I CUTHER0EADVERT1SER&TIMES VALLEYVILLAGES On June 4th the centenary


annual general meeting of the National Federation of Women's Institutes takes place at the Royal Albert Hall in London. This historic meeting is


• to be relayed as it happens to localities nationwide. Rim- ington members hope to view the proceedings at Grindle- ton. Mrs Barbara Spencer will travel to London to act as delegate at the meeting. The three teams who


competed in the L.F.W.I. fun quiz at Grindleton Pavilion had enjoyed the evening in an atmosphere of friendly rivalry. Members were encouraged to bring aguest to the March 3rd meeting which will feature a variety of craft demonstra­ tions with a “hands-on” session.


Whist and doms At the monthly whist and


domino drive at Rimington Memorial Institute the win- nerswere:whist,ladies-i • H.Turner, 2 E. Jackson, 3 J. Hull; whist, gents - 1W. Mitch­ ell, 2 G. Parker, 3 B. Garnett, low A. Dinsdale; dominoes - 1R. Knight, 2 T. Taylor, 3 H. Wolfenden, 4 P. Metcalfe, 5 V. Giles, 6 M. Briggs; raffle-P. Metcalfe, J. Kerr, J. Hull, B. Stott. MCs were: whist - G. Park­


er; dominoes - P. Metcalfe. SABDEN


Road closure A road closure will cause


disruption to motorists in the Padiham Road, Simonstone Road area from March 30th to April 13 th, while BT lay fibre broadband cable. The road will be closed from 9-30 am to 3-30 pm each day.


Coffee morning Bernard and Marion Parfitt


are holding a coffee morning for St Nicholas’s Church at their home at 17 Pendleside Close, on Saturday April nth ' from 10 am to noon. There will be a raffle, cake stall and tom­ bola and admission is £2.


Football club Sabden FC are through to


the semi-finals of the Terry Cattermolecup after beat­ ing Royal Oak5-1 at home on Sunday morning. A David Fallon hat-trick helped book a place in the semis as Sabden ^overcame a slow start to run out comfortable winners in the end.


Primary school . Sabden Primary School


reopens on Monday after the half-term break. A new sports coaching class for children aged 18 months to starting school is continuing on Wednesday mornings from 9-30 to 10-45 am in the school hall. It costs £2-50 including ■ refreshments. The school is . holding an open morningfor . -


MorethaniooolderRibbleValleyresidents organisations pictured above. There was receivedawarmwelcomeata“wintershow-' • alsoacookerydemonstrationbytheSeafood case” event in Longridge. .


Pub Company, which served a free hot lunch


HostedbyRibbleValleyBoroughCounciland to attendees. theRibbleValleySeniors’Forum,itfeatured The Borough Council’s partnership officer, advice and information on the help available Dilys Day, said: “Winter can be a tough time toseniorcitizensduringthewintermonths. for the elderly and we are working with our Exhibitors included the council, Age UK partners to ensure the borough’s senior citi- Lancashire, Help Direct, the Citizens’ Advice zens receive the help and support they need Bureau, the Ribble Valley Foodbank, Lanca- shire County council’s slips and falls team, the Little Green Bus community transport


to stay warm and combat loneliness and iso­ lation during the cold, dark months, “Our thanks go to everyone who helped to


scheme and St Vincent’s Homecare and Re- make the event such a success and we will be pair, with representatives of these various looking to repeat it next year.”


parents on March 6th from 9-30 to 11 am and celebrating Red Nose Day on Friday March 13th. The school is collecting Sainsbury’s active kids vouch­ ers.


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.


Parish council The next meeting of


Sabden Parish Council is on Tuesday March 3rd at 7 pm at Sabden Link. All residents welcome.


Easter bonnets Jt’s time to be thinking


about bonnets- Easter bon- nets! For St Mary’s RC Church is holding a coffee morning and Easter bonnet parade on Easter Saturday April 4th. Admission isjust £1 for tea arid biscuits and there will be a cake stall and raffle. The highlightwillbeaparadeof the Easter bonnets for which there is a prize for the best adults and best children’s creation. .


Christian Aid Sabden will hold a coffee


morning on Saturday May 9 th


in St Mary’s Hall for Christian Aid.


Choir concert The Grand Ladies’Choir


from Clitheroe is to give a con-


• certonThursdayJunei8thin St Nicholas’s Church.


Sundayservices This weekend, the first .


Sunday in Lent, there will be Mass at St Mary’s RC Church at 11 am a service at Sabden Bap­ tist Church at 10-30 am with Pastor Pete Cox and at 9-30 am at St Nicholas’s Church, when Canon Norman Atty will be guest preacher.


Horticultural Society Sabden Horticultural Soci­


ety will hold a spring-time talk and slide show at the Bowl­ ing Club pavilion at 7-30 pm on Tuesday March 17th with Michelle Unsworth from So Plants Boutique Garden Cen­ tre in Longridge on late winter and early spring colour. Some plants will be available to buy and it is free admission with light refreshment and a raffle. Everyone is welcome so please go along. The annual school


. bulb growing competition is well under way with the bulbs now producing growth. Members of the Horticultural Society committee will period­ ically attend at the schools to check on progress of the com­ petition. The annual distribu­ tion of members’ potatoes will be in early March. The society committee requests that every effort is made to grow the potatoes and encourage members to show and encour- ageyoungerpeopleintheart . and knowledge of growing food stuffs and subsequently cooking and eating them. The society annual dinner will he held at The Calf ’ s Head, Worston, next Friday: Anyone


wishing to attend is asked to contact the society secretary, Mrs Betty Clarkson, on 01282 772762. -


.


Toddler group Sabden Mother and Tod­


dler Group now meets on Thursdays from 9 to 11-30 am in Sabden Baptist Church Hall, Clitheroe Road. Mums, dads, grandparents, carers and their children are very welcome to go along for a chat and refreshments while the ’ children play.


SLAIDBURN


Games and pancakes Slaidburn Young Farmers


met at the Hark to Bounty for a games and pancake mak­ ing night. Members played dominos with Rob Spenser and Josh Thornber winning, Rob Walker and Chris Dodd won the darts and were also timed for the longest plank with the winners being Henry Thornber and Declan Parker. Next week’s meeting is a dairy


judging and linear assessment practice night at Horsehey Farm, Bashall Eves, by the kind permission of the Cowgill family.


WADDINGTON


Beerfestival The annual Waddington


Beer Festival will be held at: Waddington Social Club from ThursdayFebruary 26th at 7-30 pm to Sunday March 1st.' Over 30 ales and ciders will be on offer to visitors, along


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with live music on Saturday night from 8-30 pm from John Grogan and Sunday night from 8-3opmfromCherryBomb. Admission is free of charge.


Birthday celebrations At the February meeting


president Vera Snape wel- eoined members to their 69th birthday party. A delicious hot pot supper, prepared and served by Tim, of Country. Kitchen, was eqjoyed by all. Mrs Beryl Thayne enter­


tained the group with her stories and experiences of be­ ing a teacher over many years and her observations on life generally. ■ Her presentation generat­


ed much laughter and created a happy atmosphere at the meeting. The vote of thanks was delivered by Mrs Marian Barrow. The next meeting will be


held on March 10th when Mrs Maureen Baxter will speak, her subject being “From Gal­ ley to Cockpit”. This will cover her life as an air hostess and eventually as a pilot!


WESTBRADFORD


Parish council ’ The next meeting of West


Bradford Parish Council will be on Wednesday February 25 th in the village hall at 7-30 pm. Items for discussion will


include car parking, road subsidence and banking ero­ sion Bowland Gate Lane, war memorial, planning applica­ tions and dog fouling.


Foodbingo Tickets have now all been


sold for this event to be held on March 6th. Please note that


admission is by ticket only and 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.


JohnBowdler 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.


250draw Thewinnersinthe25o


Draw for February are: 1B.


Honeywell, 2 J. & T. Pinder, 3 H. Snqwden, 4 A. Green, 5 J. ' Capstick, 6 1. & M. Leybourne. Please note that subscriptions for the 250 Draw are now due for renewal.


Antiques fair The West Bradford An­


tiques Fair and Collectables


eventwillbeheldonSunday March 22nd in the village hall. Doors will open at 9 am with an admission ofsop. Home­ made refreshments will be on sale. For stall inquiries please phone Joyce on 01200 424311.


There’s more! Popular comedian Jimmy


Cricket is bringing his “Laugh­ ter Show” to West Bradford


Village Hall on Friday April 17th. Starting at 7-30 pm tick­ ets are priced at £10 and are available from Janet on 01200 428706 and Andrew on 01200 426669.


Bridge group The winners for the


meeting held on Friday were: 1 Janet Halfpenny and Jean Tasker, 2 Pat Coleman and John Mays. 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.


WHALLEY


Methodist service On Sunday at Whalley


Methodist Church, local preacher, Mrs Christine Beggs, will lead an all age wor­ ship service at 10-30 am.


Teadance Next Friday, Febr.uary27th,


Whalley Methodist Church is holding another afternoon tea dance in the church hall from 2-30 to 4-30 pm. Come along and bring your friends for a social afternoon with easy dances for beginners. Admis­ sion £3.


Plan update An update on the Whalley Neighbourhood Plan and con-


• siderationofabidforfunding from the Lancashire County Council Champion Fund are on the agenda for tonight’s meeting of Whalley Parish Council. The meeting will be at


. Whalley Old Grammar School


Community Centre at 7-30 pm and will include a period for public discussion.


Headstart Two of Alan Bennett’s


celebrated “Talking Heads” monologues willbe brought to Whalley VillageHallon ■ Saturday, March 7th, by the Leeds-based Library Theatre Touring Company. “Soldiering On” and


“Woman of Letters” will both be presented. •


• The show starts at 7-30 Pm and tickets, at £6, can be had


from Whalley Post Office and Jim’s Garage in King Street, Whalley, and can be booked on 01254 822350.


Down-to-earth talk on green matters


Year 10 pupils at Oakhill College, Whalley, had some down-to-earth talking from Mick Buckley, owner of bEk Enviro, a local geo-environ­ mental consultancy firm. The pupils found out what exactly contaminated land is andwhatis involved with as­


sessing a site. Mr Buckley (pictured above with pupils) explained how importanthistoricaldata


Stonyhurst p upils all


ou t o f so r ts


The sorting hat came to Stonyhurst this week as


pupils at the prep school, St Mary’s Hall, took part in a Harry Potter day.


Everyone in y ears five to eighttookpart in the Harry Potter book event held in the


college’s very Hogwartsian academy room and present­ ed by a “Professor of Pot­


ter”. Everyone enjoyed the sorting hat and a Quidditch


match!


is and how he draws on his 25 years of experience in his field to measure the possible risks. Year 10 were particu­ larly interested in thereal life case studies shared with them and the extent of the workinvolved and the dev­ astating effect that Japanese knotweed can have. The pupils have recently been studying theenviron- mentalimpactoftherising


population and the necessity for sustainability and Mr . Buckley’s talk has put some scenarios to our next gen-’ eration of parents to think about. Still on the topic of soil, Dan­ iel and Jacob were assessing the effect of planting den­ sity on the growth of chives, ensuring that all control measures were in place by weighing out the soil first.


Pupils at Stonyhurst Col- lege have raised £1,181 for Derian House, the chil-


Students and Jasper support hospice rian’s work and wondered vember they organised a -


ifJaspermightbeasuitable dinner for their year group PAT dog. He is a rehomed .


to raise funds for Derian


dren’s hospice near Chor- guide dog and he thought House, ley.


Thechequewaspresented He passed with flying col- by sixth formers Harriet


LloydandKatyaPowellwho hospice.


hisworkingdayswereover. “It was a wonderful evening and after the dinner the


ours and loves coming to the guestsweretoldaboutthe work ofDerian. A staff cof-


visit the hospice each week, “Jasperissoftbynatureand fee morning raised further aspartofStonyhurst’svol- yet he seems to find his most funds,” said Sarah, untary service programme, dolefulfacewhenwego withStonyhurst’slaychap-


through the doors at Deri- •


lain, Sarah Young, and her an. The children love him.” ; they could take to Derian dog Jasper. Jasper is a “Pets Katya and Harriet, who are Housewhentheynextvis- as Therapy” dog.


Sarah said: “I learnt about ‘Pets as Therapy’ dogs at a presentation about De-


inYeari2,arealsoinvolved ited with Jasper.” • in Stonyhurst’s student . fund-raisingbodycalled


JohnRulloispicturedre- ceiving the cheque from


“Learning to Care”. In No- Katya, Harriet and Jasper.


“The girls were delighted to - have raised £1,181.50 which


Dressing up . To celebrate World Book


Day, children at Whalley CE School can dress as one of their favourite book char­ acters on Thursday March 5th. Each class will focus on a different character as part of their English session. Swimming sessions for


Year Five children will start after Easter.


Mugs wanted Unwanted mugs are being


sought by Pat Doxey at English Martyrs’ RC Church, Whalley, for future fund-raising events. The pietystallhasnew


stock including Mothering Sunday and Easter cards. The exercise group, follow-


• ing an NHS programme meets on Tuesdays at 2 pm. There is no charge and new members . , will be welcome. Snowdrop afternoon teas


will be served between 2 and 4' pm for the next two Sundays.. During Lent there will be


Morning Prayer at 9-40 am on all days when there is a 10 am Mass. Mass on Saturday is at 5


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


Distant bells Ringers from Tyne and


Wear will sound the bells at Whalley Parish Church on Sat­ urday between 10 and 11 am. j On Saturday at 7pm there


will be a quiz night with potato VALLEY SCHOOL NEWS


pie supper in the school from 7 pm. Tickets are £6 and £4 for children under 12. Midweek Holy Com­


munion is today at to am and tomorrow there will be Holy: Communion at 9-30 am in the Abbey Chapel and medita­ tion at 10-30 am in the Abbey Library.. > • /A Book of Common Prayer


Holy Communion service will be at 8-30 am on Sunday and Parish Communion at 10 am. The House Group will meet


at Clitheroe Road at 10 am on Tuesday and at 7-30 pm in the school, Jonathan Dent will speak to the Mothers’ Union on “It’s a fishy business”.«


Coffee cash A coffee morning and sale


organised by Whalley Chris­ tian Action Group at Whalley Methodist Church Hall on Sat­ urday raised more than £300 for Christian Aid and Cafod: The first of the series of


. Lent lunches will be held on Tuesday in the Methodist Church Hall between noon and 1-15 pm. The speaker will be the Rev. GiU Mack, vicar of


Tables out Whalley Villa'geHallwill


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hold a table top sale on Sun­ day, February 22nd between 10 am and 3 pm. Entry is free. Tables can be booked from Honey on 01254 822350!


First meeting President Dorothy Hollin


welcomed all to the first monthly meeting of the year ofWhalley with Mitton WI, which was well attended de-


- spite a cold winter’s everiing. Speaker Dr Mary Adams


told of her life as a private general practitioner. Born in Ireland and having travelled inmanypartsoftheworld, i experiencing all the different health and mental problems people have to face and endure intheireverydaylives.In intimate details she explained all the different women’s health issues from the teenage years to the advancingyears of old age and the importance of exercise and diet. Dr Adams has worked in Lancashire for many enjoyable years and now runs her own practice at


the Sidings at Whalley. Susan Butcher gave thanks for an informative talk. Lesley Lohou read the:.


NWFWI news. Arrangements _ were made for the spring council meeting. Doreen Balshawgave an interesting and varied programme of out­ ings and future events.Details for the centenary special evening to celebrate too years of the WI were discussed. The hostesses served the


refreshments and Freda was thanked for the arrangement of spring snowdrops. The next meeting is on March 4th at 7 pm at Whalley Old Gram­ mar School. The speaker is Ann Dean who will talk about “My term as High Sheriff of - Lancashire”.

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