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Prize is Just the job for marathon


READ headmaster Douglas Brown and his wife Marian,- who is blind, are going on a marathon cycle ride to raise money for guide dogs.


tandem as they thought. Instead they will be taking to the road on a gleaming new machine which 44-year-old Mr Brown won in a competi­ tion.


But not on an old


years Mr Brown, of Buc­ kingham Drive, has been his wife’s “eyes” on countryside cycle out­ ings. It was a descrip­ tion of one of these,


For the past three


through- the Trough of Bowland, which landed him first prize in a com­ petition in a national cy­


touring machine. But when Holdsworthy, the f irm su p p ly in g i t , learned about the enjoy­ ment the Browns had from their old tandem, a lavishly-equipped cycle for- two was offered instead.


cling magazine. .The prize was a £650


the couple took up cycl­ ing. They were motoring through the Trough when they were held up by a tandem. “I t struck me then that you do not need


It was by chance that


eyes to pedal at the back of a tandem,” said Mr Brown, who is headmas­ ter at Padiham County Primary School.


one, since when Mrs Brown — 90% blind since childhood — has had hours of pleasure discovering the local highways and byways.


So the couple bought


te lep h o n is t for the Halifax Building Society in Blackburn, is not out cycling, her constant companion is Topper, a Labrador guide dog.


When Mrs Brown, a


that they decided to ex­ press their thanks to the Guide Dog for the Blind


I t was some time ago


Association by going on a sponsored cycle ride in


July.Plans are well in hand for the journey from Land’s End to John O’G- ro a ts— 1,000 miles of hard pedal pushing which will now certainly be more comfortably undertaken on their super tandem. While they are on the


16-day journey Topper will be taking a holiday at the Bolton Guide Dogs’ training centre. Children David (17)


and Karen (18) will not be' making the trip. But mum and dad plan to pass through Whalley.— and pop home for a good night’s sleep!


Fight the freeze advice to old


Keep the home fires burning


Unveiling delayed


CLITHEROE P ar ish Church’s rebuilt organ will not be ready later this month as had been hoped.


intended to stage an open­ ing recital a week on Saturday but this will not


The Organ Society had Rate pegged


CAREFUL housekeeping by Clitheroe Town Coun­ cil means there will be no increase in the rate pre­ cept it is seeking from the Ribble Valley authori­ ty for the coming financial year. The amount sought is £19,500, equivalent to 1.5p in the pound.


be possible due to unfore­ seen circumstances.


lecture in the church about the rebuilding prog­ ramme by Mr George Sixsmith, of Ashton- under-Lyne, illustrated by photographs.


Instead, there will be a


will be an early announce­ ment about the rebuilt organ which was badly damaged when fire swept through the church in


It is hoped that there


May, 1979. Meanwhile, a smaller


organ, loaned by Mr Sixs­ mith and transferred to' the church prior to the rehallowing last April, will continue to be used.


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Schools close for the day


PUPILS' at four Ribble Valley schools had an unexpected day’s holiday this week as the big freeze kept the ‘ area in its iron grip. Lessons were post­


poned on Monday at 3olton-by-Bowland and.


Longridge CE; schools be­ cause of boiler problems and at Clitheroe’s Pendle County Primary which did not receive its usual coal delivery. • They returned to their


chief Mr Brian Leyboume said that although the cost of heating was expen­ sive it was'better to be warm than dead.


of tips to try to keep out the cold Mr Leybourne appealed to younger people to keep an eye on their elderly neighbours. “Watch out for tell-tale


And before giving a list


signs such as undrawn curtains and milk bottles still on the doorstep,” he


said. “It would also be a


OLD people were urged this week to fight the killer cold spell — wh;atever the expense. Local social service


i


good idea to offer to share a meal with an elderly person living nearby.”


Tips.


out that the very young, as well as the elderly, are particularly vulnerable to hypothermia when the temperatures fall. To keep out the cold, he


Mr Leybourne points


the wannest room in the house. 0 Wear s e v e ra l


layers of thin clothing rather than, for exam­ ple, a thick coat. O Cover hands, feet


lanced diet. 6 Keep exercising,


• Move their bed to'


Widow found lying in front of fire


desks on Tuesday and then it was the turn of in f a n ts a t E d is fo rd County Primary School, Clitheroe, to be sent home because of a fault in the heating system. Meanwhile, 'Ribble


Valley continues to shiver in the grip of continuous frost. The lowest temper­ ature of the week — 12 degrees Fahrenheit —. was recorded on Tuesday at Chatbum weather sta­ tion by village schooj h e a dm a s te r Mr Ted


Boden. Daytime temperatures


in the 40s recorded 12 months ago seem almost tropical by comparison! “This present spell is most unusual; there just doesn’t seem to be any pattern,” said Mr Boden. Divisional Road Survey­


A 78-YEAR-OLD Clitheroe widow died in hos­ pital on Saturday — the day after police broke into her house in York Street and found her semi-conscious on a smouldering carpet. According to the East “Another 10 minutes and


Lancs Coroner Mr George the whole place would Graham, Mrs Annie Bridge died from natural causes and he dispensed with an inquest. The alarms was raised


by neighbours and home help Mrs Janet Dowles, of Whalley Road, who, by chance, had called an hour earlier than usual. As they were unable to


enter the house or raise Mrs Bridge ' on the tele­ phone, the police were alerted. A police spokesman said


have gone up.’ Mrs Bridge, who has a


son in Manchester, spent 56 years in the textile in­ dustry. She started work at


appliances are working properly and don’t sit


fireguard, if you are prone to dizzy spells.


9 Check that heating '


and head — even indoors. 6 Try to keep taking warm drinks and a ba­


suggests that old folk should:


even if it means only walking round the house..........


too close to them. 9 Try to obtain a


as a bed, should not be done without the help of neighbours or relatives Mr Leybourne emphas


Moving furniture, such


ised. One local group willing


to help out h e re i Clitheroe Round Table. I t s ch a irm an , M


R o b e r t B e r ry said “We’ve already given ai hand with one person’:


Chatburn’s Stonebridge Mill at 16 and retired in February, 1975. In 1956, she was


furniture and will be glad to do so again.” Mr Berry may be con­


tacted for assistance on Clitheroe 24176.


elected president of the Clitheroe Weavers,’ Win­ ders’ and Warpers’ As­ sociation, a post she held for many years. She was also union shop


that it appeared that Mrs Bridge, who lived alone, had been lying in front of an electric fire and the carpet had caught alight.


Said one neighbour:


or Mr Ian Robertson re­ ported no problems on the roads this 'week, though he reminded drivers to still exercise great care. But the weather has in­


steward at Stonebridge Mill for 18 years until her retirement. There will be a service


and cremation at Accring­ ton tomoiTOW.


55 home helps have received a pat on the back for their dedica­ tion during the bad weather. . Organiser Mrs Mar­


The Ribble Valley’s


garet Hird said that th e i r “ tremendous effort,” deserved the fullest public recogni­


tion.


£100,000 cut in


spending ordered


THE R ib b le V alley Council has to cut its s p e n d in g by over £i00,000 in the coming financial year — by Gov­ ernment order.


ary Mr Michael Hesel- tine has asked the coun­ cil to reduce expenditure by 6.7 per cent.


Environment Secret­


ernm en t cu t t in g the Ribble Valley’s block grant by ju s t over a penny ra te — about £50,000.


se t th e a u th o r i ty a s p e n d in g t a r g e t of £2,318,000 for 1982-83 which will entitle it to a grant of £1,265,000.


The Government has


last year’s estimated ex­ penditure of £2,303,000 for whiefi' the Ribble Valley received a grant of £1,296,000. '


This compares with


Treasurer Mr Gordon Onslow, it is impossible at this stage to say what effects the cuts will have. “The figures will go


According to Borough This means the Gov­ over


riverside road repairs bill


A WHO-pays-for-what dispute is brewing at Whalley over the repair of a section of road which slid into the River Calder. The damage has re­


damaged the bridge struc­


duced the width of the road on the Billington side of the river leading to Mr David Wild’s home, the Marjorie, and has pre­ vented milk tankers from reaching the Hole House Farm of Mr Henry Vic­ kery further down the


cil and North West Water Authority deny liability


lane.Mr Vickery is daily having to ferry ,milk to another farm in Whalley, where it is being transfer­ red to Milk Marketing Board tankers. And as the county coun­


before the Policy and Resources Committee next month and ways of cutting expenditure, will have to be looked at,” he said. He could not predict


for the repairs, Mr Wild and Mr Vickery fear that when the thaw comes it will lead to more damage, possibly completely cut­ ting off the two homes from the maid road at


what effect the cut in grant will have on the coming year’s rate' until the county council levies its precept at the end of February. Mr Onslow said the


. had been calculated on an inflation rate of four per cent for salaries and nine per cent, for other council services.


Opening night will soon be here


creased the workload for the area’s farmers, with milk tankers struggling at times to pick up supplies and livestock having to be


" The Ribble Valley was fortunate to escape the severe blizzards that hit the South of England and Wales on Friday.


...........


rect effect on Sunday when newspapers from London did not reach the Clitheroe district until


when a train became stuck in a snowdrift at -Northampton.-


after lunch. They Were delayed


Chimney fire


CLITHEROE firemen quickly dealt with a chim­ ney fire at a house in Church Close, Wadding- ton, on Sunday evening. L i t t le dam age was


caused.


MEMBERS of Trinity Church, Clitheroe, are busy rehearsing and. preparing fo r their annual pantomime, which this year is “Jack and the Bean­ stalk."


The children’s cos­ tumes are taking shape


under the guidance, of. Mrs Betty Hincks and - Mrs Audrey Dickin­ son. In charge o f making outfits for the principal characters is Mrs May Cants.


a-charity performance on January 22nd., The


The show opens with


, break to' the following Wednesday there, will be shows each evening through to ■ Saturday, ; with an afternoon and ■ evening performance


following day, Satur­ day, ' there will be a matinee at . 2-15, and an evening perform­ ance at 7-15. After a


being produced by Michael B r i tc l i f fe .. Jack is being played by Jean Avery.


oh the last day. The pantomime is


pianist Peter Wrigley taking som,e of the cast


Our picture, shoivs through a few songs. . Yet they had an indi­ ; .


Mr Godfrey Lofthouse, at. Padih'am, reported' no great difficulties, but feared the Arctic condi­ tions would heavily In­ crease farmers’ feed and labour bills. Minor trou­ bles with frozen pipes had frequently occurred, he added.


fed by hand. NFU group secretary


January thaw that the damage was done. Water from the Nab came up against a frozen drain outlet and broke through a wall. Shortly afterwards,


Bridge End. It was during the early


ance that the bridge, built on a bed of rock, was perfectly safe at the moment and that any damage, even in the event of another collapse, would be remote. “I hate to stand by and


ture. But he gave an assur­


bility for surface water drainage on private land rested with the land- owner.


the owner of the land, definitely not the water a u th o r i ty ,” said the spokesman.


“That wall belongs to


do nothing but the situa­ tion is that the wall is beyond the bounds of the public highways,” he said. “We put up wooden


fencing after the wall col­ lapsed to make it safe for the general public, but I’m afraid that is as much as we can do.” . A spokesman for the


the moment is that the rubble is removed from the river as soon as poss­ ible before it begins to constitute a hazard.” It is believed that there


“Our only concern at


North West Water Au­ thority’s Rivers Division at Preston said responsi­


had been a bridge over the Calder at that point since the early 14th cen­ tury and the carriageway has since been widened on numerous occasions. The wall itself is understood tc date from Victorian times.


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part of the wall crumbled into the Calder, taking with it a large section of the private road and cut­ ting off the Marjorie and Hole House Farm to all but light vehicles. Mr Vickery, who has


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at the Marjorie for five years, believes that be­ cause the wall is an integ­ ral part of the main road bridge and the damage was caused by the drain icing up, responsibility for repair rests with at least one of the public service authorities. “Surely the function of


'be looked at in isolation.” County council division­


the wall is to control the flow of the river,” he said. ■ “As th e wall* -the bridge, the public road, the drains and the river are all connected, I don’t believe any of them can


al. su rv e y o r Mr Ian Robertson said his depart­ ment would be keeping an eye on the situation in case a further collapse


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THIEVES who stole quantity of scrap metal from Calderstones before Christmas paid a return visit at the weekend. Police believe that they drove, into the hospital grounds in a van and re­ moved a ton of lead from the works department. It is valued at £250.


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