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Delicious meal Members of. Bolton-by-,


Bowland WI had an enjoyable meal at the Brown Cow, Chat- ; burn, for their January meet- , ing. Previously, in November,


the annual meeting was held when another successful year of excellent speakers and activ­ ities was reviewed. Mrs Mari­ on Billows stood down as pres­ ident and was sincerely thanked for standing in for the , year.


. . Officers elected were Mrs


Catherine Curry (president), Mrs Helen Tomlinson (secre­ tary) and Mrs Margaret Nierop (treasurer). Four com­ mittee members retired and two new ones are now required. The evening concluded with games organised by Mrs Bil­ lows. At the December meeting


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ful carol singing evenings raised money for the chosen charities - RNIB and Caring for Carers. Guest speaker at the Febru­


ary meeting will be Mr Roy Porter, of Chatbum, and mem­ bers are reminded that sub­ scriptions are due.


Fantastic foliage Radio personality Mr Peter


Foley, of Holden Clough Nurs­ ery, was made very welcome as the first speaker of the New Year at Holland Gardening Club, BoIton-by-BowIand. He took a beautiful array of


plants to illustrate his talk on “Fantastic Foliage” and he treated his audience to seeing plants at their best after a sunny, dry autumn and the colours positively glowed. Many members took advan­ tage of the opportunity to buy the lovely specimens.


Tea hostesses Mrs Liz


Davey, Mrs Adele McCally and Mrs Marilyn Campy pro­


vided a delicious selection of home-baked goodies with cups


of tea., Next month’s meeting will


be a talk on "Flowers and Mountains of the Swiss Alps” by Syd Cumbers, of Lancaster, which promises to be equally fascinating and colourful. New members are welcome


to the meeting of February 11th at 7-30 p.m. in Bolton-by- Bowland Village Hall.


Ten-pin bowling On Monday night members


of Bolton-by-Bowland Young Farmers’ Club enjoyed an evening of 10-pin bowling at the regional competition. Next week’s meeting will be


a talk on addiction by a staff member from Gisburne Park Hospital. Members should meet in the village hall at 7-45 p.m. ,


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CHATBURN


VIP visitor Members of Christ Church,


Chatburn, welcomed Bishop John Goddard to a service of confirmation on Sunday when eight children and one adult were confirmed in the presence of a full church.


The parents of some of the


children supplied celebration fruit cake and other refresh­ ments and more than 100 peo­ ple joined with the Bishop to celebrate afterwards with cof­ fee and cake. ,


Burns’ night ; A traditional Burns’ night


with haggis and clootie dumpling followed by a ceilidh


is to be held in Chatburn School Hall on Sunday at 7-30 p.m. Tickets are £5 adults, £3 children available from Roy Porter’s butchers shop or tei. 01200441392.


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Ali Baba Thornley Birds are once


again presenting an annual pantomime and this year’s choice is Ali Baba. • . The full cast include 10 chil­ dren and the pantomime will.


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,1 be staged in Chipping Village Hall on February Gth and 7th at 7-30 p.m. Tickets are £4 for; adults: and £2 for children available 'from Winefride Slater, contact 01995 61505. All proceeds from the panr


tomime will be given to Rose- mere Cancer Care Centre and


Chaplain’s talk ^ v ' Guest speaker at the meet­


ing of Downham WI was the Rev. Arthur Siddall, who relat­ ed stories about his time as chaplain to a City of London Livery Company, when he attended dinners at the Man­ sion House and many other traditional ceremonies, includ­ ing the Lord Mayor’s Parade. Mrs Eunice Hook and her


husband, Donald, were con­ gratulated on their golden wed­ ding anniversary, and birthday greetings were extended to Mrs Hook and Mrs Jill Cragg. President Mrs Eileen Wilson


gave a report on the resolutions selection meeting and remind­ ed members of the spring coun­ cil meeting on March 17th in Southport.


GISBURN


Ice skating ' On Monday evening mem­


bers of Gisburn Young Farm­ ers’ Club enjoyed an evening of ice skating at Blackburn Arena. • ■


: , , Next week’s meeting will be


in the.Festival Hall at 7-30 p.m. and is a hair and make-up


A LAKGE and lively crowd of youngsters filled Rimington Memorial Institute on Satur­ day for the annual Rimington and Middop children’s party. The revels began with a fancy


dress parade, with the many imag­ inative and colourful costumes set­ ting judges Mr A. and Mrs C. Lit­ tle, a most difficult task. A tasty tea of hot-dogs and party


Ward 24 at Royal Preston Hos­ pital. The pantomime will also bo


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held on February 20th and 21st in St Martin’s Church Hall, Broadway, Fulwood, Preston. Tickets for these performances are available from Margaret Blackburn'tel. 01772774394.


Two little ducks Chipping Young Farmers’


Club members are holding a charity bingo night on Janu­ ary 31st in the village hall; Doors will be open at 6-30 p.m. and eyes down at 7-45' p.m. Everyone is welcome.


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church. All members are urged to attend if possible, when plans will be outlined for the coming year. The vicar, the Rev. Dr Alan Sowerbutts, will give the address and light refreshments will be served. Transport can be provided if necessary.


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Headstone Singers The Readstone Singers


“Prelude to Christmas” con­


cert held in St John’s Church, Read, raised £720 to be shared between the Cystic Fibrosis Society and the Motor Neu­ rone Disease Society. The choir also raised money for the Motor Neurone Society from a concert ' in S t ' Leonard’s Church, Padiham. ■The choir meets every, Wednesday at 7-30 p.m. in St


; John’s Church and now lady members will be welcome..


Parish ccuncil At the meeting of Read


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goodies followed the fancy dress parade, and later, games and disco ' dancing brought the jolly afternoon to a close.


' On behalf of the organisers, Mrs Lyn Pate thanked the judges and. everyone who helped in any way to make the party such a joyful o c ca - . sion.


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Results of the fancy dress: Under two years: Phoebe Moore (Bo-Peep), Libby Smith (fairy),


demonstration on young farm­ ers by young farmers.


Mothers’ union For their annual meeting


and New Year lunch, members and guests of Gisburn Moth­ ers’ Union met in the welcom­ ing atmosphere of the Buck Inn, Paythorne. Following an excellent meal, the election of officers was held: Mrs Chris­ tine Thistlethwaite (leader), Mrs Christine Knowles (secre­ tary), Mrs Hilda Waddington (treasurer).


Jack Watterson (sorcerer’s appren­


tice). . 2-3 yrs: Sophie Altham (witch),


Lucy Pilkington (white fairy), Matthew King (Woody). -., 4 yrs: Luke Watterson,(Action


Man), Megan King (Ariel);'Becky Pilkington (ballerina). ' v .■ -


, 5 yrs: Mark Winckley (pirate),' Amy Lundi(Barbie Swan Lake), Jack Wolfenden (soldier). 6 yrs: Emily Watson (Princess


organise the party in the , future.


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- As part ot-National'-MarY riage Week, the Bowland MU Deanery is staging a display at • Booths Supermarket, in Settle, on February 12th to 14th. The annual Wave of Prayer


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Animal ornaments President of Dunsop Bridge


WI Mrs Barbara Clarkson wel­ comed Mrs Jean Fowler who gave a talk on livestock fig­ urines. A competition for an animal


ornament was won by Mrs Francis Nelson with Mrs Shirley Singleton and Mrs Sheila Winstanley were run­ ners-up. . Raffle winner was Mrs Janet


Wells and birthday greetings were expressed to Mrs Jean Parkinson. Thanks were given to mem­


bers who helped with the suc­ cessful Christmas party.


Youth group The AGM of Hodder Youth


Group will be held tonight in Dunsop Bridge Village Hall at 8 p.m.


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Party time It has been five years since


day for Bowland Deanery is February 19th and Gisburn branch will uphold this from 11 to 11-30 a.m. in Gisbum Parish Church. Mrs Knowles had devised an amusing table quiz and free raffle, she was sincere­ ly thanked and applauded for her work in making the after­ noon such a pleasant and suc­ cessful occasion.


GRINDLETON


Eyes down Members of Grindleton WI


will be holding their annual bingo night on March 15th at , 7-30 p.m. in the Pendlc Hotel,


Chatburn. Tickets are £4 including a pie and peas supper. Those who prefer sandwiches should order them in advance. For tickets tel Mrs Kay Hopkinson on 01200 441387.


Award evening - Next Thursday, at 7 p.m., St John's Church will host a "Vil­ lage Celebration of Light", dur­ ing which the parishioners will be awarded the Eco Congrega­ tion Award for their work on environmental issues over the past year. The Bishop of Brad­ ford will formally present the award, and all villagers are invited to attend this ecumeni­ cal event, which the parish­ ioners SCO as celebrating.an ' award given to the whole vil­ lage. During the evening there will be a talk on Energy Con-.. servation by Natasha Edwards, and afterwards a l l ; attending will be given a free low-energy light bulb with which to continue the good work. If you would like to attend


the celebration, please contact Mrs Clare Hyde (01254 878402).


WI meeting At this evening's meeting of .


Hurst Green WI, Dr Christine Hardy \vill give a talk entitled "ER English Style", in which: she will give her personal; insight into life as a casualty doctor. The meeting is at 7-30 p.m. in the Memorial Hall, and newcomers are warmly invited to attend. On Monday, two teams will


be representing the branch in the LFWI fun quiz being held in Samlesbury Village Hall.


Parish council Aighton, Bailey, and


Chaigley Parish Council held a. meeting on Monday evening in the Memorial Hail. Concern


: was expressed about the state of the footpath between the Punch Bowi Inn and St John's


the older residents of Hurst Green enjoyed a party put on . especially for them, but on Fri­ day night, thanks to the efforts, of Mrs Gill McDonnell and, Mrs Agnes Bland, it was party timeagain.


, v Thirty-six residents, aged 65.


and over, attended the event held in Hurst Green Memorial Hall, enjoying a three-course meal, provided thanks to dona­ tions from the parish council and St Peter's Club, and contri­ butions brought along on the evening. Afterwards, the partygoers


enjoyed entertainment provid­ ed by some of Hurst Green's younger residents. Jessica Mac- farlane, Alasdair Macfarlane, Charlie Bolton, Mr Greg Mann andiMiss:Rosoanne


, Allen performed and displayed their respective talents in a pro­ gramme introduced by Mr Richard Wilkinson. Mrs McDonnell hopes that


the annual event will now be revived, as it was so clearly enjoyed by those present, and hopes that there may be some young villagers willing to


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. Church; and a letter read out from a local resident. The letter will be forwarded to the LCC Highways Department, requesting work to bo carried out to remedy the situation; and highlighting the health and safety issues raised by the path's disrepair.


' ' A new rotary lawnmower,


costing £400, has been bought for the parish. Mr Jack Steele, responsible for maintaining the. parish land, was reported to be delighted with the new pur­ chase. ■ Mr James Rawson agreed to


fill the vacant post of minor authority governor at St Joseph's RC School, Hurst Green. It was agreed that the pre­


cept, which enables the parish council to raise money for its work through the Council Tax, should be kept at the current rate of £3,500. The next meeting will be


arranged when a date has been set for the health and safety' representative from Ribble Val­ ley Borough Council to come and assess the village play­ ground.


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Jasmine), 'Phomas Brunshaw (Woody), Ella Wolfendon (cat). Pairs: Georgia and Marcus I^eaver


(Posh and Becks), Hannah and Stijn Marynissen (policeman and bur­ glar).


' V Best home-made costume; Mrs King for “Ariel” .


■ . Our photograph shows children enjoying dressing up for the Riming-


: ton and Middop children’s Christ­ mas party. (G100104/4)


KNO.WLE,. : ' GREEN.


Trip of a lifetime Members of Knowle Green


and Dutton WI stared the year with an excellent talk and slide show by member Miss Doreen Latter. Miss Latter and a friend spent 18 memorable days travelling through the Canadian Rockies and sailing to Alaska. She enthused about the spectacular scenery,'with clear blue lakes, majestic; mountains and thousands of trees and said she fulfilled a lifetime ambition of travelling to Alaska. They visited Cal­ gary during the famous stam­ pede and saw the ski-jump whore the winter Olympics were held. In the Canadian National Park they encoun­ tered grizzly bears and elks and an abundance of wild flowers and wore driven on glaciers in special trucks with enormous tyres before travelling on the Skeena Express Train through the Rockies with special view­ ing carriages on board to see the amazing scenery. From Vancouver they boarded a ship to sail through the Inside Pas­ sage to Alaska and went whale watching, seeing the hump­ back whales. They also .sailed in small boats near the glaciers to get a closer view. The ship returned to Vancouver where they spent a few days conclud­ ing their trip of a lifetime. Mrs Nora Cameron expressed thanks to Miss Latter and pre­ sented her with a plant. Winners of the competition


for a bear were Mrs D. Procter and Mrs K.Ackroyd. Forthcoming events wore


announced, a New Year dinner on January 29th at the White Bull, Alston, an art apprecia­ tion day on February 2nd at the Harris Library, Preston, and a games evening on Febru­ ary 18th in Barton Village Hall. . At the next meeting on Feb­


ruary 11th Mrs G. McDonnell will speak on “The Blue Swim­ suit” . This is an invitation evening so members are urged to bring a friend.


LANGHO


Holy Communion Both services in St Leonard’s


Church, Langho, will be con­ ducted by the Rev. David Noblet on Sunday. At 9 a.m. Holy communion will bo held and at 10-30 a.m. the parish communion service will take place. ■ There will bo a parish lunch


in the community centre after the 10-30 a.m. service on Feb­ ruary 8th and tickets are avail­ able at £6 for adults and £3 for children.,' On February 24th there is


an organ concert at Mytton Fold Hotel, tickets are avail-


able at £6, including supper.


Parish Council it was reported that two metal dog waste bins will be sited to replace those damaged on Straits Lane and George Lane in the near future. Also new playground equip­ ment will bo installed on the play area in the next few weeks. ■ McDonald’s has responded to the council's concern about litter saying it is company poli­ cy to carry out litter patrols and to replace waste recepta­ cles both inside and outside restaurants. Lancashire County Council


has still not responded to a request to take action to improve the Stork footpath and also failed to keep an apointment to inspect the path. .


; PC Gallagher reported on


police matters. Councillors were particularly concerned about motorised scooters which are illegai on the roads unless the ownor/rider is insured and has passed a dri­ ving test. Mr Nigel Evans MP is to bo


invited to meet the parish council to discuss the AC71 where accidents are happening almo.st daily. ,


Comedyplay A revival of the Read and


originally planned f o r mid-' - November, but had to be post­ poned due to the illness of pro­ ducer Mrs Ethel Taylor. Local man Mr Brian Tonge,


Simonstonc Players will rc.sult ■ in an Alan Ayckbourno play “Relatively Speaking” taking place in- Read United Reformed Church on February 19th, 20th and 21st at 7-30 • p.m. ..The play - a comedy - was


a very experienced producer, stopped into the breach and the play will feature a cast of four - Cynthia Carter, Susan Lightbown, Clifton C. Pollard and Dr Kris Wlodarczyzk. Tickets available from Road CE School, tlie Pharmacy, Pol­ lards Garage or at tlio door at £3-50, concessions £3.


Football On Saturd.ay Read United


FC first team played away to Burnley Belvedere and won 3- 2. The scorers were Richard Lambert (2) and Sam Mar­ shall. Man-of-the-inatch was Marc Barnes. , Read United second team


played Goodshaw United and again won 3-1. Scorers were. Dave Hartley (2), and Andrew Rushton. Man-of-thu-match was Martin Noone.


Christian unity. A very well-supported


Christian Unity service was held on Sunday in Read Unit­ ed Reformed Church. The serr vice was taken jointly by the minister of the URC, the Rev. Geoffrey Townsend, and the vicar of St John’s Church, Read, the Rev. Dr Alan Sower- butts. Organist was Sheila Sturrock and the Brownies hold a parade. Sally Britnell read prayers.


Bingo The monthly bingo session


will be held next Thursday in. Read Constitutional Club. Everyone is welcome at 8 for 8-


30 p.m.


: Children’s service On Sunday in St John’s


Church, Read, at 11 a.m. Read schoolchildren will take the entire service to mark Educa­ tion Sunday. The pupils will give readings and perform a playlet together with two songs from the choir. A similar service is planned


for the children of St Peter’s Church, Simonstonc. It is hoped that both these services wiil be well-supported by par-


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Mothers’ Union Members of St John’s


Church Mothers’ Union, Road, will hold their annual meeting on Tuesday a 7-30 p.m. in


SABDEN


St Nicholas The long-awaited re-opening of St Nicholas’s Parish Church in Sabden takes place next


month, after the completion of ■ e.xtensive refurbishment.; : A service of rcdedication will


take place on Saturday, Febru­ ary 21st, at 3 p.m., followed by a buffet celebration. -


Dinner Sabden Horticultural Society


will hold its annual dinner on Friday, February 27th, at the Shireburn Arms, Hurst Green. The society’s next commit­


tee meeting is on February 10th and this year’s summer show is on Saturday, August 21st.


Spot on The next Spot On production


in Sabdon will bo “The Nut­ cracker” on Sunday, February 22nd, in St Mary’s Hall at 3 p.m. It is suitable for children and


adults and features music and puppetry. It costs £2.50 for adults and £1.50 children.


Unity .Sabden’s Week of Prayer for


Christian Unity ends tomor­ row (Friday) with a service at 12-15 p.m. in St Mary’s Hall followed by a hunger lunch. Services have been held at all the village churches this week and tonight will feature St Nicholas’s Church at 7 p.m. when everyone is welcome.


Collection ‘ A collection for Spue, the


Society for the Protection of Unborn Children, at St Mary’s


RC Church, raised £62.39.


Bowling Club The annual meeting of Sab­


den Bowling Club will be held in the club house on Tuesday at 8 p.m. It is very important for all members and new mem­ bers to attend as all the com­ mittee is up for re-election.


Schools The two village schools are


appealing for residents to help with ongoing collections. Sab­ den Primary School is collect­ ing used printer cartridges, while St Mary’s is collecting Persil stars and tokens from packs of Nabisco breakfast cereals. These can be loft at either school or at St Mary’s ' Church. ® FOR More From The Vil­ lages, turn to Page 10.


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