Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, November 4th; 1999 5 ' Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified),
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takes place tomorrow so please leave old newspapers and magazines outside for collection in the morning.
NSPCC Sabden's annual event for
the NSPCC was a big suc cess last Monday. The vil lage committee led by Mrs Carol Mellows held a chain store seconds gift sale in St Mary's Hall and raised £118 for the cause. More than 50 people
for Ribchester has taken to the columns. Mrs Marlene Piper has come forward to make sure Ribchester is represented a lit tle more often in the village news. A retired deputy head of Fulwood
New correspondent This week a new village correspondent
DOWNHAM RIBCHESTER
help from thespians and non-thespians alike.
High School, Mrs Piper, of 10 Greenside, is involved in various groups and organi sations in the village. She is a member of the Millennium committee, secretary of RATS, a member of the tennis club and the League of Friends at Ribchester Hospital, she also has an allotment which keeps her busy in the summer and despite all this finds time to help out at the Somerwood Cattery. Should anyone have any news they feel
attended and most went away with bags full of bar gain gifts for Christmas ranging from^toiletries to pottery, bags and sweets. There was also^a raffle
Piper on 01254 878937.
Stage news The recent Young Ribchester Ama
1 along and supported. All the money raised will go straight to helping vulnera- i ble children.
and Mrs Mellows says thanks to all who went
Jumble St Mary's Hall in Whal-
ley Road is the venue for Saturday's jumble sale
which s tarts at 1 p.m. Goods for the stalls can be left at the hall from 10 a.m. on Saturday morning. All the money raised will
ber 4th.
Bonfire Bonfire night is celebrat
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ed on Saturday in Sabden with a huge fire and fire works display on the Holme. The fire will be lit at 6-30 p.m. and the fireworks display will follow at 7 p.m. As usual there is a chil
teur Dramatic Society's production of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl played to packed audiences and was a resounding success under the imaginative direction of RATS chairman Mrs Julia Procter. No sooner was the production over than rehearsals began for the Millennium Revue to be held in February. The first rehearsal was well- attended, with representatives from every age group. Mr Keith Flood is mas terminding the revue and would welcome
WHALLEY;
go to church funds. The next social event is the Christmas Fair on Decem
Abbey winners Whist winners at the
Golden rain ’The annual bonfire will
Growing roses At the meeting of Ribchester Allot
take place on Grindleton playing fields tomorrow
ment and Garden Society, held at Miles House Farm Restaurant, guest speaker was Mrs Catherine Penny. A renowned landscape gardener, of Stydd Nursery, in the village, she gave a talk on roses, one of her specialist areas.
Travel At the meeting of St Wilfrid's Church,
would be of interest to other people in the village or reports of events which have taken place they can contact Mrs
Mothers' Union, Ribchester, Mrs Pamela Dean will give a talk on the Moorish cities of Spain. The meeting will be held on Tuesday in the parochial hall starting at 7-30 p.m.
Coffee time A coffee morning will be held in the
parish centre of St Peter and St Paul's RC Church, Stydd Lane, on Sunday fol lowing the 10-30 a.m. Mass. Proceeds will be donated to CAFOD.
evening. The activities will begin at
6-45 p.m. with the judging of the "Guys" which, hopefully, lots of village children will have made. The bonfire will be lit at 7 p.m. and the fire works display will begin at 7-
will be on sale, featuring burg ers, bangers and soft drinks. Owing to the potential risk
15 p.m. The usual bonfire goodies
to footballers, the recreation ground charity committee asks that people do not bring sparklers to the field.
Winter travel A trip to China is on the
League of Friends The weekly luncheon club organised
by the League of Friends continues to meet each Thursday at Ribchester Hos pital. The time will be spent competing in some serious card and domino playing and enjoying a good meal in the compa
ny of friends.
Abbey senior citizens' drive, in Whalley, were: Ladies - Mrs E. Hadfield, joint 2nd, Mrs M. Butler and Mrs J. Walmsley, Mrs G. Walms- ley (cons). Gents - Mrs M. Naylor, Mr J. Whitehead, Mr G. Butler (cons). Dominoes: Mr J. Hartley,
dren's Guy Fawkes contest and children should take their entries along for judg ing by 6-45 p.m. at the lat est. There are prizes for the
winners. The organising Holme Committee appeal to people
not to take their own wood or fireworks along.
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Hallowe'en party Friends of ’ Bolton-by-
: (guess the weight of the ; cake), James Pickard, Sam ' Wood, James Billows (rac- . ing car game), Colin Dar lington (hidden treasure),
Bowland School held a Hal lowe'en party for the local children in the village hall on Saturday. I t included cheese and wine for the adults and games for the youngsters. More than £100 was raised by the event, which will go towards equipment for the school. Winners were: Mr Glover
Choir concert There will be a concert in Whalley Methodist Church Hall on Saturday by the Great Harwood Male Voice Choir. The concert, which will begin at 7-30 p.m., is being given in honour of Mr Osborne Fogg to celebrated his 80th birthday, as he is a member of both the male voice choir and Whalley Methodist Choir. Admis
sion is £3.
joint 2nd, Mrs J. Bishop, Mrs E. Brown and Mrs II. Hardy, Mrs M. Harrison
(cons). There will be no meeting
on Saturday as a concert is being held in the hall.
British Legion Whalley and District branch will be taking part in a two- minute silence to be observed at Whalley War Memorial at 11 a.m. on Armistice Day, November 11th. Staff and pupils of Oakhill College, Whalley, will also attend and mem bers of the public are wel
Remembrance Members of The Royal
come. On Remembrance Sun
day, there will be a service and wreath laying at Wiswell War Memorial at 9-30 a.m. There will be a service at Whalley Parish Church commencing at 10- 30 a.m., followed by a parade to the village war memorial for wreath laying
' James Billows and Diane Capstick (guess the sweets),
at 11-45 a.m. In the afternoon, a
' Sarah Powell, Laura Met- : calfe and Grace Holt (best decorated pumpkin). Winners of the fancy dress
, Metcalfe and Natasha Simp- '• son. John Hill (number grid).
competition were: Natasha Smalley, Jack Femhead and Joe Dakin. Home-made class: Ellie Wilkinson, Laura
Whist drive Whist winners at a whist
- - - D. Knowles, M. Davis, V. ■ Duckworth. Gents - M. - Campbell, S. Hogg,
J.Traynor. Dominoes: R. Eden, II.
drive, held in Bolton-by-Bow- land Village Hall, were: Ladies
Wolfenden, M. Pye, Mr Hasthwaite.
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parade will leave Billington Gardens at 2-45 p.m. for a service and wreath laying at Billington War Memor ial. Members of Accring ton Pipe Band, Blackburn Sea Cadets, the Royal British Legion and Billing ton and Whalley Royal Naval Association will take
part.
Coffee morning A coffee morning was
held on Saturday hosted by ladies of the Women's After noon Fellowship of Whalley Methodist Church. Friends and visitors dropped in for a cuppa and a chat, and the proceeds raised will go to church funds.
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Special service A special service took
place in Whalley Methodist Church on Sunday morning,
cards for the next in the Win ter Travel Series, organised by Grindleton Millennium
Committee. Resident Mr Jeff Cowling
will take his audience "From Chiang Mai to Shanghai" in an illustrated talk on this vast country. The show will take place in Bowland High School starting at 8 p.m., and tickets are available from the village
shop, or pay at the door. Refreshments provided by
Remembrance There is a change of venue
for the Hodder Valley Royal British Legion Remembrance Sunday service, which will now be held in St Hubert's RC Church, Dunsop Bridge, on November 14th at 10 a.m., and not in Newton.
Tricks and spots There were 20 tables in
play for the annual whist and domino drive organised by Dunsop Bridge WI mem
when members of the vari ous groups who use the church hall were invited to attend. Members of the Brownies, Rainbows, Beavers, flower club, aro matherapy group, whist group, Weight Watchers, budgie club, T'ai Chi group, country dancers, parent and toddler group and Whalley and Mitton WI were among the congregation. The youth fellowship
bers. MCs were Mr A. Mars- den and Mr J. Moon, and home-made meat pie and peas were served for supper. Thanks were expressed
by Mrs Jean Parkinson, who also presented prizes to whist winners: Ladies - Mrs M. Cowking, Mrs V. Duck worth, Mrs Barker. Gents - Mr G. Parker, Miss M. Jackson, Mrs M. Ormiston. Dominoes: Mrs Pat
group helped to lead the ser vice with a contemporary sketch of the Prodigal Son. Emma Middleton and Sarah Purcell sang two songs accompanied by Daniel Theobalds. The Rev. Chris Cheeseman gave a provoking talk on how God uses imperfect people to pass the Christian faith.
WI members will be on sale and all proceeds will go towards the Millennium
fund. The next meeting of the
Millennium committee will be on November 18th in the library of Bowland High School at 7-30 p.m.
Time out I t was not the "Men in
Black" who arrived at the meeting of Time Out, in Grindleton, but the ladies in
white.Local beautician Mrs Gail Bailey, with her colleague, Nicola, gave a tremendous insight into the potions used on a daily basis at their health clinic in Clitheroe. From relax- ants to stimulants in forms of herbal potions, Time Out ladies were advised as to what to use for various complaints. Meetings are held each sec
Oddie, Mrs B. Knight, Mr John Oddie, Mr R. Wood, Mrs M. Walker, Mrs J. Pye. Raffle: F. Eccles, M.
Walker, G. Baines, A. Mars- den, J. Riley, J. Cowperth- waite and Mrs J. Robinson. The annual meeting of the WI will be on Wednesday.
Organist was Mr W. Clough. READ
Football news Read United FC first
Revamped hall Following its £120,000
refurbishment, Knowle Green Village Hall will be open for viewing on Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. Everyone is welcome to view the com
pletely revamped hall. The next fund-raising
event will be a concert at the Centenaries Theatre, Stonyhurst, by the well- known Lancashire folk group the Houghton Weavers. The concert is on November 12th at 8 p.m. and tickets are available from Mrs Jean Procter (01254 878447). All pro ceeds from the event are for the village hall.
team lost 9-1 to Chorley Moors on Saturday in a Holland's Amateur Shield match. Ian Ollerenshaw scored the goal and man of the match was Ian Burrows. The second team beat
Guy Fawkes' night The annual bonfire will
be held tomorrow in Down- ham in the field adjacent to the Brookside. Members of the cricket club will light the fire at 6-30 p.m. with the firework display begin ning at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend.
American guests Welcome visitors to the
family service on Sunday morning at Downham Parish Church were the Rev. Pat and Mrs Sandra Hous ton, of North Carolina. After all the bad weather
SIMONSTONE
Bonsai trees A very interesting and
enjoyable demonstration about bonsai trees was given to members of Simonstone Garden Club by Mr Nick
Middleton. It was the first meeting of
the new season and 25 years since the garden club began.
PENDLETON
Bonfire There will be a village bonfire
reports of hurricanes in Carolina, they were even more welcome. The service was based on the
in Pendleton at the Swan with Two Necks on Sunday. The fire will be lit at 7 p.m., followed by a fireworks display.
life of the saints, with readings and prayers by the children. Coffee and biscuits were
served after the service, which enabled the congregation to
meet Mr and Mrs Houston, who lived and worked in Downham for 12 months, some years ago, and who return when they are able.
BILLINGTON
Millennium party Tickets are selling fast for
the Millennium party on New Year's Eve at Billington and Langho Community Hall. The evening will consist of a disco, dance and buffet supper, the venue is handy for people who live in Billington and Langho, as the whole family is welcome. To reserve tickets, tel. 01254 682030 (daytime) and 01254 248066 (evenings).
GISBURN
Fireworks display Members of Gisburn
YFC met for a bonfire, fire works display and hot-pot supper, by kind permission of Mr and Mrs Duckworth. On Monday there will be
ond and fourth Monday of the month, and the next meeting on November 8th will be a charity craft night from 6 to 9 p.m. in St Ambrose's parish room.
;HURST GREEN
Thriller An enjoyable evening was
had by more than 50 people at Hurst Green Memorial Hall, when a thriller entitled "The Bridge" was performed by the Pentabus Theatre Company. The production was part of a series of plays organised in conjuction with the Spot-on Rural Touring Network.
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Earby Town 6-3. Man-of- the-match Andrew Rushton scored five goals, with one from Steve Meehan.
Whist drive Winners at the whist drive
held in Read Constitutional Club on Monday were: Ladies - Mrs E. Hutchinson, Mrs M. Redpath. Gents - Mr F. Fallon, Mr L. Grime. Special prize was won by Mrs J. Wilson, and the MC was Mr G. A. Holden.
Craft sale The Hodder Day Care Cen
tre, at Newton Village Hall, will be holding a craft sale on Tuesday from 1 to 2-30 p.m. There will be a cake stall and refreshments Mil be served.
Badminton The Hodder Valley Bad
minton Club has resumed play for the winter season. Meetings begin at 8 p.m. on Monday evenings in Newton Village Hall.
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Luncheon club Members of Rimington
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and Middop Luncheon Club met at the Memorial Institute to enjoy a meal comprising shepherd's pie with carrots and peas, fol lowed by blackberry and apple pie with custard. After lunch, there was a ses sion of dominoes, and the ladies were able to browse through the selection of dresses, separates and lin gerie brought along by Ann's Mobile Fashions. The Christmas lunch will
be held on November 24th, and those members wishing to take a guest should let Mrs E. Jackson (tel. 445430) know quickly. For the benefit of any
housebound ladies, Ann's Mobile Fashions can arrange home visits — for information tel. 01282
776725. Raffle winners were: Mrs
Jones.
II. Wolfenden, Mr D. Nicholson, Mrs A. Jackson, Mrs N. Hudson, Mrs J.
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