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21 PICTURE PAGE Appeal fo r volunteers to help run Ribble Valley branch o f group that cares fo r the terminally ill : ' NEWS IN BRIEF


Test your creativity All welcome to at tree festival event festive carol service


A Christmas tree festival., Dalehead Carol Service will- : willbeheldatStAndrewV beheldatSt James’,Dale-1 Church, Slaidburn, this


head, near Tosside, on Sun-


weekend. Trees must be dec- day December 20th at 2 pm. orated by Saturday in time The service this year will be for the Christingle service taken by Geoff Garnett, who on Sunday. Trees and dis-


is no stranger to Dalehead.


play boar ds will be provided Everyone is welcome and af- for decoration. To reserve a terwards tea and cake will be tree call 01200 446710.


served with time to socialise. Senior citizens’ party time The headline a c t- Kiki de Ville - performs at Whalley Pickwick Festival


It is party time for the over 60s on Saturday. An over 60s Christmas party will be held at Newton Village Hall. The cel­ ebration is open to all residents aged 60 and over and their partners from Dunsop Bridge, Newton and Slaidburn. There will be a meal and entertainment and anyone who would like to attend is asked to ring Mary Beattie on 01200 446086.


Who’d like to join the Marie Curie cancer helpers?


An appeal has gone out for people in the Ribble Valley to help volunteer with oneoftheUK’s largest charities. The Ribble Valley fundraising group of Marie Curie Cancer Care want to recruit more people like Anne Everett and Anne Gill (pictured), members ofthe Ribble Valley branch of Marie Curie Cancer Care, who have a few hours to spare and could help out in a variety of ways, from organising and taking part in supermarket collections to helping support the group in organising events. As one of the country’s largest charities, Marie Cure em­


Neil Martin, chairman o f the Whalley Pickwick Festival Committee w ith the . chairman o f Whatley Chamber o f Trade Martin Hay


ploys more than 2,700 nurses, doctors and health care pro­ fessionals providing care to more than 35,000 terminally ill patients in the community and its nine hospices. Katherine Howell, fundraiser for Lancashire,~said: “We are looking for individuals who are organised with great com­ munication skills tojoinour fantastic group in the Ribble Valley. All the money raised provides free care for termi­ nally ill patientsin the local area.” If you would like to help or want more information contact 01254 855040 oremailkatherine.howell@mariecurie.org


Festive tunes at concert


A carol concert with music from The Music Group at St Michael and St John’s RC Church and Slaidburn Silver Band will be held next week. Staged at St Michael and St John’s Parish Centre, Lowergate, on Thursday December 17th at 7 pm there will be free entry, mulled wine and mince pies. The


- Music Group will sing a range of different material including traditional festive songs and more contemporary pieces.


Billington charity w o rke r Naomi Eastham and Preston North End firstteam footballer Joe Gameropen Whalley Pickwick Festival


Pickwick night festival attracts thousands


By Julie Magee julie.magee@jpress.co.uk Twitter ©clithadvertiser


Neil Martin, chairman ofthe Whalley Pickwick Festival Committee with the chairman o f Whalley Chamberof Trade Martin Hay, whois being presented with gifts o f thanks


Whalley’s annual Pickwick Night Festival has been de­ clared a success by organis­ ers despite heavy downpours falling towards the end of the night.


Preston North End footballer Joe Garner, who hails from Whalley, and charity worker- Naomi Eastham from Billing- ton, officially opened the 27th Whalley Pickwick night on Thursday. The wet weather held


off until the last hour of the festival, failing to deter the 3,500-strong crowds of people who attended the attractions and stalls lining King Street. Neil Martin, chairman of


the Whalley Pickwick Fes­ tival Committee, said: “Lots of people turned up which was great as it'didn’t start raining until later on in the evening. “This year has been the


largest event yet in terms of the number ofvolunteers, stall holders and those involved with organising the event.”


He added: “We’ve also had


lots of positive feedback from people after the event which is always good when you're organising an event like this.” Headline act Kiki de Ville,


from Earby, who appeared on “The Voice” in 2014, per­ formed on stage during the festival singing in a vintage swing/blues style. Presentations were also made on stage to Martin Hay,


whoissteppingdownfromhis position as chairman ofWhal- ley Chamber of Trade. Gifts of thanks for his ef­


forts were presented to Mar­ tin by the chamber of trade, theWhalley Pickwick Festival


Committee and Whalley Lions for which he was one of the


founder charter members. Entertainment on the


main stage was also provid­ ed by Ribcaged Productions while actors from Thwaites Empire Theatre, Blackburn, recited Dickensian poetry.


a reindeer and barrel organs. Stalls selling a range of fes­


Otherattractionsincluded


tive treats including Christ­ mas decorations, festive wreaths and mulled wine to name but a few were present.


Accrington Pipe Band and


Darwen Brass also performed in the village and Whalley Old Grammar School was open giving visitors the chance to browse the Local History Ex­ hibition. This included Jean Lord’s special model display of how the main street would


have looked in Victorian times. Whalley Coun. Joyce Hol- gate MBE, who has attended


all but two of the Whalley Pickwick Nights in its 27 year history, looked after the fes­ tival’s VIP guests, which in- ■


eluded Ribble Valley Mayor Coun. Bridget Hilton and the^


new vicar of Saint Mary and All Saints Church, Whalley,


Jonathon Carmyllie. Coun. Holgate said: “Every­


one eryoyed Hie night despite the weather being atrocious. Everyone was in good spirits and that’s thanks to the hard work o f the Pickwick Com­ mittee and, in particular, its chairman Neil Martin.” Each year Whalley Pick­


wick Night Festival, which is organised and run by volun­ teers, raises funds for local


good causes.


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