20 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, Juiy 30th, 2009 -? ':'i-


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CIitheroe’422324 (Editorial), 01282 425161 (Advertising), Burnley 01282 422331 {Classic f for Village news online ews from the V illages fcitems foir.iriclu^n stiould be sentto': .Village Newsii^lilheroe^Advwl^^^^ CHATBURN •. Walk . ' . .


;v'-On Sunday, August > -V:, 9th,- Chatburn and i District Branch of


■ the Royal British; Legion is holding its


' ; annual sponsored . walk.. ■ --Walkers will meet at ; Chester Avenue car


■ - park in Clitheroe, a t 9-30 a.m. for the ; six-mile walk, this


: ■ year led by Dan ; Bradbury, in the beautiful scenery around Malham.


■ Anyone who would like a sponsor form, or to .s p o n so r -a :


, V walker or to join in ■and give a dona^


■ • tion/-please contact


■01200.441551 or Dan Bradbury. All proceeds wilL be


• donated, to the .• "Poppy Appeal to: . help ex-service per^


• sonnel and. th eir families.


Manor House Residents and staff


; from The Manor House, Chatburn, . enjoyed a wild day . ou t a t Knowsley


. Safari Park las t week. They got up close to lions, camels, monkeys and many more exotic animals.


; A picnic dinner was enjoyed while watching elephants V: before -heading


^ home. A fantastic day was had by all.


. opens its gardens to the public on Satur­ day. and Sunday.


' This year proceeds i-are in aid of Down- -ham Village Hall


:tan d local charity, ■the Downham Trust.


During the two days there will be music from Barnoldswick Brass Band, as well as lo ts of sta lls including a WI cake stall, plants, books


■and music, raffles and delicious teas.


- Children’s activities include name a teddy and guess the’ number of sweets in


■ th e jar .an d Stage, ■ Two will be running


. a children’s treasure '■■trail. T h e ',2010 . Downham calendar,


. will go on sale for the first time at the event.-


The Downham Trust . is a charity which aims to enhance the' b e au ty and envi-


- ronment of Down­ ham and the sur­ rounding area. E n try is £3 and children under 12 will be admitted free. Opening hours are 2 - 4 p.m. - ' -


Play brings the house down ENTHUSIASTIC - ‘audiences ■


•; enjoyed three end-of-lerm per-. .formances of the musical play-, ■ “Samson Power” at Whalley CE .. Primary School.


: mined that their play would be


. memorable. Pupil Joshua McCrerie was a tremendous Samson, giving the


:;part warmth of personality., . , Eliza Trickett’s Delilah was per-


„ 3 King Street,


ZaiiZ^i riiiiiprnp RR7 2EW or via e-inail to: m'arcia.mqirris(geastlancsnews.co.uk ___: •


' from the Royal Academy, of .Music in 2003 with a B


nied by Russell pOOtbsll Lomas on piano. Readstone U n i te d ; Nicola graduated Football team need • players under the


Mus Hons. She won the ' Warrington competition for •Young Musicians in 2000 and w a s ,a national semi-final­ ist in the BBC Young Musician competition’ in 2002. She is now


a p of 10 years to . play next season, interes ted please


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contact Martin on 07912178686,


as


soon as possible as training will begin shortiy.


RlBCHEStER


marched through the audiences, menacingly, but hilariously,


• twirling their swords and all the other members of the large cast gave wonderful performances.


Year G pupils look to the stage with The 120-strong choir of Key Stage ' eagerness and vigour, d e te r - . -Two children sang the 12 songs with great spirit.


Headteacher Mr Brian Beresford, who also wrote th e . play, described their singing as “among the best I have ever heard in a Primary School’%


formed with a lovely combina- He added: “Samson Power was tion of humour and a sinister edge, and her solo singing was brilliant. Other e.vcellcnt soloists included Imogen Smalley (Rachel), Ysabel Carter (Han­ nah) and Thomas Bamber (wed­ ding guest). The .“completely


■’barmv” ’ Philistine Army Pictured is the talented cast, (s)


What name : At the meeting of Downham WI guest speaker was Mr Watson, a lec- ■ turer in social histo­ ry, who spoke on


. t h e . su b je ct of : “W h a t’s ., in a


•’ Name?” Mr Wat­ son has studied this


:. subject for 30 years so he gave a very


. ■ informative and fas­ cinating talk on the breakdown of sur-


^Garden party-


St- Bartholmew's ..Church, in Chip-


. ping, is holding a g a rd e n 'p a r ty on


■. Sunday, September . 6th, from 2 p.m. at : the vicarage. Stalls


,p to include p lan ts ■and j ; produce,


' tom b o la ,c a k e s , good as new, toys and books, cheese and wine, raffle plus


. many . . ■ others, ' including games for


. children. Refresh- ■


■ ments - will he


. ; served during the afternoon. For fur-


Mf 'i'-■ » ■- 1-:


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,:ther.details or to donate items for sale, please contact


. Barbara Butters on 61586, Liz Seed on 61044 or Laura


-Hunt a t Brabins shop on 61221. ■


...names .w h i c h proved very humor-,


:.ousto members. . • A rep o rt was given, on t h e . national;- ACM a t the Royal


, Albert Hall by dele-.; gate Mrs Dorothy.:;


V Heaton, of Riming-i , ton . WI. She, explained the seri-' ous issues which


■ were discussed and described the enter-; tainment provided ;by the guest speak-


. ers Maureen Lip-' man and Richard Stilgoe.


The next meeting, on-, August 20th, will be! a v i s i t , . to '■ th e , Chocolate House;:


GISBURN (/lothers; union:'.’


Members of Gisburn, ; Mothers’.Union are


.sOpen gardens - Downham : Hall


:: holding a whist and - domino , drive , in Rimington Memor-.; ial Institute oh Sat- '


held at the home of D r and Mrs- D. Brennan,


, . in


Grindleton, which raised funds for the


'R o y a l' V British Legion, the annual sponsored walk is the next event to be


urday, August 1st at.7-30 p.m. There will be a pie and peas supper and all are welcome to attend.


and their families.'


HARROP; ; FOLD ,


ellowship.; . On Sunday, Harrop


Poppy Appeal Following on from - son, a minister from 'th e garden party, Preston who con-


and 6-30 p.m. on Sunday. . All are very welcome to these, events.


KNOWLE. GREEN


Fold Christian Fel- lowship enjoyed.WhlSt (JflVe, , another visit form There were 20 tables , Mr A. B. Robert- ; in play a t the fort-


tinned his series of s tudies on the re tu rn ;of . Jesus


- Christ. This week’s study was on Jesus’ ■ millennium reign^ with ; the : impor­ tance .of being . ; ready for this event.


organised by th e '' Mr Robertson will


■ Chatburn Branch.; A return next month. ■The walk will take On Tuesday a num- ■ place on Sunday, ber of. the fellow- •’August 9th, meet-T ship will be attend- ; ing a t ’ Chester- ,ing the Christian Avenue car park a t ' Convention;.- 'a t 9-30 a.m. to travel .?:Keswick; to Malhain for a


- - •


A six-mile walk led by ; Dan Bradbury in - the A 7 b e autiful


•■ scenery . around Malham.


If you would like a


■ • sponsor form, or to ' sponsor a walker, or


., contact:.'; Mandy, : Brennan;c;.' 01200 441551 or Dan


■Bradbury. AH pro­ ceeds will be donat-:


■ e d ’ to th e Poppy. ■


Appeal to help ex-, -service personnel


. nightly whist and domino drive held in Knowle Green Village Hall. The next drive will be on ■Monday a t ,7-30


- p.m.’Military whist and ordinary, domi­ noes will be played


■ in the hall two days' later,“oh Wednes- day,',. August.; 5 th'


directed by Year 6 teacher Richard Illackburn, who : deserves praise for his bold and


. highly inventive presentation of the destruction of the temple.


“This was a performance that lit- ' erally brought the house down!”


enjoying a career G o o d tieWS performing cham­ ber music and free­ lancing with several London orchestras.


To book telephone 01254 826948. Check out the web­ site (www.knowle- green.org.uk) for more information on all events in the


. village.


Bible club Monday to Friday, August 17th to 21st is a special week for young people aged five to 11 years who are booked in to attend the Knowle Green Congrega­ tional Church Holi­ day Bible Club. There will be lots of drama


keep th e village clear of casual l it­ ter. Eleven volun­ teers have come for­ ward so far and a


m e tt so . I f ; ;.1_ _ ■


ing. wasi held on Tuesday, with R ib - : hie Valley Amenity Officer, Alan Boyer,


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, to discuss what was needed and how best to organise it.


dance takes place in I St Nicholas's Halil


on Wednesday,! August 12th,l between 2 and s l p.m. Again it isl open to all, includ-l ing beginners, and! there are dancing!


T h e _ new^planters ShOW date , which The pa r ish ^ Horticultural


a t strategic points


For th e p a s t few weeks, the Ribch- ester Scout Troop has been facing a staffing nightmare, and has even been wondering whether it would be able to continue at all. The original Scout /^ g 0 C o n c e m Troop leader. Tun


SABDEN


Watts, an n o u n ep m January th at he


• must retire from the ’ ■ week-by-week run-


ning of the troop, at E as te r a f te r .10; years’ commitment.; The present group Scout


. leader,


Matthew Nightin­ gale, has rhanaged ’ to find a successor : forTim. •'.■


activities - umiiic, P ul Ker haw games.


crafts, DVD’s, Bible sto­ ries, songs, quizzes and prizes. The club is open each day from 9-45 a.m. until noon, the cost is £1 per session and there is a spe­ cial service on Sun­ day, August 23rd at 11a.m. All helpers are CRB checked. The theme this year is “In the beginning God c rea ted”. A few vacancies still


■ rem a in ,: register your child for this week of fun, tel. Chris or Julie on 01254 878394.


; also a t 7-30 ,p.Yn. 'Everyone is most welcome, admission Pantomime


is just £1.50 includ- chorus members are mg tea biscuits and there are good . •prizes. ■


• Tonight there; will be, LUPCh C O n c e r t . '


.-. the monthly. prayer.„The summer series of« meeting: a t 7-30 : lunchtime concerts p.m. and all are wel- , in Knowle Gre en: come. ■ .


a t 4-30 p.m. fol­ lowed by a fellow-


to be


to join in and giveaS'ship meeting at-Y do n a tio n , please p.m.'


'on.pianoyJeremy,; ■accompahied-ftby. Nigel,Tyill be per


■ Pied -"Piper ■ November.


rehearsals begin for Read: 'Amateur


raam ivBissiiaw, a l fui-or mer Scout leader,


to take on the role. This means that the threat of closure for the troop has been lifted, for the imme-: diate future. How-


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' around the •village, and have enhanced the impression that the village gives to visitors.; • ■'


on Saturday,


: August 15th, at 2 p.m. in St Mary's Community Hall, Whalley Road. If you haven't got a show schedule ring secretary Betty Clarkson on 01282 772762.


of Sabden Age


Concern Leisure Club was held in St Nicholas’s Hall. Members enjoyed a


th e helpers were thanked by chair­ man Mr; Bernard P a r f i t t . The next luncheon will be on August 26th.


'''le e i l f iy has kindly agreed T l^ n s for a new


affordable homes development in Sabden are the sub­ je c t of, a public meeting later this month. . > .■


■ . .


ever, its long-term Sabden Parish Coun­ future must depend


upon the measure of su p p o r t th a t Paul . receives- between now and C h r i s t m a s . Matthew has con­ firmed that it sim­ ply isn’t possible to run all the sections


■of the: group on one’s own, so the troop will have to depend upon a rota of parents, to spread the load.' Details of this are being worked.out: 'and volunteers to oin the leadership


welcome. ' - - already met to look ; which ., has


'at. the proposals, has called the meet­ ing so that all resi­ dents can be aware of the the plans and give their views. I t will be held at 7-30 p.m.’on Tuesday,


H a l l; -w h e n i; th e plans to b u i ld7l 2 affordable hbmes on land off!'Whalley Road.' Represeta- tives from Ribble Yalley. Homes and'


Bowling Sabden Crown Green Bowling Club held the annual Pendle


meal, but no speak- .......All More than tO people er was arranged. All


■Witch doubles tour­ nament on Saturday in glorious weather.


enjoyed the day and refreshments, a buf­ fet and a raffle were provided by the sponsors, the Pendle ■Witch pub.


The fun competition is for a pairing of a bowler and a non­ bowler and proi-ided some very tight matches. Winners were Janet Pilking-


. ton and Mary Grif­ fiths who beat Dave Parsons and Chris ■Dunderdale 21-7 in the final. The win­ ners beat Glendah Parfitt and Kirsty Mitchell 21-6 while


’ the runners-up beat Alun Par f itt and Christine Barrott


'*21-11 in the semir finals.


August 18th, in St Tiie trophy was pre- Mary's Community sented to the win-


;:ners by the- new licensees of the pub, Ben and Kerry, who thanked all the vol­ unteers, players and spectators for mak-| .’■ing it a very enjoy-


j.................. ....... -V cinity H c i is ih g i 'aij'ie day. team would be very :'


Theatrical Society’s The troop’s calendar WaiK :. ’ . Village Hall begins-There are still some


Next Saturday there..' today with Jeremy . small roles to be . will be a barbecue,'.. Lamburn on cello.- filled. Chrousmem- and Nigel Spooner


bers need to be in


''(^*:^.® Present ^9 S g IVIcGS answer questions,


church services this weekend in Sabden


production of the ■ activities will re-:.The'. next ’ Sabden..-are at St Nicholas's sta r t.on Tuesday, ' w a lk :sets ro f f on q r Church at 9-30


September 8th, in -'.' Wednesday ■ from;*.a.in. . with guest the parish hall a t 7t. the Rose-Gardens - . pj-bacher the Rev.


30 p.m. For more: information,coh-


■secondary school and available- to rehea rse . . when Utter


■ ta c t ■ .'Matthew: Nightingale on 01254878022.


addressed by.Mr.;-forming works by- ^required on'Tues- There has been a gen- : Calvin Sutcliffe; of > Schumann, Bartok,; days or Thursdays, erou's response by


- Stafford. Music will ■: ■ Rachmaninov and : For details tel. 01282 '" residents of Ribch- ■ be provided by the - 'Beethoven. The fol- 773984 or 770838. . ester to the appeal BaptistACaravan-ivlowing Thursday,''' F irs t rehearsal is;


' Mission who will . August 6th, Nicola . Tuesday, August also be taking the.,- Smedley ,on f lute , 11th in-Read CE services a t 2 p:m.‘ ■ will be accompa-: ’School.


‘ *


" a t 10-15'a.m. or Spring-Wood: car park a t Whalley a t : ,10-30 a.m. and.will ■


"head for Read Hall’ :'and Read Nursery,


i wh'ere.'there is an- 'o p t io n a l .s to p fo r . ■'; coffee;'Anyone'is ’ welcome * : toV go,


for .volunteers to-; 9l99& tl'9 W9'',® form a group to msTier. , '■


help .-lengthsman .TeB d sn c e ' Jimmie Slater to -The next Sabden tea.


Alan Reid. Thcj Baptist Church wel-l


. comes Mr Ernest! Gorton to lead its! 10 a.m; service and!


’ Masses at St Mary’s! ■ RC will be taken by!


‘;F r Peter-Birming-j


t'.ham at 6 p.m. Satur-I ' day and 10-30 a.m.r


. Sunday.


0 More Ncn s frnnil - tIicVilIagcs.r turn to pagc21|


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lessons available for I the first hour and! new dances arej learnt each month.


p u n c i l purchased Society's66thannS- have now. appeared . ; ^ f


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Clitheroe422324(Editorial),01282 426161 (Advertising), Burnley 01282 422331 (Classified) iNews from the Villages


who donated raffle prizes and gave help ■ and support.


Herbs Members of Simon- ! stone with Read WI "had a most interest- ling ta lk when Mr i John Taylor spoke .about “Herbs for .H e a lth ”. Having


Raffle winners: B. Newhouse, C. Bain- bridge, I. Beecroft, D. Dinsdale, 0. Holgate, C. Fa irhurst, W. Towler, B. Moor-


. house, C. Whipp,T. Carr, W. Gravston.


dra in ed for three T^e next dance is on >years as a herbalist August 21st to the


. he had much advice


land information to ipass on. He recom­ mended herbal teas, creams and o in t­ ments th a t could alleviate - those aches and pains UlSSSeS


be afflicted. A most instructive and


.entertaining speak­ er. A competition for a home-grown


■(herb was judged by .Mr Taylor.


At the Clitheroe Area ;WI Show, held last .Saturday, members 'voted the new venue of Edisford Primary School a


Roe Valley Band, proceeds in aid of Cancer Research.


WHALLEY


'With which’ all This is the last week, members seemed to for the time being, of


Jittabugs and Hulla­ baloo Kiddywinks classes, for new bom to pre-school chil­ dren. The sessions will re-start in Whal­ ley Village Hall, on September 14th until the October half term, a one- week break, then continue until the Christmas holidays.


huge success. It was The cost is £4.50 per a wonderful event family, payable ivith 1,300 entries of weekly or new in the the usual very high autumn pay £52 for standard. Simon- the term, working stone with Read out a t only £4 per finished third over- family a week. ■ - all, the highestposi- To reserve a place for


• tion for some years, next term tel. Caro- with success for line Ashworth on delighted individual 07841 038 141. ,


members. : /


At the next meeting onoaVor TVTr


guest speaker Mr John Salt’s subject will be “Rocking Horses Old and New” and he will be bringing some of his models along. The


iSpOtS a n d dOtS players are wel-


come at th e whist and domino drives of Whalley senior citi­ zens


■ ii in the


Methodist Church Hall at 6-30 p.m. on Saturdays.


meeting will beheld ^ a s t week’s winners in Simonstone Old,


7-30 p.m.'All ladies pgn^(^.-]y[.Maaen are invited to join and J. Peel, members for th e


evening. The com- , '„ [ i .


petition will be for the most appealing Whalley ■ Parish model horse.


SLAIDBURN


Treasure hunt Slaidburnt ’


■ Young


Farmers will begin meeting again after their summer break next :■ Monday, August 3rd. The


- first meeting is the Bowland Region


■ Car Treasure Hunt, which will s ta r t from Clitheroe Auc-


■ Council, the Police requested th at vil­ lagers should report any juvenile nui­ sance, dog fouling and speeding.


A Bridge End resident had alerted police to excessive motorist speed on Calder


. Bridge and lorries losing loads there.


. He asked for ; increased police pres­


ence and also con­ gratulated the police for reduction of anti­ social behaviour.


•tion Mart car park jj. TOSSIDE Dance •..


ucna»iuu,. < reported at the


at 7-30 to .7-45 p.m. nieeting that point-


ing on the steps to the war memorial area in the front of


........... the Old Grammar ■ Schoolwaseroding.


There was a good Dissatisfaction was crowd for an old expressed at the time dance held in ( early closing of the Tosside Gommuni-. toilets on the bus sta- tion, particularly as


ty. Hall. Music for,


■ dancing was played by . Kenny Bell. Thanks were, •:expressed to those:


it had been observed that lights were on, but the doors were locked.


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TODDLERS took p art in a fancy dress sponsored wad­ dle to raise money for the ABC memorial h a ll in Hurst Green. All th e ch ild ren e ith e r


crawled, toddled, walked or ran a round th e playing fields behind the hall, where the playgroup sessions are held every Thursday. The youngsters received a


sticker a t each comer of the laid-out track, as well as a c e r t if ic a te and a medal when they passed the finish-; ing line. A spokesman for the group said: “A good time


Bid for or buy celebrity goods and boost charity


A RIBBLE 'Valley entre­ preneur is backing a new ch ar ity in itiative which will launch in September. And Kevin H orkin is


keen to see funds raised th ro u g h “Bid or Buy 2010” d o n a ted to good causes across Lancashire. Clitheroe-based Parallel


Management now w a n ts ' to hear from any charities’ who would like to benefit.- ' Organisations can put


req u e s ts in w r i t in g to: Parallel Management, 1 - 3 New M a rk e t S t re e t , Clitheroe, BB7 2JW. As part of the fund-rais­


ing initiative celebrities will be invited to give up their time, donate a treas­ ured possession or make a pledge to the charity cam­ paign.


• S u p p o r te rs will then either bid for or buy the goods an d se rv ice s on


offer. Kevin Horkin said:, “This is a very ambitious charity campaign and a' huge undertaking which will depend on generosity of spirit and lots of hard work. I have no idea how much money we will raise over the next year or so, w h a t I do know is th a t excellent charities which deserve e x tra help will, receive it and we need to. hear from them.”


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Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, Ju ly 30th, 2009 21 Crackdown


POLICE are determined to crack down on burgla­ ries an d th e f ts in three Ribble V ^ e y •villages. (


i;;; Officers;will be seen p a t ro l l in g a ro u n d th e •


Read, Simonstone and Sabden areas af ter con- cenis raised b y residents ; a t a recent PACT meet-;; ing. An a p p e a l is also:. being issued to people who see anything suspi- J cious to contact police on ‘443344;


Rape alleged A POLICE investigation :’


has been launched after a 28-year-old man was arrested over an alleged rap e a t C a ld e rs to n e s Hospita l. The incident h ap p en ed some tim e between 5 p.m. on July 8th and 7 p.m. on Ju ly 9th and i t is understood ’ th a t th e victim is a 30- year-old male patient a t the Whalley-based hospi­ tal. The man arrested has been released on police bail until August 21st.


Drink-driving


C L ITH E R O E woman Angela Riley (58), of Spa Garth, was remanded on bail by Blackburn magis- ’ t r a te s ch arg ed ■ w ith drink-driving on the A59.


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