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5 F 3 P " f i t * , ' A ^ d ■ W 3 ■ f .fc lill k *v' '^VT'Ta THE Queen and Prince - alias Mrs Marcia and Mr Vic Morris - join Grindleton residents for a commemorative photograph at the village's Jubilee celebration (C030602/6c) cnnlimii'd Irani page I I §js*&


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were encouraged to deco­ rate their properties for a competition................ On Saturday a fun


afternoon included games like pinning the No. 7 on Beckham's shirt and a ferret lottery. An exhibition of old


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photographs was set up in the Community Hall, there was a children's party and fancy dress competition at the vil­ lage hall on Monday and on Tuesday St Bartholomew's , bell tower was open for inspection. At Billington, the


• ladies showed the men of the village a thing or two about strength. A ladies' tug-o'-war


/ ' g m I p f RED, white and blue attire was the order of the day at Gisburn Primary School’s Jubilee party (T030G02/4) VH w -a |g g ?n “W!


team defeated two men's teams on their way to the semi-finals of a com­ petition in the village on Saturday. Ladies' captain Mrs


Anne Wright said: "We surprised a few of them."’


- ■ But it was not just 'their/: strength "that' assisted the ladies of


Billington. There were eight in the men’s teams, but the ladies were able to field a dozen! The competition was eventu­ ally won by a team put in by Mr David Ball. Children's races were


among the features of a successful Billington Fun Day on Saturday. Rimington went whole­


heartedly into celebrat­ ing the jubilee with three fun-packed days, which kicked off with a sports day on Friday, included a Teddy bear's picnic on Sunday and ended up on a more restrained note on Monday with a Songs of Praise. Schools throughout


1 • T ^ ^ v HI M W m m MiMM<ci i s MU PUPILS at Read CE Primary School get into the Jubilee spirit at their party (B300502/3) i8f V' * I i l ' s l p i


l ELABORATE crown-type fancy hats added an airof distinction to the Jubilee '■


■;■•■ party at St Mary's Hall, Stonyhurst (s)


the Ribble Valley entered into the spirit of the occasion, many of the pupils turning up for school dressed in red, white and blue. Even mother and tod­


dler groups, like Busy Bees, of Grindleton, rev­ elled in jubilee fun. The Grindleton group had a bouncy castle, music, games and a picnic. There were several


stalls to browse round: Goods on sale included books, plants,-pottery, and cakes. There were also inflatables, an indoor paintball gun, train rides and all-day entertainment for chib dren. On Sunday the spon­


sored sports day took place, starting with a walk with young and old putting their best feet forward. Field events, a donkey derby and spon­ sored swim followed. Monday's focus was a


street party.1950s-style with prizes awarded for best outfits. . More than 100 people


turned out at Church Meadow, the home ground of Ribblesdale Wanderers CC, to cele­ brate the Queen's Golden Jubilee with a street party. Local residents and


club members joined the festivities, which includ-


,ed a Jacob's join,_as:weU as flag face painting* welly wanging, a blind:


folded obstacle course* three-legged races and killer pool, with a karaoke rounding off the night. A grant of £100 from the town council helped the event go with a real swing. A service of thanks­


giving conducted by the Rev. Chris Sterry at Whalley Parish Church symbolically incorporat­ ed elements, such as oil, used at the Coronation. Later there was a fun afternoon in the adjoin­ ing school and on its field. • CLITHEROE


will mark the jubilee


with an inter-denom­ inational civic chur­ ch service a week on Sunday.


; The celebratory ser­


vice will take place in the Parish Chinch at 3 p.m. on June 16th. It will be led by the Rev. Canon Philip Dearden, support­ ed by other clergy from all the town's churches. It will also boast a


days of fund-raising jubilee fun at the Three Rivers Park in West Bradford with proceeds from the various parties being donated to the Young Oncology Unit at the Christie Hospital. . Saturday was charity fun day with plenty of


children's choir of 100 voices, made up of pupils from all of Clitheroe's primary schools. The service will be


- attended by Clitheroe Mayor Coun. Mrs Mary Robinson. Lord and Lady Clitheroe have also


been invited to join the congregation.


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rHATBURN fancy dress winner Alice Whittaker shows off her , CHA


Sovereign attire (C030602/3b)


■ BUNTING and balloons decorate one of the floats taking part in Sabden’s carnival procession (T030602/14) ^


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