Clitheroe* Advertiser and Times, August. 30th, 1979 .-9 iS i i i i rmi


Read’s new vicar all set for move


IT ,WILL be like a- homecoming for the- new Vicar of Read, the Rev. Alan Reid, when he takes over the par­


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ish in October. For he was born and


brought up “just along the road" in Burnley, attended Burnley Grammar School, and even worked in the treasurer’s department at Burnley Town Hall for five years before going into the ministry.


WHALLEY Abbey was a hive of activity on


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s. a ni e l Thomas


■r and groomsmen 'r D. N. Ebenezer, Farrell and Mr S. J.


[jrn Baptist College, ester, a reception Id at the Swan and Hotel, Clitheroe. couple are honey-


iwing the ceremony, ted by the Rev. W. oore, one of the oom’s tutors at the


man was Mr M. P. the bridegroom’s


record-breaking coffee morning and open day. Nearly £800 was


raised, which will go


towards the upkeep of the abbey and towards furnishings in the conference house. ' The event, which


was very well attended, included pony rides, a guided tour of the abbey, various sideshows and refreshments. Stalls were manned


by fellowship members, local churches, Cubs, Scouts and Brownies.


lg in the Lake Dis- nd Scotland. They live in Burnley.


ower at work


e — that’s the offer he CEGB who are I an open day at it power station on


out how electricity


fives used in coal- ng and there is a railway for children ecurity dog handl- monstration.


' the station, railway i s i a s t s can see


ay at 1 p.m. ddition to the run-


-oe. Proceeds will go nch fundi.


1 £180 f rom the street collection in


Helpful Eas t Lancashire of the Samaritans


FERRY DRAMA


larger boat back to port. Al l . three youngsters


recalled the intense cold and wet endured during the rescue and were sad to have to leave behind their musical instruments : Peter two trumpets, Ali­ son’s riola and Sarah’s violi'


Mrs Trevor Balmforth, heard of the accident from Miss Barbara Bingham, headmistress of Clitheroe Girls’ Grammar School, which Alisop and Sarah both attend. Mr and Mrs John White


Alison’s parents, Mr and & m W Back to normal


IT will be'back to normal for the Lancashire County Council’s large mobile lib­ rary when it visits Grindle- ton, Newton and Slaidburn ■ next week. The route taken by the


W -M


Backing for Chatburn


knight at Preston on Mon­ day and Mr and Mrs H. G. Fielding collected P e te r ' and Alison. The courage of all the


learnt of the shipwreck on the late night news and immediately phoned the BBC to make sure that Sarah was safely, off the boat. They met her at mid-


young peopl e in the orchestra, whose ages range from 12 to 19, was


Sraised by Mr Malcolm loley, the orchestra’s


Flower show time at Whalley


THE scene is all set for Whalley and district Hor­ ticultural Society’s annual flower and vegetable show on Saturday. It will be staged .in the


2-30 p.m. Despite the bad weather


village Methodist Hall and opened by the president, Mr Basil Greenwood, at


the society is hoping for plenty of entries. A recent postal appeal to _ boost membership and stimulate interest in the show met w i t h a f a v o u r a b l e


response.One attraction; will be


the sale of surplus pit grown by members.


Bus station toilets


RIBBLE Motor Services


is to carry out work to improve the toilets a t Whalley bus station. At a meeting of the Rib­


ble Valley Council’s Public Works and Health Com­ mittee, Chief Environmen­ tal Health Officer, Mr Peter Gladwin said that council of f i ci al s had re c en tly inspected the


toilets.


were clean, there was a lot of damage due to vandal­ ism. To try to combat this, part of the work will be to install stainless sjjeel fit­


He said that while they • ments. ' w “But the only real ans­ ' • er is for better behaviour


bv the public who use the toilets,” said Mr Gladwin.


Accident


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A WHALLEY woman was taken to hospital after an accident with a car on Tuesday afternoon .a t ,the junction of the Clitheroe bypass and. Accpngton


>'But ^ r s lle^ e rn a d e t te


Lawson .(42), of Wiswell Moor, was not detained. . • The car was. driven by


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Mr Ian Nicholas Worrall (20), of Rainfonl,. Merse-:


vehicle ban «


THE Ribble Valley Council’s Public Works and Health Committee has backed proposals to ban


heavy traffic through Chatburn and along Wor- ston Road.


GISBURN MART


PRICES


who said he was very proud of the way they had behaved.


director and conductor,


Accredited heifer prizes to .Horner (£520) and R. Murray (£510). - Accredited Friesian cows


AT Gisbum Auction Mart there were 192 accredited newly- calved cows and heifers forward in the dairy section. Accredited prizes went to J. H. Howard >) and R. Drinkall (£550).


made to £550 (average £418), heifers to £525 (£416), accre­ dited' Ayrshire cows to £320 (£292.59), heifers to £392 (£386). In the in-calf section, there


Chatburn Parish Council and the committee voted 5- in favour. Several local firms have


iv the county council, fready has the approval of


The plan, put forward


objected to the move which would prevent their vehicles using Worston Road as a short cut to the main A59 and so increase etrol costs and man ours. The Mayor Coun. Jimmy


A JOINT exhibition by members of Clitheroe F l o w e r Cl ub a n d Clitheroe Garden Club brought a feast of colour to the Parish Hall on Saturday afternoon. There was a high stan-.


dard of entry by both clubs and the Deputy •Mayor of Cl i theroe, Coun. Tom Robinson, congratulated members for putting on such a fine display in spite of the bad weather. The event attracted a


library van had to be tem- p o r a r i l y - re ar ranged because of repairs being carried out to Slaidburn Bridge.


will revert to the original hal ts at


But from Thursday it . the following


times: Holden (by bridge)


1-20—1-35 p.m.; Slaidburn (opposite Memorial) 1- 55—2-45 p.m.; Newton (opposite Sunnyside Cot> tages) 2-55—3-30 p.m.; Gnndleton (by village top bus stop) 4-00—4-25 p.m.


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Saturday, when the' Fellowship held a , '


a newcomer — it’s just like going home,” he said. Mr Reid (48), married with two children, is pre­


“So 1 certainly won’t be :• • .


sently Vicar of St Paul’s Church, Warton. But he is happy to be exchanging his life.by the seaside for his new Ribble Valley parish. “I’m glad to be coming


was a newly-ordained young curate at St Mary’s- Church, Penwor tham, Preston, in 1956. Mr Reid went on to take


back because I love■the area and the people, who are so friendly. After, all it’s people that make par ishes,’’ he added- emphatically. His happiness is, how­


cha rge of nearby St Leonard’s in Penwortham, but. when he married his wife Muriel in 1959, Canon Schofield conducted the service and later baptised their two children. “He was. a great friend


ever,' tinged with sadness,, i for he succeeds a very dear: :


friend, Canon Paul A. Schofield, the Vicar o f Read for nine years, who died earlier this year. Canon Schofield was Mr Reid’s first “boss” when he ■


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of the family, and when I was offered this post at Read it seemed right to be forming a link with his par­ ish,” said Mr Reid.


Read or St John’s Church, he doesn’t expect to take long to fettle in after his induction on October 22nd by the Bishop of Burnley.


As he is no stranger to


him ‘and their children, Helen (16) and Michael (13), is a pharmacist and also knows the area well. Another attraction in


His wife, pictured with


coming to Read, although definitely of a more secular nature, is that Mr Reid will be much nearer to Burnley Football Club! “I’m a lifelong member


newly-weds Miss Irene Ma r y Sa lwi c z e k, of Clitheroe and Mr Nicholas John Fennell. The couple who were


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FENNELL — SALWICZEK Bridesmaids were


of Burnley FC and I never miss a home game,” he said. He is also a model rail­


mar r ied at ' St. Mary’s Church Hall, on Saturday, leave for Nigeria at the end of September. The bridegroom will be work­ ing as a civil engineer and the bride, a teacher, hopes to land a post there, too. T h e b r i d e is t h e


way enthusiast apd has his own intricate layout which will no doubt soon be tak­ ing pride of place in Read Vicarage.


A MEETING is to be held in Clitheroe'next Thursday to launch a new branch of the Young Conservatives in the constituency. The br anch, which


Young Tories


lapsed several years ago, had several well-known personalities in its ranks, including the present MP, Mr David Waddington.


Mi s ses Margaret Catherine Fennell, bridegroom’s sisters. They wore white p.lyester cotton dresses in a peach floral design, t r immed wi th white lace and floral gar­ lands to match. They car­ r ied clutch bags with sprays of sonia roses.


and the


the


• room is the elder son of Mr and Mrs J. C. Fennell, of Stuart Avenue, Hunt s Cross, Liverpool. The bride, given away


youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs F. Salwiczek, of Pe e l P ar k Avenue, Clitheroe and the brideg-


Miss Lois Cain, the bride’s niece, who wore a similar dress of blue floral design and carried a white flower pomander.


Also in attendance was


by her father, wore a clas­ sical gown of white polyes­ ter suede with full train and overdress of Nottin­ gham lace and georgette chiffon. She wore a gar­ land of white flowers with a waist-length veil and car­ ried a posy of gold roses, lily of the valley and stephanotis.


Mi c ha e l R e y n o l d s . Groomsman was Mr David H. Rowland and ushers Mr Christopher and Mr Simon Fennell. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. C. Hudson. Organ­ ist was Mr C. Myers.


Be s t man was Dr .


After a reception at the Castle R e s t a u r a n t , Clitheroe, the couple left for a honeymoon in Scot­ land.


Clitheroe. Phot ogr a ph: Pye’s,


A chance to act


FANCY trying your hand as an actor? If so, Whalley Church Players would be happy to see you at their play reading and audition evening on Tuesday. Anyone interested is


welcome to attend the ses­ sion, which begins at 7-45 p.m. at the village CE


school. The play to be prepared


is a comedy, “Watch it, sailor,” by Philip King and Falkland Carey. It will open on October 31st at Whalley Adult Centre and run for the following two nights.


Collision


TWO dr iver s escaped injury when their cars col­ lided on Whalley Road, Pendleton. The vehicles were driven by Mrs Jean Coe, of King St reet , Clitheroe, and Mr Jack Brunker, of Pendle Drive, Blackburn.


TCI-SCI SAfll and his winning team They can put CHlia money in youf packet


lot of visitors and Coun. Robinson pr e sent e d prizes to the Flower Club winners. Best in the . show was Mrs W. S. Hasler, of Langho, with her shop arrangement.


RESULTS


Fell was quick1, to voice where he felt priorities should lie. The lives of children


, 580 accredited calves. Friesian bull calves made to £107 (£55.95), heifer calves to £58 (£35.75), Hereford X bull calves to £128 (£66.05), heifer calves to £65 (£42.05), Charolais X bull calves to £145 (£95.30),’ heifer calves to £93 (£69.70), Angus bull calves to £78 (£46.50), heifer calves to £77 (£35). Weaned calves: Beef X bull


were eight accredited in-calf cat­ tle forward. Accredited BW September calvers made to £455. Calf section: Forward were


calves to £221 (£195). At the sale of in-pig pilts,


sows and store pigs, 30 animals were forward. Store pigs made


to £23.80 (average. £20.05). In the fatstock section, for­


. (73.5p). Uncertified and previously


ward were 348 cattle, 2,894 sheep and 46 pigs. Certified clean cattle: Lignt steers made to 88.8p (ave rage 80.9p), medium to 88.8p (80.5p), light heifers to 81.5p (76.7p), medium to 89p (76.8p), heavy to 80p


certified cattle: Young bulls to 95p (79.3p), light steers to 87p (81p), medium to 92p (83.2p), light heifers to 80.2p (64.4p), medium to 73.5p (67.9p), heavy to 69p (65.8p), fat cows to 67p (55.7p). Sheep: Light lambs to 160p


(149.6p), standard to 155.5p (145.’4p), medium to 146p


(139.3p), heavy to 137p (131.8p), overweight to 135.8p (134.5p), l ig h t she a rlings t o ‘137.5 (117.5p), fa t ewes to £2 (£13.94). Pigs: Porkers to 59.8p (58.1p).


sows made to £78 (£59.66).


Signposting the way


BOUNDARY signs telling people that they are enter­ ing the Ribble Valley could be on the way. - The Ribble Valley Coun­


cil’s Public Works and Health Committee, is.-to look into the possibility, following a suggestion by th e Pa r i s h Councils’ Liaison Committee. Chief Technical Officer,


Mr Dennis Black agreed to present .outline designs and costs to >the next meeting. ...


| tion of river nameplates on bridges, because of )the expense. The.county coun­ cil estimated 'each would cost about £20 plus extra to put them' up. '-vv. :


However, the committee was'against the introduc-


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Cutters averaged 56p, over­ weight averaged 54p and fat


On right road


RIBBLE Valley school- chi ldren are no “slow coaches” when it comes to learning how to become safe cyclists.


Valley Council’s Public Works and Health Com­ mittee showed that 174 children from five local schools and 22 Clitheroe Brownies took part in the National Cycling Profi­ ciency Scheme from May to April, 162 of whom passed.!


A report to the Ribble


■ Schools involved were Sl a i dbur n Brennands Endowed, Gisburn CE, Waddington ;and West Bradford CE, Downham CE and. St James’s CE, Clitheroe, where another course finished tomorrow.


organised to begin shortly a ............. ana Barrow


CE, and Whalley Schools.


CE


Courses have:also been t Wiswell


Hasler, Mrs Vera Duck­ worth. Shop: Mrs Hasler, Mrs Mary Heaton. Per­ sonality: Mrs Lily Pratt, Mrs Anni e Holden. Natural: Mrs Ann Wood, Mrs Holden. Fruit and flowers: 2, Mr Newby. . Jessie Dakin Trophy:


Basket of flowers: Mrs IRENE & £


and other pedestrians are far more important than gallons of petrol,” he said. Coun. Harry Wadding-


ton (Gisburn) and Coun. Frederick Talbot (Roches­ ter) both felt that the existing routes via Chat- bum and Worston Road were safe enough. "On Worston Road, the


Mrs Elaine Dewhurst, Mrs Nellie Holmes. Up to 7 years: Susan Allen, Andrew Pinch. 7-12;. Pamela Moore, Raymond Pinch. PICTURE: Exhibition


‘ton. “If these were to be ed down the road


he said. Coun. Be rt Jones


problem lies with over­ hanging branches and high hedges impairing visabil- ity, said Coun. Wadding-


choppe would easily be wide enough for heavy vehicles;’


(Clitheroe) said it was up to the committee to try to improve the Ribble Valley for its residents and he was worried about possible consequences if members decided not to support the weight restrictions. “If we let this go, we


organisers (from the left) Mrs Annie Holden, Mrs Gr e t a Gr ange , Mr s Esther Aubin, Mrs Edith Baldwin and Mrs Nellie Holmes, with some of the beautiful arrangements.


Companions raise £79


A MINI-FAYRE organ­ ised by the Low Moor | Good Companions raised £79 towards the club’s annual party in January. Held a t ‘Low Moor


could have wagons of ever-increasing sizes going through Chatburn, he said.


Methodi s t Church on Saturday, it was opened by Miss Margaret Duck­ worth. She was presented with a spray of flowers by Mr J. Scott. Chairman of the well attended function was Mr


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