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Rally ends with three
Live music There will be a ceilidh in
Knowle Green Village Hall a week on Saturday from 7-30 p.m. to midnight. Live music will be provided by Shake-a- Leg and Big Whistle Music. Tickets from 01254 878447.
Seasonal gifts A Christmas fair has been
organised by members of Knowle Green Congregation al Church, to take place in the village hall on November 25th from 10-30 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be lots of Christmas goodies and every
one is welcome. jLANGHOi
Thought for the day A Remembrance Day
service will be held in St Leonard's Church, Langho, at 10-30 a.m. on Sunday. In the afternoon at 2-30
p.m. there will be a parade to the Billington and Lang ho War Memorial from Billington, including a rededication of the memori al following its repair after being vandalised.
Waste paper To help raise funds for St
Leonard's CE School, Lang ho, the waste paper skip will be on the Billington and Langho Community Centre car park on Satur day and Sunday. Please ensure your con
tributions of newspaper, magazines and cardboard are tied in bundles or put in plastic carrier bags.
fMARTINTOPl
was celebrated at Salem Con gregational Chapel, Martin Top, on Sunday. The service was conducted
Prizegiving Sunday school prizegiving
by Mr Norman Pearson, of Blackburn, who told the chil dren how Guy Fawkes's plan to blow-up the Houses of Parliament failed through a group of people praying for the safety of the government. Mr Pearson presented
be taken from the Sankey Hymn Book, and Mr Roy Porter, of Chatbum, will once again lead the singing. The organ and piano will be enhanced by Mr Nigel East- wood on drums. A warm welcome is extend
ed to everyone. NEWTON
Bowland Initiative An ppening meeting of the
Bowland Initiative will be held in Newton Village Hall on Wednesday at 7-30 p.m. This will be a presentation
on the achievements of the Bowland Initiative as it approaches its second anniversary, followed by information on new Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food funding streams and how these may be delivered. The purpose of the meet
ing is to gather as much farmer feedback as possible.
READ
for the Rock Nativity, a fan tastic musical for all ages, to take place in St John's Church, Read, on December 7th to 9th at 7-30 p.m. This classical Nativity
Rock Nativity Tickets are now available
Ogden. T i c k e t s c a n b e o b ta in e d
from Mr G. Britnell, tel. 01282 774274, at £4 (adults) and £2 (children), so book early to avoid disappoint ment.
Table top There will be a table-top
sale in Read School hall on Saturday from 9-30 a.m. to
noon.
Social time Winners at the whist drive
held on Monday in Read Constitutional Club were: Ladies - Mrs A. Shaw, Mrs D. Birch. Gents - Mrs M. Redpath, Mrs M. Fallon. Special prize was won by
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prizes for attendance at Sun day school to: Emma and Michael Lund, Sara and Tom Forrest, Richard, James and Shaun Hartley, Loradana Floris, Amy and Samuel Howard and Andrew Hart ley. Mr Pearson also thanked the teachers for the time they give to teach the young peo ple week by week. Organist was Mrs Ethel
Hartley and refreshments were served at the close.
Songs of praise On November 26th at 7
p.m. there will be an evening of singing when the annual "Songs of Praise” will be cele brated at Salem Congrega tional Chapel, Martin Top. This year the hymns will
Ribchester Sports and Social Club on Saturday when pre school children under five can enjoy the music and enter tainment from 5 to 7 p.m. Tickets are £1.50. Under 11s entertainment
Kids' disco A disco will be held in
Garden and Allotment Soci ety last week in the social club.
Day service will take place in St Wilfrid's Church, Roch ester, at 10-30 a.m. on Sun
Remembrance Day The annual Remembrance
day. .SIMONSTONE
Simonstone with Read WI on November 16th at 7-30 p.m. in the old school hall, Mrs W. Bridges will be guest speaker with an intriguing topic enti tled "Eleven children and a bachelor”. The competition will be for a limerick begin ning "There once was a schol ar called . . . ", and there will be a Christmas stall. Visitors and new members welcome.
Limerick thoughts At the next meeting of
Mothers' Union Members of Simonstone
Mothers' Union will meet in the old school on Tuesday at 7-45 p.m. for "Music and Meditation" with Sally Brit nell.
story with a rock background will be performed by a cast of 30 adults and children, under the direction of Mr Jim
will be held in St Peter's Church, Simonstone, on Sun day at 10 a.m. and in St John's Church, Read, at 11 a.m. After each service, poppy wreaths will be laid on the war memorials.
Poppy Day A Remembrance service
SABDEN
next month to choose three new members of Sabden Parish Council. Nomination papers are available from the clerk, Mrs Angela Whitwell, or the returning officer at Ribble Valley Council. Nomi nations should be returned by noon on November 17th and, if more than three names are put forward and the election has to be contested, it will take place on December 14th. Coun. Carol Thompson
Election An election may be held
very entertaining evening of music and dance on a '40s theme. The audience thor oughly enjoyed it and the 17 local people who make up the Village Folk, led by Mrs Joyce Grime, along with seven local children and the Age Concern Choir, should be congratulated for their efforts. Proceeds are for the Christie Hospital and the Holme Committee.
Walk for cash Anyone who sponsored
tendered her resignation at last week’s meeting, following the recent resignations of Couns Wendy Warburton and Alison Latimer.
turnout for the gift sale evening held in aid of the NSPCC in Sabden. Although there were lots of Christmas gifts, decorations and other items at bargain prices, only 40 people attended. The event was held by the Sabden committee of the NSPCC led by Mrs Carol Mellows and Mrs Lesley Walsh, who served tea and biscuits, and there was a free raffle. The evening raised £90 for the society.
NSPCC There was a disappointing
Saturday survived the ele ments when it was decided tc go ahead despite the appalling conditions. The
Bonfire Sabden's bonfire party or
Artistic skills At the annual meeting of
Thomley-with-Wheatley WI, guest speaker was Mrs Jenny Roscoe who gave a demon stration on painting on china. She was thanked by Mrs W. Slater. Delegate at the autumn
council meeting in Fleetwood, Mrs Jean Tomlinson gave her
report. Names were taken for a
games evening at Barton in February and birthday greet ings were extended to Mrs M. Ward and Mrs Slater. A competition for an old
Mr F. Fallon, and MC was Mr G. A. Holden.
kitchen utensil was won by Mrs Ward and Mrs Tomlin son. Competition winners with most points for the year were Mrs Tomlinson and joint 2nd were Mrs A. Ben nett, Mrs M. Blackburn, Mrs B. Demaine and Mrs F. Don
nelly. Raffle winners were Mrs T.
given by Mrs Slater, Mrs B. Baker read the financial report and president Mrs Tomlinson gave her address. Officers elected for the
will begin at 7-15 p.m. and end at 10 p.m. Tickets £2.50. All children must be accom panied by an adult and tick ets are available from Ribch ester Spar and the post office. Proceeds will go to Roch ester's Mother and Baby Group.
Garden society A tale entitled "Around the
Flower Shows" was enjoyed by members of Ribchester
Clarke, Mrs M. Holmes The secretary's report was
fireworks display was affect ed, as some of them were damp, despite special effort1 to keep them dry. But it wen' on and, although there were some pauses in the display, i again proved a colourfu spectacle with more thai £800 spent on fireworks b; the Holme Committee Entries were down slightly ii the Guy Fawkes competition with the first prize of £1: going to Emily Holdei (seven). Second were Luk (13) and Samantha Balmbr (nine), who won £10, and th £5 third prize went to Joh: Henry Wickham (eight). A the entrants received bags c sweets. Judges were Mr Kathleen Jackson and Mr Barbara Hollingworth. A co lection raised £270 toward the fireworks, and the Holm Committee thanks everyon for their support. Their next village event
the community carol servic on Sunday, December 10th.
Over-60s Sabden Over-60s met la.1
coming year were: Mrs Tom linson (president), Mrs Slater (secretary), Mrs Demaine (assistant secretary), Mrs. Baker (treasurer), Mrs I. Airey and Mrs Bennett (assistant secretaries). At the next meeting Miss
Thursday for whist an dominoes. Winning hands: whist were played by Mrs I Duckworth and Mrs S. La (ladies) and Mr W. Duel worth and Mrs E. Irelan (gents). Domino winnei were Mr R. Eden, Mrs M Edmondson, Mrs F. Lov and Mr J. Traynor. Raffle Mr G. Holden and Mrs ( Walmsley.
Shelley Morgan will speak about "Floral Magic" and the competition will be for an autumn hedgerow arrange ment.
'40s concert "Memories of the '40s" we
revived at St Mary's Chun Hall last Friday night wh< the Village Folk presented
any of the intrepid band who undertook the sponsored walk for St Mary's Church along part of the Sabden Way is asked to hand in their sponsor money as soon as possible.
E. Brown (cons).
Remembrance service On Saturday, a two-
minute silence will be held at Whalley War Memorial at 11 a.m. in the presence of mem bers of the Royal British Legion and staff and pupils of Oakhill College. Members of the public are also invited. Following a Remembrance
people hurt A RALLY for Suzuki drivers held in Dunsop Bridge ended with a bump when three peo ple had to be taken to hospi
service on Sunday in Whalley Parish Church at 10-30 a.m., a parade will leave Church Lane and proceed to the war memorial for a service and wreath-laying ceremony attended by the Mayor and Mayoress of the Ribble Val
ley.
Gift thanks There is still time to con
tribute to the annual gift day at St Nicholas's Church which has raised £900 so far for the church.
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den Women's Institute in the Baptist Church Hall on November 13th will feature a talk by Miss Barbara Bing ham on "Bhutan - the Drag
The next meeting of Sab on King".
Coffee A coffee morning will be
held at Sabden Vicarage in Wesley Street on Tuesday from 10 a.m.
holding a race night in the Pendle Witch pub on Satur day, November 18th.
Football club Sabden Football Club is
Road complained about noise, bad language and drinking by youths congre gating at the new shelter on the Holme. But the village policeman, PC Paul Wor- swick, said people should contact him with problems rather than the parish coun cil. "Under-age drinking and vandalism is a police matter, and I've not had one phone call telling me about drinking in that shelter," he told a meeting of Sabden Parish
Shelter A resident of Whalley
been arrested following an incident at the rose garden. He appealed to the public to ring Clitheroe police or him self if there are problems. Mrs Eileen Lowe, chair
Council. He said one youth had
WILPSHIRE
Memorial An unveiling and blessing
ceremony of a memorial in remembrance of the fallen in world conflicts has been organised by Wilpshire Parish Council. The memorial was pur
tal.An air ambulance crew was first on the scene when a Suzuki Cappucino, driven by Mr Jeff Longley (29), of Heywood, collided with two other parked Suzuki Cappu- cinos belonging to Miss Katie Lawrence, of Sheffield, and Mr Richard Speed, of Horsham. Both Miss Lawrence and Mr Speed were in their vehicles at the time. Following the collision,
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Mr Longley was treated at Blackburn Royal Infirmary for cracked ribs, shock and bruising. His passenger, Miss Shelley Anne Duffy, was also taken to Blackburn Royal Infirmary, together with Miss Lawrence. The two women were
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chased with a grant from Ribble Valley Borough Coun cil and has been placed in Wilpshire Methodist Church grounds, Ribchester Road Wilpshire. The event will take place
THIEVES replaced three of the wheels of a Corsa car parked in Church Lane, Whalley, with old ones. The theft cost the owner £500, and police are making inquiries.
on Saturday starting at 10-30 a.m. when the Ribble Valley Mayor, Coun. Chris Holtom, will unveil the memorial with the blessing being given by the Rev. Sirkett. Refreshments will be
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treated for bruising and shock but, like Mr Longley, were later allowed home.
CLITHEROE TOWN COUNCIL
NATIONAL PAUSE TO REMEMBER
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11th
The Mayor and Members of the Town Council will be at the Castle Gates at
to observe the National Pause to Remember. The beginning and end of the Silence
11 a.m. on the 11th November, 2000 will be marked by Flash Maroon Rockets.
served in the Wesley Lounge afterwards. The memorial is also a
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man of the community com mittee which built the shelter, said there had been no van dalism there. If people were disturbed by noise or late- night drinking, they should call the police rather than talk among themselves and blow things out of all propor tion, she said.
CCTV A house-to-house collec
tion for a CCTV camera in Sabden has raised £700 to date. But concerns were raised about the scheme at last Tuesday's meeting of Sabden Parish Council. Resi dent Mr Tony Haworth said he wondered if enough research had been done into the type and capabilities, and legal aspects of fitting a cam era. "People in Sabden think they are getting a camera which is monitored all the time and this is not the case. We're going to spend £2,000 and we don't know what we're going to get," he said. He was also concerned
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is to be replaced, councillors have stressed. Rumours that the box is not to be replaced are totally untrue, parish council chairman Coun. Frank Goss told the monthly meeting. He said BT was still trying to solve the problem of where to site a new box and any land ownership problems, and the parish council was trying to speed up matters as much as possible. The origi nal box was removed at the request of Sabden post office.
Phone box Sabden village phone box
Whalley Road have com plained to the parish council that they do not get a good street sweeping or drain clearing service and that they do not get the waste-paper service, despite being in a high-rated council tax band. The council agreed that this was not acceptable and will take up the matter with Rib ble Valley Council.
Laneside Residents of Laneside in
Complaints Residents of Crowtrees
Road have complained about the condition of their road and footpaths, and the parish council will contact the High ways Department. The next meeting is on Monday, December 4th.
WHALLEY
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| senior citizens' drive, in I Whalley, were: Ladies - Mrs I E. Charnley, Mrs G. Walms- ley, Mrs P. Wooff (cons) Gents - Mrs J. Walmsley, Mr | J. Wooff, Mrs M. Naylor
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