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BOLTON-BY- BOWLAND
some Christmas shoppmg include,■5^ders^team:'.rnearamng;taDie wiii Social time '. ■
' 5M%**^^'*''r'-‘gi£ts, plants; cakes and a tombola'.v^-ha^ a Christmas theme and copies ^ 1 1 be good prizes to vnn in^^VKtherGrindleton-rWIiGolden
I -Members of Boltonrhy-BowlMd-.i^tiie raffle and other competitioiisTj^Jubilee recipe]bobk'will be on sale. |j.YF,C watche'd^a'videq and had a jlvisitors can also enjoy ^ternWn'^iMince.’pies and festive refresh- 'very
enjoyable.talk on fireworki.'tea with their friends. safety by Leon.' The chairman'..^.
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expressed .thanks for an enjoyable'.;,! Wk and attending at short notice. Next week’s'meeting will be a -
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Bowdon Books, and Textile Art Gallery
Secondhand and Antiquarian Books
Handmade cards and gifts Scarves - Pichores- Hangings
Embroidered Books and much more.
All hy local textile artists 33Lowergate
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Open: 10-5 Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat. (
Book society Members of the Prayer Book
Society joined the congregation of St Leonard’s Church, Downham, to celebrate Advent Sunday and also the life of Canon Geoffrey ■Williams, who was part of the cler gy at Downham. The Holy Communion service
was conducted by the Rev. Garry Hunt assisted by the Rev. Alan Reid, who interred Canon Williams’s ashes in the churchyard after the service attended by his family and friends. Mrs Adele Pridding was organ
ist. GISBURN
Christmas fair It is hoped the usual loyal sup
port will be forthcoming for the annual Christmas fair to be held in Gisbum Festival Hall on Saturday. “The event will be opened at 2-30
-p.m. by Lyn Fenton, fund-raising manager for Marie Curie Cancer Care, the worthy charity to bene fit this year. Father Christmas has promised
talk by Peter WilsonJ of RSPB. CHIPPING
G o o d . id e a S ; ! ' . Fifteen members of Chipping
‘Young Farmers’ Club met in St Mary’s Community Centre to dis cuss the forthcoming programme and recruitment ideas. County manager Elyse Gardner attended
the meeting. . Next week’s meeting will be a
' Members are reminded sub scriptions are now due.
talk by Judith Robinson at 7-45 p.m. ■
DOWNHAM GRINDLETON
Best pubs ’ Tomorrow evening highly-com
Lancashire Best-Kept Village Competition for special features by both the Buck Inn and The Duke of York and will be presented by parish councillors between 8-30 and 9 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
Candlelight The Advent carol service in St
Ambrose Church, Grindleton, began in a darkened church as the Paschal candle was lit and the light passed on to ali members of the congregation. The choir sang Advent carols and there were spe cial readings. Readers were Mrs J. Bendall, Mrs M. Hood, Mrs M. Haynes, Mrs E. Tomlinson, Mrs G. James, Mrs M. Aspin, Mr G. Hood and Mr A. Rowntree. The service was arranged and conduct ed by the Rev. Canon D.W. Mewis and organist was Mr J. E. Pye.
mended certificates will be pre- , seated to licensees of Grindleton’s two public houses.' ' The awards were won in the
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. -This month’s Streamwatch is i on December 18th’ at 9-30 a.m_. and completes’'a year‘of'monitoring of
^the water and wildlife in Grindle- 'tohBroqk.i,‘-!‘‘^i '.-■‘-At county level, three members will attend the rraolutions meeting
' in Barton on January 8th and three teams will altend the LFWI fun quiz in'^Clitheroe Parish Church hali oh January 27th.
HURST GREEN
Over 60s At the meeting of Hurst Green
Over 60s Club just 26 members attended, but a pleasant evening took the form of a whist and domi no drive under the supervision of Mr Jack Kenyon and Mrs Mary Cardwell. ■Whist winners were: Ladies -
Mrs Joyce Meyler, Mrs Cicely Holden. Gents - Mr Jack Kenyon and Mr James Traynor. Dominoes; Mr Ronnie Knight,
Mrs Joyce Ainsworth, Mrs Pat Henry and Mrs Mary Whalley. Raffle: K. Young, D. Knight, A. Howarth, H. Hartley, F. Loft-
Rededication On Saturday St Ambrose Church, Grindleton, will be open
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. when every one is cordially invited to view the refurbishments. There will be an exhibition portraying the history and life of the church and refresh ments will also be available.; On Sunday morning at 10-30
a.m. there will be a service of rededication when the preacher will be the Rev. Canon David Brierley, of Bradford Cathedral. Following the service there will be a celebratory lunch in the school hall.
house. The Christmas party will be
held at Ferraris Country House Hotel, Thornley, on December 16th at noon. Any members ^ h - ing to attend should contact either J. Meyler tel. 01254 826439 or H. Hartley tel. 01772 783844, as soon as possible.
KNOWLE GREEN
Fun and games . A children’s Christmas party
Seasonal flavour Due to illness there will be a
change of speaker at Grindleton ■WI’s Christmas meeting next Thursday. Mrs Julia Gudgeon will give an illustrated talk about “Postcards before 1918” and the competition will be for a favourite Christmas card.
will be held in Knowle-Green Vil lage Hall on Sunday from 3 to 5t30 p.m. All village children, as well as family children of members are welcome. Entertainment will be provided by Andy McGee and it is hoped Father Christmas will find time to attend. ' Tickets are £1 plus a present,
^including a light tea, available ifrom Alison Prosser tel. 01254
,£2.
’Tthing Monday morning. “■
; i. The,.Christmas domino' drive and grand draw will be held in Knowle,Greeni,Village Hall on Monday at 'f-30 p.m. Admission is
Dancing'feet ,. V. The Christmas dance with live
music by the Blackpool Tower organist Mr John Bowdler, will be held in Knowle Green Village Hall on December 13th from 7-30 p.m. Tickets at £10 are available from Mrs ‘Jean Procter te l. 01254
878447.
Tasty fare ’ On the first Sunday of Advent
two brave locai ladies cooked the full traditional Christmas lunch with all the trimmings for around 70 people. Held in Knowle Green Village Hall the lovely meal put everyone in the right mood for the festive time ahead. Proceeds will
' go towards the upgrading of the car park.
Folk group- , The teller of tales and jokes and
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singer of traditional Lancashire songs came to Knowle Green Vil lage Hall when the Tatlers made a welcome return ■visit. Playing to a capacity audience they delighted all present with their gentle humour and wonderful singing. Proceeds of £400 wiil go towards the village hall funds.
LANGHO
Joyful singing An enjoyable and light-hearted
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festive presentation, entitled “Joys of Christmas”, will be performed by the Mothers’ Union choir at St Leonard’s Church , Langho, on Sunday, at 7-30 p.m. Tickets are available from Mrs K. Staziker (01254247307). ;
Nativity ; Next Thursday, at 2 p.m. and 6
p.m., the infant Nativity play will take place in St Leonard’s School,
• Langho. Tickets are available from the school office, tel. 01254 247156.
Waste paper The usual waste paper collec
tion, organised by St Leonard’s Families’ Association, Langho, will take place this weekend. From tomorrow lunchtime the skip will be on Billington and Langho Com-
3ii inunity Centre .car- park until f irat; •';<
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l.The paper need;
not.be putjrt
'plastic bags or tied in bundles, but please take it inside to the back of
the skip. I , ■ - ■ 'Please support this fund-raismg effort by the parents and children of the community. V
NEWTON
Brisk trade A Christmas fair was held in
Clltheroe ' United Reformed Church Sunday School on Satur-. day with a very good turnout, despite the weather, j
•- ■The stalls did a brisk trade and
afternoon teas were served. Pro-, ceeds of the day amounted-to over £300 for church funds. - “ ; Raffle winners were: Mrs-N.
Eastwood, Mrs S. -Mason, Mrs Margaret Finder, Mrs G. Cowking, Gemma Howard, Mrs E. Lawson. ,
PENDLETON
Tricks and spots Competition was fierce, but
friendly at a whist and domino drive in Pendleton Village Hall. The annual Christmas event was
organised by the village hall com mittee.
■Winners were: Ladies - John , ; . '
Waddington, Mary Edmondson Beryl Waddington. Gents - Joe Holden, D. Hartley, E. Ireland. Dominoes: Pat Oddie, Frances Lowe, Chris Sumner, Vera Giles,
Richard Eden, D. Howarth. Consolations: Vera Duckworth,
Christine Dilworth. Raffle: John Oddie, Sally
Brown, Dorothy Hogg, Edgar Nowell, Frances Lowe, Elizabeth Slinger, Frances Pye, Gill Far thing.
yillage''matters'''', A''meeting of Pendleto
Council will take place in the 'vil-
‘■'lage hall next
Thursday.at 8 n .m . ;; RIMINGTON
Close of club At the AGM of Rimington and
District Gardening Club it was decided by members and the com mittee to disband because the falling membership has made it ■ increasingly'difficult to arrange,,
the annual shows and other events.
: Treasurer Mr E. Sedgwick Introduced Mr R. Smith who over saw the winding-up of the club’s affairs and Mr Sedgwick paid trib ute to the work and dedication of long-standing chairman and secre tary Mrs J. Gornall, which was
' echoed by all. Mrs Gornall thanked Mr Sedg-
wick and everyone for their sup port.' over the years, and the evening ended on a cheerful note
: with a tasty potato pie supper and friendly, chat.
Fun quiz A successful fun quiz for all agM
i ;; took place in Rimington Memori
al Institute on Friday with Mr Peter Duffy acting as question
. master, ably assisted by Mr Allen
Hollingworth. The competition was fierce, but
friendly and the winning team was , Mr Brian Stott, Mrs Barbara Dut ton, Mrs Dorothy Heaton and Mr Jack Parkinson. A pie and peas sup per was served, and raffle winners ■were Mrs B. spencer, Mrs C. Grieg, Miss L. Hartley., Simon Lloyd, Mr J. Spencer, Shaun Hartley ■ The event raised £184 to be
divided between the sports com mittee and the memorial institute management committee. Thanks were expressed to all
Race night At a race night held in Pendle
ton Village Hall, All Saints’ Church, was the winner. Organised by Tony Ormiston; it raised £600 for church funds. ■ ' Punters bet on televised races
and also tried their luck on a raffle, with numerous prizes.
Waste paper The fortnightly collection of
waste paper will take place on Tuesday in the village. Papers should be left in the bags provided.
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Barrowford YCW in a president’s cup match.. Shane Kennedy was the goal scorer and man-of- the-match was Ric Hodson. On Saturday they played Burnley Belvedere away and drew 2-2. Shane Kennedy scored both goals and Dave Swarbrick was named man-of-the-match. The second team also drew their match on
Saturday, 3-3 at home against Bamoldswick PR. Paul Braddock scored one goal and man-of-the- match Lee Nuttall scored two.
Panto time “Jack and the Beanstalk" will be presented at
Read United Reformed Church on December 12th and 13th at 7-30 p.m. and on December 14th at 2 p.m. and 7-30 p.m. Admission is £3 for everyone on Thursday, and £3.50 for adults
•SABDEN Bingo and those who donated prizes.
who had supported the event and to the organisers and helpers.
Carols The annual carol concert will ' /
take place in Rimington Memorial: Institute on December 17th at 7-'
' 30 p.m. All are invited to join in this happy event and enjoy a cup of tea and mince pies too.
Tasty turkey The festive season got off to a
good start for members and guests of Rimington and Middop Lun cheon Club as they tucked into a delicious Christmas dinner.
on by Foxglove Comfort FootweanLunch was prepared by Mr and Mrs David and Doreen ■Wright and Mr Jack Haythomthwaite who were thanked, along with the visitors and other helpers, by club chairman Mr Harold Jones. Raffle winners were Mr Bill Cooke, Mrs “
The annual meeting of Read Cricket-Club v # , Dorothy Britcliffe;-Mrs Edna Tagg, Mrs Norahw be held in the pavilion nexc Thursday at 8 p.m;-.
Jo'n^ UI. Wedii v asked to arrive by noon. Fellowship - ’/.v
lowship for a carol service next Thursday in the Baptist Church at 2-15 p.m.
Men are welcome to join Sabden Ladies’ Fel . ■ . j
Cheese & Wine , , ■ About 50 people enjoyed last Friday’s Chrat-
mas cheese and wine evening at Sabden Bowling Club. There were horse-racing games, cheese and nibbles and the wine was flowing.
Light service Dozens of village children took part in a mov
ing Service of Light on Sunday evening. Along with parents and friends they packed into Sab den Baptist Hall to light their Advent candles to keep the light of Christ shining right up to Christmas. The Rev. Laura Hardy of Sabden Methodist Church took the service and preached a short sermon, assisted by Fr Peter Birmingham of St Mary’s RC who read the lesson. Hymns were sung, accompanied by Mrs Millie Moor house on the orgam The chUdren had decorated
The NSPCC Christmas bingo night in St Mary’s glass jars to hold their lighted candles and every HaU last Friday raised £180 for the charity. The family, was given an Advent candle to take home, fun evening included a raffle and sherry and QuIZ , mince pies were served. The Sabden tod-raising ^ Cristmas quiz in St Nicholas’s Hail tomor- committee thanks everyone for their support
Lights Sabden’s Christmas tree and crib lights will be
switched on at 6-30 p.m. on Sunday during the annual carol service. Residents who park in St Nicholas’s Avenue are asked to keep the area clear between 6 p.m: and 7 p.m to enable the ser vice to go ahead. The Mayor of the Ribble Val ley, Conn. Joyce Holgate, will perform the switch-on and the Earby Brass Band will play. ■
Fair Tickets are on sale around the village for the
grand draw to take place during St Mary’s
' Chrtstinas^Fair, on Saturday. Stalls will sell toi- ■
letries, to y i plants and Christmas vweaths,’ gifts Christmas candles and decorations. Any .items for the stalls can be left at the presbytery. Father'- Christmas will open the fair, at 2 p.m. Refresh-' ments and Irish coffee will be on sale.
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i.The spon^red penalty competition at Sabdeii 'Primary
School.inyolving Burnley. FC .was a
>-great success and;raised £1,109, half of which is vretained'bKthe‘aiho6l;;Thanks go to all the spon- the children who took part.-}.-];, Vi]
■to see their Christmas concert. On Monday BT ; children-in Eastern Europe,were:collected:byj -wiU present a communications, workshop as partrt churches in JWhalley.iBarrow and Billingtop.\ of. its education programme. iThe school concert IS on Wednesday at 2 p.m) and 7 p .m ...... .......... . . Because Ok x-okuoioo o
■ 'Pupils visited St Mary’s RC School .this week; .
'school will hold its nativity play m St Mary’s RC,<':; round Jthe .world. > Church next'Thuraday at 2 p.m.'The school
!PTFA will hold a Christmas cake stall next Fn-; idayiln'-aid of its charity appeal - the village’s
First Response programme. , .• ■
St Nicholas’s; Church is closed the ,:;
Chrlstinas.Child”-,to help the suffering children* «
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“■Age Concern Lancashire is
holdmg-a.Christ-;. iJmas tea dance next Thursday in.Whalley Village;
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Presents '• ’ n/iai^v . rPlvSn
£2 children and includes a festive supper. Plrase buy a ticket beforehand to help with catering requirements.
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Musical theme “Christian Music Through the Ages” was the
theme of the Rev. Richard Atkinson’s talk to - ■Whalley Men’s Fellowship. He played some excerpts of music from the early Gregorian chants to a 20th century, piece called “Th e ; Feast”
..Mr Cynl Hoyle expressed,thanks.- v-.} A '. The next meetmg will be an illustrated travel '
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. talk by Mr Norman andiMrs Mary Thorpe, on - } ’February3rd. ,
! , ■ - Members of -Whalley Methodist.-Aftemoon
’Women’s Fellowship enjoyed a talk by Mr. A l f e } Bowles called,“The Beginnings of ■W^halle^'’’;
"Abbey’’. Mrs Joyce Jeffries expressed thanksi:}-:;?' ’ The next meetmg will be the Chnstmas party},,; on Wednesday ,
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A NEW flag is now flying over a Clitheroe company. Mr Neil Whitley, vice-
president of. chemical com pany Synetix, hoisted the flag of new owners Johnson Matthey, watched by Synetix staff who drank cof fee from commemorative mugs decorated with bur nished liquid gold produced by the new owners at their plant in the Potteries. Johnson Matthey bought
Synetix, a division of ICI, for £260m. The sale was completed at the beginning of November and now the new owners are planning to take on more staff. At the flag-hoisting cere mony Mr Larry Pentz, divi
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sional Mattl ness,! ing t John: cals i from into devell forwal workf our globa Syi
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jqn^ and Mrs Margaret Gill. Next tWedn^d^T' members will enjoy the Christmas lunch and
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leading writer ASPIRIN G readers and writers from the Ribble. Valley joined members of’ the New Pages Readers’ Group for “An Evening ' with Paul Wilson’’. ' Held at Clitheroe * Library, and organised by Lancashire County ; Library Service, the event proved to be a'great suc cess. ■ ; ■' ■' , ' Mr Wilson is the Black-
bum author of four acclaimed novels. A review of-his work,
“Someone to Watch Over Me”, in the Ob^rver com mented that it was a “dis play of rich inventiveness surpassed only by deep empathy”. His t^k to Valley
enthusiasts was laced with local references, and an eager question time was , followed by animated dis cussion. , As organisers said, it
had proved a difficult task to bring such a successful evening to a close. Mr Wil son promised to return.
New appij encouragf
by Natalie Cox
TEENAGERS from the Ribble Valley could be encouraged to develop their careers locally if a | new apprenticeship scheme gets
off the ground in Lancashire. A survey of almost 1,500 people
across the county found that better job opportunities for those aged 18 to 25 would make them more likely to stay and develop their careers in Lancashire. As.a result of the findings, Lan
cashire County Council is now conad- ering developing its own apprentice-
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