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He Was cheered immensely. another surprise, for he was
When a’ group of the cast donned their colourful cos tumes and sw'ept into his Ward at Blackburn Royal Infirmary on - Saturday afternoon. . But. there was more to come. On Sunday, Peter had
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KIBBLE VALLEY residents are urged to put on their thinking caps in the next week or two — and dream up some ideas for the Petticoat Lane market to be held in Clitheroe town centre in June.
meeting held this week for village representatives — the first step in plans for the market, a repeat of the one of three years ago but on a grander scale. Present were representa tives of seven parish councils
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as well as many members of the public. A similar meeting is to be held on Monday for members of Clitheroe Town Council and residents in the town.
organising committee chair man, Coun, Richard Turner:
Commented Petticoat Lane
“We were very pleased with the response to this week’s meeting. The idea is for everyone in.
each village to help with the effort — not just the parish councils themselves. “The money raised will
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benefit all the villages in the Ribble Valley so the harder each village works the more benefit it will gain.” Those who were at Mon
day’s meeting were told to go back to their villages, discuss their plans for the market and decide what kind of stalls they want to run. Another meeting of village
representatives is planned for Monday, February 17th, when all the ideas will be co-ordinated and an overall plan worked out.
MORE than 400 children from the Clitheroe area took part in sponsored events at the weekend in aid of the Help the Aged campaign. About 70 children took the
walkers around the half-mile course in front of a crowd of about 500.
Glorious start . . . and finish
THERE was really nothing to “grouse” about when local gamekeeper’s daughter Mrs Margaret Moon gave birth to her first son Carl (nbw 18 months old) on August 12th — the start of the shooting season.
Saturday, February 1st — the last day of the season. For Margaret and her husband Geoffrey, who live in.
And there was even less when her second son arrived on
Leagram Hall estate, Chipping. Her brother John is also a gamekeeper at Bentham.
Hayhurst Street, Clitheroe, it was a'double celebration, because the baby arrived on Margaret's 22nd birthday. Margaret’s father is Mr Harry Bolton, gamekeeper at
for a sponsored sWim, and 310 strolled round the Castle grounds on Sunday in aid of the charity. Lady Clitheroc led off the
plunge at the Ribblcpdale Pool on Saturday evening
iser, Mr Neil Wigglesworth, described the children’s turnout as “fantastic.”
that the youngsters on the walk should show1 so great an interest in the w’clfarc of older people.
He thought it marvellous
year-olds managed to cpm- plete about 10 out of the maximum of 20 laps.” he said.
Brigade was on hand to deal w'ith the many bruised and battered feet and other help w’as provided by the WRVS and some pupils from Clitheroe Grammar School for Boys.
The St John Ambulance Famous climber
A RARE treat for people in Whalley and district will be the visit to the Sandpiper next Wednesday of mountaineer Don Whillans. He will speak, on ‘The Lost World of Conan Doyle” and his visit has been arranged by a number of local men, in aid of charities. A few tickets are still available at the Sandpiper.
“Even the five and six- The charity’s youth organ
; Chemical ^ kills fish
HUNDREDS of fish are believed to have been killed in a chemical accident at Low- cocks reservoir, Grindleton. A 10-gallon carboy of
susceptible to chlorine and it only takes a small amount to kill them.” Mr Burrow added that
that we had the neutralising agent available but we weren't informed in time to prevent the fish dying,” he said. “Fish are apparently highly
engineer, for the Fylde East Water Supply Unit, said that the accident happened while the chloros was being unloaded at the new treat ment plant. “The unfortunate thing is
chloros was dropped by a Water Authority employee and the chemical, w’hich con tains 10 per cent chlorine, found its way into a stream running into the Ribble. Mr Derek Burrow, area
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moved with his family to Blackpool where he was edu cated. He later joined a firm of solicitors, and was with them both before and after the war. During the war he was a
lie in Whalley C of E School, of which hejs a manageiy and
Valley, in 1959, as deputy secretary at Calderstones. Mr Pope’s outside interests
vice in 1949, working at Brockhall Hospital until 1955. From there he went to Lan caster Moor for four years. He returned to the Ribble
India. He entered the health ser
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the health service, Calder- stones now comes directly under the Burnley Health District. At Calderstones, Mr Pope
and supplies officer, Mr Pope has been acting administrator since October when Group Secretary Mr Geoffrey Mitch ell left. Under the reorganisation of
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all-day'court on Tuesday — an indication of the increasingly large number of cases with which they are having to deal. The change follows an earlier one when a Tuesday afternoon sitting was instituted as an extra to the customary weekly Thursday court.
man, Mr Stanley Westhead: “Two' full court days a week have become necessary because of the extra work which has resulted from the extension of our area, and the larger population. “The Thursday court was going on far too long and
Says magistrates’ chair
licensing justices will be £>_•,! looking at pub hours in the area With a vieW to achieving uniformity.
divided. This led to the incon- a venience of one bench having | to utilise the magistrates’ room for court puiposes.” i % © Today the Ribble Valley
sometimes the list had to be >e ur', - '3 CLITHEROE magistrates held their first regular THE wrecked van showing the roof which had to be cut open. a lso th= t„ »
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a van being driven by 17-year- old Tony Shepherd, of Kirk- moor Road, which hit a bridge support on the MG at Cuerden, near Bamber Bridge. Yesterday Tony was said
said the van was so badly damaged that the front near
senger, was trapped in the wreckage and had to be released by firemen. ■ A fire brigade spokesman
Kevin Howard Adamson (21), of Parson Lane, Clitheroe; Keith Robert-Whipp (17), of Downham Road, Chatbum; and Peter James Tomlinson (18), of Darkwood Crescent, Chatbum. Kevin, the front seat pas
by a spokesman at Preston Royal Infirmary to be “still rather poorly but comfort able.” He has arm and leg injuries. The three who died were
A CLITHEROE youth is still critically ill .in hospi tal after a motorway accident in which three of his friends were killed., They, were all passengers in
side wheel was on a level with the trapped boy, who was released with the aid of hydraulic cutters.
The accident happened on the southbound carriageway
discotheque at the Dog and Partridge, Tosside, and it is
thought they were heading for Chamock Richard for a late meal.
W. and R. Brierley, Lower- gate, Clitheroe, as an appren-
Tosside, but the others decided not to go for some thing to eat. They arrived home about 2-30 a.m. so there was about half an hour or more unaccounted for before the accident at 4 a.m. Eldest of the four, Kevin Adamson, worked as a tyre fitter for Associated Tyre Specialists, Salthill Road, Clitheroe. Bom in Clitheroe', he attended Pendle County Primary School and Ribble’s- dale School. On leaving school he joined
Apparently two cars left
of the motorway at about four o’clock on Sunday morning. The youths had been to a
S p i l l® irh Peter Tomlinson
son Lane, had a married sister, Mrs Marjorie Gomall, who lives with her husband, John, and two young children in B lea sd ale Avenue, Clitheroe. His father, Mr Ronald Adamson, Whose wife died four years ago, lives in Lime Street. ■ Mr Adamson told our repor-
tice plumber, but had. to change jobs after an accident in which he injured his thumb. He had worked as a tyre fitter for four years. . Kevin, who lodged in Par
_Jt. Keith Whipp
ter that Kevin had decided to learn to drive because of his job and passed his test just a few1 weeks ago. He was saving up to buy a car. “He made a habit of calling
and was a Burnley follower — I used to take him to see every match when he was a lad.” As well as football, Kevin . was interested in cricket and
Saturday and missed him,” said Mr Adamson. "He was also keen on sport
round to see me every Satur day evening but I was out this
if,/ Kevin Adamson
snooker, which he played at .'Chatbum Village Hall, as did Peter, his best friend.
Tomlinson and his wife, Mar garet, he had two brothers,
all his life and went to SS Michael and John’s Primary School, Clitheroq, and St Augustine’s RC School, Bil- lington. Leaving at 15, he joined the Army for five months but left to work as a tyre fitter at Chatbum Tyre Depot. The son of Mr Geoffrey
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four lads had known each other for years — they grew up together. ; “Peter was good at all
Keith (20) and Mark (14). Said Mr Tomlinson: “The
sports. He was a promising footballer but never took it up seriously. He just enjoyed life
Wellgate Social Club in Clitheroe with me and I asked
to the full. .“He often went to the
. him to go on Saturday night. But he said he would .go on; Sunday instead, when there was a Country and Western group on.”
Keith Whipp was a pupil at Chatbum CE Primary School and Ribblesdale School. He was serving his apprentice ship as a joiner with Henry Fern’s Joiners, Moor Lane, Clitheroe, and attended night school in connection with his job.
Whipp: ‘We had heard that he was doing very well at his work. Like the others, he was
Said his father, Mr Robert
best friends for many years and were often mistaken for brothers. Said Mr Tomlinson: “They holidayed' together in Cornwall last summer and said afterwards that it was the best holiday of their lives.” Youngest of the three,
Peter and Kevin had been
keen on snooker and also played
dar.ls.” Mr Whipp and. his wife,
appealed for witnesses to the accident and anyone with information should contact the police headquarters at Hut ton, the motorway police at Chamock Richard' or any police station.
cremation will take place at Accrington on Saturday.
at SS Michael and John’s Church, Clitheroe, for Peter. Crem atio n Will be at Accrington. For Kevin, service and
opened and adjourned at Pre ston yesterday.
An inquest on the three was
Chatburn youths will take place tomorrow. A service .at Christ Church, Chatbum, for Keith, will be followed by cremation at Accrington. Requiem Mass will be said
The funerals of the two
widower Mr John Richard Shepherd, of Kirkmoor Road, Clitheroe. An apprentice mechanic at Tommy Hicks g a r a g e , B aw d la n d s , Clitheroe, he is a former pupil of Ribblesdale School. He is a member of Chatbum Youth Club and a keen follower of stock car racing. Lancashire police ■ have
Margaret, have another son, Stephen (12). . Tony is the only son of
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