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,’CHIJLDREN from Simonstone. Primary .School le a rn ed all
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1 pupils’ role play topic in which thcy.have:created th e ir own sm alfgarden centre in class complete,with window baskets
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T- Class te a c h e r Mrs Alison Williams said: " I t was a very
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den centre and how it works. "They were shown around the various greenhouses and water • features and each of them was. •. gjven a sunflower seed to plant
The visit was part of the Year an(j take back to school. “ We spent about an hour-'
and-a-half looking round and everyone really enjoyed them- '■ selves." She added that the children would now be monitoring the
pleasant visit and the ch il^ c^ ^ v ^ ^ H ^ s j ^ o w e r s dur- iearned what happens at a j*afc^jng,the next . t e r m . ! ________
BILLINGTON
'Artrstic^iair.,,,.,. TAfetfie/'meeting-of Billington
and liangho, Women's Institute members,were',entertained by one
. of’tfieirvrown ladies, Mrs Dorothy Garrison. She gave a very interest ing demonstration of drawing using pastels and also brought along some of her other pictures for members to view. - ............ President Mrs,Ml,Smith-report
ed that some members, had visited the Stockport Hat Museum and Styal Mill. They had a very inter esting and enjoyable day and the good weather had been a bonus. Some members had also been to a craft taster day at Scarisbrick, where they had practised the skills of paper quilling and iris folding. Names were taken of members interested in a: computer taster session.1 A stall of home-baked cakes was very busy.’
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i>,.The next meeting, will be on May 19th in Billington and Lang- ho Community Centre starting at 7-45 p.m.
CHATBURN
Priest-in-charge The annual meeting of Christ
Church, Chatburn, was presided over■
>:by the newly-appointed
priest-in-chargeFthe Rev. Rodney Nicholson. Mrs Ev- Douglas and Mr D. Ascroft were re-appointed churchwardens and Mr R. Frank- land, Mr R. Atkinson, Mr N. Bury and Mr H. E. Boden were elected to the parochial church council. Sidesmen and sideswomen were re-elected en bloc. Treasurer Mr H. Douglas presented the financial statement. Officers elected were: Mr D.
g la s (treasurer) and Mr .Boden (secretary): Mr Nicholson was
u, appointed foundation governor to T?Ghatburn CE School. ..... » There will be changed service
times of 8-30 a.m Holy Commu nion and 11 a.m. morning service for a trial period of three months, commencing on June 1st. A welcoming service for Mr
Nicholson has been arranged for May. 18th at 6-30 p.m.
Traditional The- residents, - relatives and friends of-The Manor House enjoyed >the;St George’s Day cele-. brations. The staff dressed in red and white to serve traditional roast beef and Yorkshire pudding. -Old-time songs were sung in the St George’s flagged dining room. The next social afternoon is
May 3rd, at 2 p.m., when Mr Bill Ashton from Grindleton is playing the piano; Everyone is welcome to attend.
CHIPPING
Dinner with aVIP.~ , Dinner with Graham Walton
was a fund-raising event organised by the Friends of St Mary’s School, Chipping; arid was an enjoyable experience for all. The evening, which was held in
Jacob’s joinljmchan^gedbj^Mrstw-QinQ a n d SWing EilecnWil^n..,^^..! A
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corned the hunters-retara..and, ( P a r i sbChurch hall'will the
a new
addition.to the.Sing and evening, .tomorrow in
y flautist, Michael Isherwood, who is of a 14-year-°ld Mrs Olivia Assheton thanked bein8 tutore4 the brother of
Mrs Walmsley, Mrs Wilson and all' who had helped in any way to make this new venture a great suc cess.
DUNSOP BRIDGE
James Galway. The event is being' organised by members of St Ambrose Church, Grindleton, and other musical entertainment will be
Swing Band. For inquiries, phone
Crest Higher Division will take place in Dunsop Bridge Village Hall on May 12th.
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KNOWLE GREEN
Tea and biscuits A whist and domino drive will be
. -r. held
on.Monday at 7-30 p.m. in
supported, and the first Sunday, sl°“ 1S £1, mc utbng tea and b teas served in the hall went well. The nextviUage,hall music night, F lo r a l a r r a n g e r . . ■
- contact Mr Barry Singleton.
will be on May, lOth.jwith' local Well-known local flower arranger country, blues band, “Stoup” play- \ Mrs Jean Hoole will give a demon- ing. A few tickets are still available stration on the. a r t of floral
Youth group There has been no youth group
in Dunsop Bridge during the East er holidays. The next one will be on May 9th. A trip to see Blackburn Rovers FC was enjoyed by all who attended, and the next outing will be to
see.members’ adopted horse at the HAPPA Horse Sanctuary.
GISBURN
Easter festival On each evening of Holy Week
Ascroft (vice-chairman), Mr Dou morning ‘‘All Age Pilgrimage”,
in Gisburn Parish Church, there was a short service of compline and reflection with Holy Communion on Maundy Thursday. Good Friday, was marked with a
arrangement in Knowle Green Vil lage Hall on Wednesday. The evening begins at 7-30 p.m. with a glass of wine, and the demon- straion starts at 8 p.m., followed by a light supper. Admission is £3.50.
Concert Students from Chetham’s School
of Music, Manchester, are coming once, again to Knowle Green Vil lage Hall next Thursday for the' lunchtime concert. Tickets can be -.obtained by phoning 01254 826948.
NEWTON
Annual meeting The annual general meeting of , Newton Village Hall Committee
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when the vicar, ;theRev.'HrieKyte,->'ThJ“ sday at7^ h P ^ t»r.„^.j.4SVillage to enjoy the spectacular m led a large gatherirtg^ncjhding' -jU ^® ^ f4 1 ^ |^ ,^ « £ ^ ^ |^ j |& ^ ^ t t r a c t io n s , sorting with a scare-
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place.in the hall next:!?-' "»•
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any children-in-a-dramatised--future of the village retelling of lthe~events*of-jHoljrJv.welcome.
Week in the form of taUeai^readjc'v’Qhrjstian Aid ings, prayers and activities as they
The young
Club had made models of people, animals, trees, gardens and figures associated with the Crucifixion, and these were arranged to create a beautiful Good Friday tableau.-A large wooden cross was carriedjnto the chuchyaird;, and as everyone gathered, round it for prayer and the singing of j“There is a Green Hill Far Away’’] a most meaningful and moving act1 of worship drew to a close.
Easter Communion services were celebrated in the beautifully deco rated church.
On Easter Day, well-attended !
Spring fair; Gisburn Parish Church parish
ioners are busyipreparing for their annual springjfair on Saturday,
which tobe heldiinVGisburn_Festi-„ val Hall at 2-30 p.m: and opened by . the Bishop of Bradford, the Rt
■ Rev. David James. There will be a variety of attrac
the village hall, was a
great.suc- cess, raising more than £800 for school funds and being thoroughly enjoyed by all who attended.,,: , :i The friends^re^particularly grateful to Mr X ^ S j f l te r , ; of
fcWaddington Cafe, for providing a wonderful meal;.to local illusionist Mr Peter Clayton and principal speaker Mr Walton for keeping everyone extremely well-enter tained throughout the evening. Thanks were also expressed to .^those who gave raffle prizes and
thelped with preparations#' DOWNHAM
Family servjepp g ) :t,The congregation wof ■ St Leonard’s jShurch, Downham, invited members of; Christ Church, Chatburn, to a family’service on Sunday morning, organised by choirmistress Mrs Kirsteen Walms
ley. An interactive service with the
children reading prayers and taking part in the stories.was enjoyed by all who attended, 'v 1 1 1 ’ .
!$ Well-known: songsandhymns were aimed at the younger, mem-, bers as they played a variety of instruments in the final song. This was followed by an Easter egg hunt in Downham Hall gardens - luckily the weather was kind - while the ladies of the church prepared the
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tive stalls, competitions, a jarola and tombola together with deli cious afternoon teas. Proceeds are for church funds and everyone is welcome.
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DeliCIOUS puds • ■ Sheila Sturrockwill give'rih illus-T The popular galloping gourmet trated talk about the history of |
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T, Members of Read United Reformed Church Friendly Circle
will.meet in the church hall on ; ; Tuesday at 7-30 p.m.; ■
.evening will take place in Grindle-. moveable and pop-up books, ton on Saturday, when once again Everyone is welcome, gallopers will enjoy the culinary
delights of host and hostesses in the village. Following pre-dinner drinks, everyone will disperse to enjoy starters and then main cours es at various houses in the village. " Those who have promised pud
dings, orjanyone who is prepared to make a dessert, should take them during the afternoon to the home of Mrs Mandy Brennan, at Well
House, where everyone will get' together for the final flurry.S
Soup lunches v ' The smell of home-made soup
will be wafting down Chapel Lane, Grindleton, next Wednesday and on the first Wednesday of each month. The source of the aroma will be
made soup, along with a bread roll, ■ < SABDEN
Concert A concert party is coming to
- and for all ages beginning at 7-30 p.m. They have performed in Sab- den before and are making a wel- -
entertain in St Nicholas’s Hall on Wednesday evening,- May 7th. “The Victorians” will perform songs, sketches and light-hearted musical items from various eras
■ come return. Admission is £3 and includes refreshments. :
Council
the Methodist Church, where they. Methodist Rooms. will be preparing to serve home-’*
a piece of cake and tea or coffee for. . i The talk on
hanging.baskets and
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£1, between noon'and 1-30 p.m.! All villagers are encouraged to .
follow their noses, so that they can engage their taste buds and enjoy,
.the company o f ; old and,new friends.
■ :Sabden Parish Council will meet next Tuesday at 7-30 p.m. in the
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progressed round the churchy Va,1(i ohristian Aid effort will be folks of the Tower . . .
A coffee evening for the Hodder / a ■*>;£*:'1 ' ‘ - >
held in Newton United1 Reformed Church Sunday School on May 15th from 7 p.m. There will also be a bring-and-buy stall.
PENDLETON
Coffee break Members of Pendleton (
WI have
arranged a coffee morningliii the village hall on Monday from 10 a.m. to noon. > There will be various stalls,
including plants, cakes and bric-a- brac, together with a raffle. Admis sion is 50p and proceeds are for the East Lancashire Hospice.
.a®-’ Saturday 'night.
Therejwill be a car boot sale on Sunday, followed by an afternoon of jazz on the croft with the Pen- dle Jazz Men at 2-30 p.m. Take your own picnic and hopefully
enjoy.the sunshine. The big day is Monday, with a
duck race a t 11 a.m. and stalls and sideshows, to keep everyone happy food and drink will be available in the marquee and the popular whacky waiter race will be run again. On a more regal note, jthe May queen will be crowned and her full complement of pretty attendants will dance round the maypole.
Open church With all the different activities
in Waddington this weekend, mem bers of Waddington Methodist
Edward Bear The monthly service with
History of books
Edward Bear for mums and tod-; dlers will be held in St John’s Church, Read, on Wednesday at 11 a.m.
-'“--OirSaturday and Bank Holiday Monday, the chapel will be open for, a quiet place for people to enjoy, space, and the hall will he operi to serve light refreshments through out both days, with the proceeds going to the building fund. On Sun day, visitors are more than welcome to join the regular congregation at 10-30
a.m..for worship led by Mr Mark Sleet. Everyone visiting the village this weekend will find a wel come at the Methodist Church.
when. Mrs^! j WHALLEY
Abbey winners Winners at the Abbey senior cit
• 200 minute: of inclusive ci .plus 120 texts every month I
izens’ drive in Whalley were: Ladies - Mrs J. Walmsley, Mrs P. Wooff. Gents - Mr H. Holt, Mr J. Wooff.
Dominoes: joint winner^ - Mr F.
Peel and Mr J. Hartley.Raffle: Mrs H.
Hardy.The next meeting,will be on Saturday, at 6-45 p.m’. All are welcome,
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Action group A walk has been organised by -
Whalley Christian Action Group for tomorrow, ' leaving : th e Metho d ist Church a t 7 p.m. ■ Inquiries, tel. 01254 823331.;
Sunday lunch . There is an! open invitation to '
tubs organised by Sabden Horticul- tural Society will be held in St Mary’s Hall on Tuesday at 7-30. p.m.: presented by Phil and Alison sionary Association which is sup-' Calvert from Towneley Nurseries ported by the young,people of > in Burnley. (
s tay for,: lunch in Whalley Methodist .Church following the ; morning'service, on Sunday, * which will be led-by th e Rev. < Chris Cheeseman. There.will be no set charge for lunch, but dona tions will be given to Junior Mis-
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SLAIDBURN
Games for all On Monday night, members of
Slaidburn Young Farmers’ Club held a games night on the village green followed by a business meet ing.
Members were congratulated on
provided by Haslingden Choir and . taking p art in the Bowland Clitheroe Royal Grammar Schioof Regional Rally held at Simonstone, and Judith Robinson was congrat-
’ ulated ’on winning the county inter- mediate • • member-of-the-year award.............. There will be no meeting next
week, but the following Monday, May 12th, there is a farm walk at New Laund Farm, Whitewell, by kind permission of Mr and Mrs J. Alpe, commencing at 7 p.m. Advisory and new members always welcome.
Social time Winners at the whist and domi- • no drive held in SlaidburhVillage
. Hall on Saturday night were: H. Lofthouse, M. Cowking, P. Oddie, H. Lowe, C. Wiseman, W. Berry, P. Metcalfe, A. Fox and J. Kenyon. The next drive will be on May'
24th. WADDINGTON
Spring fair If residents of Waddington •
have seemed a little preoccupied ‘ ' recently, it,^because one or two strangers can be seen appearing j in gardens and houses of the vil- ■ lage, even climbing up trees or hanging out of windows. However, there is no need to be
alarmed, it is only preparations 1
. for the scarecrow festival and Tj . spring fair which is to be held this v! weekend. Crowds will be flocking to the i
VILLAGERS, residents and friends thoroughly enjoyed an afternoon at Chatburn's Manor House Nursing and Residential
Home. The home's Easter Bon
net Parade and Fair raised more than £200 towards a forthcoming coach outing to Blackpool. The children enjoyed an
Easter egg hunt around the gardens which were bedecked with bunting, while visitors took part in the tombola, cake stall and enjoyed the hot cross buns
and tea. Crafts and a rt ific ia l
flowers made by the resi dents were on sale. Pictured are residents
and guests, (s) .
magazine, Mr Penny explains: “I t was a useful evening th a t we all enjoyed. Not only did we learn something, but most importantly we were able to meet several representa tives from other parishes who are either about to start or are in an interreg num. “We also received great encouragement and sup-
MP issues I cry over Eui
LOCAL MP Mr Nigel Evans has issued a rallying cry over the Eurofighter Typhoon after visiting BAE systems in Warton, Lancashire. The MP was impressed
by the professionalism and dedication of the team, some of whom are local people. The Government has
made a pledge to buy 232 Typhoons, which would create thousands of manu facturing jobs in the North West. However, so far it has only signed for 55 jets. Speaking from West
minster, Mr Evans said: “I am concerned by the noise coming from London that they may scale-back the number of Typhoons in a post-Iraq size and shape review of the armed forces. “I t is a deep cause for
concern to hear the outgo ing Chief of Defence Staff, Sir Michael Boyce, openly
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