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port this community effort to support those in the grip of this terrifying disease.


Peacethroughtalk On Sunday November 2nd


SUohn the Evangelist Church,


. Hurst Green, held a “Peace through Dialogue” church service. Special guests at the service were Imam Ismael Daud from the Quwwatul Islam Mosque in Preston, a committee member from that mosque, Ismael Bax, and the dialogue development officer from the Diocese of Black­ burn, Anjum Anwar.


, The service was attended


by more than 70 people from the Anglican and Catholic community in Hurst Green in­ cluding Father Peter Griffith, from St Peter’s Church. The service was lay led and


included prayers, music and readings with the theme of peace running throughout. Imam Ismael Daud gave a talk on the true meaning of peace and love that is central to the Islamic faith. Anjam Anwar


. also spoke about her work in Lancashire bringing faith communities closer together.


Remembrance Sunday The villagers of Hurst


Green and surrounding areas turned out in great numbers


■ to pay their Remembrance Sunday respects. Led by the Hurst Green branch of the Royal British Legion, who were well supported by the Stonyhurst College Com­ bined Cadet Force and the Stonyhurst Band. At the war memorial the main reading _ was delivered by Lt. Colonel 1 Barber of the Stonyhurst CCF. The message was deliv­


ered by Rev. Gill Mack, of All Hallows Mitton and St John’s Church, Hurst Green, supported by clergy from St Peter’s Church, Stonyhurst. Wreaths were laid by chil­


dren from St Joseph’s Primary School, along with representa­ tives from many other local organisations.


St John’s Old School This building is available


for parties, weddings, meet­ ings and so on. There is a hall, small meeting room and a well equipped kitchen. Inquiries and bookings contact 01254 826686 or e-mail: mack@ talktalk.net


KNOWLE GREEN


Whist and doms The usual fortnightly


Whist and Domino Drive will be held at the village hall on Monday November 17th with. play commencing at 7-30 pm. Admission is £2 and everyone is most welcome. The Christmas Domino


Drive will be held on Monday December 8th when there will be the usual good prizes.


' Admission is £4 and includes teaandcake.


village bonfire with fireworks andsupper. Nextweek, mem­ bers are meeting at Pendle­ ton Village Hall at 7 pm for a , talk by Andrew and Rachel Marston about their lambing live experiences.


READ&SIMONSTONE


Festive tree festival . The popular Christmas'


Tree Festival promises to be a . bigger event this year: It will be held in December at St John’s Church from the 16 th to the 21st. There will be a full pro­ gramme distributed to every household in both villages. There will be plenty of


Farmers’ walk raised funds for hospice


Bolton-by-Bowland resident Helen Bury has liant, I really enjoyed coming in. On the walk donated£2,340to Pendleside Hospice after there was about 150 people, some walked completingtheFarmers’WalkforCancer 1 thewholewaywithmyselfandothersjoined Charities earlier this year.


for a day or two. We raised money for eight


The walk, which went from Middleton-in- • worthwhile charities which all support- Teesdale to Slaidbum, covered 80 miles in cancer patients. My feet were killing by the fivedays.


end,butwehavethesethingstodo.”


Helensaid:“Iusedthedaytherapyio-week Tofindoutmoreaboutfimd-raisingforthe support programme at Pendleside Hospice . hospice call 01282 440120 or email: whenlwasillthreeyearsago.Itwasbril-


fundraising@pendleside.org.uk LANGHO


St Leonard's Tiny tots started on Mon­


day at St Leonard’s Church and wifi now be each Monday during term time for all par­ ents or anyone who cares for a small child. Go along for free play, painting, story time and light refreshments. A PCC meeting was held


in church on Monday and on Tuesday the school held a Remembrance Service. The Christmas Fair is to be


held on Saturday November 22nd from 11 am to 2 pm in the community centre. Admission for adults and children costs 50p including a visit to see Santa. Eqjoy stalls with gifts, crafts, cakes, refreshments and a bumper raffle. Services for this Sunday


are: 9 am Holy Communion gnd 10-30 am Parish Com- ' munion. All welcome.


St Mary's Blackburn Food Bankhas


said there is a need for pasta sauce, long life milk, sugar, Christmas treats as well as the usual items. The boxis in the church porch. . The Ramblers’Christmas


lunch has been arranged for Thursday December 18th at 1 pm in the Ribchester Arms. Non-walkers are welcome. There is a list in the church porch for name and menu choices. The Christmas Fair has been arranged ifor Saturday November 29 th from 12-30 to3'-30 pm in St Mary’s . ' School. Raffle tickets are now available and the list for raffle prizes is in the church porch


along with the tub for goods. The children on this year’s


Sacramental Programme and their families will take part in theioamMassthisSunday.


LOWMOOR


Remembrance The Remembrance Day


service at Low Moor War Memorial on Sunday was con­ ducted by the Rev. Andy Grey, who will be sharing responsi­ bility for St Paul’s Church with the new Priest-in-Charge, the Rev. Mark Pickett. After, the laying of the wreaths, he moved to the stone pillar and gave a short service of blessing and dedication to commemo­ rate the service given by the soldiers of The Royal Engi­ neers Regiment, who were stationed for training in Low Moor from 1940 to 1946. After the two short services, every­ one was invited to Low Moor Club for tea and coffee.


NEWTON-IM-BOWIAND


Village drama A drama with music,


entitled “The White Feathered Hero”, was performed at New­ ton Village Hall on Saturday and Sunday evening. Under Producer/Director Aldwyth Pearson, the “Slaidburn Play­ ers and Friends” acted out the First World War from the assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand to the end of the War in 1918, with the storyline being loosely based ontheHodderValley.Atthe 1 end of the performance there wasaRollofHoriourforthe : men who died from Slaidburn, Newton-in-Bowland, Dunsop


Bridge, Dalehead and Tosside, with photographs of the men ' being projected onto a screen. The raffle on the Saturday


evening realised the'sum of ' £200 for the Poppy Appeal and the proceeds on the Sunday evening of £135 was for “Help for Heroes"


PENDLETON


Fund-raising Tickets are selling fast for


this year’s fund-raising dance at Pendleton Village Hall. The theme is school days, giving people the chance to dress up if they wish. Dancing will be to live music from Level Two. Tickets are £10, which includes a hot supper, and available from The Swan With Two Necks or Ruth on 01200 426770. Money raised will . be used to improve the back room and fund the toilets’ extension. The churchwardens and


the PCC of All Saints’ Church,,


Pendleton, thank all those who gave so generously to the


Gift Day. The amount raised to date is £2,960.


Historyclub Pendleton History Club meets tonight (Thursday,


November 13th) when Ruth - Cowperthwaite will share her research on ancient vil­ lage documents. Also on the agenda is a Pendleton village timeline. The meeting starts at 7-30 pm and all are welcome.


Bonfire night Last week, members of


Clitheroe Young Farmers’ '


Ciub wrapped up warm for Bqlton-by-Bowland’s annual


special events for everyone including a children’s concert, a children’s entertainer and musical performances, the carol service and firework display. There will be more Christmas trees this year from both village organisations. The team of helpers are work­ ing hard, but if anyone wishes' tojoin them please let the churchwardens know.


Church services The Sunday service on


November 16th will be held at St Peter's, Simonstone, with a


„ family communion at 9-30 am. RIMINGTON


Parish council There will be a meeting of


Rimington and Middop Parish Council on Wednesday No- vembength at 7-30 pm in the Memorial Institute, Stopper Lane. All members ofthe pub­ lic are welcome including non­ residents. Items on the agenda are planning related for vari­ ous properties in the parish and reports on highways/foot- paths and tree preservation. The main topic is the setting of the parish council budget for 2014-2015 and the level of the parish precept required.


Winners The Rimington Recreation


Association 100 Club Draw winners for October are: 1 (£50) Martin Bury, 2 (£20) Andrew Maclean, 3 (£10) Barry Swarbrick.


Remembrance The Remembrance service


at Rimington Memorial Insti­ tute was full on Sunday morn-. ing for the annual service of Remembrance led by the Rev. ’


Dr Alex Baker. The Chatburn branch of the Royal British Legion were in attendance. Bible readings were given by Mrs Julie Holland and Coun. Richard Sherras and Mr Peter


Moorhouse accompanied the


singing of hymns on the piano accordian. Dr Denis Brennan read the roll of honour and the words of Remembrance


iyere spoken. The two minutes silence was marked by the Last Post and Reveillle Biigie


calls. Poppy wreaths were laid on the memorial plaques by


Mrs Elizabeth Robinson (Wl)


Coun. Sherras (parish council) and a member ofthe Royal British Legion. The deeply


moving service was followed by a time of friendly fellow- - ship over light refreshments.


The collection of £230 will go to the Royal British Legion.


Whist and dominoes At the montly whist and


domino drive at Rimington Memorial Institute the follow­


ing were successful: whist la- ■ dies -1 P.Parrot, 2 A. Dinsdale;


whistgents-1G.Parker.2B. ' Stott, low P. Witowski; domi­


noes- 1 F. Mason, 2 M. Briggs, 3 A Sutcliffe, 4 M. Berry, 5


P. Dowson, 6 D. Knight, low F. Taylor:Raffle - B. Peel, P.


Dowson, M. Berry, H. Qwen; MCs whist - G. Parker; domi­ noes - P. Metcalfe. The annual Christmas whist and domino drive at Rimington will be on Saturday Decemberi3th.


Bonfire Saturday night’s bonfire


at Rimington proved a happy village event with a roaring ' blaze, a tasty Jacob's Join sup­ per of plot night goodies and a spectacular fireworks display. The rain held off until later in the evening ensuring that the hard work of the sports com-' mittee was enjoyed by all.


SABDEN


Remembrance Sunday Several hundred people


turned out on Sunday morn­ ing to pay tribute to Sabden’s, and the nation’s, war dead at the village war memorial. As 11 am struck, Sabden soldier Cpl Andy McAtee, of the 2nd Battalion the Rifles Regi­ ment, read out the names of all the village men who died in the First and Second World Wars, teenager Rhiannon Wickham, of Padiham Road, impeccably played The Last Post and two minutes’ silence was observed. Canon Norman Atty of St Nicholas's Church led the poignant service. Midshipman Jay Jay Rainford, ofthe Royal Navy, returned to his home village from his Port­ smouth base to take part in the service and read “Flanders Fields” and Tim Clarkson read amovingpoem “We were only lads you know”. Wreaths were laidonbehalfoftheparish ' council and by representatives of village organisations and in­


dividuals, and youth was very much to the fore as wreaths were laid by the Beavers, Cubs and Brownies. -


Armistice Day A small number of people


gathered again at the village memorial on Armistice Day


' onTuesdayatnam.The


older children from Sabden Primary School attended and said prayers and read­ ings and Cpl Andy McAtee read his regimental prayer. The two minute silence was •


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y . the schoolchildren and by Mrs Joyce Holgate in memory of . her brother. Frank Lawless. The pupils also laid a wreath . in school.'/]: . . , • .


Poppy arrangement St Nicholas’s Parish


Church marked Remem- brance Sunday with a special service in which the names •


. of all Sabden’s war dead were read out. Two red flower arrangements were placed . by the war memorial in the church, along with 53 small.


■ wooden crosses remember­ ing those who died in the 100 • years since the beginning of the First World War. There was also a new large poppy wreath displaymadebythe children of the Thursday Club.


St Mary’s Church . St Mary’s RC Church held a


special Remembrance Sunday Mass taken by Fr Frankie Mul- grew. The altar was decorated with a poppy and military dis­ play, and very poignant hymns were sung and music played.


Livemusic There is a free evening of


live music in the Pendle Witch on Saturday night with Live Again, the rock band fronted by Paul Townsend, who played a jarge part in making this year’s Cauldron Calling mini music festival such a success.


Defibrilators St Mary’s RC Church now


has a debfibrilator and there is to be a training session for anyone wishing to know how to use it in an emergency, next Wednesday, November 19 th, at 7-30 pm in the church vestry. Other defibrilators in the vil­ lage are at St Mary’s RC School, Sabden Primary School and at Littlemoor sheltered housing.


PACTmeeting There is a meeting to


discuss policing issues next Wednesday, November 19th, at 6 pm in the White Hart. The village police officers will give : the monthlypolice reportat the PACT (police and commu­ nity together) meeting.


Motown night Tickets for tomorrow


(Friday) night’s Motown Night in St Mary’s Community Hall, are still on sale for £5 from the newsagents. Admission on the door is £6. This will be the village’s first night of pure motown and’60s and’70s northern soul and takes place from8pm."


Bonfirenight The weather stayed fine


for Sabden’s bonfire and , fireworks display organised by the Holme Committee on the


K - v? New pastor helping rejuvenate church


SabdenBaptistChurchisexperiencinga' welcome growth in its numbers. Pastor Peter Cox has brought a relevant, new style since he took over and one weekend alone welcomed nine newmembers. He said: “Althoughweareachurchwithalonghis- > tory, we are not here to be a relic of a bygone age but to present a credible and relevant message in contemporary style. Many peo­ ple think church is dull and irrelevant and, sadly, their views are not always mistaken. Church today is often so far from what it is


Holme field on Saturday night. This year the fireworks were particularly spectacular so thanks go to all the organisers for their hard work. Football Sabden FC’s Sunday game.


against Royal Oak at Os- waldtwistle was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.


Christmas concert , St Mary’s Hall is hosting


a special Christmas Variety Concert on Friday Decem­ ber 12th at 7-30 pm starring teen singing star Grace O’Malley, the Flat Cap Pack, the 50 Something Theatre Co. Tickets go on sale soon at £7-50 adults and £5 under-i6s and include refreshments, but people can take their own


^Mbay The recent Gift Day appeal


at St Nicholas’s Parish Church raised the wonderful total of £i,395 towards church funds..


QuizNight St Mary’s RC Primary


School is holding a Family Quiz Night next Friday, No­ vember 21st, at 6 for 6-30 pm in the school on Watt Street. Admission is £5 adults and £2.50 children and includes a buffet supper. There will also be a raffle and a chocolate hamper forthe winning team.


Sunday services St Nicholas’s CE Church's: .


service at 9-30 am is led by ' Canon Norman Atty this week-. end. The guest preacher at the 10-36 am service at Sabden Baptist Church is Ian Wheeler ■ and Sunday Mass at St Mary’s .


meant to be - aplace teeming with life, fun, enthusiasm and purpose. That’s the kind of church we want to introduce you to at Sab­ den Baptist Church.” He has introduced a monthly guest service, a weekly care and share group for the vil­ lage, free family social/games evenings for allthecommunityandanewwebsite(www. lovesabden.com). Welcoming the new mem­ bers (pictured), Rev. Cox (on the left) said the church should be in our communities and not just in religious buildings.


with Mgr Corcoran is at 11 am. SLAIDBURN


Annual meeting The annual general meet­


ing of Slaidburn Wl was held in the Village Hall, Mrs Mary: Cowking presiding, and she welcomed adviser Mrs Deb Phillips.Members will be carol singing round the village on December 10th, with proceeds for Pendle Group of Riding for the Disabled.The draw for bursaries for courses at Alston Hall was won by Mrs Hilary Wood and Mrs Hazel Waddington. The election of officers took place: President, Mrs Val Sharpe; secretary, Mrs


' Heather Harrison; treasurer,.. Mrs Jean Parker. Members had prepared


a variety of puddings which were enjoyed by everyone. A competition for “A Pic­


ture ofFireworks’ waswon by • Mrs Mary Cowking, Miss June Carr was second and Mrs Ann Swindiehurst third. '


Games night Slaidburn Young Farm­


ers met for their annual Fred Waddington games night, competing in a range of games such as lining pennies up, memory test and threading beads on to string. The winner was Thomas Harrison. An ex­ traordinary business meeting to decide the role of treasurer where Rob Walker was voted in.Nextweek’smeetingis. stockjudgingat.Langden' Holme farm, Dunsop Bridge, by kind permission of the. Carr family.,


TOSSIDE


Dance The next dance with Mark


Kitto is on Friday November 21st at 8 pm. Admission £6.


Quiz The Grand Christmas Quiz


raising money for the church and community hall will be held on Thursday November 27th at 7-30 pm. It costs £10 for a team of four. A hotpot suppercosts£2,thebarwillbe open and there will be a raffle.


Kimber’sMen In conjuction with Spot-On


rural touring Kimber’s Men will be singing seasongs and . shanties on Sunday November ;■ 23rdat7-3opm.Itwillcost £6.50 (adults) and £4 (chil­ dren). The bar will be open and food will be available. Call 01729 840272 for details.',


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Bridge group • The winners for the meet- ing held on Friday November 7th were: 1 Carol Cowell and


Joan Harrison, 2 Vanessa 4 Cameron arid Jean Tasker.


. The next riieeting is tomor­


row (Friday) in the village hall starting at i-3opm/please ' "note earlier starting time). New members are welcome, but experienced or improv; ers please. For details phone Marilyn on 01200 422097.


Quiznight r TheRotaryClubofGlit-.


heroe is holding a quiz night at the village hall tomorrow


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. (Friday) at 7-30 pm in aid ■ ■ of Life Educatiori Centres, Lancashire. Quizmaster is Bill j Honeywell and tickets, priced at £10) are available by calling 422822or423689. \


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Christmas craft fair St Catherine’s Church is


holding the annual craft fair on Sunday (November 16 th) in the village hall from 10 am until 4 pm. There will be 30 stalls, plus a raffle and festive homemade refreshments. Admission is sop.


Whist and dominoes . The next whist and


dominoes evening will be in thq village hall on Wednesday November 19 th at 7-30 pm.


WHALLEY


Methodist Service On Sunday morning at


Whalley Methodist Church the worship will be led by the minister, Rev. Tony Davies. The service wifi begin at 10-30 am and will include the Sacra­ ment of Holy Communion". "


Bingo Night Whalley Parish Church’s


an annual Bingo Night fund­ raiser wiU be held on Saturday, November 22nd, starting at 6 pm in Whalley Primary School, Church Lane. Tickets are priced £6 for adults and £3 for children under eight, which includes a supper and one of 10 game tickets. Further books are available at £1 per book and there are great priz­ es on offer. In fact, there are over £250 worth of prizes up for grabs as well as vouchers donated kindly by local busi­ nesses. Tickets are available by calling 01254 822646.


Head’s return Former head at Whalley


CE School, Brian Beresford will return to the school next Thursday, November 20th, to present an anti-bullying work­ shop. The children will learn avout the subject through song music and drama. The school has been in


contact with the new own- , ers of the Whalley Arms c a r ­ park after parents received demands for fines. A previous agreement allowed parents to park there at the beginning and end of school days. For the time being parents who use the facilities will be required to pay for a ticket. Burst Radio, the schools


radio station, is back on air on Fridays. Year Six children have been learning how to use the / equipment, record jingles and produce running orders and • playlists.


• .Tomorrowchildrenwill .


be raising money for the Children in Need appeal by a'


Remembrance Whalley honoured the


fallen in wars with an Act of Remembrance at the war me-'


•morial at thejunction of King Street and Station Road on Sunday. An ecumenical serv­ ice in Whalley Parish Church" preceeded a procession to the war memorial with pipes from Accrington Pipe Band. Wreaths were laid on


behalfofthe parish council, borough council, police, churches, schools and village organisations.


Nativity play ■ A rehearsal for the chil­


dren’s nativity production at English Martyrs’ RC Church, Whalley, will be held on Sun­ day morning. Plans for the church’s


Christmas fair are well advanced and the church is ’ appealing for bottles for the bottle stall and cakes for the aftrenoonteas. The walking group will


meet at the church at 11 am . on Wednesday for an easy six-mile circular walk from Brierfield railway station. A packed lunch is required. TherewillbeaMass


tomorrow atio am. Mass on Saturday isatspmandon Sunday at 11 am. Weekday Masses next week will be at 10 am except Tuesday.


Parish Church Midweek Holy Com­


munion is today at 10 am and tomorrow there will be Holy Communion at 9-30 am in the Abbey Chapel and meditation in the Abbey Library at 10-30 am.


The Mothers’ Union will.


hold the annual cradle roll party in the school between 3-30 and 5-30 pm on Saturday. On Sunday there will be a ■


Book of Common Prayer Holy Communion service at 8-30 am with Parish Coriuriuriion and Sunday Club at 10 am.' The House Group will meet, '


at Clitheroe Road at 10 am on Tuesday and at the same time . there will be Holy Commun- \ ion at Vale House. The Ladies’ Prayer Group wil meet at 2-15 - pm. .


v, • '■ The Pilgrim group will •/


meet at the Vicarage at 7-30 ] ' pm on Wednesday.’ -


Tables offer* ; • Whalley Village Hall is still


takingbookingsforitslast. table top sale of the year on Sunday November 30th be:" tween 10 am arid 3 pm. Entry ,. is free. Inquiries to Honey on 01254822350; . V


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4 . ; A netball club for Years . ’ • Five and Six children will be . • started on Tuesday.",


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