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BOLTON-BY- BOWLAND


Charity success Ladies of Bolton-by-Bow-


land organised a charity evening at the White Bull Inn, Gisbum, which raised the fan­ tastic amount of £900 for Airedale Breast Cancer Care. The evening included enter­


■ " was one such film shown


recently.Mr Jackson said there was a possibility of films for elderly people being shown in the afternoons. Plans are progress­ ing to develop the Grand into a community arts centre by the end of the year. Mrs Giles thanked Mr Jackson for his


interesting talk. Pianist was Mrs Hudson


tainment from one of the North's finest drag queens, De Ja Vu. I t was a tremendous success and enjoyed by every­ one who attended. Thanks were expressed to


on April 6th at 6 p.m.


all those who supported the event and to the companies who sponsored the evening by organisers Helen Dakin and Susan Whitwell.


Whist drive MCs were Mr J. Kenyon


and Mr Berry at the latest Bolton-by-Bowland whist and


domino drive. Whist winners were: Ladies


•- F. Jeffs, J. Hartley E. Jack- son. Gents - Mr Hartley, Mrs Cowperthwaite, Mr S. Hogg. Dominoes: J. Howarth, Mr


Berry, M.Pye. Raffle: T. Trayner, Mr


Barker, H. Lofthouse, L.


barker. Due to the foot and mouth


crisis, the village hall will be closed until further notice. The whist drive on Wednesday is cancelled.


Church news At the annual meeting of St


;xt two weeks, e shows, from rs Mr Andrew r John Moore •e Lovell with Langshaw's. 301/10)


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ssenting the is received at re and other en's suffrage,


led by thou- otton mills, ted a beauti- ited. The top e beams were if a beautiful ve part of the . frieze in fine


-h Missionary the Chairman


e duty binding their power to


the town 1 dgaiuov mds and


nd Play- tution of


nt of a council o erect a televi- two councillors I • to be imposed


ght to gladden a cene at Dunsop ing parties on a arauding foxes hth victim to a anions.


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er posed the er worker at homes near


Peter and St Paul's Church, Bolton-by-Bowland, held in


the village school, everyone enjoyed a lunch of soup and


sandwiches. The rector, Canon David


Mewis, gave his report outlin­ ing the alterations to the church. Water has been laid into church to enable a dis­ abled toilet to be fitted, and the communion rail lowered to help people receive commu­ nion safely. The Pud say Chapel has been refurbished with new chairs and carpets. The funds to carry out this work have been achieved through the generosity of parishioners, the diocese and a


Manor House Chatburn Manor House residents and staff had a sur­ prise musical afternoon with Mr Basil Hughes when he


and refreshments were served. There will be a jumble sale


coffee morning at Hemlock Cottage tomorrow in aid of the East Lancashire Hospice and reminded of an evening with the Tatlers on Saturday. Mrs Short expressed thanks


Morgan, tel. 01254 878293. R789.Q3.


Mothering Sunday Knowle Green Congrega­


on behalf of the guests for a memorable evening.


tional Church will celebrate Mothering Sunday in the tra-


’ ditional way. Flowers will be presented to all the ladies in the congregation and will also be taken to the sick and elder­ ly ladies of the fellowship. The service commences at


11 a.m.


Farewell Sadly, the Rev. Mrs Gill


LANGHO


entertained on the organ. The old-time singalong


went with a swing and every_ one thoroughly enjoyed the golden oldies. Refreshments rounded off a wonderful after-


noon. CHIPPING


for a food bingo session on Sat­ urday. The event starts at 7-45 p.m. and proceeds are to go towards St Bartholomew s


Food bingo The village hall is the venue


Church funds. g r in d l e t o n


Spring flowers A special service for Moth­


Indian fantasy Guest speaker at the meet­


ing of Knowle Green and Dut­ ton WI was Mrs Rosemary Walton, who spoke of her visit to India with her family. They travelled overland by motor home visiting such places as Italy, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan and on to India, where they met such a variety of people who invited them into their


homes.


ering Sunday will be held in St Ambrose Church, Grindleton, on Sunday at 9-30 a.m. Chil­ dren will take part in the ser­ vice and bunches of flowers will be distributed. A warm welcome is extended to every­ one to celebrate this mid-Lent


festival. d o w n h a m


Birthday party At the 81st birthday party


they had to go to bed with a man sleeping outside their motor home with a gun at his side, and they had to have a companion to ride with them, carrying a machine gun as they went through the ICyber Pass. Mrs Walton showed sou­ venirs they bought on route and said they were looking for­ ward to revisiting India later this year. Thanks were expressed by Mrs D. Procter. A competition for a memen­


She told of how one night . , .


to of India was won by Mrs Beryl McCrerie and Mrs Mil­


lie Watts.


of Downham WI, held in Mytton Fold Hotel, Langho, 49 members and guests sat down to a delicious meal of soup, lamb and sticky toffee


grant from the Lottery Fund. Churchwardens Mrs M.


Billows and Mrs J. Bishop were re-elected. Mrs D. Rix was elected secretary and Mr M. Heyworth continues as


treasurer. ■ , _ Mrs Bishop thanked Canon


Mewis and his family for their hard work in the parish.


CHATBURN


Methodist Church Women's Fellowship was Mr Geoff Jackson, manager of the Trin­ ity Community Partnership. He spoke about the Grand Cinema and began a quiz by asking: "In what year did the Grand first open?" The answers to the ques­


Grand Cinema Guest speaker at Chatbum


pudding.


Courtney welcomed LFWI chairman Mrs Hazel Short and Mrs Gloria Trevarton, former county treasurer. Also present was the Rev. Alan and


President Mrs Marion .


Mrs Muriel Reid. Birthday greetings were


expressed to Mrs Pat Bailey, and Mrs Courtney congratu­ lated members on winning third prize in the Taylor's Tea Bar Code competition, paying


tribute to Mrs Susan Ingham, who had collected the bar codes during the year.


Elsie Barker proposed a toast to the Queen and Mrs Greta Capstick asked members to join her in a toast to. the LFWI. Mrs Rose Lambert cut the birthday cake, made by Mrs Capstick, and Mrs Courtney toasted Downham


Following the meal, Mrs


tions formed part of the talk. Two sisters ran the cinema for 50 years , now it is owned by Mr and Mrs John Lancaster in co-operation with Trinity Community Partnership. There are Saturday morning activities for children ending with a film, and on Sunday evenings a film club allows members a say in what they would like to see. "Casablanca


Members were reminded ol forthcoming events, including


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tuition on fly fishing and a walking holiday in the Cotswolds. Names were taken for a visit to Manchester the see "Miss Saigon" in Novem­ ber and to Alston Hall in the summer. Transport arrange­ ments were made for an outing to Marks and Spencer, Black-


bum, on April 10th. A group of members


enjoyed a trip to see "Mack and Mabel" by Clitheroe Operatic and Dramatic Soci­ ety. If anyone has a tape of the show's music, please telephone


01254 878070.


ty event tonight in aid of Der- ian House Children’s Hospice, to be held in the Black Bull, Ribchester, where there will be a WI promotion stall. At the next meting on April


There will be a ladies' chan­ .


Hall will take her last service in Gisburn Parish Church on Easter Sunday morning, as she is retiringing as assistant priest of the parish. Apresen- tation is planned to follow the service and contributions to a farewell gift may be passed to Mrs Jennie Gornall, at 4 Church View, Gisburn.


KNOWLE GREENj;


Keep in touch A meeting, organised by


members of St Mary's RC Pri­ mary School, Langho, will be held on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the school hall. The theme of the meeting is "Keeping in Touch" with the sick, elderly, housebound and needy mem­ bers of the community. There will be a visit from a


. n r a H I B M n D SABDEN


CoffeeSabden Bowling Club opens the season with a-chairmans coffee morning a week on Sat­ urday, March 31st, from 10


a.m. to noon.


There will be a cake stall, tombola and raffle, and admis­


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sion is 50p. The green will open for the


season at midday, weather per­ mitting. Members and prospective members are reminded that subscriptions are now due and must be paid before anyone can play in a team. They are £15 for play­ ing members, £13 veterans, £o juniors and £5 social mem­


bers.


Viking Saga group to St Mary's RC Primary School, Langho, next Thursday. The children of Year 3 study invaders and settlers in histo­ ry and have been learning about V i k i n g s .______


READ


Charity coffee Members of the 1st Read


Brownies are hosting a charity coffee evening today from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the United Reformed Church hall, East


View, Read. There will be.craft, cake


is welcome.


Lost away Read United FC first team


lost 5-1 away to Rock Rovers on Saturday. Tim Booth was


the goal scorer and Paul Harg­ reaves was named man of the


match. The second team played at


home and drew 2-2 with Sab- den. The goal scorers were Dave Hartley and Lee Ash­ ton, and man of the match was Andrew Mashiter.


Package holidays Read Mothers’ Union is to


meet on Tuesday at 7-30 p.m. in Read School when Evelyn Fawcett will talk about "Pack­ age Holidays, Then and Now".


at the whist drive held last Monday evening at Read and Simonstone Constitutional


Constitutional Club The following were winners


Club. Ladies: Mrs M. Pickles, Mrs A. Shaw. Gents: Mr R. Elliott, Mr G. A. Holden. The special prize was won by Mrs M. Fallon, and the MC was Mr G. A. Holden.


11th, Mr II. Barton will talk on the "Embroideries of Lan­ caster Priory Church", and the competition will be for an embroidered table cloth. Host­ esses will be Mrs P. Lamper, Mrs M. Earnshaw and Mrs


WI and thanked members for their help and support. Guest speaker Mr Reid had


Wilson.


uted with details of forthcom­ ing LFWI events, and mem­ bers were asked to support a


A newsletter was distrib­ '■ : ., M. Mellor.


his audience in stitches with his stories of the lighter sideof being a man of the cloth. He was thanked by Mrs Eileen


Promises auction The auction of promises


held in Knowle Green Village Hall on Friday raised the magnificent sum of £2,919. Thanks were expressed to everyone who supported the event, especially to Mr Richard Turner for auctioning the promises. The money will pay for the refurbishment of


the hall.


Ideas for further fund-rais­ ing should be given to Mr


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Comic Relief Pupils and staff of St Wil­


and bric-a-brac stalls, a raffle and games. All the proceeds will go to the "Only Foals and Horses" sanctuary. Everyone


Burnley league is next Friday evening.


The opening fixture in the . . ,


Pedlars' Fair The annual Pedlars' Fair


takes place on Saturday in St Nicholas's Hall and will open at 2-30 p.m. There will be lots of gifts and goodies on sale made by the children with Mothering Sunday in mind.


Mother’s Day A family service for Moth­


er's Day takes place in bt Nicholas's Church at 9-30 a.m. on Sunday morning, when all the ladies will be given flowers and simnel biscuits. The church is now taking


cuss an application to Ribble Valley Council to extend the loading and unloading area at Marbill Developments Ltd at Victoria Mill. Couns Frank Goss and Bernard Parfitt have copies of the plans if anyone wishes to view them.


Council The next meeting of Sabden


SAWLEY


Tourism VIP Members of Sawley WI


were given an enlightening insight into the workings of the Clitheroe Tourist Informa­ tion Centre by Mrs Mary


Parker. She spoke on tourism in the


Ribble Valley and informed members of the many services provided by the office, from bookings for theatres, local hotels, guest houses, cottages and caravans to those for accommodation elsewhere in


the country. She then elaborated on the


Parish Council will be on Tuesday, April 3rd, in the Methodist Rooms at 7-30 p.m.


tional Lancashire recipe was won by Mrs Rita Webb, who also chaired the meeting. Mrs Joan Porter, who proposed the vote of thanks to Mrs Parker for a very interesting talk, also


won the draw. Members hope that some


members of Whalley WI and others at their group meeting may join them on April 19th when Mrs Marie Lewes will speak on "The Amish People of North America."


WADDINGTON


Walking sticks At the meeting of Wadding-


ton WI, held in the Methodist Schoolroom, president Miss Hylda Emsden introduced guest speaker Mr Brian White, a retired policeman, of Bury. He showed a wonderful collec- tion of walking sticks, some he had carved himself and others he had been given, but each one had a most interesting story to tell. Mrs Jean Entwistle thanked Mr White for an amusing and entertaining talk. An outing to the Lowry


many tourist attractions in our area. As the office is shared with Lancashire Coun­ ty Council, such things as information on local bus timetables and many other services for residents is avail­


donations for Easter flowers to make a colourful display for the services.


'Miss Saigon' There are still a few seats


‘ at 53 Whalley Road if you are interested.


left on the outing to see "Miss Saigon" at the Palace Theatre in Manchester next January 28th. See Mrs Sheila Haworth


Easter Fair Bring out your face paints


and attractions, including cakes, tombola, refreshments and a raffle, and there will be a competition for the best Easter bonnet or best-decorat­


There will be lots of stalls from 6 to 8 p.m.


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waste-paper collection time. Please leave old newspapers and magazines outside for col­ lection by Ribble Valley Coun­ cil's recycling service.


Garden talk If you have designs on cre­


frid's Primary School, Ribch­ ester, raised more than £100 for Comic Relief. Last week, the PTFA of the


ating a beautiful garden this summer, then go along to St Mary’s Hall next Wednesday


school raised £62 at a beetle drive. A quiz night has been arranged for Saturday evening at 7-45 p.m. in the parochial hall. Team numbers can range from four to seven people. There will be a hot-pot supper and money prizes.


Parish council Ribchester Parish Council


met last Monday in the Black Bull Hotel.


n* Sabden Horticultural Soci­ ety has arranged a talk and slide show by Mr Andrew Shaw entitled "Designs On Your Garden". He will give advice on designing a garden and the best flowers to use. There will be plants for sale and admission is free with everyone welcome. It begins at


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