14 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, May 12th, 2005 GISBURN Spring fair


Members and friends of Gisburn Parish' Church are busy preparing for their


val Hall, beginning at 2-30 p.m. Admission is free and


- there will a variety of stalls plus home-


- made teas. GRINDLETON


Special invite


In celebration of open­ ing their new venture the Duke of York, Grindleton, Andrea and Ollie are inviting


villagers, friends and customers old and new to pop in, have a nibble to eat and say hello,


tomorrow


night from 8 p.m. onwards. Prom Sat­ urday it will be busi­ ness as usual.


annual spring fair 100 Club draw ,


which takes place on Results from the Saturday in the Festi- Grindleton Recre


the winners were Roy Feamhead (£30) and Joan Holden (£15). The April draw was held at the Buck Inn and the winners were A. Rowntree (£30) and Anne Taylor (£15).


ation Ground 100 Club draw are as fol- lows:The draw for January was held at the wine tasting, and the winners were Lisa James (£30) and Liz Heaton (£12). The draw for February was held at the Buck Inn and the winners were Jill Lloyd (£30) and C. Hargreaves , , , , , . , (£12). The draw for Wl plant Stall March was held a t Members of Grindle- the Duke of York and ton WI are reminded


to join now. Please contact Norman Kelly 01200 441320 for details.


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that a plant stall will be held at tonight’s meeting with pro­ ceeds going towards the flower fund. Any­ one wishing to buy


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around £200) needs ^y^ste paper collec- tion at the top of


. Back Lane today. All contributions should be bundled neatly or


new waste-paper compound on the sec­ ond Thursday of the month only, by request.


wicket by Leach. A fine partnership of 64 followed with Leach (38) hitting seven boundaries in a sparkling knock.


the visitors required 42 runs to win off 10 overs. Crossland decided to vary his attack and brought


------ bowlers with Cross- paid dividends^ first


land (44) and Harrison and then Ainsworth sharing a Shepherd fell victim stand of 52 to take to Hutchinson, the score to 129 for With victory in sight three off 27 overs, the heavens opened.


in bin liners and Ainsworth used all his should be put in the experience and


Despite losing three quick wickets Grindleton closed the innings on 183 for six.


Cricket news


The cricket season finally arrived in


Skipper Grassland won The visitors had the toss and elected reached 89 when to bat first The home-side how boast­ ing an average age of over 40, looked as keen and enthusi^tic as ever.


■Grindleton on Sun­ day. The first match saw Grindleton play­ ing host to Rathmell.


Ainsworth, a Grindle­ ton stalwart, and Whittaker took to the crease. The omens looked good when Ainsworth was


of the innings.


steely-eyed determi­ nation to carry his bat for the full 40 overs, finishing on 59 not out.


The visitors got off to a steady start, putting on 43 before Barton (29) was caught at


bowling of Robinson.


At the Sunday school anniversary services held in Holden Chapel, the preacher was Mr Eric Bren- nard, of Grange-over-


Sands.


bulbs through the WI The home-side contin- Uie Chatburn end. the'Sunday school bulb scheme should ued to dominate the This ™iaediately


in T The young people of j.


just one of the initia­ tives planned to keep the younger members involved in the church community.


The quiz will start at 5 p.m. in the church hall, with a high tea provided, and is open to all local children. Further details from


age of her fee to the charity of the cus­ tomer's choice from a list which includes CAFOD, Breast Can­ cer, and Special Care Baby Units, all the charities on her list holding some person­


al significance for the. Leach family.


■ Michael' Bailey The village shop will be


(826027) and Alice open from 8 a.m. to 8 Molyneux (826564). p.m. daily.


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and once again the players sought the sanctuary of the pavilion. As the rain eased to a gentle driz­ zle the players took to the field, Rathmell’s batsmen Coles and


Crossland brought Taylor into the attack. Johnson (38) and Harrison (26) The batsmen found shared a half century' gaps in the field to


partnership and iooked well on course to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat when Leach was brought back into the attack.


deep mid-wicket by Crossland’s first deliv- QuiZ for kicis Crossland off the ery was thumped to It is time for last the boundary by minute revising in Coles. Two more runs off the over left the visitors requiring five runs to win off the final over.


edged towards Grindleton’s total. IVith two overs remaining they required 11 runs for victory.


take four singles to level the scores with one ball remaining. With the last ball of the match, Hutchin­ son beat the bat to leave the match tied.


Coles struck in his first over to remove Whit­ taker, and Ainsworth was joined at the When play resumed Waddington.


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dropped in the slips Three balls later John- Man-of-the-match for off the first delivery son was heading for Grindleton was the the pavilion, followed wily old campaigner by the fielders as rain Ainsworth, interupted play once On Sunday’, Grindleton more.


to play rodded and slowly


the theme was “Armour of God”. Those taking part were Ethan and Isaac Bury, Anna and Seth Blakey, Stephen Har­ rison, Michael Traves and Andrew Harri­ son. Andrew also played the clarinet and organists were


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HURST GREEN .


gunday School


Joseph's Church and St Joseph's Primary School, Hurst Green,


' will receive the Sacra­ ment of Confirma­ tion a t St Peter's Church, Stonyhurst College on Sunday. There will be no 10 a.m. Mass in St Joseph's Church. .


Mrs B. Harrison and CsfobrStiODS Mr M. Blakey.


On Saturday night, a joint celebration is being held to mark


Hurst Green at the moment - but it is not the teenagers this time.


On Saturday, the vil­ lage's younger chil­ dren will be making


know'ledge quiz organised by mem­ bers of the church. The quiz follows on from the success of the Kidzone Lenten activities organised for young parish­ ioners as part of the church's Easter preparations. I t is


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the 60th aniiiversary of VE Day and the 40th anniversary of the opening of Hurst Green's Memorial Hall. Slaidbum Silver Band is performing and a supper will be served during the cel­ ebratory evening in the Memorial Hall. Tickets cost £7.50 and are available from Kath Molyneux (01254 826564).


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their way to St John's UpOHie Church Hall to par- Villagers in Hurst ticipate in a general Green will soon have


a local shop once more, following the short closure during which renovations have taken place. The village shop was recently sold to Mrs Sarah Leach, a local


woman who can trace her roots back to


nearby Mitton and who currently lives in Hothersall.


Mrs Leach is looking


entation night in the Bayley Arms on Sat­ urday could go on for


some time. The club has beaten all past


records by winning three different cups.


As reported last week,, the second team won


the East Lancashire Leagure Reserve Division a fortnight ago. To add to the winning haul, the first team won the final of the Presi­ dent's Cup against Rimington last Thursday then com- ■ pleted a hat- trick of successes for the club by winning their last game in the East Lancashire League on Saturday. The result, 8-1 against Burnley Boys, proved the team's worth, and was memorable for the four goals scored by the goalkeeper.


The team is managed by local man Neale Brown, assisted by, Peter Hayhurst. Sev­ eral local lads play for the team, including Oliver Bolton, Alex Young, Jason Lake­ land, Vinnie Wilkin­ son, Simon Tipton and Steve Young.


Mark’Young, broke the Hurst Green record by scoring 48 goals this season.


forward to providing WI celebration


villagers with a local Guests from the execu- service when she Live committee and reopens in the next few days. Fresh meat will be available, as she is going to be run­ ning a daily order service through Lon- gridge butcher Bren­ dan Anderton.


nibble Farm Foods Mrs K. Young wel- will be prowding fruit corned guests and and vegetables, a new ■ speaker Mrs Sue deli counter will be Lord. Her talk was


stocked by a Lon- gridge firm and cheese will be coming from Chipping.


Perhaps the most inno­ vative new produce available will be hous- ing. Mrs Leach is a former employee of Countrywide and Fox and Co, but has


other WI branches arrived at Hurst Green WI to a warm welcome for its 50th birthday celebration. The room and table decorations were in a gold theme.


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KNOWLE GREEN


Social time


Whist and dominoes will be played in Knowle Green Village Hall on Monday at 7- 30 p.m. Admission is


: £1, which includes tea and biscuits.


Concert


The Thursday lunch­ time concert in Knowle Green Village Hall next Thursd<iy


. will feature Joanne Rosario on clarinet, Rosemary Camton on violin and Yukiko Shinohara on piano. Their programme xvill include Stravinsky’s “Soldier’s Tale”. Commencing at noon, the concert will be followed by lunch­ eon and the inclusive cost is £13, conces­ sions £12. 'To book, call 01254826948.


Guest speaker will be Mr Peter Watson, whose subject is North country folk­ lore. Admissio'n is £1, which includes refreshments.


Waste paper


PTA members of St Leonard’s School, Langho,


have


arranged for the waste paper skip to visit the school car park (opposite Mit­ ton Fold Hotel) from tomorrow afternoon until Monday morn­ ing.


Contributions of news- ■ paper, magazines and cardboard will be acceptalile, but not plastic bags.Please help support the PTA in raising funds for the school and also keep the area tidy. '


flower arrangement. .


Guest speaker Mr Daniel Lynch, of Stoneclough, near Bolton, told a fasci­ nating story of how, over the past 20 years, he has built up a won­ derful and realistic collection of the crown jewels.


Many of the full size replicas of the state crowns of the kings and queens of Eng­ land wore on display. He also showed he had a knowledgeable and well-informed history of the Tower of London, wliich is the permanent home to the original crown jewels. Mrs Hillary Scott expressed thanks.


NFWI resolutions were discussed and passed and a variety of inter­ esting outings and events were also dis­ cussed.


Crown jewels Friendship


The Ladies’ Communi­ ty Friendship Club will meet in Langho Methodist Church on


The president of Mit­ ton WI, Mrs Doreen Balshaw, welcomed members and guests to the meeting and thanked Mrs Olwyn Laycock for the lovely


Members had enjoyed a trip to Lytham.


Competition winners were Mrs D. Holdsworth, Mrs E. Ingham, Mrs A. Isle.


The next meeting, on June 1st, will be held in Whalley Methodist Church hall at 7-45


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Paella party


A taste of the Mediter­ ranean will be coming to Pendleton this month.


On May 22nd, there is a paella party at Low Meadow, to raise funds for All Saints’ Church, in the village.


The party, which starts at 1 p.m., includes games, a cake stall, tombola and raffle. In addition to paella, there will also be Eng­ lish strawberries and cream.


Admission is £10 with tickets available from PCC members.


showing, but not slay­ ing the distance.


Friendly Circle


The final meeting of the current season of Read Friendly Circle took place on Tues­ day of last week.


Mr Athole Timmins presented a musical evening entitled


“ Chasing Music”. This took the form of a history of Andre Previn interspersed with numerous recordings, starting with one he made at the age of 15.


The next meeting will be on the first Tues­ day in September.


Books Concert


The Readstone Singers present their spring concert in St John’s Church, Read, on Monday at 7-30 p.m. Admission is £3, payable at the door, and wine and home­ made cake will be served after the con­ cert.


Fun day


A family fun day will be held in the grounds of Read School on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be a bouncy castle, pony rides, beer tent, barbecue, majorettes, cheerlead­ ers and children’s entertainers, refresh­ ments, various stalls and games.


The event has been organised by the Friends of Read School.


Quiz


Winners of the quiz in Read Constitutional Club were “Andy Capped From the


; Remnants of Last Chance, second were “Windsor Wizards and June” (a blended team from Windsor Close and Simon- stone), third were “A :Rose Between Three Thorns,” Billy Wood’s team showing consis­ tency. Booby prize w’ent to Sue Lawson’s “Now Then and Again” - a good


Mr and Mrs Jeffery, of 5 Nowell Grove, will run a book stall on Read Gala day, June 18th, and would appreciate any unwanted books. Please contact them on 01282 775034 or at home.


Christian Aid


Envelopes for Christian Aid are being distrib­ uted throughout both Read and Simonstone and collected during next’week. ■


Whist drive


Winners at the Mon­ day night whist drive heid in Read Consti­ tutional Club were: Ladies - Molly Dear-


- ing, Edith Charnley. Gents - Sally Birm­ ingham, Pat Larkin. Special prize was won by Sally Birming-


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standing in a t short notice, Miss Barbara Bingham gave, an excellent talk to members of Riming­ ton WI.


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President Mrs J. Kerr welcomed a good


attendance of mem­ bers and gave out a number of points of interest from the county letter. Mem­ bers are looking for­ ward to attending the WI Border group meeting at Wadding­ ton on Wednesday and also a visit to Ripley Castle.


The resolutions to be put forward at the NFWI AGM in Lon­ don on June 8th were discussed and voted on. The delegate is Mrs Kerr.


Rimington Sports Committee is to include a VE and VJ Day celebration at the sports afternoon on July 2nd. Mrs N. Healey read birthday greetings and town crier Mrs E. Peel announced forthcom­ ing events.


The Taylor’s Tea draw was won by Mrs D. Heaton, Mrs E. Hacking and Mrs K. Briscoe.


Miss Bingham judged a competition for an old-fashioned baking utensil and chose those of Mrs A. Seed and Mrs Healey.


On June 7th, Mrs S. Kilroy will give a demonstration of “Encaustic Art”.


Duck race


The duck race held on Bank Holiday Mon­ day in aid of Riming­ ton Recreation Ground raised almost £1,200 towards the new building. Thank you to everyone who helped in any way.


The unique idea of Ian Wolfenden’s to sell his antique toilet on ebay raised £300


The grand total of fund-raising for the weekend, including the two discos was £1,900.


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the left handed Colin Embley.'There was some close bowling, but Dave ran out the winner by 21-13.


The other semi-final was even more closely contested, with Bob Wright going into an early lead only for Dennis Mather to overtake him and lead 20-:lG. However, Bob came back and took the game 21-20.


The final had some exciting bmvling ,but Dave took the lead at the first end and was never behind in the match, winning 21- 16 in the end.


President Mr Les White presented the shield to the winner and thanked all those who had taken part plus the helpera.


Concert


Slaidburn Silver Bank will give a concert in St Nicholas’s Hall on Friday, May 20th, at 7-30 p.m. 'There will be a buffet supper.


Football Sabden FC will hold its AGM tomorrow at 7- 30 p.m. in the White Hart. The business meeting will be fol­ lowed by the annual presentation of awards and a buffet supper. All past and present members, plus anyone else, interested will be xvel- come.


The club is currently seeking new team managers and play­ ers. Anyone interest­ ed should contact the secretary, Andy Davies, at 15 Watt Street, Sabden for more details.


Council


Sabden Palish Council appointed a . new chairman at last week’s AGM. Coun. Antony Haworth was elected, with Coun. Jean Haythornth- waite becoming vice- chairman.


Services


Sabden Methodist Church will welcome


Bowling


The first competition of the 2005 season was held on Sundaj', at Sabden Bowling Club. The Brenda 'Thomas Shield is a inen's s’


tion, and while it did not a ttra c t a large entry the competition was keen. ' .


The firet ^mi-final had ' Dave Parsons playing


'th e Rev. Roger Bradley as guest cele­ brant at Sunday’s 9- 30 a.m. service. Joan and Tim Peagam' will take the 10 a.m. serv­ ice a t the- Baptist Church in Clitheroe Road.


mgles competi­ St Mary’s


Nine pupils at St Mary’s RC School, Sabden, made their first Holy Commu­ nion during Mass on Sunday morning.


Afterwards there was a celebration break­ fast in the church hall and Fr Peter Birm­ ingham helped the children cut a special cake.


famous gamekeepers’ calendar. They told how they thought the calendar was not a good idea when they had to pose in front of


-Knowlemere Manor at 7-30 a.m. on a cold and frosty morning.


Bowling club


The Hoddor Valley Bowling Club green in Slaidburn is now open for the summer season. New mem­ bers are welcome and anyone interested should contact Mrs Myra Briggs on 446235.


A duck race will he held on Slaidburn Vil­ lage Green at 3 p.m. on May 29th in aid of the bowling club funds.


Young Farmers


Members of Slaidburn Young Farmers’ Club met to hear a talk by Russell Bury and John Clarke, two local gamekeepers who appeared in the


They thought it might raise a few hundred pounds for charily and were amazed that to date over £50,000 had been made, with orders coming from all over the world. The pair were thanked by Thomas Barlow.


Members have been busy competing in local and county com­ petitions, and at the county rally the club was came in third place overall.


Next week’s meeting is a TOit to a bed facto­ ry in Read. Members should meet in New­ ton at 7 p.m. or in Read at 7-45 p.m. ©More news from Slaidburn and other villages - page29


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