thanks were expressed


ments were served. Next week Mrs Mary


Haworth, of St James’s Youth Group, will be guest speaker.


ing tennis coaching on a summer holiday course at ■ Simonstone tennis courts


for any young person in the area aged between six and 16. For further details telephone Mrs Bartrop on 773202.


Successful Whist winners on Mon­


day evening at . Read .Con­ stitutional Club.-were-as follows.' Ladies^Mrs E. Charriley, Mrs -M. Dear- ing. - Gents: Mr J. Pollard, Mrs M. Fallon.; -A special prize was awarded-to Mrs M. Redpath and MC, was Mr G. A. Holden.- - - ;


SLAIDBURN


Gardens Over 30 members Vof


beautiful gardens of Mr and Mrs Lord, at Cowark.


from this special event. One such idea, which has


new £500 Craig Estates doubles challenge, being staged at Sabden and open to .eight Ribble Valley crown green bowling clubs, is being made this week.The new tournament, to be held on September 13th, is being organised by Mr Ray Turner who will be making the draw at Sabden this weekend. The event, sponsored by


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. purchase of available land, through grants and dona­ tions, to create a commu­ nity wood. I f agreed, locally the land could be purchased with the help of a 50 per cent grant from the Millennium Commis­ sion together with other grants from the forestry


been put forward is the


authority. Over £6m has been


made available by the Mil­ lennium Commission to bid


e s ta te ag en ts Craig Estates, gives bowlers of all abilities the oppor-


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for 200 new sites where, with the agreement .and support of local people, community woods could be created.One such area of land has become available within the Grindleton par­


ish. It is now up to the resi­


dents of Grindleton to attend this public meeting and put forward their ideas. A member of the Woodland Trust will be in attendance to explain this


President Mrs Christine Scott led the party into the garden and introduced


the hosts. - A guided tour over ter­


/exclusive range for top fashion stores and have cli­ ents such as Zandra Rhodes, the late Jean Muir and even that fashion i c o n Dame E d n a Everidge. One of their su-


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A tea and chat afternoon


shine. • continued on page 17


. perbly-detailed designs is rnade from cured salmon


sk in , which has an extremely supple finish


and fine grain.Members were able to examine the bags and pur­


chase if they wished. T r e a s u r e r .Mrs J .


- Town crieriMiss M Bairstow announced forth coming events, including


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Gardening - Club’s show at Gisburn Festival Hall on August 31st, schedules available from Mrs J . Gor


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races, lawns and steps' took members to , varying levels which eventually led them downwards through woodland to the stream below. The gardens and woodland had been designed, planted and tended for 22 years by Mr and Mrs Lord and they clearly loved it. With each


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Paper The usual waste paper


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