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are very proud of us monkeys and are most pleased that our community (both local and away) enjoy seeing us as much as they do. It does take time to plan and design our outfits, but we are now Pendle Road fixtures, and it would not be the same without us. We plan to hang around for many years


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Wonderful people


of Ribble Valley I RECENTLY applied for £200 and a bank statement at the Tesco cash ma­


the family from Downham for their kind letter. We love being in our tree, dressing up for each occasion or season and we are already out for Easter as Easter bunnies, and are planning our costumes for Will and Kate’s wedding. The Tomlinson and Reynolds families


keys: “We would like to say a big thank you to


a big thank you I WOULD like to reply to the letter sent in by the animal lover from Dbwhhara (CAT April 14th). Thank you say the Pendle Road Mon­


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chine in Clitheroe. Because I was concentrating so much


took the cash and stood at the entrance to Tesco until she found me and returned all the money. I gave her a small reward which she


on my bank balance I forgot to take the cash from the machine. The lady who next visited the machine


very reluctantly accepted. I am most grateful to this lady for her


honesty and would like to say that I never cease to thank God for the wonderful honest people who live in and around Clithcroe. NAME AND ADDRESS SUPPLIED


So why bother


getting a ticket? AS a regular commuter to Blackburn for work purposes I have over a period of time realised how much more efficient, cost effective and useful the Clitheroe to Blackburn rail service is to commuters. Within a month on average it has cost


in excess of £90 for fuel alone for the car and this doesn’t include the wear and tear, legal costs or the ever increasing costs our “so called kind government” keeps apply­ ing!


While the costs for a monthly adult re­


turn ticket is a quite reasonable £58.40, the journey is a lot more pleasant except for the odd idiot who sees it funny to cause trouble and swearing without good cause.


However, while all of this sounds good.


how many times have I wondered if buv ing a ticket is necessa^. More often than not you don’t see a ticket conductor on the return journey from Blackburn iiow many people don’t actually bother ecttins a ticket? You can’t get better than free' Also if you catch the early mornine


tram from Clitheroe the ticket office isn’t open and you don’t see a conductor-vet


to pay, the travelling costs could be even more advantageous and the much pre­


its supposed to be illegal to travel witli6ut the correct ticket! If Northern Rail actually got cveiybody


ferred stress free travelling more popu­ lar.


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Scouts and Guides I WOULD like to take this opportunity to say well done and thank you to Clithcroe District Scouts and Guides. Sunday was a beautiful sunny dav in the


Saturday the parade was held a week ear­ lier, around 300 young people. Explorers, Scouts, Guides, cubs, brownies and Bea­ vers turned out for the parade. Ail looking very smart and all put on a good show. So thank you to, all the young people,


middle of school holidays. Because St George’s Day is Easter


their leaders and their parents for their help and support.


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ing, a visit from “In Ya Face” Theatre Company, orienteer­ ing and an army assault course also taking place, pupils and


given the opportunity to ex­ perience life and study at Lan­ caster University, while Year 10 pupils gained valuable experience from their mock interviews with members of Clitheroe Rotary Club. With boxing, rocket build­


left empty, however, as the school itself buzzed with yet more dynamic activities and experiences. Pupils from Year 11 were


based school were treated to a plethora of exciting enrich­ ment activities. The class­ rooms were left behind for adventures such as gliding over Parlick Fell, a tour of Paris and the Rhine valley, a magical trip to Eurodisney, the bright lights of London’s West End theatre produc­ tions and exploration of Eden Camp and the 2012 Olympic Stadium! The classrooms were not


with a keen eye; there was no room for error. Pens and pen­ cils - tick. Calculator - tick. Passport - tick. This was no ordinary school week - this was Rowland High School’s Enrichment week! Pupils at the Grindleton-


SCHOOL bags were care­ fully packed the night be­ fore. Checklists were scanned


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BALDERSTONE A comnetitifin fnr u vunvpn The next meeting will be


won by Mrs Jean Ryan and runner-up was Mrs Betty Hughes. Raffle prizes were won by sev­ eral visitors along with members.


Everyone enjoyed an ex­ cellent talk on the life and times of the Vikings entitled “Wariors and Weavers” by Mr Ian Uzzell.


Vikings At the meeting of Bal- derstone and District WI, members of Hurst Green, Knowle Green, Hapton and Greg- son Lane were invited guests. Also present were Mrs Pamela Simp­ son WI advisor and Mrs Ann Phythian, LFWI chairman.


Charity”. When Theresc Green visited Kenya on a field trip for her uni­ versity degree, she was so moved by the plight of the poorer children that she started fund­ raising to finance some of the brightest ones to go to high school as their government only gives a child primary education. It costs £220 per year (£880 for four years) per child. Last year the charity was reg­ istered, “Maa Child”, and the first six children were chosen to receive


A competition tor a woven At the meeting several shawl or large scarf was


bursaries, and started Thanks were given by Jim Tippettsandrefrcsh-


Brook Community Cen­ tre and will include a talk about the Children of Chernobyl. Anyone interested in joining will be most welcome.


BILLINGTON


at 7-30 p.m. in Mellor beautiful Jacob’s join supper.


Everyone then enjoyed a


Community The Palm Sunday service at Billington Communi­ ty Church was taken by Birthday flowers were pre- the Rev. Don Johnson sented to Mrs Therese


The Easter Sunday serv­ ice at 10-45 a.m. will be taken by the Rev. D. Johnson and all are wel­ come.


Cafe bar The cafe bar is open this Saturday from 10-30 a.m. to 1-30 p.m. for good food and fellow­ ship.


DAREDEVILS: A pupil enjoys moun­ tain biking while another experi­ ences the thrills of gliding, (s)


staff alike ended the week with some very special memo­ ries indeed.


tent of the week had been considered with great care, as headteacher Stephen Cox explained: “The rationale be­ hind these enrichment days was to co-ordinate as many visits and activities as possible


The organisation and con­


into the last three days of the term and supplement tradi­ tional trips with exciting activ­


ities for pupils who remained m school.” He added: “This has re­


duced the usual disruption to pupils learning, when many of these trips used to be run dar throughout the school calen­


. “We have worked hard to


provide exciting and free ac­ tivities for pupils who have chosen not to go on some of the more exotic trips, ensur­ ing pupils have a wide range of choice. • . “The staff have put an enor­


mous amount of work into the planning of such a wealth of activities.”


Tea and chat The next meeting for tea and chat will be on Thursday, May 5th at 2 p.m. when the ladies of Whalley Parish Church choir will be singing.


Charity in Kenya President, Mrs Barbara Charlson welcomed members and visitors from Downham and Clayton-1- Dale WIs to the meeting of Bil­ lington and Langho WI and introduced Mr


The Bible reading, from Matthew, chapter 21-v 1-11 was read by Mrs Helen Bird, the hymns “All Glory Laud and Honour,” “At the Name of Jesus” and “Beneath the Cross of Jesus” were sung. Flowers for the communion table were provided by Mrs Threl- fall.


is this man Jesus and his one ransom sacrifice for all?”


and was based on “Who Green. The next meeting will be


A competition for a first aid tip was won by Mrs Christine Seedall, sec­ ond was Mrs Lilian Har­ greaves and joint third were Mrs Jean Price and Mrs Jean Hayes.


held on Tuesday, May


Mrs Barbara Lewis, of Downham WI, ex­ pressed thanks on be­ half of the visitors.


Mrs Charlson thanked the speakers for such an in­ formative talk.


ceeds of the raffle were The next meeting will be also donated, making a total of £115.


people wanted to make by Mesdames Brown, a donation and the pro- Cooper and Owen,


CHATBURN


Fellowship At the monthly meeting


of Chatburn Methodist Church Women’s Fel­ lowship opening devo­ tions were led by Mrs Doris Giles. She intro­ duced Mr Neil Turpin who spoke about his holiday cruise from Moscow to St Peters-


Lane, Langho, when the speaker will be Mrs Marie, who will be talk- _ ladtes welcorne. ing about winning the Tomorr9"'> Good Friday,


10th at 7-45 p.m. in St. ^he " “ t .mef ing is the Mary’s parish hall, York


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Denman Bursary and the course she went to.


BOLTON-BY- BOWLAND


Gardenclub Chairman of Bolland Gar­ dening Club Mrs Mar- come, gafet Middleton intro- duced Steve Thorpe, of


Roger Skeiton and Mrs At first they grew flowers. Chipping in Bloom is set Therese Green who gave but soon moved on to to mark the marriage of a power point presenta- constructing raised veg- Prince William and Kate tion of “The MaaChild etable beds, the produce Middleton with some-


groups of children to construct garden ar­ eas all round the school grounds, including a nature walk with an out­ door classroom.


Weedin _g day


and still his main project was at Haworth Primaiy School where he has Bingo encouraged successive a food bingo is being held in Chipping Village Hall on Saturday at 7-30 p.m.


life as a local author­ ity gardener, the council began to make cuts and he took the decision to become self-employed. He soon realised that what he really wanted to do was to introduce children to the joys of gardening - hence the title of his talk. His first


there is a united service at 10 a.m. in the Meth­ odist Church. There is also the usual Easter Day service on Sunday also at 10 a.m. Both services will be led by the minister the Rev. Geoff Nadon. All wel-


Haworth, who spoke on ----------------------- :------- CHIPPING


“Sowing Seeds for the QfqaoS Future . ARfr spend- ^ fj.jp (jggj, organised mg much of his working jg,j. chipping and area


over 60s to Boundary Mill and Banny’s res­ taurant for lunch on Wednesday, May 4th. Coach leaves Chip­ ping bus stop at 11-15 a.m., returning by 16- 30. There will be a £7 charge for fish and chips plus dessert lunch. List for names is in Brabin’s Shop.


Refreshments were served . . ,


ments were provided


on Wednesday, May 11th, when Joe Maiden will give a talk entitled “Grow with Joe”.


from which was used in the school kitchen and later the children took vegetable boxes to pen­ sioners in the commu­ nity. The whole purpose was not only to intro­ duce children to gar­ dening, but to get them to take a pride in their surroundings and to give something to oth­ ers. The children have also become involved in projects such as planting at the fire station, cem­ etery and Worth Valley railway and have raised over £13,000 for charity.


With no street party Nixon, planned, the village Raffle winners were Mrs group is holding a Jacob’s join royal weed­ ing day on April 29th at 2 p.m.


thing a little different. Leeming, Mrs Sheila


“The idea is simple,” said media officer Barry Dur­ ham. “We want as many people as possible to turn up with some food and drink and their gar-


The rest of the saplings will go on land near St Mary’s Church to create a wild meadow.


Ribble Valley Homes has kindly given permission for a community garden on land on the comer of Kirklands and Kirkfield and, as the Bloom Ac­ tion Group has been giv­ en more than 100 young trees by the Woodland Trust, they are going to plant some of them there.


a bit of a party on the village green, do a some tidying up and weeding and plants some young trees to mark the occa­ sion.”


dening tools. We’ll have Mrs Doreen Smart report-


Mrs Marie Devoy gave a full and excellent report on the spring council meeting held in South- port where the main speaker was Mr Michael Portillo.


Sue Dickinson, Mrs Pam Earrey and Mrs Eileen Bagot.


“This will be our second project of the year,” said ■ Bar^. “As well as the saplings we have been promised a donation of wild flower, seeds from G Plants Ltd., of Pres­ ton.”


hk fn ^ r l s t in T tS ^ ^h® Hanging Basket Day question time followed.


behind Brabin’s Shop will be held on May 22nd at 2 p.m.


CLAYTON-LE-DALE


Speaking to a WI was a first for him so he was pleasantly surprised by the welcome and enthu­ siasm of members for his subject. He is one of eight rangers and cov­ ers North Lancashire including Beacon Fell, North Bowland, Scor- ton picnic site. Condor Green and Crook o'


in aid of Brickhouse ^ competition for a deco- Mrs Beattie gave a report Bowling Club.


looked after. He said he is happily involved in countryside crafts and traditional skills and talked about the different sites and fea­ tures with illustrations which kept everyone en­ thralled.


Winners were: Mrs Helen Hebden, Mrs Wendy


rated hard boiled egg produced some very imaginative creations ranging from a bride to an eggsotic flower.


WI At the meeting of Clay- ton-le-Dale WI Mrs Joan Behrens welcomed members and intro­ duced guest speaker Mr Nick Haigh, a Country­ side Ranger for Lanca­ shire County Council who gave an illustrated talk about his work based at Carwags, Bea­ con Fell, Goosnargh.


The next meeting will be held on Monday, May 9th at 7-30 p.m. in Sales- bury Memorial Hall, when there will be a demonstration on hang­ ing baskets. Visitors and new members will be most welcome.


DUNSOP BRIDGE


Lune ensuring the sites are clean, safe and well- Members are to take part


A competition for an old wives’ tale was won by Mrs M. Beattie, Mrs L. James.


m a treasure hunt to Ribchester on May 11th. An evening outing will be held on June 8th to Lower Hough Cot­ tage Garden, at Eastby, Skipton. The cost is £5 including supper and tour.


A toast to Prince William and Kate Middleton’s forthcoming wedding.


on the spring council meeting at Southport when the speaker was Michael Portillo.


Mrs Beattie introduced guest speaker Mr Roy Smith who spoke and showed slides on Eng­ lish customs and dances. As a member of Leyland Morris Men himself, he showed pictures of Morris dancing teams throughout the country to explain the differ­ ent costumes from area to area. He also spoke about Maypole dacing, sword dancing and well dressing. Thanks were give by Mrs M. Finder.


Morris men President of Dunsop Bridge WI Mrs M. Beat- tie welcomed members to the meeting and asked for a minutes’ silence in memory of Mrs Violet Wood a past member and president.


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ed on the trip to BBC Studios, Manchester, which was thoroughly enjoyed by eight mem­ bers, travelling to the studios by train and free shuttle bus service. The members were very in­ terested to see several sets and hear about how the various programmes were made and pro­ duced. There was a chance to do a weather forecast and some mem­ bers appeared in a short radio play, proving what very talented members there are. Members look forward to visiting Me­ dia City in due course.


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