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BOLTON-BY- BOWLAND


Head gardener ; The monthly meeting of Bolland Gardening Club Was held in Sawley Village Hall on April 12th, instead of the usual venue of Bolton-by-Bowland Village Hall, owing to the tempo­ rary closure of the hall for refurbishment. , The speaker at the meet­


esses, Mrs Townson, Mrs Hoyle and Mrs Jackson, and reminded members that the next meeting would also be in Sawley and would be a talk enti­ tled: "Gardens of Lan­ cashire," given by Mr and Mrs R. Doldon.


BILLINGTON


ing was Mr Tom Acton and his talk was entitled: "Arley Hall Gardens - Its History


and Plants". Mr Acton is the third generation of his family to work at Arley


Hall and began his career there in 1940 and, except


for a short break for his war


service, remained there until his retirement in 1994,


spending the last 33 years as head gardener. He has, therefore, been


largely responsible for the present appearance of the gardens and, during his talk, which was illustrated by slides, he led the audi­ ence through'the history of both the house and gardens and the many changes that had taken place over the centuries leading to the beautiful gardens seen today. Mr Philip Nierop pro­


Witches novel At the meeting of


Billington and Langho WI, 40 members and one wel­ come visitor listened to Mrs Kate Mulholland give "A New Look to an Old Story". She told how she was inspired to write a novel about the Pendle Witches in which she tried to clear the name of Alice


Nutter. Birthday flowers were


presented to Mrs Meryl Ibbotson, and the competi­ tion for an Easter bonnet was won by Mrs Marian Fogg, Mrs Mary Jackson and Mrs Jose Bradford. Raffle winners were Mrs Jean Baldwin and Miss Margaret Ileyes. A brew and natter after­


noon, held in the communi­ ty centre, was well-attend­


ed.


posed the vote of thanks to Mr Acton. During the following business meeting, the chair­ man, Mr Andrew Shaw, thanked the evening's host­


on May 15th at 7-45 p.m. when resolutions will be discussed. There will also be a promotion on healthy eating by a representative of ASDA.


The next meeting will be CHATBURN


Church meeting At the annual meeting of


Christ Church, Chatburn, Mrs Ena Douglas and Mr David Ascroft were reap­ pointed as wardens for the ensuing year. The vicar, the Rev. Wal­


ter Drain, gave the annual report and retiring treasur­ er Mrs E. Thorpe read the


financial report. Re-elected to the


parochial church council were Mr R. Frankland, Mr R. Atkison, Mr N. Bury


and Mr II.E. Boden. Officers appointed were Mr II. Thorpe (vice-chair­


man), Mr II. Douglas (treasurer) Mr Boden (sec­ retary) and Mr G. West (auditor).


strong plants suitable for hanging baskets and tubs, grown by Mr Foden in his greenhouse. His slides gave members


an insight into the growing of prize sweet pea plants and winning blooms at shows all over the North of England. Raffle winners were


Lady Clitheroe, Mrs Kay Hudson, Mrs Daphne Porter, Mrs Margaret Smith, Mrs Phyllis Jackson and Mrs Audrey Driver. Tea and biscuits were


provided and served by Mrs Philippa McFall.


GISBURN


Gospel preachers "An evening with Sankey


Gorilla search At the meeting of Dun-


sop Bridge WI, visitors from Winmarleigh WI were invited guests. Guest speaker was Miss


Brown, of Pcnwortham, who went in "Search of Gorillas". She showed some very interesting and beauti­ ful slides of the animals with whom she came into contact. Thanks were expressed to her by Mrs F. Nelson. A competition for a holi­


day souvenir was won by Mrs M. Rushton, Mrs M. Beattie and Mrs M. Wood. Raffle winner was Mrs Davis, of Winmarleigh. Members also enjoyed a


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quiz. Thanks for cards and flowers were read from Mrs Singleton and Mrs Nelson. Mrs J. Wells received birth­ day flowers from the presi­ dent. Arrangements were made


for an evening visit to Whalley Abbey in June and Sabden WI have been invit­ ed to the September meet­ ing. At the meeting in May


and Moody" was enjoyed by members of Gisburn Mothers’ Union, when they met in Rimington Memori­ al Institute. Guest speak- erMrs Jane Mansergh, of Settle, told of the early lives of these two great Ameri­ can evangelists and how they formed their famous partnership in late Victori­ an times. They came to England


preaching the Gospel to huge crowds with thou­ sands of voices raised in singing Sankey’s "Sacred songs". Mrs Mansergh led the ladies through a selec­ tion from Sankey’s hymn book, accompanied by Mrs Ethel Hartley. Leader Mrs C. Thistleth-


gave a very interesting slide show of his journey in a 1300 Cortina and two berth caravan to Casablanca, a very hot, but interesting experience. Thanks were expressed by Mrs Liz Rowntree. A competition for a post­


card home was won by Mrs Mabel Thornber and Mrs Kay Ilopkinson. Member Mrs J. Royle


was congratulated on the inclusion of a piece of craft- work in the Tatton Park


Spectacular. Arrangements were made


for a trip to see "Phantom of the Opera" at the Alham­ bra Theatre, Bradford, on June 15th. A walk will take place on May 6th, to visit old and


new boundary stones of the parish and anyone wishing to join in the hot lunch at the Duke of York, after­ wards, should purchase a ticket in advance. The WI village walk will be held on April 30th, meeting at the cherry trees at 2 p.m. The group meeting will


be held on May 10th in Bowland School, when Mr Graham Iddon will give a slide show on "Cottage Gar­ dens". The litter-picking session will be at 2 p.m. on April 28th, meeting oppo­ site the Buck Inn. A coffee morning held at


the home of Mrs Brennan, raised £126.20 for the East Lancashire Hospice Appeal. Members have been


waite welcomed visitors and thanked members for making the posies on Moth­


ering Sunday. MU member Mrs Hilda


Waddington carried Gis­ burn branch banner in the parade at Bradford Cathe­ dral during the Millennium Lady Day service. Arrangements were made


for the MU stall at the spring fair in Gisburn Festi­ val Hall on May Gth. Dona­ tions for this will be appre­ ciated and may be left with any MU member. Members from Calverley


Mrs Elizabeth Backhouse will demonstrate ribbon work. Scissors and a darn­ ing needle will be required. The competition will be


for the prettiest bow and hostesses will be Mrs S. Sin­ gleton, Mrs S. Mason and Mrs M. Porter.


DOWNHAM


Baskets and tubs The guest speaker at


Downham and Twiston Gardening Club proved to be very humorous and entertaining. Mr Les Foden, of Morecambe, gave excellent and useful tips on planting hanging baskets, dealing with slugs, white fly and ants to name but a few, interspersed with jokes and funny stories. Members were able to purchase good


asked to write down the rea­ son why they attend the WI and any ideas for speak­ ers, competitions and trips. At the next meeting on


Candle is lit and people are invited to renew their bap­ tismal vows. To celebrate the Easter


Festival, a service of Holy Communion will take place at 9-30 a.m. on Sunday. Parishioners are remind­


ed that Easter cards and decorated hard-boiled eggs should be handed in at the Rectory by Saturday.


TOSSIDE


Fund-raiser There were 14 tables in


play at a whist and domino drive in Tosside Institute,


in aid of funds. MCs were J. Kenyon and


P. Metcalfe. Winners: M. Grainger, J.


Kelly, M. Robinson, S. Graveston, M. Cowking, A. Harper, P. Barker, K. Coop­ er, J. Oddie, A. Fox, E. Fox, M. Wiseman, Elbe Whar­ ton, P. Oddie, F. Lofthouse. Raffle: F. Jeffs, J. Riley,


M. Carruthers. The next drive will be on


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May 11th resolutions for the triennial general meet­ ing will be discussed. A chicken supper will be served and there will be a plant stall.


Easter garden Parishioners of St Ambrose's Church, Grindle­


MU branch will be guests at the meeting on May 9th, when Mr W. Anderson, of Whalley Abbey, will recount the daily lives of medieval monks.


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burn Parish Church begin this evening at 7-30 p.m. with Holy Communion. On Good Friday, readings and prayers will be at 2 p.m. and, on Easter Day, Holy Communion is at 10-30 a.m.


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evening a 8-30 p.m. with a service of Holy Commu­ nion, after which the altar will be stripped and a prayerful watch kept until


midnight. On Good Friday, there


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