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Primrose Nurseries and Garaen Centre, Whalley Road,


Talking newspaper boosts funds


LOOK out, the London P a l la d ium ,


talented youngsters of the English Martyrs C h u rch , Whalle y, could soon be gracing gour stage.


th e


and coffee evening or­ g a n is e d by th e church, 45 children demonstrated their skills to an'audience of 180. Compere was Keith Dickins.


A t a talent show


ners to be Sandra W a d d in g tb n ( ta p dance), Louise Kerr (action song “Talk to the animals”) and J o a n n e Harwood, J a n in e R ichmond, Claire Cassidy and C a ro l in e Ho lt om (Playette).


TOUR OF FOUR


STATES


Austin Porter thanked the officers for their help. After the meeting a lunc­ heon was held at the Castle Restaurant. Two new members, Mr Osborne Thomasson and


AT the 13th AGM of Clitheroe Probus Club, at­ tended by 74" members, Mr Eddie Croft was elected chairman. Retiring chairman Mr


THE Ribble • Valley Talking "Newspaper Group’s first-ever coffee morning on Saturday was a great success., A co n s tan t s tre am of people visited the Town Mayor’s Parlour to help boost the group’s funds by more than £160, which included dona­ tions. • As well as the usual


evening, which in­ cluded a tombola and various stalls, are to go towards the Papal visit.


Proceeds from the


FIRST TASTE OF SPRING SUNSHINE


ALTHOUGH the last few days of March brought the year’s first taste of spring sun­ shine, it was by and large a month of contrasts as far as the weather in the Ribble Valley was concerned.


gave an illustrated talk on his guided tour of Col­ orado, Nevada, Utah and Arizona in the . USA. Thanks were expressed by Mr Harry Creaser. At,the next meeting, on


April 16th, Mr George Barker, of Clitheroe, will speak on “Gardening time.”


Mr Tom Knowles, and a distinguished visitor, Clitheroe Mayor Coun. Bob Ainsworth, were in­ troduced last week. Mr Stanley Westhead


refreshments, therewere cake and' bring-and-buy. s ta lls and a raffle. Among those who called in during the morning were Ribble Valley Mayor, Coun. John Walmsley, and Clitheroe Mayor and Mayoress, Coun. and Mrs Bob Ainsworth. In addition to being a


No holiday Saturday drinks


financial boost, the morning enabled the group to r.ecruit several new- h e lp e r s " and readers. .Pictured are some of


the group’s committee members along with helpers.


Ice cream van driver banned


THE driver of an ice cream van which collided with a parked car in Calder Avenue, Billing- ton, was told at Clitheroe that the magistrates took a serious view of the acci­ dent because there might well have been children nearby.


(48), of Larkhill, Old Langho, had more than double the permitted al­ cohol content in his blood at the time, said Mr Peter Roberts, prosecuting. Croston was fined £150


Gilbert Brian Croston • \


CLITHEROE magis­ trates are not prepared to treat Saturdays before bank holidays in the Ribble Valley as special occasions. Mr Jim Parker, presid­


ing, made this clear when the Ribble Valley Licensed Victuallers’ Association made a block application, on behalf of.64 pubs, for special orders of exemp­ tion on 11 days between now and the end of the year. Mr Parker said he and


■special Occasions but the bench was not prepared to grant additional hours. The bench granted ap­


his colleagues accepted that they could amount to


plications for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day; De­ cember 27th, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. They refused applica­


tions for April 23rd (St George’s Day), May 1st, May 29th, August 28th and December 28th (in lieu of Christmas Day).


Chemists’ rota


for the alcohol offence and banned from driving for 18 months. He was also fined £50 for driving with out due care and attention and ordered to pay costs of £26.10. , Croston told the court


it had not been his normal behaviour and he. had now given up his joh.,


TODAY, Boots, Castle Street, Clitheroe, will be open from 5-30 to 6-30 p.m. Tomorrow, Good Friday, R. N. and , M: Read, Moor Lane, noon to 1 p.m. Sunday: Derrick Green, -Railway View, noon to 1 p.m. Easter Monday: Boots, noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday to Friday, Derrick Green, 5-30 to 6-


30 p.m. - ..


rain and sleet later gave way to long spells of sun­ shine and daytime temp­ eratures of up to 58 deg. F.


Gale force winds, heavy


According to figures supplied to us by Coun.


Ted Boden, at Chatburn, the one-and-a-half inches of rain which fell on the 14th was the heaviest of the year so far.


Day Max. Min. Rain (in. 1 2 3


4 48 5 6


48 50 46


10 •- 48 44 44


7 . 8 9


11 12


,24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31


13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23


••48 46 44 48


‘42 40


48 - 38 36


40 — 32 —


34 40 34 38 36


•46 38 . 38


48 ’ 36 44


48


47 50 44 52


46 50


34


56 58 57 55


0.64 0.40


38 —— 0.08 0.66 0.09 0.1S 0.14


0.10 0.25


40 , 0.25 1.59


38 — 38 —


0.16. 0.10


36 0.31 0.10


52 • 34 . — 54 . 32 — 32 — 36 — 36 — 38' —


46


50 36 — 36


48 ■ 40 Heaven


TRINITY Ladies After­ noon Fellowship members were given, a talk entitled “What is Heaven like?”, by the Rev. T. J. Bradshaw, of Chatburn.


be on April 21st,: followed by an afternoon' tea. >


The annual meeting will


about Saturday’s .. coffee •morning in the Clitheroe Mayor’s Parlour. Proceeds will go to Trinity Church’s restoration fund,. , ’ . ;


A . reminder was given


38 - 0.08 34


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Plans in pipeline


A PROPOSAL to extend from the premises 70-72 Bawdlands, Clitneroe, into 74 Bawdlands, , to provide a larger shop area and extra living accommodation on the first floor, is among the latest applications received by the Ribble Valley Council’s Planning Department (number 0162). . Also from Clitheroe comes a


plan to convert the first floor of 40 Well Terrace to domestic use (0161). The ground floor will continue to be used for business purposes, for which permission already exists. There are also proposals from Clitheroe to use 1,800 sq. yds. of land to the east of Low Moor Garage for parking and vehicle’d may (0158); gener al


displa; P


existing tea rooms and carrying out essential repairs to roof, damp walls and floors (0150). A car port, rear utility porch and front porch is planned for 12 Windsor Avenue (0156), and there is a proposal town’s Barraclough


L;


with a residential house (0 Whallcy: Alterations


...........................163).


to link the cottage


isting domestic dwelling to bus­ iness use as licensed restaurant


to ex­


at “Abbeydene,” 25 King ------ ’


Street (0151); shop sign King Street (0166). Gisburn: Erection of double


at 70


garage and change of existing garage into lounge at “Levan- to,” Bentlea Road (0152). Sawley: Conversion of exist-;


g


rovements at 1 and 3 Parson ,ane, extending floor space of


alterations and


to make im-


Bedside Chest €lt?ab


Furnishing Cen 3/5 ELIZABETH ST. BURNLEY. LANCS. I


ing workshop and adjacent land at Sawley Garage into restaur­ ant (0153). Chatburn: Conversion of old


. ■ o.oi


(0155). Langho: Hoarding at Riviera Stores, Whalley Road (0165).


APPEALS HELPED


CHEQUES for £85 each have.been received from Clitheroe Chamber of Trade by the NSPCC and the Ribble Valley Hospice fund.


handed over by immediate past-president Mr Sid Moore to Mrs J. Sharpies on; behalf of the society and Mr S. Westhead for the hospice appeal. The money was raised at the Chamber’s annual dinner


The . ch’eques w< . dance.'.


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MARCH madness.was the unusual description given to a fund-raising event for Waddington . WI at .the. home of com m ittee member., Mrs- Margaret


Lupton. -


games,, competitions and stalls combined to,; raise more than £75


: A number of guessing .


were Mrs Betty Garnett, Mrs E. Chapman and Miss E. Bishop: _


- \


Competition winners . won by Mrs Lena CowgilV - • - -... .. .


> The contest to guess the weight of a cake was


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- ance correctly. calculated the location on a map of the mad March hare! There was also a bring,


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The audience even­ tually judged the win­


Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, April 8th, 1982 9


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