14 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, November 15th, 2007 GRINDLETON
Around £200 was made for the play ground charity. If you have not yet and would like to donate to the tennis court appeal give Carolyn 447759 or Norman 441320 a ring.
Waddlers The carer and toddler group “Waddlers” is relocating
The sessions are held each Friday from 10 to 11-30 a.m. and mums, carers and toddlers
G ri nd le to n Methodist Church schoolroom while the usual venue in Wa d d i n g t o n Methodist Church is being redevel oped.
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For further informa tion tel. Wendy Bridgeman on 01200 424659.
Grindleton will be made very welcome.
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Candlelit At a fund-raising event
Home-made soup, salmon, ham and turkey with inter esting salads and new potatoes fol lowed by a tempting array of sweets, cof fee and petit fours was the menu at'the candlelit supper in Sawley Village Hall. After the meal Margo Grimshaw gave a most ente- taining talk about her life and experi ences.
Ambrose Church, Grindleton £640 was raised.
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the congregation of St Ambrose Church, Grindleton was joined by members of the local branch of the Royal British Legion for a service of Remembrance on
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Fireworks This year Grindleton had another fantas tic night on Novem ber 5th. Thanks to Paul Shackleton for the fabulous fire works, to Gill Mills and her team for the gorgeous grub, to Danny Wood and pals for the bright bonfire, to many vil lagers for the boun tiful buns, and to the spectators for clearing up their spiky sparklers!
The service was con ducted by the Rev. Canon D. W. Mewis and the preacher was the Rev. Tim Thorpe.
Sunday. Wreaths were laid by Mr Jim Loach and Mr Arthur Bleazard and the Last Post and Reveille were sounded by Chris Brennan. Standard bearer was David Raw.
HURST GREEN
Panto There are still tickets left for the matinee performance of Cin derella on Saturday. This is a treat for all the family, see Peter Butterfield and David Jacques as you've never seen them before. Tickets are £6 for adults, children £4 and after two have paid, other children in the family go free. Tel. 01254 826378.
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Members of the WI are reminded that it is the annual meet ing on Wednesday, not Thursday, and are urged to attend. There will be a hot pot supper so bring a plate and dish, cutlery and a glass.
Youth club Youth Club members are reminded that there is no youth club tomorrow because of the pan tomime. The next meetings will be November 23rd and 30th. Inquiries, tel. Steve Whalley 01254 826962, vol unteer rota please check the Hurst Green website, ww w. h u r s t -
green.co.uk.
Parade The Remembrance parade at Hurst Green was a very moving occasion on Sunday morning with more than 300 people in atten dance. The service was led by the two parish priests, the Rev. Gill Mack, of St John's Church and Fr Adrian How ell, of St Peter's Church. Members of the Royal British Legion were joined by the Stonyhurst Combined Cadet Force to parade,
accompanied by music from the Stonyhurst College band. Pupils from St Joseph's RC Pri mary School took part, as did those from St Mary's Hall and Scouts from Ribchester. Wreaths were laid by repre sentatives of village o r g a n i s a t i o n s including a Poppy posy laid by Jonathan Whalley, the oldest pupil at St Joseph's.
KNOWLE GREEN
Concert The music students of local teacher, Carrie Steingold, will be performing their annual concert in Knowle Green Vil lage Hall on Satur day at 7 p.m. and all are welcome. Admission is £6.50 including a light supper and the pro ceeds of the raffle will be donated to Motor Neurone Research.
Lunch concert The lunchtime con cert in Knowle
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Wreaths were laid by There was no change representatives of of officers at the the RBL, by the Clitheroe Mayor, Mr Ian Rushton on behalf of the men of Low Moor Club and by Mrs Doris Clark, on behalf of the ladies of the club. A wreath was laid by the Scouts of Low
annual meeting,
Winner of the compe tition Cup was Mrs Bowles.
Marjorie Mitchell was welcomed to the committee.
today will feature Was welcomed into the La Serenata Ensemble The con cert next Thursday will feature Colin Blarney on clarinet with Russell Lomas on piano and their
The concert starts at midday followed by lunch. To book tel. 01254826948.
tinu, Lutoslawski and Weiner.
LOW MOOR
Remembrance Remembrance Sun day began at 9-30 a.m. in St Paul’s Church, Low Moor, with a family serv-
In the afternoon a small group gath ered a t the war memorial for a short
In his address, Canon Rodney Nicholson spoke about world torture and hurt and also acts of kindness.
ice for which Cubs D ia le c t p o e try and Scouts had An evening of fun and made a Cross from entertainment was lollipop sticks.
•v a v * i u i a u i u j u v i y ” | • , Green Village Hall Afterwards everyone
small crosses from the Cubs.
the club for refresh ments.
Moor, together with Mrs Jennifer Lock- a box containing
Silversmith Mr Ian
havc^ an "Eastern Friendship dub European flavour The Ladies Commu- with music by Mar- nity Friendship
Mrs Bowles thanked the tellers for their assistance.
hard work and the secretary and treas urer gave their reports.
were the Mayor of Mrs Doreen Balshaw Dq|| hnnOUf Clitheroe, Coun. thanked Mr Ather- David Berryman ton for an enjoyable and the Mayoress, and uplifting Mrs Maria Berry- evening, man. Standard Mrs Audrey Ogilive bearers from the was the winner of Royal British the competition. Legion Mr Robert President Mrs Sheila Scott and his broth- Bowles thanked er, Mr Barry Scott, Cubs and Scouts and their leaders, who carried the Scout flag and the Union flag, were also present.
service of Remem brance, conducted by Canon Nichol son. Also present
Lancashire where he gave his readings of poetry, all proceeds in aid of charity.
autumn flowers and Mrs Hillary Scott gave a report on the autumn council meeting.
arranging
Mrs Freda Haynes for
attended by tellers from Billington and The exaltation was Langho WI. Mrs given by Senior Air-
craftsman Robert Wellock, who recently returned to the UK after a tour of active service in Basra. Organist was Mrs June Brewer.
wood thanked the Following the church committee for their service on Novem-
ber 25th, there will be a lunch, tombola and raffle in the vil lage hall, in aid of church funds. Admission is £1 for adults and 50p for children.
Gillard will be the P a p e r d ay speaker at the next I t .s paper jay in
Club will meet on Monday at 2 p.m. in . Langho Methodist Church. The speak- [ er will be Chandra
£1,
r e f re s hme n ts . Everyone welcome.
MITTON including
ber 5th, in Whalley Methodist Church hall at 7-45 p.m.
NEWTON ^ “B a t i k * Remembrance
Malaysian Cul- T*}e Hodder Valley W a s te p a p e r ture”. Admission is branch of the Royal The new colIection for British Legion held
The service was con ducted by the minis ter the Rev. Norma Johnson. Lessons were read by Mr Miles Fox and Mrs
a Remembrance service in Newton United Reformed Church on Sunday.
enjoyed by members of Mitton WI when Mr Jim Atherton, of Darwen, enter-
waste paper for Read and Simon- stone will be on Monday.
Please leave white sacks out early in the morning where they can be clearly seen by the collec tors.
tained. He recited Refreshments were many of his own served after the poems, all humorous service, which had members A retiring collection, in peals of laughter, given to the Poppy he also told of the . Fund, amounted to different venues in £50.
Mary Beattie. The RsfllS6 standard bearer was The change of refuse Mr Philip Kapp and collection day to organist was Mrs Edna Waterworth.
Friday is now run ning more smoothly. Leave wheelie bins out at the designat ed place on the street map. Any problems tel RVBC helpline on 01200 414599.
RIMINGTON
Poppy wreaths Rimington Memorial Institute was filled for the annual serv ice of Remem brance, led by Pas tor Brian Lingard, of Barnoldswick. Mr Lingard gave a thoughtful address and Bible readings were given by Mrs M. McPherson and Coun. R. Sherras.
Poppy wreaths were placed on the memorial plaques by Mrs E. Jackson and Mr David Mas ters, who read the Roll of Honour, and
meeting on Decern- Pendleton on Tues-
day. Please leave papers to be recy cled clearly visible for the collectors.
At 11 a.m. the con gregation observed two minutes’ silence after which Mr Tony Ormiston, who formerly served in the Coldstream Guards, recited the names of those from the parish who paid the supreme sacri fice during two world wars.
A Remembrance service at All Saints' Church, Pendleton, on Sunday was con ducted by Canon Norman Atty.
War memorial The Remembrance service held in St John’s Church, Read, was led by the vicar the Rev. Dr A. Sowerbutts. The lesson was read by Mr Howard Wadsworth and wreaths laid at the war memorial by representatives of village organisa tions, St John’s Church, parish council, Read Crick et Club, Read Unit ed Reformed Church, the football club and Read Con stitutional Club. The Roll of Honour was read and two minutes’ silence observed.
Mothers’ Union Members of St John’s Church Mothers’ Union will meet in the school hall, Straits Lane, on Tuesday at 7-30 p.m. when a floral demonstration will be given by local florist
The MU Christmas . fair will be held on November 24th at 11-45 a.m. in St John’s School Hall.
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Panto Read Amateur The atrical Society’s pantomime “Panto at the OK Corral” will take place tomorrow and Sat urday at 7 p.m. with a matinee on Satur day at 2-30 p.m. in St John’s School Hall. Some tickets are still available from the Pharmacy, Read Library and the hairdressers ReHab, Whalley Road.
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A sincere and moving service concluded with the National Anthem. Organist was Mrs Ethel Hartley.
Whist drive At the monthly whist and domino drive, organised by Rim ington Memorial Institute manage ment committee, a pie and peas supper was enjoyed.
MCs were Mrs E. Hartley (dominoes) and Mrs E. Jackson (whist).
Whist winners: Ladies - Mrs N. Fox, Mrs D. Hogg, Mrs E. Barker. Gents - Mr S. Hogg, Mr W. Carr, Mr H. Loft- house.
Raffle: Mrs J. Met calfe, Mrs H. Grainger, Mrs P. Oddie, Mrs M. Jackson, Miss M. Pye.
The Christmas whist and domino drive will take place on December 8th.
Annual Retiring president of Rimington WI Mrs Jean Kerr welcomed members, along with WI adviser Mrs Marian McDonald and tellers Mr and Mrs Norman Lund, to the annual meeting.
Dominoes: Mr Pye, Mr P. Metcalfe, Mrs M. Smith, Mr F. Mason, Mr R. Eden, Mr J. Oddie.
Prizes were presented by Mrs Barbara Downing, the newly appointed chair man.
A collection was taken-up by Marcus Leaver and Libby Smith.
a two minutes’ silence was observed.
Kitchen, Wadding ton, the annual meeting com menced.
Mrs Alice Seed was presented with the Brennan Cup for most points in the monthly competi tions and also the Flower Arranging Cup. Mrs Margaret Silverwood received the runners-up cup. Officers elected were:
Mrs Elizabeth Robinson (presi dent), Mrs Barbara Spencer (secretary), Mrs Nina Healey (treasurer), Mrs Jean Kerr and Mrs Edna Jackson (vice- presidents).
Mrs McDonald spoke with feeling of the importance of being an active and enthusiastic WI member and con gratulated members on their 60 years of valued contribution to the WI move ment.
A lovely cake baked by Miss Mary Bairstow and deco rated by Mrs Spencer was cut, and a toast raised to the continued suc cess of the insti tute.
The annual village carol
evening will take place in the memo rial institute on December 18th at 7-30 p.m. and carol singing round the village starts from Bridge End Farm a t 6-30 p.m. on December 20th.
singing
In a pleasant and| confident atmos< phere everyon agreed that the dia mond anniversary weekend had been a memorable occa- sion.
Mrs Edna Jackson reported on the LFWI autumn council meeting and two teams pf mem bers are to enter in the fun quiz on Jan uary 28th at Hurst Green.
Mrs Ethel Hartley gave birthday greet ings.
Following a delicious two course meal, provided by Tim of the Country
i SABDEN
Hall fund The St Mary's Parish Hall redevelopment fund now stands at just over £5,000 thanks to a dona tion of £176 from the Pendle Witch pub which held a quiz night last Thursday. Anyone who wishes to make a donation or hold a fund-raising event should contact the parish priest, Fr
Peter Birmingham, qc much more
The meeting on December 4th will be a “Christmas Entertainment”, members are asked to take along an i n e x p e n s i v e , wrapped gift.
SABDEN:
Bishop’s visit The Bishop of Sal ford, the Rt Rev. Terence Brain, will make his first visit to .Sabden next week. The Bishop will take 10-30 a.m. Mass a t St Mary’s RC Church on Sun day. Afterwards he will s tay to meet members of the congregation over tea and biscuits in the hall. Next Thursday he will visit again to meet children at St Mary’s RC School.
Clean-up A clean-up of the grounds of St Mary's RC Church has begun. Last Saturday a small group began work ing to tidy up the area around the church in Whalley Road. On Saturday more volunteers are asked to go along at 9-30 a.m. to contin ue the work.
the church is the annual Christmas Fair on Saturday, November 24th, at 3 p.m. Bottles, toi letries, gifts, tombola and raffle items are all
c h u r c hwa rd e n Bernard Parfitt. On November 30th at 7-30 p.m. there will be a Christmas Quiz in the church hall. Tickets are available
church „ l ,h
requested. Please S e r v ic e s leave' them at or
The occupants of a white van may be connected to the spate of burglaries,
not open their doors to strangers, and to keep their homes secure.
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Bernard P ar fit t. The total from the recent Gift Day has now reached £1,016.
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Pantomime Sabden’s New Village Folk are taking us to the magical East in the New Year.
Terence Brain, will Wreaths laid offer Mass at St On Sunday a Remem- Mary's RC Church brance service was at 10-30 a.m. on Sunday. The Rev. Chris Sterry is the officiant at St
Eucharist, Gail Pegg will lead wor ship a t
panto "Aladdin" The vl,lage Cncket which will be pre sented in St Nicholas's Hall on Friday and Satur-
day, January 25th Non-Uniform and 26th. Ticket Tomorrow is non details will be uniform day for
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The church will hold its annual Christ mas fair on Satur day, December 1st, at 2 p.m. Tickets are now on sale from parishioners for the grand Christmas draw for which there are numerous prizes.
Bacon butties and coffee will be on offer for those tak ing part.
Waste paper Next Tuesday is waste paper collec tion day around Sabden. Old news papers, junk mail etc, should be saved in the white hessian sacks delivered to each household and put outside for col lection on Tuesday morning.
St Nicholas’s The' dance in St Nicholas's Hall at the weekend went with a real swing. More than 90 peo ple danced to the Clitheroe Royal Grammar School Swing Band and a grand total of £750 was raised for church funds. Those attending said it had been an excellent night.
The next big event at
announced later so make a date in your diaries.
Warning Sabden residents are warned to be on the alert as the Ribble Valley area is suffer ing a spate of bur glaries and bogus callers tricking eld erly
Although no inci- people.
They have begun Presentation rehearsals for the mu mi n • i a
Methodist Church at 9-30 a.m. and Mrs Williams is the preacher a t 10-30 a.m. at the Baptist Chapel.
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day in the White Hart at 8 p.m.
plaques by chuch- warden Mr R. Har-
MBE.
Nicholas's Church Wreaths were laid on at 9-30 a.m. family the memorial
held in St Peter’s Church, Simon- stone, conducted by Mr H. Wadsworth.
with proceeds going to the Talking Newspaper.
College talk Slaidburn Young Farmers met on Monday for a talk
notice. The sessions start tomorrow and new Waddlers from Grindleton, sur rounding villages and Clitheroe are very welcome.
by Craig Thompson F°r furt-hf informa- from Myerscough tlon Wendy
College. He talked about the college and the courses it offers. Seth Blakey I gave a vote of | thanks.
Bridgeman 01200 424659.
WHALLEY
rison and sidesman Next Monday's meet-' Mr W.H. Norris ing is a Ghost Walk. Medieval Members are to Quest speaker at the
SLAIDBURN
Club presentation the meeting of night is on Satur- slaidburn WI held
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meet at Clitheroe meeting of Whalley Castle Gates at 7-30 p.m. The cost is £4 per person.
TOSSIDE
in the village hall, Dl „ „ president Mrs Mary DIU6S
Children in Need. The school is plan ning a Christmas bingo night in the
hall on December Mrs Parker was re- 6th and lots of elected president Christmas events and activities, as well as presenting its annual concert on December 13th in the afternoon and evening.
Parish council chair man Coun. Tony Haworth, has issued the warning because he wants residents to be aware and to call the police if they think they see any thing suspicious,
A Sabden resident has been the victim of a bogus caller and another elderly person has been the victim of intrusive and upsetting phone calls which resulted in action by the police and trading standards.
d enT h av e been Museum Visit reported in the vil- Pupils in class two at lage, a resident Sabden Primary reported the occu pants of a car behaving suspi ciously in the early hours one morning and two people were arrested in connec tion with going equipped to steal.
The
letters of thanks from Sawley and Dunsop Bidge WIs and from the Young Farmers’ club.
and Mrs Jean Duck and Mrs Susan Far- rand were elected joint secretaries. Mrs Kathleen Tay lor agreed to remain as treasurer.
School are to visit Preston Museum on Monday for a Second World War workshop entitled "We'll Meet Again." The PTFA will hold its annual cheese and wine evening on Thurs- Mrs Duck reported day, November on the autumn
29th, a t 7 p.m. when new members will be welcome. Christmas activi ties begin with the foundation class
thanked all mem bers, especially Mrs Christine Blakey, retiring secretary, for their hard work
president
during the year. W o rsh ip Thanks
expessed to Mrs Marty Handley for auditing accounts.
the
concert on Wednes- A quiz was won by Waddlers day, December 6th, Mrs Betty Walker Due to the exciting at 10-30 a.m. and and Mrs Farrand redevelopment at
council meeting, held in Preston Charter Theatre, which she attended with Mrs Jean Parker.
the main school and a supper was concerts are on provided by com- December 12th and mittee members. 13th. The Nativity Reports were given on
play will be per- behalf of the read ing, outdoor and craft groups. Members will be carol singing in Slaidburn on December 19th
formed in St Nicholas's Church on Friday, Decem ber 14th, a t 2-30 p.m.
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'v<-re The afternoon service
and blues evening featuring “Smokin’ the Swarm.” This evening of live music is in Tosside Community Hall from 8 to 11 p.m. Tickets a t £5 include light refresh ments. There will be a licensed bar. Pro ceeds are for the North West Air Ambulance.
Historical Society Dr Ramage gave a very interesting lec ture on medieval craftsmen, showing the great skill of stonemasons and
wood carvers in the 12th to 16th Cen-
Parker welcomed On Saturday, Novem- turies. members. She read ber 24th there will He particularly be a charity rhythm explained the carv-
The next lecture is on Thursday, November 22nd in Whalley Abbey at 8 p.m. when Mr Stanley Walmsley will speak on “Christmas Cus toms with Bells On”. All are wel come.
ings of Miseri- chordes in choir stalls, of which Whalley Parish Church, has some fine examples.
Children’s play Children are invited to take part in the short Christmas
in West Bradford play, “I t’s a baby”, Methodist Church, to be staged on on Sunday at 2 p.m. December 23rd. will be led by Mrs Names should be C. Croydon. Every- added to the list at the back of the church as soon as possible.
one welcome. WADDINGTON
Missionary Following his visit last week, Fr Jan
Wa d d i n g t o n Methodist Church, the carer and tod dler group “Wad dlers” will meet in Gri ndleton Methodist Church schoolroom on Fri days from 10 to 11- 30 a.m. until further
More than 20 new boxes were taken, five people volun teered to be pro moters and there were new annual subscribers.
Klaver has written thanking parish ioners for a good response to the Red Box appeal for mis sionary work.
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