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■sSt Patrick’s Day on X Friday was celebrated i at the Manor House


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••= Residential Home, ft Chatburn, with the S home decorated with ,j Bags, shamrocks and '4 greens of every hue. i In the afternoon, a it number of residents ;t. and visitors made a ' trip to the local pub for a drop of the “black stuff”.


ft:The kitchen staff - joined the celebra- /; tion, serving Irish ;i stew and traditional i1 soda bread.' Toasts to the Patron Saint of ' Ireland were made


H with Irish whisky, Irish cream liqueur


f! and Irish coffees.


^!Happy weekend ‘■'A very enjoyable and 5 successful weekend ‘5 took place at Chat- S burn Methodist Church. ■


On Saturday a buffet tea was followed by a


y Sanky evening led by ‘i Mr Roy Porter with V Mrs Sue Stanworth and Mrs Marilyn Yates sharing organ duties.


' An excellent congrega- ' tion of about 70 enjoyed the hearty singing of some old


: : and well-loved hymns , on Sunday, the third ;' annniversary of the opening of the new . building and to cele-


- brate the clearance of debt, mainly due to the generosity of the


. late .Miss Gladys / Parkinson. The special preacher


• was the Rev. Amos Cresswell, former minister at Chatbum


■ and past president of I the Methodist Con-


; , ference. Despite the i! snow, which affected the size of thecongre-


. gation, it was a lovely V service with an ispir- ing sermon from the Mr Cresswell.


CLAYTON-LE -DALE ' /


.Valley views


jPresident of Clayton- ;::„le-Dale WI 'Mrs t Mariei Devoy wel­ comed members to the meeting- and introduced guest


Birthday Members and friends of Gisburn WI enjoyed an excellent meal at the White Bull, to celebrate the 57th birthday.


President Mrs Jean Ryde conducted a short business meet­ ing and concluded the night with three games of bingo,-the lucky winners were Mrs Maureen Bowe, Mrs Hilda Wadding- ton and Mrs Bridget Sharpies who each took home a house plant. All five mem­ bers who applied to go to the spring coun-


, cil meeting in South- port were allocated tickets, the speaker was Baroness Betty Boothroyd.-


Guest speaker at the - meeting on April 7th will be Mrs Angela Moseley, her topic is “Aloe Vera; the Silent Healer”. Anyone interested is welcome to the Festival Hall at 7-30 p.m.


Tour of York . A knowledgeable and cheerful talk, illus­ trated with superb slides took members : of Gisburn Mothers’


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BOLTGN-BY-. BOWLAND


I Young farmers ■At the meeting ot . Bolton-by-Bowland


! Young Farmers’ Club 1 members enjoyed stock-judging and


:. scarecrow making. ; At the next meeting there will be a demon-


'i stration on how to ' model clay by Claire i Dakin. Members should meet in the village at 7-45 p.m.


. speaker Mr Jim Hal- sall who showed slides of the Ribble Valley since 1900. The slides, which Mr Halsall had found in a basement, showed many inter­ esting and beautiful views and many buildings which no longer exist, from the stocks in Bolton-by- Bowland,-Chatburn Railway Station, a fascinating view of the weir in Clitheroe and Spring Bridge at Low Moor. The pho­ tographs were quite stunning and Mr Hal­ sall said that the pho­ tographer had trav­ elled everywhere with his equipment by bicycle.


Suggestions are still needed for guest speakers next year, ideas to Mrs Devoy. The Hot Pot maga­ zines were won by Stephanie and Joyce and the raffle by Mrs Irene Alpen. Invita­ tions have been received from Knowle Green and Dutton and Balderstone WIs, and anyone interested should contact Miss Pauline Ormerod.


Many members agreed, as an alterna­ tive to the Christmas dinner, it would be a lovely change to see the production of “Acorn Antiques” at the Lowry


At the next meeting there will be a talk on dolls’ house minia­ tures.


Union on a tour around York last week. Mr Denis Cairns,


of


Barnoldswick, had explored many of the city’s lesser-known bye-ways and discov­ ered gems of medieval and Roman architec­ ture, carvings and his­ torical sites, contrast­ ing with slides of the majestic minster and other grand buildings. Mr Cairns had many fascinating details and anecdotes to accompany the illus­ trations, bringing to life many centuries of life and history.


Arrangements were made for the part MU members will play in this Sunday’s Mothering Sunday service in Gisburn Parish Church, start­ ing at 11 a.m. Then, the following day, a group of members will attend the aimual Lady Day service in


. Skipton Parish Church. Names were taken of those mem­ bers \vishing to attend the Bowland MU Deanery Festival at PIorton-in-Ribbles- dale on May 22nd.


The April 11th meeting of Gisburn MU will be held in Rimington Memorial Institute at 7-30 p.ra.


First class Toni Parker and the Rimington and Mid- dop First Responders would like to say a big thank you to Kath, Ralph, Pauline and the staff at the White Bull, Gisburn, for adopting them as their charity of the year. The First Responders have to raise all their own money to pay for


, equipment and yearly running costs. They


- cover Rimington, Middop and Gisbum and have been called out. over 20 times since July 2004.


Recycling Friends of Gisburn School,are holding another clothes collec­ tion to help raise funds tor the school. Anyone with good quality clothes, cur­ tains, bed linen, shoes or handbags are asked to save them. Dona­ tions can be left on


^ the Festival Hall car park between 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 30th and 9-30 a.m. on March 31st, after


■ which they will be col­ lected. For donations to be collected tel. Alison Pilkington on 445543.


Grindleton Primary School hall. Do you need to be more adventurous in the kitchen! Are you fed- up with the same bor­ ing dishes! Then why not go along to an evening dedicated to food.


Chef Sharon Smalley will demonstrate quick, easy and fun dishes which can then be sampled with a glass of wine.


There will be lots of fantastic products for sale to make cooking fun again.


Tickets are £5, includ­ ing a glass of wine, available from Jill Lloyd tel 01200 447728.


Proceeds for schoool funds.


Mother’s Day A special service of Holy Communion for Mothering Sunday will be held in St Ambrose Church, Grindleton, on Sun­ day morning at 9-30 a.m. During the serv­ ice bunches of spring flowers will be distrib- ' uted to all members of the congregation. Everyone is most wel­ come to attend.


Namibia talk A reminder that Dr Anne Huson and Dr


■ Bill Turner will give their illustrated talk on Namibia, in Grindleton Primary School hall at 7-30 p.m. this evening. Admission is £3, including light refreshments.


HURST, GREEN- .


Barn Dance The Friends of St Joseph's are holding a Barn Dance to raise funds for the school at the village's Memorial Hall on April 1st. The event is open to all families, who can rely on the expert musicianship of Greg and Mary Mann to guide them through the steps.


. Tickets cost £3.50 for adults, £1.50 for chil­ dren, and are avail­ able from Mrs Susan Cross Costello (01254 826086).


Supper is included in the price, and there will also be a disco, spot prizes; and games. Please come along and support the village school. The fun starts at 6.30 p.m.


St John's On Palm Sunday, there will be a family


. service in St John's, during which there, will be a presentation based on "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" by the children who have


-been participating in ; the church's Lent


Party time to mark WFs 86th anniversary


CELEBRATING 86 years since the formation of


: speaker Margo Grimshaw talk' on “A^ Licence to


• Downham WI in-1920, members held a birthday party in the village hall; A^


. ' the cake: was cut by-Mrs Marion McDonald..


Guests from Grindleton,' Hoghton and Mitton WIs joined; 'members ' and


course. On Good Fri­ day, the church is holding a children's- workshop, featuiing Easter crafts and worship, from 9-30 to 11-30 a.m. in the church hall.


Looking ahead to the summer, a potential trip has been planned to a "Live Vikings Day" at Penworthara Educational Centre on July 21st, costing. £6 per child. Before the trip is booked, the organisers would like an idea of the potential-numbers. Please contact Mrs Caroline Holden (01254 826316) as soon as possible if you have a child of school age who is interested.


Village hall


Two members of the public attended last week's AGM of the


. Village Hall Com­ mittee. Members heard that the main


.issue for the hall at present is the need


' for a new .central rheating."; system. More income needs to be generated to finance this major outlay, and there are. already events


, planned. In July, pro- • ceeds from the Open- Gardens weekend will be going towards


; the hall, and ■ a cabaret evening in aid of hall funds has


. been scheduled, for November 18th. This


t ; Jacob’s join supper,was' enjoyed by everyone and ■


■-Live”, which"kept.her ■ audience enthralled. She, was thanked by Mrs Eileen Wilson.


The'; raffle made £110,:. ; which was given to Mrs


;; Grimshaw together with a; ■ speakers’ fee to her. chosen,


V charity-iThe: Epilepsy Society. ■


- friends to hear.'guest Newslettere were circulated;


follows on from the success of last year's-


'-village. cabaret evening, which raised £1,150 fohthe Pak­ istan Earthquake appeal. .


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WI The monthly meeting of Hurst Green WL


. takes place tonight, when Mel Latham gives a talk entitled "Jam doesn't have to be sticky". The meet-


. ; ing. starts at 7-30 : • p.m. in the Memorial . Hall, and new mem-


; • bers are always wel- . come. The group meets on


' the third Wednesday of every month, nor­ mally to- hear a speaker, who on April


:19th will be Mrs Chandra Law talking about batik.


The Hurst Green group is part of a charitable organisa­ tion that boasts three


: million members spread over 72 coun­ tries. The mission statement , of the group is "Christian care for families worldwide", and the local members sup­ port, through fund-


. raising and volun­ teering, creches, par­ enting courses and an asylum seekers' cen-


i tre in Bradford. New members keen; to share the charity's


■ aims are vvelcome. Phone Mrs Dearden (01200 427380) for further details.


Wed 12 & Thurs 13 April ^


A fun-filled musical show for all the family, adapted by George Critchley S. Arnie Breen from the original book by Lewis Carroll. ■ This IS an immortal story about any one of us with an imagination. A captivating story of Alice, who is startled by a white rabbit, ■ whilst she listens to her sisters' history lesson. Alice’s natural -


. curiosity allows her to follow the white rabbit down a rabbit hole S. tumbles into the topsy turvy world of Wonderland where she • meets the Mad Hatter, Tweedledum S. Tweedledee, The Queen of Hearts & a whole host of characters. ■


Adults: £6, Children: £5, Family Ticket: £20 Doors open: 1.15pm, Starts; 2.00pm ;


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to Downham members with dates of forthcoming events,; one being the


" spring concert on April : -7th at .7-30 p.m;;Tickets .'available from Mrs Eileen Parker.


An invitation to join Sawley and Grindleton WIs in Sawley Village Hall .on


■ April 26th was extended, names torMarion Court­ ney for this.


The next meeting mil be on ■ April 20th when the speaker mil be Mrs Vivien Meath, editor of the Clitheroe Advertiser and


. Times. Pictured are: President of : Downham WTMrs Judith : Nixon, ;; guest- speaker Margo Grimshaw and sec- :


; retary Mrs Marion Court­ ney .with the 86th birth­ day cake.(D17O306/l)


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