Witheroe,22324 (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Wassified)
Dramatic groups joining forces
The__ dramatic side of the_ Parish Hall on August the title of the former, or-
next 12 months. The new joint society’s
Worked as mill clerk
A- CLITHEROE-BORN veteran of the D-Day la n d in g s , d u r in g the second world; war had died, aged 74: ; Hej was Mr William
Marsdeh, of. Buccleuch Avenue, who worked .as a clerk for Hoyle’s Pendle Mill for more than 40 years. Mr Marsden, who for
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three producers supervise mg the new society’s vari ous ventures, said the de-
of reasons. “But the real factor was
that last year both organ isations had. to cancel pro ductions because' of a shortage of the right people for the ! r ig h t parts,” she explained. “We have drawn up a
• a success. But if things don’t work out, we can always go our 'separate ways again. - Margaret Smith, pro
programme for the next 12"~months and we hope the amalgamation will be
merly lived” in Salthill Road, was educated at St J am e s ’s School and started work a t . Hoyle’s when 15. During .th e second
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THERE were 94 accredited newly calved cows and heifers forward in the’dairy section at Gisburn 'Auction Mart on Monday.
world war he served with the Royal Navy in the Italian and Greek islands. After the war he re
. three or four members of the amalgamated society.” The O p e ra t ic and
.Barbara and serve on the new society’s sub-commit tee, along with chairman Canon John Hudson and
turned to Hoyle’s, but later left to work at Cal- derstones and Brockhall hospitals as a, maintenance man. In his youth Mr Mars
duce r of the P ar ish Church Players, and Val erie McDonald will share the producing duties with
went to J. Shuttleworth (£685) and J. H. Howard (£660) and for accredited heifers to J. H. Howard (£680) and- R. Drinkall (£630).’ Accredited' Friesian cows
Prizes for accredited cows ,
THERE was a wide range of country crafts on display at Wiswell WI handicraft show.
Smelt Cup for the best handicraft in the show was Mrs Felcea Seremak..
Winner of the Mrs
Draught excluder, Mrs D.- Downham. Soft toy, Mrs H. Cooke. Patchwork, Mrs Woofe. Crochet, Mrs Seremak. Embroidery,
Other winners were — Mrs Seremak.
made to £685 (average' £545) and heifers to £680 (£538). There were four accredited'
cattle forward in the in-calf sec tion, BW July calvers making
to £618 (£586). In the calf section,, there were 155 accredited animals
den was a keen footballer and played for Wiswell, but lately bowls was his main hobby. A widower, he is sur
vived by his son John. Following a service at
Clitheroe Cemetery.
Calverley’s chapel of Vest, interment took place at
Dramatic Society has been in existence for about 15 years and the Parish Church Players were formed . about 10 years ago.' The joint dramatic society will have
a.membership of about 40. After “Dear Octopus,” there will be a dramatisa
tion of part of Thomas H a rd y ’s “ Under the Greenwood Tree,” .pro duced by Margaret Smith, for the Servants of St Mary’s party in January. A play will be produced
forward. Friesian bulls made to £128 . (£89.50), heifers to £101 (£74), Hereford X bulls to £135 (£109.40), heifers to £92 (£64.60), Charolais X bulls to £211 (£151.85), heifers to £138 (£109.90), Angus bulls to £93 (£63.15), heifers to £66 (£62.50), L im o u s in . b u l ls to £170 (£141.70), arid heifers to £110 (£93.85). Of the vfeaned calves, Frie
_ F ru i t ta r t , Mrs C. Bridge. Ginger biscuits, Mrs Hacking. Lemon cheese, Mrs Seremak. F low e rs in cup and saucer, Mrs O. 'Barrott.
V. Barton and Mrs P. Boothmani Supper was provided by the com mittee.
The judges were Mrs *
McDonald, who spoke on the resolutions for the AGM, presented the cup to Mrs Seremak.
VCO Mrs M.
sian bulls made to £120 (£112) and beef X bulls averaged- £168. . At the sale of store pigs,
there were six animals for ward, making to £25.50. In the fat stock section,
ward were 260 cattle, sheep and three pigs. Certified clean cattle: Light
for- 895
in church by Valerie McDonald during Holy Week and the ambitious open-air produbtion of “Merrie England,” in the Ca s tle grounds next summer, will be directed by Margaret Smith., The first meeting for
those taking part will be on September 15th.
Granted
■ Street, . Clitheroe, ■ to a dwelling, for Mr Richard Cowman, was granted by the Ribble Valley Coun cil’s Development Sub- Committee. Outline per mission was first granted
in March, 1979.
RENEWAL of planning permission for the conver-. sion of a barn in De Lacy,
steers made to l l lp (103.2p), medium to 113.2p (103.4p),
light heifers to 116p (103.2p), medium to 112.8p (104.4p) and heavy to 98.2p (95.4p).
Retired hospital sister
RETIRED hospital sister Miss Belinda Hodson, of
_99.2p (93.4p). Light heifers made to 105.8p
‘made to 120.2p (101.9p), light' steers to 108.2p (99p), medium to 102p (95.4p) and heavy
c. Uncertified and previously ertified cattle: Young bulls
(99p), medium to 107.5p (93p), heavy to 100.5p (94p), fat cows
to 92.6p (76.6p) and fat bulls to 88.2p (82.4p). In. the sheep section, light
lambs averaged 203p, standard made to 222p (210.7p), medium to 201p (196.3p>- and heavy to 193p (186.8p).- Light hoggs made to 184.5p
Queensway, Waddington, has died at the age of 81. Miss Hodson was born
in Barrow-in-Furness and worked in a TB hospital near Stoke-on-Trent and during the war in Stanley Hospital, Barrow-in-Fur
(171.3p),- standard1-to 168p (156.3p), medium to 146p (142.8p), heavy to 150p (138p) and overweight to 116.5p (115.5p). Heavy shearlings averaged 126. Ip, uncertified hoggs made
and fat sows to £86.
1960, she moved to Pig gery Cottages, Withgill, and some five years ago to Waddington. She was a member of
ness. On her retirement, in
Hoping to recruit more members
THE recruitment of more members is the aim of Mr David Brass, president-elect of the
Street, Clitheroe, starts his term of office at the . end of next'month, a few days before' his 24th birthday.
since its formation nearly three years ago, he now wants to . build up the membership, which has recently dropped to below the 30 mark.
A member of the club
anyone between 18 and 28 and Mr Brass believes the club fulfils, a need for that age group.
Membership is 'open to
to meet people socially, and we also organise speakers and various ac tivities,” he says.
“You have the chance
A former pupil of St James’s and- Clitheroe
RGS, he and his wife Mary, who is secretary and Press officer for the club, run Dawson’s green grocery shop in Castle
Street. , When he is not busy in
the shop, Mr Brass enjoys the occasional game _of squash, golf, badminton and snooker.
club’s third annual meet ing, a t ten d ed by 27 members.
He was elected at the . ..
to £34.50 (£22.80) and fat ewes to £38 (£23.65). • Pigs: Porkers made to 70p
Waddington Methodist Church where the funeral service will be held to morrow, .followed' by cre mation at Accrington. Miss Hodson leaves
three nephews, Charles, Kenneth and Frederick.
Simon Morgan; treasurer — Nick Bristol; council mem b ers — S tev en Bayker, Peter Bryan, Julie Frankland, Julie Scott; speakers’ secretary — Linda West; assistant treasurer — David Bris tol; assistant secretary — Janice Frost.
(to serve from June 22nd) are: vice-president —
Newly-elected officers
Chance to play skittles
THERE will be a chance to knock over some genuine Somerset skittles at Grindletori sports day
on June 5th. A skittles alley was
thought of as an added attraction by the organis
ers, some of whom went to Somerset to study skit tles manufacture. Then Mr Alf Webster
Ribble Valley Rotaract Club. Mr Brass, of Derby
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Roefield scheme
THE Roefield ' Barn is always fully booked and in fact'more applications are received«than there are hours, in the day,, Couri. Mrs Olga Leach (Billing- ton ) ^ o ld the Ribble Valley- Council’s Recrea tion and Leisure'Com
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Ribble Valley Sports Council, which has com missioned a . feasibility study on the'possibility of providing a sports hall at Roefield. The first phase would
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Walk and supper
THIRTY members of the I Wednesday Club were led by Mrs Pat Parrott .on a walk l’ound Waddington towards West Bradford, talcing in views from the fell. As the evening turned I
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of Stonehill Cottages Grindleton, went to work on a set of eight wooden skittles, plus the kingpin. Alf, a .driver for Ribbles- dale Cement, is interested in woodwork, so it was very much' a labour of love. After the sports day
a coffee evening on June 23rd at the home of Mrs | Enid Smith-, Brookdale, West Bradford Road, I Waddington. Proceeds will go to the' Hospice | appeal fund.
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local orgnisations will, be able to hire the skittles. Other attractions on the day will include Slaidburn Silver Band and demonst rations by Blackburn Model Railway Society.
A SHERRY evening held at Greenhurst Cottage, Dinckley, home of Mr and Mrs K. W. Vickers, raised £231 for Danven Conservative Association funds. Mrs Vickers is presi
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Fined £50 for careless driving
A DRIVER involved in an accident in which a I Waddington girl died denied driving without due care and attention.
trates found the case proved against Brian Weightman (47), of Linton Drive, Burnley, • and he was fined £50 and ordered to pay £110 prosecution costssand £64 witness ex penses.
But Clitheroe magis
securing, alleged that Weightman started to overtake down the centre of a three-lane stretch of Accrington Road, Whal- ley, before making sure there was no car coming the other way.
Mr Peter Warboys, pro-,
centre lane from the oppo site direction was a Mini driven by Miss Kathryn Holding (19), of West Bradford Road, and the cars struck each other a glancing blow as they passed in the centre lane.
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started to overtake, where the road bends and were unable to see each other until they met-on the centre lane, Mr Warboys said. '
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juries. Weightman', a civil en
careered into a lorry and she died from her in
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