_ Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 01282 478111 (Advertising), 01282 422331 (Classified) 1 4 ' Clitheroe Advertiser&Tlmes,-Thursday, July 31st, 2008 BILLINGTON I


..Hill and finished ait the back of the vil-


Stick Around Guest speaker at the meeting of Billing--: ton and Langho WI‘: was - .'M White whose talkJ


: was entitled/'Stick' Around'-Mie gave a


• was very interesting and^entertainirig talk about walkings sticks. A competi­ tion-fora walking,


'Margaret Walker- Smith'.’/The.raffle waS'Won-^by;,’Mrs' Eileen Tattersall, Mrs Susanne Kayi Mrs Gill Cookson and'Mrs.Noreen. Turner. . . .


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Birthday flowere were won by Mrs Pauline Armstrong;..


Members • entered many exhibits in the Clitheroe Area WI Show winning four cups, one being the most . improved institute, and many first, second and third prizes for their efforts.:


The next meeting is. on August 18th at 7-45 p.m. in' the, community centre, new members will be made very wel­ come.' .


' • CHIPPING


New exhibition A new exhibition her­ alds a change of business name from Chipping Post Office and Gallery to Brabin's Shop and Gallery.


John Brabin, a wealthy cloth mer­ chant who built the shop in 1668,. left it to the village when he died. It is still administered by Brabin's . Trust today.


The exhibition fea­ tures a mother and daughter combina­ tion of photography by Helen Shaw, of Malkin Photogra­ phy, nearSlaidbum and a collection of paintings by her mother Edna Shaw (aged88).


A preview evening of the exhibition will take place tomorrow


•. evening for the Press . and other


; invited guests and ■


: the exhibition will be - open-. daily


■ between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ' .


DOWNHAM Fell race


A fell race, organised byWharfedale Har­ riers, was held on (Saturday,, which


.^^starteil on the Green in'Downhamj con­ tinued up Worston Road, on to Pendle


; lage hall. 43 runners .. took part and the .winner^was Allan ' Life, of. Clayton Harriers, in a time


.. of.2;hours 35 mins. It is hoped to make


ftthisi^an. annual Vevent.’- , •


HURST GREEN


. stick'.was. won by ■ Mrs Jean Price,-Mrs, Anne Williams,-Mrs


Wlshdw."., Members of: Hurst ’ Greens; WI-, were'


i.:encouraged by rep- resentatiyeJ- - Mrs


h fe ta Holden to sup­ port the Clith'eroe


, Area.WLShow by, - entering as many ■ classes as possible, in fact some mem-


■ bers'i, have been meeting monthly to practise new craft skills. ' ■


After a good perform­ ance last year, the pressure was on, to maintain^ ; our achievements. In fact Hurst Green WI ' managed to exceed expectations, overall we came sec­ ond to Fence, but this year the gap in points had narrowed


■ to447,(|astyear'it was over 1000). ■


Six cups were also .won, making it the biggest haul of silver


: wear we ever had. Cups were won for ' the most.points in'


. the Produce and Preserves, Baking


■and Confectionery and the Horticul­ ture sections. Indi­ vidual cups were won by Kath Aldred in the confectionery section and by.,the grandchildren of; member - 'Marie Collirige, Lucy, and Harry Collinge, in ■ their respective age


: groups; These fan-: tastic achievements are a testament to the dedication of members and also to -the hard work of the children, grandchil­ dren and spouses of members - who showed their sup­ port by .entering, classes and adding to our points total.


The next meeting of the'WI is on Thurs­ day August 21st.


-This ivill take the form of^a barbecue


■ at the bowling club. ■ The cost is £5 . including wine. Gill • MacDonnell needs to know the number of people attending so that the correct amount of food can


' be ordered,-please contact, her on 01254 826378. Gill : would also appreci-


- ate the £5 prior to ■


the event if possible.'


. mer last Thursday b y celebrating a


: moving mass in ! which the five Year 6 children were pre-


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to babes-in-arms, it dale, D. Coates, V. was a very success- Wallace, J. Gornall, ful event.


. . . M. Thwaite. _


On Saturday, from 2 The next dance will to 4 p.ni. a garden be on August 15th


party will be held at Salesbury ■ Hall, Clayton-le-Dale, by


kind permission of Mr and Mrs Colin Mustoe. Admission is £5 with children


free. ■ glass of wine.


Proceeds are for church funds.


with music by Roe Valley, proceeds in aid of Yorkshire Air


■ WEST BRADFORD


:


This will include CtlUfCh ServiCG scones, strawberries Tjje service at 2-30 and cream and a ,. p jj, . Sunday in


Services on Sunday and the following week, August 10th, will be Holy Com­ munion at 9 a.m. and family com­ munion at .10-30 a.m. will be con- _


West Bradford Methodist Church will be led by Mr John Rodgers and


Mrs Brenda "Pr»*^fTnro


Wereyo®' on royal


parade?


DID you ever parade in front of the


Queen in Hyde Park with the Territorial Army?. '


. ; . A man from White-


field, near Manches­ ter,. emailed this newspaper: “I have


found a small black and white photo on


a seat on the Man­ chester Metrolink, of a lady wearing a


. corporal's uniform. On the reverse it


says‘Me in my Ter- . ritorial Uniform


. , .


Bay walk Sixteen members from St Paul’s Church, Low Moor and Christ Church,


VILLAGERS (urned out in glorious sunsliine to take part in a 20/20 cricket challenge match in aid of a worthwhile cause.


The match was organised by the Chatburn Village Committee and at the height of the day there were about 500 people on the field.


The four cricket teams involved were Chat- burn CC, Chatburn FC, Grindleton CC and Downham Drakes. ■


The event was on Chatburn playing fields and as well as the cricket, there was a bouncy castle for the children, face-painting, a bar­ becue and a bar. There was also a stall from Blakcwater College Young Enterprise team selling novelty items. .


Chatburn Cricket Club narrowly beat Chat- burn Football Club in the final. Even “Bat­ man” turned up to play!


sented with Bibles by Father Adrian Howell. There was scarcely a dry eye as the. siblings and friends of the leavers said prayers they had written to celebrate the contri­ bution these chil­ dren had made to their primary


. school. After mass the children pre­ sented headteacher Linda- Wilkinson with a bouquet to wish her well in her forthcoming mar­ riage.


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KNOWLE GREEN


enjoy the games, the


. friendship and the fun.


Lunch concert The ' Thursday lunchtime concert today in .Knowle


. Green Vijlage Hall will feature William Stafford on clarinet


■ and Nigel Spooner on’pian'o.'The foNj lowing; Thursday, the concert will fear; ture>'Ruth,Lorig- maid.'ori'violin and


;■ -


; Toleri-Sian,!. on piario/vboth mem­ bers of'the Royal


;i Liverpool Philhar'- ■:^monic. Orchestra ■


They’^^l be playing -.■Beethoven’s Spring


Whist drive . ^


.The start of the new; ■ m'onth sees two' whist and domino drives in Knowle


- Green Village Hall. On Monday ordi­ na ry 'whist and


■ 'dominoes'will be . played from'7-30 p.m.


,


Moving mass ■ ; The village school fin-; ished for the sumf


On Wednesday milL ■ tary whist and ordi- nary dominoes;will


: be played also atY-; : 30 p.m. Admission to either event is£ l , including tea and biscuits and all are most welcome to


. Sonata.'^'T '"'"V To book for the con^ ■ cefts.^ tel.-t01254 826948. Admission -is'£14,-- including


All the profits for the day were for the exten­ sion and refurbishment of the sports chang­ ing rooms. This work will cost about £00,000. '


Fund-raising started in October last year and has so far managed to raise almost £10,000, including grants, and donations with mate­ rials and services given in kind.


Other events planned for this year are a Lan-


. cashire Evening on September 20th and a sportman’s dinner at Stirk House Hotel, on November I4th.


The committee would like to thank all the people who helped on the day - the crieket teams and the villagers for their support. The event raised more than £900.


Our picture shows Jonathan Lockley dressed as Batman, (s)


aged from five to 11 years shouid tele­ phone 01254 878394. as soon as possible to obtain the regis­ tration' form - to ensure a child’s., place.


Each session runs from 10 a.m. until noon, the cost is 50p


■Jice^in church-on ? Sunday . August 24th at 11 a.m.


■ There will be lots of activities including arts:.and crafts, i~games and Bible


■


■;'i-storiesi‘ - drama; songs, quizzes and prizes.;:-;


the church, the Rev. Chris' Okpoti, on


i 01254 ;..;;8’?8394, before September


ducted by the Rev. CtlUrch thanKS Brian Stevenson. A. A letter of thanks for warm welcome to the money raised two weeks ago at the English Mar­ tyrs' RC Church has been received from Anthony and Brigid O’Neill, of Aid to the Church in Need, who spoke at the church.


LOW MOOR


. Chatburn, took part in the Morecambe Bay walk, raising £800 for the Lep­ rosy Mission.


Club events Members at Low Moor Club enjoyed, the first of the week­ ly darts and domino evening on Tuesday.


The amounts came from the collection (£399.44) the sales table (£178.50) and Gift Aid donations (£63.55), making a total of £64L49.


On Sunday, in beauti- ______


Gifts for the tombola stall to be held after mass the following Sunday will be very welcome at T h e Presbytery or. at church.


ful sunny weather. Orders for tlie Dioce- members enjoyed a gan Ordo : and happy, family fun Almanac are being day with a bouncy taken at the back of castle for the chil- the church until dren and a barbe- Sunday.


plaques should con- o r b members are ^ a s t e p a p e r tact the pastor of reminded to attend There will be a collec_


After this date, the kerb stones- and plaques will be The evening includes removed.


the informal meet- ing tomorrow for planning the charity event to be held on Sunday, August 24th and for club improvements.


games and a hot-pot


! . per . session ' and For a small village supper. day-Bible club serv-


there is still time to apply for the men’s annual trip to Hay-, dock Races on


TOSSIDE mu


cardboard in Whal- ley on Saturday. This week villagers are asked to leave their contributions of newspaper and cardboard out early in the morning at 8 a.m.


there is also a holi- with three grave- Gentlemen members there is a shortage of yards maintenance are also reminded collectore so anyone is a prime considera­ tion, - biit.''more importantly, a num­ ber of the graves are becoming a health and ^ e ty issue so it is imperatiye that the graveyards are made safe for, all


1 Public meeting -it will shortly?be :ithree years since a


V luncheon,:but'.there. :: are.various other


■Early indications sug- •i gest.that theDhil- dren’s Holiday Bible


>. Club to'b'e helddn ;, Knowle^ Green: Con-. greg'ational Church


■


•' betw’eenVSAugust 18th'and 22nd, will be fully booked. To be sure of a place parents of children


:■ admission'options.’ : Bible"club ■-


ones -


/ipublic nieeting.was:' ’ h e ld in v /K n ow le ' :■, Green Church when ^ i it was agreed that;; . all the existing kerb ..stone's be removed:':


vfrom-the,iyillage graveyards.-':-


t Work will commence in the autumn at the top, nearest the


•’village hall, grave- L A N G H O


Workisriowexpected' r a n s n p icn ic


There was a good attendance for an


able to help is asked to take their salvage to the bowling area in Station Road or contact Mr and Mrs Pugh on 01254 824310.


- „ . , wishing to visit the Old time dance Valley Voices, on grave of .their loved mu '


old time dance held in Tosside Commu­ nity Hall. Music was supplied by accordionist Kenny Bell.


• u, • • who had donated raffle prizes, help


5.; to commence oh this -A group of parish- ■ and support. ’


! Rehearsals Rehearsal times for


Monday at the Eng­ lish Martyrs’-RC Church are 7-30 for the ladies and 8-15 for . the ■ men. Inquiries to 01254 824312.


Shoe story


;.5project,>which.wilL.v-ioners '.from-: St Raffle winners: A. j;',make,the'mainte-;-: Leonard’s Church, Snowden, E. Neal, Up nance so m'uch 'easi- --' Langho, travelled to “ 'fuer.'inithe.-autumn■.:,-;Towneley Hall, in ■^ahd anyb'nhwishing ' glorious sunshine;' . to remove their own for a parish picnic. kerb stones ■ or From grandparents


Thanks were Local author Linda expressed to those Sawley will speak on ‘‘Shoes - their histd^ ry and mine’’ at the meeting of ,'Whalley and Mitton WI on


. Wednesday...:


P. Aldersley, C. Visitors amd new Smith, M. Dinsdale, members are wel- 0. Whipp, J. Simp-' come at 7-30 p.m.'in son, E. Middleton, the Methodist R. Harker, D. Dins- ■ Church Hall.'


prior to catching the


'train to travel to London to parade before the Queen in Hyde Park’.


‘It was with a num­ ber of tickets from Clitheroe to Bristol Meads and I have been able to ascer­ tain that the tickets were purchased for cash in Clitheroe. I would be delighted to return this pic­ ture to its owner.”


If you know who it belongs to, call Dun­ can Smith at the. Advertiser and ,• Times on 01200: 422324.


Vote for pavilion


RAISING funds to replace Ribchester’s 100-year-old sports pa'vilion could get a vital cash boost but only if campaigners 'get your vote.


Ribchester Junior Football Club began:


"fund-raising for a: new pavilion almost ayearago.-


It has raised £10,000,


but needs to reach the £40,000 target.


The funding gap could be bridged if the club wins a grant from the Nor­ wich Union Com­ munity Sports


, Fund. Club secretary Tracy ■ Ormisher : “Ribch­ ester Sports Pavilion


is one of 20 initia­ tives in the North \Vest trying to get


. many votes as possi­ ble.'The vote ends in , mid-September and


we are currently in third position out of 20.”


Anyone can vote by . - visiting the Norwich


■ Union Community. Sports Fund website


- at: www.joinour, • team.com :


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►Head says farewell to her village school


STAFF and pupils at Brennand’s


: Endowed Primary School, Slaid- burn, said farewell to retiring headteacher Mrs Barbara Milne- Redhead with a surprise party. After a service at St Andrew’s


■ Church, Slaidburn, during which Mrs Milne-Redhead was presented with a eucalyptus tree, the head­ teacher was unwittingly led to Slaid­ burn Village Hall for the secret farewell party. There she had the opportunity to


catch up with former members of staff, supply teachers, friends and ■villagers before being presented with travel tokens, a cake specially baked and iced by a member of staff and a book of memories. The hall had even been decorated with bunting made up of pictures


drawn by the school children. Our picture shows the gathering at the party.


.. ' “It was totally overwhelming and


amazing that the children had been able to keep it a secret!” Mrs Milne- Redhead exclaimed. Having enjoyed a teaching career


spanning 34 years, the last 19 of which have been spent at Brennand’s Endowed, Mrs Milne-Redhead described working there as a “pleas­ ure and a privilege”. Mrs Milhe-Redhead’s teaching


career began in 1974 at Brookside Primary School, Clitheroe, under the headship of Mr Howell Jones. “The school hall and kitchens were


not finished for the sta r t of the term,” Mrs Milne-Redhead recalled, “so headteachers from the other pri­ mary schools in town allowed us to


use their free spaces. At one point I was teaching in Pendle Junior School’s sick rooml” . After nine years at Brookside, Mrs


Milne-Redhead was appointed deputy headteacher at 'Waddington and 'West Bradford Primary School before joining Brennand’s Endowed in January 1990. “It’ll be a big wrench leaying the


school,” Mrs Milne-Redhead said. “The staff have been absolutely superb. Working in a village school you also get to know the children’s families so well, which has been such a great pleasure and privilege.” . She added that the preservation of -village schools was a subject close to


her heart. “I’m leaving the school at a time


when there are plenty of young chil­ dren in the catchment area and


admission numbers are good. At least I know the school will have a rosy future,” she explained. (Dne of the many highlights of her


time at Brennand’s Endowed, Mrs Milne-Redhead added, had been taking pupils on residential trips. “The last trip was my 19th from


Slaidburn,” she said. : “ Residential trips have changed a


great deal over the years,” Mrs Milne-Re’


dhead said. “Back at


Brookside School, I used to take children to Prior House, Richmond - a.lovely Georgian town house owned by Lancashire Education


Authority.” Mrs Milne-Redhead also planned


trips to Llangollen Youth Hostel and Kiln Hill Barn, Bassenthwaite. “In the early days we used to go with staff and children from Tosside,


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Barrow and Gisburn, primary schools, but latterly the joint trips have just been with Gisburn School.. “Residential trips are successful


because they allow children to meet up before secondary school. They are such a wonderful experience for everyone.” During her retirement, the grand­


mother of two, who lives in Worston, plans to play her piano, spend more time with her family, get out on her bike and travel more. “We’ve a motor home and I’m


hoping to find more time for travel­ ling and walking,” she said. Mrs .Milne-Redhead said she


would miss the s taff and the pupils,but certainly not the paper­ work.


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The school’s new headteacher will be Charlotte Peregrine. (A230708/8)


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