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meeting in their pearly outfits, which contain 25,000 pearl buttons, all hand sewn by Jill. They told of their involvement with rescuing
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them their pet dog, Shula, an Afghan hound, who loves being dressed up. And they let Shula exhibit dozens of outfits, which Jill has made for her, most ly matching Jill's own clothes. All were hand sewn, and most of them made with thousands of sequins, beads, buttons and ribbons. When Jill became a
senior citizen, she started to learn to tap dance, and she finished off the evening with four tap dancing routines. Everyone said it had
burn Methodist Church Women'sFellowship was held in Manor House by kind permission of Mr and Mrs Harrison. Mrs Giles presided and Mrs Chris- tine'Thistlethwaite, of Clitheroe, read some of the poems she had written, j She remarked that the poems she had chosen of nature and thankfulness followed the theme of the prayers and Bible reading
Djalect poetry j The meeting of Chat-
chosen by Mrs Giles. Her poems demonstrated her
skill in the use of language, her knowledge of and love of nature. Many of them were
written while she lived on a farm a t Rimington, including one she was asked to write for a lamb ing service at St Peter and St Paul's Church, Bolton- by-Bowland, where a ewe and her lambs were in a pen in the church during the service. Mrs Giles thanked Mrs
been a meeting members would remember for a long time. Mrs Lilian Hargreaves
proposed a vote of thanks. The competition for
three home-made cookies was won by Mrs Ann Osliffe, Mrs Barbara Sid- dall was second and Mrs Jean Baldwin was third. The raffle was won by
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presented to Mrs Keely Robertson. Several members had
Mrs Doreen Gibson and MrsAnnPaley. Birthday flowers were
attended the spring coun cil meeting at Southport and enjoyed the humorous talk given by Canon Roger Royle. Mrs Bonnie Kramrisch gave a report of the meeting. Some members have
nied the singing on the keyboard and refresh ments were served.
Ethan James, the infant son of Mr and Mrs Paul and Lisa Murray, was bap
Baptism On Sunday morning,
ter Drain, welcomed the large congregation and spoke of the importance of spiritual growth and development. He used illustrations from the world of gardening to explain that the essential elements of light, water and warmth are necessary for growth. Lay reader Miss Carol
been busy attending craft classes in pewter work and making greetings cards. . The next meeting will be held in the community hall, on Monday, April 15th, at 7-45 pilm., when the speaker will be Mrs Julie M. Brandon, enti tled: "Roses and Castles" - art of the canals. The competition will be
for a decorated plant pot, and new members will be welcome.
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land Gardening Club guest speaker was Mr Ken Pilkington, well- known fuchsia grower and exhibitor and author of the book "How to Grow Fuchsias". Mr Pilkington brought
Exotic plants At the meeting of Bol-
tised in Christ Church, Chatbum, during a service of Holy Communion. The vicar the Rev. Wal
King and Queen, David and Jill Atkinson, enthralled the ladies of Billington and Langho WI with the story of how they had the unique distinction of their honorary title bestowed on them. They attended the
Pearly tales The Lancashire Pearly
tea pot was won by Mrs M. Wood, Mrs M. Cook and Mrs A. Hargreaves. The raffle winner was Mrs K. Metcalfe. Birthday greetings were
The competition for a
extended to Mrs M. Cowking, Mrs Nelson, Mrs A. Marsden and Mrs M. Rushton who received flowers. Mrs Cowking was presented with a plant, to celebrate her ruby wed ding anniversary. At the next meeting
’ K. Metcalfe and Mrs M. Pye.
GISBURN
Talk for Lent Members of Gisburn
Mothers' Union welcomed guest speaker Mrs Kath
leen Kinder to their meet ing. Her subject was "The Wilderness Experience" -
Thistlethwaite and the audience were enthusiastic in their appreciation. Mrs Hudson accompa
a talk for Lent, and she raised many thoughtful points which she later dis cussed with members. Thanks were expressed to members for their support of the Mothering Sunday service, and also in upholding the annual MU "Wave of Prayer". Several forthcoming
Mrs Taylor will give a talk entitled "Slaidbum to Salt Lake City" and the com petition will be for a favourite book. Hostesses will be Mrs M. Cook, Mrs
the penalty
spot.Skipton then had three more play ers sent off and, with the keeper walking off after 82 minutes, the referee had no option but to abandoned the game. Crindleton will keep the points as 80 min-' utes had been'played. The final score was Crindleton 5, Skipton Town 1. ■ Next week they are at
home against Oxenhope. The second team's game was postponed and they have no game next week.
five committee members of Grindleton Women's Insti tute when they attended the Lancashire Federation spring council meeting in the Floral Hall, Southport. County meetings provide a great insight into the WI movement at county and national levels and an excellent opportunity to meet officers and other WI members. The business meeting
Busy and fun I t was a busy, day for
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Ambrose Church, Grindle ton, are reminded that on Sunday they should meet at the bottom of the vil lage, opposite the Buck Inn, at 9-15, a.m. for the start of the,Palm Sunday service bfefqre processing to church for the service at 9- 30 a.m.
Quiz evening Brains were put to the
test at a quiz evening held in Grindleton School on Friday raising £218 for churchfunds. Question- masters were Mrs V. Mewis and Mrs E. Tom linson and the winning team was Mr and Mrs Langley and Mr and Mrs Edlington.
KNOWLE GREEN:
Toot's a Hoot On Saturday evening
was conducted by county chairman Mrs Hazel Short and members were delight ed to be addressed by Mrs Gloria Oates, High Sheriff of Lancashire, who out lined the duties of her office and stressed the importance of the role of women in our society. In the afternoon the
Frank Goss, and i t was noted that they had not received a letter of resigna tion from Coun. Roland Nicholson, who has left the village. Mrs Janet Clapham, of
the Rowan Organisation for disabled people, spoke about the direct payment scheme for home care. The clerk announced
th a t the Ribble Valley Council's Dog Watch scheme would be operat ing throughout Sabden in April to deter people who allow their dogs to foul footpaths. Cameras will be used to catch the culprits. Ribblesdale Rotary
holding an event, or putting a float in the pro cession on Monday, June 3rd, or has any other ideas, should place their sugges tions in the boxes in the four village shops. As much help and input from villagers as possible is needed to make the event a success. The committee is looking into the matter of insurance for the event. Anyone is very welcome to join in the jubilee meet ings.
MU events were announced. The annual Lady Day service will take place at Skipton Parish Church on April 8th at 2 p.m., and the Bowland MU Deanery Festival is at St Peter and St Paul's Church, Bolton-by-Bow- land on May 13th. The Gisburn MU branch will run a stall at Gisburn Parish Church's spring fair on-May 18th in the Festi val Hall. Members were remind
Rev. Canon Roger Royle entertained the audience of 1,600 LFWI members with anecdotes from his life, some poignant and many very humorous. Members came away
you can be transported back in time when the Adults Disability Arts group will present "Toot's a Hoot", a story from the days of the Pharoes. The production will be held in Knowle Green Village Hall at 7-30 p.m. and tick ets are £3 for adults and £1 for children, available by telephoning' 01254 826515.
Walker read the lesson, and St James's Worship Group led the music and sang a number of songs. The annual meeting of
ed that the April 9th meet ing will be held in Riming-' ton Memorial Institute, when Miss Kath Gray will present her "Music Miscel lany". Everyone is invited to this meeting, which promises to be a delightful occasion.
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C H IP P IN G
Young Farmers' Club are organising another annual charity food bingo evening in the village hall on Sat urday. Doors open 6-30 p.m., eyes down 7-45 p.m.
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with him a large selection of-plants and proceeded to demonstrate the art of successfully propagating fuchsias. His methods cer tainly produced fantastic results and members were inspired to "have a go". Hopefully the results will be seen at the club's show on September 1st. Mrs Katherine Dyson
thanked Mr Pilkington for his extremely informa tive and interesting talk. The usual business
meeting followed and hostesses Mrs Pickles, Mrs Heather Walker and Mrs Joyce Walker served refreshments. Members were remind
ed that guest speaker at the next meeting on April 10th will be Miss Holly
visiting Chipping Village Hall next Wednesday and on April 3rd to deliver a training course in first aid. If you are interested, con tact Kate Bailey on 01995 61033.
First Aid The Red Cross will be
DUNSOPBRIgfcE
sop Bridge Women's Insti tute, held in the village hall. Dr Robert Hughes and Mrs Hillary Garrey, of Preston Hospital, gave a very informative talk on "Conventional and Alter native Medicine". They ex-plained how to get the best of both worlds of medicine and lead a healthy life. Each member took part in a body toxici ty questionnaire which proved helpful. Mrs F. Nelson expressed thanks.
Medicine date At the meeting of Dun-
Christ' Chinch will be held on Monday at 7-30 p.m. in Chatburn CE School, when churchwardens, offi cers and sidespersons will
V-4 Thirty'members;iiast i and present enjoyed a wonderful meal a t the Duke of York, Grindle- ton, in celebration of Gisburn WI's 53rd birth day:
WI meal President Mrs"Ann r?<
Lancaster and secretary Mrs Hilda Waddington produced a light-hearted quiz for everyone enti tled "Old Fashioned Remedies" Mrs Judith Driver emerged as the most knowledgeable medic. ' Members were asked
. fair. At the next meeting
to submit charity nomi nations for proceeds from the annual Christmas
on April 4th guest speak er will be Mrs A. Famell who will demonstrate how to make easy hors d'oeuvres. The competi tion will be for a cold sweet in a glass. Visitors are welcome.
G R IN D L E T O N
Eventful This was a must win for
Grindleton and they duly served up a thriller of a game leading at half-time 3-1 through goals from J. Driver (two), and M. Dob son.
Excellent; very enjoyable-] presentation.'Mrs Sally Dowds expressed thanks.
the best medicine and con tinued into the evening at Grindleton WI's monthly meeting when Mr Robert Kitching presented "The secret of cheesemaking". He demonstrated and described in detail the process from start to fin ish, which was fascinating and educational in itself. His great sense of humour added the final touch to an,
with a feeling of belonging to a good, valuable and strong organisation which works to improve the qual ity of life locally, nationally and internationally through membership of Associated Country women of the World. Laughter is definitely
. President Mrs "Kay Hopkinson outlined forth
coming events in the WI calendar. She and a member of
the committee will attend the resolutions meeting on April 10th. The two resolu tions chosen to be put before the Government concern the importation of foreign food and the clo sure of small abattoirs, issues which are close to the heart of the WI. On May 12th members
will join Sawley and Downham WIs for the annual Bowland Forest group meeting. Invitations are to be
Jones, the internationally renowned concert pianist will be taking a master class in Knowle Green Vil lage Hall from 10-30 a.m. wjth the pupils of local music teacher Carrie Steingold. At the end of the class Mr Jones will give ...a .piano Tecital. Admission is £9. Also on a musical theme
Masterclass On Sunday. Mr Ian
Club members had carried out planting in Watt Street and the Holme path, and the village lengthsman had planted shrubs at Brookside near the toilets and along Con trast factory wall. The wil low planting alongside the brook to stop the bank erosion will be carried out soon.
planning applications for a conservatory behind 1 Simonstone Road, housing development at the old St Mary's School and an extension at 107 Whalley Road had been approved. No decision had been taken on an extension of the loading bay at Mar- bill, a kitchen extension at Nutter Barn House or conversion of bams to hol iday cottages at Bramley Farm, Clerk Hill; and a conservatory next to Oakhill, Lane Ends, was recommended
Planning I t was reported th a t
artists performing at the lunchtime concert on March 28th will be Alexandra Johnson on vio lin and Citanjali Ram on piano. Tickets can be booked by telephoning 01254826948.,
approval. An outline application for a farm worker's dwelling at Hill side Farm had been with drawn. Councillors had no
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objections to a new appli cation for high line win dows in an extension at 60 Padiham Road. A site for a new dog lit
ter bin was identified at the end of Thom Street.
competition for children will be held in Read Con stitutional Club ;bn Wednesday from 6-30 to 8 p.m. Admission £1, pop and sweets will be on sale.
Activities A disco and Easter card
enter this year's North- West in Bloom competi tion, although the best-
annual clean-up will take place on Saturday morn ing, April 13th, when vil lagers are invited to join councillors in trying to make the village tidier., I t was decided not to
Clean-up The parish council's
kept gardens competition will continue. Work on strengthening
sent to three local insti tutes to the meeting on September 12th when members of Rylstone and District WI will relate their experiences in the production of the famous "Alternative Wl Calendar" which has raised nearly half a million pounds so far for the Leukaemia Research'Association. This meeting will be open to non-members from the vil lage. Mrs Hopkinson con
cluded the meeting with a lively and enjoyable account of the day in Southport. The next meeting will
er sent off. The second half was much the same with more goals coming from J. Driver to finish his hat trick off and one from man of the match 0. Cross from
Skipton also bad a play
organised by Rimington and Middop Golden Jubilee Committee is to be a hoe-down in Rimington Memorial Institute on April 6th with popular entertainer Mr Mike Har greaves. For tickets and details, contact Mrs Con. Nicholson on 01200 445311. If anyone has any rele
Hoe-down The next fun event
vant information or pho tographs of Rimington, Middop and immediate area, as in days gone by, to be considered for inclusion in a booklet on the history of the village and hamlets, contact Mr Paul Winckley on 01200 445858.
' S A B D E N
Council Sabden Parish Council's
be on April 11th with a visit to "Get Ahead Hats" in Great Harwood. The competition will be for a fun, home-made hat, a post Easter bonnet.
Palm Sunday Parishioners of St
March meeting was chaired by Coun. Bernard Parfitt and attended by Couns Anita Whalley, Audrey Barrett, John Shorter, Anthony Gra ham, Gordon Higham, Paul Cull, clerk Mrs Angela Whitwell and sev eral members of the pub lic. Apologies were received from Coun.
pre-season coffee morning takes place on Saturday in the pavilion, and the green officially opens on Good Friday, weather permit ting.
Coffee Sabden Bowling Club's
AGM The Sabden branch of
the Ribble Valley Conser vative Association holds its AGM on Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Methodist Rooms. All members and prospective members are welcome.
Easter An Easter fair will be
held on Saturday after noon in St Mary’s Parish Hall, run by the PTA at St Mary’s School. There will be crafts,
.T O S S IDE:
Tricks and spots There was a good atten
dance for a whist and domino drive held in Tos- side Ins titute in aid of funds. MCs were Mr T. Robinson and Mr P. Met calfe. Winners: M. Grainger,
H. Lofthouse, S. Hogg, W. Barker, M. Pickles, M. Maude, E .’ Barker, J. Robinson, J. Pye, E. Now ell, F. Taylor, N. Taylor, A. Taylor, H. Grainger, B. Thompson, F. Eccles. Raffle: K. Metcalfe, R.
Brown, R. Eden, J. Oddie. The next drive will be
on April 19th. WADDINGTON
Waddington WI held in the Methodist school room, president Miss Hylda Emsden welcomed everyone and introduced guest speaker Mrs Winifred Dawson. In her talk, Mrs Daw
Extra, extra! At the meeting of
Easter goods, plants and flowers on sale, with face painting and games for the children. I t opens from 1 until 3p.m.
of St Nicholas's Church takes place on Saturday, April 6th, at 17 Pendleside Close.
Fund-raiser A coffee morning in aid
Palm Sunday services in all the village churches, and the procession around the village for all denomi nations a t 2 p.m. This begins a t the bowling green and everyone is invited to join in. On Good Friday there will be an ecumenical service at 11 a.m. at the cross in St Nicholas's Avenue.
Palm Sunday Holy Week begins with
SIMONSTONE
Simonstone Parish Coun cil willbe held in the old school tonight at 7-30 p.m.
Parish council The monthly meeting of
Church service There will not be any
the culvert underneath Clitheroe and Whalley Roads is expected to start in early September. The old toilets in Whal
ley Road are due to be demolished during the school summer holidays.
received complaints about the inefficiency of the waste-paper collection, drains in Watt Street, parked cars in Watt Street and surrounding area, debris in the brook, stones from the wall falling into the road on Black Hill and about tree roots on the Holme path lifting the tar mac. It was reported that the
Complaints Councillors
had
youth shelter had been cleaned and was being used on a regular basis by the outreach youth work ers.
The next parish council meeting is on April 9th.
Jubilee The parish council
agreed to make available up to £200 for the village's jubilee celebrations, and has applied for a further £200 grant from Ribble Valley Borough Council.' The village's jubilee
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son told members why she called i t "A Little Bit Extra", explaining that when she retired from teaching a friend asked her to take her daughter to London on the train as she herself could not get the time off work. The daughter had been
chosen to be an extra in the television programme "Sloggers" and was required to have a chaper one and tutor. From then on, Mrs Dawson took chil dren to the studios to play extras in "Coronation Street", "Where the Heart is" and "Heartbeat", and even travelled all the way to Cape Town for three nights, staying in top-class hotels. Members found the talk very interesting and Mrs Nellie Kay expressed their thanks. At the April meeting,
stall. Tea hostesses will be Mrs Margaret Cockcroft, Mrs Pam Entwistle, Mrs Doreen Edmondson and Mrs Margaret Garnett.
services in St John's Church, Read, on Sunday morning, but a joint parish Communion service will be held in St Peter's Church, Simonstone, at 10 a.m.
Club shop will be open on Wednesday from 7 to 8 p.m. The monthly meeting will be held next Thursday a t 7-30 p.m. in the old school, when a lecturer from Myerscough College will talk about "Garden Ground Cover Plants".
Green fingers Simonstone Garden
tunes for Read United FC teams last weekend. The first team won 8-1 at home to Barnoldswick PR. Shane Kennedy scored six goals and Sam Marshall two. David Liddiard was man of the match. The second team lost 5-
Scoreline There were mixed for
2 away against Worsthorne. Goal scorers were Billy Whittingham and Lee Nuttall, and man of the match was Andrew Rushton.
S L A ID B U R N
committee will meet again, on Wednesday, April 3rd, at 7-30 p.m. in the Methodist Rooms. Any one who is interested in
Coffee venue A coffee morning for East
Lancashire Hospice will be held a t Newton Hall on April 18th from 10 a.m. to noon.
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Abbey senior citizens' drive in Whalley on Saturday were: Ladies- Mrs P. Wooff, .Mrs E. Chamley. Gents - Mrs D. Farnsworth, Mr H.. Holt. Dominoes: Mrs E.
Abbey winners Whist winners at the
morning will be held this morning from 10 a.m. to noon.
and president were thanked for their long service to the dub, and both were present ed with floral displays. The Age Concern coffee
ners were: Ladies - Mrs E Wooff, Mrs G. Walmsley. Gents - Mrs D. Farnsworth, Mr H. Holt. The retiring secretary
Musical interlude Over 70 people heard the Renaissance Singers under the direction of conductor Mr Richard Tanner give a recital of music from Mozart's "Requiem", Per- golesi's "Stabat Mater” and Handel's "Messiah" in Whalley Methodist Church on Sunday. Organist was Mr Greg Morris and sopra no soloist was Miss Alison Doyle. Proceeds of £170 will be divided between the Lent Lunch Goma Volcano Appeal and Thomos Fund, to help those on the margins of society.
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Mrs Marion McDonald will be "Eggs Hilarating". There will also be a biscuit
have been left with a full jubilee bank account, after having had no tak ers so far for money available awarded to hand out as grants to street p arty planners and other Queen's Gold en Jubilee events organ isers. Explained the Town
CLITHEROE'S town council cannot even give its money awayl Stunned councillors
Clerk, Mr John Wells: "The cash is to help towards the cost of com munity celebrations within Clitheroe's boun daries. I t 's not a huge sum, but is available on a first come, first served basis. "When we first
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announced we had this funding available, we thought we'd be inundat ed with requests for a share. However, we have not had a single applica tion. I t seems we just can't give our money away!" Anyone planning an
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event, who may want to take advantage of the spare funds, should write to Clitheroe Town Hall, 9, . Church Street Clitheroe. Letters must give details of the planned event, the per son or people responsible for its organisation and guidance on what level of financial support is required.
Bridge winners
WINNERS of Pendle Bridge Club's Monday drive were NS: Mr and Mrs S. Green, with Mrs J. Martindale and Mr C. Pollard second. EW: Mrs J. Bowker and Mrs D. Blake, Mrs D. Mortimer and Mrs B. Wilson. Winners of Thurs
day's drive were NS: Mr A. Singer and Mr K. Bushby, with Mrs B. Wilson and Mr J. Ren ton second. EW: Mrs M. Phillips and Mr P. Hewitt, Mrs I. Park and Mr E. Ormond. Members are remind
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