14 , Clitheroe Advertiser & Tjmes, July 29th, 2004 I
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Age Concern Members of Sabden Age Concern and Leisure Club enjoyed their monthly lun cheon and social. The meal was provided by the Pendle Witch, and the sweet by Mrs A. Jones.
Raffle winners were Sabden Parish Council Mr J. Haythornth- waite, Mr J. Rad- cliffe, Mrs D. Gra ham and Mrs M.
Several games of card bingo were played fol lowing the meal.
Sabden FC is holding training sessions on the Holme field on Tuesdays from 6-30 p.m. Anyone interest-
the teams is welcome to join in. Please ring Nigel Clarkson on 680523 for details.
Council
will meet on Tuesday, August 3rd, at 7-30 p.m. in the Methodist Rooms.
paper collection
around Sabden will be on Tuesday when old paper should be left outside in the white sacks provided.
Show
ed in joining the club There are more than or playing with any of 100 classes in this year’s summer show ran by Sabden Horti cultural Society.
It takes place on Satur day, August 21st, in
St Mary’s Hall, Whalley Road, and people from outside the village are very welcome to attend.
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The categories for classes are flowers, vegetables, adults and children’s handi crafts and art, bak ing, wine, flower arranging, photogra phy and eggs, so there is something for everyone. Schedules have been distributed around the village or are available in the shops outlining all the classes and details. For more information or if you are outside the village and want a schedule, please call society secretary Mrs Betty Clarkson on 772762.
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' the Gospel of St John, and reflected t on the beginnings of
he Abbey.
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Summer fair boosts school and parish
HUNDREDS of people flocked to St Mary’s RC Primary School, Langho, for the annual summer fair.
prised stalls selling sweets and crafts and activities including a new attraction, a human fruit machine.'
The event was bathed in There was also a bouncy sunshine and the superb castle, lads ’n’ dads foot- weather was enjoyed by everybody who attended. The parish event corn-
St Nicholas There will be sung Traffic Eucharist in St Little action looks set Nicholas’s Church on to be taken on three
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Friday, August 6th, to mark the Feast of the Transfiguration. The preacher will be Fr Paul Smith, Vicar of Rishton.
traffic matters report ed to Lancashire Coun ty Council by Sabden Parish Council for urgent attention.
ing in the village with parish council repre sentatives, Mr Mar tin Nugent, LCC’s Traffic and Develop ment Engineer for the area, reported back to the July meeting.
Following a site meet- The council had want-
was a massive success for effort ” by both the both the school and the school and parish, parish, raising about Our picture shows Amy £3,400 to be shared White trying out the equally between them both.
ball game, cuddly toy tombola, beer tent and Irish dancing. The fair as
Headteacher Miss Watson thanked all the organis ers and described the fair brilliant team
ed new traffic priority markings on the Bull Bridge to make it safer for pedestrians, but Mr Nugent felt the stone bridge
there had been no reported collisions involving injury and only one slight colli sion during the last five years. The coun cil did not accept these findings and agreed to write back pressing for their orig inal request to be acted on.
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“human fruit machine”, comprising, from the left,- James Golding, Thomas HughesrGooding and Andrew Gilligan. (A270604/3)
would restrict visibili- A request for a Stop ty. He also said that sign at the bottom of
Black Hill had also been turned down. The council has con cerns that motorists come straight out of
also been raised with the LCC. Mr Nugent said he would press the police to enforce the parking restric tions.
Florence Begley, read from the book of Revelations and reflected on creation and the tree of life. At the river bank! the Archdeacon read from the book of Matthew and reflect ed on Paulinus, the seventh century bish op who was reputed to have preached in Whalley.
At the lavatorium, the Vicar of Whalley, Rev. Chris Sterry, led the visitors into con fession and at the Amnesty Interna tional peace garden, the assistant manag er, Mr Gerald Mee, led prayers.
ed at this junction where there had been only one reported injury accident in the past five years. He said it was well estab- Today is the annual lished as a give way Whalley Abbey Fel-
junction and operates safely on this basis.
WHALLEY
parking in Clitheroe Mr Nugent, however, Road, where there is said he did not feel a solid white line, had any action was need-
the junction into the dm ,-,..1 path of oncoming Pilgrimage vehicles in Padiham Processions in the Road and it is only a grounds of Whalley matter of time before a serious accident occurs as there have been a lot of near misses.
and
eucharist on Satur day morning. Sacred songs were performed
The day was to explore the Abbey grounds and pray for a vision of its future. In the afternoon there were tours of the Confer ence House.
lowship Festival Day, beginning at 11-30 a.m. with Holy Com munion at the Parish Church. Lunch in the Abbey dining room will be followed by the AGM, Evensong and afternoon tea.
Abbey, led by mem- O u tin g
as monks, were part of the annual pil grimage
bers of staff dressed Parishioners from the English Martyrs'
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Church, Whalley, were joined by friends for an outing during the first week of the local holidays. The morning was spent at The Pres bytery' making sand wiches, trifles and fruit jellies, which were then loaded onto a coach bound for a parish picnic.
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The venue was the the holy well at Lady- well, near Preston. Many prayers were said before tea was served and the after noon ended with the sprinkling of holy water from the well. A very happy day was the general ver dict of the afternoon.
Senior citizens Saturday’s winners at the Senior Citizens drive in the Methodist School were: whist, ladies 1st Mrs E. White- head, 2nd Mrs H.
. Hardy, gents. 1st Mr H. Holt, 2nd Mr J. Wooff. Dominoes Mr J. Hartley and Mrs M Maden. Raffle Mrs E. Charnley.
by singers from St James's Church Clitheroe, followed by greetings from Archdeacon J0hn Hawes, of Blackburn Cathedral. He led the procession to the Peter of Chester Chapel where Mr John Wilson, manag er at the Abbey, read from Chapter One of
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Border meeting The WI 46th Border Group meeting was hosted by Rimington members who wel comed ladies from Gisburn
Waddington. and
Rimington president Mrs Jean Kerr intro duced the newly elected chairman of the LFWI Mrs Jack ie Hobson, president of Waddington WI Mrs Eva Ellison, and Gisburn president Mrs Maureen Bowe, with Mrs E. Jackson, group meeting secre tary.
Mrs Kerr presented gifts of the Riming ton and Middop Mil lennium book to the visitors, and Mrs Hobson spoke, expressing her plea sure at meeting with members for the first time.
A special welcome was given to guest speaker Mr Paul Whittaker, of Huddersfield. Pro foundly deaf from birth, Mr Whittaker has overcome great difficulties to become a superb pianist, lec turer, and hugely entertaining speaker. He travels the coun try to set up music groups for the deaf, and visits schools to promote music appre ciation. He founded the “Music and the Deaf” organisation which counts among its patrons Sir Cliff Richard and many leading figures in the world of music. His talk to the group members held them spellbound and laughter was mingled with tears as Mr Whittaker “signed” two beautiful record
ed songs. Mrs Bowe’s eloquent thanks to Mr Whittaker were heartily endorsed by everyone.
A delicious buffet sup per was served and Mr Whittaker judged the competition for “A Musical Pro gramme” choosing those of Mrs E. Jack- son, Mrs C. Thistleth- waite and Mrs H. Waddington. Raffle prizes of flower arrangements created by Rimington mem ber Mrs N. Healey were won by Gisburn, Rimington and Waddington mem bers.
It was announced that there are still places on the coach for a pro posed outing to Arley Hall and gardens on August 17th, organ ised by Rimington WI. Tel, 01200 445430 for details and Waddington WI are organising a trip to see the show “Eclipse" at Blackpool on September 8th, any one interested can join them.
Mrs Ellison thanked the host institute for a wonderful evening, which will be long remembered by all.
winning teams tied with 29 points out of 36. Teams were “Then There were Three", captained by Bill Woods, “The Super Six” whose captain was Clive Bennett” and “The Sextets” a team of cricket club ladies. However, once again the booby prize was won by “Ebb and Flo”.
Edward Bear If any children who used to attend the Edward Bear services before they started primary school would like to join Edward and his friends during the school summer- holidays, they would be most welcoma The August meeting will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday in St John’s Church, Read.
Waste paper Although the A671 is closed to traffic the waste paper collection will take place on Monday as stated in the recycling calendar. Please leave the white sacks at the kerbside early on Monday morning, plastic bags will be acceptable.
CHATBURN
Whist drive Winners at Monday night’s whist drive in Read Constitutional Club were Ladies - Mrs Laura Green, Mrs Molly Dearing. Gents - Mrs Pat Larkin, Mrs Babs Dennis. Special prize was won by Mrs Edith Chamley.
Quiz night There was a most unusual result at the quiz night held in Read Constitutional Club when all three
Zoo visit All creatures great and small enthralled young and old alike at a Chatburn nursing home.
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audience were able to handle snakes, frogs, lizards and a hawk, while a parrot sat and squawked. It proved a very enjoyable event for everyone.
BOLTON-BY- BOWLAND
Peasant walk A few energetic mem bers of Bolton-by- Bowland WI had a very pleasant walk from the village towards King Henry Mews and were shown the spectacu lar views over the river at “Pudsey"s Leap”. A welcome supper was enjoyed by the walkers and members who joined them at the Post Office Tea Rooms. Angela and Tim pro vided an excellent supper and thanks were expressed to them together with Mrs Margaret Nierop who planned the walk.
Following NFWI’s request for WI mem bers’ opinion con cerning the award of certificates for long service, it was sug gested that this be lowered to 40 years.
The Manor House Nursing and Residen tial Home invited Chatburn Pre-school group and members of the local communi ty to join residents
' and staff for an after noon of adventure.
It was provided by Mr John Makinson, of Preston, who took along his various res cue animals. The
Thanks were expressed to Mrs Pat Duck worth for the excel lent flower display in church which she had done on behalf of the WI for the garden weekend.
Next month’s meeting will be a canal trip which has been organised on a boat from Skipton. Mem bers to meet in the village and the coach will leave car park at 6 p.m. Supper Mil be served while cruising on the canal and return from Skipton at 10 p.m.-
School’s great performance of Macbeth
FANTASTIC performances were witnessed by packed audiences when pupils from Bowland County High School took centre stage to perform William Shake speare’s “Macbeth.”
Talented Year 9 pupils at the Grindleton school donned
SLAIDBURN
Young Farmers Slaidburn Young Farmers have just had their summer break during which, members have com peted in several com petitions. Robert Harrison, Thomas
stunning costumes and swopped pens for swords to entertain the 100-strong audiences of both young and old alike on two evenings.
Around £130 was raised at the event, which will go towards the English
Harrison and Daniel Parker took part in the County Stock- man of the Year on the 19th June 2004. The Bowland ladies tug of war, of which Christine Parkinson and Judith Robinson were members, repre sented Lancashire at the Royal Show in Wa rw ic k sh ir e. Thomas Harrison
department’s production fund. The school’s English teacher and stage manager, Mrs Joan Manley, said: “We are incredibly proud of the young pupils as they performed extremely well.
“I would especially like to praise Thomas Diggins,
also represented Lan cashire at the Royal Show with his recy cled rocket and gained 11th place. David Parkinson won the regional sheep shearing competition
Meetings begin again in August. Anyone between the ages of 10 and 26 years iswel- come at any of our meetings. For more
who played Macbeth, and Gillian Hanson, who played Lady Macbeth.”
Overall the end-of-term play was a success for both the organisers and the public who attended. Budding thespians are pictured in action. (A060704/5)
details ring Heather on 01200446349. The next meeting is the Regional Treasure Hunt on August 2nd, beginning at Mitton Church at 7 p.m. Future meetings are a visit to Stocks Reser voir (meet at the Boardroom) at 7-30 p.m. on August 9th, the Superjudge Com petition at Hareden
Farm, Trough Road, Dunsop Bridge by kind permission of Mr and Mrs J. Parkinson and Mr and Mrs E. Parkin son, at 7-30 p.m. on August 16th and on August 23rd a farm walk at Broadhead Farm, Easington, by kind permission of Mr and Mrs Barn- ford.
‘Ahoy me hearties!’ Children search for treasure
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New members are wel come at the next drive is at 6-45 p.m. on July 31st.
CROSSING sinking sand was just one grounds to mark the end of term, of the challenges facing pirates and Nursery class teacher Mrs Tracey mermaids at Sabden Nursery.
Hemingway said that the children
The children dressed up and went on a had a "whale" of a time conquering treasure hunt around the school and different obstacles on their mission to
find the
treasure.They then tucked into a picnic. Our pictures show chil dren at Sabden Nursery dressed as pirates and mermaids. (A130704/2a and A130701/2)
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