18 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, October 8th, 2009


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BOLTON-BY- BOWLAND


Cheese, wine On Saturday at 7-30 p.m, St Peter and St Paul's Church mem­ bers are holding a cheese, wine and nibbles evening, Chris Bosonnet will give a “Bolton Hall” slide show.


In the afternoon from 2 to 4 p.m. there is a photographic dis­ play of old Bolton- by-Bowland village pictures, including photographs from Clitheroe Library archives, the Agnes York collection and many more showing Bolton Hall as it used to be, both interior and exteri­ or. Admission in the afternoon is £1 and the evening £6 payable on the door. This event was very popular the last time it was held.


Young farmers Last week, members of Bolton-by-Bow- land Young Farm­ ers’ Club enjoyed a debate practice led by David Howard. Members were given the chance to express their views on certain issues, and to practice for the forthcoming competitions. Next week’s meeting is a sports night, mem­ bers are asked to meet in the village at 7 p.m., and bring £2 with them. Suit­ able clothing should be worn.


Members are also reminded to bring their money for the annual Bolton-by- Bowland dinner dance to the next meeting. The dinner dance is to be held on Friday, October 16th at the Calf's Head, Worston. Tickets cost £12’for under 18s and £18 for 18-year-olds and over. Everyone is welcome.


Congratulations are also to be made, to members who were successful in the Countryside Live Eliminator. Results from the club were: Under 21 - 1st: Charlotte Winder, 2nd: Louise Simp­ son, 3rd: Eleanor Kay, 4th: Hannah Robinson. Under 26 -3rd: Jess Townson and 4th: Sarah Holt, all of which will go through to the next round in Harrogate.


Dominoes: J. Knight, H. Taylor, P. Met­ calfe, V. Giles, E. Grainger, E. Fox. The next drive is on Wednesday, Octo­ ber 28th, at 7-30 p.m.


Whist winners: Ladies - E. Barker, J. Waddington, M. Parker. Gents - M. Grainger, S. Hogg, J. Traynor.


CHATBURN


Also wanted for the Blackbmm Chinch­ es’ refugee/asylum seeker project are rice, tea, coffee, sugar, toiletries, nappies and baby wipes.


Church service Preacher at the 10 a.m. service oh Sun­ day in Chatburn Methodist Church will be Mr Norman Pedley.


CHIPPING


Quiz A cheese and wine evening with a quiz will be held on Fri­ day, October 16th in Chipping Village Hall in aid of St. Bartholomew's Church funds. Entrance is £5, to include a glass of wine and quiz teams to consist of no more than six people. Doors open at '7-30 p.m. with the quiz starting at 8 p.m. For further details tel. Martin and Barbara But­ ters on 01995- 61586.


My family Chipping Children's C o m m u n i t y Alliance (CCCA) have been learning about My Family


^estival The harvest thanks­ giving service at Christ Church Chatburn, will be held on Sunday at 11 a.m. The family service will have a Jewish theme and the harvest appeal this year will be divided equally between a Christian Aid backed farming project in the Philippines and a self-reliance nursery project in Nepal.


Whist drive There was a good timiout for the first whist and domino drive of the season held in Bolton-by- Bowland Village Hall.


Anyone with children who is interested to join in are most wel­ come to attend a taster session to enjoy circle time, snack time and playing in the new £20,000 outdoor play area. Please contact Bev Ireland 01995 61596.


. Centre, Chipping. Everyone is invited to the meeting to discover how you can help to make a huge difference to the life of a Belarussian child. Find out how to host a child, or help when the children visit the village each year. Everyone is very welcome; without obligation; to hear about the work of the charity and how you could become involved. For further infor­ mation please con­ tact Kate on 01995 61033.


GISBURN


Jazz night An evening of jazz, swing and blues with the Brian Acton ’Trio, is being held a t the White Bull Hotel, Gis- burn, on Saturday, October 17th, at 8 p.m.


Proceeds from the event, organised by Barnoldswick and Earby Rotary Club, are in aid of Pendle- side . Hospice; Bosom'Friends'and Airedale Hospital. Tickets are £12.50, including refresh­ ments, from- tel. 01282 812052 or on


Friend's There will be an introductory meet­ ing and presenta­ tion by the founder and director of The Friends Of Cher­ nobyl's children on Wednesday, Octo­ ber 21st, in St. Mary's Community


and My Friends. As well as painting pic­ tures of My Family the children have also enjoyed baking people biscuits. The next topic is My Home. Parents and children are encour­ aged to look at dif­ ferent types of houses on the way to Early Learners and discuss the shape of the win­ dows and doors. Please remember to bring in cardboard boxes for model making.


A colourful variety of buns provided by WI members were served with tea and coffee at the recent Festival Hall Gold-


Pupils spruce-up their school


DONNING bright green tabards and with brushes and dustpans in hand, children from Bolton-by-Bowland Pri­ mary School set out to tidy up them patch.


All the children and staff start­ ed with tidying their class­ rooms, then went out into to the school grounds and the surrounding area. Fallen leaves were swept up from the village green and Year 6 ven­ tured into the village Remem­ brance Garden where they


the door.


The following Satur­ day evening, there was a hog roast held in the Festival Hall. This too was a very


• all those who sup­ ported the event.


Golden gala Gisburn’s Golden Gala, held on the playing fields, was a wonderful and well- supported day for everyone. The slightly damp weather did not spoil the event and entrants were plen­ tiful for the fancy dress, small pets' show and various tug o'war teams. There was a good variety of side shows and a barbe­ cue to keep hunger at bay. WI members served refreshments in the Festival Hall where a display, organised by the history society was on show. A big thank you to all who worked so hard to make this a suc­ cess and not least to


For the second year running, the school took part in the nation­ al “Big Tidy Up” day, promot­ ed by the Keep Britain Tidy campaign.


The village school has already been awarded the Bronze stan­ dard by Eco Schools and con­ tinues to collect waste paper in the paper cube behind the school grounds. A recycling tube tor batteries and a collec­ tion point for ink/toner car­ tridges and mobile phones are in the school entrance hall, and these facilities can also be used by the wider community.


weeded and tidied the flower beds. Several bin bags later they were finished and the school’s compost bins were full to burstingl


Our picture shows the children at the end of their “Big Tidy Up” day campaign, (s)


(£1,150) will be shared between the Festival Hall and the Gisbum Playing Fields. Winners of the raffle were: Margaret Wolfend- en, Barrowford; Allen Hartley, Rim- ington; Richard Gios erano, Barnoldswick. Once again, thank you to everyone who helped and support­ ed this event, it really was a great success.


Gisburn WI Mr Peter Taylor,' of the Penwortham branch of Galloway Society for the Blind, gave a thought provoking insight into every­ day challenges and prejudices faced by blind and partially


successful and pop­ ular event. The h ^ was decorated in a gold theme to cele­ brate the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Fes­ tival Hall. The money raised


sighted people who are often stereo­ typed and patron­ ised unwittingly by others.


The Galloway Soci­ ety encourages blind and partially sighted people to take control of their own lives and to have the confidence to tackle things that the rest of us take for granted, such as visits to shops, cafes, other public places and even trips abroad.


instance, a blind friend of Mr Taylor is often patted on his head for reasons unknown to him.


For


The poor provision of clean public toilets in our country, fea­ tured in a recent


, edition of WI Life magazine, is a par­ ticular barrier to improving the qual­ ity of life for blind and partially sight­ ed people. Dog dirt is another major problem. Fear of the consequences of these leads to


We are improving communications and members can now receive a copy of the Gisburn 'WI newsletter


The competition. Use your senses (up to 5 items related to senses), was won by Ann Lancaster, Kathleen Calvert and Maureen Bowe.


There are an excellent variety of training opportunities avail­ able to WI mem­ bers including com­ puter classes for all abilities.


advance of the meeting by e-mail.


The annual meeting will be held next month where the competition will be for a sentimental item of little value.


GRINDLETON Reminder


Anyone who is unable to come to tonight’s meeting, but wishes to go to the birth­ day party in Sawley Village Hall in November should contact a commit­ tee member. Caro­ line Waters will be collecting birthday party money of £11, at tonight’s meeting.


Harvest Sheets of paper with the words under­ ground on one side


Tonight is the annual meeting of Grindle- ton WI and mem­ bers are reminded to bring a small plate of sandwiches to accompany the selection of soups made by the com­ mittee.


in


. en Anniversary cel­ ebrations.


We were given pairs of simulator specta­ cles to experience the effects of macu­ lar degeneration, cataracts, and loss of peripheral vision, given examples of thoughtless things that people say or do, learned how the internet has revolu­ tionised the lives of the blind and par­ tially sighted and given examples of the simplest things taken for granted by those who can see.


imprisonment of people in their homes.


All was revealed when the pupils of the primary school gave a presentation entitled “Veg Fac­ to r” when they quizzed the congre­ gation about their knowledge of har­ vest crops. The pupils also sang two songs entitled “Summer Sun” and “Thank You for Almost Every­ thing”.


and overground on the other side were handed out to mem­ bers of the congre­ gation at the har­ vest festival service in St Ambrose Church, Grindle- ton, on Sunday.


Youth Club Members of Hurst Green Youth Club meet in the Memor­ ial Hall tomorrow at 7-30 p.m., when the brand new Wii will be on show.


Big coffee


Proceeds from the harvest collection will be sent to sup­ port the work of “Send-A-Cow”, a project which helps poor rural farmers in East Africa!


HARROP FOLD


-eliowship


• Rochdale. Mr Reeve spoke on “Vision” and the need to have a vision for fellowship. He will shortly be travelling to Ethiopia to teach ministerial stu­ dents.


Refreshments will be served at the close of the meeting and all are welcome.


There will be a Pow­ erPoint presenta­ tion.


Sunday next Mr Stewart Martin, of Ramsbottom, will lead the afternoon meeting at 2 p.m. All are welcome.


Tonight at 7-45 p.m. Stacey Redpath, of Bethel Church, ston, will speak of her experiences as a missionary in France working with the immi­ grants.


Last Sunday Harrop Christian Fellow­ ship had a visit from the Rev. Alan Reeve, a teaching missionary from


The service was con­ ducted by the Rev. Canon D. W. Mewis and Joanne Hus- twick, a families’ worker, gave a har­ vest talk. The church had been beautifully decorat­ ed for the harvest festival and after­ wards sausage sand­ wiches and other refreshments were served in the parish room and school hall.


The Macmillan coffee morning held in St. John’s Church hall, Hurst Green, was a great success, rais­ ing £300 for the MacMillan charity. Organiser Pauline Kershaw would like to thank everyone who helped and attended the event.


Harvest The annual harvest supper held in St John’s Church last Saturday was an enjoyable event with the added bonus of raising £265 for the charity “Mary’s Meals”, which provides meals for children at school in Malawi.


Talent show “Hurst Green’s got Talent” is a much anticipated extrava­ ganza taking place on Friday and Sat­ urday, November 27th and 28th. This is a not to be missed event as friends and neighbours show their talents or lack of them to raise money for the Memorial Hall. Tickets will be on sale from October 23rd from Gill Mac- Donnell, 826378


A musical play, billed as funny, sad and thoughtful, that is set in the year 1970 and has a rock and roll sound track. Tickets from Kath 826898


Band The Stonyhurst big band are perform­ ing a concert in the top refectory on Thursday, October 22nd, to raise funds to help the band pay for travel to Paris, where they have been invited to play at Disneyland Paris. There is no admission fee, but donations are wel­


comed.


Elvis is back Rural Touring Net­ work is performing in Hurst Green Memorial Hall on Friday, October 16th in a play enti­ tled “Elvis Still My Heart”.


Whist drive At 7-30 p.m. on Mon­ day, ordinary whist and dominoes will be played in Knowle


Longridge Lady


Admission is £1.50 ??tended to Louise including tea and biscuits and all are most welcome.


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, Farmers are holding their annual whist and domino drive in the village hall on Monday, October 19th, with admis­ sion costing £2.50 and the usual good prizes.


Line dancing Line dancing and sequence dancing continue in Knowle Green Village Hall


resenting the North­ ern area in the National Member- of-the-Year compe­ tition on Saturday. Secondly good luck to Hazel Lonsdale, representing Lan­ cashire in the


Hartley who is rep­


on Tuesday and Next week’s meeting Wednesdays (not is the AGM, mem- first in month) respectively and both groups wel­ come new members and those new to dancing. Dancing is healthy exercise and you will receive a


bers to meet in Pendleton Village Hall, in smart dress, at 7-30 p.m.


friends and get fit. Both classes start at 8 p.m., but those new to line dancing are welcome from 7- 30 p.m.


Packed house There was a packed house for the recent concert by Brian Taylor and Friends in Knowle Green Village Hall, which raised £350 for vil­ lage hall funds. Brian Taylor is a member of the newly formed five-


Tickets will shortly be available for a visit of The Swing Commanders to Knowle Green on Friday, February 5th, these will be strictly limited and


Commanders are Britain’s number one Western swing sextet and an evening of classic


from the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s is promised.


PENDLETON


Young farmers Last week members of Clitheroe Young Farmers’ Club enjoyed a butchers’


the village hall on Saturday, October 24th. Tickets for the concert, which starts at 8 p.m., are priced £7 each, including a light supper. There is no bar license so bring your own drinks. For tickets tel. 01254878447.


warm welcome, per- H a rv e ‘?t haps make new


The annual harvest festival will be held in St John’s Church, Read, on Sunday. Holy Communion is at the usual time of 9 a.m. and at the 11 a.m. service the chil­ dren of Read Pri­ mary School will take part with singing and per­ forming various duties. There will be a joint evensong with St Peter’s


piece Ribble Valley Parish COUncll Jazz Club Band The meeting of Read which IS to appear in parfsh Council will


be in St John’s School, Straits Lane, next 'Wednes­ day at 7 p.m. Mr Colin Hirst, of Rib­ ble Valley Borough Council’s planning department, will attend to discuss and clarify the posi­ tion of the Ham­ mond Ground and the situation regard­ ing the Strategic


cost£ll. Tel. 01254 Football 878447 or 01254


dents present, plus members of the parish council.


swing with a wide ggQj-e was two all repertoire of music


The under 10s train every Tuesday at 5- 30 p.m. on Read football field and new players are always welcome.


Noone and Jackson Connelly earning a deserved point. Man-of-the-match was Joe Noone.


football team fought hard to earn a draw when they played Brierfield Celtic under 10s.


competition at the weekend. Finally good luck to both Clitheroe A and B teams taking part in the first round of the annual debating competition.


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Phillip Woodruff There was a real b^z who all won their “ Rib^hester when classes.


lamb stock judging evening at Mark Lonsdale’s farm in Sabden. Well done to Louise Hartley, Ruzz John Walmsley and rm,


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the yellow air ambulance helicop­ ter flew low over the village several times. Finally, it gently touched down in the centre of the recreation ground where the local children could admire the smart machine at close quarters.


National Hockey Nobody seemed to


know who had called the service, or what the emergency was. However, a paramedic hurried off with his equiva­ lent of a doctor’s black bag and half- an-hour later, the ambulance lifted off again, its mission accomplished. It is very reassuring for the village to be able to call for such help when it is real­ ly needed.


Warnings As the River Ribble has a formidable reputation for rising very swiftly after heavy rain and tor causing flood dam­ age to some of the


reassuring to see officers of the Envi­ ronment Agency taking some appro­ priate precautions ahead of the winter rains to avert the problem.


Church, Simon- They were in Ribch- stone, at 6-30 p.m., ester to carry out in St John’s Church,


routine mainte­ nance at the Flow Measurement Sta­ tion behind the school, and were checking that the automatic alarm system was fully operational. The station communi­ cates directly with the Agency’s HQ in Warrington. If the water level rises as swiftly as it did last


January, it will ensure that we get as much warning as possible.


J a n i i a r v . i f w i l l


Amilawfity i^e^ International ment, with any resi- The International Dinner Night is


• being held on Satur­ day, at 7-30 p.m. in St 'Wilfrid’s Parish Hall, Ribchester. There will be authentic food from France,


Greece, Mexico, India, Gambia and the United States and the chefs will all be dressed appropri­ ately. Tickets are £10 per person, and most people try to sample something from each stall. To book tel. Carol Milne on 01254 676616 or Rose­ mary Sabben on 01772783856.


Italy, Encounter Carving out a new skill


VOLUNTEERS with an environ­ mental conservation charity were trained in the art of stone carving at Dalehouse Camping Bam, near Slaidhum.


The keen “apprentices” took part through the British T rust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV) and worked with Lan­ cas ter -based sculptor Alan Ward. Tahaira Ali, project oflicer for BTCV Warwickshire, has led hedge laying conservation work in the Forest of Bowland and organised the stone carving event as a treat for hard-working volunteers. Mr Ward, who recently completed a carving at an international festival in the Czech Republic, encouraged the students to he creative using


low-l^ng houses in ^his iconic film, fea- the village, it was


turing Celia John­ son and Leslie Howard, directed by David Lean and produced by Noel Coward, is being shown in the Parish Hall on Saturday, October 31st. Tick­ ets are £5 each, available from Julie Cunliffe on 01254 878473 or from Hilda Bentley on 01254 878480. This is a splendid oppor­ tunity to enjoy the film again. Refresh­ ments will be avail­ able, profits all go to charity. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the film starts at 7-30 p.m. Period dress is


PSHSh COUDCil Ribchester Parish Council met under


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Funding for a new Heritage Notice Board has been secured. The idea is to provide visitors with a heritage map of the village so that they can really appreciate what makes Ribchester so special. Councillors reacted favourably to the design for the board, which Alan Ormand, the clerk, had procured, but they did not see eye- to-eye on where best to place it. I t was decided that resi­ dents should be asked for their opin­ ion. Mr Ormand is going to take some


the chairmanship of Ian Sayers when the agenda covered all the usual topics.


Cove Red sandstone from Kirk­ patrick Fleming, Red St Bees sandstone and several other stones that were relatively easy to carve.


Finished work included an acom, a snake's head, a sundial, letter­ ing, images and a frightening head with a gaping mouth.


The Forest of Bowland team encourages traditional crafts in the local area and this was one of many successful ventures. For details of traditional skills train­ ing or volunteering in the Forest of Bowland, contact Martin Charlesworth on 07989 258675, martin.Charles wort h@lan- cashire.gov.uk Our picture shows the BTCV volunteers with sculp­ tor Alan Ward. (s)


photographs of the two sites suggested, then superimpose the design of the notice board on the photos. Comments will then be invited.


SABDEN


Shopping There is to be a shop­ ping trip to the Trafford Centre on Tuesday, November 17th. Organised by Sabden Ladies' Cir­ cle, a coach will leave the village at around 10 a.m. for a full day at the Man- chester centre. If you want to book a place ring Sheila Haworth on 01282 773503.


Karaoke The Sabden final of the Pendle Witch karaoke competi­ tion takes place on Sunday evening. There is a £50 prize for the winner who will go on to the grand final in Blackpool on Octo­ ber 15th.


Services This weekend at St Nicholas's Church the Sunday service is at the usual time of 9-30 a.m. The Baptist Church will hold its Sunday service at 10 a.m. and a t St Mary's RC Church Masses are at 6 p.m. Satur­ day and 10-30 a.m. Sunday morning with Fr Peter Birm­ ingham.


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institute from 10 a.m. to noon when donations can be handed in.


Christian Aid The Christian Aid concert by Tony Berry of the


' Houghton 'Weavers takes place in St Mary's Hall on October 15th. Tick­ ets are £8 and all proceeds are for Christian Aid.


SIMONSTONE


Mothers’ union Guest speaker at the next meeting of St Peter’s Church, Simonstone, Moth­ ers’ Union will be Mrs Pat Morris. Her subject will be “Surnames” and the meeting will be held in the old school hall a t 7-30 p.m. on ’Tuesday.


Family service St Peter’s CE School, Simonstone, wili hold its family serv­ ice for parents, staff, friends of the schooi and church mem­ bers on Friday, October 16th, at 2- 45 p.m. Everyone will be most wel- come.


The annual Gift Day of Simonstone with takes place on Octo- Read WI will be ber 24th with a cof- held in the Old fee morning in the School hall at 7-30


WI The annual meeting


p.m. next Thursday. This is when the president and com­ mittee will be elect­ ed for the coming year and reports on the institute’s activ­ ities during the past year will be given. It is hoped this meet­ ing will be well- attended as there will be the usual excellent Jacob’s join supper followed by games and quizzes.


Parish visit Members of . St Peter’s Church, Simonstone, will visit St James’ Church, Altham, on Sunday, to take part in their Holy Com­ munion service at 9- 30 a.m. This is an annual visit and the service will be taken by the Rev. Marion Russell. The return visit to Simonstone will be on Novem­ ber 15th.


SLAIDBURN


Next week’s meeting is a visit to Johnson Matthey,


Young farmers Members of Slaid- burn Young Farm­ ers’ Club had a talk on recycling farm plastics by John Stott. Seth Blakey expressed thanks.


Clitheroe. Members in


to meet at Johnson Matthey between 7- 20 and 7-30 p.m.


WADDINGTON


Get coded If you would like to keep track of your


Take along your cycles or valuables to be coded or to collect a free UV pen to do-it-yourself at home. Susan Hartley will be on hand to give advice on the variety of items which can be coded and how to do it.


Leisure club Waddington Leisure Club re-opens afer the summer break on Wednesday in Wa d d i n g t o n Methodist Church hall. A two-course lunch will be served at 12-30 p.m. fol­ lowed by entertain­ ment or a speaker. This is for the over 55s and the cost is just £4. For more information tel. Margaret on 01200 422564. • More News from the Villages on page 21


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