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www.clitherooadverti$erco uk VALLEYVILLAGES She reported on the LFWI
spring council meeting which had taken place that day in Southport. The next meeting of
Grindleton WI will beheld at the pavilion on April 9 th, when Peter and Cecile Nock will give a talk entitled' “Canada reconnected". The competition is for “Something Canadian”. Grindleton WI's annual
bingo evening is being held at the pavilion on Friday March 27th. A few tickets are still available from Catherine Tay lor on 01200 441501 and are priced at £10 which includes a full book of bingo tickets and a two course hot supper. A licensed bar (cash only) will be available.
Pate, plonk and plants On Thursday April 16th St
Ambrose Church is holding a “pate, plonk and plants" evening at Grindleton Pavilion at 7-30 pm. The event is in aid of the Mayor of the Ribble Valley’s charities. Come and enjoy tasting various pates and cheeses with your drink andthenlistentoa gardening talk by John Foley, of Holden Clough Nursery. Tickets are £10 (to include a glass ofwine/ soft drink) and are available from Carol Pye on 01200 441507.
HARROPFOLD
Fellowship Mervyn and Lucy France,
of Scorton, gave a PowerPoint presentation on their involve ment ofworkin orphanages in Nepal, Burma, Thailand and India to Harrop Fold Fellow ship.
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off the streets and given a Christian education arid go on to higher education many becoming teachers, pastors, doctors etc. The Fellowship will
continue to support them by prayer and financially in their wonderful work. On Sunday the Fellow
ship welcomed retired pastor Bryan Lingard with a Nigerian student from London who gave his testimony as to how the Lord had guided him so far in his life. Bryan spoke on the Raising
of Lazarus from the dead, portraying Jesus as the Son of God and the Son of man. . On Thursday the house
.group will be in Blackburn arid on Sunday the Fellowship welcomes Graham Norcross, ofPreston.
HURSTGREEN
Birthday A reminderfor all mem
bers of the Hurst Green Wl that tonight (Thursday) is the 60th birthday celebration. There will be entertainment including a fashion show of outfits through the ages, songs
theyears and explained how funds were needed to help preserve the historical site.
All Saints’ The Rev. Brian Stevenson
will be taking the service at All Saints’ Church, Pendleton, on Sunday March 22nd at n am. On Palm Sunday, March
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29 th, the distribution of palms service will be taken by the Rev. Norman Alty. On Good Friday, the 11 am
service will be conducted by the Rev. Roland Nicholson and the Easter Day service at 11 am will be taken by the Rev. B. Knight.
READ AND SIMONSTONE
Mother's Day service This was very well attended
I t all went swimmingly fo r Margaret!
Margaret Blatchford, a member of Ribble Valley Macmillan Cancer support group, celebrated her 75th birthday by swimming a mile at Ribblesdale Poolin Clitheroe. She was supported in her fundraising effort by friends and committee members as she swam the 64 lengths to notch up the full mile.
and sketches and a supper.
St John’s Church The international food
evening at St John’s Old School Hall, Hurst Green, held re cently raised in excess of £550 in aid of the charity Water Aid.
Youthdub All young people over the
age of nine are welcome at St Joseph’s Youth Club. The next meeting is tomorrow (Friday) at 7-30 pm at the memorial, hall.
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AGM memorial hall The annualgeneral meet
ing (AGM) of the memorial hall will take place on Monday March 23rd at 7-30 pm. All are invited to attend. At this meeting the committee is elected and are always on the look out for new members. Anyone who feels they would like to help the hall survive and prosper in this difficult . economic time should please . contact Niall Macfarlane on 01254826125.
KNOWLE GREEN
Whist and doms The fortnightly whist and
domino drive at the village hall will be held on Monday March 23rd with play commencing at7-30 pm. Admission is the usual £2 including tea and biscuits.
Biker breakfasts Thenewseasonof
biker breakfasts at the village church hall will recommence on Saturday March 28th. The breakfasts are held on the last' Saturday morning of each of the summer months and run
St Leonard’s Tiny totswillmeetatSt
Leonard's Church from 1-30 to 3 pm during term time and is for anyone who cares for a small child. Come along andjoin for play, painting, story time and light refresh ments. At the beginning of the month theLentcoursemet at St Leonard’s Church. This continues every Wednesday through Lent starting at 7-30 pm. On Tuesday the Mother’s Unionhadadinnerat Mytton Fold Hotel. Services for Sunday March 22nd are: 9 am Holy Com
Margaret raised a superb total of more than £1^00 and would like to thank all those who sponsored and supported her. She is pictured above, on the right, handing over a cheque to her fellow members of the Ribble Valley Macmillan Cancer Support group.
from 9 am until noon. All bik ers are most welcome to come along for a free breakfast and brew.
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St Mary’s The Blackburn Food Bank has said there is a need for
jam, tinned meat plus the usual items. The box is in the church porch. Since 2012 when the food bank opened St Mary’s has contributed 10 tonnes of food to the food bank which has helped support 17,859 people in that time. “Lifeteen” a programme
for Year Nine pupils and above began onWednesday night and continues for the next two Wednesdays from 7-8-30 pm in the parish centre. It is based on “faith and fun” and is run in conjunction with St Michael and St John’s RC Church, Clitheroe. The total raised for CAFOD
by the envelope collection and home bake stall was £670. This sum will be doubled by the Government.
munion and 10-30 am Parish Communion.
LOWMOOR
Familywalks We start the 2015 season
with and old favourite; one of the most popular walks of the last six years. We start and finish in Rimington, with the highest pointontheedgeof Twiston Moors, giving delight ful panoramic views of the northern Ribble Valley. The steady 500 feet climb is well worth the effort. Meet at Low Moor Club at
10 am. There will then be a 20 minute drive to Rimington, parking on the right hand side when entering the village on the spare land adjacent to Bustards Farm. The route will be Stubs Wood, Torrid Bank Wood, Twiston Mill, Hill foot, Brownlow Farm, Coolham, Clough Head, Ings End, Hol lins, Rirriington. Please note that suitable
footwear and clothing are essential. Bring a packed lunch and all dogs must be kept on a lead where neces sary (remember it is lambing season). Bad weather will not lead to cancellation and Low Moor Club accepts no respon sibility for accident or injury. Participation is at the walker’s discretion.
PENDLETON
Historytalk A talk on Whalley Abbey
was given to Pendleton Histor ical Society by Mr Nigel Neil, a former lecturer in archaeol ogy at Lancaster University. He outlined the history of the abbey and its uses through
at St Peter’s, Simonstone. Preparations are well in
hand for the new vicar, the Rev. Robert Fielding to be licenced at St John’s, Read, on Tuesday March 24th at 7-30 pm. A new date for the auction .which had to be postponed has not yetbeen announced, but will definitely take place in the near future.
Easter Egg hunt This will be held on Satur
day March 28th assembling at Read Park at 2 to 2-45 pm approximately (weather per mitting). Entry is £1 and chil dren up to 12 years can enter. There are prizes forbestfancy dress and for the most eggs collected. For more informa tion contact Mrs Collinson on 01282776582.
Royal talk The next meeting of the
Simonstone with Read WI will be March 19th at 7-30 pm at Simonstone Old School when the speaker will be Pat Os borne and the subject “Queen Victoria”. The competition for the members will be “a decorated egg”. Any ladies wanting to know
more about their local WI should please call Mrs Ogden on 01282 773060..
RIMINGTON
Whist and dominoes The winners of the month
ly whist and dominoes drive at Rimington Memorial Institute were: whist, ladies - 1 B. Peel, 2 E. Jackson; whist, gents-iE. Turner, 2 C. Peel; dominoes-1 M. Berry, 2 E. Nowell, 3 F. Ma son, 4
A.Sutcliffe, 5 S. Walker, 6 V. Giles; raffle - M. Berry, K. Nowell, M. Ingham and J. Sagar; MCs - G. Parker (whist) and P. Metcalfe (dominoes).
SABDEN
Matthew’s Malta Fund The family of Matthew
Sharpe, of Whalley Road, would like to thank everyone involved in a cake sale at St Mary’s Church on Sunday morning which raised £150 to
help send Matthew to Malta to swim for Great Britain in the World Catholic Games in July. Matthew’s parents Jane and Colin and sister Emily want to thank the people who organised the event, baked and sold the cakes, and those who bought them and raised such a fantastic amount for Matthew’s fund. The cake sale took place in the community hall after the 11 am Mass.
Flood meeting People are encouraged to
attend tonight’s (Thursday's) meeting in St Mary’s Hall any time between 6 and 9 pm to hear advice from the Environ ment Agency on how to plan for and take action in the event of a flash flood in the village.
Live music The Inciders will play at
the White Hart this Saturday night from 8 pm.
Car boot 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 another great
win on Sunday morning when they were away to Arden and came with an 8-0 victory. David Fallon scored five for the second game in a row, while Charlie Collinge netted his first goal since returning after more than ayear. Will Child and Paul Astin were Sabden’s other scorers. Manofthe match was David Fallon.
Good Friday There will be a Good Friday
Service at 11 am at the village cross at the junction of St Nicholas Avenue and Padiham Road hosted by Sabden Chris tian Council and conducted by Pastor Peter Cox, of Sabden
Baptist Church.
White Hart The White Hart pub is
holding a craft fair from 2 to 5 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 booking a stall for £10 should ring Gary or Maxine on 01282 777862. There will also be a Bank Holiday fun afternoon with live band The Itch, a bouncy castle and refresh ments. On Easter Saturday children from both village schools are to be involved in an Easter Bonnet parade around the Holme area at 2 pm fol lowed by a fun day in the pub beergarden.
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VALLEYVILLAGES There will be prizes for
the best bonnets, a barbecue and DJ in the garden, stalls, a coconut shy, bouncy castle and much more.
Easter bonnets Sabden artist Miss Betty
Foster willjudge an Easter Bonnet competition at a coffee morning in St Mary's Com munity Hall on Saturday April 4th. Admission is £1 for tea and biscuits and there will be a cake stall and raffle. There will be a parade of the Easter bon nets with a prize for the best adult’s and children's creation.
Sunday services This weekend, the fifth
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 a 9-30 am family service at St Nicholas’s Church with the Rev. Brian Stevenson.
Petty vandalism Sabden's Neighbour
hood Watch co-ordinator John Shorter has reported a number of anti-social behav iour occurring in the village in recent weeks. Youths were seen swinging on the saplings along Pendle Street East and damaging the small memorial garden. They said they were bored. One of the goalposts on the lower Holme was broken. Awitnesshascome forward and names have been given to the police.
Car broken into A car was broken into on
Clitheroe Road last week so please be cautious. There was
a spate of similar incidents lastmonthinthe Crowtrees area so residents in that area need to be extra vigilant. Stone thefts are still occurring on the roads towards Read and Simonstone. Diesel fuel was stolen last week from one of the farms in the village.
Speeding The camera van has been
in the village a couple times in the past few weeks. Please re member that the 3omph limit stops after Lamb Row not Whins Avenue. A number of villagers have received letters from the police and they were not young speeders.
Parking Parking outside Sabden
Primary School is causing concern especially at the end of the school day. The zig-zag lines painted outside school are there to protect the chil dren. It is an offence to park on them. Hopefully there will be a police presence in the coming
weeks.
Vanstargeted Please report any suspi
cious vehicles in the village. A
nuiriber of vans in the Ribble Valley have been targeted
1st Slaidbum Brownies spent a very eqjoya- tastic hosts, ensuring the girls and their ble evening at Tesco in Clitheroe taking part leaders were made to feel very welcome. The in Tesco’s “Farm to Fork” project.
project was not only informative but also Jayne and Nadine, from the store, were fan- greatfunforallinvolved.
and their catalytic converters removed. Please report any criminal activity.
Bowling season Sabden Bowling Club
opens for the new season on Saturday March 28th. The president’s coffee morning takes place at 10 am in the Pen dle Street East club house and will be followed by the rolling of the first wood to welcome the 2015 season. There will bearaffleandtombqlaatthe . coffee morning and lots of delicious homemade cakes. Annual subs can be paid.
Walkers The next get-together for
the Sabden Walkers’ Group is on Wednesday April 1st at 10- 30 am from the Rose Gardens (war memorial). Call walk leader Kitty Garnett for more details on 01282 776042.
SLA1DBURN Talk
Members met at Slaidburn
Village Hall for a talk by Mel Diack. He talked about how he help getyoungpeople off the streets,into work and out of trouble. Next week’s meeting is at Lower Gill holiday homes, Tosside, for a games and swimming night. Members are asked to bring £3.
TOSSIDE
Dance This Friday, March 20th,
at 8 pm, there will be a dance with Alan Cookson. Admis sion is £6 including plate supper. Other events include the monthly whist and domi noes which will take place on
Saturday March 21st at 7-30 pm. Meanwhile, “The Grand Choir” from Clitheroe will be making their first perform ance at the community hall on Sunday March 22nd at 2-30 pm. Admission is £4 including tea and biscuits. Visit: www.
mytossidecommunity.org
WADDINGTON
Tales from the air President Vera Snape
welcomed new members and guests. Mrs Maureen Baxter told members of her experi ences as an air stewardess and as a pilot. As a school girl she was
taken on a trip in a bi-plane from Morecambe sands by her grandfather. This kindled a love of flying and she was determined to follow a career that would enable her to even tually become a pilot. Until she was old enough she worked at County Hall in Preston, and as a volunteer at Preston Hos pital, this work proved to be valuable in her future career. At 21 she applied to train as an air stewardess and although she had little knowledge of cocktails and baby milk, her knowledge of French and Ger- manandher determination helped her to be accepted and train as an air stewardess with BEA. She travelled all over the world and had many interest ing anecdotes of her journeys andofthepeopleshehadmet. She used her own savings to buy flying lessons and after many exams and flying hours she was licensed as a commer cial pilot. Some of her flying time involved carrying donor organs to hospitals. On a flight from Paris, when she trans
ported two kidneys which were desperately needed for a transplant in Newcastle, she encountered unexpected icing conditions on the aircraft’s wings. However, despite other horrendous incidents she persevered, delivered her precious cargo. Mrs Cynthia Sharp thanked Mrs Baxter for an interesting talk. The next meeting is on April 14th with a demonstration on “Painted Pots” by Mrs Yvonne Pinder.
WESTBRADFORD
250 Club draw The winners for'the 250
Club draw for March are: 1G. Barron, 2 P. and S. Booth, 3 C. Bellow, 4 E. Brown, 5 A. Ren- shaw, 6 R. Oldroyd. Please note that subscriptions for the 250 , Club are now due for renewal.
Antiques fair The West Bradford an
tiques fair and collectables event will be held this Sunday, March 22nd in the village hall. Doors will open at 9 am with an admission of sop. Home made refreshments will be on sale. For stall inquiries 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 day April 17th. Starting at 7-30 pm get tickets (£10) including light refreshments from Janet on 01200 428706 and Andrew on 01200 426669.
Bridge group The winners for Friday’s
meeting are: 1 Jean Thornton and Bill Iphofen, 2 Joan Harri
son and Ken Holding, The next meeting is tomorrow (Friday) in the village hall starting at 1- 30 pm. New members are welcome, but experienced or improvers please. For details ’ call Marilyn on 01200 422097.
WHALLEY
Methodist service On Sunday at Whalley .
Methodist Church, local preacher, Mr Tim Bridgeman will lead the service, which will begin at 10-30 am.
Tea dance Next Friday, March 27th,
Whalley Methodist Church is holding another afternoon tea dance in the church hall from 2- 30 to 4-30 pm. Come along and bring friends for a social afternoon with easy dances for beginners. Admission £3.
High Sheriff Ann Dean, ofPreston,
who has'family business connections in Clitheroe and Manchester, told a fascinating storyofhertermofofficeas the High Sheriff of Lancashire which involved the tasks of travelling to different parts ofthecountryand organising the catering for more than a 100 meals on a weekly basis which was all self funded. Meeting High Court judges
and members of the Royal household including Her Majesty the Queen who she escorted to different functions and events. She fold that the role of being High Sheriff of Lancashire for one year had been a great honour which dates back to Saxon times and not many women take the post. The final arrange ments for the theatre trip to Blackpool on April 11th were discussed. Secretary Lesley Lohou read the business news and was thanked for acting as president for the evening. The next meeting is on April 1st at Whalley Old Grammar School. Pat Osbourne will tell “The story of Queen Victoria” starting at7pm.
Time for a brew The Tackler’s Brew returns
to Whalley Village Hall on Saturday April 11th with the trademark Lancashire songs and tales. The Great Harwood . trio pf Peter Tomlinson, Geoff Stott and Rawdon Kerr make a speciality of audience partici pation. Tickets (£6) are avail able from Whalley Post Office, ' Jim’s Garage inKingStreetor booked on 01254 822350. The show starts at 7-30 pm.
Speedyreply Lancashire County Coun
cil's comments on speeding on MittonRoadandTheSands will be considered at a meet ing of Whalley Parish Council tonight: Also on the agenda is to considergovemance and change of constitution of Whalley Educational Founda-'
tion. The meeting, in Whalley Old Grammar School Com munity Centre at 7-30 pm, has a period for public discussion.
Learning the ropes Trainee bell ringers from
the county association will be at the ropes at Whalley Parish Church between 10 am and noon on Saturday for a course. Midweek Holy Communion at the church will be today at 10 am and the parochial church council will meet tonight in the school at 7-30 pm. Tomor row there will be Holy Com munion in the Abbey Chapel at 9-30 am and meditation at 10-30 am in the Abbey Library. ABookofCommon 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 on Tuesday at 10 am.
Cafodcash English Martyrs'RC
Church, Whalley, has sent £384 to Cafod from the Lenten Fast envelopes. The Govern ment is to match every pound up to the value of £3.5111. Children and young people who have volunteered to read during Holy Week are asked to meet in the church after next Sunday’s
Mass.The walking group’s next outing is on Mon day March 30th at 1 pm and will be a circular, easy three milles from the Nick O’Pendle via Deerstones and Churn Clough. Mass on Saturday is at 5 pm and on Sunday at 11 am. Weekday Masses are at 10, except Tuesday.
Lunchspeaker Heather Henderson, the
wife ofthe Bishop ofBlack- burn, will be the speaker at the last of the Lent lunches organised by Whalley Chris- r tian Action Group on Tuesday. The lunch will be between . noon and 1-15 pm in Whal ley Methodist Church Hall. The suggested donation is £3.’ The group has organised a
’programme of music for Pas- siontide with the Renaissance Singers at 7-30 pm on Sunday • in Whalley Methodist Church.
RedNosefun Whalley CE School raised
more than £300 for Comic Relief by holding a dance day, raffle and non-uniform donations on Red Nose Day. Tickets for the Friends’ as sociation’s wine-tasting in the school tomorrow night are on sale at the school office at £15. Parents are invited to see a normal school day on Monday. School council members will be conducting guided tours at 9-30 am, 10-45 am and 1-15 pm.
Bookings, please Whalley Village Hall’s .
monthly table top sale is on Sunday March 29th between - 10 am arid 3 pm. To book con tact Honey on 01254 822350.' -
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