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EIGHTY members of Clitheroe NFU lady far-


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A GROUP of high-spi­ rited regulars at the Duke of York Hotel, Grindle- ton, called r the “Dead Bugs” — perhaps because of their disconcerting ten­ dency, to throw them­ selves-to the bar floor, without warning— raised £54 for charity at a garden produce show. It was the Dead Bug


Club’s first dabble in the world of horticulture and attracted 115 entries. The all-male club threw open the show to bug-wives, families and friends of the Duke of York. Although Dead Bugs


Lucky escape


A MAINTENANCE fitter at Horrocksford Lime Co., Chatbum, had a lucky escape from seri­ ous injury on Tuesday when he was trapped in moving machinery in the crushing plant. Mr Ian Stewart (45), of


hospital his wife, Patsy, said he realised how lucky he was not to get dragged into the machinery. Mr Stewart is secretary


of Clitheroe and District Darts League.


Conway Avenue, Clitheroe, was taken to Blackburn Royal Infir­ mary and detained with broken fingers, bruising and burns. After visiting him in


rows'and “motorway veg- ' etables”, they close ranks j when questioned about ' their rituals.:


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1 However, we have been -5 able to discover that the ? last man to the bar floor •:• has to buy - a round of drinks for the others. :• The ■ club members,! all


outwardly respectable and not prone to wife-beating,- make their- bar-dives when a certain word is shouted. The Dead Bugs ,have


swell with pride when talking about their mar­


they moved to the Duke of York. ‘ Mrs Atkinson’s .views'


on the club are . . .. well . . . shall we say, ambi­ valent, .Drinks, are apt/to spill and glasses to break when arms and legs, are flailing: about as bodies crash to the floor; . V But back to the show


, Licensee Eddie Atkin- • son and his wife Nancy inherited the.‘.‘bugs” when


other strange customs, • but it is difficult to - dis­ cover what they are.


Pedestrian blamed


A- PEDESTRIAN who stepped off the footpath was blamed , for a collision between two cars in Main Street, Gisbum. •At Clitheroe magis­


trates’ court on Tuesday, Colin Chew (38), of Sun- nyside Avenue, ’ Billing- ton, was- fined £40 when he pleaded guilty by letter to driving a car without due care and, at­ tention. He said the car in front


. . . which moved De^d Bug president Gordon Ingham to comment: “The- enthusiasm and the stan­ dard of entries were very high. We shall probably make it an annual event.” Forty- prizes, worth


— A. Nowell, J. Rawe, J. Hughes. Vegetables — J. Hughes, A..Hutchinson. Flow­ ers — J. Devany, A. Hutchin­ son, G. Ingham. Novelty sec­ tion . — D. Green (Morning Glory), V. Morris (motorway vegetables), A. Hutchinson (cucumbug). Other prizewinners: M.


more than £70 in cash and gardening items, were awarded. Main prizewinners: Potatoes


\ ‘Ini' Bandstand’s,


, future in 7 the balance


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THE fate • of> Clitheroe’s fire-ravaged ’/bandstand hangs in the balance. At'a meeting of- the Ribble Valley Council’s Policy ,and Resources Committee members ‘ were divided over whether,1 it was worth spending ■ an esti­ mated £25,000 on recon­ structing it. Members were told that


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orry fori -Jean —


SLIMMING Circle -/ in­ structor Mrs Jean -Dickin-' son lost - a " pound or two herself — from ’ sheer worry — when she found that her new weekly pop- in club could no longer be held at the Swan and Royal Hotel, Clitheroe. Now the club, designed


• spent on the bandstand. ’ Members; asked for a: full investigation into . costs, use o f : th e insurance money, and the popularity of the bandstand in recent years before making a'de­ cision.


only £15,000 was available from the insurers as'the building was 'under-in­ sured. There was doubt over whether this had to be


Office front damaged


DAMAGE estimated' at £300 was caused to the frontage of a Clitheroe estate agent’s office when a traffic. barrier was up­ rooted by a car late last Thursday. The ■ car careered into


to 1 encourage shoppers and workers to beat the flab during the lunch break, will be held at the Dog and Partridge, Well- gate, on Tuesdays, from 12 to 1 p.m. Jean also runs a branch


Payth


of the Circle at the Engl­ ish Martyrs’ Church Hall in Whalley on Tuesday, evenings.


Tough time


for industry CLITHEROE companies are finding it hard to win •new orders, but are gen­ erally avoiding, making staff redundant. The Department of Em­


ployment reports that people looking for new jobs are usually those who have travelled to work outside the town. Opportunities open to


Bunting (cucumber pickle), J. Brierley (pickled onions), A. Nowell (dandelion wine). The raffle for a garden seat was wonbyJ.Pye. Judges were Mrs A. Clark,


of the “Bugs”, their wives and officials with landlord Mr,Atkinson (second left).


Our picture shows some ‘


swerved and braked to avoid the pedestrian. He applied his own brakes, but skidded. He had been driving between 30 and 40 yards behind the other car.


No licence


. £60. for ..having no insurr i ance. He pleaded guilty to both offences. . For aiding and abetting


FOR using a car without' a driving'licence, Kenneth Chamley (51), of East- moor Drive, Clitheroe, was fined £50 by the town’s magistrates. . He was fined a further


the offences, Leonard Gamer (56), of The Cara­ van, Heald Farm, West Bradford Road, Wadding- ton, was fined a total of £30.


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WHEN Robert Hogg (54), of Conway Avenue, Clitheroe, opened the driver’s door of his car it resulted , in another, car colliding with it, Mr Graham Gertson, pro­ secuting, told Clitheroe magistrates. Hogg pleaded guilty to


the offence of opening the door and was fined £15. The accident happened


at the junction of Corpo­ ration Street and Thom Street.. Mr Robert Hirst,' de­


the barrier, in - Castle Street, which in turn smashed a' large plate glass window, damaging furniture in the recently- renovated office of Mor­ timer, Gorse and Ross, and Kerr and Woodward. After spending a , con­


Mr B. Whittick and Mr T. Wol- fenden.


s id e rable amount of money decorating the property, • the firm, has been operating from ■ the shop for only a month. Partner-in-charge Mr


’ superintenden and welcome behalf of F people. The service


• its harvest .1 Sunday. The' decorated the fruit, vegetable ers. Mr E. f duced the R Needham, Clit-


Welcome Paythorne (


with Ann Pre. a recitation o Sarah Gorst lesson and the dren also sanj song. At the service Helen ( re c i ta t io n . Hanson was tl Mr Needham i the evening s Mrs E. Gors ganist.


them are limited because most of th& vacancies notified to the Departr ment are in the hotel and catering industry. TGB Motors, of Woone


Lane, laid off about eight' of their staff of 35 in July. They are ERF commer­ cial vehicle agents, and repair heavy transport. The road transport re­


Gordon Woodward said a similar- accident last month had weakened part of the barrier. “The whole thing; just makes life in­ convenient,” he remarked.


Well paddled!


SEVEN Scouts and Guides, all members of Clitheroe Canoe Club, had successes in Sunday’s annual-Windermere Scout long-distance race. In the junior slalom,


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Roger Poole was fourth and in-the Rangers’ race, Wendy Wilson came first, beating her own course time. Lucy Walmsley was


fending, submitted that as Hogg had opened the door only an inch or two, it should have been' appa­ rent that he was about to get out of his car. There was no question of negli-' gence on his part.


Alan Dixon was third ‘arid in the senior Scouts, Michael Bentley was first arid Mark M a sh ite r second. Both - beat the course record. Fred Poole was third.


second. In' the' veteran slalom,


There yvere 31 com­ petitors from Clitheroe.


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TWO Clitheroe people were taken to Blackburn Royal In f irm a ry on Friday, after the car in which they were travel­ ling was involved in an accident with another vehicle in Whalley. Mr David Pietrzak, of


Standen Road, received head injuries and Miss Patricia McGlynn, of St


Anne’s Square, bruised


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Monday for t social. The Re' introduced m Chatbum Sum who gave exc the musical “ Mustard Seed Newbold gave thanks. Supper folio-


sale of fruit ables, etc., coi evening.


Waddir Festival


-; Waddington Church held h- val services The church wa with flowers ables and th Needham con


. services. Sunday Sch


’• morning se . Linda and Go field sang du panied by gu organist for t"


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..Miss M. Fishe After the e


• Tuesday ev • Batey, of N sented slides tryside. Re were served vest produce


.vice, flowers biited to the derly of the vi At the harv


’’ Church tourec ' : College on . 'Their guide ■ • Keating, a m- /college. The ] ed refreshme A.- Fisher t Keating for ai


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..- visit. Social wo


Christie and Alan Ross carried out the duties of topics evaluator, general evaluator and timekeeper. The next meeting will


take the form of an open evening on September 30th at the Station Hotel. All v is i to rs will be welcome.


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the group’s secretary, Mrs Joan Kirkham, was the prize for the winner. ‘ The group raised £103 for the -Derby School for the: Partially Sighted at Preston and-tonight mem­ bers -will be visiting- the school to meet the chil­ dren and' present, the


cheque. A representative from


- fair and the: evening in­ cluded children’s games, stalls- and-a .raffle,- in which' Mrs Sylvia Berry won a hand-painted jug. .- The group, which is in­ terdenominational,- holds an event every-year for a different charity. /.Meet­ ings are held7on the last Thursday in; each month and new members would be welcome. ’P ic tu re ; Elizabeth Booth (left) and some of


the school attended the { ' \


THE Clitheroe and Dis­ trict Budgerigar Society held-a young stock show at Wellgate ■ Social -Club last week. Fifty-six birds .were en­


tered and the judge was Mr W. Bullen j . of South- port. ■


was exhibited; by Mr Harry Smithies, of Kenil­ worth Drive, : Clitheroe,' and best beginner was Mr Keith Winckley;; of Woone- Cane.


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A YOUNG Conservatives’ barbecue -at - Moorland School, Clitheroe,: -on Saturday, by : permission of headmaster Mr • C. Wilkie, raised nearly.£50. David Cowgill -/and


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. the Social S • needing assis ••was thanked Peel.


. Betty Briggs worker in the Diocese, w families reco


. Bradford Motl were address


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•Frank Ridin shire, who r


. Mrs O. Heyw Baron and Mr A party wi


Mrs M. Wi : autumn cou


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