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.www.clitheroeadvertlscr.co.uk niw: BASHALL EAVES CHIPPING IS ■ I » if


. Parish council' The annual parish ■ meeting of Bashall Eaves and Mit- ton will be held on


■ ■ Tuesday, May 11th at 8 p.m. in Bashall Eaves Village Hall.


There will be a short • address by Mr J. Macholc, of Kibble Valley Planning De-


. partment on “Con­ sultation and Issues^ about; Planning Matters”, followed


....by. an opportunity " for parishioners to; ■'ask questions.


BOLTON-BY’t BOWLAND


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Whist drive Whist winners at the


• driye held in Bol- " , tori-by,-Bowland ■ Village.Hall were: Ladies - M. Kay,


;; .J. Cornthwaite,-H; Wellock.-Gents - T.


■ Shaw, S. Hogg, R. Fairhurst. Domi­ noes: D. Knight, P. Metcalfe, G. Bury, E. Grainger, A. Tay­ lor, K. Nowell.


The annual whist and domino drive in aid


. of Cancer Research and Treatment is on Wednesday, .May- 26th at 7-30 p.m.


: . Admission is £3. CHATBURN


-' Collection . :The spring half-yearly . • collection by the


i.r.'Chatburn -Group , -for Blackburn and Ribble .Valley Dis-


■ ■ r ; trict for Cancer Re-


.- . ' search'UK raised £3,529.48 from'


,; ;." h'ome collecting , boxes, envelopes, s boxes in hotels and.


,


shops, and general' donations. , . '


; Five members of the Chatburn Group


—• ... awarded certificates ’•..• . '•and badges for 25'


: ■ committee:.were-


,.-;.Cance’r Research UK: T h ey :were


i ... group' chairman-


'• Marklew, Mrs Betty r^^:Pearce-and■Miss.. ';■;: .,; • Edwina Tomlinson.


■.:;/The'chairman and : committee sincerely


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. : thank , everyone : . ..concerned for their generosity and con­ tinuing support.


Manor House'


... St George’s Day was celebrated .at the


'.-Manor House, '"Chatburn.'l Staff wore red and white’


'».an'd flags o f ’St George adorned the


'{ i': lounges. Traditional - English fair includ-


;';5jing roast beef and "


: » Yorkshire pudding. ' J,-was.served.,


Latin learners St Mary’s School has . embarked on a new initiative this week when years 5 and 6 began Latin les­ sons. The children


family, who lived at Hadrian’s Wall. Learning Latin has been shown to im­ prove grammar, vo- cabula^ and writing skills in children. ■Studying the lan- guage and culture ■ ■ across the curricu-


ton cricketers wel­ comed in the 2010


. season with a home- ; match against Rath- ) mell.' The usual


: pre-match round of


: dinner parties and celebrations had been observed, and


guage through their . their customaiy grey ’ ipallor. Grindleton’s


evergreen skipper


. Crossland won the toss, and the sea­ son got underway


■ with the home-side batting first.' An


. early breakthrough by the visitors saw


.V'^lum pupils will ap-’ MvJpreciate how Latin : • has influenced our '■ own lives as Britons:- The children also


: . of Roman Britain. ' St Mary’s school re- .quires assistance in


'creating their Sto- rytellers Garden in'


■ the school grounds > which the children'


, ' have designed them­ selves. The children •


; make willow animal structures and plant : a variety of flowers to provide an.idyllic .


’■ jook forward to vis- : : iting Vindalanda in their, investigations.


.Jackson heading back to the pavilion


' With the score-on . l l . Middlebrough


V joined Wilkinson .’ • at the crease, and . despite their best efforts runs were proving to be elu-


: . sive. They struggled .manfully against the


’ accuracy of Wison, . and the swing of


, Mounsey picking up . singles and the odd boundary. Having seen off the open-


■ - ers the pair put on ■ a patient stand o f 41 before Middle-


: .peaceful harbour for •telling stories. To be :


. brough fell victim . to Handy. A couple of lusty blows from


, ready for use in July • for the Storytelling' Festival adult as- sistance is required = constructing paths, ;


’benches and fenc- es. Alsoi required '


.; is timber to make ’ the rustic benches." ’ •Helpers' contact ' Chris Stringer on 0199561367. „ ■


GISBURN


■ in Gisburn Auction Mart on Saturday, July 10th, including


’ a barbecue, disco and-.‘‘The Wild Honeys”' will be. . playing a range of.


' . niusic to suit every- . one. Proceeds are; : for Gisburn play':


-- Mrs Sheila-Black-: burn, 'Mrs Doris ^ Giles,' Mrs • Lesley ■


. area.and tickets at j ."..£12.50p are avail-:^) ' .able from Frank; tel; 01200.5


, 445336, Helen Arm- . : er 445599, or Alison ;


- Pilkington 445543.y:; jy! I^ITlilTdGr.,;.


remmj^j ,, v~


■Taylor added some: momentum to the Grindleton innings, but when he was un-r done by the wily spin •


, of Shepherd, the in- • nings collapsed in


: fine'style with six ■


wickets falling for


-just 22' runs. Only ■


' Crossland (16) of­ fered any real resist­ ance as Grindleton were skittled for the ..paltry total of99. I After te


tea Grindleton


Sizzler party 'y5 Arsummer sizzler party will be held


set about the de-


' fence of their mea- ■gre.total with Jack- son and Wilkinson


. opening the attack for the home-side. Wilkinson’s effort


i the home-side took to the field with.


■ Things can only get better. -


.... year.


Wardens At the AGM for St ", Ambrose" Church, Grindleton, Donald Wilson and Phillip Latham were elect­ ed as churchward- .. ens for the coming :


Rogation- Next Sunday is Roga- ■tion'Sunday, and


; there will be a spe- . cial -Rogationtide service in St Am^ . , brose Church at


• .9-30 a.m. Weather permitting part of the service will take place outside, v: : ; '


- open until 4 p.'m. ' I- possible. Any prob­


Following the service there will be a pre garden weekend plant stall at the rectory where many seasonal plants will be for sale. The stall is open to the pub­ lic and will remain


Jacob’s join The resolutions con­ cerning the clear


i labelling of food will be discussed at ;. Grindleton WI’s


meeting next Tliurs- day. May 13th. Members are re-


" minded to bring a small plate of food for the Jacob’s join


. . supper,'plants and. , - • books, for the stalls.: .' The competition is for an old book.


Wilkinson (37) and , / ley, with excellent


lems please contact Margaret 826095


Youth Club Hurst Green Youth Club meets tomor­ row at 7-30 p.m. in the Memorial Hall. All young people nine to 16 years are welcome to attend.


Fashion show Members of Hurst ; Green - Wr are


Everyone thoroughly ; enjoyed the;joint: meeting with.Saw-


:; and polished enter- , tainment by Judith ' Hibbert and a deli-


' cious meal prepared , by Gountiy Kitchen,'


. Waddington. Mem-, bers o f Grindleton -WI made a wonder-


:■ " fill array of deserts. ' " Four members went to . Martin Mere to an


■ was soon rewarded 'When he trapped 'Holgate Ibw with: the score on nine.' Despite some fine, bowling from Cher- ■


: ry, Jackson, and in particular Leach, the visitors never really.dooked in: danger of losing this ; one. A brief flurry .:


Members of Gisburn -/calf (21) and Sher- •


their c o l - I the visitors home to


, . lections, of . loose . .. .'a well-deserved vic- change for Pennies tory with 12 overs to'


• {?'■ .^"^""^ship to , .. spare. Grindleton’ tonight s meeting .! were a poor second.: at Hindihm’s Farm; Grindleton’s; man-


,shf>P v.;;: of-;the-match was: .the!.;? Leach, who despite;


, something'hoiney.^ the bat, bowled I made using honey. with accuracy and:


competition IS; fo r . .. recording .'a; duck.. ' ^ ' ■ ; aggression. On Sunday Grindlc-j "'5 Jure of the season. > called ^'Christian”


_ . , 7^^ , ..-, to Waddington’for. Uricket score


GRINDLErON ’ ‘ S d S ; , " ’! their first away fix-


pfwickets afforded 'Some .hope to the ' h om e - s id e ," but Denham (28), Met- ;


^z(s;,Met-


/■ event arranged by the ^ncashire Fed- eration. There was


' . .an educational talk and opportunity to exploreboth the or- namental and wild '■ parts of the reserve..


Mandy Brennan and "Anne Huson have organised a visit to


:: the gardens atCon- '^.stable Burton on /Saturday, May 8th the coach departs from Grindleton at 8-30 a.m., calling at


. The Creamery; at< ' Hawes and Leyburn


for lunch on the way.


HARROP FOLD Fellowship


•The Rev. Lex Thakur ■


; tian Fellowship on KNOWLE GREEN ; . Sunday afternoon. " He spoke on Jesus


’■ was guest speaker at Harrop Chris-


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, to heaven although "V there are many so


being the only,way Whist drive ? . "Whist and dominoes


'■/ ways that are not' •. 'lage Hall on Mon- '■


will be played in Knowle Green Vil-


' hosting a recycled fashion show on Wednesday at 7- 30pm. Proceeds of the evening will be shared between the Memorial Hall and “Help for Heros” charity. Proceeds from the clothes


• sold will go to Can-' cer Research, who are providing most ■ of the clothes for


' the evening. Tickets are £7 and include a glass of wine and canapes. Please contact Barbara for . tickets 826350. Raf-


. fie prizes arc also needed. Contact a memberoftheWIif • you can donate.


Film club The St John’s film club - has now been sus- pendended for the


. summer; but will begin again in the


.■ autumn i f there is ; sufficient interest. ■


Teas in garden On Sunday there will be home-made teas available in the gar­ den of Moor Hey


- Cottage, Knowle Green,' to' raise


much needed funds . for Christian Aid.


: Tcl. 01254 878402 for, directions and more details. • '


the true way.-Mr Thakurwill be visit­ ing again at the Bi­ ble study on Thurs­ day evening May 13th at 7-45 p.m. All are veiy welcome.


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Tonight the Bible Study will be taken by Norman Pear­ son, of Blackburn.


On Sunday Ivor and Pam Roberts, will


:. be visiting from North Wales, and will minister in Word and Song. ,


HURST GREEN


Rehearsals Tonight’s panto re- hearsal will now be at St Peter’s Club as


, the Memorial Hall will be used for vot­ ing in the general election. All those taking part in the


/ panto and helping' out should attend if


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day, at 7-30 p.m. Admission is £1.50 and everyone is most welcome.' ;


Commanders The Swing Command­ ers, playing music from the ’40s ’50s and ’60s, are com­ ing to the Longridge Civic Hall on Friday, May. 14th. Tickets costing £12 can be obtained tel. 01254 878720 and all pro­ ceeds from this event are for Charis


:. Ministries for aid to Mozambique to­ wards the purchase of a vehicle. This is a Christian charity which is supported by the village church as Mandy and Mel, the two young ladies who work for the charity in Mozam­ bique and who will be using the vehicle, attend the church when they are home on leave.. Only a few tickets remain for the event which will include a char­ ity auction so phone Andy on the above number.


LOW MOOR


Cricket The cricket season starts this week.


‘ Low Moor play home matches on Roefield, which is very much like a vil-


■ lage green. These matches are held on Tuesday evenings and supporters and


• spectators who en­ joy cricket are wel­ come in Low Moor Club.


The poker night win- . ner at Low Moor


Club was B. Fer-


: guson and bonus number winners


. were: G. Wadding- " ton and B.'Stirling. ■


NEWTON


Christian Aid The Hodder Valley


effort for Christian Aid will take place


" in Newton United Reformed Church


■next Thursday, May 13th. As this falls on Ascension Day,


" - evening and bring- and-buy stall.


PAYTHORNE


,Coffee break' A coffee,morning is being held at The


' Buck Inn, Pay- thornc, on Sunday,


.., from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be


.a tombola, raffle,


home-made cakes and various stalls. Proceeds are in aid


of Multiple Sclero­ sis.


there will be a short service at 6-30 p.m. followed by a coffee


EMAIL: Email your village' news to marcia.morris@east lancsnews.co.uk


'


Anniversary The children of the - JAM Club (Jesus • and Me)'at Pay- thorne Methodist Church, will be cel­ ebrating their anni­ versary on Sunday


. at 2 p.m; The serv­ ice will be led by the Rev. Katy Thomas, of Whalley, and there will be items by the children. : :•


PENDLETON


History group ; At the next meet­ ing of Pendleton History Society on Thursday, May 13th, members will be taking along in­ formation on farm and field names as well as houses in the village, includ­ ing census facts. All are welcome. The: meeting starts at 7-30 p.m. in the vil­ lage hall and will be the last one before the summer break,


John’s box / President of Pend- ; leton WI Mrs Sue . Kirk introduced guest speaker Mr J. Higginson whose intriguing title of his talk was “What’s in John’s Box?” Over many years: : John had collected


' a number of things, some of them tools and items which puzzled his audi­ ence. Some were; easily identified as early common household imple- ments. One was a golf ball size object which turned out to be a gall stone from a very sick donkey. Post-op, he said, the donkey survived manyyears.


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A competition for a musical box was won by C. Bailey, G. Walmsley and J.


■ Butler.


Tea and biscuits were : provided by B. Collinge, G. Hack-


The next meeting will be on May 18th


..when the speaker will be Mr B. Black- ledge.


READ Ascension day


. Next Thursday, May 13th.is Ascension . Day" and , a Holy


.,.Communion’serv- :: ice will be held in


, St John’s Church, Read, at 10 a.m.


’ Church, Read, and St Peter’s Church,


. Simonstone, will be ..faking part in the . annual procession


Sunday school The Sunday, School ,. children of St John’s


, ing and J. Butler. J. ' "Bristol ran a popu­ lar stall to celebrate St George’s Day.'


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of witness for both ,' churches which will ■ be held on Sunday,, May 23rd. Parents , are reminded that every child needs to' have a “Safe from ; harm” leaflet signed; by a parent in order


• to conform with : Health and Safety • Regulations.


This year the walk will ‘ take place between,


, St John’s'Church/ ; and. St P e te r ’s .Church.


Spring concert The Readstone Sing- . ers will perform at :; the annual spring concert which will; be held in St John’s Church, Read; on Monday, May 17th at 7-30 p.m. There


- will be some new songs and some old favourites included and as usual free .'wine and cake will


. be served after­ wards. There will be


the usual collection for charity and it is • hoped there will be


■ a good attendance..


Thank-you ■ Thanks are extended .to everyone who supported Lucy and Emma’s book stall . on May: 1st which


'" raised over £65 to­ wards Cancer Re­ search.


Thanks also to Alas- •: dair Moir for being the clown and well done to Samuel,'


. Faye and Lauren for' winning the compe­ titions. :'"■'


RIBCHESTER


Transformed i- The car park outside


St Wilfrid’s Church parish hall has been resurfaced and the" drains cleared of


■ silt and debris. The, work has been paid, for by a number of grants that the PCC has obtained from local interests. The parish is particularly :


. '.grateful to Michael .Sabben who organ-:;


/.-contractor,. John' ■ Wade.


Traditional ’ On.Saturday, Black-' • burn Cathedral is celebrating a festival


. of traditional wor- " , ship. This has been ' organised by the. Prayer Book: Soci-


",ety. Services, which: . start at 11a.m. with


/a choral Holy Com­ munion and speak­


' out the village. A/ ■ chargeable buffet


>■' ised the grants and I ' the works by local..'


"B.row, Longridoc on behalf of the]


"Charity Deafway | was a huge suc­ cess. It raised over T500, thanks to the j


generosity of every­ one who took part. The sunshine lured | crowds through the house and into an 1 immaculate gar­ den overlooking Longridge reseix'oir and :so spending I


money on cakes and ' stalls became a very


happy way to .spend a spring Saturday morning.


RIMINGTON


100 club Winners in the April


draw for Rimingion Recreation Asso­


ciation’s 100 Club , were: £50 - Mrs


Margaret Green; £20 - Mrs Lynne


Pate;£10-MrsCon Nicholson. SABDEN


Bowling Winners of Sabden


■ Bowling Club’s May draw were: £30 C. Sutcliffe, £20 A. : Howarth, £15 E. ■ Dyson, £10 P.Ship-


ston, £10 Joe Wright and £5 J. Boocock.


Bingo Last Friday night’s prize bingo session raised £100 for St


. Mary’s Community Hall improvement


' fund. Special thanks to bingo caller Jack


: ■ Haythornthwaite for yet again giving


/ up his time tosup"^ ' ■ port the event.


Vacancy A vacancy has arisen on Sabden Parish


- Council follow- . ing the resignation • of Coun.Collette


■ " Deakins. Anyone in­ terested should con- ,' tact the clerk, Mrs


■


/ Angela Whitwell. Meetings are held on the first Tuesday ofeach month in St -: Nicholas’s Church J Institute.


Community hall Following payment of :' bills for the new toi-


' •' lets the fund for the ongoing improve-


:■


- ment work at St ; Mary’s Community Hall now stands at : just^over £2,000. ' 'Recent additions


I; ; have included a £50 / donation, £100 from ■ last week’s bingo,


ers at other events,'; are displayed o n : posters through-'


r. £669, from the St ■ George’s dance and


• '. lunch is available, ■ . but must be ' pre- ' booked by phoning. 01772821676.


Coffee morning The coffee morn- ;ying held at Chapel


'£173 from a pre­ vious bingo night •which was originally intended to provide new curtains for the hall, but it has


/ been decided to put .it into the general .'.fund.'i;.


. Clitheroe Advertiser & Times,Thursday, May 6,2010 news,fromthe’ Sabden live


, ; : The first ever “Sabden . ; Live’’music festival on


. . .. Bank Holiday Monday /, ■


’ was a huge success. The free open air event be-


: • • hind the Pendle Witch


. pub started at 1 p.m. on '; the “festival stage” in . the beer garden and in-


. , eluded a line up of live ;' ■•musicacts throughout the afternoon and ear­


■ : . people of all ages who ; braved the cold wind to


join in the fun and its success was a tribute to organiser Kevan Lin-


' .gard who worked hard to provide a full day


'. .;of entertainment and


, : the talent of the local ' ■ : bands and soloists who


; . took part. This was a first for the village and •


'" ■ brought a real festi- -:.val atmosphere. The


; V, acts, who all gave their services free, were


the Teenage Kicks, Marco Galea, Neil


■ E. Diamond, Satch, Weaver, 'Samantha


• Booth, Dave Sharpe, Amy Barton, Kevan


;, a day off from his role ' as a Herman’s Hermit, Shakeys Brother and


. Jim (Eivis) Fort. Sheila ■ Oxborough and Dawn


. and Jim Balmbra kept people fed from a


burger van and helpers


/ ran a raffle and collect­ ed for Pendleside and


East Lancs hospices. The exact total raised will be announced


■.: later. Thanks to all the local people and busi­ nesses who supported


I the event; The Pendle Witch staff were run


■ off their feet all day but there were no com­ plaints as Sabden went


; live with music.


Coffee Saturday’s coffee morn­ ing hosted by Bernard and Marion Parfitt at


. their Pendleside Close home raised £350 for St Nicholas’s Church funds. • _ ' -


Services This Sunday, there will be 9-30 a.m. family service


. in St Nicholas’s Church taken by the Rev. Nor-


■ man Atty..:The Bap- ■


. tist Church has a 10 . a.m. service to mark the church’s anniver­ sary and this will be. taken by Joan and Tim


, Peagam. At St Mary’s : RC Church there are


i Masses at 6 p.m. Satur­ day and 10-30 a.m. on


: Sunday with Fr Peter Birmingham. ■ -


Christian Aid


. Next week is Christian Aid week and helpers - ; are still needed for a ;


: house to house collcc-' :- tion around Sabden. , If you can help please ■


: Lingard himself taking ly evening. It attracted


monstonc Old School hall on Tuesday, May 18th at 7-30 p.m. when .Beryl Thane’s subject'


. will be “Arc wegrumnv old ladies?”


. TOSSIDE


Whist drive ' There were 13 tables in play at a whist and domino drive held in Tossidc Commu­ nity Hall. MCs for the evening were T. Rob­ inson and P. Metcalfe. Whist winners: Ladies


- A. Shaw, J. Stain- ton, J. Hartley. Gents


: -T. Shaw,S. Hogg, H. Grainger, Low I. Hart­ ley.


Dominoes: M. Briggs, H. Wolfenden, F. Giles,


Raffle: M. Robinson, P. Oddie, R. Chew, K. Nowell, E. Jackson, H.


Pickard, M. Davies, M. Berry.


' The next drive will be on


. head Church. WEST


Saturday, May 15th ■ at 7-45 p.m. with pro­ ceeds going to Dale-


. A. Fox, K. Nowell, E. Fox, Low A. Taylor.


KatyThomas. ' ■ ': Fiowerciub


"iMembers of Whaliey . . Flower Club arc re­ minded to bring any


• plants for the sales ta­ ble to the meeting next


. Thursday, May 13th at 7-30 p.m. in Whal­


ley Methodist Church hall. King Street. The demonstration is by NAFAS area dem­


onstrator Lyn Stott, and entitled “Inspired by the Season”. New


members arc welcome.


Names arc being- taken for members’ day at


: Southport on Tuesday,- May 25th and anyone who is not a member can join members on


- the coach and watch the afternoon dem­ onstrations. Inquiries,


. tcl. 01200 428470 or 426769.


School news ; Whalley CE School is to go ahead with the controversial SATs tests for Key Stage 2 between Monday and Thursday next week. ;


The school’s newsletter tells parents: “There has been'a lot o f at--


BRADFORD


Church service An informal worship with - Continental breakfast will be held in West


■ Bradford Methodist , Church on Sunday at the new time of 9-15 a.m. A warm welcome awaits all to reflect on • God’s word and lisen to . music. The service will


be led by Mrs Christine Beggs.


■ ■


Antiques fair St Catherine’s Church, ■ West Bradford, is hold­ ing its annual antiques and collectors fair with crafts in the village hall on Sunday. All the stalls are taken so there will be a wide variety of goods on sale. The ' fair is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and home-made refreshments will be available all day.


WHALLEY


Craft event . - A family craft session is • being held in Whal- , ley Village Hall on Sunday, from 1 to '4 : p.m. The event is suit-


: able for age five years and upwards, with play space for younger children. A chance to make fairy tale houses


. out of natural materi­ als. All materials and refreshments included in price. Please contact >


: call Enid Boyd-Martin ‘ ! ■ on 01282 773838.


SIMONSTONE


Mothers’ union , ■St Peter’s Church Moth-


; ■ ers’ Union, will hold . -■ their meeting in Si-


: ; Kerris on 01254 207499 to book places, j ■/


. Church service .


-';On Sunday'worship at "I . Whalley Methodist Church is at 10-30 a.m.'


" .will be led by the Rev. ".'Wilfred Robinson. At. 6 p.m. there will be a


' traditional SongS'Of.. " Praise led by the Rev. /


. boycott the tests. After discussions between


, tention in the media about the decision by . two teaching unions to


' staff and governors, the general feeling was ■ that it was too late to pull out of the tests this year, despite the con­ cerns we have about the pressure that the. ’ tests put on children. ' The children have been working very hard to


show how well they can do in the tests.”


■ Stand-in head Governors of Whal­ ley CE School, are to


- appoint an associate headteacher, who will be in charge of the - school for three terms.


Last week they an­ nounced that they had:


.. interviewed candidates


for the vacant post, but ■ had decided to make no appointment. .


, has been asked to do ; . the job is an experi-::


The school’s newsletter says: “The:lady who


., fenced associate head, ‘ / having undertaken this


role at several different


i schools.” She is likely to start in September.


The final total sent by the


. school from the Barna- ■ do’s fund-raising event


. is£754.32.: . ■ ' Friends o f Whalley School are organsing


■ : a treasure hunt on Fri-' : / : day. May 2Ist. A family .. :■ ticket will cost £5. ■ The Friends’collection of - waste paper from the ■


■ :


Saturday as the usual / collector is not availa- 'i ble. Organisers say that


i if people Ifoni the area p "Could take their paper " .to the skip at Whal-


, , ley Cricket ground, it ; .


would be much appre- ' dated. ;


Collections in other areas ■':: will go ahead as usual.


'.,


The organisers are seek- . ing a new co-ordinator


, for.the scheme. The — present co-ordinators- nave said they would like to step down when


' a replacan be found.


Anyone interested can contact Karen Pugh


. through the school or e-mail jamesbpugh@ yahoo.com or darren@ tarways.co.uk


The scheme also seeks extra collectors, espe­


cially for Moor Field, Moor Edge and Brook


House Farm, Mitton Road, Caldcr Vale and


Queens Street. New date


The annual Whalley par­ ish meeting has been


. switched from tonight until Thursday next week because Whalley Methodist Church Hall;


is being used as a poll- . ingstation.


The meeting will confirm the precept for the next


- There will also be an • open public, forum.


financial year and will hear a parish council report on the last year.


"The meeting starts at ■ 7-30 p.m.


Health talks ■ ’


: Lancashire Local Involve- ■ ment Network will hold a meeting in Whalley


. Village Hall on Tues­ day from 1-30 to 3-30


p.m. The network seeks • to bring together peo­


ple and organisations who want to improve health and social care services in the county. ■Views and comments will be passed on to the service providers.


Speaker at the meeting will be Uzma Bhatti, engagement officer from the NHS East


. Lancashire expert pa­ tient and self-care pro­ grammes.


For further information, .contact community engagemeny officer Karen Derbyshire or Susan Wilson on 01282


" 714385 or 714386, or e-mail karcnd@black-


, healthageticy.ork; uk or susan@black- healthagency.org.uk :


Wine night


"Whalley Village Hall is to ■ hold a wine tasting by Tom Jones, managing


. director of the newly- ■ opened Whalley Wine' Shop, followed by a . meal on Saturday, May


, 22nd at 7-30p.m.' '• There will be eight wines i"


of contrast styles from the New World and • Europe, followed by : : beef bourguignon and


' a vegetarian alterna­ tive.


.The event is limited to - 20 and tickets will cost


•' Calderstones Park area ■.■ may not go ahead on ■


". available from 01254' 822350.


The village hall is to hold " another table top sale ■ ■ on Sunday, May 30th ' to coincide with the vil- lage’s monthly Sunday


./ market. Tables costing £10 are available from


; i Grace on 01254 823402: " or Honey on 01254 .


;■ ■ 822350. Action night /■


- Whalley Christian Action 'group will hold its an­ nual meeting at Whal­ ley Methodist Church


.‘Half on.'Thursday, May 20th, followed by


■


, Whalley Parish Church at 6-30 p.m. on Sunday, May 30th. •


: a speaker. There will be a united service at


THE Glitheroe Advertiser and Times has a brand new,


Farm fun 'Whalley Parish Church ■ and the Sunday Club will hold a Milkshake Morning at Hawthorn Farm, Barrow, on • Saturday, May.22nd ■ • from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.


"Visitors can bottle feed goats, see the chicks,


: pet the piglets and talk ■ "to the miniature ponyl


’ There will be story-tell- ' ing sessions and scav- engerhunt.' ' ■ '


Refreshments will in-' elude milkshakes, juic-


. es, sandwiches, biscuits and cakes.


Admission is £2 for chil­ dren and £1 for adults.


; Children must be ac­ companied by an adult


and no dogs are al­ lowed. -'


The Mothers’ Union is to hold a ladies’ evening meal at Mytton Fold on Tuesday, 6-30 p.m. for7p.m.


Abbey cabaret Spot on Rural Touring will present “Char-


' ity Shop Cabaret” at Whalley Abbey on Wednesday, May I9th at 7-30 p.m. Tickets at £6 can be obtained from the Abbey or on 01254 828400 or 848404.


.New president Andrew Snape, a parish-


. ionerofEnglistiMar- tyrs’RCChurch.Whal- Icy, will take over from


. fellow-parisioner Mau- : rice Camm as president ' of Accrington Catenian Circle this weekend. The president’s Sun­ day will be on July IT th and begins with a


- are welcome. The Catenian Asso-


, second Mass at English Martyrs’at 12-30 p.m., tho which parishioners


. ciation, a world-wide brother.of practising Roman Catholic lay-: men, raised more than


, £250,000 for CAFOD’s work in Zimbabwe in


■ its centenaiy appeal. ’ The list for people who


,. Pendle Heritage Cen- ■ , tre, Barrowford, next


■ ,, close this weekend.


,'. £12.50. Tickets, before • tomorrow evening, are"


Voices back ■' Valley Voices will resume ■ rehearsals after the^ : Bank Holiday break at English Martyrs’, RC


. '■


Church,-.'Whalley, at-" 7-30 p.m. oh Monday. New members and re- ., turning members are


.. ."Welcome. For informa-. tion about membership


:■ ‘ or bookings, ring 01254 824312.


,


s want to go on the SVP : : "Conference trip to


Tliuisday is at the back: of the church and will


. family fun competition for. children called “Farmer’s; ""Little Helpers”! ; ■


’ . • .


•‘The free-to-enter competi-; tion will be held at the fantas- :


•tic Wild Boar Park, Chipping;' PR3 2QT. Children up to the - age of 12 are invited to go to the Wild Boar Park to have ! their photograph profession­ ally taken with their favourite farm animals! — - All photographs will then appear in the Clitheroe Adver-


"tiser and Times on Thursday,' June 10th, in a special picture supplement. Readers will then vote for their favourite pho- tograph'and the entrant with ■ the most votes will win a 3 or- 4 night family break at one o f - Pontin’s Self Catering Holiday: Parks in Classic accommoda­ tion. Choose from four coastal > Holiday Parks: Brean Sands:


- Somerset, Camber Sands - East Sussex, Prestatyn Sands - North Wales and Southport -Northwest. To enter our “Farmer’s Lit­


tle Helpers” contest, simply visit the Wild Boar Park on


Saturday, May 29th, Sunday,


May 30th'or Monday, May 31st, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.


Terms and Conditions 1. All places are subject to


availability at time of book­ ing. 2. Prize is for a one bedroom '


Classic apartment, for up to 4 persons (adult or child) to be taken by 31st October 2010 excluding Bank Holidays, Spe­ cial Events and 31/7-2/9 2010. ' • - 3. Open to UK residents


aged 18 or over, except em­ ployees of the Ocean Parcs


Ltd and their families. 4. Only one entry per person


is permitted. The winner will also get a


photoshoot and 16 x 12 mdf block board or canvas portrait,


courtesy of Red Frog Photog­ raphy.


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AAAH!: Chris Bailey from Bowland Wild Boar Park near Chipping vvith a one- week old lamb and a new­ born chick.


www.redfrogphotography.co.uk A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR


I ^ There are lots of activi­ ties to do at The Wild Boar ■


THE Wild Boar Park is situ-; ated in the picturesque Trough of Bowland by the River Hodder. We have great.riverside walks where . you can take in the beauty and serenity of the area and see some of our wildlife up close of the same time. ; , ■


> ■ www.wildboarpark.co.uk


Park - we have a family picnic area, a play area for parties where we host chil-' drens birthday parties all catered for with a differ­ ence. Walks for the young ' and old from children, parents and grandparents and vary from 550 metres to-1,200 metres. Why not '


.come along you can hand /' " feed the animals which in­ cludes Deer, Llamas) Goats "and LambsLWe have lots for kids to do" including a pedal tractor area and trac- torrides! .


. new Iron Age round house is in the planning. We also cater for schools and groups where the pupils can gain


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valuable practical experi­ ence of animals in a natural setting. We have plenty to do for all age groups and ■


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can cater for all your educa­ tional requirements."


- Summer opening times 10.30 am to 5.30 pm eve-


lyday. And our. Lamb feed- jng (January to mid July)


. -The^-Wild Boar Park is planning a new sculpture -' trail through the woodlands ■ for the summer and also a


.is 11.00" am, 2.00 pm- and 4.30 pm followed by chicken stroking (oil year). ' For. more information call 01995 61554 or visit our website: www.wildboar- park.co.uk


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