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Belly dance festival , On Saturday December .


6th the doors will open from 7-30 pm in Grindleton Pavilion when Az Kabile will host a Christmas Hafla with dance groups from across the north performing from 8-30 pm.


r This is a celebration of belly, dance, showcasing amazing dance styles, a souk to buy beautiful costumes, henna painting and a Jacob's Join supper. Everyone is welcome. Please contact Mandy Bren­ nan on 01200 441551 to pur­ chase entrance tickets at £5.


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Christian Fellowship Last Thursday Harrop


Christian Fellowship wel­ comed the Rev. Diane Hunter, ofSettle,who spokeon“full surrender”. On Sunday the guest speaker was retired Pas­ tor Edwin Holland, of Preston, who spoke on the power of prayer. Thursday’s meetings will be at the home of a Black­ burn member. , Next Sunday, at 2 pm, the .


Fellowship will welcome Stuart Rogers, of Preston, who has recently returned from a missionary trip to India. All are welcome to meetings.'


KNOWLEGREEN


Whist and doms The usual fortnightly


whist and domino drive will be held in the Village Hall on Monday December 1st, and military whist and dominoes will be played in the hall on Wednesday December3rd. Play commences at 7-30 pm, admission is £2 for either event. All are welcome. The Christmas domino drive and grand draw will be held on Monday December 8th, play commencing at 7-30 pm.


Christmas fair The annual Christmas


Fairofthevillagechurchwill • be held in the village hall this Saturday, November 29th. Admission is free, there will be light lunches and morning coffee available, lots of Christ-, mas goodies, games, plants, bygones, jewellery, cakes and Christmas cakes, all avail­ able to purchase and stock the Christmas cupboard. The event runs from 11 am to 2 pm and all are welcome.


LANGHO


St Leonard’s Tiny tots meet every Mon­


day afternoon in St Leonard’s Church from 1-30 to 3 pm during term time. Anyone who cares for a small child is wel­ come for play, painting, story time and light refreshments. On Tuesday the Mother’s


Union had a service in church


followed by a talk on a visit to Oberammergaii. The services for Sunday are: 9 am Holy _


The Acorn Steiner Initiative parent and tod- through an area decorated with sculpture dler group celebrated their annual lantern,


' lanterns and mini nature scenes hidden


festival with a special lantern walk around V amongst the undergrowth. Families visited the grounds of The Sanctuary of Healing in aseriesofsmallgrottosdisplayingautumnal Langho. Aprocession of more than 180 peo- pie carried lanterns, candles and torches


Communion, 10-30 am Parish Communion. At 6-30 pm St Leonard’s are invited tp an ad­ vent carol service at St Peter’s Church, Salesbury.


MARTINTOP


Songs of Praise There was a good gathering


for the annual Songs of Praise evening at Salem Congrega­ tional Chapel, Martin Top, Rimington, on Sunday. The Rev. David Isaacs wel­


comed everyone and opened the evening with a bible read­ ing and prayer. He introduced Mr Roy Porterfrom Chatburn who led the evening. There wasawideselection of hymns, sung with gusto. As usual Mr Portergave many interesting insights into the lives of the composers. This year saw the passing of country gospel singer George Hamilton IV and three tracks of hymns from his CDs were included in the service in his memory. The congregation was greatly


; indebted to Mr Don Carson from Barnoldswick, who has


just celebrated his 90th birth­ day, for ably playing the organ. Rev. Isaacs thanked both Mr Porter and Mr Carson and. ""


. refreshments were served iri the school room and warm fel­ lowship shared by everyone.


MITTOH


Coffee Morning An “Advent Coffee Morn­


ing” will be held on Saturday December 6th, at All Hallows’ Church, Mitton, from 10 am . tonoon.Theusual Christmas fare will be on sale.


PENDLETON


WI’sAGM Gill Broom, president of


Pendleton WI, welcomed members to the group’s 92nd AGM and social evening. Gill thanked everyone for contrib­


uting to a successful year, full of enjoyable monthly meet­ ings with a varied programme of interesting speakers and activities. Gillian Hacking presented the treasurer’s report and the committee was re-elected. Following the busi­ ness meeting a hot pot supper was served. The annual cup formost points awarded in the monthly competitions was won jointly by Jean Butler and Adrienne Wright, with Kath­ leen McDonald a close second


■ arid Marion Proctor third. The November meeting competi­ tion for “a colourful umbrella” was won by Jean Whitter. The next meeting of Pendleton WI will be the Christmas party at Blueberries in Clitheroe on Tuesday December 9th 7 for 7-30 pm. Any new members will be made most welcome. Call Fran Bond on 01282 779181.


School dance . The headteacher oversaw


lots of pupils with pigtails and grazed knees when Pendleton Village Hall was transformed into a classroom for a dance with a school theme. Everyone got into the spirit by dressing


■ for the occasion, with other, characters including a school caretaker, lab technician, lolli­ pop men and vvomen, a school cook, headteacher and even a crayon 1 The dance raised £665 for village hall improve­ ments. Thanks go to everyone who helped set the classroom . ready and also to Level 2 and Workshop who provided such excellent entertainment.


Bingo night Clitheroe YFC’s annual


bingo night takes place in Pendleton Village Hall tomor­ row riight (Friday) at 7-30 pm.


Lambing Live Last week, meiribers


enjoyed a talk at Peridleton Village Hall by Andrew and'


Nightsafe There will be a collection


themed nature scenes, with gnomes and fair- ies even making an appearance.


Rachel Marston about their lambing live experiences. Next week, members are meeting at Clitheroe Health Centre car park at 7 pm for stock judging.


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Textile talk Read with Simonstone WI


met at St Peter’s school hall when the speaker was Rachel Terry, the textiles curator at Gawthorpe Hall, Padiham, and also a textile artist. She gave a very interesting talk on rag rugs, showing examples ofboth “hooky” and“prody” techniques. Rachel judged the' competition for “My favourite Rag Doll”. The winner was Yvonne Goodwin. President Doris Fawley reminded mem­ bers of the Prelude to Christ­ mas concert by the Readstone singers to be held at St John’s, Read, at 7-30 pm on Monday , Decemberi5th. Donations in aid of the Red Cross. The coffee morning held in aid of Macmillan Nurses raised £333-The next meeting will be on Thursday January 15th at St Peter’s Church hall, Simonstone, at 7-30 pm.


Whist and doms The results of the whist


and dominoes at the village hall were: whist, ladies - H. Pickard, B. Peel, P. Parrot; gents-1 M. Davies, G. Parker, J. Trainor, lowest score - S. Hogg; dominoes - T. Taylor, P. Metcalf, F. Taylor, K. Nowell, P. Dawson, V. Giles, lowest score - A. Pickard; raffle - P. Parrot, M. Wright, E. Turner, F. Taylor, P. Dawson, K. Nowell, D. Knight. The next whist and dominoes is on January 24th.


SABDEN


Vandalism There have been a number


of acts ofvandalism around the village over the past few weeks. Fires have been lit at


box in St Nicholas’s Church throughout December for items for Nightsafe, the homeless charity in Black­ burn which helps homeless teenagers and young people. Bedding, towels, sleeping bags, warm clothing, gloves, hats etc and tinned foods are all needed at this busiest time of the year, if people can help by making donations.


Quiz night Last Friday’s Family Fun


Quiz night in St Mary’s RC Primary School was attended by around 70 people who went along tojoin in and answer wacky quiz questions and take part in forfeits set by quizmas­ ters Mark Woodward and Ben Parsons as their “Tash and Max” alter-egos. A great buffet supper was laid on by the par­ ents and a chocolate hamper went to the winning team. The event was organised by the PTFA and raised a consider­ able sum for their funds.


Sabden FC Sabden’s weekend game in


the Harry Dewhurst Memorial League was postponed as the pitch at Bullough Park, Ac­ crington, was unfit to play on.


Service of Light Sabden begins the Advent


season with aservice for all


the family on Sunday at 4 pm at the Baptist Chapel. This is an ecumenical service aimed at all children and lots of fun is promised. The Service of


Light, organised by Sabden . Christian Council, will be fol­ lowed by light refreshments.


Night Before Christmas Tickets are on sale for the Christmas Variety Concert “A


Night Before Christmas”, on Friday December 12th at 7-30 pm in St Mary's Community Hall. It stars teenage soprano Grace O’Malley, the Flat


Cap Pack, theso Something Theatre Co. and Sabden’s


own Couple of Swells (Mark Woodward and Ben Parsons). Tickets are £7-50 adults and


St Mary’s fair The Christmas Fair at St


Mary's RC will be opened by Father Christmas on Saturday, December 6th, at 2 pm. He will stay until 3 pm to meet the children. There will be Christmas stalls and refresh­ ments and a grand draw. First prize is a luxury weekend break. Tickets are £1 each and on sale around the village and at the fair. The church is also holding a Christmas Market on Sunday December 14th from3to7pm.


SLAIDBURH


Young Farmers Members met at Slaidburn Village Hall for an interesting


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the top of Watt Street, a fire was lit in the gents’ toilet on ' the car park causing around £300 worth of damage and a bench was wrecked in St Nicholas’s Churchyard. People are asked to call the police on 101 if they see vandalism being committed or their suspicions are aroused. Works vans are also being targeted by thieves.


Christmas fair . It is Christmas Fair time


at St Nicholas’s Church this ; Saturday, November 29th, in the church hall from noon to 3 pm. Lunches will be served. Christmas stalls run by church organisations and tickets will be on sale for the grand Christmas draw at the end of the event.


£5 under-i6s arid include sea­ sonal refreshments of sausage rolls, mince pies and mulled wine, but people can take their own drinks. There will be a raffle. Tickets are on sale from St Mary’s after Sunday Masses or from Pat Whitwell (01282 774588), Margaret


. Waling, Jean Haythornthwaite (772270) or Margaret Parsons


(778652).


Sundayservices .Services for the first Sunday in Advent are at St Ni­ cholas’s CE Church at 9-3oam, led by Canon Norman Atty io-3oam service at Sabden Baptist Church with Pastor Pete Cox and Sunday Mass at St Mary’s is at 11 am.


Lights switch-on Sabderis Christmas


Tree and crib lights will be switched on a week on Sunday at a special outdoor carol serv­ ice at 6-30 pm at St Nicholas’s Avenue/Padiham Road. There will be music from Sabden band The Kicks who will lead carols and Christmas songs. Father Christmas will make an appearance with chocolate for the children and there will be a bucket collection.


St Nicholas’s Christmas events at St


Nicholas’s Parish Church continue with a Quiz Night in the church hall on Friday December 5th at 7-30 pm. Ad­ mission is £5 which includes supper. Tickets from Bernard Parfitt. On Sunday December 7th there will be a concert by The Grand Ladies’ Choir in the hall at 2-30 pm. Admission £5 including refreshments. Tickets for both events are available from Bernard Parfitt on 01282 773759.


Foodbank There is a box for dona­


tions for the Ribble Valley Foodbank in the porch at St Mary’s RC Church. This is a particularly difficult time for hard up families and any dona­ tions of tinned or packet foods or baby food and Christmas items such as crackers etc will be very welcome.


[VALLEYVILLAGES


. and informative talk by Tom ■'< Hough, an animal nutrition-. ■


alist. Next week’s meeting is'


bingo at Newton Village Hall at7pm.. TOSSIPE_____________


Dance ' The next dance with accor­


dionist Denis Westmorland is on Saturday December 6th at 8


pm. Admission is £6 including supper.


Slaidburn Silver Band The popular local band returns to perform their


Christmas concert on Sunday December 7th at 2-30 pm. Admission is £4 and includes tea and a mince pie.


St Catherine’s Church Members of St Catherine’s


Church would like to thank everyone for their help and support at the Craft Fair held on November 16th when £1,050 was raised for Church funds.' '


WADDINCTON


Souplunch There will be a soup lunch


from noon to 1-15 pm on Tues- dayDecember2ndatWad- dington Methodist Church. It will cost £3-50 and there will be homemade soup and cake.


WEST BRADFORD


Whist and dominoes The results of the recent


event are: whist, ladies - 1 A. Dinsdale, 2 M. Wellock, 3 H.


. Granger; gents - 1 T. Pike, 2 A. Marsden,-3 M.Granger. The lowest scorer was S. Hogg. Doihinoes-iK. Nowell, 2 R. ;! Knight, 3 H. Procter, 4 A. Tay­ lor, 5 H. Lofthouse. Raffle priz-, es were won by H. Wolfenden, H. Lofthouse, P. Metcalfe, F. Taylor and D. Knight. .. ■■


Bridge group The winners for the meet­


ing held Friday November 21st are-iMollyLeggand Joan Harrison, 2 Jean Tasker and Mavis Whittaker.'The next meeting is tomorrow (Friday) in tfie village hall starting at 1-30 pm (please note earlier starting time). New members are welcome, but experienced _ or improvers please. For details please phone Marilyn on 01200422097.


Extravaganza' Please note this special


evening of dining and enter- .


tainment will be on January 31st. More details and tickets will be available soon.


Carol singing Carol singing around the


village will be on Friday De- Pony girl Brooke is riding high


At the age of just six, Brooke Douglas, of Old Langho, is already making an impression in the equestrian world. Competing at the Northwest Open Champi­ onships, held near Accrington, the St Leon­ ard’s Primary School pupil andher 17-year- old Welsh grey, Spirit, won the reserve champion title in the veteran lead rein class. Then with six-year-old show pony Woody, . Brooke got into the lead rein section B : final 10 and won the championship. The following weekend Brooke with her five-


cember 5th. Will singers and collectors please meet at the top of Southfield Drive at 6-30 pm. Proceeds will help finance the senior citizens’Christmas meal. There will be refresh­ ments and a licensed bar in the village hall afterwards.


WHALLEY


Christmas fair <. This Saturday Whalley Methodist Church will hold a Christmas fair. The church hall will be open from 10-30 am to 2-30 pm and Father . . Christmas will be calling in to see the children between 11 am and noon. All the usual .. stalls-cakes, books, gifts, toys, jewellery and crafts. There is also a chance to win a beautiful Christmas ham­ per full of seasonal goodies." Refreshments will be available throughout the day.


Flower Club / Earlier this month mem-


bers, friends and many visi­ tors to Whalley and District Flower Club eryoyed fantastic, flower arrangements by Linda Hardman, NAFAS area dem­ onstrator and owner of The . Flower Shop, Clitheroe. The next meeting is on


year-old Dartmoor pony Pedro (pictured) was youngest in the first ridden M & M class against riders aged up to 12 and was placed third out of 20.Competing is a family af­ fair for parents Sander and Liane, and even • Brooke’s five-year,-old brother Cody helps with the mucking out and grooming. Mum Liane said: “They’ve worked really hard over the year training and looking af- ter their p onies. We have built up a home produced team between us. We’re extremely proud of their achievements.”


Thursday December 11th at 7-30 pm and the demonstra­ tor will be Zena Stone, NAFAS area demonstrator, with her “Christmas Extravaganza”. Before the demonstration Slaidburn Silver Band will be playing a few carols and mince pies, tea and coffee will be served following the raffle of all the flower arrangements created by Zena during the evening. The club meets at St


Michael and St John’s Social Centre, Lowergate, Clitheroe, at 7-30 pm. Inquiries to 01282 772143 or 01200 428470.


Methodist service On Sunday morning at


Whalley Methodist Church the “All Age" service will be led by local preacher Sue Stan- : ; ; worth, beginning at 10-30 am.


Pickwick Night Next Thursday, Decern;'


ber 4th, Whalley Methodist Church will be open during Pickwick Night in the village between 6 and g pm. Come - arid sit for a while in church and join in a carol ortwo with the choir. Refreshments will ' be available and there will be various stalls selling gifts for Christmas. Father Christ­


a. • ' Times. Limestone Suite; Fern Court Business Centre, HINJVCV }v'W;0ur telephone numberthere is 01200J427667.*-For all youradvertising nee'dsfsee the contacts listed on p


mas will visit the church hall between 6-30 and 8 pm.


Tea dance ; Next Friday, December 5th,.


Whalley Methodist Church is holding another Afternoon ’ Tea Dance in the church hall from 2-30 to 4-30 pm. It is a chance to enjoy a social af­ ternoon with easy dances for beginners. Admission is £3.


Car park woes Issues over ticketing and


penalty management at the Whalley Arms car park were


. having a negative impact on the reputation of the village, Whalley Parish Council has declared, adding that trade and tourism were being affect­ ed. The council, at its recent meeting, was responding to a request from a resident for a statement on issues at the car park. The statement was said. ' to represent the corporate po­ sition and views of the council, nottheviewsofindividual •


councillors. It added the coun- cil would not comment on -


individual cases and pointed out that the car park was not owned by the parish council, but was on private land owned by a private company. - - Former parish councillor


Michael Reid, in the period of „


. publicdiscussion;saidthat motorists continued to park .-


' on the zig-zag lines in front of- ■ the school in Church Lane. He^ also askqd for an update on the


: installation of more 2omph ; .signs on The Sands and subse- quent policing of this road and Broad Lane. Coun. Ivan Kent reported -


that work was to begin on re- pairs to the churchyard walls.' A mee ting had been arranged with the borough council of-: ficertoconsidera programme of tree replacement. Leaf algae on the paths would be removed at the end of leaf fall. Coun. Eric Ronnan said


that the governors of the Old Grammar School were chang­ ing the constitution which might impact on the parish council nominated trustees. Coun. June Brown


reported that the contrac­ tor had provided advice for planting at Vale Gardens; the tree check report was to be implemented; work had been identified arid prioritised for the lengthsman; posters had . been produced and circulated . regarding dog fouling in and around the village and that help from volunteers would be encouraged. Coun. Jon Smith reported


. that the increased prevalence of motorists parking on the pavetrient in King Street was a danger to pedestrians. He said the QEII bid was in the process ' of detailed analysis. It was resolved to that the


Old Grammar School should receive funding support of £4,000. , Coun. Ivan Kent said he had


met Wiswell and Barrow par­ ish council representatives on the Whalley Neighbourhood Plan initiative. Billington and Langho parish councils had also received information. He suggested the par­


ish council could wait for a response from those councils, abandon the plan or revise the planandfocuson Whalley as a key service centre wholly within the Whalley parish boundaries. A working group towards an update of the ' parish plan might be a way - forward : It was resolved that the parish council would pay for


- erection of the Christmas lights and'supply of aChrist-': mas tree for the village centre.


Fair sum .


, The Christmas fair at English Martyrs’ RC Church, Whalley, at the weekend .- raised more than £2,000 for church funds with cash still. to come in for Christmas wreaths orders. ' Brass plaques bearing the ' names of people who were


instrumental in establish­ ing the church were taken down when the church was renovated. They have been -.


- mounted on wood and will be re-positioned; People who ' gave money towards the reno­ vation will be asked i f they . would like to have their names included. The church is also. appealing for help with clean­ ing the church brasses.


'' Mass on Saturday is at 5 pm and on Sunday at 11 am. Weekday Masses are at 10 am except Tuesdays.


Dickens delight Extracts from the works "


of Charles Dickens will be performed at Whalley Abbey on Wednesday and Thursday, December 17th and 18th, when Ribcaged Productions present “A Dickensian Christmas”. The production interweaves extracts from Dickens clas­ sic with stories from other "': Victorian writers. Doors open at 7 pm and tickets at £8 can be booked on 01254 878479 or oi200429256orbyemailat - info@ribcaged.cq.uk


Advent service An ecumenical service for


Advent will be held in Whalley Parish Church on Sunday at 4-30 pm. Midweek Holy Com­ munion is today at 10 am and tomorrow there will be Holy CommunionintheAbbey Chapel at 9-30 am and medita­ tion in the Abbey Library at 10- 30 am. On Sunday, there will be a Book of Common Prayer Holy Communion service at 8-30 am and Parish Commun­ ion at 10 am. The House Group will meet at Clitheroe Road on Tuesday at 10 am and the Book Club at2 pm at Abbey Fields.


Ofeted visit Ofsted inspectors visited.


Whalley CE School last week for two days. Their report is . scheduled for publication just before Christmas. To mark the end of Hand­


writing Month, awards will be presented at the school’s assembly tomorrow.


WISWELL


Pub celebrates The team at the Freema­


sons at Wiswell are celebrat­ ing its latest accolade after winning the Tourism Pub award at the Lancashire. - Tourism Awards, presented atBlackpo'olTower.ItisTor . pubs which make a significant contribution to the Larica-1 shire tourism industry, while contributing to long-term sustainabilityoftheirlocal - community.


. . . The pub has already gained


a listing in The Sunday Times Top 100 Restaurants.


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