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Calling the world from Ribble


Valley phones


TELEPHONE users in many parts of the Ribble Valley will soon have the luxury of international


direct dialling at their fingertips. For at 11-30 a.m. on


Farmer’s dipping


fines


A LAPSE of memory by a Bolton-by-Bowland sheep farmer, led to his appear­ ance at Clitheroe court to answer four summonses. It was alleged that after


dipping his sheep against scab infection, William Crossley, of Hungrill Farm, failed to notify the local authority of his inten­ tion to dip on two occa­ sions. He also failed to make


and furnish the authority with declaration forms. Crossley, who admitted


the offences, was fined £10 on each summons and also ordered to pay £71.35


costs. Mr Stephen Bacon, pro­ secuting, said that in an attempt to eradicate sheep scab, the Ministry had made a special order in 1978 declaring the whole of England and Wales an infected area and sheep had to be dipped against infection. The person in charge


had to give notice to the relevant authority of the


time and place and approx­ imate number of sheep to be dipped three days before. He also had to com­ plete another form when dipping had taken place. Crossley told the court


he had dipped 150 store lambs on September 30th last year and again dipped 200 sheep on October 7th. He said the sheep had


already been dipped before he brought them, but he did them again for his own benefit. He realised he had forgotten to post the forms.


VARIETY AGENCY Urgently required, all kinds


LEWIS-LEE Reg. NW 346


of good class acts, including groups, trios, duos and single artistes


AH beginners welcome


TEL. PADIHAM 73038 evenings


March 29th, piost of the area will be connected into


the system. Clitheroe, Bolton-by-


Bowland, Chatburn, Dun- sop Bridge, Gisburn, Slaid- burn, Stonyhurst, Whalley and Wilpsnire will all be linked directly with some 80 major countries. Also going “world wide”


for the first time are Accrington, Blackburn and


Great Harwood. The convenience and


cheapness of the system has been enjoyed by tele­ phone users in Burnley for five years. But if you live in the


Ribble Valley, it is cur­ rently impossible to dial direct. Instead, calls abroad have to be made through the operator, which can be t im e -


consuming and expensive. An off-peak call to


Canada will cost £1.69 for three minutes or about 30p for 30 seconds Calls to Australia will be


slightly more expensive with a three-minute call


costing £3.16. A spokesman for North


West Telecommunications predicted that the system would not only be used by local businessmen and industries, but also by families keen to talk to relatives abroad. "It beats letter writing


every time,” he said. The extension of IDD to


the RibbleValley has delighted C l i th e r o e businessman Mr John


Rushton. A s a d i r e c t o r of


Whiteside’s, the wine mer­ chants, Mr Rushton regu­ larly has to make calls to the Continent. “I’m very pleased that


we’re at last in direct touch with the rest of Europe,” he said. "It’ll certainly make my


life a lot easier.” ST HUBERTS


at Newton Village Hall Friday, February 16th, 1979


DANCE DUNSOP BRIDGE


8-30 p.m. — 1 a.m. E.G.B. TRIO


£1.25 including supper Bar applied for


Tickets available from Dunsop


Bridge 288 or 19 Eshton Terrace, Clitheroe


Mr Horace Cook Man who loved the wilds


MR HORACE COOK, whose “Coun­ try Diary” has appeared weekly in the Advertiser and Times for a period of almost 30 years, died suddenly at his home in Castle View, Clitheroc, on Monday. He was 71.


Mr Cook was one of that declining breed known locally as “ per­


sonalities.” Indeed, to call him “Mr” almost seems out of place; to the hundreds of people who knew him he was always plain Horace. He wouldn’t have had it otherwise.


Horace was an engaging conver­


sationalist and never more so than when expounding on his great love . . . the countryside, in particular the


Ribble and Hodder Valleys. But the valleys nearest his home were not his


only source of interest. Next to them came the Highlands


of Scotland, with the golden eagle a special fascination. Time and effort were of no account to him where the king of birds was concerned. But most of his writings were


about the flora and fauna and the people of his beloved valleys. He


knew the haunts of the Bowland deer, where rare birds nested and where threatened species of wild flowers could be found.


On these things he kept his counsel


and because of this enjoyed access to areas where visitors are not usually welcomed.


It was Horace who first revealed through the Advertiser and Times the


wonderful story of Bambi, the Sika deer reared by the Hodgson family, of Bolton-by-Bowland. The finding of Bambi in a field during haymak­ ing, her rearing and subsequent mat­ ing attracted worldwide interest.


As a writer and lecturer he cam­


paigned strongly for the preservation of the countryside and was vigor­ ously opposed to attempts to open up Stocks reservoir to all comers. He genuinely feared that such a step would lead only to the despoiling of its natural beauty. He was chairman of Clitheroe


Naturalists’ Society from its forma­ tion in 1957, and life president for the past 12 years.


Horace, who retired just 12 years


ago, owed much of his geographical knowledge of Ribble and Hodder to his occupation as a telephone engineer. He had 27 years’ service with the GPO. For many of those years, telephone


communications in the area were dependent on overhead lines, in total


some 400 miles, and Horace had some harrowing tales to tell of working out on the fells in sub-zero temperatures, after wires and poles had been brought down by snow and ice, par­ ticularly in 1940 and 1947. Once he came to the help of


Clitheroe Corporation by shinning up the flagstaff on the Castle Keep to free the pulley, which had jammed. Mr Cook leaves a wife Hilda, and


two daughters. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon. A service at Clitheroe United Reformed Church will be followed by interment at Whalley New Road Cemetery, Blackburn. O One of the last Country Diary


columns written by Mr Cook appears on Page 4.


BATTLE OF AGE AND YOUTH


IT WILL be youth against experience in an intriguing snooker clash at Clitheroe’s Pendle


Club tonight. An age gap of 68 years


separates Mr Tom How- arth, veteran player for the home side, and teen­ ager Andrew Walmsley, who will be “potting” balls for visitors Rimington in a Clitheroe and District League Fixture. Eighty-four-year-old Mr


Howarth, of Franklin S t r e e t , Clitheroe, is believed to be the oldest player in local competitive snooker. He is a regular at Pendle


Club and has continued to put in some sterling per­ formances this season. Mr Ho wor th’ s cue-


THE your


correspondence in columns about the


proposed new council offices — and I stress offices, a practical build­ ing to be built for very practical purposes — not a new town hall; there will be n o new cou n c i l chamber, mayor’s parlour, etc., grows apace.


Council offices: The facts that must be faced Letters to the Editor


The whole question has


been debated at numerous meetings since 1974 at which the present dissen­ ters were all entitled to be present, had they so wished. Let it suffice that all the


issues now raised, plus many more, have all been discussed and considered at great length and in minute detail. One correspondent sug­


gest a referendum — in itself a very expensive exercise— but what would such a project prove? It would merely indicate the wishes of the people, but not whether those wishes, if realised, would be either sensible or desirable. The fact must be faced;


only a modicum o f ratepayers have been suf­ ficiently interested to investigate the matter in any depth and thus few are in a position to make a reasonable or unbiased judgement. But, as 1 have written,


very few people appear to have really studied the


RIBBLESDALE TABLE TENNIS


at WADDINGTON SOCIAL CLUB


DISC© on SATURDAY


FEBRUARY 3rd 8-00 p.m.


ADMISSION 50p AT THE DOOR


Many believers sustain a wrong relation to the world mixed up with it, instead of separate from it.


RIBBLE VALLEY PENTECOSTAL


CHURCH, CLITHEROE Sunday, 6-30 p.m.


Enquiries Clitheroe 25825.


plans and proposals; perhaps they have confi­ dence in the judgement of the men and women they have chosen to represent them. Now the proposed site


— only chosen after half a dozen others, not all in Clitheroe, had been inves­ tigated and considered. The site was selected for


two important reasons: (a) because it was the cheap­ est (the council already owned the bulk of the required land) and (b) because it was the most central. Anything wrong in that? Thirdly, the proposed


design. The merits or otherwise of this are, of course, a matter of opin­ ion. In my view, for what it is worth, it fits in admir­ ably with its environment in both original conception and suitability of the mate­ rials to be employed in con­ struction. Let us now consider a


point some readers may nave overlooked. In addi­ tion to their public office, counci l lors are also ratepayers and, like the rest, they don’t like paying one halfpenny more than they have to. In the main, they are far


Land you might get a kick


out of selling


THREE weeks ago it was 90 per cent against the new town hall, last week it was three out of four, could that be 75 per cent? What next?


Thank you, "Bystan­ der.” I am afraid Billington


DUNSOP BRIDGE VILLAGE HALL


8th ANNIVERSARY


BRING AND BUY SALE SATURDAY,


FEBRUARY 10th


TO BE OPENED A T2-30 p.m. by MRS H. SHAW


at 7-30 p.m.


SOCIAL DANCING TILL MIDNIGHT


p ar t ic u la rs n e x t week


ROYAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL


CLITHEROE YORK STREET


JUMBLE SALE


IN THE


SCHOOL HALL FRIDAY


FEBRUARY 2nd 7 p.m.


ADMISSION 2p


and Longridge are not owned by the council and


obviously you have no friends or relatives in


these areas. There is, however, land


in Clitheroe which might bring in £200,000, but there is no chance of this land being sold, as the footballers in the town would kick you out at the thought. Sorry I did not answer the question of siting and


L OW MO O R CLUB SATURDAY


MEMBERS N8GHT Strictly Members only


PHIL CASE DISCO SUNDAY


ARTISTE ASSURED


22689 — 22633 — 24325 — 23775 — 24595 — 23016 — 24588 — 24671


quality of the town hall, but as this will blend in, similar to the Health Centre opposite, I shall be pleased.! am sure no one wants red brick facing. I am sorry the Moor­


lands housing site applica­ tion was turned down


again by one vote. When you consider that the main objection is increased traf­ fic, compare this site with the 80 houses and bun­ galows with only the War­ wick Drive exit into Chat- burn Road or Park Avenue with 75 houses and bun­ galows with one entry into


WHERE DO YOU WAIXIT TO LOSE WEIGHT?


WE HAVE MOVED PLEASE NOTE NEW VENUE


THE WHITE LION, MARKET PLACE, CLITHEROE


Tel. Lee BURNLEY 51839 * W^ghtWelcheii «rvd(S> of Weight W<tche<» Inierm WEIGHT#


WATCHERS The Authority.


; tud uMil und«r lit c< 635*637 Ajax Avenue, Slough, Berkshire SL1 4DB. Slough 70711


Waddington Road or the Castle View area with only one


or exit by Bawdlands


Bridge or, of course, Low Moor and others.


I know several families


in the Moorlands area and I cannot believe there are inconsiderate car drivers on any estate where there are children, so I cannot understand why it has been turned down.


This land was sold by the


Foundation governors of the Grammar School to help both boys and girls who need assistance with their education.


Finally, the smaller the


number of houses built on this estate, the greater the cost of the land per house, so I am sure any future neighbours who may be living locally will thank those residents for their assistance in raising house


prices. CLIFFORD CHATBURN Park Avenue, Clitheroe.


from being the most affluent members of the community; indeed around a quarter of the present members are OAP’s and so, if they vote in favour of a project that is going to cost them money, they only do so after the most stringent examination and consideration of every alternative.


They have to be con­


vinced that the proposed course is right and proper and to the ultimate benefit of the whole borough. They don’t like being hit in


the pocket. Lastly, one further


point. The Mayor of Clitheroe, my very good friend, has a quite excel­ lent newsagents and mixed bu sin e ss; adm ira b ly administered and organ­ ised and all under one roof. Let us consider what the


position would be if His Worship were to sell his


Let’s have worthy building


I WOULD like to add my support to the opinions expressed in the letters by “Double Ratepayer” and "Bystander” on the new


Town Hall. I also arn convinced that


the policy of putting the drawings on show to the public for one week when people were preparing for Christmas was a device to see that as few people as possible would see them. This has proved to be


right, as only 31 people had the time to go and view them. If we are to have a new


Town Hall, and I am not convinced that it is neces­ sary, let us have a building worthy of Clitheroe. The proposed building


has the appearance of an old mil! with outbuildings converted for a use for which it was neve r intended. Perhans the site was chosen to hide the ugly building as much as poss­ ible. I am fairly certain that


the new building will not provide as much accommo­ dation for the staff as at present enjoyed and may lead to discontent. I support wholehear-


tedl y ‘ ‘ D o u b l e Ratepayer’s” objection to the reservation of private car parking for council employees. The assump­ tion that council employees are in some way superior to the rest of us and are our bosses is all wrong.


ANOTHER RATEPAYER.


newspapers up the Castle, his cigarettes in Church Street, his matches in Church Brow, his sweets in Pimlico Road and his fancy goods in Princess Avenue. Very far from an ideal


arrangement, I am sure he would agree; difficult and expensive to administer, and so, too, with Mr Moon. If this admirable accoun­


tant were to try and organ­ ise the different sections of his practice in five diffe­ rent venues he would be immediately beset with additional expense and a hundred little difficulties that need never have


arisen. But this quite unreason­


able situation, it seems, is the one in which these gentlemen would wish the Ribble Valley Council to continue to operate. Like the removal of the


head of King Charles II in 1649, building the new council offices can best be described as painful but very, verv necessary. UOUN. j! h . f e l l , Independent.


Smiling through gloom


IN a week with very little to put a smile on our faces, three hours spent at the Trinity pantomime, "Dick Whittington,” soon put that smile back again. The audience loved it. Well done, Trinity. Congratulations to the


producers, cast and all con­ cerned in giving Clitheroe a pantomime any town would have been proud to have staged. It was well


worth turning out in the snow, cold and frost. It’s a great pity there is


not a larger hall to seat more of the public to be entertained in future excellent productions. S. MORTON, Beverley Drive, Clitheroe.


Who’s he bashing?


SO the Liberal cnadidate seeks to bash the Tory can­ didate by accusing him of “union bashing” — what­ ever that turn may mean. The Liberal party leader


is now calling on all politi­ cal parties to combine so that Trade Union reform may be effected. Surely Mr Wilson is not seeking to bash Mr Steel! Perhaps he can find a


way of making that clear to the voters in the Clitheroe division, otherwise he will he seen to be living in the past. ALAN GREEN, The Stables, Sabdon.


Don’t knock our lovely new homes


A LOT of comment has been made recently concerning the Low Moor Estate and I feel that I, as a resident, have more knowledge of these houses than people who come for a five minute look around.


These people who con­


sider that they are some­ thing out of the last war cannot have had their eyes open when they looked at the houses.


I have a lovely light and


airy kitchen and the rest of the house equally gets its share of sunlight.


We have the added high­


light of a good and econom­ ical central heating sys­ tem. The houses are ideal for couples with young families and I would just like to give my sincere thanks to the council for a lovely home which we could never have had with­ out their help.


In stead of people knock­


ing the estate, why don’t they give the residents time to show what they can do? After all, most of us moved in just before the winter and we have had little chance so far to bring out the beauty of the houses.


MRS S. P. BOWMAN, 64 Riverside, Low Moor.


CRITICS UNJUST


IN REPLY TO Mr Jack­ son’s letter of last week, I wish to say we have had enough unjust criticism about our homes over the past six months. May I point out to Mr Jackson, and anyone else prepared to make any comment — they are our homes, we chose them, and so should be left in peace to live in them.


They are not a “blot on


the landscape,” in fact they look very well from the b r id g e at E d is fo rd . Maybe, Mr Jackson, you and many others resent anyone building on the site at all, because of the memories it may hold.


As for the light, that is a


load of rubbish. We have all the light we need. Maybe, Mr Jackson, you haven’t been in the houses recently — take another look, you’ll be surprised.


I hope this letter will


end any more comment through'the newspaper. So please leave us alone. We’re happy where we


are.


MRS E. G. TUPPER, 74 Riverside, Low Moor.


Friends have value


LAST week you reported that, having once offered the hand of friendship and seen it rejected, the French town of Rivesaltes is trying again. Clitheroe Town Council has decided “ to further d is cu s s w h e th e r a twinning arrangement could benefit the town without bringing financial liability.” One cannot escape the


impression that before deciding again whether to take the plunge, members are anxious to ensure that Clitheroe can get more out of the arrangement than it


puts in. I know nothing about


twinning arrangements, except that many towns have them, but surely such friendly contacts have a value that cannot be mea­ sured in financial units? So come on, Clitheroe councillors, show the same


spirit as your French coun­ terparts and don’t be


parochial. B. ODD1E, Westfield Drive, West Bradford.


Postcards wanted


HERE on the Isle of Man, 1979 is our Milennium Year. We are celebrating 1,000 years of se 1 f - government. The Manx Postcard Association would dearly love to hold an exhibition of old postcards. We should like to hear


from anybody who has any pre-1940 cards depicting English Royalty, Tartans, C o lo u r e d m i l i t a r y uniforms or Isle of Man boats. We are also looking for


pre-1915 cards by signed artists, either cartoon or serious.


DAVID WILSON, 52 Julian Road, Glen Park, Douglas,


Isle of Man


LETTERS for publica­ tion are accepted only on the understanding that


they may be edited or condensed at the Editor’s discretion.


Four win degrees from the ‘Open


TWO Ribble V a l le y t e a c h e r s , a Langho research officer and a VAT recorder from Read, are among the New Year graduates of the Open Uni­ versity. Years of hard work with


the university that enables students to work at home through correspondence


and TV and radio program­ mes, has resulted in an h on ou rs d e g r e e for Ribblesdale teacher Mrs D o ro th y Sharpe, of Rodhill, Clitheroe Road, Whalley. And BAs have gone to


Mr John Eastwood of “ Fairways,” Whinney Lane, Langho, Mrs Molly Haines of Singleton Avenue, Read, and Mrs Yvonne Murrell of Beaver Close, Wilpshire.


Mrs Murrell is tem­


porarily teaching physics at Moorlands School, C l i th e r o e , and has graduated in social sci­ ences and education.


Mrs Sharpe adds her second class honours


degree to an Open Univer­ sity BA in mathematics and biology she gained in 1975.


She is deputy head of


mathematics at Ribbles­ dale and has also taught at Notre Dame and Westh- olme Schools, Blackburn. In 1974 she was installed


as first president of the new Ribble Valley Associ­ ation of the National Union of Teachers, and is still an active member of the local committee. She is married with a


son and a daughter, who are both students. Her son David (20) is at Worcester College reading geography for a B Ed, and Fiona (17) is taking a senior secreta­ rial course at Accrington College of Further Educa­ tion.


Mr Eastwood (34) who


left school at 15 with no qualifications, now has a degree in technology. He joined Lucas Aerospace in Burnley as an apprentice after leaving school and is now an assistant research officer.


He studied for O levels


and later gained his City and Guilds full technologi­ cal certificate in produc­ tion engineering at even­ ing classes. “I’ve enjoyed doing the


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course, but anyone who studies with the Open Uni­ versity will agree that it's hard work. A lot of the credit should go to my wife, Jennifer, for putting up with the hours of study and the inconveniences, said Mr Eastwood.


The couple have lived in Langho for four years and


have two sons, Paul (5) and Martyn (2V4). Besides his studying and


a full-time job Mr East- wood has managed to find time for his main hobbies — photography, gardening


and badminton. Read mother-of-three


Mrs Molly Haines decided to try the Open University after gaining O and A- levels by correspondence course and evening clas­


ses, and is now a graduate in history and social sci­


ences. Mrs Haines (44), who


now plans to try for an honours degree, said: “It pretty well took up most of my time, but it’s such a mind-broadening experi­ ence I thoroughly recom­ mend it.”


Her family have lived in


Read for eight years and Mrs Haines works part- time as a VAT recorder for -small businesses through­


out the area. Her husband, Geoffrey,


is a production engineer in Blackburn, while sons Neil (16) and Robin (12) are at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, and daughter Catherine (15) is a pupil at the Girls Grammar School.


wielding days stretch back for more than 60 years when he played at the old Weavers’ Institute, Whal­


ley Road, Clitheroe. He later represented


Moor Lane Institute, with his fa th e r and two brothers, in the Sunday School Billiards League. In the first World War


Mr Howarth served in Gal­ lipoli. He was a member of the Pendle Club side that won the Orme Shield in 1965-66 and is as involved as ever in the game he loves. Andrew, 16, of Higher


Gill Farm, Rimington, is in his first season as a regular for the village team. He has already sur­


prised a few older oppo­ nents with the high stan­ dard of his play and some of the Rimington side reckon he is a great pros­


pect. He has his own snooker


table and also picked up some of the skills through playing in competitions at Bowland County Secon­ dary School, where he was a pupil before last sum­ mer. Andrew now helps out at home on the farm. A n d rew ’ s sn ooke r exploits could see him fol­ low in his father’s foot­ steps. Mr Brian Walmsley won


the league’s singles title a couple of seasons ago so Andrew has a fine example


to guide him. But the Rimington lad


will have to be at his best. When the teams met in


November, Mr Howarth had to face another of the village side's young hope­ fuls, 17-year-old Robert Walker, and he was able to overcome that challenge, winning 74-65.


GISBURN SALE


THERE wciv 4-1 avvrv.iilv.l newly-calved cow.- and heifers


forward at Gisluirn Auction Mart last Thursday. Accredited cow prizes were


won bv B. H. and J. Proctor (£a00) and R. and A. Wallbnnk (£.161). Accredited heifer prizes were won by J. R. Drinkall (1


and 2) (£500). Accredited Friesian cows


made to £500 (average £424.50). Friesian heifers made to £;>0()


(£-118) and Ayrshire cows to £3S0


(£310). In the calf section, there were


208 accredited calves forward.


Friesian bulls made to £112 (average £44.50), Friesian heif­ ers to £49 (£40.50), Hereford X bulls to £85 (£42). Hereford heif­ ers to £62 (£39), Carolais X bulls to £124 (£110.50). Charolais heif­ ers to £110 (£70.50), Angus bulls to £90 (£00) and Angus heifers to


£24 (£1S.50). In the sale of store pigs, there


were 41 animals forward. Store pigs made to £29 (average £25.25). There were 230 cattle, S16 sheep and 21 pigs forw ard m the fatstock section. Certified clean cattle: Tight steers made to 78.Sp (average 74.Sp) medium 76p (71.lip), heavy averaged


75. Sp. Light heifers made to .2p


(07.2p), medium to 73.Sp (07.9p) and heavy averaged 73.5p. Uncertified and previously


certified cattle: Light steers made to 77.Sp (73p), medium to


SI.Op (74.op), heavy to 09p (6S.op). Light heifers made to 7l.op (04.7p), medium to 07.2p (61.7p), heavy to 00.2p (03.2p) and fat cows to 60p (45.9p). Sheep: light hoggs made to 15Gp (149.9p), standard to 156p


SNOW


CHAOS ROMfpAtiEOISIE


at Chatburn, although buses continued running to


Grindleton. Buses from Clitheroe to Manchester stayed on the road, but operated about an hour behind schedule. Although the crisp snow


attracted winter sport enthusiasts to Pendle Hill’s slopes, life was not so hec­ tic at the Wellsprings Inn. Owner Mr Roland


Unsworth did not even open on Saturday. “It’s been very, very quiet,” he


said. Clitheroe’ s amateur


meteorologist, Mr Tom Suttie, of Wellgate, said an average of eight inches had fallen in the Clitheroe area


over the weekend. Temperatures had been


as low as nine degrees below f r e e z in g , as Clitheroe experienced its coldest January since 1963. But according to Mr Sut­


tie the worst is over and it should become a little warmer this month.


Refused to give names


FOUR anglers caught fish­ ing without licences on the banks of the River Ribble warned the bailiff: ‘‘Go away or we'll throw you in the river." The men threatened the


bailiff alter refusing to tell him their names and addresses, Clitheroe magistrates were told. But the bailiff, from the


X u r t h \V e s t \V a te r Authority, went to call the police from a farm near E d i s f o r d B r i d g e , Clitheroe. The men — Philip Cap­


per, Stephen Toft and Donald Capper, all of Old­ ham. and James Percival, of Blackley, near Manches­ ter — were each fined £10 for not having a licence and £5 for not giving their name and address. In addition they were


ordered to share £20 costs. The men said they had


all bought 50p permits to fish in the river and were net aware that


■ ■ as ais-


accessary to hold a licence. They said they had not given their names and addresses because the bailiff had not shown his identity.


CINEMA


THE rough and tumble of life as a top Hollywood stunt man is next week's film attraction at Clitheroe


Civic Hall. Burt Reynolds plays the


lead role in "Hooper.” as a veteran stunt ace who has to defend his reputation against challenges from a


new rival.


Guitar recital


CLASSICAL guitarist


LeoWitoszynskvj willgive a recital in Clitheroe Parish Church on February loth, at 7-30 p.m. It is being presented by the Mid- Pennine Association for the Arts and tickets are available from the Tourist Information Office in Church Street, Clitheroe.


(150.Op), medium to 150p (1 4 3 .7p), heavy to 134.op (131.Ip). Light shearlings aver­ aged 140p, uncertified hoggs to £29.60p (£21.52)and fat ewes to


£26 (£14.47). Pigs: fat pigs made to £6S


(£43. IS) and fat sows made to £67 (£54).


In memory


A DONATION of £72 has been given to the Royal National Lifeboat Institu­ tion in memory of the late Mr C. G. Dean, of Martin Top Cottage, Rimington.


Former church choir member


A MAN who left Clitheroe 43 years ago to become a successful businessman in Middlesex has died at the


age of 62. Mr George Josiah


Clarke, of Hampton Hill, was born in Brook Street, Clitheroe. He had been ill


since July. In his bedroom was an


enlarged picture of Pendle Hill, which he had bought on one of his visits to Clitheroe. Mr Clarke was a former


pupil of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School for bovs and regularly attended the reunion dinners of the Old


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Clitheronians’ Association. He was also a former


member of Clitheroe Par­ ish Church choir. He left Clitheroe when


he was 19 and found suc­ cess as a businessman, ris­


ing to the position of man­ aging director of his own engineering firm. He was due to retire in


June. His father, Mr Alfred


Clarke, used to work for Ribblesdale Cement. A service and cremation


will be at the West Mid­ dlesex Crematorium on Monday. Mr Clarke leaves a wife and three children.


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