12 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, July 29th, 2004


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Clitheroe'422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) Real-life Swallows and Amazons


ADVENTURES from the “Swallows and Amazons” stories by Arthur Ran- some were re-enacted by members of Clitheroe Canoe Club. The stories of the children, who sailed


and explored the lakes and mountains of England, were based on the author’s own childhood memories. His first expedition was to Peel Island,


on Coniston Water, destination of the Clitheroe paddlers. Forty club members converged on the


shores of Coniston on a bright and sunny Sunday morning. Paddlers in wetsuits, buoyancy aids and spray decks can be a funny enough sight at the best of times, but for this trip the juniors all decorated their helmets to pay homage to the works of Arthur Ransome.


Decorations ranged from a pirates’ hats


to angels' wings and a halo! Winner of the decorated hat was eight-year-old Nicholas Furber with his gold Roman centurion's helmet. Following the short half-mile paddle to


Peel Island, the group beached their boats and enjoyed their picnics The young pad­ dlers were then split into two teams, Swal­ lows and Amazons. A series of paddling competitions and races followed, with'the teams neck and neck before the final game. I t was a treasure hunt, with bags of


chocolate treasure hidden all over the island. Neville Wilkinson's Amazon team were pipped at the post by Jim Nolan's bloodhound-like Swallows, who found more treasure than their worthy opponents. All the competitors were rewarded with their


treasure which was consumed with enthu­ siasm. At the end of the day, all the paddlers


thanked 16-year-old Robert Anderson, the youth representative on the club's manage­ ment committee, who organised the event. Clitheroe Canoe Club, based at its pur­


pose-built facility, Chatbum Water, Chat- bum, is a family-oriented canoe club which offers opportunities in recreational and competitive canoeing and kayaking to peo­ ple of all ages. If you are interested, or belong to a


group or club that would be interested in trying canoeing give the club's chairman, Jonathan Downing, a call on 01200 423962. More details on Clitheroe Canoe Club can be found on their website (www.clitheroe- canoeclub.org.uk).


Outreach The Citizens’ Advice Bureau, Outreach sessions will take place in Chipping Village Hall on Mon­ day from 1 to 3-30 p.m.


Shopping trip This year’s Chipping Welfare Committee’s summer shopping trip is to Bury on August 11th. The coach will leave Chipping bus stop at 10 a.m. giving around four hours to have lunch and take advantage of the many shops and market stalls, return­ ing to Chipping by approximately 5 p.m.


All residents of Chip­ ping, Thornley, Lea- gram, Little Bow- land and Chaigley aged 60 and over are eligible to attend with partners.


Those wishing to join PICTURED are the young paddlcrs in their decorated helmets,


above, and enjoying their Swallows and Amazons adventures on Coniston Water, left (s)


, the trip should put their names on the list in Chipping Post Office. Inquiries, tel. Martin and Barbara Butters on 01995 61586.


GISBURN Open gardens


On Sunday between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. there will be 12 gardens open to the public in Gisburn and the sur­ rounding area. Own­ ers are putting the finishing touches to their gardens to give pleasure to the visi­ tors when they will be able to share their knowledge and their enthusiasm.


Added opportunities to make it a day to remember are the plants which will be for sale from some of the gardens and the Jigsaw Environmen­ tal Site which will give some displays on home composting.


At another garden, home-made mar­ malade will be on sale while at other localities there will be a display of clas­ sic racing motor cycles and a flock of pedigree Jacob sheep.


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add to the wide range of interests. The charge for this event is £3 per adult and the proceeds are for the Festival Hall Building Fund.


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and awalim, danced by the learned women in the harems.


Often in the Middle East dances are per­ formed for women only just as a form of relaxation.


Change of time Parishioners of St Ambrose Church, Grindleton, are reminded that the service on Sunday morning will be at 10-30 a.m. instead of the usual time.


HURST GREEN


Royal date Where else would one bump into a fellow Hurst Green villager than on the lawns of Buckingham Palace, in a crowd of 8,000 other guests?


That was the experi­ ence last Tuesday of Miss Frances Ahearne, domestic bursar at Stonyhurst College, and Miss Mary Bailey, repre­ senting the WRVS in her role as the organ­ isation's Hurst Green co-ordinator.4


Both ladies knew that the other would be at the Buckingham Palace Garden Party when they started sharing news of their date with royalty with friends in the village's WI. They had planned to meet later in the day, but hardly expected to see each other amidst the throngs of invited guests.


The day was made even more special for Miss Bailey as she was selected to be introduced to Her Majesty along with three of her col­ leagues from the WRVS.


"It was a real thrill," she said.


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At the Festival Hall, there will be a stall selling ceramics to


Programmes, which include a map, are available on the day from any of the gar­ dens, which will be signposted, from Gisburn Post Office in the morning or from the Festival Hall, Gisburn, where cream teas will be served from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.


Miss Ahearne's day was not without its share of famous peo­ ple either. She spent the morning, along with her guest for the garden party, Mr Stephen Leonard, also from Stonyhurst College, on a private tour of the Houses of Parliament. While there she caught sight of Betty Boothroyd, Iain Duncan Smith and Norman Fowler.


The ladies are now preparing to share their memories of their royal adventure with members of Hurst Green WI at the AGM later this year.


WIsuccess The ladies of Hurst


A competition for a Middle Eastern memento was judged by Mrs Kingston and won by Mrs V. Hilton and Mrs N. Cameron.


' ber there will be a talk by Mr and Mrs L. Whalley on “Titanic, a White Star Dream”.


LANGHO Church members meet for Arthur’s last supper


MEMBERS of St Michael’s Church PCC, Whitewell, met for supper in the Inn at Whitewell to bid a very sad, but fond farewell to the Rev. Arthur Siddall and his wife, Sue.


Before leaving he was asked to perform one final duty, which was to present Mrs Alice Haworth with a certificate acknowledging her 60 years as organ­ ist at the church.


Green are celebrat­ ing and relaxing, this week following their success at last Satur­ day's Clitheroe Area WI Handicraft and Produce Show.


Members of the vil­ lage's institute won the cup for Most Improved WI, and came third out of the 13 competing groups for the number of points gained. Points are awarded for every item entered in the different sec­ tions, including bak­ ing, knitting, pro­ duce, etc.


Mrs Haworth also takes charge of flow­ ers in church and has been responsible for two very successful flower festi­ vals. Along ■with her husband, John, who has been a churchwarden for many years, they have worked tire­ lessly, and in recognition of this they were given a garden centre voucher.


The rolls reversed and it was Mr Haworth who thanked and presented


Her painting of her grandchildren with a lamb won the cup for Best in Show. Anoth­ er Hurst Green member, Mrs Chris­ tine Sunderland, won the same cup last year for a china doll.


Library The mobile library will only visit its afternoon stops next Thursday. Those on the morning route will have to wait until August 19th to choose some more summer reading.


The competitive spirit is obviously alive in Hurst Green. Secre­ tary of the village WI, Mrs Gill M cD o n n el l , explained that all the members were keen to do their bit to raise enough points in the show, only the second that they have entered, and that some of the ladies were still bak­ ing at 2 a.m. the night beforehand. Next year sees the 50th birthday of Hurst Green WI and Mrs McDonnell promises that they are all "raring to go and do even better" in their golden year.


Mrs Rita Marsland, of Huntingdon Hall Lane, has particular reason to celebrate success at the show.


Pop-up books Members of Hurst Green WI were taken back to their childhood when guest speaker Mrs Sheila Sturrock told the story of pop-up and moveable books, with the help of slides.


The idea began two centuries ago so things may have improved, but not changed very much. The pictures were delightful and some of her own books were displayed. Mrs Christine Sunder­ land thanked her for an illuminating hour. Raffle winner was Mrs Young and a compe­ tition for pop-up cards was won by Mrs V. Blackie, Mrs K. Young and Mrs A. Haworth.


Mrs Gill McDonnell


was thanked for organising the Hunt­ ington Hall Gardens event. An enjoyable evening was had by members as guests of Dunsop Bridge WI. Invitations have been received to visit Clayton-le-Dale and Gisburn WIs.


The open village gar­ dens arranged by WI members and resi­ dents was a great success.


After an excellent sup­ per congratulations were extended to Miss F. Ahearn and Miss M. Bailey on their Buckingham Palace invitations.


Thanks were received from the East Lan­ cashire Hospice for proceeds of a coffee evening and a thank- you letter read from Mrs M. Collinge who is now recovering.


KNOWLE GREEN


Concert The Thursday lunchtime concert in Knowle Green Vil­ lage Hall on August 5th will feature two Beethoven Sonatas and the Dvorak Romantic Pieces and will be played on vio­ lin and piano by Deirdre Ward and Brenda Blewett. Deirdre and Brenda are on the staff at Chetham’s School of


the vicar with a gift for his hard work and dedication to St Michael’s Church and its parishioners. Mr and Mrs Siddall go with the very best wishes of the congregation to their new life in Christ Church, Naples, Italy.


Our picture shows the Rev. Arthur Sid­ dall presenting Mrs Alice Haworth with her certificate, (s)


Music, Manchester, and this is the first of occasional recitals by the staff at the inter­ nationally renowned music school. To book tel. 01254 826948.


Fellowship


A luncheon will be held following the morning worship at 11 a.m. on Sunday in Knowle Green Con­ gregational Chapel.


Everyone is invited to go along to the ser­ vice and the lun­ cheon, which is com­ pletely free, although contributions can be made towards the cost of the meal. Just go along enjoy the food and share in the fellowship.


Eastern dance At the meeting of Knowle Green and Dutton WI Anne Kingston enter­ tained members with a talk and demon­ stration on Middle Eastern dance. Mrs Kingston started tap and jazz dance in her teens and moved on to Middle Eastern dance 12 years ago.


She studied the histo­ ry and spent several years training and is now a highly quali­ fied teacher and takes classes in Lon- gridge, St Annes and Preston every week. She also is a member of a theatre group


and travels around the country giving performances. Anne demonstrated with enthusiasm and encouraged members to have a go. She told members “Belly dancing is good exer­ cise, keep joints sup­ ple, good for posture, helpful for child­ birth, relaxing and most of all it is a good laugh”.


The dress code for the traditional dance, much to everyone’s surprise, was not a two piece costume, but a long cotton T- shirt shaped dress called a galabuya with a jingly belt around the hips. Veils were also used to give more move­ ment to the dance. When doing stage performances, how­ ever, much more elaborate dresses are worn.


This was not the only disaster of the evening, because the speaker had also let members down.


Electric talks On the day of Billing- ton and Langho WI meeting, president Mrs Barbara Siddall was without electric­ ity from 11 a.m. and was still waiting for an electrician to find the fault at 7 p.m. So vice-president Mrs Lilian Hargreaves conducted the meet­ ing.


There is no August meeting instead there will be a trip to Mitton Crafts on August Uth. At the meeting in Septem-


Langho, on Sunday.


On August 18th there will be a race night starting at 7 p.m. in Mytton Fold Hotel to raise funds for the church. Admission is £3 for adults with children being admitted free.


PENDLETON


Waste paper The fortnightly collec­ tion of waste paper takes place in Pendleton on Tues­ day.


Please leave papers in the white bags pro­ vided.


SLAIDBURN


Village hall At a meeting of Slaid- burn Conservation Group members agreed to respond to a letter circulated by Slaidburn Property Trust. All were agreed to the need for a new village hall and concerns were expressed to the size and outward appear­ ance of the building and that it would be in keeping with the village and conserva­ tion area.


Fortunately, Mr George Paley stepped in when asked, and gave an absolutely wonderful talk with superb slides of a holiday he and his wife had taken in January, to visit their son in New Zealand. He told his audience they had been to Sin­ gapore and Australia en route.


Mrs Marie Smith expressed thanks on behalf of members and everyone said that it was a far bet­ ter evening than they had anticipat­ ed.


Birthday flowers were presented to Mrs Mary Jackson.


Mrs Kingston had brought along a selection of beauti­ fully beaded and sequinned outfits, made from vibrant coloured taffetas each with tiny bells or metal discs around the hips to give sounds during the dance. She explained there are different types of Middle Eastern dance, ghawazee, performed by gypsies and nomadic women


At the next meeting on August 16th in the community cen­ tre at 7-45 p.m. the speaker will be Mr Allan Blackburn, on antiques. Visitors are most welcome.


Members were reminded tha t the annual dinner will be held in Mytton Fold Hotel, on August Uth.


Family services The Rev. Philip Gray will conduct both the 9 a.m. Holy Commu­ nion and the 10-30 a.m. family commu­ nion services in St Leonard’s Church,


It was decided to write to the parish council to ask what could be done regarding the play area on the green and ask that the bollards which constantly move around the green be removed immediate­


Concern was raised regarding the laying of Tarmac at the Poorsland Unit’s site. I t was agreed to write to Ribble Val­ ley Borough Council to ask if it was an appropriate surface on an otherwise acceptable develop­ ment.


It was agreed to meet again on August 6th at 7-30 a.m. in the old village hall.


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Anyone interested in conserving this unique village is invited to attend. For further details please contact S. Wood tel. 446261.


Social drive Whist winners at the social held in Slaid­ burn Village Hall were: B. Brown, F. Jeff, M. Coulthard, B. Peel.


Dominoes: G. Berry, M. Pye, F.Giles.W. Hustwaite.


Raffle: M. Briggs, C. Lawson, B. Brown, M. Jackson, M. Coulthard.


The next drive will be on August 28th. O More village news on pages 14,15


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