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• 'anyone who would appreciate; v the ideal but needs a “push”, .'please encourage theni|//#j£< t'v-This project has b'eeniniti-! ’ated by Peter Norcliffe'and life . -Anne Huson, but help will b e^


. .greatly appreciated. For more}1; information contact Veronica'# 'Millward on 441346’or Basil and Celia Dearing on 441939. ■ £


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FWdayMarcli28that7736pnii;-A; Tickets are£iofor adults andi?- £5 for children under 12 and are available from Carol Pye,^Tv; phone 0i200'44i507.'‘: ‘r ;;


Sponsored slim Members of St Ambrose V-.--!


Church’ are organising a Spon- g sored Slim “Get Lean in Lent”, 'duringtlie season of LenC/y&j


• Anyone wishing to join in and’? ■ v/ants more 'details, please ‘ -'\. contact Carol Pye Tel 01200 -■ 441507. '*


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HARROPFOLD Fellowship ./;


. K/TTast Thursday Harrop' Christian Fellowship enjoyed a DVD entitled “The Jellyfish Man”;the story of Ian McCor­ mack, a young New Zealander who was stung by a deadly boxjellyfish whilst holidaying in Mauritius.'At the point of-. deathheprayed “i f thereisa '


• God?” mid was miraculously 4-; saved.both physically and spir­ itually and now travels the. •world with his testimony. ■ / /O n Sunday the Fellowship was privileged to have a visit •


.fromtheAyrtonfamilywho ] ministered in word and song. ; iThe Fellowship look forward .i totheir.nextvisitin June. a ; i .--.The Thursday meeting ~


.,.will be held atBlackburn;; . . ■ member’s home. Next Sunday,


■ retired Pastor Bryan Lingard, ofthe Majestic Christian Fel- ./ lowship, Barnoldswick, will be


•welcomed. All are welcome to meetings


HURSTGREEN Networktalk '


;] . -. The next meeting will be ; today (Thursday) at 7-30 pm. ; The speaker is Helen Wil- •


■ liams, who was controller of the British Forces Network - Service. The competition will . be for a winter photograph.


Memorial hall The AGM of the Memo­


rial Hall Committee will take place'on Monday March 24th • ■ at 7-30 pm. All groups in the . village are entitled to have a - representative on the com-'. • mittee. Groups should contact


-Nancy Bailey 01254826903,-; 'riancy@rivers-mead.co.uk, if,, they wish to join the commit- -'


: teel’Membersofthepublic % 7• are welcome to attend the' ; meeting!- 4 ., '* O i


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: Banana Sundaefy) ; Come along tc^WorsluEron^ /Banana'Sundae (y);at u?am,*‘ \


•.March 2nd.;Al_ay-ledfam!.. rsily service that’celebrafes^&V jitKat is good about F ai^ ad e^ i: fgoods and m particular. thej|Si 1; great banana success, b utitss } /•also highlighting hownjore/jgi; • needs to be'done to help the&ai .,p oorest farmers. Therewill b e;i- * a Fairtradbstall with allyour.-s^ - favduHtescourtesy of Oxfam^ - at Clitheroe,:and a'free banana!-. Ifor^erydheaf^eserac fe'SfS


^ theme eve^oneis being asked3


|tow^ramethihgyeU^.-^:9| 1 ^Anything goes from trousers^/ /tdscEuwes.'tiesto Trshirts.1


^ I p n Monday March 3rd the’ v 3 ini.Coffee Stop willbe held


JTocelebrate' Fairtrade fte


^foftiught.theCoffee Stop is /being supported by the pupils;^ mid staff from St Joseph’s RC


; primary school and the lay -vi ministry team from Stony- h


. hurst College. The usual free ; refreshments will beavaiKt^-; . able as well as a well stocked;/ v ■ Fairtrade stall c/o Oxfam a t ' ; Clitheroe;All contributions• and proceeds from the sale - v-v ofbooks is being’donated -. to Derian House Children’s Hospice. ‘


KNOWLEGREEN Lunchtime concert ^


.5v' Chethams School of- / Music in Manchester.will be ■"■-‘H performing at the village hall / on Thursday February 27th for the lunchtime concert 4; presented by GST Concerts;! , j -• The concert onThurs-- - day March 6th will feature


.ElizabethYoungonclarinet and Philip Kubilius on piano. MargaretandPhiliparea;- highly experienced duo and . will be performing works by Brahms and Weber. Admis-' sion, including luncheon, is £15 and while concert only is £10. To book for. the concert ’. - call 01200 425629.* .


Memorial luncheon | The annual memorial •


j


luncheon at the village hall ' ' / will be held on March'2nd, the J


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first Sunday in the month as ; usual, with luncheon served'* from 12-30 pm. Entertainment; will be by the local Lancashire * folk group Doc Hardy and The. ! Philistans. Inclusive tickets - / costing £12.50 can be obtained • by phoning 01254 878447. A l l . ■ proceeds are forvillagehall- ; funds.


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Whist and dome j . . Military whist and domi­


noes will be’played at the vil- ;■* ■ lage hall on Wednesday March 15 5 thw i th p l^ ’omrimhcing at;^; 7-36 pm:Admissiqn is £2 and * : includes tea and biscuits.-AlliSS welcome. 4-


Toddle rg roup ... a new parent and toddler .


/group is now up and running •_ at the village church hall, -v


; ■ Toddlers are welcome to bring Jheirparent, grandparent or . carer every Friday morning friom 9-30 until 11 am. There ; will be play, rhymes and re- ; / freshments. For more details;/ please phone Julie on 01254 *4 878394-


Students’visit ~ v


fgnPmshiqners at Knowle';./; -..Green Ghurcb are looking ' V -forward towelcomirig to the4< fellowship Uiree Canadian : / v students from Gapernwray Bible College for a 10-day stay in the village'. While here* - •.. ; the studentswill be doing ’ morning assemblies in local schools, visiting the sick and - ■ the dderly and helping at. z •• the popularJHoliday’at Home


'event. * j* ■ v.Nowin its thildyear, the ; ^Holiday at-Home has proved -:. ■ Jo be.a very popular event. :


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Everyone is welcome to come along to the church hall, have ;~ morriing coffee, hot lunch *"-s and afternoon tea. There will be time to sit and chat, share memories; make new friends’, renew friendships, - toke advantage of a manicure, ' hand massage, or test your brain with’ games and quizzes. ~ The event is being held on two days, Wednesday March 5th . and Thursday the 6 th. ■ Admissionisfreeandall-


you need do to bookyour spe­ cial Holiday at Home is to ring Jube on 01254 878394 with your preferred date. Trans- . port can be arranged if booked in advance. . '


. . The students will also be


taking part at the services on' Sunday March 2nd at 11 am . and 2-30 pm and on Sunday / March 9 th at 9-45 am and 11 ’ am. Everyone will receive a - warm welcome at any of these events. If you would like the' students to meet you in your own home please phone Pas- • tor Chrison oi'254 878394.


LANGHO


St Mary’s The Blackburn Food Bank


say there is a need for tinned meat and baby food along with the usual goods. Demand is as heavy as ever at the food bank.- The generosity of the people . ofStMary’sisverymuchap- preciated. -. The Raphael Lourdes ....;


Pilgrimage will hold its north­ ern reunion at St Mary’s on . Saturday March 1st from 4 pm. Mass will be at 6 pm in church followed by a social evening in the parish centre. Supper will ■ - •be provided and the cost is £7- 50. All are welcome to attend - what promises to be an enjoy-. able evening and learn more r about the Raphael Pilgrims age. The dates for this year’s - - -r pilgrimage are Sunday August 31st to Friday September 5th.


Young members of the


■ parish will be taking part in /; ■- the “Reignite” day held at St_ Joseph’s, Aiidley Range; Black­ burn this Saturday along with other young people fiom.the -■ deanery. The day has the right balance of spirituality, prayer and fun with great speakers, . Mass, quiet reflective time and group work.


L0WM00R T ^ d a t t k e c l u i b ^ ^ onwardswill see there turnof


; local band Corifpared to What; Last time a’capacity crowd: rocked the rafters.


NEWTONTN-BOWLAND Village hairdo’


•«./ The Village’hall organised a three-course riieal with enter­ tainment on Saturday eveping to a crowd of 140 plus people...


'The delicious meal was pro-.- - vided and served by the “Hark to’Bounty” at Slaidburn. The singer Simon Dee en­


tertained everyone with many people dancing through the night, The raffle, which was for “Jack’s Journey”, was well supported and thanks went to JD 4 Hair, The Hark to Bounty, M.H. and M A. .Handley, F.G. Rowland, Townson’s Tractors, Boots Chemist (Clitheroe), . Tesco (CUtheroe), E.H.Booth (Clitheroe), Homebase (CUthe­ roe) and many other individu­ als who gave prizes. Among the winners were


Justine Whitaker, Joanne Breaks, Jane Dickinson, Mark Wood, Harvey Robinson, Janet Carr, David Parker, Jean Lawson, Tom Armer, Jean Howard, Brian Dixon, Martin Beattie, Karen Bozier, Isabel :


Bristow and Graham Robin- - son. . .. Jack Lambert (Jack’s -


Journey) is alittle boy who has been suffering with a brain tumour from an early age. His parents and friends have been raising money for BTRS (Brain Tumour Research and Support). His grandparents, .


. Mr and Mrs Robin Towler, were presented with a cheque for £402 by the Chairman of the Village HaU Committee Mr John Bennett and committee


member Mr Francis Howard. PAYTHORNE


Methodist church Chapel anniversary on


Sunday March 2nd at 2 pm. Preacher, the Rev. Ken Phil­ lips. Awarm welcome to aU.


PENDLETON


Orphanage talk At the February meet- •


ing of Pendleton WI, guest speaker Harriet Roberts gave


an excellent presentation on the“Buried Treasure ofJames Dixon”. Harriet works for


ChildAction North Westin the : former Blackburn Orphanage.


■ Harriet and colleagues discov­ ered an archive of fascinating


■ history in the basementand-^ ■ researched thelifearid.wprk r-j < of James Dixonwbo alongside’. his wife Jane founded B la cky


. burn Orphanage in 1886.'. : : /W'/ Harriet illustrated her talk; - with many fascinating photo"/ graphs and newsreel footage,/,


■ giving insight into the day to,1.^ ■ day Uves of the’chfidren placed in the orphanage.'


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’ -Harriet is an accomplished storytellerandmembers|i;f'|'‘


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: learnt^of bfie histoiyofAdpi/v/ phusCurrahtheffrstyp boy to enter the orphanage and also about ?Ponto” the orphanage donkey! The vote of thanks was given by Enid- :; Boyd-Martin. -


' ' , ■ The corripetitionfor a chil­


dren’s bookjudged by Harriet; attracted many lovely entries ’ and was won by Joan Hay- ■ ;; * selden with Marion Proctor -


, second andElsie HoneyweU/- third. AjeweUery and acceS-y- sories staU wasrun byFran.-- w


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Bond and Marion Procter. The next meeting wiU take place on Tuesday Marchi8th at- ; 7-30 pm at Pendleton Village Hall when guest speaker Julie Aspin will give a talk entitled ; “The Lancashire Witch Trials 1612”. All new members will be made most welcome. Contact - Margaret Wright 01200 : 424611. -


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Paper day It’s paper day in Pendleton


on Tuesday March 4th. Please leave papers in the white bags. provided;


READANDSIMONSTONE


‘Egghead’ talk At this month’s meeting • ,


of the Simons tone with Read


. WI, local man and a member’s husband David Grainger gave


a talk about “How I became- an Egghead” about his time as, a contestant ontheBBCpro-- gramme “Eggheads” in 2009. ; David’s team, “Speakers’ .


Corner”, was made up of rep­ resentatives of the National;


Speakers’ Clubs, ofwhich Dav­ id was then vice-president. * • David shed some light on. ;


those questions everyone ■ probably has regarding this programme. For example, the ; wardrobe department will decide what contestants wear out of a choice oftwo tops that they have to bring along, and they will iron it for you! No blue is to be worn as this makes contestants vanish into the background.


■ > -• Pitted against the formida­


ble Kevin, Judith, Chris, Barry and new boy (at the time his; - first programme) Pat Gibson,' with the opportunity to win ■ ' £12,000, David’s team lost. President Mrs Doris


secretary Mrs Alison Calvert, thanked David for his t a lk : .


and asked him to judge the - monthly competition on the - night which was aptly for the


most unusualeggcup. -This was won by new ’ #


member Mrs Gerry Harrison' . with a pretty.zebra egg cup;//


second was Mrs Jan Maclean! and third Mrs Cynthia Carter/ The very pretty spring flower l display of primroses and - 4 snowdrops was provided by 4


: Mrs Kathleen Wignall. - - \ The next meeting will be ;


on March 20th and will beans open meeting, i f anyone who -s isn’t a’member would like to; ' attend; The subject will be, •; -> !TheHuskie Trail’ and the speaker Alan Cowie: ;. J


. The Simonstone with Read


WI meets the third Thursday, of the month at Simonstone Old School at 7-30 pm. Anyone who would like to come along either as a visitor or as a new - member should call secre- 1. tary Mrs Sue Ogden on 01282 J 773060.


PACTmeeting The February meeting ;


was another very well at- - tended meeting with 15 people present. Once again thanks to Doreen Collinson for host- ■ • ing the event. Fortunately, /; the number of crimes in the: ; villages remains at a low level and only four were reported • at the meeting by local PCSO Di Bioletti. These were: 1 theft -lead flashing stolen from - -t: roofofunattended premises v on Fort Street, Read; 2 dam- // age to a motor vehicle - van . whilst parked in the area of Fountains Avescratched;3 - i assault - male assaulted near to the junction of Straits Lane/: Whins Lane; 4 fly tipping on Trapp Lane. From this meeting it . -


was clear that even more / - r residents have signed up to “In the Know”, the text and / email messaging service from; Lancashire Constabulary that. provides important informa-;-. tion and alerts about what is,, happening in the local area.; •- ■ The number one PACT :


priority remains as speeding ■, through the villages and the , Community Road Watch team are focusing on Fountains Av- - enue and Whalley Road in Siv monstone following concerns raised by local residents. ■ The next PACT meeting


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will take place on Monday;,:; March 17th from 6 to 7pm at4.- Jubilee Street, Read. •:


SABDEN


Horticultural Society Sabden Horticultural Soci-;


ety held its first meeting ofth?-, year at Sabden Crown Green ■ ■ Bowling Club pavilion. The , / vice-chairman, Kelly Eard- .-


ley, opened the meeting by .•5 -k welcoming all those present, ^ Among the matters discussed/


■ / Fawley, supported by deputy ■


were the annual society din- - ner to be held on Friday March.'


21st at the Higher Trapp H f t Simonstone. It was reported jj that progress of the annual, schools bulb growing compc' -.- tition would be checked dunns


Parish council . ;,':rThe March meeting of / *■


Sabden Parish Council will be on Tuesday at 7 pm in Sabden .- Link Room. The public are* *•/ • welcome to attend and there is an item at the beginning of the


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meeting when you can raise any issues with the council.


Darts and dominoes .The Peridle Witch darts


A Team won 4-3 on Monday .


night which makes them : league champions with one match to go. The dominoes '


team drew5-5. TheB Team lost 4-3 at darts and 7-3 at ■ dominoes. •


Sabden FC - Sabden FC had a brilliant ' I


12-4 victory over AFC Bacup ' on Sunday and according to :■ manager Simon Fielding it could have been many more as at least six other scoring - I chances were missed. ...........


Phnto sell-out ; This week’s panto “Jack' ■ ?


And The Beanstalk” by Sab- ■ 2 den’s New Village Folk inSt - ‘W Mary’s Hall is now completely 2 i sold out. Admission is by- -. “ ~r ticket only. -


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Weekend services' Sabden Baptist Church . has a io-30 am Sunday morn-


ing service, St Nicholas’s CE / . Church has a 9-30 am Holy • • Communion and a 7 pm Ash Wednesday communion on '• Wednesday. Sunday Mass at St ' Mary’s RC Church is at 11 am: -.


Swing band Concert Tickets are still available


for Saturday night’s concert in i St Nicholas’s Church Hall with the Clitheroe Royal Grammar School Swing Band at 7-30 pm. - Tickets from Colin Hartley or | Bernard Parfitt cost £10 which •


includes supper; but take your I owndrinks. ;- - - -


World Day of Prayer . St Mary’s RC Church will -


host this year’s Women’s World Day of Prayer on Friday, - March 7th at 2 pm when the speaker will be Sr Joan. * Everyone is welcome to this ' ecumenical service.


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March when Mrs Betty ' .


Clarkson and Mr Alun Parfitt' will attend both schools to


- examine the flowers. The po­ tatoes for the annual growing competition will be handed to


members in early March. On Tuesday March 18th at 7-30


: pmthesocietywillpresenta . talk and slide show by pho- . /


. tographer of local flora an d '. fauna Mr Gordon Yates from


Rochdale. This will be entitled “Wildlife in the Pennirieis". The


ev®.ntfr free and light refi-esh-, ments will be served. A raffle V! will be held. ' ;


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Sabden. A number of reports j dogs off the lead when being 1


have been received regard-- * ing dog owners letting their


walked in fields, resulting in ; a gentle reminder to all dog owners that dogs must be ; kept under control on a lead, when in fields. This month’s


PACT priorities are speeding. ; vehicles through the villages,


■ dog foubng and anti-social .. .behaviour on Blackhill.


[Council meieting ■ • / Coun. Tony Haworth '


; chaired the February meeting of Sabden Parish Council. Pro-


I posals for a Teddy Bear sculp­ ture on the Holme play area in


I memory of Joanne Wray were explained by Jill Wright and'


. Sarah Cookson. The sculptor/ has suggested that sandstone would be the ideal material r


and the exact location has yet to be decided. Couns Calvert, Hodds and Haworth had a site meeting to look at suitable ; I locations and the proposal was’


to be discussed at this week’s meeting.


Planning applications Councillors objected to /


a proposal for a sokw wind -■ turbine on aniSmmonbpole and ancillary works at Rat- tenclough Farm, off Wesley Street, citing a range o f rea- -'/


sons why it should be refused / planning permission. .


Best Kept Village Consideration was given


to entry into Bestkept Village :


• Competition.-There was much' discussion about the pros and /


■ cons of entering this competi­ tion and i f there is any benefit ? | . in doing so. It was agreed that -


I. the businesses and some resi- i dents had assisted and conse-i i quently it had improved last v : , year.’s entry. Members voted 4 : to 2 in favour of entering.


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Wesley Street Consideration was given to ’’


improvements and/or repairs'


- to the broken fence at Wesley, Street. The corner post has been broken and there is a gap in the chain link fencing. $1 RVBC has run a land search 2


i and advised the areaisnot - registered. Quotes will be ob- 2 tained forreplacing the post -2 • and 40m of chain link fencing..


-Other matters •\ An update was given on


the meeting held with Kreate Graphics about the possibility of setting up a Sabden village ?


website. Photos and various pieces of information will be


•’ required to set up the site and ;


I Borough Coun. Newmark


sent an email explaining that the planning application fo r ; ; properties behind Pendle '


. I Street Easthas been deferred/ ; ■ •


Coun. Shorter reported ’ ’


that RVBC has spare large - green bins should anyone still want one. As from April collec­


tions will be fortnightly and on the green bin week. Sabden Primary School;


and St Mary’s RC School will •■ - be doing some work to high/ . light the issues of dog fouling


in the village.' ' SLAIDBURN


Young Farmers Members met on Monday,


night for an evaluation night;-'' organised by some of the older members. Ayote of thanks was given by James Harrison. . A short business meeting • followed where members • were congratulated on their


success in the recent public


speaking event. Next week’s ■ meeting is a pancake night at The Bounty, where members' will be able to make their own pancakes as well as compete ; in pool, darts and dominos - competitions. Members are


asked to bring £3.50 towards ! * the evening.


- • WADDINGTON


I Soup lunch The soup lunch will be held


: on Tuesday March 4th from I noontoi-i5pmatWaddingtort / ; Methodist Church. There will:'


be homemade soup and cakes costing £3-50. WESTBRADFORD


Bridge group The winners for Friday. . / February 21st were: 1 Carol - -■


1 Cowell and Denise Atherton, 2 Vanessa Cameron and Marga­


ret Crawford. The next meet- ing is Friday February 28th ...


in the village hall starting at 2' pm. For details please phone • Marilyn on 01200 422097.


Whistanddominoes' . . There were nine tables in :


play at the recent drive. The ■ ' winners were: Whist, ladies .<


,-M. Davies/ M. Edmondson and J. Riley; gents - T. Pike,


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G. Parker and M. Lofthouse; : v dominoes-H. Wolfenden, F. v


Taylor, E. Fox, J. Stariton and • : M. Briggs.'


I FoodBingo


there will be links to other use-, fill information. The domain „ name sabdenparish.orgiuk - will be purchased along with


• hosting for 12 months. -!•-/•-:•» r) , -r Two letters had been re- '• "


PACT report •’ ; The monthly PACT report • •


frpm P.C Sally Biggar shows z ; crimes reported this year in/ / -1;


ceived expressing disappoint-- •


- ment that the council didnot - ‘ contribute to the Little Green ' • Bus. Members reiterated that • ‘


; I, This event is now sold out and'admission is by ticket- P


, only. Donations of bingo and' '


r raffleprizeswouldbegreatly I appreciated and can be taken* • to David at n Southfield Drive,■


I tel. 01200 426272. Antiques Fair


', ,,-ft.The next Antiques and r it is currently policy not t o . 4;I .March 23rd.’ Homemade


I t Collectables Fair will be held in the village hall on Sunday ' ■


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and would go back to planning ■ possibly in March;


refreshments will be available.


For information concerning' stalls phone Joyce on 424311. *


Tower organist • - Blackpool Tower organist .'


I John Bowdler will be playing ;• for dancing, listening and / / socialising on Saturday March 8th in the village hall. Tickets,


priced at £10 and including a hot supper, can be obtained "


from any committee member or by phoning Joyce on 01200 424311 or Hilda on 429947.


WHALLEY


Tea dance . , Tomorrow (February 28th),


Whalley Methodist Church is holding another afternoon i •


tea dance in the church hall ' from 2-30 pm to 4-30 pm. With


easy dances for beginners, this afternoon tea dance is proving


to be very popular. Admission ;■ fee £3


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Methodists On Sunday, at Whalley r. Methodist Church, Rev. Tony Davies and Rev. Harry Jones v ?


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will jointly, take the service at 10-30 am. It will include Holy Communion.


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Whalley in Bloom To celebrate 50 years of the


RHS Britain in Bloom com- : petition, an appeal has been . ’ made for any keen gardeners "


living within easy walking dis-. tance of the centre ofWhalley. Whalley in Bloom Open:


Gardens 2014 particularly want to hear from anyone willing to share their garden with visitors for one day on Saturday June 21st. Gardens * may be small or large, formal or natural borders, wildlife c


I havens or working vegetable ' - plots. Phone Anne Marie on


07792 724611 for details. . •


Brockholestalk Whalley with Mitton WI . members met at the Old


Grammar School to hear guest: speaker Brian Ashworth, from/ Brockholes Nature Reserve. ' ;


: After WI news and reports members discussed future ■ i


. events. President Dorothy - • • I Stollin and members all


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1 agreed the first meeting in 1 : , their new home, another


| historical building in Whalley, ’ I had proved to be an excellent * venue for future meetings and I


1 activities and is well worth .-1 I. considering for anyone need- | • jng a facility for public events;. Anyone interested can contact -


1 Mr Pickup on 01254 888193. The. next meeting will be held


I - on March 5th at the Old Gram- | mar School, Station R o a d , / Whalley, at 7pm. The speak- ’


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, The speaker will be Mr '


John Hartley, his topic Trench Art. Members are invited to . / bring a friend to this meeting.'


Cash grants Grants of more than


£3,000 to organisations were approved by Whalley Parish /_ Council at a recent meeting.' ;. They will go to: Whalley


Guide and Scout Group, £445;; Ribble Valley Rail, £75; Little ' Green Bus, £150, Whalley in • > : Bloom £500; Whalley Commu­ nity First Responders’, £356;' * "S Whalley Cricket Club £750; Whalley Table Tennis Club, - - £480, Whalley and District, ‘ ; Royal British Legion £250. ” ' The council was alerted ' •


to health and safety concerns ’ ‘ observed on Pickwick Night. Concern was expressed


over an application for change / of use of a residential prop- i ; i;


I erty to business use in George . Street. The pavement in ’


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George Street was said to be ‘ uneven and dangerous due to r


I persistent and illegal parking. ■ Coun. Ivan Kent reported that the renewal of the mainte-


I. nance contract for the church­ yard was imminent and that ?/; authorisation had beengiven for inspection of a number of , trees. Coun. Susan Earrishaw .:


I reported that the joint burial / - committee had purchased a ' -newnoticeboardjworkwas :t


; ongoing regarding dead trees; ' ■ -quotationsforthewoodland -/ )


path had been provided; new4 / green bins had arrived; an. //


• area for infant graves was to b e ; investigated and the boundary'; fence has been repaired. • - Following thegrounds


and gardens meeting, Coun. >4 Eric Ronnan reported that ‘;.: ; the lengthsman’s contract


had been renewed; signs for 2 the bus station regarding ' / . ball games would be erected; *


concerns had been expressed , about the electricity con-


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sumption for the water feature- and the defribrilator had been:


; fastened to the toilet wall. : ” / - Coun. Jon Smith expressed


.. a desire for the early construe-:: tion ofayouth shelter which- /


would demonstrate a physical input to the overall QEII plans. /


I : . Coun. Martin Highton read out an email from represents14


rtivesofthe Pickwick com1- - - : mittee regarding issues with " i


the Christmas mas lights and funding. Ofparticular


..relevance was the commit- ; ; ment to ensure Whalley Hada | - Christmas Tree in 2014.


I : It was resolved that the - |: parish council would r in g ..... I •-fence a sum of £4,000 for ■ '■ / *


I specific expenditure identi- i fied by the trustees of the Old


, ers are Elaine and Norman • I Mclaren, who will talk about;/ hemring dogs for the deaf. ' I


Trefoil Guild . The’next meeting ofWhal­


-.-Tuesday, March 4th at 7 pm. - - - -1


-. Grammar School Community | Centrelt wasresolved that the parish council would adopt-;.


. thedefribrillator after an ap-f; • praisal by the insurers.* / ■ ' - The parishcouncil has • : /; / j


ley Trefoil Guild will be held at 4 -Programme describing the • - - • Whalley Methodist Church on


• celebrations that took place in: Whalley.


,beengivenai953Coronation ,; , . |


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I lop brass: ■ Three bishops and two - ; ’ archdeacons will take part in ’.,


• a series o f talks at Whalley Ab-4 bey on Wednesday, evenings';/ /


.; during Lent. The series is v4 #.- entitled “The way I See It”. The talks begin at 7-30 pm.


Tea and snowdrops - The snowdrops are still


,


;in bloom at English Martyrs’ •. RC Church, Whalley,’and tea / and cakes will be served again : . to attract visitors on Sunday, ;. from 2-30 pm. . . ’ , ’ -


' Liz Golding, who hopes to


. take up a career in medicine, ' spoke at Masses last weekend


about her experiences with 4&-


I the Northern Cleft Founda- i/ .. lion’s mission to IndiaZThe :/•.’/ , next collection for Ribble Valley Food Bank will be next , ;/ weekend, t . * C-»» g


-. Ash Wednesday is on • - ’*•: March5th and there will . / f; beDeaneiyStationMasses'-^l’ beginning at St Mary’s Lahgho, • on March 12th at 7-30 pmrA*-'/# postergives full details. The’ sacramental programmehas :v: begun again after the half-; ' ’


: term. Mass o'ri Saturday is at' -4. . - 5 pm and on Sunday at 11 am. Weekdays Masses are at 10 am, 7 ’ except Tuesdays.:-- - -•


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Lent lunches. . ■ Whalley.ChfistianAction;/;


• Group will serve Lent lunches /


in Whalley Methodist Church/; Hall between noon and 1 pm 4-v on Tuesdays from March 11th.’ /


I - Speakers’, topics will / ;


be:Marchuth,Christians . Against Poverty; 18th, Rib-* / . /f ble Valley Food Bank; 25th; ’ c4 Secondary School Education; / April 1st, New Clitheroe Com1’ :■ munity Hospital; 8th, Work o f 1 a Hospital Chaplain.


' Communion


I /HolyComm'unionforAsh / Wednesday will b e celebrated


at Whalley Parish Church at S II am. Midweek-Holy Com- /


munionistodayatioamand tomorrow there will be Holy ’ "


CommunionintheAbbey ' Chapel'at 9-30 am and medita1 ;


tion in the Abbey Library at* - -': 10-30 am.


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| There will be a Book of , Common Prqyer Holy Com- -


| munion service at 8-30'amon ! l • Sunday, Parish Communion ’


I and Sunday Club at 10'am and ■£ I' Evensong at 4-30 pm ." -


1/ The House Group will met4' ■ at Clitheroe Road on Tuesday 4


I at 10 am and the Book Cluliat-/' AbbeyFieldsat2'pm.'‘---.


' J Oops, sorry ,,.i The^lassicapologybyi8th ’


Century actor. George Fred- I - ; erick Cooke for often being / . *


| drunk on stage is the centre- I * v piece of a comedy, rrheActor’s;


ApoIogy”, to be presented at Whalley Village Hall on S a t u r - : day night at 7-30 pm.' ' ~ ’ , Tickets', at £6 can be had -


from Whalley Post Office, from Jim’s Garage in King


Street, or booked on 01254' 1; ’■ ” 8 2 2 3 50 . '- -


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