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porch for those who wish to go..
There is a list in the church '
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ceived from CAFOD for help with their Iraq Refugee Ap peal. The need for humanitar ian aid is great. The parish has sent £250 to this appeal. The Wednesday Club next
meets on September 3rd in the parish centre at i-3opm. This week it is Bingo and Quiz along. with refreshments and good company. All welcome.
PENDLETON
Cleft Foundation Pendleton WI members
welcomed Dr Sheila Bailey to talk about the Northern Cleft Foundation (“Giving Smiles for Life”). Sheila gave a slide- show presentation informing the members of the work tak ing place in India. A significant number of
children in India are born with a cleft lip and palate deform ity. Too poor to access medical help, many are left unable to eat or speak properly. Sheila explained that the physi- . cal, psychological and social implications of being born
with a cleft are great, and many sufferers struggle with the social isolation and stigma that results from being born with this deformity. The Northern Cleft Fouri- '
dation provides free correc tive surgery to these children
inlndia.Campsareheldin host hospitals twice a year with the foundation funding . travel expenses for families ' and their children enabling the chance of a brighter future. The team of specialist doctors, nurses and support staff are all volunteers from the North of England. Members were very moved to hear ofsome of the stories
and of the difference made to young lives. Member Mrs Elsie Hal-
liwell had brought along some of her beautiful homemade cards to the meeting and donated the sale of these to the Northern Cleft Foundation on the evening. The vote of thanks was by president Gill - Broom.
The evening’s competition
for “Something Indian” was won by Christine Woodward
with Adrienne Wright 2nd and JoanHazeIdonin3rd. Tea hostesses for the
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eveningwereFranBondand , Marion Procter. A successful cake stall was run by Margaret Gornall and Irene Patton. At the next meeting on
Tuesday September 16th at \ 7-30 pm in Pendleton Village Hall the subject will be‘Deco rative Plant Pots’ with speaker Yvonne Pinder. Any new mem bers will be made welcome.-.
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Cricket Club SabdenCCwererainedoff
when they were due to play St James at home at Whal ley Cricket Club. Their next fixture is on September 7th, a Sunday match at Bolton-by- Bowland.
Family Quiz A Family Quiz and Fun
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Two charities benefited to the tune of £1,750 Asthma UK, and Barbara Barker and Linda from the Read and Simonstone village fete in Barnes, ofMacmillan Cancer Support. June, which was a great success despite bad Thepresentationwasmadebythemain weather.
At a presentation at the Stork Hotel, cheques organisers have thanked all sponsors of the werepresentedtoCarolynSmith(left),of
sponsor Presspart of Blackburn, and the event.
recycling in the white bags provided.
REAP&SIMONSTONE
PACTmeeting Seven residents attended
the PACT meeting on Wednes day at 4 Jubilee Street, Read. The meeting was chaired by . PCSO Di Bioletti who reported
on the various crimes in the area. There was a diesel petrol.
theft on School Lane, Si- moristone, four burglaries on East View and St John’s Close including a car. The three :. young men involved have been caught by the police due to one householder having a CCTV . camera and all the stolen ’ ' items, which were mainly electrical, were recovered. TherewasaburglaryonHam-. mond Drive, mainly of low
I value items. The male who was respori-
[ sible for distributing homo- , phobic cards to households has been traced thanks to ' vigilant residents. The road watch camera '
team caught 2g7speeding vehicles, and the speed checks through both villages will con-
' tinue. Reports have also been- - made ofspeeding vehicles on . the back streets off Whalley . Road. The signs erected on Black
Hill regarding inappropriate behaviour have disappeared. -• Dog fouling has decreased in certain areas but there are ■ . still some dog owners who fail
topickupaftertheirdogs.Si- moristone Parish Council has. applied for two more dog bins in School Lane and Whins
Lane. The next PACT meeting is on September 18th at 4 Jubi- leeStreetfrom6-7pm. '
St John's
The Sunday service is at 9-30 am, owing to Simonstone - St Peter’s Church still . - undergoing refurbishment. It should be back tp normal in September.
WImeeting Read with Simonstone WI met last Thursday, when President Doris Fawley began by thanking all members for their efforts at the WI show in Clitheroe at the end of July, with particular mention for Yvonne Goodwin for her Best . in Show Handicrafts. A WI coffee morning is to be held between 10 am and noon on Saturday September 27th at Read Bowling Club in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.
Tickets are £1.50 or pay on the door.
; Guest speaker Yvonne Pinder,
of Pinny’s Pots of Altham, de scribed how after early retire ment from a career in banking she decide to use her lifelong interest in craft to start a busi ness making hand-decorated planters. Yvonne demonstrated how the pots were produced using paint, colourful paper napkins andglue, resulting in a profes sional hand painted appear ance. Yvonne makes unique pots to order and has a website
www.pinnyspots.co.uk The competition was won
. by Yvonne Goodwin. The next meeting is on Thursday September 18th at St Peters, Simonstone at 7-30 pm. This
will bean open meeting, and all are welcome. Guest speaker Elizab eth Thornhill will talk about “Starters and Deserts.” .
SABDEN
Music festival The sun shone for Sabde'n’s
mini music festival on Sat urday on the car park of the Pendle Witch pub.
Called “Cauldron Calling”,
it took place throughout the afternoon until about 8-30 in
the evening on a stage outside the pub and featured live
music from Throwing Pandas, young Sabden singer Chloe
Walsh, The Kicks, rock bands Live Again, duo PaulTownend and Karl and MC was Mick Thompson.
Theeventwastohelpa special charity appeal being
organised by Sarah Cookson, Annie Woodward and Jill Wright, to place a Teddy Bear statue on the park in memory of their friend Joanne Wray. They had raised most of the
money at a private music event lastyear but Saturday’s event meant they had reached the final total. Any money remain ing will be split between the football, cricket and youth
clubs. The amounts will be announced later.
ThreePeaks Sabden’s Bryan Finnigan
completed his solo walk of the Yorkshire Three Peaks, Pen- y-Ghent, Ingleborough and Whernside, on Sunday in aid of Diabetes UK. He has so far raised £350 in sponsorship.
Details of how to donate on line can be found on Facebook
Night with music is being held in St Mary’s Community Hall . on Friday, September 19th, at 7 pm. Admission is adults £5 and children sop. The quiz . will include questions just , for children and a fun night is planned with MC Mark Wood ward. Supperwill beprovided. People can take their drinks if they wish. The next family event in the hall is a Games Night on Friday, October 24th. Admission is free and people can pay sop to take part in any game or activity.
Jumble Sale The very popular grand
jumble sale at St Nicholas’s Church is taking place again on Saturday, October 4th, from 11 am to 2 pm in the ■ church hall.
Parish Council Sabden Parish Council will
meet on Tuesday at 7 pm at Sabden Link room at St Nicho las’s Church Hall. The public are welcome.
Walkers Sabden Walkers meet on
Wednesday for a short walk suitable for all abilities. Either meet at the rose garden at
. 10-30 am on Wednesday or call walk leader Kitty Garnett on 01282776042.
Floodlit bowling Sabden Bowling Club
starts its annual floodlit bowl ing competition on Tuesday evening. It then continues
every Tuesday and Thursday throughout September until finals night on Sunday the 28th. Top bowlers from all over the area take part and spectators are welcome. Re freshments will be available.
Harvest lunch St Nicholas’s Church
will hold its annual Harvest Festival Service followed by a harvest lunch in the church
hall on Sunday, September 28th.
Duckrace Hundreds ofyellow plastic
ducks floated down Sabden
Brook on Sunday afternoon c for the village’s annual duck race organised by Sabden
Football Club. They sold all 1.500 ducks and the first
home was number 289 which wins £200 donated by Forbes Solicitors. Second prize of £150 donated by
D.H.Stainless 1
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Next year Bryan, of Pendleside Close, is hoping to do the Coast to Coast walk.
'■ Ltd was no. 554; third, £100
donated by Castle Sheet Metal, no. 403; £75 donated by The Village News, no. 567; £50 from
Tiger Gas & Heating Services Ltd was no. 574. Otherwinning
numbers were 886, an MOT and Service from J&L Autos;
• White Hart; numbers 1271, 1068, 563 win Sabden FC strips
no. 1186, meal for two at The’ Wellsprings; 191. Family meal for four at the
from the Spar Kay Group and 1108, bottles of wine from
Flight Structures Ltd. Contact manager Simon Fielding to claim your prize.
Fun Football The Sunday morning
Veterans v Sabden FC First Team football match proved great fun, but after a lot of interesting football and some
controversial refereeing the first team came out narrow ‘
winners 7-6. The match was played in the sunshine at the
Nutter Barn pitch and lots of spectators enjoyed the fun.
Christmas events The annual Christmas
Fair at St Mary’s Church takes place on Saturday, Decem
ber 6th at 2 pm. On Friday December 12th, the village is invited to a Christmas concert featuring soprano Grace O’Malley making her first visit to Sabden with festive music 1 and entertainment and a
■ line-up of artistes. On Sunday, December 14th, is the popular Christmas Market from 3 pm. Anyone interested in having a stall should contact Adam or Lisa Korol or see their Face- book page.
Church services The Rev. Peter Cox will lead
the morning service at Sabden Baptist Church on Sunday at 10-30 am. St Mary’s has Mass at 11am with Fr John or Fr Frankie. The Rev. Barbara Knight will take the 9-30 am service at St Nicholas CE Church.
Hall improvements St Mary’s Community
Hall’s top room and bar has been refurbished, redecorated and now has a new carpet and flooring. The hall is available for hire for meetings, parties or any type of event by ringing, Margaf et Parsons on 01282 778652. .
SLAIDBURN
Treasure hunt Slaidburn Young Farm
ers met on Monday August 18 th for the Bowland Region
Treasure Hunt, hosted by Samlesbury YFC. There was no meeting on Monday the due to the bank holiday. Next week’s meeting, September - 1st, is a talk by Izzy Bristol in
the village hall with a 7-30 Pm
promptstart. Members who competed
in the Semple Cup were VALLEYVILLAGES
congratulated, with Slaidburn YFC taking the overall club
title. A big thanks goes out to all the advisory and members who helped out on the day,
WADDINGTON
Ceremony thanks Waddington Parish Coun
cil has expressed thanks to all members of the public who
. supported the recent village “Lights Out” event in Wad dington Coronation Gardens.
Special thanks go to the
Coronation Gardens Com mittee, who work tirelessly
throughout the year keeping the gardens in fantastic condi tion, and Melt Candles wh 0 donated hundreds of specially
prepared candles and dressed the gardens with them.' Town Crier Roland
Hailwood did a superb job in setting the scene for the com
memorative event. Shirley Penman and Hazel Best helped the Clerk, Carol Baird,
prepare a historical display stand detailing the lives of the 11 Waddington soldiers
who died in the First World
War and whose names are recorded on the War Memo rial. The event was attended
. by the Ribble Valley Mayor and Mayoress, Mr and Mrs Michael Ranson.
More than 45 members of
the Ribble Valley Choir sang by torchlight on the banks of Waddington Brook, accom panied by flautist Patricia Duxbury. Many thanks also to Vicky Dowd and Yvonne Hartleburyfortheirsolos.. The singing was inter
spersed by readings of poems and these were read in a very moving way by Mr Horace Hudson, Mayor Michael Ran son, Mrs Barbara Bradford, and Coun. Ken Jackson. As 11 pm approached, all
the lightsinthegardens were extinguished, apart from one candle, to the singing
of “Jerusalem” by all those present. The Rev. John Brock- .
lehurst and Roland Hailwood then read out the names and
his tory of each of the 11 local soldiers who had gone to war.
As each soldier’s name was read out a cross was placed at the war memorial. The evening was in aid of
the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal, and nearly £300 was
. raised from the selling of nightlights and memorabilia. The local branch of the Legion helped by providing flags, banners and leaflets, and Christopher Brennan played the Last Post at 11pm.
Wineandcheese St Helen’s Church, Wad-
dington, is holding its annual Wine and Cheese Evening at Waddow Hall, by invitation of GirlGuiding UK, on Wednes day September 10th from 7pm to 9pm. Tickets cost £8 includ ing one glass of wine and food. For tickets or more informa-
tion contact Hilda Tomlinson on 424809 or Dorothy Barker
on 427797. WESTBRADFORD
Bridge group The winners for Friday
August 22nd were: 1 Vanessa Cameron and Helen Kelly, 2 Margaret Holing and Marilyn
Wood. The next meeting is Friday August 29th in the Village Hall starting at 2 pm. New members are welcome but experienced or improv ers please. For details phone Marilyn on 01200 422097.
Whist and doms The winners for the Whist
and Dominoes Evening held on Wednesday August 20th were: Whist, Ladies -P. Par rot, M. Davis and M. Parker;
Gents - M. Lofthouse, M. Granger and G. Parker. Low est score - A. Marsden. The
dominoes winners were P.
Metcalfe, A. Riley, R. Knight, J. Stainton and E. Nowell. Raffle prizes were won by J.
Riley, S. Walker, M. Davis, M. " Edmondson and J. Hull. The next meeting is Wednesday September 17th.
Social evening The next Village Social
Evening is Friday September 5th from 7-30 pm in the Village Hall. The theme is “Play Your Cards Right”
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Table top sale. A table top sale is being
held in the Village Hall on Sun day September 28 th. Bookings
for tables are now being taken. For information, contact Pauline on 01200 423140 or Janet on 01200 426272. Dona
tions of unwanted goods for the Village Hall tables will be greatly appreciated.
WHALLEY
Livelytime Whalley is gearing up for
a three-day festival of fun be tween tomorrow and Sunday. Churches, pubs and other
venues will be hosting music, comedy and other attractions
in the Whalley Live event. Friday events include:
Rendezvous Night Club - from 8 pm Happy Strawberry, Red Light Effect, Bad Cardigan, The Lebrels; Dog Inn - 9 pm rock band Rawkus; Swan Hotel - 9-30 pm Vicky and the Big Combo. Saturday events: Dog Inn-Scouts face
painting between 3 and 6 pm; barbecue between 4 and 6 pm; from 8 pm Motown/Soul disco withAlD.
Whalley Parish Church
- Whalley Handbell Ringers concertat7pm.
The Rendezvous-from 8 pm Urban Empire, Pray
for Hayden, Bremen Static, Roller.
Swan Hotel, 9-30 pm rock
band Reload. Sunday: Whalley Village
Hall table top sale between 10
am and 3 pm. English Martyrs’ RC Church afternoon teas be tween 2 pm and 4 pm. Dog Inn - former Swing Commanders Simon and Ray from 5-30 pm..
Whalley Wine Shop and
the Whalley Arms will also be hosting events and Beez
Taxi will offer discount fairs between 6 am and midnight
within a three-mile radius of Whalley. Full details are on the
event website www.whalley-
live.org.uk
Methodist Live Aspartofthe “Whalley
Live" weekend, Whalley Meth odist Church will be hosting two events. On Saturday the church will be open for visi
tors from 10-30 am to 3-30 pm. Theorganistwillbe playing a selection ofmusic on the
organ throughout the day.' Refreshments will be avail able, including tea and coffee, • toasted teacakes, bacon sand
wiches, homemade cakes, strawberry and cream scones. There will bean indoor Treas
ure Hunt for the children On Saturday evening at 8
pm, there will be a perform ance by stand-up comedian Tony Vino.
Tony has enjoyed recogni
tion as a comedian and com edy compere. Well aware of social and political issues, he has entertained at many high profile events for charities such as Christian Aid, Oxfam, and Tear-Fund. His material, performed in a warm and friendly style, is non-offensive and suitable for the family. Tickets are available from Whalley Wine, Whalley News and Whalley Post Office -£5.
Service On Sunday the Worship at
Warwickshire. WeUh w ^ laS <6) ^ learned tef3 alk ” ndulg Spirit ever since she 17-year old Grey Br^kVsmoSrLiane said: “When the kids Brooke and Spirit triumph at nationals
Whalley Methodist Church will be led by Local Preacher,
Mrs Wendy Bridgeman and will begin at 10-30 am.
TeaDance Next Friday, September.
5th, Whalley Methodist Church is holding another Afternoon Tea Dance in the Church Hall from 2-30 pm to 4-30 pm. Come along and have some fun, even if you have two left feet. This afternoon tea dance was very popular last winter, so why not come along and bring your friends. Admission fee £3.
Policing worry A lack of police presence
in Whalley, and a request
that representation should be made, were among topics raised at a recent meeting of
. the parish council. Coun. Eric Ronnan’s
requests for a debate on the surgery for electors and in spection of the new QEII lease when completed was noted. He reported that the financial position of the Old Grammar School was on track. Coun. June Brown re
ported that modernisation of the Almshouses was taking place.
Coun. Dave Sleight said he
had received confirmation that United Utilities would maintain the reservoir pools on the Lawsonstead site.
Coun. Jon Smith reported
that Whalley Action Group had met, and printed copies of the Action Plan would be made available.
Coun. Susan Earnshaw noted that at the annual meet
ing of Save Whalley Village it was resolved that the cam paign would continue. Coun. Martin Highton
reported that the churchyard committee was to instruct contractors to attend to a boundary wall, and a coping stone is to be renewed. Tree Check had reported on the condition of the trees and
that a tree replacement plan was to be instigated in liaison
with borough conservation officers. The clerk to the council,
Mr Fred Holland, reported on
county council requests for action on overgrown hedges and vegetation. He said a letter of thanks
had been received from Whalley Scouts and Guides for a grant, and attached were
photographs of equipment purchased. Borough Council repre
sentative Terry Hill reported that the Core Strategy consul
tation document was with the Inspector. '
The county council was to
be approached about estab lishing a safe cycle route from
Calderstones to Whalley and : attempts were being made to,
remove non-native plants in - . Whalley Moor.
Borough councillor Joyce
Holgate said she had been v'" made aware of concerns about the low height ofsome hanging baskets in the village. Discussions were taking place to repair the playing fields fence next to the viaduct. ■
Book bonanza The four-day book sale at
Whalley Parish Church over the bank holiday weekend raised £730 for church funds. Representatives of busi- ■ ■
nesses in the village have been invited to the church on Tues day night at 6 pm to explain the formation of Friends of Whalley Parish Church and to seek support. There will be a concert of
handbell ringing in the church on Saturday as part of the Whalley Live weekend. . Midweek Holy Commun
ion at the church is today at 10 am. Tomorrow there will be Holy Communion in the Abbey Chapel at 9-30 pm and meditation in the Abbey Library at 10-30 am. There will be a Book of
Common Prayer Holy Com munion service on Sunday at 8-30 am and Parish Commun- ionatioam.
Outandabout The final evening walk
of the summer planned by the walking group of English Martyrs R.C. Church, Whalley,
is tonight, meeting at the bus stand in King Street at 6 pm for a circular walk around
Barrow. Bus passes should be • taken..
The Begin to Move group ■
has resumed its Wednesday meetings.
The afternoon teas be
tween 2 and 4 pm on Sundays will continue until the end of September.
. The S.V.P. is still collecting
foreign and outdated coins and currency. The next food bank collection will be over
the weekend of September 6 th and7th. A . . Readers’ rotas for the next
months are available now in church.
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There will be no Masses at the church today and tomor
row. Mass on Saturday is at 5 pm and oii Sunday at 11 am. Masses next week willbe at 10 am, except Tuesday. ,
with Darwen Music Service
Bandnight The acclaimed Blackburn
Big Band will open the new season of Saturday night - entertainment at Whalley '
Village Hall on September ’ 6th. The band of youngsters
has just returned from the Aberdeen International Youth Festival.'
• Tickets at £6 are available from Whalley Post Office,
Jim’s Garage in King Street and at the door subject to availability.; • ■ Ac,
A The show stars at 7-30 pm. '
More information on 01254 822350.
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