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12 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, December 1^, 2005 in Clitheroe Day Okpoti. Mrs Booth
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Members of Hurst Green WI held their annual meeting last Thursday. The insti tute has had a very busy 50th anniver sary year, with some notable successes at the Clitheroe Area WI Show and a memorable appear ance at the North West Federation Show. Members also remembered some of their number who have fallen ill during the past year, Mrs Teresa Crotty, Mrs
The committee served
Hospital. Mrs Adey admitted that people sometimes find the prospect of her sub ject matter off-put ting, but the mem bers present agreed that her mesage was very positive and gave a helpful insight into how best to offer sympathy and help to the bereaved.
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a hot-pot supper. Services are held every Names were also Sunday at 11a.m., taken for the Christ mas meal, at the Bayley Arms on December 15th.
graciously allowed Isaac to have the cake. Afternoon teas were served and the whole afternoon proved to be a great success socially as well as financially. The chimch wishes to thank all who sup ported the event, and all who helped on the day and prior to the event.
KNOWLE GREEN
Christmas fair
The speaker was Mrs Madelaine Adey, a Cruse Bereavement Counsellor, who runs a bereavement group which meets monthly
Young. Mrs Young The Christmas fair for was the president Knowle Green Con- until she fell ill, and her post was tem porarily filled by the vice-president, Mrs Barbara Herd. At the meeting, Mrs Herd was elected as the new president. Mrs Gill McDonnell s ta ^ as secretary and Miss Frances Ahearne as treasurer. Mrs Mary Mann joined the committee and was elected the new vice- president. Mrs Rita Holden has also joined the commit tee, joining Mrs Lucy Wilkinson who remains in post.
there are week night events and the armu- al Nativity play p ^ sented by the chil dren will be held on December 18th at 11 a.m. with the candle- lit carol service com- ^ mencing at 6-30 p.m. o Everyone will receive i
_____ a very warm wel-
gregational Church come, rmsed a record sum of CoUfltry SiflQGr £900. People came The well-known local from far and wide to singer, Lorraine, is
buy their early Christmas presents. Christopher Okpoti, the student pastor on a 12-month part time placement at the church as part of his college course, opened the event and the buying com menced. Mrs Jean Harrison won one of the two hampers, the other won by Mrs Debbie Mills and the
appearing in Knowle Green Village Hall tomorrow for a cabaret evening at 8 p.m. She will be singing songs from the ’50s and ’60s as well as country and western songs. Tick ets, including a light suppe,r cost £6 and can be obtained by calling 01254 878447 or pay at the door.
gutsIhTw ^Tol Christmas party the cake, which was The childrens Christ- beautifullydecorated mas party will be by Mrs Jean Hoole and weighed 101b 2oz, was a shared win by Mrs Shelia Booth and Master Isaac
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held in Knowle Green Village Hall on Sunday from 4 p.m. until 6-30 p.m. All village children and
Good arrows frbin girls
the village’s WI Darts A Team. They recently won the WI I^n- cashire Federation Darts Championship and are pictured with their trophy. They are, from the left, Jean Ryde, Freda Korol, and S u ^ n
Wallbank. (s)
the young family and D anC in g ShOGS he held in
welcome at the free party.
be held Social time
The Christmas domino drive and grand draw will
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Knowle Green Vil lage Hall on Monday. Admission is £2 and includes a light sup per. There are good
prizes and everyone LunCn COnCeiT is most welcome at The lunchtime concert the event at 7-30p.m.
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Knowle Green Vil lage Hall on Decem ber 9th at 7-30 p.m. Admission is £5 including a light sup per with dancing to music from Frank and Denise. For tick ets please phone 01254 878447 or 01254 878948.
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School of Music. The concert next Thurs day, will feature James Redfern on piano. James is 16 years of age and is a pupil at the Purcell School of Music in Hertfordshire. His programme will include Beethoven’s Sonata Op.57, “Appassionata”. To book telephone 01254 826948.
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Communion and the The sale was op erred 10-30 a.m. parish by the minister the
communion services :^v. Nonna in St Leonard's There was a brisk Church, Langho, on trade on the vario^ Sunday. The Moth- stalls and afteraoon ers’Union Christmas teas were served, concert will be held Prizewirmerswere Mi^ in church on Sunday Sheila Ma^n, I f c J.
Next Sunday and December 14th at 8- 30 p.m. Compline for Advent will take place in church.
at7-30p.m. Songs of praise
Weisters, Mrs Mar garet Pinder, Mrs Sheila Yates and Mrs B. Peel.
Blessed with a tine evening, there was a
martin TOP Waste paper The waste paper col lection in Read and Simonstone will take place on Monday.
good gathering and a Please leave white “reetgr^elysing” at sacks or plastic bags
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the annual Songs of outside your proper- Praise held in Salem ty early.
GETTING straight to the point in Gisbum are these three ladies of, Mr H. Moorhouse wel- meet
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corned everyone and Mr Roy Porter the “singing butcher” of Chatburn, most ably led the event. Mr Porter gave many interesting anecdotes about the lives of
“0 For a Thousand Tongues to Sing” was the hymn chosen for beginning and the
of the tunes of the hymns chosen.
the m
P^HTIcInV School will in St John’s
petert Sunday on Sunday.
tutional Club wel comed back quiz master Mr Ramon Bell, and was won by a team from "Tun- stead Avenue, “The Only Way is Up”. Second was a new team into the win ners’ enclosure, “S to S” , third on a tie break was Karen Pairclough’s “The Fick Five”. Booby prize went to “Much Ado About Noth ing”, not even a team name change could stop the Cliviger Clowns from taking the walk of shame.
C o n g re g a t io n a l S u n d a y SChOOl ofarthictonivht there Chapel, Martin Top gj. on SimCl&y*
Pantomime “Cinderella” is the pantomime to be per formed in Read Unit ed Reformed Church this year.
4-r->rv-int»TV>nr onrf C«afn»«- ^Iso performances
Church, Read, at 11 a.m.
Joseph and the shep herds will begin their journey to Bethle-
They will hear how There is a shortage of the prophets, Mary, white wool in Read
tomorrow and Satur day at 7-30 p.m. and a matinee on Satur day at 2 p.m.
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scholars will take Nativity
final hymn was the cHi.iarH R o a r words of “Jesus Shall taward Bear
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play which will take place a t 4 p.m. in church on Christm^ Eve during the Crib SGFVIC©.
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Reign” sung to the The last Edward Bear W h iS t driVG local tune “Riming- service for the year a whist drive arranged ton”.
will be held at 11 by Mrs Barbara
Organist was Mr Don a.m. next Wednesday ■ in St John’s Church, Read. Edward would like to see all his little friends, babies, tod dlers, mums, grand parents and carers.
At the close, people Imgered over tea, bis cuits and cakes and warm fellowship was shared by all.
MELLOR BROOK
Activities A winter programme of entertainment events has been announced for Mellor Brook Community Centre which includes a quiz, a Valentine's ceilidh dance and a one-man show "Football Fanatical." Both of November's events, the Lancashire Night and the English folk concert by John Spiers and Jon Boden were sell-outs.
The Centre has still to receive a license under the terms of the new Licensing Act which came into effect last week. The first of the forthcom ing events, the vil lage's annual quiz, has therefore been delayed until the end of January in the hope the license will have been granted by then.
NEWTON h ■ afternoon'.
Christmas fair Proceeds of £420 was raised at Newton’s United Reformed Church Christmas fair on Saturday
Party The Read senior citi zens’ Christmas
Cricket club Sabden Cricket Club is set to re-form if enough people show an interest.
Papers Next Tuesday is waste
asked to contact Mrs Dilys Day on 01282
paper collection day 778464. around Sabden. Old COUflCII paper should be left Sabden Parish Council outside in the white will hold its Decern-
A meeting will be held at the White Hart
sacks provided by Ribble Valley Bor ough Council. Please read the instructions
........ ............ on the sacks. pub tomorrow at 8 AdVGnt
Games will be played at Whalley and any one who is interested but can not get to the meeting can contact Mr John Hargreaves on 01282 772501 or
or helping run the club is asked to go along.
St Mary’s RC Church will hold its main fund-raiser of the year, the annual Christmas Fair, in the church hall on Satur day at 2 p.m.
____ _____ in Mary's Presbytery in Whalley Road at 7 p.m. A light meal will be followed by a dis cussion on topics which prepare for Christmas. Everyone is welcome.
mas tree and crib
There will be numerous stalls selling Christ mas gifts, cakes, flow ers and Christmas wreaths, toys, toi letries, plus the grand raffle, tombola and bottlebola.
There will also be refreshments on sale and Father Christ mas will have gifts for the under sevens.
Youles will be held in Simonstone Old School Hall at 7-30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Toy service A toy service will be held in St Peter’s Church, Simonstone, on Sunday at 10 a.m.
party will be held in Read CE School, [ Straits Lane, on Sat-
vicar the Rev. Dr Alan Sowerbutts and Mrs G. Sowerbutts, the United Reformed Church minister the Rev. Geoffrey Townsend and Mrs Ann Townsend, Mr
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urday from 12-30 Young Farmers p.m. A hot lunch will
Young
be served at 1 p.m. parmers met in the Invited guests are the
Cyril Law, chairman rpj^g d u b ’s ten pin of Read Parish fowling team (John
village hall for a talk by Clitheroe town crier, Roland Hail wood. He talked about how he became a town crier and about the history of town criers in Clitheroe.
Council and Mrs Joyce Law. Ribble Valley Mayor Mrs Mary Robinson and consort.
Entertainment will be by Steven Robinson, and his son Matthew.
Friendly circle Members of Read Friendly Circle will celebrate Christmas with songs, readings and dialect poems in Read United Reformed Church, on Tuesday at 7-30 p.m.
Indoor party
The Indoor members and over 80s Christ mas party will be held in Mytton Fold
Quiz night ■ • 'hblcf
Hotel, Langho, next instead of holding a Friday, December 9th nieeting next week,
Walker, Christine Parkinson, Steven Walker, Geoff Single- ton, Robert Harrison and Tim Ankers) were placed third in the county competi tion. John Walker was the highest scor er in the competition. Slaidburn Young Farmers "Spice Girls" were congratulated on winning the Stars in their Eyes compe tition at Tosside Vil lage Hall. The Spice Girls were: Posh - Jessica Dodd, Baby - Stephen Harrison, Scary - Tim Ankers, Ginger - Seth Blakey and Sporty - James Harrison.
members will to the
The weekly quiz night bingo in Newton Vil- ■ lage Hall at 7-30 p.m.
Calendars The Derian House 2006 calendar, which has been beautifully illustrated by pupils
The school has been
at Sabden Primary School, is on sale now from school, priced £2.99.
lights will be lit at a special ceremony on Sunday evening beginning at 6-30 p.m. The annual lighting ceremony will take place during a carol service accom panied by Earby Brass Band when tra ditionally several hundred villagers turn out to join in and sing and welcome the Christmas season. Father Christmas will pay a visit to meet the children and this year's lights will be switched on by Mr Kay
was a member of the LoOnCcl L Raymond Lowe, who no i^o ho
closely connecte’d to The event has been the Chorley children’s organise^ by the hospice since the death of one its pupils, Matthew Lodge, who spent his last months there. Just pop into school at any time for a cal endar or ask any par ent or staff member.
and was the man behind the scenes who made sure that the lights always worked and everything went to plan for many of those years.
Holme Committee which is appealing for people to join or help with events by spar ing a few hours here and there, to ensure that the popular vil lage events continue. Anyone interested is
her meeting on Tues day at 7-30 p.m. in the Methodist Rooms, Wesley Street, when all resi dents are welcome.
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p.m. when anyone j^^vent sessions for ChUfCh fair interested in playing Christians in the vil- The annual Christmas lage begin tonight Fair at St Nicholas's (Thursday) in St
Mr Kristian Shipston SwitCh OFl on 01282 771091. Sabden’s village Christ ChriStmeS feir
There were stalls selling plants, fancy goods, Christmas gifts, cards and wrappings, chocolates and cakes, and there were lots of fun stalls with games and tombolas where you could win any thing from a bottle of
Church Hall was bustling on Saturday afternoon. The rose queen. Miss Lauren Bywater and her attendants, all in their finery, got the event off to a regal start and the vicar, Fr Trevor Vaughan, also gave some warm words of welcome before the fair opened.
served and all the LiQnt SGrVIC© stalls did a roaring Last Sunday trade with the after noon raising a splen did £1,842 for church funds.
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for the annual Festi- QUIZ nignl val of Light for chil- The Christmas Quiz dren and their fami- Night in St Nicholas’s
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Holme Committee for The sixth St Nicholas’s more than 25 years, Concert tak^ place in
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St Nicholas’s Church tomorrow a t 7-30 p.m. Church organist Mr Roger Britnell, who has organised the concerts, will welcome soloist Anthony Hunt, who is the organist at Salford Roman Catholic Cathedral, and the nine-voice vocal ensemble Octavius. Mr Britnell will also be playing the organ. Mr Brian Hughes, the author of a book ■on the Laycock
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lies. Christmas songs and hymns were sung after a welcome by the vicar, Fr Trevor Vaughan, readings by the Rev. Laura Hardy of Sabden Methodist es.
he children a d con gregation by Fr Peter Birmingham, of St Mary’s RC Church. Every child then went up to the altar to light their lanterns - jam jars tha t
decorated in school - before they stood all around the church, the
they had
switched off and their lanterns
lights church star shone out o l lV I d i y a and a
were t uhie
mcluamg Oakhill’s day for grandparents
GRANDPARENTS attended Oakhill CoL lege, Whalley, to enjoy tea with their grandrjt children. Pupils served their loved ones tasty sandwiches,
cream scones and a drink. The youngsters showed their grand parents
jam,
Our picture shows four- year-old Imogen Campbell, with her grandma Mrs Doreen Price, (s)
Oakhill's new prepara tory school, answering questions on subjects and showing displays of their work. Year 6 children also sang and danced delightfully. •
around
- wine to a full English breakfast.
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organ, will be present with a selection of his written works on var ious organs. Admis sion is free but there is a retiring collection towards the mainte nance of the church organ.
world coming at Christmas and each family was given an Advent candle to take home to shine out through the Christ mas season. The serv ice was organised by Sabden Christian Council for all d e n om in a t io n s . Organist Mr Roger Britnell played.
Church Hall is on Fri day, December 9th, at 7-30 p.m. Entry is £5, including supper, and
Church and a talk to BOWiicg tfVia oViilHrfm nnfl mn- ^
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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, December 1st, 2005 13 WEST BRADFORD Methodist fair
A Christmas fair will be held in West Bradford Church, in Chapel Lane, on Saturday at 2 p.m. Refreshments will be served throughout the after noon and stalls will include bring-and- buy, pick-a-gift, toys and books, cakes, Traidcraft and a raf fle. All proceeds for church
funds.The preacher a t West Bradford Methodist Church’s afternoon worship at 2 p.m. next Sunday, the Second Sunday in Advent, will be the Rev. Chris Cheeseman. The service will include the Sacrament of Holy Communion
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Angels" next Wednes- Q o f fe e t im e day at 7 p.m. and Thursday at 2 p.m., both in the school hall, when everyone is welcome. The follow ing Monday they will present the play for the elderly residents at Littlemoor a t 1
p.m.
you should take your UnOII COnCBl own drinks and glass- Young carollers from
a r^nnppr
Sabden Crown Green Bowling Club is hold ing a cheese and wine and presentation evening in the pavil ion on Saturday,'at 7- 30 p.m. when there will be a fun horse racing game, a raffle, tombola and a short presentation of the team trophies. Admission is £2.
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in the darkness. The Pupils at St Marys RC theme was to symbol- School will present ise the light of the their Christmas play
School Sabden Primary School pupils in the founda tion class will perform their Christmas con cert next Thursday in school at 10-30 a.m.
Over £400 was raised in aid of the Pakistan Earthquake Appeal at a coffee morning held in Waddow Grove, Waddington, on Thursday. Thanks were expressed to all who attended and helped in any way.
Nelson Civic Youth and Primary Choir wdll be singing around Sabden on Monday evening. They will begin at Littlemoor at 6-<l5 p.m. and move on to the Deli in Whalley Road at 7-15 p.m. where' mulled wine and mince pies will be served, before moving on to the Pen- dle Witch a t 7-45 p.m. and possibly other parts of the vil lage. The 15 young sters include a num ber from Sabden
Poppy Appeal A successful Poppy Appeal by the Waddington Branch of the Royal British Legion is almost com pleted for this year with a profit of £2,428 being raised to date. Thanks are expressed to the team of sales persons who visited houses in the area. Poppy sales in
hotels and cafes have also increased, together with the amount raised at the coffee and bring-and- buy evening, the cheese and wine evening and the annu al band concert and raffles. Ribble Valley Mayor Mrs Mary Robinson and her
consort attended the Slaidburn Silver Band concert on Sat urday in the village club, which was a great success. Con ducted by Mr John Cowking, a selection of music with a naval theme in honour of Admiral Nelson, was enjoyed by all.
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