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. - • • Continued by encouraging all from pagelS • to go .“Full Steam
bells, p rim roses , Ahead with God”. ■ snowdrops and Tonight
the.scientist wood anemones b e - ' ' Martin: Lightfoot ing planted in and around the village.
will give a Power
Members enthused at the prospect of a
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- Christmas pudding ■ tasting at Townsend , Farm, Airton, on November 25th and
■ including tea and biscuits and all are
inthcfun.
Point presenta tion on “The Four ''^t the AGM of Horsemen of the 'Knowle. Green Apocalypse”, the mcetingstarts at 7- 45 p.m. and all are welcome
AGM
with food in riiind Next Sunday Pastor Caroline Waters Mervyn-and Lucy ashed for contri butions of cakes, preserves and tom-
Everyone enjoyed a Quiz night
; new pavilion. These may be brought to, the meeting o"n De- • cemberPthortothe school hall on the day.
-bola prizes for the; Christmas fair on December 11th to raise money for the
. Members were ‘ challenged by a pic ture quiz devised
home-made soups and sandwiches, cakes and biscuits.
- Cynthia Openshaw. Head to the Shire
The.next meeting is burn Arms at the 78th birthday
■ by Caroline Waters : and Dingbats by HallOWe’en
. and surprise musi cal entertainment.
Timeout Next Monday Barbara Bingham will give a
talk entitled “Across
St Ambrose Parish Room, Grindleton. Earlier
this i io rn i" ^ son members were
treated to Pippa Hebden’s vivid and
• meeting Peter Fo ley brought a huge number of plants and gave plenty of information and advice on plants for the small garden. '
tions on,a journey to Syria. At the last
Time Out meets every - second and fobiirth' Monday of each month; for further . details contact Mar-
..garet Haynes tel. 01200441498.
; party on Novem ber 11th in Sawley Village Hall at 7- 30 p.m. with food provided by Tim of Waddington Cafe
in the The Bayley Arms, Hurst Green, starting at 8-30 p.m. Proceeds donated; to Rosemerc Can cer Centre. •
France, of Scor ton, who also run orphanages in the Middle East and Brazil will minister in word and song. The service will be gin at 2p.m. and all are most welcome
- HURST GREEN C o n c e r t , eon concerts will
A.: McLaughlin ^"The men’s darts. elected vice-chair-
S. Brown and Mr
men. All members of the management committee were re elected. There are still vacancies on the committee so any volunteers will be
mayne was elected chairman and Mr o uiuwii aiiu ivir
.R ed- , Horse,
•and Steven Conti lost in the League Doubles semi-final knockout. Stephen Kenyon also lost in the League singles knockout.
Kenyon
^ Low Moor table tennis B team won 22-13
Table tennis • . awaytoShahsmen.
Today the first of the-SnOOker newseasonoflunch--LowMoor snooker
be held m Knpwle Whalley A. Tlie B , collate mate'rial so .a team lost 8-4 to
Green Village Hall team drew 6-6 with . a noon featuring. Billington A.
Hurst Green, this Hallowe cn, for an Q n p n flPTfipn
story-telling by local expert Simon En- twistle who will send a shiver dOwn your spine bn a one hour walk round Hurst Green. Sirhon is an expert at bringing' an area to life with his local knowledge,
the Karakoram” to ‘ Ttory-^tcnina"s'k1lls'
member.ers of Time Out at 7-30 p.m. in
' K i S a t t sea
such a small village, Hurst Green has definitely had more than its fair share of murderers, witches' and ghostly goings
Tl'°"ghost walk'leaves the Shireburn
Arms, on Sunday, October 31st at 7 p.m. returning one
-hour later for hot mulled wine and a Lancashire hot-
Shireburn Arms, £15 adult, £5 chil dren. Tel 01254 826518 or e-mail sales@shirebur-
narmshotel.com
HARROP FOLD KNOWLE GREEN
' Fellowship ' • Harrop Christian' Fellowship met on
■ B. Robertson, of : Preston: He gave examplesofcharac-;-
: Sunday afternoon to enjoy an uplift ing message on the- subject of the Holy Spirit by Pastor A.
^when people submit themselves fully to the leading of the Holy Spirit in their lives. He concluded
Christian taik -. “Defending Life and
night at.7-30 p.m.' „ - —-------r -“- ' Everyone is w e l - “ buy tickets be- fice and Langho •
by 'The Christian Institute in Knowle Green Church to
Spar from Saturday, October 23rd.
. ters from both New W h is t d r iv e ' ■
^ and Old Testaments .The usual fortnightly pfwhat God can do whist and domino
drive will be held in Knowle Green Vil lage Hall on Mon day at 7-30 p.m. Admission is £1.50.
. .and three children)
' • £6,.:adult £2;50, child £2.
Tickets on November
' 6th or at the gate the price inereases to; £8. £3. and £2.50.
fore November 6th the cost is family ticket (two adults
• tel. 01254 826948. There were 24 walkers Admission is £15 ' who took part in the including luncheon final monthly fam and there are vari ous concessions.
1 .The Deconet String _ Quartet. To book Family Walk
garden event, pos sibly over the first weekend in July 2011. To make ini tial arrangements
and;tp confirm the :Bonus ball winners date a meeting is be- . were: D. Brown, P. mg held in Knowle- ~ Green Village Hall on Monday, No vember 1st at 7 p.m; for all who might be ’
Traynor. MARTIN TOP
. tions to improve the event and cannot attend the meeting,' tel. 01254 878447 or 01772782681. ■
would like to help or have sugges-
LANGHO
pot supper. Tickets Bonflf© • • • must be purchased St Leonard’s Seout in advance from the group is holding its
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ofatalktobe given ‘ ‘“ ^ts"'dl be on sale Walker. -i rl T
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to friends and visi tors who attended and helped and sup ported the event. ■
ri*ion/4c m < > A 4 NEWTON
'There will be another • table top sale in Newton Village • Hall on Sunday, . ,Octbber;31st from
Table top •
. vember 6th and the lar hot-pot lunches - gates open at 6 p.m. served with tea and ■The bonfire will be coffee, lit at 6-30 p.m. and competition to the spectacular fire- guess the number of wojk display starts . sweets in.a jar was won by Mrs Audrey
Church in Langho, The highlight of the on on Saturday, No- event was the popu-
bonfire'and fire work display at the community centre behind St Leonard’s —
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. sale. Also a display of beautiful painted pictures and cards for sale by Mrs Audrey Walker, of . Barnoldswick.
• funds. There was a variety of stalls in the schoolroom containing a wide range of goods for
.their autumn fair' which raised the magnificent sum of £900 for chapel
Chapel, Martin Top, were blessed with a fine day for
• Sincere thanks to Mick and Eila.
ily walk from Low Moor Club. The walks have been well-planned and organised by Mick and Eila Richard son and the walkers are looking forward , to next year’s events.
■ that an invaluable historical record can be produced for future generations.
Mr Hardy also ex plained the various uses of the land from many hun dreds of years ago to the present day, explaining how his torical events, such as war, affected farmers and what
they.produccd, from crops to animals. He
was warmly thanked for his work.
Gift fair • ;
A reminder that a card and gift fair takes
. ’Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 2-30 p.m. It will feature vari ous stalls, includ ing Phoenix cards. The £2 entry fee
place in Pendleton Village' Hall on
• includes Christmas refreshments. Pro ceeds are to be di vided between the Air Ambulance and village hall funds. All are welcome.
READ
Back to church On Sunday St John’s Church, Read, will be.holding its annu
al “Back to Church bring a friend” serv
ice. This is designed for those parish
. they once did. It is also an opportunity to invite people and families who have
■services for some time, or who attend less frequently than
■ not yet become regular members. If you have a friend or neighbour who is
.not a regular church goer please invite them. If you can
not think who to . ask please contact the vicar the Rev.'
^DrAlan Sowerbutts’' who eari provide a. list of names and addresse.s., '
ioners who. have not been to church
Village'HalL Mr Michael
most welcome ro come alongandJoin ' ’^COI
LOW MOOR ,
’ A team lost 7-5 to Read Conservative ■Club. •
Low Moor Club’s Pool
Darts In the ladies’ darts Low Moor won 5- . 4 against The Bay
• be served through out the day.
11 a.m. until 4 p.m. Refreshments will
Anyone interested in booking a table at a cost of £5 should contact Sandra on 01200 44289 or Di ane 448273.
PENDLETON
Family tree Members of Pendle
ton History Clulc were given a valu able insight into a Pendleton of long
. ago when Les Hardy reported on his re search into. Census records.
He took members back in time by pro ducing several fami ly trees, which mem bers have taken to update. He will help
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Mothers’union St John’s Mothers Un ion’s meeting will be held in the ves try on Tuesday at 7-30 p.m. whenTat Taylor will speak on “New Beginnings”.
Blanket test Lancashire County
• o f Read and Si- monstone should telephone the serv ice on 01772 533569 to book a time. All blankets over three years old should be tested. . ......■
RIBCHESTER
International'. The annual Interna
■ Scotland,'Indone sia, Mexico and the
Gambia was provid ed by the village’s master-chefs to the
: knowledgeable cli entele.
The village hall was transformed into an international con ference hall by Co lin Cunliffe’s flags, from every corner
tional Night dinner held in Ribches- ter proved to be a successful recipe, for a community gathering. Authen- tic food and drink ' from France,-Italy,
Council’s Trading Standards Service has started running free electric blanket testing. This will be. offered to residents on a strict appoint ment system only basis. Residents
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The village owes a ' considerable debt to
the numerous cooks and their support ers who produced, the delicious food, served it and cleared iip aftenvards and
.for the record about £350 was raised.
SABPEN
Bowling More than 70 people observed a minute’s silence at the start of Sabden Bowl ing Club’s annual presentation night earlier this month, in memory of Derek Cowell, the
, club president and . founder member who had died sud denly. The presenta tion night was held. at
Whalley.Golf Club and included- 'entertainment by
singer Alan Cur tis and by Sabden teenager Samantha
, Derek. There was a. raffle, stand-up binao and a Quiz.
: sang a Requiem for Bonfire • Booth, who also
ofthe world. It led to a lively debate to ■ see who could iden- tifji each country. Sicily, with its three Manx legs, confused all but the vexiilogi- • cal cognoscenti.
' trophy went to Sue . Hill. Young-Player- of-the-Year was Terry Boyle. Tro phies: President’s C u pA lan Whal ley, runner-up John Robinson; Brenda Thomas Shield for men’s singles-Joe Boyle, runner-up T o m Connell; Molly Swift Vets’ Singles-June Bees- ley, runner-up Jean Ishertvood; Pendle Witch Open Dou bles-TOm and Paul Connell, runners- up Keith Stansfield and Derek Cowell; White Hart Open Singles - John Robinson, runner- up William Egan. Alan Whalley pre sented Mr and Mrs Sagar with a bot tle of whisky and a floral display. He thanked Mr Sagar, who stood down as auditor last season, for his dedication
to the club since it - started.
Gift day St Nicholas’s Church will hold its annual gift day
and.cof fee morning in the church institute be tween. 10 and 11-30 a.m. on Saturday, October 30th.
Services The 10 a.m. service at .the Baptist Chapel on Sunday will be.led by Mr Ian Wheeler. The Rev. Norman Atty will lead the 9-30 a.m. service at St Nicho-
•j las’s Church. Mass atStMaiy’sRCisat .11 a^m, Sundays and .. 9-15 a.m. Fridays
with Fr John Corc- oran.
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Sabden’s bonfire night and fireworks dis- . _. olav takes olace on
•. (Black), David Hol mes (Blue), .Tom Connell (Red), Val Warburtdn (Vets) and Dave Parsons (Sabden). Most Im proved Lady Bowler
Chairman Alun Par- fitt thanked every one who had taken' part in competitions and who had helped in any way over the season. He thanked Whalley Golf Club staff for putting on a superb buffet and for hosting the event. Colin Sagar, the club’s fomier au ditor, and his wife, presented bowler Alan Whalley witha hattrick of trophies - the President’s Cup, the Great Harwood League’s Harold Blackburn Cup and the Vets’ Hyndburn' League Cup. Player-of-the- Year trophies were presented to: Neil Mitchell (A Team), Pauline Stansfield fBL Sue Cookson (C), Dave Parsons
.•: ber 6th, on the Low er Holme. It has been arranged by the village Holme Committee.
Saturday, Novem-
Fair The annual Christmas
' fair at St Mary’s RC Church takes place on Saturday, De cember 4th. to be opened by Father
Chri.stmas at 2
p.ni. Christmas wreaths can be ordered in advance through any church member and collected on the day and any items for the stalls or raf fle and-tombola prizes will be very welcome. The grand draw will take place as usual.
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Shopping trip There are places avail able on a shopping trip to the Trafford Centre from Sab den on Thursday,
. November 11th. To book tel. Laurie Wiseman on 01282 •778800. ',
• Brimley. ■
Vbga Prospective new members of the Dru Yoga classes every Wednesday in St Nicholas’s Hall are being offered a free taster session. Tlie hour-long class starts at 7 p.m. each Wednesday in the Wesley Street hall, run by Maureen
SAWLEY
Sawley Village Hall was the setting for a pampered chef cooking show when guests were treated to a fun cookery demonstration, with the theme of “Help
Cookery, fun ilia
, .whip cancer this Oc tober!’: The event, which included £5 entry fee and a raf
• UK. ■
fle, raised £250 for Cancer Research
Organiser Helen Dakin would like
to thank everyone who attended, or
supported through donations. SIMONSTONE
Theft' Thieves broke into property in Si- monstone, behind the local post of fice convenience store, last weekend and stole Uvo quad
• bikes. One a white Suzuki 150cc quad bike and the second a yellow 55cc quad bike. The thieves used bolt-cutters to open a secure lock and new secure fence. The police
. are investigating, but if anyone in either village saw anv susoicious be--
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plea.se contact the local police immediately. Everyone please be on your guard against theft."
SLAIDBURN
Young farmers Members of Slaid- burn Young Farm ers’ Club met for a talk on Fairtrade by
Next week’s meeting is the half-term trip'^to Waves, Blackburn. Members were re minded to enter the pool at around 7-15. p.m. and to get there for no later than 8 p.m. (last entry). Members . were also reminded
to each bring £3 for the cost'. '; • ' TbSSIDE
Tricks and spots There was 13 tables in
play at a whist and domino drive held in Tosside Commu-
: nity Hall. MCs were T. Robinson and P. Metcalfe. Whist winners: Ladies-J. . Hartley, H. Loft-
Dominoes: V. Giles, R. Knight, A. Sut cliffe,' J. Sagar,' P. Metcalfe, J. Pye, r Low M. Briggs.
Raffle: P. Oddie, J. Stainton, M. Rob inson,' D. Hogg, J. Oddie, K. Nowell, F. Mason, H. Wolfenden. The next drive is on Sat urday, November 20th, at 7-45 p.m.
Food bingo There is a family bingo on Friday, October
, 29th at 7 p.m. in Tosside Communi ty Hall. Admission £4 including hot pot supper and one book. Additional books only20p. Lots of good food prizes. All proceeds to chil-
■ drenis Christmas party. Tel. 01729 '840272 or 840413.
WADDINGTON
Mercy ships At the meeting of
.. was Mrs Frances King who, with the help of her husband, showed a video • Continued on nextnaac
Waddington Wl, president Miss Hyl- da. Emsden gave a .special welcome to members of Chip ping, Pendleton and Grindleton Wls. The guest speaker
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. house, D.; Hogg. Gents-S. Hogg, M. Grainger, T. Robin son, Low J. Riley.
■ were expressed by Jonathon Parker.
Ruth Bruce. Thanks
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She e.\plained it is an interna tional Christian charity using hospital ships, partnering with land base programmes, to help the world’s forgotten poor, mostly round Africa.
about the work Mrs King had been doing for Mercy Ships.
Mrs King, a nurse, told about the
• basic conditions on the ship, but said these had improved when she made two further vis- itssincel978. ■
Mrs Jean Oldroyd expressed thanks to Mr and Mrs King for what she described as being a most interesting evening.
An outing to Barton Grange has
The annual meeting will be held on November 9th in Wadding ton Methodist Church school room at 7-30 p.m.
The speaker will be Mrs Roberts, of Crossroads Care.
WEST BRADFORD
Church service The 2 p.m. service in West Brad ford Methodist Church on. Sunday, will be led by Mr John and Mrs Brenda Rodgers. A- warm welcome to all.
been arranged for November 17th, leaving the village at the neiv time of 4-30 p.m.
In 1978 Merty Ships purchased a retired ocean liner and started work helping people with tu- niours, cleft palates, cataracts and dental problems.
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WHALLEY
Concert On Saturday in the Hyndburn Singers present an evening of light entertainment and music in Whalley Methodist Church hall at 7-30 p.m.
On Sunday the 10-30 a.m. service at Whallcy Methodist Church will be led by the Rev. Tim Tliorpe.
This is the third in the series of themed preaching: “What if Church were a verb? Would your church pass its MOT?”, using the text; Matthew chap ter 16 verses 13-18.
Council Members of the public are invited to speak on village matters at the meeting of Whalley Parish
• Council tonight at 7-30 p.m. in the Methodist Church hall.
No meeting Winners at Whalley senior citizens’ social on Saturday night were; Whist, Ladies - G. Walmsley. Gents - J. Hull.
Dominoes: V. Dugdale and M. Capstick.
There will no social next Sat urday’s in Whalley Method ist Church hall. Inquiries to
The choir will perform a variety of easy-listening music includ ing pop and show classics, as well as more classical well- known choral music, their rep-' ertoire ranging from Mozart to Abba and Westlife. Tickets £6 (including refreshments) can be paid at the door.
07580182770
Rainbow "Beach bring the dra . ma “The Johnson’s Story” to Whalley Abbey on Sunday at 7-30 p.m. The production, backed by Spot On Rural Tour ing, is a moving tale of triumph over adversity;-set in rural Mississippi. The musical score is by Tina Turner songwriter Ross Courtenay and the script by Nanette Welmans. Tickets, at £7, can be booked on 01254 828400 or 01254 822555.
Prayers Parishioners of English Martyrs’ RC Church, Whalley, will sav prayers in' Whalley and Wiswell Cemetery on the afternoon of Sunday, November 7th, and graves will be blessed. Grave- lights will be available from the piety stall. .
There will be no after-school service at the church today.
Pat on Pat Pat Ashcroft will talk to mem bers of Whalley Parish Church Mothers’ Union at 7-30 p.m. on Tuesday night on “Pat in Patagonia”. Holy Communion in the Abbey Chapel tomorrow at 9-30 p.m., will be followed by meditation in the Abbey Library.
Voices sound Valley Voices ensemble will meet
at 24, The Sands, Whalley, on Monday night at 7-30 p.m. Former members welcome. In quiries to 01-254 824312.
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CHILDREN at St Leonard’s Primary School, Langho,
The schooLhosted a ?Get Caught Reading” competi tion, where children brought in a photqgraph'of them selves reading m an unusual place. .._
celebrated a love of books by participating in the National Children’s book week.
There were photographs of the children reading in the
dog’s basket, in a suitcase, in the shower and even hang ing from a climbing rope! Throughout the week chil dren learned and recited poetry off by heart and also
heard stories from around theworld.
To complete the week, young sters dressed up as their fa vourite book character. The staff gave a spooky atmos phere to a special assembly by
dressing up as skeletons while Year 1 children performed a skeleton dance based on the
' and Alan Ahlberg. •Headteacher Anne Pickup said: “The children responded with great enthusiasm to all the activities culminating in the assembly, attended by over 80 parents and friends, which was the highlight of a veiy successful week.”
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