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COLOU RF UL characters such as Wurzel Gummidge, the Mad Hatter and Oliver Twist will be in Clitheroe on Sunday when the town centre is transformed into a country fair. More than 50 stalls will
York Street, being held in conjunction with the fair.
Clitheroe Fell Race, start ing from Castlegate.
• The eight annual
be manned by members of local voluntary, sporting or charity groups, depict ing personalities from literary works ranging from Treasure Island ‘and Alice in Wonderland to the Beano book and Ever est The Hard Way. A number of other
events also taking place should make it a memor able Sunday for Clitheroe. Among the attractions
the grounds of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School,
are: • A street market in
ances by St Augustine’s RC School, Billington, senior military band, at the Castle bandstand and in the Market Place. From noon, the town
• 40-minute perform
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judge the winner of a £10 prize for the best dressed stallholder. The stalls will stand
fair — accompanied by Clitheroe Deputy Mayor, Mrs Barbara Speak and deputy mayoress Mrs Joan Hitchen; Ribble
Town Mayor’s parlour, Clitheroe MP Mr David Waddington, with his wife Gill will perform the open ing ceremony. They will then tour the
looks like taking on a car nival flavour for the start of the fair, organised by the Ribble Valley Sports and Recreational Council. After a reception in the
Valley Mayor and May oress Mr and Mrs John Walmsley and councillors, and the Ribble Valley Red Rose Queen Miss Susan Hargreaves — to
able to take part in a quiz about the stallholders, an- sering questions about which book, its author and characters they are portraying. There will be a wide
variety of amusements, including Punch and Judy and an inflatable castle to
along Castle Street, York Street, the Market Place, King Street and in the market. These streets, to gether with adjoining sec tions of Moor Lane and Parson Lane, will be closed to traffic between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. All the family will be
between. 12 and 15, will present a selection of marches, comical arrange ments and some of the works of Burt Bacharach under the instruction of •' teacher Mr Peter Rose. Their first 40-minute
keep the children happy and the usual refresh ments will be available. Some of the afternoon’s musical entertainment will be provided by the band from St Augustine’s. The youngsters,- aged
stint will start at 2-30 p.m. at the bandstand and they will play again, poss ibly on the back of a lorry, in the Market Place. The market at the
grammar school, which starts at 11 a.m. has been organised by the Friends of CRGS to raise funds for the school. Away from the merry atmosphere of the fair,
over 200 runners will be concentrating on complet ing the seven-and-a-half- mile fell race.
legate at 11 a.m. and the route takes in Castle Street, Wellgate, Shaw- bridge, High Moor, Fields Farm and-Little Mearley Hall to the summit of Pendle Hill.
The race starts at Cast
'Queensway and Queen Street for a finish outside Ribblesdale School.
tair Patten, of Shirebum Avenue, Clitheroe, has only received 30 entries so far, but is anticipating a flood of late entrants. Registration — the fee
is 50p — can be done at Ribblesdale School from 9-45 a.m. onwards.
the same way, except for the final section, which will include Peel Street,
The'runners will return Race organiser Mr Alis
THE appeal against the decision not to allow 618 Calderstones' patients the right to vote has been set for September 15th, at Blackburn County Court. At a public hearing in
rights appeal
Clitheroe last month, the Electoral Registration Of ficer for the Clitheroe Constituency, Mr Michael Jackson, declined to over turn his decision to refuse the patients the right to vote. The mental health
group MIND is treating the issue as a test case
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Sketch receives Roual approval
A PENCIL sketch of Lady Diana Spencer by Clitheroe student Graham Patten has received the Royal seal of approval from Prince Charles.
old Graham, of Shirebum Avenue, was handed over by th e Mayor of Clitheroe, Coun. Bob Ainsworth, to the Prince when he arrived in the town recently on the way to Calderstones.
The sketch by 18-year-
worth received a letter from the Lord Lt of Lan cashire, Mr Simon Tow- neley, who says that the Prince was delighted with the drawing and wished to convey his appreciation to Graham for the kind thought.
Highness asked Mr Tow- neley to tell Coun. Ains worth how greatly he was
In addition, His Royal This w-eek Coun. Ains
impressed by the warmth of the reception he re ceived from the people of Clitheroe.
long be remembered with many happy memories,” writes Mr Towneley.
“I know the day will
Coun. Ainsworth has com missioned Graham to do another portrait of Lady Diana to grace the walls of the Mayor’s Parlour.
Since the Royal visit,
taking his A-levels at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School this week, enjoys ait as a hobby and drew the sketch when the Royal couple announced their engagement earier in the year.
Graham, who has been
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Rural peace rally fans
HODDER VALLEY farmers and residents are seeking a temporary ban on a motor rally route near their homes, following trouble with spectators at a recent event.
thusiasts on a three-mile stretch between Cow Ark, Easington and Slaid- bum:
and his son. O Blocked entrances to
9 Assaulted a farmer
farms and roads. 0 Parked in fields with
out permission.- 0 Left a gate open and
allowed cows to wander on the road. G Caused excessive
They claim that en
made slightly worse by the fact that there were two social events being held locally at the time,” he said.
dent is being sent to Chief Supt Joe Henderson, head of the Colne Division of the Lancashire Constabul ary, who authorises rally routes in the area. The early morning inci
noise with car engines and doors and wakened residents. A full report of the inci
when they were -con fronted by people return ing from two social events in Newton.
dents are alleged to have taken place when spec tators gathered to watch members of a Bolton car club take part in a rally. Sparks began to fly
Refused
Road, who declined to be named, said that he and his son had returned home after midnight and heard a bang. They thought there had been a car accident and went out to investigate. “We found a car and a
A farmer on Easington
ly felt that there are too many rallies being held on the same stretch of road — about one every six weeks — and there have been a number of com plaints.
turning home early in the morning and coming across the spectators. In normal circumstances they would have been asleep and would not have seen the rally enthusiasts. “However, it is general
“Local people were' re
when clubs should think of changing their routes. Drivers have been along this one in Hodder Valley so many times that it can no longer be a challenge to them." He confirmed that a full
“The time has come
ganisers have promised th a t' they would inform everyone on the route that a rally was about to take place, but they have not always fulfilled this pledge.”
Strict
said that routes for events had to be submitted to the Ministry of Transport Rally Authorisation De partment and then passed to the local police for sanction. “We have then to keep
A Clitheroe rally, expert
report had been sent to the Divisional Superinten dent and action would be taken where necessary.
allow householders to send in complaints or ob servations after the rally. But spectators can be a problem and clubs can do very little about them.”
to a very strict code,” he said. “Every farmer and householder on the route has to be contacted and informed about the rally, with the approximate time that cars are likely to pass through. . “A form is also left to
“In the past, rally or
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St Mary’s
THE V ic a r of) C l i th e ro e , Canon , John Hudson, is likely , to p re a c h to h is i largest-ever congrega t io n on S u n d ay j morning. For the 10 a.m. ser- ]
stresses that it is to- be normal morning worship. Parishioners wishing to a t ten d must be in the church by 9-30. Two video record
ings will enable wor shippers to see the service at a public showing in the Parish Hall on June 29th, at 7-30 p.m.
At your service
INSPIRED by Wimble don, which is just over a week away, local tennis fans -will be able to get into action themselves this summer at the Castle Grounds, Clitheroe. Renovation work, cost
Parade Sunday, the uniformed organisa- 1 tions will be there, as * w i l l p u p i ls f rom Moorland School, who a t ten d the church during term time. C an o n H u d so n
vice from the Parish i Church will be broad cast live nationally by ' Granada TV’s “Morn ing Worship” prog- ; ramme. As it is C h u rc h ,
• PROVING an eagle eye with a bow and. arrow at Read Gala is young Darren Clarke. Darren (10) ivas jilst one of the many keen
youngsters who tried, their hand at the archery sideshoiv. In our •picture he is ivatclied by members of the Read Scouts. But for those with less adventurous tastes, there
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were plenty of other sideshows and stalls to keep them busy, all run by village organisations. Despite frequent heavy shoivers, the day, organ
ised by Read Parish Church, proved a great success, ivith about 500 people, of all ages turning up.
afternoon teas in the school, served by St John’s Mothers’ Union. For a full report, see page IS.
There was something for everyone, including
Hospice appeal to benefit from Mayor’s fund
THE bulk of the money raised by the Ribble Valley Mayor, Coun. John Walmsley’s charity appeal will go towards a campaign to build a hospice for the Blackburn health district.
proposed hospice will have tremendous value for local people and be lieves the project to be a very worthwhile cause. During their Mayoral
a re c en t meeting in Clitheroe, which set up a local committee to contri bute £40,000 towards the cost of the 10-bed hospice, to be built at Park Lee Hospital, Blackburn. He considers that the
Coun. Walmsley chaired treasurer Mr E. Tolson, 4 Avenue,
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year, Coun. and Mrs Walmsley will hold sever al fund-raising events and, in addition to the hospice, some money will be donated to Clitheroe Meteor Club for the men tally handicapped. Contributions to the
ing nearly £4,500, is almost complete on one of the tarmac courts.
appeal can be sent to the Mayor’s secretary at the Church Walk offices, or
money can be sent direct to Hospice Appeal Fund
find a competition we are running this iveek a must. That’s because the
ROYAL fam ily fans still recovering from Prince Charles' recent visit to Clitheroe will
winner will receive a superb canvas-mounted and gilt-framed photo graphic portrait of the Prince and Lady Diana Spencer. All you have to do is
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Patter of feet with a purpose
van p a rk ed in our meadow without permis sion and we asked the oc cupants to movq,”said the. farmer. “The van left without much fuss but six youths in the car refused to move. “I stood in front of the
vehicle and told my son to go back to the house and phone for the police.' At this point they started shoving me about.
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the car and I cleared out of the way,' as I was frightened they would run me over. They drove up the road and attacked my son before he could reach the phone. “We get a lot of rallies
“Then they reversed
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THE C o -o p e ra tiv e Wholesale Society has lost its application for a refund of six years’ rates paid for fishing rights on the R iv e rs Hodder and Ribble. The local valuation of
and immediately an nounced its intention to appeal.
Valley Council’s Chief Ex ecutive, outlined the situ ation to members of the Finance and General Pur poses Sub-Committee. He said he was now prepar ing for the appeal.
Mr Jackson, the Ribble
School site to be sold
THE site of the former Whiteacre School, Whal- ley, has been put on the market by the county council. The school, which
closed last August, was recently used by pupils of R ib b le sd a le School, Clitheroe. At its meeting on Tues
ficer agreed that the fish ing rights should not have been rated — because they are not let by lease, but exercised on the basis of seasonal permits. The society applied to
day, the county Education Committee decided that the property was surplus to education requirements and should be sold:
the Ribble Valley Council for a refund of the £450 rateable value for the Hodder and £70 for the Ribble. But the council’s Fi
nance and’ General Pur poses Sub-Committee only agreed for the Hodder rates to be refunded from April 1980 and the Ribble rates from April 1981.
Lucky escape
TWO lorry drivers es caped unhurt after their* vehicles collided near Sawley Brow on Saturday morning. They were Mr Ian Par
kinson, of St Paul’s Street, Low Moor and Mr Andrew Best, of Hel- lifield.
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round.here and I think it is time that we had a bit of a rest.” He added that spec
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THE patter of tiny feet at Bright Street Day nursery had a definite purpose about them last week — for the. youngsters were taking part in a sponsored walk to raise money for new toys.
that a number of com plaints had been received as a result of the rally. “The situation was
and the like, they will remember the day they walked round and round the nursery to raise the money for them.
And when the youngsters play with Snoopy, teddy bears
Some 55 youngsters — ranging from just 18-months-old to v
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five years — took part, accompanied by 18 staff. ?■ The idea was to complete 15 laps of the nursery grounds,
and nearly everyone made it. One of the youngest, 18-month-old Gemma Wrighton,
Altogether, the nursery hopes to have raised about £400.
completed the course, and Paul Parrington, also 18 months, managed a creditable 12. It was a good day for Jamie Martin (4 VS), of Turner Street, Clithcroe, who raised about £40 on his own.
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