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Mittori gardeners win holiday in Thailand


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IT was a case of third time lucky for Mitton couple John and Barbara _Maudsley when they entered a national gardening competition.


earned them-a two-week trip to Thailand, a lawn- mower, and, this morn­ ing, a visit from one of the final judges — actor Windsor Davies, who stars in the BBC comedy series “It ain’t half hot, mum.” The annual competition is .run jointly by TV .Times and lawnmower


of pride and joy behind Spencer Fold Cottage has landed them first prize out o f . thousands of green- fingered enthusiasts from all over Great Britain.. The achievement has


For their 800 sq. yards A -


Hot-shot Ian has off day


HODGSON — PICKARD


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tered the contest twice before and were runners- up in last year’s regional


final. “We never expected to


win the first national prize,” said Mr Maudsley (61), who retired early this year with his wife from Calderstones. “We are thrilled at the pect of a trip to


Rumania followed the wedding on Saturday at St Nicholas’s Church, Sabden, of Miss Helen Pickard and Mr Glenn Robert Hodgson^ The bride, an Insurance


A h o n e ym o o n .i:


clerk, is the daughter of Mr and Mrs L. Pickard, of Whalley Road, Sabden, The bridegroom, a


draughtsman, is the son of Mr and Mrs R. Hodg­ son, of East Park Road, Blackburn. The . bride, given away


pros- Thai-


this morning’s celebrity visitor rouna their win­ ning plot. It houses con­ iferous tre e s , ros e s , dahlias, heathers and bed­ ding plants and features three fishponds, a ha-ha and summer house — all their own work.


land.” The couple plan to show


mirer is the couple’s mar­ ried daughter, Mrs Ann Schnitzer, who lives next door! The Maudsleys also have a son Michael, who lives at Browsholme.


No doubt a frequent ad­


W id o w o f g a ra g e


fo u n d e r LOW MOOR lost one of


its oldest residents with the death of Mrs Isabella Simpson, of S t1 Paul’s


Street. Mrs Simpson, who was


81, was the wife of Mr Joshua Simpson, who with the late Mr Aloysius Walmsley' founded the garage business of Walm­ sley and Simpson more than 60 years ago. Mrs Simpson was a


member of an old Bolton- by-Bowland family. As a young woman she was a children’s nurse at St Denys Home, Clitheroe, and at Lytham. She and her husband


by her father, wore a white embroidered satin gown with full-length train and veil. She carried a bouquet of pink roses and white bridal flowers. Matron of honour was


THE ups and downs of international clay pigeon shooting have been ex­ perienced by Slaidbum’s


Brookhouse Green on Monday very disappointed with his performance in the Belgian-Olympic Trap at Zutendaal — only a week after scooping a


Ian Peel. He returned home to


gold medal at the Nordic championships at Bisley. Ian (23), who has been


shooting . for five years, was a member of the Brit­ ish four-man team which won the Nordic event against Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway. But his trip to Belgium


at the weekend was less memorable. Ian, a laboratory tech­


nician, was selected by the British Clay Pigeon Shooting Association. Af t e r t r a i n i n g on


Mrs Ca th y O’Bryan Bridesmaids were Miss Cindy Hodgson, the bridegroom’s sister, and Miss Jacky Hewitt, the bride’s cousin. They wore full-length


turquoise organza dres­ ses,. trimmed with lace, and carried white carna­ tions and bridal flowers. Best man was ’Mr R, the brideg­


Hodgson,


-'dates to look forward to this month. He will be a member of


Friday, he was disap­ pointed to score only 174 from 200 targets on Saturday and Sunday — a display that left him well down the field. Ian, however, has two


room's brother. Grooms­ man was Mr A. H. Pick­ ard, the bride’s brother and Mr R. Hewitt and Mr P. O’Bryan were ushers. Fol lowing the cere­


mony, conducted by the Rev. Denis McWilliam, a reception was held at Ma r t h o lme Grange, Altham. The couple will live at


Winston Road, Blackburn. P h o t o g r a p h : Paul Brown, Sabden.


England’s 12-man team taking part in an interna­ tional at East Yorkshire Gun Club, and then, as an individual, will be compet­ ing in the mini-Common wealth games in Dundee.


Rubbish fire


CLITHEROE firemen quickly dealt with a rubb­ ish fire at the Castle Castings works yard on Tuesday evening. Slight damage was caused to electrical wiring.


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Baby’s fire


death ’ - - I


a bid to rescue Mrs Watson.


He smashed a glass


panel and made his way to the stairs, where he met Mrs Watson, struggl­ ing through bl inding smoke to reach the front door. .


“Hazel and David were


frantically trying to find the baby, but there was no way David could reach the living room,” said Stephen. Y‘It was abso­ lutely engulfed in flames.” Station - Officer. Clarke


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said the firemen had “quite a struggle” to get into the living room. The room was well alight when we arrived and the heat and smoke intense.” “Six firemen wearing


“But it wasn’t until the i j


breathing apparatus man­ aged to get into the room and the blaze was under control within about 15 minutes.


fire was out that we were able to look for the little


S and we found her


said Sta tion Officer Clarke. “It was a terrible fire


y shortly afterwards,”


— one of the worst house fires I have seen — and the firemen and the neighbours did a magnifi­ cent job.” The li’ving room and all


WHEN this group .of West Bradford youngsters raised £30 for the Interna­ tional Year of Disabled People with a two-day street sale in Southfield Drive, they certainly had no doubt about where to send the money. They popped it in an envelope ana addressed it to the patron of the charity — Prince Charles, do Buck­ ingham Palace. Y


might be a nice idea to let Pr ince Charles choose how the money should be distributed,”'’ said Mrs Hilary Jones, whose three child ren Simon (11), Daniel (6) and three-year- old Emily were among the 12 who made the sale such a success. “Eve ryone was so


‘The children thought it


its contents were com­ pletely destroyed, with fire damage also affecting the kitchen. But only slight smoke damage was caused to the upstairs rooms.


.substantial sum of money which Mr Watson had drawn out of the bank just a few days before to buy a second-hand car. The Watsons have been with


The family also lost a >


nearby Talbot Close and are expected to move into the i r temporary new home in Mayfield Avenue within the next few days. A t B l a c k b u r n on


staying this- week Mrs Wai


Pool trips are most popular


THE transportation of y o u n g s t e r s betwe en Clitheroe and Longridge Sports Centre and Lon­ gridge and the Ribbles- dale Pool proved more popular with Longridge children than with those from Clitheroe.


'buying things from the stall,” said Mrs Jones. “The weather could not


generous, both in donat­ ing items for the sale and


have been better and it was an ideal and very useful way of spending a couple of days of the school holidays.


Valley Council’s Recrea­ tion and Leisure Commit­ tee were told that almost all the seats on" the 72- seater bus taking children from' Longridge to Rib- blesdale Pool were taken for the five consecutive Tuesdays on which the scheme was run.


Members of the Ribble


travelled from Longridge to the Pool, but only 110 made th e t r ip from Clitheroe to Longridge Sports Centre.


A total of 304 children O Batson’s parents in


(Administration), Mr Brian' Manning, said that swimming is a much more popular activity than the use 'of sports centres du r in g the summer months.


Deputy Town Clerk


Monday, an inquest was opened on Trudy for iden­ tification purposes and ad joumed. The funeral is at Ac­


crington Crematorium this afternoon.


DIG deep in those spare rooms and attics for old dolls and help- Clitheroe Ladies’ Circle to raise money for charity.


the Circle for dolls _ in good condition, which could be dressed and sold to raise money for the East, Lancashire Hospice fund and for a mobile Ded for the use of local people during illness, met with a poor response.


■ A previous appeal from The memb e r s a r e


hoping people will come forward with dolls and also with offers to dress them.


celebrated their golden wedding in 1975. She was a member of St Paul’s Church. Mrs Simpson leaves two


daughters and a son, all married. Mrs Betty Cook and her husband live next door in St Paul’s Street; Mrs Nancy. Cowperth- waite and her husband live in Oswaldtwistle; and Mr Alan Simpson and his wife have their home in Burnley. The funeral took place


on Monday, with a service and interment at SS Peter and P a u l ’s Ch u r c h , Bolton-by-Bowland.


THERE was a . host of activities for all the family at a street market in


Whalley to raise money for the Queen Elizabeth II playing fields.


The market, organised


by the Playing Fields Management Committee and held on the Vale House site, raised about £306.


new, record, jewellery, cosmetics and hamburger stal ls, a tombola and r a f f l e and v a r i o u s sideshows.


There were good-as-


tee member Mr Brian Whittaker thanked every­ one who helped.


Management Commit­


members at a stall .on Cl ithero e ma rke t


They will be sold to- § ether with other toys


November. Ladies’ Circle Commun­


eing made by Circle in


ity Convenor Mrs Kath­ leen Eastwood said she hoped people would sup­ port them, as both pro­ jects are worthy causes. Anyone who can help


should contact Mrs East- wood at 12 St Paul’s Close. Low Moor (Tel. 23652) or any Clitheroe Circle member.


Royal wedding was never


quite like this!


ST PAUL’S Church Hall. Low Moor, became Clitheroe’s very own St Paul’s “cathedral” on


Saturday when the “Royal couple” took their wedding vows again.


Keen radio ‘ham’ from childhood


A CLITHEROE man who was a keen. radio ham from childhood and served in the RAF in the Suez Canal area as a wireless operator has died in hos­ pital, aged 52.


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Mr Arnold Roberts, of Conway Avenue, lived all his life in the Henthom district and served an ap­ prenticeship as a com­ positor with Borough Printing Co. He later worked at Pye’s Printers, York Street.


lifetime’s hobby and since childhood his call sign had been G3GKQ.


Michael, Andrea, Mark and Paul. _


He leaves four children,


ley’s Chapel of Rest was followed, by interment : in Clitheroe Cemetery last Friday.


A service in the Calver- j,i Radio operating was his


- But the ceremony and celebrations by members of St Paul’s Scouts bore little resemblance to the proceedings in London a month before. When blushing bride


Lady Di (alias Nigel He a l e s ) a n d .P r i n c e Charles (Neil Birtwell) were “married" by Martin Rothwell, the service was filled with fun and jokes. The bride’s gown, _ in


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