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The village is planning to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in style, but help is needed. Any one willing to help is asked to come along to the planning meeting being held in the village hall on Monday, March 19th at 7 p.m.
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Line dancing Line dancing with Cath and Bob con tinues each Tuesday at 8 p.m. in Knowle Green Village Hall. New dancers are al ways welcome. Ad mission is £2.50 and included drinks and biscuits.
LOW MOOR U H.
Club news St Patrick’s Night on
Saturday will be celebraed at Low Moor Club with a concert featuring an excellent vocal ist Nick Millor, back by popular demand. The event starts at 8-45 p.m. and mem bers and non-mem bers are welcome.
The A team won the League title and the. B team were run ners-up in the sec ond division. Both teams are still in the quarter finals of the Cup competition.
Snooker Congratulations were extended to both A and B snooker teams for a great season!
Ladies’ darts Low Moor ladies’ darts team won 6-3
against Billington Brass Band Club.
Pool The pool team defeat- ecf the White Horse 11-
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Poker night There were 30 play
Local players who featured were Wal ter Aspinall (2nd), Stuart Thomson (3rd) and George Waddington (4th). The winner was Ian Szerlowski, of Bar- noldswick.
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B o n u s ball Winners were S. Par- kinson, S. Stell.
ers who turned out for the start of se ries three of poker nights at Low Moor Club. Thanks were extended to Ross Hibbert and George Waddington for or ganising the event.
A mixture of tradi tional Lancashire songs, monologues and humorous po ems proved a win ning combination and provided many laughs for all who attended this annual event. Ah afternoon of good food, good company and good entertainment and over £250 for funds of the village hall.
MARTIN TOP
The service was led by the Rev. David Isaacs who opened worship with the well-known hymn “To God be the
Following the service warm fellowship was shared in the Sunday Schoolroom over tea, coffee and biscuits.
PENDLETON Afternoon teas will be
Organisers are hoping people will donate prizes for the duck race and a tombola. The duck race will take place down the village stream at 3 p.m. Ducks will be on sale, price £1 each, in the near fu ture.
Jubilee Further arrangements have been made for Pendleton’s cele brations to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. On Satur day, June 2nd, there will be a duck race, afternoon tea with a history exhibition; followed by a disco in the evening.
Communion of the Lord’s supper was celebrated with Mrs Susan Tattersall serving the bread and Mrs Edith Isaacs serving wine. Mrs Isaacs also gave the ihessage and spoke about Mary Magdalene who was the first person to see Jesus risen again. Organist was Mrs Ethel Hartley.
During the service a passage of scripture was read by Mrs Lin da Watkins. Prayers were taken by Mrs Margaret Kenyon and offertory taken- up by Mrs Kathleen Scott with the help of Megan, a Sunday School scholar.
; Glory’’ which was composed by a lady.
Ladies’ Sunday Ladies’ Sunday was celebrated at Sa lem Congfeational Chapel, Martin Top, on Sunday.
IWaste paper
, March 20th. Please leave items for re cycling in the white bags provided.
Young farmers Last week members
Next week members are to meet at the health centre car park at 7 p.m. for stock-judging. Wrap up warm.
READ
Choir The Readstone Sing- ■ ers have com menced rehears als for the spring programme which will conclude with a concert in St John’s Church, Read, on May 21st. The choir sang as part of the Burnle); Music Festival in March and will be at the village’s Diamond
The choir meets every Wednesday, at 7- 30 p.m. in St John’s Church.
Jubilee celebrations in June.
If any ladies would like to join please contact le ad e r
- Qlwyn Pearce on 07891471404.
Waste paper The waste paper col lection for Read and Simonstone will take place next . Monday. Please
leave white, hes sian sacks or carrier bags out early in the morning at the edge of your property where they can be seen clearly by the collection crew.
Jubilee Plans are going very well for both RCad and Simonstone
In the evening there will be a disco with
■ hot supper. Tickets ■will be £10 each, available soon.
History club At the latest meet
At the next meeting on Thursday, April 12th, plans will be drawn up for items to be included in the display. The meet ing will be at 7-30 p.m. and all are wel come.
ing of Pendleton History Club, ar- rangeihents for the Diamond Jubliiee celebrations were discussed.
served in the village hall where the histo- • ly club will be stag ing an exhibition of life in the village in the 1950s. Dona tions of cakes will be most welcome.
. to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee which will be held ori Read Cricket field be tween noon and 4 p.m. Many organi sations and. local villagers have put their names forward to organise a stall, game or some form of activity on the day. These, range from a Teddy Bear’s picnic, cake stall, bottle tombola, as sault course, beat the goalie,: plant
If ariyone.has not yet volunteered, but is interested, please contact the Jubilee committee, via Mrs Doreen Collinson, 4 Jubilee Street, Read, tel 01282 778582 as soon as possible.
■ stall and various bric-a-brac stalls.
Mothers’union At the meeting of
St John’s Church Mothers’ Union, Read, there was a
of Clitheroe Young Farmers’ Club met for a tour round Guys Machinery, at Gisburn. Thanks were expressed to them for the tour.
t’s paper day in Pend leton on Tuesday,
MU members have been invited to or ganise and run a stall for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
■ celebrations on June 4th at Read Cricket Ground and it was unanimously a^eed to have a cake stall. Members have also decided to organise a competition, de tails later.
Coffee Read Bowling Club are holding a coffee
morning on Tues day, March 20th, and invite villagers to join them. The coffee morning will be in Read Cricket Pavilion from 10 a.m. to noon and there is a raffle, bin- go and a cake stall. Admission is £1 and includes refresh ments.
RIBCHESTER
_ magazine contains an editorial from the rector, advocat ing ways in which we can simplify our lifestyle, and specifi cally drawing atten tion to the Christian Aid Lenten leaflets, “Count your Bless ings”. ,
Laying a hedge Along Longridge Road out of the vil
lage, an existing field hedge has just been expertly-re-laid. It was part of a com petition organised by the Lancashire County Environ mental Directorate. The work was done in the course of a single day by nearly
30 competitors drawn from all over
Lent St Wilfrid’s Church Parish magazine for March and April has been distrib uted in Ribches- ter. The handsome production by the new editorial team, has a fine picture of the black swan that seems to have taken up residence on the river. Easter cards have also been dis tributed throughout the village, giving details of all the services leading up to Easter. The
At the next meeting, including the Lady Day service, six new members will be enrolled into the branch. A warm welcome awaits anyone who wishes to join the lively branch.
■ by Richard and Bri an Jefferey. Richard spoke about the ar chaeological dig on a local farm where works and artefacts were unearthed from the Read mine named “Constant Mary”. The talk was enjoyed by 56 peo ple and thanks were expressed to the la dies on the refresh- mentrota.
slide show and talk
Skill and strength was needed to cut the existing hedge down to its root heels and to lay the growing root stock
. eight-yard lengths for each competi tor to demonstrate his skill in laying in the Lancashire and Westmorland style, with stakes at even intervals along his pitch. The end result
. was an object lesson in the craft. The winners were each rewarded with an engraved beer mug and a well-earned round of applause from the spectators who had come from all over the North West to support the event. Well done to David Padley, the organiser, and to everyone who was involved.
RIMINGTON
Coffee break On Saturday, March
17th, in Rimington Memorial Institute a coffee morning and sale of deli cious goodies will take place from 10 a.m. to noon. There will be bargains ga lore from a whoie variety of breads, croissants, cakes, and frozen foods donated by Birchall Catering Supplies. Admission is £1.50 including eoffee and home-made biscuits.
Rimington WI presi dent Mrs Elizabeth Robinson, on behalf
Raffle: A. Taylor, J. Traynor, M. Met calfe, K. Nowell.
Dominoes: Mrs A. Taylor, Mrs A. Sutcliffe, Mrs K. Nowell, Mrs F. Taylor, Miss M. Bairstow, Mr P. Metcalfe;-
Whist winners: La dies - Mrs P. Par rott, Mrs M. Ed mondson, Mrs M. Wellock. Gents - Mrs J. Stainton, Mr M. Grainger, Mr. T. Shaw.
Whist drive The March whist and domino drive, held in Rimington Me morial Institute was organised by Rim ington WI mem bers. A pie and peas supper was served and MCs were Mrs Ethel Hartley (dominoes), Mr S. Hogg (whist).
. so that it will shoot over the next three or four years to make a stock-proof hedge. The hedge was divided into
Lancashire and Cumbria who were competing in four classes, from novice to championship, to demonstrate to the judges that they were worthy to represent the North-West in the National Champi onship finals, later this year.
of the WI, thanked eveyone for their support and also thanked the helpers in the kitchen.
Magic smiles There was much
WI president Mrs Elizabeth Robinson reminded mem bers that the June
WI walks co-ordina- tor Mrs Barbara Spencer told of the pleasant walk along Hardacre Lane in fine weather, fol lowed by refresh ments at the home of WI member Mrs Barbara Downing.
Recent pottery classes had proved a great success and on dis play was a wonder ful collection of vases, dishes and plates, each piece a unique design, and all greatly admired by everyone.
amused, astonished and amazed them with his presenta tion “Magic with a Smile”. Mr Berry explained the ori gins of the age-old art of conjouring and illusion, going back at least 3, 000 years, and demon strated several types of magic, including a close-up routine. His hilarious an ecdotes, jokes and asides as he worked his skilful magic en sured a very enjoy able evening
laughter and gasps of “How does he do it?” from the ladies ServiCGS of Rimington WI St Nicholas’s CE as Mr Brian Berry. Church has a 9-
The club is looking. for a manager. Any person interested should contact the chairman, Alan Birkett, on 07850 779898 or the cap tain, Jack Birkett, on 07845 366770.
going towards the ^ ^
meeting has been changed because of AGM the Jubilee week- The annual meeting end, from June 5th of Sabden Bowling to June 12th, and also that the border group meeting will be held at Gisburn
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Club takes place on Tuesday, March 20th, at 7-30 p.m. in
There was a pleasant Sabden Hortieultural interlude when Miss Society is host Mary Bairstow, on the occasion of her special birthday, cut a prettily iced cake and had also provided a wine and cheese buffet. Greetings, in her absence, were also extended to mem ber Mrs Helena notable
pavilion. Admission IS
and biseuits and a raffle.
free. There is tea
At the April ineeting Mrs Har riet Roberts will ask “Remember Black- bum Orphanage?”
SABDEN
Football Sabden Football Club . is hoping for support this Sunday when they play Boars
■ League. The team play at home on their Nutter Barn
, pitch just off Pend- leside Close, and kick off is at 1 p.m.
Please go along and offer some support.
• Cup m the Burnley and District Sunday
Hall on her nnlnhlp rSSrIlOn birthday.
A fashion show and 3rd sale of clothes and
HallonTh"urs"da5:;.^^“^"’’2®“‘- March 22nd, at 7- Co u n c il 15 p.m. Admission Sabden Parish Coun ts £5, tickets from cil met last week for Bernard Parfitt or
accessories by Fizz of Chester will be held in St Ni cholas’s Church
Proceeds are for the church repair fund
Tricia Newmark or pay on the door.
Head in the semi- MUSICal final of the Harry More people are want- ^o take part in a
musical “The Hap pening” being per formed in Sabden in September. Some initial auditions have taken place, but more people are needed to sing, play instruments or have small acting
its March meeting, chaired by Coun. Michael Calvert and attended by Couns John Shorter, Tricia Newmark, Marion Proeter, Michael Hodds, Dean Liiid- say, Bernard Parfitt and Tony Haworth, along with the clerk Angela Whitwell and three members Of the public. Coun. Ricky Newmark was attending a council meeting in Clithe- rqe and sent apolo gies. There were no
ing a talk and slide show on “Garden Photography” next Wednesday, March 21st, at 7-30 p.m. in the bowling club
costofthewUd flow er garden. St Mary’s also has Mass at 9- 15 a.m. each Friday in school term time and during Lent there are Stations of the Cross each Tuesday at 7-30 p.m.
be a cake stall and L»0niirm3u0n raffle. St Nicholas’s Five young people has 10 a.m. Holy from Sabden were Communion in the confirmed by the Lady Chapel on the Bishop of Black- first Thursday of burn, the Rt Rev. the month with the Nicholas Reade, Rev. Norman Atty. on Sunday after- The 10 a.m. service noon. The confir- at Sabden Baptist mation candidates Church on Sunday ■ from St Nicholas’s will be led by James CE Church were Booth and Sunday Lify Davies, Emily Mass at St Mary’s Rickard,_Thomas RC Church is at 11 Lonsdale and Alan a.m. with Mgr John and David Gill. The Corcoran. After, service took plaee Mass on Sunday at Whalley Parish there will be a bring Church, and buy stall and Qnhn/il raffle with proceeds ?
30 a.m. Mother ing Sunday family service in the hall this weekend with the Revs. Gill Dyer and Jim Holt. This will be followed by a coffee morning run by the Thursday Club. Children go free and adults pay £1.50. There will
r- .. — “r*,----„ School IS welcom- .Pr im a ry d •
ing mums, grand mas and carers into school tomorrow afternoon (Friday) at 2-30 p.m. for a celebrating mums afternoon to mark Mother’s Day. Pu pils had an exciting day on World Book Day when they shared stories and poems and made bookmarks. Staff also took in their fa vourite books from their schooldays and there was a special story theme lunch cooked up by the kitchen staff. Last week nearly 15% of pupils were laid low with a bug and. absent from school so the sehool pho tographer agreed to return this week to take the children who were absent. Next month a group of pupils are off to the outdoor activi ties centre at Hoth- ei'sall Lodge. There will be a meeting for parents about the trip after school on
parts. The venue of the musical has been changed from outdoors behind St Mary’s Church to indoors at Sabden Baptist Church on September 9th. Helen Rylance, who has written the mu- sieal, is keen to have all the community come together for the production and a further audition night will take place on’Thursday, April 26th, at the Baptist Church in Clitheroe Road, at 7-30 p.m. Just go along on the night or ring Helen to find out more on 01282771128.
objeetions to plans for a single storey side and back exten sion atl2Eightacre
Cobden Mill-The ap
plication for a hous ing development at
the Cobden Mill site (formerly Contrast
Upholstery) is to go before Ribble Val ley planners today Thursday and the council discussed
Councillors urged residents to attend this week’s public meeting called by Sabden Residents’ Association when Calico and Rib ble Valley Council officials would be available to give
more details about the developments
: pany spoke to coun cillors about the
Little Green Bus - Donna Atkin son from the Little Green Bus Com-
community trans port service they provide. Since last July they had had to
before it goes to the planning committee ■ for a decision.
application now the site has been bought by Calico Housing, a social housing provider in Burnley. Council lors and residents are concerned about aspects of the site including its appearance and the number of so cial housing homes to be built, which has increased since the original outline application was ap proved. Calico has confirmed that the new homes will be for Ribble Valley residents only and it now says it has no intention of build ing on the green area facing the old school and Pendle Street East, as had been originally dis closed in an email to a councillor. There was concern, how ever, that the homes would only be open to Ribble Valley residents for the first three months and then it would be a “free for all” with no control over who moves into them. The adjoin ing site at Victoria Mill (Marbill) was now postponed as the original devel oper had pulled out. But it was stated that Calico was not interested in build ing on that site, or the nearby antiques Centre which is on the market, as it only wanted pieces of spare land, not areas such as Victo ria Mill where there are buildings that would need demol ishing.
their concerns about this controversial
Avenue or for a rear flat roof dormer window and two- storey extension at 45 Whalley Road. This is an amended application.
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Youth - The council chairman and vil lage police officer had held a meet ing with a group of young people in the village regarding providing facilities for young people in Sabden. They had put forward a
: ers are volunteers and there are also six volunteer car drivers in addition to three staff. They take people into town for shopping and each Friday have trips further afield. She said there are 12 Sab den residents' who use the service at least twice a week. It costs £120,000 a year to run and still had an £11,000 shortfall from last year. The parish council agreed to consider the re quest for funds at the April meeting.
: the service and all parish councils were being asked to make a donation of £150 to ensure it continues. The bus company provides a door to door serv ice for people who cannot use other public transport and now charges a £2 flat fare each way. The bus driv-
,, partieiilar starting up a Friday night youth club again and reinstating the youth shelter which the parish council had taken out of use by removing the roof following van dalism. The young people are to give a presentation at the April meeting of the parish council.
Best-Kept Village - Premises being put forward for inclusion in this year’s Lancashire Best-Kept Compe tition, subject to the owner’s permission, include the health centre, Littlemoor, the play area, Warburton’s and Brookside garages, Hayley’s Hairdress ers, Sanwiches, the Cauldron Cafe, the notice board at
Jubilee — The parish council agreed to grant permission for the use of the Lower Holme for a Sabden Live open music festival and a family fun day in June to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. A member of the public also suggested the vil lage should have a decorated jubilee window competi tion. Other organi sations are expect ed to hold their own events.
number of ideas, in
• the bowling green. The parish council decided not to hold its gardens com petition again this year. The chairman, Coun. Calvert, has put together a list of areas that need ti dying up and coun cillors are asked to consider them and discuss at the next meeting. The allot ments project was still moving forward and tenants are expected to have their allotments in the coming weeks. Coun. Tricia New mark commented that the LCC and contractors' had done a fantastic job on rebuilding the road and wall near Bull Bridge, al though it had been a very long job and was very difficult for residents. The next council meet ing is on Tuesday, April 3rd.
the bowling green, the war memorial. River Walk and
SAWLEY
Spot On Appearing for one night only in Saw- ley Village Hall, tomorrow (March 16th) is the irresist ibly likeable come dian, satirical song writer, actor and scriptwriter Mervyn
NEWS FROM THE VILLAGES
The show, brought to you by Spot On - Lancashire’s rural touring nehvork, is expected to be a sell out.
Murder The last social event
in Sawley was the Murder Mystery Night at the end of February. The scene was set in 1974, at The Abbey, an exclusive re-hab centre in Arkholm, presided over by two dubious doc
Hot-pot and peas will also be served (vegetarian op tion available) and are included in the price. Tickets are £8 from Kevin Cos grove 440049.
Mer^n Stutter, who has earned the well-deserved title of national treas ure, has worked on TV, radio, theatre and cabaret and is all set to treat Saw- ley Village Hall to a joyous 90-minute snow of laughter and fun!
The Happiness Index” will be a night packed with comedy, songs and audience banter guaranteed to make audiences peak at the top of their own happiness index.
Stutter, back to de liver another weird, wacky and highly entertaining show.
The lead signer was in full flow, murdering one of the band’s early hits, when he himself was mur dered by a sabotage microphone, which delivered a lethal electric shock. The remaining band members, guests and locals were given various clues during the evening, as well as a pie and peas supper, to help them in their investigations into
~ treated to Paper Plane’s rendition of some of the hits of the ’60s and ’70s. An enjoyable evening was had by all involved.
Nearly new Sawley WI presents a nearly new and bric-a-brack sale in Sawley School on Saturday, March
• the murder and the murky past of many of the band members and fel low guests. At the end of the night, the audience were
tors. Dr TutenKar- ton and Dr Helga Flick. Various of the guests at the centre, as well as a motley collection of villagers from Arkholm had gath ered for a night of music provided by the world famous rock group. Paper Plane.
. available. Proceeds in aid of Bowland Mountain Rescue Team.
SLAIDBURN
Spellbound At the meeting of
• with village events and some humour. They were thanked
Slaiburn WI, presi dent Mrs Mary Cowking congratu lated members of Slaidburn Players on their recent pro duction. She then introduced Gordon and Ann Sharp, of Spellbound, who showed wonderful films of scenery and wildlife combined
It was decided to renovate the bench which had been do nated to the village by the WI at the tiine of the Queen’s Coronation, as a celebration of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
■ by Mrs Pat Garnett. A competition for a photograph of the Hodder Valley Show was won by Mrs Jenny Brad ley, Miss June Carr and Mrs Susan Far- rand.
Young farmers Members of Slaid-
burn Young Farm
24th from 2 to 4 p.m. Tea, coffee and cakes will be
Next week’s meeting is a joint regional meeting which will be held by Samles- bury Young Farm ers.
BRADFORD WEST
Antique fair The spring antique
Admission is only 50p with proceeds going to the hall fund.
A large array of stalls are booked, selling something for eve ryone. Bring moth er along and treat her to the home made refreshments which will be on sale throughout the day.
fair with crafts is on Mothering Sunday, March 18th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in West Bradford Vil lage Hall.
Last week, Slaid- burii A junior and senior quiz teams took part, in the county quiz grand final. The juniors were runners-up to Chipping A, and the seniors were triumphant against Parbold.
judgihg. There was also an indoor meeting of regional rally preparations, kindly hosted by Hester Wood.
ers’ Club met on Monday night for an evenmg of stock-
WHALLEY
Service Qn Sunday at Whalley
■ Rev. Katy Thomas . will lead a contem plative time of wor ship at 9 a.m. At 10-30 a.m. the Rev.
. Tim Thorpe will lead a celebration for Mothering Sun day. This is an all age worship service. Please join us.
Open meeting At the open meeting
Among the usual busi ness dates were giv en for a jubilee gar den party on June 14th. at the home of Nora Howes and a walk on June 27th when marshalls will be needed.
Guest speaker was Dr Alan Crosby, who gave a humorous and detailed talk on the Preston Guild, an organisation of tradesmen estab lished in 1179 in the reign of Henry II. The aim was to encourage local businesses to use each others services
of Whalley with Mitton WI, held in Whalley Abbey, president Mrs Mar jorie Mitchell wel comed members and husbands.
Methodist Church the day will start with a quiet and peaceful commun ion service. The
' eant with floats and social events. •
. has changed and it was in 1802 that the Horrocks cot ton mills, as a good advertising stunt, started the first pag-
• towns had -these guilds, but only Pes- ton still exists. Over the years the guild
to promote growth, a forerunner for fair trade. It was at first a very select group, but then was opened up to inicude many, other groups. Many other
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The next meeting will be held in Whalley Abbey on April 4th when the speaker will be John Hig- • ginson ori “What’s in John’s box?” The competition is for a small antique item and members please wear an Easter bonnet.
After coffee there was time for a quiz. Winner of the com- petitiion was Jenni fer Lockwood.
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In 1952 it became an established event, to be held every 20 years and has be come more cultural and social. In 1972 they even had a pop concert. This year it is to be held again with many events going on.
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