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Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 01282 478111 (Advertising), 01282 422331 (Classified) BALDERSTONE


a WI iPL lem b e r s of Balder- ■ stone and District WI enjoyed a


. -superb - buffet at . their meeting.


The branch achieved good ■ results at


■ Clitheroe Area WI Show, coming sev­ enth, although only seven ladies, and one ladies’ grand- daughter entered 939 points were gained.


show ■ members around the s i te of the hall. On a very damp and ■ wet evening in July we walked up to where the hall was situat­ ed and Chris explained the work­ ings of the stables and barns, r Every­ one enjoyed a lovely supper in the Coach and Horses provid­ ed by Ross and Zak, to finish off the evening.


Invitations were read from Clayton-le- Dale WI to their meeting on Septem­ ber 8th and from Higher Walton WI to join them on _ ,


The competition for an unusual plate was won by Miss Hilary McDonald and Mrs Jennifer McNamee.


BOLTON-BY- BOWLAND


Garden show Bolland Garden Club show will take place on Sunday in Boltori-by-Bowland Village Hall com­ mencing at 2 p.m.


Friends Members of Friends and Neighbours Club, in Bolton-by- Bowland, had a busy summer, when even the weather couldn't dampen activities!


The annual August


headed off to Liver­ pool to see - the Paiadeof Sail of the


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to 1-30 p.m.Vil­ lagers are invited to go along and enjoy a bowl of soup, a bread roll, cake and tea or coffee togeth-. er with a friendly chat.


HURST GREEN


visiting Tall Ships D°n't forget the bar- ,


on their way to race in Norway. The day was a great success and enjoyed by everyone all,


their visit to'Astley The next meeting w Hall on September the 29th.


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on Wednesday when there will be a pres­ entation by Pure - Health and Beauty


‘^e village hall


on holistic beauty therapy


DOWNHAM


Village history The sim shone for the August meeting of Downham WI when members and guests had a fascinating ‘Stroll through the


Elizabeth Wrigley. From various stops around the village, she told of the lives of the people who had lived there and how the village had changed over the centuries.


Memorial Hall Scheme who have already renewed


. their membership. Yearly membership costs £10 for indi-


to support this vital villa g e resource. Contact Nancy Bai­ ley 01254 826903 if you would like to join


becue in St John's Church hall on Sun­ day which will take place after the , .


contact Gill Mack 01254 826686 or Gill McDonnell 826378 so that catering can be arranged.


11a.m. service. Line clancing Everyone is wel- Line dancing recom- come, but please mences in Knowle


KNOWLE GREEN .


an after- drinfe an rbT cu fe


noon tea in the church hall on


• Thursday, Septem­ ber 11th, from 3 -5 p.m. and a coffee


Green Village Hall on Tuesday at -8 p.m. New members welcome. Admission is £2.50 including


Anyone new to line dancing can attend a t 7-30 p.m. for tuition. Inquiries, tel. 01254 878447.


morning with cake W h iS t driV6 and book stalls, on ^ Saturday, Septem-


domino jjg jjgjj jjj


her 13th, 10 a.m. to Knowle Green Vil- ■noon, everyone is j^gg


welcome to these Jay and military events.


whist and dominoes


History of Down-KidZOn© - ■ will be played in the ham” expertly led Qn Saturday, Septem- hall on Wednesday, by member Mrs ber 27th there will Both a t 7-30 p.m; be a chance for young people to get crafty as Kidzoneis cults. ■ having its own "Art LUflCh COnCGlI


on Mon­


lowship of the church while a num­ ber of others have requested to become members in the near future.


vidualand£20fora The next popular family which helps Bikers’ Breakfast


day, the men's breakfast will be held on Saturday,


September 6th and the harvest thanks-


giving celebrations on September 14th. Everyone is wel­ come to the Sun­ day services a t 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. as well as the Wednes­


day morning art


for the charity by Low Moor lub and the Kings Arms, will be announced shortly.


PENDLETON


and Brew will be held in the Kidz Cq II r a c e


The annual Pendle­ ton fell race takes place in the village


area will be converg- • ing for the race to


from a wide


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caller. There will also be a raffle, sup­ per and proceeds are for St Mary's Roof Fund.


Harvest . . Tickets are now on sale for the harvest lunch on Sunday, September 2^8th,m


S t Nicholas's Church Hall. They cost £10 adults and £5 children and are available from c h u r c h w a r d e n Bernard P a r f it t . The lunch follows the harvest thanks­ giving service which is at 11 a.m. in church instead of


the top of Pendie Baptist Churcti and back, which Guest preachers at


usual stalls selling home-made items and refreshments.


rose queen Natalie Bristol opened her home to about 60 people for Sunday lunch at the week­ end. There was.a raffle and tombola and £563 was raised


Club for young peo­ ple will re-com- mence on Thursday, September 4th, in the church hall. St Nicholas's Ladies' Circle will meet on Wednesday, at 7-30 p.m., in the Ins ti- tiute at the church hall. The next PCC meeting is on Sep­ tember 17th.


t,' Rosebowl


s ta r t s a t 3 p.m. this Sunday's serv- There will be the ice at 10 a.m. at the Baptist Church will


refreshments. and Anne.


S e lh o r tS o Young farmers St Mary’s to the Tuesday The meetings of The last two weeks morning, prayer Clitheroe Young £20 bonus bail win- Farmers’ Club


meeting, the Tues­ day evening Bible study and the fort­ nightly house group held in Longridge. For more details telephone Chris or Julie on 01254 878394.


LOW MOOR Darts match


admission is £1 and The Tuesday evening includes tea and bis- darts match in Low


Moor Club was won i - j i , , by John Bentley Fri©ndly CifCl©


Attack". With a The lunchtime con- focus on harvest ggj.(. tg ja y in there will be two Knowle Green Vil-


. trip was to Newby standing on the vil- Hall, n ^ Ripon, to j^gg green i t .was see the hall and gar­ dens. The hall itseh is one of the finest examples of the age of elegance and of the heritage of our country and is still the family home of the Compton's. The 25 acres of award-


president Judith Nixon.


as well as the sculp­ tor park.


In June Mr Roger Dewhurst, gave a very interesting talk en t itled "A Bird­ watcher's Year'!. Everyone enjoyed his insight into this fascinating subject.


or 2 to 4 ^m . Con-


easy to step back in time and imagine what it would have


tition.


with runner-up The first meeting of Alma Haydock.


. sessions to sign up ]age Hall will be the — ,, , for 10 a.m. to noon gg° j j,y contest-


inWp nlarp nn Tnp<! ‘


j^e Man- C h a n ty fUH d a y ta c t the Rev. um Chester Intemation- It was a lovely sunny


Mack 826686 4 o al Concerto Compe- day for the Bank book or for further details.


been like hundreds S a fa r i SU p p e r of years ago. Eliza- purst Green Memori- beth was warmly. ai pall committee is thanked for her, organising a Safari wonderful talk by supper'for Saturday,


Mrs


lyinning gardens bigg^jbers made their were a delight to see


jg jbe. vil-


lage hall for a deli­ cious meal and everyone agreed it had been a very enjoyable evening.


GRINDLETON Following his v e r y oOup lUnori


successful presenta- The next soup lunch tion and talk about Bolton Hall, Mr Chris Bosonnet kindly agreed-.to


in Grindleton October 18th. ,


The event will start with soup in the


memorial hall and finish in St. Peter's Club for coffee and mints.. H o s ts are needed to provide main courses or puddings- for six p eop le .: Contact Kath ; Molyneux 01254 826898 if you


The final concert of the summer season will be held next Thursday, Septem­ ber 4th when the


‘ Stonebridge String • Quartet will be playing Borodin’s second quartet.


■wish to attend or if you would like to be C hU r ch n©WS ' .


. This quartet is a dynamic ensemble whose aim is to explore and perform the more challeng­ ing quartets. AH concerts begin at noon followed by luncheon. To book te l. on 01254 ■826948.


____________ • i'i_ II Knowle •• Green Methodist Church M ©m o r i3 l n 3 l l . Church has wel-


hall will be on Thanks to the . corned six new Wednesday from 12 Friends of the members into fel-


Holiday charity fund-raising event in aid of the Chil­ dren’s Heart Associ-


ry of Phil McQuade. The event, held in Low Moor Club, was a great success, but the field was too wet for the cricket matches to be played so a mini Olympic se t of games was organ­ ised by club mem­ bers. The winning team was the White Horse Riders and Bacon Eaters were second.


'


Everyone enjoyed a superb hog roast barbecue, provided by Alan Hacking.


The amount raised


day at 7-30 p.m. Mrs Ann Townsend will present a talk ent itled “Things that go bump in the n igh t” recounting' ta le s of the unex- DPCtGu


^


Everyone is welcome to attend the meet-


ings in Read United Reformed Church hall.


SABDEN


Bingo There is to be another prize bingo night in St Mary's Commu­ nity Hall on Thurs­ day, September 18th. The previous one proved so popu­ lar that it is being repeated with Mr


Lhe new season of


Low Moor Club’s events for Read cricket team has .Friendly Circle will


began again last week with the annu­ al trip, an adventur­ ous one to the “For­ bidden Comer”.


N ext there will be a talk on sex awareness in Pendleton Village Hall at 7-30 p.m.' prompt. New mem­ bers welcome.


ners a t St Mary's Church have been Mr Jim Hindle and Mrs


Jean


Haythomthwaite. Parish council


hosted the annual Bank Holiday char­ ity competition over theweekend.


The 10th annual Julia Whalley Rosebowl doubles event, in memory of former Sabden woman Julia, was won by Lynne Nuttall and Lee Ramell, who beat Cliff Hope and Tony Singleton 21-


Wednesday Tiie next meeting of iin^L Sabden


.Tuesday, a t 7-30 p.m.,


in St


Nicholas's Church upper hall.


Sabden Valley There is to be a talk and slide show on Thursday, October 23rd, on "Lan- c a s h i r e ' s Calderdale" - taking


•in the Sabden Val­ ley. It tells the story of the River Calder as it goes through East Lancashire and includes Sabden Brook and a lot of fascinating facts about the village's history, including its printing and bleach­ ing industries and the treacle mines. The evening will be presented by Mr Roger Frost a Fel­ low of the Royal


an who writes a popular local histo­ ry column each week in the Burnley and Padiham Express. The event wili take place in St Mary's Community Hall at 7-30 p.m. in aid of St Mary's Roof Fund. ■


Jack Haythornth- St Nicholas's waite the bingo StNicholas’s Church


Club are to be kept open for the time being. The new side entrance'gate is now fully installed and has a path linked to the Jubilee Bridge footpath.


for S^ N icholas s Committee members have decided that.


rather than close the main Pendie Street E a s t gate s as planned, they will monitor concerns


. such as people tak­ ing shortcuts across the bowling green, and access to the club when the cov­ ered walkway is erected.


Bowling Club The first-ever Junior Cup bowling com-


■ petition held for the under 16s was a great success with 17 young people taking part. Rain and dull weather did not deter the keen bowlers, who also enjoyed refresh­ ments provided by committee members


’ Liz McGinley and Eileen Mitchell.


________ _________ , 15 in an excit ing Winners were Terry . .


parish Losing semi-finalists Parnhill and run- Bo yle and Reece


Council will be on were M a^ Grafiths j^gj.^ jjp ^gj.g p g ry and Pauline Stans-


field and Frank Brown and Gary Stephenson.


The trophy was pre­ sented by Margaret Balmb'ra who, with husband Denis, donated the trophy.


It is the last year of the competition. Next year, the beau­ t iful trophy will return to Margaret and Denis who have always supported and attended the event.


A new trophy and competition is being planned in its place. Sabden club treas­ urer Alan Whalley, who organised the


Boyle and Ryan Mitchell.


The £ 7 50 Sabden F lo od l it Singles competition starts on September 4th and is being held on Thursdays through­ out September, -with the grand final on Sunday, September 28th! However, pop­ ular demand has meant extra nights being organised. Wednesday, Sep­ tember 24th is now full and Wednesday, September 17th is- being filled. Anyone interested in taking part should contact


event with his wife Alan Whalley on Anita, thanked and 01282 778472. c o n g r a t u l a t e d T ick e ts are now on everyone who had sale for the bowling taken part.


Society of ArU and raffle prizes were a celebrated histori- claimed and a Name


the Teddy competi­ tion was won by Margaret Balmbra, who correctly named him Tommy. I t is hoped to donate about' £500 to Derian House children’s hospice from the event.


Entrance gates - Both gateway entrances to Sabden Bowling


club’s annual pres­ en tation night on September 27th at WhaUey Golf Club. Tick e ts are £10 each, and include a buffet meal, live ente r ta inm ent , a disco and free trans­ port to and from the ■village. Tickets from any committee member or John Pilkington on 01282 778195.


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