Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) 14 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, April 10th, 2008 www.clifheroeadvertiser.co.uk Log on to www.clithcroeadvertiser.co.uk Clifheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) for village news online ews from the f illages Items for inclusion should be sent to! Village News, Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, 3 King Street, Clitheroe BBT 2EW or via.e-mail to: marcia.morris@eastlancsnews.co.uk


Buddies The end-of-term ses­ sion for Bolton-by- Bowland Buddies Toddler and Carer Group was very well-attended and the children enjoyed playing with the parachute outside, and taking part in various games. The session ended with the usual singing and dancing.


The next meeting is on the April 25th, and activities dur­ ing the term will include a treasure hunt in the school grounds, and a tod­ dler push round the village green. Everyone welcome.


Young farmers Members of Bolton- hy-Bowland Young Farmers’ Club met in the village hall for a talk on Rosemere Cancer Care. The talk was very informative and gave a fantastic insight into the extra care that patients can receive such as alternative treatments and music played in the treatment rooms.


Members were also


able to talk to a vol­ unteer at the centre and found her expe­ riences truly admir­ able.


Thanks were exp­ ressed by Edward Thornber.


Next week’s meeting is a craft night in the village hall at 7- 40 p.m. Members can bring their own inspirational mate­ rial if they wish.


Fans "Girlie Gardening" was the theme tor the meeting Friends and Neighbours, Bolton-by-Bow- land, held in the vil­ lage hall. Kathy, of Girlie Gardening, explained how she and her friend hit on the idea of supply­ ing gardening equip- ment tor “girls" when they noticed tha t every time something pink was on display in their gift shop, in Skip- ton, it very quickly sold.


They launched them­ selves mainly doing party plans tor groups of ladies. They also appeared in the television pro­ gramme called “Tycoon” and were an immediate suc­ cess. Items were available for pur­ chase on the night


HIGHEST GOLD PRICES FOR 20 YEARS


Old Gold Items, Jewelleiy, Watches, Chains, Even Broken Items.


WE BUY Also, Boxes of Old Coslume Jewelleiy.


Col in we will be happy to sort the good fromthebod.


Also War Medals wanted. Antiques etc.


If you have too much to bring, we will be happy to col.


We specialise in second hand Rdex, Omega and good watches, dtomond rings, etc , Scjvefcrtunes.


WE SELL


All sold with valuation certificates a t today's high replacement costs.


BRUTONS JEVVELLERS & ANTIQUES VALUERS 4 King St (Opp Post Office) Clifi-ieroe


01200 425555 ^ Next to'Tescos. Far beyond comparison.


and also from their catalogue.


Members discussed forthcoming events a n d . decided on a trip to Liverpool to see the Tall Ships. A coach will be organ­ ised for Monday, July 21st.


Another outing will be on Wednesday, August 13th to Trentham Gardens and the new war memorial in the Midlands.


The cancer whist drive will be held on May 28th in the vil­ lage hall. A list for goods was circulat­ ed. The next meet­ ing on May 7th will be a visit to the Pen- dle Heritage Centre in Barrowford. Members to meet at 6-30 p.m. in the vil­ lage and fill as many cars as required. Supper will be pre­ ordered and anyone who hasn't put their name down and would like to go, telephone Helen Tomlinson or Pat Duckworth.


Hostesses for the evening were thanked.


New members will be very welcome.


GHATBURN


Jumble sale A jumble sale is being held tomorrow organised by Chat- bum Cricket Club.


The sale is being held in Chatburn CE Primary School. Doors open at 7 p.m.


A collection round the village will take place tonight.


CHIPPING Well worth a visit


Interesting and unusual pieces of Victorian and Edwardian pine furniture restored and polished on the premises including: • Pine Wardrobes • Welsh Dressers • Drawers • Bookcases • Tables • Chairs etc in new or reclaimed timber to your sizes.


,13 Duck Street, Clitheroe 01200 422222: www.clitheroecountryfurniture.co.uk ;v


Oriental view At the meeting of Chipping WI Mrs Margaret Gardener welcomed members and guests Mrs Chandra Law gave a fascinating talk on "Malaysian Batik". She explained how hot wax was used to draw the: pattern onto the fabric. Dyes are then paint­ ed into the pattern and the material soaked for eight hoars in silica to fix the dye. The fabric is finally immersed in boiling water to remove the wax. Mrs Law explained how it is computory for Malaysian schoolchildren to learn batik. Girls


Waste paper The usual waste paper collection will take place in Grindleton today. Contributions of newspaper, maga­ zines and junk mail, but no plastic or cardboard, can be


- left in the enclosure at the top of Back Lane, near the chapel wall.


Youngsters help clean up village


GIVING up the usual Satur­ day morning lie-in was noth­ ing for two local schoolgirls - if it meant giving their local community u spring clean.


Eight-year-old Molly Brown and Ella Blackburn (10), braved the cold weekend weather and turned out in force to help get rid of litter from Barrow Lodge (off the A59, opposite McDonalds).


Armed with gloves and litter pickers, kindly supplied by Mr Alan Boyer, street cleansing manager for Kib­ ble Valley Borough Council,


are punished for any errors in their work by being hit with a bamboo, boys are luckier they avoid such punishment. Mrs Law went on to describe how she found England a bewildering place to live when she first arrived. She had never seen decidu­ ous trees, snow or experienced such cold weather before. Mrs Law gave an interesting practical demonstration of some aspects of batik. Mrs Doreen Kendal expressed thanks.


Mrs Sylvia Latham won the competi­ tion for a holiday souvenir and Mrs Phyllis Kavalowski won the raffle.


Birthday flowers were presented to Mrs Barbara Kitchen.


The lunch group will meet on Wednesday in the old village car park. The walking group is to plan a programme of walks for the sum­ mer. Anyone who is interested in helping please give their names to Mrs Trish Wilkinson. The first of the summer walks will be on April 30th, and will set off from the old


the two youngsters rolled up their sleeves and embarked on a two-hour clean-up mission.


The exercise was organised by p e so Matthew Thorn­ ton, of Whalley Police in conjunction with staff at McDonalds. PCSO Thorn­ ton was joined by three of his colleagues and four members of the community as they spruced up the pop­ ular area.


Speaking after he said: “With the lighter nights, we thought it would be a good


village hall car park at 1 p.m.


The next meeting of Chipping WI will be on May 7th when there will be an "Antiques Road­ show". Please will members bring any toiletries they are giving to the chil­ dren visiting from Chernobyl to this meeting.


History society Guest speaker at the meeting of Chip­ ping Local History Society was ’Mr Peter Houldsworth who gave a most comprehensive and interesting insight into the “Life and Times of Charles Dickens”. He set the scene by describ- ing the living and working conditions in London, against which the Dickens novels are'set and then told of his tremendous success as the first major novelist to chronicle the life of a large industrial city. In his later life Dickens embarked on lucra­ tive reading tours in the USA. As his health faded when only in his 50s, he undertook a farewell tour of Britain, which included the


idea to organise a commu­ nity clean up.


“We had great support from Kibble Valley Borough Council and also McDon­ alds who not only supplied the waste bags, but a meal voucher each for everyone involved.


“It was a real team effort.” Our picture shows tireless “spring cleaners” Molly (left) and Ella with PCSO 'Thornton (behind right) and the army of volunteers and helpers. . (A050108/3)


Exchange Assembly Rooms at Black­ burn. He stayed at the Bull Hotel in Preston, but had to cancel his readings there as his health deteriorated further.


The final speaker of the programme will be Mr Stephen Sartin on “Glimpses of Old Preston”. New members and visitors will be most welcome to this eagerly awaited presentation.


I t will be held in St Mary's Community Centre, Chipping, at 7-45 p.m. on Tues­ day.


The next informal session takes place on Sunday, May 4th, a t the same venue from 2 p.m. Everyone is wel­ come to pop in for advice. For more information contact 01772864289.


DOWNHAM


Stylish birthday The 88th birthday of Downham WI was celebrated in style in the village hall. Members and guests, including several executive committee mem­ bers, enjoyed an


excellent supper and entertainment pro­ vided by Mr Barry McQueen. He told his audience about the exciting life he led as the town crier of Blackpool and many other towns and organisations throughout the UK.


To round off the evening members were delighted to congratulate mem­ ber and former pres­ ident of Downham Mrs Eileen Wilson who has been appointed as vice- chairman of the LFWI.


In February members held a cabaret evening of singing and humour which raised a wonderful £440 for WI funds. Thanks were expressed to mem­ ber Mrs Greta Cap- stick for her gener­ ous gesture.


.Nine members attended the LFWI spring council meet­ ing in Preston Guild Hall where three Downham members were presented with certificates. Mrs Margaret Walmsley and Mrs Brenda Lund for 50 years membership and Mrs Eunice Hook for 40 years.


This service is organ­ ised by members of the village WI to raise funds for the group, so your con­ tributions are grate­ fully accepted.


HORST -GREEN


Spring Clean This Saturday anyone with time on their hands is asked to come along to Hurst Green Memorial Hall to help with a spring clean, from 9 a.m. to noon. Please come along whether you can give a hour or the whole morn­ ing, help will be gratefully accepted. The hall has no paid caretaker, so events like this are essential to keep this village facility presentable.


Heart start All are welcome to join in with the Heartstart pro­ gramme, which will take place in Hurst Green Memorial Hall on Wednesday, April 23rd at 7-15 p.m. Heartstart UK is an initiative coor­ dinated by the British Heart Foun­ dation to teach members of the public what to do in a life-threatening emergency: simple skills that can save lives.


It provides opportu­ nities for people to learn the vital skills of Emergency. Life Support. The ses­ sion will last two hours. Anyone wanting to take part should contact Gill MacDonald 01254 826278 to book a place. The session is offered at a cost of £1 dona­ tion towards the hir­ ing of the Memorial Hall.


Attic sale. A bumper sale is planned in Hurst Green Memorial Hall on Saturday, May 17th, to raise funds for the play­


ground project. With just £4,000 left to raise the parish council is asking everyone to make th a t final effort by raiding their attics and cup­ boards for unwant­ ed goods that can be re-sold and by turn­ ing up on May 17 th and digging deep in their pockets to buy all kinds of bar­ gains.


Items for sale can be brought along to the hall on May 16th between 2 and 6 p.m. Or contact Frances 01254 827084 or Pauline 01254 826361 for


•help and further details.


Rehearsal All those involved with this year's pan­ tomime are remind­ ed that rehearsals s ta rt


Dancers


tonight. are


required at 7-30 p.m. and there is a group reading of the script at 8 p.m. All participants are asked to attend.


St. John's St John's Church, Hurst Green, Men's Group meet on Monday at 7-30 p.m. in the church hall when the speak­ er will be Mr Dud­ ley Green, former teacher a t CRGS, who will talk about the history of the Bronte family. All are welcome, light refreshments will be • provided.


History group Unfortunately, the next meeting of the


^l^istory Group, due oB r take place on April 18th, has had to be cancelled due to the illness of the speaker. The next meeting will be on Friday, May 30th a t 7-30 p.m. Inquiries,


tel. 01772783839.


Tricks The usual fortnight­ ly whist and domi­ no drive will be held in Knowle Green Village Hall on Monday at 7-30 p.m. Admission is £ 1 , including tea and biscuits.


Bargain hunt Antiques expert Mr Alan Blackburn, well-known to Radio Lancashire listeners, will be hosting a game of “Bargain Hunt” in Knowle Green Vil­ lage Hall on Mon­ day, April 21st. Everyone is invited to go along and join in the fun and hear about items he has brought along.He will value those taken by the audi­ ence.


Admission is £5 and there is a light sup­ per included.


Please bring your own drinks. To book tel. 01254 878447.


Lunch concert The Northern Ensemble will be performing in Knowle Green Vil­ lage Hall today.


The following Thurs­ day students from Chetham’s School of Music will be giving a recital. Concerts s ta r t at noon followed by lunch.


To book tel. 01254 826948.


Darts Recently about 20 members of Low Moor Club held a mixed singles darts match. The match was won by Stephen Kenyon and runner- up was Stephen Tandy. Afterwards players enjoyed a pizza supper.


On Saturday night. Low Moor Club was packed for the 60th birthday celebration o f Mrs Denise Brown, who recent­ ly presented cheque for £6K ^ raised at events and donation in memory of her late husband, Alan, to the North West Air Ambu­


The superb vocalist was T. Kay, of Liv­ erpool, who sang a wide variety of songs. A delicious buffet supper was enjoyed by guests.


lance. 3K“^-;.'V'Vs—gaMpsa.' • y '1 I,, , ■!


Admission is £14 with accompanied children £7, both including luncheon or £10 for the con­ cert only.


Ton ups The recent Bikers’ Breakfast


at


Knowle Green Church was well- attended with motorcyclists from


throughout the North of England calling in for a bacon buttie and a brew. Knowle Green has now become a regular calling point on the bikers calendar, on the last Saturday in the month, and as well as handing out warming food and drinks the hope is to show the bikers something of the love of Jesus. The event is supported by the Christian Motorcycle Associ­ ation, whose mem­ bers come along to the event each month.


MELLOR


Men’s group Mellor Men’s Group will meet again at the Millstones for their annual spring dinner on Friday, April 25th.Guest speaker is Mr Bill Honeywell, a local estate agent and a humorous speaker of some renown.


Mothers’ union Guest speaker at the April meeting of St Mary’s Mothers’ Union, Mellor, will be the Rev. Nor­ man Atty, of Whal­ ley, who has taken some of the services at St Mary’s while a new vicar is appointed.


Fun run The Friends of St. Mary’s CE School, Mellor,


have


teamed with the local Rotary club and will take part in the fun run at Witton Park on Sunday, April 20th in aid of Cancer Research.


Easter festival The Easter services in St Mary’s Church, Mellor, brought vivid reflections about the Lord’s entry into Jerusalem on a donkey, on Palm Sunday, to his res­ urrection on Easter Sunday.


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ple of the village and the rest of Lan­ cashire were offered before the young­ sters snowballed and slid their way back down the hill.


A champagne break­ fast in the Narthex followed.


Churchyar(j Annual


safety


inspections for St Mary’s Church­ yard, Mellor, are to be carried out from Saturday.


Memorial head­ stones will be inspected and test­ ed for stability.


In line with diocesan and insurance guidelines those found to be in a very dangerous condition will be laid down immedi­ ately. Others will have warning tape fixed, accompanied by a safety inspec­ tion notice.


Maintenance of memorials is the responsibility of the deceased’s fam­


The church will do its best to contact families whose memorials have had to be laid down, or been found to require attention.


ily.


It will then be up to each family to make arrangements with the memorial mason to make their memorial safe.


To find out more about the inspec­ tion and the need for it, please call Mr Richard Jones on 01254 813418.


hall at 7-30 p.m. New members wel­ come.


Hall. Many of his family and friends attended what was very much a cele­ bration of his life and personality.


Cricket date In celebration of 130 years of cricket at Read, a special summer fete is being held on July 13th.


The pavilion has had a major facelift with new carpets and wallpaper throughout, as well as totally new ladies’ toilets, so now the pavilion is an ideal location for family events.


At the s ta r t of the cricket season, chairman Mr Steve Lowes is keen to a t tra c t as many members, support­ ers, volunteers and families as possible. A membership night is being held on April 17th in the clubhouse from 7- 30 p.m. Ball spon­ sors or sponsors for first XI matches are also requested and ideas for fund­ raising events are also being sought.


Volunteers are also needed tor the jun­ ior coaching ses­ sions held on Fri­ day nights. For details tel Warren Eastham on 07889 366688.


A memorable event of the week was the 6 a.m. service on Easter Sunday, taken at the top of the hill above Mel­ lor, in the snow


Prayers for the peo­


Young farmers At the meeting of Clitheroe Young Farmers’ Club, held in Pendleton Village Hall, mem­ bers were given a talk about the roles and responsibilities of a magistrate which they thor­ oughly enjoyed.


Next week’s meeting will be a talk on “Farm Crisis Net­ work” in the village


Fun day A fun day is being arranged for May 10th at Read CE School. There will be a variety of stalls including home-made cakes, raffle tombola and bric-a-brac. Offers of help on the day will be gratefully accepted, even if you have no direct contact with the school. Tel. 01282 77065 with offers.


Ir im INGTON;?


Popular teen A “shoot” was organ­ ised in memory of Rimington teenager James Dewhurst, held a t Coniston


The day’s shooting was enjoyed by all who took part or spectated. With the trophy for best marksman going to Colin Hewetson and that for best novice to Alan Nuttall.


The social side con­


tinued with a pie and peas supper and good company at the Black Bull, in Rimington, where all present took part in a draw and charity auction which was ably and amusingly fronted by Mr Aidan Grimshaw.


In all, some £1,020 was raised from which donations will be made to the local First Respon­ ders’ group and the North West Air Ambulance.


Many thanks to all who attended what is hoped will be an annual event.


Draw winners Winners of the Rim­ ington Recreation Association 100 Club draw are Helen Watterson (£50), Philip Peel (£20), Brian Stokes (£10).


Peru journey Members of Riming­ ton WI were taken on an adventurous journey to Peru by guest speaker Mr Frank Duckett.


With Lima as their starting point Mr Duckett and his wife made a cir­ cuitous tour of Peru, travelling by light aircraft, boats, minibus and railways, visiting Lake Titicaca and observing the mys­ terious “Nasca Lines” from the air. They saw ancient cities, bustling mar­ kets, colourful national customs and costumes,'all culminating with a visit to the fascinat­ ing Inca ruins of Machu Pitchou


perched high in the Andes. Superb slides illustrated Mr Duckett’s talk and he answered many questions.


He then judged the competition for a beaded necklace, choosing those of Mrs M. McPher­ son, Mrs C. Thistlethwaite and Mrs K. Briscoe.


President Mrs E. R o b i n s o n announced that the new chairman of the LFWI is to be Mrs Sally Roberts and Mrs J. Kerr gave a report on the spring council meet­ ing in Preston Guild Hall.


Thanks were expressed to all who had helped at the WI whist and domi­ no drive. Names were taken of those wishing to attend the border group meeting on May 21st in Wadding- ton.


A coffee and cake morning for the Clitheroe Area WI Show is on May 24th in the Mayor’s Parlour.


The WI walking group stayed on home ground for an enjoyable ramble round the by-ways of Rimington, Mar­ tin Top, Howgill and Newby. Mrs E. Jackson expressed birthday greetings.


On May 5th there will be a session of dominoes following on from the discus­ sion of the two reso­ lutions to be voted on at the AGM in June. These concern “Bottom Trawling” which is destroying marine life and habitats on f ’" seabed and t i n a p p r o p r i a t e imprisonment the severely men ly ill.


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demonstration will be given by “Petals of Padiham” in Rimington Memor­ ial In s titu te on April 23rd at 7-30 p.m. There will be a cake stall and bring- and-buy and tickets of £5, including cof­ fee and biscuits, are available from Mrs E. Jackson on 01200 445430.


SABDEN'


Bowling Four "seniors" who have given sterling service over the years have been made honorary members of Sabden Bowling Club. They are Bert Bywater, Bill Campbell, Eddie Lingard and Harry Perkins who are all in their 80s. The club committee has agreed that, in future, any mem­ bers’ proposals being put to the annual meeting will be published in the


newsletter that is distributed prior to the event. This is to ensure th a t all members know what is to be dis­ cussed at the meet­ ing. The commit­ tee’s decision was in response to a letter from a club member who raised issues concerning mem­ bers’ resolutions to the annual meeting and the recent vote by members to award honoraria to the club secretary and treasurer. Win­ ners of the April club draw were: £30 - John Boocock, £20 - Carol Sutcliffe, £15 - Leo Clarkson, £10 - Alan Dewhurst, £10 - Pauline Stansfield, £5 - Liz McGinley. The first big compe­ tition of the season is over the weekend of April 26th when the club hosts the Harwood League’s Lawrenson Cup Doubles. Spectators will be most wel­ come and refresh­


ments will be avail­ able.


The popular round robin bowls nights have started and are open to anyone interested in taking part.


The next one will be on Monday, May 12th. Members are reminded that subs are now due. Team players must pay their subscriptions to be eligible to play in league matches.


Let’s dance All the children at Sabden School have dance lessons. They produce some fan­ tastic work and now they have the chance to perform to an audience at The Grand in Clitheroe on Friday, April 25th from 6 to 7 p.m.


Every child in the school, from recep­ tion to Year 6 is involved. Tickets (which are selling fast) are available from the school office.


The 2009 LFWI cal­ endar is to be “Lovely Lan­ cashire” and mem­ bers are invited to submit prints or slides.


Members Mrs K. Scott, Mrs E. Hart­ ley and Mrs Thistlethwaite were presented with their 40 years’ WI mem­ bership certificates.


Floral art A flower arranging


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