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GOOD MORNING readers! It’s nice to be back after missing two issues due to an industrial dispute involving printers on 50 provincial newspapers.


During the past two weeks so many readers have told us how Thursday has not been the same without the Advertiser and Times.


We apologise to readers, contributors and advertis­ ers for the inconvenience


The format, however, has been slightly altered, and some regular features left out to make room for current news and a selection of stories which, in the past weeks, would have hit the headlines.


Trophy


GRINDLETON cat breeder Mrs Deryn Green, of High- cliffe House, is the winner of a national trophy awarded annually by the Abyssinian Cat Club. It . goes to the breeder whose kittens gain most points in ACC classes during the show season. Mrs Green, who also breeds Siam­ ese, has been breeding Abys­ sinian cats for three seasons.


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EVEN the polishing of the telephone kiosk by enthusiastic villagers at Wiswell had to stop this week . . . . just long enough for them to celebrate their victory in Lancashire’s Best-Kept Village Competi­ tion.


Wiswell, awarded first prize for small villages in the • competition, run annually by the Community Council of Lancashire. - The Ribble Valley was


brushes and buckets to make sure that Wiswell (population 867) justified its description as “a lovely village, with evidence of a very tidy- minded community”. It was third time lucky for


Then it was back to the


particularly well represented, with a finalist in each of the main categories, though delight at Wiswell’s success


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was naturally tempered with a li ttl e di sappointme n t elsewhere.


Waddington and West Brad­ ford both had to be content with the position of runners- up in their respective classes for champion village and best large village. Wiswell’s campaign to clean


Less fortunate competitors


up all the litter in the village, down to the last discarded cigarette end, was boosted by Women’s Institute members who formed their own mop and pail brigade on three evenings a week throughout the summer.


First time


H. Shaw said the judges had praised the community for taking a pride in the village. Special tribute had been paid to the Coronation garden, the Freemason’s Arms with its colourful hanging baskets, the war memorial and Leys Close, one of the new developments on Pendleton Road.


Parish Council clerk Mr W.


who paid a visit to rival Gres- singham, near Lancaster, to size up the opposition, described the win as “A concerted effort in which everyone tried hard.” Waddington, last year’s


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winning large village and first-time entrant for the championship, was described by finals judges Mr and Mrs Peter Inman as .a "perfect” village and a “true champion and pace maker”. ■ . In the final assessment, however, Mr Inman, who is Chief Executive of Lanca­ shire County Council, said they felt rival.Blacko had “stretched itself”, . deserving to win the coveted title. Deciding between West Bradford and- Aughton, in


West Lancs, was the judges’ most difficult decision, but they finally decided to take into account the size of the task of keeping the village tidy and how well each had coped with it. Speaking for the Parish


Council,' clerk Mrs Carol Cherry said they were pleased at the way residents had responded to requests to keep the village tidy and they certainly intended to try again next year. In the competition, which


attracted entries from 68 villages overall, a certificate of merit for the best-kept playing field was awarded to Read Cricket Club. Prizes — a wooden seat and


villages which entered the compet i t ion — Langho, Mel lor , .Read, Sabden, Barrow, Hurst Green and Bowland with Leagram — will no doubt be trying their luck again next year, along with this year’s prizewinners. As Waddington Parish


Council clerk Mr A. H. Banks remarked philosophically: “You can’t win all the time. There is always next year.”


Bank car park


PERMISSION has been granted for a new car park behind the Whalley branch of Barclays Bank in King Street. The Ribble Valley Council’s Development Sub-Committee aproved the plan which invol­ ves the demolition of a single storey building. The 50ft. long by 18ft. wide car park will be reached from George Street.


the Robinson Cup for Wiswell and a tree each for Wadding­ ton and West Bradford — will be presented at a ceremony on October 9th. Ot h e r Ribble Val ley


MR-HANSON-and-his wife Elaine..


Ex-sailor takes command Swan and Royal


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IT’S full steam ahead at the Swan and Royal Hotel, Clitheroe, now that former merchant navy officer Mr Bernard Hanson is at the helm.


(36), has just taken over as- tenant and he plans to give the hotel an even finer reputation that it has at present.


Liverpool-born Mr Hanson


experience of life as a licen­ see. For 19 years he has served as purser and catering officer, mainly on passenger liners operating between England and West Africa.


It: is Mr Hanson’s first,


dren Shaun (5) and Michelle (3) spent last weekend at the hotel, but will continue to live at the family’s Southport home until mid-October.


Meanwhile Mr Hanson will


be bus y a t t he nine^ bedroomed hotel where he is going to install £l,000-worth of new kitchen equipment to extend the evening dinner service. Explaining how he decided to take on the Swan and


His wife Elaine and chil­


Edward Trueman, of Bishops Wood, Cuddeston, Oxford. The la s t : licensee was Mr Herbert Murray Prudah who first took over last November.


AFTER a lapse years, Clitheroe have a Christmas tree in the town centre in December.


the great olde worlde atmos­ phere and generally give the place an even better reputa­ tion. The potential of the hotel is tremendous.” The'hotel is owned by Mi-


Royal, after so many years at sea, Mr Hanson said: “My wife and I heard that’the last licensee was planning to leave so we came down to have a look. We both fell in love with place and decided it was for us.” “We are going to maintain


But, believe us, it’s been a pretty frustrating time for everyone at King Street, too.


early July, when temper­ atures topped 82 degrees F. on five consecutive days. Maximum tempera­


amounted to less than an inch, as it did in August. The longest dry spell was in August, when there was no rain between the 9th and the 28th. Hottest spell was in


THE Kibble Valley has had its driest summer in memory with only 4.3 inches of ra in being recorded at Stonyhurst in the past three months. R a in f a ll in June


Authority is seeking a ban on the use of water for all non- essential purposes. This includes the watering of public or private gardens, sports grounds and cleaning the outside of buildings. Also put out of action will


be car washes, ornamental fountains and automatic flush systems in public toilets.


AS water stocks, in the area fall to their lowest- ever level, Ribble Valley householders are going to hav e to- cut t h e i r consumption even more in the weeks ahead. The North West Water


So far the Ribble Valley has escaped the worst consequ­ ences of the' drought — at present there is just a ban on the domestic use of hosepipes and sprinklers. .


NWWA, for the Ribble Divi­ sion, has had no alternative but to seek wider powers under the new legislation. It applied for the new restric­ tions more than a fortnight ago and is hoping for author­ isation to enforce them by the end of the week. • Water supplies for the Ribble Valley, which are linked to those at Blackburn, Preston, Darwen and Black­


But with no sign of rain, the.


reporter that the situation in this area was better than in some East Lancashire towns, particularly those in the Rossendale Valley.


burn area ■


.Valley does not get the isolated problem-spots other local areas are suffering from. “The only problem we have


“The water supplies are all connected so the Ribble


is at Downham and Worston where supplies are not fully linked to the system. But we have organised a daily water tanker operation to top up


pool,, are now down to,about 45 days’ normal usage. Mr George Whalley, Black­ engineer, told our


stocks in those particular , villages,-” he said.: ,


However, the local situation .


■Peter Gregory has- again appealed to residents to halve consumption. He said: “Every drop we save now puts off the evil day when we . run out completely.”


Brian Hall said that this had only happened once before in


water are dwindling, a more traditional source has already run out. Heald’s well, in Well- gate, Clitheroe, has been dry for more than a fortnight. • Clitheroe fishmonger Mr-


While normal-stocks :of


is becoming increasingly serf- ■ ous. NWWA press-officer Mr.


living'memory and that was for one day about 30 years ago.


. The shortage of. rain has . also posed several .health hazards; Ribble Valley Coun­ cil’s deputy chief environmen­ tal officer Mr Richard Isher- wood-warned this week that babies and young children: could be at risk from water contaminated by chemical fertilisers.


risk were those who used private water supplies. “The- problems occur through farmers -using chemical fertil­ iser on their land in pellet form,” he explained. “As


He said that the people at


these were not being absorbed into the ground, a heavy downpour might, wash them into a private water supply.”


anyone with doubts about the purity of their water supply to contact the council’s environ­ mental health department. “We can check the quality of the water and, if necessary, tank water out to them,” he added.


Mr Isherwood advised


danger of salmonella poison­ ing to children swimming in stagnant water or in rivers near to sewerage outfalls. Even though the weather hasn’t been quite as hot in


He also warned of the


recent weeks, there is still a big risk of fire. Mr Nick


Barton, the F o re s try Commission’s head forester at Dunsop Br idge, urged everyone to be very careful when out in the countryside;.


- “Dropped cigarette ends could cause disaster and people using gas stoves in grassy areas should also be very vigilant,” he said.


dangers of the drought locally could be the appearance of poisonous adders. These have been brought out by the sunny weather and can often be seen on paths and rocks.


One of the more unusual


SAFE STOLEN IN SAWLEY


THIEVES who broke into the home of a 69-year-old Sawley man in the early hours of Tuesday made off with a safe containing two. of-'his most treasured possessions.


Village


churches in - link up


PAROCHIAL- Church Coun­ cil members in Hurst Green and Whitewell have been asked to give their views on the possible linking of the two parishes under one vicar.


-•Whitewelli -■ the -Rev,: Arthur H i g g i n s o n , mi g h t be appointed priest-in-charge of St John' s Church, Hurst Green, while continuing to take care of his present parish.


* financially and the church is looking for ways to deal with this.”


i He added that it was


unusual to link two parishes which were not in the same diocese.(Hurst Green belongs to Bradford and Whitewell to the diocese of Blackburr) though he knew of two inst­ ances where this had been done.


be operated perfectly success­ fully with each parish remain­ ing in its own diocese. “There is no suggestion at the moment of either diocese trying to give or to take a parish,” he stressed.


The link-up could, he felt,


ford Diocesan Office said that a lot of points had been raised by the PCCs concerned and the whole question was now “back in the melting pot.”


Another tree


of several will again


This was decided by the Town Council, which also agreed that the usual crib and tree should be installed at the Castle gates.


A spokesman for the Brad­


of Blackburn, the Ven <3. W. D. Carroll: “With the shortage of manpower and the problem of clergy stipends,'small parishes are often struggling


Explained the Archdeacon


retirement of the vicar of Hurst Green and Mitton, the Rev. Albert Knowles, at the end of October, it has been suggested that the vicar of


Following the forthcoming


disguised as a mahogany tall­ boy — from the hall. It contained a gold watch


Laneside, and his wife Marjorie were asleep when the raiders forced their way into the house. They snatched the safe —


Mr Reginald Varley, of


and chain which belonged to Mr Varley’s father, and a gold sovereign, dated 1880, given to him by a friend. The watch and chain is worth £150 and the coin at least £25. Also in the safe were personal docu­ ments, including wills, and birth certificates, and £35 in cash. The intruders dismantled a


and. chairi and sovereign were of great sentimental value. “I only received the coin three weeks ago, but the watch has been in my family for.a very long time,” he said. Luckily, Mr Varley did not


Barnoldswick CID, who are invest igat ing the theft , appealed for anyone who saw anything suspicious to contact them at Barnoldswick 2577, or Clitheroe police' (Clitheroe 23818).


keep a lot of cash in the safe, but the missing documents included his birth certificate. A s p o k e s m a n f o r


JUBILEE PAGEANT


A TORCHLIGHT procession and pageant are on the cards for Clitheroe next year, as part of the Queen’s silver jubilee celebrations. Clitheroe Town Council


has received a letter from the Lancashire Association of Local Councils, asking what proposals the council has for marking the jubilee. Said the Mayor, Coun.


John Blackburn, at a council meeting: “I would like to see full involvement in this from the council. We should give it our whole support, levying a halfpenny rate if necessary to finance it. We must make Clitheroe really hum.”


downstairs telephone but did not cause any other damage.. Mr Varley said the watch


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The big test


WHEN Chipping farmer David Carlton went to Scotland in 1972 to find himself a sheepdog, he came across a Border Collie named Tony whom other handlers had tried to train but made nothing of. But David, of Lickhurst they finished fifth out of 190


Farm, decided to buy Tony for £18 and now, four years later, his judgment is paying real dividends. ’


have won their way through the England team for the three day British sheepdog trial championship at Locker­ bie, Scotland, which starts a week today.


The man-and-dog team There they will be compet-


in the English championships at Chatsworth Hall, Derby­ shi re. The top 15 went forward to the English team. But the International will-,


be a much greater test of skill; than run-of-the-mill-trials. Firstly, the .course for driv­


ing against the cream of Brit- . the dog goes back to the start ish pairs over an extra tough course — a far cry from the days when David first bought Tony at the age of 14 months. “There is no sure why of


telling whether a new dog will be a good one,” he recalls. “Different dogs click with


gent and has a good tempera­ ment. Over the past four years we have built up an understanding.” David and Tony qualified for the International when


different people and really good teams are few and far between. ' “But Tony is very intelli­


Second, the flock must be: stopped on the way in, while


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of the course to collect a~. further 10 sheep released later. David Carlton has been


taking part in sheep dog trials1 for 12 years, and now for the first time he looks forward to competing in the “Big One.” “To reach the final 15 of the British Championship would “


a trials dog. He earns his keep as one of the dogs that help David (38) farm 170 cattle and 300 sheep single handed at Lickhurst.


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Rent a COLOUR SET from £ 6 . 6 4 monthly without deposit Two new ministers receive a warm welcome


TWO new Methodist Minis­ ters mere welcomed to the Ribble Valley at the weekend at a special joint ceremony. They were the Rev. George


Ribble Valley, Coun. Edward Newhouse,' was at Clitheroe Trinity Methodist Church to extend ■ a* civic welcome: A reception was held. for both ministers before the service:: -.. s :• Mr Jones >


and Mr Knowles are... pictured on . the. second ■


, them is Coun. Neivhouse, and - also in the picture are'clergy


from the area,- and others who ■joined in the-welcome.


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