16 \ Ciitheroe Advertiser&Times, Thursday, June 5th, 2008 SABDEN ews from the


■ Planning An application had


•, been received for the ■ ■' demolition of a porch and construc­ tion of a single-


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■ storey extension at 7 ; Hbmeacre Avenue. ' The council had no


.. - objections.'. Meetings, ' ■


: After C9nside'ring where parish council meetings will be­ held in future it was ’ decided to use St .Nicholas’s Church - upper hall at a cost , - of £15 per meeting.


Memorial It was agreed that Coun. Hodds would represent the coun­ cil and lay the wreath on its behalf at the dedication of the new war memo­ rial.


Traffic Consideration was


- given to.",.- the , response from Lan­ cashire County- Council on traffic matters. A - site


■ meeting was to be arranged with Andy


: Shaw from LCC, ; PC Sherratt, Coun- , ty Coun. Atkinson, - a representative


. from the Parish Council, the school and PC Gary Maikin to discuss


, the provision of a guardrail ■ on Ciitheroe Road out­ side Sabden Prima- . ry School entrance.


Gate Sabden Crown Green Bowling Club had applied'for a new gate at the side of the premises, off footpath 102, to ease access to the


; pavilion following the erection of the new shelter.' The


' existing wooden gate would be dis­ pensed with. RVBC own the land, the parish council lease it from RVBC and sub-let to the Bowl-


. • ing Club. RVBC has given consent for works to be carried out. The parish council had no objections and gave consent for work to go ahead.


Other matters


. The playground ■ report was given by Coun. Shorter who reported no prob-


. lems. Councillors were told


- that 18 BT public payphones in Ribble . Valley were being


■ considered for clo­ sure.


Services ' •'


' Nicholas’s-, " CE Church at 9-30 a.m.


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fellowship room in Whalley Methodist Church. "•


Sunday's worship at 10-30 a.m. will be conducted by Mrs Cynthia Croydon.


The men's Christian study group on Wednesdays and the prayer, meetings on Thursdays are held in ' the homes of


, members of the con- ■.'■gregation.,■


Mobile gift A mobile phone has been given to the office: in Whalley


: Monday at English Martyrs' RG Church, The Sands, women at 7-30 p.m. and men at 8-15 p.m.


Whist prizes Members of Whalley Senior Citizens meet on Saturdays for whist and dominoes at the Methodist' Church Hall at 6-30


p.m.


This weeks winners ■ were: Ladies' whist - D. Farnsworth and J. Teller. Gents - H.


. Parish Church. Anyone unable to' contact the office on i 01254 " 823249 should try 07954 658646.


Opening hours are Monday to .Thurs­ day from 9-30 a.m. until 1 p.m. •


Young Tom shows f ern how it’s done


JUNIOR bowler Tom Connor proved lhallieis more lhan a nialch for senior club bowlers in Sabden.


Schoolboy Tom won the Brenda Thomas Men’s Singles Shield 21 -18 in an e.\ci(ing final against Joe Boyle.


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Bolli the men’s and women’s compciilions, held at llic same lime, were poorly support­ ed with only 10 and seven entries respec­ tively. But the low entries did not deter bowlers and spectators alike from enjoying


a.m. St Mary’s RC Masses taken by Fr


■ P. Birmingham are at 6 p.m. Saturday and 10-30 a.m. Sun­ day.


Primary school On Monday children in Class 2 are to


' visit Turton Tower. There will be a termly governors’ meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday following a meeting of the gov­ ernors’ Ofsted moni­ toring group this week.- ■


Next Thursday, Mrs


- Titchiner, who has been appointed act­ ing head for a year to succeed Mrs Dundon, who is retiring,-will be in school.


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The school has a busy programme. : of


- events for the sum­ mer term including the swimming gala, sports .


day, rounders’ tourna-


i ment, cycling profi­ ciency training, trips out and a the­ atre group visit.


Cricket Next, . Wednesday, Sabden Cricket Club will play Chip­ ping away, starting


, atG-30p.m; SAWLEY


"Visiting preachers to ;; Sabden this Suiiday. % will be the’Rev. B. . Knight at SI


■-and Tim and Joan ■ Peagam at the Bap-: " t ist Church at-10


Exotic travels ; The ladies of Sawley ■ WI enjoyed a most : interesting account by Mr and Mrs Steuart and Anita Kellington of their adventure s in Patagonia accomp- . nied by some won­


derful slides of their holiday there. Everyone was fasci­ nated with their experiences,such as clambering nimbly over beautifully coloured glaciers and taking photo­ graphs. ■ .


Thanks • were expressed by Mrs


. Janet Bolton. A competition for a holiday photo was won by-Mrs-Joan Porter. The host- essess were - Mrs


: Helen Kelly and ■ Mrs Helen Troop.


Plant sale The next event to be


. hosted by Sawley Village Hall com­ mittee will be the annual plant and bring-and-buy sale


, on Saturday from T l a.m.’to 4 p.m. :


This busy event is held in conjunction with Holden Clough- Nursery and is a must for any keen


■ gardeners. As well as browsing for new plants, bring along any spare plants from your own gar­ den or greenhouse.


a thorouglily entertaining day where matches were played in excellent spirit. There was a new women’s champion too


., when last year’s runner-up GIcndah Parfitt ■won the Thomas Lightbown Silver Salver 21-18 against Margaret Wright.


Club chairman Aliin Parfitt presented the trophies and thanked everyone for taking part or supporting the competition day


-. which had been so enjoyable. Our picture " shows Mr Parfitt with the winners. (S)


ment enjoyed. Pro­ ceeds of £100 will go towards the resi­ dents -jamenities fund. ■


SLAIDBURN


Bug box Slaidburn Young Farmers met on Monday , for an interesting and entertaining talk with Roger Swales, who showed mem­ bers the contents of his bug box. Mem-


. bers had the chance to handle giant mil­ lipedes, praying mantis, stick insects and a large hairy spider. Liz Scott gave a vote of thanks.


Next week's meeting is a visit to Old Greenwoods, Lane Ends, by kind per­ mission of Mr and Mrs Russell Bury, to see how they rear pheasants. Meet at


- - 7-30 p.m. ■ . -■ ' ■ WEST


BRADFORD


There will be a wide selection of bedding and border plants,: herbs and vegeta­ bles. .


Home-made refresh- ments will be avail- ;• ablein.the hall.- V\ •


Riverside ■ Residents, families, : and friends enjoyed - a cream tea after­ noon at Riverside Care Centre, Saw-, ley, on Bank Holi-' dayweekend. -


A raffle was held and ' .musical entertain­


Church service


■The service at 2 p.m. on Sunday in West


- Bradford Methodist Church, will be led


, by Mr Alan Bowles. - Everyone welcome.


Family service The- service in St Catherine’s Church, West Bradford, on


r Sunday at 10-30 a.m. is the monthly “jeans and trainers”


' family service led by Campbell Barker.


The theme is “Hello”. and all ages are wel-


■ come for this infor­ mal service of fami­ ly worship, especial­ ly children.


WHALLEY


Folk music Canadian artists Jaime RT and Andy Hillhouse will enter­ tain with soulful and foot-tapping music sung and played on a variety of


instruments


■ including a five- string viola, a fid- dola, guitar and per­ cussion at Whalley Village Hall on Sat­ urday.


Jaime has been nomi- . nated for several folk music awards while Andy, a singer, guitarist and com­ poser, has performed at major folk festi­ vals and toured Mexico playing mariachi music.


Tickets costing £5 are available' from Whalley Post Office, on the door, or from 01254 822350.


June walk Tomorrow, walkers should meet outside Whalley, Methodist Church at 7 p.m. for a very pleasant walk


: .Bourne. Boots or strong shoes should- " be worn. For further


'• details tel. 01254 823504. ■


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New teachers A training evening for Sunday ' School teachers will be led by Alison Hulse on


Outing A trip to Richmond in Yorkshire has been arranged on June 30th by Whal­ ley Mothers'Union.


There will be no evening meetings in July and August but there will be a coffee morning in the school on July 5th


Sunday coffee Following mass at the English Martyrs' RC Church on Sun­ day, coffee will be served. There will also be a cake stall run by the Thurs­ day group who would appreciate offers of home bak­ ing. ;


A letter of thanks for the collection for his work with the Spiri- tan Fathers with the underpriv- iledged and outcasts in society in Britain and various parts of the world, from Father . Uchenna Odenigbo, is on the noticeboard.


Evenings for new members of the SVP are at St Mary's RC Primary School, Osbalde- ston. Part One on Tuesday June 24th and Part Two on Tuesday July 15th.


- Hardy and J. Teller. Dominoes - J. Peel ■ andE. Grindley. ■


From Bethany African children and, young people from the Bethany project in Tanzania are tak- " ing part in a service


'■at • Whalley ■ Methodist Church i on Sunday evening at 6-30 p.m.


The youngsters will give a lively perform­ ance of their unique singing, dance and drama.


Book sale A steady number of visitors to Whalley Parish Church who bought books over the bank holiday, weekend raised £350 for church funds.


WHITEWELL


Rural day Sunday, June 8th is being recognised nationally as Farm Sunday, a diocesan sign of support for farmers and all rural problems.


At St Michael’s Church, Whitewell, the preacher at the 11 a.m. service will be the Ven. John Hawley, Archdeacon


' of Blackburn. Hope has been expressed that where possible parishioners and friends will


Parish priest Father Philip Price writes in the church newsletter that this would be an excel­ lent opportunity to learn about the his­ tory and work of the society. Transport can be provided.' '


The SVP meets again on July 8th at .7 p.m. in The Pres- , bytery.


- ■ led i . by David : many : friends at


■ mass on Sunday morning. ■


Rehearsal .. The new choir based ■ ■"in Whalley contin-


ues to grow, but new members are still


. welcome. For details ring 01254 824312.


Section rehearsals


Former parish priest Father Paul Dillon was pleased to meet


".attend this service, both in support of the rural community and to hear the views of the archdeacon on the situation. >


The following Sunday, June 15th, “Team Whitewell” will be attending the 9-15 a.m. service at the halfway point of their sponsored bike ride when the vicar, the .;Rev. Sue . Williams, will bless-


their bikes and speed them on the second leg of their journey


: from Land’s End to John O’Groats.


The team consists of Judith Robinson, Godfrey Metcalfe and Nick Millward together with vari-: oussupport groups.' .They, are doing the sponsored ride for Macmillan Nurses in memory of Judith’s mother Mrs Phyllis Robinson.


is now the tea house in the gardens. It was one of seven important stations


in the country when the Meteorological Office came under the auspices of the Royal Society and was maintained by the’astronomer priests. Fathers Weld, Perry and Sidgreaves, whose research included astronomy, geomagnetrometry and seismology.. , Sir Edward Sabine chose the observa­


tory as one of his main stations \yhen conducting a magnetic survey of Britain in 1858. Five years later Fr Sidgreaves began the first series of'_monthIy geo­ metric observations, which continued


until May 1919. A new. observatory was built near the


originaPsite in 1866, but during the course of the 20th Century it fell out of use and its ’telescope,' parts of w h ich ^ |^ dated to the 1860s; was sold after th e fp ^


Second World War. " When its private owner came to sell it,


the College was able to buyit back and restore it to its original home.


. The observatory is supervised by clas­ sics and astronomy teacher Fintan O' Reilly. Some students can take GCSE Astronomy and the observatory is open to outside groups by appointment. Our picture shows Dr Iain Stewart


. during filming in the Stonyburst Obser­ vatory. (S) . • , ,


W^here priests looked at the 'lie^eM;;;::^


A FAMOUS observatory at Stohy-


hurst College an d ’the important meteorological research undertaken by three of its astronomer priests during the yictorian and Edwardian


eras are tb iea tu r e in^a new BBC s e r i e s . ■


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“The Histbrybf:CIimate Change”, to be shown oh BBC 2 later this year, will


tell the story’of hovv we know what we know about climate change.'It will be presented by. Dr Iain Stewart, who pre­


sented the recent series called “Earth; Power of Planet’’.'yr -yAv A BBC crew has visited the college to


begin filming in the observatory, which is well knpwn for its scientific activities, including meteorological records and the observing of sunspots. ■ ' ^^ Stony hurst’s sunspots and atmospher­


ic temperature observations cover some of the longest periods on record. The BBC is interested in sunspots in partic­ ular because they are a measure of solar activity and the series will look at the sun’s potential inf luence on climate. Stonyhurst has had a succession of


distinguished astronomers, several of whom led important astronomical expe­ ditions on behalf of the British Govern­ ment. Perhaps the best known was Father Stephen Perry, who met his death in 1889.while, uiidertaking solar observations for the Government in the West Indies."


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The original Stonyhurst Observatory, built as a meteorological station in 1838,


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An early recruit looks back fondly on his voluntary work


_______'byAimeeWood - AS Voluntary Service Overseas


■ (VSO).celebrates its 50th year, the Ciitheroe :A.dvertiser and Times has discovered how an early recruit got'as much as he gave when he exchanged engi­ neering in B a rno ldswick for teaching in Tanzania.


. The 66-year-old caught the trav­ elling bug in 1963, during a year of voluntary work in Tanzania and has never shook it off since. “ It really set me off on my trav­


els,” said Mr Jeff Cowling. To prove the point, he recently returned home following a world cruise and took part in a polio immunisation scheme in India as part of a Rotary International project. Mr Cowling trained as an appren­


tice with Rolls-Royce aerospace from 1957 to 1963 and, after being named “Apprentice of the Year”, was selected to join the VSO as a lecturer in engineering at the Tech­ nical College in the Tanzanian capi­ tal of Dar Es Salaam. Since 1958,32,000 people from all


■ over the world have worked with the international development charity,


■ which helps poor communities in a bid to tackle global poverty. :


Professional volunteers, up to the


age of 75, with skills and experience in education, health, business and management, engineering and nat-


: ural resources have worked in over 32 countries to improve the lives of thousands. . Judith Brodie, Director of VSO


UK, said: “VSO believes that peo­ ple can make a real difference to other people and so we focus.on linking people together to share skills and experience to learn from each other. “There is so much to gain from


volunteering with VSO, not only the ■ experience of living in a different country, but also an insight into how the world operates.” Mr Cowling is de f initely an


example of a volunteer who has learnt a lot from what he said was a “fantastic experience” with the VSO. He worked with a class of both


Asian and African students, aged 14 to 30, in the East African Country of Tanzania, which is bordered by^ Kenya and Uganda. Aside from just theoretical stud­


ies, Mr Cowling set up workshops where the students could actually work with machine tools, giving them invaluable practical skills for future employment.


He admitted that as a young man


his first taste of a developing coun- ■ try came as a bit of a culture shock. Living in the homes of people:


from the local community he had to get used to a completely different lifestyle and diet, but said: “You : can cope with all sorts when you are


21.” But it was not all work and no .


play. Mr Cowling also had time for some sightseeing, sailing to Kenya, Uganda, Zanzibar and Egypt. He said: “The experience broad­


ened my horizons and changed my . life and I think youngsters should grab the opportunity to be involved in this.” : His time with the VSO certainly


seemed to whet Mr Cowling’s appetite - he went on to spend six years working in Southern Africa between 1968 and 1974 after finish­ ing university. • If you want to become involved


with Voluntary Service Overseas you can contact the organisation on


. 02087 807500 or check out its web­ site at: www.vso.org.uk Mr Cowling is pictured, top, dur­


ing his early days teaching his class in Tanzania and right, helping with Rotary’s immunisation programme in India, (s)


Scientists are the tops r i >- v'v A date for


your diary AN opportunity for Ribble Valley residents to see a great show by one of the up- and-coming duos in the country is about to happen. Following on from last


Our picture,


right, shows the winning team of young scientists


"With their trophy (s)


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month's successful beer festi­ val, St Mary's Centre, in Church Street, presents con­ temporary folk group ■ "Blackheart" on Friday, ■ June 13th. The duo of guitarist


Richard Pilkington and ■ Welsh singer Chrissy Mostyn has become estab­ lished for both their live con­ certs and their outstanding debut album "Indigo". ■.: Local lad Richard,.who ■


lives in Samlesbury, and. ■ Chrissy spent their first year touring the UK with over. 170 concerts playing -with . some great British a n d ■ ■ American artists, from Mar­ tin and Eliza (Darthy'and , The Strawbs to Brian ■ -■'■


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Kennedy and Steve Forbert. Later in the year they will ,■ undertake'a 120-date UK -■


School proves size isn’t vital!


’.WHEN it conies to team work, St ■. Mary's Primary School at J".


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.The small school's tag rugby. team took bn several schools from


v'organised by Blackburn RUFC. ■' < '". The competition was stiff and. ;,


"Osbaldeston is proof that size does '- ' not matter!.


- the team pushed themselves hard. ■


• the Ribble Valley/Blackburn a r e a ; in ah inter-school competition ■


; l t was a nail biting final, but good , "team work and strong determina-.;


■' tioh enabled them to come out as ;.r the worthy winners. '


■ " : ■ ""-"‘Pictured is the winning team.-*


•A CRACK team of bud­ ding scientists from St ." Mary's Primary School, Osbaldeston, successful- ■ly.defended their title by, winning the inter-school, ■


"'.“Science College Chal- ■ ■ • lenge’.l. - .


• Organised by St '•


; - Augustine’s RC High,. ■ ■


} School; Billington, the .


competition pits teams:, from schools across the :"■ area against each other.


• Despite some very tough competition, the,,


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Osbaldeston team emerged ■victorious for


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• for the whole team, said: ■


; “There was a lot to live ■


i.;"up.tb because the team: ,, :had won last year. It was


■ the second year running. " Commenting on the : ,win, one of the S t . i ;, ■ ■ Mary’s pupils, speaking ,:


"<V a challenge but great ■ > ■ fun'. I f was great to : ■ , ."know that we lived up to ; > the expectations set by' • , last year’s team! Let's ■ ■


■


.. hope we can pull off the : hat trick next yearl” .


' tour and a three-week four : of Ireland followed by a two week tour of the USA. In ■November they will tour the


■ UK for three weeks as spe-. cial guest of Jared Osmond, the youngest brother of the


I, Osmond family. ■ ■ .Tickets are available from ;


: St Mary's Centre. Doors open at 7-30 for the perform­ ance at 8-30 p.m.v, .,,


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