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the community . centre, and Mrs Capstick told of a
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president Mrs'Lilian Harg reaves introduced guest speaker Mrs Susan Holt, whose talk was entitled "Down the Orinoco With out a Paddle". In her very interesting and amusing talk, she told members of her travels by canoe along the river, staying in so- called "hotels" along the way. Shewas most careful to avoid drinking the water from the river, which was polluted. She told of her visit to the Angel Falls, which she found very spec tacular, and she recalled many of her adventures on the journey. There was a stall at the meeting selling home-made
biscuits. Members were informed
of forthcoming events, which include a candlelit supper and shopping at Oswaldtwistle Mills on November 4th, and a coach trip to Leeds for Christmas shopping on November
10th. At the auction of promis
es, organised by WI mem bers and held at Mytton Fold Farm Hotel, Langho, more than £900 was raised by auctioning promises varying from transport to Manchester Airport, baby sitting and a week's ironing. The annual meeting of
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to Salterforth WI on Octo- She introduced guest her 8th and birthday greet- speaker Mrs Betty Ford, of ings were extended to Mrs Slyne, near Lancaster, who Edgar and Mrs Nelson.„ gave a very interesting talk Mrs Ingham advised and demonstration on
visit to Clayton-le-Dale WI when the speaker was Mr Paul Kidd, a butler at Buckingham Palace. Winner of the competi
tion was Mrs Wrigley and a delicious supper was served.
j oll„ ,„0ro maHe and also various ceramic animals and ornaments.
Thanks were expressed
by Mrs Jean Bristol. A competition for a
favourite piece of jewellery was won by Mrs A. Whit taker, Mrs E. Slinger, Mrs J. Jelpke.
Harvest festival On a day of glorious sun
shine St James's Church, Dale Head, celebrated its harvest festival. The vicar, the Rev. Mark
Russell-Smith, preached to an almost full church and afterwards there was time for a chat with old friends over light refreshments. On Monday evening a
whist and domino drive was held in Tosside Institute. There were eight tables in play and winners were as follows. Whist: M. Davies, F. Carruthers, M. Grainger, J. Kenyon. Dominoes: D. Lowe, J. Pye, F. Lofthouse. Raffle: S. Hogg, J. Kenyon, F. Carruthers. MCs were Mr S. Hogg
ed to £100.
the branch will be held on October 19th in the com munity centre at 7-30 p.m.
CHATBURN
Parish matters At the meeting of Chat-
burnParish Council held on Monday, councillors dis
cussed the poor state of local footpaths, the mainte nance and use of the play ing fiellde ds ana two retrospec-
tive planning applications discussedsThe annuahMUw ing the service the guts win; tiful floral art creations at..,the-match,,,;. rpSh^Barn/feldPMiilUsite. v . 0 *s U e h t > u c t
her studies of the Celtic church in Britain, telling stories of some of the north ern saints.
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M v e ra l residents.'bf 'Rib- ,Gist)urn'Eestival Hall on ,.Christian Stable, the Saiva-^. ^ tfteskale'Square were in .October 13th from 7; to 9,
attendance to lobby the * n mi:‘with las^hids at-8-30' Soud un. p.m. Anyone wishing to donate saleable goods may leave them'with MU mem bers and all are welcome to the event.
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council with regard to the Barnfield site. Councillors unanimously supported their complaints and recom mended the refusal of plan
ning permission. The next meting will take
place on October 5th at 7-30 p.m.
DOWNHAM
College talk At the meeting of Down- ham WI the vice-president,
a 8-30; Soup Ruu attend.
HURST GREEN -
Mrs Eileen Wilson, wel- 0n October 2nd and promis- day and the White Hart su come 30 members and es to be a great time for the ver salver last weekend,
new venture which will use venues throughout the Rib- ble Valley to hold ceilidhs. The first will take place at Hurst Green Village Hall
New venture - Valley Hops is an exciting
nurse ureen villag umi
guests, including county chairman Mrs Audrey Weatherill. A minutes' silence was observed by everyone out of respect for two villagers, Mr Mark Hall and the Rev. Canon L. Cragg, who died recently. Guest speaker was Mrs
Liz Larke, who spoke about Denman College, the WI seat of learning. Mrs Larke showed many lovely slides and spoke about the cours es held. Thanks were expressed to Mrs Larke for an interesting talk by Mrs Susan Ingham The' autumn council
enthusiast or a happy fami-
ly occasion. The event will feature
John Kirkpatrick's Bumper Ceilidh Band. I t runs from 8 p.m. until 11-30 p.m. and tickets are cheaper if booked in advance, although they can be bought on the night. (Inquiries, tel. 01254 397623).
PENDLETON
meeting a t Lancaster on September 29th will be attended by five members, the delegate will be Miss Marion Jones. Arrange ments were made for a trip
Porcelain dolls The president of Pendle
ton WI, Mrs Margaret Gor- nall, welcome members and visitors from Bashall Eaves and Slaidburn WIs to the meeting.
““.‘“ "Z ; T Everyone is welcome to SABDEN
Bowling m
petitions at Sabden Bowling the November choir compe- Club proved a big success tition in Blackburn.
The last two home com st, two uu
with novice bowlers and non-members taking part alongside regular bowlers. Scores of entries for the
to be held last night at the Tudor Rose Restaurant,
Pendle Witch doubles tro phy on August Bank Holi-
attracted plenty of specta tors, who saw some enter taining matches and excel
lent bowling. Both were.sponsored by the village pubs, with cash
prizes for the finalists. The Pendle Witch trophy,
for which doubles partners were randomly drawn, was won by Keith Stansfield and David Beesley, who defeat ed Peter Lambert and Catherine Eaves 21-15. Los ing semi-finalists were Valerie Warburton and Mark Whalley and Jillian Nicholson and Christine Wilson. The White Hart silver
^!^veral residehts!bf/Rib"^ilGisl3urn;^estivarHall on
..Christian StableJ the S^va-^. tion Army andB lackburn^
d two retrospec l site.
ilent auction will;
pe.neia in _■ De aonateu iF*orthcoming events were onn ui even,-,
help decorate the church with harvest produce should attend on Saturday at 10-30 a.m. Gifts of fruit, vegeta bles and flowers can also be taken at this time. Follow-
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all*who helped with the scored botlvthe Read goals.; table top sale organised by . and Stuart Taylor was man- the Federation. Great Har- of-the-match.
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wood WI is holding a coffee U n io n morning on October 10th at The next meeting of
Bank Mill House at 10 a.m. Read Mothers' Union will Mention was also made he held on Tuesday at 7-30
of the Federation darts competition, nominations for the sub-committees and
Sabden WI's dinner was
Whalley. The minutes of the vil
lage Millennium meeting were available, Mrs Pat White gave details of next year's area show and mem bers were informed of next year's subscriptions and next month's AGM and
supper. Birthday flowers went to
Mrs Marion Cliff, Mrs Gladys Walmsley, Mrs Fran Howarth, Miss Kitty Gar nett and Mrs Heather
Wrathall. The competition for a
harvest basket was won by Mrs Joyce Harrison, Mrs Anne Jones and Mrs Eileen
Harrop. The speaker was Mrs Pat
salver singles' competition saw female success when Barbara Warburton became the first woman to win a major, open home competi-
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Ascroft, vice-chairman of the Lancashire Federation, who spoke about her love of cycling and the thousands of miles she has covered in the past four years, includ ing one 1,265- mile trip and an 18-day cycle around the perimeter of Lancashire. Along the way she has
the meeting of Sawley WI, when the president, Mrs Rita Webb, welcomed mem bers and guests from Gis- burn, Pendleton, Riming- ton, and Billington and Langho WIs. Mrs Webb introduced
Full house Every seat was taken at
raised several thousand pounds for charity, includ ing a sponsored event from the Dead Sea to the Red Sea, and she is currently training for a trek to India and the foothills of the Himalayas. Mrs Anne Jones thanked her for an absorbing talk.
way again in Sabden tonight (Thursday). The
Line dancing Line dancing gets under
guest speaker Mrs Irene Lizzie Jones, who gave a short dramalogue in full period costume entitled "The Conspiring Countess". She kept her audience capti vated with her magnificent peformance of the life of Bess of Hardwicke, who lived during the reign of Elizabeth I. Mrs Margaret Haynes expressed thanks. Supper was-served by
p.m. in Read School. The speaker will be Mrs Bever ley Laycock whose subject is "Social Concern".
Constitutional Club on Monday evening were as follows. Ladies: Mrs M. Grime, Mrs J. Bailey. Gents: Mrs P. Larkin, Mr R. Elliott. The special prize was won by Mrs E. Hutchinson and MC was Mr G. A. Holden.
Results Whist winners at Read
GISBURN
Mothers' Union The new session for Gis-
burn Mothers' Union, began with a service in Gis- bum Parish Church, led by the Rev. Mrs Gill Hall, with organist Mrs Diane Rice. Later Mrs Hall spoke of
enjoyable visit of 30 mem bers to Alston Hall, near Longridge, and members were informed th a t the autumn council meeting would take place on Sep tember 29th at Ashton Hall, Lancaster, and on November 16th there will be a day course a t Lon gridge Civic Hall entitled "Entertaining with Style". Ten members were recently guests of Sawley WI. A kitchen stall was run by Mrs M. Baldwin and
A report was given on the . ,
Mrs M. Ross. The next meeting will be
and Mr P. Metcalfe. Following play Mr Hogg
held in Pendleton Village Hall on October 20th when the speaker will be Miss B.' Bingham and her subject will be "Bhutan - the Drag on Kingdom" The competi tion will be for a holiday photograph and there will also be a stall selling "some
acted as auctioneer and the evening's proceeds amount
thing in a tin". LANGHO
evensong a t Old Langho Church, Old Langho, on Sunday at 6 p.m. The ser vice will follow the Book of Common Prayer and will be conducted by the vicar, the Rev. Stephen Cooper. Anyone who would like to
Harvest time There will be a harvest
Theatre date champion.
al presentation night is at Whalley Golf Club on Octo ber 17th. Tickets are £7 and there will be a buffet and disco by Kevan Lin- gard, and free transport from the village. Mr Bill Campbell will present the trophies.
Presentation The bowling club's annu
meeting of Sabden Over 60s had to be abandoned due to lack of support. The club organises whist
No meeting Last Monday night's
and domino socials each Monday and Thursday in St Mary’s Hall at 7-30 p.m. to which everyone is wel come. You don't have to be a club member or over 60 to
go along and join in. Thursday's social went
ahead as normal with the whist winners being as fol lows. Ladies: Mrs Millie Moorhouse and Mrs Eva Marsden. Gents: Mr W. Wright and Mrs Gladys Walmsley. Dominoes: Mrs Frances
tion with a 21-17 victory over Peter Lambert. Losing semi-finalists were Steve Robinson and Joe Wright. Barbara, captain of the
weekly classes have begun again in St Nicholas's Hall each Thursday and all are welcome. , ■:
Sabden again in November. The Lancashire Rural Tour ing Network is presenting a show in St Nicholas's Church Hall on Saturday, November 14th, at 7-30
p.m. "A Parson's Tale" is set in
1895 and the Rev. J.T. Smith is holding a village celebration. None of the special guests turn up but the audience does and the. parson has to improvise with his portable harmoni um; The result is an enter taining and humorous tale. .
Council The next meeting of Sab
den Parish Council takes place on Wednesday, Octo ber 7th, in St Mary's Hall at 8 p.m. This follows a public meeting at 7 p.m. to discuss the possibility of Sabden providing a youth and com munity shelter.
Lowe, Miss Bernadette Taylor and Mr K. Thomp son. Raffle winners were Miss Taylor, Mrs E. Duck worth, Mrs Moorhouse and Mr W. Duckworth.
Top lady Members of Sabden WI
were pleased to hear'that Miss Kitty Garnett, their marathon wonder woman, had been nominated for the Woman of the Year award and would attend the event at the Gibbon Bridge Hotel. The president, Mrs Joyce
be celebrated in St Nicholas’s Church on Sun day at the special time of 10-30 a.m. This will be a family service and parade followed by a harvest lunch in the hall.
Harvest The harvest festival will
Christian Aid Sabden's Christian Aid
committee is holding a cof fee morning on Saturday, October 17th, in the Coun ty Primary School. Items are wanted for a
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have suggested planting.a: shrub in the school grounds, and installing a plaque in remembrance of the late- Mrs Margaret Dyson; the head at Sawley School until it closed in 1976.
A reminder was given . •
that Sawley Village Hall committee will hold a wine tasting on October 9th. The next meeting will be
on October 15th a t 7-30 p.m. when guest speaker will be Mrs Ann Scargill, whose talk will be entitled "A Caribbean Catastrophe”.
• SiMONSTONE
Dialect prose The vice-president of
Simonstone with Read WI, Mrs Susan Lord, welcomed members to the meeting. She introduced guest
speaker Mr Jim Atherton, a local speaker, broadcaster arid poet and an expert on Lancashire dialect. He entertained members admirably with his own compositions which covered many topics, from husbands
Hogg, J. Moon, A. Mars- | den; J. Traynor, J. White-,
head.
son.'R. Knight, A; Riley, M-, Lambert,. D. Knight, P.
Metcalf, J. Carr. Raffle: J. Cowperthwaite,
E. Aspin, A. Stott, E . , Thompson, Miss Howarth, F. Lofthouse.
The next whist and domi ,
no drive will be on October 21st, and on October 3rd | there will be a quiz night.
TOSSIDE
play for a whist and domino drive held in Tosside Insti- i tute in aid of funds. MCs | were Mr P. Metcalfe and Mr T. Robinson. Winners: B. Bolland, M.
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to cash dispensers. A competition for a limer
ick, judged by Mr Ather ton, was won by Mrs Lord, Mrs Jelley and Mrs Russell.
take place on October 15th in Simonstone Old School, there will be a Jacob's join supper.
At the annual meeting, to
Waste paper The waste paper skip will be outside Simonstone
nearly new stall and anyone with goods to donate can call Mrs Marjorie Oldham on 777502. She will arrange collection.
Harrison, welcomed mem bers and visitor Mrs Mar
observed following the untimely death of Mrs Marjorie Walker, who ■would be sadly missed. Amnng n
garet Weaver. A minute's silence was
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School from this evening for the collection tomorrow.
stone Parish Council will be held in the old school tomorrow evening at 7-30 p.m. Villagers are welcome to attend.
Parish council The meeting of Simon
Services Harvest festival services
will take place at St Peter's Church, Simonstone, on
Sunday. There will be a family service at 10 a.m. Evensong and sermon at 6- 30 p.m. will be a joint ser- 'vice for St. Peter's and also 1st John's Churcfi,l'li&’d; ‘T'i
Lofthouse, N. Breaks, J. Pye, D. Lowe, F. Calverley. The next drive will be on
October 17th. WHALLEV
Quickstep and tea Afternoon dances, organ
ised by Age Concern Whal ley and District, will recom mence on October 13th in
the village hall. Dances will also be held
venue.
oh November 11th and December 9th at the same
Abbey drive Whist winners at the
Twitchen; joint 2, Mrs M. Maden, Mrs M. Morley :vand- Mrs;M-."Harrison, Mrs.
Abbey senior citizens' drive in Whalley were as folows. Ladies: Mrs E. Charnley, Mrs C. Horsfall, Mrs M. Butler (cons). Gerits: joint 1, Mrs D. Farnsworth and Mrs J. Walmsley, Mr J. Wooff (cons). Dominoes: Mrs P.
v.S.:CaHydri;(coris)^ Members were reiriinded
there will be no meeting on Saturday.
WI meeting The vice president, Miss A. Riding, took the September meeting of Thornley-with- Wheatley WI and wel comed members and friends before introducing the speaker, Mrs P. Griffiths, who stepped in at very short notice to give an excellent talk on "Food Around the World". Shewas thanked by
Mrs A. Bennett. There will be an Audi
tions Evening at Billington and Langho Community Centre on Monday, with the autumn council meeting, to be held at Ashton Hall, Lancaster, on Tuesday. Birthday greetings were
extended Mrs J. Winder and Mrs J. Tomlinson. Raf fle winners were Mrs M. Holmes and Mrs F. Donnel ly, and competition winners for a handkerchief made from a scrap of material was won by Mrs M. Sanderson, with Mrs M. Holmes sec
ond. Social time took the form
of a quiz, with the answers being fruit or vegetables. The October meeting will
be held on the 8th, when the speaker will be Mr Iddon, on "Cottage Gardens and Plants". The competition will be for a flower arrange ment in a small jug.
Aglow The North West Area
Board of Aglow Women's Fellowship will hold an evening of music, testimony and Christian Fellowship at Whalley Village Hall tomorrow at 7-30 p.m. Guest speaker will be Mr Lex Thakur, a former
Hindu guru. Men are also welcome.
Sawley can have its say on policing
SAWLEY residents will get the chance to influence future policing in their vil lage at a Police and Com munity Forum on Wednes
day.
be on hand at Sawley Vik lage Hall from 7-30 p.m. to discuss issues affecting local people. Topics on the agen da will include policing in the Ribble Valley and the work of the Scientific Sup
Senior police officers will
port Group. A spokesperson for Lan
committee members. A letter of thanks was
Whist drive The monthly whist and
read from Mrs Joan Crad dock for flowers during her recent stay in hospital. An outing to include supper at the Spread Eagle and a visit to the cinema is to be arranged and members of Sawley embroidery class
domino drive, held in West Bradford Village Hall, was well-attended and 27 tables
were in play. Whist winners were as
follows. Ladies: T. Cow perthwaite, G. Thompson, R. Wright, S. Tennet, M. Edmondson. Gents: S.
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