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CHATBURN
Good old days Residents of the Manor House Resi dential Home, Chat- bum, are looking for ward to a “Good Old Days” afternoon on Monday from 2 to 3- 30 p.m.
The sing-along after noon will include Mr Eddie Garrity, an excellent performer who brings back the magic of the music hali. I t will be a nos talgic afternoon singing tunes from the much loved music hall days.
Everyone is invited for the fun afternoon.
GRINDLETON Service time
Parishioners are reminded th a t the service of Holy Com munion in St Ambrose Church, Grindleton, on Sun day will be back to the usual time of 9-30
HURST GREEN
Wl walk The meeting of Hurst Green WI took the form of a walk to Stonyhurst followed by a barbecue supper
and wine served in the Gardens Tea room. Owing to the inclement weather, the venue was lit by lanterns inside and by the lily pond, making it a lovely setting for supper. Undaunted, Mr Sam McDonnell and Mr David Sunderland p u t their cooking experience to good use, providing tasty refreshments.
Reminders of future events and WI invi tations were given, and Mrs K. Young thanked Mrs Jill McDonnell and helpers for arranging the event plus the chefs and Miss F. Ahearne for provid ing the facilities.
Raffle winners were Mrs L. Wilkinson and Mrs McDonnell.
The ladies were also invited to attend the “Sing for Sudan” evening in St John’s Church, Hurst Green, tomorrow at 7 p.m. Proceeds go to the Sudan Tragedy Appeal.
College story A group of Hurst Green ladies and friends spent an evening on a con ducted tour of Stony hurst College, which was followed by sup per.
Interesting subjects from Cromwell and the Winslow Boy
This is the last of the present series of con
book tpiel. 826948.
The following concert will be on October 14th.
Line dancing Line dancing sessions start on Tuesday at 8 p.m. in Knowle Green Village Hall. Everyone welcome.
LANGHO r Duck race brings cash flowing in to church
. annual Dunsop Bridge Duck Race. August’s record rainfall had swollen the stream running through the pic turesque village, so much so that no
were enjoyed and, of course, the whole story of Stonyhurst,
ents were explained
A THOUSAND plastic ducks wad dled and jostled their way to the fin ishing post in record time a t the
ducks dawdled down it at a leisurely pace this year. The fast-flowing water meant a tough job too for the wellie-clad volunteers who plucked the plastic paddlers from the water.
The duck race has become a popular annual fund-raiser for St Hubert’s
dthe Jesuits and stu- C h a r i tv PUPnt
Tomorrow evening, a fund-raising event will be held in St John's Hall in aid of the Sudanese people. S tarting at 7 p.m., the evening, entitled "Sing for Sudan", will feature various vil-
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lagers prepared to show off their talents for a good cause.
The organisers, Mrs Gill Jacques (01254 878222) and Mrs Clare Hyde (01254 878402), hope tha t lots of villagers will come along, whether to perform or to form an appreciative audi ence. Refreshments will be available, and
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all proceeds will go to the Sudan Appeal.
HOLDEN
Anniversary Afternoon worship to celebrate the anniver sary of Holden Chapel was led by Mr John Beech on Sunday. Ruth Wood- house, Denise Town-
ley and Pauline Fawcett sang two songs, entitled “He is My Everything” and “Know Who Holds Tomorrow”.
At the evening service, Mr Robert Lawson was the preacher. He sang a solo entitled “Ten Thousand Angels”.
Organists were Mrs B, Harrison and Mr M. Blakey, and collec tions were taken-up for chapel funds.
KNOWLE GREEN
Warfare history
Anyone interested in the history of war fare, the planning, the strategy, the per sonalities involved, the innovative spin offs of war, then a new project will be held in Knowle Green Village Hall on
September 10th at 7- 30 p.m.
The discussion will be led by Mr Alan Davies, of Longridge, a member of the His tory Society and lec turer of clarity, with knowledge and humour. Everyone welcome.
Lunch concert The lunchtime concert to be held in Knowle Green Village Hall next Thursday will feature pianist Ian Buckle. Ian’s recital will include the mag-
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nificent Piano Sonata by the English com poser, Mr John Ire land.
prizewinner was Mrs Green.
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Drama Club Anyone interested in joining a village drama club should go along to St Nicholas’s
' Church Hall next Wednesday between 7 and 8-30 p.m.
certs at the hall, to B ow lln o Clllh hnnv
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competition at Sab- den Bowling Club at the weekend attract ed 25 entries.
The competition is the
main singles event for members to round off the year. Unfortu nately, the elements were not kind on Sunday and the rain lasted into early afternoon.
The Rev. David Noblet will conduct both the 9 a.m. Holy Communion and the - 10-30 a.m. parish communion services
a t St Leonard’s Church, Langho, on Sunday.
However, the bowlers managed to over come the difficult conditions and the standard was very high.
Peter Warburton beat Glendah Parfitt 21-13, while Trevor Wildman beat Dave Parsons 21-6.
semi-finals, '
Quiz night The Tuesday night quiz held in Read Constitutional Club is proving so popular that 12 teams turned out to play last week. First with 28 points was Team GB North West, captained by
The final was closely fought and exciting for the spectators who saw Trevor’s consistency see him through to a 21-16 win. Club chairman Mr John Boocock presented the trophy and complimented all the bowlers who had taken part.
Council
June Wrathall; sec- Sabden Parish Council ond was Then There will meet on Tuesday Were Six, led by Sue Starkie, and third, with 27 points, was “The Girls and Him” captained by Sheila Wymer. The booby prize was won by
elusive win.
(who else but?) Ebb WolCOfTlGCl and Flo, who are still x h e Rev. Brian searching for their Stevenson, former
The previous week’s joint winners were The Hopefuls, cap tained by A. Carter, Four Originals Plus Two, Read Cricket Club Squad, and Birthday Boy and His Belles, captained
by Sean Porter. The x h e church Ladies’
vicar of St Paul’s, Clitheroe, and St Leonard’s, Padiham, was guest celebrant and preacher at St Nicholas’s Church on Sunday, in the absence of the Rev. Trevor Vaughan, who is unwell.
booby prize was circle met on again won by Ebb and Flo.
Friendly Circle The first meeting of the autumn season for Read Friendly Circle will be held on Tuesday at 7-30 p.m. in the United Reformed Church when Joy Smethurst
Wednesday evening and the Brownies and Rainbows will resume their meet ings on Tuesday. The first church parade for the Brownies and Rainbows will be on October 4th. Sunday school resumes this
weekend.
will talk about “My. H aiV eS t Night School Class”, x h e annual harvest
a light-hearted look festival at St at a creative writing class.
Whist At Monday night’s whist drive, held in Read Constitutional
Nicholas’s Church will be held on Sun day, September 26th, at 10-30 a.m. It will be followed by a har vest lunch in the hall.
Club, the winners Tickets are £6 adults were: Ladies - Mrs and £3 children. Laura Green, Mrs Winnie Newham. Gents - Mrs Pat Longrigg, Mr Fred Green. Special
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a t 7-30 p.m. in the Methodist Rooms, Wesley Street. Mem bers of the public can attend and raise any issues they wish with the council.
Call Jan Ashton on 01282 770013 for more information or just turn up on the night.
Trip A tr ip to “I Got Rhythm” by the Northern Ballet, at the Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays, on Tuesday, October 26th, is being organ ised by Mr Kevin Barrington. Please contact him if you are interested.
Appeal An appeal has gone out from Mr John Short er, who is in need of cotton reels for his work with the Young Enterprise scheme in East Lancashire.
Harper Cup Enties are still being accepted for the Harper Cup floodlit bowls competition, which is being held at Sabden Bowling Club every Tuesday and Thursday in September, with the finals on Sunday,
, October 3rd. Entry costs £5 and the winner will receive £400, the runner-up £200 and the last 16 will all receive cash prizes.
there was some dis pute about the even tual scoreline and even the number of players the over-30s had on the pitch at timesl
Afterwards there was a trophy presentation and refreshments at the Pendle Witch pub.
In memory Sabden Bowling Club held its annual chari ty event, the Julia Whalley Memorial Trophy, which attracted 64 bowlers from all over the area.
They competed over two days for the dou bles trophy, named in memory of Sabden woman Julia, who died from cancer. The event raised £340 for Macmillan Nurses.
On the Saturday, some 32 couples competed with the final eight going through to the Sunday. In the first semi-final, husband and wife- pairing George and Linda Hindle beat Ray Barsby and George Leonard 21-18 in a tense game. The other match saw Sue Wood and Roy Campbell victorious over John Chatwin and Ray Turner by 21-15 after another close-fought game.
To enter, please con tact Mr Alan Whal- ley on 01282 778472 or 07753219509 or Mr Eric Sparks on 01282 680919.
Sabden FC The annual match between the younger members and the veterans was played out in a light-hearted manner at Sabden Football Club’s Nut ter Bam field on Sun day.
The under-30s came out victors in the match, although
In the final, the Hin- dles never quite reproduced their form of the earlier rounds and were beaten by some class bowling from Sue Wood and Roy Campbell, 21-9.
The weather was good on both days for the large and knowl- edgable crowd.
Chairman Mr John Boocock compli mented all who took part and thanked the many helpers, espe cially organiser Mr Alan Whalley. The pnzes were presented by Julia’s parents, Dennis and Margaret Balmbra.
Tea dance There will be a tea dance next Wednes-
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The 77th Chipping Show was a high success. Pictured (above) are local farmers showing off their cattle. (A280804/2C) and (right) Ribble Valley MP Mr Nigel Evans and the Mayor and Mayoress of the Ribble Valley, Coun. Charles Warkman and his wife, Ruth, (A280804/2a).
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day, September 8th, at 3 p.m. in St Mary’s Hall. Lessons, for those interested, begin at 2 ‘ p.m. Admission is £2.
Services A communion service will take place in Sabden Baptist Church on Sunday at 10 a.m. led by Mr Tim Doggart.
The Rev. Helen Kirkup will lead the harvest service at the Methodist church at 9-30 a.m.
SAWLEY
Tour of Oz At the August meeting 14 members of Saw- ley WI were trans ported
“Down
Under” when Steuart and Anita KeUington treated them to a slideshow and talk describing their adventurous holiday in Australia.
The couple’s seven- week tour started in
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the south east of Aus tralia, visiting Syd ney and Canberra before flying north to Cairns then overland through Kakadu National Park to Darwin.
They took some won derful photographs of the animals and birds they saw in the wild, as well as some amaz ing aboriginal art work. Finally the Kellingtons visited Alice Springs in Cen tral Australia and climbed to the top of the nearby Ayers Rock.
Mrs Ann- Moyle thanked them for a vey entertaining and interesting evening.
The hostesses for the evening were Mrs Joyce Walker and Mrs Kate Sims and the competition for a souvenir of Australia was won by Mrs Rita Webb.
A walk around beauti ful gardens on a warm sunny day proved to be a very successful July outing for members of the WI. The destination was the Royal Horti cultural Society’s gar dens at Harlow Carr, Harrogate.
Early in August mem bers of the WI, together with some of
their husbands, chil dren and grandchil dren enjoyed a guided tour of the gardens at “The Zoo”, Brockhall Village.
A donation of £135 was made to the char ity “Crossroads”.
SLAIDBURN
Farm meadows Members of Slaidbum Young Farmers’ Club visited Broadhead Farm, Easington, the home of their presi dent Mrs Margaret Bamford and her husband, Mike.
Members were shown round the farm by their son, Matthew, and his wife, Lynne, looking a t the re seeded meadows and the new dairy unit.
Thanks were expressed for an enjoyable and interesting evening by Thomas Harrison.
The next meeting will be on Monday at 7- 45 p.m. in Slaidburn Chapel and will be an advisory versus members games night.
Responders The annual meeting of the Bowland First Responders will take place on Tuesday at 7-30 p.m. in the Hark to Bounty Iim. Slaid-
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burn. Everyone is welcome to attend.
The responders are holding an after show disco on September 11th in Newton Vil lage Hall. For further details, call 01200 446304.
H WHALLEY
Walk Tomorrow evening’s walk organised by the Whalley Church es Christian Action Group sets off at 6-45 p.m. from outside the Methodist church. Inquiries should be made to the leader, Mr Ian Davidson, on 01254 822534.
Cricket match The last home match of the season at Whalley Cricket Club takes place at 1 p.m. on Sunday when Earby are the visi tors. The event is sponsored by the Roger Osliffe Memo rial Fund and there will be a barbecue.
Musical evening Sacred and secular music, both ancient and modern, will form the programme when the Octavius Singers, from the Blackburn area, per form in Whailey Parish Church on Saturday, September 11th. Tickets for the concert, which begins a t 7-30 p.m., are available from the office at the far end of the church, near King Street.
Senior Citizens Winners on Saturday a t Whalley Senior Citizen’s weekly drive in the Methodist School were: whist, ladies Mrs M. Naylor and Mrs P. Wooff; gents, Mr J. Hartley and Mr J. White- head: dominoes, Mrs H. Hardy and Mr F. Peel. Mrs G. Walms- ley won the raffle
Flower club Members of Whalley Flower Club have been busy over the summer months, first at the North West Area Flower Festival held a t Stonyhurst College. Here a team arranged a design in the boy’s chapel and other members creat ed individual designs.
members will be wel come.
Flood fund About £215 was raised for the Bangladeshi flood disaster fimd at a film presentation and coffee evening with stalls in Whalley Methodist School. A film of the disaster in the Sulla area was shown and described by Mr Mannon, a resident of the area who is touring to raise money to help people living there. The evening also
included plant and bring-and-buy stalls plus a raffle.
Safari Lunch Sherry served in Whal ley Parish Church began the safari lunch attended by 36 parishioners on Sun day. S tarters and main courses were served a t different houses, with every one ending for sweets, tea and coffee at the home of organiser Mrs Shirley Pilking- ton and her husband, John.
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