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There was a flower arranging demon stration by Mrs Bar bara Charlson, a
WI, Mrs Maggie Morgan, welcomed members and friends to the meeting.
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■ member of Billington and Langho WI. While demonstrating and giving handy hints on successful flower arranging, she told of the hundreds of weddings she has been involved with, as well as running courses at Denman College and Alston Hall.
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with flowers very therapeutic and could recommend it to anyone. She creat ed arrangements, which were then raf fled and won by four lucky members
Mrs Pat Duckworth expressed thanks for a very enjoyable evening, saying th a t Mrs Charlson had made it seem so easy.
Notices were read and final arrangements discussed for th e forthcoming cancer whist drive on May 24th. Members were asked where th e y would like to go for the August outing and if anyone was interested in taking part in a walk in July.
Next month's meeting will feature a presen tation entitled "It's a
Writer’s Life" by Mr Alan Duckworth.
Young Farmers Members of Bolton- by-Bowland Young Farmers’ Club enjoyed a trip to
' Blackpool for the ACM.
On Monday, members took part in a sports night. Next Monday members are to meet in the village at 7-45 p.m.
CHATBURN
Manor House The residents of the Manor House Resi dential Home, Chat- bum, were thrilled to receive a thank you letter from 'The Queen. They sent their best wishes to
The residents had all written their con gratulations and sen timents. The Queen’s thank you letter is now framed and dis played with pride.
Buckingham Palace for the monach’s 80th birthday on a beautiful home-made card made in a craft class.
The residents have also enjoyed entertain ment provided by Pendle Junior School in the newly-refur bished Sawley Village HaU.
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the season tor Chip ping Local History Society, Dr David Hunt delivered a talk entitled “1715 - Eng land’s Last Battle”.
Local history At the final meeting of xhe^nexTwrmeeting
The luncheon club will meet on Wednesday and the walking group on May 22nd.
to Mrs Hazel Robin son.
The children sang ’60s songs and played instruments.
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Members and friends were fascinated by Dr Hunt’s excellent presentation, not only on the historical facts of the short lived Battle of Pre ston, but also on the social status of the CriCKGt SCOr6 town a t th a t time. Grindleton Cricket They were told that Club opened their
GRINDLETON
it was pure misfor tune th a t the Gov ernment Hanoverian troops moving from Wigan and York should meet up with the Jacobite troops moving down from Scotland at Preston.
will be on June 7th at 7-30 p.m. in Chipping Village Hall when Damien Carr, of Carr’s Jewellers, Garstang, will be guest speaker. The competition will be ^ for a jewellery box.
A HAT-TRICK of first places w a s
prodigy from the Ribble Valley.
Members will be visit ing local areas of his torical interest dur ing the summer and the next winter meet ing will be a visit to Turton Tower. man.
an informal session from 2 p.m. in St Mary’s Community Centre. For further information, call 01772864289.
2006 campaign with a home fixture against Rathmell. Grindleton players looked keen and eager, in particular Frank Ainsworth, who during the closed season went under the surgeon’s knife to reconstruct his troublesome knea Many of the crowd had turned up just to see the new improved
On the first Sunday of Despite persistent every month, there is showers the match
got under way. Crossland lost the toss for the home- side and Rathmell decided to bat first.
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Plants galore The well-known Radio Lancashire gardening expert Bill Black- ledge was the speaker at Chipping WI’s lat est meeting. He pro vided a beautiful dis play of plants, answered members’ gardening questions with great good humour and gave a demonstration of planting hanging baskets and contain ers, donating one of the baskets as a mffie prize.
Members and visitors were welcomed to the meeting by resident Mrs Rita Joyce, who
Robinson and Wilkin son opened the bowl ing, and in the fourth over the unusually hostile Robinson sent Walton to the first aid tent with a nasty head injury. Wilkin son claimed the first wicket, bowling Shepherd for 14. Grindleton enjoy lit tle success as Barton and Harrison began to build a p ar tn e r ship. With the score at 122 for one. Cross land brought Taylor and Hutchinson into the attack. Taylor struck in his first over, trapping Barton (54) Ibw, but the runs continued.
An outing to Kendal via Carnforth is planned for 21st.
asked for help for the With eight overs coffee morning to be remaining Briggs got held in Longridge Civic Hall on June 8th and at Chipping Steam Fair, which takes place over the May Bank Holiday weekend.
Members voted on the two resolutions to be put forward to the National WI confer ence, to encourage the use of renewable, energy and sport in the commimity.
The raffle for the bas ket was won by Mrs Betty Seed and sec ond prize went to Mrs Margaret Rich.
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the nod from the skipper. Three wick ets in his first seven deliveries, including Harrison (75), dragged the home- side back into the game. Rathmell fin ished on 219 for six.
June After tea Grindleton set about the task of scoring 220 for victo ry. Ainsworth and Hutchinson opened the innings and the score reached 14 when Huggins had Hutchinson (12) caught at mid-off. Sutton (7) and Cross land (7) soon fol lowed and, at 39 for three, the home-side were struggling.
The competition for Nuttall joined
an old tool was won Ainsworth and the by Mrs Barbara partnership reached Demaine and the 110 before Nuttall birthday plant went (17) was dismissed.
At the tender age of 10, Henry Fisher has mastered the piano
Henry, who lives in Chipping and
and violin and he achieved some remarkable results at Lytham Music Festival.
: is a pupil a t St Mary’s Hall Preparatory School, Stonyhurst, won first prize in three classes.
With Grindleton way behind the required run rate, Taylor sig nalled his intent, smashing his first delivery for six over
Henry’s hat-trick of success notched up by a musical
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W I At tonight’s meeting of Grindleton WI, the resolutions for the AGM will be dis cussed. These con cern renewable ener gy and sport for a healthy population.
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13th. If you have signed up for this out ing, please bring your money (£11) to the meeting on May 25th.
Mrs Mary Gibson, of the LFWI, will give a talk about Denman WI College, in Abing don. A £1 baked potato supper will be served. Orders for the WI bulb scheme should be given to Mrs Judy Cowling tonight.
: competing against much older and more experienced musicians.
He won the classes for under-19 piano solo, grades six and seven piano exam pieces, and open string solo. Henry learns both instruments in school and is thrilled that one of the cups he won is “nearly as big as the World Cupl”
Henry is pictured with the tro phies he won at Lytham. (s)
brought up his half- Grindleton’s man-of- century, receiving a the-match was Frank standing ovation from a corner of the ground, but to no avail.
extra cover. When Grindleton’s innings Taylor was out for closed on 162 for six 21, Grindleton’s last with Ainsworth 59 This weekend Grindle- hope of victory dis- not out. Rathmell ton travel appeared. Ainsworth deserved victory. Waddington.
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“ Ironside” Ain sworth whose gritty innings means skip per Crossland’s search for a perma nent umpire goes on.
Members are reminded to bring plants for the plant stall, proceeds of which greatly sub sidise the flower fund.
Waste paper The usual waste paper collection will take place in Grindleton today. Contributions of newspapers, maga zines and cardboard can be le ft in the enclosure a t the top of Back Lane, near the chapel wall.
This is a fund-raising effort on behalf of theWI.
HURST GREEN
Vet Talk The All S tars and Sparklers group at St John’s Church, Hurst Green, is holding a talk for children on Saturday, when local vet Mr Mike Rimmer will speak about car ing for pets. The talk is open to all and will be held a t 4 p.m. in the church hall. There will also be a Jacob’s join tea.
In bloom Judging for the Best- Kept Village Compe tition begins in May. Please help Hurst Green by keeping the village looking as tidy as possible.
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This year’s tr ip for members of Hurst Green WI will be a canal cruise on June
Bus cuts Residents of Hurst Green are urged to attend a meeting in Ribble Valley Mayor’s Council Chamber, Church Brow, on May 23rd at 2 p.m. This is a transport forum regarding the cuts to be made to local bus services.
LANGHO
Women’s Circle At the next meeting of Langho Methodist Church Women’s Cir cle, on Monday at 8 p.m., Mr Pete Tom- iinson will give a talk
and demonstration on reflexology.
The Ladies Communi ty Friendship Club will also meet on Monday, at 2 p.m. in Langho Methodist Church. Carol Hendey will speak on crime prevention awareness.
church and creche provided.
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Wise old owl Members of Mitton WI enjoyed an unusual evening when “Barn Owl Bill” brought five owls and helpers to the meeting. He gave Choil COncert a lively presentation. The Readstone Singers | inviting members to
She gave a rendition on the piano of various worte with the audi ence joining in singing some of the songs. The new sea son begins on Sep tember 6th.
Hammerstein and Andrew Lloyd Web ber.
Bill and his wife run a rescue service for owls
hold the tethered owls on large gloves.
‘New’ Sawley hall unveiled
AN impressive turn-out of vil lagers and VIPs attended the opening of the newly-refur bished Sawley Village Hall by the Mayor of the Kibble Valley, Coun. Mary Robinson, on Sun day.
She paid tribute to the committee, and the quality of the work achieved in the restoration.
Recital
The lunchtime concert held in Knowle Green Village Hall today at noon will feature the students
The concert next Thursday will feature Sarah Beth Briggs on piano. Sarah gained national recognition in 1984 as a finalist in the BBC Young Musician of the Year Competion at the age of 11. For tickets, call 01254 826948.
Chetham’s School of Music.
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Spring fair The spring fair held in Knowle Green Vil lage Hall on Saturday raised almost £700 for village church funds.
The event was opened by Mrs Julie Okpoti, the wife of the new minister, and was
had to be cancelled due to the inclement weather, but inside the hall children’s TV presenter Lizzie Botham gave a demon stration for the youngsters of throwing and making pots. There were also displays by the spinners and weavers and Saw ley Art Group had decorated the haU with paintings.
which had been done in such a The project manager for the way as to maintain the tradi tional character of the old school building.
The Mayor was introduced and thanked by village hall commit tee chairman Mr Kevin Cos grove, and Alexis Gavan pre sented her with a beautiful posy.
A great deal of money was raised by villagers themselves and
scheme was Mr Joe Sims, who is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineers and whose expert ise came in handy. He thanked the committee, the grant agen cies and those who donated money for their contributions and also those villagers involved, including the contractors, for their hard work in making the.
grant funding sought from vari- restoration such a success, ous agencies plus Ribble Valley Our picture shows the Mayor Borough Council and the parish unveiling the plaque watched by council, whose representatives Alexis Gavan, Mr Joe Sims and. were present.
Unfortunately, the annual picnic
well-attended. There were many interest ing stalls, games, a raffle and refresh ments and light lunches were served.
prize, the name of the
char for the box of cleaning materials was “Audrey” and was won by Mrs J. Procter and the win ner of the treasure hunt was Mrs Annie
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Bennett. Organiser Mrs Mellor and her team of helpers were thanked, as was Miss Rebeka Okpoti for playing the piano.
Mr M. Redmayne VVelCOme lUHCh won the first raffle .
- morning service in Knowle Green Con gregational Church, a welcome Jacob’s join lunch was held for the Okpoti family and all who attended had a
Sunday
Mr Chris Okpoti will be the preacher at the 1 1 a.m. service on Christian Aid
great time. The fami ly is looking forward to the challenges the move will present to them.
the college authori ties as part of his course. Everyone is most welcome and there is a junior
Members were able to touch the soft feath ers and observe the wonderful markings on the birds at close quarters. Mrs Jen nifer Lockwood expressed thanks.
tion to the task of restoring the birds after accidents was impressive.
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Following an earlier talk on ribbon craft, a half-day course will be held on May 24th at 1 p.m. in the small room of Whalley Methodist Church.
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Women’s Circle At the next meeting of Langho Methodist Church Women’s Cir cle, on Monday at 8 p.m., Mr Pete Tom linson will give a talk and demonstration on reflexology.
Tuesday 10am to 9pm & Wednesday 10am to 5.30pm ------- Admission: Adults £5.00 - Children Under 16 Free
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spring concert in St John’s Church, Read, on Monday at 7-30 p.m.
saw “Andy Capper’ triumph over rivals “Over the Hill” for top spot at the quiz night in Read Con stitutional Club.
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Church, Simonstone, will be collecting Christian Aid envelopes next week. Please try to make a generous donation for this very worthy charity.
Village outing The annual Read and Simonstone retired villagers’ lunch out ing will be to the Spread Eagle, Sawley, on July 11th. Trans port will be arranged and a list for names will be on the notice- boards at the back of both village churches shortly or you can call 01282 772994.
Friendly Circle The last meeting of the season for members of Read Friendly Cir cle took the form of a musical evening pre sented by Margaret Helme.
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