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day walk and trea sure hunt, arranged by Clive Bennett at Read Cricket Club.
Lady Day The Feast of the Annunciation nor mally celebrated on March 25th has been transferred this year to next Monday because of Holy Week and Easter. The Lady Day ser vice will be held in St John’s Church, Read, at 7-30 p.m.
Cricket club The grand re-opening ceremony of Read Cricket Club will be held on Satmday at 2 p.m. performed by a Lancashire CC play er.
Everyone is invited and the afternoon will Include “kwik” cricket, a raffle, bowl ing speed challenge and kit swap of unwanted cricket items.
Fifty volunteers will converge on Read Cricket Club this weekend to under take a mammoth cricket force of make over of both the pavilion and the ground.
Members are asked to help with building seating,
laying
paving, painting walls, and sight screens and general tidying up.
Treasure hunt Well-over a hundred people, plus dogs and prams, formed 25 teams taking part in the annual Good Fri
After a pie and peas lunch there was an Easter egg hunt round the ground and two further quizzes. Thanks. were expressed to everyone who supported and helped to make this a very good social occa sion.
Parish council At the meeting of Read Parish Council visi tors PC Sherratt and ECSO Nigel Williams discussed various police mat ters with councillors and members of the public.
Chairman Mr C. Law has submitted an application for the street lighting scheme and has completed the Best-Kept Village Competition entry form.
Coun. T. Clarkson and Coun. P. Howard have been informed of the New Councillors and Clerks Training Seminar on July 16th. Coun. D. Collinson was nomi nated to attend the Buckingham Palace garden party on July 19th.
The results of the Read and Simonstone Housing Needs sur vey have been circu lated to councillors.
The clerk had received a report that the fin ger post on the comer of
Turner
Fold/Whins Lane was corroding. LCC has
advised that these old signs do not comply with the new stan dards and would be replaced and, not repaired. LCC lias no objection to the parish council arrang ing for the repair and
, repainting and it was agreed to approach the resident to advise him of this.
It was agreed to invite Commimity Cinemas to screen movies in Read. The secretary of
the United
Reformed Church is in favour of the pro posal. Simonstone Parish Council has also expressed an interest scheme.
in the
It was agreed to invite Mr W. Greenhalgh to be co-opted to the parish council.
The purchasing of a junior playzone and bark for the play ground have been submitted to RVBC.
Coun. A. Mashiter has replaced the fencing posts on the allot ments.
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The Library Theatre Touring Company’s small cast of players vividly brought to life
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Parish Council Sabden Parish Council will meet on Tuesday at 7-30 p.m. in the Methodist Rooms, Wesley Street, for its April meeting. Resi dents are welcome.
Bowling again The bowling green offi cially opens for the season on Saturday following a coffee morning in the pavil ion from 10 a.m. to noon.
The club teams will begin their assault on the local leagues next week and subscrip-
^“^her details or a Brochure Call Twitchers fly high at book opening
THE village hall at Chipping was the venue chosen for the launch of "Bird- watching Walks in Bowland," by local co-authors, David Hindle and John Wilson.
The glorious spring weather and coun tryside provide the perfect backdrop to the introduction of this sumptu- __ „__ ously illustrated guide to some of the Features of historical and geographi most spectacular walks in the Forest
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of Bowland. Designed to appeal to rambler and bird-watcher alike, the book details more than 30 walks, spanning the whole area from Horn by to Longridge, each focusing on
the riverside adven tures of Ratty, Mole, Badger and Mr Toad, skilfully interweaving the action wth songs and music. A large audience ranging from tots to grand parents thoroughly enjoyed the show and
management com mittee Mr Allen H o l l i n g w o r t h thanked the players for a wonderful evening’s entertain ment and everyone for their support.
Jackson, Mrs E. Jackson, Miss M. Knowles, Mr B. Stott, Mrs C. Nichol son, Master A. Knowles.
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cal interest are highlighted at every stage, so th a t the book's appeal extends beyond just the specialist, with fascinating facts for anyone exploring the peace and beauty of our own Area of Outstanding Natu-
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tions are now due. resigned before They are £20 for full Christmas,
members, £18 for Gardening talk " .IT 'A I f
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on behalf of the nanro tntal memorial institute_ The village dance m St
be paid to the trea surer, Mr Alan Whal ley, or any committee member.
Mary’s Hall recently raised £292 towards the redecoration of St
Pit YoUf WitS
Raffle winners were: Tomorrow night in St Mr J. Dakin, Mr G. Nicholas’s Church
the Rose Queen, Miss Mary Gill, and her family are holding a quiz night. I t costs £4, which includes
o a xicui
members. They can on Tuesday, April 12th, at 7-30 p.m. in
S^bden Horticultural S°“ ety’s next event is
St Mary’s Hall wihenitia
Mary’s Parish Hall, S t MaiV’S which is due to begin gt Mary’s RC Chuiph
was busy throughout Easter beginning with the Good Friday afternoon service marking the passion and death of Christ at 3 p.m. The church was packed again for the Easter vigil on
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supper, and people, Saturday evening and should take their own the Easter Day ser- drinks. There will be a Victorians Concert Party in the church hall on April I3th and Slaidburn Silver Band will give a con cert on May 20th.
vice on Sunday. Fr Peter Birmingham
A Post Office service will return to Sabden
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readings, including the reading of the passion, and sang special Easter songs and hymns.
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newsagents Dick and Ginny Capstick have been given the go- ahead to run the ser vice from their Whal ley Road shop but it will be June before it is up and running. Spot On The village has been Sabden Spot On, which vrithout a Post Office brings theatre to the since the previous village, is presenting a s u b - p o s tm a s te r musical comedy
later time of 9-30
inid-June. Village weeks £20 bonus ball winner was Mr
school this morning’s Garden Huh Mass will be at the At the meeting of
Bob Tuffnell. As the children are not in
Simonstone Garden Club tonight at 7-30
p.m. in the old school, guest speaker will be
Mr Andrew Shaw on
“Gardener’s Pot Pourri”. Anyone who
about cottage gar dens. There will be a sale of plants, a raffle and refreshments.
the species of birds most likely to be spotted en-route. The combination of noted local historian and natural ist, David Hindle, and John Wilson, the firs t warden of the RSPB Leighton Moss Nature Reserve at Silverdale, has ensured a most
ral Beauty. Published by Palatine Books at only £7.95, "Birdwatching Walks in Bowland" also reflects its authors' dedication to conservation by offering practical advice to ensure th a t neither the walkers nor the routes harm the environment.
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and its royalties supporting such ini tiatives as the RSPB Birds of Bow land Project, this 130-page book is a must for anyone who loves the local countryside and wildlife and believes that they must be protected at all costs.
revue, “Two For The l/9ds” in St Nicholas’s Hall, on Sunday, April 24th,
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Hesketh Bank will Around 50 people gath give a talk with slides ered for an open air
the other churches in the village, with Fr Peter Birmingham, of St Mary’s RC Church, giving a ser mon on how the way of the cross can be related to everyday life. The service also
included Easter hymns.
led all the services JuiTlbl© and members of the A Jumble Sale will be congregation gave held on Saturday at 1
and readings were Meeting gven by members of For the first time last
Good Friday morning service at the cross in St Nicholas’s Avenue. I t was led by Fr Trevor Vaughan of St Nicholas’s Church
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year the ______ church meeting for St Peter’s Church, Simonstone, was held after the Sunday morning service. This was such an out standing success that
it will be held after
p.m. in St Mary’s Hall in aid of church funds. Items for sale can be left at the hall o ■ , from 11 a.m.
SIMONSTONE SLAIDBURN oOCial t im e
Prizewinners a t the whist and domino
drive held in Slaid burn Village Hall were,Whist: M. Jack-
Oddie, A. Fox, K. Nowell. Raffle: C. Wiseman, H. Moon, A.
Fox.The next drive will be on April 23rd at 7-45 D.m.
the service on Sun day.
would like to attend, whatever age, is very welcome, especially new members.
£4 for adults and £2 „f niants include refreshments.
WhiSdrive The next whist drive in Simonstone Old
School hall will be held on Tuesday at 7- 30 p.m. The drive will be arranged by Mrs Barbara Youles and entry is £1 including tea and cake.
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Dominoes A whist and domino drive was held in West
Bradford Village Hall MCs were D. Bristol and F. Pye. Whist
winners: T. Pike, M Davies, B. Wadding- ton, J. Robinson, J. Waddington, J. Crab^ tree, I. Robinson, S. Tennant. Dominoes: R. Chew, D. Knight, E. Nowell, J. Pye, M Berry, F. Pye. Raffiel J. Thomber, Mrs Cap- stick, D. Bristol, S. Robinson, J. Hartley.
Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Cl
maps. Parish coun- from the money was cillor Eric Ronnan, being used to pay for a twinning commit- grass cutting.
Poetry The closing date for this year's Manch ester Cathedral In tern at io n Reli gious Poetry Com petition is July 2nd.
Cheeseman on 01254 822130.
Bowling
Round robin matches begin on Wednesday at Whalley Bowling Club and again the following Sunday. Booking in time is 12- 45 p.m. Inquiries may be made to 01254 822737.
Entertainment A concert pianist, a Radio 4 producer and a dairy farmer singing silly songs and telling tales about the pleasures and pain of rural liv ing will constitute the entertainment at Whalley Village Hall on Saturday.
Entitled "Three Men in a Bow Tie", the enter-1 tainment begins at 7- 30 p.m. Tickets cost ing £4 are available from Whalley Post Office or by phoning | 01254 822555.
There wiU also be a sale More than 100 people Procession
from local churches took part in the annu al procession of wit ness on Good Friday | morning. The proces sion began at the English Martyrs' R.C. Church, then | stopped at the Abbey, the Parish Church, on King Street, at the Methodist Church and ended at Vale [ House Gardens.
i t was decided to \/\/q||<c Friday procession a
The first of the season's monthly walks of
Oridip^ Moon, J. jy^etnoaist unurcii. ? The walks, organised
Friday in each month. Inquiries 01254 823331.
evening, starting at 6- 30 p.m. outside the Methodist Church.
by Whalley Christian
Action Group, are planned for the first
dozen people joined leader Alan Bowles for a walk including parts of Billington, Langho and the for mer Hacking Ferry-
about five miles, also led by Mr Bowles, takes place tomorrow |
annual a hymn, a prayer and ' a suitable reading, with music being pro vided by Slaidburn I Silver Band, who have taken part in the event for over 20 years.
Entertainment will be Outreach
Trefoil Guild The annual fund-rais ing event in aid of the Guides and Brownies organised by Whalley Trefoil Guild takes place next Thursday, April 7th, in the Methodist Church Hall.
provided by Great Harwood Male Voice Choir and there will be coffee and biscuits, a cake stall and a raffle.
Recycling Paper and cardboard will be collected from outside proper ties in Whalley on Saturday after 9-30 a.m. The money raised benefits Whalley Primary School and the vil lage's uniformed organisations.
German visit A party of seven peo ple sets off to Ger many next Thurs day for five days in the historic town of Guglingen in the district of Zabergau, a wine-growing region since Roman times.
— tee member, said he Two parking bays for
For information, con- tact the Rev. Chris ^ proposed twin
Coun. Steve Barker, plaints or sugges- said if Guglingen
rppp Anyone with com-
residents decided to visit Whalley they would receive a very warm welcome from a large number of people, including members of the parish council.
.
The event begins at 7- 30 p.m. and costs COUncll £2-50.
Bureau Outreach Sessions will take place in Whalley Adult Centre next Thursday between 10 and 11-30 a.m.
been acquired in 1977, but there was never any money to do anything, in spite of frequent requests. Many junior foot ball matches had been postponed over the season because of the bad s ta te of the field.
Great in te re s t was Replying to those expressed at a public matters, Coun. meeting in Whalley Village Hall when Mr Jurgen Vosges, secretary .of the North West Twin ning Federation, spoke about the town and displayed photographs and
A similar matter was the question of what was happening at Calderstones Park where there "was supposed to be a recreation area."
Thompson said the sum of £180,000 had been earmarked for a recreation area at Calderstones, but the borough council was awaiting details from the primary developers. Interest
field. The site had ^ ’g^t hours of work had been put in at
Council, Coun. Tay lor brought up "the atrocious facilities" at the QEll playing
the parish church yard by Park View Nurseries. They reg ularly maintain the area, but on this occasion no charge had been made for the work put in one Saturday. A letter of thanks had been sent by the clerk. There was s till a great deal of work to be done at the bot tom of the church yard.
Present were the chairman, Coun. Barker and council lors Norman Atty, Bob Bolsover, Mike Fallon, Alan Hol- gate, Eric Ronnan and Jill Taylor. Apologies were received from coun cillors Jill Brown and Joyce Holgate.
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A START has been made on the children’s playground in Sawley adjacent to the vil lage hall. In a village appraisal in 2003, the residents of Sawley agreed on three main wishes for the village.
A footpath along the A59 to Chatbum and speed control measures along the road through the village have already been attained. Recreation facilities for the chil dren are now a little nearer, thanks to a donation of land from Truman Estates and provision of grants from various bod
ies, including Ribble Valley Borough Council, Lancashire County Council, Awards for All, Local Network Fund, Nat West Bank, Johnson Matthey and Castle Cement.
The first phase of the scheme will be com pleted shortly and it is hoped phase two will not be far behind. Pictured is Richard Jackson, project Manager of Clitheroe the Future, cutting the first sod a t the site watched by grandparents Pat and John Malich and Ted Kelly, (s)
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IF you didn’t see Downham Stage Two’s latest production, you missed a treat. Three plays for the price of one were on offer. The group has specialised in full-
length plays but decided to present three of one act each. The first, “Bus Stop”, was a gentle
comedy, a cameo of characterisations. As people gathered at the bus stop, we were introduced to a cross-section of society, young and old, rich and ordi nary. Pat Hargreaves was wonderful as the
slightly acerbic, impatient older woman. She showed no sympathy for dowdy “Modesty May” , played convincingly by Liz Wrigley, and some disdain for Mrs Hickery, played by newcomer to Downham, Brenda Jones, because she ate fish and chips out of a newspaper. Deborah Trudisco gave a light-heart
ed performance as three-times-married Mrs Finney. Then came a sparkling partnership of Anita and Fion, two rich ladies who had to “sonk” to bus travel. Glen Purchase and Rachel Scott mes merised the queue with their posh accents, Lich Scott’s “bookwork” brought the olav to a frustratine close when she told
the queue that the bus drivers were on strike and their wait was in vain. We hear of disastrous holidays -
hotels half-built, the proverbial building site, all very different from the brochure. “Costa De Packet”, written by
Antony Booth, was a comedy about just this. Four girl friends set off in high hopes of a break in the sun, but found their hotel had not been built. Hump, the courier, played by Tom
Garner, produced umpteen tins of spaghetti, four folding beds and mini bottle of courtesy champagne to dis guise the fact that accommodation was a workmen's hut on a bulding sita Pat Hargreaves, Debora Trudisco,
Stella Barnes and Liz Wrigley sustained their characters throughout. Liz, as Alice, made the audience roar
when she appeared in an extraordinary swimming costuma For me, the last play, “Last Tango in
Little Grimley”, was superb. The demise of a village drama group
forced on the remaining members to take the risky step of writing a play about sex. The “sordid revelations of an appar
ently respectable village” was designed to draw the crowds so that debts could
be paid and the group wound up. There was Mel Scorah as Bernard, who builds sets mostly in the middle of rehearsals, but who shows considerable interest in being in the play. There was Joyce, played by Glen Pur
chase, whose Little Grimley acting tal ent seems to have been lost somewhere in the archives. There was poor Gordon, the producer
and plajrwright, played by Eddie Boo tle, who abandons impossible rehearsals when he knows that people are flocking- to see the cheeky production anyway. Stella Barnes played busty Margaret,
who loves to talk, nay shout, all the time. All these parts were played with
tremendous talent, pace and together ness. The challenging production would
not have been possible without Gerry Purchase’s vision as director and his zany sense of humour. The set for “Costa Del Packet”, built
by Dan Bradbury, was clever in its details, as were the props, provided by Stephanie and Aled Brewerton. Effective lighting and sound were pro
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tions regarding county matters was advised to contact County Coun. Albert Atkinson, or with regard to roads the County Survey ors' Department in Riddings Lane.
A request was made for larger litter bins. Coun. Thompson agreed he would make inquiries about the emptying of litter bins which overflowed, particu larly in summer.
At the meeting of Although councillors Whalley Parish
parking attendants in the village, only three drivers had been fined.
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was greatly encour- the disabled, as well aged by the number of people who were keen on the twin ning idea, but were unable to attend because of the East er holidays.
ning IS supported by the parish council, whose
as other matters, had been promised by the LCC in corre- spodence to the parish council, but nothing had hap pened. Coun. Thompson said he would contact the engineers.
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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, March 31 st, 2005 13 A healthy outlook
PUPILS in the Ribble Valley are benefiting from healthy school dinners, thanks to a cafe in Chipping. In light of the Government’s recent pledge
to improve the quality of school meals, fol lowing celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s television programme, Cobbled Comer is ahead of the game. The cafe’s chef, Neil Hogg, has cooked up a healthy menu of home-made dishes for the children at the village’s two primary schools, St Mary’s RC and Brabins Endowed. The schools, who opted out of the Lan
cashire County Council’s school meal service, are now supplied with nutritious meals, which they encourage the pupils to eat. Neil, who has worked alongside some of the world's finest chefs, has used his expertise to come up with a menu that is not only healthy, but attractive to children and prepared on a rela tively tight budget. Headmistress of Brabins Endowed, Glynis Goldsbrough, is delighted with the results, which have seen most of the pupils returning to school dinners.
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