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+ 17 VAtLEYVILLAGES LANGHO


St Mary's The Blackburn Food Bank


needs tinned meat, fruitjuice, - sugar and the usual items. The box is in the church porch. St Mary’s Ramblers next


walk is on Thursday February


19 th. A local walk of approx, six miles. Meet at the Bulls Head car park, Wilpshire, at 9-30 am. LeaderBernard Hilton, tel. 247570. The Wednesday Club meet


next on February 18th at 1-30 pm in the parish centre. This week bingo and quiz. • -Ash Wednesday, February


18th, Mass and distribution of ashes'at 9 am and 7-30 pm. There will be a short service and distribution of ashes at the beginning of the Wednes­ day Club.


St Leonard’s Tiny tots have finished


ndw for the half term break


and will on resume Monday February 23rd from 1-30 pm. The school will close on Friday at 3-30 pm for half term. Future notices: On Wednesday February 18th there will be a


joint Ash Wednesday Service at St Peter’s Salesbury from 7-30 pm. Services for Sunday . February 15th areas follows: 9 am Holy Communion and 10- 30 am Parish Communion.


NEWTOH


Annual meeting The annual meeting for


Newton-in-Bowland Parish Council will be on Wednesday February 25th at 7-30 pm in Newton Village Hall.


PENDLETON


History society Pendleton History Society


meets tonight (Thursday) to hear a talk entitled “The North Country Housewife 200 years ago" by Mrs J. J. Nelson. The talk starts at 7-30 pm in the vil­ lage hall. Admissison is £3.


Church service The service at All Saints,


Church, Pendleton, on Sunday February 15th at 11 am will be


conducted by the Rev. Brian Stevenson.


Paperday It’s paper day in Pendleton


on Thursday, February igth. Please leave papers in the white bags provided. '


READANDS1M0NSTONE


Newgroup A new group, the 1st Read


and Simonstone Scout Group,


is starting at Read United Reformed Church Hall. New' members are wanted in ' Beavers, for boys and girls aged between six and eight years, on Thursdays from 6 to 7pm and Wolf Cubs,-for boys and girls aged between eight


All eyes turned skywards for village talk sibility of finding new earth-like planets in


Bradford Village hall for an insightful and the galaxy, followed by a Question and An- fascmating talk on our solar system and be- swers session. Martin also brought a piece


Martin LurniMBB (former curatorof As-


tronomy at the Yorkshire Museum) gave a yearoldrockspacerock.Heispicturedwith glimpse into what lies in the stars and among 10-year-old Persephone Gatty, from Wad- planetswaitmgto be discovered. He tamed dingtonandWestBradfordPrimarySchool about the Goldilocks Theory” and thepos- holding the meteor.


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and u years and based on “The Jungle Book” by Rudyard Kipling, on Thursdays from 7 to 8-30 pm. For more details visit:


www.facebook.com/Scoutsin- read or to reserve a place call 077301348629 or email reads1 couts@btinternet.com '


Theatrical disasters The next meeting of the


Simonstone with Read WI will take place on Thursday February 19th when the guest speaker, Bill Hemmingway, will talk about “Theatrical Disasters-Mqjor and Minor”. The competition for members will be a hand-made Valentine card, to be judged on the night. At the meeting held in ’ '


January, it was the birthday • party for the WI with games and a quiz plus a meal of pie ■


- and peas followed by des-' r serts made by the committee. Everyone brought a gift for : . one member and these were. part ofa lucky dip on the •


evening. Guests from Whalley with Mitton and Accrington also attended together with LFWI chairwoman Shirley Thornton. The birthday cake was once again supplied by Mrs Atkinson and president MrsFawley. At the recent local heat for'


the area WI quiz, Read and Si­ monstone came first and third and now it’s a wait to see how well the group did overall. The group meet at 7-30


pm on the third Thursday monthly at Simonstone Old School and anyone interested in joining should call secre­ tary, Mrs Ogden, on 773060.


Pantomime Read and Simonstone


Players annual pantomime thisyearisAladdin.Itwillbe ‘ held at the United Reformed Church Hall, East View, Read, oh Thursday February 19th, Friday February 20th and Saturday February 21st at 7 pm each evening with a matinee


on the Saturday at 2 pm. Tick­ ets are available from Read


Library, Doreen Collinson on


01282 778582, Gill Rostron on 01282 775805. Adults £4; Children £2.


Men’s Breakfast The Men’s Breakfast will be


held on Saturday at 8-30 am at Read Bowling Club. Breakfast will be supplied from the


Fuzzy Duck and the speaker’s subject will be “Two Men Not in Lycra”.


Adventurers Volunteers for the new


Sunday School are invited to


attend the first meeting at 7-30 pm on Thursday February 25 th at 21 Harewood Avenue. If anyone would like to be a


volunteer they are invited to attend this meeting.


SundayService On Sunday February 22nd


Family Communion will be held at St John’s, Read, at 9-30


am. The Messy Praise Service will take place at 11 am, also at StJohn’s.


RIMINGTON


Stars in their Eyes This event was held on .


Saturday February 7th in Rimington Memorial Institute as a fund-raising event for Rimington Recreation As­ sociation who volunteer run the playing/sports field facility in the village. It was a sell out success! Besides being an evening’s entertainment it was also a “gathering” for the wider com­ munity from all parts of the Valley and further afield. The ■ entertainment was superb


. and “variety is the spice of life” from patriotic First World War


. songs through to a comedic dance routine which brought' the house down and one other performer being brought back for three encores. The whole evening being held together by a very slick and professional performance by the MC. It would be unfair to name individuals and not everyone on the stage, however, men­ tion must be made and thanks given to Sam and Ian who were the driving force behind the concept. Thanks also go to the individuals who set up the Institute for the night and then cleared up the day after­ wards, no mean task.


A last thank you from the


the Recreation Assocation goes to those who attended.


SABDEM__________


Football Sabden FC beat Dog Inn


1-4 away to move into second place in the Harry Dewhurst


Memorial League on Sunday. A gritty display in which all 11 players played their hearts out resulted in a deserved


away win. They had to weather an early onslaught from Dog


Inn, who looked motivated to avenge their heavy defeat at Nutter Barn two months ear­ lier. However, a change which saw Dean Foxall drop into centre midfield to allowtop scorer David Fallon to move higher up the pitch, started to pay dividends. Paul Astin scored on 40 minutes and an entertaininggame, played in


foggy conditions, had to wait


until the 70th minute for him to add another. Fallon killed the game on 74 mins, hunting down a poor clearance to slide the ball home and then made


it 4-0 on 87 minutes. A 90th minute consolation goal for Dog, a penalty following a trip on fravis Blezard, could not


spoil what wasavery good day for the reds. Men of the match


were Paul Astin and Dean


■ Foxall. On Sunday morning Sabden are at home in the cup


quarter final at Nutter Barn.


School School breaks up tomor­


row (Friday) for half-term and reopens on February 23rd.


Pupils in Class 2 at Sabden Primary School raised £ 5 5


last week when they ran a tasty cake sale. This week the


school has been running an E-safety week, specifically


with a safer internet day on Tuesday. A film club run by


Mr Smith and Mrs Thompson was a success and hopes to be run again in the future. A new fun sports coaching class


for children aged 18 months to starting school has also


proved popular on Wednesday mornings and will be back after half-term. It costs £2-50 including refreshments and runs from 9-30 to 10-45 am in the school hall. An art club is to begin after half-term and an open morning for parents is being held on March 6th from 9-30 to 11 am. There will be


Red Nose Day events on Friday March 13th. The school is col­ lecting Sainsbury’s active kids vouchers.


Women’s prayer This year’s Women’s World


Day of Prayer service will be hosted by St Nicholas’s Church at 2 pm on Friday March 6th and is open to all.


Horticultural Society Members and guests


of Sabden Horticultural Society will attend the an­ nual dinner at the Calf’s Head, Worsthorne, on Friday, Febru­ ary 27th. The next event then is a


talk and slide show on “Late Winter And Early Spring Col­ our” in Sabden Bowling Club pavilion on Tuesday, March 17th, at 7-30pm. The presenter is Michelle Unsworth from So Plants Boutique Garden Centre, Longridge. Admission is free and tea and biscuits will be served. There will be a raffle.


Christian Aid Sabden will support


Christian Aid week with an envelope collection and coffee morning. Envelopes will be distributed with the May edi­ tion of Good News magazine and can be returned to collect­ ing points. The coffee morning will be held on Saturday, May 9th, in St Mary’s Hall.


Internet problems Sabden villagers have had


problems with BT telephone lines or problems with the internet. Coun. Ricky New- mark is collating information so that the borough council can contact BT to ask what is being done to resolve the issue of insufficient lines and old equipment in the village. Any future housing developments will add further strainn. E- mail cllr.newmark@ribbleval- ley.gov.uk about the problems, how long you were without connection, if the problem been resolved satisfactorily and any reasons given.


VALLEYVILLAGES


Sunday Services This weekend there will be


Mass at St Mary’s RC Church at 11am. Next week is Ash Wednesday and Mass is at 11am on Wednesday when the children from St Mary’s School will attend. Sabden Baptist Church has a io-30am' service with Pastor Pete Cox. At St Nicholas’s Church, the Rev.Brian Stevenson will take the g-30am service.


SLAIDBURN


Valentine’s wishes YFC members met for a


craft evening at Slaidburn Village Hall. Members made Highland Cow valentine’s cards. Members then had their cards judged with Emma Parker winningjuniors and Rachel Harrison winning seniors. Next week’s meeting is pancake and games’ night at the Hark to Bounty, Slaidburn. Members are asked to bring a few pounds to cover costs.


Drama workshop President Mrs Val Sharp


welcomed members to the January meeting of Slaid­ burn WI. The speaker for the evening was Mrs Aldwyth Pearson, a drama teacher, who is closely connected with Slaidburn Players. She did a drama workshop with the members present. After describing her background in drama the members were


divided into two groups, pink and yellow, and were pre­ sented with several tasks to accomplish. These included being a building of note some­ where -without any props,


just using their bodies. Their choices were the Leaning Tower of Pisa and Stonehenge. It proved an enjoyable and interesting evening and a vote of thanks was given on behalf of all members to Mrs Pearson by Mrs Karen Bozier. The competition for the


evening was “A Mask for a Ball” and the winners were: 1 Mrs Karen Bozier, 2 Mrs Wendy Leeming and 3 Mrs Hilary Wood.


Birthday greetings were given to two members Ms


Issy Bristow and Mrs Pauline Darby. Tea hostesses for the


evening were Mrs Karen Bozier and Mrs Heather Har­ rison.


TOSSIDE


Dance The nextmonthly dance


with “Alan” is next Friday Feb­ ruary 20th starting at 8 pm.


WESTBRADFORD


Jumble sale St Catherine’s Church are holding ajumble sale in the village hall on Saturday Febru­ ary 14th. Doors will open at 11 am and the admission charge is only sop. Homemade re­


freshments will be on sale.


Food bingo Tickets have now all been


sold for this event to be held on March 6 th. Please note that admission is by ticket only gnd there will not be any tickets for sale at the door on the night. Donations of cash and/or food would be greatly appreciated andcanbeleftwithDavidand Janet at 11 Southfield Drive, West Bradford, or phone 01200426272.


Tower organist ' John Bowdler, the Black­


pool Tower organist will be playing for dancing and listen­ ing on Saturday March 7th in the village hall. Doors will open at 7-30 pm and tickets priced at £10 can be obtained by phoning Joyce on 01200 424311 or Hilda on 01200 429947- Ticket price includes a hot supper, there will be a raffle and licensed bar. The proceeds of the evening are for St Catherine’s Church. •


Bridge group The winners for the meet-


ing held on Friday were: 1 John Moyes and Les Norris, 2 Maryann Renton and Glenda Heanen. The next meeting is tomor­


row (Friday) in the village hall starting at 1-30 pm. New mem­ bers are welcome, but experi­ enced or improvers please. For details please phone Marilyn on 01200 422097.


School raises almost £ 2 ,0 0 0 for charity


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Tractor enthusiasts For all tractor lovers, a di­


ary date, the 3rd Pendle Witch Tractor Road Run will be on Sunday July 26th. For details please contact Michael on 01200428706.


WHALLEY


Methodist services Join us on Sunday at Whal­


ley Methodist Church at 9 am for a quiet meditative Com­ munion Service followed at 10-30 am by morning worship. Both services will be led by the Clitheroe Circuit Superin­ tendent Minister, the Rev Ian Humphreys.


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Adropoftea Afternoon tea among the


snowdrops on Sundays is the plan for English Martyrs’ RC Church, Whalley, for the next three weeks. The annual celebration of


the first blooms of spring will be between 2 pm and 4 pm. There is a list in church for volunteers to help with baking and serving teas. The congre­ gation is aked to take old palm crosses to the church to be prepared for Ash Wednesday on February 18th. Winners in the February draw for the 200 Club were: £50, no.79; £25, no. 175; £10, no. 40. Mass on Saturday is at 5


pm and on Sunday at 11 am. Weekday Masses are at 10 am, except Tuesday.


Lentstart Ash Wednesday services


at Whalley Parish Church will be Holy Communion at 10 am and a united benefice service at 7-30 pm. Midweek Holy Com­


munion is today at 10 am and tomorrow there will be Holy Communion in the Abbey Chapel at 9-30 am and medita­ tion in the Abbey Library at 10-30 am. A Book of Common Prayer Holy Communion service will be at 8-30 am on Sunday and Parish Commun­ ion 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 will meet at 2-15 pm.


Coffee time Whalley Christian Ac-.


tion Group will hold a coffee morning in Whalley Method­ ist Church Hall on Saturday morning between 10 am and noon. The proceeds are for Christian Aid and Cafod. There will be a bring and buy stall and stalls for baking, books and brie a brae. Tickets are£i.


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lunches in Whalley Method­ ist Church Hall is on Tuesday, February 24th, when the Rev Gill Mack, Vicar of Mitton and Hurst Green, will be the speaker.


Tabletoppers A table top sale will be


held at Whalley Village Hall betweenio am and 3 pm on Sunday, February 22nd. Entry is free. Table bookings from Honey on 01254 8222350.


Valentine disco Whalley CE School will


hold a Valentine Disco tonight. Key Stage One children can at­ tend between 6 and 7 pm and Key Stage Two between 7-15 and 8-15. Tickets are £2 each. After half-term, ailYear ■


Five children will have swimming lessons on Friday afternoon. At the same time, Year Six children will travel to Roefield for sports activities. The school’s half-term holiday is next week. .


WHITEWELL


Service reduction The number of serv­


ices held at St Michael’s, Whitewell, have with great regret, had to be reduced. As from March 1st, there will only be two services each month, . plus special festivals. The second Sunday 11 am morning prayer, the fourth Sunday 9-15 am Holy Communion. In addition, Mothering


Sunday 9-15 am on March 15th and Easter Sunday 9-15 am on April 5th. There is always a Sunday


service at sister church, St Bartholomew’s in Chipping.


Snow’s no problem for Oakhill’s silver crew


Snow-covered moors above Sabden gave Oakhill College’s newSilverDukeofEdinburgh group the chance to sharpen. their navigation technique and learn some new skills. The group of five pupils


from Year 11 successful­ ly completed their Bronze Award last year, and are now undertaking the Silver level Award. The pupils were given


StAugustine'spupilsduring their fun workout forinternational charity Lepra, (s)


Pupils at St Augustine’s RC HighSchoolinBUlingtonhave completed a fun workout and other sponsored activities to raise more than £1,800 for Le­ pra, an international charity which fights disease, poverty and prejudice. . Lepra works in Bangla­


desh and India, focusing on peopleaffectedbysomeofthe


world’s oldest and neglected diseases such as leprosy. ., The charity was founded


on January 31st. Debbie Rich­ ards, community fund-raiser with Lepra, said: “It was great fun working with the Year Seven pupils to complete the challenge. “Last year, Lepra changed


the lives of more than 1.2 mil­ lion people and provided health education to a further 1.2 million in India and Bang­ ladesh. “Our work is just scratch­


ing the surface of need and we really appreciate this dona­


tion so that we can do more.” Lepra works with many


schools, community groups and churches to raise aware­ ness about neglected diseases


. and people marginalised by society.


Working with govern­


ments, other non-govern­ mental organisations and international agencies, Lepra identifies and bridges gaps in health care provision as well as helping people to rebuild


• their lives.


training by resident moun­ tain guru John Kirkham and supported by the school’s own D of E team; Mr Peel, Mrs Hellewell and MrsRawlinson. - As a qualified Mountain


Leader, John passes on his knowledge and experience to give pupils the skills and confidence to undertake their ventures in more wild terrain, progressing from the Bronze activities in the Rib- ble Valley. The group will under­


take a second training day in March where they will com­ plete a navigation exercise in the Yorkshire Dales inde­ pendently, followed by their


t-VC/ f-r & j: v Oakhill College’s Duke of Edinburgh silver award team on the moors.


first full three-day expedition in April in Swaledale. The fi­ nal expedition is in July in the Lake District. Thegroup eqjoyed the day


and learnt a lot, and are ready for their next challenge. . There was time of course


for plenty of snowballs and to build a quick snowman! ' ’


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