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The ne.\t meeting will be on Tuesday, June 8th, at 7 p.m. at Stanley Grange, where there will be a hanging basket demonstration. An­ yone interested in joining the \V1 will • be made welcome. ■ .Contact Mrs Joan


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BOLTON-BY- BOWLAND


Gardening: :: At the meeting of Bolland Garden­ ing Club; Bolton- by-Bowland, Ron


.Kirkham, of the British Clematis Society, gave a talk entitled “Around the Year with Cle­ matis”. Ron, of Sad- dleworth, opened by explaining how his interest in this fascinating genus started. His mother; was a plantstvoman and, although he


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, had no previous interest in.plants whatsoever, when


. to be sold, he could not. bear to aban­ don her favourite clematis. He dug up


, she died in 1988 and the family home had


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' the whole plant and transplanted it to his own home'where,


. jackmani, still flour­ ishes to this day. Shortly aftenvards he went to a book sale


. where he picked up a clematis book for


. 20p. It turned out: to be an 1872 first edition and he has since been offered


: £1,500 for it. Things snowballed from


: there and he bought plants, then more books, then more plants'and so on. He went on to show slides to illustrate how you can have


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• flowers: through­ out the year; inter-


'spersed with advice- on pruning-'and


. propaption; He paid tribute to the


■ help and advice he had received from: others,; including


: famous “clematar- ian’,’ 'Vince Denny; of. Broughton., He: also had plants and : magazines for sale. i; .


' ; -,Mrs Cowling,'Mrs', i: Craddock and.Mrs:


.:: were provided by; ■ The;, toll houses-:


Thanks were given ;: bytMr .Ratcliffe: '■and, refreshments


stones,identified.;,


' i'were designed in ' such a way thatthefc


•despite his lack of knowledge at that time, it took and amazingly, what he now knows to be a


Painting pots - Members of Balder- stone and District VVI were given a talk on pottery painting byJancFoxentitled “Fired for you”.


, Simm. As this was> ,the la s t 'in d o o r meeting before the'' annual show on Au-


, gust 8th,'chairman Margaret Middle- ton informed mem- ^ bers that schedules would be available


; Members to meet at the garden at 6-45 p.m., or previously at the village hall to share transport. On July 14th, to Sum- merdale Nursey and at Lupton, cost £5. Also, on Sunday. June 13 th, members Mr and Mrs Rown- tree of Windy Pike Farm are having an' “open day”.'.


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• ing their creative skills with the help oflocal artists. Class


: one were thrilled to learn the traditional art of rag rug mak­ ing when artist Sue .Giimartin joined


Working with ■theT^f.'"h®r? spept some Countryside Her- ' bme discussing and


. them-for the day. : They are currently working on a floral rag rug wall display for the school


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itage team class , bvp have produced


The chess club eagerly . awaits the-com-


. mencement of its tournament on Fri­ day.


Volunteers are still ■ required to help , with the Storytelling Garden to be ready ' for the festtivail in


July. Contact ChrisTn^ meeting then fo-: Stringer 01995' T “ssed on honey


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bees with Mrs Wendy.'Leeming giving a short talk


H is to r y s o c io t y I :■ about the: demise: At The final, meet-i';: of.British honey ing of the season : bees. She suggested


- of Chipping L o ca lw a y s to help redress : History Society Dr;' ■ Brenda Fox was


. the speaker.'“The , A6 .Turnpike'and Other Roads” was ;; ; tidying our gardens, the chosen topicfor^To help over-win­ ker illustrated talk,:;' tering bumble bee.' which,commenced'::queens;andlady- with-the original -birds.-.


:j to Lancaster and;. ; making squares and: then moved on t o ' • stitching them to- - roads in the Clithe- : gether to form blan- : ; roe area. Members - - kets for charity.--


. route.of the famil-'Membersparticipated- iarA6 from Preston ■


bee,


; were, fascinated by A competition was fori her wealth'of infor-,: ■: a home-made Brit '


L' .mation on the toll . houses ■


a'n'd mile-’;:


• judged by the non-_T •: participatingmemr^;


'bers:who enjoyed? tasting the entries.;;


certain flowers and Olympics irefrainmg from be-;;Members of Gisburn ing over-zealous in , WI have registered


(.Iiiilgd tjy • . .' ' ..................... .... iieieu; ; things by plxaantingmii lj'- :


' beautifulfelt art ■ work themed on their science topic of rocks, minerals ; and the landscape. .


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shortly and request- During the summer ed the usual help. Inm o n th s , members the meantime there will be participating were to be two gar- in a programme of den trips. On June nine walks and out- 9th, a visit to the ingsi Japanese garden The; next, informal at Eastby, cost £4. session of the sod


; Junc 6th, from'2 ; p.m., when visitors can seek informa­ tion from members about local and , family histoiy issues; . For more informa-


;: tion visit the website : www.chippinghisto- •ry.org.uk or contact 01772864289.;


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CLAYTON-LE- DALE


President of Clayton-


le-Dale WI.Mrs Joan Mottersahw welcomed mem­ bers to the meeting held in Salesbury Memorial Hall. All the latest county events, invitations and notices were announced. Also details of the first WI short walk were given


r all directions, with, Mrs Helen Hebden. ' direct access onto Raffle winners were - the road. Many re- . Mrs Marie Devoy maining toll houses ' and Mrs Wendy can be identified by this latter feature.


Leeming


resident toll c’ollec- , Winners were: Mrs tor_had good vis— ' Doreen Smart, Mrs ibility of traffic in Joan Motterrshaw,


' cross stitched, em­ broidery, applique or textile media.


can be, quilted;


The next meeting is on Monday, June 14th at 7-30 p.m. in __ _____ Salesbury Memo-In the autumn it is rial Hall. This is proposed to. hold


• companies.


. ety takes place in; St Mary’s Commu­ nity Hall on Sunday,


the open meeting with supper and a talk on the “History of the Von Trapp Family”’with mu­ sic. There will be a fancy dress compe-


tition based on the A hundred visually “Sound of Music” Non-member visi­ tors are most 'wel­ come at a cost of £3, but first,-please contact Mrs Marie Devoy on 01254 249711 for cater­ ing purposes and a ticket.


GISBURN


Mothers’ union A super afternoon ; outing took mem­ bers and friends of Gisburn Mothers’- Union to Hellifield


told how she and husband Francis had taken on the enormous task of rescuing the der­ elict building and as many TV viewers of “Grand Designs” saw, returned it to


considering the res- . olution c o n c e r n i n g - ‘he house re-


the clear labelling of ; meat and fish prod-


:' the'majority voted against the resolu- . tiori, as worded.


; . nets with the coun­ t ry of origin. When . put to the. vote,


Members also com- - pleted a survey of -. their views on the working conditions


oftHiproyeesinto; d „ ,hS g ;n ,a .« f .c ' Turing industry.


a drive through glorious limestone countryside led to the Home Barn Tearooms, in the hamlet of Feizor, for a delicious tra


esque 14th century Lancashire WIs are stronghold. Later, being asked to sup- ' : port this initiative by holding a one off event and money raised will be pre­ sented to Gallo-


vealed how the sym­ pathetic restoration brought to life the histoiy of the pictur-


ness meeting mem­ bers were reminded that the coach for June 15th visit to :Parcevall Hall, Ap- pletreewick, leaves Burnley-Road car park, Gisburn, at 5 p;m.


The June meeting is a visit to and a meal


. Hall car park at the now earlier time of 6-20 p.m. prompt, or notify Shaun Cole if going direct­ ly to Whalley, where the tour will start at 7 p.m. ■ -


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, change pennants as a sign of friendship. ' In keeping with this the NFWI are sup-: ' porting a project to - help: make, an A3


;i ish honey cake from ’: ;a' set recipe-was ■


an interest in mak- YOUfig farfTlGrS ing a pennant for a Members of Gisburn 2012_athlete.:Tra- ■ YFC met for the ditioiially in sport, competitors ex-


annual treasure


lippa Berry. The evening finished at the Buck Inn;.Pay-


;Thorne, for supper and the results.


textile pennant for The winners this year each athlete coming. .were; Tom Bolland to the 2012 Olympic and; Robert For- ; Games. The project ■ tune.'


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-to be part: of the petition to be held Olympics; Pennants at Pasture House


will give anyone.Next week’s meeting is who sews a chance ; . : theSuperstarsCom-


' Members should more interest in the going and what food ThC"nPvt


' way’s at the autumn council meeting in October.- ■ '


at Whalley Alrbey! "ybere has been much meet at the Festival


monthly competi tion now that all members vote for the best entry.-In­ stead of voting with


will go to “Pennies for Friendship”, a scheme organ­ ised by Associated Cpuntry Women of the World, to which


---------------- the WI is affiliated.


Howard and Phil- NFWI relating to CfickGt d 6 fb v ‘ factory conditions On Sunday Griridle-’


hunt, organised by A questionnaire from .... --


and wages at the ton entertained Bol- ^ source of clothing ■ ' ~


products was dis-


: cussed. TLeWI bulb scheme, in conjunc­


tion, with Blom’s bulbs, is up and run­ ning again. Com-’ pleted order forms should be given to Judy by the end of thismonth. . ' ■ '


t^on-by-Bowland. Grindleton’s man-of- okipper Crossland the-match was Mid-


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lost the toss and; .; dlebrough whose GrmdletonTvas put , innings of 63 con- I" °


tors. Wilkinson and ries.


by-Bowland got off are advised to arrive lo a tentative start, ■ - early to avoid dishp-


a;workshop day. at Gisburn WI to begin, or plan pen­ nants with a view to sending the finished work off for early 2011.


Peel and a warm --i----------- welcome from Mrs To keep up to date Karen Shaw. She; with advances in


impaired Lanca­ shire WI members receive the county magazine Hotpot on tape or CD each month. This service is provided free by the Gailoway Soci­ ety who encourage 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 pub­ lic places and even trips abroad


change.


technology and keep this valuable service going, . Gal­ loway’s are chang­ ing from tapes and CD to mem ory sticks. Each visually impaired readerwill receive a reader and two memory sticks. Galloway’s need £70,000 to fund all the equipment required for this


.'to Village News, Clitheroe: Advertiser & Times, 3 King Street, Clitheroe, BB72EW:


Farm by kind per­ mission of Mr and Mrs P. Ormcrod, starting at 7-30 p.m.


•They can be simple or elaborate regard­ less of ability or age. The project is sup­ ported hy a host of \f\J\ v oting textile artists and xjje resolution urging


GRINDLETON


significant change,', lu a.rn. on me nay. even if that means Jufy asked for vo un- .


HM Government to introduce clear and mandatory country of origin labelling on all meat, poultiy and fish sold in this country was dis­ cussed at the meet­ ing of Grindleton WI. The current labelling indicates only where there has been the last


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ing. Members voted f ^ake cakes for unanimously for the


packaging or hak-


. thanked RuthCann for presenting the subject and for lead­ ing the lively discus­ sion which ensued. Judy will now take the Grindleton vote to the AGM in Cardiff, together with the votes of Slaidburn, Dunsop Bridge and Wad- dington WIs.


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A joint meeting with Sawley WI was a great success and thoroughly enjoyed by all, including sev­ eral guest institutes. The trip to Consta­ ble Burton Hall,


organised by Anne Huson and Mandy


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Brennan, had also been -a memora ble and enjoyable


" . . . . • ' Mrs Cowling thanked \ . Jacob’s join lunch rp.",my-.


Gisela Seed for hosting a lovely


monthly lunch will be hosted by Liz Parkinson on Tues­ day, May 25th at 12- 30 p.m., please let Liz know if you are


bur


dent Judy Cowling There was an excel-. .. . .4 ® lent response to the


resolution. Presi- dayonJune 12th.


NFWl “Why try the WI tri”, a challenge to individual WIs to complete a triathlon


v l age sports


Entry forms for the Clitheroe Area WI Show should reach Barbara Dewhurst by July 8th at the latest. There will be a craft and home produce bring-and- buy to raise money for the 2011 show. Anyone willing to bake for the show coffee morning on May 22nd should take it to the May­ or’s Parlour before 10 a.m. on the day.


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The LFWI is organis­ ing a variety of craft days, walks and


■ holidays, as well as events celcbrat-. ing 90 years of the LBVI.


;but an attempted


■; quick single by Bun- ■yan failed to take into account the panther-like prow-,


saw him stranded •• 'an Fellow- mid way down the wicket. The Grindleton attack began to exert pres­ sure and the wickets began to fall. At 56 for 4 the home-side had the upper hand, however S. Booth (45) and Lloyd (41)


ing and fast hands ^ ou • ship enjoyed the


put on a stand of 60 He w^ h f t S • with Booth in partic-


ular showing isdain for the Grindleton bowlers. Just when


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Cheriy struck three gjnsat 7-45 p.m. and times m quick sue- tuarcwelcime. cession to put the o „ Sunday the Rev.


he game seemed jonj o be running away Gnndleton,


brakes on the visi- ^ lan Reeve led tors. Corrigan (13) and A. Booth (16) cased the side home to finish on 190.


as a combined ef- Grindleton in reply got fort between April off to a reasonable 1st and September 30th. Members should report to Catherine Taylor on completion of their activity. The Elizabeth Bell Tro­ phy will be award­ ed at the NFWI AGM 2011 to the 'VVI which had the highest proportion of members taking part.


i • ii. lege representative. Denman Col-


gave a delightful il-' lustrated presenta-', tion about the col­ lege. There are still a few placed left on the federation trip in July.


in April. The next Th® book and plan I • • -


^ stalls were very well


supported. The competition for an


old book was won by Anna-Marie Proud, Julia Buchanan and Anne Wood.


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form of a mystery trip, leaving the cherry trees at 6-15 p.m. and stopping a t . the CalPs Head for supper on the way home.


i*s with a coimThf ‘‘'^‘b be another ^ money-collected -^>11 mr the meet


ing on July 8th, for a visit to a garden


in Austwick. The coach departs at 6 p.m. and the supper venue will be Bizzie Lizzies in Skipton.


start with Wilkinson (20) and Hutchin­ son putting.on 28 for the first wicket before Harris took a difficult catch to remove the Rhino._________________


HURST GREEN


oined Hutchinson V*Glf :. at the crease and the


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. 98 for 1, and well on target for a win. Bowland however had other ideas and the Booth brothers were brought into the attack. The in-: troduction of these two slowed the run rate down dramati­ cally, with A. Booth conceding just 11 runs from his: 8 over spell. With the score on 102 Hutch­ inson was trapped LBW by A. Booth.


■Middlebrough con­ tinued the push for runs aided by Cher­ ry, but the bowlers had the upper hand. Reynolds struck to remove Middle­ brough (63) leav-; ing the home;side needing 62 runs to win with only seven overs remaining; It


spite throwing eve rythiriginto the.ruh, chase the home-side fell 20 runs short. ;


“'e.visi-, tained,12 bounda-;


Hutchinson opened Next Grindleton play , the bowling for.the host to Drakes, of- h,?


spectators'


was a bridge too far -.Hnes residents for Grindleton. De- ear parking restric


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' the weekend when visitors flood the village. Lancashire County Council will be asked for help .and advice.


.Village news continues on •''next page.


pair set about laying the foundations for a Grindleton victo­ ry. The partnership flourished as both batsmen found the boundary rope with ease. At the halfway M p p t in n stage of the innings On Monday night the home-side were . ^ public meeting


Arms, Hurst Green, tonight at 8 p.m. Proceeds are for St joseph’s School in : the village.


held at the Baylcy night is being


• teacher who teach- • es potential pastors. The .service will start at 2 p.m. and all are welcome.


: Margo. Alan is an International Bible


visit ofMr ken Hall who has over recent years ministered at Harrop, and related his experiences of missionary work in India. Ken .spoke on “Making a Differ­ ence” giving a chal­ lenging message.


grating to Portugal where he will pur­ sue a ministrs’ with


^onnan Pear-


j^n will lead the Bi- ble Study which be-


the service accom­ panied by his wife


; twirled down to the front accompanied


models were very well drilled as they


, informative com­ mentary. The whole performance was enhanced by a mu­ sic and , lighting show. Models wore garments chosen from the Cancer Research shop and


. suitable for a variety of occasions includ­ ing “A day at the Races,” and “Sum­ mer Holiday”.


The, show was well rehearsed and the result of hard work


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pointment. HARROP FOLD


; css of Sam Cherry, pQllooiiqbin : whose quick think-


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The meeting also dis- . cussed the speed of


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:' in the mornings and also on the main road through the village. The parish council will inves­ tigate electronic “Smiley face” signs and the occasional use of a-mobile speed camera.


i Fashion Show ■The recycled fashion


• tic success. It was a full house and ladies from the WI had prepared dcli-


show was a fantas-


: cious canapes for members of the


models. A catwalk was built in the Me- .;


• traffic, particularly going to Stonyhurst


due to take place on Sunday in Knowle Green Village Hall has unfortunately had to be cancelled due to the sudden death of the founder and organiser of the event, the much re- • spected Alan Dav­ ies, of Longridge.


Whist drive The usual fortnightly


whist and dominoes will be played in Knowle Green Vil­ lage Hall on Mon­ day at 7-30 p.m.


and biscuits. Every­ one welcome.


morial Hall and the Row Knowle Green Will be open for the


National Garden ' by Fran Aherne’s


■ was held to discuss parking problems in Hurst Green. Almost 30 people attended and a va­ riety of issues were


. discussed. Parking ■ around the War ; Memorial was felt to be a problem and dangerous and the meeting


'- Further up Avenue -'Road a resident re­ ported that at times car parked on either side of the road had


'p rev ented large ..vehicles passing and they fear that


: emergency service vehicles could be impeded. The par­ ish council agreed to look into yellow


tions. Parking prob­ lem are worse at


. proposed that the • parish council look '•into double yellow lines in this area.


-by many people, the eontribution of Hilary Hopkins was recognised by the presentation . of a bouquet. Final L u n ch COncert totals of the money xhe Thursday lunch- raised are not avail- (j^ig concert today


able at present but Cancer Research benefited by more than £500 from the sale of clothes and . the Memorial Hall and Help for He-


• roes will share the proceeds from the raffle, door and bar totalling around £1,200. .. .


Youth Club The next Youth Club


will take place in the Memorial Hall tomorrow at 7-30 p.m.' ' .


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WI Hurst Green WI mem­


bers will meet next Tliursday for a dem­ onstration of flower arranging by Linda Hardman. Mem-, bers are invited to bring a friend and there will be a plant -stall with members cuttings and excess'


. ■ plants on sale and a bring-aiid-buy.


KNOWLE GREEN


Cancelled' The annual Model Railway Exhibition


charities. Admission Wnlt Suflday to all the gardens is The annual joint £4 and the gardens procession of wit-


Scheme over the weekend of June 5th and 6th. There will be lots to see and admire, glori­ ous views, plants for sale and teas in the garden. Proeeeds from the sale of teas is to be donated to-Knowle Green Congregational Church and all oth­ er proceeds are to be donated to the National Garden Scheme which sup­ ports mainly cancer


are open both days from noon until 5 p.m.


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Open gardens very different along New


org.uk where you _ assisted in any way. can also hear a re - - cording of the lat­ est service at the church.


ROCHESTER LOW MOOR


In the ladies’ darts match the club team lost 54 to the Cath­ olic Social Club.


Pool , Low Moor Club’s pool A team' defeated Billington 8-4, but the B team lost to the Royal Oak 7-5.


Admrssion is £1.50 Low Moor cricket and includes tea


derstones by five The church was packed wickets.


defeated Cal- with her family and


Bonus ball winners at friends for the serv- the club were I. Per­ ry and D. Barnes.


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walks will take place on Sunday at Whal­ ley Nab, a distance of five-and-a-half miles. Meet behind Low Moor Club at 11 a.m. and wear appropriate foot­ wear. The pace will be slow to accom­ modate inexperi­ enced walkers and children. Take a packed lunch.


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Postmistress The funeral of Norah


; her life in the vil­ lage, together with a photograph, was published in The News last week.


Cameron, the vil­ lage’s dearly-loved former postmistress, was held at St Wil­ frid’s Church last Wednesday, who had died suddenly the previous week­ end. Full details of


improvement of the individual parish halls was a key to; delivering a better co-ordinated social and public health service to communi­ ties. This would be backed up by Help Direct, the county’s initiative to help vulnerable people to live independent­ ly, plus mobile out­ reach services to co­ ordinate available agencies, through “village enablers”. It was a valuable summary of future developments that will help all, if the proposals can be implemented.


ice, which was taken Part of the funding for most movingly by f)'a resurfacing of Canon Micliae'l the parish hall car


Taylor. Chris Free- patk empe from the man, her neighbour. Strategic Partner- came down from the ship’s very limited organ loft where he budget, was playing, to give .


. passing.


what she had meant to everyone. It hit all the right notes particularly her hu­ mour and her help­ fulness. The village is the poorer for her


Parish neeting A Parish Annual Meeting is the sort of occasion -that many people do not bother to at­ tend, even though the council has" a


in Knowle Green Village Hall will fea­ ture The Pennine Trio. The concert next Thursday will feature The Mark Lewis Jazz Trio. TIic group are appearing in association with Ribble Valley Jazz and Blues and will feature local pianist Ed Lomax, Derek Smith on drums and Mel Hatchman on bass. To book tel. 012.54826948.


ness for St John’s Church, Read, and St Peter’s Church, Simonstone, will take place on Sun­ day. This year the procession will leave St John’s after the 10 a.m. service , , • and everyone will walk to St Peter’s


Church service Knowle Green Church has a busy weekend (\^U


followed by a light M ay p o le lunch. Everyone The Maypole daneing welcome. The pop- , display and choir


Fellowship will meet when the speaker will be Nigel Grim- shaw. Everyone is most welcome. On Sunday, Pentecost Sunday, there is to be an adult baptism


- a.m. until noon. For more information go to the website: www.knowlegreen.


. ular Bikers’ Break­ fast and Brew'will be held on Saturday May 29th from 9


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performance held in St John’s School


the event raised £210. Tlianks to eve­ ryone who helped, gave their time.and


Church, where light refreshments will be served. As usual the band will lead fol­ lowed by the vicar the Rev. Dr Alan Sowerbutts, church­ wardens, officials and the choirs of both churches. The Guides and Brown­ ies, Sunday School scholars, members of both Mothers’ Unions and congre­ gations will follow.


ahead. At 2 p.m. Members of St John’s today the Thursday Church Mothers


Union will meet in the vestry on Tues­ day evening when the talk will be by Captain E. Smith, of the Salvation Army.


New RATS The next produc­ tion by the RATS opens tonight for


three nights only, in the parish hall. It is the West End classic “84 Charing Cross Road”, based on the 20 year se­ quence of letters be­ tween an American


' legal obligation to hold it. However, this year more than 20 people attended the annual meeting of Ribchester Par­ ish Council at what proved to be a posi­ tive and forward- ■


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. writer and a British bookshop.'It will be produced jointly by Claire Davies and Judy Mallam. Tickets are £5 and can be obtained in advance by phoning 01254 878530 or at the door. Perform­ ances start at 7-45 p.m.


ing Field Trust Michael Calvert, spoke of its proud record of achieve­ ments and its plans for the fu­ ture. Chairman of the parish council Coun. Ian Sayers presented his annu­ al report, which cov­ ered the topics that recur at the monthly meetings: finance, planning, parking, ServICGS policing, speeding This Sunday, there will vehicles and waste be a 9-30 a.m. serv-


A day trip to South D ay tr ip recycling.


hall. Read, was very ' dents. In a number On Sunday afternoon well-attended and ' of case-studies, ■, at 3 pun. there will he explained what was being planned and how everyone- would benefit. The.


He then introduced David; Ingham, chairman -of the Ribble Valley Stra-. tegic Partnership,' who gave his ac- couht of the crea­ tion of the Healthy Valley^Project;; which is a concept to linkup all the small rural communities in the Ribble Val-‘ ley and to improve ■ the health and well- being of the resi-. Confirmation


SADDEN •


port is Being organ­ ised from Sabden on Wednesday, June 2nd. A coach will leave the village at 9-30 a.m. and return from Southport at 4 p.m. Tlie cost is £10. Please call Laurie Wiseman on 01282 778800 to book a seat.


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People are welcome to attend and sup-


, port .the children . on this speeial day, although it is not Sunday Mass. . ■


Garden . Sabden is support­ ing the National


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he said he was par-


' Lansdell’s home at Aureol House in - Pendle Street East, and will support Macmillan Nurses, Marie Curie Nurs­ es, Help the Hos­ pice and Crossroads Care. Visitors can enjoy the beauti­ ful secluded one acre garden with its woodland walk with • carved features, a Japanese area with a pond and waterfall, then moving into an Italianate garden before returning to the English style. It opens on Sundays, June 6th and July 18th, between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. and there will be cream teas and a plant stall. Admission is £3 for adults while •children go free.


■:Gardens Scheme again this summer with two open gar­ den days. Both will be held for ehar-. ity at Dr and Mrs


Vouchers The Tesco voucher


scheme has now finished and so all vouchers must be handed into the vil­ lage schools or to St Mary’s Church


. A new, parish will be formed this sum­ mer consisting of St Mary’s, SS Michael and John’s and St Hubert’s at Dun- sop Bridge, and al­ though the churches will keep their own name, a new name for the joint parish is wanted if anyone has any ideas. From later this year Sat­ urday night Mass- goers will have to travel to Clitheroe an d . the Sunday morning Mass at Sabden will move back half-an-hour to 11 a.m. to allow Msgr Corcoran to


, ticularly enjoying living in this area.


. cater for the whole parish. The weekly children’s morning Mass will continue. He stressed, how-


den congregation will have to look after its own affairs and committees will need to be formed to look after the church and com­ munity hall build­ ings and the aetual running of services and church matters.


' No decision had been taken on the future of the church house and vestry. There are going to be regular meetings with the Clitheroe congregation in the coming"months and it is hoped they will work well together.


as soon as possi- BOHUS ball


than 200 vouch ers were handed in to St Mary’s after the collection had closed. This year they need to be in by the beginning of June. Sainsbury’s Active Kids vouch­ ers are also wanted. Welking dey This scheme ends in The annual walking


June.


St Mary’s Tlierewas an excellent


ice in St Nicholas’s Church taken by the Rev. Gill Dyer. The Baptist Church has a 10 a.m. service to be taken by Brian Fisher and at St Mary’s RC Church there are Pentecost Masses at 6 p.m. Saturday and 10-


' 30 a.m. on Sunday, both with Fr Peter Birmingham.


‘ when Fr Peter Bir­ mingham takes up his well-earned re­ tirement in August. The Rural Dean,


turnout at a meet­ ing to welcome the new priest who will be in charge of St Mary’s RC Church


The'£20 bonus ball winners at St Maty’s


RC Church recently have been Philip Clarkson, Olive Bromley, the Short­ er family and Mar­ garet Parsons.


day for St Nicho­ las’s Church, Sab­ den, takes place on Sunday, June 13th. It begins at 2 p.m. when the Earby Brass Band will lead the walkers through the village. The church garden par­ ty .will be held the previous day-in the church grounds.


' Msgr Corcoran, PhotOS from SS Michael Last S a tu rd ay ’s and John’s in Clit- planned photo- heroe, met parish- graphic session at


' the priesthood for 41 years spending much of that time on missionary work in Africa and Asia, returning to the


be a Confirmation service in St Mary’s RC Church for chil- '.dren of the parish.


ioners in the com­ munity hall and told how he had been in


Sabden Primary School had to be eancelled due to


ever, that the Sab- The monthly meet-


-will attend parish council liaison com­ mittees and Coun. Michael Calvert is to form a village de­ velopment working group comprising two parish council­ lors and two mem­ bers of the general public to monitor the overall develop­ ment of housing in Sabden. Please con­ tact him on 01282 773113 for any fur­ ther information. It was agreed that meetings would con­ tinue to be held on the first Tuesday of each month at 7-30 p.m. in St Nicholas’s Institute, although there will be no Au­ gust meeting.


man. Coun. Michael Hodds continued to take responsibility for traffic matters, Coun. Haworth


- pected to go on the market soon.


ing of Sabden Parish Council was. attended by Couns Tony Ha­ worth (chairman), John Shorter, Jean Haythornthwaite, Marion Procter, Bernard Parfitt, Michael Hodds and Michael Calvert. The accounts were passed and planning applications consid­ ered. There were n o . objections to plans for a rear dormer loft conversion at 1 Eightacre Avenue or for the change of use of a room in St Nicholas’s Church Hall to a neighbour­ hood police office where the public can get in touch with police officers. Parish councillors welcomed this idea. The police house in Padiham Road has been empty for some time and is ex-


There is a vacancy for - a new member of the parish council and anyone inter­ ested should contact the clerk, Mrs An­ gela Whitwell. The village playground was in a good con­ dition but the.zi- , pline on the Lower;


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away; Damage has been caused by youngsters riding bikes and running


■ Members wanted to know if the willows arc actually stop­ ping the erosion and


. down the banking and it is causing concern because the willow was placed there to stop the brook banking from eroding. There was a long discussion on this issue with some members feel­ ing strongly that the brook should be opened up rather than closed off to people and perhaps a hedge, natural vegetation or thorny bushes would be . better than fencing.


- it was finally decided to get the country­ side officer to look at the site and see what he suggested


■ before any decision was taken.


Suggestions for en­ vironmental im­ provements that parish counciilors are looking at in­ clude box hedging and bedding plants forming the name Sabden along the river walk banking, general weeding and tidying, shrubs along the wall near the doctors’ surgery by the side of the playing field, plant­ ers along the wall from Bull Bridge to Mount Pleasant, and perhaps some brightening up of the bus shelters by hanging baskets or planters nearby, especially the one at the top of Padi­ ham Road oppo­ site Thorn Street. A sub-committee


■consisting of Couns Haythornthwaite, Hodds and Calvert will make the final decisions and carry out any work they can to brighten up the village with a


; budget of no more than £500. It was suggested that they


'also contact the youth.club and get


: Holme was out of action because the seat had gone miss­ ing, it was report- . ed. Ribble Valley Council wanted to


■ know if the village , needed any more- dog bins, but it was felt there were al­ ready enough serv- .' ing Sabden.


lack of bookings.'It The next meeting will


the year if there is enough interest.


. Salford Dioeese six AGM .years ago and serv- At the annual meeting ' ing in parishes in of Sabden Parish


Manchester before -moving to the Rib­ ble Valley. Being a keen fell walker


may be held later in': - be on Tuesday, June ................. 1st, at 7-30 p.m. The damage to the, -willow fencing on the brookside near


Council Tony Ha- - putting a 10ft fence worth was re-elected , from : the bridge chairman and John ; ■, down to the brook Shorter vice-chair- to keep youngsters


- Ju b i le e - Bridge . was raised and the ; chairman suggested


- senior members to form a youth coun­ cil or youth watch to encourage other young people to take pride in the village and help to look after it. There was a reminder about the village clean up'on May 29th to prepare for the Best-Kept Vil­ lage competition. The heads of both primary schools were keen to be in­ volved and encour­ age pupils to look after the village.


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