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Festive fair The Methodist Church in


Waddington is again organ­ ising the village Christmas fair.


, The event is being held in- -


the Methodist Schoolroom on Saturday from 2 p.m. - The stalls a t the fair are


being provided by. the Women’s In s titu te , S t ’ Helen’s Church, Webb Ivory; Waddler’s, Waddington Methodist Sunday School and Waddington Methodist Church.


The range of itemsT05 sale ;■


will include hand-made Christmas decorations, cards, crafts, unwanted gifts, bric-a-brac, cakes, books and : toys, making the fair an


| ideal occasion for doing some Christmas shopping. As well as stalls to browse


round, there will be the ; opportunity to sit down and • enjoy refreshments or to


| noon.


; have a caricature drawn dur­ ing the course of the after- •


Admission is just 25p on


the door, with all the money. taken by, the Meth o d ist" Church being put towards its fund to provide disabled access and improved facili­ ties in the schoolroom. Hav-


| ing the only general-purpose hall in Waddington, which is. used by many community groups, th e Methodist Church hopes th a t many people will come to support this year’s village Christmas fair.


Fun-filled festive day out


A FESTIVE day out a t a Lancashire mill was enjoyed-by the warden, tenants and friends of Crowtrees Gardens, Chatbum. The visit to Oswaldtwistle Mills started


. with coffee and mince pies, followed by shop­ ping and a tour of the Stockleys sweet facto­ ry, with samples enjoyed. A Christmas lunch followed, with entertainment and a sing- along.


■ -. More shopping followed the food, and the


trip was rounded off with a cup of tea, before the party made its way home courtesy of Ribble Valley Community Transport.


A lovely day out was enjoyed by all.


Theatre treat Children aged between


three and eight are invited to Whalley Village Hall to see a .. puppetry and mask theatre^ ishow.-; ■!'


On December 7 th at 2 p.m.SJj j .<j.


"members of the Toys in the.'J^ Attic theatre,company. will; putting'bn a peHormance.of*'; "Cake”, featuring'Dylan theS,:


children and £2 foradults, are on sale from Whalley P o s t il / Office or by ringing 01254- 822555.


Drive winners'; Whist winners at the Abbey


senior citizens’driver in Whal- / ley-were: Ladies - Mrs E. Whitehead, Mrs G. Walmsley; Gents - Mrs Jean Walmsley,•/ <;?: Mr J. Wooff.


Mrs M. Maden and -Mrs H. Hardy. Raffle winner was Mrs ■ E. Whitehead.


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Christmas fair Whalley Parish Church will


be holding the annual Christ-' mas fair on Saturday week, December 7th. It will be opened at 2 p.m.


by the Mayor of the Ribble Valley, Coun. Mrs Joyce Hol- gate. Father Christmas will be in . attendance and hopes to meet


. lots of children. There will be an opportuni­


ty to buy last-minute gifts and decorations. Cakes, home pro­ duce, toys and bulbs will be available, together with a grand raffle and tombola. The money raised will be


shared between the school rebuilding fund and the parish church.


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Clitheroe couple Miss Jane Wadsworth and Mr Derek Niven enjoyed a honeymoon in the Lake District following their wedding a t Whalley Parish Church.


Guests from New Zealand travelled to the


Ribble Valley to see the couple married by the Rev. Chris Sterry. The bride, a senior occupational therapist,


is the daughter of Mr John Wadsworth; of Burnley, and Mrs Pam Wadsworth, of Whal­


ley. • Her bridegroom; a plumbing and heating


engineer,' who; having been named as the comity’s' favourite plumber in a competition held earlier this year, went on:to be selected as the best in the North West. He is the son of Mr Duncan and Mrs Marian Niven, of Clitheroe..


. Given away by her father, the bride wore a


pure silk mauve gown with an individually designed bodice, button back and beading detail, and a full-length skirt. She wore a full- length coat with train and> button detail. A matching hat complemented the ensemble. She carried a'contemporary arrangement of cala lilies, roses, gerbera and trailing ivy.' Her uncle gave a reading in church, and the


bridegroom's aunt, who had come from New Zealand, hand made gifts for each guest.; . Best man.wasMr Andrew Hailwood and


Messrs John Tither, Robert Jackson and Mark Simms acted as groomsmen. The,bride­ groom's godson, Master Samuel Simkin, was


the page.


’ The couple will make th e ir . home'in Clitheroe.


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GENEROUS householders in the Ribble Val- ley’raised moreithan £800 for the National Kidney Research Fund.


Fund says thank you ‘


charity between July 13th and 28th made a total of £869:141,


' The cash'will.be used for research into renal


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extent of kidney-related disease.1' • The'charity-wants to thank'all those who


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MEMBERSoftClitheroeiVoungFarmers' Cliiti held their annual bonfire. atMr, and’Mrs Hartley's; Bashall Eaves'.'^'-’l 1


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- A reception was held at the Gibbon Bridge Hotel in Chipping. '


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dog and the Kit-Kat gang!1-'’ Tickets, which co st£ l for^-i


will be a pop music quiz in . . ;i Slaidburn Village Hall. . ■. , J


will be for bingo inNewton; t o Village Hall at 7-30 p.m.’ organised by members of St - :■<


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A CBLAPTERingarderiing history .came'to an end last week.when the surviving members, of.theRimingtbn and District Gardening Club decided to'disband after31years. (; , Iniitiheyday.-tHe^club ran'.two shows a year, each of whichhad attracted hundreds of;


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. entries of.;fruit;flowers;,vegetables; handi-v crafts, wine and baking.'vi' •i "We couldn't get people to come forward to'


serveonthecommittee"; said treasurerMr Ernie Sedgwick; who was one of the members : who founded the club in 1972.


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■: '-'I decided I could not carry on without: help!' added Mr. Sedgwick; who lives at Chat-


; bum, and who already has two allotments to' care for. , u -


_ i "It has been yery successful until this year,:


but the foot'and mouth disease, didn't help matters. I t stopped us holding two shows." , The membership touched 50 in be tte r


times, but has recently fallen away to 26; Mr Sedgwick said: "I am afraid people are doing less gardening tthesedays. The young people: don't seem to want to be bothered." . : : The remaining funds of the club will be


donated to the’Rimington Memorial Hall management committee and to the Gisbum Festival Hall.


OPENING hours a t Chatbum Library have been extended. :


Extended open hours •


From Tuesday, the library will be open


from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays and from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m: on Wednesdays and Thursdays.


j To celebrate and publicise the extend­


ed hours, new librarian Mrs Christine Wood is holding an open afternoon, with mince pies and coffee, on Tuesday. She said: "Everyone is encouraged to attend and suppor t th e ir local community library and to get to know me."


; i Mrs-Wood , added that, as well as the


longer opening hours, the library has been equipped with three computers, all of which'are available free of charge to cus­ tomers for Internet use.-


Family which turned a disaster into triumph celebrates success


MEMBERS of the Hargreaves family, who turned a disaster into a triumph, have celebrat­ ed a major milestone. : They were forced to diversify when swine


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vesicular disease wiped out their herd of pigs on Mytton Fold Farm at Langho in the 1970s, so they started offering bed and breakfast in two of the bedrooms in the farmhouse. The Mayor of Ribble Valley, Coun Mrs Joyce


Holgate, helped the Hargreaves family cele­ brate 20 years at a cheese and wine evening and handed out certificates for first aid, health and safety, and Welcome Host to 20 members of the staff of Mytton Fold Hotel and Golf Complex. The two bed and breakfast bedrooms have-


since grown to a hotel with 28 bedrooms, a func­ tion room capable of catering for up to 280 peo­ ple and an 18-hole golf course. There are 40 full­


time employees and another 60 who work part-


time. . The business is run by parents Mr Frank and Mrs Lilian Hargreaves, with son (Mr-David Hargreaves and daughters Mrs Carole Maher and Mrs Barbara Bryan. - Mrs Hargreaves said: "When the disease


wiped out our herd we were right a t the bottom. After the bed and breakfast; we started a small hotel with four bedrooms and a small restaur rant. We have all worked very Imrd."- • , - ■ She said they held the celebration evening to


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record their appreciation of the contributions of1 the staff to their business.


- Our picture shows guest of honour Coun. Mrs Jqyce Holgate, Mayor of the Ribble Valley, with the family and their staff. (T181102/9)


A TRAIN company is offering ■ guide dog owners a ticket1 to ride.


; Arriva Trains Northern has


signed up to a travel charter launched recently by the Guide Dogs for . the Blind Association as part of its "Access for All" campaign. The campaign appeals to bus,


coach, train, ferry and airline companies to sign up and demonstrate their commitment to accessible travel for guide dog owners. Arriva Trains Northern has now added its backing to thecharter. : ■ v..*;.->7' . : Mr Peter Cushing, the firm's


regional director, said: "Making rail travel easier and a more positive experience for blind or


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