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Foundcat ' Villagers will' be pleased to know that Tiger, the much loved cat of Mrs Brenda Parkinson, has been returned to his delighted owner. He was found quite close to his home in the barn belonging Bird Watch


. whelmed by the response to her appeal in last week’s Advertiser and thanks all those who expressed concern.


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Mothers’ Union Giiest speaker, Mrs Kath Bill, will pay a welcome return -visit to address members of St John’s Church Mothers’ Union, Read, on Tuesday, February 23rd. This will take place in the ^


AshWednesday The Ash Wednesday


service next week will be held a t 10 a.m. in St John’s Church, Read, when the usual Holy


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Confirmation The Bishop of Bum- ley will confirm the candidates in St John’s Church, Read, on Sunday, February 21st at the 6-30 p.m. serv­ ice.


Football i- f ?'--


Readstone Yellows under-lOs football team continued its winning streak by beating Bacup Jimiors under-lOs 2- 1. Goals from Max Laird and a free kick from man-of- the-match William Wrathall saw Read- stone Yellows win a closely fought game.


RIBCHESTER


Snowdrops Members of Hother-


r ' l son was over-


The appearance of snowdrops heralds the retimi of spring and Ribchester Rec­ tory garden has a carpet of them and there are even some hardy crocuses, pushing through the dead grass, waiting to appear alongside them.


spread. .


to Mr William The RSPB has been Slinger. Mrs Parkin-


lations of different birds- for many years. Each year, on a specified weekend, it invites its million- plus members to spend one hour sit­


of birds visible in


their garden. The RSPB collate all this information, and publish their analysis of the results. -


RIMINGTON _


vestry and her sub- 10 0 OlUD ject will be “Another Winners of the Rim- Taste of India.”


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ington Recreation Association’s 100 Club draw for Janu- . ary were: Ethel


Communion service W om en ’s llveS will take place, “‘Er indoors” was the including the Impo­ sition of Ashes.


Hartley (£50), J. and M. Dewhurst (£20), T. and L. Marklew (£10).


monitoring the rise and fall in the popu-


Clitheroe Inter­ change at 8-30 a.m. and all ladies are invited to wear a hat.


leaves


ting at a window to record the number walks co^rdina-


ble was arranged. A competition for a bygone kitchen utensil brought forth several puz­ zling items, includ­ ing an early tin opener, shortbread pricker, apple corer, flat iron and a clothes posser.


unch had been greatly enjoyed and the February ram-


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i so that the parish -can get an immedi­ ate benefit, to be 'repeated;; y ^ after ; year, as the'show-


; the frozen earth as quickly as possible


• the gardeners. of Hothersall are try­ ing to'get them into


from Lancashire County Council, organised through Mike.Pearson. Now


sall parish are busily planting out 4,000 snowdrop bulbs which the parish council has pur- The pre-Christmas chased wth funding ■village carol concert


raised £325 for Crossroads Caring


Robinson-thanked everyone who had contributed to.its success. Thanks' were extended to the group of carol singers who had toured the village raising £297 for the NSPCC. •


experiences of women of all classes in and around Lan­ caster in the 18th and early 19th Cen­ turies. She showed portraits of wives of wealthy merchants, many of whom were surprisingly deeply involved in their husband’s business, besides running a large house and rais­ ing extensive fami­ lies. Mrs Nelson quoted from diaries, which gave remark­ able insights into everyday living. She said the poorer classes existed in primitive condi­ tions, ground down by hard labour to scratch a bare liv­ ing.


intriguing title of the talk given to members of Rim­ ington WI by Mrs Janet Nelson. In a fascinating and well-researched presentation Mrs Council Nelson brought to The meeting of Sab- life the day-to-day den Parish Council


was attended by


Michael Calvert, Coun. Haworth Collette Deakins reported on the and Kathryn Marks. Six mem­ bers of the public also attended along with the police Community Beat Manager PC Sally


man), John Shorter, Bernard Parfitt, Marion Procter, Michael Hodds,


for Clarers and WI There had also been The road closure and president Mrs E. complaints about one-way system on youths congregating at the football club changing rooms at Nutter Bam, drink­ ing-and ^playing music, Later in.the; meeting the chair-r man said he had also received com­ plaints -I"* about


A group of youths had been moved on from the bus stop in Whalley Road and also from a caravan on the Whalley Road allotments,


Hallowe’en last October had been a suc’cess'as far as councillors . were concerned, by keep­ ing any troublem^- ers away. Council­ lors felt, however, that to close the road at 5 p.m. was


said there had been an. incident of alleged assault and criminal damage at a house in Pendle Street East;.; ,--


extended to anyone interested to hear Mr Ian Falkingham speak on World Fairtrade Fortnight on March 2nd in Rimington Memor­ ial Institute at 7-30 p.m. -•


reported th a t the lChristmas walk and The village Christ-


Spencer


year the voting pro­ cedure has changed, now each member can vote on the res­ olution of her choice.


in Cardiff in June The football club is were discussed. This hoping to regroup


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watch Burnley FC instead of turning . out for the club.


Couns Tony Coun. Shorter report- Haworth (chair- ed that the play-


ground was in good order and had not suffered from the bad weather.


Biggar. She gave her I t was reported that PACT report.and the grit bin on Clitheroe Road had been damaged since , last year and Coun. Procter reported two blocked drains on Clitheroe Road. Motorists are still


Parish Council Liai­ son meeting he had attended, covering such matters as the healthy villages ini­ tiative and finance issues.


The chairman was nominated to have his name put for­ ward to go into the ballot for atten­ dance at a Royal garden party at Buckingham Palaca


.that tests had been carried out and there was no danger of the brook being polluted.


been removed by the borough council. The clerk told mem­ bers that this was in hand. A member asked if there had been any update on an issue raised at a previous meeting about effluent run­ ning down the main road coming from Whalley Road. They were told that Ribble Valley Coun­ cil officials had spo­ ken to a household­ er and were dealing with the matter and


lems because many The next meeting will players wanted, to be on Tuesday, March 2nd, at 7-30 p.m.


and start a Sunday league team and a junior team. It had experienced prob-


Best Kept ma s ti^^ s tilln o t After coming runner- mas tree nas sem not jjp j fences, hedges and EdUCHtiOfl


eral judging which takes place in June and July, as well as some being nomi­ nated for individual awards. Judges will be looking at gener­ al tidiness, lack of litter and weeds, condition of gates.


will be sent out informing people of the competition and a reminder will go out just before judg­ ing. If people are elderly or disabled and need help they should contact parish councillors and the lengthsman may be able to help, or villagers may wish to help their neighbours. A lot more spring bulbs had beeri.plahted around the village last year, so there shouldibe a colour­ ful display soon.


speeding through PACTf;-' the village, using it PC Biggar is to hold a as a rat run between Police and Commu- Clitheroe and PadL nities Together


ham, it was report- - meeting on Wednes- ed.


day at the White Hart from 6 to 7 p.m. This is a meet-


■ raise any issues. The police house is now closed and due to go


on the market and she said she is look­ ing for an office base


churches and busi- tntertainment nesses will also be There is to be live included in the gen- entertainment at the Pendle Witch


Best-Kept Village competition, Sab­ den is hoping to go one better this sum­ mer. The parish council is calling on residents to help by taking responsibili­ ty for their own homes and gardens and any areas around by picking up litter and keep­ ing the -village tidy. Community build­ ings, shops, schools, r- j. i


large village section of the Lancashire


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popular vocalist and comedian Satch.


SIMONSTONE


comedienne Sandi Toksvig' is the speaker a t the LFWI spring coun­ cil meeting on March ;16th.. A reminder for those going to Southport on that day, the coach


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youths in the foot­ ball pavilion, which had been wrecked as the-club had not been playing in recent weeks. He asked a football club member who was present to raise the matter with others and get something


had not been able to get access to their homes and had to drive all the way round, Whalley and to Clitheroe to get


6 p.m. and-for resi­ dents to have a leaflet to show police so they can be allowed access.


Road and the Dinner Crowtrees estate gabden Horticultural


too early as people living on Clitheroe


annual dinner on Friday, February 26th, at the Higher Trapp Hotel.


asked for the closure This Sunday there this year to start at "’BI be 9-30 a.m.


access. They have r . - '',1 . ...


communion at St Nicholas's Church


Next Wednesday there will be an Ash Wednesday service and communion at 7 p.m. for the congre­ gations of Sabden, Whalley and Pendleton followed by supper in the church hall. The Baptist Church has a 10 a.m. service on Sunday to be taken by Gareth Earn- shaw and at St


6 p.m. Saturday and 10-30 a.m. Sunday with Fr Peter Birm­ ingham. There will be Ash Wednesday Masses and Imposi­ tion of Ashes next Wednesday at 9-30 a.m. and 7-30 p.m.


here are Masses at Society will hold its


in Read, Simon- stone or Sabden.


will give an unusual talk on “From Muck and Music to Stones and Roses.”


BRADFORD


Birthday party Church service A party for the 47th The 2 p.m. service on birthday of Simon- Sunday in West t„„- stone with Read WI Bradford Methodist was celebrated by Church will be led


members. Eveiyone enjoyed an excellent hot buffet with desserts and punch, prepared by the committee followed by games and a quiz. The evening ended with a parcel swop for which each member brought a


to be taken by the gpedal visitors Rev. Norman Atty. included county


Three teams were entered in the coun­ ty quiz and out of 30 teams, Simon- stone with Read came second and third, much to the delight of members.


tMary's RC Church „„ Thursday the BOWling Club Thursday


rn, \ At the next meeting


chairman, a mem­ ber of the board of trustees and four members from Lumb in Rossendale WI.


by the Rev. Katy Thomas and Fiona Tomlin. The service will include the sacrament.of Holy Communion.


Playing field The AGM for West


30 p.m. in the vil­ lage hall. The com­ mittee is looking for a new secretary as, due to ill health, the last secretary has had to resign. Please contact chairman Michael Fox (01200 428706 ) for more details on the role of secretary.


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speaker will be WI The Derek Lord member Mrs Pat Memorial Trophy Ascroft who will recount her exploits entitled “Tales from Patagonia”. The competition is for the most colourful woolly hat.


SLAIDBURN


pub on Saturday, Indian d r e am or tel. 01254 822737. There will be M extra February20th,from At the February P y jam a daV


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the general state of St Peter’s Church, Those members who bmldings etc. Flyers Simonstone, was had braved the packed on Sunday when the primary school held its Edu­ cation Sunday serv- ice.which was very


well-supported by both pupils and par­


ents. Year 3 itobk part in the service


- sight. The theme throughout was


whose ■ life was changed by Jesus who.restored his


w ^ t h ^ ^ byMrs Parents.who attended part in a sports ses­


snowy weather enjoyed an account, with well-edited film, of member Miss Isobel Bris-: tow’s holiday in India. Miss Bristow


which told the story A cornpetition for a of blind Bartimaeus holiday .souvenir


Maiy Cowking..


was won by Mrs Susan Farrand, Mrs


.by . Nathan X°“ng Farm-


“Jesus the man who Younn farmpre changed lives”. Bar- ^ e timaeus was played -


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ingforthepublicto- goalongforagener- Garden Club


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Lawrence and Jesus by Max Benedetto." The children per­ formed duties such as. meeters and greeters and taking- up the collection. All the children present sang “Cry­ ing out for Love.”


al discussion with The February meet- the police and to '


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held in the Old School Hall on Thursday, February 25th at 7-30 p.m. Raymond Smith


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second and Mrs Tracy Ankers third.


P P r iTiH f Slaid-


sion at Hyndburn Sports .Centre.^


'a piarerital-'aware-y ness session-at St


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climbed 214 Lake­ land peaks to raise £10,000 for the ■ Rosemere Cancer Centre. Thanks were expressed by James Harrison.


Gaden Club will be on Monday and t a games and pancake


next meeting is


night at the Hark to Bounty Inn, at 7-30 p.m. The cost is £3 per member.


ers' Club met bn Monday for a talk by Bill Honeywell on his “Wainwright Walk”. He spoke Following inquiries about how he. from some parents about class assem-


■session could -be repeated each school year. Information packs are available from the. school office and can be


possible tha t the


Garnett presided and asked members to observe a min­ utes’ silence in memory of member Mrs Mary Bolton.


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Infant Two had a great time exploring Skipton Castle while Year Six joined up with


. £400 for .the .Haiti earthqiiakaappeal by wearing pyjamas instead of uniform. ■


• J School Reliearsals to prepare raised more than for the joint concert


pupils from many Tickets for the con- other schools taking cert are available


with"“ Longridge Brass Band at Chip­ ping Village Hall on Friday, February 26th, continue on Monday night at 7- 30 p.m. at English Martyrs' RC Church, Whalley.


SAlison Grimes was advice eiven I t is Members of the con- gregation of the


Jj Langhb' are asked p,-.r Haiti for feedback on the 1 , '


Lebriard's'Schooli ■ gno,


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. English Martyrs' Church, Whalley, responded generous­ ly to the appeal for Haiti, giving £1,620 on Sunday morning.


ordered a t a cost of during the past year


£3 before tomorrow. : tion from the parish amounted


to


school year. Recep- tion children from Preacher s Visit both - classes .w.ill Preacher on Sunday lead the f irs t of morning at Whalley these on February 23rd. I t should be noted that only par­ ents of children within the - class


blies, it, has been OW decided th a t each burnt in class should hold an Wednesday assembly during the


being col- N H S East Lancashire


.Methodist Church will be Mr Norman Pedley, of Gisburn. The service starts at 10-30 p.m.


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mixed doubles com­ petition will take place a t Whalley Bowling Club on April 17th. The closing date for entries is Saturday, March 27th. Entry is £6 per pair to Mrs Pat Holden,. 7


next Tuesday at 7-


bly usually lasts . ,


from 9-05 a,m. until 9-30 a.m.


sessions are from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.


Bradford Playing P la v e r s Wantpri Field will take place wbliiT .=‘^160


players at their whist and domino drives in Whalley Methodist School on Saturdays at 6- 30 for 6-45 p.m. Last week winners at whist were: Ladies - J. Telfer and V. Dug- dale. Gents - H. Hardy and G. Walmsley. Domi­ no^: J. Peel and G. Grindley.


Choir's CD Valley Voices begin recording their first CD at Whalley Methodist school­ room on Saturday. The recording is of a work “Hodie”, on a Christmas theme, by Hurst Green composer Dr Thomas Muir. It should be available by Christmas. Choir members are asked to arrive at the venue by 10 a.m.


zens welcome new f ««-


Whalley Club on the indoor nets at Oakhill College on Sunday, February 28th, March 7th 14th and 28th. For children in KS2 the


<=ncket sessions by


leading the assem­ bly can be invited


because of fire reeu- lations. The assem­


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Editor's note: Below is a copy of a letter sent to the committee mem­ bers of Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley Memorial Hall, in Hurst Green (also known as Hurst Green Village Hall). It follows a public meeting at the hail to consider a proposal to lease part of its car park on which to site a vil­


lage shop and tearoom for a tempo­ rary two-year period. The meeting,


report^ in last week's Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, ended with a baiiot in which the proposal was rejected by 71 votes to 56. A second letter on the same subject follows.


■ HAVING attended the recent public meeting I felt it imperative that I write to express my disgust at the attitude of certain individuals present. The vindictive nature of their arguments, with the sole objec­ tive of affecting the outcome of the vote regardless of other opinions, prevented the opportunity for open discussion.


I t is my understanding that the


vote was to clarify the consensus of opinion of the local inhabitants relating to the potential develop­ ment of a -village shop within the car park of the village hall. Having attended the meeting with my young family I was appalled to hear the venomous attitude and total contempt shown to the members of the -village hall committee. As volunteers representing the


local community, I felt strongly that they should not have been exposed to such a barrage of abuse, so much so that my wife and eight-year-old


daughter felt compelled to leave the hall before the voting began.


The outcome of the vote failed to


hall committee should re-consider the proposal, by producing a full business plan made available to the community to make a clearly informed decision to if they wish to


just accept the result of the vote, surely we as a community should be encouraging the aspirations of a local 21-year-oId to develop a local business that would provide a facili­ ty currently lacking, and not allow it to be denigrated by a small clearly biased minority of the community in what can only be described as a dis- missi-ve political manner. Surely if this proposal is not acceptable, further debate of finding


of attendance at the meeting reflect­ ed only a small representation of the community, with over 1,200 inhabi­ tants on the electoral roll and less than 130 votes; I would recommend that further efforts should be made to advertise and increase the profile of the event to get a truer reflection of the overall community’s -views. Whilst the easy option would be to


show their disapproval or support for the shop. It was also apparent that the level


reflect the opinion of the communi­ ty, as it was delivered in an atmos­ phere so intimidating that I felt it was pointless to raise pertinent issues such as the benefits of this establishment.The conduct of this meeting did not allow the communi­ ty m a whole to hear-all the facts, which would have allowed an informed decision to be made. Perhaps on reflection the village


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an alternative solution, such as the use of the -village hall itself or con­ sidering other locations, should be considered.


of the meeting was achieved as it did ’ not proceed in a fair and democratic manner, which may have caused peo­ ple to abstain or influenced their vot­ ing.


In summary, it is important to remember that a number of the indi- ■viduals, whose behaviour was repre­ hensible, were fortunate enough to have grown up in an era when Hurst Green was blessed with more than one shop at its heart. It is the next generation of “Greeners” that will be denied the privilege of experiencing the benefit of a local shop. I do not feel that the true objective


Feeling as strongly as I do about


this experience, I would appreciate an early response from the commit­ tee of their thoughts and actions regarding this matter. PAUL CULLENS, Whalley Road, Stonyhurst


■ IT is with great sadness that I report th a t the opportunity to encourage a young -villager, prepared to accept all the risks associated with setting up a new business to provide the -village of Hurst Green with a lit­ tle shop, has been thrown away. The Memorial Hall committee


held a public meeting on Monday, February 1st, in line with the legal requirements of the deed of gift dat­ ing from the 1950s. The proposed project involved assigning a small area of the village hall car park to raise a temporary structure as a -vil-


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still does •


lage shop. A meeting held in the summer of 2009, primarily about another planning matter, allowed a vote to be taken by the attendees. The result of this vote was almost unanimously in favour of establish­ ing a village shop in Hurst Green. Certain things are fact: • the -village wanted a shop - and


the -village has a Memorial Hall


for community use, with land adja- censpace to accommodate it • planning permission for a shop


revenue from the lease to be used for the benefit of the community — a specific project decided by the hall committee • The Memorial Hall Committee


was granted in 2009 to the applicant •


ports the venture. At the meeting it was additionally


established that: •


the Parish Council does not own


building of the shop would be cov­ ered by the applicant • the applicant would be respon­


the Memorial Hall and its car park, as was pre-viously alleged • the costs associated with the


sible for insurance and utility bills relating to its use. Indeed, all the risk was with this


brave young woman who will, hope­ fully, not allow the outcome of the meeting to stop her continuing to search for a suitable plot for her shop.


has a legal right to lease any part of the hall, or environs, so long as a public meeting is held to acknowl­ edge it is the -wish of the community • the Charity Commission sup­


the Memorial Hall would derive


Parish have to refuse to try out this project? ' The tone of the meeting was ugly


So what possible reason could the


and focussed on undermining the position fo the Memorial Hall Com­ mittee, made worse by the circula­ tion of letters opposed to the project during the meeting. Ait least one of these letters was from someone out­ side the parish! To one who attended as a support­


er of the project, but outside any political agenda, it appeared to be a meeting designed to bring about a vote of no confidence in the Memor­ ial Hall Committee by a specific group of people. The opposition had scant regard to the Memorial Hall Committee acting in the best inter­ est fo the community. The Memorial Hall Committee is


made up of representatives of the many groups who use the ball for -vil­ lage acti-vities. They work hard for the benefit of the community and receive little in return. I t is tragic that a community can be divided in such a way that certain personalities lose sight of what would be in the best interest of its inhabitants. What a shame. We know th a t the democratic


process has lost us the opportunity of ha-ving a shop in the grounds of the Memorial Hall. The members of that committee must allow the more rational inhabitants of the -village to confirm their absolute support for them in the work they undertake on behalf of the parish. Thank you. NEALE BROWN, Bilsberry Collages, Hurst Green


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