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The Flower Festival again this year (20th) was a great success with over 70 displays. Well over 100 sponsors enabled a beautiful array of displays. The theme this year was “Limericks & Rhymes” A verse was written for the festival by Margaret Forster as follows:.
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There
was a weekend in July, Copyright: 1999 Margaret Forster
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Welcome to our church and the Flower Festival in which we displayed flower arrangements on our theme "Limericks & Rhymes". We are grateful to all who created the floral arrangements to depict this theme. Our thanks are once again due to all who donated money, flowers, time and talent,. and for everyone who worked so hard to make sure that this festival was a success. We hope you enjoyed yours visit and thank you for your support. The proceeds of the Festival helps us to provide money for the up-keep of the church and also to support charities. If you know a charity that could benefit from this Festival, please contact us on 01204 852831 and we will be discussed by the Festival Committee. Many thanks go to all our sponsors.....please give them your support !
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Altar |
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Mr Stanley Jordan, Mrs Ethel Shutt |
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Lych Gate |
There was a weekend in July |
Ridgeway Tropical Plants (Bromley Cross) |
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Pillars |
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Miss Clarice Bell, Mr John Bennett, Dr & Mrs Burns, Mrs Hilda Clegg, Mrs Annie Entwistle (Chapeltown), Mr & Mrs E. Forster, Mr & Mrs L. Halliday, Steve Harrison - Builder (Edgworth), Mr & Mrs B. Hart, Mrs E. Holden, Ian Howard (Carpets), Mrs Frances Hughes, Mr K. Mann, MJD Construction, Moclam Engineering (Edgworth), Mrs Sheila Nolan, Mr & Mrs K. Ramwell, Miss Irene Rowson, 4 Square Scaffolding (Edgworth), Mr & Mrs A. Smith, Mr & Mrs A. Topham, Terry Whittaker - Electrician (Edgworth), Mrs Ann Whittle, Mr & Mrs H. Worsley, Village Off-Licence (Edgworth), Village News (Edgworth). |
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2. |
Rose Leaves |
North Turton Parish Council |
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3. |
There was a Young Lady of Ryde |
Mrs Christine Tootell, Dental Surgeon |
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4. |
There was a Young Girl of Uttoxeter |
Guides 10th Bolton (St. Anne's Church) |
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5. |
Kindness |
Holden's Ice Cream (Edgworth) |
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6. |
To My Hairdresser |
Lock 'n' Roll - Hairdressers (Bradshaw) |
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7. |
A Serious Lady from Welwyn |
Turton Post Office |
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8. |
Marconi, Whose Ardour was Tireless |
Flower Festival Committee (St. Anne's Church) |
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9. |
How Often and Often I Wish |
Advanced Door Services (Edgworth) |
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10. |
There was an Old Man with a Beard |
Whitehead's Butchers (Edgworth) |
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11. |
Whatever Will Rhyme With Summer |
Spring Bros. - Plumbers (Edgworth) |
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12. |
A Scottish Grace |
Derian House |
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13. |
O Beer ! |
Rose & Crown (Edgworth) |
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14. |
O, I Yearn to go Back to the Cam |
Mrs K. Grimes |
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15. |
The Twins |
Edgworth Post Office |
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16. |
A Certain Young Gourmet of Crediton |
Women's Institute (Edgworth) |
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17. |
The Poulteries |
Mrs Norma Williams |
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18. |
As We Savour Your Bounteous Gifts |
Mrs Kathleen Scarlin |
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19. |
The Reverend Henry Ward Beecher |
Mr & Mrs N. McDowell |
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20. |
A Tutor Who Tooted a Flute |
Brookside Garage (Edgworth) |
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21. |
Albert Einstien's the Man We Must Credit |
J. Allison, Avril Binns. M. Kennedy |
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22. |
Goosey, Goosey Gander |
Ladies Group (St. Anne's Church) |
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23. |
The Logical Vegetarian |
Mrs Tina McGuigan |
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24. |
There was a Young Fellow Named Fisher |
Tottington Motor Co. |
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25. |
The Old School List |
Turton & Edgworth C of E / Methodist School |
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26. |
A Fishing Song |
Haworth Haulage |
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27. |
Anticipation |
Children's Church (St. James' Church) |
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28. |
By Loch Ness They can Toss, Like Confetti |
P.C.C. (St. Anne's Church) |
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29. |
There Was an Old Man of Hague |
Mother, Bay & Toddler Group (St. Anne's Church) |
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30. |
George Stephenson said: "These Repairs" |
Mrs Ann Southern, Mrs Barbara Lofthouse |
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31. |
There Was an Old Man Who Said "How" |
Mr & Mrs Bob Winward |
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32. |
I Sell the Best Brandy and Sherry |
White Horse Inn (Edgworth) |
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33. |
A Plea for a Plural |
Edgworth & District Horticultural Society |
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34. |
There Was an Old Man on Some Rocks |
Mrs M. Dobie |
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35. |
The Tortoise-shell Cat |
Katy's Cattery |
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36. |
There was an Old Person of Basing |
IDC Computing Equipment |
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37. |
This Plat is a True Ratatoulee |
St. James' Church |
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38. |
There Once was a Naughty Old Salmon |
Luncheon Club (Edgworth) |
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39. |
There Once was a Person in Pink |
Edgworth & Chapeltown Over 60's |
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40. |
A Raven Sat Upon a Tree |
The Spread Eagle (Turton) |
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41. |
There was a Good Canon of Durham |
Mrs Alison Breakspere |
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42. |
There was an Old Person of Wilts |
North Turton Conservative Association |
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There was a Young Lady of Riga |
Edgworth Methodist Church |
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Wild Bowler |
Edgworth Cricket Club |
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45. |
A Bottle of Perfume That Willy Sent |
Mrs Claire Clarkson |
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46. |
A Friend Who is not an Ascetic |
Village Greens (Edgworth) |
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47. |
I am an Unadventurous Man |
Heron Lodge Guest House (Turton) |
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48. |
The Centipede |
Stuart L. Ramwell |
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49. |
There was a Young Girl of Natchez |
KTV (Toye Farm) |
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Precede Us, O Lord, With Thy Grace |
Leisure Hour (St. Anne's Church) |
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51. |
Three Wonderful People Called Wick |
Scouts & Cubs |
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52. |
There was a Young Man of Japan |
Miss Sylvia Fishwick (Walmsley Church Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society) |
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53. |
The Music of the Future |
Choir (St. Anne's Church) |
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54. |
There was a Ship of Reo |
Mrs Nancy Hughes, Mrs Ethel Shutt |
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There was an Old Person of Troy |
Mrs Julie Barlow |
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56. |
The Bee Hive |
Mrs Marlene Holt |
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57. |
In Praise of Ale |
Chetham Arms (Chapeltown) |
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58. |
There was an Old Man of Vienna |
Mrs D. Haworth, Mrs A. Cundy |
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There was an Old Man of Thermopylea |
Wardens & Sidesmen (St. Anne's Church) |
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60. |
Said Orrille to Wilbur, "Hold Tight !" |
Mr & Mrs C. Bradburn |
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61. |
A Calculus Fit to Compute On |
Specific Software (Chapeltown) |
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62. |
A Wandering Tribe Called The Siouxs |
Black Bull Inn (Edgworth) |
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63. |
There was a Young Lad of St.Just |
Steven Pyecroft - Joinery Contractor (Chapeltown)) |
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64. |
Lancashire Hot Pot |
Victoria Dyson (Chiropodist) |
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65. |
George Washington to His Dad |
The Daulman Family - Vicarage |
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66. |
There was an Old Man of Carlisle |
Mother's Union (St. Anne's Church) |
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67. |
Having Rid Hamelin Town of its Vermin |
Russell's Seeds & Bulbs (Bromley Cross) |
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68. |
The Duel |
Mrs Mary Hayler, Mrs Wyn Hart, Mrs Pauline Kirk |
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Flower Festival Committee are grateful to all who created the floral
arrangements to depict this year's theme. Our thanks are once again due to all who donated money, flowers, time and talent, and for everyone who worked so hard to make sure that this festival was a success. Here's looking forward to the next one!
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Photos of all the displays can be found in the archives of St. Anne's Church, Turton |
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