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A .SABDEN furniture firm has gained a design of-the year award for a modular five-piece suite on show at the National


won by Pendle Furni­ ture, against competi­ tion from some of Bri­ tain’s largest and best- known manufacturers. . The suite was created by Mr John Houseman


(38), the firm’s _ design. director, who lives at A b b e y T e r r a c e , Barrow.


conventional format in having five pieces instead of three, which, can be arranged in any shape to su i t any lounge.


It differs from the


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and is covered by a wool mixture cloth. Restful cushions are ranged along the back.


managing director, Mr Christopher Wilford, . said th a t the suite would appeal to many buyers. The firm is delighted by its success.


Pendle Furniture’s


National Exhibition Centre, opens to the


The exhibition, at the


trade next Tuesday and to the public on Friday and over the weekend.


sive, go-ahead firm, not content to stand still,” said Mr Wilford.


“We are an aggres­


are bursting at the seams in Sabden, so any future expansion would have to take place out­ side the village.” Pendle Furniture’s


“At the moment we


rise to prominence has been spectacular. When it started 13 years ago, in an empty Sabden cot­ ton mill, it made 80 suites a week.


tories in the. village make 900 a week and the order book is full. Exporting, starting on a modest scale, is expected to develop next year.


Now its three fac­ V: r« ! Up


Soccer chief upsets the


A RIBBLE VALLEY Football League referee, schoolteacher Mr Garth Sutcliffe, has been suspended for the rest of the | season for swearing at a spectator.


Thirty-five-year-old Mr


MR SUTCLIFFE sadly hangs up his boots and whistle.


Now second mobile unit in operation


FROM next Tuesday a sec­ ond mobile breast screen­


in g unit will be set up alongside the present van in Clitheroe’s New Market Street.


since the scheme was launched by Blackburn Health District, when the now familiar caravan began to visit Blackburn, Darwen, Accrington and Clitheroe on weekdays.


It is just over 12 months The new van has come in


by public fund raising, made its debut yesterday at Blackburn when district community' physician Dr’ Peter Grime, with district management team, spoke of the vital role the service was playing in the com­ munity.


good time for the women whe were screened at ear­ lier visits to have their first yearly checkup. The new unit, paid for


Both vans will operate in Clitheroe each Tuesday.


N


Sutcliffe, of Bleasdale Av e n u e , Cl i t h e r o e , “accepts his punishment” for bringing the game into- disrepute. But the way his case was


dealt with has upset his refereeing colleagues. They are particularly


incensed at the “high­ handed" attitude by one of the top English football administrators, Mr Bob Lord, when he chaired one of the Lancashire Football Association disciplinary panels which sat in judg­ ment of Mr Sutcliffe.


chairman of Burnley-FG - and a vice-president of the Football League Manage­ ment Committee, to De reported to the FA in Lon­ don for bringing the game into disrepute by his com­ ments at the hearing.


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written to the LFA comp- l a i n i n g a b o u t


The local referees have t h e


behaviour of Mr Lord who is a member of the FA Council and chairman of the FA Cup Committee. The Ribble Valley


referees are asking their county association to for­ ward their complaints to the LFA with a view to them being considered by the Football Association.


Need for poppy sellers


VO LU N T E ER S a r e


| * needed to help with Satur- ■ day’s street collection in Clitheroe for the Royal British Legion Poppy


Appeal. Anyone willing to spare


some time on Saturday — even only an hour — will be helping the Legion obtain desperately needed


funds. Collecting boxes are


available from the appeal headauarters at 50 Parson Lane, next to the frozen


food centre car park. The shop, open daily for


the sale of poppies, will be manned from 9 a.m. on Saturday for volunteers to pick up their collecting boxes. They can’also con tact appeal organiser Mrs Ethel Penny, Clitheroe 22623. The local branch is hop­


ing to raise over £l,20( from this year’s Poppy Appeal. Collecting boxes have gone out to shops and factories and a house-to- house collection has been held.


MP’s views on Africa


CLITHEROE Division MP Mr David Wad- d in g to n recently, returned from an all­ party delegation to Malawi and Zimbab- we-Rhodesia. Today, on page 8, in the first of two special articles, h e g i v e s h i s i m p r e s s i o n s o f Malawi. Next week he will be writing about Rhodesia.


LONDON here we come! This happy band of Ribble Valley ladies are all. set to climb aboard their coach for the capital; where they'


cheered on. two local wj,ich triumphed in the ■ their opponents from Kent, W1 membe r s , who s..fjnai of ^'nationwide BBC WIs and the: win was a became quiz champions radio competition. • of the airwaves.


of Ravelston House, Wad- dinton, and <Mrs Christine Thistlethwaite,; of Lower Gills Farm, Rimington;; were in the-.Lancashire Federation;,of.,WIS: team,


Mrs; Margaret f Lupton,


WI. 1 . The trio’s general know­ ledge-proved too much for


great tonic for the suppor- 'Both are members of - ters. - . < £ 4 - their ' village- W Island ,the


• county .line-up was com­ pleted by Mrs .Rosemary 1 Blanchfield;, of Treales


studio, the. supporters'.guests of-the BBC. spent the day signt-seeing ' ‘ Taking part in the com-


Before arriving.at the’' at a West’End hotel,‘as


m the big city. They returned to Clitheroe after the quiz, .which should be broadcast in the coming weeks.


■ After the recording the >• • . -


team- went- to a cocktail party and stayejl the night


petition has been a' great experience,’! s a id'Mrs Thistlethwaite. “We have become quite used.to the bui ld-up in'.the., studio


'before a quiz,'but even so it was‘still pretty nerve the final."


wracking in $ Sutcliffe received his ban


at a third hearing, chaired by another LFA official,


Mr Jack Kelly. But the a t t a c k on I


referees, the stiff sentence and the poor reception given to Mr Winckley upset the referees’ society and after discussing the whole affair at recent meetings, it was decided to [ make the protest. Now the referees are


awaiting developments. Example


BOB. LORD


th e ‘‘red card” after appearing before three LFA panels. He was reported for the offence after a match at the end of last season between Whal- ley A and Henthorn Reserves. After a


Mr Sutcliffe' was given


hearing at t he LFA head- quarters in Blackburn, Mr Sutcliffe, supported by the local


preliminary re fe re e s ’ society


chairman Mr Raymond Winckley, of Bolland Pros­ pect, Clitheroe,


pane! chaired by Mr Lord. “During the hour and a


faced a


quarter session the Burn­ ley chairman far exceeded the privileges of his posi­ tion to launch a personal attack on me,” said Mr Sutcliffe. “Mr Lord’s attitude to


cricket for Clitheroe, does not consider his ban unfair. “ I f r e f e r e e s c a n ’t


Mr Sutcliffe, who plays


behave, then they ought to be punished har shly because they should set an example,” he said. “ I t ’s funny real ly,


THE hunchback of Notre Dame certainly knows his onions — as he proved at a French evening at the Judge Walmesley Hotel, Billinglon. . For Quasimodo, alias Bill Raivson, apart from consuming most of the onions


at the event, also won the fancy-dress competition. The evening was held to raise money for leukaemia research and proceeds


amounted to £25. Apart from food such as pate, quiche lorraine, onion soup and bread, the


French flavour was evident in the brightly-coloured costumes of the onion sellers, waitresses and dancers.


,


Pictured enjoying the evening are, from the left, Pat George, John Waddmgton, Bill Rawson, Carol Maudsley and Gloria Rawson.


C A R E E R S


PUPILS from Ribblesdale County Secondary School, Clitheroe, are to visit large careers exhibition at the Queen’s Hall, Leeds, which opens next Wed­ nesday.


Po lice h u n t fo r mis sin g G r in d le to n w om a n


POLICE mobile patrols and dog handlers continued their search yesterday for an elderly woman who has vanished from her home near Gnndleton.


because only a few weeks before the Whalley match I sent off two players for swearing. Then I was the one who was reported to the league. “However, if clubs won’t


control their spectators I would do the same again,”, he said.


in the league for the Academicals’ side, which


disbanded two seasons ago. “I’ve been in trouble in


referees in general was amazing and I thought I was going to be banned for life, added Mr Sutcliffe, who is a t e a c h e r at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School. That hearing was even­ tually abandoned and Mr


added. A spokesman for the


__they_..scoured rain-soaked, fields, river banks, becks and roads near Syke Cot­ tage, Foxley Bank, but failed to find any trace of diminutive Miss Elsie Mar­ garet Heaton (70).. Yesterday’s search was


In the previous 24 hours


extended along the banks of the swollen River Rib­ ble towards Clitheroe. Miss Heaton was last


seen at 3 p.m. on Saturday and police were called in on Monday night after being


Mr Sutcliffe used to play | I


. Mr -Charles Sutcliffe, who— farms Foxley Bank. Local officers, backed


contacted by her nephew,


by uniformed men and dog handlers from No. 3 Task Force, Blackburn, carried out a search in the vicinity of the farm in darkness and driving rain, but failed to find any trace of the missing woman. On T u e s d a y th e y


extended the search down to Sawley but again drew a blank.


Villagers’ views sought


WADDINGTON villagers next week have the chance to help decide their next


every sport I’ve played in. Football was the only except ion . . . until I became a referee!” he


LFA was not prepared to , comment on the matter yesterday. Neither was Mr Lord: “We don’t talk about these sort of things in pub­ lic. The matter will take its course,” he said.


parish rate. At a special meeting, on


Monday, villagers will be able to say wnat services they want, and their views will be taken into consider­ ation when the parish council decides on a figure. Clerk'to the council, Mr


tions of the community will be represented so we can find out what the parish as a whole wants,” he said. Mr Lucas added that it


was a unique attempt by the council to, involve the whole village. Every par­ ish has to bold an annual meet ing, but this was always too late to have any


Eric Lucas, said they wanted to find out whether people were prepared to pay more for more ser­ vices. “We hope all sec­


Edmondson will preside at the meeting'which starts at 7-30 in the Methodist schoolroom.


influence on the rate. The chairman, Mr Eric


spokesman said- that they were anxious about the missing woman’s well­ being and safety and he appealed to the public for information.


A Cl i the roe police


1 Miss Heaton is described as being four feet tall, with straight grey hair, pale complexion and brown eyes;


was wearing when she dis­ appeared and she took no money with her.


It is not known what she


of a “nervous disposition. Mi s s He a t o n is a


She is described as being


member of a well-known Bolton-by-Bowland farm­


ing family. She worked on the farm


after leaving school, and in later years farmed Foxley Bank with her brother, William. When he died, her nephew took over the farm and she moved into Syke Cottage, which is near the farm buildings. She is a member of


from commerce, industry arid public service will be showing 300 possible careers For young people and there will be an infor­ mation centre for me general guidance.


Over 100 exhibi tors Different


ABOUT 80 members of Clitheroe Young Farmers had a meeting with a dif­ ference ' when they took over Pendleton Village Hall for a Hallow-e’en social. The disc jockey was Phil Case.


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offices* THE Ribble Valley Council’s planning department offices at Princess Avenue are being put on the market and a local engineering com­ pany is interested in Duying them.


The building will be vac­ ated when the council’s new offices at Church Walk are ready next spring.


The council has been in c o n t a c t wi th the Clitheroe engineering firm Atkinson’s about acquiring the buildings arid in actual fact Atkinson’s have sub­ mitted a planning appli­ cation to use them as general administrative offices and also to con­ tinue to use the parking facilities.


Steps are being taken by the council to consult the local residents about the proposal.


In the meantime the council’s Offices Work- in g G r o u p h a s instructed that adver­ tisements should be


.placed in the Press and Atkinson’s invited to continue the negotia­ tions.


The future of Mytton House and Castle House, also to be vac- a t e d , wi l l not be decided until the dis­ trict council has heard the views of the Lanca- sh i r e County and Clitheroe Town Coun­


cils.


The Ribble Va l l ey Council is also appoint­ ing estate agents to deal with the disposal of the offices of the Health and Technical departments.


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