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A £2m. EXTENSION which will ensure future prosperity and continuity of employment for the workforce at Clitneroe’s ICI factory is now in use.


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THERE Nvas a much improvetl trad e in lambs at Clitheroe Auction Mart on .Monday, and cattle met a firmer trade, although numbers were slightly dowm due to the holiday period. Forward were 47 fat cattle (including 17 fat cows), 94 ewes, 1,010 lambs and si.K fat pigs. Light steers made to 67p per kg.


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uncertified steers to 53.2p (51.5p). calf bulls to G8p (64-4p); fat cows, first quality to 45.Sp (43.8p); others to 41.8p (39.2p). Half-bretl ewes made to £22


average 59.6p. CRE heifers to 55p (o3.2p);


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Clitheroe factory will be geared to meet,, in the 1980s, an expected increase for the catalysts, which are used in the production of fertilisers and plastics.


Prosperity


(average (36.2p); medium to 61.Sp (60p); It heifers to 54p (53.4p); medium to (>Sp (57.2p). Overall


that work on the extension had been going on for the past 18 months. “When in full production


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(£18.90); homed to £19.50 (£15.10); It lambs to 135p (127.4p); medium to I30.5p (average 123.2p); heavy to 121p (116.4p); lambs overall


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inw^Tf cattle and 142 store cattle, (halving cows and heifers met a good trade, and store cattle prices


124.7p. Cutter pigs to 52.8p (51.3p). At Friday’s sale, there were 18


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made to £420 (£^8); in calf heifers to £380 (£^2); B. and W. steers to £240; B. and W. heifers to £248; H e re fo rd heifers to £156; Hereford steers to £180. Cows and calves made to £270;


held firm. August-September calving cows


the new plant will have double the output of the former one,” he said. “In addition to supplying


double the output of copper zinc catalysts at the plant, which is already one of the top producers in Europe. It ^vill also mean that the


At full capacity it will \m


HAVING a breather before the start of the annual


Pendleton fell race on Saturday are some of the record 13(1 competitors drawn from as far as Bing- ley and Halifax. The race, part of Pendle­


ton’s annual sports, was eventually won by Ricky Wilde, of Manchester, in a record time of 21 min. 11 sec. He was followed 49


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Draw may ad d £1,000


to ap p e a l’ A RAF F L E being organised throughout th e Ribble Valley during the next few weeks could boost the Silver Jubilee appeal fund by £1,000. Prizes, which include a


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colour TV, have been dona­ ted by local firms, and the Ribble Valley Mayor, Coun­ cillor Edward Newhouse, is appealing for as many people as possible to sell tickets. He hopes that the entire


Valley will support the raffle. Selling pomts are to be set up in towns and villages throughout the area and local organisations- will also be asked to help. The draw will be on


seconds later by John Calvert, of Blackburn Harriers, with another B l a c k b u r n memb e r , Mic h a e l Mo r ton, of Waddington, a very respec­ table fourth. The race, organised by


the anticipated increased demand for catalysts well into the next decade, it will ensure the future prosperity of the plant and job pros­ pects for our employees.” At present, however, he is


unable to comment on the likelihood of any increase in the 250-strong labour force at the plant. The Clitheroe factory,


(£14.76). In the dairj’ section at Gisbum Auction Mart last Thursday, 181 accredited newly calved cows and


calf bulls to £180. . At the annual sale of homed wether lambs, there was a good entrj’ of 1,685 from the noted fell stocks of the district. Trade was firm but perhaps not up to some expectations, after the recent sales of store Iambs. All but a few lots were cleared. Top price w’as £18.30 per head


J. A. Simpson (£570); B. and J. Bristol (£400); accredited heifer, J. A. Simpson (£520); D. Diinl^l


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tb^ocks m a d e . tO “£2 2 S ^ n d -Black. Polly bullocks>tp,t.£i95. Also forward were 609 accredited calves. Friesian bulls made to £86 and averaged £44.45; heifers £49 (£28.30); Hereford X bulls £74 (£47.15); heifers £62 (£26.20); Charolais X bulls £98 (£66.80); heifers £71 (£39-50); Angus bulls £66 (£34.30); heifers £37 (£21.10); Friesian steers £74 (£74); Beef X bulls £90 (£86); heifers £98 (£81.50). In the fatstock section were ^


to £570 and averaged £337; heifers made to £520 (£343) and A^Tshire cows to £370 (£297). Forward were eight accredited in-calf cattle ,-:7- Hereford X


(£445). Accredited Friesian cows made


part of ICI Agricultural Division, supplies catalysts for the chemical giant’s p lan ts a t Billingham, Severnside and Immingham, but 90 per cent of its produc­ tion is sold abroad. The factory was opened in


purchased by the company and underwent major re-fits and extensions in 1956 and 1966.


1942 and operated by ICI on behalf of the Government, producing catalysts needed m the manufacture of high- octane aviation fuel. Eight years later it was


WRATHALL—THOMPSON


followed the wedding of two members of the local farm­ ing community, Mr John Wrathall and Miss Janet Jardine Thompson, who w e r e m a r r ie d a t St L e o n a r d ’s C h u r c h , Downham, on Saturday. Mr Wrathall, only, son of


A Caribbean honeymoon


Mr and Mrs John S. Wrathall, of Pilling’s Farm, West Bradford, is in part­ nership with his father, and Miss Thompson, third daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Harold Thompson, is employed by Downham Hall Farms. She lives at The Byre, Worston Hall Farm, Worston. The bride, given away by


white French chiffon lined with silk, in Empire style, with an oriental neckline. Her full-length veil was trimmed with white lace and she had a white tiara head­ dress with pearl droplets. She carried a spray of red and white roses and lily-of- the-valley. Chief bridesmaid was


Harriers, involved a three- and-a-hal f mile run to Pendleton Moor before returning to the village.


• Full results on Page 7.


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Miss Joyce Alexandra Thompson, the bride’s sister. Also in attendance were Miss Heather Jean Thompson, Miss [Margaret Ann Carr and Miss Gillian Elizabeth Carr (bride’s nieces). Miss Sylvia Japet B e r ry and Miss Anne Elizabeth Berry. P a g e s w e re David


her brother, Mr Heon Ross Thompson, wore a gown of


Andrew Scott (bridegroom’s nephew) and Philip Antony


ses were made by Mrs Sylvia Berry in white American flocked velvet, patterned with red roses. The chief bridesmaid wore a white hat trimmed with green ribbon, and the others had floral headdresses. They carried sprays of red and white roses and lily-of-the- valley. Mr Antony Waring was


Waring. All the bridesmaids’ dres­


cattle, 2,911 sheep and 40 pigs. Certified clean cattle — light steers to 65.2p (average 60. Ip); medium 63.6p (59.7p); light heifers (53.8p (57.^); medium 59p (54.6p);


heavy 52p (52p). Previously certified and uncer­


tified clean cattle — light steers 62.4p (59.2p); medium 64p (57.3p); light heifers 59.2p (51.4p); medium 58.4p (54p); heavy 53.8p (49.9p);


(127.3p); standard I33p (125.7p); medium 128.5p (120.8p); heavy 115p (109p); overweight 106p (102.9p); heavy shearlings 95.5p (86p); overweight 56p (56p); uncer­ tified Iambs £20.40 (£17.21); fat ewes £30 (£15.41). Rgs — porkers to 56p (56p);


fat cows 48p (39. Ip). Sheep — light lambs 132p


HALL — WALKER


wedding at St John the Divine Church, Selsdon,


P ic tu re d a f te r their M K


cutters 54.8p (53.7p); baconers 47.2p (47. Ip); fat sow’s £84


forw-ard 122; store pigs 6-8, made £16 and averaged £14.27; S-IL £20.60 (£19); 12-16, £25 (£22.75).


(£57.30). A sale of store pigs brought


Surrey, are Mr and Mrs Christopher Mark Hall.


of Mrs Pat Hall, of Higher Asker Hill, Grindleton, and


The bridegroom is the son


the late Rev. James T. Hall, a former Vicar of Grind- leton. The bride, formerly Miss


Christine Mary Walker, is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Derek Walker, of Sander- stead, Surrey. 'The couple are to live in Oxford.


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Exmouth this week Col. Plumridge (83), said: “They were the happiest weeks of my life. “The nurses at the hospital and the people of the town were wonderful. I shall never forget my stay.” Col. Plumridge, then an


And. a t his home in


Army corporal, was sent to Clitheroe to recuperate after an operation at a hospi- tal in Stockport for an hernia.


kind and the food was marvellous. We seemed to have pheasant, or something just as good, every day.” After being discharged


from Clitheroe Col. Plum­ ridge went to serve overse^ on ambulance trains in France and Italy.


until 1954 when he retired having gained an OBE and an MBE for services in the War Office where he worked for more than 20 years. In 1958 he and his wife


He stayed in the Army


fellow patients were from overseas. “They were a really fine bunch of lads and we had a lo t of fun together,” he said. “ I remember a New


He recalls that most of his


husband Jim is manager of the Clitheroe branch of the National Westminster Bank, brought it in to the Adver­ tiser. Col. Plumridge and his


wife have now moved to Milton Croft Nursing Home in Exmouth. But he still remains


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Doris bought,a bungalow in Ryll Court Drive, Exmouth. And as luck would have it


active. In 1975 he wrote Md had published a book telling the history of hospital ships and ambulance tnuns from the 1600s up to the time they were phased out soon after the first world war.


they befriended the couple living opposite, Mr and Mre George Larkey, whose daughter came to live in Clitheroe about six years


Zealander was in the bed opposite to mine. He had his leg amputated and he used to wave his stump at me to cheer me up. “The nurses were ever so


ago.So when Mr and Mrs Larkey visited their daugh­ ter,' Mrs Anne Fielding, of Hereford Drive, recently he asked them to take the picture. And Mrs Fielding; whose


ON PARADE


-Cubs and Guides will all be parading, and the vicar, the


A NEW family communion service starts on Sundw at St Paul’s Church, Low Moor. Scouts, Brownies,


Rev. Arthur Siddall, is hoping for a large congrega­ tion. Coffee is being served in the church hall ^ te r the service, which starts at 10- 30 a.m:


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OFFICIALS of Ribble Valley Borough Council — and possibly a few couneij- lors — will have an addi­ tional reason for “putting their best feet fonvard” at the weekend. They are taking part in a


sponsored walk to help boost the local Silver Jubilee F u n d . I t won’t be a mammoth gathering, more in the nature of a friendly ramble than the usual full- scale event with scores of marshalls en route. Each individual has been


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Mr George Br as s of C l a y t o n - l e -M o o r . s ’


November 18th at a silver jubilee ball at Newton Village Hall. Ribble Valley Council Senior Administra­ t iv e Officer Mr Brian Manning would like to hear from anyone prepared to sell tickets. He can be contacted at Clitheroe 25111. Firms who have donated


TAYLOR— WALKER


THE wedding took place at St Mary’s Church, Gisbum, on Monday, of student teacher Miss Caren Walker and student engineer Mr Jeffery Taylor. The bridegroom is the


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prizes include Telefusion (colour TV), National West­ minster Bsink (decanter and glasses), ICI (teasmade), Clitheroe Travel Agency (£10 holiday voucher), Preston Farmers, Gisbum branch (ground coffee). R o u n d a b o u t Garage, Clitheroe (car fire exting­ uisher), Whalley Bros Abat- t o i r , Sawley (lamb). Associated Tyra Services, C l ith e ro e (holdall and anorak). Cash prizes of £10 each


BENNETT — GEE


John’s Church, Standish- gate, Wigan, were Mr Michael Osrom Bennett, of Dinckley Hall Farm, Dinck- le y , and Miss Susan Veronica Gee, of Whitley Crescent, Wigan. A recep­ tion was held at the brideg­ room’s home. Photograph: Paul Yaffe Studios, Southport.


Married recently at St


,son, there should be a worth while addition to the fund. He has a lre ad y been “backed” for about £20 to cover the 20-miIe walk. It starts at the planning


responsible for finding spon­ sors, and if all match the council’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Michael Jack-


best man, Mr Colin Scott groomsman, and Mr Graham P y e and Mr Andrew Edward Thompson (bride’s


brother) ushers. Mrs W. I. Todd was


organist and the Rev. F. E. Chard conducted the cere­ mony. There was a reception at the Calfs Head Hotel, Worston, followed by a dance for 140 guests at Downham Village Hall. The couple are honey­


mooning in St Lucia, in the (Caribbean. They will live at “The Byre,” Worston.


office in Princess Avenue at 9 a.m. on Saturday.


CINEMA


.''All creatures great and small” is the supporting film, this time with Simon


“IT shouldn’t happen to a vet” — but of course it does in the film based on James Herriott’s autobio^phi ' book, showing at tne Civic Hall next week. Star is John Atherton. Another of Herriot’s stories,


Ward as the vet.


Speed limit extension plsinrted


'THE 30 m.p.h. speed limit on part of Mitton Road, Wh^ey, should be extended to include the stretch outside the main gate to Calderstones, the Ribbje Valley Council’s Public Works and Health Commit­ tee has decided. The decision was taken


a f te r members heard a letter from a Mitton Road resident, expressing concern at the munber of cars which speed past the gate while patients are about. The committee also


Society's lead


marries singer


LEADING singer with Clitheroe Parish Church Operatic and Dramatic Sod- e ty . Miss Ann Fisher m a r r ied fellow Ribble Valley Council employee Mr Jo h n D. Cook a t St Leonard’s Church, Padiham. She played a major part in


have been given by Propax P a c k a g in g P ro d u c ts , Sabden; Pendle Furniture, Sabden and Clitheroe Auction Mart. The cost of printing


elder son of Mr and Mrs George Taylor, of Stanley Street, Ramsbottom, and the bride is the only daugh­ te r of Mr and Mrs Jack Walker, of Newby Cottage, Newby, near Rimington. The bride, given away by


PATH OVER BRIDGE


A REQUEST by Sabden’s Ribble Valley councillor. Miss Alice Alston, for a foot­ way to be provided over the bridge in the village, has been approved by the county Surveyor. But Tuesday’s meeting of


her father, wore a gmvn of white Polyester satin trim­ med on the sleeves, neck and train with guipure lace. Her full-length veu was attached with small yellow and white flowers of Chinese silk and she carried a white prayer book with a small spray of yellow and white silk flowers. Bridesmaid Miss Janet


is being met by the Borough P rinting Company and Theo’s and advertising post­ ers are being produce free of charge by John Cowgill. 0 To date, around £800


has been donated to the Ribble Valley silver jubilee appeal fund, which has a £20,000 target.


Success in quiz


February’s production of “ShowWt” and will play a similar role in the Soaety’s January presentation of “The Merry Widow.” ■^creta^ to the council’s


(Cambridge Drive, Padih^. Tiie bndegroom, who is a


chief architect and planning officer,'MrCharles Wilson, she is the only daughter of and Mrs J. H. Fisher, of


building inspector in the planning depmtment, is the only son of Mrs D. CJook, of Knowsley Road West, Clayton-le-Dale, and the late


crystal jersey and carried a bouquet of white lilies and bridal gladioli. She was attended by a


agreed that for half a mile after the main Calderstones gate, the limit should be 40 m.p.h. At present this stretch is de-restricted.


Mr W. Cook. The bride wore a gown of


colleague, Mrs Beryl Irunan. Mr Arthur J. Knight was


best man and ushers were Mr R. Isherwood and Mr M. Pater. Tlie bride’s brother, Mr Ken F ish e r , was groomsman.


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CLITHEROE Afternoon Townswomen’s Guild is through to the semi-final of a quiz organised by Oie P re s to n and D is t r ic t Townswomen’s Guild.. , __ General, knowledge and


other subjects are the topics involved and the Clitheroe team consists of Mrs Janet Boothman, Mrs Briggs and Mrs Makanovicz. Guilds from a wide area are taking part in the quiz.


Garden party


THE home of Coun. and Mrs Terry Yates', Three Bays Bam, Billington, will be the setting for a garden party on Saturday afternoon m aid of Langho, Billington and Dinkley Conservative Association. There will be several


stalls and home-made teas will be served. Among guests will be


Darwen MP Mr Charles Fletcher-Cooke.


COPIES of ^photographs taken for the Clitheroe-Advertisers and;


Times can be ordered from our King Street office.


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the Public Works and Health Committee was told that it may be some time before the footw’ay is provided, as it is only one of 400 improvement schemes planned by the County Council.


NO WAITING


Speak, the bride’s cousin, wore a long dress in green and white print, with a matching green Juliet cap. She carried a posy of yellow’ and white flowers. Best man was the brideg­


room’s cousin, Mr Ian Kershaw. Groomsman was Mr Steven Taylor, the bridegroom’s brother, and ushers were Mr Robert Walker, the bride’s brother, and Mr David Speak, the bride’s cousin. A f te r the ceremony,


WAITING restrictions at the junction of Railway View Road and Waddington Road, Clitheroe, have been approved by the Ribble Valley Council’s Public Works a n d He a l t h Committee. The restrictions will


prohibit parking between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. on two short stretches: the Waddington side of Railway View Road, between Railway View Avenue and Waddington Road; and on Waddinrton Road itself, between Rail­ way View Road and Back Railway View Road.


TEAMS


performed by Canon S. A. ilby, a reception was held


at the Black Bull Hotel, Rimington. The couple are on a tour­


ing honeymoon. They will live in Woodthorpe, York. P h o to g ra p h : P y e ’s, Clitheroe.


Praise


BLACKBURN Cathedral choir will be taking part in a service of prayer and praise at St John's Church, Hurst Green, on October 2nd, starting at 7 p.m.


J . Boden, Gee, G. Daries, G. Nixon, C. Ward, P. Hall, G. Sutcliffe, J. Hill, R. Birch, J. Hindmoor, IkL Oldham. Scoren hL Musson. Meet ground 1-30 p.m. C l i th e r o e 2nd (v Great


Clitheroe (v Great Hanvood, h):


' Meet CJhatbum Road End 1 P-nu Qitheroe under-I8s (v (Sreat Harwood, h, Sunda>0: G. Bennett, J . Green, N. Crowther, D. Wardle, M. Pendlebury, N. Weaver, D. Hardcastle, M. Hors­ fall, I. McFarlane, D. Jones, C. Musson. Reser\*es: G. Robinson, R. Crowther. Scoren R. Hardcas­ tle. Meet ground 10 a.m.


Harwood, sO: J. Pye, R. Banks, T. ^>L'ardson, G. Monk, S. Bennett, G. Bennett, S. Westhead, W. Briggs, N. Weaver, J. Gregory, J. Greea Reserves; N. Crowiher, J. MarshalL Scoren D. HardcasUe.


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