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on Friday March 13th in aid of the charity “Water Aid”. £5 will give those who attend an evening of mouth watering food and images from around the world with guest speaker ChrisWilcockwhoistalking . informally about his time in Uganda with “Wateraid”. Anyone who wants to
reserve a table or who can help
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ing of the Memorial Hall will take place on Monday March 23rd at 7-30 pm. At this meeting the com
mittee is elected and are always on the look out for new members. Anyone who feels that they
would like to help the hall survive and prosper in this dif ficult economic time should please contact Niall Macfar- lane on 01254 826125.
Coffeestop Thenextopeningofthe3in
1 coffee stop is Monday March 16th at 2 pm at St John’s Old School. Catch up with your friends and neighbours over acupofcoffeeandasliceof cake!
Youth club All young people over the
age of nine are welcome at St Joseph’s Youth Club. The next meeting is Friday March 20th at 7-30 pm at the Memorial Hall.
KNOWLEGREEN
Special whist The special whist drive,
delayed from Christmas, is to be held in the village hall on Monday March 16th with play commencing at 7-30 pm. Admission is £4 and includes tea and cake.
Memorial luncheon The recent memorial
luncheon at the village hall was well attended and raised £465 for the funds of the hall. This will be used to maintain the hall at a high standard. The hall is available for hire at rea sonable rates. For full details contact the booking secretary on 01254 878182.
Holiday at Home The Holiday at Home or
ganised by the village church was well supported. There were games and
quizzes, manicures, crafts and lots of good food. All who attended enjoyed
themselves and one lady said she always loved coming to * Knowle Green because as soon as she walked through the door she felt surrounded with love. The first of the newseason
of popular Biker Breakfasts will be held on Saturday
Are you sitting comfortably?
Spider-Man rubbed shoulders with Dorothy were celebrating World Book Day by dress- from Oz - not to mention Scooby Doo, Tigger, ing as their favourite book characters, and a dinosaur and several Bob the Builders, at
read lots of fascinating stories throughout Downham Preschool. The children and staff the day.
March 28th when all bikers will be most welcome. LANGHO
St Mary’s The Blackburn Food Bank
has said there is a need for tinned meat, tinned fish, cof fee plus the usual items. The box is in the church porch. “Lifeteen” a programme
for Year Nine pupils and above began on Wednesday night and continues for the next three Wednesdays from 7 to 8-30 pm in the parish centre. It is based on “faith and fun” and is run in conjunction with St Michael and St John’s, Clitheroe. Wednesday Club meets
on the 18th in the parish centre from 1-30 to 3 pm. This week “Bingo and Quiz” along with refreshments and good company. This weekend Brother
Roger, ofthe Sacred Heart Brothers, will give an appeal at Masses for the foreign mis sions. It is the annual appeal in .
aid ofthe missionary work of the church.
LOWMOOR
Low Moor Club On Saturday March 14th at
9 pm, local group Fret 64 will make a welcome return.
PENDLETON
History club Whalley Abbeyisth'e
subject of a talk to be given to Pendleton History Club tonight (Thursday). The speaker is Mr Nigel Neil, aformerlecturerin
archaeology at Lancaster University. The evening, which starts
at 7-30 pm is open to members and non members and admis sion is £3. . A date for diaries is Satur
day April 18th when Pendleton Village Hall is holding a quiz. Admission is £5, which in cludes a light supper. Tickets are available from the Swan With Two Necks or by calling 01200425823.
Paper day It’s paper day in Pendleton
on Thursday March 19th. Please leave papers in the white bags provided.
Titanic talk Last week, members of
Clitheroe Young Farmers met at Pendleton Village Hall for a very interesting and enjoyable talk about the Titanic. The evening was well attended by our members. Next week, members are meeting at 7 pm at Clitheroe
■ Health Centre car park for an evening ofstockjudging. The annual club muckhaul
thisyear will take place on Saturday April 4th. Prices are: £3 per bag, £2 per barrow and £60 per tipped trailer. All money fundraised will be donated to Child Action Northwest. For all orders . . please contact the club on 07984429250.
READANDSIMONSTONE
Auction An auction at St John's
School on Saturday March 21st has been postponed and a new date will be announced shortly.
PACT meeting Eleven residents attended
the Read and Simonstone PACT meeting held on Wednesday evening at 4 Jubi lee Street. Chaired by PCSO Di Bioletti
she reported on the various crimes that had occurred in both villages. . A Fiat Punto had been
vandalised in St John’s Close, Read, by having its tyres slashed on February 29th be tween 7-45 pm and 8-30 am. A white Volvo van was
stolen from Read Motor Body Centre between 6-20 pm and 6-40 am on February 25th. • Steel gates were stolen on February 15th from Old Coal
Staithe.Read. A person was arrested on
February 6th when property on Wickentrees Row had been vandalised including breaking windows. A complaint had been
received about fireworks let - off late at night. Fireworks are not allowed to be activated between 11 pm and 7 am and it is a recordable offence. The resident responsible had been approached by the police and apologised, being unaware of the ruling. Vehicles are still parking irresponsibly on the avenues
and roads around Simonstone School. A rogue trader had been
seen in a white van in Straits Lane, Read. Residents in both villages are asked to report any
suspicious activity by ringing 101.
Dog fouling is still a big
issue in both villages. When reporting an incident it would be very helpful if a description
of the dog and possibly a pho tograph plus an approximate time is given. It was reported that dogs have been seen foul ing on Read School playing field on Straits Lane. Builders vehicles had also
been causing a nuisance on George Lane, but this appears to be only temporary. The next meeting will be on
Thursday April 16th between 6 and7pm.
Coffee morning The bowling club cof
fee morning will be held on Saturday March 14th from 10 am to noon. This will be held in the
cricket club pavilion and will include refreshments, stalls and games. Admission is £1.
Mothering Sunday This service will be held at
St Peter’s, Simonstone, at 9-30 am on March 15th.
RIMINGTON
Crafty evening Rimington W1 members
thoroughly enjoyed a “crafty evening” at their March meet ing.
The ladies could choose
from needlework, drawing and painting or confectionary and soon three large tables were humming with creative activity. Under the expert tuition of
Catherine Scott, Dorothy Hea ton and Jim Kerr, the ladies produced excellent work. Elegant covers for wine
bottles, pretty bird pictures and tempting boxes of pepper mint creams made a colourful display. Members were invited to
put their names forward to go into a draw for tickets for a Royal Garden Party at Buck ingham Palace in June as part of the centenary celebrations of the National Federation of the Women’s Institute. The WI Centenary cookery
book wds also on display de tailing the history of the origin' and development ofthe WI movement alongside recipes which have been gathered from WI branches in all parts ofthe country. On April 7th the speaker
at Rimington will be Mrs I.M. Stirk who will recount the life stories ofthe Bronte family.
SABDEN___________
Carboot Charities and individuals
can book places at a car boot and table top sale at St Mary’s Community Hall on Saturday May 16th from 10 am to 3 pm. People can book a car boot
space or a large table inside for £10 and a small table for £6,
with set up from 8-30 am. • Refreshments will be
served inside throughout the day. Please ring Pat Whitwell
on 01282 774588 to book a space.
Football Sabden had a great 9-1 win
over Great Harwood Rovers at a muddy Nutter Barn on Sunday morning. Goalscorers in the one
sided fame were Fallon (five), Foxall, Fuller, Astin and Child. Man of the match was Dav
id Fallon who had a hand inall but one of the nine goals, and was the stand out performer
in an all-star performance from the Sabden team. These two teams are sched
uled to meet again on April 19th in the cup semi-final.
White Hart The White Hart pub is
holding a craft fair from 2105 pm on Sunday May 3rd. There will be stalls selling
ceramics, jewellery, hand made cards, home baked bread and cakes and anyone else interested in bookinga stall for £10 should call Garyor ■ Maxine on 01282 777862. There will also be a Bank
Holiday fun afternoon with live band The Itch, a bouncy castle and refreshments. On Easter Saturday chil
dren from both village schools are to be involved in an Easter bonnet parade around the Holme area at 2 pm followed by a fun day in the pub beer garden. There will be prizes for the best bonnets and as well as a barbecue and DJ in the garden, stalls, a coconut shy, bouncy castle and lots of fun attractions.
St Nicholas Every Tuesday in Lent at
7-30 pm St Nicholas Church members are invited to take
part in talks at Whalley Abbey with the Bishops or Archdea
con. The new Bishop of Burnley,
the Rt Rev. Philip North, was due to visit Sabden on Wednesday as part of a short visit to each parish in the
benefice. On Sunday, Mothering
Sunday, the young members of the church Thursday Club will hold a coffee morning in the hall after the service. Tea, coffee and cakes will
be served and there will bea
tombola stall. Anyone wishing to make
a donation towards the cost of Easter flowers should
see Carol Mellows or either churchwarden, Bernard Par-
fitt or Colin Hartley.
Flood alert People are encouraged to attend next Thursday's event
when vital advice will be given on how to plan for and take action in the event of a flash
flood in the village. The open meeting and display will run
between 6 and 9 pm next Thursday March 19th in St
Mary’s Community Hall with Environment Agency spokes woman Michelle Dodds in
attendance.
VALLEYVILLAGES
Live music There will be live music
from the Inciders, ’70s and '80s covers band, at the White Hart on Saturday March 21st from 8 pm.
Easter bonnets Sabden artist Miss Betty Foster has kindly agreed to
judge an Easter bonnet com petition at a coffee morning in St Mary’s Community Hall on Saturday April 4th. Admission is £1 for tea and biscuits and there will be a cake stall and raffle. The highlight will be a parade of the Easter bonnets for which there is a prize for the best adults and best chil dren’s creation.
Gardening talk Sabden Horticultural
Society is holding a spring time talk and slide show at the Sabden Crown Green Bowling Club pavilion at 7-30 pm on Tuesday. The speaker is Michelle Unsworth from So Plants Boutique garden centre in Longridge, on “Late winter and early spring colour". Some plants will be avail
able for purchase on the night. Admission is free. Light refreshment will be available and a raffle will be held.
Sunday services This weekend, the fourth
Sunday in Lent, there will be Mass at St Mary’s RC Church at 11 am, a service at Sabden Baptists at 10-30 am with Di Isherwood and a 9-30 am fam ily service at St Nicholas’s with Canon Norman Atty.
Lunch club ' Those who attend the
monthly luncheon club at the White Hart have raised £31 for the Ribble Valley Commu nity First Responders, from the sale of original paintings of Spring Lodge down the Whins, by group member Mrs Laurie Smith. The group meets on the third Wednesday of each month at noon and all are welcome.
Primary school The winners ofthe PTFA
50 Club draw for March were Rosemary Barrington, Lisa' Titchiner and Frank Windsor. There is a book fair run
ning in school until next Tuesday and tomorrow pupils and staffwill be raising money for Comic Relief with a funny face day. The recent textile collec
tion raised £65 for school funds. Last week pupils and staff dressed up for World Book Day..
SAWLEY
Sawley Ladies The village of Sawley has
Fifth consecutive award for care home
A Lancashire care home has been recognised for its outstanding food hygiene standards for the fifth year running. Riverside Care Centre, basedin Sawley and part of Canterbury Care, has been awarded a five star rating by Environmental Health after an unannounced rigorous inspection of its food hygiene standards. Gail Ains worth, Susan Jones, who has been a cook at the home for four years, said: “We’re really pleased that Riverside Care Centre has re ceived the highest possible award for its food
formed a new group called “Sawley Ladies". This is a community group
run by the ladies of the com munity for the community.
Members put forward their ideas to form the agenda for the year and designate other members from the group to help them to organise the events. The inaugural meeting is to
be held at 7-30 pm on Thurs day March 19th at Sawley Village Hall. The guest speaker is Andy
Swinscoe from The Courtyard Dairy, Settle, who sources arti san cheeses from local farms, other parts of the UK and Europe. Andy will talk about the the process of creating artisan cheeses followed by cheese tasting accompanied with'wine. There is no charge and
any lady interested in joining thegroupwouldbewarmly
welcomed. For further information
ring Kath on 440748. SLAIDBURN________
Dairy stockjudging Members met at Bolton-by-
Bowland for a dairy stockjudg ing night kindly hosted by the
Leeming family. The j uniors was won by
hygiene. It’s crucial that the best possible standard offoodhygieneis maintained in the home to keep our residents healthy and happy.” Riverside Care Centre provides residential care, including dementia care, for up to 40 residents. Thehomehas40 single bedrooms and four lounge areas, which overlooks its large gar den that its residents can enjoy, as well as a conservatory. Pictured above are Riverside Care Centre cooks Susan Jones and Lyn Spencer.
Henry Thornber and the sen iors was won by Seth Blakey. Next week’s meeting is a
talk by-Mel Diack in Slaidburn Village Hall at 7-30 pm.
Painting Members were greeted by
the secretary Heather Harri son and the February meeting minutes were read by the minute secretary Sue Farrand. The guest demonstrators showed members how to paint ceramic eggs with the results looking great. The competi tion for an egg cupwaswon by Karen Bozier with Sue Far rand second and Jan Weisters third. The birthday meeting in May will bea Jacob’s Join and there will be circle dancing.
WADDINGTON
Race night Fun race night to be held at Waddington Social Club this Saturday March 14th at 7-30 pm. It is being hosted by Wad dington Football Glub to raise money for the teams. There will be horse racing, a raffle and fundraising games.
St Patrick’s night Traditional Irish music
will be provided by Across the • Water, to celebrate St Patrick’s Day on Saturday March 21st at •
. Waddington Social Club. The night starts at 8-30 pm and the ticket price is £5.
WEST BRADFORD
Food bingo Food bingo raised £1,070
for the village hall funds. Many thanks to all who helped, sup ported and contributed to the event. The next food bingo will be held on Friday November 13th.
Antiques The West Bradford an
tiques fair and collectables event will be held on Sunday March 22nd in the village hall. Doors will open at 9 am
with an admission ofsop. Homemade refreshments
will be on sale. For stall inquiries please call Joyce on 01200 424311.
And there’s more! Popular Irish TV comedian
Jimmy Cricket is bringing his “Laughter Show” to West Bradford Village Hall on Fri- ’ dayAprili7th. Starting at 7-30 pm, tickets
are priced at £10 includ ing light refreshments and are available from Janet on 01200 428706 and Andrew on 01200 426669. There will bea licensed bar.
Bridge group The winners for the meet
ing held Friday March 6th were: 1 Glenda Heanan and Fred Smith, 2 Ken Holding and Ray Halfpenny. The next meeting is tomor
row (Friday) in the village hall starting at 1-30 pm. New members are welcome, but experienced or improvers please. For details please phone
Marilyn on 01200 422097. WHALLEY
Sporting opportunity Annual subscription
renewal for existing and new members will take place at the Whalley Tennis Clubhouse, Mitton Road, BB7 9RX, on Thursday March 19th from 6 to 8 pm and on Saturday March 21st from 10 am to noon. Adult and junior members
of all standards are welcome. Anyone who cannot make the above times should please call the membership secre tary, Henry Farrar, on 07972
042151.
Brass band concert • The 2nd Rossendale Scout Brass Band is coming to Whal ley Methodist Church this Saturday at 7-30 pm. This very popular band is returning for another concert which will be suitable for all the family. Tickets priced £6 are available from Whalley Post Office
Methodist service On Sunday at Whalley
Methodist Church, local preacher, Mr Norman Pedley will lead the worship for Moth ering Sunday. The service will begin at 10-30 am.
Cake for mother Coffee and the traditional
simnel cake for Mothering Sunday will be served after Mass at English Martyrs’ RC Church, Whalley, on Sunday. The church is planning a
sale of bedding plants and oth-
. er perennials with afternoon teas on Sunday May 31st. . The walking group’s next
outing will be on Monday March 31st at 1 pm. Cars will beneeded. The route is a circular one
from the Nick O’Pendle park ing area, via Deerstones and Churn Clough, an easy three miles. Winners in the 200 Club’s
March draw were: £50 (no. 137); £25 (no.26); £10 (no. 100). A meeting of children and
young people, who will read during Holy Week, is being planned. MassonSaturdayisats
pm and on Sunday at 11 am. Midweek Masses are at 10 am, except Tuesday.
Church meeting The parochial church
council of Whalley Parish Church will meet next Thurs day at 7-30 pm. Midweek Holy Commun
ion at the church is today at 10 am and tomorrow there will be Holy Communion at 9-30 am in the Abbey Chapel and meditation 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 a Mothering Sunday service at 10 am. The House Group will meet
at 10 am at Clitheroe Road 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.
School visit Children from the recep
tion class at Whalley CE School will today be visiting their link school, St Michael with St John’s, Blackburn. Children from the Blackburn School will visit Whalley later in the year. Tomorrow the school will
be supporting Red Nose Day. All classes will be performing a dance and dressing up in a style to match the perform ance. Children can go to school in their costume, or non-uniform, and £1 contribu- tionswillgotoComicRelief. Parents can watch the dance off and Year Five organisers will collect £1 admission.
Lent lunch The Rev. Ian Humphreys,
superintendent minister of the Methodist circuit, will be the speaker at Whalley Chris tian Action Group’s Lent lunch in Whalley Methodist Church HallonThuesday. The lunch is between noon
and 1-15 pm. The suggested donation is £3. The Renaissance Singers
will present music for Pas- siontide in Whalley Methodist Church on Sunday March 22nd at 7-30 pm.
Flowery talk Whalley in Bloom is to
hold a presentation evening to Whalley residents and businesses next Thursday at Whalley Abbey at 7 pm. The organisation is looking for volunteers to adopt planters and to join the W1B team.
Fair day A craft fair will be staged
at Whalley Village Hall on Sunday between 10 am and 3 pm. Inquiries to Beryl Taylor on 07403834745. Bookings for tables at the
village hall’s monthly table top sale on Sunday March 29th by Honey on 01254 822350.
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