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FORTY years to the hour after a plane ploughed into a Gis- burn field, a dedi­ cated team of re­ searchers unearthed the first fascinating remnants of the wartime wreck.


a.m. on Sunday, Mr Kevin Mount, of Nelson,


At precisely 11-50


and two as s is tan ts ,- began to dig.


Paul Defiant — set off ■ from Walney Island, Barrow-in-Furness, 40


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caretaker to court A CHURCH verger who was also employed by the Ribble Valley Council was ordered to do 200 hours community service by Clitheroe magistrates after pleading guilty to “quite range of criminal activity.”


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thefts the court was asked to consider were the taking of a caravan worth £1,500 from Blackburn and cash from vending machines at the Ribble


(49), of Woodfield View, Whalley, admitted six charges including stealing two cars, using false number plates and the fi-audulent use of a stolen excise licence. Among nine o th e r


Joseph Cameron Birney


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previous convictions for similar offences in the early 1970s, he had kept out of trouble for the past eight yeai-s. He had ob­ tained good references fi’om a number of employ­ ers, including the former vicar of Whalley. Mr Isherwood said


defending, said Birney had suffered high blood pressure and financial won-ies. Although Birney had


Birney sincerely regi-etted the offences because he had lost his job with the council. He would probably lose


enabled Birney to sell his own caravan to help pay debts. Mr Geoffrey Isherwood


a second car fi-om an Ac­ crington garage and had driven them both with false number plates and without insurance. Mr Roberts said a total


2000, had been taken from outside Primrose Garage, Clitheroe. The excise li­ cence used for the car had been stolen from another v eh ic le p a rk e d in Whalley. Birney had later taken


secuting, described his list of offences as “quite range of criminal ac­ tivity.” One' car, a Triumph


Whalley Parish Church for five years, was also ordered to pay £500 com­ pensation and £25 costs. Mr Peter Roberts, pro­


Valley Council’s Clitheroe offices, where Birney was caretaker for two-and-a- half years. Birney, a verger at


title for Read


Lack of litter clinched


who received awards in the Proud people from suc­


judge Mr 'William Amos, editor of Lancashire Life, at a ceremony of Heskin village hall, near Chorley.


cessful Ribbie Valley vil­ lages received their prizes on Saturday from finals


IT was a day to remember for representatives from the Ribble Valley Lancashire Best-Kept Village competition.


Valley won no fewer than eight prizes in the con­ test, organised by the


This year the Ribble


Community Council of Lancashire.


— accepted from Mr Amos by parish council chairman Coun. Stuart Riley — and a wooden seat.


Camera Club


THE latest meeting of Ribblesdale Camera Club took the form of a print and slide battle with Lon- gi-idge Camera Club.


his position at the church also, which would mean the loss of his “tied” house.


judging_ the photogi-aphs at first' sight and gave many valuable tips and made valid comments on each picture shown. The competition was


won by the home club, and now a return contest


judged by Mr J. Shor- rock, of Blackburn. He had the difficult task of


gi-idge were welcomed by Mr J. West. The competition was


Members from Lon-


is to be staged at Lon gi-idge in April.


Monday when Mr N. Wil more will give a talk enti tied “Aqua Vitae.”


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TODAY and tomorrow. Derrick Green, Railway View, Clitheroe, will be open from 5-30 to 6-30 p.m. Sunday; Series Church Street, noon to p.m.; Monday to Friday 5- 30 to 6-30 p.m.


Hospital goes on the air The next meeting is on


clinched the championship title for Read. It is the second time Read has won an award in the contest — three years ago it earned off the large village sec­ tion title. For its efforts Read re­ ceived a challenge trophy


A distinct lack of litter


highly commended certifi­ cate in the special feature class for the garden round the gable end of Mrs Delia Sinkinson’s haird­ ressers’ premises in Wlial- ley Road.


Read also received a


lage, which last year was i-unner-up in the section, also received a seat. The WI cup for the


as winner of the small vil­ lage class. This was ac­ cepted by parish council chairman Mr A lb e r t Fenlon. As a memento, the vil­


Picturesque Wiswell re­ ceived the Robinson Cup


MR Amos is seen presenting the best- kept schoot award to Coun. Boden and his wife. On the left are Mr R o la n d Frankland and 'his ivife, ivhp accepted the playing field prize.


had collected pieces of the pilot’s uniform, part of the cockpit, sections of the fuselage and tail fin and a navigation light which will now go away ■ for research. The plane—a Boulton-


After five hours, they


years ago on a ferry flight but was caught in a severe hailstorm on the way back, and crashed into the field. Much 'of the plane is buried deep in the gi’ourid.


the precise location of the fai-m a secret to dis-. courage souvenir hun­ ters, and is hoping to


Mr Mount is keeping


receive pemission to do more excavation next summer when the water level in the soil has gone down.


appropriate to start the dig at the'precise time the plane crashed,” said Mr Mount who has done months of painstaking research into the crash. “The pilot must have been in a ten-ible state


“We decided it was


■ because the parts of the uniform which we found were no bigger than the palm of your hand.”


that the pilot was Sgt. J. L. Coulter, originally from Australia, and n9w intends to tiy and con­ tact any surviving rela­ tives.


He has discovered


The pilot was alone and his body was re­


moved at the time of the crash along with parts of the wreckage above the ground.


tion is still a mysteiy to Mr Mount but he in­ tends to pursue his re­ search through the Im­ perial Wai- Museum and various local contacts who have some recollec­ tion of the crash.


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Barnes is no stranger to receiving awards for his Whalley Road premises. In the shop section, he and his wife Susan can-ied off the challenge trophy they also won in 1980. Last year they were highly commended.


Company, Chatburn, re­ ceived a highly com­ mended certificate in the industrial and commerical site class, and the village playing fields was run­ ners-up in its section. Sabden butcher Les


among the prizes, receiv­ ing a challenge trophy for the best kept school — accepted by headmaster Coun. Ted Boden. Horrocks ford Lime


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Oldcorn, head of the local CID, after thieves en­ tered the home of an el­ derly woman in 'Thorn Street and stole £21 from a purse in a cupboard.


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council’s subsidy up to about £400 a year, an in­ crease of £65. It was de­ cided to keep at 45p,the charge to the recipients, who are senior citizens.


A REQUEST by Whalley Luncheon Club for a 5p a head increase in the Ribble Valley Council’s subsidy — to cover rising costs — has been agi-eed to by the Finance and General Purposes Sub­ committee. This will bring the


sed in gi-een anoraks and black tro u se rs , were knocking on doors in the area asking occupants if they knew where a Mi- Henry Thompson lived.


“This is purely and simply a ruse to find out


if either the house is oc­ cupied or whether there is an old person living there,” said Sgt Oldcorn.


suitable opportunity to en te r the house and remove valuables and cash. They are utterly de- spici^ble and spend their time preying on old people.”


linking the Clithero'e inci­ dent with a similar theft in Whalley last month.


He added that he was


“When they find it is a pensioner they wait for a


Earlier, two men, dres­


pensionei’s to be on their guard against door­ step con-men who are out to “prey” on them. It comes from Sgt Jim


sector administrator, Mrs Helen Monk (seen accept­ ing the £900 cheque fi-om Rtn. Todd at a presenta­ tion on Monday) explained that the new system be­ nefited both staff and pa­ tient’s. It meant contact could


p a s t p re s id en t, Rtn. Ronnie Todd, during his year of office and- the necessary £900 was raised by various functions. The hospital’s assistant


sentation were Sister Sheila Marsden, repre­ senting the nursing staff, and Mr Reginald Higson, a hospital engineer from Blackburn who co-ordi­ nated the installation of the system.


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