Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, June 11th, 1981 on kT. 'W


A FEW weeks ago in this column, my wife expressed her opinion — one shared by many other people in the town — regarding the route • chosen for the Royal visit. She was not aware at the time ■ that bur local council had no say in th e m a t te r , so apologies to them.


the view that everyone has the right to express their opinion — I have


We _ have always held


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reception THERE is no doubt that the visit of Prince Charles was an outstanding suc­ cess and many thanks are due to your excellent coverage of the whole visit, particularly the photographs, which will be retained and treasured by all those for whom May 29th will be a happy memory. Our future king was


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done so many times in these columns, with no serious personal animosity to any individual. She made it quite clear


that there was no reflec­ tion on the residents of Lowergate, in fact it was the narrow width of the road and those backs of


Moor Lane which con­ cerned her, yet one indi­ vidual — hot necessarily from that area — has taken offence.


received an anonymous letter written on a well- known brand of toilet paper, one word emb­ lazoned across it, “snob” — nothing could be furth­ er from the truth! Why did this person not


In Thursday’s post she


express an opinion in this column, where he or she


could still have remained anonymous to the read­ ers. The means by which this person did choose to


state his or her views must be the most despic­ able type of communica­ tion available.


However, “anonymous,” whoever you are, you


will be . pleased to know that the paper you used was put to the use the manufacturers- intended, which adequately expre­ sses my opinion of you.


further communication on this matter. : ■


We shall enter into no


G. SAINSBURY 12 Beverley Drive,'. Clitheroe


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given a right Royal recep­ tion by the many people from all over the Ribble Valley who lined the s t re e ts of Clitheroe, Barrow and Whalley to show a f fe c t io n and esteem. May I, on behalf of all


EL IlEROE lad ILy nd Friday


barometer in the village which shows the progress of fund-raising for our long-promised Queen Elizabeth II playing fields.


This week I passed a


Ribble Valley citizens, thank those, particularly the Chamber of Trade, but also many more, whose decorations and bunting contributed so much to the festive mood of the day.


JOHN I. WALMSLEY Ribble Valley Mayor


who gave his services pre­ sumably for the benefit of just such people? Can we ask our parish


what a shame it was that the £1,000 given to one person could not have been shown on th a t barometer, as benefiting the whole of our small community. Surely in these trying


Looking up, I thought


council in future to think not just twice, but as many times as it takes b e fo re u s in g public money. E. A. SLATER, Secretary, Whalley Labour party branch


times, the young people drifting round our village streets each summer de­ serve all we can muster — far more than a man


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ICI, Mr Steven Alan G ra in g e r , of P a rk Avenue, Clitheroe, and Miss Sharon Lawson, of Newton S tre et, were married a t Clitheroe Parish Church, on Satur­ day, by Canon John Hudson. The bridegroom is the


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SMITH — PRESTON


Julie Bernadette Preston was married to electrician Mr Philip Smith at St Mary’s RC Church, Chip­ ping.


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elder son of Mr and Mrs Alan Grainger and the bride is the elder daugh­ ter of Mr and Mrs Re­ ginald Lawson. Given away by her


daughter of Mr and Mrs W. P. Preston, of Kirk­ lands, Chipping. The bridegroom is the only son of Mr and Mrs G. Smith, of Coniston Close, Longridge.


The bride is the elder Given away by her


father, the bride wore a white crinoline gown of sheer organza with neck­ line, hem and train of ple­ ated frills and trimmed


with pink lace. Her shoulder-length


veil was held in place with a diamante tiara. She car­ ried a shower bouquet of silk flowers, stephanotis, lily-of-the-valley, pink roses and spray carna­


tions. Chief bridesmaid was


Miss Katrina Grainger, the bridegroom’s sister. Also in attendance were Mrs Jean Nicholson, Miss Collette Anne Lawson, bride’s sister, Miss Eileen Diana Swierczynski and the Misses Dawn Louise and Heidi Henshaw. The three elder brides­


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father, the bride wore a white gown in witchcraft lace, with off-the-shoulder frill and deep frill around the full train of the skirt,


: pearls and she carried a bouquet of orchids, roses and lily-of-the-valley.


veil was held in place by a cap of witchcraft lace and


Her shoulder-length


maids and the matron-of- honour wore dresses of lilac-spotted organza trim­ med with white Notting­ ham lace. They carried posies of white rosebuds, pink lily-of-the-valley, stephanotis and freesia with white ribbons. The Misses Henshaw


fon overlay and a head­ dress of blue flowers..-All carried posies of white, roses.Best man was Mr John Smith, the .bridegroom’s cousin, and ushers were m e s s r s David and Andrew Preston, the bride’s brothers. The ceremony was con


Misses Susan, Mary, Anne and Barbara Pre­ ston, sisters of the bride. Susan, Mary and Anne wore blue satin dresses with o v e rd re s se s in matching chiffon made by the bride and bride’s mother. Barbara wore . a turquoise dress with chif­


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wore dresses of lilac spot­ ted organza trimmed with white satin ribbon and lilac flowered headdresses to match. They carried baskets of pink and white lily-of-the-valley, white rosebuds, spring violets and lilac . freesia with white ribbons. . Best man was Mr Gary


ducted by F r Francis Duggan and organist was Mr John Hutchinson. After a reception at the Dog and Partridge Hotel, Chipping, the couple , left for a honeymoon in Wales. They are to live in Longridge.


Grainger, bridegroom’s brother. Groomsmen were Mr Martin Paul Lawson, bride’s brother, and Mr Andrew Grainger, brideg­ room’s brother. Usher was Mr Steven Pickup.


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L-driver fined £85


after which Mr and Mrs ing L-plates on a three A reception was held at


CLITHEROE learner driver Eric Johnston (53). of De Lacy Street, was fined a total of £80 at Clitheroe on three motor­ ing summonses. He was fined £15 for not display


Grainger left for a honey-, wheel car; £15 for driving moon in London. They while unaccompanied ant. will live in Clitheroe.


Photograph: Castle He was ordered to pay £5 Studios, Clitheroe.


£50 for not being insured costs.'


Fish ponds


• A PLAN to make three Road, Dunsop Bridge, has .‘additional fish ponds at


- th e 't ro u t farm on the west ■ side of Whitewell


been approved by the Ribble Valley Council’i Development Sub-Corn mittee,


BRAMLEY Meade The incubator,; costing which has been in use; at Maternity Home has a *2,000 was selected, by., Bramley Meade for . the new incubator, thanks to members of ithe g a l le y begt part oHO years, an ambitious 18-month home’s nursing staff, and fund-raising effort by the is one of the most modem


Ribble Valley Rotaract on the market. I t will re- dub, '■ .


place an ageing incubator Mrs Edna Crabtree (far


dent Mr Mark Thomber (centre, with chain) and Divisional Nursing Officer


• Picture: Rotaract presi­


left) look on as Nursing Officer Mrs Elizabeth Yates demonstrates: the machine with the help of five-day-old Natalie Anne Roberts.


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Tribute to charitable work of


Citizen Band I WRITE regarding the Citizen Band Radio Club of Clitheroe and district. I


I-FEEL it is my right, nay my duty, to voice do not pretend to under-


my objections and those of many others to the citizen^and^nw^do °I handing over of £1,000 of public mbney^to the understand the “rights recently-retired clerk of Whalley Parish and wrongs” .or the


legalities. " What I would like to mention is that in today’s society, where many young people are maligned, it is very uplift­ ing to know that a group of young people are wil­ ling to give up their spare time to aid the less fortu­ nate members of our society. The members of Citizen


DESPITE Saturday’s in­ clement weather, a hardy group of members of St John’s Church, Hurst Green, bravely manned a country stall to raise £127 for church funds. The stall, at the church


Tory whist WINNERS at


lych. gate, had on offer produce of all kinds, in­ cluding cakes, plants, f ru it, vegetables and butter. It was organised by St


John’s MU and the PCC and proved to be very popular, despite the rain. Pictured are some of


the helpers and buyers at the stall.


Band in our community have committed them­ selves to raising money for charities and to assist­ ing the physically and mentally handicapped members of our com­ munity. While there may be


Proposal was best possible compromise


other infantry units in­ cluding the redoubtable Black Watch, into whose lines the first airborne troops at Heraklion were (from a German point of view) rather unfortunate­ ly dropped. Then there were the


many arguments for or against the use of Citizen Band Radio, surely there cannot be anything wrong with this refreshing group of young people who are willing to give up their time in this way.


MR C. MASON, Secretary,' Clitheroe and District Mentally Handicapped Association.


Marines, and, surprise, surprise, there were the Bofors’ guns manned by the Clitheroe “Terriers” and many others who were not from “Down Under.” ■Still, the programme


BRIAN BRAITHWAITE ex-Gunner/Driver, G Troop, 156 Light Anti-aircraft battery. West View, Clitheroe


Speaks on hobbies


DISTINGUISHED guest Dr John Horder, presi­ dent of the Royal College of General Practitioners, was welcomed as speaker to the annual dinner of the Clitheroe and Whalley Medical Society. The dinner, held at the


Job for young people


made a change from the many films showing the Americans winning the war all by themselves.


IT was very nice getting our town all pretty for our Royal visitor, but what about our perma­ nent pensioners? Some of them, who in


their own lives have been active in the service of the borough; are now too old to weed their own gardens. These are usual­ ly small and would take little time to keep tidy. Is this not a possible


PERMISSION to demol­ ish farm buildings and to build a dairy cow unit for 100 cows, feed facilities, yard parlour, under­ ground slurry store and ancillary works at Bashall Town Farm, Bashall Eaves,’has been granted by the Ribble Valley Council’s Development Sub-Committee. The application was re­


vised because a previous p ro p o sa l had been refused. The new plan provided


for the silage clamp to be situated in fields opposite the farm complex and sunk in the land. The new farm buildings would be around the existing farm. -An extensive landscap­


ing scheme would be im­ plemented in the first planting season following completion of the work. In a report to the com­


DINSDALE — DENT


Dent travelled in style in her father’s 1929 Phantom One Rolls Royce to St J am e s ’s Church, Clitheroe,' on Saturday, for her wedding to Mr Nicholas John Dinsdale. The bride is the only


Miss Carol Elizabeth


HODGSON — PARKINSON


daughter of Mr and Mrs W. B. P. Dent, of Ash- ness, Littlemoor Mill, Whalley Road, Clitheroe, and her bridegroom is the second son of Mr and Mrs J. T. Dinsdale, of Up Brooks Farm, Clitheroe. The bridegroom is a


at SS Peter and Paul’s Church, Bolton-by-Bow- land, on Saturday, of Miss Diana Mary Parkinson, only daughter of Mr and Mrs N. Parkinson, Stump Cross, Bolton-by-Bow- land, and Mr Philip Edward Hodgson, elder son of Mr and Mrs B. Hodgson, V ic to r ia Avenue, Chatburn.


The wedding took place


technical plant assistant at Ribble Cement and the bride is an architectural


technician in Whalley. The bride, given away


by her father, wore a white Edwardian style gown with a lace coat, a full skirt forming a long train and a matching lace frill. Her full-length veil was held in place by a floral headdress and she earned a shower bouquet of


job for youth work — or couldn’t the Scout groups of the several churches and schools divide the town into sections and tend to the needs of the old from time to time, not merely cleaning their gar­ dens of weeds, but al­ leviating in some cases some of the monotony of loneliness.


Swan and Royal Hotel, Clitheroe, on Friday, was attended by 24 doctors and their wives or hus­ bands. Dr Horder, of London,


R. A. PARKER, 1 Brow Top Cottage, Grindleton.


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who was accompanied by his wife, gave an audios visual presentation featur­ ing his two hobbies, watercolour painting and organ playing. He was introduced by


Dr D. McKinlay and th a n k ed by Dr A. Hudson.


A COLLISION with another car in Whalley Road, Clitheroe, led to m o to r is t . Mohamme ‘ Sarfaz (20), of Whalley Road, being fined £50 by the town’s magistrates for driving without due care and attention. He was or­ dered to pay £5 costs.


mittee, Chief Architect and Planning Officer Mr Philip Bailey said that the newly submitted proposal was the best possible compromise.


Temporary permission


TEMPORARY permission has been granted for private hire business at 16 Green Park, Whalley, de­ spite a recommendation for refusal. The Ribble Valley


.not cause an obstruction and people in Whalley backed the plan.


Council’s Development Sub-Committee agreed to grant permission for 12 months and for one car only, despite a recommen­ dation from Chief Ar­ chitect and Planning Of­ ficer Mr Philip Bailey that the plan should be refused because the vehicle was parked on the road. Coun. Mrs Sheila Maw (Whalley) said the car did


stephanotis, .lily-of-the- valley and white roses. Matron of honour was


sonia ro s e s ,


Mrs Cathrine Ridout and bridesmaids were Miss Pauline Dinsdale (brideg­ room’s sister) and Miss Alison Hay (b r id e ’s cousin). They wore full-length


by her father, wore white crinoline gown of embossed nylon with lace, a sashed waist, puffed sleeves and round neck­ line, with a full-length train. Her bouffant veil was held in place with a floral headdress and she carried pink and white rosebuds, stephanotis and lily-of-the-valley.


The bride, given away


Mrs Kathleen Taylor and bridesmaids were Miss Susan Dugdale (bride’s cousin), Miss Julie Frank- land (b r id e g ro om ’s cousin), Miss Kathleen Bowker and Miss Christ­ ine Dinsdale.


Matron of honour was


dresses of apricot figured nylon with matching floral headdresses and carried bouquets of sonia roses and white spray carna­ tions. Mr Brian Crabtree was


chiffon dresses in similar style to the bride’s, trim­ med with lace, and had circlets of matching silk flowers in their hair. Their posies were com­ posed of pink and white rosebuds, stephanotis and lily-of-the-valley. Flower girl Miss Sandra


■They wore pink nylon


best man and groomsmen were Mr N. B. Dinsdale (bridegroom’s brother) and Mr W. A. Dent (bride’s brother). Ushers were Mr A. L. Dinsdale (bridegroom’s brother) and Mr A. S. Dent (bride’s brother). The ceremony was per­


Clitheroe Division Conser vative Association whist and domino drive, held in the club social room, were: Whist: Ladies — Mrs E. Underwood, Mrs V. Murra y, Mrs N. Wright. Gents — Mrs P. Adey, Mrs A. Barker, Mr T. Adey. Dominoes: Ladies —


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formed by the Rev. K, Broadhurst and a recep­ tion followed at the Moor cock Inn, Waddington. The couple are honey­ mooning in the Greek Is


Lee (bride’s cousin) wore a white crinoline dress with layers of frills and an overlay of pink chiffon, with round neckline, puffed sleeves and sashed waist, all trimmed with lace. She had a circlet of pink and white silk flow­ ers and canned a basket of matching flowers. ■ Mr Gary Frankland was best man, Mr David Par­ kinson (bride’s brother) and Mr Alan Hodgson (bridegroom’s brother) were groomsmen and ushers were Mr John Hodgson (bridegroom’s brother) and Mr Michael Dugdale (bride’s cousin).


formed by Canon S. A. Selby and the organist was Mr Philip Peel. A reception was held at


The ceremony was per­


the Black Bull Hotel, Rimington, and the hon­ eymoon is being spent in the Lake District. The bride is a clerk-


typis t at Ribblesdale Cement, Clitheroe, and the bridegroom is a fitter at Atkinsons, Clitheroe. They will live in Robinson Street, Chatburn. Photograph: Pye’s, •


Clitheroe. Fined £20


WHEN his car ran out of petrol on the Longsight Road near Copster Green in the early hours of the morning, Eric Maddox left it by the roadside and


walked home, Mr Barry Dearing (defending) told Clitheroe magistrates. Maddox (29), of Roger-


field, Langho, was fined £20 for leaving the car without lights. He was or­ dered to pay £5 costs. Mr De a r in g said


Maddox made' arrange­ ments for the car to be collected later in the morning. The road was well-lit and he had not realised he should have left the car with lights.


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