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THERE were packed congregations at Low Moor M e th o d is t Church on Sunday for th e f in a l Sunday School anniversary services before the doors closed for the: last time.


. The 91-year-old building has gone up for sale because of a major structural fault


and dwindling attend­ ances.


vice was conducted by Mr Neil Turpin, Chat- burn, a Methodist lay^ preacher.


The afternoon - ser­


tion about the parable of the two house buil­ ders was presented by the children and other helpers.


A short demonstra­


man of the Methodist District, Rev. G. W. S. Knowles, was - read expressing sadness at the closure.


A letter from chair­


in the evening was led by the minister, Rev.


The closing service


gregation for their loyalty and friendship


Graham A. Vickers. /, He thanked the con­


New election plans coming up for debate


ON duty at Clitheroe Police Station on Satur­ day were officers stamp­ ing bicycles with owners’ post codes. The idea behind the scheme, being employed


Proud mum o f sev en


' lation explosion down at Deer House Farm, Stony- hurst. For a Swaledale sheep


THERE has been a popu-


Yates family had a sheep produce so many lambs — the most they have had in the past is three. Now four of the lambs


belonging to R. Yates and Sons, has given birth to seven lambs — six of which have survived. Never before have the


by Police Forces nation­ wide, is to help owners regain their machines should they be stolen.


in a fortnight that the police provided the free service at Clitheroe.


It was the second time


response was so great that not all bike owners could have their machines stamped!


At the first session, the


. Rachel Packer (14), with special constables Walter Dobson (back left) and Raymond Cutter.


Cancelled


have been fostered on to other sheep, while the Swaledale copes with the other two, and mother and all the babies are doing well.


N EW VAUXHALL


THE Pendle Forest and Craven Hunt’s Gisburn Races, due to have been held on Monday, were cancelled due to the bad weather. However, the disco organised by Gis- bum YFC went ahead as planned.


are: Trudy" Wilson (12); Penny Coon (10) and.


Pictured, from the left,


TODAY could be'the last time Ribble Valley voters choose their councillors en bloc for a four-year term. Voters are going to the


council are due to debate next January whether to carry on with the present system of electing a full council every four years, or whether to switch to annual elections, with a' third of the council retir­ ing each year. The proposal affects


For members of the


both the Ribble Valley district and parish council elections.


Choice


Outstanding service is honoured by RNLI


A GRINDLETON woman is to receive one of the RNLI’s major awards for long and outstanding service. Chairman of the


Clitheroe branch, Mrs Nan Hodgson, will be pre­ sented with the gold award by the Duke of Kent at the Royal Festi­ val Hall, London, on May 17th. Mrs Hodgson has been


changing the present set­ up say that considerable experience in local gov­ ernment matters is lost when all members come up for re-election at the same time.-


Councillors in favour of


Council’s Chief Executive, Mr Michael Jackson, who is the returning officer for both elections, will be producing a report to­ wards the end of the year on procedure and costs of the proposed new ar­ rangements.


The Ribble Valley


today will serve four years before facing re- election in 1987.


Councillors elected Empty handed


involved with the organ­ isation for the last 28 years, the first 10 of those at Blackburn, where she was chairman. She began at Clitheroe


INTRUDERS broke into the estate agents ■ offices of Entwistle Green Duck­ worth in King Street, Whalley, but left empty handed. They smashed a back


as secretary and has been chairman for the last 15 years. The gold award is one


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of the highest given, by the RNLI. Only 12 people in the country will receive it this year. Mrs Hodgson, married


polls today to make their choice of the 50 candi­ dates contesting 26 seats in 13 wards for the Ribble Valley Council elections. In another 10 wards, 12


fielding 25 candidates,' Labour 12 and the SDP- Liberal Alliance . seven. There are only seven In- dependents, compared with 16 in 1979.


The Conservatives are ' Un,opposed


The Conservatives ma­ jority of 22 was halved at


rently .stands at 12. But they are already assured of just under a third of the seats this time, with 11 of their nominees unop­ posed in nine village wards.


ing council comprises 24 Conservatives, eight In­ dependents. two Labour and two SDP-Lib Al­ liance. There are two vacant seats.


The line-up of the retir­


of 1979, when a General "Election was held on the same day. In Clitheroe’s Grammar School ward" almost 82 per cent of the electorate went to vote on that occasion.


council elections is not ex­ pected to match the un­ usually high poll turnout


Voting in the district


window to force entry Clitheroe CID is inves­ tigating the break-in, which took place on Saturday night or Sunday morning.


with three children, lives at The Hey, Grindleton. She is also involved with old people and helps with the meals-on-wheels


Brightening


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ANOTHER Clitheroe Shopping Festival is. plan­ ned from May ,31st to June 11th by Clitheroe and District Chamber of Trade. ■ It is aiming to. mark the


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.their bit to brighten’ up the town by. putting, up hanging baskets as a follow up to window boxes, erected last year. While welcoming • ideas


fortnight by holding an odd - objects competition and encouraging traders to make special offers during the festival. The Chamber also Hopes members will do


. minding traders not to ■leave up- their-Christmas lights all year, round —. and has offered-to lend a ladder if riecessaryl


to-improve Clitheroe during the festive season, the Chamber is also re-


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" ESTABLISHED OVER 50 YEARS ’ , Stolen from car


•THIEVES stole a - radio and'a tool kit valued-at £200 after breaking, into a p a rked car i-n Park Avenue,' Clitheroe, on Monday. .


HEAD teacher at St Mary’s School, Sabden, Mr Tom Prendergast was a bit doubtful when his daughter ’Julia: informed him that her fellow: pupils wanted to stage their own concert. ■But the children, proved


ween six and 11, organ­ ised everything including posters, programmes and refreshments. - . • Matthew Aspin (10)


• which Julia (8) stole the show with an amazing-dis­ play of operatic singing. 't ..- The-children,‘-'aged Bet­


him wrong by producing a highly successful event in


■ pianist, Mrs Liz-iWad- dington. The. highlight of the af­


produced the show, which included singing, recorder music and jokes. .The only adult help was .from the.


ternoon, however, was the rendering of “You are my sunshine”.1 by 'Julia; -


“She suddenly came out with this incredible opera­ tic voice,” said Mr 1 Pre- • ndergast, “which kept the audience in stitches. -


watched by'a large audi­ ence of parents, friends and senior citizens.


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“It ’ was- a lot of work for: the children, but, they, did a - very good job. . I ■ was ■doubtful at - first: whether


Mr. Prendergast said:.


they could do it all them­ selves, although it turned out to be a good exercise in organisation for them.


- “It’s certainly. the first time I’ve, heard of chil­ dren doing this, sort of show all by themselves.” .


. producer Matthew with the rest of. the pupils who- took part.


the left) are Simon . Riley (11), Ian Balmbra (11) and


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elections are also taking place today, with more than 250 candidates seek­ ing seats. One Wilpshire candidate, Mr Arthur De- whurst, of Shropshire


Parish and town council


Drive,, has withdrawn. There will be three


candidates have been re­ turned unopposed and they are featured on page 6.


separate counts for the district council and parish elections. Votes in the four Clitheroe contests for the district and town council elections will be sifted at Clitheroe Girls’ Grammar School.


Counting the last elections, and cur— • giidge^ warcte —^ in both


for counting district coun­ cil election votes from the Bolton-by-Bowland and Grindleton and West Bradford wards and the parish votes from ' Hurst Green and Stonyhurst, West Bradford, Pendleton and Gisbum. Votes in the two Lon-


This is also the venue


district and town council elections ;— will be counted at Longridge Civic Hall, along with all those of Chipping and Ribchester, the parish of Hothersall and the Bow- land ward of Bowland- with-Leagram. Billington votes for dis­


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FRED READ End of era at Low Moor


during his six years’ ministry and' praised officials of the church and Sunday school for their help over a dif­ ficult period. After , the sermon'


Mr and .Mrs Vickers were presented with a heated hostess trolley and basket of roses by Su n d ay sch o o l superintendent Mr Gilbert Barnes.


B o o s t fo r Roberta chances


CLITHEROE Royal Grammar School pupil Robert Mansell (16), rated the top under-19 skier in the North West, boosted his hopes of England selection when he finished fifth in the All England junior championships on Saturday.


‘Gloucester. He achieved a ■ time of


Robert,- of Peel Park Avenue, who was repre­ senting the North West Ski Federation, was runner-up in the under-17 section and fifth overall in the championships at


41.96 seconds, about two seconds behind the winner.


were among those taking part in the championships, held on artificial slopes.


British squad members Handbag theft


A SNEAK thief stole a handbag containing £6.50 in cash and some personal papers after entering the supervisor’s office at Trutex Jubilee Mill. ■


Red Cross week


THIS week is Red Cross week, when. workers will be- out and about in the Ribble Valley " collecting for their organisation. There 'will be house-to-


house collections and, on Saturday, visits to pubs and restaurants, which in the past have been very generous with their dona­ tions.


Art display


ART work by the stu­ dents of Queen Mary School, Lytham, will be on display in Whalley Lib­ rary from Saturday until May 27th.


trict and parish candi­ dates will be counted at St Augustine’s RC School, along with the district council votes for Mellor and Read and the Whalley parish votes. Polling at the 30 sta­


Chris victor in holiday isle marathon


MILES and miles of training has paid off for Low Moor globetrotting marathon man Chris


Wood.


tions is from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., the count starting as soon as possible after the polls close. The results will be


phoned through to the Girls’ Grammar School to be made public, and will also be posted at the three centres. There are a total of


30,342 people in the Ribble Valley district who could exercise their right to vote today!


Julia’s solo steals the show


holiday in Jersey with his wife Janice, Chris won the island’s marathon, which boasted an entry of nearly 400.


On Sunday, while on


Harriers, he completed the 26.2 miles in two hours 28 minutes, finish­ ing a full 11 minutes in front of the runner-up.


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that Chris, of St Paul’s Close, has won, although he has been running since his teens.


It is the first marathon


day in Singapore he finished second in a cross­ country run . . . behind a barefoot Indian!


Last year while on holi­


' Wood, also of St Paul’s Close. .


success in Jersey were his parents, Vic' and Eileen


The first to know of his


• a long time."' ' A computer analyst,


them the news and his mother said: “We are. very proud of him and are sure it -is something he has wanted 'to achieve for


Chris’s wife rang to tell


Chris decided that run­ ning was to be his number one hobby following an ac­ cident on the rugby field when playing for Black- bum RUFC.


a kidney and, despite playing again after recov­ ery he determined to . take up running.


From the injury he lost


’ From ’. th e J e r s e y marathqn, Chris hopes to have made enough money through, sponsorship - to help, nis . local church, St Paul’s; complete the build­ ing- of. - the,. Royal . En­ gineers’ Memorial Chapel;.


; Also taking part in the marathon' were two other local m e n . /... '


- beinarle Street, Clitheroe,' finished ; 17th in a time of two;hours 45 minutes,- and former:^-Whalley man


Doug • Mullins, of Ai-


: Chris,-Fay, -now living in Accrington,‘ /was fifth, in - two'hours 39 minutes.. • /


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brated its 50-year history in style with floral tri­ butes to the aims of the MU movement. The church was


adorned with displays that ranged from a por­ trait painting of the move­ ment’s founder Mary Sumner to a maypole de­ corated with flowers and a white floral arrange­ ment representing mar­ riage. Organiser Mrs Gladys


gone into it, but the result was rewarding. The


val here before. “A lot of hai-d work has


Pennington said of the celebrations: “We have never had a flower festi­


the Bolland Deaneiy MU festival on Friday. MU members and families of founder members a t­ tended a thanksgiving service on Sunday. The festival continued on Monday.MU members could recall how times have changed since their group was founded in 1933. Its first social event, held in 1934, made a profit of 18 shillings. In 1937, the MU was able to buy a banner, two new altar frontals for St John’s, and have cur­ tains renovated, all with £27.54. Our picture shows di­


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