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the vote of thanks and a buffet supper was provided by mem bers, along with a glass of wine, which was enjoyed by all. Birthday cards were given to Mrs M. Green and Mrs. R Wood. The raffle was won by Mrs B. Townson and Mrs K. Nowell. Names were taken for a trip
to see the opera “Brigadoon”, playing in February 2004. The Christmas meeting will be a dinner at the Red Pump Inn.
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John Hill, Mrs M. A. Boson- net, Mrs Christine Walmsley, Mrs Margaret Robbins, Mrs Isobel Smith, Mrs Padget, Mrs Barbara Evans, Mrs Joan Craddock and Mrs Pat Duck worth. Secretary Mrs Isobel Smith
asked all members to rise and toast Mr and Mrs Chris and Joyce Lilburn on their golden wedding anniversary. Vice- chairman Mr Eric Walmsley thanked Mr Evans and Mrs Foster for attending the evening.
bers of Bolton-by-Bowland Young Farmers’ Club enjoyed listening to witty tales from a former policeman, who was thanked for such an interest ing talk and giving his time to attend the meeting. Next week’s meeting will be
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a talk by a staff member of the Skipton Building Society. Members should meet in the village on Monday at 7-45 p.m.
Smalley welcomed a good attendance of members and friends to of the Bolton-by- Bowland Cricket Club presen tation night at the Spread Eagle Hotel, Sawley. President Mrs M.A. Boson-
Cricket prizes Chairman Mr Michael
net presented the prizes, announced by captain Mr Christopher Bosonnet, to: Richard Bedford (batting and players’ player), Steven Booth (bowling and fielding), Mar tyn Brown (catch of the year), Gary Fawcett (clubman of the year), Tim Hall (performance of the year), Ian Harris (most improved player). The Mid-West Shield was
collected by captain Ian Har ris and the Chairman’s Cup was presented by Michael Smalley to Geoff Billows plus a prize to Douglas Moss for his sterling work on the pitch dur ing the year. Thanks were also expressed
to umpire Keith Brunskill and scorer Alan Clements and to staff at the Post Office for pro- viding refreshments. Mrs Bosonnet was thanked and presented with flowers. The evening concluded with
dancing.
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in St Peter ad St Paul’s Church, Bolton-by-Bowland, was conducted by the Rev. Canon David Mewis and the service leaflet, which included a Roll of Honour giving infor mation about the men whose names are on the village war memorial, was compiled by Mr Keith Brunskill. Mr and Mrs Philip and
Remembrance The Remembrance service
Margaret Nierop laid the wreaths on behalf of the War Memorial Committee and Rachel Mewis represented the young people of the parish. Next Sunday, the Bishop of
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CHIPPING
Shopping trip Chipping Welfare Commit
tee is organising an evening's Christmas shopping, trip to Preston on November 26th; • • All residents of Chipping, Thornley, Leagram, Little
Bradford, the Rt Rev. David James, will confirm several young people and five adults and will also dedicate the new bell, donated by Mrs Nan Sutherland in memory of her husband, Dr David Suther land. The service will begin at 3 p.m.
North-West backbench chair man, spoke about the Euro pean Parliament. Mr Evans spoke on current affairs including the resignation of Iain Duncan Smith, paying tribute to the former leader’s calm dignity throughout the affair and the support he had received. Raffle winners were: Mr
Bowland and Sawley Conserv ative Association held the annual event to raise money for branch funds when chair man Martyn Bishop wel comed MP Mr Nigel Evans and guest speaker Mrs Jacqueline Foster. Mrs Foster, an MEP and
tee has received welcome donations totalling £81.93 from a bottle displayed on the bar of the Tillotson's Arms. The committee would like
to thank landlady Deborah, previous hosts Trevor and Karen, all the staff and cus tomers for their very generous donations. The committee relies totally, on such dona tions, together with fund-rais ing activities to finance out ings and events for the more senior members of the commu nity.
has been awarded a grant of more than £42,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund towards the refurbishment of its "Father" Willis organ, with the balance provided by local residents. The forthcoming work rep
Lottery success St Bartholomew's Church
resents the first full-scale restoration since the organ was installed in 1876. After refurbishment, it is
planned to stage regular con certs throughout the year, together with weekend after noon recitals during the sum mer months. Arrangements have also been made to offer organ tuition. Restoration of the church
organ is a crucial element in a much wider project designed to make the church much more accessible to the commu nity at large. The project encompasses the restoration of a Minstrels' Gallery, partly to provide an attractive platform for local singers, together with the construction of a small extension to serve as an educa- tion/resource centre, as well as for normal parish activities (in the absence of a church hall). The church has also been
awarded the maximum grant available, £5,000, from the "Awards for All" scheme to contribute towards the cost of installing toilets with disabled facilities.
GISBURN
Annual service The Church of St Mary the
Virgin at Gisburn was filled on Sunday morning for the annu al service of remembrance. It was led by the Rev. Canon Ken Phillips, with Mr M. Payne at the organ. Mr John Falshaw, chairman
of Gisburn Parish Council, and Sgt J. Sutton carried poppy wreaths to be blessed at the altar, and prayers, readings and hymns and Canon Phillips' address all echoed the true thoughts and tributes of remembrance. The congregation left the
church and led by churchwar den Mr George Bargh, as cru cifer, and the choir, processed through the village to the war memorial where wreaths were laid.
Canon Phillips read the roll
of honour and the two min utes' silence was observed. Prayers and the blessing and the National Anthem conclud ed the moving service.
Musical evening The final recital in the 2003
series of musical events at Gis burn Parish Church takes place on November 22nd at 7- 30 p.m. with the visit of the Campos Trio. A delightful evening of musical entertain
ment is in prospect from the opera singer Elizabeth Cam pos, accompanied by Priscilla Hills on the cello and Andrea Watson at the piano. Admission is £5, including
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Dominoes A warming supper of pie
- whist, ladies: Miss F. Jeffs, Mrs J. Riley, Mrs E. Barker.
and peas was enjoyed by patrons of the monthly whist and domino drive, organised by the management commit tee of Rimington Memorial Institute. Prizewinners were as follows
' Gents: Mr H. Lofthouse, Mr J. Kenyon, Mr W. Barker. Dominoes: Mr Berry, Mr P. Metcalfe, Mrs V. Giles, Miss M. Pye, Mrs A. Seed, Mrs Calverley. Draw: Mrs J. Riley, Mr C.
Wiseman, Mrs A. Day, Mrs P. Oddie. MC at whist was Mrs E.
Jackson, with Mrs E. Hartley, dominoes.
In memory Pastor Jeff Jones led the
annual Remembrance Day service at Rimington Memori al Institute. With prayers and a
Kind-hearted youngsters aim to spread some festive cheer
• WHILE most children' are busy writ ing to Santa, those at Gisbum Primary
' School have been busy working as his helpers to make sure that on Christ-
? mas morning children less fortunate than themselves have their own wishes: granted.
For the past six years, children-at
: the school have been encouraged to gift : wrap and fill an empty shoe box with presents and goodies. These have then
the Rector, the Rev. Canon D. W. Mewis, the lesson was read by Mr G. Hood and the organ ist was Mr J. E. Pye.
be an opportunity to buy hand-made Christmas pre sents at the craft fair to be held at Grindleton Primary School Hall and Parish Room on Friday, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Admission will be free and refreshments will be served.
Craft fair A reminder that there will
the St Ambrose Safari Lunch to be held on Sunday Novem ber 23rd. For more details^; ring the Rectory, tel. 0120Qi 441154, or 01200 441507. fP*.
Safari lunch Tickets are still available for.
Recreation Ground Commit tee would like to thank every one who helped with this year’s outstanding Bonfire Night celebration. Thanks were expressed to
Bonfire night Members of the Grindleton
all the bonfire builders, the gingerbread and toffee apple makers, those who donated money for fireworks and- Shackleton’s Garden Centre for the best firework display this side of Bejingl Winner of Grindleton Pri
mary School’s bonfire poster competition was Jennie Towler and the runner-up was Emma Hutton. Well done to all the children who took part - the posters looked wonder ful!
The annual bonfire 100
Club draw of £200 was won by L. Heaton.
HURST GREEN
Special resident When a Hurst Green resi
dent held her birthday party to mark entering a new decade, she had good reason indeed to celebrate. Mrs Lucy Wilkinson, of Avenue Road, suffered heart failure while holidaying in Tenerife in Feb ruary, but following major surgery has made an excellent recovery. Therefore, when guests were
invited to her 80th birthday party held in Hurst Green
refreshments, and accompa nied children can attend free of charge.
bers of Gisburn Young Farm ers’ Club judged Jersey cows and decorated plant pots, with the kind permission of Mr and Mrs Ian Macalpine. Next week’s meeting is a
quiz and supper at The Buck, Paythorne, starting at 7-30 p.m. Can members please ring
Mr Neil Bancroft on 01282 843289 if they are attending.
GRINDLETON
Full church There was a full church for
Ambrose and the Methodist Church were joined by the members of the local branch of the Royal British Legion. During the service, wreaths were laid at the memorial by
Mr Harry Jolly and Mr Richard Dyer and the roll of honour was read by Mr Mark Sleet. •
. ■ A two-minute silence was
observed and the Last Post and Reveille were sounded by Mr Christopher Brennan. The celebrant and preacher was
the special Service of Remem brance held in St Ambrose Church on Sunday. The congregations of St
Young Farmers On Monday evening, mem
already have everything I need, and I am very grateful to the doctors and nurses. I felt confident about the future when they told me to come back and see them - and now I will be going back with almost £700!" Attending Mrs Wilkinson's
Memorial Hall she invited them to help her raise money for the hospital in Tenerife where she was treated. Mrs Wilkinson said: "I
birthday party were over 200 people, including many of her large family. She has seven children, six of whom live in the surrounding area, 24 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. She is a founder member of Ciitheroe Lady Farmers, which cele brates its 40th birthday this month, and president of Hurst Green Bowling Club. ......
RC Primary School, Hurst Green, have been busy th is ' term with their annual fund raising efforts for CAFOD. They held a non-uniform day and brought in home-baking to sell at break-time. Altogeth er they raised £109, which will go to help CAFOD's work in - EastTimor.
Fund-raising The children of St Joseph's
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tonight's performance in the Hurst Green Memorial Hall of Alan Bennett's ’ "Talking;. Heads". The HRT company- production; sponsored b y : the Spot On Rural Touring Net work, begins at 7-30 p.m.
Village theatre Tickets are still available for
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•:■ been transported all over the world and ' given to children who live in war-tom-:
j: or poverty stricken countries for whom :! Christmas would otherwise be a day like any other. More than 100 boxes have this year
* the event,’-said: “The children are; always very moved by the plight of children who have so much less than :
■been filled by children and staff fat the 5 . school as part of-the Samaritan’s Purse - Christmas Box appeal. •Mrs Val Ashworth, the school’s ;: deputy headteacher, who co-ordinates
Tickets, costing £5.50 for adults and £4 for concessions, are available on the door. For further information, contact Mrs Cartwright on 01254 826645.
Parade. Over 300 people attended
the Remembrance Day parade in Hurst Green on Sunday morning. The procession, led by former soldiers, members of the Royal British Legion and wreath-layers representing various village organisations, walked from the Memorial Hall to the War Memorial in the village. Also taking part were a contingent of the Com bined Cadet Force from Stonyhurst College and chil dren from St Joseph's RC Pri mary School. The service was conducted
7led by Mr David Jacques, churchwarden of St John's Church. In his address, Fr Matthew Power drew atten tion to the beauty of the day and the presence of the village schoolchildren, speaking of our need to strive constantly for peace. The Stonyhurst College
by Fr Adrian Howell, the parish priest of St Joseph's, with the De Profundis being
Concert Band played during the service, with bugler Bene dict Gogarty sounding the Last Post. Among those present at the
service was 97-year-old Mr Bernard Rawcliffe, of Spring Wood, Hurst Green, whose
. on the war memorial. Mr Rawcliffe has never missed the Remembrance Day service in the village, except for one year when he was invited to a spe cial service at his late brother's former airfield in Yorkshire. Mr Rawcliffe represented a poignant link to both the World Wars, as he also rang the bell in St Joseph’s to mark the end of World War One.
KNOWLE GREEN
Share the fun Lovers of whist or dominoes
are invited to Knowle Green Village Hall on Monday, November 17th, at 7-30 p.m. to share in the fun and per haps win a prize for the high est or even the lowest score. Admission is just £1 and that includes tea and biscuits. The following Monday, Longridge Young Farmers are holding their Annual Christmas Whist and Domino Drive in the vil lage hall, also commencing at 7-30 p.m.
Shake a leg Line-dancing continues;:
every Tuesday in the village; hall at 8 p.m. while sequence:' dancing classes will be held on Wednesday, November l9th.'-! New dancers are always most :• welcome at either class.-/'; Admission to each class is>' £2.50, including drinks and* biscuits. '
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concert this week, presented ® by John Travis Events Ltd; f will feature Neil Crossland on piano. At the beginning of the year,. Neil recorded all 32 Beethoven piano sonatas, a mammoth task even for this most accomplished pianist. On Thursday, the programme consists of Sonatas Numbers 1 and 17 (“Tempest”) and 14 (“Moonlight”). To book, please telephone 01254 826948 before 5-30 p.m. on Wednes day November 19th. ; ■
Lunch concert ' The Thursday lunchtime'!
Eveningdate - An evening of Lancashire
icomedy, song and dance is promised by local group the Tatiers at the Village Hall on Friday, November 28th, start
. brother, John, was killed while serving in the Second World War, and whose name appears
■ themselves; I t is always wonderful to ; see the hall full of multi-coloured boxes which represent a real gift of love to iother children from around the world.”:
- Our picture shows David Adamson > and-Rachael Mellin, of Class Four, surrounded by just some of the boxes', collected for the appeal, (s)
ing at 7-30p.m. Tickets costing £7.50 including supper are available from Jean Procter on 01254878447.
unique, original and fashion able and enjoy making things are invited to attend the work shop being held in the village hall on Saturday, November 29th. Local jewellery designer Ellen Darby will he leading a workshop, showing people how to design and make an embossed copper mirror. The cost, including tuition, materi als, iunch and all drinks is £25 and this must be paid at the time of booking by phoning 01254 878447.
Workshop Those who want something
observed at Knowle Green Congregational Church on Sunday when Mr Robin • Clarke, of West Bradford, led the congregation in tne tradi
Observed Remembrance Day was
tional act of remembrance.
Festive fair The date is November
22nd, the venue is the village hall and the time is 2 p.m. Those are the details for the annual Christmas fair being organised bymembers of the Knowle Green Congregation al Church. There will be the usual stalls selling all manner of goods suitable as stocking fillers or presents for Christ mas and refreshments will be available. Transport from the local area is available to and from the event by phoning 01254 878447.
LANGHO
Services The Rev. David Noblet will
conduct both the 9 a.m. Holy Communion and the 10-30 a.m. morning worship and baptism services a t St Leonard's Parish Church on Sunday.
Christmas fair , The St Leonard's Christmas
Fair will be held on Saturday, November 22iid, in the com munity centre behind the church from
lla.m..to 3 p.m. The event will be opened by Father Christmas, who will then be in Santa's Grotto for the children to go and meet hiih. Stalls include a "gentle men only" bottle tombola, Christmas plants, jewellery, jams and preserves, cakes and numerous others. A creche will be available
for children to enable parents to have a good look around. There will also be hot lunches and teas, coffees and mince pies available. All are welcome to come and enjoy the day.
'at 7-3(1 piiriY in the. Communi ty Hall; Langho. The commit-;
Quiz night ■ ;’A community guiz night is to be held on November 22nd
, tee hopesjto make'it a regular feature! There will be prizes for the ,
first and second teams and a potato pie supper.-Teams will consist of a maximum of four people. ;•
An entry fee of £5 per team v:'
will be charged on the night.. Participants'are advised to take along their own drinks too.
- Tickets are available from
C. Topham tel. 01254 249435 or D. Holland tel. 01254 . 247190.
Jumble sale The -3rd Langho (St
Mary’s) Guides are holding a jumble sale and white ele phant stall in St Mary’s School Hall, Langho, on Mon day at 7 p".m.. Items can be taken to the
hall between 5-30 and 6-30 p.m. or anyone requiring jum ble to be collected should con tact a member of the Guides.
RIMINGTON G orious blaze The evening breeze on Sat
urday ensured a glorious blaze at the Rimington bonfire held on the Coulthurst Jubilee Field. A large crowd of young at
heart gathered to enjoy the stunning firework display pro duced by Mr J. Smith and to partake of a Jacob's join of plot-night goodies. The festivities, organised by
Rimington ; and Middop Recreation and Sports Com mittee, were voted a roaring success by all those who attended
SABDEN
Band concert ■ A very successful concert by
Slaidburn Band attracted more than 100 people to St Nicholas’s Church Hall on Fri day night. It was organised by church
rose queen Miss Emma Bywa ter and raised £570 for the church roof repair fund.
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MITTON
health cures used before the wonderful invention of antibi otics and modern surgery was enjoyed at the meeting of the Mitton WI held at Whalley Methodist Hall. Members and visitors were
Health cures A humorous insight into the
welcomed by president Mrs Sheila Morgan and "Medicine and Magic" was the title of the talk given by speaker for the evening, Mr Peter Watson. He explained about the
stories of the crude and often painful treatment people had to endure, from the removal of
warts to the general public buying bottled medicines from market stalls - all guaranteed to bring instant cure. The winner of the competi
presented with the cup for most points in the WI show. The Competition Cup was awarded to Mrs Marion Dust. After refreshments, mem
tion, Mrs Veronica Hoffer- man, proposedd the vote of thanks. Mrs Freda Grime received flowers and congratu lations on her golden wedding. Mrs Dorothy Dixon was
bers held their AGM. Mrs Margaret Davis, county adviser, was welcomed by Mrs Morgan. Mrs Doreen Balshaw was
remedies for ailment used from very early times to the present day, and the patent methods and cures for most everyday health problems. Members enjoyed amusing
thoughtful address, he upheld the message and meaning of the day, remembering and honouring all those who gave their lives in two world wars, in the many conflicts since and in the ongoing situation in Iraq.
Lessons were read by Coun.
Richard Sherras and Mrs Meg McPherson. Mr Jack Parkin son placed a wreath of poppies on the memorial plaques and read the roll of honour before two minutes' silence was observed. Mrs Ethel Hartley accom
everyone mingled in friendly chat over a welcome cup of coffee.
panied the hymns on the insti tute's electric organ, and a col lection was taken up by Edward and Tom Platts for the Poppy Appeal. Following the service,
WI AGM At the 56th AGM of Rim
ington WI, there was much to discuss, much to look back upon and much to anticipate! Mrs Helena Keighley wel
comed everyone, including Mr and Mrs N. Lund who acted as tellers. Items of business were dealt with and Mrs E. Hartley gave birthday greetings for November. Town crier Mrs B. Spencer had a full diary of local events to proclaim. A report of the recent Lan cashire Federation of Women's Institutes' Autumn Council Meeting at Fleetwood was given by Mrs Jean Kerr, dele gate. Mrs N. Healey spoke about
ward and the idea was sup ported by the members. WI treasurer Mrs K. Scott pre sented a satisfactory financial statement, and Mrs C. Thistlethwaite gave the annu al branch report. A delicious hot supper was
through local initiatives and action groups. Suggestions were put for
elected president. New mem bers for the committee were elected. Mrs Jean Davy retired from the committee after 30 years of service. Mrs Eleanor Friend
thanked committee members for all the hard work and dedi cation. Everybody agreed that the
WI had had an enjoyable and successful year.
NEWTON
Service The Hodder Valley branch
S. Mailer and Slaidbum Silver Band led the procession and accompanied the hymns. Standard bearer was Mr . Kapp and wreaths were laid by Mr M. Fox (RBL) and PC Ian Dickinson on behalf of Lancashire Constabulary. Lessons were read by Mr R.
Holt (RBL) and Mrs M. Beattie (United Reformed Church). The Last Post and Reveille'were played by Mrs B. Bleasdale. The collection, which amounted to over £50, will be donated to the Poppy Appeal.;
Following the service, tea
and biscuits were served in the Sunday school.
of the Royal British Legion held its Remembrance service at _ the United Reformed Church, Newton, on Sunday. The preacher was the Rev.
dent's address, thanked every one for their loyalty and sup-
port.The cup for most points in the monthly competitions was presented to Mrs Mary Bridge, with Mrs Alice Seed receiving the cup for runner- up. The cup for the flower arrangement competition went to Mrs C. Thistleth waite. Mr and Mrs Lund oversaw
the appointment of officers, Mrs Keighley stood down as WI president after five years of lively and good-humoured leadership, creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere for members and visitors alike. She was sincerely thanked and applauded by all. . Mrs Jean Kerr agreed to be
the new president and all other officers and-committee remain unchanged. Mrs Kerr
addressed the members who wished her well for the future. Flowers were presented to
Mrs Lund, and members were reminded to take along a wrapped present, costing approximately £1, to the December meeting.
served by Mr Tim Slater, of the Country Kitchen, Waddington. Mrs Elizabeth Robinson had baked the birth day cake and decorated it, appropriately with sunflower motifs. Mrs Florence Ingleby, a founder member, was invited to cut the cake and a toast was raised to the branch and also to the Queen, Duke of Lan caster. Mrs Keighley, in her presi
a community challenge pro ject, encouraging institutes to look at ways to help their com munities and environment
IN Clithtl Simple dignity
I WAS in Clitheroe for the I I a.m. silence on Armistice Day and was impressed by the simple dignity shown by every one. This was in stark con
trast to a group of walkers last Sunday, who walked right through the village Act of Remembrance at the war memorial. They showed complete
contempt. There were a lot of children present at the memorial and I really do wonder what sort of exam ple these adults felt they were showing. Ten minutes in a whole year should not have been long to wait, but I hope they read this letter and stop and think
THE REV. ARTHUR SIDDALL, Vicar of Chipping with Whitewell
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by Vivien Meath and Robbie Robinson
THOSE who lost their lives the defence of our freed! were remembered during cq
monies throughout the Rit Valley. In the grounds of Clitheroe tie, a large crowd gathered undl
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Hurst Green AROUND 250 people attends the Remembrance Day service J the war memorial in Hurst Greel The service was led by p a r iJ
priest Fr Adrian Howell, assist^ by Fr Matthew Power frol Stonyhurst College and Davl Jacques from St John’s, H u r | Green. Major Denis Collingwood-Gil
tings read the remembrance deef cation and a bugler from StonJ hurst played the Last Post and!
Picltires bv COLIN HO
Friendly school The Friends of Read CE
School would welcome sup port for a table top sale to be held in the school hall on Sun day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be various stalls, including ones providing hand massage, crafts for kids and Christmas goods, as well as refreshments and a raffle. •
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