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Pendle and District Rover Association ® Prpcpnt ihiMf Anniinl


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research YOUNG mums from Whalley (pictured)


pram-pushed their off­ spring around the vil­ lage and out to Wiswell and back to raise money for research into sudden infant death syn­


drome. Their efforts, which


netted £500 for the


national charity the Foundation for the Study of Infant Death, were co-ordinated by Whalley Surgery health visitor Mrs Christina Hardwick. Among those sup­


porting her were Mrs Jane Wiison, Mrs Susan Wilson and Mrs Sue Elvy, who donned fancy dross as two nurses and an outsize baby. (120599/3/10)


Church will have^ full-time minister after year’s break


A CLITHEROE church is to have its first full­


time minister in over a year frorn this weekend. An induction service to he decided to enter the


welcome the Rev. David Mason (62) will be held at Clitheroe United Reformed Church a t 7 p.m. on Saturday. He will be greeted not only by Clitheroe worshippers, but by those from Barrow and Newton-in-Bowland Unit­ ed Reformed Churches, who will also be under his


charge. For Mr Mason, his


appointment is a return to the ministry. Originally from Leeds, Mr Mason was articled to a law firm, when


church. Following his ordination


in 1966, he .served as a min­ ister in Skipton and Fairhaven, but in 1987, left to take on a full-time role in the family liospital supplies business, founded liy his father-in-law. When the company was


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sold to Unichem in March, Mr Mason decided to return to the ministry, and he and his wife Helen have this week moved from their home in Lytham to the manse in Somerset Avenue. The couple have tliree adult sons and a grandson. Saturday's service will lie


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conducted by the North- West Provincial Moderator of the United Reformed Church, the Rev. Keith Forecast. He will be sup­ ported by the Rev. Arnold Harrison, Moderator of tlie Yorkshire province, the Rev. Geoff Tolley, president of the church's East Lan­ cashire district, Brownhill minister the Rev. Wilf Bahadur, who has served as interim moderator during the vacancy, and Mr Derek Estill, district secretary.


Providing a link for


volunteers


TH E Volunteering Development Project,or the Volunteer Bureau as it was formerly known, has been s i tu a te d a t Swan Mews, Clitheroe,


for the past four months. Acting as a broker for


local people looking for vol­ untary work and groups and organisations looking for volunteers, the new pro­ ject is aiming to raise the profile of and encourage community involvement in


the Ribble Valley. For anyone interested,


the number of opportunilio.s now available lias grown to incorporate many skills,


sucli as photography, book­ keeping, gardening and design. For full details of all posts that arc currently available, please contact Amanda Foxley, Volunteer­ ing Development Officer, tel. 01200 122721.


A NEW arm of the Lancashire and Cum­ bria Rotary D is tr ic t celebrated its inaugural dinner at Waddington's


Moorcock Inn. The Pendle View


Rotasorv Club is the first in the district and has been created for members aged 30 to 40 to bridge the gap from Rotoract, for 18 to 30- ycar-olds, to Rotary. .Around 135 guests from


Clithoroo Rotary Club, which is sponsoring the new Rotaserv, Mr Barrie Lan­ caster presented Mr Taylor and the vice-president, Mr Phil Ainsworth, with their brand new chains of office. Pendle View Rotaserv


Club covers the whole of East Lancashire and was formed with 21 founding members from Blackburn, Clitheroe, Pendle and Rossondale. The club is now the 21st


local Rotary, Rotaserv and Rolaract caliibs attended to watch the district gover­ nor, Mr Tim Hazard, pre­ sent the eliartcr to the new club's president, Mr Alan Taylor. As president of the


members hope to include some charity and communi­ ty events into the busy schedule. The club meets every sec­


ond and fourth Tuesday, with the first meeting in each month, at the DeLacy Arms, Whalley, dedicated


to business matters, and the second a social event. Social events have included a trip to Moorhouses Brewery, in Burnley, wine tasting evenings, a speaker night on round-the-world sailing and a meal at a Thai restauTMt. Anyone wanting to join


should contact the presi­ dent, Mr Taylor, on 01200 427905 or the secretary, Mrs Janice Crawford, on 01706 240039. Our picture shows guests


at the Pendle View Rotaserv Club inaugural dinner. (160599/10/3a)


Rotaserv Club in Great Britain and its main aim is to have fun while helping the community. So far, its events have been purely social, but now that the club is officially chartered


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b r i d l e w a y r e d i r e c t i o n THERE was no concealing the disappointment and regret of Clitheroe Ramblers on their Wednesday evening walk from Sawley.


Three hundred metres


from the start, they came to the notice stating that Bridleway No. 8 was closed and the Ribble Way had been redirected by


Dockbur. The leaders, Mr Peter


Ratcliffe and Mrs Pat Par­ rott, explained the present situation and promised that everything possible would bo done, although it would be costly in lime, effort and money if an appeal against the judgement were to he


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