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PEOPLE of all ages, from 18 to th e ir eighties, tu rn e d up to make Clitheroe Royal British Legion’s poppy disco go with a swing at the Whal­ ley Road club on Friday.


ed a pie and peas supper and veterans of campaigns long ago joined in the dancing to the music of


About-100 people enjoy­


DJ Gary. Food was prepared by


Mrs Jaek.v Hall, of Pendle Road, wiio is captain of the club’s ladies’ darts B


team. Concert organiser Mr


Keith Chamley and his wife, Janet, were in charge of collections. Proceeds, in aid of the Poppy Appeal, are still


being collated. Tomorrow, the club is


holding a poppy ball featuring Clitheroe group Matt and the Boys and proceeds of this, too, will be in aid of the appeal.


Speakers’


Club THERE was a slightly different format than usual at Clitheroe (Men’s) Speakers’ Club meeting when each member was asked to read a short piece, followed by an


Bridge Club


WINNERS of the dupli­ cate game at Clitheroe Bridge Club were: NS Mrs J. Howarth and Mrs M. Millington, Mr and Mrs W. Cornfield. EW Mr J. Ford and Mr, E. Lank, Mr W. Grindley and Mr J. Leader. When the opponents bid


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Another £1,000 for famine


appeal A WINE and cheese evening at the Spread Eagle Hotel, Sawley, raised more than £1,000 for the Ethiopian famine appeal.


tended to enjoy music by pianist Eric Ainsworth and fare donated by Whitesides wine mer­ chants, C. R. Hargreaves and Son and Bentley’s Frozen Foods.


About 200 people at­


who organised the. even­ ing along with a fellow director of the hotel, Mr Peter Spencer, ■ was de­ lighted at the response.


Mrs Betty Trueman, Flower display


A BEAUTIFUL display of flowers with the theme of Christmas around the world was arranged by Mr Gerald Reid for mem­ bers of Whalley Flower Club. He was thanked by Mrs Betty Collinge.


the Methodist Hall, on November 22nd, will be a practice night organised by Mrs Pat Haigh.


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A VERY successful and well-attended Christmas fair was the reward for weeks of careful prepara­ tion by residents of the Vale House Sheltered Ac­ commodation, Whalley. After the official open­


go towards a buffet at Christmas, a New Year potato supper and coach outings, to which pension­ ers living in Billington and Whalley will be


ing by the Ribble Valley Mayor, Coun. Bernard T h o rn to n , v is i to r s selected from a wide vari­ ety of goods, which in­ cluded bags, aprons and produce made by the resi­


dents. Most of the profits will


invited. It was also decided to


donate £25 to the Ethio­ pian famine appeal and £40 to local charities. The warden, Mrs Phyl­


lis Jolly, on the extreme right of the picture with some of the organisers, said she was very pleased with the result.


LANCASHIRE County Council, which is look­ ing for sites for sheltered accommodation, has been criticised for selling the old Whiteacre School, at Barrow, for a private development X


Whiteacre sale under fire


for the elderly. I t smacked of the


county only being in­ te r e s te d in making money, Mr Brin Joyn-


Poppy disco goes with a swing


son, vice-chairman of the Social Services District Liaison Committee, told members. “The county says it has


been looking for sites for sheltered accommodation for four or five years and then sells a prime site like Whiteacre. There’s some­ thing wrong somewhere.” • The liaison committee had looked at Whiteacre as a possible site for a day centre for the mentally handicapped. But in a report, Mr.


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Brian Leybourne, Ribble Valley Director of Social S e rv ic e s , said th a t Whiteacre was not suit able because of its loca­ tion away from the main area of population. Mr Levbourne’s report


added that sites were being looked at in Clitheroe — in Primrose Street and at the Up- brooks Industrial Estate. It was envisaged that a


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VILLAGERS in council and the I fields managem(| differences and better facilities f l


recently when the | trustees surrender 999-year-lease of th| ing fields.


committee claims, I al and jeopardisL charitable status t l parish council, as tf trustees, would ret it wanted to apJ Sports Council grl develop the playintl


This, tlie manal At the manat.1


committee’s AGM I claimed that thcl debate over the le;| doing little to helj I and old people in I lage, who were de.J ly in need o f f facilities.


the management tee and the parishl to bury the hatef concentrate on th|


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of the less-privilel tions of the comm* particularly the t<| who needed a i| built clubhouse.


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“workshop type” centre would be built at Up- brooks, to prepare the mentally handicapped for jobs in the community. A further centre would cater fijr the more severely mentally-handicapped. In Mr Joynson’s opin­


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ion, however, Whiteacre would have been far more suitable because it was on a good bus route and was only three miles from Clitheroe and not far from other towns. Coun. Mrs Pat Hall,


normally to game or slam, then think twice before you double. Either the double will help the de­ clarer to place tlie vital missing cards or some tricks which you antici pate may not materialise. This happened on the


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representing Clitheroe Town Council, said that both the su g g e s ted Clitheroe sites were some way from main bus routes.


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was held, during which participants attempted to speak for two minutes on a subject given to them. The evaluator felt that though the unusual set of topics was adequately answered, the responses were a bit flat, lacking in gestures. Monday’s meeting will


be back to the normal format — a topics session and two speeches. All are welcome to come and ob­ serve, with no pressure to participate.


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THE life of William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army was the subject of an address to members of T r in i ty Ladies Afternoon Fellow­


ship. Tlie speaker, Mrs I.


She was thanked. by Mrs A. Ashworth.


Hogg, who is herself an officer in the Salvation Army, outlined its growth during the past 100 years,


On : Wednesday there


will be a united meeting when members from other churches will be welcomed at Trinity. The speaker is th e Rev. Brian Stevenson.


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I tended a cheese and wine e v en in g at Schofield


Farm, Pendleton, the home of Mr and Mrs


I .George Cowperthwaite, in aid of the village hall fund.


popular' and 'the many, people who attended were able to test their skill on


The effort proved-very


the various side shows, try their luck on the tom­ bola or buy : goods from the cake or gift stalls. The ladies’- committee' pre­ pared the supper.


Nelson (left) tries his luck at guessing the numbers on a board held by hos­ tess Mrs. Florence; Cow-


In our picture, Mr Roy V For vestry


'A GIFT day at St James’s Church, Clitheroe, has raised just over £7,000 so far towards the' total of £10,000 still .needed for building a vestry. The Rector, the Rev. David


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EQUESTRlAil the Ribble Val among the trophl at the Accrinl Dis tr ict Ridil shows. The ctl handed over atl sentation eveniil Berkley Restaul crington, by Mil Richard Atkil Readwood Stabll AmonK the mill


hots were: Host eel


Heather Todd. El equitation — Harrl ry. Worston. Ful Catherine Halton.f Hidden Arab — greaves, Bashall working hunter nol Hargreaves, Clitnel Harriet Newberry. I Over 14.2hh juml


Ormiston. Whall handy pony — j greaves. Newcomel Antonia Gysbers. ' |


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ket” for the 'I allotments has 1 red by Clithcl Council until if estimates. Councillors


the decision bc| have already over £2,000 to I allotments next I


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