Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, April 26th, 2000 Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (C la s s if ied yw w ^
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Mini-market At a tea and chat after
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'clock Saturday" loon, 37 against. , speaking at the iductions in the the physical and s and also to the
ers' Association
• zoo visited the ial nature. These lil and mane and feking which ably ;e.ty commenced its in of them ladies.
May 2nd members will visit Slaidburn Heritage Centre. '
DOWNHAM
noon, in Ebenezer Baptist Church, Billington, there will
___This will take place next Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m. and proceeds are in aid of the Leprosy Mission. Everyone is welcome.
be a mini-market with a vari ety of goods for sale.
Law and order At the meeting of Billing
Film show Members of Downham WI
ton and Langho WI, presi dent Mrs Marie Smith wel comed members and several visitors. Unfortunately, guest speaker Mrs Marie Lewis was taken ill and unable to attend to talk about the Amish peo ple. Her place was filled at very short notice by Mrs Thirza Ainsworth. Mrs Ainsworth gave a fas cinating talk about how she became a magistrate, giving a very clear picture of her duties, the working of the court and the penal system. Her talk provoked an inter esting and lively discussion
among members. Winner of the birthday
of needlework was won by Miss Margaret Hayes, Mrs Maureen Topham and Mrs Maureen Nicholson. Raffle winners were Mrs Mabel Holt, Mrs Nicholson
A competition for a piece . .
were treated to a special film show at their April meeting. Guest speaker Mr Gordon Sharp, of Halifax, entitled his talk "Film Making My Way" and proceeded to show some of the most beautiful films of villages in and around the Ribble Valley. His final piece of film was of the floods last autumn and the music to accompany this was "Jerusalem", a very fitting
Courtney expressed birthday greetings to seven members - Mrs Margaret Walmsley, Mrs Barbara Hunt, Mrs Eliz abeth Wrigley, Mrs Margaret Jackson, Mrs Dorothy Birch, Mrs Mary Chappell and Mrs
Judith Nixon. Mrs Courtney thanked
flowers was Mrs Veronica Heffeman.
President Mrs Marion • hot and cold dishes. For fur-
end to the perfect entertain ment. Mr Sharp and his assis tant, Mr Peter Holroyd, were thanked by Mrs Molly Roskell.
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Church, Grindleton, are going to be busy in the next few weeks preparing for "Sup per at the Gables" on May 11th. Tickets are £7.50 each and include drink on arrival and buffet style supper with
ther information contact Mrs Carol Pye tel. 01200 441507.
Soup and chat Company and a tasty
those who supported the fund-raising event which
snack will be on offer in Grindleton Methodist Church schoolroom on
Wednesday at the third
raised £572 for funds. Correspondence was read
giving details of Yorkshme craft days to be held in Wad- dow Hall, in September and dabble days at Alston Hall,
and Mrs Doreen Penny. The nekt meeting will be
monthly soup lunch. A growing number of peo
Longridge, in June. Two reports were given by
on May 21st at 7-45 p.m. in Billington and Langho Com munity Centre.
Place, they sallied fodder bridge via
Double dutch At the meeting of Dunsop
nch of the United lamed that guests to speak at their
[e pressed for more leir views on inter-
ture was recorded on coroner said the man chest and was satis- -1918 war accelerat- iny men who suffered
ritish Railways sug- djoining the railway
•y in its call for n, Ribble Valley eal to the Prime
juncil that the current -id he did not believe
was the main factor in
a Clitheroe man pt to extinguish a by she fire engines,
to extinguish the lg at camping had
:ld its annual St :he parish church, ective candidates
Less than half the lent candidate for necessary to have
Bridge WI only 12 members were able to attend due to the foot and mouth crisis. Guest speaker Mrs Anne Scargill, of Camforth, gave a very inter esting talk entitled Double Dutch". She kept members amused with tales of her time living in Holland, where her
Mrs Wrigley on the spring council meeting she attended in Southport and on the drama festival she visited with Mrs Hunt. She also announced Downham WI had won third place in the Taylor’s Tea bar code compe
ple from the village have been taking advantage of a bowl of hot soup, a bread roll and cake to follow with acup of tea or coffee for just £1. ^ he lunch also provides a great opportunity for villagers to meet new friends. , If you live in Grindleton,
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Easter services There was a good congre
gation at the Easter service of Holy Communion held in St Ambrose Church, Grindle-
The church had been beau
tifully decorated and all the children received small choco late Easter eggs. The cele brant and preacher was the Rev. Canon D.W. Mewis and organist was Mr Berwyn
Bowyer. •
Gourmet menu Cooks of St Ambrose
at the door. 'll Village News,
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________________________ :-----—-------------- -— .... M TqI- n 19S4 822220 Outdoor clothing and equipment for everyone Today they can be found in
Leonard's Church, Langho, and tickets are £5, including a light supper, from Mrs Har greaves tel. 01254 240662 or
the parish council to say thank-you to the popular
family doctor.
place at 6-30 p.m. in St Mary's RC Church Hall,
The presentation takes , Whalley Road.
Football score Read United FC first team
had one defeat and one win in the two matches played last week. They lost 2-1 to Burn ley Boys' Club, with Paul Hargreaves scoring the goal and Dominic Graham named man of the match. On Satur day, they won 2-1 away against Colne Blue Stars. Goal scorers were Aaron Jef frey and Dan Walker, and man of the matth was Neil
Snape.
The second team lost o-z at home to Kelbrook. Goals
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were scored by Steve Mehan and man-of-the-match Frank Heys.
CoffeeA coffee morning takes place on Saturday between 10 a.m. and noon at the home of Mr and Mrs Bernard and Marion Parfitt, of 17 Pendle- side Close, Sabden. All are welcome, and proceeds are for the parish church.
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Insp. Bob Ford, will talk about policing in Sabden and the Ribble Valley as a whole at the annual council taxpay ers' meeting in Sabden on
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23 states, particularly in Pennsylvania and Ohio, and in Canada, where they live integrated into the wider community, but identified by their dress, language and very specific lifestyle, which rejects many modern comforts, including such basics as elec tricity and modern forms of entertainment. Mrs Lewis gave a first-
in school on May 18th. Offers I so far include a weekend in a | country cottage, several hours of ironing, lifts to Pre- I ston Station and instruction in American patchwork.
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class talk and everyone emerged much the wiser on a
Tricks and spots There were 20 tables in
fascinating topic. A competition for a piece
Tuesday night. This is the annual opportu
Parish meeting Read Parish Council is
holding the annual parish meeting on Tuesday in Read CE School at 7 p.m. All vil lagers are welcome to attend.
Teddy bear The get-together for mums
and toddlers to meet Edward Bear will be held in St John's Church, Read, on Wednesday at 11 a.m. Refreshments are served after the short service.
Social time Winners at the whist drive,
why not join with other resi dents between noon and 1-JU p.m. for a snack and chat?
tition as well as being highly commended for "Year m the
HURST GREEN
Life of Your WI". The bulb scheme will be
run again this year by Mrs
NMrs Roskell, Cady Clitheroe and Mrs Valerie Hall served a delicious sup
per.Change of venue Members of Downham
husband went to work, and the problems she encountered
with the language. A competition for a holi day souvenir was won by Mrs
M. Cowking, Mrs M. Beattie arid Mrs A. Hargreaves. Birthday greetings were
' extended to Mrs Cowking, l Mrs M. Rush ton.; Mrs A.
Mrs Marsden. Marsden, Mrs F. Nelson and
’ Mrs J. Wells. Winner of the raffle was
and Twiston Gardening Club are disappointed that the visit to Read Garden Centre has to be cancelled because of
the foot and mouth problem. However, a substitute
meeting will be held next Thursday at Shackleton s Nurseries, Chatburn, when Mr Shackleton will give members a guided tour of the
Over-60s Members of Hurst Green
Over-60s' Club met for a sup per of chicken, baked potato, apple pie and cream, which everyone enjoyed. The evening was arranged by committee members. Whist winners were:
‘ Dearing, and the MC was Mr G. A. Holden.
held in Read Constitutional Club, on Monday were: Ladies - Mrs A. Shaw, Mrs F. Earnshaw. Gents - Mr G. A. Holden, Mr A. Shaw. Special prize was won by Mrs M.
nity for residents to review the work done and study the accounts of the parish council over the year, also to ask any questions of the council. Insp. Ford will be the guest speaker and will answer questions from residents. The meeting takes place at 7-30 p.m. in the Methodist Rooms.
of patchwork was won by Mrs Carol Cowell and the raf fle by Mrs Walker. Hostesses were Mrs Cowell and Mrs Vera
Giles.Members were reminded of the group meeting in Down ham on May 8th, when Mr Paul Kidd will be the speak er. The competition will be for a royal souvenir. The next meeting will be
' barge boards and cladding which :, s only need a wipe over.
play at a whist and domino drive in West Bradford Vil
lage Hall.Whist winners were: E. Jackson, J. Meyler, M. Jac- son, E. Hadfield, V. Duck worth. Gents-D. Bristol, M. Lofthouse, J. Bristol, S.
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Hogg, J. Bullock. Dominoes: M. Berry, K.
Edmondson, D. Sellers, D. Knight, I. Whalley, M. Blackmore, Mr Parks. Raffle: J. Traynor, J. Hold
on May 17th, when resolu tions will be discussed, fol lowed by a talk by member Mrs Alison Blakemore on her experiences in Brunei.
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Winners Last Thursday's winners at
Sabden Over-60s' Club social
were: whist, ladies - Mrs R. Wright and Mrs M. Moor- house. Gents-Mrs E. Ireland
and Mr J. Traynor. Domino winners were Mrs
G. Walmsley, Miss B. Taylor and Mr R. Eden. Raffle - Mr G. Holden, Mrs E. Hutchin son. The events are open to all and held on Monday and Thursday evenings in St
Mary's Hall.
Theatre The theatre trip next Janu
ary to see "Miss Saigon" is fully booked. Ticket money should be paid to Mrs Sheila Howarth by May 13th.
Clean-up Anyone who can spare a
Flying start Ribchester Cricket Club
Ladies — V. Duckworth, A. Howarth. Gents- W. Carr, J.
Kenyon.Dominoes: F. Lofthouse, E. Jacques, J. Carr, M. Davis. Raffle: M. Acton, B. Mor
ton, E. Nowell, J. Meyler, M. Jackson.
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centre.Members should meet at the nursery at 7 p.m., and on the evening there will be a discount on all goods.
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got off to a flying start when it registered two wins in its opening games. Playing in the Boddington League on home territory at the De Tabley Oval, against O d Nell's, Ribchester quickly knocked up the 51 runs which were necessary to gain a vic tory. They did this with the loss of two wickets in 13 overs, while Old Nell's lost
Silent tribute A minute's silence was
observed at the meeting of Thornley-with-Wheatley
WI, for former treasurer Mrs
D. Blackburn. Mrs J. Tomlinson intro
duced guest speaker Mr D. Carr who spoke about the history of gold jewellery, illus trated with many examples of his work. He was thanked by Mrs M. Sanderson. A competition for an old piece of jewellery was won by
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en, A. Jackson, J. Robinson, M. Edmondson, S. Tennant. The next drive will be on
New date There will be a meeting of,
West Bradford Playing Fields Committee on Wednesday in
the village hall, not May 9th as previously stated. Winners of the draw were
son, J. Aspin.
B. Procter, E. Hallam, R. Mills, A. Townson, A. Simp
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CUTHEROE PARISH CHURCH ORGAN SOCIb 1Y
Mrs E. Airey and Mrs M. Blackburn and raffle winners were Mrs T. Clarke and Mrs
E. Hayhurst. Birthday greeting were
extended to Mrs Airey and
couple of hours tonight between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. is asked to help the village spring clean. Volunteers to help with litter-picking are asked to meet at the Holme at 6 p.m. Equipment will be pro
vided. S1MONSTONE Women's own,
nine wickets in 15 overs. On Saturday, Ribchester
Music night Sunday night is music
night in Knowle Green with the Bowland Trio. The trio comprises pianist Carrie Steingold, soloist Alison Swanson and trombonist Matthew Haworth and they are making a welcome return visit to the village hall on Sunday at 7-15 p.m. Profits from the event will
Deaf.
played away to Fylde in the Palace Shield. Fylde scored 61 for nine in 48 overs. Ribch ester recorded another victo ry by scoring 62 with the loss of one wicket in 28 overs. On Saturday they face
An illustrated talk entitled "Women’s Victorian Maga
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Chorley at home and on Sun day play Silverdale at home in the National Village Knock-out competition.
ting.
go towards the village hall and Hearing Dogs for the
Folk songs Tickets are available for an
itives so that party he interests of the lould be kept out of
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promises
b careful ng sports goods retailers. Mr Waddington, says
Miss Bridge in her book, Llaimed to be a descendant W the former owners, and kfaent a lot of money on Restoration, bringing in L^Serts from London. Jut Mr Waddington y stayed at the hall twice ear, spending most of his ne in Sussex, where he is High Sheriff in 1909. A rdener and caretaker oked after the hall for DSt of the year, and it was Id during the last war ter Mr Waddington's ■andson was killed in the
;hting. The book is available at
irious local outlets, price
evening of music in Knowle Green Village Hall, on May 18th with the Manchester- based folk music group Whiskey in the Jar. For details tel. Mrs Jean Procter 01254 878447.
Coffee break
morning, in aid of the Friends of Chernobyl's Children, on May 5th is Knowle Green
The venue for a coffee
Village Hall. It is hoped to raise enough
money to finance the visit of a child for a holiday and essential medical checks. There will be various stalls,
welcome.
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I A musical evening with Richard Greaves, will be held at Mytton Fold Hotel, on
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j Tuesday at 7-30 p.m. 'Proceeds are in aid of St
zines", given by Miss El Faw cett, enthralled members of Sirfionstone with Read Wl at their meeting. President Mrs Pam Jelley expressed thanks to Miss Fawcett and remarked how similar and rel evant the features and issues were a century ago to today's. A competition for the old-
at the rear of Burlington s Restaurant, in an idyllic set
The De Tabley ground is
Love -15 Ribchester Tennis Club
has four senior teams and two junior in the Ribble Summer League. The urider-14s and under-16s matches are played at 10 a.m. on Saturday morn ings. The A team play in divi sion one on Wednesdays, under the captaincy of Mr Peter Bradley, while the 13 team play in division two at home on Tuesday nights with Mr Andy Lang as captain. The C team, which is newly promoted, plays in division three, home matches on Mon day nights, and the captain is Kevin Millea. The D team, in division five, with Richard Derby at the helm, plays at home on Tuesday nights.
and gifts of new or good-qual ity used clothing for Cher nobyl's children will be very
Abbey winners Whist winners at the
est periodical or magazine was won by Mrs Dorothy Shorrock, Mrs Pat Keighley and Mrs Gladys Hughes. Members were reminded of
Abbey senior citizens’ drive in Whalley were: Ladies - Mrs M. Cotton, Mrs E. Charnley, Mrs M. Butler (cons). Gents - Mrs G. Butler, Mrs M. 1 Naylor, Mr J. Wooff (cons). Dominoes: Mrs J. Hartley
joint 2, Mrs S. Baxter and Mrs H. Hardy, Mr F. Peel I
the group meeting in Great Harwood on Tuesday, and the next WI meeting will be on May 17th, when Mr Les White, of Sabden, will judge the mini-horticultural show,
Tasty quiz A quiz and cuisine evening
(cons).
and the resolutions will be discussed.
Green-fingers The AGM of Simonstone
is to be held tomorrow in Whalley CE School from 7-30 p m. Light-hearted quizzes are going to keep people cir- | culating and the cuisine is to be selections from the recipe book "Another Taste of | Whalley". Tickets are £2.50 and proceeds for Whalley
Garden Club will take place tonight at 7-30 p.m. in the old school, followed by a talk from Mr R. Jackson entitled "Beautiful Prague and
Bohemia". SAWLEY
Amish people Vice-president of Sawley
WI Mrs Joyce Walker wel comed two guests from Whalley WI to its meeting. She introduced guest
Presentation Villagers are invited to
Parish Church. Another fund-raising event
for the church will be a grand raffle with more than 50 | prizes, including a portable TV, CD player and garden furniture, and much more, all donated by local businesses. Tickets are now on sale for the draw, which will be held
during a safari supper on July 7th in Whalley CE School. Members of the parish
speaker Mrs Marie Lewis, who spoke captivatmgly of
attend a presentation on Monday evening for Dr Barry Smith, who has recent ly retired after more than 30 years as village GP in Sab-
with a farewell gift from the village, presented by Coun. Bernard Parfitt, who organ ised a collection on behalf of
Dr Smith will be presented
church are honing their skills ready for a promises auction
her detailed knowledge of the
Mrs F. Donnelly. Members were informed
that the coffee morning had been very successful and social time was spent remem bering items on a tray. ^ At the next meeting in
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