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Beetle drive Held in Simonstone Old School another successful family beetle drive was enjoyed by all. Winners were: Gents - Barry Stubbs. Ladies - Rebecca Cunliffe.


Special prize; Gents - Peter Gunson. Ladies - Anne Stubbs. Children’s prizes were awarded to Girls - Maeve Peters, Chloe Cunliffe and Claire Cunliffe. Boys - Michael McCauley, William Jones, William Aizlewood and Lee Wild.


Proceeds amounted to £77 for St Peter’s Church Mothers’ Union funds.


Enrolling member Mrs Anne Mellor thanked everyone involved for making the evening such a great success.


SLAIDBURN


Stewardship Slaidburn Young Farmers met on Monday for a talk on stewardship schemes by Mar­ garet O' Kane, of Rural Futures. Andrew Harrison expressed thanks. Tim Ankers, Daniel Parker and Seth Blakey were con­ gratulated on reach­ ing the final of the Lancashire Young Farmers’ Quiz, which will take place on Tuesday.


There is no meeting next week. The next meeting is an indoor games night on Monday, March 31st in Slaidburn Village Hall at 7-30 p.m. Members are asked to bring board games.


TOSSIDE


Whist drive There were 16 tables in play for a whist and domino drive held in Tosside Com­ munity Hall. MCs were J. Kenyon and P. Metcalfe.


Whist winners were: Ladies - B. Peel, E. Barker, M. Edmondson, M. Robinson. Gents - G. Parker, M. Davies, H. Lofthouse, A. Stoney.


Dominoes: P. Oddie, R. Eden, M. Smith, J. Pye, A. Lowe, V. Giles, D. Knight, J.


Thornber.Raffle: S.Walker, W. Bowk- er, S. Deeley, E. Nowell, V. Giles, A. Taylor, J. Thornber, N- Fox. The next drive is April 19th.


West Bradford Vil­ lage Hall was well- attended and raised just over £450.


This money is going towards the pur­ chase of a new cook­ er for the village hall kitchen.


Aerobics At the meeting of Waddington WI, held in the social club. Miss Hylda Emsden welcomed everyone and intro­ duced the first guest Mrs Gill Wightman who gave a demon­ stration of “Arm­ chair Aerobics". She soon had everyone warmed-up with music and gentle arm stretches before moving on to knee and leg lifts and torso swings. Gill encouraged mem­ bers by informing them that a 90-year- old at a care home did these move­ ments on a regular basis.


After the exercise members relaxed and listened to prac­ tice nurse Carol Kay, of Pendleside Surgery, who spoke about blood pres­ sure, good and bad cholesterol and how to eat sensibly with plenty of fruit and vegetables. Mrs Jean Oldroyd thanked the two speakers for an enjoyable and enlightening even­ ing.


The next meeting will take place in Wadding ton Methodist Church schoolroom on April 8th when the speak­ er will be Mr Michael Emery on “Magistrates in the Community”. Tea hostesses are Mrs D. Hollings, Mrs A. Howard and Mrs M. Lupton.


WEST - ^ BRADFORD


Good Friday A united walk of Wit­ ness will leave West Bradford Methodist Church, tomorrow Good Friday at 9-30 a.m. for a service in St Helen’s Church, Waddington, at 10- 15 a.m.


On Sunday the serv­ ice at 2 p.m. in the Methodist Church will be led by the Rev. Katy Thomas and will include the Sacrament of Holy C o m m u n i o n . Everyone welcome.


Food bingo The food bingo evening held in


Antique fair Over 400 people attended and £650 was raised at the antiques and collec­ tors fair held in West Bradford Vil­ lage Hall.


Proceeds will go towards a new cook­ er.


The next antiques fair will be on October 19th.


WH ALLEY-


Abbey evening The last of the Lent Sunday evenings will take place in the chapel at Whalley Abbey a t 7 p.m. when the speaker is the Rev. Alan Reid, chairman of the Whalley Abbey Fel­ lowship. His talk will be followed by compline.


Date change The next meeting of Whalley Mothers’ Union has been changed to Thurs­ day, April 1st when communion in the school at 7 p.m. will be followed by a talk entitled "A back­ packing grandma" by Pat Colman.


Hospital visits As the circuit’s pas­ toral visitor is no longer being listed in the Trinity Cir­ cuit plan, requests tor a hospital visit should be made to the minister at the Methodist Church, the Rev. Katy Thomas.


Tonight a reflective communion service in the church, led by the Rev. Katy Thomas, will be preceded by a prayer meeting in the home of a church member.


Special service On Sunday in Whal­ ley Methodist Church, the worship at 10-30 a.m. will be led by Mr Norman Pedley. After the service refresh­ ments will be served and goods from the Traidcraft stall will be on sale. •


In church the prayer team will be avail­ able to pray with you or, if you require a prayer for yourself or someone you know, contact Brenda Rodgers on 01254 822109.


Easter Today, Maundy Thursday, readings and morning prayer will take place at the English Mar­ tyrs’ RC Church at 8-45 a.m. At 8 p.m. mass of the Lord's supper, night prayer and watching until midnight place.


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The Easter labyrinth and prayer journey takes place in the Methodist Church from 2 to 5 p.m. The parish church joins St Nicholas' Sabden for communion at 7 p.m., followed by a Maundy meal. 'The labyrinth event is also on tomorrow from 1 to 5 p.m. and on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.


Tomorrow there will be "Stations of the cross", a joint churches procession of witness with readings, hymns, prayers and music by Slaidburn Silver Band, beginning at 11 a.m. at the Eng­ lish Martyrs’. The procession will go via the Abbey, the parish and the Methodist churches, ending in Vale House Gardens.


At 3 p.m. at the Eng­ lish Martyrs’ there will be liturgy of the passion and stations of the cross at 7-30 p.m.


The putting together and blessing of the Easter garden will take place in the parish church at 6 p.m. on Saturday


On Sunday Holy Communion (prayer book) will be at 8-30 a.m., with parish communion at 10 a.m. At the English Martyrs’ parish mass at 11 a.m. Mil be followed by refreshments. At 4 p.m., there will be benediction.


To celebrate his gold­ en jubilee as a priest, Fr Norman Arkwright, who has worked with the Maris Community in the Solomon Islands and has now returned to Black­ burn, has chosen to celebrate a mass at the English Mar­ ty r s ’, where his brother is a parish­ ioner


The service at the Methodist Church includes commun­ ion and will be con­ ducted by the Rev. Katy Thomas.


Easter walk An easy walk lasting about three hours begins at the Methodist Church


at 12-15 p.m. on Good Friday. Boots or strong shoes should be worn and bring a packed lunch. Inquiries 01254823331.


Duck returns A duck which visited Whalley Primary School last year has returned and is believed to have laid eggs in a large planter in the school grounds.


In other school news, today is a non-uni- form day.


School councillors and children from years five and six visited the link school of St Michael and St John’s, Blackburn, last Thursday. The link has grown from strength to strengh over ther past six years.


The school football team beat Wadding­ ton and West Brad­ ford 3-1 thus main­ taining the team’s current undefeated run.


Sponsor forms for a sponsored dribble taking place in school during the week beginning March 31st must be returned by Friday the 28th. This has been organised by the Friends of Whalley School to raise money for the sportswall.


Life at the hall A fascinating insight into the lives of the Shuttleworth family and their staff at Gawthorpe Hall, Padiham, in Victo­ rian times was the subject of the talk a t the meeting of Whalley and Dis­ trict Archaeological and Historical Soci­ ety.


The speaker at the meeting in Whalley Abbey Conference House was Mr B. Hemmingway.


There will be no meeting next Thurs­ day.


On April 10th Mar­ garet Curry will speak on well dress­ ing.


Shorter games Members and friends of Whalley Senior Citizens group enjoyed shorter whist and domino games in the Methodist School on Saturday be­ cause a buffet sup­ per had been arranged by some members. Although i t is Easter the group will still meet on Saturday at 6-30 when new players will be welcomed.


Paul’s here to win your vote!'


THIS man wants to be your next Ribble Valley MP - and changes to the constituency boundary for the next General Election could give him a fighting chance. Ex-serviceman and


South Ribble councillor Paul Foster, pictured, has been selected as Labour’s Parliamentary Candidate for the enlarged Ribble Valley seat. Boundary changes mean


that at the next General Election the Ribble Valley Parliamentary Con­ stituency will include 10 wards from the borough of South Ribble, including Bamber Bridge West, where Paul lives. The other nine are Bam­


ber Bridge East, Bamber Bridge North, Coupe Green and Gregson Lane, Farington East, Farington West, Lostock Hall, Sam- lesbury and Walton, Tardy Gate and Walton-le-Dale. Paul (37) spent 15 years


serving his country in the British Army and has been on active service in Kosovo and Iraq in the first Gulf War. He retired from the


ta ry Candidate for the Ribble Valley constituen­ cy. The selection process was extremely demanding, with some superb candi­ dates. “I served my country


with distinction tor 15 years and i t would be a great honour to represent the constituents of the Ribble Valley as their elected MP. “I recognise the large


forces four years ago and now runs his own business. In the local elections last


May, Paul gained the Bamber Bridge West Ward for Labour and now serves its residents as their councillor on South Ribble Borough Council. He recognises the diver­


sity of the area and believes his wide, real world experience, and the fact that he lives locally, would be an excellent foun­ dation for serving Ribble Valley constituents as their elected Member of Parlia­ ment. On being selected, Paul


said: “It is a huge honour for me to be selected as the Labour Party Parliamen­


and diverse character of the new Ribble Valley and I want the residents in all parts of the Ribble Valley to know that I will work with the same dedication to address their concerns. As a resident myself, their priorities are my priori­ ties.” 9 At the last General


Election, in 2005, Ribble Valley’s Conservative MP Nigel Evans retained his Ribble Valley seat with an increased majority of 14,171. However, the changes to


the Ribble Valley con­ stituency could significant­ ly affect its political make­ up, with just under 72,000 votes to be won.


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TWO local good causes benefited from funds donated by the Clitheroe and District Masonic Fel­ lowship. Fellowship members


decided to donate £500 locally after accumulating a cash surplus from its monthly meetings over


the past 12 months. As a result local representa­ tives from the St John Ambulance received £250 towards the purchase of special beds and Clitheroe Health Centre was given a cheque for the same amount towards equip­ ment for the treatment


room. Our photograph shows Mr Peter Garnett, chairman of the Clitheroe and District Masonic Fel­ lowship, with secretary Mrs Sheila Atkinson pre­ senting cheques to Sister Jane Spurgeon and Bar­ bara Peel. (A110208/6)


Ramblers encounter snow!


A GREY and damp day did not deter 80 ramblers from the Clitheroe, Black­ burn and Burnley areas as they headed for North Yorkshire. Travelling in coaches


from their local areas, the walkers made their way to Aysgarth where they were rewarded with a fine, clear day with sunshine and


showers. Leaders took four walks of varying lengths in the area. One group did


encounter some snow on higher ground, while other walks took in Castle Bolton, some lovely vil­ lages and the Aysgarth Falls.


Hot or cold refresh­ ments were enjoyed in a


cafe before the ramblers .. headed home.


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