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THURSDAY, AUGUST 9th, 1984 No. 5,119 Price 20p


Historic__ day at


Abbey


WHALLEY Abbey staged the first wedding in its 700-year history on Saturday, i, Crowds of visitors and


members of the Abbey Fellowship turned out in force to witness, in the ruins of the old church, the wedding of assistant manager of the Abbey Conference Centre, Mr Stephen Harrold, and Miss Joanna Leech. The couple had to


BP calls off mineral search


HOPES of discover­ ing a rich vein of lead or zinc under farmland at Dunsop Bridge have been


'began a mineral search of Lancashire. It reopened an old


abandoned by the giant BP Interna­ tional following a two-year search.


tion started in 1982, when the company


obtain a special licence for the ceremony as the abbey is not licenced for weddings. The c e r t if ic a te —


and Mrs Anthony Har'rbld, of Coventry, and Joanna, daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Leech, of Hart­ lepool, are both qualified teachers and met while studying at St Martin’s CE Teacher Training Col­ lege, Lancaster. The chaplain of St Mar­


signed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Robert Runcie — will be framed to hang in the couple’s newly-converted flat in the conference house. Stephen, the son of Mr


Work on the explora­


lead mine on land at H ig h e r B ren n a n d Farm, hoping to use


region of £50,000 to £ 100,000. Farmer James Bren­ nand has grown accus­


the shafts to look for lead and zinc under the moorland. Final costs of the


project have not been e v a lu a te d , b u t a spokesman for BP said they would be in the


tors are busy levelling off and Filling in the mine entrance, which Mr Brennand says was last worked in the 1800s.


tomed to the sight of engineers and contrac­ tors coming and going. Now local contrac­


explained that there was never a question of rew o rk in g the old mine. “We were only interested in using the shafts as an explora­ tion course. “However, they have


The BP spokesman


proved old and distinct­ ly shaky, and we have not made any mineral finds of economic inter­ est,” he said.


at the entrance to a depth of 20ft and one of the old tunnels leads under neighbouring Whitendale Valley.


The mine shaft drops


“ C o n t ra c to r s have faced some bad weather conditions during the search, with the occa­ sional threat of flood- water in the shafts.”


Mr Brennand said:


Bid to curb Fell road speeders


PRESSURE for speed restrictions on the Wad- dington Fell road has mounted followed the latest in a series of accidents in which a minibus crashed into a wall near to the Moor­ cock Inn.


tin’s, the Rev. Michael Ainsworth, performed the ceremony and the Vicar of Whalley, the Rev. Michael Ackroyd, a t­ tended with the parish re­ gister for the couple to


sign.


Methodist, Quaker and Anglican elements in the prayers and wording. . Amplification for the


The service contained . ,


the minibus escaped injury on Friday as the vehicle knocked a 20-foot gap in the wall. Then the shaken occupants drove to Waddington for petrol.


Several young people in Repairs


taped bridal music was provided by the Rev. George Parker, retired assistant priest at Whal­ ley Parish Church. A harmonium accom­


panied the hymns, played by the organist from the bride’s parish church in Hartlepool.


£64,000 for bungalow


A DETACHED bungalow on the outskirts" of Wis- well made £64,000 when it was auctioned on the pre­ mises by Richard Turner on Tuesday. The proper­ ty, “Lynwood,” in Pendle­ ton Road, stands in 1.02 acres of land.


who represents Wadding­ ton on the Ribble Valley Council, is to raise the problem of fast traffic when the council’s Plan­ ning and Transportation Committee meets a fort­ night today. For fell farmer Geoff


Coun. John Walmsley,


Dinsdale, however, Fri­ day’s accident was the last straw. In the past three years


motonsts.


three of his dogs and many sheep have been killed by hit-nnd-run


£100 a month to repair the dry-stone walls and put up temporary fencing to stop his animals stray­ ing onto the road.


Last year, Mr Dinsdale,


ride over bumps and a good grip of the road that makes fast driving


enjoyable and slow driving l i


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of Cuttock Clough Farm, filled in about 40 gaps and so far this year at least 10 vehicles have demolished his walls. “I’m just about at the


end of my tether keeping up with the damages. The way people drive it’s as if they are trying to kill themselves,” he said. “You would think they


were taking part in a race!” Both Mr Dinsdale and


Coun. Walmsley would like to see speed reduc­ tion warning signs erected, or even the dras­ tic step of constructing “sleeping policemen.” “But something has to


added Mr Dinsdale. It has been, costing him tQ0( woul(f i ike something - Waddingto


Carelessness waaamgton


villagers,


done to slow down pas­ sing traffic. Recently railings by the


gardens were flattened for the third time in 12 months. Parish Council chairman


BEHIND a temporary fence to stop his sheep from straying Mr Dinsdale repairs the latest damage to the wall


Erie Edmondson is fully behind any moves which might be made. “But really it’s careless­


ness and lack of common- sense which lie behind most of the accidents,” he said.


Conmen again trick pensioner


A CLITHEROE pen­ sioner has twice been tricked out of money fol­ lowing brushes with door­ step conmen. A few months ago two


men gained entry to her home in Grafton Street and left with £300, after ransacking drawers. Another two men called n the pensioner last


Clitheroe climber killed in France


A CLITHEROE man died in a climbing ac­ cident in the French Alps,, on Monday, and a local businessman is in hospital in that country with injuries received in a swim­ ming pool mishap. On holiday in


stay another year before finding a job as an out­ door pursuits teacher. A keen canoeist, Duncan


Chamonix, 24-year-old Duncan Egiin, of Windsor Avenue, was leading a party of youngsters on a climbing-hiking expedition on the Mont Blanc range when the accident hap­ pened. After his parents, Der­


week, claiming that chil­ dren were kicking her back door. While one agreed to ac­


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company her to the back door his companion re­ moved £260 from : handbag.


was a member of Clitheroe Canoe Club and had only just returned from Austria where he was coach to the British team in the European Youth Team Champion­ ship.


triumph for him, to see a ' British team wina gold medal at this event,


rick and Mary, Teamed of the tragedy on Monday evening, their other son, Peter, joined them from Newcastle. Mr Egiin, snr, a joiner,


after what could have been such a promising


Duncan rep re se n ted Clitheroe at a world jam­ boree in Norway.


career,” said Mr Egiin. Duncan, a former pupil


said they did not know the details other than that Duncan was involved in a fall. They understood no- one else was involved. “We are just shattered


Ian’s happy birthday in Malaya


INSTEAD of celebrating his coming of age with his family and friends on Monday, Clitheroe student Ian Dixon spent his 18th birthday thousands of miles from home . . . in the com­ pany of three young women from the town! For Ian, of Park Avenue, pictured with (from


the left) Janet Whiteley (17), of Somerset Avenue, Susan Fielding (18), of Fairfield Drive and Lindsay Bywood (15), of Edisford Road, are in Kuala Lumpur with the 72-strong Lancashire Schools’ Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra, which will also play in Singa­


pore, will be in Malaysia for three weeks, holding a series of instrumental and orchestral workshops to train the country’s young players. One of the concerts will be attended by the


King and Prime Minister of Malaysia.^ The trip, arranged through the British Council, will be the first to Malaysia by a young British or­ chestra. “The trip is certainly a very good birthday


27th.


of Ribblesdale School, left his job at the Yorkshire Bank, Clitheroe, to study full-time for a BEd degree in outdoor pursuits at a college in Liverpool. He recently received his degree and planned to


mishap involved Mr Bob Wilkinson, owner of the Pedal Power bicycle shop in Waddington Road. It is hoped that he will


The o th e r holiday I t was a personal,


be done soon or someone going to be killed,”


FINAL REDUCTIONS


farmer John Coioperth- waite has won the Clitheroe Young Far­


FOR the second year running, Pendleton


mers’ Club Tractor Backing competition.


John (22) took home the silver trophy after


A year’s reprieve for schools


THE Secretary of State for Education, Sir Keith Joseph, has agreed to Downham and Ribchester Schools staying open for another year. When Sir Keith con­


firmed the closing order for the schools before the end of term he asked for consultations to ensure e v e ry th in g went


smoothly. After talks with the


. officially closes at-the-end of this month. .......


Boil water advice


HEAVY rain — which broke the recent drought in the Ribble Valley bringing relief to farmland and gardens alike — cre­ ated special problems for the villagers of Downham and Worston.


night flooded their supply reservoir on Pendle Hill .with peaty water and to add to complications, the chlorinator broke on Tuesday.


health and housing de­ partment of the Ribl Valley Council toured houses in both villages on Tuesday afternoon, advis­ ing residents to boil their water.


Four officials from the A former Scout, BOGUS


SHOPPERS CLITHEROE CID is on the lookout for three bogus shoppers who left Barker's Nurseries in the town with £50 in cash on Monday afternoon. Apparently one of the


return to England in the next few weeks and meanwhile the family has reopened the business after the holiday.


A downpour on Monday


Kirsty aims for


the top IN 13-year-old Kirsty Speak, Clitheroe could have the makings of another top golfer. That’s the view of Kirs-


ty’s coach, Peter Geddes, the pro at Clitheroe Golf Club, after she won a na­ tional under-18s competi­ tion at Bath at the weekend. After reaching the last


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18, Kirsty — handicap 10 — carried off the Ab­ raham Trophy with a round of 82, finishing two strokes clear of three players who tied for second place. Mr Geddes says that


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| quiring about an item for sale, while the other two went into a back room and took the money from a drawer.


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one day Kirsty, a pupil of Clitheroe Girls’ Grammar School, could be on the same circuit as Clitheroe’s Jane Forest, playing all over the UK and on the continent. “There’s no doubt about it, with a lot of hard work, she could go all the way and could turn professional," said Mr Geddes. And there is certainly


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no lack of encouragement for Kirsty at the family’s home in Kenilworth


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off a handicap of eight and her mum, Jean-Anne, is


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for the game by winning the junior open, at Clitheroe Golf Club, on . Friday!


Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, showed his talent


Commission


A CHATBURN man has been commissioned in the Royal Corps of Signals. 2/Lt James :Compston


(19), twin son of Mr and Mrs Wilfred Compston, is at present on leave at St Chad’s Avenue, Chat- burn, before taking up postings in England and, later, in Germany. . He was educated at


present,” said Ian, who is looking forward to experiencing the difference in culture. The party expects to arrive back on August


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governors the Lancashire County Council agreed to their requests to stay open until August 1985. Hurst Green CE School


faultless round on a tricky course.


completing the only


their driving skills to back a tractor and trailer round the course, set up at Hole House Farm, Whatley, the


Members had to use


home of Mr and Mrs H.


Vickery. He ivas presented with


John and David Bowen were joint first. There was also a valu­


the cup by chairman Eric Lonsdale. Equal second were


Paul N ig h t in g a le , Timothy Gill and Paul


Moms. In the junior section,


ation contest, winners being Janine Mellor, Thomas Binns and Paid Nightingale. The g ir ls held a


rounders contest which ended in a draw.


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