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BOLTON-BY- BOWLAND .
Gardeners'
meeting Bolland Gardening Club
held its monthly meeting in the village hall. The speaker was Mr Ben
Andrews, a gardening and horticultural expert from Garstang. Mr Andrews' talk was entitled "Intro ducing the Exotic" and was illustrated by slides which he had taken during his travels in various parts of the world. Although the plants shown came from very dif
ferent climatic regions of the world, most of them were suitable for planting in our own area, some being perfectly hardy and others requiring protection from our harshest winter weather. Mrs Myerscough pro
at a successful coffee morn ing, held in the vicarage, which raised £279. Mrs Wendy Grundy,
who first mooted the idea of providing tapestry kneelers for the church, ■ welcomed a large crowd of interested people to her home who were able to see designs, materials, brochures and ready-to- make packs, which were eagerly snapped up by enthusiastic customers. There was a bring-and-
buy and cake stall, which all helped to finance the
kneeler scheme. Anyone who would like
to work a kneeler them selves or donate the cost for one may obtain further information from Mrs Grundy.
Dales Odyssey At the meeting of Gis
posed the vote of thanks to Mr Andrews. The vice- chairman, Mr Philip Nierop, then conducted the club's annual meeting and started by reading the chairman's report. The chairman, Mr Andrew Shaw, was unable to attend the meeting. The treasurer, Mrs Gill
burn Mothers' Union, Mrs C. Thistlethwaite wel comed Mr and Mrs D. Cairns, of Barnoldswick, who took their audience on a "Dales Odyssey", illus trating his talk with superb slides. Mr Cairns told how he
Rawlings, presented brief details of the financial accounts. The election of the new committee then followed and all current members willing to contin ue were re-elected. Mr Nierop ended the
and his wife retraced, as far as possible, the route of a walking holiday taken by Mrs Cairns's uncle and a group of friends in 1920, during their annual' Wakes Week. Basing their journey on a diary kept by the uncle, Mr and Mrs Cairns travelled
meeting by thanking the evening's hostess, Mrs Gravestone. Mrs Moor- house and Mrs Smith reminded members that the next meeting would take place on March 11th, when a talk on hardy perennials will be given by Mr Graham Iddon. The club holds its meet
Wharfedale, Wensleydale, Swaledale, Nidderdale and Coverdale in a circular route. Apart from the increase in traffic and mod ernisation of property, they were happy to report that very little had changed in the intervening 70 years. Arrangements were
through
ings on the second Wednes day of each month in Bolton-by-Bowland Vil lage Hall and new mem bers are always welcome.
gisburn;
um "kneeler project" for Gisburn Parish Church, got off to an excellent start
Kneeler project^’ The proposed Millenni
made for the Wave of Prayer meeting in church and members are looking forward to taking part in Mothering Sunday, Lady Day and the Bowland MU Deanery Festival.
WHALLEY.
Whalley Horticultural Society, and local show judge, Mr Bill Hargreaves,
Show judge A former member of
Tin
with-Wheatley WI Mrs Jean Tomlinson welcomed members to the newly- decorated community cen tre. She thanked everyone for help with the recent coffee day which was a great success, raising £336.17. Mrs Tomlinson intro
Foot care President of Thornley-
of Blackburn, will return to give a talk to members on "Growing Vegetables for the Kitchen". The open meeting will
take place next Thursday at 7-30 p.m. in Whalley Methodist Church Hall.
Whist drive A whist drive will be held
at Abbots Court, Whalley, on Monday at 7-30 p.m. Admission is by ticket
morning in Sabden raised almost £600 for the Macmillan Nurses in mem ory of a Sabden woman.
Age Concern It's coffee time again on
Saturday when Sabden Age Concern Leisure Club will be brewing up in St Mary’s Hall from 10 a.m. to noon. The event is the group's
only and proceeds are in aid of English Martyrs RC Church.
coFive federations will.'
choice of' two walks, nine miles of the River Lune or Lancaster to Glasson Dock by coach then a five-mile coastline walk. A number of other outings are avail
mbine on May 9th for a
able to members. Nightsafe at Blackburn
annual fund-raising coffee morning and there will be a cake stall, grocery and white elephant stalls, a tombola and raffle. Entrance is 50p.
Special day Sabden Baptist Church
is holding a special service on Sunday to celebrate the first covenant service held there 200 years ago. The service will be at 2-
has thanked the WI for the Christmas boxes. Two WI members will represent the institute a t the coming meeting to discuss Sabden's Millennium celebrations. Mary Griffiths was pre
30 p.m. and conducted by the Rev. Keith Hobbs, of Warrington. Anyone is wel come to attend and there will be cups of tea available afterwards.
Over-60s Monday night’s whist
duced guest speaker Mrs Edwina Pye who spoke on the care of feet. Four members have
winners at Sabden Over- 60s were: Ladies - Mrs R. Wright and Mrs Dorothy Houghton. Gents - Mrs M. Edmondson and Mrs E. Ireland. Dominoes -Mrs N. Har
been invited to Longridge WI’s March meeting and notification was given of the group meeting at Chip ping on March 26th, tick ets will be £2. Members were informed of a craft day on March 28th when Mrs M. Blackburn will demonstrate ribbon craft. Birthday greetings were
extended to Mrs B. Baker and Mrs R. Forrest. A competition for a jam sandwich was won by Mrs I. Airey and Mrs M. Sanderson. During social time members enjoyed a general knowledge quiz . Raffle winners were Mrs B. Procter and Mrs T.
Clarke. At the next meeting on
March 12th, Mrs Joan Bright will demonstrate ribbon craft. The competi tion will be for a c r aft item and new members and friends are welcome.
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greaves and Mrs F. Lowe. Raffle - Mrs N. Harg reaves, Mrs M. Wade and Mrs M. Edmondson. On Thursday in St
sented with birthday flow ers and the competition for an item of legal memora bilia was won by Kay Dyer, Val Darwent and Margaret Boocock. Tea hostesses were Valerie Warburton, Sheila Howarth, Joan Bond and Jennifer Hartley.
Memories Memories of Sabden's
bowling greens from bygone days are in demand by the present club com-' mittee. Members can recall a
on the menu along with a birthday cake. Following supper a quiz was held while our three local mem bers got ready for their party pieces. Mrs E. Bradley, Mrs Nina Foster and Mrs D. Edmondson starred as the Three Dis graces. They were a first class act and had everyone in stitches. Their party pieces were in two parts so at the interval Mrs Jean Holroyd told of the thrill and experience of going to Denman College. To finish off, our three talented members did another star turn. President Miss J Lockett wished everyone a safe journey home after a lovely get together evening, also reminding members tha t next month's speaker is Mr Roland Hailwood on DIY and tea hostesses will be Mesdames Hollings, Jack- son, Kay, Howard and Lupton.
A delicious supper was
green behind the White Hart and one next to Whalley Road near the old print works, although they can't remember anything else about them. And no one knows if there were
any more. If anyone can help with
Mary's Hall Mrs F. Cooke and Mrs M. Wade played the winning hands at domi noes. Whist: Ladies - Mrs R.
memories, photographs, mementoes or trophies, please contact the club, as it is hoping to hold a "bowl ing through Sabden's histo ry" exhibition.
Wright and Mrs E. Cham- ley. Gents - Mrs G. Walms- ley and Mr W. Wright. Raffle - Mr W. Wright,
Mr J. Royal and Mr D. Houghton.
Old glasses If you have any old spec
tacles cluttering up your cupboards they can go to help needy people in the Third World. St Mary's School is col
new bowling club commit tee was held and members re-elected
Mr.Frank Goss as vice-chairman. Sub-committees were set
First meeting The first meeting of the
Trough". New members are welcome.
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WI Mrs Catherine Taylor welcomed members to the meeting and extended birthday greetings to Mrs V. Boardman, Mrs E. Rowntree and Mrs A. Hutchinson. A letter of thanks was
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lecting the glasses on behalf of a Burnley woman, Mrs Lynn Bradley, who will take them to Manchester Eye Hospital and from there they will be sent out to Third World countries who are in great need of
them. There isn't much time,
however, as the spectacles are being collected from Sabden on Monday. They can be left at the newsagent's or health cen tre or given to Mrs Sue Aspin.
Nicholas's Parish Church are appealing for prizes for the Easter raffle which will be drawn on Sunday, April 12th, after the Easter Ser-
Easter raffle Members of
St
vice. Anyone with a prize to
donate should contact Pat White.
inviting people to put on their dancing shoes again for a special dance night on April 17th in St Mary's Hall at 8 p.m. The £3.50 admission
February WI Sabden WI members are
includes home-made sup per and it is a general dance for all ages. At the monthly meeting
Mrs Irene Chenery-Baker took members through the intricacies of being a solici tor. She explained the role of mediators who deal specifically with family problems. She said solici tors are mindful of the necessity of people needing help and are currently seeking ways of quickening the service and making it less expensive. After a lively question
up. Mr David Parsons is the new competitions sec retary and joined on the competitions sub-commit tee by Mr Alan Whalley, Mr Les White and Mr Goss. House committee chairman is Mr John Crop per, who will be assisted by Mrs Mary Cottam and Mrs Anita Whalley. Anyone who can lend a
read from Clitheroe Heart Machine Fund for a dona tion raised at the Christ mas parcel stall. Letters were also read from senior members expressing their appreciation of the bowls of bulbs at Christmas, and Mrs Taylor conveyed thanks from Miss Mar garet Brennand for flowers received during her stay in
hospital. The institute will be rep-
hand in the pavilion with catering or cleaning will be most welcome. Mr John Wright was re
elected green liaison officer. Mrs Audrey Barrett is to form a youth sub-commit tee to involve local schools and youth groups in bowl ing events.
66 Club February winners of the
Bowling Green's 66 Club were Mrs Mary Cottam (No. 1) £25; Mrs Bessie Brennand (66) £15; Mr Frank Goss (45) £10; and Mrs Mary Ragnall (53) £5.
planning to alter the rear entrance to the green and pavilion near Jubilee Bridge, to make it more accessible for people who are disabled.
Plans The Bowling Club is
resented a t the spring council meeting in South- port on March 4th, when speakers will be Mrs Ros Jenkins, of the National Heart Research Fund, and Colin Tarn, a lecturer in drama and music at Den man College, the NFWI's own college in Oxfordshire. A wide variety of outings
and events is planned by the LFWI for the spring including, gardening, paint ing with pastels, country side management and walks. On March 19th a WI marketing workshop will be held in Grindleton., Mrs Taylor summarised
the items discussed at the resolutions selection com mittee in Leyland, which she attended with Mrs Sally Dowds. , Arrangements are in
hand for the Bowland For est group meeting to be held in the spring. An excel lent evening is planned and the organisers hope that the event will be well-sup ported by the institutes.
Safari Thirty members of
and answer session Mrs Kay Dyer thanked Mrs Chenery-Baker. It was decided to arrange
an outing to Shugborough, the home of Lord Patrick Lichfield, and anyone interested in knowing more should contact Pat White for details.
Chipping YFC met in the community centre to hear a talk by Julie Bennett on her trip to South Africa. By means of colourful slides she took her audience on safari. This was followed by a quiz where members had to recognise different wild animals by the sounds on a tape recording. All the members failed to guess correctly so decided to stick to British animals in future. Thanks were expressed to Julie by John Stott and Mark Robinson. Next week's meeting will
be a fun night in the com munity centre at 7-45 p.m.
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Spring The annual Spring
Flower and Bulb Show, organised by Rimington and District Gardening Club, will take place on March 29th in Gisburn
Festival Hall. The show will be opened
by assistant priest at Gis burn Parish Church, the Rev. Gill Hall, at 2-30 p.m. Schedules are available
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