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B O L T O N B Y B O W L A N D
Farm visit Members of Bolton-by-Bowland
Young Farmers’ Club visited Back- ridge Farm, home of Mr and Mrs Drinkali,
on.Monday evening. The boys competed in stockjudging with Mr Fred Spurgeon acting as master, judge, while the girls learned about, making candles at Cheeky Monkey Candles. Next week’s meeting will be a trip
to Blackburn Ice Arena for an evening ice skating. Members meet in the village at 7-15 p.m.
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' the Wild” at 2-30 p.m. on Wednes day in Chipping Village Hall. Tick ets for this show, about a documen tary film maker who is sent to film puppets living in the wild, are avail able for £2.50 from Kate Bailey on 01995 61033. The one-hour perfor mance combines puppetry, acting, music and lighting to transport chil dren and their families into the • uncharted world of wild puppets.
building from 8 p.m. Everyone is welcome. The annual meeting of the Play
ground Trust will take place on April 29th;
Miniature world Women's Institute president Mrs.
Marjorie Pinder welcomed mem bers to the February meeting. The guest speaker was Mrs J.
Antiques talk At the meeting of Clayton-le-
Sales patter There was a good attendance at
Chatburn Methodist Women’s Fel lowship. Mrs Giles presided and Mrs Hudson was the pianist. After the opening devotions, Mrs Giles introduced the speaker, Mr Alan
Bowles, of Whalley. Mr Bowles’talk about the adven
tures of a door-to-door-salesman began with the time he was without a job. After going to the Job Centre each week for months, a friend asked him if he would like to train as a door-to-door salesman. After being successful, he decided it was a job he could do. At one home, the lady thought he
Dale Women’s Institute, president Mrs Joan Mottershaw welcomed new member Mrs Joan Bingham before she introduced guest speaker Mr Derrick Sanderson, who gave a fascinating talk, illustrated with slides, on antiques. He gave advice on the care and'
purchase of valuable items, remind ing everyone that treasured pieces should be covered by insurance. His knowledge and enthusiasm were appreciated, and many members were surprised to find that items brought for Mr Sanderson to value were often worth far more than they had anticipated. Thanks went to Mr Sanderson from Mrs M. Williams. A competition for a favourite
was a vet who had come to see her puppies; another thought he was a priest; one lady invited him in and complained about her neighbour for an hour, thanked him and told him how much better she felt. He noticed that doorbells played differ ent tunes and named several. He also made many friends on his
rounds. Mr Bowles' talk caused much
laughter and was appreciated by those present. Mrs Giles thanked him and said she hoped he would return. Refreshments were served.
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MOORLAND OMNIA M"*0'1 Open Day
Thursday 13th March 1 2 - 7pm
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with a warm family atmosphere a n d s m a l l c l a s s s i z e s .
• Small classes ( max. 16 ) • Nursery and Kindergarten
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• Day pupils from 4- 16 years • Excellent academic achievement
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• Extensive programme of extra-curricular activities
• Cutting edge IT facilities • Transport available throughout East Lancashire
Visit the website or telephone for more information
buy stall held on Saturday raised £300 for Chatburn Methodist
Raising funds A coffee morning and bring-and-
Church Building Fund, when many people from the circuit churches took the opportunity to inspect the new premises. The next effort for the fund will
Youth cash The village youth group has been
be a visit by Great Harwood and Bolton Male Voice Choirs at 7 p.m. on Saturday. A further cofffee morn ing will be held on March 1st when everyone will be welcome.
CHIPPING
Puppet theatre Lempen Puppet Theatre will stage a performance of “Puppets in
awarded a grant from DYSAC, Lan cashire Youth' and Community Ser vice, towards a storage unit and new equipment. . The Bowland Rural Transit
Trust visited the club and asked older members their views on what type of bus service they felt was needed. Pool winners were Sam West and
James Tootle.
Diary dates The next meeting of Bowland
Forest Higher Division Parish Council will be on Tuesday in the
village hall. March 3rd', will see the village hall annual meeting staged in the
GR INDLETON
Education Sunday There was a very good congrega tion a t ;S t Ambrose Church,
MOORLAND SCHOOL Independent Day and Boarding School Nursery and Kindergarten for girls and boys
Football Coaching
With Charles Jackson, FA approved professional coach.
Mr Jackson has extensive experience of coaching children and also works at the Manchester United Advanced Coaching Centre.
G ir ls & Boys aged 8 - 1 4 years from any sch o ol may attend
D a te s fo r 2 0 0 3 : 1. Half-term:
Mon 24th - Fri 28th February (£95) 2# Esstsrs Mon 14th - Thurs 17th April (£85)
3 Eflstcr* . Tues 22nd - Fri 25th April (£85) 4. Half-term:
Mon 26th - Fri 30th May (£95) 5. Summer: Mon 14th - Fri 18th July (£95) 6. Summer: Mon 18th - Fri 22nd August (£95)
7. Summer: Mon 25th - Fri 29th August (£95) 8. Summer: Mon 1 st - Fri. 5th September (£95) 9. Half-term: Mon 27th - Fri 31st October (95)
L im i t e d p la c e s a v a i la b le All dates 10 am - 4 pm
Apply online or telephone- for application form
Tel: 01200 423 833
www.moorlandschool.co.uk Ribblesdale Avenue, Clitheroe, Lancashire BB7 2JA.
Giant leap forward with plans for village hall
THE campaign to provide Slaidbum with a new village hall took a giant leap forward on Sunday following a very pos itive public meeting. Residents and friends p t the village
met to find a way forward six months after a plan for a new structure almost divided the community. The meeting was led by former police
man Mr John Barber, and new plans were presented, for the site of the Methodist chapel. Clitheroe architects Sunderland, Pea
cock and Associates and Waddington's David Newton had prepared drawings
' which were examined. A third architect, " Wales, Wales and Rawson, of Skipton, is also to submit plans. This week, resi dents have been taking a look at the pro posals which are now at the village store.
;' It is beginning to look as if a new hall ■will be built on the site of the chapel, possibly saving part of the facade and extending to the rear. Both sets of draw
ings on display incorporate features from the building. Another meeting is to be held on
March 6th, by which time the third set of plans will be available In July, residents expressed anger as
they saw drawings by a Welsh-based architect. The modern building, over looking the village green, was viewed by . many as being totally out of character with the village Such was the intensity of the feeling the brakes were put on the scheme Slaidbum Methodist Chapel closed in,
July, 1999, having served the communi ty for 177 years. I t was intended that the building be passed to the Manchester. Methodist Housing Association for development into sheltered accommo dation. ;
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" Sadly, the plan fell through months later. The chapel was pivoted in a ’’land swop deal” in which a group called the North-West Trust, which had bought a
site off Church Street, Slaidburn, expressed interest in developing the chapel into a village hall. In the deal, the Church Street ate was to be made avail able to a partnership which included the borough council and Methodist Housing Association. The land swop failed to go ahead and problems occurred after the trust bought the chapel and adjoining house. Villagers are now intent on ensuring
Slaidbum has a village hall as quickly as possible. There is money in an account,
: but all involved are aware that, once a design has been accepted, "massive" fund-raising will be needed. The hall will be used by many, if not
all, the groups already operating in the village and excitement is mounting as, three years on, a new facility is begin ning to look attainable. Pictured are some of those a t Sun-
. day's meeting. (T170203/10) •
glass ornament was won by Mrs Marie Devoy, Mrs Mavis Williams and Mrs Joan Mottershaw. Mrs Mottershaw reminded mem
Plumridge, who gave a talk entitled “Escape to a Miniature World”. A doll's house and contents were on display, some of which had been made by the speaker and her hus band; Birthday greetings ■ were
expressed to Mrs M. Cook, Mrs K. Metcalfe and Miss M. Worswick. The competition for “Something
in Miniature” was won by Mrs M. Cook, while Mrs S. Singleton won the monthly raffle.:
Dunsop Bridge
become an annual event, was held in Newton Village Hall to raise funds to run and buy equipment for Thor- neyholme Pre-School, Dunsop Bridge. The event raised more than £650.
Love in the air The Valentine disco, which has
GISBURN
New beginning From March 2nd, the main Sun
bers to put their names forward for the spring council meeting in South- port on March 18th. She said the event last year was most enjoyable, and it is anticipated this year's will be equally good. She hoped more new members
would join them at the next meeting on March 10th in the village hall at 7-30 p.m., when the speaker will be Mr N. Barnett on “Working in Pae diatrics”.
DUNSOP BRIDGE
day morning service in Gisburn Parish Church will begin at 11 a.m. The 8-30 a.m. Holy Communion service remains unchanged. Morn ing prayer is said each Wednesday at 10 a.m.
Mothers’ Union Guest speaker at the meeting of
Gisburn Mothers’ Union was Mrs Joan Clark, of West Bradford. In an interesting and informative talk, she described her journeys to India and Outer Mongolia, where she joined other Christian workers in educa tional and pastoral projects, travel ling and meeting people in teeming cities and remote habitations. She showed slides of her travels,
nomadic Mongol herdsmen to our own privileged, yet stressful lives. Arrangements were made for the
MU Wave of Prayer service and preliminary notice of Lady Day and Mothering Sunday services given. At the meeting on March 11th at
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Grindleton, for the special service on Education Sunday. ' . Pupils from the primary school
sang special hymns, and staff, pupils and parents took part in a special presentation. ■ The celebrant for the service was
the Rev. Canon D. W. Mewis, and the organist was Mr J. E. Pye. '
KNOWLE GREEN
Tea and biscuits . .The usual fortnightly whist and domino drive will be held in Knowle Green Village Hall on Monday at 7- 30 p.m. Admission is £1, which' includes tea and biscuits. All wel come.
Charity lunch Tickets are available for the Sun
day lunch in Knowle Green Village Hall on March 2nd. This event has been transferred from the home of the late chairman of the village hall, Mr Peter Morgan, and will take the same format as those held at his home over the years. All proceeds will go towards the cost of resurfac ing the car park. For tickets, phone 01254 878447.
Canadian tour The meeting of Knowle Green
and Dutton Women’s Institute was well attended by members, who heard Mr Hey give a wonderful talk illustrated with slides on Vancouver. Having a penfriend living in Van couver, he was very knowledgeable about the area and had some excel lent photos of the harbour, city cen tre and famous Buchart Gardens. Members showed a lot of interest and asked numerous questions. A competition for a flowering
plant was won by Mrs R. Eyre and Mrs M. Mellor. Final arrangements were made
for a trip to see “Guys and Dolls” in Clitheroe on Tuesday. Next month’s speaker will be Mrs
Stockjudging Slaidburn Young Farmers’ Club
A. Carter, whose talk is entitled “My Experience as an Author”, and all new members will be welcome.
giving listeners much food for thought, while comparing the sim ple, but fulfilling lifestyle of the
SA BD EN
Football club An emergency meeting of Sabden
Football Club has been called this evening to discuss its future. The club is suffering badly from a lack of players and supporters and
1-30 p.m. in Gisbum Festival Hall, Coun. Howel Jones will speak on “Palm Trees and Cedars”.
■ needs the village to.rally round. If help is not found both on and off the pitch, the present sqaud fears the club may fold. Anyone interested in playing or
met at Catlow Farm, Slaidburn, judging prime beef and lamb by permission of Mr and Mrs Robin son. Master judge was Mr Mark Blakey. Winner of the senior section was John Walker. Junior winners were: 1, Heather Whalley, 2, Thomas Wells, 3, Elizabeth Scott. Points to look for when judging
Swaledales were explained on six
Swaledale ram hoggs by Mr Thomas Robinson, having been placed in order by Mr Brogden. Thanks to the hosts and judges
were expressed by John Walker. The club met in the village hall
helping the club in any way, with the administraton or social side, is asked to go along this evening to the White Hart at 8 p.m. If you cannot attend on the night
and want to know more, or want to offer any help, ring Nigel on 01282
for a talk and presentation by mem ber Judith Robinson on her Silver- Jubilee award trip to Sweden last summer. She spoke about staying on a dairy farm in Northern Sweden and visiting Gothenburg and Stock
holm. She was thanked by Robert Har
rison. The Valentines Disco Poster com petition, judged by Mrs Mason and
Everyone was welcomed by Mrs Eva Ellison. Names were given for the
Ice cream Members of Simonstone
with Read Women’s Institute will meet in Simonstone Old School today at 7-30 p.m. when Mrs L. Chadwick will speak on “A Taste of Ice-cream". The competition will be for an attractive cushion and there will be a haberdashery stall. Guests and new members wel come.
Garden Club will be held in the Oold School next Thursday at 7-30 p.m. Mr John Everess will talk about “Colour in the Win ter Garden”. New members welcome.
Greenfingers The meeting of Simonstone
Spring Council meeting in Southport on March 18th and Mrs Margaret Garnett agreed to go as delegate. Members heard the next border meeting will take place in Gisburn on May 21st. At the recent meeting, sup
per was served by Tim from the village cafe, comprising hot pot with mushy peas, red cab bage and beetroot, apple pie and cream. Games were organised by
Mrs Ruth Seed and Mrs Jean Oldroyd. They circulated pic tures of well-known landmarks and asked people to identify the location, organised 20 ques tions, bagatelle, skittles and
bowls. The next meeting is at the
Birthday party Waddington Women's Insti
tute birthday party took place in the Methodist Schoolroom.
Methodist Schoolroom on March 11th, when the speaker will be Mrs Muriel Sanderson on “Denman, Your College”. Tea hostesses will
be.Mrs M. Holding, Mrs D. Hollings, Mrs Loach and Mrs M. Lupton. New members welcome.
W H A L L E Y
Diary days Members of Whalley
Methodist Ladies' Evening Fellowship enjoyed a talk about Nella Last’s diaries. Mrs Margaret Rawlings
explained that Nella kept a diary throughout the Second World War. Living in Barrow in Furness, she described day- to-day life, coping with rationing, bombing and the worry of sons in the Navy. Nella was an inventive cook
and passed on her knowledge to others. She joined the Women’s Voluntary Service and packed parcels for the Red Cross. When the war ended, Nella
noted women had gained much independence and would no longer be content with their previous existence. She was enthusiastic about the Nation al Health Service and sec ondary education and hoped for a better standard of living for pensioners and looked for ward to receiving child benefit. The speaker was thanked by
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Fellowship Sabden Women’s Fellowship has
a new venue for next Thursday’s meeting. It will be held at the Bap tis t Church in Clitheroe Road instead of the Methodist Church. It begins at 2-15 p.m. and all women are welcome for an afternoon of music from the Age Concern choir and hymn singing.
Half-term treat A half-term treat is in store on
Tuesday when the Lempen Puppet Theatre comes to Sabden. I t will
‘present “The Last Of The Trolls” in St Mary’s Hall at 3-30 p.m. Entry is £2 for adults and for £1 children.
Services The Rev. D. Wotherspoon is guest
preacher at St Nicholas’s Church on Sunday for the 9-30 a.m. service. The Rev. Laura Hardy takes the
service at the Methodist Church, and the Baptist Church welcomes Elaine Frankland to take morning service.
Parish council The next meeting of Sabden
Parish Council takes place on March 4th, at 7-30 p.m. in the Methodist Rooms in Wesley Street.
Valentine’s dance A very enjoyable Valentine’s dance in St Nicholas’s Hall last Fri day raised £330 for the church repair fund. It was organised by Mr Bernard Parfitt and Mrs Karin Goss and 70 people attended.
Eyes down A family bingo night will be held
on March 7th, in St Nicholas’s Church Hall at 7-30 p.m. There will be a potato pie supper.
Mrs Carr, was won by Philip Whit field, with Thomas Wells second and Thomas Harrison third. The junior quiz team of Eliza
beth Scott, Thomas Wells and Robert Harrison was congratulated on reaching the quarter finals of the county competition in which they are due to meet Bolton-by-Bowland this week. Next week’s meeting is a games night at Dunsop Bridge Village Hall
at 7-45 p.m. The Pancake and Games Night
at the Lower Buck Inn, Wadding- ton, scheduled for Tuesday, March 4th, will now be on Monday, March 3rd.
Wintry talk At the meeting of Slaidburn
Women's Institute, members were transported from a snowy venue to an equally wintry place when Mr Frank Barnes spoke of his holiday in Alaska and the Canadian Rock ies.
He kept his audience enthralled
with his beautiful slides, accompa nied by music and narrative. He
' explained the long process needed to compile his presentation, starting with taking hundreds of slides. Mrs Kath Mason thanked him for the
excellent talk. The winners of the competition
for a local photograph were June Carr, Mrs Pat Garnett and Mrs Alice Sutcliffe. The president, Mrs Jan Weisters,
congratulated the teams who took part in the WI quiz in Clitheroe on January 27th, especially “The Amnesiacs”, who came second out
of 39 teams. An account,'written by June
Carr, was read describing her meet ing with Prince Charles during his recent visit to the Ribble Valley. A report of last year’s activities
by the craft group and the outdoor group was given by Mrs Hazel Waddington and Mrs Mason. They encouraged more members to become involved in these groups. A list of venues for meetings over
the next 12 months was circulated. The next meeting will be in the chapel, on March 5th, when Mary Thomas will speak about “Stage Make-up”.
TOSSIDE
Fund-raiser A whist and domino drive was
held in Tosside Institute in aid of funds. MCs were J. Kenyon and P. Metcalfe. Winners were: S. Maude, H.
Lofthouse, J. Robinson, I. Booth- man, M. Maude, J. Metcalfe, E. Fox, J. Pye, A. Fox, A. Lowe, A. Taylor and F. Calverley. Raffle: J. Oddie, B. Waddington, H. Grainger, J. Robinson, Neil Taylor and M.
Wellock. The next drive will be on March
15th.
Ida Clough. The next meeting is on February 24th.
Abbey winners Whist winners at the Abbey
senior citizens’ drive, in Whal ley, were: ladies - Mrs E Woof f, Mrs E. Chamley. Gents - Mr J. Wooff, Mrs M. Naylor. Domi noes: Mrs M. Maden, Mrs J. Peel. Raffle: Mrs P. Wooff. The annual meeting takes
place on Saturday, at 6-15 p.m. The previous week’s whist
winners were: ladies - Mrs E. Charnley, Mrs H. Hardy. Gents - Mrs D. Farnsworth, Mrs J. Walmsley. Dominoes: Mr J. Peel, Mr J. Hartley. Raf fle: Mrs E. Chamley.
Hansom cab At a meeting of Whalley
and District Historical and Archaeological Society Mr Alan Petford spoke on Joseph Aloysius Hansom. Illustrating his talk with photos Mr Pet- ford’s enthusiasm for his sub ject was absorbing and left his audience wanting to learn
in Whalley Abbey the speaker will be Mrs D. Winterbottom oh “An Irwell Family”.
At the meeting on Thursday
Rock legend MP join for<
ROCK legend Roger Daltry, lead The Who, met Ribble Valley IV Evans at a reception for the Teenai Trust in the House of Commons. Signalling his support for the wi
trust in the North West, patron I\ spoke on the need for more speciali: facilities for young people. Speaking from Westminster, I
said he fully supported the work of
adding: “Teenagers suffering from often placed in children’s wards or
cer wards. “Neither is appropriate for yoi
because they need to be around their own age. Many feel isolated a only harm the young person’s reco' “Research has shown there
increase in recovery rates when p; treated with other people of the
group. “Being a teenager can be diffic
without facing one of the most d diseases and toughest treatments young people are given the cham their problems with their peers. “Our area benefits from the w
trust. Christie Hospital already 1 for teenagers that was built by the TCT continues to support the exet that is done there for the North." Mr Evans is pictured with Mr I
TV's Wexford anc
author will be gut HE may be Chief Insp. Wexford vision, but George Baker, the mai the successful drama series, h a s ;
his own to tell. He will be entertaining diner
next Rose Counties Literary E Gisburn's Stirk House Hotel on
day. Born in Bulgaria, his childh
curtailed by the outbreak of war. goodbye to his father and left the with his mother and five brother: ters to arrive in England. He ni his Yorkshire-born father again. Educated at boarding schools he decided he wanted to become
at the age of 12, by which timi already topped six feet in height. His co-speaker is best-sellinj
Margaret Dickinson, known for r ly sagas.
Tickets are available from hi
Laprell, tel. 01422 883710, or Ml Weaving, 01200 415916.
Charity shop on
lookout for mam A FUND-RAISING Clitheroe c
is on the lookout for a new volunte Last year the Valley’s Oxfar
Market Place raised more than tbanVs to the efforts of its voluntt As well as selling a wide rani
from donated clothing to new gift the shop has gained a reputation section, which sells both secondh:
lectable books. Mr Ian Falkingham, Oxfam’s a:
in Lancashire, said: “There is a : of volunteers at the shop and th person will be assured of their s help. No retail experience is nect will provide full training. “We are looking for someone wl
working with a wide range of vol customers, who will be enthusi building on the success of th e : new ideas and recruiting new vi join the busy team in the shop. He added th a t the post is \
although expenses will be paid,: hours can be flexible to suit the
date. Anyone interested in applying
ta c t Mr Falkingham on 0781 ■ Betty Barker on 01200 424005.
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Council i ‘affordal on servici
by Tim Procter
A B ID is being made to use ! occupied by yet another well-kr Ribble Valley business for hous But councillors are keen that,
relocates, the site of Sabden Se: Station, at the bottom of the ro; the Nick of Pendle, is used for af able homes. The business has recently diver:
and now includes LPG fuel. The o\ plan to move its various operations where, perhaps to Clitheroe. Ribble Valley Borough Council
ning and Development Committee ti down the plan for five terraced he plus car parking, by a narrow major: Officials had recommended this c
as the scheme submitted had road gers, would be over-intensificatioi add to the over-supply of normal hoi However, their report said an accej
scheme from a road and possible lane tamination point of view was a pos ty. But vehicles must be able to lea^ site in forward gear. The use of artificial stone and rt
rather than natural stone, at this p nent site would be seriously at odds the village and character of the a: outstanding natural beauty. Due to over-supply of normal hi
the applicant would need to sho: development comprised affordable
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