10 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, March 22nd, 2007
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Super-fit Ribble Valley runners aim to take on the marathon world!
by Faiza Afzaal_________
TWO super-fit Ribble Valley women are donning their running shoes for a more serious purpose than losing a few extra pounds! Friends Alison Bury (40) and Gail Goodrick (50), of Calderstones Park,
each. The aim of the campaign is to raise
thousands of pounds for local children in crisis, for children who are suffering
Whalley, will pound the streets of Lon don next month to boost funds for a local radio station’s “Help a Local Child” charity. The duo are hoping to raise £1,200
from abuse or neglect, who are disabled and have special needs and for children and young people that need extra care or guidance. Mother-of-two Alison, who works as
a supply teacher, is certainly no stranger to tackling long-distance races. This will be the fourth time she has taken part in the London Marathon.
Looking fonvard to the challenge, she
said: “It’s a very positive uplifting day and a very humbling experience. “There are a lot of people running
the 26-mile race for personal and mov ing reasons. The support from the crowd is tremendous. The London Marathon is a lively and positive race to be part of.”
"S'? Meanwhile, Gail, who works as a
duty officer at Roefield Leisure Centre in Clitheroe, will be taking part in the challenge for the second time. She is training hard and hoping to beat her
last year’s time of four hours and 18 minutes. The duo will be joined by Wilpshire
resident, Denise Gaffing who is running the race for the first time in aid of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.
In the run-up to the gruelling chal
lenge, the trio are holding a series of fund-raising events. The first of the many planned events was a spring fair, which took place on Saturday, at Whah ley Methodist Church Hall. Anyone requiring further information
COAAFORT COI s iCEP T Shoe Evening
at Barden iVlill Thursday 19th April An informative, fun presentation by A/lrTom Powney
A chance to view all the new Spring/Summer Hotter styles and find out everything about one of Lancashire’s great success stories. Ever wondered how Hotter Shoes are made - Tom wiil have ali the answers in his audio-visual talk.
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or Mshing to sponsor the girls is asked to call 01254 825338 or log on to
mmjustgiving.com/gailandali ® THIS year’s event takes place on
April 22nd. From the inaugural event in 1981, when 20,000 people applied to take part and some 7,747 were accept ed, the marathon has grown to accom modate more than 46,000 runners. Last year’s marathon raised in excess of £41.5m. for charity.
0 IF you are taking part in this
year’s Flora London Marathon, let us know. Send your details by e-mail to:
duncan.smith@
eastlancsnews.co.uk or alternatively, drop them into our front office at 3 King Street, Clitheroe, BBT 2EW. If j'ou have a picture of yourself in training, all the better. And - do not forget to let us know how j'ou get on! Our picture shows Gail, Alison and
Denise preparing for the race ahead. (B090307/6)
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Free to attend - Must book in advance by ringing 01282 420333
and speak to Sarah Taylor to confirm your attendance (limited places available) ^
Every person attending will receive a £5 Voucher to spend on any new Hotter Spring/Summer styies (excluding SUBS).
Presentation starts at 6.45pm . S I ■ Barden IVlill closes at 8.30pm . Refreshments available Lucky Maxwell is a winner
MAXWELL the chocolate labrador is one lucky dog!
Thanks to his owners, he has a full six
months’ supply of Oscar pet food to look forward to. That was the prize in a Clitheroe Advertiser and Times compe tition, won by Mrs Sheila Ratcliffe and her daughter, Amy, of Simonstone Road, Sabden.
The competition was run in conjunc
tion with Oscar Pet Foods, the UK’s leading pet food delivery service, to mark the launch of a new franchise in the Clitheroe area. It is being run by friends Liz Gordon and Jean Sanderson, who make doorstep deliveries of pet foods and products throughout the Rib ble Valley. They have trained as Oscar Pet Foods Nutritional Advisors and can tailor products to suit a particular pet’s digestion and age, as well as aid specific problems such as skin irritation, poor coat, allergies and obesity.
Lucky Mrs Ratcliffe, whose entry was pPEN|7^DAYi ffdlep|fdrife:'aT2S2j^2^ J ^ ^ w : b d r d e ^
the first out of the hat from the hun dreds sent in, correctly answered th a t ' Oscar Pet Foods feeds more than 40,000 pets every year. For those not lucky enough to win, there is still the opportu nity to receive a free Oscar Pet Pood sample and consultation for your dog or cat. Simply call Liz Gordon and Jean Sanderson on 01282 779700 to receive a sample, or visit
www.oscars.co.uk Our picture shows Amy Ratcliffe
(righp and her lucky dog Maxwell receiving the first consignment of their prize from Liz Gordon, local franchisee for Oscar Pet Foods. (B060307/4)
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Gardening club More than 20 members attended the meeting of Bolland Gardening Club, Bollon-by- Bowland, to hear Mr Peter Holden, of Springfield Nursery at Blacko, demon strate how a major flower show is organ ised.
He has attended many flower
shows
throughout the coun try and discussed the differences in the organisation and the implications for nurs eries to exhibit. Members did a brisk trade buying plants and seeds and Mr Holden was thanked by Mrs Maxine Lord. Forms were circulated for two trips in the summer, one to Lev- ens Hall and Kayes Garden Centre, which proved to be the most popular, and an evening to Jacqueline Iddon, at Bretherton.
Mrs Margaret Middle- ton thanked the lea hostesses, Mrs Lois Gill and Mrs Pat Ratcliffe,
and
reminded members that the speaker at the ne.xt meeting on April 11th will be Mr Peter Foley, of Hold en Clough Nursery.
Young farmers Last week members of Bolton-by-Bowland Young Farmers’ Club enjoyed an animal feed quiz.
Next week’s meeting is a talk. Members wishing to attend should meet in the village hall at 7-45 p.m.
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Irish fun The St Patrick’s Day celebrations started early on Saturday when residents of the Manor House, Chat- burn, awoke to find the staff transformed into little green lep rechauns!
The staff had not only dressed up for the occasion, but had also organised a full day of Irish festivities for the residents and visitors to the home.
Flags, banners and shamrocks decorated the home and tradi tional Irish food was served followed by Gaelic coffee. Irish music was enjoyed throughout the day and fun was had by all involved.
Birthday party Twenty-three mem bers and invited guests from Dunsop Bridge, Gisburn and Pendleton WIs, totalling over 70, joined together to celebrate Downham WI’s 87th birthday in the village hall.
President Mrs Judith Nixon welcomed everyone to the party and introduced guest speaker Gabriela, who accompanied the singing of Jerusalem on her ukelele. Gabriela, the daughter of Polish immigrant parents, said she was born in Wolverhampton. She ca])tivated her audi ence with her viva cious personality interspersed with her Black Country humour. Mrs Olive Awbery thanked her.
Members were reminded that the LFWl brunch will be held in Downham Village Hall on April 15th and details of other forthcoming events were circulat ed.
In recognition of the recent presentation for 60 years member ship of the Wl, Mrs Edna Jackson was asked to make the draw for the Wl bur sary for a member to go to Denman Col lege.
From the seven names in the hat, Mrs Andre Kay was the delighted winner.
Mrs Greta Capstick was asked to cut the birthday cake and a Jacob’s join supper followed.
At the next meeting on April 19th the speaker will be Mr Norman Robinson, on “How I nearly became a million aire”.
Family service Mothem' Day posies of daffodils and green ery were presented to all the ladies in the congregation on Sun day morning at the family service hold in Downham Parish Church.
The Rev. Rodney Nicholson conducted the service and Mrs Adole Pridding was the
organist.
Refreshments were enjoyed after the service, served by the ladies of the parish. Next Sunday, the 11 a.m. service will be a united service in Christ Church, Chat- burn.
Jumble sale The Friends of Gis burn School’s jumbo jumble sale certainly lived up to its name. Over £600 was raised and thanks to every one who donated items.
’fhe school hall was bursting at the seams thanks to the gen erosity of parents, friends and villagers.
If anyone missed send ing any items of clothing, bed linen, curtains, shoes, handbags or soft toys, there will be a “Bags to School” col lection tomorrow at 9 a.m. Any items can be left on the car park at the rear of the Festival Hall from 3-30 p.m. todai'. Those are then col lected and weighed and the school is paid for the amount received.
Mothers’ Union At the meeting of Gis- hurn Mothers’ Union Mrs Ruth Batchelor, of Barnoldswick, gave a wonderful and descriptive talk about the years that she and her husband Peter spent in rural areas of Africa, teaching, helping to set-up self-heip proj ects, and ministering to the needs of those who possessed virtu ally nothing. It is in regions and circum stances like this that MU Worldwide Overseas Depart ment works to bring knowledge and relief.
Members had upheld the annual _MU Wave of Prayer, and are looking forward to the Craven Archdeaconry Lady Day service at Skip- ton and later, on May 2nd to the Bow- land MU Deanery Festival at Hellfield’s St Aiden’s Church.
The meeting on April 10th will bo held in Rimington Memori al Institute at 7-30 p.m. wlicn the speak er Mr Brian Harris will tell of his experi ences “Flying for Life”. This is an open meeting when all will be welcome.
Mothers’ Day
'riie Rev. Canon K. Phillips and licenced reader at Gisburn Mrs J. Lloyd officiat ed at a happy Moth ering Sunday service in Gisburn Parish Church. MU mem ber Mrs H. Waddington carried the banner to the sanctuar.v, and leader
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Concert The well-known local entertainer and singer of counlrj' and 60’s music, Lorraine, is coming to Knowle Green Village Hall on Saturday at 7-30 p.m.
Pay at the door.
Charity ride A talk, in Knowle Green Village Hall, given by local man, Mr Peter Haworth, was well- attended and £165.50 was raised for the North West Air Ambulance.
Village has plenty of FANS
A FANTASTIC launch party was enjoyed by members of a newly- formed village organisa tion.
Members of Bolton-by- Bowland Friends and Neighbours (FANS), get- together following the clo sure of the village Wl, gathered in the village hall.
Mrs Catherine Curry wel comed friends old and new and the speaker for the evening was member Mrs Marie Nuttall.
MrsNuttall gave a wonder
Mrs C. Thistleth- waite read the first lesson. Church Tower Club members Fred and Isaac Wrathall and Hannah and Patricia Pheonix offered the interces sions. Pretty flower posies and Mother ing Sunday cards were given to the young people in church to present to mums, grannies or aunties by Mrs Waddington and Mrs
L.Newlove. Mrs Lloyd gave an excel lent address involv ing the youngsters’ answers on the infant Moses and mothers in the Bible.
Organist was Mrs D. Rico
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Mother’s Day A group of young childen distributed bunches of daffodils to all members of the congregation at a special Mothering Sunday service held
in St Ambrose Church, Grindleton. The service was con ducted by the rector the Rev. Canon D. W. Mewis and the
fully witty and interesting talk. With her husband, Harry, she ran the family business Reidy’s Home of Music, in Blackburn, which is now being run by the third generation.
She shared with the group the exciting early years, where many pop groups of that time visited the shop, including “Cream”, “The Animals” and “Gerry and the Pacemakers” to name but a few. Marie was also the manager of The Four Pennies, who enjoyed great
address given by the Rev. Anne Smith.
Pasta dish Pasta with tomato sauce was the dish prepared and cooked by chef Neal Water- field when he gave a talk at Grindleton School hall. Mem bers of the audience enjoyed a glass of wine with canapes before the talk and were able to sample the delicious pasta dish later. £310 was raised for St Ambrose Church funds.
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Bowling club Members of Hurst Green Bowling Club will he celebrating on Sunday, when their new pavilion is offi cially opened, at 2 p.m., after months of fund-raising and planning.
Members are also preparing for the forthcoming race night, being held in the Bayley Arms on Friday, March 30th. All the horses have been "bought", but punters are still need ed! The "bookmaker"
success. Thanks were expressed by Mrs Jackie Clements.
Wine, soft drinks and nib bles were provided and the group enjoyed a tasty light supper provided by mem bers. Next month members will visit Gardenmakers on Wednesday, April 4th, which should be an inter esting evening.
A spokesman for FANS said: “It was a wonderful start for our new group and we hope many more will join us in the coming months.”
will open for business at 7-15 p.m., with the first race due to begin around 8 p.m. Money from the event is going to the club, but there will also be a raffle in aid of Dorian House.
St John's
Many local children solved all their pres ent worries for Moth er's Day, when they attended a craft ses sion in St John's Church hall on Sat urday.
They were able to make gifts for all the important women in their lives, thanks to the efforts of some of the adults who run the children's group. Painted wooden trays, bracelets and candles were among the gifts carried secretly home in preparation for the next day.
Flower class The second flower arranging class with a spring theme will be held on Wednes day at 7-30 p.m. in the Memorial Hall. The classes run by Mrs Jean Kortekaas, are open to all and cost £3 per person.
Inquiries, about what to bring for the class, tel. Mrs Gill McDonnell (01254 826378).
Village hall The AGM of Hurst Green's Memorial Hall will bo held on Monday, at 7-45 p.m. in the hall. The plans for the heating sys tem will be among items up for discus sion.
Wl In Spain Hurst Green Wl meets this evening, at 7;30 p.m. in the Memorial Hall.
The evening will have a Spanish theme, with members enjoy ing "Paella and Plonk".
Please bring a £2 item for the lucky dip. The competition is for a Spanish holiday sou venir.
IKN0WLES ^B E E N I
History group “Early Japanese Aggression in World War II” is the title of the talk being held in Knowl.e Green Vil lage Hall tomorrow at 7-30 p.m.
He spoke and showed slides of his trip, even bringing along his trusty old Triumph motor hike which he believes is one of, if not the, oldest motor bike to travel so far into the Arctic Circle going right into the farthermost tip of Norway.
Lunch concert The final lunchtime concert in the present series will be held next Thursday at noon in Knowle Green Village Hall.
The concert will fea ture Rachel Fillhart on clarinet and Kathryn Eves on piano, both gradu ates of the RNCM They will he per forming a varied selection of music ranging
from
Brahms to a light hearted jazz influ enced clarinet sonati na written by the English composer, Joseph Horovitz. To book tel. 01254 826948.
Mother’s day Mothering Sunday was celebrated in tra- ditional style in Knowle Green Con gregational Church when the speaker was the wife of the minister, Mrs Julie Okpotti. Beautifully presented primula were distributed to the ladies present.
The fellowship is preparing for Easter with a ladies’ course entitled “Daughter’s of Eve”. Arrange ments are in hand for the Easter services which include a Sun rise celebration serv ice at 6. a.m. on Jef frey Hill to which all are invited and whicli will be followed by breakfast in the Kidz Church.
There will he bric-a- brac and cake stalls, egg painting and egg rolling, an Easter egg hung and a raffle.
New members At the meeting of Langho and Billing- ton Wl president Mrs Lilian Harg reaves welcomed members and five prospective new members.
She introduced Mr Paul Shoreman, the Lancashire Country side Ranger for this area, who gave a most interesting talk about the work done by rangers.
He illustrated his talk with some excellent slides. Thanks were expessed to him by Mrs Jean Hayes.
Mrs Hargreaves gave a report on tlie LFWI spring council meet ing in Southport.
Mrs Maureen Topliam reported on a visit by three members to Grindleton WI’s bingo night.
Four members are to visit Hurst Green Wl.
A competition for a flowering hyacinth was won by Mrs Norah Downes and raffle winners were Mrs Bonnie Kram- risch, Mrs Ann Bell and Mrs Hargreaves.
Birthday flowers were presented to Mrs Doreen Penny.
The next meeting will he on Monday at 7- 45
p.in. in the com munity centre.
ilMARTlNTOPS
Mothers’ day The weather was win try with hailstones, but cosy inside for the Mothering Sun day morning service in Salem Congrega tional Chapel, Mar tin Top.
Pastor David Isaacs, of Leyland, led the worship and Holy Communion was cel ebrated.
Mrs Christine Parker- Cale read from the Bil)le and the hymn “Blessed Assurance Jesus is Mine” was heartily sung l)y all.
During the service pretty bunches of daffodils, prepared by Mrs Sylvia Ranee and Mrs Kathleen Scott, were handed out to all tlie congre gation.
Coffee break There will he an East er coffee morning in Langho Methodist Church on Saturday from 10-30 a.m. to noon.
Organist was Mrs Ethel Hartley and after the service everyone enjoyed fel lowship and refresh ments in the Sunday School hall
O For more New s from the Villages, lorn lo pages 12 and l.'i
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