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Tombola prizes Prizes are needed for the ever popular fete tombola. Any dona tions can he dropped off at Riversmead, There should
Longridge Road, or brought early on the day or phone Nancy on 01254 820903 to organise collection.
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Don’t forget Clitheroe show entry forms need to be with Rita Holden by Friday, •July 6th.
H Open gardens A rampaging flock of sheep has reduced the number of the village gardens that are being opened to the public over the weekend of July 7th and Slh.
have beautiful gardens to A Preview evening for
been 13 gardens but now there will be 12
History talk The title of the talk being given to the History of Warfare Group, which meets periodically in the village hall, is “American Cavalry versus
Indian
Tribes: The 1876 campaign and its cultural signifi cance” and the speaker is Mr Michael Christian.
The next meeting of the group which is open to all is tomor row, Friday', starting at 7-30p.m. Admis-
obtained by phoning 01772 793839.
Dominoes Dominoes and Mili tary Whist are being held in the village hall on Wednesday, July 4th commenc ing at 7-30p.m. Admission is free and all will be most welcome.
winning hamlet. I'he gardens have very different styles, some larger than others, some burst ing with flowers, others more refined and structural and yet others with wild areas full of wildlife. All are well deserv- oSTViCGS ing of a visit, and Holy Communion will some are opening for take place at St
the very first time. Admission to all the gardens is £4 per adult with accompa nied children under 16 free of charge,
sion is free and more Refreshments will information can he
n the Village Hall the local Art Group is holding an exhibi tion throughout the weekend. A local man will also be playing the piano so visitors can imagine that when they have their refreshments in the hall, they are actually at the Palm Court!
also he available at some of the gardens so you can have a drink and a rest on your way around.
In the village church there will be an exhi bition of local histo ry entitled, “He has made everything good in its time" so
Leonard’s Church on Sunday at 9 a.m. Family communion will be at 10-30 a.m.
Party time There will be a garden party at Salesbury Hall, Ribchester Road, Clayton-le- Dale on July 7th, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Strawberry teas, plant stall, cake stall, tombola, raf fle, face painting and lots of games for the children will be on offer. Tickets are £5, adults, and £3 children. Proceeds for St Leonard’s Church, Langho. Special attraction will be pianist Richard Greaves.
visit in this award- the Art Exhibition with cheese and wine will be held on Friday, July Gth commencing at 7- 30p.m., admission is £4.
In the Village Hall there will he a num ber of stalls and any donations of goodies for the stalls will be most welcome, as well as any offers of help in the hall and the church. Please phone 01254 878447 if you can help in any way.
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Highway issues remain a major con cern and she is cam paigning for traffic lights to be installed at the junction of Woods Brow with the A59.
Parish Councils, continues to discuss the details of pro posals put forward by BAE Systems for their huge expansion at the Samlesbury site.
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When the main site access is moved nearer to Mellor Brook village backed up traffic could make this a very difficult access point for residents.
School gala Institute marks 85th birthday
A SPECIAL birth day celebration has been marked by Pendleton WI. Almost 80 members, together with their friends and visitors
Long service certifi- was thanked by Mrs cates were then pre- Joan Fenlow. sented to Mrs B. A raffle and tombola Collinge for 50 followed and the
years’ membership and to Mrs Jean Bristol for 60 years.
from other local After a buffet supper, WIs, helped cele- a birthday cake brate the WI’s 85th birthday.
President Mrs G. Hacking welcomed
After the singing of the traditional WI hymn “Jerusalem”, an account of the AGM at the Albert Hall was given.
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pop in and have a On Friday the corn- look and reminisce. mittee of Low Moor
Club again fostered community spirit with a Mixed Dou bles Darts Match. Thirty-two people look part and the
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the runners-up were Dawn and Steven. Refreshments of chip butties were provided free for everyone.
Such competition evenings are proving popular because members not taking part in the match are able to enjoy a drink and a game of snooker or pool with friends.
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competition for a celebration hat was won by Mrs I. Greg- son.
9 At the next meet ing on August 21st Mrs C. McCarthey will give a talk on the British Heart Foundation and the competition will be for a healthy hint.
Our photograph shows the Pendleton WI 85th birthday c e l e b r a t i o n s . (T190C07-3)
winners were Denise The club’s ladies’ and Stephen, while darts team has had a
very successful sea son, winning many trophies, with Denise Brown win ning the ladies’ sin gles title. The crick et team is also play ing well, despite rain interrupting match es at times.
The Friends of St 100 Clllb Mary's School held q’jle draw for tbe 100 their Gala Day, the c]ub toob piace jn
major fund-raiser of the year, on Satur day.
The children got things under way
with singing at noon January: Barbara
the Black Bull on Sunday, the three winners for each month were as fol lows.
before the official Downing, Judy opening ceremony, Nobl6i He]en Wat- performed by the terson. Rev. Peter and Dr February: Alan Carol Hudson. H o l l in g sw o r th , As well as the usual Dorothy Cosgrove,
attractions, there Tjm Varley. March: was a pet show for caged animals.
Food was available from a BBQ or a cafe, with both sell ing healthy options.
at Oakhill Park, Accrington, Read
the Hyndburn Fourth Division Bowling League.
bowlers have moved If you are a 100 club into the top spot in member you mav
book the playdeck for free.
Waste paper Please leave your waste paper out to be collected early on Monday morning.
Green The committee has also just ordered four new pieces of play equipment for
the playground along with safety surfaces.
Newspapers, maga- These will be installed zines, catalogues, ‘n the next few junk mail and all wceks. waste paper are wel- "he cost of the new- come, but not card- Ph'T equipment and board, plastic or sajety surfaces is brown envelopes -15,086, and the please.
committee would like to express thanks on behalf of the village for the donations made by Mrs Anne Hacking on behalf of John and to Mrs Dorothy Cosgrove on behalf of Henry (Cossiei.
Jeff Howarth, Alan H o l l in g sw o r th , Steven Johnson. April: Toni Parker, Christine Duck worth, Aiden b
Quiz Winners at the Read
and Simonstone Constitutional Club The £250 prize for quiz were the June will be drawn Cliviger Clowns, with the July draw with the help of sev- as it was forgotten eral text messages! on Sunday. . The Fick Five were Anyone who would second and third like to join the 100
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Background music Coun. Mrs Pat makes it a convivial Young, who is chair- and enjoyable man of both Mellor Bowling Club evening for all.
were Three Gals and Two Guys, with the invaluable help of Margaret Thomp son’s knowledge of “Billy Butlin’s Holi day Camps”. Booby prize went to “Me and all help appreci ated”, meaning Stu art languished alone in last place.
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brick. June: John Naylor, Helen Wat- terson, Dorothy Cosgrove.
To save money the committee wiil col lect the new equip ment from Ulver- ston and also install it themselves. Any help from the vil lagers would be very welcome. Please con tact John Parker (chairman) for fur ther details on 01200 445272.
Grimshaw. May: ^OllDCII Brian Stokes, Peter The next meeting of Duffy, Barry Swar-
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club please contact Gillian on 445500. The joining cost for the remaining six months is £15.
profits go towards the upkeep of the playground, play- deck and playing field.
After the meeting the Next Tuesday is committee decided waste paper collec-
Move on The Rimington Recreation Associa tion recently held a public meeting about how to move forward with the playground, play- deck, playing field and changing rooms.
not to pursue the idea of creating a new building, but to refurbish the old one and to spend the money on new play equipment for the
deck was £4,300 and this has now been completed.
The playdeck can be booked at an hourly rate for tennis or football.
For all inquiries ,
tion day around Sabden. Waste paper, magazines etc should be left out in the morning in the white sacks provided.
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Church is holding a Safari Supper on Saturday, Septem ber 8th, starting from church. More details later.
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Sabden Parish Council is on Tues day at 7-30 p.m. in the Methodist Schoolroom, Wes ley Street. Mr David Wilson will be attending to talk about plans for The Grand in Clitheroe, and everyone is wel come.
There will be no parish council meeting in August.
The 100 club is one of G ardS llS the main fund-rais- Sabden residents are ing incomes and all reminded to get in
their entries for the parish council's Best Kept Gardens competition to any member of the parish council, or clerk, by July 14th. There are sections for large, medium and small gardens, hanging baskets and special features i.e. tubs, pots etc.
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please contact Pau| Winckley.
Leaving Popular licensees at Sabden’s Pendle Witch pub, Tony and Linda Bur- bidge, are leaving this weekend. The couple, who are tak ing over the Lemon House deli in Chat- burn, are going out with a bang with a farewell party on Saturday night in the pub, featuring popular Sabden band The Kicks.
Bowling The Sabden War Memorial Trust will benefit from a fun day on Sabden Bowling Green on Saturday.
The club is hosting its second annual vil lage open bowling competition and barbecue and money raised will go to the trust, which is rais ing money to pro vide Sabden with an outdoor war memo rial.
The round robin com petition starts at 1 p.m. and is open to anyone.
The barbecue will be served from 3 p.m. and there will also be refreshments in the club house, along with a raffle and tombola. Admission is £5 adults, £3 children.
Age concern The monthly lunch of
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Sabden Age Con cern Leisure Club was held in St Mary’s Hall and members enjoyed a meal before enter tainment by Mrs Joyce Grime of Sab den. She read a selection of poems, including some she had penned herself. She was introduced and thanked by chairman Mr Bernard Parfitt, who also thanked those who had helped prepare the room and serve the meal. A raffle was also held.
Garden party The total raised at St Mary’s RC Church garden party was a record £1,200. Even though the weather was poor and the event was held inside it was very well attended and Fr Peter Birmingham said it had raised a record sum. The bonus ball winner was Terry Catter- mole with no. 37, guess the card win ner was Lesley Holmes
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unclaimed raffle prize numbers are 103 pink, 975 blue and 108 pink. There are still three prizes unclaimed from the church raffle on June 3rd. They are 796 green, and 759 and 709 blue. £20 weekly bonus ball winners at the church have been the Keene family
and Mrs Muriel Calverley. Red mis sion boxes need to be returned to church for emptying as soon as possible.
Pimms
A Sunday afternoon Strawberry and Pimms event takes place on Sunday from 3 p.m. in the gardens of The Old Vicarage, off Wesley Street, in aid of St Nicholas’s Church. It is hosted by Peter and Mandy Dug- dale and admission is £5 adults and £3 children. Tickets are available from Val Darwent and Kevin Barrington. There is a cake stall and raf fle. The church ladies’ circle meets on Wednesday at 7- 30 p.m. and the next PCC meeting is on July 19th at 7-30 p.m.
Collection The collection for Christian Aid in Sabden resulted in £873 for the charity and will go towards projects in the Third World.
Gala The victorious swim ming team at St Mary's RC School, Sabden, are cele brating after win ning the small schools’ swimming gala at Padiham Pool last week. The St Mary's squad beat off competition from Sabden Prima ry School, Altham,
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Simonstone and Hapton schools to take the shield after some
exciting
events. On Tuesday pupils will enjoy a perform ance of "Charlie's Egyptian Adven ture" by a visiting theatre group. Other summer events planned are a trip on Monday, July 9th, for KS2 to Forbid den Corner, and a trip to Chester Zoo on July 12th for KS1 pupils. The annual sports day is on Monday, July 16th, from 1-30 p.m. and the leavers' disco is after school on July 19th. School closes for summer on July 20th.
School Sabden Primary School pupils in Year 6 will have a cycling proficiency course on Monday and Tuesday, taken by PC Paul Slier- ratt.
Weather permitting, sports day will be held on the Holme field on Wednesday, July 4th, from 1-30 p.m. Nursery sports will be held in the yard the following day at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Miss GB1963
Members of Sawley WI were highly enter tained by speaker Gill McDonnell, former Miss Great Britain 1963.
She spoke very enthusi astically about her behind-the-scenes experience and her following year in office.
Her exceptional knowl edge was backed up with slides and photo graphs of entrants in the 1960s and 1970s which gave everyone a trip down memory lane.
The competition for a photo of self in a bathing costume kept members amused. The winners were Kate Sims, Ann Askew, Janet Cos grove and Margaret Baines.
Cakes and biscuits pro vided by Pauline Giles and Janet Bolton were devoured before official busi ness was conducted.
The destination of the July outing has been changed, although the date of July 19th remains the same. Anyone wishing to go on this popular mys- ter trip must contact Janet Cosgrove as soon as possible.
The next meeting is on
August 16th at 7-30 p.m. at 7-30 p.m. in Sawley Village Hall and will feature a talk entitled “Life of an Egyptian Woman". All prospective new members of this fun loving group are always made most welcome.
celled due to bad weather and mem bers hope the Shake speare evening at Whaliey Abbey on July 4 th will enjoy better weather.
The next Craft Group meeting will be held at 17 Lawrence Avenue on July 2nd and all members are welcome to attend.
WI
At the meeting of Simonstone with Read WI, members enjoyed a varied, informative and entertaining evening when Dr Brian Bar ton showed slides of a wide variety of wild- flowers, berries and seaweeds
and
explained how they can be used in medi cine and cooking. He also provided recipes for making wine and champagne.
Ilis talk was followed by a lively report from member Mrs Gillian Hacking, the group’s representative at the WI Annual General Meeting at the Royal Albert Hail earlier this month.
A competition for the most aromatic posy was won by Ann Lennox, with Peggy Livingstone second and Cynthia Carter third. Unfortunately the annual walk on Monday was can
Miss GB 1963 A village “Run For Life” fun run will be held on Saturday, September 22nd, at the Stork Hotel, Simonstono, in aid of tlie Macmillan Nurs es. Entry forms are available from War ren Eastham on 07889 366688 or the Stork Hotel on 01282 772100.
Entry fees are adults £3, children £1.50 or families £5, with prizes for the first three men and women and first under-16 boy and girl. The race starts at 11 a.m. with runners asked to meet at 10- 30 a.m. to register. Various other attrac tions on the day will boost fund-raising.
Tennis Club Please support your local tennis club in Simonstone when it holds an open day on Saturday from 2 p.m. All levels can play at the club at no charge. Tea and cakes will lie available and every one is welcome.
For more information contact secretary Elizabeth Travis on 01254 8263G8.
School gala St Peter’s School will hold its annual gala on Sunday between noon and 4 p.m., fol lowing the annual leavers’ service, which will be held in the church at 11 a.m. Entrance fee is 50p and attractions will include a football shootout, coconut shy, hook-a-duck, inflatables, catch-a- rat, sports races, tug o’ war, stocks, a beer tent, barbecue, cream teas, raffle and much more. This event is always an excellent family day out.
how God has shown his love to all people from the beginning to today is recognised.
Mr Mark Sleet will be leading the ail-age service at 10-30 a.m., followed by a celebra tory lunch in the hall.
Sunday service The preacher at next Sunday afternoon’s worship at '2p.m., at the Methodist Church in Chapel Lane will lie the Rev. Stephen Foster. Everyone welcome.
Seniors social A Seniors Social After noon will be held at Tosside Community Hall next Tuesday, July 3rd, from 1-30 to 4 p.m., with light entertainment, after noon teas, a raffle and chit-chat. Admission is £3 and organisers stress everyone is wel come, this is not a club and there is no need to join, just turn up and enjoy.
Monthly drives The monthly whist and domino drive was held in the village hall. MCs were Mr David Bristol for whist and Mrs Frances Pye for domi noes.
Winners for whist were as follows. Gents: T. Wilson, B. Wadding ton, D. Bristol, E. Ireland. Ladies: S. Tennant, B. Loft- house, J. Wadding ton, E. Barker.
Domino winners were: F. Pye, P. Wilson, P. Metcalfe, D. Knight, I. Whallev, V. Giles.
Celebrations The Sunday School of Wa d d i n g t o n Methodist Church will be celebrating on Sunday.
It is Celebration Day when another year of learning together from the Bible about
Raffle: W. Marsden, J. Chew, M. Lofthouse. I. Whaliey, B. Waddington.
Winners of the Playing Field 250 club draw for June were: F. Pot ter, W. Horner, W. Honeywell, J. Frank- land, I. Leybourn, II. Warburton. O More village news turn to page 55
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