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Millennium CLITHEROE and the 110 years of service
Packed congregation also welcomes new faces to the Methodist circuit
Nick of Pendle are amoiig the picture-per fect places featured in a new Millennium calen-
dar.The Ribble Valley venues'
j have been chosen to mark I December in the Ordnance Survey's Year 2000 calendar. This year's date chart fea
tures places around the country and gives detailed instructions, as well as a full-colour walking map extract to guide walkers round a pictured scene, on the back of every photo graph. All are based on routes featured in the Pathfinder Guide series. Ordnance Survey's Karen
I all the circular walks, which range from easy strolls to
McGrath said: "We have reproduced extracts from Ordnance Survey maps for
I challenging hikes. "As each month comes to
A WARM welcome was given to new members of th e Clitheroe Me thodist Circuit from a packed congregation a t Grmdleto
Methodist Church. As the new faces were
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introduced, certificates were presented to local
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the Rev. Richard^Atkin- %\uf S “ ^ son ^ e
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pre a che rs , M r s E d n a p ^ 6’ , charge of o n d a i y O ow p c r tliw a ite (80)
. mbers
0f the church were Mr John Tomlinson, a retired sec-
school deputy head £ £ $ £ ? *
a n d Mi Rob Me ton within the circuit was He has taken on the cir- Laughlin (90), for hav- gjven to Mr Mark Sleet, cuit -ob of developing the
ing 110 years of service the church with his wife, tial bomes. Mr Tomlinson, D im m i n g r u r a l lOtUl 11 between them.
ing amassed an amaz- who was welcomed into pastoral care role in residen- 1 ini o n d e n t “=“ . 1 HcrVifc
The service was con- dren. His experience, of daughter, will soon be bje Valley may have dimmer street lights ducted bv Circuit Super- practical work in k n o w n
s t tm K 1d =pu while prayers were led by
the Rev. Chris Methodist Circuits in for his work as a local Lancashire County Council is to intro y
Karen, and their four chil- who has a gr0wn-up son and THE many miles of rural roads in the Rib- around the circuit in the early hours.
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A BRAIN-TEASING sponsored test helped chil dren at St James's CE School, Clitheroe, raise
money to help the blind. The school supports various charities and the children
were pleased to make an effort for the Royal National Institite for the Blind.
watched by other pupils. (100999/1/8) Youth Appeals Co-ordinator Mrs Janet Fletcher visited
the school to receive the cheque. Bethany Tomlinson and William Walsh, both five-year-olds, handed it over,
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New walk proves a success | been a great success, say officials of Ribble
S S S ^ e s s>|h as The Great Outdoors and Travel GBI had earned sto-
nes; 1
| walks book to be used again | and again."
an end, the page can be tom off and used as a ready made walks guide - or the whole calendar can be kept intact until the end of the year, when it takes on a new lease of life as a national
Compresser is
Valley Borough Council. They reported to site m west araa members of the Community Committee They struck Decween 4 o S s e v e r a travel trade publications and p.m. last Wednesday and 9-
Bradford.
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A couple closely linked with local farming married at St Andrew's Church, Slaidburn. The bride was farm worker Miss Helen Joyce Parker,
youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs George Parker, of Iforns Farm, Slaidburn, and the bridegroom, who works for Genus, was Mr Russell Anthony Bury, only son of Mr and Mrs Rodney Bury, of Mayfield, Waddington. Given away by her father, the bride wore a long flared-
She earned a seasonal bouquet of white roses and hhes- The attendants were Mrs Alison Blakey, sister ofthe
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skirted gown of ivory, polyester crepe and a short veil with a headband of white roses.
bride, and friends of the bride Miss Mane Fox and Miss Pamela Glendenning, who wore ankle- length gowns ol
'^Flower girl M iss Anna Blakey, niece of the bride, wore a long dress piped with blue satin and carried a posy of
r°The best man was Mr Nicolas Walmsley, and the groomsman, Mr George Parker brother of the bride The ushers were Messrs Mark Blakey, Antony Mitton and
SeThe ceremony was conducted by the Rev. Mark Russell- Smith and the reception was at the Mytton Fold Hotel,
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Mountaineers head for outdoor centre in the Lake District
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MEMBERS of Clitheroe Mountaineering Club enjoyed a weekend of glorious weather when they stayed at the Eskdale Outdoor Centre, near Boot, in the western Lake District. On Saturday, one group advantage of the Family
of climbers drove to Was dale Head to scale routes on the crags of Scafcll, but found conditions far from ideal, after the previous four days of heavy rain. Diverting attention to 1 ike Crag, which was bathed m morning sunshine, routes such as the JOOft Grooved Arete, were enjoyed as the rock began to dry out and become less slippy as the day wore on. Another party found per feet conditions on me lower
lying Brantrake Crag, near s I . fectcci-cuiiu th
Eskdale Green. Other members followed
the steep path, from Was- dale Head up Brown Tongue to Hollows Stones, to climb the summit of Scafell via the scree slope of
Lord’s Rake. Younger members took
Meet" to enjoy trips on the steam trains to the Eskdale railway, to shorten and add excitement to their walks on the surrounding fells. On Sunday, the rock
climbers returned to Was- dale Head, bound for the Napes Crags on Great Gable. After slogging up to Styhead Pass in sweltering heat, with heavily laden rucksacks, the Climbers' Traverse was followed to Great Hell Gate. From there, a short scramble up steep, oose scree, bought
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the party to the foot of the impressive Tophet Wall. Despite having to wait for two other pairs of climbers, the Clitheroe lads were soon tackling the initial vertical crack of the rout e deemed to be one of the best rock climbs in the Lake District.
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