ews from the Villages Hems for inclusion should be sent to: Village News, Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, 3 King Street, Clithcroc BB7 2EW.
BOLTON-BY- iBOWLAND
Tea towel treat Guest speaker at the
meeting of Bolton-by-Bow- land \VI was no stranger, as iSlr Brian Davies spoke to members last May on the life of Gracie Fields. His talk this time was quite dif ferent and was entitled "A lifetime of washing-up", illustrated with a succession of tea towels - all 80 of them. Mr Davies, former headmaster of Airville School, is a Methodist lay preacher and involved in the Abbeyfield Trust, in Skipton. The first two towels of
his collection were bordered with Flanders poppies and
sad poems of the First World1 War, in which his father was badly injured on the Somme. Given a short time to live, he died at the age of 76! The tea towels went on to illustrate Wales and Rochdale, were he had lived, places he had visited, holidays, hobbies, schools and churches. The talk was sentimental, nostalgic, sad and humorous. One towel which brought laughter read: "Tha can alius tell Yorkshire fowk - but you can't tell ’em much". The talk was enjoyed and
ments rounded off a great fun afternoon.
Coffee afternoon The Manor House Nurs
ing Home, Chatburn, had an enjoyable time at its Easter coffee afternoon. Visitors, relatives and friends admired the show of Easter bonnets made by the residents and staff. The coffee afternoon,
cake stall and raffle made £718.17 for the residents'
social fund.
Cancer research The collection by the
Chatburn Group for the Blackburn and Ribble Val ley Cancer Research Cam paign raised £1,314.25 from house-to-house, collecting boxes, boxes in shops and hotels and donations. The committee thanks everyone for their support.
CHIPPING!
Tea bag challenge Guest speaker at the
meeting of Chipping Wl was Mrs Myrescough, of Bilsborrow Wl, who gave a most informative demon stration on tea bag folding, which much to members' surprise, did not involve the use of a single tea bag. The craft was devised by
thanks were expressed by- Mrs M. Pickles. A competition for an
unusual tea towel was won by Mrs E. Moorhouse, Mrs N. Cornthwaite and Mrs Pickles. Members chose Hawes
Fureys performed in the
village hall. The concert, which had
been sold out months in advance, was a huge success and everyone present was delighted when the band announced that it hoped to return to Chipping in the
near future. The village hall commit
tee is extremely grateful to Gareth Mitchell for all his hard work in organising this
event. GISBURN
the whist and dominoes drive organised by the Gis- burn Festival Hall Manage ment Committee. The evening's MCs were Mr J. Kenyon (whist) and Mr P. Metcalfe (dominoes). Whist winners in the
Drive on There were 13 tables at
collection will take place in Grindleton today. Contri butions of newspapers, magazines and cardboard can be left in the space pro vided at the top of Back Lane, near the chapel wall.
Gift day A gift day and coffee
morning will take place in Grindleton Methodist Church on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. Tea, coffee and a selection of cakes will be on offer, with all money raised going to the gift day. All are welcome and mem bers of the church will be most grateful for support
on the day. Anyone who would like
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ladies' section were: Mrs M. Davies, Mrs R. Brooks- bank, Mr J. Waddington. Gents: Mr M. Davies, Mr H. Lofthouse, Mr W. Duck
worth. Winners of the domino
drive were Mrs M. Woods, MrsS. Barker, Mr R. Eden,
Creamery for an outing in August. The visit will include a demonstration of cheese making followed by a buffet supper. Names were taken for a county Millennium dinner to be held at Mytton Fold Hotel in August and an invitation has been received from Bashall Eaves WI to attend the September meeting. Thanks were expressed to secretary' Mrs Cath Curry and her husband, Geoff, for all their work ensuring the success of the "Give us a
Clue" evening which raised £157 for funds, including the East Lancashire Hos pice Fund. President Mrs E. Moor
a Dutch origamist who had forgotten to send her sister a birthday card. While drinking a cup of fruit tea she tried to think of an idea for a handmade card to send. She began to fiddle with the envelope that the tea bag had come in and eventually, by using a num ber of envelopes and a sys tem of folding and pasting, she created a 3D effect pat tern which she then mount ed on to blank card. Mrs Myrescough showed several variations on this theme and members tried their hand at the craft. Thanks were expressed by Mrs Joan
a raffle was held with Mrs M. l’arkes, Mr II. Bolland, Mrs B. Emmott and Mrs R. Brooksbank collecting prizes. The next drive will be on September 2nd.
Mrs A. Lowe. To round off the session,
have organised a fun day on May 20th from 1-30 to 4 p.m. in Gisburn Primary
Fun day Friends of Gisurn School
School. There will be many
rFGRINDLETON;
ing entitled "Kaleidoscope", made by Mrs Margaret Whittaker for the LFW1 County Show, has been donated by her for the new village hall where it will hang in the reception area. A competition for an
house thanked the host esses, Mrs Alice Pickard and Mrs Jackie Ballard for supper.
fCHATBURNs
Manor House Residents and friends of
the Manor House, Chat burn, had a lovely after noon last Sunday. Everyone enjoyed the sing-a-long and dancing while Basil played the keyboard. Refresh-
Porter. A patchwork wall hang
Time out How small is small? That
attractions and stalls for everyone to enjoy.
Prize winners Winners at Ilurst Green
over-60s were as follows. Raffle: 1 and 2, Mr A.
Holden: 3, Mrs II. Hartley: 4, Mrs B. Morton. Whist - Ladies: 1, Mrs
to support the church, but is unable to attend the cof fee morning, should contact Mr Mark Sleet, tel. 01200
school children to "Pray'n' Play. There will be a short service in St Leonard's Church, Langho, followed by drinks and play. Teddy bears are invited too.
MITTON'
Touching toes "Keep Fit with Edna”
brought the president of Mitton WI out of retire ment. Having been a physi cal education teacher, Mrs Edna Clarkson agreed to stage a one-off session for the benefit of members. She soon had everyone on the floor performing exercise routines set to music, including enthusiastic member Mrs Elsie Rumsey, who is over 90 years old. Mrs Clarkson was
-iStSSSL
Mrs Jean Fawcett, of Ingle- ton, and chairman will be Mrs Edna Cowperthwaite. There will be a bring-
and-buy stall and refresh ments. The final event of the
month will be the spring sale of work on May 27th at 2-30 p.m. with the usual stalls and afternoon teas.
;i,PENDLETON!
Social evening An evening at Standcn
Hall is being organised by the Pendleton Branch of the Conservative Associa tion tomorrow at 8 p.m. Tickets are £6, which
thanked by Mrs Doreen Balshaw who suggested that it would be beneficial to continue a keep-fit regime on a regular basis. Winners of the competi
I lollin and Mrs Balshaw. Mrs Rumsey read the
thanked by Mrs Spencer before going on to judge the competition for an old school report or book. Win ners were Mrs A. Seed, Mrs Spencer and Mrs F. Ingleby. A request was made to
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members for help at the vil lage millennium celebra tions, on July 8th.
News from the
includes supper, and are available by phoning 01200 422124.
j.NEWTON?
tion for an action photo graph were Mrs Dorothy
M. Jackson; 2, Mrs C. Holden. Men: 1, Mr H. Moon; 2, Mr J. Kenyon. Dominoes: 1, Mrs M. A.
Cardwell; 2, Mrs B. Bass; 3, Mrs B. Morton; 4, Mrs M.
Parkes. The next meeting will be
held, as usual, at the village Memorial Hall on Tuesday, May 16th, at 7-30 p.m.
FKNOWLE GREEN!
Bargains galore A spring fair, organised
by members of Knowlc Green Congregational Church, will take place in the village hall on Saturday from 10-30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The fair will be opened
unusual teapot was won by Mrs Whittaker, Mrs Joan Bradford won the birthday prize and raffle winner was Mrs Rosemary O'Connell. At the next meeting on
June 7th at 7-30 p.m. in the new village hall, guest speaker will be Mrs M. Lewis talking about the Amish Community. New members are welcome.
added to the May Day cele brations in Chipping this year when Dublin band the
Irish music An Irish flavour was
is what the Grindleton Time Out ladies found out when Mrs Joyce Plumridge led the meeting with "Escape to a Miniature World". Displaying her wares, Mrs Plumridge explained in detail how painstakingly she and her husband create miniature furniture, a 12th of the original size and equally as impressive. Her sense of humour equally matched the quality of her furniture, and members were left in awe of her talents. The next meeting on
resolutions to be discussed which include the continua tion of pension collection at post offices; Government funding for children's hos pices; better NIIS care and treatment for stroke patients. An appeal was made for a delegate to attend the meeting at Wembley in June as Mrs Rumsey is unable to attend. Co-ordinator for the Pro
ject 2000, Miss M. Bottom- ley, requested souvenirs and photographs for each
month of this year. Members were advised of
a course being held in Octo ber for anyone interested in calligraphy. A ramble along the Rib
by Mr Peter Morgan, chairman of the village hall committee. There will be the usual stalls, and refresh ments will be available throughout the day.
May dance Knowle Green Village
Hall will be the venue for a May dance, with David Whittaker and the Dyna
Flea market The annual flea market
was held in Newton Village Hall when the usual array of stalls did brisk trade. Ladies of the committee
made refreshments thro ughout the day and pro ceeds were in aid of village hall funds.
Christian Aid The Hoclder Valley effort
for Christian Aid will take the form of a coffee evening next Thursday at 7 p.m. in Newton United Reformed Church. Admission will be 75p and there will be a bring-and-buy stall.
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Bowling club There will be an open
ble Way will take place on Wednesday starting from Hurst Green Village Hall car park at 10-30 a.m. Take a packed lunch if the weather is fine or a pub lunch, in Ribchester, is
optional. Hostesses were Mrs
Myra Clegg and Mrs Dorothy Eddleston.
mite Band, on May 19th at 7-30 p.m. There will be a licensed bar and tickets at £6.50 include supper, avail able from Mrs Jean Procter, tel. 01254 878447.
May 22nd, to be held in the parish room of St Ambrose Church, Grindleton, will be a talk on reflexology by Natalie Sierocki.
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Waste paper There will be a waste
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will be a flower arranging demonstration by Coul- ton's, of Whalley, to which members and friends are welcome.
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members of St Leonard's Church, Langho, Mothers’ Union will depart for an evening mystery trip.
Mystery tour On Tuesday at 6-30 p.m.
Teddy bear Edward Bear invites pro-
took part in a quiz to iden tify characters from the Bible and congregation from clues given by Mrs
chapel will be the annual Network meeting on Wednesday at 2-30 p.m. Guest speaker will be
Kelsall. The next event at the
to know more about this sport is welcome to attend, to have a try or just watch. Flat, heel-less soft shoes should be worn. Bowls will be available and advice or instruction provided.
Wl topics Resolutions to be dis
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