Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, July 20th, 2000 Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified), www.eastlancashireonllne.co.uk


Farewell service as Methodist leader retires


PREACHING for the last time in the Clitheroe Methodist Circuit at a service held at West Brad­ ford Methodist Church was the chairman of the North Lancashire Methodist District, the Rev.


Michael Wearing. A large congregation


shared communion and enjoyed the service - not a thanksgiving at his retire­ ment, as Mr Wearing sug­ gested to much laughter, but in a mood of apprecia­ tion for all that he has done both locally and in the Methodist world at large. Mr Wearing is indeed


he helped to set up Ecu­ menical Chaplaincy at Pre­ ston Polytechnic. Then came a move to


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Harpenden, with pastoral oversight of High Street Methodist Church. In 1988 he returned to


known to many at churches in the Clitheroe Circuit. Born in Scarborough, he is married to Elizabeth and they have two children, Paula and Jonathan. From Scarborough col­


lege he went to Leeds Uni­ versity, gaining a BA in the­ ology, and later, his MA. Within Methodism he became a local preacher in 1956 and was ordained at the Preston Conference of


1963. He has held many


appointments, including being in charge of two Blackpool churches from 1963 to 1969, then to Har­ rogate in charge of three churches and also assisted with the post-ordination training of Anglicans in the Diocese of Ripon. From 1974 to 1981 he


the north to become chair­ man of the North Lan­ cashire District, which post he currently holds. He chairs or is a member of several boards, including membership of the Court of Lancaster University, and the chairman of the Methodist Stewardship Organisation. Since 1997 he has been


Pubs hoping for award for excellence


TWO Ribble Valley hostelries are hoping for a win at the Whitbread Pub Partnerships Ex­ cellence Awards region­


al heat on Monday. Mr Jeffrey and Mrs Bar­


bara Clayton, of the Park­ er's Arms, Newton-in-Bow- land, have been entered in the Food Pub of the Year category and will compete with four others from across the northern region. Also looking for a win is


Mr Peter Hodgkinson, of The Dog Music and Sports Bar, Clitheroe. His estab­ lishment has been entered in the Pub Development of


the Year category. Both pubs are competing


against four others in their categories and both stand to win a three-day luxury break in Monte Carlo in the


autumn. Mr Robbie Halkett,


chairman of the 34 District Chairs in Methodism, a post he has held with some


distinction. He has represented


British Methodism at the Methodist Conference in


the former East Germany, and has been involved, among many other activi­ ties, in an exchange of pas­ torates with a minister in South Carolina. Later this month he


was based in Preston being the minister at Fulwood, and among his many duties,


Youngsters are bowled over by invitation from Sabden club to sample popular sport


retires to Harrogate, where no doubt he will still find time to indulge in his many hobbies, including walking, caravanning, and playing


the piano.


SOME experienced campaigners from Sabden Bowling Club helped the next generation of players to get the bowl rolling on their careers. A group of 19 youngsters, who will


soon be leaving the village's two prima­ ry schools, were invited along to the bowling green for a bit of coaching. Would-be players from Sabden Primary and St Mary's RC were given some top tips


from Mr Alan Whalley, Mr Alan Dewhurst ................... ....


and other members. And to round off the session, a competi­


tion was held for the budding bowlers with prizes on offer for those who rolled up near­


est to the jack. Club committee member Mrs Anita


Whalley, who is also a governor at Sabden Primary School, first had the idea for the


event a few years ago. Since then it has been held annually in


the last week of summer term and it has become very popular among the 10 and 11-year-olds, who have been bowled over


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with the game. The impressive village bowling green is


very well used during the summer months, but the club is always keen to attract some


new young blood. "We are hoping some of the children who


Mrs Whalley.


came might get interested in bowling and become members here in the future," said


and organisers of the event. (100700/6/10a)


managing director of Whit­ bread Pub Partnerships said: "The Excellence Awards signify our total commitment to the devel­ opment of our leasees' busi­ nesses and our recognition of their achievements." While enjoying their


break, the regional winner of each category will also attend an awards evening when the national winners will be announced.


promise and could go on to make really good bowlers. A lot of people seem to think that bowling is a sport for older people, but


"A few of them showed some real


that needn't be the case." She added that a few youngsters had


already been converted to the sport and had been travelling with the teams from the club to matches around the area. Our picture shows the young bowlers


Degree for Susan A CLITHEROE student


has gained a BA (Hons) degree in religious studies with qualified teacher sta­


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of Chatburn Road, Clitheroe, successfully com­ pleted a degree course at Edge Hill College of Higher Education, Ormskirk.


Miss Susan Fellows (21),


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Clitheroe bride Miss Melanie Jayne Ridgway arrived in style for her mar­ riage to fellow Burnley fan Mr Stephen Maher. The family horse and


Louise Maher, Sarah Lock­ e tt and the bride's god­ daughters Shannon Bond and Ellanor Coatsworths. The adult bridesmaids all


trap transported the bride, a full-time mother, to Clitheroe Parish Church for the ceremony, which was conducted by the Rev. Canon Philip Dearden. The bride is the daughter


of Mr and Mrs A. Ridgway, of Highfield Road, Clitheroe, and the bride­ groom is a kiln operator at Castle Cement and the son of Mr and Mrs D. Maher, of Mayfield Avenue, Clitheroe. Given away by her father,


wore cornflower blue off- the-shoulder, satin-backed ] Dupion dresses and carried posies of claret and blue silk rosebuds. The small brides­ maids wore ivory satin- I backed Dupion dresses with tulle skirts and claret sash­ es and carried hoops. Best man was Mr Allan Brunker. The bride's broth­


the bride wore an ivory Empire-line gown in a Gre- cian-style with a train, chif­ fon sleeves and ivory embroidery. Her bouquet comprised silk claret and


blue roses, ivy and other


greenery. Chief bridesmaid was


Emma Graham and other attendants were the bride's sister, Annmarie Ridgway, the bridegroom's sister,


er, Mr Philip Ridgway, and the bridegroom's brother, Mr Danny Maher, were groomsmen, while Messrs Mark Novak and Ian Fullerton acted as ushers. The couple's 11-month-old son, Jake Lewis Maher, was


the page boy. Following the ceremony,


a reception took place at the Spread Eagle, Sawley. The couple, who will con­ tinue to live in Clitheroe, are to take a honeymoon in


the Algarve. Photo: Pye's of Clitheroe.


‘Stop smoking’ pilot '-scheme for Valley


ALMOST £15,000 is being spent on a pilot


"stop smoking" campaign in the Ribble Valley.— I t is being organised by


the East Lancashire Health Authority, which has been given £161,000 by the Gov­ ernment as part of a nation­


al scheme. The Primary Care Group


covering the Ribble Valley has been told to try to offer free nicotine replacement therapy to 145 smokers who qualify for free prescription charges. But the smokers will have to be "motivated


to quit."


The health authority estimates that 122,000 peo­


ple in its area smoke, but the pilot scheme will be able to treat only 1,608. The therapy is distributed through pharmacists, after | patients have been assessed by trained counsellors. Pro- fessionals such as nurses I and outreach workers are also involved.


Group meetings of smok­ ers could also be involved.


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The scheme provides some ] specialist training for health service staff to help them |


deal with any side effects patients feel on giving up.


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