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ices and Olympic medallists for their participation too. Who knew 18 months ago when the committee first met that we would have our own Olympic medallists leading the parade?


ganisations to celebrate the community of Clitheroe.


Three cheers to every one of you. '


C o u n . A lla n K n o x , M a y o r o f Clitheroe


Torchlight at the end of the tunnel


Town Council to be so bold as to put up the money and muscle in to make it hap­ pen. Proof indeed that Parish Councils


SO there is light at the end of the tunnel - it’s called Torchlight! Supreme praise then to the Clitheroe


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heroe can be very proud that our money goes so wisely.


almost invading an Embassy in London (makes a change from another country) and trying to force us all to vote in a few months’ time for Police Commissioners (an eve bigger waste of money), we in Clit­


Against a backdrop of our Government


of humour, invention and creativeness briiiging together different clubs and or­


way the float entrants and spectators alike refused to let the rain dampen tiieir spirits. There were a couple of hiccups when the Spitfire flypast was called off, even later than the last minute due to bad weather, and the fireworks were brought forward due the parade getting around quicker than we expected - but wow, those fireworks! As ever the floats were a fantastic mix


What was even more amazing was the


to all concerned MAY I take this opportunity to thank all the committee members, volunteers, stewards, marshals and council staff for donating their time and expertise free of charge to^ make the Clitheroe Torchlight 2012 event such a stupendous success. Can I also thank the emergency serv­


And up in smoke for the greatest fire­


work display in memory! Thanks too to Ribble Valley Borough Council for supplying resources and tech­ nical expertise and the late Peter Moore for the inspiration that set the ball rolling. Cheers indeed and didn’t the pubs do


well!


BRUCE DOWLES, Whalley Road, Clitheroe


Motor dealer went


the extra mile THANKS for the publicity for the Clithe­ roe Torchlight in the past few weeks, we think it helped to raise awareness of the event, which was a big success despite the weather!


hicle for the Olympians to be driven in at the head of the procession. As a long­ standing local company we really feel that they should have some publicity for their generous actions.


Clitheroe Torchlight 2012 committee SUE HOLDEN,


What a difference adaymakes...


power in the make-up of things devent wather to these type of eventT , ------------------was flypast v


WHAT difference a day makes, as last weekend proved, where Saturday’s damp weather was replaced by Sunday after­ noon’s glorious sunshine. It all goes to prove the importance of


gaps when everything was moving at walk­ ing pace? Let’s hope lessons are learnt if


a non-event on Saturday afternoon and, with the poor weather continuing into the night, the dreary conditions and lack of continuity of the parade made it a poor experience for many in the crowd and no doubt for many in the procession itself. How come there were so many long


to local motor dealership Rufus Carr for their loan of the vehicle to the Torchlight committee, which was used for the moni­ toring of the route, putting up signs etc. in the week prior to the procession? They also lent a further brand new ve­


We would like to say a special thank you ’


a complete contrast (for the Proms con­ cert), the healthy crowd sitting on the perimeter of the terraced area had to contend with the constant drone of noise emitlng from the fairground on the castle field, which obliterated the quiet passages


there is a next time. While Sunday afternoon’s weather was


of music and most of the announcements made over the microphone. However, the songs came through well


as did most of the effervescent musical passages.


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pecially for those sitting outside the Mil­ ner sanctum”. Good effort.though.


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pride in our local Olympic medallists and It would be great to give Clitheroe busi­ nesses a glimpse of the spotlight too. Any- : one can vote at http://bit.ly/QN8QA7 if you’d like to add your name to the list. KAREN HANDS,


glittering awards dinner on September 14th, but the public voting continues until September 7th, which counts for half the scores. A panel of judges awarded the re­ maining marks during interviews held at the end of July. We’ve seen so much well-deserved


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of Richard Schofield, the event organiser. TheFe w S m o n S n s ^ lambs” by Paul Cookes, a retired MAFF and EU official and Paul Crnni^fr Halifax Spinning Company exhibited many types and uses of spun woo? % ad^d to the evening s entertai^ent there was a competition to identify cuts of?Mb ““ ‘ An excellent buffet supper was served during the evening which concInripH


lives near St Nicholas Church, Sabden, has organised The Sabden Six-Mile Trail Race fw Saturday September 15th to raise cash after the church ceiling collapsed, forcing


the church to close and facing a £70,000 regairbill.


church in Stubbins Lane, and goes to Chum Clough Reservoir, Badger Wells, baek into the village, back to Churn Clough then back to the church. Runners can enter on the day for £5, and there will be a raffle afterwards with a top


prize of an Xbox 360. Shaun is appealing for any volunteers as


race marshalls or other helpers, and any more raffle prize donors, to.contact him on 012?2 771577 07787 515070.,


... J'ot a church member, but I just felt like doing something to help,” said Shaun (38), a lorry driver and part-time driving instructor who is a member of Accrington Road Runners. " The runs starts at 11 a.m. near the


RIWNERS are being challenged to enter a six-mile race to help raise money for a church hit by a ceiling collapse. Running enthusiast Shaun Livesey, who


in the paper on what has been such a thrilling journey since discovering I’d been nominated for the award of Train­ ing and Coaching Business of the Year. I feel deeply honoured to have reached the . finals in the most hotly-contested categoiy against female entrepreneurs from across North West England. The winners will be announced at a


It was a real surprise to find my name


a concert is to be put on m the bandsatnd then good amplification is a necessity,- es­


I feel - and I have said before ■that if A weekly look at news jfrom your community


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BILLINGTON


Church closed The speaker at Billington


Billington Community Cafe Bar played host to the Motor-Caravan Club last Saturday and an afternoon of celebra­ tion was enjoyed by ail. On Saturday the cafe bar will be closed, re­ opening again as usual on Saturday, September 8th. There will be vom- panionship and a fresh cooked hot meal


BOLTON-BY- BOWLAND


Young Farmers The Y rc meetings start again on September 3rd


with a trip to Gazegill Organics, at Riming- ton. Members are to meet at the village hall at 7 p.m. There will be another summer trip to Sandcastles water park in Blackpool on Sunday September 9th, leav­ ing the village hall at 10 a.m. The cost of the day is £20 including access to all slides, lunch and transport. If you would like to attend please for­ ward payment to Laura Airton (07725514530) by Friday August 31st.


CHATBURN


Flower demo There is a rare opportunity to see top UK and inter­ national floral designer Craig Bullock demon­ strating his award win­ ning skills at 7-30 p.m. on TTiursday September 6th at Chatbum School, Sawley Road, Chatbum.


There will be opportu­ nity to obtain flower ar­ rangements by auction during the evening.


Tickets are £7 and can be obtained at Roy Porter Butcher in Chatbum or by calling 01200 441624, 01200 440002 or 01254 384893. All surplus is to be donated to North West Air Ambulance.


CHIPPING


Garden party St Bartholmew’s, Chip­


ping, annual garden party will be held on Sunday September 2nd from 2 p.m. at the vic­ arage. Stalls to include


Community Church on Sunday was the Rev. Don Johnson talking about “Am I my Broth­ er’s Keeper”. Coffee was served after the service. The church will be closed on Sunday September 2nd, due to the listed speaker cancelling and a prear­ ranged engagement by the Rev. Don in South Wales.


plants and produce, tombola, cakes, good as new, toys and books, cheese and wine, raffle, plus many others, in­ cluding games for chil­ dren. Refreshments will be served during the af­ ternoon. For further de­ tails or to doiiate items for sale, please contact Barbara on 61586, Liz on 61044 or Laura at Brabins shop on 61221.


Scholarships will be awarded to former pu­ pils of each of the two schools which served the parishes, i.e. Brabins


Trust Applications are invited for literacy scholarships consisting of vouchers towards learning re­ sources which will be awarded on the Sep­ tember 18th to young persons embarking on a full-time course of education, and aged be­ tween 18 and 25 those resident in the parishes of Chipping, Thornley- with-Wheatley and Leagram-with Bowland.


The National Federa­ tion’s Big Walk, Little


speaker at Grindleton WTs next meeting on September 13th with a presentation entitled “Shop Til You Drop”. Grindleton will be wel­ coming members of Waddington and Fence WIs and providing a supper of sandwiches and cakes. The compe­ tition is for the prettiest fabric shopping bag and there will be a raffle.


Applications giving full aetails of the educa­ tional courses to be followed should be sub­ mitted to the Trustees,


. ,c/o John Stancliffe, 4 . Brickhouse Gardens, Chipping, Preston, PR3 2QG, before September 16th.


GISBURN


Festival Hall Gisburn Festival Hall, whist and dominoes will be held on Saturday September 1st at 7-30 p.m. There are meat jirizes to be won, a raffle to join, a lovely supper and a very warm wel­ come. Please come and join us.


GRINDLETON


Church Service Parishioners of St Ambro­ se Church are reminded


that the service of Fam­ ily Communion.on Sun­ day will be back to the usual time of 9-50 a.m.-7


Supper Evening A Supper Evening will


, be plenty of delicious food and a licensed bar. Tickets are £15 each and are available from Carol Pye. Tel: 01200 441507 or any St Am­ brose Church member.


be held at Beechwood, Grindleton, home of Alan and Liz Rowntree on Friday October 5th at 7-30 p.m. There will


Shdpping talk Sue Holden will be the


■ Endowed School and St Mary’s RC School. Con­ sideration will be given to applicants who fill only one of the afore­ mentioned criteria.


The monthly walks have been very enjoyable and companionable as was the swimming. Six members each swam a mile to 143 lengths of Mandy Brennan’s pool. Ann Connell is organis­ ing the last walk for the competition on Septem­ ber 3rd starting from the public car park in Downham at 6-30 p.m. prompt and finishing with supper in the local hostelry.


_ port, such a boost to the running costs of the


The October meeting is the AGM and the com­ mittee hopes to attract new members with fresh ideas. Membership has risen dramatically and it is important to maintain the wonder­ ful atmosphere and en­ thusiasm of the WI and to satisfy the tastes and needs of all members. Everyone is reminded to bring magazines and second hand toys to this meeting. The WI has to look for new ways to fund raise since the cessation of the waste paper collection which was, thanks to local sup-


• WI. The AGM has been brought forward by one week to October 4th because several mem­ bers and key committee members will be going to Denman College on the Lancashire Federa­ tion Trip from October 8th to 11th.


Members should contact Ann on 443633 if they would like to go and their names are not on the list. The aim of the competition is to achieve the maximim percentage participa­ tion. Anyone not at­ tending the September meeting should hand record the mileage forms to Catherine Tay­ lor by September 13th at the latest.


. Splash competition is drawing to a close and participating members- are urgently requested to bring their complet­ ed Record of Mileage forms to the Septem­ ber meeting, together with any photographs, maps etc, to illustrate the journal which forms an important part of the entry. Any points of in­ terest can be included on the record forms.


HOLDEN


The evening service was led by Mrs S. Townley, of Abbeystead. Soloist was Mrs S. Gardner, of Dolphinholme, who’s songs included Calvary to the well known tune of Edelweiss.


Chapel Holden Chapel held its anniversary services on Sunday, when the preacher for the after­ noon was Mr D. Se­ ward, of Halton. Two members of the Living Purpose group sang nu­ merous pieces.


The organists for the day were Mrs B. Harrison and Mr M. Blakey. The collections were for chapel funds.


HARROP FOLD


Fellowship On Sunday Harrop Chris­ tian Fellowship wel­ comed retired Pastor Bryan Lingard, of Bar- noidswick. He spoke on Jesus’ parable of the sheep follow and the goats don’t. He encour­ aged us to follow Jesus the Good Shepherd and not be like goats. We look forward to his next visit. On Thursday at 7-45 p.m. there will be the monthly Prayer Meeting. Sunday next, the Fellowship will wel­ come Maurice Longton, of Bentham. All are welcome.


KNOWLE GREEN


Line dancing Line Dancing recommenc­


• Tuesday September 4th at 8 p.m. with the new tutor, Sharon. Sharon is well known as she has been an enthusiastic member of the group for some years and is now to carry the baton following the retire­ ment of previous tu­ tors, Bob and Cath who have taught the class for many, many years and have been training Sha­ ron to be their replace­ ment. New dancers are most welcome, admis­ sion is £2-50 and in­ cludes tea and biscuits. Just come along or for more info please tel­ ephone 01254 878447.


es at the village hall on


Dominoes Military whist and ordi­ nary dominoes will be played in the village hall on Wednesday, September 5th. Play commences at 7-30 p.m. and admission is £1-50, which includes tea and biscuits. __


Concert The Lunchtime Concert on Thursday August 30th at the village hall


For car boot enthusiasts, Sunday September 2nd, is a date to book, the place is Knowle Green Village Hall, and the time is 9 a.m. -11 a.m. For more information please telephone Jonny


. on 01254 878310. LANGHO


Fellowship A group of about 16 men from St Leonard’s Men’s Fellowship met at the Petre Arms, Langho, before travel­ ling on to the Great Land Chinese restau­ rant in Barrow. Good food and fellowship was enjoyed by all. New members most wel­ come.


Mothers’ Union St Leonard’s Mothers’ Union had its meet­


ing in church recently where Rev Andrew Malcolm took his first Mother’s Union serv­ ice at the church. After notices Pamal Rothwell was welcomed. He is the Diosecan Secretary and he gave a talk entitled A Wedding Bouquet explaining some of the many wedding tradi­ tions that everyone use, but don’t always know the meaning. After­ wards there was refresh­ ments and socialising. New members always welcome.


Church news There will be a service


; day September 4th at 9- 30 a.m. for teachers of St Leonard’s Primaiy School and Parochial Church Council mem­ bers for prayer and preparation of the new term. There will also be a 9 a.m. Holy Com­ munion Service held at St Leonard’s Church, Langho, followed by a Family Communion at 10- 30 a.m. Both services will be conducted by Rev. Andrew Malcom and refreshments will be served after the 10- 30 a.m. service.


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