10 Clitheroe Advertiser STimes, Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
Pupils’ polished performances
POLISHED performances were given by pupils when St Augus tine’s RC High School staged its annual carol service. The Mayor of the Ribble Val
ley, Coun. Doreen Taylor, accom panied by her husband and con sort, Gordon, were among the large number who attended the event, held in'the school hall. Another VIP guest was the May oress of Clitheroe, Mrs Maria Berryman. After the service everybody was
invited to stay behind for mulled wine and mince pies and a lively performance from the school's Swing Band. Our picture shows the school choir during its performance, (s)
older ones narrat ing. There were car ols, both traditional and modern, sung
Lunch concert Mary-Ann Wootton is the first of the pianists for the new year to be playing in Knowle Green Village Hall for the Thursday lunch time concerts.
This concert, which will start the 15th year of lunchtime concerts, will be held on 'Thursday,
noon. To book, call 01254 826948.
Line dancing Line dancing recom mences for the new season on Tuesday. New dancers, as well as more experi enced ones, are wel come at 8 p.m. each
beginners’ lessons.
The lessons cost £2.50 each week and are an opportu nity to work off the extra pounds gained from the excesses of Christmas and to have lots of fun and enjoyment with a group who enjoy a laugh and welcome new members.
Nativity On the Sunday prior to Christmas, the
gregational Church, played out the tra ditional account of the wonder of the Nativity story.
youngest miming arranged by calling for Children with the story and the 01254 878394.
took part, finn o C e T t r^ L s tm a s C a r d s i n g h g
Coffee was served in the church hall at the close. Money raised by the retir ing collections at the nativity, the Carols by Candle light service and carol singing are to be donated to the North West Air Ambulance.
under-privileged evening, ■ they children.
period the fellow ship has also donat ed bedding and clothing to the Fox Street Night Shelter for the homeless and also Christmas shoe boxes for ^
week, although new Also during this dancers may attend Christmas time the a t 7-30 p.m. for
young children of the Kidz church have enjoyed a Christmas party, while the older chil dren have enjoyed a trip a t the Black burn Ice Rink. There is to be a luncheon for the seniors of the fel lowship later in Jan uary, and also later in the month a new daytime time Alpha course will com mence.
young members of The first service of Knowle Green Con- the new year wll be held on Sunday, at 11 a.ra. and will be led by the minister, the Rev. Chris Okpoti.
All the children who Everyone is welcome attend the church and it necessary
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Moor raised the impressive sum of £138 for the Chil dren’s Society. Their thanks go to all who welcomed them and gave so generously.
There was a good Everyone joined in attendance for a the well-loved car- short service on Christmas Day morning. Pastor David Isaacs led the worship and
ols, and later in a warm and festive atmosphere mince pies and tea were enjoyed.
opened with the The collection of over carol “Joy to the World.” During the
A group of 11 carol singers, including five-year-old Libby,
Chapel, Top.
service, Mr Isaacs warned of allowing the real meaning of Christmas to be eclipsed by the cele brations.
frosty
Ye Faithful.” Organist was Mrs
Ethel Hartley.
by Mr Peter Moor- house on a piano accordion.
toured the area vis iting several outly ing homes and farms, as well as the hamlets of Newby WaStG p a p e r and Stopper Lane. The next waste paper Music was provided collection takes
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The party received offers of sweets and chocolates and were invited in for coffee aiiu iiiiitcc Lllcd
place in Pendleton on Tuesday, Janu ary 15th.
while on the route. Cefol evening Afterwards they Every seat was taken were invited to the for the annual carol home of Mrs Edith evening at Riming- Peel and her son, ton Memorial Insti- Philip, at Fir Trees tute. Farm, Rimington, Many people took where they were par.t, from senior
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the transport can be Over £150 was raised Leukaemia.
warmly welcomed with a roaring fire, tea, tasty sandwich es and cakes. Also, mince pies were pro vided by Mrs Kath leen Smith.
sented to a represet- native from the Northern Area Leukaemia Res earch Association.
^ t out from Salem The service closed xhe eroun of carol C o n g reg a t io n a l with “0 Come All Martin
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singers who toured Rimington were blessed with a fine moonlit night, the frosty air adding an extra clarity to their cheerful voic es.
They were made wel come wherever they
hot punch, coffee and mince pies at the home of Mr and Mrs R. Knipe pro vided a warm and reviving interlude.
Their efforts were well rewarded, with £260 raised on the night, which will go to funding research into childhood leukaemia.
sages, readings, St Mary S poems, songs and The Masses over the solos with items by Christmas period at the young ones. The St Mary’s RC Rainbows and vil- Church were very lage children enact- well attended, ed a tableau “Greet- The church celebrat ing the King”. . ed the New Year
citizens to five year olds, with Bible pas- „
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£241 for Leukaemia The £20 bonus ball Research was pre- winners for the past two weeks have been Philip Clark son and Margaret Parsons.
called, and hospital- Tickets are £6 for the ity in the form of evening perform-
Panto Tickets are now on sale for the panto “Aladdin.” It will be presented by the New Village Folk in St Nicholas’s Church Hall on Fri day and Saturday, January 25th and 26th, at 7-15 p.ra. and with a Satur day matinee.
ances, which includes a hot sup per, and £3 for adults and children for the matinee, when refreshments will be available. Tickets are avail able from Kay Galea, Jean Hay thornthwaite or Margaret Parsons.
This year’s show is directed by Pat Morris and the musical director is Anne Parsons. Some great scenery and effects are being put together by a team led by Michael Holden and Marcel Galea, and it promises to be a lot of fun.
with a family cele bration in the church hall on New Year’s Eve featuring a disco and Jacob’s join supper, and a morning Mass on New Year’s Day.
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A FAMILY who fear their pet dog has fallen into the swollen River Ribble are appealing for help in finding him. 'The 15-year-old West
Highland White terrier was last seen in the family garden at 11 p.m. on Sun day. . The house, a t Sawley, backs onto the river, which was running high due to recent heavy rain. The dog’s owner, Louise Nicholls, fears he fell in the dark down a steep bank and into the river, as there was no other way out of the garden. “We have reported him
Thanks to a grant from Padiham Life the group has been able to invest in new lighting and sound equipment, which should considerably improve the enjoy ment of the pan-
Aladdin, Samantha Booth as the princess, James Hindle as Widow Twanky and Brian Haythornthwaite as Abernazzer.
to police and the RSPCA, but would just like to urge anyone who is down stream of Sawley on the River Ribble to watch out for him and to contact us, so a t least we know and can stop this awful not
knowing,” said Louise. “We have tried to track
the path of the river, but, due to private land, can not get to many parts. We really just want to know we have done all we can to find him, as the thought of him washed up some where is horrendous.”^ ! Anyone with infohJ^I-
tion can contact Louise on 07788 858986.
at whatever sport he undertook. For many years he had also been a member of Sabden Bowling Club, playing for one its league teams and winning many trophies.
tomime, which stars He lived in Burnley Marisa Galea as for a while follo\ving
his marriage to his ex-wife, Viv, but later returned to Sabden and had recently moved to Littlemoor shel tered housing.
All the cast members He stayed great are from the village friends with Viv and this will be the and they have a son, second panto put on Wayne, by the New Village He frequented both Folk.
village pubs, where
Obituary The funeral took most popular char-
place on New Year’s voters and had
Eve of much loved village residentMr Peter Lambert, who died on December 19th in Pendleside Hospice, shortly after his 60th birth day.
many many friends, often working as a relief manager when the licensees were on holiday.
Peter, who had been ill since the summer and was later diag nosed with throat cancer, was brought up in Sabden and attended St Mary’s RC School, along with his late broth- Prelude er, David.
roofer, whose skills were always in demand, and social ly he loved sport being a keen foot baller for Sabden in his younger days.
The funeral service took place at St Nicholas’s Church and was well attended. It was fol lowed by burial in the churchyard.
SIMONSTONE The Readstone He was a builder and Singers’ prefor-
He also played pool and darts for the
White Hart and The evening ended
Pendle Witch with sherry and teams, played domi noes for local teams, and was known for his competitiveness
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mance of “Prelude to Christmas” was held in St John’s Church and was a great success. The choir sang to a packed church and the audience joined in enthusiastically.
mince pies and the collection for Guide Dogs for the Blind, which raised £524.
Thank you to everyone who con tributed.
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YOUNGSTERS from St John’s Primary School, Read, hit the high notes when they entertained residents at The Manor House in Chatburn with Christmas carols, (s)
A great day
Service On Sunday, worship in West Bradford Methodist Church will be a Covenant service at 2 p.m. led by the Rev. Katy Thomas.
for everyone A GREAT time was had by all at the Salvation Army base in Lowergate on Christmas Day. For the fourth year,
Quiet Abbey On Sunday in Whal- ley Abbey from 7 to 9-30 p.m. there will be a quiet evening entitled “The Con vergence of Jour neys.” Two refle- tions on the jour neys of God and human beings towards each other.
There will be spaces for personal reflec tion. Tea and coffee will be available and the evening will fin ish with prayer. The cost is £3.
Beginners If you have never done a step of line dancing, instructor Kathy Riley will welcome you to new classes for absoloute beginners at Whal- ley 'Village Halls starting tomorrow from 7 to 8 p.m. This is the first of two classes on Fri days, so dancers are able to progress from one class to the next. Money raised by Kathy goes to support the Bethany Project and Cystic Research.
Capt. Elizabeth Smith and Lt Brenda Wise, of Clitheroe Salvation Army, hosted a special festive lunch. Capt. Smith said: “We
had a great day and a wonoerful team of vol unteers.” Our photograph shows
some of those who enjoyed the festive lunch, (s)
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of France PARENTS of children at Pendle Primary School were treated to a French Christmas. Key Stage 2 pupils
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sang songs, recited poems and told the story of the First Christmas using the skills they have been developing in their French classes. As they left, the audi
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ence was buzzing with the joy and confidence they had felt as they watched their children proudly demonstrating their talents. Our picture shows
youngsters at their festive performance, (s)
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