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CLARION SEE 3


PEAKS


RACE The Clarion Cycling


Club's run on Sunday Was lo Ribblchcad, to enable members to watch ijlc Tliree Peaks race. The fifteenth in the series


the race was run in warm conditions and the going wa.< good. A licld of amost 200 entries had been aeecpiecl including the ha.t-t, rick


\\ Unit, i and course-record holder Mike Davies, of Read­ ing AC.


Chape.-le-Dale and then are free to choose their, own route, but must report to check points on Ingieboroueh


The runners s t a r t -u


'2373 ft). Horton-in-Ribbles- dnle, Pen-Y-Ghent (2273 ft. Whcrnsidc (2414 ft). and fin­ ish again at Chapel-le-Dalc and it is one of the liios- arduous races of the fc-i runners’ calendar.


ners lirst as they passed through Horton, and Davie- having taken only 50 min­


Wo chose *o watch the run­


utes to scale and descend Ingleborough, already led the field although hotly pur­ sued by R. S. Wilde of Man­ chester.


Alfresco meal


alfresco m e a l while wc waited for the runners to appear and these same two still running .together led the assault on Whernsidc.


At Ribblehead we cooked an IS


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claim- us yn* >f on- stateii »y cx-


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Wilde must have suffered on thL hill. Davies began to pile on tlie pressure and romped to the iinish in 2 lire 40 mins 34 secs, to slice a fantastic six minutes off his own record and win for the fourth consecutive year.


Who knows the agony that


Watson, of Bramley, also in­ side the record time, and third was C. J. Norman, oi Altrincham. Wilde after forc­ ing the winner to break his own record came in on the t hree-hour mark to claim 5th place.


In second place was p.


Tories’ second supper club


see Alistair Patten a former Clitheroe cyclist and now an international orienteer, finish in 3 lirs 27 mins. I ’ve written very little about cycling, but no apologies; these men deserve to have their praise shouted from the hilltops.


We were very pleased lo ‘Argument’


out jor home but in less than 100 yards, an argument with a stationary car resulted in one lad continuing the jour­ ney with damaged front forks and an injured dignity.


Alter tea in Ingleton we set


at Eldroth a freewheel be­ came free in both directions. This had to be stripped and rc-assembled—no small task at the side of the road, es­ pecially as we had no grease in which to set the ball bear­ ings. However, the ingenuity of the cyclist was up to the problem and a mixture of cream cheese and butter from a left over “butty” served the purpose admirably.


Just to complete the day,


Morecambe for the Cycle Racing Weekend. We *rc making this Into a campmj weekend, and cycle. are welcome to join us ob ®{


Camping weekend This weekend we v;s"


White Lund site not camp ini the run w* leave OUthense, Woone U» at 9 am. Dinner for «•* party will be with the ]*rs, Mr. Hoyle and «!■ Braithwalte, having volunteered to make oups m ;ea for the cydtng Again any local ted*®, wants to try chib cycling *- welcome to come along.


SPRITE


I (bout to start the second Sup- 1 per Club In the widespread I Clitheroe Division. This ven-


Longridge Conservatives are


1 ture is being organised bv local I Councillor David Coulston who | hopes to have monthly get- togethers at the Cottage Cafe


| fa the town. The present Club meets at


| eroe districts. Tor its first meeting tonight


the Wellsprings Hotel and tills is a good centre for people liv­ er? in die Padiham and Clith-


tr.c new club will have Sir Frank Pearson. M.P. as speaker. Divisional Agent Tony Butler


Council’s f e a r about d am a g e


* r f


to am e n it ie s Objections to proposals to draw up to 20 million


I ,,||ons of water daily from the foot of the River Hodder ndthe Ribble have been lodged by Clitheroe and Bowland 13-------—------------------- Rural Councils.


JE WW TO N PRPO LO SA


detrimental T


O NATURAL BEATY


U


| pfjjton • Lcyland - Chorley n;n- town will encroach on jh; Forest of Bowland area


Fears that the proposed


Ief outstanding n a t u ra l beautv have been voiced by


[ If* town extends right up to | f-e Council’s boundary at rnxnley-with-Wheatley. it their meeting on Monday,


rjat the area of the proposed


I -oa sine between Whittingham. Grimsargh and Elston, instead of extending north to include | Lungridge.


Liidi-stiu'bcd


I extension of this line in a arth-easterly direction i s


The letter states that "Any


detrimental to the open coun­ t-side ot the rura; area


tal to the Forest of Bowland area of outstanding natural


beyond. it would also be detrimen­


| beauty and the Ciltheroe Rural area, which is one of the few ratal areas undisturbed by


I urban development and ought to he kept as such for the bene- 5; of the new town.”


I Housing and Local Govern- I lient- lhc Council points out


Clitheroc Rural Council, b a letter to the Minister of


members of the council sug- jfsteti that the boundary of tilt new town should be moved


Water Board, who have applied to the Lancashire River Autho­ rity foi permission to extract the water, will todav meet members of the two councils and outline further details of the proposed scheme.


Representatives of the Fylde


R iv e r Authority. Clitheroe Rural Council states that it is “concerned about the possible damage to the amenities of the


Giving their objections to the


area by the proposed abstrac­ tion.” Tire council asked the River


Authority to ensure that: Minimum


• A considerable reduction is made in the maximum extrac­ tion asked for, as the council believes that 20 million gallons per day is more than the livers can stand. • The minimum amount of water is extracted from the rivers as is absolutely essential to maintain public water supplies.


• Such extractions will onlv take place outside the months from April to October. • At no time should water be extracted which would denude the rivers at a time when thev were running low. • Pishing interests. f r o m which the Council derives a considerable rate income and which arc a particular attrac­ tion of the area, should be safeguarded.


Damaging


• Hie proposed point of extraction should be one which is the least damaging to amenity and fishing as can be found.


as the rivers are an important part of the visual amenity of the Forest of Bowland area of outstanding natural beauty, the National Parks Commission should be consulted before any decision is made.


which on occasions get very low.” The Council also feels that


decided to offer no objections to the scheme at its meeting last month.


Clitheroe Borough Council


no licence should be issued until the River Authority has held a public inquiry to obtain the views of everyone con­ cerned in this "very large extraction of water from rivers


The Council considers that


RAG DEALER HIT POLICEMAN,


COURT TOLD A rag dealer, at present camping near Pendleton, was


aged 52, of no fixed address, who was said to have kicked and thumped Pc Alan Gaunt on Sunday afternoon. He denied the charge. Pc Gaunt said that he was


was


fined £5 at Clitheroc on Monday for assaulting a policeman. He was Walter Burnside.


van was parked near Burn­ side's, said he saw Pc Gaunt strike Burnside across the jaw. "Then there was a bit of a


called to Pendle Road, near Pendleton following a report that horses had been seen straying near the roadside. When he arrived, he saw two


horses grazing on the grass verge, but they were tied up.


Trousers


caravan, which was parked nearby, and spoke to Burnside, who had been inside eating his dinner. A dog. tied up to the shafts


He went to a horse-drawn


scuffle and I went across to tell them not to be silly." Burnside was ordered to pay the fine immediately.


of the caravan, snapped at him and tore his trousers. “Burnside became very


but Pc Gaunt summoned other police officers, and Burnside was taken to the police station. When charged. Burnside re­


tile forehead. There was a slight struggle,


plied: "The case stinks from beginning to end.”


Collar Exported from Clitheroe,


and at present being deli­ vered to an Italian paper mill, these hydraulic tipplers form part of an order secu­ red by Lodematic Ltd., whose works are based at Primrose.


The tipplers can lift, tra­


verse-over and tip mobile or fixed bins, drums, sacks or


other containers into hop­ pers, mixers and similar equipment.


in operation, and can be pro­ grammed and integrated with other plant.


They can be fully automatic


ternational Mechanical Hand­ ling Exhibition at Basle, Switzerland, where Lodema­ tic equipment was recently displayed, has promoted fur­ ther orders, and Lodematic have now exported to more than 25 countries.


Keen interest at the In­


will be exhibiting its produots at the International Mechani­ cal Handling Exhibition at Earls Court.


Next month, the company


GUIDE COMPANY MAKES £50 The St. Mary Magdalene Girl Guide Company raised £50


at a cofteo evening and bring and buy sale held in the Parish Hall on Friday.


The event had been organised to raise money lor camping


remarked: “ It is hoped that we ran get new blood into the Loneridge organisation and a Supper Club has proved to be an ideal medium for this."


equipment essentia] for their camping activities mid annual summer camp.


A teenage make-up demonstration was given by Mrs. Anne Panter, of Ciitheroe.


Joe Pye of Closes Cottage, Dunsop Bridge, was seen on Granada Television on Monday evening on a programme in the “This England” series.


"The Game-Keeper" depicted Joe's work in the rugged and picturesque area of the Trough of Bowland.


The film which was entitled


cate of business men who own shooting rights in the Trough. Film was also taken of Joe


wife, Mary, one making tea in the sitting room and the other weeding the garden.


Army


aged 21 and Graham, 20. are not featured in the film which was shot nearly two years ago. Joe. who is 47. was born in


His two children. Maureen,


the H o d d e v Valley and attended Whitewell S c h o o l . Apart from a period in the army, he had always been a gamekeeper. His present job which he has


building a butt, a semi­ circular stone wall used by the shooters as a hide. Two sheas were taken of his


He is employed by a syndi­


held for about 20 years, makes him responsible for an area of 5.300 acres of rough moorland rising to a height of 1,460 feet at Beatrix Fell and to about 1.350 feet at the. opposite side of the valley.


Early start


expected on Whalley’s


new library Work on ihe new library


at Whalley is expected to


CLITHEROE MUNICIPAL ELECTION — THURSDAY, Oth MAY, 1968 Polling Homs: 8-00 a.m.— 9-00 p.m.


THIS TIME - L I B E R A L I S E


Library Committee stated that it had been necessary to vacate the former premises in King Street, and that temporary accommodation had been found in the Old Grammar School. The site for the library, in


Abbey Road, has been vacant for some time, and the Parish Council has been pressing for an early start on building work.


£100 bequests lo schools


The two Clitheroc grammar schools have benefited by £100 each in the will of Captain Frank B. Mitchell. The money will be used for


scool prizes. Captain Mitchell, of Almonds.


bequests, he also left £100 to Clitheroe Cricket, Bowling and Tennis Club.


Church Street, Clitheroe. who died last year, left £31.006 (£30,226 net. duty paid £5.716). In addition to the personal


cil Finance Committee, meet­ ing yesterday week, approved the expenditure of £34.502 for the erection of the building, and £5.055 for furniture and fittings. In its recommendation, the


begin early this year. The Lancashire County Coun­


Local gamekeeper featured in TV documentary One of the best-known game-keepers in this area. Mr.


striking the constable, claim­ ing that he never got near enough to him. He said that the dog bit Pc


In court. Burnside denied


Gaimt because he had tried to examine the identity disc on


Insp. J. L. Ashworth. Bum- side said: “Civility does not cost anything, and if they come with civility to me. they will get co-operation." Thomas Varey, whose cara-


its collar. Cross-examined by Chief


Waddington Drama Group


artist who lias been convicted of her brother's murder. She is on her way to be executed, accompanied by two prison warders, when a severe storm interrupts the journey and the three travellers are forced to seek refuge in the Convent of Our Lady of Rheims. some miles from Norwich.


artist, was skilfully portrayed bv Judith Hatton, who con­ veyed the emotions of the con­ demned woman with great


The part of Sarat Cam. the


cing as the head of the Con­ vent’s hospital. Sister Mary Bonaventurc, and the role of the other two nuns were played bv Janet Eatough and Hilda Malcolm, who brought out the sincerity of the women very well.


was Roy Oldroyd. who gave a brilliant portrayal of Willy Pen- tridge. th e simple - minded handy-man.


The outstanding performer


Willy's mother. Martha Pen- tridge. was well drawn by Kathleen Bird, and two other excellent performances came from Alex Malcolm and Edna Irwin as the cold-hearted prison warders—although Alex Malcolm needed quite a lot of prompting at times. Dr. Jeffreys, who Ls exposed


The amusing character of


by Sister Bonaventurc as the real murderer, was played by John Thompson, and Jean Oldrovd and June Holden played the small but necessary part of the two nurses. The play was ably produced by Barbara Price.


A.M.


CLITHEROE’S TOP TEN


- with iBcmse J INTEREST In the


S p e c ia l Investment D e p a r tm e n t


Bertha Bradshaw Tony Cooper


Louis Armstrong tops the Clitheroe chart with his record­ ing. “Wonderful World." and also for the second consecu­ tive week the record at num­ ber two is "Simon Says.” by the 1910 Frultgum Company.


For the second week running


jumped back into the lime­ light with his latest waxing, “A man without love," and has entered the chart first time at number three.


Engelbert Humperdinck has


Also back after quite a lengthy absence arc The


been articled to the Clitheroe firm of solicitors of Baldwin Weeks and Baldwin for four and a half years, has been suc­ cessful In the Law Society’s final examinations. He is the son of Mr. and


Success in exam Peter B. Turner, who has


Mrs. J. Turner, of Whallcy Road, Clayton-le-Moors.


S A V IN G S BANK®: TMENT DEPARTMENT


: 7 Church Street Sidney Blackburn Published by — Mr. J. W. Gordon, 112, Pimlico Road, Clitlieroe. Barry Newell


was sold by auction on Wed­ nesday week for £1,250. The auctioneers were Hothersall and Forrest, of Clitheroe.


Sold for £1,250 Rocking Castle. Grdndletom,


from three to eight, while Tom Jones, Paul Maurlat and Andy Williams have fallen right out of the top ten.


Small Faces, whose record. "Lazy Sunday." has entered at number four. Cliff Richard has dropped


with the help of Webster’s, the Record Centre. Market Place, and last week's placing are in brackets.


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1(1) Wonderful World — Louis Armstrong (H. M.V.t


2(2) Simon Says — The 1910 Fruitgum Company


3 ( -1 A man without love— Engelbert Humperdinck


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4 ( -) Lazy Sunday — The Small Faces (Imme­


(Decent.


5( 4 ) Something here in my Heart — The Paper Dolls (Pye).


diate).


7 (10) Jennifer Eccles — The Hollies (Parlophone)


10 ( -) Cry like a baby — Hie Box Tops (Bell).


6( 6 ) Ain't nothing but a houseparty—The Show- stoppers (Beacon).


9 t 8 ) If 1 only had time — John Rowles (M.C.A.)


8 (3) Congratulations—Cliff Richard (Columbia).


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Group's presentation of Charlotte Hastings' “Bon- aventure" in the Methodist Sunday School last weekend was well-worth seeing, but spoiled by a slow and un­ interesting opening scene. The story concerns a women


in ‘Bonaventure’ Wnddington D r a m a


Better lighting of zebra crossing


aggressive and suddenly kicked out at me. the blow landing just behind my left knee.” He also received blows on


urged The ever-increasing traffic


problem in Whalley was raised again ai the Parish Council Meeting yesterday


sult Clitheroc Corporation to see what could be done by way of improving the lighting at the crossing.


Queues


lighting there, pedestrians had narrowly missed being knocked down at night, it was stated. During the day the problem


Because of the inadequate


to make the traffic conscious of children crossing Station Road to go through Abbey Fields and crossing Church Square outside the school. The placing of seats on land


was as bad. owing to long queues of traffic from the lights. Also discussed were the plans


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Exhibition


Best Kept Village competition in June. It is hoped to hold an "Old


Whalley is again entering the


Whalley” exhibition in the old grammar school, with residents of the area lending paintings, articles etc., showing what Whalley was like before the invention of the motor car.


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