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NEARLY 2,000 people crowded on to Clitheroe. Castle field on Saturday for the final day’s prog­ ramme in the Ribble Val­ ley Festival of Sport.


Glorious weather brought


out the crowds for all kinds of competition, fromr soccer to “It’s a knock-out” and dogs to tug o’ war, as the fortnight- long festival reached its finale. This was the valley’s thi rd such festival and undoubtedly its most sue-’ cessful.


Saturday’s events, there was a plethora of entertainments, including a fair, a display by the King’s Division recruiting team' (complete with tram­ poline), and a mini-market of stalls run by several local organisations. Centrepiece of the day was


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’ and youth competitions and the final three rounds of the senior tournament were played.


the five-a-side soccer pitch, where the finals of the junior


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HEAVE! The strain shown for Commercial tity-o’-iuar strong men (from front): Peter McCullough,'Ernie Bailey and Richard Potter.


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Waggon and Horses A, .who beat Spring Mill .11-4 in the final, with goals from Graham Walker, Frank Richards and John Rimmer.. Losing semi­ finalists were Grizzly Bears and Victoria, and losing quar­ ter-finalists Blue Dynamos, West Bradford A, Morris AC, and County Robs.-


Senior winner s were


■ Another “It’s a knock-out” competition for Youth Clubs. proved as- riotous as ever, with Whalley Youth Club


youth trophy, boating Tor­ nadoes 1-0 in the final, and SS Michael and John’s A won the* junior competition. on; penal­ ties, having been level with Chipping after normal time. /


Ribble Rovers took the . -


' coming out top of the nine’ entrants after, some crazy but skilful games. ' The youngsters had to be


adept atsmashing sideboards, bursting balloons, by rolling over them in a plastic bag. carrying buckets of water over moving soap-covered polythene Sheets, and numer- . ous other once-in-a-hfetime activities. .


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events, the Ribble .Valley sports super star competition was won by Tony Bush repre­ senting Clitheroe and District Swimming Club. Tony finished with 44 points, ahead of' John Tomlinson (Trinity YC) with 38 and Nick Dins­ dale (Ribble Valley’ Football League) and Len Farnsworth. (Clitheroe Referees), both with 32. Other scores:'Alan Dobson


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the Ribble, Valley Sub-Aqua Club, Royal Oak FC, Whalley Rangers FC, Clitheroe Dol­ phins SC, Friends of Fur and Feather, First Pendle Scouts and West Bradford SSC.


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youth club was on display and' Connelly’s fair-provided the. traditional.swings and round-': abouts.


Two - visiting groups who .


(RV Trades Gouneil) 23, David Drachenberg (Ribbles­ dale Table Tennis Association) 21, Bill Manley (Clith'oroe and District Rifle and Pistol Club) 16, Bernard Knowles (SSMJ YC) 15, Dave Gillibrand (Clitherde FC).14, Garry Eatough (Whalley Rangers FC) 13; Russel Anderton. (Clitheroe and District Swim­ ming Club) 11, Gerry King (Whalley Rangers FC) 10. . Individual event results on


gave light relief from the bus­ tle of sporting activities were- the Longridge Prize Band and


the judo and karate display by .Clitheroe’s United Reformed Church and Trinity Youth Clubs.-


Saturday were: short sprint — Farnsworth, Dobson, Eatough; penalty kicks — Bush, Drachenberg, Knowles; long spr int — Dobson, Farnsworth, Eatough. ■ Earlier results: gym — .


Bush, Dinsdale, Tomlinson; darts .— Gillibrand, Manley, Dinsdale; pistol shooting — Farnsworth, King, Anderton; rifle shooting — Tomlinson, Manley, Drachenberg; swim­ ming — Tomlinson, Knowles. A tug o’ war- competition


tival netball tournament, which was played on a league basis, with Ribblesdale School coming out top with nine points-from a possible 10. Other placings: Flexible


Reinforcements 7pts; Calder- stones (5; Vic’s Chicks 4; Grammar School 4; Broekhall 0.


. Runner-up best in show was “Samson,” an Old English Sheepdog belonging to Mrs Sheila Smith of Accrington. Show judge was Mr Dearden of Oswaldtwistle. Highl ight of the non­


brought out 69 of the area’s most handsome and unusual canines, with the best in show award going to Mrs Pat Chad­ wick of Roman Road, Dar- wen, whose four-year-old tan ' Brian! wast he envy of all.


The fest ival dog show


organised by Commercial Hotel landlord Mr Clarence Ilowarth proved the downfall of local strong men, the win­ ners being a team from Man­ chester. ■ Six teams entered the fes­


”, Away from the Castle Field, 640 competitors of a different kind took part in the Clitheroe Budgerigar Socie­ ty’s open show at Edisford School. The show attracted a fine


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the L'ongridge up-and-down- Clog Dancers. A further big attraction was


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Clitheroe Society chairman Ken Whaite, and organised by secretary Roy Driver. Teas and r ef reshment s were served by the ladies of the society. A crowd gathered at


standard and range of entries from all over the north. The best in show award went to Alan' Knowles. of Blackpool. Patronised by the Budgerigar Societies of Great Britain, Yorkshire, and Lancashire, Cheshire and North Wales, the show was judged by A. Leonard (Leeds), G. Hastain (Manchester), and G. Thomp­ son (Lytham). The show was managed by


Roofield on Saturday evening for a display by the Blackburn Aero Modelling Club. Com­ petition winners were Michael Parkinson and Michael Hol- derness. Throughout sports week,


four local youth groups took part in an all-round sports competition with six different events. Winners of this were SS Michael and John’s, Clitheroe. Other events earlier in the


week included junior cricket (winners — St James’s A, runners-up Waddington); ladies’ doubles tennis (won by Barbara Haston and Barbara Meadows, who beat Sheila Willis and Val-Fielding 7-5, 6-


competitive attractions on the day. was the display by the Kingis Division recruiting team from Fulwood Barracks. Their trampoline and rifle 1 range attracted long queues of young and old eager to have a go.


lined one side of the field with stalls in a mini-market, which provided a tombola,' darts and many bargains. Among these wore West Bradford ladies’ hockey dub,


Several local organisations


final at Clitheroe Conserva­ tive Club, Stephen Cox and Frank Goar of Waddington B beat Trevor Walmsley and John Wooff of Waddington A. The final of the table tennis


vidual pistol event (winner Tom Brown). In the snooker competition


four-a-side tourney took place at Ribblesdale School drama complex on Friday, Standen B running out champions after a 7-


(Chipping). Scores in the final (Standen


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names first): T. Waddington beat M. Atkinson 16-21, 21-19, 21-13. D. Drachenberg beat K. Cookson 24-22, 21-12. P. Harrison beat A. Heaton 21- 12, 21-17. E. Morton beat J. Hardaere 21-9, 21-14. T. Wad­ dington beat K.. Cookson 21- 10, 21-16. D. Drachenberg lost to M. Atkinson 22-20, 16-21, 17-21. P. Harrison beat J. Hardaere 22-20, .27-29, 21-17. E. Morton beat A. Heaton 21-7, 21-18. In one semi-final Berry and


reccni(l then ettp fiom spoj/s tjiieen Amp la Muttheu man. Back (horn hit) — nft u< Raymond \Vntt\lt tj, Inns- man Pthr Wmih if, Fumk Richttttl*, Anqela, Ronet Walkn (tnplain), John Run­ met , Inn sman G in ham Baikei Piont — I)ai nl Fitzpnt i ie\ (i mu petition organise}). Philip Bishop, Denis L'ndt /nood, Ginhnni Walki i RIGHT' “IPs n Inotk out1 winnris Uha/hif Youth ('tub with hnhy mascot Sum Ruth (from felt) — Shunt Guldt s, Witfiam Joins, Mmk Ctoss, Pa H / II a i i i s Ft out — Ro.suht Ainsieoilh, Pom McLiutt, Jnhe Wills, Susan Knowles,


open to '■ilmiikhildicn Ining in the Kibble Valley and mem­ bers of Clilheioe Dolphin- SC, was at Kibble-dale Pool on l’nil.u night Special- lesuval medals


were presented by Sports Council vice-chairman Brian Whittaker. Girls, 13 and under: back


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stroke — D. Ridings (Wilp- shire), A. Moorhouse (Read), S. Rowlands (Whal ley). B r e a s t - s t r o k e — A. Moorhouse, S. Rowlands, D. Ridings. 'But ter f ly — A. Mo o r h o u s e , K. Pymm (Cl i theroe), D. Ridings. Freestyle — D. Ridings, A. Moorhouse, J. Swi f t (Clitheroe). Boys, 13 and under: back-


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stroke — H. N. Shaw (Read), A. Nicholas (Clitheroe), P., Brass (Clitheroe). Breast­ stroke — A. Nicholas, H. N. Shaw, A. Taylor (Clithcroe). But terfly — S. R. Shaw (Read), H, N. Shaw, S. Clark (Clitheroe). Freestyle — H. N. Shaw, S. Clark, G. Seed (Clitheroe). Ladies (14 and over): back-


stroke — J.' Knowles (Great Ha rwo o d ), J . Bai l ey (Clitheroe). Breast-stroke — R. McDowell (Great Har­ wood), S. Bailey (Clitheroe), J. Knowles. Butterfly — J. Knowles, R. McDowell. Freestyle — J. Knowles, R. McDowell. Gents (14 and over): back-


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Reinforcements 6-2 in the other semi-final. Winners for Standen were T. Waddington and E. Morton (two each), and P. Harrison and D. Drachen- bei'g (one each). P. Hall and K. Watson had one win each for Flexible. Quarter-final result: Berry


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EIGHTEEN-MONTH-OLD Samson caphticd everybody's limits and the pnze of second lieht in the dog show. He is putnled with Marij~Jo Taylor (6), of Mayfield Areitne, and


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and Sons A beat’Courtaulds 5-3. Winners for Berry A: M. Atkinson and A. Heaton (two), J. Hardaere (one). For Courtaulds: A. Pitt, A. Marsh and S. Thorpe (one each). ' The festival swimming gala,


Sons A beat Berry and Sons B 5-3. M. Atkinson and K. Cook­ son had two wins each, and J. Hardacre one, for the A team, and S. Cottom two and Albert Heaton one for the B team. Standen B beat Flexible


stroke — T. Bush (Clitheroe), J. Chatburn (Clitheroe), I. Wood (Sabden). Breast-stroke — I. Wood, J. Calvert (Sab­ den), T. Bush. Butterfly — I. Wood, J. Calvert. Freestyle — S.. Pymm (Clitheroe), I. Wood, J. Calvert.


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