C l i t h e r o e Advertiser & Times, January 25th, 2001 -Clitheroe nline.co.u_k 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified), www.eastlancashireonline.co.uk


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s ------------------------------------ Keeping order


'■ ; On Monday evening mem- " hers of Bolton-by-Bowland ■ Young Farmers' Club met to.


'. hear a talk by PC K. Towler ■ who spoke about her life m ' the police force. She was r accompanied by a police dog ' and a demonstration, was


iiiven on the role of dogs in


‘ the force. Thanks were '..expressed by- Thomas ■ Whitwell.


- 30 p.m. in the village.


•: f Next week's meeting will ••be stock judging at Tewitt ' •Hall, members to meet at 7-


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■ New Year of Chatburn Methodist Women's Fellow-


Case in point .; The first meeting in the


w > V time iends of


eline : .nning a sur- Darty for his ling that her Galley school tact him. , ranees Green she was pic- ving a t the 1 at Barrow, as Kemple


le Road. : ed Clitheroe mar School


0 1969 and doI friends ticularly are •dicker pr ; Ribchester;


Hurst Green, • Cherry from Ireen area. . io remembers to contact her . Green, at 39 Hornsea, Bast HJ18 1LS, tel. 2.


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locaust , K compiled by from a Ribble Val-


ils’part play on


igh school will be ‘ o help commemo- he country's first c au s t Memorial


y, being staged at ands Conference 1 Chorley from lis week, features Dungsters from St ie's RC High Uington, who met r from Auschwitz


■s who visited the t Memorial Muse- ashington DC'as •


school visit. ■acher Mr Antho-


amara, head of Mrs Margaret


h and five Year 11 tended the opening hibition, which is •ganised by Lan- County Council’s ion and Cultural s Directorate Jin


ship with the Pre- [d Western Lan- Racial Equality


i ship was well attended.


• Mrs Giles presided and ; Mrs Hudson was the pianist.


■ The speaker was Mrs i


: her work as a solicitor. : She explained that after I studying law and economics ‘"at university she decided she


Daphne Rix who spoke about


Special visit Guest preacher for the


would like to be a solicitor and went to work for a firm in


-■London. To become fully .‘qualified she had to spend two years working with expe­ rienced solicitors to learn ■


from them. She now works on her own.


' Forest Becks and her branch - of work is in conveyancing


'Her office is in her home at


■ showed examples of a con- '.veyancing .document from


and wills and probate. She


..same type of document today which was printed and


the 19th Century which was i all written by hand, and the


' She works two days a week ’ 'at the Citizens' Advice


' looked much simpler.


‘‘ enjoys. Most of the cases she ,;dealswithareabletobesort-


• .talk and after saying the ■ grace, refreshments were


• talk. Mrs Giles thanked the , speaker for her interesting


Quite a few questions were • asked and answered after the


. served. CHIPPING


. holding their charity bingo on Saturday in the new vil- lage hall. Doors open at 6-30


•Charity bingo . Members of Chipping Young Farmers' Club are


; ' advisory committee at an indoor sports night to be held in the Talbot at 7-45 p.m. ■ Anyone between the ages of 10 and 26 interested in


’ PJ0n Monday, members will be competing against the


’.Bureau where she does mdus- ' 'trial law which she really.


' ed out without the case going ■'tocourt.


annual Assheton Sermon, held in Downham Parish


Church on Sunday morning, was the Bishop of Lancaster. Holy Communion was conducted by Canon Geof­


frey Williams and the Rev. Alan Reid, and a full congre­


gation, with members of the Prayer Book Society, enjoyed


the service. For his historical sermon


the bishop chose one of 'the two texts set down by the founder of the service, Sir Ralph Assheton, in his will on the day of his death m 1679, "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth". The bells were rung to wel­


6 a.m. and arrives at Lerwick at 8 p.m. Lerwick ferry leaves at the same time and all being well the two should pass each other half way across, but the weather can delay sailings for hours. The video showed lovel, sunshine, flowers, birds, dolphins, seals and places to see, but Mr Howarth soon brought everyone back to reality, saying there were no trees only shrubby growth and the only way to avoid the biting wind was to shelter behind rocks and walls. He told members of the short winter days and the long hours of sunshine in summer and the hard life for inhabi­ tants of the island whose only regular social activity was chapel on Sunday. Difficult though life was Mr Howarth enjoyed every minute and said he would return to live, but this year he and his wife will make do with a holiday. Thanks were expressed for a most interesting and enjoy­ able evening by Mrs J. Rat-


cliffe. dow n h aw i ■ ■ —


tant priest the Rev. Mrs Gill Hall with Mr Jolyon Fenton


at the organ.


by churchwardens Mr C. H. Hindley and Mr G. Bargh, while Mrs J. Lloyd offered the


Bible readings were given .


intercessions. In an eloquent address,


Canon Walker looked back on his 40 years in the Angli­ can ministry, thanking those who have supported and helped him in many ways during his seven years as priest-in-charge, following the amalgamation of the parish­ es of Gisbum and Hellifield. Presentations were made


to Canon and Mrs Walker by Mr Hindley and Mr Bargh on behalf of parishioners and each spoke of the good work and valuable contribution to church and parish life made by Canon Walker, deputy churchwarden Mrs J. Gornall presented Mrs Christine Walker with a basket of flow­ ers and a wood carving of


birds. Mrs H.M. Waddington , ,


thanked Canon and Mrs Walker for their interest and support for Gisbum Mothers Union arid presented a gut and card on behalf of mem- bers. In a poignant gesture, Miss Mary Bairstow present­ ed a beautiful bouquet as a thank-you memorial for her late mother, Mrs Mary


Bairstow.


thanked everyone for their gifts and cut a large cake made and beautifully deco­


Canon and Mrs Walker ,,


rated with a motif of Gisbum Parish Church by Mrs Susan Graveston and, over a glass of sherry and a slice of cake,


members of the congrega­ tion were able to add their own personal good wishes for a long and happy retirement


come everyone on a very cold, snowy morning, Mrs Adele Pridding was organist for the stirring hymns.


g is b u r n


Band concert On February 17th at 7-30


to the couple. KNOWLE. GREEN


Tricks and spots The fortnightly whist and


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someone. They must be returned to Mr David Beesley at 35 Whalley Road, by tomorrow. Members' reso­ lutions for the AGM need to be with the secretary, m writ­


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you know that.... ?" was won bv Mrs D. Mawson, Miss R. Mundy, Mrs E. Slinger. There was a kitchen stall run by Mrs Slinger and Mrs Starkie. Members were informed


ing, by January 30th. • The club needs helpers for


AGM. ’


general maintenance, grass cutting, pavilion cleaning and catering during the season. Please offer your help at the


Over 60s . There was a disappointing


start to the new season of socials for Sabden Over-60s last Thursday when only a handful of people turned up.


were Mr T. Robinson and Mr P. Metcalfe.


Winners: S. Tennant, J. , ,


Robinson, F. Jeffs, B. Gar- nett, H. Lofthouse, R. |


Fairhurst, M.


that the LFWI quiz will, be held in Clitheroe Parish


Church hall on Monday at 7- 30 p.m. and the spring coun­ cil meeting will be held in Southport Theatre on March


1st.A buffet supper was enjoyed by all, tea hostesses were Mrs M. Baldwin, Mrs . E. Honeywell and Mrs Maw-


Thev played whist, but no dominoes, and the winners were Mrs M. Moorhouse


(ladies) and Mrs G.Walms- ley (gents' hands). Everyone


is welcome to go along on Mondays and Thursdays for a social get-together in St Mary's Hall at 7-30 p.m.


Computers A computer course is being


run at St Nicholas's-Church Hall on Thursdays from noon


arage.


Quizzing n A Quiz Night will be held


at Sabden County School tomorrow for teams of up to four people beginning at 7-3U p.m. I t costs £2.50, which includes a hot supper. Con­ tact PTA member Mr Richard Butler on 776713 for more information.


Waste paper Tomorrow waste paper


will be collected around Sab­ den Please leave your waste


paper and magazines outside for collection.


St Mary's The new St Mary's RC


Primary School in Sabden is a year old. A family disco and supper was to be held tomorrow night to celebrate, but has had to be postponed until February 9th because a number of the children have


been taken ill. Children, parents, relatives


domino drive will be held in Knowle Green Village Hall on Monday at 7-30 p.m.


Line dancing The weekly line dancing


p.m., Barnoldswick Town Brass Band, under the leader­ ship of its musical director, Mr Jolyon Felton, will be giv- ing a concert in Gisburn Parish Church.


T o p ic a l ta lk - -


WI, guest speaker was Mrs Bonnie Kramrisch, who held


At the meeting of Gisbum •


the members' keen attention as she gave a very interesting


talk on the Jewish faith. Fol­ lowing this, she was asked to judge the competition for a bookmark, which was won by Mrs J. Gornall, Mrs W- Grundy and Mrs A. Lancast­


'joining the YFC can attend either of these events, or tele­ p h o n e David Marsden on


•; 01995 61022 for further mfor- ' mation.


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..Fair islesMembers of Clayton-le-


iDale WI started the year in ' Tine style with a talk and „ video by Mr Geoffrey • Howarth, on his four years as , a clergyman in the Shetland


' He explained the Shet-


’; lands consist of 100 islands, ■'!;but only 15 are inhabited 'with a population of 24,000. The ferry leaves Aberdeen at


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er.The institute will be repre­ sented by two teams in the LFWI fun quiz, the A59-ers and the Gisburn Church Mice, and four teams in the LFWI darts competition. One team has already won its


first round.Guest speaker on February 1st will be Mr J. Green and his topic will be bee-keeping. The competition will be for a recipe including honey, and the hostesses Mrs S. Birkin and Mrs J. Ryde.


classes continue in Knowle Green Village Hall every Tuesday at 8 p.m. for begin­ ners or those who need to refresh their steps.


Computer course A further, free computer


course has'been arranged by Lancashire County Council to start on March 13th in Knowle Green Village Hall.


Early booking is essential.


Folk group The well-known folk,


group, The Houghton Weavers, are to make a return visit to the Centenar­ ies Theatre, Stonyhurst, on February 17th. Tickets are


and staff, past and present, will all be welcome to the


rescheduled event. Today the architect,


S° The next meeting will be held in the village hall on February 20th when the speaker will be Mr Brian White and his subject Stick Around" The competition will be for spring flowers and there will also be a book stall.


READ


to 3 p.m. The Ribble Valley Community Project course is open to anyone and informa­ tion is available from the vic­


Socialtime Winners at the whist drive


held on Monday evening m Read Constitutional Club were: Mrs M. Pickles, Mrs


E. Charnley. Gents - Mr R. Elliot, Mr J. Earnshaw who also won the special prize. MC was Mr G. A. Holden.


Robinson, J. Oddie, W. Hus-


Fox, B. Garnett, F. Taylor. WEST


BRADFORD


Whist drive There were 16 tables in


play at the whist and domino drive held in West Bradford


Village Hall. MCs were D. Bristol and F. Pye.


Whist winners were: Ladies . .


- M. Green, J. Meyler, E. | Jackson, J. Waddington, V. . Duckworth. Gents-S. Hogg, S. Graveston, T. Pike, R. Barker, M. Edmondson. Dominoes: M. Pye, P. Met­


man, E. Nowell, J. Hartley, F. Jeffs, K. Nowell. . The next drive will be on


night: WHALLEY


Pantomime time Ribchester Amateur The­


Abbey winners Winners at the Abbey


atrical Society is presenting "Mother Goose” in the parochial hall on February 8th to 10th, and 15th to 17th at 7-30 p.m. There are also matinee performances each


Saturday at 2 p.m. Tickets are on sale at ttie


post office.


Challenge Ribchester resident Mrs


Hilda Bentley who recently trekked in the foothills of the Himalayas, on behalf ot Deafway, will give an account of her adventures tomorrow, in the parochial hall at 8 p.m. Tickets cost £d and include supper and pro­ ceeds from the evening will be donated to the Tower


builders and service person­ nel will be in school to under­ take the completion and han­ dover following the one-year


guarantee period. Apart from a problem with


the playing field, which suf­ fers from surface water, the builders have dealt with any


teething problems. Last week children and


cake. l a n g h o


Prayer for peace A peace vigil will be kept


£10 available from Mrs Jean Procter, tel. 01254 878447.


L in St Leonard's chu' c^ ’


angho, tomorrow at 7-30 p.m. Everyone is invited to


attend for prayer and medita­ tion for the peace of our trou­ bled world.


WI'The next meeting of Sab­ den WI is on Monday, Feb­ ruary 12th, when Kate Mul- holland is the speaker.


Bowling New and existing mem­


Retirement thanks As the bells pealed out,


parishioners and friends gath­


ered on Sunday morning in Gisbum Parish Church to say farewell to the Rev. Canon Graham Walker, who retired as priest-in-charge. The ser- vice of Holy Communion, using the new Common wor­ ship book, was led by assis-


bers are invited to Sabden Crown Green Bowling Club s annual meeting on Tuesday, February 6th, at the White


Hart.The chairman, secretary and treasurer for the coming year will be elected and there are four vacancies on the committee. Nomination slips are available around the vil­ lage if you want to propose


r AGMOn Tuesday at 7-30 p.m.


the AGM of St Leonard s Church, Lan gh o, Mothers


Union will be held. The com­ missioning of Mrs Kathleen Staziker as the new enrolling member will be held.


PENDLETON,


Flora and fauna President of Pendleton WI


Mrs Anne Hall, welcomed members to the meeting together with visitors from Billington and Langho WI. She introduced Mr Tony Robinson, of Blacko, who gave a very interesting talk entitled "Man and the Envi­ ronment". He illustrated the talk with beautiful slides of the flora and fauna of the region. Thanks were expressed by Mrs E. Owen. A competition for ' Did


staff celebrated with a special assembly and a first birthday


Fund. SAWLEY


Howdy folks P re s id e n t of Sawley WI


Mrs Rita Webb welcomed guests from Grindleton WI to l meeting with a difference - tuition in line dancing with Mrs Jean Tomlinson assisted by her friends Betty, Jean and Kay. Though mostly new to the dance technique, mem­ bers and visitors threw them­ selves into the rhythm of things with success, if some laughter. Thanks were expressed to the demonstra­ tors by Mrs Pat Ratclif fe. Afterwards they enjoyed a


Long established


senior citizens' whist drive, in Whalley, were: Mrs M. Cot­ ton, Mrs E. Chamley (cons). Dominoes: Mrs J. Hartley, Mrs M. Maden, Mr II. Holt


(cons). Coffee and chat Age Concern Lancashire


and Whalley Methodist Church are joining forces to offer a new service for older people in the village^which will commence next Thurs-


and would like to rest your feet, then the new coffee and a chat mornings are just for


If you are out and about SCOOTER 1 Approved Suppliers you.


Mr Martin Bradley, ol Age Concern, is inviting peo­


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