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- Guitarists Mike.Walker • and Stuart McCallum, artists with an international reputa tion, will be playing five differ ent guitars. Tickets (£6) from . The Grand or Peter Norcliffe
. on 01200 441025. A licenced bar will be available.
Gardening talk There were plenty of
interesting pates and cheeses together with a variety of breads, chutney and salad at the “Pate, Plonk and Plants" evening, organised by St Am brose Church at Grindleton Pavilion. People enjoyed the buffet, having a glass of wine and chatting before listen ing to a very informative and entertaining talk given by John Foley, of Holden Clough Nurseries. The Mayor and Mayoress of the Ribble Valley Coun. Michael Ranson and his wife Mrs Janette Ranson were present and £359 was raised for their charities.
HARROPFOLD
Christian Fellowship Harrop Christian Fel
lowship met in Blackburn on Thursday evening for the house group/Bible study when the subject for discussion was “the church as a commu nity of people committed to Christian service”. This was followed by a quiz and light ’ refreshments. On Sunday, the Fellowship welcomed the Rev. David Isaacs, the retiring min- isterfrum Martin Top. David spoke on “making the best use ofyour time”. On Thursday, at 7 pm, it will be the Fellowship’s monthly prayer meeting at Harrop. On Sunday the guest speaker will be Pastor David Violet, of Preston.
HURSTGREEN
Fete Monday May 4th is the date
for Hurst Green Fete. A full schedule of the competitions adults (sop), children (2op) is available from Catriona on 07917443046 or Annie on 07771648999. Entries need to be dropped off on Monday morning. There is a pet show at 10-30 am and a parade from St Peter’s Club at 1 pm. Chil dren from St Joseph’s will then open the fete with a maypole dance. There is also races, stalls and refreshments. If it’s sunny everyone is encour aged to bring along a picnic. To finish the day there will be a children’s disco at St Peter’s Club from 4 to 6 pm.
Tombola At the fete the Memo
rial Hall Committee will be running a tombola stall. Anyone with unwanted gifts etc that maybe suitable for the tombola should please get
in touch with any member of the Memorial Hall Committee or Nancy Bailey on 826903. Alternatively, drop off at ■
Riversmead. W I
At tonight’s meeting there
will be a talk by Keith Vigers who is a mystery shopper. • At this meeting members ' are asked to bring gift bags containing items to the value of approximately £2, these are for a “fishing” game stall at the “bake off ”. Also required are donations ofjewellery, acces sories and “pre-loved” clothes in good condition. Finally any members who
still have not paid the 2015 subscription should please bringittothismeeting.
Friends’ scheme Hurst Green Memorial
Hall is a fantastic venue for parties, meeting and village events. It is supported only by donations and fundraising. For a while now there has been a “Friends of the Hall” scheme through which people can pay £10 (individual) and £20 (fam ily) membership to become a friend and support the hall. New car stickers are on order for all who join. Tojoin please contact Nancy Bailey on 01254 826903 or nancy@rivers-
mead.co.uk or look on the Hurst Green website: www.
hurst-green.co.uk and print offa membership form.
Availability St John’s Old School is '
available for parties, wed dings, meetings and so on. There is a hall, small meeting room and a well equipped kitchen. For inquiries and bookings call 01254 826686 or e-mail:
mack@talktalk.net.
KNOWLE GREEN
Biker Breakfast The last Saturday of the
month is the date of the Biker Breakfast at the village church , and the next one will be held on Saturday April 25 th. All bik ers are most welcome to come along for a chat and a full biker breakie and brew any time between 9 am and noon.
LANGHO
St Mary’s The Blackburn Food Bank
has said there is a need for tinned meat, sugar, jam plus the usual items. The boxis in the church porch. Mavis Deeney, celebrat
ing her 80th birthday, did her sponsored sky dive on Saturday. The money raised goes towards the Cambodia Project organized by St Albans and Good Shepherd parishes in Blackburn.
StLeonard's Tiny tots will meet on Mon
day at St Leonard’s Church from 1-30 to 3 pm and will continue during term time for anyone who cares for a small child. Come along for play, painting, story time and light
refreshments. Services for Sunday, April
. 26 th, are: 9 am Holy Com munion and this week there will be no 10-30 am service at St Leonard's Church as there is to be a joint Confirmation service at St Peter's Church in Salesbury.
MARTIN TOP
Spring Effort Members and friends of
Salem Congregational Chapel, Martin Top, Rimington, were blessed with a fine day for their annual Spring Effort on Saturday. The event began in the
chapel with the Rev. David Isaacs opening with the chorus “Majesty, worship his Majesty” followed by prayer, and the hymn “Trust and ' Obey” before introducing his wife Edith to open the sale. She spoke about having to . letgo ofmany thingsasthey begin their new life in Wales.: Mrs Isaacs was presented with a rose for the garden by Mr David Tattersall. There was a variety of
goods for sale in the Sunday School room including cakes,
jams, plants, gifts, and a ' pound stall. But the highlight • for many was the afternoon buffet tea served in the chapel. Thanksmustbe expressed
to everyone who helped or contributed in any way to the success of the day.
PENDLETON
Welcoming club Members of Clitheroe
Young Farmers met at Pendle ton Village Hall for an evening of beetle drive. Next week, members are to meet at Clit heroe Health Centre car park at 7 pm for a trip to Hellifield Highlanders. Anybody who is interested
in starting Clitheroe Young Farmers should not hesitate to contact the club on 07792 528978 or email:clitheroeyfc@
hotmail.com .
Quiz night More than £500 was
raised at a quiz night in aid of Pendleton Village Hall. About 80 people of all ages turned up to test their brain power in a quiz written by Ruth Cow- perthwaite. Question master was John Cowperthwaite. A delicious supper of soup,
cheese, pate and French bread wentdownverywellandan enjoyable night was had by all.
Paperday It’s paper day in Pendle
ton on Thursday April 30th. Please leave papers in the white bags provided. '
READ AND SIMONSTONE
mothers'Union . St John’s Mothers’Union’s
next meeting will be held on Tuesday April 28th at 7-30
pm in the vestry at St John’s Church, Read. The speaker
is Mr Edward Padgett and his subject is “The WC by any other name”. This is an open meeting and everyone is welcome.
Parish council The parish council held
its meeting and the Annual Parish Meeting. Councillors presentwereDoreenCollin- ' son (chairperson), Gill Ros- tron (vice chairperson) Clifton C. Pollard, Richard Hanson, William Harrison and Shirley Bridge (Clerk). There were five members of the public. There are several vacancies on the council. For details contact the clerk or chairman. Contact details are available on the parish council notice board at the bottom of Jubilee Street. Items discussed included
resignations and the planting of poppy seeds on the Church
- Street gardens near to where the commemoration tree was planted by the Mayor. The Par ish Plan for the future was also discussed. It was reported that the bus
shelter on Whalley Road has ' been vandalised yetagain. A question was asked whether horses are allowed on the Cyril Law Way (or Church Path as it was previously known). Seaway Services are to hold a milk bottle open day featur ing a large collection of milk bottles. Read Cricket Club is to hold a fun day on St John’s
■ school field, Straits Lane, on June 27th.
A resident had written a
letter expressing disappoint ment at Read not entering the Best Kept Village. Certain are as in the village work very hard to display their best features, for example, bowling green, cricketfieldandthe recrea tional areas. The chairperson asked if there could be a Best Kept Garden Competition, but no interest was shown in this project. The next meeting will be on Wednesday May 13 th at 7 pm. .
Collection boxes St Peter’s, Simonstone: red
collection boxes distributed to
households in the parish have collected £1,119-35 and this has been donated to the Church of England Children’s Society. Boxes for the next year can be
obtained from Mrs Pam Jelley on 01282 774306.
Great attendance The recent meeting of St
Peter’s Mothers’ Union was well attended. The subject, Warburtons bread, was delivered by speaker David
Tomlinson, a representative of the firm. He explained how Warburtons’ bakery first be
gan in 1876 in a small shop on a street in Bolton. In time there were four brothers involved in thebakery-Tom, Henry, George and Derek, each run ning a different aspect of the
business. Up to the present ■
day, Warburtons employ a work force of 5,000. It has 15 large bread factories and the bakery distributes 60 million loaves per week. A short DVD was shown depicting the War-
. burtons family’s strong values, support in the local commu nity and schools' education programmes. David, who had qualified in food technology, was a very competent and amusing speaker who kept his fascinated audience enter tained with his knowledge of the familiar sayings we all know. For example, how bread became known as “the staff of life”, a “baker’s dozen”, “the upper crust” and many more as well as how bread was dis tributed to the poor and needy in years gone by. The main ingredients are wheat, water, yeast and salt. There were tables full of a large variety of • Warburtons’ produce. On ar rival to the meeting everyone was given a raffle ticket. Be fore the vote of thanks, which was given to David by enrolling member Mrs Anrie Mellor, David drew the raffle and each lucky recipient chose a prod uct from the table. There were more than enough to go round so everyone went home with their Warburtons’ prize.
Heart Start There was a lot of interest
shown in the British Heart Foundation’s Heart Start evening held at Read and ■ Simonstone Constitutional
. Club. Led by First Responder, Simon Doyle, assisted by col- ’ league David, they explained that they had both been trained, as all First Respond ers are, up to technician level. There was an excellent - attendance from both villages and everyone present was very keen to learn the “Skills for Life”. A practical demonstra tion was given by Simon and David and everyone present
was given the chance to take part in learning these skills
• using a partner sitting near them. After the introduc tion the First Responders explained and demonstrated how to access and use a defibrillator. Everyone was instructed how to place their partner into the recovery posi tion. Signs to look for included a suspected heart attack, serious bleeding and choking. If anyone is involved in these
situations call for help and instruct whoever responds
to dial 999 for an emergency ambulance or 112 which is the European number. Follow ing this a demonstration was'
given on CPR using a “dummy model”, then everyone was en couraged to practise this using their partner for the evening. At the end of the evening everyone received a certificate stating that they had attended a course in Emergency Life
Supportsigned and dated by the instructors. A suggestion
was made that these courses are repeated, maybe annu ally, to benefit even more people who were unable to attend. Some may appreciates refresher course.
Gardening talk Simonstone with Read Wl
eqjoyed a talk on planting tubs and the gardening year byTim Smith, of Lytham. Tim gave inspiration to plant tubs with more unusual specimens and
gave a slide show of gardens illustrating planting schemes for each of the four seasons. The Readstone singers will perform their annual spring
concert at St John’s, Read, on Monday May 18th at 7-30 pm. The next meeting is on
Thursday May 21st at 7-30 pm. RIMINGTON
Association AGM Rimington Recreation
Association (RRA) will hold its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday April 29th at8pm in the Memorial Institute. For those who are not
aware, the RRA is the volun teer body that administrates the Rimington playing/sports field and the facilities thereon, such as the play equipment, the two all weather flood lit tennis courts and the changing room
facilities.The Coulthirst Jubilee Field, to give its full title, is also the home of the highly successful Rimington Football Club. Other than a small grant
from the parish council which equates to approximately £7 per household, per annum, this is all done on a volunteer basis and without the work and fundraising done by the volunteers the facilities would not exist. All residents are, by default, members of the RRA and non-residents are wel come to use the facilities. In light of the foregoing
the management committee would like to invite all users
of the field to the AGM and they are hoping to recruit both committee members and work party volunteers.
Whist and dons Monthly Rimington whist
and dominoes drive winners: whist, ladies - 1H. Pickard, 2 P. Witowski; gents - 1G. Parker, 2 A. Dinsdale; low - M. Davies: dominoes - 1 D. Knight, 2 T. Taylor,3 F. Mason,4 V. Giles,5 G. Berry, 6 A. Sutcliffe; raffle - T. Taylor, B. Peel, P. Metcalfe, A. Pickard, F. Mason; MCs, whist - G. Parker; doms - P. Metcalfe.
' SABDEN
Baptist church On Sunday, April 26th, at 10-30 am there is the family
worship and children’s fun learning group. The preacher
is Pastor Peter Cox. Refresh ments will be served in the coffee lounge after the service.
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VALLEYVILLAGES On Tuesday at 10-30 am
there is the caring and sharing group and then on Wednesday at 7-30 pm, a Bible study and prayer meeting. On Thursday from 9 to 11-30 am there is the mother and toddler group.
FrFrankie Fr Frankie Mulgrew said
his final Mass at St Mary’s RC Church on Sunday before leaving the parish this week. He thanked parishioners for making him so welcome in his first parish in the priesthood. He has been called to other du ties as a chaplain at Blackburn Royal Hospital for two days a week while also working at a parish in Longshaw, Manches ter. He will be succeeded by Fr Joe Gee, from Manchester, who will work alongside Mgr John Corcoran from this ■ weekend.
Cricket Sabden Cricket Club
members are looking forward to the new season having
joined a new midweek league. Sabden will nowplay against other villages on Thursday nights. Home games are to be played at Whalley CC. Any new players are very wel come, regardless of ability or previous experience. Contact John Hargreaves for details 0 7 9 2 1 7 4 0 2 5 5 -
Christian Aid Sabden’s annual Christian
Aid Coffee Morning is in St Mary’s Hall on Saturday May 9th.
There will beabringand
buy stall, tombola, plants, raf fle, cakes, jewellery, handbags and scarves, books and cards. It runs from 10 am to noon and admission is £2 which includes home-made refresh-
. ments. Donations of items to sell,
cakes, raffle and tombola itemsareneededas this is the
. village’s big effort for Chris tian Aid. Please leave them with Eileen Lowe at 26 Whal ley Road. ’ -
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envelopes distributed with May’s Good News magazine which can be returned at the coffee morning or to 26 Whal- leyRoad.
Garden party St Nicholas’s Church an-
nualgarden party takes place on the afternoon of Saturday
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June6th.Theannualwalking day takes place the following day..
Carboot There are still car boot
spaces available at a car boot and table top sale at St Mary’s Hall on Saturday May 16th, but only a couple of table spaces remained at the beginning of
the week. The event takes place from
10 am to 3 pm. People can book a car boot space or a large table inside, for £10, or a small
table for £6, with set up from 8-30 am. Refreshments will be available to buy throughout the day. To book call Pat Whit- well on 774588.
Ladies’ football Sabden FC are looking for
women and girls tojoin a new ladies’team for the 2015/16 season. They do not have to have played before and all are welcome. There will bean open ses
sion on Saturday at 10 am at the village ground at Nutter Barn, off Pendleside Close. For more information or
to say that you will be going along, please contact Nicole on 07875723253 or email the club on
info@sabdenfc.co.uk.
Cup final Sabden are through to the
final of the cup in their league after beating Great Har wood Rovers 1-3 on Sunday at Wilsons Playing Fields, Clayton-Le-Moors. They will meet Church
Town inthefinalonSunday May 24th at AFC Darwen’s Anchor Ground, kick off 1 pm. Manager Simon Fielding
wants to thank all the support ers who cheered on the team to victory on Sunday. He said it made a big difference to the team.
Sabden walkers The next outing for the
Sabden Walkers is on Wednes day May 6th leaving from the Rose Gardens at 10-30 am to head to Edisford Bridge at Clitheroe. From there they will take a
route over Brungerley Bridge and Waddow Hall via paths, field and riverside and some quiet lanes. Call Kitty Garnett on 01282 776042 if you wish to go along or would like more details.
SundayServices This weekend there is 11
am Mass at St Mary’s RC, 10-30 am at Sabden Baptist with Pastor Pete Cox and 9-30 am communion at St Nicholas’s CEwithCanon Norman Atty.
SAWLEY
Sawley Ladies Sawley Ladies held their
monthly meeting on Thursday which took the form of a card craft class. Many beautiful cards were produced by using the Iris Folding technique, but more importantly members and visitors had fim doing it. Atrip to Parcevall Hall and .
Gardens has been arranged for Friday May 22nd followed by lunch at The Fountaine Inn' - at Linton. Please call Carol on 01200 440098 to book a place. The next meeting Of Sawley
Ladies is on May 21st at 7-30 pm in the village hall. It will take the form of a French evening and is being arranged by Helen. For more details call Helen on 01200 440622.
SLAIDBURN
Young Farmers Members met at Slaidburn
Village Hall for a talk by Diabe tes UK on what the disease is and how they help people who have the disease. Next week’s meeting is a
talk by Norbreck Genetics at 7-30 pm at Slaidburn Village Hall.
Springtime’s here Springtime in Slaidburn
will take place over the bank holiday weekend at St Andrew’s Church on Saturday, May 2nd and Sunday, May 3rd from 10 am to 4 pm on both days.
The event is themed
around well-loved hymns and invited campanologists along side the St Andrew’s bell ring ers will be on hand to provide musical accompaniment. Local artist’s work will be
on show and available to buy and refreshments will be on offer throughout the weekend. Slaidburn Silver Band will
be playing favourite hymns voted for over the weekend in the church from 7 pm on Sunday evening, For more information,
call Pauline Darby on 01200 446478.
WESTBRAPFORP
Whist and doms The winners at the recent
meeting were: whist, ladies - B. Waddington, A. Dinsdale and M. Lofthouse; gents - J. Riley, M. Grainger and W. Hull; lowest score- M. Metcalfe; dominoes - D. Knight, A. Tay lor, H. Procter, A. Riley and A. Sutcliffe; raffle - P. Metcalfe, K. Nowel, H. Lofthouse (2), and W. Marsden. The next meeting will be Wednesday May 20th.
Bridge group The winners at the meeting
held Friday April 17th were: 1 Phyllis Tuxford and Jean Thornton, 2 Glenda Heanan and Les Norris. The next meeting is Friday
April 24th in the village hall starting at 1-30 pm. New members are wel
come but experienced or ' improvers please. For details please call Mari
lyn on 01200 422097.
Fair On Sunday May 17th St
Catherine’s Church is holding its antiques, collectables and craft fair in the village hall from g am until 4 pm with an admission charge of sop. - Homemade refreshments
will be on sale throughout the day.
For stall inquiries please call Joyce on 01200 424311.
Watercolour classes Watercolour classes will be held in the village hall every
second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. Starting at 9-30 until 1-30
pm, the first meeting is on Tuesday May 12th. For details please call Ali son Drake 07743 00784.
“The Kingfisher” The Library Theatre Tour
ing Company is coming to the village hall with the produc tion of “The Kingfisher" by William Douglas-Home. A romantic comedy that
looks at the lives and loves of three fascinating characters. The performance is on
• Friday June 12th starting at 7-30 pm. For tickets (priced at £6) please call Andrew on 01260
-426669, Denise on 429626, or Pauline on 423140.
WHALLEY
Election Forum The Save Whalley Village
(SWV) Action Group has organised an election forum in the Methodist Church on Monday April 27th at 7-30 pm. This is open to all village
residents and members of the SWV Action Group. Candi dates from the main parties have been invited to take part and all have accepted. Questions will cover both local and national issues not
just planning and housing issues; Admission will be on a first come first served basis so arrive early to avoid disap pointment. Anyone with a question
that they would like to be put to the candidates should please email it beforehand to: info@savewhalIeyvillage.
org.uk
Tea dance This Friday, 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. Admission £3. This will bethelastdanceof the season, but watch out for new dates in the autumn.
Spring fashion On Saturday Whalley
Methodist Church is holding another of its popular fashion events. Come along and buy good
quality men’s, ladies’and children’s fashion clothes, in cluding some designer labels (all new-2-you). Look out for bargains including scarves, bags andjewellery. The church hall will be
open from 10-30 am to 3 pm so come and snap up a spring bargain and get your wardrobe ready for summer. Refresh ments available throughout the day.
Methodist services 'Join us on Sunday at
Whalley Methodist Church
for a meditative communion at 9 am. The 10-30 am wor ship service will include the baptism of Melissa Ivy May Sandford. Both services will be led by the Superintendent Minister, the Rev. Ian Hum phreys.
Parkinganger Complaints have been
made to Whalley Parish Council about parking on yellow lines being ignored by police; parking on the pave ment causing obstruction for pedestrians especially those in wheelchairs or with pushchairs; the disabled park ing bay being abused by frilly fit motorists; motorists using the bus station for parking ora short cut; the virtual absence of traffic wardens in Whalley. These issues will be
forwarded to the new PC Lee ForshawandtheParkwise ■ liaison officer at Hutton. Coun. Jon Smith said
that the Whalley Commu nity Sports Park had met and reported that the Lancashire Environmental Fund had accepted the proposed plans. Tenders had been sought for the MUGA surface and youth shelter and drainage work is to start on the playing fields. A new pitch was to be created ■ close to the forest garden area and talks are in place for extra parking and road surfaces. Support has also been re ceived from Whalley Lions. Coun. Eric Ronnan, on
behalf of Whalley Table Ten nis club, thanked the parish council for the donation that had been used for coaching the youngsters. • Coun. Susan Earnshaw
reported that the joint burial ground had received a quota tion for memorial safety checks. A drainage special ist report hadbeen received and work would be put out to tender. A report said that the capacity for the burial ground would be exceeded in 25 years. Coun. Ivan Kent reported
that the churchyard commit tee had approved a quotation for works on the walls and coping stones. Identified tree works had been c ompleted and a replacement tree plan was being considered along with matters of path safety. Coun. Martin Highton said
Whalley Lions had discussed several sites forjudging in the Best Kept Village competition. The council considered a
response to comments from the county council on speed-' . ing on Mitton Road and The Sands. It was resolved to sup port county council officers in preparing a draft scheme to address the speed issues and acquire funding by encour aging measures that would reduce the speed of motorists.
Aboveboard Whalley Parish Church
will be raising cash by a board games’ afternoon beginning at
2 pm in the school on Satur day. The games finish with afternoon tea. Tickets, includ ing tea, are £4 for adults, £2 for under 12s and £10 for a family ticket and are available from members oft(ie fundraising committee orthe parish office. 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. On Sunday there will be a Book of Common Prayer Holy Communion service at 8-30 am and Parish Com munion at 10 am. The annual parochial church meeting will be in the school at 11-30 am. The House Group meets
at Clitheroe Road at 10 am on Tuesday and at 7-30 pm the Mothers’ Union will hear a
jewellery design talk by Verity Leigh.
Saint’s Mass St George’s Day will be
marked at English Martyrs’ RC Church today with a sung Mass with hymns at 10 am. Cyprian Blamires, regional
organiser of the St Barnabas Society spoke at Masses at the church last weekend about the society’s work. A second collection was taken for the society’s work. Booking are being taken for
a planned pilgrimage/holiday to Rome in June next year. Mass on Saturday is at 5
pm and on Sunday at 11 am. Weekday Masses are at 10 am, except Tuesday.
Time for coffee Whalley Abbey Fellowship
will hold a coffee morning in the Conference House at the Abbey on Tuesday May 12th from 10 am and noon. There will be stalls and a raffle. Tick ets (£2), including coffee and biscuits,from the Abbey office.
Cashfordogs A coffee morning and
police dog demonstration at Lower Clerk Hill, Whalley, will raise money for the Retired Police Dogs’ Benevolent Fund.' The event, between 11 am and 2 pm on Saturday May 2nd will have stalls for health and beauty products, books, cakes and general goods.
Onthetables Whalley Village Hall will
hold a table top sale between 10 pm and 3 pm on Sunday. En try is free. Inquiries to Honey on 01254 822350.
Soul night The Dog Inn will rock to
soul and Motown music on Saturday night. A1 ‘D’ will host the night from 8 pm.
Legionmeets The Whalley and District
BranchoftheRoyalBritish' Legion will meet at the Dog ' Inn, Whalley, at 2-30 pm on Wednesday.
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