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Panto time The pantomime season got off to a rousing start in Rimington Memorial Institute when the “Jack Drum Theatre" part of the Spot On Tour ing Group, staged its
version of “Red Rid ing Hood and her Amazing Grand mother". Well-sup ported by all age groups, the actors made good use of the institute at floor level, specialised lighting and scenery effects created a won derful atmosphere and, of course, audi ence participation
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played its parti Light , was organised by the refreshments were Memorial Institute served during the management corn- interval and the raf- mittee.
fie prizes on a Hal- Remembrance lowe’en theme were
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Keighley, Madison Knowles, Mrs A. l« h at 10-45 a.m. Seed. The truly LunCheOn ClUb enjoyable evening Meeting for their
monthly lunch and get-together, Riming ton and Middop Luncheon Club members enjoyed a satisfying meal of roast beef with veg
etables followed by fruit crumble and custard. On Novem ber 18th members are holding a bric-a-brac stall at the \vinter fair in Clitheroe United
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Christmas lunch will be on November 24th.
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Bingo night It was eyes down at Rimington Memorial YOUng fSrmBrS Institute on Friday Members of Slaidbum when a bingo evening Young Farmers Club was arranged by WI met at the annual members. In spite of beetle drive held in the atrocious weath- Whitewell Social Hall er, a good crowd on Monday night turned up and under Winners were Daniel
Towler, Miss K. Han son and Mrs A. Met calfe.
the cheerful patter of Alpe, Richard Well^ bingo caller Mr n —ar- ■■ - ’ David Bristol, a good time was enjoyed by all and excellent prizes were awarded.
President of the WI Mrs Jean Kerr wel comed everyone and
Heather Alpe. The prize for the lowest score went to Thomas Barlow. At next week’s meeting
there will be a talk on farm safety by Mr
A pie and peas supper ^'^^'"Ston Sports, was served and raffle winners were: Mr T. Wilson, Mrs F. Tay- 1 o r , M r s M. Bridge, Miss R. Taylor, Miss L. Buckle, Mrs K.
thanked them for Bonfire night their support.
Ian Stewart. in j j - a
Fields committee would like to invite villagers to join them for their third annual
bonfire extravaganza! This will be held on the
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Scott, B. Robinson. Proceeds from the event will enable a WI member to attend a course at Denman Residential College, in Oxford shire.
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Birthday bash There was wine, there were women, but the song was replaced by lively conversation and much laughter at
• the 51st birthday cel ebration of Sawley WI. President Mrs Rita Webb welcomed many members and their guests to the dinner held in the Spread Eagle Hotel, Sawley.
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village playing fields tomorrow night, bar becue refreshments and mulled wine will be available from 6 p.m. and the bonfire will be lit at 6.-30 p.m. with the grand firework finale at 7- 30 p.m. There is no entry fee, but as funds are still needed for the refurbishment of the children’s play area it is hoped that everyone will be able to make a small donation on the night.
Please note that all children must be accompanied by an adult and their will be no independent fireworks/sparklers
. allowed on to the field. The committee is looking forward to welcoming one and all to another fabu lous village event.
Hodder bowlers S t t S L The Hodder Valley Bowling Club held its end of season dinner at the Copy Nook Hotel, Bolton-by-
Bowling Club joined the Slaidburn mem bers.
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WHALLEY
Parish council A warm welcome was extended to the new clerk of Whalley Parish Council at a.
present to welcome Mrs Catherine Haworth-Davies. Any correspondence for the parish council should now be sent to
hcsuggestedamirror ^ h is t winners would help dnvers. A
letter would be sent to Lancashire Coun ty Council’s High ways Department to ask if any improve ments could be made.
busy October meet- YellOW NnOS ing.
As there had been one
All the members were objection to the plan to put double yellow lines round the comer
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Toilets No reply had been received from Ribble Valley • Borough Council about the delay until 2011 in the installation of toilets in Whalley bus
station.
Although it had been stated by the bor ough council that the toilets had been taken out of the bud get because the parish council could not agree on a site, members contested this.
that the minutes of previous meetings and copies of corre spondence between the two councils would prove them right.
Chairman Conn. Steve
A great deal of work had been done in cleaning up the churchyard, includ ing the pruning of bushes, which caused problems to anyone walking
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this could not yet take place, members were informed.
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Whalley Senior Citi zens’ evening on Sat urday were Ladies 1st Mrs P. Wooff, 2nd Mrs M. Nayler. Gents. 1st Mr J. Wooff, 2nd Mrs J. Thornton. Dominoes winners were Mr J. Hartley and Mrs H. Hardy. Mrs L. Green won the raffle.
and part of the way New members are wel- up Accrington Road, come next Saturday at the Methodist School at 6-45 p.m.
Manager’s job As the present manag er and booking offi-
cer at Whalley vil lage Hall, Mr George Jamieson, is return ing to full-time work, the position is being advertised.
along The job includes deal-
Church Lane. Anoth- ing with bookings for er clean-up was planned for Spring. There had recently been a great deal of noise in the church-
the hall, cleaning and some mainte nance and repair work. It may suit.a retired couple.
Speeding Members
yard at nights and Anyone interested rubbish bins had should contact the been overturned, secretary, David Bal- Gratitude was four, on 01254 expressed to local res- 822350. idents who had TOWDClBy Hall cleared up.
were
informed that the county council would
be monitoring vehicle speeds in Station Road and Mitton Road.
Barker, said that this Grants matter was a main Letters from local issue and the parish council would not let it drop. A letter would again be sent to the borough coun cil and it would be brought to the atten tion of borough coun cil leader, Coun John Hill, when he visits Whalley shortly.
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groups requesting grants from the parish council must be received by Jan uary 6th. The letters should state how any money received
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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, November 11th, 2004 13 land - Celebrating
Local Distinctiveness. Councillors gave the clerk a list of street name signs needing attention.
Weeds In response to a letter from Sabden, the Lancashire County Council said it would not be weed spraying this year The lengths- man will be asked to spray in the spring. Councillors also pro vided lists of address es where branches are overhanging the pave ments.
Car park After a discussion the council listed the fol lowing problems on the village car park to be reported to the borough council - vehicles parking at the entrance, mini buses and camper vans blocking access to the bottle banks and the parking of commercial vehicles and unlicensed ones.
The Towneley family and their historic home, Towneley Hall, Burnley, now a museum, will be
described by Mrs Susan Bourne next Thursday, November 11th, at Whalley and District Historical and Archaelogical Society’s meeting. The meeting begins at 8 p.m. New mem bers and visitors are welcome. Inquiries may be made to Mr Chris Ward on 01254 53866.
The poorly-lit state of BUS Station Broad Lane and The clerk will write to overhanging bushes was again discussed. It was agreed to write again to Lan cashire County Council including copies of statements from the Youth Club,
place.
the county council asking when the promised refurbish ment of Whalley Bus Station, included in this financial year’s
who had raised the The next meeting of matter with the Whalley Parish parish council more than 12 months’ ago.
Members of the public attending the meet-
cal and the owner tilTI© daDC /4onpo final. The Barry Git-'There was a good
tens Pairs Cup was crowd for an old time won by Mr David dance held in Tosside
Lawson and Mr Hed- Community Hall, ley Pickard who beat Music was played by Mr Martin Beattie Alan and Mr Stephen
Mr Maurice Lund also Raffle winners were.
and Mr Maurice Lund in the final. Mr Beattie and Mr Lund received runners-up medals.
received a cup for gaining a maximum score in the Royal British Legion League. Raffle win ners were: Mr E. Nowell, Mr D. Tom linson, Mr W. Esson,
Peel expressed
thanks to all who had donated raffle prizes
and helped in any way.
M. Beecroft, D. Dinsdale, M. Harg reaves, R. Barker, B. Bainbridge, M. Glover, R. Kenyon, E. Robinson, M. Newbould, S. AValker,
B. Newhouse.
Mrs E, Binder, Mr C. The next dance will be Thorpe, Mrs K. on November 19m.
must be contacted. A great deal of rub bish had been dumped between the hedge and the Arch es, there was an unsightly dead tree and, it was believed, vermin.
Grates Some had been cleared, but others were still blocked. The borough council had been informed that the county council would be checking.
Mirror As turning right at the junction of Broad Lane with Station Road was daneerous.
ing said the state of AdVDllturG the lane w ^ dmboU-
stirring courage, honour, love and loyalty, is being presented by Cat WetheriU at Whalley Village Hall on Sat urday at 7-30 p.m. This story of how Sir Gawain of the Round Table seeks the fear some axerwielding Green Knight is told in modern English with dulcimer, recorder and song.
the English Martyrs, Father Philip Price, is the speaker at Whalley Christian Action Group next Thursday, November 11th at 8 p.m Whalley Abbey.
Sequence dancers boost first responders
MEMBERS of West Bradford the raffle and supper, were combined each Monday and Thursday. Mr sequence dancing group tripped the to make a grand total of £817.
Sharp said: “It is phenomenal that light fantastic to raise more than Mr David Sharp, one of the dancing, we raised so much in just one night.”
The group organised the fund-raising , sequence dancing session on Satur-; day in conjunction with West Brad ford Playing Fields Committee.
The entrance fee, donations on the : night, as well as funds raised from
between 10 and 11- 30 a.m.
SABDEN
g r.'3 « '.ro .rh a Christian action AGM dential
ffrnmvs' accoiints The Parish Priest of E w o u l d L S t the R.C. Church of Aityone w|shmgto jom
the Sabden Horticul tural Society should attend the annual meeting on Tuesday in the White Hart pub at 7-30 p.m.
Abbey coffee
Council is on Thurs day, November 14th, in the Methodist School.
budget, is to take be held in the Great
Hall at Whalley Abbey on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to noon. Admission is £1 including coffee and mince pies and
’’Gawain and the W e lco ru e b a c k Green Knight”, a
there will also be a St Mary’s
tale of Members of the St Leonard s Pen
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make a welcome return to Whalley Abbey to present music from the shows. Their perfor mance starts at 7-30 p.m. next Tuesday, November 9th, and
at Cotton Reels Sabden resident Mr John Shorter is still appealing for people to help him collect empty cotton reels for his work with Young Enterprise in Lancashire. They can be left at his home or at St Mary’s Church.
organised by Mrs Dee Bottoms raised £106 for St Mary’s RC Church funds,
£800 for Clithcroe First Responders, group’s founder members, expressed Picture shows Mr Sharp presenting his thanks to local businesses for Clitheroe First Responders’ repre-
donating the raffle prizes and to all: those who had provided the supper.
The sequence dancing group, which has been running for about 10 years, meets at West Bradford Village Hall
for stalls at the S t NicholaS Christmas Fair on ^j,e church has this Saturday, December ^gek celebrated All
4th, at 2 p.m. in the church hall. Num bers were drawn after Sunday Mass and Fr Peter Birmingham and Mrs Betty Clarkson have the winning numbers if you wish to check On them.
The church is asking people to write to their MPs urging changes to the pre sent Mental Capaci ty Bill to stop the introduction of
mentally incapacitat ed patients for exper iments which may be of no benefit.
raf f le and various The recent jumble sale S ^ L d a y is waste stalls.
paper collection day, when old paper
wortham Gilbert and Last week’s £20 bonus Sullivan Society will ball draw winner was Mrs Wyn Johnson.
This weekend the p, moral annual Rescue Soci- lU fie ra i ety collection will be The funeral service for taken at both Mass- well-known Sabden
Ribble Valley Coun cil’s recycling service staff.
tickets, available on The church has
Itisafamilyentertam- ment suitable for OUtreaCn children over nine. The Citizens’ Advice Tickets are available Bureau, Outreach from Whalley Post sessions will take
the door, cost £5 received a donation including a hot sup per.
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es, 6 p.m. Saturday and 10-30 a.m. Sun day.
of £78.75 from sales of the new book “Sabden Past And Present” by David Eaves and Audrey Barrett.
Office or ring 01254 place in Whalley A raffle was held last 822555.
Adult Centre today week to raise funds
resident Mrs Dorothy Britcliffe took place at St Nicholas’s Church, where she was a life long member, on Tuesday morning.
memory of Mrs Brit cliffe may be given to churchwarden Mr Bernard Parfitt.
Souls’ Day on Tues day with a Requiem Eucharist when loved ones were remem bered. Wednesday the
sentative Mr Graham Smith with the cheque surrounded by members of the West Bradford sequence dance group.
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and dancing starts at 3 p.m. It is open to all and costs £2.
Saints’ Day with a Fair said Eucharist on The annual Christmas Monday and All Fair at St Nicholas’s Church is on Satur day, November 27th, at 3 p.m.
speaker at the Ladies’ Circle meet ing was Fr Trevor Vaughan. A meeting of the Parochial Church Council takes place next
Services This Sunday the Bap tist Church will wel come Mr Alan Williamson to preach
Thursday at 7-30 gQp|fj|-g preach at the
should be left outside rpjjg Rainbows and for collection by the Brownies meet each
church last Saturday morning for the Gift Weekend to accept donations for the work of the parish. On Sunday the church celebrated the feast.of'the dedica tion.
Tuesday from 5 p.m. in the church hali.
If anyone would like to make a donation towards floodlighting
churchwarden, Mr Bernard Parfitt or Mr Kevin Barring ton.
Tea dance
Donations for St There will be a Tea Nicholas’s Church in Dance on Wednesday
Methodist Church at 9-30 a.m.
at the 10 a.m. service Qjj Thursday morning Mr Les Jackson will pjipjjs jn class 1 will
The school is beginning a six-week tag rugby course on Tuesday in conjunction with the Ribble Valley Council community sports service. Years 5 and 6 will be taking part.
from the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Ser vice will be visiting Park Sabden Primary The secretary of the School to talk to Play Park Trust, pupils about fire safe- Mrs Tamara Robin- ty.
Shelter Broken slates on the youth shelter are still in need of repair. The county council will be asked again about the new street light on Clitheroe Road which is still unlit. A resi dent is concerned about parking at the end of Gardeners Row at the Whalley Road junction. A let ter will be sent to the borough council pointing out parking related issues in the village and asking the new Parkwise scheme to visit Sabden.
son, explained the
group’s plans and the type of equipment
take part in a drama workshop on Shake speare’s “A Midsum mer Night’s Dream.”
:roha;Tth7us: of Frvaughan was in There will be bonUre Council
urday, when the vil lage bonfire will be lit at 6-30 p.m. and will be followed by a fire works display organ ised by the Holme Committee. There will be a Guy Fawkes competition for the children with prizes for first, second and third. A collection will be taken towards the cost of fireworks.
of the church during T omb o la see
either mittee is appealing
•being considered to provide on the Holme when they have raised enough funds. Coun cillors asked to be kept informed. They were also aware of the broken fence at the Pendle Witch side of the park and the problem of Gardeners Row being used as a rat run.
fun on the Holme October meeting PIBIIS tomorrow night. Sat- Sabden Parish After a long debate Council was chaired councillors voted in
the winter will they Sabden’s Holme Com- please
afternoon in St Mary’s Hall. Lessons _ .
for tombola prizes for its stall at Whalley Pickwick Night on December 9th. Help is also needed on the night. The committee needs to raise cash to keep providing social events in the village.
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begin at 2 p.m. for oCnOOIS anyone interested Next Tuesday officers
by Coun. Jean Haythornthwaite and attended by Couns Paul Cull, Kevin Barrington, Bernard Parfitt, Anthony Haworth, Anita Whalley, Mari on Procter, John Shorter and 12 mem bers of the public. Apologies were received from Coun. Frank Goss and bor ough councillor Michael Fielding. It was reported that the leiigthsman still needed to replace the bins on the new Jubilee Bridge. A OutreaCh public meeting had The Citizens’ Advice been arranged the fol- Bureau, Outreach lowing week to dis cuss taking part in a new scheme entitled Undiscovered Bow-
favour of supporting an application for a new timber-framed dairy unit and under ground slurry store at Cockshotts Farm, Wesley Street. There had been some objec tion. Planning appli cations for a two- storey rear extension at 75 Whalley Road, a kitchen extension at 42 Padiham Road and change of use of Sabden Post Office to a residential property had all been granted by Ribble Valley Council.
sessions will take place in Sabden Med ical Centre on Mon day from 2 to 4 p.m.
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