.1 2^ Clitheroe Advertiser & Times’,-Thursday; June 26th‘, 2008: day preparing for BARROW Acquisition .


Following the disposal by the borough coun-


- cil of i ts council houses and housing land, the grassed area fronting Traf- ford Gardens has been acquired by the parish council a t no cost. -


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Members of the parish . council felt th a t it was essential to retain local control of this central village feature.


The grass.will contin­ ue to be mown by the borough council, act­ ing as a contractor to the parish council;’, and with the same:


■ frequency as previ­ ously.


It is the intention to have a new layout fon the rosebed, but for this year the parish, lengthsman will weed the area, eradi­ cate the creeping ivy, spread wood bark to discourage further weeds, and plant some colourful annu-: als around the bor­ ders;., •


BILLINGTON


Billington and Langho Women's Institute


- members', met ' for their monthly meet- InginLanghoCom- 'munity Centre.


They were joined by Stueart and Anita Kellington, who gave a talk entitled “Raft­ ing in th'^e ..Grand


- Canyon”. The results of the com­ petition for a railway


. postcard were: 1, Dora Downes; 2, Jean Price; 3, Margaret Walker-Smith.-The raffle winners were Amanda Houghton, Suzanne Kay, Nora Ashcroft, Anne Osliffe and Eileen Tattersall. The birthday flowers were presented to Suzanne Kay. .


The Wl ineets again on -.July. 14 th and would- welcome: any new members.


,r-the garden festival ■ display in July. ’ -■ T he''chirdren; also


American trip,.';’:


i took-part jn 'a mini, t r e a s u r e ; ’1:-hunt around the school grounds, much to the delight of the carers and the chil-: dren.


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■Next week Buddies is hosting a: coffee morning'- for th e '


- staff and the chil­ dren of the school.. /


Anyone attending- Buddies is asked to bring cakes or bis-


,; cuits, enough for six. to eight people.


CHIPPING


Open:afternoon: Chipping Children’s


-- Community Alliance .is holding an open afternoon on Friday,


.:. July 4th, from 1 to ^ . 30 p.m., for anyone - who’ would like- to - view its full daycare facilities. -


The COCA offers a breakfast club and


Buddies .■


B-By Buddies was very busy last Fri-


•- ,pre school facilities, ■. through to after ' school club sessions for children aged two yearsandover.


. Everyone is welcome


; to go and have a look around, and chat to staff.


I t is located behind Brabins Endowed


' School in Longridge Road.


For further details, call Mrs Ireland on 01995 G159G.


DOWNHAM n memory of ■


At the June meeting of Downham W I , . a minute’s silence was


"yheld in memory of ■


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- former member, Mrs '■•Dorothy . Birch. :;':Birthday cards were -presented to Mrs Andrea Kay and Mrs Pam Titterington.


Christine Newhouse , related the experi­ ences of her visit as delegate to the WI


- AGM a t the Echo .. Arena, Liverpool. Guest speaker Sandy -Toksvig had; been


! especially entertain- ;ing and:-the 4,500


:■ members in the audi­ ence were delighted bythehumour.; -


President Mrs Judith Nixon reported on


; the members’visit to . Rimington WI where : new musical talents ■';were discovered.’-, The . cake i stall ' at - Downham Hall Open Gardens will be run by WI members and


/. offers of cakes and :• biscuTts would; be welcomed.


The August meeting


o/.'.will begin early a t 7 p.m. when Mrs Eliz-


« abth ■ Wrigley .-will f'take; members and guests on. a stroll- around'Downham.;


; -This will be followed '.' by' ' a : supper'f. of


:|/ Kl|iy Miegl» Wlnilic-y ’ (.lilticiue • TEl: 0 1 2 5 4 8 2 24 35 .■


-..lilasa'gne and dessert . :in the village hall. The speaker,-Mrs:Lih . i a n . ' : Hargreaves,; ;!described her life


Fellowship


The 25thibalos Fel- ' lowship.was hold at .'-.Harrop Christian


. Fellovyship, Har'rop , Chapel,'on Satur­


CHILDREN, teachers, parents and invited guests gathered in the grounds of GrihdIeton CE


' Aided Primary School for the official opening of its new exten-.


'■ sion.. On a perfect sunny afternoon the Rt Rev. David James, Bishop of Bradford, laid the first .soil on a newly planted tree as a symbol to mark the opening. -


Children of the school rend prayers and sang “If-I Were a Butterfly”, for which Bishop


; : David encouraged much audi- - cncc participation! .. . : The extension incorporates a new entrance, with an innovative curved canop3', new toilet and


moving from a farm to owning the hotel, Mytton Fold, and the struggles and


- successes she has had along the way.


Mrs Anne Sharp (nee : Binns) and her hus­ band, Gordon, shared their wedding


’cake with everyone and a toast was given to the newlyweds, ■ who are both/Well


' - known in the area for • their “Spellbound” films.' • t


cloakroom facilities and an ICT/Iibrary teaching area.


Headteacher Mr David Lloyd said: “We’ve been waiting excit­ edly for the building to be com­ pleted, but it’s been worth it. The new facilities will really enhance the school and I am


. grateful to all who have helped us prepare for our special daj’.


“I t ’s been a real community effort and we are all very proud of our school.” ,


Our picture shows Bishop David with Jenny Wilkinson and


. Isaac Pope, joint presidents of the school council, planting the tree to mark the opening of the new building, (s)


day. More than 30 people attended and 10 churches were represented, includ-


■ ing Bethel from . Preston, Billington Baptist, Chipping, Harrop, Holcombe Brooke Methodist-, Kay’s


-Farm,


Knowle Green, Martin Top, Seed-


. field a t Bury, Trini­ ty, Heywood and - Zion a t Settle.


A welcome was given


The stall a t the next ■ m’eeting- will be . themed ‘IHolidays”; •-


GRINDLETON


Ghurchf'change Members*'of St


■


‘..Ambrose Church are : reminded that the service this Sunday


'.will be a t St Peter and ' St Paul’s ,, Church,:Bolton-by-


;■ Bowland, at 10-30 i a.m. for the patronal ' festival. ' - • ,


- by Mr Norman Pearson, who then


. opened the proceed- - ings with a prayer. .. The speaker was Mr


. S tu a r t Martin, of Holcombe Brooke,- and friends made -; up the music group


- The Elastic Band. - The theme for the d a y -w a s prayer using the illustra-: tion ACTS L adora­ tion, confession,


'th an k sg iv in g and supplication.: -


The fellowship was - divided into three groups, each , con­ sidering ACTS and


:■ producing an appro’- priate prayer, which


• was shared -with everyone. . ,


-After-the singing of -'worship - songs; ...those':’ -a ttending


' enjoyed a buffet tea, including desserts.


A short business meeting followed.


The fellowship then considered supplica­ tion, which covers prayers of interses­ sion and petition


. remembering that God always answers prayers in his way._


More worship songs were sung and ideas


; were given about different ways of praying, including the use of sticky : notes, candles, peb-


r. -bles, computers and , even mobile phones. The evening closed : with communion. MrH. KvMoorhouse thanked the hosts and the speakers for their words and music.:


HURST . GREEN *


Annual fete .


The annual fete takes place on Sunday,


■ July 6th. 'The theme this year is Lan­ cashire life, and the fete will be opened by Mrs Lucy


..- Wilkinson. Lots of' • a ttrac tio n s • / are planned,-including u-morris .dancing.


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' tombola stall will be gratefully accepted - please give these to Nancy Bailey.


Next issue Tin


village newsletter B re aK taS t ; he next issue of the exc ui cu items are required


and - any family news of new babies, significant b i r th ­ days, engagement


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tidn about all com- : until 4-30 p.m. petitions can be Admission is £2.50, found on the v i l - . which includes’a cream scone and tea, with accompa­ nied children adinit-


lage’s own website


'ted free of charge. , ‘


fancy dress compe- tages, , K n o ^ le ; Newbv Hall titions, bowling, fer- .- Green, on Saturday.


absence of the \


, president,-Miss G. Broom welcoineJ


Pendleton ' members and intr? duced James Lester, of Henshaws SocU


ety for Blind Peo; pie.


shared between .impaired people helped from


told how visually


Church and the vil- . la ^ hall and all are adulthood.


welcome.' ■ - ..


will follow the fete The next of the well- in ihid-July. News. a ttended b ik e rs ’


breakfasts to be held a t - Knowle Green Church Hall will take place on Saturday.


and weddings. Any T h e y r e g u l a r l y items should be attract bikers from passed on to Nancy Bailey on 01254


throughout


S-826903 or; Agnes Bland on. 01254 826559 ,


. WI.


The WI meets tonight at 7-30p.m.


th e


north and are sup­ ported by the Chris­ tian Motorcycle Association. The bikers have break­ fast and a brew and a chat.


to finalise plans for All bikers are wel-. the Clitheroe Show, come to call in and The competition is more details can be entitled ’’Howmany obtained by calling items can you tit in 01772 785480. Hall facelift


a match box?”


KNOWLE GREEN


Nordic talk


“The Vikings” was the title of the talk held in the village hall; This well attended talk by Mr Alan Davis gave an insight into these brave, adventurous and industrious people who traded with the East and possibly went as far as the North Ameri­ cas.


Mr Davis also gave the recent talk on


- “The Spanish Cml' War 1936-1939” tor the History of War­ fare group, which meets periodically in the village hall.


.This group attracts a regular following of 25 to 30 people ■rand hew members


' are always welcome. The next meeting will ■ be held on Septem­ ber 12th and details will be published


. hearer the time. Dominoes :


Military whist and dominoes will .be played in the'village


/ hall on Wednesday,' July 2nd; a t 7-30 p.m. Admission is £1, which includes tea and biscuits, and all. are most welcome.


Milita ry whist ds played on the first


; Wednesday of each month in addition to the.usual fo r t­ nightly whist and dominoes session


. held on Monday evenings.


Open outdoors An open garden and cream tea is being held at. the. home of the Procter family a t New Row Cot-


The village hall is undergoing


facelift with a new green coat of paint on


the while i t


outside, is hoped


graveyards, which can be hazardous to


n n


that soon the village a


walk through, will also be undergoing tidied up following on from the public meeting th a t was held almost three years ago. - ,


LOW MOOR -ixtures


The Low Moor pre­ mier pool team won its match ag ain s t the Royal British


, Legion. The B team , had a bye. On July ': 2nd,. the. c r icket team is at home to


- Calderstones. / On June 2 3 rd ,'th e men’s d a r ts team played Pendle Inn, Barley,'and won 4-


' 3. - Man-of-the- match was Stephen Kenyon.


Party time


A successful chil­ dren’s - birthday, pa r ty was held for Cora. Next Sunday, a b ir thday p a r ty will be held for Georgia. These par­ ties, with a bouncy


■ castle, face p a in t­ ing,. games and refreshments, are proving popular.


PENDLETON


Waste paper'" The next collection of


: -waste paper, takes place in Pendleton


. : on Tuesday, Ju ly 1st. -Please lea-ye


■ papers in the bags provided, j < > - .


: ■


Cricket club July 13th is the day ;


. of the big celebra-. tion day when Read,


• Cricket Club will celebrate its 130th


•'/birthday. ■:


A summer fair will be ' held on th a t day.. with a host of activ­ ities for everyone. ^


Admission is £1.50. 'b y programme,; which will be avail-: able soon, and con-


Further details will: soon be circulated , ' around the village.


< cessions will be £1.; ;A- free raffle is ; -included.


i . ' Families are supp’orb


ed and people? trained in many;, skills. Accommoda-


tion can be provided ' to help to lead a full’ life in spite of dis­ abilities.


A day out to Newby


Hall and Gardens was enjoyed by members and friends and a four mile circular walk ? around Pendleton :.on a sunny day in


' June was anothe’r . day full of interest., The route devised ' |


.-.b y -M r A. Hall included Fiddle Bridge, the ancient church and Pendle- ton-Hall.


A .rep o r t of the' .- .NEWI AGM was read out by the. vice-president and names were taken- for t h e . August meeting, which will be a visit to Stony-, hurst College.


by. M. Wigan, J. Taylor and J. Mal- le t t , and a plant; stall was run byD. Dinsdale and H.l Bleazard. The com- ' . petition for a pair of spectacles was won by E. Slinger.


, „ ^ t ^ D l l e c t i o n


l ^ x t Tuesday is waste paper collec­ tion ; day. usual around Sabden. The paper collec­ tion will continue as normal, despite the introduction of the new wheelie bin sys­ tem from next week. V


Age Concern


The monthly lunch of Sabden Age Con­ cern Leisure Club was held in St Mary’s Community Hall, Whalley Road last Wednes- day. Following an


Bernard P a r f i tt ,' introduced Sabden’s own marathon run­ ner, Miss: K i t ty Garnett, who spoke ab o u t her experi­ ences and showed some of the clothes she wears when run­ ning.


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The next WI meeting will be on T h u rs ­ day, July 17th, a t 7


who gave raffle prizes and help and support in anyway.


Church, b u t more goods and cakes are required,


30 p.m. a t Simon- Raffle winners were: As tomorro'w is the stone Old School.. B. Wellock, J. Pin- - feast of S t John Mrs Anne Bury will der, J. Hodder, D. speak to members Dinsdale, M. Kn- about “Creative owles, A. Wood, M. Comforts”. Maybe Mitchel, A. Snow-


.


the competition for ‘ den. I. Beecroft, M, the most colourful bug brooch will lead members to antici- The next dance will pate the subject of be on.Friday, July the ta lk . Ladies- 11th. don’t wait to be W h l s t drlVG


join the members. q g |g


® t ’. .


enjoyable meal the chairman, Mr St Peterls Simon- stone School Gala Day on Sunday.'


The church service will begin a t 11


a.m. a t St P e te r ’s followed by the gala


Gardens


Sabden’s long-await­ ed open gardens event.takes place this weekend. Gar­ dens all over the vil­ lage will be open to the public from 10


There will b e -a l l kinds of activities for everyone and lots of ! s ta lls .'


TOSSIDE


a.m.to4-30p.m.on p ^ p n n r p r t the two days. D a n a 00110011


The event s ta r ts a t As par^ of ^he Tos- St Nicholas’s Parish


Church, where tick­ ets will be sold and th ere will also be plants and cakes for sale.


- SIMONSTONE Writing Styles


Read WI had a fas­ c in a tin g evening last Thursday when Mrs Sylvia 'Wheat- ley spoke about ‘.‘Secrets of Your Handwriting”. ^


knowledge of, the subject were obvi­ ous as s h e : told members about all the different styles that indicated peo­ ple’s characters.


Mrs Jean Price, of


' Billington Langho WI, visited and told members ab o u t her; recent


the tyisAGM ^Sh e had found It most


L enjoyable . .. and


Services T his Sunday.there


■ will be a guest preacher, the K-'Tfc


. Anne Smith, at^i/'


i 'Nicholas’s Parish ; . Church, a t 9-30- a.m. The Baptist...


f church will welcome.’,. Mr Patrick Ingle to '


■ the 10 a.m. service ‘and weekend Mass-.. .


- es at.St Mary's RC..j; Church; are. at Qj,


■ p.m. Saturday and -‘10-30 a .m .


Sunday. L a s t -F r id ay , the


delighted everyone ^ l a and other B o g o n ia S with her.report.


activities


Rea'dstone Singers had the pleasure of


.pinging in the Rib- W e Valley. Borough


“ ouncil Chamber to an invited audi­ ence. The singers


Coun.; John Hill, and judging by the remarks from the audience, they had a great evening.


Visitors who. p u r ­ chase a programme will have the chance


to vote for. th eir


'. favourite fox. Pro­ grammes will cost


Old time dance £ 1.


were a t the invita- There, was a full tion of the Mayor, house for an old


time dance held in the community hall in aid of its funds. Thanks


. expressed to those 'we r e : An extra amount of


money raised this year means bego-. nias will be planted all along the south


Redley, R. Howker, G u id ln g • R. Snaith.


^


Southworth,’ the Litany of the Eng­ lish M a r ty rs will be said at the close of the 10 a.m. mass.


^bout the Girl


Guide movement today will be given


Fourteen tables were in play at the whist


and domino drive and MCs were J.


■ Kenyon and P. Met­ calfe. The winners


- were as follows.;. Dominoes: D. Lowe, R. Knight, E. Now-


' ell,'E. Fox, P. Met­ calfe, G. Berry, H. Pickard, K. Nowell.


day on the school Whist: M. Davis, J. field at noon.


Waddington, J. Hartley, J. Stain- ton, J. Kenyon. E. Ireland, N. Jones, K. Tennent.


M. Grainger, M. Robinson, K. Now­ ell, F. Taylor, M. Smith, F. Calverley, A. Taylor.


side Fox Festival, the summer concert by Slaidburn Silver Band is to be held in Tosside Commu- nity Hall on Sun- W O fS h ip . day at 2 p.m. After-. The Sunday morning noon tea will be worship a t 10-30 a.m. at Waddington


The next drive will take place on July 19th.


. ■ WADDINGTON


served during the interval. Admission is £2 and refresh­ ments will cost £1.


.Members and guests pox festival of Simonstone with


The annual Tosside Fox Festival is to be held on Saturday and Sunday. The theme this year is fairy story charac­ ters.


^ Her interest in, and __ Norman Pedley.


Tea and coffee will be served at the end of' the service and a- warm welcome will be extended to any­ body wishing to join the congrega­ tion.


on display and maps showing their position will be available from the A f tem O O n t e a


community hall 3-30 p.m. on Sun- which will be open


an informal


from 9 a.m. on both days.


onA There will also be a tra i l through the forest to find wood­ en foxes with names


. 7 relating to stories. ■


S s te Refreshments will be in the


and


afternoon tea serv­ ice will be held a t West Bradford Metjiodist Church. I t will be led by the Rev. Katy Thomas.


WHALLEY ■


The group hopes parents, will attend ' and thafsome will


:v volunteer for new ' posts’.'


.


The non-uniform day raised £224 for school funds. ‘ ;


Tickets for the fami­ ly bingo nig h t on Friday, Ju ly 4th, are available from th e school office, but only about 160 people can be seat-, ed. '


The Friends are also organising the end- of-term- disco. Offers of help would


by Ribble Valley p h o S S h S Divisional Commis- r npiogrdpilfa


sioner Denise This year children Brindell a t the have beeri pictured meeting of'Whalley .


■ and District Trefo- lil Guild on 'Tues­ day. '


.


New members, who do not need to have


a t the, meetings, which are held on the first Tuesday of the month at 7-30 p.m!


in .th e Church tours


Refreshments will Raffle: D. Robinson, <rojno„.ow evening. be available.


a t 7-30 p.m., the Vicar, ■ th e Rev Chris Sterry, will talk about the nave


. in Whalley Parish Church'. The cost of £5 includes a glass of wine.


Fu r th e r tours of


the last Friday of the month, the last one in the present', series being in Sep-


,


Methodist Church NO p l a s t i c DagS will be led by Mr Cardboard boxes of any shape or size in which paper can .be


' packed are infinite- v.Iy ‘preferable, to plastic bags for the monthly collection of paper, which rais-


. es money for Whal­ ley Primary School and uniformed .organisations. . A.t present the collec-


piesem, iweuu e- tors have to, empty


' • carrier bags, where­ as the boxes can


•immediately , be placed in the skip.


in varying poses which were, then made into a long class picture. These are on view in the school hall. ■


been Guides them- -Tomorrow is the last selves, are welcome day for unwanted


mobile phones to be taken in for recy­ cling under the Phones 4 Schools scheme.


Methodist Church Y oU f ig -a r tis tS Hall. *


. Acrylic paintings by


Year 5 pupils are for sale in an a r t gallery in the vil­ lage and will be seen by parents and children tomorrow evening when Ross Eccles, who taught the children, will speak about their work. ,


other aspects of the The event, which church will be on begins a t 7 p.m


will include the results of the chil­ dren’s work and of an auction for an ab s trac t of boats, done by Ross while visiting the school plus’wine and soft drinks.


display a t the gallery, owners Chris and Julie McCabe


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got


together with him to organise the project, following a similar one la s t year.


framed gg


ab s trac t of boats.


Cereal packets, - cornflake boxes and LaafTlcS nigni so on all help. Members of Whalley


which is donated to raise money for the school.


A suggestion has : Senior Citizens will been . made, th a t


' Whalley could join.' . the places which are plastic-bag free..


Those who- take


month are asked to drive slowly on the road in the cricket' club grounds as it needs much repair.


Books and toys be put outside by 9-- Cancellation 30 a.m.


wall of Whalley; On Saturday, July Parish Church. . 5th, paper should


^ - 3 ^33,


items has been received tor a book The last meetihg'of and toy sale to be the school year for held following mass the "Friends of on Sunday, J u ly 'Whalley School is 6th, at the English , on 'Tuesday, July M a r ty r s ’


. RC.V.;lst,'in the school.


meet on Saturday at;6-30 p.m. in the Methodist Church Hall for whist and dominoes.


paper on the first Winners last Satur- Sa turday of the day were: Ladies


whist - P. Wooff and M. Capstick. Gents - J. White- head and V. Dug- dale. Dominoes-E. Grindley and M. Maden.


The trip to Kendal organised b y Whal- ley Chr istian


. Action,Group tor next Thursday has been cancelled, as there were ‘not enough bookings. • ; :


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