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have an underlying psychological advan tage - you will feel you’ve done something good and it will raise your self-esteem.” Appreciate the fact that you will not
have to make as many compromises this festive season. Are there things you have
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dren well in advance about what Christ- | mas will be like for all I of you. Reassure them that you will be | fine, even though you will miss them, and ] encourage them to j enjoy themselves. You can plan a fab- ]
ta c t as possible between your partner | and the children.” Talk to your chil- I
par tner or whoever I they are staying with and buy gifts of simi lar values for the chil dren.
Young Farmers Slaidburn Young Farmers took part in the Fred Waddington Memorial Trophy Competition on Mon day. They had to use their senses of smell, taste, touch, sight and hearing to guess what things were. First place went to John Walker, second was Richard Wells and joint third was Thomas Wells and Chloe Murray. Next week's meeting is a talk by Roland Hailwood in the Old Chapel, Slaidbum, at 7-45 p.m.
TOSSIDE
Social time A whist and domino drive was held in Tos- side Community Hall with MCs J. Kenyon and E Metcalfe.
Whist winners were: Ladies - S. Hogg, D. Galloway, M. Davies, T. Pickles. Gents - D. Hogg.M. Wellock, J. Snowden, M. Pickles.
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2 p.m. will be Mrs. Cynthia Croydon. This is the first Sun day in Advent. Everyone welcome.
WHALLEY
Bridge Winners of the bridge session held in the Dog Inn, Whalley, were Miss J. Telfer and Mrs A. Foster.
New members welcome every Tuesday at 6- 30 p.m.
Raffle: M. Pickard, D. Lowe, K. Nowell, T. Pickles, A. Lowe.
Dominoes: A. Lowe, M. Robinson, J. Gal loway, E. Nowell, E. Fox, P. Oddie, J. Pye, D. Lowe.
The Christmas whist and domino drive is on December 17th.
Dancing There were 105 people dancing the night away in Tosside Com munity Hall to the “Hunter’s Band”.
Seasonal gifts Whalley Methodist Church celebrates its annual Christmas Fair on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be a whole range and variety of stalls as well as Traid- craft and Tearfund fairly traded goods stalls. Also hot Christmas lunches at £5 will be available at three sittings - noon, 12-45 p.m. and 1-30 p.m. Tickets to be purchased on the day.
Father Christmas is due to visit the fair at 2 p.m. to meet local children.
Thanks were expressed to those who had donated raffle prizes and had helped and given support in any way.
Wide range of Leaf Vacs / Blowers
Chippers / Shredders Chainsaws
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I f you are a small party wishing to Join other small parties, we have limited space available on the above night Priced at £29.95 per person To include a 3 course meal, Tea/Coffee S Mince Pies
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New Year's Eve Party Priced at £49.95
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Raffle winners: B. Simpson, J. Dicken son, F. Joel, E. Booth, B. Aspin, H. Wellock.
The next dance will be on December 9th.
BRADFORD WEST
Whist drive A whist and domino drive was held in West Bradford Vil lage Hall. MCs were D. Bristol and K. Edmonson.
Half of the proceeds raised at the fair is being donated to the Sierra Leone project where three people from the church at Whalley with 12 oth ers from across Lan cashire are going to work on a reconstruc tion project in Sierra Leone in January and February 2006. The project is to repair and refurbish a build ing for community use, which was destroyed during the civil war. The remainder of the money raised will be for church funds.
has not handed in sponsor money is asked to do so as soon as possible. As the promotion of Tesco sports vouchers has now ended, these are also needed.
New Year's Eve Families with children of school age who wish to celebrate New Year's Eve are invited to an event at Whal ley Village Hall. Any one interested in help ing organise the party is asked to contact Coun. Eric Ronnan on 01254 822555.
The systerh has been programmed to come on when the tempera ture drops to a certain level.
Heat problems Groups using Whalley Methodist School have been altering the thermostat and turn ing off radiators. Officials point out that the controls on the new heating sys tem must be left alone or the heating will not work.
There was no reply fol lowing the council's inquiry about the cost of emptying the bins. If the charge was known the council would then decide what to do about the matter. It was report ed by a local resident that following his request for larger bins outside
that bins on the Bus Station, clearly marked that they belonged to the bor ough council, were not being emptied, a letter had been received which stated that users, i.e. the bus companies, did pay business rates, but that did not mean the bins would necessari ly be emptied.
Almshouses, which were constantly over flowing, the borough council's reply was that the cost would be too much.
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No ramp Two people in wheel chairs had to remain at the bottom of the steps to Whalley's War Memorial in King Street on Remembrance Sun day as there is no ramp, a member of the British Legion reported to the November meeting of the Parish Council.
Wheelie bins Some householders had received a circular about the possibility of wheely bins to col lect different rubbish to help with recycling. Councillors were annoyed that they had not been informed.
A warm welcome to anyone to come and share in the event and to support this very worthwhile project in a country which has been so devastated by civil war.
Whist wiimers: Ladies - M. Pickles, M. Edmonson, Mrs Green, D. Hogg. Gents - T. Pickles, J. Procter, J. Bullock, H. Lofthouse.
Dominoes: M. Pye, M. Smith, F. Giles, J. Thornber, C. Wise man, M. Capstick.
Raffle: Jean Procter, Colin Wiseman, David Bristol, Ellie Aspin, W. Marsden.
The Christmas whist and domino drive will be held on December 21st.
Church services The preacher at Sun day afternoon’s wor ship in West Bradford Methodist Church at
Puddings Last orders for Christ mas puddings from the Friends of Whal ley Primary School must be received at the school tomorrow. Each pudding weighs one pound and costs £5. Fifty entries were received from pupils in a competiton to design a label for the puddings. The ages of the entrants and their interpretations were taken into considera tion before six win ners were selected.
As the entrance on Sta tion Road has only two steps, it was decided to investigate the possibilities of a ramp being provided. Councillors and mem bers of the public who had attended the event commented on the excellent weather and the respect shown by the numbers of children there.
Bus station Parish council chair man, Coun. June Brown, said council lors "had every right to be cautious" regarding the adop tion of the Bus Sta tion by the county council, who would therefore maintain it. I t was vital that if ever it ceased to be used by buses, the land reverted to the paris council as only the surface would be controlled by the county council.
County depot A local trader had writ ten to the county council following rumours about the closure of the County Council Highways Department in Rid- dings Lane and trans fer to Burnley. He reported that a reply from the borough council stated that, although there was to be some restructur ing, there were no plans to relocate or for the site to be rede veloped.
Conservation Although a survey on the conservation area had been done two months ago, the coun cil had not been informed. Inquiries were to be made to the borough council.
They are Flynn Bar- low, Ella Camm, Iso- bel Kenny, Josh Slinger, Eve Whaling and Jessica Wild.
NSPCC appeal The recent sponsored event at Whalley Pri
mary School has so far raised £917 for the NSPCC. Anyone who
It was agreed to ask the leader of the borough council, Coun. John Hill, to attend the next meeting in Janu ary when matters relating to the Bus Station would be on the agenda. All were in agreement that the area belonged to the people of Whalley and that councillors should ensure this for their successors.
Following complaints
Grants Local groups seeking grants were asked to write with details of what their group did and why they sought a grant in time for applications to be considered in Janu ary. Whalley Action Group members were disappointed that they had not received a grant and would not now be applying for one.
Christmas trees Problems with the erec tion of the Christmas Tree on the Bus Sta tion were reported. Because of the new layout, it would not be possible to use the "cherry picker" machine so possibly scaffolding would
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have to be used, as in previous years. As the tree is scheduled to be installed shortly, the clerk was asked to phone Cattermoles, the firm which donates and erects the tree each year, to ask advice. New lights for the tree had been bought. Access for putting lights on the tree in the grounds of Check mate on the comer of King Street and George Street was also now difficult and there were problems with staging on the Bus Station for Pick wick Night on December 8th.
Manor Road Parking each side of Manor Road was causing problems, it was reported, as this often blocked the way for emergency vehi cles to the cul-de-sac where many elderly people lived. I t was pointed out that while the council was sympathetic, there were no road mark ings and it was a police matter.
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Ballet duo just tu-tu delighted
TWO gifted Ribble Val ley girls are a step closer to stardom after being chosen to perform in the English Youth Ballet. Brittany-Grace Briscoe
(nine), and Hannah Evans (10), auditioned for the prestigious place a t the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. They were thrilled to bits
to discover that they were among the 50 talented dancers chosen to join the company from 200 dancers who auditioned. Both girls, who have
The council meets on the third Thursday of each month in the smaller room in the Methodist Church Hall. There is no meeting in December.
Whist winners At Saturday's social evening of Whalley Senior Citizens, whist winners were: Ladies, Mrs G. Walmsley and Mrs E. Charnley. Gents, Mrs E. Frost and Mr J. Whitehead. The raffle was won by Mrs E. Whitehead. The next meeting is on Saturday at 6-30 p.m. for 6-45 p.m. in the Methodist Church Hall.
A collection will be taken for the work of Whalley Christian Action Group and refreshments in The Presbytery will follow.
Advent Sunday The joint festival of readings and carols takes place at 6-30 p.m. at the English Martyrs' R.C. Church on Sunday.
Well gift About half the amount of money required to provide a well or source of clean water in a needy communi ty somewhere in the world has so far been raised, thanks to the generosity of parish ioners at the English Martyrs, following the amount sent to provide a cow.
Cribs Olive wood cribs and items from Bethle hem are available from the English Martyrs' R.C. Church.
Twinning The ACM of the Whal ley twinning associa tion with Vlhiers in France takes place on Monday, December 5th, a t 7-30 p.m. in the village hall.
already danced with Eng lish Ballet s ta r Wayne Sleep a t workshops in Leeds and Manchester, train at the Angela West- well School of Dance, in Moor Lane, Clitheroe. The duo have entered
several competitions in the past and have taken part in many festivals throughout the region, winning an impressive collection of tro phies and medals. They are now preparing
to perform “The Nutcrack er” in April with the Eng lish Youth Ballet in Man chester. Britttay-Grace is a pupil
at Oakhill College, Whal ley. Her mother Angela
Briscoe (38), runs Angela Westwell School of Dance. Commenting on the girls’ success, Angela said: “I ’m very pleased. I am extreme ly proud of both ballerinas and am very much looking forward to seeing them per form at such a prestigious venue.” Hannah’s parents, Kathryn and Andrew Evans, of Holmes Farm Cottage, Balderstone, have always encouraged their daughter’s love for ballet and supported her since she was four years old. They said: “Hannah
loves music and enjoys dancing. “We are looking forward
to one of her biggest per formances to date when she performs in front of a large audience in Manchester next year.! • The English Youth
Ballet’s policy is to specifi cally produce full length classical ballets in the regions of England and to redress the balance between London and the regions by giving performing opportu nities for young talented students to dance with a professional company. Our pictures shows tal
ented dancers Brittany- Grace and Hannah Evans ready to sparkle on stage. ■ (S181105/2)
Lifelong enthusiasm for the butterfly
CLITHEROE naturalists’ season of lec tures opened with an enthralling illustrat ed account given by Dr Tim Melling on his lifelong enthusiasm for the butterfly. From his home in Horwich from the age
of nine. Dr Melling was attracted to these insects and aided by reference books from the newly opened library. I t was there he realised that the insect his parents called the Red Admiral in the garden was in fact a Skippers Large. His knowledge expand ed through accompanying his brother on fishing trips which he found boring, and by wandering off on his own, searched out whichever butterflies were nearby. Then on holidays to the Cotswolds and
to an uncle in Kent, he added to his list of sightings. Chalk attracts the Adonis Blue and many plants have their accompany ing butterflies. Buddhlia is sought after by the Peacock, the Brimstone Butterfly is found on Ragwort, the Purple Hairstreak amongst Oak trees and The Swallow Tail on Ragged Robin. The audience learned th a t the Cab
bage White is another example of mis information. There are two examples, the Large and Small White. One lays all its eggs on one cabbage, which is quickly demolished by colourful cat- terpillars, while the other spreads its eggs around producing the green cater pillars, which appear in salads! As he travelled around. Dr Melling met
Donald Ruslam, famous for his illustra tions, and over the years built up collec tions of photographs and slides of a very high quality - once driving from Edin burgh and back one night to seek out the Glanville Fritillary on the Isle of Wight. Excursions into the New Forest, the
fens a t Wood Walton, Leighton Moss, Arnside, the Norfolk Broads and Scotland produced examples - but what was notica- ble was the possibility of global warming is moving the butterflies northwards and many previously found in the south can now be found in Scotland. Birds attack the butterfly, but are often confused by the eye patterns on the wings, away from the body of the insect. There was such a range of colour size
and shapes, from subtle blues and browns to bright reds and oranges, with shadings to dynamic patterns, it was also said that some butterflies live for only a few hours while others last an entire winter. In all there are 60 resident butterflies in
this country, all of which Dr Melling had photographed and observed apart from some visitors. The final slide of butterflies was of the
silhouettes of Monarchs in the evening amongst the trees and then a Pennine sun set in the winter. Chairman Muriel Car- ruthers thanked Dr Melling for sharing his slides and enthusiasm with the audi-
Plan is for partial demolition of chapel
AN application for the par tial demolition of Slaidbum Methodist Chapel, Chapel House and Sunday School has been submitted to Rib ble Valley Borough Coun
cil. The application for full consent also includes alter ing and extending the building, which overlooks the village green. I t has been accompanied
by an application for Con- servatipn Area Consent for the demolition of remaining walls.
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