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Mr Smith, an incorporated
annual meeting at tho Star- kie Arms Hotel on Monday which was attended by 34 members together with rep resentatives from the 41 club.
Ho was elected at the
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ding at St Bartholomew’s Church, Chipping, are Mr William Fisher and his wife, the former Miss Mary Earl, both machinists at Berry’s chairworks in the village. Photograph: G. Robson, Goosnargh.
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Margaret Ramsay, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs F. F. Ramsay, of The Rookery, Wescott, near Dorking, and Mr Alan William Metcalfe, only son of Mr and Mrs R. W. Metcalfe, of Fairfield Drive, Clitheroe, were married at Hol y T r in i ty Church, Wescott.
her father, wore a gown of white chiffon organza with guipure lace bodice and double frilled skirt. Her headdress was of white flowers with a long tiered veil, and she carried a* bouquet of white ro s e s , f r e e s i a lily-of-the-valley.
The bride, given away by a n d
Ramsay, the bride’s sisteij and matron of honour was Mrs Linda Long. They wore hyacinth-blue dresses and matching hats trimmed with ribbon, and earned bouquets of roses, freesia and grape hyacinths.
Bridesmaid was Miss Jane
Andrews, and ushers were Mr Peter Ramsay and Mr Philip Liversedgc.
Best man was Mr Barry
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formed by Canon D. S. Curry. After a reception at The
The ceremony was per
Wotton Hatch, the couple left for a honeymoon in the Cots wolds. Thoir future home is at Lichfield.
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MORE than £190 was raised by a house-to-house collection in Clithoroe on behalf of the Royal National Mission for deep-sea fishermon. Owing to a misunderstanding some, areas of Iho town were not covered, but llio amount
raised was still more than 30 n n r ro n t. n n on loot, vnnr. The
G. Dewhurst, thanks tho ’ organisers and the public.,
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DURING the year, Clitheroe branch of the National Feder
ation of Old - Age Pensions A
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upkeep of: Stanley... . where they meet.
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was increased by. £50 when they held a successful spring
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round the attractively dis-- played stalls of gifts, cakes and plants. ■ ■ .
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moat vouchor were raffled. Pictured are. some of the i l lX S
” House bfr Louis AUon. it attracted were served, and prizes of a Ethel Penny (centre) ” ' plenty of-buyers who.flocked lood parcel,.sherry, and a 21b. -
some.prospective-buyers.
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Drove car without a door
FOUND guilty of using a car in a dangerous condition, Ronald Michael Valovin (2*1), of Kirkmoor Road, Clitheroe, was given an absolute dis charge by Clitheroc magis trates. He was fined £10 for using the vehicle without test certificate. PC Gaunt said Valovin was
ter, of Parson Lane, and the bride is the only daughter of Mr and Mrs Stanley Hartley, of Woburn Road, North Shore, Blackpool. Given away by her father,
pale lilac Tricel trimmed with lace, with a band of lilac flowers as headdress, and carried anemones and pink carnations. The junior brides maids wore deep rose pink Tried with ruffled layers at the back, and French caps in lace, and carried anemones and white carnations Best man was Mr David
the bride wore a white classic- style dress of nylon organza over Tricel, with a long train. She had a Tudor-style head dress covered in pearls with a long veil, and carried yellow roses, mixed freesia, and white carnations. The bride was attended by
munity service convenor — Mr Roland Hailwood; social convenor — Mr David Hep- worth; ways and means con venor — Mr Geoff Tennant; area councillor — Mr John Newbury; speakers’ convenor —1 Mr Raymond Bennett;
Table convenor — Mr Robert Berry; international relations
Fowler. Mr Graeme Tolley and Mr Nigel Tolley, cousins of the bride, were grooms men, and Mr Martin Parsons and Mr John Wrennall were
ushers. The ceremony was per
Miss Carol Annette Wright (chief bridesmaid), and her cousins, Misses Christine, J e n e t t e and S a n d r a Pennington.
formed by the Rev. E. Lacey. Following a reception at the Gables Hotel, South Shore Blackpool, the couple left for touring honeymoon, They will live
Whiteley, Blackpool.
officer — Mr Peter Gooby; sports officer — Mr Rodney Hailwood; bulletin officer — Mr John Rushton; assistant secretary — Mr Martyn Emmott; press officer — Mr Bill Heanan.
Wartime nursing
Monk
Street, Clitheroe. P h o to g ra p h : Norman
LIFE in India during Second World War described to members of the Soroptimist Club of Clitheroe on Thursday by. Mrs B Barlow, of Waddington.
was the
outbreak of war, all English ladies were immediately expected to train as nurses and within a very short time were practically running the hospitals and mobile canteens. She helped many servicemen and civilians who passed through the hospital on their way back to. England.
Mrs Barlow told how, at the
A vote of thanks was proposed by Mrs C. Winning.
fall chaired a short business meeting, at which Mrs Edith Child reported on the Divi sional Union meeting at Pre ston. The president hopes to attend the International Con ference at Sheffield in July, j raffle for club funds was won by Mrs Child.
President Mrs Edith Hors
‘Guardsman’ Tim takes a break
REGULARS at the Higher Buck Inn, Waddington, might well have thought they had had one over the eight when they saw a guardsman walk into the bar this week. But Tim Jury, of Bank
House, Sawley, was not offi cially on parade. In fact he was merely taking a break from the dress rehearsal of “The Reluctant Debutante,” which opened last night at the Sunday School next to the
pub. Thanks to the hospitality
provided by landlady Mrs Ella Raby and her daughter Thelma, the Higher Buck has been a regular meeting place for members of Waddington Drama Group during rehear sals for the play, produced by Barbara Scattergood. Further performances of
Large turn out at
entered by Mrs M. Schosland, Roughlee, received the ‘best in show” award from
A half-standard azalea
judge Mr J. Hobley, of Burn ley. The “best in floral art section” prize was handed to Mrs N. Brennan, of Riming ton, by floral art judge Mrs Pitts, of Fence.
William Douglas Home’s com edy are being given in the Sunday School tonight, tomor row and Saturday. Among the audiences are -parties from Gisburn, Grindleton, West Bradford, Clitheroe, Dow- nham, Sabden, Rimington, L itton and Hiirst Green.
TOO FAST
FOR speeding with a van in Manchester Road, Whalley, Michael William Halliwell (18), of Mitchell Street, Clitheroe, was fined £25 by Clitheroe magistrates. Chief Insp. T. J. Sumner said Halliwell was timed at 66 — 68 mph when a 50 mph limit was in force.
Council house lettings l row
AN argument over the Kibble Valley Council's policy of letting council houses in Longridge developed at last week’s Housing Committee meeting. “The problem could be
Valley, Coun. Fred Singleton (Longridge) said he had received a number of com plaints about the unfairness of council house letting and believed there had been prefe rential treatment for some
The Mayor o£ the Ribble
driving a car without a door and he was not wearing a seat belt. There was no test certifi
cate in force for the van. Defendant told the court
that vehicles' such as milk floats and jeeps did not have
doors and he added that there was no way in which he could be expected to know that it was against the law to drive a car without a door. He did not see how the absence of the door could cause danger to other road users. He explained that the car
people. ■ He suggested that the five
Longridge councillors and the Housing Committee chairman
should deal with house alloca tion in future, rather than the Ribble Valley Council’s hous
ing manager. But committee chairman
Coun. Harry Riding (Lon gridge), said he didn’t see much point in changing the system just for Longridge. “I wouldn't like Longridge
was in the process of being repaired and the matter of the test certificate had slipped his mind.
alleviated by allowing the Longridge councillors to deal with allocations,” he said.
loy) said that however the houses were allocated, the council would always be accused of being unfair.
Coun. John Shaw (Whal-
everyone, the problem would disappear. But we haven’t the resources and the public should realise we are doing our best to help them,” he said. “If we are going to be one
“If we had houses for
to be treated differently to anywhere else,” he said. At that point, Coun. Single-
CHESS * CLUB
CLITHEROE Chess Club is to hold once-weekly meetings on Tuesdays during the summer. At its annual meeting the
club decided to suspend the Thursday meetings until the
created competition for the 11-15 age groupwill receive the club’s Rosebowl Trophy previously competed for by. playors of all ages. A separate competition will be held for players under the age of 11. Schools in the Ribble Valley
autumn. The winner of a newly-
area will soon receive s circular about the competi tions but it has not been decided what form they will take. Officers elected were:
SEEN here are some of those who attended a dance at the weekend to raise funds for the Ribble Valley Sports Week. The event, organised by the
Rimington spring, show
RIMINGTON Horticultural Society’s spring show attracted a large attendance and an increased entry of 187 to the village’s Memorial Institute on Saturday,
“Aynhams,” . Rimington, opened the show, and the vote of thanks was proposed to her by committee member Mrs J. M. Sweet.
Mrs J. S. Binns, of RESULTS Flowers and pot plants: 1 and 2,
Mr Hoyle, Rimington; 3, Mrs N. Brennan, Rimington.
Sweet, Roughlcc; 2, Mrs J. Sedgewick, Rimington; 3, Mrs K. Harper, Blackburn.
Foliage and pot plant: 1, Mrs J. M.
Flowering shrub plant: 1 and 2 Mrs M. Schosland, Roughlee. Cacti
or succulent plant: 1, Mrs E. Dean, Rimington; 2, Mrs A. Ellis, Riming ton'; 3, Mr E. Sedgewick, Rimington, Vase o f ‘tulips: 1 and 2, Mr E
Sedgewick. Vase of daffodils: 1 Mrs Wells, Rimington; 2, Mrs J. Taylor, Rimington; 3, Mr J. W. Spencer, Rimington. Hyacinth: 2, Mrs L. Ncwlovc,
Ribble Valley Sports Advis ory Council, attracted more than 90 people of all age groups to St Paul’s Church Hall, Low Moor. A small profit was made.
RAISE £ 1 8 %
A SOCIAL evening held by Edisford Ladies’ Club, with supper served by the commit tee, raised about £18. Some of the money will be used to stock the club’s stall at the Petticoat Lane Market. The speaker at the next meeting will be Coun. Jimmy Fell, of Whalley.
A knockout
A FUND-RAISING event jointly organised by Whalley,
Accrington and Blackburn Lions was a complete sell-out raising £800 for local charities!
the Dunkenhalgh Hotel, Clayton-le-Moors, was attended by about 250 people. A dozen boxing bouts, staged by members of the Lancashire Constabulary, were the high spot of the night.
The boxing dinner, held at
The proceeds will be divided equally between the
three clubs which organised the knockout evening.
;VE couldn’t cope _with- 1, vnu District Nurs- 1 0fficer Miss B. Black-
:Lk told Calderstones pil and student nurses
/th e ir annual prize- ting on Thursday as 'he e x p r e s s e d t h e titude owed to trainee
jnrscs by the District anagement team. chc also acknowledged the
,bt of gratitude owed to Miss Palictt, Calderstones
■nior Nursing Officer. Miss Blackstock went on to
lture “One hundred years o the nurse was more or less servant of the governors,
ice the changing role of the past, present and
Gisbum. Alpine flowers: 1, Mrs J. S, Binns, Rimington; 2, Mrs E. Hart ley, Rimington; 3, Mr L. Silver- wood, Rimington. Sprig of spring flowers: 1, Mrs E,
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creates the
Dean; 2, Mr L. Silverwood. Basket of spring flowers: 1, Mrs N. Brennan; 2, Mrs E.'Knight, Riming
ton; 3, Mrs J. S.' Binns. "Tranquil waters" — iris and
fresh foliage: 1, Mrs N. Brennan; 2, Mrs J. S. Binns; 3, Mrs M. Randall, i Roughlee. Arrangement of daf fodils: l, Mrs E. Knight; 2, Mrs M. Randall; 3, Mrs N. Brennan. Arrangement of foliage: 1, Mrs J.
M. Sweet, Roughlec; 2, Mrs E. Dean. “Men only” — arrangement of
Chairman, Mr D. Mortimer; vice-chairman, Mr V. Tudisco: secretary, Mr H. L. Cos grove; . treasurer, Mr W. Barnsley; match secretaries, Mr E. Mansfield and Mr B. Shaw; competition sec retaries, Mr W. Woistenholm and Mr G. Capstick. Equipment officer, Mr G.
Hardman; publicity and press,
Mr E. Mansfield. The club's annual dinner
will be held this evening at the Spread Eagle Hotel; Sawley.
ton accused the chairman of “sticking his head in the sand and allowing things in Lon gridge to fester.”
authority, whatever happens in one area must happen another. We can’t have Lon gridge using one system and the r e s t of the valley another.” Coun. Singleton’s resolution
A TRAINEE nurse at Cal- derstones Hospital, Michael G. J. Foley, resident in the hostel, elected trial at Crown Court when he appeared before Clitheroe magistrates. Foley, represented by Mr J
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that lettings should be dealt with by the Longridge mem bers was defeated in a vote by 5-3.
L. Lumley, is charged with burglary involving property worth £8 and assault causing actual bodily harm. He was granted bail in his own surety of £500. Mr B. Dearing represented the prosecution..
SPRING FAIR ATTRACTS CROWDS
flowers and foliage in unusual container: 1, Mr J. Waggett, Whal ley; 2, Mr T. R. Thompson, Riming ton; 3, Mr L. Silvcrwood. “Promise of spring" arrangement (novice): l, Mrs N. Brennan; 2, Mrs
T. R. Thompson; 3, Mrs L. Ncwlovc. Arrangement of three cut flowers (novice): 1, Mrs N. Brennan; 2, Miss N. H. Bairstow, Rimington.
CHILDREN Miniature garden — ages 5-9: 1,
Jean Thistlethwaite, Rimington; 2, Christopher Randall, Roughlee; 3, Simon Nicholson, Middop. 10-15: 1, Janet Taylor, Rimington. Animated vegetable — 5-9: l,
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DEFERRED payment mortgage scheme may soon be
ment during the first five " ears of the mortgage. The Ribble Valley Council’s
ithoritics^ is designed to !p first-time purchasers by
iferring.part of each, repay
alley Council. The scheme, a Gpvernment- nuored
plan.that is likely to adopted by many local
e buyers by the Ribble
[®nt, the mortgagee would >
[opted. Explained Chief Executive ficer Mr Michael Jackson: ssuming that the standard Mortgage rate is • 12Vfc per
'ousing Committee, which is ry much in favour of home nership, has recommended the Policy and Resources mmittec that the plan be
ip over the remaining payments. •
)' for the first five years as it were 10 per cent. The dance would then be picked
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applicants with an income of $.800 or less.
£jThe Government scheme is •stricted, however, to houses /ting £11,000 or less and to
?*jre young people were to set up a home for the
Jackson said that it be most helpful in cases
m time. “I would not, ?P*eycr, expect it to be of W to a large number of
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WHALLEY Dec J | King spent * an weekend in London^ personality Jimmy
Billington, was young people from a | country to go to L'J During his three-<|
Donny, of Lakek|
Devonshire Street 11 national HQ of thcl Association of Youl Donny went on a s if tour of the city, anl hostel for the dowl in the East End ofy Donny, 18, is an f
engineer at Claytol low', Blackburn, f spends much of his I charity work.
He was the only r | I
tive from this parti shire to go on the t | name was put fcl members of Whal| Club.
Fewer b| on off!
AT Monday’s fatstj Clitheroe there good trade in heifers although > recent weeks t l fewer beasts on ofl
£°P£m the Ribble Valley’’ * added.
A largo number of fa l l lower rates than the pl| but trading in spr ir i good. Although hog* were variable, ewesy demand. Forward were: 12
(£22.68); lightweighl £25.50 (£25.20): calf t | (£21.33); uncertifiel £2-1.10 (£22.25); 1st q i | i‘18.-J0 (£17); other o f
(£1-1.10). Light lambs to 50p I
hoggs to -I0p (36p); hal £13.50 (£9.50); hornc| (£8.10). Pork pigs made to I
TORY CIl
SKIPTON Divisiol lives will choose il list of three wheiB on Monday to choT sor to Mr G. B. D| is not seeking Listed arc Mr J l (32), who fought [ last election; Mr . Gumme r (30).J Lewisham West ! 1974; and Mr Joh| (34), MP for Bnl from 1970 to 19741 be by ballot and t l | candidate will adopted as pms]| servative candid-’fl same evening.
A LOCAL inqul held into an uppfl Ribble Valley Col not to allow corl barn at Chipping I <»Thc appeal, ifl
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their training to clioosl which they would b l “for then your patiij fellow-staff will be | too.” Miss BlackstocI
thanked for presenl prizes by Mr Albert (I behalf of the nurses’ | school. Mr Crick also! all those who hal guidance to the trainB the past 12 months. Among the winnerl
cial prizes were Mis,l ine Dust, of Whittaf cent, Whalley, who | Senior Nursing prize; and Mrs (I Threlfali, of Ke:| Drive, Clitheroe, the practical nursil prize (2nd year).
To Mrs Threlfali, |
pigs, 126 ewes, 11*1 hcB Lightweight steers M
McGuire, relates! barn at Crag House Lane, Cl| inquiry will ta'|
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