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. Hurst Green houses sold


SIX of the 10 houses built by the Ribble Valley at Warren Farm, Hurs t Green, have been provi­ sionally sold.


Officer Mr Philip Bailey told the Housing Commit­ tee that the first purchas­ ers were expected to move in before Christmas. Meanwhile, the remain­


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der of the houses, which are being led by the coun­ cil, now have tenants.


there was a problem with the road, which was not up to adoptable standard, but work was already


Mr Bailey added that


taking place to improve the situation.


Different topics


MEMBERS of Clitheroe Young Farmers had a split meeting. The girls enjoyed a demonstration on pottery painting by Mrs Cowking, who was thanked by Elizabeth Lonsdale and Katherine Whitwell. The boys had a talk and


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CLITHEROE physical education teacher Miss Bridget Byrne was mar­ ried to Mr Clive Rees at SS Michael and John’s Church on Saturday. The bride is the daugh­


MESSAGES o f con­ gratulation have been pouring into Chipping following the highly- successful production of “L i t t le R ed R id in g Hood” by members of the village’s Amateur Theatrical Society. Producer Mrs Mary Rich said: “We’ve re­


ceived congratulations from all over the place


ter of Mr and Mrs Denis Arthur Byrne, of Park Avenue, Clitheroe. The bridegroom, a Mer­


production will be a one-act comedy in May.


Hood was played by Eileen Howarth, the Prince by Susan Bul- lerwell and the Dame by Andrew Piercy. The society’s next


chant Navy officer, is the son of Mr and Mrs Evan Elfyn Rees, of Cwmbach Aberdare, mid-Glamor­ gan, South Wales. The bride, given away


Challenging role well


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by her father, wore a classical-style gown of French chiffon lisse with silk guipure trimming. Her full-length waterfall veil was held in place by a headdress of bridal flow­ ers decorated with pearls and chiffon and she car­ ried a bouquet of gold roses, white carnations, copper leaves and ferns. Bridesmaids Miss Kay


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THE demanding role of a spastic was convincingly portrayed by Bob Cleeve in Waddington Drama Group’s latest offering, “Whose life is it anyway?” Bob accepted the gaunt­


Rees, the bridegroom’s sister, and Miss Melanie and Miss Lucy Byrne, the bride’s sisters, wore full- length kingfisher blue taf­ feta dresses trimmed with white lace. They had matching circular head­ dresses decorated with pearls and ribbon and car­ ried posies of gold roses and yellow carnations. Best man was the


let to give a near-flawless performance in this grip­ ping thought-provoking and moving, yet often humorous play by Brian Clark. He was confined to bed


was a sell-out and pro­ d u c t io n was made easier thanks to a stage extension at the village hall by local joiner Mr Roger Wallbank. L i t t le Red Riding


and it is tremendously encouraging.” Every performance


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Energy-saving at pool not up to forecasts


INVESTIGATIONS are to be continued by Norweb into 'ways of achieving further energy savings at the Ribblesdale Pool, Clitheroe.


lation is to be fitted in the roof space in an effort to conserve heat. • At Tuesday’s meeting,


Meanwhile thicker insu­


of the Ribble Valley Council’s Recreation and Leisure Committee, mem­ bers criticised Norweb, for over estimating the amount of savings. Health and Housing Of­


year should have been £12,000. He reported that in two


years to March 1983, there had been a saving of £12,000. “Norweb acknowledge


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that their estimated sav­ in g s a re not being achieved and have there­ fore agreed'to continue in­ vestigations in order to find ways of achieving further savings,” he said. Coun. Jerome Rietchel (Read) said: “Only saving


£12,000 in two years is appalling — it is £10,000 less than we were told.” Criticism was also made


that only one inch of insu­ lation was put in the roof space when the pool was built. Coun. F red Green (Wilpshire) wondered why


energy-saving devices were not fitted at the time of building.


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WINNERS of Clitheroe Pendle Club’s weekly bridge session were Mrs E. Bush and Mr J. Ham- son, Mrs R. Pye and Mrs M. Stone.


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CHRISTMAS is coming . . . and there tvere toys galore for sale at Brook- side School’s annual toy


attended and £150 was raised for school funds. The children had pro­


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vided dozens of as-new toys and games. There ivas also a cake stall and home-made items by parents, who were on hand to provide refresh­ ments.


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on stage throughout the play and required to cover every emotion by vocal in­ tonation and facial expres­ sion alone. The staging and set


bridegroom’s fellow of­ ficer, Mr Gordon Grant. Ushers were Mr M. D. J. Byrne, the bride’s brother and Mr R. Rees, the bridegroom’s uncle. The ceremony was per­


formed by Fr Thomas Lakeland and organist was Mrs Helen Crompton. A reception was held at


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THE Ribble Valley Coun­ cil house mortgage ar­


rears stand at £17,000, members of the Housing Committee were told. However, Borough Tre­


the Moorcock Inn, Wad- dington. The couple are to live in


CLITHEROE Ladies’ Speakers Club was pre­ sented with its chaiter by the chairman of Council No. 5, Mrs Muriel Gladwin. She also presented the


presented considerable difficulties in the confines of St Helen’s Sunday School, but these were cleverly overcome by stage manager and de­ signer Barrie Wood. Under producer Greta


presidential medallion to club president Mrs Stella Blackburn. Guests from Blackburn


Wilkinson’s expertise, the Waddington group gave a performance that brought a lump to the throat and unashamed tears. In the cast were: Mar­


and Burnley Lad ies ’ Speakers Clubs were pre­ sent at the meeting at the White Lion Hotel. They heard topics ranging from “Your favourite colour scheme,” to “Do we in­ dulge ourselves too much at Christmas?” Following the topics,


garet Johnson, Carmel Donald, Roy Edmondson, Glenys Wood, Graham Mitchell, Lesley Knight, Barry Phillips, Brian Keating, Derek Green, Barbara Price, Roger Wadsworth, John Whit­ taker and Debbie Wooff.


Hodder Valley raises £257


asurer Mr Gordon Onslow said that the figure would shortly be reduced by £4,000, since one house has been sold and another is in the process of being sold. Mr Onslow said that tenants gave many diffe­ rent reasons for their arrears.


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GAME for a smile . . . children at the Newton


United Reformed Church fair on Saturday beat


Santa to it by buying armfuls of games.


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tended the fair in the church hall, which raised £200 for church funds.


Nearly 100 people at­


Opener, was Mrs D. Bagshaw of The Manse,-


Newton, who was intro­ duced by the Minister, the Rev. J. Salsbury. Gareth.Beattie, of Brights Close, presented Mrs Bagshaw with a small


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A variety of stalls sold Christmas cards, cakes


and plants. Raffle winners were Mrs M. Pye, of Dunsop Bridge, and Mrs Robinson, of Clitheroe.


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THE Hodder Valley branch of the Royal Brit­ ish Legion raised £257.42 for this year’s poppy appeal.


lages were as follows: Slaidburn £161.78, Bashall Eaves £14.10, Durisop Bridge £48.47, Whitewell £13.36, Newton £19.70.


Collections in the vil­


Mrs Beryl Waddington, gave a speech entitled “School — its imprints and influences,” and Mrs Marie Howarth gave a speech entitled “Back home.” The next meeting will be on Tuesday.


Floral touch


spray chrysanthemums and glitter in displays, and also showed how to


make a C h r is tm a s cracker. The next meeting is on


December 16th, when the demonstrator will be Mrs M. Heaton.


to give Christmas a floral touch when Mrs B. Lucas gave a demonstration of festive arrangements. She used carnations,


MEMBERS of Clitheroe Flower Club learned how


problem DAMPNESS is still, pre­ s e n t in g problems to houses in Taylor Street, Clitheroe. The Ribble Valley


Council’s Housing Com­ mittee was told that a final check of the moisture content of the walls had been made in the autumn, so that the dry summer could not be blamed for giving a false reading. The 20 council houses,


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which were modernised between 1975 and 1982, were badly flooded over two years ago. The coun­ cil has been trying to find out if the flooding was to blame for the rising damp, or if the contractor was at fault: Planning and Technical


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Officer Mr Philip Bailey said there had been a gradual improvement in the readings, but they were s t i l l not good enough. Some houses had shown a great improve­ ment and others very little, he said. The contractor and his'


damp-proof course injec­ tion sub-contractor had again been contacted and were to look into the problem. Mr Bailey said that


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FOR using a motor cycle w i th o u t in su ra n c e , Michael John David Spark (20), of Greendale View, Grindleton, was fined £125 at Clitheroe Magis­ trates’ Court. He was also fined £25


court that he was only using the cycle in order to reach work on time.


Newton fair brings in £200


for not having a test cer­ tificate and £25 for no excise licence, he was or­ dered to pay £6 costs. The defendant told the


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