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Moore (67), and Johnsorj The first incident starteil noticed sewage seeping froj cover of the manhole in J j Because the two men well put a note in his window sewer is blocked.’’ “Johnson took exceptioiB hose pipe and sprayed two |
front garden with water I saying ‘your flags are wot’I The following day as r
Brown Owl Sheila celebrates 30 years
I A nurse at Clitheroe Health Cen tre, Sheila became Brown Owl of the
BOLTON-BY-' -BOWLAND
Annual meeting Bolton-by-Bowland and Sawley Conservative Branch
THIRTY years as a Brown Owl were celebrated by Sheila Bamber - with more than a little help from her friends, the 1st Ribchester Brown ies.
Ribchester Brownies in December
1973. The evening, which was attended
by many parents and friends, start ed with a collection of traditional camp fire songs and sketches per formed by the Brownies.
ture of nine new members of the pack.
which had been kept a secret from Sheila, was the presentation of gifts to celebrate her years of service.
The highlight of the evening,
This was followed by the investi _, •
She received a bouquet on behalf
of St Wilfrid’s Church and a presen tation clock, trophy and decorated cake from the Brownies. Many of the parents whose
daughters are present members of the pack were Brownies with Sheila
in their youth and one, Wendy
Davies, presented Sheila with a pho tograph which brought back many memories. It was of that first pack in which they both appeared. Pictured are Brownies with their special Brown Owl. (s)
held its AGM, attended by County Coun. Albert Atkin
son. Branch secretary Isobel
PRIMROSEMIEi h in e ;
Smith gave a good yearly report stating £hat the treasure
hunt.in May, organised by Mr and Mrs Philip Neirop, had gone well, as had the annual dinner in November. Treasurer Martyn Bishop
River Ribble bursts its banks, but area is saved from flood waters by prevention measures
RESIDENTS in the Ribble. Valley.; seemed to have escaped the serious flooding which is affecting neighbouring
gave a very satisfactory report on the year’s finances. Mr Neirop thanked all the officers, who were duly re-elected as fol lows: president Mrs Joyce Lil- burn, chairman and treasurer Mr Martyn Bishop, vice-chair man Mr Eric Walmsley, secre tary Mrs Isobel Smith. All committee members
were also re-elected. ’ Discussions followed about
fund-raising events for the coming year and about trying to attract new and keen mem
bers. County Coun. Atkinson
addressed the meeting about plans for local government reorganisation possibly affect
ing existing boundaries. He stressed how important it
was to hold a separate meeting locally, open to all, to discuss this matter. A date was fixed for March 25th in the village hall.
Whist drive Twenty players braved a
freezing and icy night for the monthly whist and domino drive. fn the whist, the ladies’ win
regions. While most of North Wales and
Cumbria are the subject of flood warn ings, no incidents of serious flooding have been reported in Clitheroc and the surrounding villages. Clitheroe Fire Station officer Mr
of days and the situation could be sub
ject to change. There have been incidences of minor flooding in some parts of the district. On Tuesday, the banks of the River
road. But the owners of the Spread Eagle
Dave McGrath told the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times yesterday that no homes or businesses had been flooded. However, he added that more rainfall had been forecasted for the next couple
HURST GREEN.
Quiz success Members of Hurst Green WI
were pleased with their perfor mance in last week’s fun quiz for WI branches, held in Salmesbury Village Hall. Thirty teams took part and
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ners were Mrs M. Parker and Mrs J. Robinson and the men were Mr H. Lofthouse and Mr J. Kenyon. In the dominoes, the winners
conduct both the 9 a.m. holy communion and the 10-30 a.m. service of parish communion on Sunday. Following the 10-30 a.m. ser
Parish lunch The Rev. David Noblett will
were: I P. Oddie, 2 R. Knight, 3 M. Parker, 4 R. Eden. R. Eden also won first prize
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in the raffle, with S. Hogg sec ond and J. Oddie third.
vice, there will be a parish lunch in the community centre. The cost will be £6 adults and £3 children.
Young farmers On Monday night, Bolton-
by-Bowland Young Farmers enjoyed an interesting talk and slide show on the air ambu lance. . Next week’s meeting is an
. On February 24th, Richard Greaves is hosting an organ concert at the Mytton Fold Farm Hotel, Langho. The event starts at 7-30 p.m.
Organ, concert
and tickets, which include a light supper and are £6, are
evening stock judging at the home of the Pilkington family. Members should meet in the village at 7-15 p.m.
DUNSOP> BRIDGE
pers and magazines has been placed in the village alongside the bottle/clothes banks. Users are reminded that it is for paper and magazines only, no card board.
Re-cyding ' A re-cycling bin for newspa
dance at the Mothers Union AGM,'held in Read Church. The meeting was opened by
Mothers’ Union There was an excellent atten
the Hurst Green contingent came a very creditable sixth.
Ribble at Sawley burst flooding neigh bouring fields and overflowing on to the
at Sawley said they had seen the water levels much higher in the past and
added that the flooding situation had improved drastically since the river was dredged around 18 months ago. Owner Mr Nigel Williams added
that the Spread Eagle was always pre pared for the worst being situated next to a river, but it normally flooded the other side to them. A spokeswoman for Clitheroe police
said pools of water were developing at all the usual places throughout the dis trict, including near Edisford bridge and at Ribchester, but there had been
no serious problems and tho water seemed to be running off quite quickly. If anyone does experience any prob
lems they can call the Environment Agency’s Floodline service on 08459
881188.
reported a healthy balance bearing in mind the expendi ture on the new equipment store.
St Nicholas The service of re-dedication
the vicar. Rev. Dr Alan Sower- butts. There was no change in _____________ _
positions held by committee ^nd volunteers are asked to
thanked all who had helped with the running of the club and reminded the meeting of the difficulties encountered by the committee. Many jobs need to be done before and during the season
Chairman Mr John Boocock
members - Gill Sowerbutts is : come forward, the enrolling member, Barbara The following officers were Lord is secretary and sick visi- elected:, chairman, John tor, Joyce Andrews is treasurer Boocock; secretary, Eric and Stephanie Skinner is speak- Sparks; treasurer, Alan Whal ers’ secretary.
The two indoor meetings Martin, Kevan Lingard, Jillian organisers are Joyce Andrews Nicholson, Alun Parfitt, John
ley. Committee: Enid Boyd-
and Christine Jones and the piikingtoni Anita Whalley, remaining committee members were re-elected en bloc.
Community bus As well as transporting vil lagers to Clitheroe on alternate
Joanne Wray, Margaret
Wright. ■ Alan Whalley will take over
days out. Tomorrow the bus is going to “The Bubble Factory’’ at Oswaldtwistle Mills. For fur ther information please ring 01200 444484.
now available. Proceeds are in f°r details of a proposed outing aid of St Leonard’s Church.
Paper collection Once again, the monthly
waste paper collection organ ised by St Leonard’s CE School Parent Teachers Association, Langho, will take place this Fri day until Sunday. The skip is on the edge of the
car park at Langho Football Club, which is on the Ryddings, off the A59.
_________ ____ boards in Read and Simonstone in May to “The World of
Outing Watch the church notice-
coach would leave the village at around 1 p.m. and return tor 6- 30 p.m. one Saturday after noon. The admission fee and coach faro, depending on the numbers interested, would be around £10 or £11 tor adults dnd £7 or £8 for children.
SABDEN
Youth group : At the recent annual meeting
of Hodder Youth Group, pro jects for the forthcoming year were discussed, an update on the video project was given, along with fund-raising etc. Three mothers of members
Church news All Hallows Church held a successful parish dinner at the
Red Pump in Bashall Eaves. Sixty-five church members
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. . The parents of another member offered to print club T- shirts. It was decided to hold a competition for the best design. Help is still needed for the occa sional evening.
volunteeered to help, one as treasurer, one secretary and another with the tuck shop.
meeting is on Monday at Dun- sop Bridge Village Hall.
Parish council The next parish council
Village hall , v ^ The AGM of Dunsop Bridge
Village Hall will be held on Tuesday.
holding one of its popular gen eral knowledge fun quiz nights on Friday, March 19th. It will be held in St Mary’s
Football Club Sabden Football Club is
and their friends enjoyed a won derful three -course meal.' Afterwards they were enter
tained when the Rev. Arthur Siddall, vicar of Whitewell, Chipping and Blackburn dioce san rural chaplain, spoke about his long, varied ministry and some of the people and situa tions he had met along the way. . Mr Geoff Dearden, reader, opened the evening with grace and also present was tho Rev. Ian Robbins, who has officiated regularly at services during the interregnum. Church members now look
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' pie. To book a table please ring Nigel Clarkson on 01282
680523. .
ing of Sabden Crown Green Bowling Club was held in the pavilion last Tuesday. There were 42 members present, rep resenting nearly half of tho club membership.* Retiring president Mr Bill
Bowling Club The 16th club annual meet
forward to the licensing of a new priest-in-charge, the Rev. David Crosby on April 17th at
Church Hall at 7-30 p.m. for 8 p.m. start and there will be a bar and a pie and peas supper. Teams can be of up to tour peo-
from Peter Shipston as green- keeper. Subscriptions were set
T&ayX'theKVBC Com^^^ as follows: full members £18, nity Bus is regularly used for senior members £16, juniors
£8 and social members £5. The meeting agreed to the
publication of the agenda for each committee meeting with an invitation to members to attend if they want to. The minutes will be published in the pavilion. - Each of tho eight teams will
Glass”, an award-winning thereby spreading the load. attraction at St Helens. A
be asked to organise and run one of tho club’s competitions.
Club members will be responsi ble for making their own entries to outside competitions. Probably the most controver
sial decision made was in respect of smoking on the green. After a spirited discussion
and frank exchange of opinions, it was decided that any player wishing to smoke on the green must first ask the. people he or she is playing with if they mind. The meeting, which lasted
for St Nicholas’s Church will be on Sunday, February 21st, at 3 p.m. The preacher will be Canon David Galilee, chancel lor and residentiary canon of Blackburn Cathedral.
take a communion service at Sabden Methodist Church on Sunday at the 9-30 a.m. service. At the 10 a^m. service at the
Services The Rev. Laura Hardy will
Baptist Church in Clitheroe Road, the preacher will be Mr Norman Pearson.
Confirmation The confirmation classes have resumed at St Nicholas’s Church every Teusday and 'Thursday at 7 p.m. in the church institute. There will be a break on February 17th and 19th tor halt-term week. The confirmation service will be on March 25th.
Tea dance Everyone is welcome to a
Tea Dance in St Mary’s Hall next Wednesday, February 11th, between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Robinson will play during 6 p.m. Mass at St Mary’s RC Church on Saturday evening.
St Mary’s Guitarist and singer Steve
SIMONSTONE
Mothers’ Union will be held in the Old School on 'Tuesday, at 7-45 p.m., when the speaker will be “Diane”, a member of the Samaritans.
Mothers’ Union A meeting of Simonstono
Afternoon tea The next meeting is planned
nearly two hours and produced lively debate, indicated a wel come upsurge of interest in the running of the club and gave great encouragement for the coming season.
for Tuesday, at the home of Mrs Eunice Ratcliffe, 8 Car- leton Avenue, Simonstone. It runs from 2 p.m. to 4-15 p.m. and newcomers are welcome. If transport is needed, please phone 01282 772994.
bought a copy of the Sabden area quiz to raise money for the Holme Committee. A total of £40 was made and the winner was Mrs Marion Parfitt, the only person who got all 25 questions correct.
Sabden quiz Thanks to everyone who
SLAIDBURN*
After-school club The village After-School
Campbell said how much he had enjoyed the role and com
Club needs helpers to walk with the children from St Mary's School up to the Baptist Chapel. each afternoon at about 3-35 p.m.
mended all those who worked hard for tho club. ■ Treasurer Mr Alan Whalley
' Dilys Day on 778464. Helpers, will be rewarded.
If you would like a walk each afternoon, please contact Mrs
, Kathleen Mason. Members each made an arrangement, which were then judged by Mrs
had a demonstration on flower arranging by Mrs Mary Parker, of Newton, assisted by Mrs
Flowers Slaidburn Young Farmers
. Gardner. Thanks wore expressed by
-where the activities will be stock judging and a hairdress ing demonstration.
the winner of tho junior section, Vanessa McCarnoy., Next week’s meeting will be held at Manor House Farm, Slaidburn,
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held at West Bradford Parish Hall, on Grindleton Road, on Wednesday. They take place from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and from 5-30 p.m. to 7-30 p.m. All exist ing and new blood donors are encouraged to go along.
ood donors Blood donor sessions will be
WHALLEY
Age Concern Help is required for the Ago
d u r in g e a c h F r id a y fo r o n e to A two hours IS asked to contact
822130. nne Cheeseman, tel. 01254
Swimming ’ A man who has spare time on Thursdays between 12-30 p.m. and 2 p.m. is needed to accom pany a teacher and children in Year 4 at Whalley Primary School for swimming lessons at Ribblesdale Pool, Clitheroe. If there are sufficient volun teers, a rota could be estab
lished. As with all aspects of
involvement with children, vol unteers need Criminal Record Bureau clearance, which would be done through the school.
convey people to and from ser vices and events at Whalley Methodist Church. Therer are now a number of former regular churchgoers who are no longer abie to manage without trans port. The Rev. Chris Cheese- man envisages in the first instance a willing volunteer to find drivers and establish a rota.
Church transport A rota of drivers is needed to
Whalloy Senior Citizens’ group takes place on Saturday in the Methodist School at 6 p.m. and will bo followed by the usual
Senior citizens The annual meeting of
whist and dominoes. Last Saturday the winners
Concern Day Centre at Whal ley Methodist School. Anyone who can spare time
wife returned from a shoi| was unblocking tho sewer. I that he “belonged down hi| Moore an ugly witch. During the second incidi
standing by his kitchen wiJ reversed his car along his[ level with Mr Moore’s wi;| him before making the shal
Studea
HELLO, my name is Ri I Liebig and 1 have comtl Clitheroe to do my work o.'ij
town in the iiortli-wcst of ( I many called Emsdetteii. I town ’is very modem and gil in the last century, so col pared to Clitheroe it is a rc;| modern town. I travelled to Clitheroe vl
rience. I am 17 and come froil
six other students from ^ school and during my fig week assisted in Gernl lessons at Clitheroe Ro| Grammar,School under i instruction of teacher r | Helen Wood. I have really enjoyed fint j
out about the British edij tion system and experiemi
days as a school teacher. I During my second wel had an
insigbt.into tbo vvor,|
journalism by working al| Clithe roe Ad ve r t ise r
Times. I was able to watch I
have visited Clitheroe every visit helps me to imp | my English.
This is the second tir | [
reporters working and hi from them.
between my school in EmsI ten and CRGS was .set u| 1998.
The exchange progranl I
Tills year, six students t | elled over from Emsdettef
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were: Whist, (Ladies) Mrs E. Charnley and Mrs L. Green, (Gents) Mrs D. Farnworth and Mr J. Wooff. Dominoes, Mrs J. Peel, joint second Mrs M. Maden and Mr F. Peel. Raffle, Mr F. Green.
RACING frogs was top Gisburn Young Farmers I The frogs, on card attal
Beavers The new leader of Whalley
ed much amusement at " the Festival Hall. Tomorrow evening imj their annual trip to thil
Beavers Group is Anna Whit- tingham. The group meets in tho village hall at 5-30
p.ni. on Mondays. The group had previ ously been led by John Ather
ton.
School run - stop People bringing children to
school will bo able to have breakfast at Whalloy Abbey on : the second Monday of each month. It will be served from 8-45
a.m. until 9-30 a.m., followed by a time for reflection and a talk entitled “Children, living and learning” by Diocesan chil dren’s work adviser Mary Binks. Arrangements have been
CHILDREN at s e J schools will join in a il day tomorrow to raise f The charity is hol4
“Day for Cliango”, w| country leave their uri ing money to benefit cl tries.
made for these sessions until ■ July. There will be a creche and • the cost for tho morning is £5.
around the world, featuring rumba, tango, jazz, blues and ■
Celtic will beincluded.
comprising Howard Haig and friends, make a return visit to Whalley Village Hall on Satur- , day at7-30 p.m. Music and songs from;
Entertainment The popular group Lava,
able from Whalley Post Office ; or from Grace Gommell on 01254 823402.
Tickets cost £4 and are avail- i -
sanitation progranil Ghana and Vietnam, f charity is working witi are affected by water il In Ghana there is il
This year it.will go I _ I
to drink, while in Viell vent children from lia|
cation. Last year’s Day fol
than £430,000 for chil Cambodia. The evcj opportunity for child! about the very differ'! other parts of the woil The Ribbic Valley :|
year include St Micl| Primary, St James’ I Prmary, all in Clitheil Gisburn Primary, GrI bins Endowed PrinI Rowland High Scliocj
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