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BOLTON-BY- BOWLAND


Vital service On Monday night, mem-,


bers of Bolton-by-Bowland Young Farmers’ Club heard a talk on the National Blood: Service, b yMrs Brenda Bowles. Mrs Bowles informed • members on the procedure of giving blood and bow it can benefit ill people. . Next week’s meeting will be a talk by Mr John McArdle: on his work in television and: the theatre. Members to meet in the village at 7-45 p.m. : .


Auction for funds; - Members of Bolton-by-


Bowland Cricket Club held, their annual'fund-raising event which was attended by 150 people. The evening began with an


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auction of items donated by members and friends with auctioneers Mr Shaun Lloyd and Mr Peter Dakin.


'simple’cookery.with’pasta .sauces and cakes. Birthday flowers were pre- sion Mrs Irene Alpen.


held one week earlier on April 14th, to avoid.Easter. in the > community hall.New mem­ bers will be welcome. 1


CHATBURN


Tea towels talk V ; . Tea towrels illustrated the


talk by guest speakerat Chat- bum Methodist Women’s Fel­ lowship/ and there was a record attendance to hear it. Introduced by Mrs Giles,


Mr Davies; of ! Bradley, near. Skipton', began by saying that • from boyhood he had been a washer-up. "His first tea towel had a


picture of a donkey which said: “Don’t be an ass, let


provided, by Mrs Armer and the evening fin­ ished with dance music by the Bootleg Slade Band. The event was a huge suc­


cess and raised more than £3,000 for improvements to the pitch and pavilion.


A tasty carvery supper was y°^r husband do the washing- - - - - - - - Gillian up . He told his audience he began his tea.towel talks 15


years ago when he was called upon to speak at very short notice. He looked at four teatowels hanging on the kitchen wall and hastily put together a talk about them: His stories about each one he brought were interesting


Fashion President Mrs Marie Smith


K l l l l l j l y i y W and humorous and in thank-- ing him Mrs Giles issued a return invitation. Pianist was Mrs Hudson,


welcomed three visitors to the Billington and Langho WI meeting, when guest speaker: Mrs Margaret Smith gave a most interesting talk' on the “Evolution of Fashion from 1400 to the present day”. Mrs Jean Price expressed thanks. I t was announced tha t


three members had visited Kirkland and Catterall Vil­ lage Hall for an auditions meeting, organised by the Lancashire Federation of Women’s Institutes, and another four members were going the following day to Southport Floral Hall to the spring council meeting of LFWI. Ten members attended two


and there was a bring-and- buy stall for Women’s Fellow­ ship funds.


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Light refreshments were served at the close.


CLAYTON-LE- DALE


Health care At the meeting of Clayton-


le-Dale WI the guest'speaker was Mr Neville Barnett; directorate manager of paedi­ atric work in the Blackburn area. In his interesting and enlightening talk Mr Barnett told members he has worked


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craft evenings to learn quilling. An event at Ingol with a lunch and talk by Mr Norman Willis had been over-subscribed and, much to their disappointment, no one from Billington and Langho had' been allocated tickets. But eight ladies are going to the next county event, which is a visit to the Ilat Museum, at Stockport, next month. . Members of the WI contin­


ue to work with St Leonard’s Guides, and on March 31st they will be teaching them


in paediatrics for over 30 years and he reminded them of years ago when children in hospital were only allowed vis­ itors occasionally, were nursed in wards among adults with no play facilities and made to wear hospital clothes. Now things have improved greatly with most children treated on an out-patient basis and if hospitalisation is necessary parents are allowed to stay


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past; together witb'another .- Tuesday the annual Lady Day member of the nursing profes- . ; service takes place in Skipton


:and raffle prizes were won by.J‘WI events including a trip to Mrs Anne Paley and Mrs- . Levens Hall on June 12th, the Doreen Gibson. ■' • ‘ ■ garden party in June instead .The next meeting will be :;of August and a ghost walk


sented to Mrs Doreen Penny, v ■ Members discussed future


? Parish Church at 2 p.m, >:v(Arrangements were made t for, the MU contribution to the Mothering Sunday Ser-


:round Whalley in September.: 'An evening walk is also being arranged : and a visit to Knowle Green WI. At next month’s meeting on


April 14th there will be a pre­ sentation' of “Weekender Fashion” at 7-30 p.m. in the village hall. Everyone wel­ come.


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DUNSOP BRIDGE


Adventures Members of Dunsop Bridge


WI enjoyed a talk about "Adventures of a door-to-door salesman," given by Mr Alan Bowles. • Birthday greetings were


expressed to Mrs M. Cowk- ing, Mrs M. Marsden, Mrs F. Nelson and Mrs M. Rushton. The competition for a thim-.


ble was won by Mrs K. Met- calfe.'Mrs J. Carr won the monthly raffle. President Mrs M. Pinder


. informed members th a t Pendleton WI will be visiting in May.


Youth club . A balloon workshop was


held and the best balloon sculpture was sent along to ‘ member Ashley Hoyle along


. with a "club made" get well card. The next trip out will be a visit to Blackburn Rovers on


April 12th. The pool competition was


won by Robert Walker and Vanhessa McCamey. _


, vice in church on March 30th at 11 a.m., when spring posies and cards will be distributed. I t was decided that the MU will run a gift stall at the church's spring fair on May 3rd in Gisburn Festival Hall,


• to be opened by the recently- installed Bishop of Bradford, the Rt Rev. David James. ,


ington Memorial Institute at 7-30 p.m., when the speaker Mrs J. Marsh will share her “Recollections”.


GRINDLETON


Olden times President Mrs Kay Hop-


is said , throughout- the, meeting. The following day, sue mem­


; Church on Tuesday evening LANGHO


ber set out with rubbish bags ' and grabbers and in an hour and a half collected 12 full black bags, two empty plastic barrels and one car battery.; The sun was shining through­ out, which added to the pris­ tine appearance of the village, afi


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1 On April 8th, the -MU q ' : n L H p o n meeting will be held in Rim-t i v P n i i g Ciectfl -.


r The annual spring clean


took place.in Knowle Green over the weekend with 10 will­ ing volunteers amassingbags and bags of litter, ranging from the inevitable discarded Coke tins and fast food trays to more sinister discarded nee­ dles and spent shotgun car­ tridges. As the village, has been


kinson welcomed a full house to the March meeting of Grindleton WI, saying it was year, councillors urge everyone good to see so many members to keep their little patch clean, present.


entered in the Best-Kept Vil­ lage Competition again this


: just by collecting cans and Guest speaker was Mr paper as they walk by. Thanks


Frank Lofthouse, who spoke were extended to .all the volun- about “Poor Relief in the Rib- . teers who gave their time to ble Valley”. He told members make the area safe and clean: that his great-grandfather was M a s t e rm in d s the first workhouse master of Clitheroe, and this led him to


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research the subject, taking a - correspondence course, and writing a book entitled “Keep­ ers of the House”. .•


Members found it interest­ - .


Street lighting ‘ The light on the Crescent. Lofthouse


has still not been switched on, Cann, despite assurances from Unit­ ed Utilities. This problem has been going on for three years.


GISBURN


guest speaker at the meeting ' kinson also announced th a t . of Gisburn Mothers’ Union, the WI Market had opened taking as his subject “Palm again after the winter break in Trees and Cedars”. These the Lower. Parish Hall, trees, often mentioned in the . Clitheroe, every week from Bible) possess many remark- 10-30 to 11-45 a.m. and is well able properties, and Coun. worth a visit to buy home- Jones showed how those made baking, plants, crafts virtues can inspire and guide and more. With unanimous agree-


Palm trees Coun. Howel Jones was


announced included, the agen­ da conference on April 16th and a gardening day at Alston Hall on April 10th. Mrs Hop-


in everyday life. Everyone


with the children. Staff caring ^appreciated his thoughtful for children are now all spe- and revealing talk. dally trained. Mr Barnett was thanked


by Mrs Elsie Cort who had been a colleague of his in the


A group of members had


met in Gisbum Parish Church to uphold the MU worldwide “Wave of Prayer”,'and on


■ ment, it was decided to buy a tape recorder, so that tapes of the meeting could be lent to


ing and very thought-provok­ ing to hear about the levels of poverty suffered in previous generations. Mr Lofthouse followed his talk by showing slides of drawings and pho­ tographs, including several of Clitheroe’s Workhouse, now the community hospital. Thanks were expressed to Mr by M rs . Ruth


graph of old Clitheroe was. Knowle Green Village Hall on won by Mrs Mabel Thomber, March 29th at 7-30 p.m. by


(A competition for a photo-


Mrs Kay Hopkinson and Mrs Sheila Hailwood. . Forthcoming events


telephoning 01254 878447. On {Saturday morning,


another children’s cookery workshop is being held and places can be booked on the same number.


New position The Vicar of St Leonard’s


Church, Langho,: the Rev. Stephen Cooper,, will be Jeavr, ing the district at the end of March to take up a new posi­ tion as chaplain at Rossall


School, Cleveleys. On Sunday at noon, mem­


bers of the congregation are hosting a'farewell lunch for, him and his family in Billing- ton and Langho Community Hall; (behind the church).:


PENDLETON


Brain teasers s . A quiz night organised .on-,,


behalf of All Saints’ Church, Pendleton,-was a great suc­


cess.5 General, knowledge, sport, music and picture ques­ tions were put to eager contes­ tants. A lasagne supper was


served and a raffle boosted the . church jjall on. Saturday, funds for the church.


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Mrs June Brewer for, organis­ ing the evening.


Antiques fair . i An antiques and collectors’


- at 7-30 p.m.‘for a short service to celebrate Lady Day, fol­


lowed by M r s . Sally Bntnell speaking about “Singing in


'• the Rain”. All welcome. Confirmation


- On Sunday evening at 6-30 p.m., there will be a Confir­ mation service in St John’s .Church, Read, with the Bish­ op of Blackburn. This will be instead of the usual evensong


service.- There will be no services in St John’s Church, Read, on


Sunday morning, but a joint ■ parish Communion service will ;be held in St Peter’s Church, Simonstone, at 10


a.m. ! SABDEN


Bingo;:.” - Last1 week’s bingo evening


raised (almost £250 for St Nicholas’s Sunday School. ' The next Sunday school


Thanks were expressed to everyone is welcome to go


, . . . event is the pedlars’fair in the March 29th, at 3 p.m.',' when


along and buy the goods made by the children.


Green Village Hall was a quiz ■ Bradford VillageiliaUon Sun- church Hall night on Saturday attracting- . day when more than 20 stalls a widemixof people willing to ■ wdl be selling a wide variety test their general knowledge ■ of collectables from 10 a.m. to


skills in a lively, happy atmos­ phere. The successful event made a profit of £150 for the village hall, with the two win­ ning teams helping by refund­ ing their winnings. Thanks were expressed to quizmaster Mr Tom Mellor and to Mrs Karen-Holmes for organising the event and setting the questions.


4 p.m. Admission is 50p, chil­ dren free and home-made refreshments will be available. Inquiries, tel. 01200 424311.


RIMINGTON


Hoe-down Popular entertainer and


Hoe-down Booking are being taken for the hoe-down to be held in


' management committee. A tasty supper of pie and


“caller” Mike Hargreaves kept the evening going with a swing when an excellent crowd gath­ ered at Rimington Memorial Institute on Saturday for a hoe-down organised by the


Whist drive ' A whist and domino drive will be held in Knowle Green Village Hall on Monday at 7- 30 p.m. Admission is £1< Line dancing continues on Tuesday evening a t 8 p.m.


peas with delicious home­ made cakes to follow was served. The event raised £194 for institute funds, and Mrs B. Downing thanked everyone who helped her to make the evening such a happy and suc­ cessful event. •Raffle winners were Mrs


V.Giles, Mrs C. Knowles, Mr E. Healey, Mr T. Simpson,


and sequence dancing classes Mr D. Nicholson and Mrs G. on Wednesday at 8 p.m. Airey.


sented by John Travis Events ' Ltd arid held in Knowle Green


Lunchtime concert ' The lunchtime concert pre- ,


members unable to be pre- Village Hall next Thursday sent, or to those who find.it will feature pupils from hard to hear everything that Chetham’s School of Music.


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Lady Day Members of Read Mothers’ Union will meet in St John’s


A new event"at’Knowle feir. will:^Ekq P^®..’n ^ est, be held-in St


Craft fair : An arts and craft fair will Nicholas’s on-Sunday,


March 30 th, from 11. a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be refresh-' ments and admission' is 50p. Proceeds from the door and refreshments are for the church roof repair fund.


Pilgrimage St Mary’s RC Church is


hoping to arrange a parish pil­ grimage to the shrine of the newly-canonised St Padre Pio in Italy. The cost is £385 and the trip is due to take place from August 5th to 13th. Con­ tact Fr Peter Birmingham if .


you are interested. Fr Birmingham also has


details of a diocesan pilgrim­ age to Medugorje, Yugoslavia, in June, if anyone is interested.


Services The Rev. Keith Borwick is


the guest preacher at Sabden Methodist Church for the 9- 30 a.m. service on Sunday. The Baptist Church will wel­ come Mr and Mrs Tim and Joan Peagam at the 10 a.m. service, and the Rev. D. Wotherspoon will lead Eucharist at St Nicholas’s Church at 9-30 a.m.


in St Mary.’s Church Hall at 8 p:m:!: I t :cqsts £3 per person, : including supper, and'everyat* • one is welcome. There is a bar.': '■ Contact Nigel Clarkson on 01282 680523 for more details.


Quiz night 'Sabden Football Club is holding a quiz night tomorrow


Student Anna is SIMONSTONE


Gardening tips Members of Simonstone Garden Club will


meet in the old school next Thursday at 7-30 p.m., when Mr Robert Hughes, of Myerscough College, will be talking about "Organic Pest Con­ trol”. The club shop will be open on Wednesday from 7 to 8 p.m.


Special service A joint parish Communion service will be held


in St Peter’s Church, Simonstone, at 10 a.m. on Sunday morning with members of St John’s Church, Read.


SLAIDBURN


Rally cars Guest speaker at the meeting of Slaidburn


Young Farmers’ Club on Monday was Mr David Calvert, of Cow Ark, who spoke about car rally­ ing. He gave vivid details of his various trips to India and the experiences of public transport there. Thanks were expressed to Mr Calvert by Thomas Wells. At last week’s meeting, PC Nathan Calton


spoke and answered numerous questions about his work as a policeman with the Lancashire Constabulary. Thomas Wells volunteered to be dressed in full riot gear and PC Calton was thanked by John Walker. At the annual darts, dominoes and pancake


night held at the Lower Buck Inn, Waddington, winners of the darts were Graham Robinson and Philip Pinder. Winners a t dominoes were Thomas Harrison and Mrs Rowena Parkinson. Next week’s meeting will include a talk on the


countryside by. Mr Andrew Bleazard. TOSSIDE


Institute whist ' There were 12 tables at a whist and domino


.ley and C. Wiseman: Raffle: C. Wiseman, E. fDeeley, G.W. Berry and M. Edmonson. • ■The next drive will be on April 19th. ■


WADDINGTON


Denman College ‘ < ; At the meeting of Waddmgton WI held in the


.Methodist Church schoolroom vice-president Mrs J. Oldroyd welcomed everyone and intro­ duced guest speaker Mrs Mary Gibson, a mem­ ber. of.Appley Bridge WI. Hertalk was about Denman College, telling her audience that in 1803 when first built it was called Marcham Park, and in 1940 it was taken over by the RAF as a hospital. After the war Marcham House became Denman College with-74 bedrooms and 500 dif­ ferent courses for WI members to pursue each


•year. Mrs Gibson showed interesting slides of inside and outside the house,.Mrs Marion Barrow thanked Mrs Gibson for an enlightening talk. • - Members were reminded that tickets were available for the border meeting in Gisburn in


/Jeffs, J. Metcalfe, D. Lowe, A. Taylor, F.-Loft­ house, R. Eden, F. Taylor, M. Berry, F. Calver-


dnve held in Tosside Institute in aid of funds. MCs were Mr J. Kenyon and Mr P. Metcalfe. • Winners: J. Stainton, R; Brown, J. Traynor, M. Robinson, E. Jackson, V. Duckworth, F.


from African advl A STUDENT from Rimihgton j African Great Rift Valley for ch;| Anna Johnson, who is studyiij


ence a t Hartsbury College, I returned from Nairobi after spei in the Kenyan bush and highlanl She joined a 62-strong group I the walk in aid of the mental h |


MIND. Anna said: “I felt like a challen


ed to do something for charity.. anything about MIND, but I \\| with stress at Christmas and tlj


me quite a lot.” The team, its guides and porl


through Masai game reserves aif the foot of Mount Suswa, a dorrj They climbed to the summit I


then spent three days hiking a l Valley plains via the Hell’s GeI area of spectacular cliffs, hot spiT sers.


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and gazelle, plus the Masai herd! goats.


Along the way, Anna saw girail |


The group then climbed to thl Mount Longonot, which the grej


to follow. The trek concluded with a dajl


ing at Lake Nakuru Nationall thousands of flamingoes gathff Anna, pictured above left, at tl| site, said: “We also got close to I t was quite exciting.” Regarding the trek, she said)


more difficult than I thought! There was a heatwave in Kenl tures were up to 111 degrees a | heatstroke. “It was a fantastic experiencj


ing.”


Grand helpers thank-you celel


THE hard work and commitmtL and volunteers who run the GrJ Clitheroe was marked by a thanl Tributes were paid to the teJ


contributed to the continuation! the community-based cinema. F


Mr Geoff Jackson; chief exd highlighted how volunteers havei tial factor from the very outsetl ma.


He said: “Back in May 20001 ft


on the running of this projecl came forward to offer, their timel to spruce it up, then help with s i “Since then the numbers of vl


grown and the excellent work anl that they have achieved has seel the numbers attending the cil number of film-based clubs run I


opmgsite.” ■■■ ■....■ f <■ Pair elect crown cc


,May and Mrs Jean Entwistle and Miss Hylda Emsden reported on a visit to Lancashire Police headquarters at Hutton. » ' ' !< ■.«(The: next meeting-will ■ take/ place in the . Methodist Church schoolroom on April 8 th when


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Mrs,Margaret Smitlvwill'take members on a' “Journey to the Holy Land”.


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TWO brothers from Clitheroel the crown court when they an Blackburn magistrates. L Gary Lee Haslam (32) anl


mond Haslam (33), both of F pleaded not guilty to affray.,. •Gary Haslam also denied I


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PATRONS braved very bad weatl coffee morning hosted by the IVj the Ribble Valley. Coun. Mrs Joyce Holgate 1


event at Whalley Methodist Chu and had a willing band of helpers| The event raised more than £10


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