20 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, May 11th, 2000


T h e c l o t h e s t h a t l a u n c h e d a I h o u s a n d l o o k s . . . YES! W e ’v e h a d a F lo o d b u h f e a r n o f - o u r g r a n d r e - o p e n i n g i s


iN ews from the Villages RIBCHESTER


Casino night The casino night, held at


the White Bull, Ribchester, organised by Mr Neil San- diford and sponsored by Whitbread's Brewery, raised £100 for the sculp­ ture garden.


RSPCA A collection of £205 was


raised by the Ribchester Area Branch of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The money will be used to sup­ port the animal sanctuary at Altham and ail residents who supported the cause are thanked.


Folk evening Bremetennacum Folk


Club will meet in the Black Bull, Ribchester. on Wednesday at 8-30 p.m. Admission is £3 and the evening will feature the res­ ident group "Trouble at Mill" and special guest Rob


•Johnson.


Play tickets Tickets are on sale for


Caiousel would like fa [hank Ihe fallowing people lor Iheir help over Ihe past three weeks: • Robert Harris Builders • Barry Smith. Painter Oecoralor & Property Repairer


• LED Electrical Supplies • 5A5 Flood 8. lire restorers • Royal Oak Joiners • Salisbury Hamer Aspden & Johnson Loss Assessors


• AW Electricals W h e r e e l : w o u l d y o u g o ?


Ribchester Amateur The­ atrical Society's production of Brian Friel's play, "Dancing at Lughnasa", which had its premiere at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, and has been per­ formed in London. Director Robin Simmons and the cast have worked hard to capture the spirit and lives of an Irish family in the 1930s. Tickets are available


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from the post office or by telephoning 01251 878530, and performances will take place in the parochial hall from May 18th to 20th,


starting at 7-15 p.m. There will also be a licensed bar.


Quiz night St Wilfrid's School Par­


ents, Teachers and Friends' Association has organised one of its popular quiz nights to take place on Sat­ urday at 7-15 p.m. in Ribchester Parochial Hall. Teams can range from four to seven people and cost £3.50 each, including sup­ per. The last event proved very popular, so teams are advised to arrive early. Fur­ ther details from chairman Mr Pete Hodkinsofi, tel. 01251 878309.


Millennium walk Residents of Ribchester


are being urged to tone up their muscles for the Mil­ lennium walk on May 21st. There will be two walks, major and minor ones, and the afternoon will end with a Jacob's join tea.


team lost 3-2 to Barnoldswick PR. Goal scorers were Steve Meehan and Matt Birch, with Ian Ollerenshaw man of the match.


On Saturday, the first


are holding a coffee morn­ ing in the school hall on Saturday morning from 10 to 11-30 a.m. There will be a raffle and cake stall and maypole dancing at 10-15 a.m.


Coffee morning Friends of Read School


Whist drive Winners a t the whist


drive held on Monday in Read Constitutional Club were: Ladies - Mrs E. Charnley, Mr W. Baker. Gents - Mr L. Grimes, joint 2, Mrs M. Fallon and Mrs E . P. Leekin. Mrs M. Dearing won the special prize, and MC was Mr G. A. Ilolden.


SIMONSTONE


Players' AGM Read and Simonstone


Players are holding their annual meting in the Stork Motel tonight at 7-30 p.m. All members are urged to attend.


Football score Read United FC's first


team lost 3-1 to Colne United in the semi-final of the Reserve Cup. Steve Meehan scored the Read goal. The second team beat


Barnoldswick PR 3-0. Goal scorers were Stuart Taylor, Derrick Lynagh and Sam Marshall. Man of the match was Derrick Lynagh.


Social evening Winners a t the whist


drive held in Simonstone Old School were: Ladies - Mrs Hutchinson, Mrs M. Lawley, Mrs Green (cons). Gents - Mrs P. Larkin, Mr Elliott, Mr Earnshaw (cons). A special prize was won by MrJ. Hull, and MC was Mr G. Pollard. The next drive will be on Tuesday at 7-30 p.m.


Mini-show There will be a mini-show


of confectionery and pre­ serves at the meeting of Simonstone with Read WI next Thursday. Resolutions concerning


dren's hospices and treat­ ment for stroke victims on the NIIS will also be dis­ cussed. The meeting will be in


The King-Wilkinson


Simonstone Old School at 7-30 p.m. and non-members are welcome.


SABDEN


celebrating a successful sea­ son with a presentation din­ ner next Friday night. The club is holding its


Football Sabden Football Club is


annual awards ceremony in St Mary's Hall, where din­ ner will be followed by the presentation of awards. Honours include being the BEP Cup winners and East Lancs League second divi­ sion runners-up. 'Seventies band Glamtas-


Cup for most points in competitions during the year was presented to Mrs Jean Parker by Mrs Bar­ bara Steen and raffle win­ ners were Mrs Jane Lewis, Mrs Gene Holmes and Mrs Ann Swindlehurst. A birthday cake was cut


by Mrs Anthea Ilodson and Mrs Marjorie Ross expressed th an k s on behalf of the visitors for an enjoyable evening. Resolutions for discus­


sion at the triennial meet­ ing were read by Mrs Jean Parker and voted on by members. Mrs Kath Mason gave feedback from the WI public relations meeting with a special request regarding the pur­


chase of bananas. Arrangements have


tic will provide the enter­ tainment and the event, on May 19th, is already a sell­ out.


Over-60s Whist winners a t last


Monday night's social for Sabden Over-GOs were: Ladies' hands - Mrs D. Houghton and Mrs E. Marsden. Gents - Mrs G. Walmsley and Mr D. Houghton. Dominoes - Mrs F. Lowe,


been made by Mrs Mary Parker for a trip to Alston Hall on September 19th and the annual holiday on October 12th to 16th will be to Bournemouth and


7th, to be held in Slaid- burn Chapel, Mr A. Nicholson will talk about pottery and there will be a plant stall.


the New Forest. At the meeting on June


Mr R. Eden, Miss B. Tay­ lor and Mrs I. Cottam. Raffle - Miss B. Taylor and Mrs F. Lowe. At Thursday’s social,


the closure of rural post offices, funding for chil­


winning hands a t whist were played by: Ladies - Mrs D. Houghton and Mrs M. Edmondson. G en ts - Mr D. Houghton and Mr W. Duckworth. Dominoes- Mrs I. Cottam, Mr R. Eden and Mrs F. Lowe. Raffle - Mr R. Eden, MrJ. Tray nor and Mrs D. Houghton.


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will hold its anniversary service on Sunday af ter ­ noon at 2-30 p.m. The Vicar of St Nicholas's Parish Church, the Rev. Roland Nicholson, will lead the ser­ vice and afterwards tea and biscuits will be served.


Valley walk A full complement of 15


took part in a Lancashire County Council-organised three-hour stroll around the Sabden Valley last Thursday evening. Led by Mr Colin


Cooke, they set out to Whittaker Barn Farm and then on to Green o' th ’ Rocks, where Mr Cooke spoke about the farms in the valley, where only four now produce milk. They walked on to New


Hall and across Shady Walks to the old keeper's cottage at the top of White Hill. They continued along the top to Black Hill and over to Dry Corner Farm and Dean Farm, which dates back to 1574 and is the oldest in the valley. They passed by Ilob


burn YFC, held in the vil­ lage hall, members stood in silence to remember the late Mr Fred Waddington, who was a founder mem­ ber and had been closely associated with the club throughout. It was for his services to Slaidburn Young Farmers' Club which earned Mr Waddington his well- deserved MBE award. He was loved and respected by all. Members were congrat­


Fond memories At the meeting of Slaid-


ulated on their attempts a t the regional rally on Sunday. Due to lack of membership, all classes could not be supported, but the small band of members who atten d ed did very well indeed with several platings. The club's own rally will


bration it was suggested staging a reunion evening. Advisory and p as t and present members are invited to discuss ideas at a meeting in Slaidburn Village Hall on Wednes­ day at 7-45 p.m. Anyone with ideas, but unable to a t ten d , please co n tac t Ju d i th Robinson tel. 01254 826236 or any club member.


take place on June 2nd at Dunsop Bridge. There will be five-a-side football and tug o' war competitions, open to all YFCs and non- YFC teams. As a Millennium cele­


Birds of a feather Guest speaker a t the


Wood, which is in the process of redevelopment, the rebuilt Stainscombe and on to Ratten Clough and York Farms before returning to the village. The next planned walk is around Read Hall.


party for St Mary's RC Church takes place on Sat­ urday, June 3rd, in the church grounds. The following Saturday,


Diary dates The summer garden


meeting of Whalley WI was Methodist minister the Rev. Chris Cheeseman. Ilis talk had the very intriguing title: "From Blackbirds to Budgerigars" and every­ thing was revealed when Mr Cheeseman produced a suitcase full of colourful church vestments, one of which was a beautifully embroidered stole worked by nine-year-old girls from an orphanage in Jerusalem. Members were fascinated as they were told the histo­


June 10th, St Nicholas’s Church will hold its garden par ty and rose queen crowning. St Mary's RC School is


holding its annual plant sale. Plants can be ordered from school or bought from church on Sunday, May 21st.


ry of how the various vest­ ments had evolved through the ages. Mrs Doris Simp­ son thanked Mr Cheese­ man for his excellent talk. Tickets were distributed


garden, it could help raise much-needed funds for St Nicholas’s Church. An open gardens event is being planned towards the end of July, in which people are being invited to open their gardens to the public for a few hours. Money raised will go


Gardens If you have an interesting


for the exhibition at Tatton Park on May 20th, and a request was made for six members to attend Simon­ stone WI on July 20th. Member Mrs Thorpe


handed in her walking mileage sheet for the NFWI Ride and Stride Campaign, and Mrs Janet Troilett took names for the special meeting on May 24th in Waddington cafe. Mrs Gemmell asked for


towards the new heating boiler fund. If you are inter­ ested, call Mrs' Angela Whitwell on 779376, or Mr Bernard Parfitt on 773759 for details.


SLAIDBURN


WI, along with guests from Pendleton WI, cele­ brated their 56th birthday with a buffet supper, pre­ ceded by a demonstration of napkin folding by Mr R. Matthews.


Birthday party Members of Slaidburn


volunteers for a sub-com­ mittee to organise a special promotions event, as the s tall a t Whalley Abbey Millennium Day has been cancelled. I t was noted that a Mil­


lennium dinner will be held at Mytton Fold Hotel on August 22nd, and Mrs M. Day announced the possi­ bility of a day trip to Asley Hall, Cheshire. Arrange­ ments are in hand for a visit to the Charter Theatre, Preston, in June for a per­ formance of the Mikado, by the Carl Rosa Opera Com­ pany. Hostesses were Mrs


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kins were produced with A b b e y W in n e r s uses for many occasions by members, following the excellent instructions of Mr Matthews, who also gave a background to the origins and progress of the napkin through the ages. He was thanked by Mrs Jean Duck, who also organised a quiz, the win­ ning team being Mrs Linda Blakey and Mrs Betty Walker.


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Mitchell, Mrs Peace and Mrs Carlyon.


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senior citizens' drive, in Whalley, were: Ladies - Mrs A. Rigby, joint 2, Mrs E. Charnley and Mrs R. Wright, Mrs P. Wooff (cons). Gents - Mrs M. Naylor, Mrs'J. Walmsley, Mr W. Wright (cons). Dominoes: joint 1, Mr J.


Winners of the Abbey


Hartley and Mr F. Peel, Mrs H. Hardy.


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