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New-look village church all set for 2004 re-opening
by Margaret Parsons
A NEW-LOOK church for the New Year. That’s what vil lagers in Sabden can look for ward to as work on the once- threatened parish church con tinues. The church authorities and con
gregation had hoped the restora tion of St N ich olas ’s Church
would be complete in time for
• Christmas - just two years after it had to be closed for safety reasons. But a couple of setbacks have meant tha t the re-opening and re
dedication is now likely to be mid- January. Churchwarden Mr Bernard
Parfitt said that while everyone is disappointed at the delay, they are still jubilant th a t the church has been saved and that fund-raising is going so well. The much-loved village church
closed in December 2001 when a safety survey uncovered a problem in the roof of the 162-year-old Grade II listed building. Stunned parishioners had to move
Christmas services into a makeshift chapel in the church hall, which is
Ullages
|No service There will not be a service in
|St Peter’s Church, Simonstone, i Sunday morning, but
instead parishioners are invited to attend the service in St .lames’s Church, Altham, at 9- :30 a.m.
still in use, and a massive fund-rais ing campaign got underway after English Heritage officials, archi tects, engineers and church hierar chy were brought in to look a t the future of the church. Eventually a figure of £160,000
was estimated for repairs, redecora tion and to overhaul the antiquated heating system. • But this has since risen after offi
cials from English Heritage - which has pledged a £125,000 g rant - insisted on additional work. Originally i t was to involve
removing the entire roof, inserting four new tie bars to bring the walls back into line and strengthen the structure, and then reslate. Howev er, when work began it was decided that the tie bars would have to be fitted in to stainless steel “feet” which had to be specially made. " Another setback was the amount of debris found in the roof space which had to be cleared. The additional work is now com
plete and Mr Parfitt says that the reslating of the north side of the roof with the original Welsh blue slate will begin soon and the white cover that has dominated the skyline for the past few weeks will be removed. The church has set itself a
£35,000 target and is well on the way with more than £30,000 already in the coffers, but the fund raising is continuing and the addi tional costs will also have to be met.
Open day gives visitors chance to browse
“Everyone has been fantastic, we wouldn’t have been able to come so far without the support of the vil lage and people who have long since left Sabden, but heard about the
appeal and sent in donations,” he said. If anyone wants to support the appeal they can send donations to Mr Parfitt at 17 Pendleside Close, Sabden, or call him on 773759.
Fancy helping a truly worthwhile cause?
IF YOU have spare time on your hands, throughout this month and December, great volunteering opportunities are up for grabs. Hyndburn and Ribble Valley
Council for Voluntary Service is looking for help in a number of places: Whalley pre-school in the Village
|Gunpowder plot The annual meeting of Slaid-
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burn \VI commenced on a topi cal note when guest speaker Mr Norman Pearson gave an inter esting background account of
the Gunpowder Plot in 1605. Mr Pearson told how King lames I ’s intolerance to the Catholic church led to 12 noble-
|men and gunpowder expert luy Fawkes plotting to blow ; up the King and his Parlia- ! ment. Mrs Marian Parry : expressed the thanks of his : audience for his interesting talk. } A competition for a fossil or ! stone was won by Mrs Jane j
Lewis, Mrs Jennie Bradley and j Mrs Betty Peel.
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President Mrs Jan 'Weislers j was thanked for her sterling j work over the last year by vice- ; president Mrs Christine Blakey j and agreed to continue in the 1 role for a second year. Mrs Betty Bainbridge retired from • the committee and other mem bers were re-elected. The trea surer reported that there was a healthy bank balance, while the president and secretary report- 1 ed on a varied and interesting programme during the year, > which will end with the Christ- : mas meal at the Shireburn • Arms, Hurst Green, on Decem ber 4th.
Hall, Whalley, is looking for volun teers to help with the care and play of pre-school children. The helpers are needed mainly
in the mornings, Monday to Fri day (but need only give what time they can spare). Help is needed to maintain the
First Responders teams, (who assist local residents in heart-relat ed emergencies prior to the arrival of the ambulance), in Clitheroe and surrounding areas. Free of charge training is being
provided by Lancashire Ambu lance Service every Monday throughout this month. Volunteers are desperately being
sought by Mellor Luncheon Club. Helpers are required to assist
with cooking, the taking of orders and general kitchen duties every- Friday at Mellor Chapel from 9-15 a.m. If volunteers are only available
PARENTS had an insight into a nor mal school day at a recent event. An open day held at St James’ CE
School, Clitheroe, encouraged par ents and prospective parents to take part in the full life of the school. Throughout the day, lessons were
operated as normal, allowing the vis itors to pop into the classrooms.
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Whist Winners at Abbey Senior
Citizens’ meeting were as fol lows:
Whist: Ladies, Mrs Mrs M.
Naylor and Mrs P. Wooff; Gents, Mr D. Farnsworth and Mr J. Walmsley. Dominoes, Mr G. Pitlouits and Mrs H Hardy. Raffle, Mr H. Holt.
young people aged between 11 and 17 met with parish and bor ough councillors, police repre sentatives and youth leaders to give them ideas as to what activities they would like in Whalley. The youngsters asked for
Youngsters An enthusiastic group of 35
such things as a cyber cafe, dis cos, sports facilities and, partic ularly for girls’, drama, plus a building they could use, but said they would be pleased to use the village hall when that was available. Police Community Support
Officer Jason Taylor is hoping to make arrangements for dis cos for the young people.
Council meeting The budget for Whalley
Parish Council for the coming year will be set at the council meeting to be held next Thurs day in the upstairs room at Whalley Village Hall at 7-30 p.m. Members of the public will be given the opportunity to comment or ask questions.
park in George Street has been completed ahead of schedule. This car park is for the use of customers of Spar, Maureen Cooksons, Holts Shoe Shop and Associated Design.
Car park The resurfacing of the car
Hospital links To strengthen links with the
local community, the board of directors at Calderstones Hos pital has decided it would like a representative to attend meet ings of Whalley Parish Council and report back to the board. “Through Calderstones
News we can let the people of the village know what is going on within the hospital* but would like feedback from the community through the parish council" said Mr Russ Abbott, the chief executive.
MORE than 500 pupils, parents, staff and friends of Oakhill College in Whalley attended their annual bonfire party. There was a tremendous display
"Official" school tours were organ
ised or alternatively parents were allowed to wander around as they wished. Headteacher Mr Paul Adnitt said:
“Open days are very important for the school, because they give a spendid opportunity for our parents and prospective parents to see the
Plot Night fun boosts school funds The Guy topping the bonfire was
of fireworks lighting up the night sky and a large bonfire to keep the assembled audience warm. Also keeping them warm were
copious amounts of potato pie, hot dogs and traditional toffee apples and treacle toffee.
in fact two Guys this year. The school had a competition to make the best guy and Year 9 shared top spot with Year 11, so they shared the “top” honour on the night. Other entertainment was sup
plied by children from the prepara tory school who wore fancy dress. But the biggest success of the event was the £800 raised for school funds. A crackling good result.
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where they want to and see as much as possible.” During the day, refreshments were
served, courtesy of the Friends’ Asso ciation. Our picture shows parents and pupils at the school. (CR041103/3)
Stonyhurst ‘twins’ with Basra pupils
PUPILS from a Ribble Valley school are "twinning" with fellow students in Basra, Iraq. The historic association between
senior pupils at Stonyhurst College and the Queen’s Lancashire Regiment, which was serving in Basra until recently, has led to the move. Pupils decided to put together a col
lection of gifts, useful everyday items plus a personal message and photo that they are sending out to the young Iraqis. Their support is in response to an ini
tiative from the 1st Battalion QLR which has been involved in the rebuild ing of Basra’s war-torn infrastructure. Schools across Lancashire have been
encouraged to join in the twinning ini tiative that aims to establish an interna tional dialogue and forge permanent links with Iraqi pupils and staff. Stonyhurst College has been closely
involved as its Combined Cadet Force, one of the oldest and most prestigious in the country, is affiliated to the QLR. Mrs Carol Anderton, Careers Guid
ance Co-ordinator and 2nd Lieutenant in the College CCF, said: “This was a personal gesture of support to the chil dren of Basra from some individual stu dents at Stonyhurst.”
to do one Friday in a month, that will be much appreciated, as fail
ure to fill this vacancy will sadly result in the closure of this well attended club. A 46-year-old lady with learning
disabilities is looking for a befrien- dcr. The volunteer is required to
spend time with the lady in her own home in Sabden, or on visits. Hobbies include short walks, ani mals and bowling. The North West Air Ambulance is
seeking volunteers to collect boxes from supermarkets, public houses etc within the Ribble Valley. Once the boxes have been col
lected, they are to remain in the assistant’s house until collected by a representative from the air ambulance. And last but not least, if you
have imagination, creativity, patience and enjoy the company of youngsters aged between eight and 12, why not help at a Junior Youth Club. The helper, who must be aged 16
plus, will be required to help with the setting up and running of activities for the club, on Fridays between 6 p.m. and 8-30 p.m. For further information on any
of the above helping opportunities, contact the Volunteering Develop ment Project on 01200 422721.
Transport ‘Oscar’ for bus marketing campaign
A MARKETING campaign for a Whalley to Manchester bus ser vice has picked up a top award at the national Bus Industry Awards - the public transport Oscars. . The X1/X2 Whalley to Man
chester service, operated by Lan cashire County Council and Lan cashire United buses, won the Joint Local Authority/Operator Marketing Category at the nation al awards. The marketing cam paign for the popular service included two-for-one offers, stu dent discounts and a range of other offers and incentives. A “Soccerbus” scheme jointly
run by Preston North End and the county council was runner-up in the same category. I t encouraged fans to take the bus rather than drive to matches, to cut congestion around the Preston ground. Two other Lancashire public
transport schemes won recognition a t the awards ceremony - Burn
ley’s new state-of-the-art bus sta tion and an innovative timetable information system operating in rural north Lancashire. County Coun. Jean Yates, Lan cashire's Cabinet Member for Highways and Transportation, said: “I ’m absolutely delighted that Lancashire has done so well this year. We invest a great deal of time, effort and money into improving the transport system for Lancashire’s travelling public so to get th is kind of recognition is excellent. “I am particularly pleased that three out of the four awards involve our work with partners. I want to congratulate everyone involved in making public trans port in Lancashire such a success. "What this means is that the peo pie of Lancashire really are getting a first class service th a t is truly meeting their needs.”
Win double for speakers’ club CLITHEROE Speakers’ Club is celebrating
two successive wins. ' President for the club Mr Denis Ogden won
the topic competition at an area conference. The winner for the evaluation contest the fol
lowing day was Mr Robert Morpeth. Both men will go forward to the divisional competition early next year. The next meeting is on Monday, at 7-15 p.m., at the Young Farmers’ Club, at Clitheroe Auction Mart.
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