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KNOWLE GREEN


Singers Tlie concert in Knowle


G re e n V i l lag e Hall given by The Valley Singers, of Longridge, was very well reeeived by all who attended. The traditional and modern romantic songs and ballads reminded everyone that Valentine’s Day was rapidly ap­ proaching and the poems highlighted the enduring ro­ mance of the occa­ sion. Around £100 was made for village hall funds.


Whist drive There were 20 tables


. to either event is £1.50 including tea and biscuits. All are most welcome.


Re-opening The official re-opening


of Knowle Green Village Hall by Mr. Syd Brown, follow­ ing the alterations and the redecora­ tion will take place


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in play at the whist and domino drive in Knowle Green Vil­ lage Hall. The next drive is on Mon­ day, February 28th and on Wednesday, March 2nd rmlitaiy whist and dominoes will be played in the hall. Both events commence at 7-30 • p.m. and admission


at the annual me­ morial luncheon on Sunday, March 6th. Tickets are £10 including a buffet luncheon and en­ tertainment by The Sue Ryder Girls. It is hoped as many people as possible will go along and view the hall follow­ ing its £17,000 up­ grading and enjoy the benefits.of this local amenity. Tick­ ets for the luncheon can be ordered by telephoning 01254 878447. The hall is maintained at a high standard and is available for private hire by tel. 01254 878182.


Winter concert A winter concert is be­


: students from Ca- pernwray Bible College who are staying, with local families for a cou­ ple of weeks. These


; -the coffee morning . being held on Tiies- . 'day, March 1st, in the Sunday School when'all proceeds will be donated to Tear Fund. Support


■ young people will also be present at


ing held in Knowle Green' Congrega­ tional Church on Saturday at 7 p.m. Admission is free and all are welcome to go along and share in music and songs and a chance to meet with some


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those who arc tak­ ing part in the con­ cert and those who arc working to raise much needed funds for Tear Fund.


Lunch concert The Thursday Lunch­ time Concert in Knowle G re en Village Hall tpday


• will feature Jeremy Sassoon on piano and Ben Gray on drums and percus­ sion. The concert next Thursday will feature Benyounes String Quartet of Zara and Emily on violin, Sara on viola and Kim oh cello. To book tel. 01254 826948.


LOW MOOR


Club news Low Moor Club pool


The Poker League fi­ nal table is: 1st, Carl Drinkwater; 2, Ross


Poker League Cham­ pion Js Stephen Kerr with runners- up Carl Drinkwater and Daniel Wilkin­ son.


In the snooker game Low Moor A team won 8-4 against Slaidburn, but the B team lost 8-4 at home to the Royal British Legion.'


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A team drew 6- 6 with the Kings Arms. The B team lost 8-4 against White Lion.


The league games resume again next month and every­ one is welcome to. join in.


Hibbcrt; 3, George Waddington.


Bonus ball winners were: J. Noone, S. Stell.


NEWTON


Dinner party A three-course meal of


Raffle,winners were: Peter Baines, Hi­ lary Woods, Geoff Walker, Jean Law- son, Mary Clark­ son, Richard Alpe, Graham Baines and Marty Handley.


PENDLETON


Life in Lancs Members of Pendleton


I magazine. He told how he had been in­ volved in journalism from leaving school, in Totnes, Sheffield and the North East, but was now very happy being based in Preston. Mem­ bers appreciatd the up-to-date editions of Lancashire Life they were able’ to take home. Thanks were expressed to Mr Borrell by Mrs M. Wright.


• introduced guest speaker Mr Roger Borrell, Editor of the Lancashire Life


WI were welcomed to the meeting by Mrs Sue Kirk who


A competition for a collectable maga­ zine, judged by Mr Borrell, was won by Hazel Bleazard, runners-up were Gladys Walmsiey and Sue Kirk.


Tea hostesses were M. Gornall, E. Boyd Martin and I. Pat­ tern.


Two teams took part in the LFWI quiz at West Bradford and had enjoyed the challenge.


soup or melon, roast beef, sweets and coffee was enjoyed in Newton Village Hall on Saturday evening. Following the meal Wayne' Farrow entertained with a varied selec­ tion of songs. There was also a msco.


Membership of Low Moor Club is only £5 peryear.


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ing coffee morning and other matters


relating to the bowl­ in g


club season. Tlie


committee would appreciate as many members as possi­ ble attending.


Joint service Read United Re­


formed Church will hold a joint service on Sunday at 10-30 a.m. in Clitheroe United Reformed Church. Please note there will be no service, at Read URCon that day.


RIBCHESTER


■The Parents’ Teach- . ers’ and Friends’ Association of St Wilfrid’s Primary


Music evening


. School, Ribches- ter, are sponsoring a musical evening with Dave Despard at the Ribchester Social Club on Sat­ urday, March 5th at 8 p.m. This will include live music, a


. disco, plus karaoke. Tickets are only £5 per person and in­ clude a lucky draw, available from Ruth on 07837 512562 or from Jason on 07477 237434. Everyone is welcome, so please support the school for this event. Gifts for the raffle would be extremely wel­ come.


Hoe-down A family hoe-down is being held in school tomorrow at 7-30 p.m. The children have all been learn­ ing to dance, so everyone is invited to join in and dance to The Old School Band.


SABDEN


Services Sabden churches this weekend have the following services: St Nicholas’s- CE Church has a 9-30 a.m. Holy Com­ munion with the Rev. Gill Dyer. Sab­ den Baptist Church has a 10 a.m. service led by Paul Carter and St Mary’s RC has Mass at 11 a.m. with Mgr John Cor­ coran.


The next meeting will be on March 15th and the competition will be for a favour­ ite photograph of


Lancashire. ■ ‘‘. ' r READ


Bowling club A meeting will be held


in Read Cricket Club' pavilion^on Monday, March’7th at 1-30 p.m. to dis­ cuss the forthcom-


Circle. ^ Sabden Ladies’ Circle will resume after the winter break on Wednesday at 7-30 p.m. in St Nicholas’s Church hall institute (top room). Any women from the vil­ lage are welcome.


Women There will be a Wom­


en’s World -Day


• of Prayer service on Friday, March


4th, at 2 p.m. in St Mary’s RC Church,


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Sabden, for women of all denomina­ tions.


Council Sabden Parish Council


meets on Tuesday, March 1st, at 7-30 p.m. in St Nicholas’s Church upper hall and it is open to the public.


St Mary’s Refurbishment work


. Tony Hargan on 07711 635084. Any­ one who has a red mission box should return it to church as soon as possible for emptying.


Winners The recent £20 bonus


, whurst, Mrs Glenys Campbell and Mrs Margaret Parsons.


ball winners at St Mary’s RC Church were Mrs Hilda De-


SAWLEY


Long trips President of Sawley WI Mrs Alison


His first voyage was on the SS Sithonia, which was, torpe­


doed by a German U-Boat.'


He recalled the trau­ matic events of survival in a life­ boat, adrift in the Atlantic Ocean for many days with


very limited rations


Blakemore wel­ comed members and guests to the meeting and intro­ duced speaker Mr Brian Clarke. He gave a fascinating talk entitled “Long Trip s in Short Boats”, which was about his time as a radio officer in the Merchant Navy during the Second World War, having joined the service at the young age,of 19.


is continuing at St Mary’s RC Church and hall. In recent weeks the commu­ nity hall in Whalley Road has been re­ decorated and this week new blinds were to be fitted to the windows. The church roof has been insulated and redecorating is hoped to be on the agenda soon. This weekend volunteers are wanted to join a working party to carry out more im­ provements. Weath­ er permitting, it is hoped to make a start on repainting the church windows. If anyone can help they should go along from 9-30 a.m. on­ wards on Saturday. The church is cur­ rently running a raf­ fle to go towards the cost of the blinds and ongoing works. Anyone wishing to book the hall for a function should call


, Desert. Despie his ingenuity in d e­ salinating seawater, using parts from the lifeboat engine, several of the crew died through thirst and starvation.


and little water, be­ fore ending on the shores of the Sahara


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joyed. Later mem­


bers joined in with a sing-a-long with John Lennox and his accordion, a fun way to finish.


Members were fas­ cinated with this story, which he also illustrated with a series of slides. He was thanked by Mrs Blakemore.


A competition for a seascape was won by Pat Mahlich, Rita Webb and Pam


■ Lloyd. Mrs Joan Cradock was presented with a certificate for her 25 years of mem­ bership. Members were reminded of


At the next meeting on March 17th Mr Ken Briggs will talk on “Confessions of a Lunatic”. New members and guests are welcome.


SIMONSTONE


Interactive The planned speaker


for the meeting of Simonstone with Read WI was re­ gretfully unable, to attend so an interac­ tive evening of craft displays and group singing was quickly arranged.


President Mrs Ann Lennox ta lk e d about the impor­ tance of planning when making things and showed craft items from around the world including puppets from Sri Lanka and Russia plus some beautiful items made in cop­ per by her daughter. Also lovely old linen cloths from Ireland along with some antique lace under- ■ wear that were real­


ly no more than legs. All the ladies agreed


they preferred their more modem coun­ terparts. ,


The next part of the


.a bookmark, from scraps of card and materials provided. All of which proved a great success, tak­ ing members back to Blue Peter days, and was greatly eti-


evening was turned over to the audience to plan, design and make their own craft item, in this'case


. the joint meeting with other WIs on May 19th at Sawley, when Alan Black­ burn, an expert on antiques, will talk about antique col­ lecting and those at­ tending are invited to bring an item for him to appraise. Tickets are_£8 and will include refresh­ ments.


It was announced that Read Rovers WI quiz team jointly won the LFWI quiz heat held in Clithe­ roe and a place in the overall competi­ tion is hotly antici­ pated.


A competition was for a home-made card and Kathleen Wignall provided


flowers for the pres­ ident’s table.


The next meeting in Simonstone Old School hall at 7-30 p.m. is on Thursday, March 17th when the speaker will be Mr David Kay on the subject of “Shire Horses”. The com­ petition will be for the most unusual beer mat.


TOSSIDE


Old time There was a good


crowd for an old time dance in Tos- side Community Hall. Music for dancingn was pro­ vided by Alan on his accordion. Thanks were expressed to all who had donated raffle prizes and giv­ en help and support in any way.


Raffle winners: P. Tay­ lor, R. Middleton, M. Alderton, M. Glover, F. Joel, E. Ellison, B. Shuttle- worth, R. Coates, B. Harrison, M. Moor- house.


The next dance will be on Friday, March 25th to Alan Cook- son.


WEST BRADFORD


Tea service The afternoon tea


Everyone is invited to join in an informal


service will be held in West Bradford Methodist Church at 3-30 p.m. on Sun­ day.


: service of fellowship which will be led by Mr Tim Bridge- man;


Food bingo There will be a food


: bingo evening in W e s t Bradford


' Village Hall next Friday, March 4tji, eyes down at 7-30 p.m. prompt.


Tickets arc £2.50 each and include one free


bingo book and a pie and peas supper. Everyone invited for an evening of fun.


' Tickets and infor­ mation from Janet, tel. 01200 426272


VALENTINE TREAT: Winning couple Denis and Linda being served by Pino Cafas'so, owner of The Villa, Clitheroe.


A COMPETITION to “Win a Valentine’s


'Meal” helped raise £200 for the Mayor of Clitheroe’s Charity, which this year Conn. Alan Yearing and his wife Susan have chosen as voluntary organisations of the town which serve young people. Director of Gaskell Motor Bodies,


Great Harwood, Nick Gaskell, sponsored the miles travelled when he chauffeured tne winning couple Denis and Linda from


PACT meeting RESIDENTS in Read are being inyited to discuss policing issues at their next Po­ lice and Comniunity Together Meeting (PACT).


Date for the next The meeting will take place on March


10th between 2-30 and 3-30 p.m. at Read Library, Whalley Road, Read. It will be hosted by PCSO Matthew


Thornton. ■


their home in Lostock Hall to The Villa, in Clitherpe, to enjoy an all-expenses- paid. Champagne Valentine’s dinner. Tlie lucky couple enjoyed a romantic meal and were waited on hand and foot by Pino and his team. They were collected in style, in a BMW


5GT, donated by Lloyds BMW, and whisked away to make one couple’s night and one charity very happy.


Latest winners in hospice lottery


.WINNERS in the East Lancashire Hos­ pice Lottery weekly draw were: £1,000 - Mrs Kendrick, Blackburn; £250 - Mr Gallagher, Blackburn; £100 - Mrs Don- nachie, Blackburn;':


' . A further 15 lucky playes each won £10'


cash prizes. To join the lottery call Gill or Garry on 01254 733416 or visit: www.east- lancshospice.org.uk


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Choir concert The Haslingden Choir will perform a con­ cert in Whalley Methodist Church on Saturday, at 7-


30 p.m. Admission is £6 which includes r e f r e s hm e n t s . Tickets can be purchased on the evening. This is a very popular choir and they will en­ tertain with a wide ranging repertoire.


Services The 10-30 a.m. service


in Whalley Meth­ odist Church on Sunday will be an “All age Worship”, led by the minister, the Rev. Katy Tho­ mas.


In the evening at 7- 30 p.m. Clitheroe Methodist Circuit is holding a Praise Night at Whalley Methodist Church, led by the Rev. Tim Thorpe and the Rev. Katy Thomas. Everyone invited


to join in either of these services.


Aid morning A coffee morning


with cake and gift stalls organised by Whalley Christian Action Group, held in Whalley Meth­ odist School hall on Saturday, raised £267 to be divided between Cafod and Christian Aid.


Table sale Bookings are now be­


. it is expected that sellers will provide a variety of goods including bric- a-brac, jewellery and hand-painted cards. The tables can be booked on 01254 822350 or ■ 01254823402.


Cotton tales At the latest meet­ ing of Whalley and District Historical


ing taken at £10 for stalls at the next table-top sale in Whalley Village Hall on Sunday, March 27th, when


and Archaelogi- cal Society, Mr P. Cross spoke about the emergence of the Lancashire Cot­ ton Industry. To­ night Mrs M. Curry will speak about the Eden Valley in Whalley Abbey at 8 p.m. Inquiries to 07580182770.


Tricky time Winners at Whal­


T h ere will be no meeting on Satur­ day. Tire next social. will be on Satrday, March 5th at 6-45 p.m. in' Whalley. Methodist Church hall.


Dominoes: J. Pitlovitz and H. Hardy.


All in line A l in e -d a n c in g evening has been organised for Eng­ lish Martyrs’ RC Church, Whalley, in the Millennium Hall at Oakhill


ley senior citizens’ social on Saturday were: Whist, Ladies - D. Farnworth. Gents-J. Hull,


A planned giving renewal will take place in the parish over the weekends of March 19th and 20th and on March 26th and 27th. It will be conducted by Mr Derke Pearce, who worked for- Cardinal Hulme managing the fi­ nancial affairs of the Archdiocese of Westminster.


The SVP Conference will be on Tuesday in the presbytery at 6 p.m. The spring outdoor collection will take place after both Masses next weekend.


Grants cash Whalley Parish Coun­


cil has approved


College on Friday, March 5th. Tick­ ets, at £5 are now on sale. An Easter egg raffle is to be drawn on Easter Day. Gifts of East­ er eggs, large and small will be wel­ comed by John and Patricia Whiteside.


grants and dona­ tions to: Whalley Juniors FC (£500), Ribble Valley Rail (£100 plus two days lengthsman), Whalley and Dis­ trict Historical and Archaelogical So­ ciety (£100), Whal­ ley P re -S c h o o l (£200 plus one day lengthsman), Ribble Valley Citizens Ad­ vice Bureau (£150), Whalley Cricket Club (£500), Whal­ ley Table Tennis Club (£400).


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The council is to tell; Lancashire County Council of concerns about gritting in the Abbey Fields area and inadequate lighting near the pedestrian crossing by Whalley Medi­ cal Centre in King Street.


Balkanics back Lancaster-based folk


band The Balkan­ ics Band returns to Whalley Village Hall on Saturday, March 5th, after


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an acclaimed ses­ sion at the hall .18 months ago. The band’s repertoire is based on Balkan and Klezmer tunes. Tickets at £6 can be had from Whal­ ley Post Office, on 01254 822350 or 01254 823402, oral the door.


Services There will be midweek


Holy Communion at 10 a.m. today in Whalley Parish Church. Holy Com­


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On Sunday, there will be Holy Commun­ ion at 8-30 a.m. and ■parish communion at 10 a.m.


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Parish council The clerk to Wiswell


munion in the Ab­ bey Chapel at 9-15 a.m. tomorrow will be followed by edi- tation in the Abbey Library.


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at the end of March and applications are being invited to appoint a successor for this interesting 16 hours per month position.


A job description can be obained from him by tel. 01254 823636 and written applications should be returned to him by March 7th.


, Parish Council, Mr Alan Butt is to retire


More details are dis­ played on the par­ ish council notice board.


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