. 6 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, June 12th, 2003 PROTECT YOURHOME
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by-Bowland WI, president Mrs Marion Billows intro duced the guest speaker, San dra (three) accompanied by Susan (17), both from the Samaritans. The numbers are given in place of surnames, as the Samaritans never use or disclose surnames, for obvious reasons. A video preceded the talk and gave some shocking facts and figures, such as 6,000 people die each year by com mitting suicide. This is 2,500 more than those killed in road accidents. Sandra said the Samaritans
Good Samaritans At the meeting of Bolton-
autumn council meeting will be held in Fleetwood on Sep tember 23rd, when the speak er will be Mrs Joan Laprell, and were reminded of a visit to Hellifield WI on Wednesday. 'There will be an afternoon
were Mrs Mary Pickles and Mrs Margaret Nierop. Members were informed the
the annual walk, this year starting in West Bradford ami finishing with supper at the
Duke of York, Grindleton. Mrs Billows thanked Mrs Edith Both and Mrs Alice Pickard for planning the route.
CHATBURN
held on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon at Chatburn Methodist Church with pro ceeds going to the building fund.
Coffee aned cakes A coffee morning will be
The new premises are in constant use, but there is still
A new fealire Hacked lull ellioisev leaiures, local pony and riding clubs,
DOWNHAM
friends of Downham and Twiston Gardening Club met at the Assheton Arms, in the village, for a very enjoyable ramble led by chairman Mr Shaun Roney. The route took the group to
Wild ramble About 20 members and
Worsaw Hill and back by a cir cular path bordering the pri
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vate estate parkland. Less energetic members joined the group for supper of sandwich es and chips back at the
a large sum of money to be raised.
visit to the Lowry Centre on August 6th, leaving the village at 1 p.m., returning at 6 p.m. The July meeting will be
own life having worked for the Samaritans for 16 years. Blackburn branch has 90 vol unteers, but would always wel come more - no formal qualifi cations are required. Thanks were expressed by Mrs Maggie Morgan. Winners of the competition
over the telephone giving sup port to people experiencing emotional distress or despair, which may lead to suicide. Its members also work with the young, elderly and sometimes terminally ill people. Sandra said the Samaritans existed mainly on voluntary contribu tions, including more than 40 shops throughout the country. She said it has enriched her
approximately 20,000 volun teers. Most of its work is done
3rd will be a trip on the Leeds/Liverpool Canal from Foulridge to Barnoldswick and back with supper on
Assheton Arms. The next meeting on July
board the boat. Cost is £10, including coach travel to and from Foulridge. The coach wUl leave at 6-30 for a 7-30 p.m. departure by the boat, pick ing-up members along the way. Inquiries, tel. 01200 441667.
ed at the "swearing in” of churchwardens and sidesper- sons in St Leonard’s Church, Downham, on Sunday morn ing.
Peel, who stepped in at the last minute, due to the illness
Organist was Mr Philip
of regular organist Mrs Adele Pridding.
Downham and Twiston for Christian Aid amounted to more than £120, and the col lectors thank all who gave so generously.
Christian Aid The recent collection in
joined in with items suitable for handbell ringers, including “Men of Harlech” and “Tallis Canon”. Chatburn, Clitheroe and Downham churches were well represented, and all enjoyed the good variety of sandwiches and tea cakes pre pared by the Downham PCC afterwards.
GISBURN
brac sale will take place in Gis- bum Festival Hall at 7 p.m. on June 20th. Admission is £1 and anyone wishing to donate any items for the stall may hand them to members of the Monday Club.
Coffee evening A coffee evening and bric-a-
Mrs D. Dinsdale, Mrs A. Jackson, Mrs J. Gornall, Mrs J. Wheeler, Miss Anna and Miss Rose Kyte. The proceeds of the highly successful evening are for the
funds of Gisburn Parish Church.
GRINDLETON
grand barbecue to be held at Folly Hall, Grindleton, on July 5th. Tickets are £6 for adults and £3 for children under 10 years of age and are available from members of St Ambrose Church or by tel, 01200 441507.
Coffee morning Members of St Ambrose
Church are holding a coffee morning on June 28th from 10 a.m. in the Ribble Valley Mayor’s Parlour, Clitheroe.
Grand barbecue Tickets are available for the
baton of Mr John Smith, were introduced to a large gather ing of music-lovers by the Vicar of Gisburn with Helli field, the Rev. Eric Kyte, and all fully appreciated the varied programme. Mr Jolyon Fel ton, organist, thanked the musicians, and refreshments were served. Winners of a raffle were
burn Parish Church echoed to the stirring sounds of Barnoldswick Brass Band last Saturday. The players, under the
Band concert The ancient walls Of Gis-
hymns was in the capable hands of St James’s Music Group with appropriate read ings and prayers by Mrs Lead- better and priest-in-charge the Rev, Ronald Nicholson, who also introduced the hymns. The Clitheroe Clangers also
hymn singing on Downham village green was transferred to the village hall, due to the inclement weather. Music and leading of the
Hymns indoors The annual Whitsuntide
Swearing in The Rev. Alan Reid officiat
There will be stalls selling cakes, preserves and crafts together with a tombola.
on behalf of Grindleton WI and your support would be appreciated.
LANGHO:
Festival is to take place on Saturday and all are invited to what should be a great after noon of fun for the whole fam- ily.
Rcse Queen St Leonard's Rose Queen
Ribble Valley Mayor Coun. Alan Yearing is to crown the
a disco in the Community Hall from 6-30 to-8-30 p.m., and tickets are available for £2 each.
2-30 p.m. with lots of stalls, competitions, Morris dancers, fairground rides, and with refreshments available. In the evening there will be
worth will be the visiting priest at the 9 a.m. Holy Com munion service on Sunday. He will also minister at the
10-30 a.m. morning Parish Communion.
taking place in Langho next Thursday.
being planned for June 21st with the proceeds to be divid ed between Children with Leukaemia and Jane’s visit to Canada.
staged at St Mary’s School hall from 7 to 8-30 p.m. to raise money to help fund a trip to the Canadian International Camp being undertaken by Jane Astley, a member of the 3rd Langho (St Mary’s) Guides. A sponsored swim is also
the school, teaching and learn ing will focus on life in differ ent cultures, including reli gious studies of different faiths. Pupils will take part in
Mary’s Langho RC Primary School will be held on June 29th from 1 to 5 p.m. with pro ceeds split between parish and school.
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being held in the village hall on Saturday from 9-30 a. m. until 3-30 p. m. The tutor is Ellen Darby and she will be showing how to make an embellished silver bangle. The cost of the workshop is £20,
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Jewellery workshop A jewellery workshop is
•visiting St Mary’s RC School tomorrow with separate shows for juniors and infant budding young scientists. The summer fete of St
an Indian dance workshop today. A Science Roadshow will be
RC Primary School, Langho, family and friends gathered at St Mary’s Church for a special confirmation service led by Fr Sean Horgan. The day marks an important stage in the chiL dren’s sacramental journey) and will be followed by the cel ebration of the Eucharist when the children receive first Holy Communion on June 22nd. During citizenship week at
St Mary’s School Year 3 children of St Mary’s
Silent auction A quiet fund-raiser will be
The silent auction is being The Rev. Michael Wedge-
Rose Queen in the church at 2 p.m. The field events will start at
of Back Lane near the chapel wail. This is a fund-raising effort
lection will take place in Grindleton today. Contribu tions of newspaper, magazines and cardboard can be left in the space provided at the top
Waste paper The usual waste paper col
Items for inclusion should be sent to: Village News, Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, 3 King Street, Clitheroe •BB72EW.
which includes drinks and bis cuits.
the village hall on Tuesday, and on Wednesday there will be sequence dancing. New members and those new to dancing are always welcome at either class. The cost is £2.50,
being made for the re-opening of the village hall and the car park a week on Sunday, June 22nd at 2-30 p.m. The opening ceremony will be performed by the president of the village hall, Lord Alton. There will also be the planting of a fir tree in memory of former chairman the late Mr Peter Morgan MBE and the unveil ing of the portrait of him painted by local artist Jean Hoole. Anyone wishing to attend the ceremony should contact the secretary of the village hall, Joan Procter, on 01254 878447.
Re-opening Final arrangements are
be playing at the 80 th anniver- p ry dance which is being held in the village hall on Saturday, June 28th, from 7-30 p.m. until midnight. Admission costs £7.50, which includes a light supper, and a licensed bar has been applied for. Tickets can be booked on 01254 878447.
Anniversary The Mark Kitto band will
Church clocks When an enthusiast talks
about his favourite subject you are inclined to sit up and listen even if you are not par ticularly interested in his sub ject, and that is what hap pened at the village hall when Mr Stewart Willis spoke on the subject of domestic and church clocks of southern England.
Wednesday evening talks at the village hall until Septem ber 3rd when Peter Wilson, the RSPB Bowland Project Officer, will speak about the birds to be found in the Bow- land area.
enthusiasm for his subject spilled over on to his audience and all became deeply engrossed in the slides as he shared his considerable knowl edge about church and domes tic clocks. No-one who attend ed will look at a church clock in quite the same way again. This was the last of the
Something of Mr Willis’s
whist and domino drive is being held, in the village hall on Monday at 7-30 p.m. Admission costs £1 and this includes tea and biscuits. Line dancing continues in
Domino drive ■The normal fortnightly
be Mrs A. Wilkinson, Mrs T. Boston and Mrs M. Bottom- ley. The meeting on July 2nd will be held in Whalley Methodist Church hall at 7- 45 p.m., when guest speakers will be Mr Dave and Mrs Jill Atkinson, the pearly king and queen.
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committee is having a drop in evening between 8 p.m. and 9- 30 p.m., at the Parkers Arms for members to collect Schecl- ules and Posters. Fund-raising will also be helped as members take their collecting books and tickets for the Grand Show Raffle which is to be drawn on show day. The next show committee
Committee is busy preparing for the 59th Hodder Valley Show on Saturday September 13th. This year it will be at Boarsden Farm, Newton, Clitheroe with a great day planned for all who join us. On Tuesday June 17th, the
Next show The Hodder Valley Show
meeting will be held on August 5th at 8 p.m. in Newton Vil lage Hall.
PENDLETON
Summer treat There is a real summer treat in store when a salmon and strawberry lunch takes place in Pendleton. Organised on behalf of All
Saints church, the event takes place at Low Meadow on July 6th, starting atl2-30 p.m. Tickets, price £5, are available from PCC members.
will meet on Tuesday in the village hall when Mr John Zamorski will talk about “Liv ing with 10,000 Bees”. The competition will be for a honey recipe and there will also be a flower stall. Host esses will be Mrs G. Holmes, Mrs M. Capstick and Mrs F. Hancock.
Bees about Members of Pendleton WI
Members from Grindleton, Knowle (Jreen and Osbalde- ston institutes are to be invit ed to the birthday party in September. Hostesses next month will
announced a full diary of -vil lage and local activities, and birthday greetings for June were expressed by Mrs C. Knowles. Mrs Kerr asked if there would be any interest in forming a village rambling club, and several members supported the idea. A competition on the theme
the recent WI border group meeting at Gisburn had been highly enjoyable, with an excellent speaker, delicious supper and warm hospitality. Town crier Mrs B. Spencer
of grains of sand, judged by Mrs Hamit, was won by Mrs C. Thistlethwaite, Mrs Spencer and Mrs A. Seed. The speaker at the July 1st
Middop sports day will be held on the Coulthurst Jubilee Field on June 28th, commenc ing at 3 p.m. All youngsters in Rimington and Middop are eligible to take part.
Sports (day The annual Rimington and
.SABDEN
invited to stay for refresh ments afterwards.
list of forthcoming events, which included “Much Ado About Nothing” to be held in Stonyhurst College grounds in July and a film of the “Calen dar Girls” in September, at Preston. Names were taken for both these events. The draw for the bursary was won by Mrs M. Dust.
Mrs Eleanor Friend, who led a walk to see the bluebells in Mitton, and a reminder was given that entries for the show are due at the next meeting. Mrs Doreen Balshaw read a
for a holiday souvenir were Mrs Audrey Wilkinson and Mrs Shirley Rumsey. Thanks were expressed to
were present at the meeting of Mitton WI presided over by Mrs Sheila Morgan. She intro duced Mrs Sheila Bowles, who gave a talk on a cruise round the Baltic in 2002, describing life on board Saga Rose. She told of visits to Stockholm, Helsinki, St Petersburg, Tallinn, Copenhagen and Oslo. Mrs Freda Grime thanked her on behalf of members. Winners of a competition
Baltic cruise More than 30 members
ing raise funds for St Nicholas’ Church roof in Sabden with a concert to be held in that church on Wednesday at 7-30 p.m.
stone and Read WI will be held at the old school in Simonstone at 7-30 p.m. on Thursday. Guest speaker Mary Davidson makes a wel come return to the institute to give her illustrated talk on Thailand. The competition is for the most decorative orien tal object, and there will be a plant stall. Members are asked to remember to take their completed show schedules for Clitheroe area show on July 26th to this meeting. Readstone Singers are help
presents gala bingo at Read and Simonstone Constitution al Club next Thursday at 8-15 p.m. for an 8-30 p.m. start. There is free admission and supper. All are welcome. •
Bingo Read Ladies’ Committee
RIMINGTON
woman” was described to members of Rimington WI by Mrs Isobel Hamit, of Lancast er, contrasting the status, cus toms and domestic order of the rural woman and the more
Egyptian lifestyle “The Life of an Egyptian
WI meeting The next meeting of Simon-
bric-a-brac, jewellery, tombola and gift stalls and the ladies served refreshments. Fr Birm ingham thanked everyone who helped and supported.
p.m. and there will be lots of stalls and attractions to make it a whole village event. On Sunday the church’s
annual walking day begins at 2 p.m.
give a concert in St Nicholas’s
Dairy of song The Readstone Singers will
held in St Mary’s Church grounds on Sunday, June 29th, at 3 p.m.
Hall next Wednesday at 7-30 p.m. A Songs of Praise will be
in St Mary’s Church Hall on Saturday, July 5th, from lunchtime onwards.
A family picnic will be held
Nicholas’s Parish Church will be crowned on Saturday at the church annual garden party. I t will be opened by Mrs Ann Vaughan. She and her husband, the Rev. Trevor Vaughan, have recently returned to their former parish in Sabden. The garden party opens at 3
Rose queen The new rose queen of St
much-needed renovation work and re-decoration of the parish hall. If anyone has any other fund-raising ideas would they please contact parish priest Fr Peter Birmingham. The fair had plants, cakes,
and was a big success, raising £920. The money will go towards
St Mary’s RC Church was blessed with lovely weather
Profitable fair Saturday’s summer fair at
Church are inviting residents of the village to a service of adult baptism on Sunday at 2- 30 p.m. Those attending are also
Adult baptism Members of Sabden Baptist
Keighley asked for anyone willing to loan musical instru ments for the branch display at the August Bank Holiday exhibition at Gisburn Parish Church. The proposed outing to Aske Hall, North York shire, was discussed and will probably take place on July 23rd. AH members agreed that
Egyptian women lead lives of repression in a male dominat ed society, forced to confirm to age-old laws and traditions. Mrs Hamit displayed jew ellery and beautifully embroi dered cotton garments, and Mrs J. Kerr expressed thanks. President Mrs Helena
sophisticated city dweller. Even today, however, many
Race for life A Sabden woman is taking
. part in the Race for Life in Blackburn later this month. Mrs Fran Howarth, of Pendle- side Close, is doing the 5km run in Witton Park on Wednesday June 25th to raise money for Cancer Research UK. If anyone would like to
sponsor Fran there is a spon sor sheet in Sabden Post Office.
hold its nursery sports day on Tuesday and main school sports on Wednesday at 1-30 p.m. on the field. The PTFA is holding a car
school choir are guests of Accrington Male Voice Choir at Antley Methodist Church at 7-30 p.m. The school will field a team in the schools’ rounders tournament at Whalley School on June 24th.
treasure hunt on Thursday from 6-30 p.m. More details are available from school. On Saturday, June 21st, the
meeting will be Mr P. Houldsworth, whose subject is “The Life and Times of Charles Dickens”.
Lancashire’s Best Kept Village competition and everyone is asked to do their bit to keep Sabden tidy as we have had little success in the competi tion in recent years.
Sabden on Tuesday of last week has been left at Clitheroe Police Station for collection.
Bike ready to go A yellow bicycle found in
SLAIDBURN
enjoyed crown green bowling on the village green. Thanks were expressed to the bowling club members for their hospi tality. At next week’s meeting, there will be a talk by Mrs Angela Bowe, of the RSPCA, in the chapel at 7-45 p. m.
Young farmers Slaidburn Young Farmers
July 2nd in the chapel, when Mr Ian Coggin will speak about Lancastdre cheese.
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for the exhibition of arts and crafts to be held on July 12th and 13th in Newton, and the hand-made quilt for the raffle is almost complete. Members are requested to assist with the home-made teas. The next meeting will be on
ture item was won by Mrs Jan Weisters, Mrs Jane Lewis and Mrs Margaret Finder. Prior to her attendance at the annual general meeting in London, president Mrs Weis ters gave an overview of the resolutions to be presented and members were able to vote on them. Preparations are continuing
enjoyed a humorous talk about the collecting of minia ture furniture by Mrs Joyce Plumridge, of Clitheroe. Mrs Plumridge and her husband make 12th scale miniatures, and these were on display for the members to inspect and admire the skills used in their production. She kept her audi ence amused with her account of visiting fairs and the hobby taking over her life and home. Mrs Christine Blakey expressed the appreciation of everyone for the most interest ing talk. A competition for a minia
In miniature Members of Slaidburn WI
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competition.You should have had an entry form through the door and the clos ing date for them to be returned is June 30th. The village is also entered in
Gardens contest Sabden Parish Council has
Ex-Ribbl« pupil is of!
A FORMER pupil of Rib- HI blesdale High School Tech- n | nology College who realised ai| his ambition to join the hL Army 15 months ago is off kil to Iraq.
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dreamed of joining the cij Armed Forces from tlie age fri of six and will be the a | youngest person in his regi- t(l ment to travel to the Gulf. w| After leaving nibbles- .sll
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dale, his parents, Mr and 0 | Mrs Tom and Julie Grusz- Cl ka, persuaded him to take a rI course at Burnley College, trj but their son's determina- ml tion to fulfil his ambition
won through and he joined C[ the Queen's Lancashire sll Regiment.
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at Harrogate, he has spent K| the past three months D| preparing for the five- c | month posting at Catterick ti l Garrison. The regiment will pil be deployed to Basra, tak- Cl ing over from the Desert T |
pupils have enjoyed a visit from author Mike O’Shea this week. He has been working in class with the children. On Monday poet Philip Burton will be in school. The school is planning to
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