14 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, July 10th, 2008 SABDEN


Walk The recent sponsored walk for St Mary’s Community Hall new roof fund topped the £ 1,000 mark. The total raised was £1,030


which has helped to bring the fund total to £16,516.


The walk, in May, was organised by Jane Davies and Kathryn Gallagher , and proved a huge suc­ cess \vith a large and


■ enthusiastic group of walkers taking part. Jane and Kathryn want to thank every-


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one who helped in any way with the walk, those who


. took part and all the sponsors.


The new root fund has : also received an


./anonymous dona­ tion of £1,000 which parish priest Fr Peter Birmingham wants to acknowl­ edge. There are no


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events planned for the holiday period but more ideas for fund-raising are wanted as the target tor roof repairs is £20,000.


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Brownies Members of Sabden Brownies attended church, then, as part of their wildlife badge, they went to the wild boar park at Chipping where they looked around and had a picnic lunch. Anyone wishing to


join the Brownies should contact Sarah Greenhalgh of Pendleside Close.


Quiz The “Famous Cou­ ples” quiz run by St Nicholas’s Church was won by Mrs Marion Parfitt.


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day. Organisers Angela Whitwell


and Cathiyn Bristol would like to thank all those who opened their gardens and made the event pos-


' sible. . : ' : V Visitors were very com pl im enta ry


ing events. Everyone Zoo Visit is invited to bring a Q^jidren in Year Two - picnic and enjoy the enjoyed a visit to tun.


SLAIDBURN S u S - * Bowling night


BIackpoolZoo;i ; Piano lessons


If children wish to


brate their achieve- The July meeting of ments under the Slaidburn WI took school office. guidance of music . the form of a bowl’s fyj0t\/vork DaV teacher Mr Wilkin- evening. It had t e n jn^itation is given son. The annual arranged _ by


PTFA fun run is the followng day at 2-30


about all gardens and some referred to p a p 0 c


p.m.


them as “hidden -phe fortnightly w^te treasures” and many paper collection is on ■ commented on how -r„esday morning


they had enjoyed ground Sabden. theirvisit to Sabden.


^33 a cake and bOrVICBS jijg Priest in charge the


St Nicholas’s During this Sunday’s In BlOOm 9-30 a.m. service the Sabden Parish Coun- new sidesmen and cil is calling tor entries to its “Sab­


church hall and a raffle which was won by: Mrs Midgeley of Blackburn, Portfield Cottage, Whalley, Ann Dico of Der­ byshire, E. Lonsdale of Padiham, Mrs Smith of Eccles, Manchester and Mrs Helm, Sabden.


women will be sworn in. There is a meet-


' ing of the Parochial Church Council on Thursday, July 17th, at 7-30 p.m. in the Upper Hall. Events arranged in the com­ ing weeks include a Strawberries and Pimms afternoon on Sunday, July 20th, in the church hall from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.


Tickets are £5 and children £3,from


Mrs Susan Farrand thanked them for their hospitality and


WEST BRADFORD


Rev. Chris Sterry is the preacher at St ChUfCh SOrvIC© Nicholas’s Church at rpj,g 2 p.m. service at 9- 30 a.m. on Sunday,


Bradford


The Baptist Church welcomes Mr Ernest Gorton to lead its 10 a.m. service and weekend Masses at St Mary’s RC are at 6 p.m. Saturday and 10-


den in Bloom” com- PI petition tor gardens,


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you want to enter but have lost the plantsale. form that came Variousgreen-tmgered


jus t contact the clerk, Angela Whitwell, on 01282 779376, or any coun­ cillor. Judging will take place in August.


Kevin Barrington, SchOOl through the door, committee members


its third annual Whist, Ladies: D. Farnsworth and P. Wooff; Gents: G. Walmsley and J. Whitehead; Domi- noes:M. Baron and E. Grindley.


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contributed plants they had been grow­ ing for the occasion


Bernard Parfitt or children in Yearn 4, 5 Thriadies"of the vil- Val Darwent. The and 6 at St Mary’s harvest service is on rq School are off on September 28th and their school trip to a trip to see “Beauty Camelot theme park And The Beast” in on Monday.


with a beautiful selection of plants and shrubs.


Manchester on The younger children


, October 23rd is in the lower classes being arranged.


Open gardens


The recent very suc­ cessful Open Gar­ dens weekend in Sabden raised £2,070 for St Nicholas’s Church spire repair fund. ’Twelve householders opened their gardens to the public and between 200 and 300 visitors looked round


All members of the . -----1„ ,


lage had baked a mouth-watering selection of cakes, which ensured that Donations from fund- • the refreshment stall raising made by the


choir should attend the rehearsal at the English Martyrs' R.C. Church at 7-30 p.m. on Monday.


Friends' news


and reception will be a result around off on Wednesday to £300 was raised for Gulliver’s World at the village hall Warrington. The funds.


was busy through­ out the day.


be held next Thurs- . tt-ii n- • ■ i. day between 3-30 A Village Picnic is to


Village picnic


p.m. and 7 p.m. and all this year’s school leavers will have a special Mass in St Mary’s Church on Saturday, July 19th,' a t6p.m.


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them over the week- Primary end, despite poor Sabden Primary weather and a qui- School is holding a eter day on the Sun- musical concert next


Friends of Whalley School at the end of the academic year •were: 2009 I.T.


be held on Sunday froiti 11 a.m. English Heritage has once agam given per- _ mission for the pic- BonjOUr nic to take place in From the beginning the Abbey grounds, of next term, pupils


Caravan and Craig Heap etc £500; stor­ age for school £700; Roly Mole wormery £265; raincoats reception £138.


This is a tun family day out, with the usual activities such as tug of war, egg throwing and sport-


SAWLEY .


hanging baskets. On a lovely day at the best terraced house frontage, tubs etc. It


beginning of June, the Village Hall held


Myra Briggs and Mrs Margaret Har­ rison.


chaired a short busi­ ness meeting.


in the Methodists at . giving giving for Sun-::


have piano or key- : °^y plub pupils and board lessons next communion will be ■ term, forms should .


be sent in to the . .on Sunday at 10 ; a.m.


of the service Children from age


to the Methodists at Whalley Methodist Church to take part in the Women's Net­ working Day. of- North Lancashire District


Emmanuel Church, Details and dates are Derby Street, Orm- ^ *®“Get at the skirk, on Thursday, •


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July 17th from 2 to 5 p.m. Anyone wish­ ing to go should con-• tact Wendy Bridge- rioral n0lp man by this Sunday Flower arrangers and .............


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Rev. Gordon Sim- gstions in cartoon mons. Everyone IS welcome. ______


30 a.m. Sunday.WHALLEY


A biblical quiz with and a booklet


amusing


anecdotes were among the attrac-


Games evening At this weelc's social Saturday. Organised evening for Whalley by Whalley Moth-! Senior Citizens, held ers' Union, the event in the Methodist ■


Church Hall, win- M0ditatlOn nerswere:-


raised £202. " ' . t-nkpc nlace in


the library at Whal­ ley Abbey on Fri­ days from 10-30 a.m. It is preceded by commun in at 9- 15 a.m.


and Holden Clough VolceS fietWOlk Art forum Nursery came along , ,,


, ,, An enthusiastic group helpers are needed.


Contact Christine Morley on 01254 824476. A list is a t : the back of the church for arrange­ ments to donate flowers. ,


tions a t a coffee To y s morning in Whalley children at the Eng- Primary School on liah Martyrs' R.C.


Church selling toys,/ books and games and wine and refreshments served raised £177 for church funds on Sunday morning. The event was held in the church' instead of in the grounds because of the rain.


ot people wishing to develop painting skills meets on Thursday mornings in term time at the home of Jean Holt, 5 Manor Fields, Whalley. Painting is much more if you meet up An order for Christ- with other people mas cards, diaries who also paint," and other goods has saysJean.


A representative of the “Aid to the church in need” from Manchester will speak about the group’s work and current needs dur­ ing mass this week­ end.


A collection will be taken.


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C o m m i t m e n t “You feed off each These items will be £3,000; For Life others'ideas and the available on the forum enables you to meet hew friends who also want to develop their paint­ ing skills quickly and try new skills.” '


in Key Stage Two at Whalley Primary School will have French lessons in Bell ringing class.


A new course laegins in September. Con­ tact Jean bn 01254 824825, 0770 925 9237, or e ihail jean- holt@tesco.net.


Ringers from Leeds piety stall as soon as


they arrive and also at the coffee morn­ ing on Saturday,


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■ September 27th._ : Scaffolding is being erected for work to begin on the church so extra care needs to be taken in and around the building. If necessary The. Presbytery may be used for mass.


AT the last meeting of Clitheroe Lady Farmers social section before the


Ruth and Eva bowl ’em over Bid to recruit more women hre-fighters


Congratulations were also expressed to Marion Barrow and Margaret


■' summer.break, members went to ' Eaves Hall Country Club for bowls and pitch and putt followed by sup­ per.


'Winners of the bowls were Ruth Coar . and Eva Ellison and in second place ■ were Susan Walmsley - and Val : Towler, The winner for the pitch and


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• putt was Jean Parkinson. Thanks were expressed to Marion and Bar- bara for organising the bowls compe-


. Walmsley for coming second in the County Bowls tournament.


A trip to Tatton Park will take place on July 24th, departing Clitheroe Interchange at 8-30 a.m.


A Ghost Walk around Skipton, fol- - lowed by supper at Bizzie Lizzies, is


- on August 18th and starts at Skip- ton Town Hall at 7 p.m.


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Members must have their name on the supper list for Bizzie Lizzies - if in


' .tition and what proved to be a very ' doubt please ring Elizabeth Thorn- /•'enjoyable ev en in g .'.


AN open day event designed to attract more womS® fire-fighters -will take place tomorrow. ,


There will be a morning session from 10 a.m. to noon and an afternoon session from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Lan­ cashire Fire and Rescue Service’s Training Centre at Southport Road, Euxton, Chorley, PR7 6DH.


At present there are 26 women out of 1,298 fire-fight­ ers in the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service, just


. 2% of the total. On the day fire-fighters - many of . them women - will demonstrate a wide range of oper- . ational fire-fighting and other rescue scenarios. ^


Anyone interested in attending must call 01772 866845 ■beforehand to register. • . --<> v v . s v .V........


three meet in church for the start of the service on the first: and third Sundays, leaving during the first hymn and returning in time for communion.


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man s 9 mans In these'environmentally con­


s:-THE old adage .“one person’s junk is another person’s treasure’f has rung true many times for work experience student Hayley.Gallimqre. a w;• The 22-year-old bargain hunter (pictured), who has just completed


■ a three-year degree course in Communication Studies with Journal-, f ism at Sheffield Hallam University, writes about how important, fun ;! > and challenging it can be to browse around charity shops.


A , S a student returning to the Ribble Valley from the big


JL X city I am reminded, not only of what a beautiful place I come


. from, but also of the area’s rich his­ toric cultural heritage and how that shapes our leisure activities. ■ - Much of my spare time is spent


scouring shops and the internet for vintage clothing and retro household items and when I ’m here I see what local shops have to offer. : . I could spend hours in the charity


•shops th a t are scattered along Clitheroe’s main shopping streets. They attract bargain hunters from


far and wide who come in search of second-hand clothes, bric-a-brac and


collectables. A rummage through the rails can prove very rewarding as you never know what you might find or . how cheap you might get it. . You could snap up a vintage dress


or handbag as donations come in from all generations and you’d be right on trend because vintage gar­ ments are so chic. Or maybe you’re inspired by the revival for retro inte­ riors. You might stumble upon a roll of graphic printed wallpaper, psy­ chedelic curtains or an art deco din­ ner service. . Charity shops are no longer a


graveyard for-fusty cardigans and battered boots. Oxfam has a rigorous sorting process where they pick out


scious times, using charity shops is a great way to recycle and save money. During the current “credit crunch” we are all thinking about money sav­ ing ideas, but th a t’s nothing new says Connie Callow, manager at Help The Aged shop in Clitheroe: “Charity shops have always been popular in Clitheroe.


' “People have always watched their pennies, no one wants to throw ■ their money away.”,


. : . For some people, charity shops are


a sign that an area is poor, but thisss not the case in Clitheroe. ^ • The town’s history and relative


the best quality clothes and the rest is recycled at Wastesaver, a clothes recycling plant in Huddersfield. “We sort strictly and pick out the


best things we can put a higher price on,” said a volunteer at Oxfam in Clitheroe. “People are looking for good value and better quality.”


More bootcamp than Butlins for these teens


UNEMPLOYED young people from inner cities may think they have bagged a free holiday when setting off for an outdoor activi­ ty course aimed at thrusting them into the world of work. But community workers, along with the staff at Lancashire


Outdoor Education sites, are thinking more of bootcamp than Butlins.


Aimee Wood (pictured), a journalism student at the University .


of Central Lancashire, investigated the benefits of the great out­ doors during a two-week placement at the Clitheroe Advertiser


and Times. F


or years school children from Clitheroe and further afield have been discovering the merits of outdoor activities at the


Whitehough Centre, at the foot of


' Pendle Hill, and a t Hothersal Lodge, in Longridge. Pupils from St James CB Prima­ ry School and Ribblesdale High


School Technology College regur, larly visit these sites for days of’


■ kayaking, climbing and abseiling. Val Scott, manager a t the


Whitehough centre, has spent 22 years working for Lancashire Out­


door Education.. She believes that taking children


out of the classroom,can be a


; breath of fresh air. She said: “Although I’ve been


' doing the same thing for 20 years, «


this is to them. You can give a child a love of the outdoors for the


■ rest of their life.” -■ But can outdoor education turn


things around for young adults who never had this experience?, =. ' Dedicated community worker


: Rachel Haslam, who .ownsTre- • ston-based business “Team Acade­ my”, says it can.


Rachel, whose company spe­


cialised in personal development courses aimed a t improving employees’ performance in the work place, is now using her , expertise to improve the quality of ■ life and employability of young people the Government class as NEETs - Not in Education, . Employment or Training.


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■ ■ Rachel explained: “These kids are ju s t 'f lo a t in g around, and , nobody is doing anything to sup-


•-port them.” : Rachel recently brought a group


of 16 to 19-year-olds from Rochdale, many of-whom came from disadvantaged backgrounds and have had little academic suc­ cess, to participate in her three- week outdoor activity programme


’ every child who comes here for e first time it is a totally new ■ experience. "You see how special


•■atWhitehough. ■:. - Teairi work, leadership skills,


persistence and self-confidence are definitely essential when taking on ■ the challenges of the great out- doors and are invaluable skills in everyday life and the world of


: Centre manager Val, who is also, a qualified teacher, said the site has


work.


• played host to other outdoor.activ- : ity courses for the unemployed, but not all the participants have


’ affluence make it a dream for anyone with an interest inantiques. Charity shops and auction rooms see many shoppers through their doors who are looking for specific pieces. Silverwoods of Clitheroe hold auc­


tions for everything from Georgian antiques, rural and domestic bygones to vintage tractors and motorcycles.


Their Wednesday evening sale of


modern furniture and bric-a-brac a ttra c ts buyers from all over the.


■ North. 1 ■ Wilf Mould, valuer and auction­


eer at Silvenvoods, told me that pop­ ular 20th Century pieces include art and design, retro items and street art: “But the stuff th a t makes the money is the stuff that is attributed to, or signed by a maker,” he says. “We get a lot of collectors in trawl­


ing for that elusive piece, as well as dealers, connoisseurs and private buyers. A modern piece can be a focal point among older furniture and decor, vice versa, people who have decorated in the minimalist style might buy a s ta tem en t , antique”.


. . As I head back to the city, with


my bags heavier th an when I arrived, I am proud to have added to my collection by recycling someone else’s “junk” and without spending a fortune.


Rambling in the face of an


ON an unseasonably windy, but'gen­ erally dry June day, a group of doughty Clitheroe ramblers complet­ ed an 11-mile walk on open moorland


east of Burnley. From the start point a t Maiden's


Cross car park on the Long Cause­ way, the walk began with the lime­ stone trail of Sheddings Clough, the site of limestone extraction in the 17th century, and continued over the dam of Cant Clough reservoir. East of the reservoir, a small quar­


ry provided some shelter from the strong south westerly wind for a cof­ fee break. The walk continued along a conces­


sionary bridle path up to the Pennine Bridleway, then eastwards past Gor- ple Stones and down into the more sheltered valley past Upper Gorple


stuck with it long enough.to reap thebenefits. •But Rachel does not take.no for


an answer. She said: “I bootcamp the group to get them ready for employment. I really, really chal­ lenge these kids and push them out of their comfort zones. - “The outdoor activities are a


fantastic learning tool for these people. A classroom desk is just a barrierforthem.” : Rachel says the. results are


“incredible”, with 85% of partici­ pants going into employment or training. - .


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“I believe this could eventually go nationwide,’” said Rachel. ■


: I t seems 'that'an escape ,to the country may be just what some


• young people need to escape their unfulfilling lives for good. ,. ..,,,;,.


- If you want to find out'!ihore about-Rachel Haslam’s work you can'eontaet Team Academy,on, 0845 389170. ,


reservoir. After lunch, taken in the shelter of the valley bottom, the hardest part of the walk was tackled, south across Heptonstall Moor and Hoar Side Moor, in the teeth of the wind, surrounded by a multitude of bobbing white heads of cotton grass, and with the occasional curlew taking


: to the skies to protect its nest. Eventually th e group reached


Dukes Cut track and turned south­ wards, then westwards north of Pole Hill, with its striking navigation bea­ con, before crossing the Long Cause­ way to follow tracks through fields to rejoin the Burnley Way at Stiperden House Farm. The final leg took the group along


the road past the. Coal Clough wind farm back to the car park.


Fascinating day for naturalists


THE highest number of wild flowers was recorded for this year on the Clitheroe Naturalists’ recent walk. Skullcap, rock rose and bladder


campion were noted amongst a total of 74 different species. The walk started at Leighton Moss


RSPB reserve and after about half a mile the members had a look in the public bird hide., Tufted duck, coots, black headed


gulls and their young were seen on the water.


• . . After a while the walk continued


through meadows to Yealand Storr village, a track was followed to Gait


Barrow Nature Reserve and Hawes Water. Members had the pleasure of watching a marsh harrier flying above thereserve.


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‘ Then i t was on to Trowbarrow Nature Reserve and back to Leighton Moss. .


■ Speckled wood, f r itillary , and


meadow brown butterflies were active in the sunshine. A lizard, frog and stoat had been seen on the walk. Jean Trotter and Christine Pickles led the walk and Frank Mason gave a


vote of thanks.' • To book for the next walk which


is to Sedburgh ring 01200 428117. i . .


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