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Rallymen’s car- takes a coffee break!


CLITHEROE men Bill and Roy Honeywell didn’t have a drink iwith which to toast their sixth-place finish in a top rally — because they’d poured it into the radiator of their bright red Escort Mexico!


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CHANGE THE route of the public right of way between High Street, Low Moor, and the banks of the River Ribble is to be changed to fit in with a proposed council housing development in the area. It will start and finish in


th e same places as at present, but will follow a slightly shorter route. This was agreed at a


meeting of the full Ribble Valley Council. Members heard the change was neces- saiy to make it easier for the 84-house development, due to start soon, and to protect the privacy of^the new resi­ dents.


discussed at an earlier meet­ ing of the Public Works and Health Committee, several members expressed concern that the right of way would b e completely blocked during the development. But committee chairman


When the change was first


of Salthill Road, took the unusual action after running into trouble two thirds of the way through the 200-mile Bolton Midnight Rally.


The father and son team,


they drove through a large puddle and saturated the engine, which cut out. Bill and Roy managed to restart but a little further on the radiator boiled over because the cold water from the puddle had jammed the thermostat.


With, rain teeming down,


road for the Clitheroe pair until they spotted their two


It looked the end of the


flasks of coffee. “We poured every last


drop in and hoped for the best,” said Bill. Having lost only five


Coun. Mrs Marg^et Mayes told the council arrange­ ments were being made to ensure that the right of way would remain open perma­ nently.


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LADY members of Gisbum Parish Church sat back and enjoyed themselves at the church’s annual harvest supper, held on Monday. For it was the men of the


parish who did all the chores. Led by the vicar. Canon S. A. Selby, who


heated the pie and pas , the men served up meals for 150 people — and even did the washing up aftenvards. And the ladies’ verdict? “An excellent effort,” they


said. E n te r ta inm e n t was


provided by the choir.


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Sunday’s haiwest thanks­ giving services were well


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RETIRING professional Roland Gee performed his last official duty for Clitheroe CC when he presented


the awards at the' annual dinner dance. About 90 guests attended the dinner, at the Black


Bull Hotel, Rimington, on Friday.


(batting), Garth Sutcliffe (bowling) and John Hill (fielding). The second-teamers to win awards were


, Gee, who has been with the over first team awards to Graham, Da^es


John Pye (batting), Graham Monk (bowling) and Bill Briggs (fielding).- The young player of the year was all-rounder


■ All 16 players who represented the side in the Lawrenson Cup also: received mementoes. Clitheroe reached the final, only to be beaten by Baxenden on the last ball of the last over. After the presentations, guests danced to a disco.


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S e lb y . G isb um .Y FC members read the lessons and the organist was Mr P. Peel.


sick and elderly, the remain­ der being sent to St Denys Home, Clitheroe.


Fruit was taken to the


who posed for our .photo­ grapher at the supper were four brothers. Pictured here are, from the left, James Pate, Richard 'Wallbank, Malcolm, William and Neville Pate and John Falshaw.


Among the hard workers


■is noping for some sponsor­ ship —^ from the coffee company perhaps?


ances have been steadily improving in recent rallies,


the Bolton-le-Moors Club, was the ninth round of the Motoring News Champion­ ship. Bill and Roy’s sbdh place did not improve their standing but it keeps them on top of the Clitheroe and district Motor Club table and the SD34 championship for crews from 16 north of England clubs. Now Bill, whose perform­


Lancashire County Council, said: “The coffee didn’t seem to do the radiator any harm. In fact it’s still in there and from what I can see it’s plug- giw up a few leaks.” .’The rally, organised by


minutes, the coffee-cooled car sped on over the tortur­ ous route between Lancas­ ter and Burton-in-Kendal. Bill (25), a surveyor with


TWENTY-NINE business and professional men from the Clitheroe area were this week welcomed into the Rotary movement. T h e y a r e fo u n d e r


from the Rotarian President of Great Britain and Ireland, Rtn. Nevil Tweedle, of Stockport. Rotarian badges were


members of the Rotary Club of Ribblesdale — a new club,


club received a scroll outlin­ ing the objects of, Rotary


charter dinner at the Stuk House Hotel, Gisbum, Mr Raymond Dewhurst, repre­ senting plastics laminating, was inducted as the first president. The ceremony was performed by district p re s id e n t , Rtn Chris Preston, of Lancaster, who also handed over the new club charter. Each member of the new


which is the second in the area next to its ^onsor, the Rotary Club of (jlitheroe. At the presentation of


worth. Tlie hew club, which will


by representatives of 34 clubs throughout the North West and guests included the Mayor of the Ribble Valley, Coun. Edward Newhouse, and the Mayor of


also district vice-chairman, has been closely concerned with the formation of the new club over the past 12 months. During the evening he accepted an honorary life membership. The evening was attended


p re s e n te d to the new members by Rtn Ben B u t te rw o r th , of the Clitheroe club, in his capac­ ity as assistant district extension officer. Rtn Butterworth, who is


Clitheroe, Coun. Bob Ains­


meet each Monday at the C a s t l e ' R e s t a u r a n t , Clitheroe, received three gifts — a gong from the Clitheroe club, presented by Rtn Mitchell, a lectern from Blackburn and a visitors’ book from Amoundemess (I¥eston). During the evening,


greetings were brought from several other clubs by the new club’s secretary, Rtn. Fred Foster. The toast, to the ■visitors was proposed by the Ribblesdale club’s f irs t vice-president Rtn Frank Haworth, vrith Rtn Douglas Johnson, past presi­ dent at Accrington, respond­ ing. MC was district exten­ sion of ficer, Rtn Ted Harrop.


. dale,” proposed by Rtn Mitchell, Rtn Dewhurst said he was proud to be the first-


members, Rtn. Ttveedle told them to enjoy their Rotary b u t n o t . t o e x p e c t th e r e s p e c t of th e ir neighbours simply because they had become Rotarians. “You will have to earn the respect over the years by serving your community,” he said. Replying to the toast “Rotary Club of Ribbles-


Welcoming the new


DECISION TIME ON


. CROSSING President of a club which


picture for the Ribblesdale Club. Seated centre is Rtn Dewhurst with (from left) Rtn'Harrop, Rtn Preston, Rtn Tweedle, and Rtn Butterworth. •


MEN TAKE ON NEW ROLE


BRITISH RAIL officials will this morning reveal plans for new barriers at CUtheroe’s Eshton Terrace level crossing — scene of a m a jo r tra in crash in November. They will be meeting


friendship and fellowship. '■ A once-in-a-lifetime


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No rush for new service


THE newspapers-by-mail se rvic e, being started shortly in the Ribble Valley,' has .met with a quiet response so far. 'This new service is being


set up in 15 rural areas througnout the country, as a sue month experiment run jointly by the Post Office and the National Federation of Retail Newsagents. Postmen will deliver


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newspapers and magazines with the morning mail to people living in remote coun­ try areas,’ where normal deliveries by newsagents are not possible. Acting postmaster for


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Clitheroe, Mr Clifford Bell, said: “We have been in touch with a number of newsa­ gents, and customers in outlying' areas, and some have decided to take advan­ tage of the service. “We' would certainly


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Secrecy on meeting’s outcome


County and Ribble 'Valley councillors and Chief Tech­ nical Officer Mr Dennis Black on the site to discuss the proposals. Initially it was intended to


replace the present wooden gates, damaged in the crash, with an “opn-type” cros­ sing. But this idea met 'with a hostile reaction from members of the Ribble ■Valley Council’s Public Wo r k s a n d He a l t h Committee. They felt it would be


A VEIL of secrecy was drawn over the outcome of a Policy and Resources Committee meeting on Tuesday night when, it is understood, procedures involved in the sacking of Ribble Valley Council solicitor Mr John Campbell were discussed. After members left the


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discussions will be given to Tuesday’s meeting of the Public Works, and Health Committee.


Rivers full


HEAVY rain during the week has brought no serious flooding in the Ribble Valley, although rivers ran high and, in a few cases, bnmmed over into nearby fields. At Sawley, a spokesman


Portfield Bar, 'Whalley, on Tuesday, when a motorist reported flooding in the road, but the water quickly subsided. .


into a field at Stubbins, near Sabden, according to local councillor Miss Alice Alston. A spokesman at the Ribbles­ dale Pool said some fields in the nearby Edisford area were standing in up to three inches of water, although the Roefield football pitches were not affected. Clitheroe police went to


at the Spread Eagle Hotel said the Ribble had spilled into a field near the hotel. Sabden Brook overflowed


dangerous to leave the cros­ sing open because it is used by hundreds of schoolchil­ dren every day. A special sub-committee was termed and members asked British Rail to think again. A full report of today’s


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ELECTED


OFFICERS of the Clitheroe branch of the Royal British Legion for the coming year are: President, Mr Tom Liddle; chairman, Mr James Roberts; vice-chairman, Mr Richai'd Martin; secretary, Mr Terence Goodbier; assis­ tant secretary, Mr Christ­ opher Roberts; treasurer, Mr James Whittaker; services secretary, Mr Robert Penny; assistant services secretary, Mr Sydney Parkinson; commit­ te e members, Mr Roy Mantle, Mr George Hoskins and Mrs Ethel Penny, who takes charge of Poppy Day in Clitheroe, and is chairman of the women’s section of the branch.


Prize night for cricketers


following a branch commit­ tee meeting of Nalgo last week which “deprecated the procedures followed by the council in the manner in which it dismissed Mr Campbell.” Mr Campbell was sacked


that members received a report on discussions held the previous day betwe'en councillors and officials of Nalgo. The meeting was called


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