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Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, June 28th, 1979 3
Full steam ahead on mini rail line
PASSENGERS on the miniature railway at Edisford should be steaming round the track by the end of summer.
way is in the j hands of the B l a c k b u r n M o d e l Engineers Society, whose chairman
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T a y lo r , ' of Claremont Avenue, Clitheroe.
is Mr Ken
are doing most of the work themselves and are meet ing the cost of laying the basic foundations. They are now preparing
The society’s members
be running at weekends and holiday times.
will take turns operating the locos and a charge will be made for rides. Run ning costs will be recouped from the takings and the rest will go to the Ribble Valley Council. The cost of the railway
Members of the society
to lay the 1,000 foot, kid ney-shaped track, having already built a fence round the area. By, the end of Sep tember, the railway should
Local planners played part in shops’ design
scape the site, which was previously used as a picnic spot, and if possible to in c lu d e a m in ia tu re
station.
in expected to be ab*out £2,000. It is also hoped to land
I SHARE Mr Moon’s view that “the new edifice in Castle Street” is “a building on which Clitheroe can look with pride” and I share his hope that “the firm responsible will derive due benefit.”
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Whalley football supremo’s death
TRIBUTES have been pouring in this week to the home of Whalley businessman Mr Derrick Keighley who had died at the age of 49.
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Critics of painting
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PAINT has been so badly applied to council houses in Waddington that it can be washed off with water, it was claimed at Ribble Val ley Council’s meeting. Coun. John Walmsley
(Waddington) said he was perturbed at the condition of some houses that had been painted during the past 18 months. Coun. Bob Ainsworth
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joint managing director of the haulage firm of Dutton Transport, collapsed from a heart attack while pres iding at a board meeting of Blackburn Rovers FC, of which* he had been chair-
Mr Keighley, who was man for the past four
county councillor, Ribches- ter-born Mr Keighley was also president of Whalley Rangers FC, who play in the Ribble Valley League. The Keighleys moved to
months. A former councillor and
Maple Close, Wiswell Lane, 10 years ago from Great Harwood. Mr Keigh ley’s wife Marlene comes from Chatbum. His football c a re e r
RIBBLE Valley Mayors will now be able to go on official visits in style. The local authority’s first mayoral car was deli vered this week and mayor’s attendant Joe Morgan was quickly on the job keeping the gleaming coachwork spic and span.
(Clitheroe) said that some council houses in Clitheroe had only received one coat of paint. It was already flaking off window frames of houses in Highfield Road. He suggested that paint
ing contractors should be supervised by council offi cials.
began as a winger with Blackburn Rovers. When he stopped playing he became chairman of Great Harwood and guided them into the Northern Premier League. Eventually he became chairman of the Premier League and had been president for the past three seasons. He took over the Rov ers’ chairmanship after the present president Mr Wil liam Bancroft, was advised to give up the post on med icial ; grounds.
said: “Mr Keighley was a mild mannered, good man and will be sadly missed." Interment took place at
This week, Mr Bancroft
Whalley and Wiswell Cemetery, yesterday after a service at Whalley Parish Church. Mr Keighley leaves a wife and three children.
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IT WAS a case of all hands on deck at Calder- stones Hospital when the skies turned ominously black on Saturday after noon.
it was decided that all the stalls set out for the hos pital’s open day should be moved into the ballroom. But the switch did not
With rain threatening,
affect visitors’ enjoy ment of the occasion and they were able to browse round cake, carnival novelty, granny’s attic and knitwear stalls.
included a karate demon stration, Morris dancing by the Blackburn Aces, music from Burnley Alliance Silver Band and
E n t e r t a i n m e n t T W E N T Y (1) “Are friends electric?” — Tubeway Army. 4. (13) “The lone ranger — Quantum Aump.
(9) “Up the junction” — Saueeze. (5) “Dance away” — Roxy Music.
13. (—) “Go west” — Village People.
7. (_ ) “Cavatina” John Williams. 8. (6) “Masquerade” — The Skids. (15) “Hot stuff” — Donna Summer. —) “Night owl” — Gerry Rafferty. —) “Light my fire” — Ami Stewart. (4) “Sunday girl” — Blondie.
(2) “Ring my bell” — Anita Ward. (3) “Boogie wonderland” — Earth, Wind and Fire/Emotions.
a Punch and Judy show. Outside there was a dis play of vintage cars. The afternoon, organ
.gan will be behind the wheel of the jet-black BL Princess 2000HL, chauf- fering the Mayor and Mayoress, Coun. and Mrs Jimmy Fell, to various functions.
From now on Mr Mor-
solved a problem for the council. Chief Executive Mr Michael Jackson explained that previous Mayors had either to use their own vehicles, or the council had to hire cars for civic occasions.
Purchase of the car has
saver for the council, for buying it will work out cheaper than continually hiring vehicles.
The car will be a money
council officers will also be able to use the new “limousine” should the occasion arise.
Other councillors and i l i s iS i
Inflation not this government’s
fault I AM sorry that Mr Gray took offence at David Waddington’s joke at Mr Benn’s expense.
his real, or affected, indig nation as an excuse for making an entirely false political point, may I point out that it is ludicrous to talk of a forecasted 17’A per cent rate of inflation being largely induced by the present government; when at the time of the General Election inflation was already running at. an annual rate of nearly 13 per cent, and rising fast.
However, as he has used
by the Conservatives are expected to increase the cost of living by three per cent, and this is more than offset by the sweeping reductions in income tax.
The policy changes made
MRS E. ABLETT, Croasdalc Avenue, Clitheroe
considerable amount of time, trouble and expertise was expended to ensure that the completed build ing would blend into its surroundings. Perhaps Mr Moon does
It is indeed clear that a
not know that the Boots firm’s building resulted f rom v e ry close co operation between the company and the Ribble Valley Council’s Planning Department. A sketch prepared in the
Offices meeting ‘no joke’
department during discus sions, when compared with the finished building, clearly illustrates what can be achieved through co operation with the Plan ning Department and not “despite . . . central plan ning.”
.achieved by this co operative and constructive relationship. I welcome the opportun
at the Swan Courtyard and Kaydee bookshop were
Similarly happy results
ity to make more widely known the positive role taken by Chief Architect and Planning Officer, Mr Charles Wilson and his d e p a r tm e n t in th e Clitheroe conservation area, in respect of both public and private build ings.
M. JACKSON, Chief Executive, Ribble Valley Council
Touch of humour is needed
PERHAPS Mr Frank Moon could be forgiven “damning with faint praise” and “teaching the rest to sneer,” if occasionally he relieved the tedium of his constant criticism with a little
charitable humour.
consists of those who “do” and those who “let them,” and just a few cwho dis pense their gratuitous judgments. My knowledge of the
In the main the world
universe is rather limited, but among the heavenly
bodies the moon is not a major satellite and is still going round the earth in circles and we are all going round the sun.
T. R. YATES, Three Bays Barn, Billington.
YOUR ill-advised and mis informed anonymous cor respondent “Ratepayer” refers to a “giant leg-pull” at the recent extraordi nary meeting of the Ribble Valley Borough Council. Was it such a joke that
HOLGATE — FORT
over 10,000 people signed a petition against the offices plan and such a joke that I returned 300 miles from a shortened holiday to prop ose the resolution? The vote recorded indi
tant Miss Sheila Margaret Fort was married to Mr Thomas Holgate at West B ra d fo rd Methodist Church on Saturday.
cated the number of coun cillors willing to attend an extra meeting called at short notice and the result showed that the council could not afford to waste a vast sum which might have been payable on cancella tion of the project.
COUN. P. F. NUTTALL Call to
speed up house sales
THE sale of houses on the Ribble Valley Council’s Riverside estate at Low Moor should be
spee.ded up to prevent them becoming a burden on the Housing Committee’s funds. This was the view of
Coun. Tom Robinson (Clitheroe) at Tuesday’ council meeting. C h ie f L e g a l an
Administrative Officer Mr Jack Ruffley said there were 38 of the 84 houses still with contracts not signed. Of these, 31 were still under negotiation, but no instructions had been received about the other seven.
RAIN HITS HOSPITAL OPEN DAY Clitheroe clerical assis
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daughter of Mrs E. H. Fort, of Seedall Avenue, Clitheroe. the bridegroom, of
The bride is the only
Avondale, Sawley Road, Grindleton, is the son of the late Mr and Mrs John Holgate. The bride given away by
THERE were 81 accredited newly-calved cows and heifers forward in the dairy section at Gisburn Auction Mart last week. Accredited cow prizes went to
made to (£500 (average £-111) and heifers to £525 (£389). There were seven accredited
her brother, Mr Neil Fort, wore an Edwardian design model gown with cape effect and a full train of Swiss chiffon and guipure lace with a matching floral headdress. She carried a b o u q u e t o f p e a c h rosebuds, lemon and white c a r n a t i o n s
a n d
stephanotis. Attendants were Mrs
Kathleen Fort, the bride’s sister-in-law, Miss Angela Davis and Miss Tina and Miss Shelley Holgate, the bridegroom’s granddaugh ters. Small attendant was
J. H. Howard (£500) and P. Coates (£480) and accredited heifer prizes to J. U. Drinkall (£525). Accredited Friesian cows
cattle forward in the in-calf sec tion. Prizes went to J. Middleton (£430 and £426). Black and white July calvers made to £432 and August calvers to £430. In the store section 11 cattle
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were forward. Store bullocks made to £272 and heifers to £240. In the calf section, 203 cattle
were forward. Friesian bulls made to £120 (average £82.40), heifers to £85 (£57.80), Hereford X bulls to £110 (£86.40) and heifers to £97 (£60.50). Charolais bulls made to £136
(£108.45), heifers to £112 (£85.90), Angus bulls to £78 (£61.20) and heifers to £56 (£-19.60). In the weaned calf section,
Miss Catherine Fort, the bride’s niece, who wore a white nylon dress with a peach and lemon floral bor der and carried a posy of mixed flowers. The others had dresses
beef X heifers averaged £97. There were 23 animals for
ward in the sale of store pigs making to £21 (average £19.50). In tne fatstock section there were 224 cattle, 1,397 sheep and
Bloomer, groomsmen were Mr P: Holgate and Mr A. Holgate, and usher was Mr
of melon polyester and white flowered Juliet caps. They carried lemon and white carnations. Best man was Mr R. L.
B. Poole. The ceremony was con
ducted by the Rev. G. W. S. Knowles, and organist was Mr C. Jones. A reception was held at the Plough Inn, Wiggles-
worth. The couple are to live in
Sawley Road, Grindleton. Photograph: Hyndburn
Colour Studios, Clayton- le-Moors.
steers made to' 99p (93.-ip), medium to 92p (88. Ip), heavy to 90p (89.6p). Light heifers made to 91.5p (87.On), medium to 120p (89.3p). Heavy averaged
18 pigs forward. Certified clean cattle: Light
certified cattle: Young bulls made to 9Sp (S9.5p), light steers to 9Sp (92.7p). Medium averaged
lS-tp (lS0.2p), standard to 186p (176.2p). medium to ISop (173.5p), heavy to 172p (163.8p). Light hoggs averaged 155.op,
heavy to Sop (7S.5p) and fat cows to SOp (62.4p). Sheep: Light lambs made to
S9.2p. Uncertified and previously
% ight heifers made to SSp (83.3p), medium to S8p (S2p)\
s tan d a rd made to 157.op ‘ (152.(ip), medium to 144.5p (l-l3.Sp), heavv to 111.op (13li.9p). Overweight averaged llO.op. Light shearlings made to 137p
(132p), uncertified hoggs to £31.02 (£22.06) and fat ewes to
£■13 (£19.60).
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ised by Calderstones League of Friends, was the last function under the chairmanship of Mrs Thelma Feather, who is re s ig n in g a f te r two years. Nearly 1,000 people
attended and £400 was raised for League funds. Our picture shows a
group of helpers at one of the stalls.
Weather wins
SATURDAY’S Ribbles- dale League programme took a hammeringfrom the weather, as all six fixtures finished without a result. It was particularly frus
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14. (11) “Theme from the Deerhuntcr” — Shadows. 15. (7) “Ain’t no stoppin’ us now” — McFadden and! Whitehead.
16. (18) “Who were you with in the moonlight?” — Dollar.
17. (10) “Shine a little love” — Electric Light Orchestra.
“Strangle hold” — UK Subs. LP of the week: “The kids are all right” — The Who. Chart compiled by Ames
Record Bar. . .
18. (20) “Living in the front line” — Eddie Grant. 19. (17) “Number one song in heaven” — Sparks. 20. (12) “H.A.P.P.Y. Radio” — Edwin Starr. Last week’s placings in'-brackets; Tip for the top:
78, Clitheroe 36 for 2; Ribblesdale Wand. 169 for 7 dec., Barnoldswick 45 for 1; Whalley 44 for 4, Black burn North. 153; Cherry Tree 70 for 4, Read 122 for 9 dec.; Earby 132 for 9, Great Harwood dnb; Settle 142,-Baxenden 53 for 1. All sides in these matches take one point each.
trating for Clitheroe who were in a good position a g a in s t s t r u g g l i n g Padiham when the rains intervened. League results: Padiham
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