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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times; May 15th,1997 5 * Clltheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) News from the Villages GISBURN


Busy time Gisburn YFC has been


copies of “Mission Praise” hymn books were dedi­ cated to the memory of the late Mr and Mrs William and Annie Frankland, of Gisburn. •


very busy over the last few weeks. Members had a visit to Andrew Long Contractors to have a talk on machine safety and some members entered the Young Farmers’ Dis­ trict Rally on May 7th. A few certificates were achieved for which the club could be proud. Coming up soon are dis­


WHALLEY


Winners Whist winners at the


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Abbey senior citizens’


trict sports, netball and five-a-side football. There will also be a YFC dance at Bolton-by-Bowland vil­ lage hall. County Rally is on June 1st in which mem­ bers hope to do well. Next week’s meeting is the YF Treasure Hunt.


drive, in Whalley, were: Ladies — Mrs B. Town­ send, Mrs L. Barker, Mrs C. Horsfall (cons). Gents — Mrs D. Farnsworth, Mrs R. Barker, Mr J. Wooff (cons). Dominoes: Mrs S.


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Med Alert Members of Gisburn WI


l is te n e d w ith g r e a t interest to Dr Bennett, of Med Alert, as he told them, with obvious enthu­ siasm, of the work done by this charitable organisa­ tion. They heard that Med


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stalls for the Whalley CE Primary School spring fair being held indoors, but


this did not dampen the fun for the children and adults who attended the


Parish church fair draws crowds


Alert is short for Medical All Lancashire Emergency Response Team, which is a group of doctors who are prepared to give an all- year-round immediate care service when called upon to work alongside the emergency services at major road traffic acci­ dents and other emergen­ cies. On behalf of mem-, bers, Dr Bennett was warmly thanked by presi­


dent Mrs M. Bowe. Final arrangements


were made for the group meeting with members of Rimington and Wadding-


ton WIs.A competition for a


written first-aid tip was won by Mrs H. Wadding- ton.


reminded that the Clith-. eroe Area WI Show in July is drawing near and were encouraged to work hard with their entries. A coffee morning in aid of the show will be held on May 24th. . On Tuesday, members and. friends will be visiting Kendal.


M •e m b e r s w e r e Gala


• ’Mem yGi s b u r n ■ Festival.Hall-Management


Committee are busy put­ ting finishing touches to plans for their popular gala which takes place on May . 24th on the playing fields. The event will start at 2


lively afternoon.There was something for everyone, with a bouncy castle, face paint­ ing and games for the chil­ dren, plus raffles, tom­ bola, a fancy goods stall and delicious cream teas. The event raised more than £500 towards school


funds.


Waste Whalley waste-paper


collection goes from strength to strength and this month raised £285 to be shared between the school and uniformed groups. The next collec­ tion will be the first Satur­ day in the month.


Quiz night Pit your wits in a quiz


night in Whalley Village


Hall next Thursday at 8 p.m. Proceeds will go towards Whalley Guide and Scout Group commu-- nity minibus fund and those wishing to enter should telephone Jackie on 822391. Tickets are £3.50.


BASHALLEAVES


p.m. with a fancy dress parade to be judged by Mr and Mrs G. Rae, of Bmb- say, followed by the crowning of the gala queen Miss Sarah Calvert. The fun will continue


Bashall Eaves WI'MrsG. Whowell presided over discussions about county events. Resolutions to be debated at the triennial meeting were also dis­ cussed and delegate Mrs Whowell was advised how to vote. Mrs Whowell also gave her report as dele­ gate to the spring council meeting in Bolton. A demonstration of


Resolutions At the meeting- of


lovely flower arrange­ ments was given by Miss Joan Wallbank and she


throughout the afternoon with sideshows, tombola, raffle, five-a-side football, ferret racing, pony rides, barrel organ, barbecue, bouncy castle, shire horses and refreshments. Alongside the activities


was thanked by Miss M. Spurgeon. The arrange­ ments were raffled and winners were Mrs E. Hind, Mrs J. Bargh, Mrs E: Calvert, Mrs K. Nowell and Mrs J. Spurgeon. A competition for a


there will be a car boot sale on the field open to all from 12-30 to 4 p.m.


Hymn books During the lambing ser­


vice held at Gisburn Par­ ish Church a set of music


green arrangement was won by Mrs J. Nowell and


reminded that there will be no meeting in June and were asked to meet at the


Mrs Whowell. M e m b e r s we r e


village hall at-7 p.m.' for the meeting on Jufy 7th.


AS a result of a very happy after­ noon, more than £500 was raised at the annual spring fair of Gisburn Parish Church for its funds. Organised by members and friends of the


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church, the event took place in the village s Festival Hall and churchwarden Mr Chris­


topher Hindley welcomed a good crowd ot supporters, thanking all who worked so hard to prepare the stalls, refreshments


and activities o f the afternoon. -1 ■ ■ • He introduced opener the Rev. Gill Hall, who is


THORNLEY


WI talk President of Thornley-


with-Wheatley WI Mrs Jean Tomlinson' welcomed members and g u e s t speaker Miss Jean String- man, who gave a very interesting talk on furni­ ture restoration. Afterwards, Mrs String-


commemorative china mug, hand-painted with the date and the white and red roses of Yorkshire and - Lancashire by Mrs Mary Dawber, of Clitheroe. Mrs Bairstow then presented each member with a simi­


lar memento. Birthday greetings were expressed by Mrs E.


man answered many ques­ tions and she was thanked by Mrs F. Donnelly. Resolutions for the tri­ ennial meeting were dis­


cussed by members. Competition winner was


Mrs M. Sanderson and winners of the raffle were Mrs Tomlinson and Mrs Phil Procter. Social time was spent playing bingo, and .birthday greetings. were extended to Mrs E . , Hayhurst, Mrs M. Black--’ bum, Mrs R. Procter and Mrs M. Sanderson. At the next meeting on


June 12th, Mrs L. Kirby will demonstrate decou- page, and the competition will be for a decorated plant pot to be (lone on the night.


RIMINGTON


Winners At the monthly whist


and domino drive, organ­ ised by the management committee at Rimington Memorial Institute, the following were successful at whist: Ladies — Mrs D. Knowles, Mrs D. Mason, Mrs E. Jackson. Gents — Mrs J. Cowperthwaite, Mr T. J a c k s o n , Mr B. Edwards. Dominoes: Mr R. Eden,


Hartley. : As it was members night Mrs Joan Knapp enthralled her fellow mem­ bers with a lively'account of a journey she made with, a friend to New Zealand, stopping off in Singapore, India and Australia. After spending Christmas and New Year with relatives in New Zealand the ladies r e tu r n e d home v ia America; The journey involved,10 aeroplanes and 47 hours flying time over 45 days. ;Mrs’;Knappkept her audience well enter­ tained aS:.’6hb’ whisked them along “Around.the world in 20 minutes”. Mrs E. Robinson expressed


thanks.


committee, was served and Miss M. Bairstow


Supper, prepared by the ' .


announced a busy pro­ gramme of forthcoming local events, including Gis­ burn gala and car boot sale on May 24th.- Seedlings of golden


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Jackson, . Mr F. Ingleby, Mrs C. Knowles and Mrs P. -Bowling. Mrs L. Newlove correctly guessed. Miss Muffet’s spider’s name. The Rev. Gill Hall and gala queen Felicity Lloyd


Teas were served and raffle winners were Mr 1. . SLAIDBURN


birthday of.Slaidburn WI members from Downham WI were invited to share in the evening . when the special speaker was Har­ riet Roberts, of Radio


Radio tales To celebrate the 53rd


. farm, an undertakers or a ’brief visit to Tenerife, . which she spent'mainly


some of her stories and experiences “Behind the scenes at Radio Lanca­ shire” in her own youthful, lively and fluent style. She gave members an insight into impromptu interviews and tales of the unex­ pected while on summer roadshows or on day ; assignments to an ostrich


Lancashire. - Miss Roberts shared


: inside aTHunderetteF’* :< With programme’ pre- • senters of her calibre it


was no surprise that Radio Lancashire had won the regional Station-of-the-


squash plants were distri­ buted by Miss Bairstow


WADDINGTON


Welcome When'members of St


Mrs M. Woods, Mr R. Hartley,'Miss M; Pye. < Raffle: Mr J. Knapp, Mr


P. Oddie, Mrs C. Thist- lethwaite, Mrs D. Knight. Supper was served and


MCs were Mr A.Stott and Mr D. Seed.


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ing, the resolutions to be voted on at the NFWI tri­ ennial general meeting in June .at the NEC, Bir­ mingham, were discussed in detail. Foremost was the proposed involvement of the WI movement in the worldwide plan known as “Agenda 21”. This is a dec­ laration,signed in Rio in 1992 by all the leading Governments of the world, setting out a global plan to conserve, sustain, monitor and promote quality of life and citizenship under the United Nations. The second resolution deals with the possible link between organo-phosphate pesticides and breast can­ cer, and a call to withdraw the product Lindane. Members’ views were


Global plan At Rimington WI meet­


Helen’s ’ Church Mothers’ Union,. Waddington,' met Mrs G. Pennington wel­ comed, friends from Bol- ton-by-Bowland and also took a short service. , Guest speakers were Mr


and Mrs R. Oldroyd who spoke on light entertain­ ment. They were warmly


thanked by Mrs J. Fal­ lows. 'Afternoon te a was served by ladies of the committee and Mrs Lund thanked the . hosts on behalf of Bolton-by-Bow-


land MU.


dened to hear of the sud­ den death of Mrs Sheila Shepherd a former Dioce­


Members were sad­ ,


June, will be the last one in the s.ession.


san president. . The next meeting, in


Pavilion A new bowling pavilion


Cross. A substantial grant,


at Waddington Village Club was officially opened by p resident Mr Ken


given by Littlewoods Sports Foundation, dona­ tions and fund-raising by


members, enabled the multi-thousand pound


given to delegate Mrs H: Keighley. This year is the golden


anniversary of Rimington WI and present at the meeting were seven foun­ der members who had received special certifi­ cates at the LFWI spring council meeting. Another founder member Mrs A. Holgate was unable to attend but expressed her best wishes to everyone. Mrs Mary Bairstow and


project to be completed. A bowling competition sponsored by Moorhouses Brewery was won by Mr Kevin Ryder.


Market The annual May Day


her daughter, Miss Mary H . B a i r s tow , have achieved a rare family double as both have 50 years unbroken member­


ship.


Peel presented Mrs Bair­ stow with an attractive


President Mrs Edith ,. ,


for members to grow for inclusion in a special class in Rimington WI Show.


Year award.Mrs B e t ty Walker thanked Miss Roberts for an evening full of interest and laughter and thought there would be a number of people present tuning into Radio Lancashire at 9-05 a.m; on Saturday from now on. A competition for a hair


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curate of the combined parish of Gisburn and Hel- lifield. She expressed her delight at the atmosphere


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of cheerful fellowship which the event created, bringing people together in a social way. The reigning Gisburn gala queen, Miss Felicity


Lloyd, presented Mrs Hall with a flowering plant, and then the well-stocked stalls became the magnet for eager customers.


£700 U P TO


are pictured with officials and helpers at the open­ ing of the fair. (CAT 9086)


list is in the clubhouse. Thanks to everyone who


has paid their 1997 subs. A few. remain outstanding


from last year and anyone wishing to renew their membership is being reminded that,the subs are due. • ■ - - Fees are the same as


last year — £12 for full members; £10 for seniors; I £8 for juniors; £5 for non­ playing members.


Overr60s Winning hands a t


dominoes at last Monday’s


social for Sabden Over-60s were played by Mr Ken Thompson, Mrs Frances Lowe, Mrs Ivy Cottam, Mr Richard Eden and Mrs Ma rg a re t Bleasdale. Whist winners were: Ladies — Mrs Dorothy Houghton,' Mrs Gladys '■ Walmsley and Mrs Eva


-Marsden. Gents-— Mr James Traynor and Mrs


. Bleasdale, Mi’s Gill Carr, Mrs Amy Parkinson and Mrs Maud Wade. Thursday’s dominoes:


Elizabeth Ireland. Raffle — Mrs Margaret


decoration was. won by Mrs Edith Lawson. A. sur­ prise announcement was made by Mrs Marian P ar ry th a t Slaidburn members had-won a WI competition for best pro­ gramme; in the North of England o u t 'o f 1,000 entries. A quiz for 20 words


Mr Ron Simpkins, Mrs Ivy Cottam, Mr James Royal and Mrs Helen Lawless. Whist: Ladies — Mrs Edith Charnley, Mrs Dorothy Houghton. Gents — Mrs Millie Moorhouse and Mrs Gladys Walmsley. The raffle was won by Mrs Helen Lawless and Mrs | Eva Marsden.


Bingo The Ladies’ Circle at Stl


Nicholas’s Church is hold­ ing a prize bingo session tomorrow night in the church hall. It’s eyes down at 7-30.


beginning with MP, organ­ ised by Mrs Walker, was won by the. team of-Mrs Christine Whittaker, Mrs Hazel Waddington, Mrs Margaret Harrison ■ and Mrs Jan Weisters. A raffle to raise funds for the WI was won by Downham members Mrs Eileen Parker and Mrs Greta Capstick and Slaidburn members Mrs Doris Leeming, Mrs J e a n Doherty, Mrs Vivian Wel- son, Mrs Margery Ted- stone and Mrs Weisters. A buffet supper was


MITTON


Bike Week In spite' of very unsea­


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sonable weather, there was a good attendance at Little Mitton WI. Presi­


provided by members and a birthday cake, a joint effort by Mrs Betty Peel and Mrs Kathleen Taylor, was ceremoniously cut by Downham president Mrs


Carte”.


ing Mrs Liz Hey will give a talk entitled “A la


SABDEN


Bowling Congratulations to Mr


Alan Whalley who won Sabden Bowling Club’s men’s singles Brenda


Elsie Barker. At next months’s meet­


dent Mrs M. Dust wel­ comed members and gave details of National Bike Week starting on June 9th at WI House, when cyclists will cover the LFWI boundary, finishing at Barton Village Hall on June 17th. It is hoped the cyclists will ride through Mitton on the final day and members will be on hand to serve refreshments and cheer the cyclists on their way at approximately 4


p.m.


reminded of the group meeting on May 27th in Whalley Methodist Church hall, when Mitton mem­ bers will be hostesses for


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the evening.Mrs Dust gave a glow­ ing report on the trip to Blackpool to see “Me and My Girl”, and resolutions for the triennial, general meeting were discussed. Refreshments were


winner in a keenly-con­ tested final against Mr Denis Mather, who only took up bowling last year. 'Defeated semi-finalists


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were Mr Eddie Lingard and Mr John Wright, who played Mr Mather and Mr Whalley respectively. More than 20 club mem­


served by Mrs Healey, Mrs Leecy and Mrs Piercy, and there was the opportunity to taste mouth-watering selections of chocolates, biscuits and cakes and members were able to purchase the recipes. The evening concluded


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