Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) 12 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, November 23rd, 2006 vmw.ciitheroetoday.co.uk Ciitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) PENDLETON ews


Shop at school. A local school has teamed up with busi­ nesses to put on a


extravaganza. More than a dozen outlets will be setting up shop in Chatburn School Hall next Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. so visitors can take their pick of per­ fect Christmas gifts all under one roof.


live in Thomley with their grandparents. She spoke about life on the farm and the difference in today’s farming.


Mrs Giles thanked ■Mrs Jackson for a wonderful talk.


shoe boxes for the Christmas Child Appeal and these will be sent to Eastern European countries.


Firms like Melt Can- ^ i_ i x • j dies, Le Beau Cheval, SChOOl friendS


Lemon Tree are all supporting the event, and there will also be Christmas cards, wooden toys, party bags, musical toys and terracotta pots, as well as a cake and Christmas pudding stall.


Admission is 50p for


adults and free for ChfistmaS fair children p d all the ^


yjj money raised on the


night will go towards buying much-needed permanent play­ ground equipment.


Mrs Judith Hughes, one of the Friends of Chatburn School, who have organised the festive night, said: “It gives people a chance to buy some really great Christ­ mas presents and at the same time sup­ port local companies


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gling for ideas for Christmas, why not go along to Chipping Village Hall on Sun­ day, December 3rd to the, annual Christ­ mas fair. The fair will be opened at 2 p.m., and there will be a variety of stalls sell­ ing pictures, Christ­ mas plants and wreaths, jewellery, cakes, toys and Christmas cards.


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and a local school. t y e S OOWn We want to buy new There will be a Christ- equipment for tbe mas bingo session in playground and all money raised on this night will go towards that target.


There will be mince pies and wine plus a raffle with really


aid of St Mary's School in Chipping Village Hall on Sat­ urday December 2nd. Doors open at 6-30 p.m. and eyes down is at 7-30 p.m.


great prizes. It is LOCal his tOiy open to anyone to pjfty members and


come along have a fiends attended the good time and pick up a perfect present. The evening will be opened by the former Mayor of the Ribble Valley, Coun. Joyce Holgate.


Fellowship


Church Women’s Fel­ lowship was opened by Mrs Doris Giles with a prayer fol­ lowed by the singing of “The Old Rugged Cross”, accompanied by Mrs Marjorie 'Wilkinson.


Mrs Giles introduced


The meeting of Chat- The event was hosted burn Methodist by chairman Mrs


Pauline Paterson, who welcomed every­ one, and in particular several original mem­ bers. A letter of con­ gratulation was read out from Mrs Pat Brown, who was the first chairman of the society.


guest speaker Mrs A very good friend of Jean Jackson, who the society. Dr Alan spoke about her childhood. She was bom in Chipping and said her mother was a farmer’s daughter and her father was a mill worker who went to war so her mother and children went to


Crosby, was the prin­ cipal speaker and his fascinating talk was on the history of local history societies, with special reference to Chethams Society, Manchester, and the Chester Archaeologi-


20th anniversary din­ ner of Chipping Loc- cal History Society at the Dog and Par­ tridge, Chipping, on the exact anniversary date, November n th .


At the next meeting on Wednesday, Mr J. Townson will talk on “A Load of Old Rub­ bish”.


Saras, Hudson’s The Friends of Chat- Chocolates and The burn School would


like to thank every­ one who attended the quiz evening on Sat­ urday. It raised £250 towards new play equipment for the children.


CHIPPING


cal Society during the Victorian period. MrBill Bowker expressed thanks.


CLAYTON-LE- DALE


Gambling music


At the meeting of Clayton-le-Dale WI, president Mrs Marie Devoy welcomed members and a guest.


The Hot-pot magazine was won by Mrs Dorothy Dixon.


Mrs Devoy introduced guest speaker Mrs ' Iris Gascoigne, who spoke about her life and music. Mrs Gas­ coigne lived in Mellor for many years and told interesting tales of her youth there. She sang tunes which had played a part in her life and invited the audience to join in.


Mrs Gascoigne-has a beautiful voice and members were spell­ bound with her singing and interest­ ing stories. Many could relate to places mentioned, and sev­ eral remembered, the village green at Cop- ster Green, where enamel jugs of tea could be obtained. Mrs Gascoigne and her accompanist were warmly thanked by Mrs Mavis Williams.


Forthcoming events were announced by Mrs Devoy. Hasling- den Choir will per­ form in the hall at 7- 30 p.m. tonight. Four members have been invited to Knowle Green and Dutton WI meeting in Janu­ ary.


The coach for the Christmas theatre trip will leave St Peter’s Church at 5- 45 p.m. on December 11th. There is st ill one place available.


The president intends to resign in January, so members were asked to nominate a new president and committee members.


DOWNHAM


First response The president of Downham WI, Mrs Judith Nixon, wel­ comed all members and three prospective new members to the latest meeting. '


A letter from LFWI chairman Mrs Jackie Hobson regarding the new magazine, “WI Life”, was read out.


Mrs Nixon introduced Mike Ball and Peter Wells, community First Responders. They told of the role of First Responders,


Village News, Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, 3 King Street, Clitheroe BB7 2EW.


Items for inclusion should be sent to: A concert by Spiers C h f ls tm a S


and Boden will be There will be a special held in Mellor Brook Christmas event Centre tomorrow at


are always welcome to come along to the village hall and join in with messy play, crafts, music and a snack.


The organisers are cur­ rently planning the Christmas party and are looking for dona­ tions of unwanted toys and raffle/ tombola prizes. Please contact Jude (01200 424481) for further information.


Talented pupils put on a show


TALENTED performers at a Rib­ ble Valley primaiy school put on a show for fellow pupils and par­ ents.


Every aspect of the talent show at Waddington and West Bradford School was organised by the school council, consisting of eight Year 6 pupils elected by the


- whole school each September. They auditioned would-be per­ formers and selected the acts to take part in the show.'


Among the highly enjoyable acts . on stage were reception class chil- : dren singing, keyboard and piano recitals, a group of Year 5 pupils - performing a poem, two Year 3


who have volunteered their services to help save lives within their local community. They also explained the equipment and special training they receive to do this valuable work.


Dates tor the diary were given. The WI Christmas mark;-' iS on Saturday, an evening of music for Christmas in Preston Minster Church is on December 1st, a con­ cert at St John’s Church, Read, by Readstone Singers oin December 18th, the LFWI fun quiz is on January 7th.


A list was circulated tor the Jacob’s join sup­ per at the Christmas party on December 14th. Those members not at the meeting who want to go to the party should contact the president or sec­ retary.


HURST GREEN


Boiler Bash


Last Saturday's “Boil­ er Bash”, in aid of the village hall's heat­ ing system, proved as popular- and success­ ful as last year's vil­ lage cabaret. The hall was packed with an audience eager to see fellow villagers dis- . play.their talents-in


pupils performing magic tricks and numerous song and dance ^ numbers.


The school council also designed posters, sold tickets, sent invita­ tion letters to parents and made sure audience members knew about the cake stall held after the show.


In total the event raised £164, which the school council wants to put towards buying a new sound system for the school.


Pictured are pupils Jack Haworth, Cory Longton and Bradley Leeming, who gave a wonderful rendition of the James Blunt song “You’re Beautiful”; (s)


some cases ones that were previously unknown.


Among the highlights was local boy Charlie Bolton, who impressed everyone with his display of prizewinning danc­ ing; while the ladies of the WI tapped their way round the stage through two numbers, “Singing in the Rain”, and “All that... Jam”.


There was also dancing from the enthusiastic pupils of St Joseph's School, led by one of the pupils. Heather Cross Costello, who also sang a solo. The Village Hall Commit­ tee performed an amusing short play, “The Midwinter Murders”, written by Mrs Agnes Bland, with a cast of charac­ ters based on well- known villagers.


The evening, which began with supper, raised almost £1,300 for the heating fund.


Newsletter The latest edition of Hurst Green's own free newspaper, “Round the Green”, has been delivered to local households now. It contains its usual mix of reminiscences, reports and forth­ coming events.


Bill Holden, of Dut­ ton, has written an


article recalling the Trinity Sunday pro­ cession that took place annually for most of the last'cen­ tury. His article is accompanied by postcards dating from the 1920s or early '30s, and he wonders whether anyone can identify the people pictured.


If you have any infor­ mation or news tor the next edition, please contact the editors, Mrs Agnes Bland


(01254


826559) or Mrs Nancy Bailey (01254 826903).


Village shop Villagers are reminded that letters regarding the application for planning permission to convert the village shop into an estate agency need to be sent in to the plan­ ning offices as soon as possible. At the recent meeting about the shop's future, it was agreed that everyone had to try and use the shop more if it was to stay open.


Mums and tots Hurst Green has a pop­ ular Mothers and Toddlers group, run­ ning from 9-30 to 11- 30 a.m. every Thurs­ day during termtime. New pre-school chil­ dren and their, c^ers


St John’s The parishioners of St John’s are planning their annual Christ­ mas fair, which this year will take place on Saturday, Decem­ ber 9th, from 11-30 a.m. to 3 p.m.


The event is so popular that Father Christ­ mas himself drops in, from noon to 1 p.m. There will be the usual range of stalls this year, including wreaths and other Christmas decora­ tions. For further information contact Mrs Gill McDonnell (01254826378).


On Wednesday, Dec­ ember 13th, the Pre­ ston Voice Gospel Choir is making a return visit to St John’s, such was then- popularity when it visited last year. The choir sings a wide variety of music, including gospel and spiritual. The concert begins at 7-30 p.m., with admission £5. Under-16s are admit­ ted free and there will be mince pies on offer. All proceeds will go to THOMAS, a Blackburn-based charity.


The youth group at St John’s, All Stars and Sparklers, enjoyed some fossil fun on Sunday afternoon, when the curator of Clitheroe Castle Museum, Rachel Jackson, went along to talk about fossils. The 30 children who


, turned up created their own “fossils”, using plasticine moulds and plaster.


WI


The AGM of Hurst Green WI is to be held tonight in the village hall. The meeting begins at 7- 30 p.m. and after the official business the members will enjoy quizzes and a supper provided by the com­ mittee.


KNOWLE GREEN


Sell out


The evening with Tony Berry, the lead singer of the Houghton Weavers,, held in


Knowle Green Vil­ lage Hall was a sell out, with over £300 being raised for hall funds. Tony present­ ed his usual mixtute of traditional and more modern songs, stories and humour and was very well received by an appre­ ciative audienca


Christmas fair The annual Christmas fair organised by members of Knowle Green Congregation­ al Church and held in the village hall raised over £1,100 for church funds. People came from a wide area to meet friends, enjoy a coffee or have lunch and to buy a selection of goodies for Christmas.


There were games aplenty, lots of fun and a very happy atmosphere that even the dreadful weather could not dampen. The church thanks all who came and supported the event and all who helped with the organisation and planning and donated the goodies.


Whist drive Whist and dominoes will be played in Knowle Green Vil­ lage Hall on Monday at 7-30 p.m. Admis­ sion is £1.


The following Monday, also at 7-30 p.m., the Christmas domino drive and grand draw will be held in the vil­ lage hall. Everyone is most welcome and admission is £2.


Concert The Thursday lunch­ time concert in Knowle Green Vil­ lage Hall by john- travis.events limited will feature the stu­ dents of Chetham’s School of Music, Manchester. The recital will commence at noon and be fol­ lowed by lunch. To book call 01254 826948. The concert today will feature Qian Wu on violin and Russell Lomas on piano.


History group The History of War group, which meets in Knowle Green Vil­ lage Hall, is to hold another meeting on Friday, December 8th, when it will be discussing the first battle of the Ameri­ can Civil War with a talk by Mr John Farmery entitled: “Let’s Have Fun at the Battle of Bull Run”. The meeting starts at 7-30p.m., admission is free and all are welcome Inquiries, tel. 01772 783839.


Party time The Knowle Green


children’s Christmas party is being held in the village hall on Sunday, December 10th, from 4 to 6-30 p.m.


All village children and young family mem­ bers of village hall members are most welcome.


Magee and it is confi­ dently expected that Father Christmas will spare time from his busy schedule to attend.


Church service The 11 a.m. service in Knowle Green Con­ gregational Church on Sunday will be led by Mr Robert Carter, who is the leader of Fulwood Free Methodist Church, Preston.


All are most welcome and the Knowle Green Kldz Church will meet at the same I time. For transport I or more information, f call 01254 878394.


Performance The Adult Disability I Arts group, which meets, weekly in Knowle Green Vil­ lage Hall, is to hold its annual production on Saturday, Decem­ ber 2nd. The produc-1 tion this year is enti­ tled “A Twist of Oliver!’ and tickets, costing £3, can be I obtained by calling 01254 820939 or | 878548.


LANGHO Holy services


The Rev. David Noblet I will conduct both the 9 a.m. Holy Commu­ nion and the 10-30 a.m. parish commun­ ion services in St Leonard's Church on j Sunday.


On Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., there will be the Christmas fair in Lango and j Billington Communi- 1 ty Centre. There will be many different, stalls for people to buy Christmas pres­ ents from. Admission includes a visit to Santa and a gift. All proceeds in aid of St [ Leonard's Church.


An informal house ' group meeting, about Christian life, will be held on Wednesday at 7-30 p.m. This will be "Treasure Within" and held in [ church.


Tickets are on sale for the Mothers’ Union Christmas concert on j December 10th at 7- 30 p.m. ,


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8 p.m. Voted best duo in this year's BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, John and Jon return a year after their last visit to deliver their rollicking tunes On fiddle, squeeze and stomp-box, and their songs of murder, infi­ delity and the super­ natural.


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Admission is £2 plus a present. Entertain-1 ment is by Andy


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after the morning service in All Saint’s Church, Pendleton, on Sunday, Decem­ ber 10th.


and the constitution­ al club tor the use of their venue and espe­ cially the event sponsor. The Fuzzy Duck Food Compa­ ny.


The next fund-raising event will be a Christmas bash on December 30th in the club.


this and other events ^ .r . . in the centre check '■^'•1 Qay out the web site A magnificent £4,000 W W W .


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Thanks once again to BAE Systems tor helping decorate and upgrade the centre. Some 20 people


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Coffee and mince pies will be served in the village hall. Admis­ sion is 50p tor adults, children tree. There will be a Christmas stall, a bottle tombo- ■ la and a raffle. All proceeds are tor church funds.


mellorbrook was given to the gift


day appeal at All Saints’ Church, Pendleton. Thanks was expressed to all those who made a donation.


turned up on Satur- Youfig Farmers day to help paint Twenty-seven mem-


and decorate and bers of Clitheroe generally


sparkle to the centre.


WI At the AGM of Balderstone and District WI, the committee was re-


Mrs Joan Woolm- ington (president), Mrs Jean Simms (secretary), Mrs Judy Cooper (vice- president) and Mrs Kathleen Rigby (treasurer).


Young Farmers’ Club, who usually meet in Pendleton Village Hall, enjoyed an evening of 10-pin bowling in Black­ burn.


elected en bloc. Offi- Next week’s meeting cers elected were will be a trip to Lit­ tle Town Dairies Longridge. Members should meet at the health centre car park at 7 p.m.


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Mrs Eva Gorse was presented \vith a cer- P a n tom im e


tificate Iot 40 years Tickets are available membership, which had been sent from the autumn, council meeting.


Member Mrs Eliza­ beth Newsham, spoke about the ups and downs of life with a blind person. She stressed the importance of mutu­ al trust and a sense


tell.


A Christmas stall was held and a competi­ tion was won by Mrs J Woolmington, with Mrs Ruth


for the Read and Simohstone Players pantomime, “Dick Whittington”, which will be performed at the United Reform­ ed Church, Bast View, on December 7th, 8th and 9th at 7-30 p.m., with a matinee at 2 p.m. on


of humour. She had ^ ^ S o n is £4 for many funny tales to


Quiz


“The Pick Five” came first in the quiz held in Read Constitu­ tional Club. Second place went to “Four Gals and a Guy” and third, on a tie break, were “Last Chance”.


In a gripping contest, “Ebb and Flo” were devastated to fail to hold on to their usual bottom spot, being well and truly beaten to the booby prize this time by “The Cliviger Clowns’!.


Christmas fair The Mothers’ Union Christmas fair at St John’s Church will be held on Saturday between 10 a.m. and noon. Coffee and mince pies will be served and there will be a variety of stalls.


The raffle will be drawn at 11-15 a.m., and Father Christ­ mas will be in his grotto.


RIBCHESTER


Cafe course A popular faith course is returning tor a sec­ ond time to the Rib­ ble Valley this month, after it was a hit with church­ goers.


adults and £2 for children, with tick­ ets available from _________


between 6 and 7 p.m.


Thanks was expressed to Mrs Maureen Smith and Miss Hilary MacDonald


L^rdbet^sernd. Football Club Raffle winner was A very succesful race Mrs Eva Gorse.


local shops or by rpj^^ session will calling 778582 take place in St Wil­


The Cafe course (Catholic Faith Exploration), organ­ ised by St Peter and Paul Church, Ribch- ester, and St Wilfrid's Church, Longridge, focuses on the “need to know God even bet­ ter.” It runs for five weeks either side of Christmas.


night, organised by Read United FC members, was held in Read Constitu­ tional Club.


for being hostesses The event ip3.<le over at short notice.


The next meeting will be the Christmas


. party on December 12th.


frid's Parish Room, Longridge, at 7-30 p.m. on Monday December 4th, and offers a chance for Christians to find spiritual renewal by meeting in small groups.


£700 for club funds Everyone is welcome, and the committee regardless


of


would like to thank whether they have the race sponsors, been to the first runners’ sponsors course.


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Frances Haworth and show secretaries Mrs Pam Holden and Mrs Christine Cart-wright. Mr Colin Sagar was thanked tor prepar­ ing the accounts and all members who had helped in vari­ ous ways on show day were thanked.


Committee members John Boocock and Alun Parfitt were thanked for their work with the two village schools, giv­ ing children an insight and encour­ agement to grow plants. Mr John Oxborough was voted onto the com­ mittee and the rest of the committee was re-elected en- bloc.


Restaurant’s £7,000 boost for breast cancer research


LA LOCANDA has raised more than £7,000 for breast cancer research.


The Gisburn restaurant, which specialises in authentic region­ al Italian cuisine, raised the money at two charity nights, at which customers paid by dona­ tion for their three-course meal and wine and then took part in a grand auction and raffle.


A total of £7,118.32 was raised over the two nights.


Manager Mrs Cinzia Bocchi said: “I can’t thank our staff, customers and the auction and raffle prize donators enough for their generosity in making the evenings such a success. The money is intended to help tack­ le the problem of breast cancer locally.”


Winning bidders in the auction included the Hanson family who, after being embroiled in a bidding war, finally paid £820 for La Locanda’s staff to cook and serve an authentic Italian meal and wine for 15 people in their own home. La Locanda then offered a similar deal to


SABDEN


Dancers Professional dancers from Canada will be appearing in St Nicholas's Church Hall on Saturday, December 2nd, at-7- 30 p.m. The Motus O company has been brought to Sabden by the Spot On group, which brings professional arts to rural communities, and will perform "Variations


In Love", which is suit­


the losing bidders, raising a fur­ ther £600. Other generous bids included £220 for a local butch­ er to supply and cook a barber cue for 15 people and £200 for-a Cavalli watch.


La Locanda has just been named as Craven’s Restaurant and Business of The Year, at a cere- mony held in Rendezvous Hotel, Skipton. Said Mrs Boc­ chi, who runs the restaurant with husband Maurizio: “We are absolutely thrilled with the awards. It is an acknowledg­ ment for all the hard work we have put into the restaurant.”


La Locanda has undergone a major revamp this year begin­ ning with a name change and re­ brand, followed by the introduc­ tion of an “early b'rd” menu and, more recently, a kitchen and wine cellar extension; This has enabled it to extend the menu to include fresh pasta, plus home-made cakes, pastries and ice cream, which it also plans to sell on a wholesale bas'is.


Pictured is Mr Bocchi with raffle prize winner Sue Wright, (s)


able for young peo­ ple and adults.


Tickets are £5. Book­ ing is advised as seating is limited and tickets are avail­ able by ringing 01282 773805.


Society Sabden Horticultural Society held its AGM at the White Hart last Tuesday. The chairman, Mr Antony Haworth, opened the meeting and gave his annual report. He said that in spite of the vagaries of the weather, the growing


season had proved to be extensive, the blooms spectacular and the autumn fruiting prolific. The annual show had been another suc­ cess, with many exhibitors coming from outside the vil­ lage. He thanked these


outside exhibitors tor their


'input. He also than­ ked the society offi­ cers, including vice- chairman Mr Leo Clarkson, secretary Mrs Betty Clarkson, treasurer Mrs Mar­ garet Boocock, press secretary Mrs


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The society's annual dinner will be held at the Shireburn Arms, Hurst Green, on February 23rd. Any­ one wishing to attend should con­ tact the secretary, Mrs Betty Clarkson, on 01282 772762.


Panto The panto is returning to Sabden. The New Village Folk, which was formed earlier this year by some members of the orig­ inal Village Folk, is staging the panto “Little Red Riding Hood” in St Nicholas's Church Hall on Friday and Saturday, January 26th and 27th at 7- 15 p.m. with a Satur­ day matinee a t 2 p.m.


Tickets are £6 for the evening performanc­ es, which includes potato pie supper, and £3 adults and £2 children for the matinee when tea and biscuits, pop and crisps etc will be on sale. The tickets will go on sale next week.


On a sadder note, members of the group are mourning the death on Sunday morning of former member Chris Lowe. Although Chris lived in Whalley, his was a familiar face on the stage in Sabden as he had appeared in many Village Folk productions as well as other plays per­ formed in the village.


He always had a ready smile and a wicked sense of humour and had been looking for­ ward to taking part


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in the pantomime. He had been ill for several months and died in the East Lancashire Hospice on Sunday morning aged 49.


Commiserations go to his wife, Hilary, from the New Vil­ lage Folk and v i l­ lagers who have remembered his per­ formances in the past.


Memorial The Sabden War Memorial Trust is urging people to hold fund-raising events or make donations. These can be made to the treas­ urer, Mrs Christine Cartwright on 01282 772237 or Mr Antony Haworth on 01282 775892. Sab­ den is hoping to pro­ vide its first outdoor memorial to remem­ ber the village dead from the two great wars, to complement


the plaques inside Sabden Primary School and St Nicholas's Parish Church.


Switch on Sabden’s Christmas tree and crib lights will be switched on at the annual carol service on Sunday, December lOtb, in St Nicholas's Avenue.


Services The minister of Padi- ham and Sabden Methodist Church­ es, the Rev. Denise Free, will take mom- ing service at the Sabden Church on Sunday at 9-30 a.m.


At the Baptist Church the 10 a.m. service will be taken by Prof. Graham Ash­ worth, and at St Nicholas's Parish Church the Rev. Brian Stevenson will lead 9-30 a.m. family eucharist. • More News from the Villages - page 14


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