12 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, May 24th, 2007
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Young farmers Last week members of Bolton-by-Bowland Young Farmers’ Club enjoyed a talk by a representative of SEM EX. There is no meeting on Mon-
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Whist drive A whist and domino drive was held in Tosside Community Hall in aid of Dale- head Church, which raised £113.80. MCs were J. Kenyon and P. Metcalfe.
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Dominoes: R. Knight, A. Pickard, E. Now ell, J. Thornber, A. Lowe, R. Eden, F. Eccles, D. Knight.
Raffle: II. Pickard, A. Lowe, R. Knight, F. Taylor, J. Thornber, M. Jackson, G. Parker, 0. Holgale, M. Davies.
treasure hunt setting Whist winners: Ladies off from Waddington - J. Hartley, J. Carr, Long Serving Social Club between M. Davies. Gents - Congratulations were 6-30 and 7 p.m. All II. Moon, M. Robin- extended to Mrs
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the delegate. The resolution regarding the closure of com munity hospitals was debated by members who voted in favour of the resolution.
Eileen Capstick who was presented with a certificate for 25 years’ membership of Downham WI, at its Four members had May meeting.
enjoyed the LFWI
Discussion of thereso- walk, organised by lotion for the NFWI AGM in June was
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Feedback was given on the Milk Debate held in Downham Village Hall, hosted by the Lancashire Executive commit tee.
through the WI Show entry form explaining the differ ent classes. She also displayed a selection of beautiful craft items, some of which are on this year’s schedule. The show is on July 28th in Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.
members of Barrow- The next meeting is on ford WI.
June 21st when the speaker will be Mrs
A list was circulated for the August 16th meeting when mem bers will visit Alston Hall for a meal and entertainment,
plans are now in hand for the village sports day on Satur day, June 9th. The fancy dress theme this year is Peter Pan so there is lots of scope for costumes - Captain Hook or a pirate, Tinkerbell or Indian warrior, per haps even Peter or Wendy. The parade starts as usual from the bus terminus at the top of the village at 1 p.m. and there then follows an after noon of fun and races
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While the skipper con- tinues his absence Ainsworth will lead his young bulls into battle against Sab- den at Grindleton next Sunday.
they soon had The game is just part Hutchinson and the of the Grindleton- Doc back in the pavilion with only 15 on the board, howev er the geriatric duo of Ainsworth and Wilkinson the Rhino steadied the ship
Holiday weekend,
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with a 50 run pait- PesuPs for the 100 Club
nership and tilings Grindleton Recre- looked good until a^ on Ground 100
Wilkinson was club draw are: caught by the huge ^he ^\pr ji draw was
frame of Reynolds held at the Duke of having survived sev- yorj{| and winners eral drop catches were s tu a r t Ham- prior to his impres- mond (£ 30) and sive knock.
on the playing field, Ainsworth was the Ti]e draw for May was next to go for 43.
Carol Carney (£15).
WI discussion President of Dunsop Bridge WI Mrs B. Clarkson presided over the resolutions meeting when mem bers discussed the threat of closures of community hospi tals.
An invitation was received from Slaid- burn WI to join them at their Octo ber meeting.
The rest of the evening was spent looking at members’ craftwork, photographs, scrap books and memora bilia There was also a quiz compiled by Mrs M. Beattie.
Birthday flowers were presented to Mrs S. Singleton and Mrs Clarkson won the
raffle.
Dee Bottoms on “A The Summer Bash Stonyhurst Tour again takes place in the marquee in the evening and this year The Bounders will be playing their fantas tic suite of 70s and 80s music before a disco carries the entertainment on into the night. There Mil be hot food and a licensed bar and tick-
£2.50 for under 12s. There will also be an extra event on the Friday evening before sports day when the Pendle Jazzmen will per form their toe-tap- ping traditional jazz
Fond memories In the absence of the
scheduled speaker, at W e ’re b a ck the meeting of Gis- burn WI, Mrs Sally Birkin reminisced about her life as a sch o o lm is tre s s . Because the local elections made the kitchen inaccessible, wine and nibbles replaced the usual refreshments. There will be no meeting on instead, a visit fields 13th,
departing at 1 p.m. from the Festival Hall.
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formance. There will be table seating with simple food provided in the ticket price and wine and beer available from the licensed bar. Tickets are now available priced at £7.50 but numbers are limited and sure to sell fast so be sure to book yours soon. Tickets for both events can be reserved by call ing Norman Kelly on 01200 441320.
After two cold wot weekends and very little cricket, sum mer returned to Grindleton and the locals dusted down their deck chairs, knotted hankies and cork screws in antici pation of the local derby with Bolton- by-BowIand.
er Raw was seen rolling on the floor in agony after appar ently pulling a mus cle in the warm up, he was attended to by the resident Doc Doherty and all held
With Grindleton rock ing again, Nultall and Taylor rallied the troops and Tay lor swung his bat with venom, hitting six after six in a knock of 4G and Grindleton’s very own Beck's had given
held at the Galloping Gourmet evening on and winners were Carolyn Doherty (£30) and Tony Robinson (£15).
The draw for June will
the home-side hope, m. At tea, Grindleton had set Bolton-by- Bowland a challeng ing target of 1G0.
ets are now on sale With everyone priced at £12.50 and refreshed and the
locals all slipping into a coma on the boundary edge the teams returned to the field. (Even Raw had responded to the Doc’s faith healing and the gloves were on).
in a special Music in Wilkinson and the the Marquee per- youthful Charlie set
evening on Friday June 8th. 100 Club is run on
takes place in the vil- TabletOD Sale lage over the Bank ,Please a|
bury Festival which
also hear about the WI's resolution: the campaign against the closure of com munity hospitals. The meeting begins at 7-30 p.m. in'Uie Memorial Hall and new members are very welcome.
be held at the Music Football Club in the Marquee Hurst Green Football
behalf of the recre ation ground and we much appreciate the financial support that our subscribers give.
Anyone wishing to join up or to know more about the 100 Club can contact Norman Kelly on 01200441320.
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about the opposing F a sh io n ffGHIZy batsmen. Wilkinson Hurst Green Memori- leaping like a fresh al Hall briefly
salmon from the nearby River Ribble took a most memo rable catch that saw the crowd rise as one. The catch of the Rhino's had obvious ly stirred something in his old bones and he quickly knocked over two more of the B-by-B batsman and young Charlie also nipped in with another two wickets which saw the visi tors slump to 43 for 5.
The home team sensed victory, hut they had. not accounted for the councillor and Seed who smashed an unbeaten century partnership to see the visitors home with 10 overs to spare.
Before a ball was It was batting at its bowjed wicket-keep- best against a bowl-
After last weekend's would make the successful Galloping starting eleven.
Gourmet event, Bolton-by-Bowland organised
Grindleton Playing with Kelly and Fields committee, Coun. Booth and
their breath to see if There were many con- the evergreen keeper tenders for man-of-
by opened the bowling
the-malch, but in the end it had to go to Beck for a fine swashbuckling 46 and of course his lovely home-baking.
ing attack which lacked penetration, with the exception of the young Matt Doherty who impressed with his swing bowling from the Pendle end.
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Wednesday evening, when over £700 was taken in clothes sales al a "Recycled Fash ion Show", organised by the village’s WI. After watching 10 ^ ‘le glamorous models (ail WI members) parading some of the fashion on offer, the 200-strong audience was eager to snap up the bargains. Among the best buys was an Armani tailored shirt for £3 and a Laurel suit for £30. The clothes had all been donated to the Can cer Research shop, in Clitheroe, and the charity's volunteers WI were delighted by the At the meeting of money raised.
Knowle Green and
The WI members were Dutton WI the reso- aiso extremely lution was discussed, pleased with the sue- This year it had been cess of the evening: decided that only
ticket sales and a raf fle raised over £1,000, which will go to the Memorial Hall's central heating fund.
Members will enjoy a The resolution is “To more sedate evening Save Community tonight, when gar- Hospitals”. There dening expert Mr are 120 hospitals Bill Blackledge will under threat of clo- give a talk about sure, so it didn’t need hanging baskets and much discussion for a sells appropriate unanimous vote in plants. Members will favour, to be taken.
one resolution will he debated at the NFWI AGM on Gtli June 6th in the Royal Albert Hall. London.
Card tricks The next whist and domino drive is on Bank Holiday Mon day, May 28th, in Knowle Green Vil lage Hall, at 7-30 p.m. Admission is £1 including tea and biscuits.
Lunch concert lunchtime con
cert in Knowle Green Village Hall, next Thursday, May 31st, will feature violinist Catrin Morgan, who is currently at the Royal Academy of Music. Her pro gramme Brahms’s Sonata in G major No. 1, Takemitsu’s Dance of the Fairies and Blach’s Nigun. To book telephone 01254 826948.
support the Friends of St Joseph's Prima ry School, who are running a tabletop sale in the Memorial Hall on Sunday, from 1 to 4 p.m. As well as the individual stalls selling a wide range of items, there will be a stall in aid ol Macmillan Nurses, a tombola and a cake stall. Refreshments will be available and admission is 50p for adults. Money raised during the afternoon will go towards sup porting the work of the village primary school, St Joseph's.
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Club is holding a cabaret evening on June 9th, featuring live entertainment and a disco. There will also be food. Tickets cost £10, available from John Smalley (07971 256361). The event is being held in the Memorial Hall, starting at 7 for 7-30 p.m.
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Open garden An Open Garden and Cream Tea will be hold at the home of the Procter family at New Row Cottages, Knowle Green on Bank Holiday Satur day. Admission to the garden, which last year was fea tured in Lancashire Life, is £2, including a cream scone. Pro ceeds are for the ongoing work of maintaining the graveyards
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Knowle Green. It is hoped that the kerb stones from around the graves will be removed in the com ing months to ease the maintenance of the three graveyards and that other urgent maintenance work can commence. The event will run from 1-30 p.m. until 4 p.m. More infor mation can be obtained by phoning 01254 878447.
Church service Pentecost will be cele brated in Knowle Green Congregation al Church with wor ship, led by the singing group, at 10 a.m. and leading into Holy Communion. The family service at 11 a.m. will be led by the minister, the Rev. Christopher Okpoti. Tea and cof fee will be served in the Junior Church afterwards. The Knowle Green ICidz church will run at the same time. A spe cial event for young people will be held in the junior church tomorrow at 7-30 p.m. Telephone 01254 878394 for more information or to arrange transport.
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new ideas. Every effort will he made to fill the vacancy as soon as possible.
m ews from the Villages awklollii
village walk by the river.
When the meeting with county officials takes place, it is the intention that wider discussions will be held than the speed limits on local roads. Parking in the vil lage, especially in Mellor Lane, and the dangerous Abbott Brow junction are also on the agenda.
Handy help Saint Vincent's
Homecare and Repair
service
announce a new offer which could appeal to many elderly resi dents in Mellon They are offering a gutter cleaning serv ice at a cost of approximately £40 per house. Anyone interested should ring 0800 505 3502 for further informa tion.
Newsletter The editor of the Mel lor Parish Newslet ter, Coun. Fiona Murtagh, wishes to include a section on village history in future editions. She has already collected some anecdotes but would like to receive more. If anyone has information to con tribute please con tact Fiona on Mellor 813663.
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Holy services The Rev. David Noblet will conduct both the 9 a.m. Holy Communion and 10- 30 a.m. family com munion services on Sunday in St Leonard's Church
MELLOR Vacancy
Following the May elections there is still one vacancy on the Mellor Parish Coun cil. Although the result was better than many parishes in the Ribble Valley it is sad that more local people did not offer their services to the village. The council does not wish to be a self-perpetu ating organisation and would welcome
Green goods People from All Hal lows’ Church, Mit- ton, are preparing for the annual stall on the green. Kitchens and gar dens will be busy over the weekend while preparations are completed.
On Bank Holiday Monday cakes, plants, books and bric-a-brac will be on sale from 10-30 a.m. The church will be open on Monday and as there are wed dings over the week end the flowers will, no doubt, be extra special. Hopefully the weather will be kind too.
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Christian Aid The Hodder Valley effort for Christian Aid was held in Newton United Reformed Church on Thursday.
As this was Ascension Day a short service was held in church.
Afterwards some of the congregation went on the Newton
Those who stayed beind had refresh ments which were also enjoyed by the returning walkers. There was also a bring-and-buy stall. Proceeds for the evening, with dona tions, were £300.
(PENDLETON: Resolution
President of Pendle ton WI Mrs G. Hacking welcomed members to the meeting.
Mrs M. Wigan gave an outline of the only resolution to go forward to the annu al conference which was to urge the Gov ernment to stop the closure of communi ty hospitals. Mrs Hacking will repre sent Pendleton at the AGM in the Royal Albert Hall in June.
Members expressed their disappointment that this was the only resolution.
Members recently enjoyed a visit to Chatsworth and a special exhibition of the life of the Duke of Devonshire who died three years ago.
Next month there will be a special meeting to celebrate Pendle ton WI’s 85th birth day.
Young farmers At the meeting of Clitheroe Young Farmers’ Club, in Pendleton Village Hall, members enjoyed a very inter esting talk and slide- show by Katherine Dickinson of Bolton- by-Bowland YFC. She spoke about her experiences on a sheep farm in New Zealand while work ing there for 12 months. Thanks were expressed by William Bristol and Will Child.
Next week is the last meeting of the sea son until August. Members are asked to meet at Clitheroe Health Centre car park at 7 p.m. prompt, for a sports night.
I The Northern Area Rally at Gisburn
I Auction Mart proved a huge suc cess for the Bowfand Region on Sunday. They gained many prizes and trophies.
The competitions included stock judg ing, boys’ and girls’ flower arranging, cooking, fancy dress (ugly sisters), wood work, metal work, and photography among many more.
Christian Aid Christian Aid week in Read and Simon
involved for their help.
ly in the play area, and with alcohol abuse.
stone raised £2,175. Quiz The organisers wish He,d in Read Consti.
Walking day This year’s procession of witness for St John’s, Church, Read, and St Peter’s Church, Simonstone, will take place on Sunday. The joint
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a.m and the congregation will then walk through the villages led by the Helmshore Brass Band. There will be a short service at the end at St John’s Church, folowed by refresh ments.
Parish council
The next meeting will be June 20th at 7-30 p.m. in Read CE School,
to thank everyone tutional Club quiz
winners were Last Chance, Cliviger Clowns, Has the bubble burst? Booby went to The Fick Five.
lsa b d en will be held at 10?n St Mary’s
at St Peter’s St Marys RC Church was packed on Sun-
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day when nine chil dren of the parish made their first Holy |? Communion at the !j 10-30 a.m. Mass.
At the annual meeting The special family {j of Read Parish Mass was conducted i Council Mrs D. jjy pr peter Binning- -i Collinson was )iam_
appointed chairman Afterwards, the girls if
and recently elected dressed in white and J district councillor John Waddington was welcomed.
A letter was received from a Simonstone
resident concerned The church's annual ,j
the boys in white shirts and red ties, enjoyed a commun ion breakfast in the church hall.
about the parish garden party will if council owned land adjacent to the car park which has become a safety haz ard and is in an unac ceptable condition.
A complaint was received from a resi dent concerned that vehicles were fre quently using Victo ria Lodge as a car park while visiting the launderette and other shops in Whal- ley Road.
I t was agreed that parking was a prob lem throughout the village, but unless there was actual obstruction to a resi dent’s property no action can be taken.
It was suggested that the resident contacts Ribble Valley Bor ough Council for information about “residents only” parking.
Wicksteed Leisure will install the new play ground equipment shortly. PC Sherratt will make inquiries, about the possible installation of CCTV cameras on the playground and recreation ground areas.
It was suggested that Read Cricket Club be approached to liaise with the police and parish council as there have been problems with youth nuisance, particular-
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take place on Satur day, June 16th, when there will be stalls, games and refresh- ;j ments. This Satur- ;< day and Sunday ti there will be a raffle !; after both Masses to : 1 raise money for the event.
A collection for the •! diocese's Ecclesiasti- cal Education Fund has so far raised £75 : and is still open for private donations.
This Saturday evening • at the 6 p.m. Mass singer and guitarist ;; Steve Robinson from Manchester will play.
The £20 bonus ball winners over the past ., two weeks have been Mr Fred Martin and Mrs Jean Haythorn- ; thwaite.
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Ernest Gorton will lead the 10 a.m. serv- r ice at Sabden Bap tist Church. At Sab- [\ den Methodist j! Church the Rev. Sj Denise Free will take ‘' the service at 9-30 [j a.m. for Pentecost f.j Sunday. The Rev. || Brian Stevenson will r be celebrant a t St Nicholas’s Church at 9-30 a.m. Please use the prayer post box at the bottom of St Nicholas's Avenue to leave your prayer requests.
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Family and friends 1; swelled the congre- Lj gation as the chil- lj dren took the sacra- j: ment of communion l- for the first time.
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