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BOLTON-BY- BOWLAND


Cancelled The meeting of Bolton-by-


ly bring about )hy and govern- ltries where suf- demic for hun-


onetary aid will, •idual Christians- they could do! in the first para-


xld take Third d orphans into ommodate them md they have, •ure holidays a isit Third World practical help,


uch better than dubious projects, s of Jesus are too Give up all that >w me".


was first pub-


Her and not nec- Ihc Church.


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s were seven Lib- ndependents. As


ck-outs it was felt pport they had in hdrew at the last


>d at parish meet-


r Lane School over 00 outstanding on


ing refreshments, d crafts. Nimble


-ty of artistic and • were arranged as I overhanging and nments included a


0 Borough Labour


■ Party would lose, cialism was being ins in the national- of meat and coal, rty secretary said


asant, but true, to held nothing was


nyworth of meat a es, the dole queues r than ever andwe


at with a few excep- vas three years.


g ° ing of Castle Cast-


■t into flames and fire •rloo Road premises, res and three offices rking with the fluid trousers caught fire


vement. He was also the unions appeared would not take any


resigned from the ment’s national poli­ ty locally had caused


,d by a man in leggings ause people were run- 1 as a preamble to sell-


riticised the council s ting a difficult Satur- id, where cars, horse d at all angles.


waitable ccurity ;


,ed free. A smoke alarm is‘ ■luded and so is thej our for small do-it-your-.


The scheme runs until, e end of this month and) vers Rimington, Sawley,- isside, Paythorne, Bolt-< -by-Bowland, Grindle-, n, West Bradford,| hi’tewell, Dunsop Bridget aidburn, Gisburn, New-* n and Waddington.: quiries can be made on. 254 232249.


jobs. i Ribble Valley’s own monthly


.valley all about you!'


’ord, the maga- ws Church, Mil- uced here in full ermission of the •s expressed are


Bowland Young Farmers' Club was cancelled on Mon­ day evening due to the foot and mouth scare. All meet­ ings for young farmers are cancelled until further notice If there are any problems, contact Thomas or Rebecca Whitwell, tel. 01200 445343.


CHATBURN


Far away places There was a reasonably


downham


good attendance at Chatburn Methodist Church Women's Fellowship to hear Mr and Mrs Fawcett, of Lower West- house, near Carnforth, speak about their visit to Uganda. Mr Fawcett spoke first and told about the "March of a Thousand Men" which was started because not as many men as women go to church. These men went the length and breadth of the country spreading the Gospel to men


gruup tu v


again invited this year. They U1UU&11


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ative aspects like having to take malaria pills, use a mos­ quito net and wear Foreign Legion-style hats to shade


enjoyed their visit even . ^ ig now cieaner than though there were many neg-


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them from the hot sun. ; Mr Fawcett showed slides


helpecfto buM, ttek il - -


of the people they met, a school and church which they


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Nature notes Guest speaker at the meet­


burn, and St Leonard's


Church, Downham. Refreshments were served


following the service.


India appeal A retiring collection at


■ who plan to attend the anniversary service and lunch on April 1st should hand their names in as soon as possible.


Chatburn Methodist Church on Sunday raised £84 for the India Earthquake Appeal. This has been forwarded to the Methodist Relief and Development Fund. Members of the church


Pancakes galore Gisburn Festival Hall was


gisburn


Grindleton today. Contribu- tions of newspapers, mag


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zines and cardboard can be left in the


the top of Back Lane, near the chapel wall. Please keep


, ___r DnnL T o n e nP f ir IC ayavv ------ the area tidy.


a buzz on Shrove Tuesday evening, when a happy pan­ cake party organised by St Mary's Church events com­ mittee, got under way. Piles of golden pancakes, ,


prepared by the Rev. Mrs Gill Hall, with a choice of mouth­ watering fillings, quickly dis­ appeared. There were pan­ cake races, pancake tossing and other games, and Mrs M. Norcross won the lucky num-


ber competition. Proceeds from this popular


Appeal Fund. Tricks and spots


There were 14 tables in


ing of Downham and Twiston Gardening Club was the famous Dr Ron Freethy. His audience was fascinated


to hear an update on the activities of Dr Freethy who


has been an ecologist since 1985, working closely with the Government-sponsored


in pubs. The ladies joined afterwards as associates. ^ Last year Mr and Mrs


project Mersey Basin Cam­ paign.


Fawcett travelled with a group to Uganda and were


from the River Dee to the River Ribble, includes work bv the Environment Agency


Regeneration taking place , . ,


Dy tilt! jiiuvnwAi*».w»— c>- - and North West Water. He members that Blackpool


u e a cu io --------------- -- , it any beach in Europe, but the


water will always look brown because of the sandy bottom. Dr Freethy proceeded with his interesting tales of NASA's methods of testing for global warming using a bucket to dip into oceans


Which the mud bricks were hardene.d and other interest­


ing scenes. ■ Mrs Giles presided and Mrs Hudson was pianist. Refreshments were served.


Day of prayer ■ The Women's World Day of Prayer service, held in Chatburn Methodist Church,


was led by Mrs Giles. • At the service, written by


the ladies of Samoa, the speaker was Miss Carol Walker and organist was Mrs Susan Stanworth. ; Ladies of the Methodist Church were joined by ladies from Christ Church, Chat-


tn .- round Vhe world, and the effects of acid rain on


countryside. Chairman Mr Shaun


Roney thanked Dr Freethy for providing members and visitors with an entertaining and informative evening. Refreshments were served


Roney, Miss Susan Driver, Mrs Daphne Porter and Mrs


Raffle winners were Mr A. .


June Rumfitt. At the April meeting there


will be a make-up demonstra­ tion with beauty tips and ideas by Lee Carter Health Studio, Clitheroe.


play at a whist and domino drive organised by the Festi­ val Hall management com­ mittee. MCs were Mr J. Kenyon for whist and Mr i. Metcalfe for dominoes. Whist winners: Ladies -


Mrs Barker, Mrs M. Wellock, Mrs M. Cowking. Gents - Mrs J. Robinson, Mrs M.


, Green, Mrs M. Riley. Dominoes: Miss M.


■ Raffle: Mr G. Hincks, Mrs R. Eden, Mrs M. Marshall,


Bairstow, Mrs D. Knight, Mr J Pye, Mrs G. Thompson.


Mrs S. Graveston. The next drive will be on


April 7th at 7-30 p.m. in the Festival Hall.


event will go towards Gisburn Parish Church Roof Repair


Change of time Parishioners of St Ambrose


Church, Grindleton, are reminded that the Parish Eucharist on Sunday morn­ ing will be at 11-15 a.m. instead of the usual time. After the service a soup


: —i v... Mrs Anne J< entertainment followed


lelt in W space provided at with Mrs . . Joyce accompanied by friends from n wits


entertai Grim0i ,----


Waddington, who sang and gave readings and mono­ logues, much to the enjoy­


ment of members. Raffle prizes were won by


those requiring lunch should let Mrs Edna Jackson know on 01200 445430 as soon as


possible. SIMONSTONE


Mr John Newby, Mr Harold Jones, Miss Ursula Lord and Mrs Elma Bywater. Members were reminded ot


and sandwich lunch will be served and this will be fol­ lowed by the annual general meeting. It is hoped that as many parishioners as possible


will be able to attend. KNOWLE GREEN


Log onThose who have enrolled


for the second beginner’s com­ puter course in Knowle Green Village Hall, are reminded it starts on Tuesday at 3-30 p.m. and will run for five


weeks.


Bidding time Viewing will take place for


the auction of promises, to be held in Knowle Green Village Hall on March 16th, from 7 p.m. A wide and varied num­ ber of promises have been made and catalogues listing them are available at £1. Written requests to reserve a promise will be accepted prior


to the event. The auctioneer is to be Mr


Richard Turner and bidding will start at 7-30 p.m.


Ghost fright Members of Grindleton


early next month.


Collection Tomorrow is waste-paper


collection day. Please leave old newspapers, magazines and paper outside for collec­


tion.


Whist Winning hands at whist


when Sabden Over-60s held a social last Thursday were played by Mrs Millie Moor- house and Mrs Dorothy Houghton.There was no dominoes or raffle due to a


lack of numbers.


Festival Sabden village life, its


industry, community, reli­ gion, education and social lue will be illustrated in floral dis­ plays at a Bank Holiday


flower festival. St Nicholas's Church mem­


bers have decided to go ahead with the festival during the August Bank Holiday week­ end' after receiving over­ whelming support from the


village.


organisation approached has agreed to participate and dis­


Every business, shop ana


play its world in flowers. Organiser Mrs Angela


WI are looking forward to a ghost walk round Clitheroe, with Mr Simon Entwistle, tonight, meeting at 7-30 p.m. at the Castle gates. After­ wards supper has been arranged in the Old Post


by Mrs V. Hall and Mrs A. R°ney-


able for the charity bingo evening to be held in the Pen- die Hotel, Chatburn on Mon­ day. Contact Mrs Mandy Bi'ennan, tel. 441551, for


There are still tickets avail­ details.


Waste paper The usual waste-paper col­ lection will take place in


Successful nights Lane Ends Community Centre has recently had two


successful evenings. On Tuesday, February


20th, a children's games evening took place. Local youngsters enjoyed playing their favourite board games,


cards and dominoes. The following evening


there was an interesting talk and demonstration on aro­ matherapy massage by Natalie Sierocki. Due to foot and mouth, the


celled. langho


1 The usual waste-paper col- | lection, organised by St Leonard's CE School, Lang-


Waste-paper


| ho, Families’ Association, will take place this weekend. The skip will be placed on the Billington and Langho Com­ munity Centre car park from lunchtime tomorrow until


Sunday. about. PENDLETON


I Village hall The annual meeting of Pendleton Village Hall Com-


in bundles or placed in plastic bags to prevent blowing


Please ensure paper is tied .


Whist social Winners of the whist drive


held on Monday in Read Constitutional Club were: Ladies - Mrs A. Shaw, Mrs M. Fallon. Gents - Mr R. Elliott, Mrs S. Birmingham, who also won the special prize. MC was Mr G.'A. Holden.


| mittee will take place tonight | at 8 p.m. Everyone is wel­ come to attend.


Comedy time Members of Ribchester


Musical There was a musical theme


Club.


Members met in St Mary s Parish Hall, where lunch was


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to the February meeting of Sabden Age Concern Leisure


Amateur Theatrical Society have begun rehearsals for the final production of the sea­ son. J. B. Priestley's "When We Are Married"; is an Edwardian comedy, with a large cast, stylish costumes and elegant setting. The per­ formances will take place in


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should be handed in at the post office by March 30th.


Nature Ribchester Allotment and


Garden Society members enjoyed a talk by Mr Peter Smith, entitled "Nature Through the Seasons" at their meeting in the'sports and


social club. .... ~ ... ; RIMINGTON;


Tasty fare Members of Rinaiington :


and Middop Luncheon Club left the wintry weather at bay as they sat down to a sub­ stantial meal of shepherd's pie, peas and carrots, with Bakewell tart and custard to


follow.'


M. Saunders, Mrs D. Eccles, Mrs G. Capstick, Mrs F. Pilk- ington, Mrs E. Barker and


Raffle winners were: Mrs ' Mrs A. Seed.


ton Memorial .Institute, Mr John Shaw will give a .talk with slides, entitled "Walking Through the Ribble Valley to the Lakes". This talk is open to everyone and starts at 1-30 p.m. A light lunch will be served at 12-15 p.m. and


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Whitwell said: "It’s definitely going ahead; we've had a good response from everyone we ve asked to take part. We intend to portray the whole of vil­ lage life through every age ol man in this festival." . There will also be a concert


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Hospice work The next meeting


an outing to Blackpool Catering College for lunch and leisure time in the resort


of


Simonstone with Read WI will be on Thursday at 7-30 p.m. in the old school hall. Guest speaker Mr T. Brig­


gs will talk to members about Derian House Children's Hos­ pice, and the competition will be for the most unusual egg cup. There will be a children's stall and members are asked to donate a toy suitable for a child in hospital or for sale to raise funds for the hospice. Guests will be welcome at


the meeting. Mothers' Union There will be a meeting of


Simonstone Mothers' Union in the old school on Tuesday at 7-45 p.m.


Gardening The Simonstone Garden


Club shop will be open on Wednesday from 7 to 8 p.m.


SLAIDBURN


Black sheep Local historian Mr Chris


Spencer, who teaches at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, will be the guest speaker at Slaidburn Her­ itage Centre on Wednesday at 7-30 p.m. His subject will be


court rolls. WHALLEY


whist and domino drive to be held today has been can­


by Slaidburn Silver Band to open the event on the Friday evening. Lots of help has heen offered but, if anyone in the village has a flair for flower arranging and would Uke to be involved, they will be very welcome. And any groups who have been missed and want to take part are also asked to contact the organis­ ers, Mrs Whitwell on 01282 779376 or Mrs Catherine Bristol on 01200 428241.


Meeting The AGM and meeting of


parishioners of St Nicholas's Church, takes place omSun- day following the 9-30 morn­ ing service and coffee.


C o n se r v a t iv e s The AGM of the Sabden


Rooms. READ


branch of the Ribble Valley Conservative Association


takes place on Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Methodist


Tram ride All are invited to take a


tram ride from Blackburn to Accrington with Mr Jim Hal- sall tomorrow at 7-30 p.m. in


Whalley Village Hall. Admission to the illustrat­


ed talk is £1.50, payable at the door, and proceeds are in aid of Whalley Parish Church Refurbishment Fund. Refreshments will be served. Work is proceeding on


course with the rewiring and redecoration of the church, and the building will reopen


for Easter services.


Abbey winners Whist winners at the


Abbey senior citizens' drive in Whalley were: Ladies - Mrs M. Cottam, Mrs E. Charnley, Mrs V. I-Ieald (cons). Gents


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Victims' support Several organisations in


Waddington, including the WI and Leisure Club, held cake stalls and events to raise funds to help the earthquake victims in India. Collecting boxes were placed in pubs and shops and more than £400 was raised by residents of the village for the fund.


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