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stones, Miss Carolyn Pun- chard, was married to technician Mr Michael Holgate at Christ Church, Chatburn. The' bride- i s ’ the
A nurse 'at Calder-
A MAN who helped to build post-war housing es tates in Clitheroe and dis trict, Mr William Dugdale (70), has died in hospital. Mr' Dugdale, of Wad- dington Road, Clitheroe, was a building inspector with the Ribble Valley Council until his, retire ment in 1978. A joiner by trade, he,
spent a lifetime in con struction, work. During the war he was a sapper with the Royal Engineers and helped to construct an airstrip on the Cocos Is lands in the Indian Ocean. On demobilisation he
youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs T. Punchard, of Standen Road, Clitheroe.
The.bridegroom, who is
employed at Stonebridge Mill, Chatburn, is the youngest son of Mrs E. Holgate, of Dale Terrace, Chatburn, and the late Mr J.'Holgate. The bride, given away
Clitlieroe Advertiser and Times, February 33rd, 1984 7
Football club’s playing
fields offer
WHALLEY Arms Celtic FC want the chance to provide better football facilities at the Queen Elizabeth II playing fields.
Girls beat the boys
was appointed clerk of works to the former Clitheroe Corporation and was closely involved in
U rgen t
the big house building work at Henthom Road andEdisford. In 1954 he was ap
by her father, wore a white gown with a lace bodice and full crinoline skirt featuring a deei scalloped frill inset witl lace and pink roses. Her short veil was held in place by a headdress of white roses and she car ried a bouquet of silk lily- of-the-valley, pink roses and apple blossom. Bridesmaids were Miss
pointed senior building in spector and in the 1974 reorganisation his experi ence ensured a smooth transition. In his spare" time he
LANCASHIRE County Council’s Social Work Team in the Ribble Valley has • a desperate need to find lodgings suitable for 16 to 18-year- olds.
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was a keen supporter of Clitheroe Cricket Club and served as secretary to Clitheroe Parish Church PCC. ' Mr Dugdale leaves
wife, and a son and daughter. A service at Clitheroe
Lesley Fawcett and Miss Georgina Pinch, who wore off-the-shoulder blue taf feta dresses draped in white lace, with blue satin sashes. They carried silk posies, of pale blue roses, lily-of-the-valley and lilies, Best man was Mr Tony
Craft of making lace
Parish Church today will precede cremation at Ac crington.
Protest
Knowles, groomsman was Mr Mark Holden and usher was Mr Christopher Punchard, the bride’s brother. The ceremony was con
A PROTEST to Lanca shire County Council over its decision not to retain a private street works prog ramme for 1983/84 has been made by the Ribble Valley Council’s Public Works and Health Com mittee.
ducted by the Rev. D. Woodhouse and organist was Mrs D. Brewer. A reception was held at
Bicknell Photography Tosside.
.Dogs beware!
the Sun Inn, Waddington, The couple are to live in
Queen Street, Low Moor. Photograph: Duncan
A BY-LAW against the fouling ' of footways by dogs where verges are up to three metres wide has been adopted by the Ribble Valley Council1
Public Works and Health Committee.
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THERE was a very good attendance at Whalley and District Embroider ers’ Guild when Knares- borough couple Mr and Mrs G. White gave a de monstration on the craft of making bobbin lace. The demonstration was
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giving easy access to sur rounding towns, and the landlady required is some one with compassion, bearing in mind that the young person is likely to lave experienced some
The “digs” need to be a good bus route,
MEMBERS of Gisburn WI were able to see at first-hand the results of their recent charity fund raising effort when they
visited the Royal Cross School for the Deaf in P re s to n on Monday
evening. The group, which do
nated. £350 from its Christmas Fair to the school, was able to ex amine equipment bought with the money for the school’s holiday caravan in Southport. President Mrs Susan
on economy WHEN it comes to run ning the British economy, the girls of Clitheroe Grammar School are better than the boys. For when pupils from
the schools took part in the regional heat of a na tional computer based competition, the girls
scored 1,700 points, 100 more than the boys. But it was not enough
to take them into the finals in Edinburgh. So many schools en
money to improve the pitch, surround it-with a ;’ence and build changing rooms with showers, over period of about five
They feel they can raise
years and an offer to this effect has gone to the parish council, which owns the land. Club secreta ry Mr
John’s golden day
Andy Ronnan described the fields in their present condition as “a pitiful eye sore with no facilities worth talking about.” . And he has called for
YESTERDAY saw the fulfilment of a lifelong am bition for 22-year-old C lithe roe man John Walker. He was among a party
the playing fields manage ment committee, which has spent £24,000 on es tablishing the site, to "face the consequences and resign." Mr Ronnan, who was
tered the regional heat of the contest at Preston Polytechnic that it had to be held over two days in stead of one. Pupils had to tackle
recent trauma. Many teenagers, who
Graveston and 12 mem bers were then given , a conducted tour of the school and met some, of the children.
have either been in chil dren’s homes for many years or who have recent- y lost, for whatever
accompanied by slides and a few samples of lace. Members also enjoyed
seeing the skills of Mr White, who is fully oc cupied in designing and making decorative lace bobbins from many kinds of wood. Some slides showed how he sets about making bobbins! A plentiful array of lace
makers’ requisites — threads, pins, bobbins and spangles — were available for would-be purchasers. A vote of thanks was given by Mrs Yates. On March 17th there is
a, one-day school on machine embroidery;
reason, the support of th e ir families, need lodgings where their lives can be controlled to some extent by a mature, adult offering basic care and friendship. At the same time, how
school matron, Mrs Anne Jones (left) with members Mrs Annie Jackson, Mrs Christine Draper and Mrs Graveston examining the equipment.
Our picture shows the
of young people who went to St James’s Palace, London, to receive their Duke of Edinburgh Gold Awards from Prince Philip. An old boy of Ribbles-
economic problems of money supply and taxa- tion and deal with emergencies such as a cut off in oil supplies. Teacher Mrs Valerie
secretary of the manage ment committee for 15 months, said that his club had not been represented on it
for.four years be cause they felt things were moving in the wrong direction. He added that it would
Fielding, who was in charge of the party, said: “It was a good lesson in
Eractical economics and
ever, the youngster needs to preserve some inde pendence and hopefully to obtain separate accom
modation eventually, though some may take a long time to achieve this, A social worker will be
available to give guidance and support to the teen ager and advice, if re quired, to the landlady. The rent is paid either,
o ry department and enr hanced allowances are av ailable from the Social Services Department wherever some difficulty is anticipated in settling a youngster. Anyone wishing’ to
by the youn'g person, if working, or by a statut
Club is after those ha’pennies
THE Ribble Valley Rotaract Club is to take up a Clitheroe .greengrocer’s idea to raise money for multiple sclerosis sufferers by collecting halfpennies now that they are being phasec out. David B ras s ’(25)
thought it would be a novel way to raise money when he Heard-that the coin was being phased out.
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make an inquiry can ' con tact social worker Mr F. Laycock. Clitheroe 25146. ■
Gisburn v Mart prices
THERE were 64 newly-calved cows and heifers forward in the dairy section at Gisbum
..Auc tion Mart on Thursday. Newly-calved cow prizes
went to T. Shuttleworth (£730) and R. Hubner (£700). Heifer prizes went to J . ' T. and C. Wood (£700) and D. Carlisle (£670). Friesian newly-calved cows made to £730 (average £590) and heifers to £720 (£692). In the in-calf section, there
I pocket, but meanwhile the | Rotaract Club, of which resident, ea a step
: is to take the ii further.
David is a _
collection jars all over Clitheroe and District and allocate the money to a different charity each month until the halfpen ny’s demise.
( Members will be placing Offer for
road to be made up
were 16 cattle forward. BW , Springers made to £735 and BW March-April calvers to £690. There were 182 animals for
ward in the calf section. Frie sian bull calves made to £112 (£69), heifers to £48 (£35.25), I Hereford X bulls to £130 (£85.10), heifers to £66 (£40(70), Charolais X bu lls ' to £191 (£129.50) and heifers to £106 (£87.30). Black polly bulls made to £70- (£47.70), heifers to £60 (£40.50), Limousin X bulls to £157 (£104) and heifers to £97 (£76.50). Weaned calves: Friesian bulls
forcement of specially ted steel for added ngth.
ultl locking maximum
ughts eliminated on nlng windows and doors he fitting of replaceable tner seals.
made to £146 (£130), beef X bulls to £222 (£169.30). There were nine animals for
ward in the sale of store pigs, which made to £16.50. There were 352 cattle, in
cluding 88 young bulls. 829 sheep and 19 pigs forward in the fatstock section. Certified clean cattle: Light
steers made to 107.8p (98.2p), medium to 99.8p (93.8p),’ heavy averaged 94.8p, light heifers made to 110.2p (95.7p), medium to 108.2p (94.8p), heavy to 93.8p (91.6p). . Uncertified cattle: Young
ondensation on frames sured by the multi ber design which
s maximum insulation trength.
LETTERS are to be sent to all residents on the housing'estate reached via Warwick Drive, Clitheroe, a s k in g -whether they would be prepared to contribute towards the making:up of the un adopted road. • .. Tnis was decided at a
his shop in Castle Street to throw unwanted half pennies into a box and about £16 was quickly col lected; . He plans to double the final total out of his own
He invited customers at
Swift action prevents epidemic
AN outbreak of para- hoid was averted ii
the Ribble Valley when health officials took prompt action after the discovery of the disease in a 2-year-old child., The health scare arose
to having another go next year.”
oth schools look forward
dale School, John, of Woone Lane, set out on his quest for gold when 16 years old. While at the school he gained the bronze and silver awards. For the gold award he
be unfair to ask the vil lage’s ratepayers to once again finance the playing fields. Management committee
carried out projects on in-^ dustry, and the Ribble Valley Talking News paper. He also had to pass a
chairman, Mr Michael Green described the com ments as “puerile and mischief-making” in view of the long-standing feud between Whalley Arms Celtic, who play at Cal- derstones and Whalley FC who use the fields. The parish council
test about orienteering and complete a survival weekend in the Snow donia National Park. An employee of Mul-
lard, Blackburn, John’s interests include golf and walking.
Engineers lay off 6
meets on Monday with its trustees for the playing fields to discuss the latest situation, bearing in mind that there, has been a long-standing offer from Whalley FC to the man agement committee to build changing rooms which could be used by the whole village. - “That offer still stands
SIX workers have been laid .off by Harrison’s En gineering, Billington. Two of the workers are
skilled and another two had been recruited on a temporary basis. Mr Paul Hanison, one
if the committee can come to an agreement with the planners. .Whalley Arms Celtic are welcome to join us if they wish,” said Whalley FC chairman Mr Brian Whittaker. '
Star awards
at New Year, but only came to light in a report presented to members of the Ribble Valley Coun cil’s Public Works and Health Committee on
Tuesday. The child, a member of
_ Canadian family from the Lebanon — where the disease. is rampant — showed signs of para typhoid while on holiday at a Ribble Valley farm
house. Prompt action by health
officials in preventing the farmer and his family from milking the cows, whose milk was sold in the area, prevented any possible epidemic. However, members
CLITHEROE YFC had a split meeting, the girls hearing a talk on “star awards” — a Young Far mers’ scheme similar to the Duke of Edinburgh award. Their speaker, Angela Whitwell, was thanked by Helen Cow- perthwaite. The boys had a meeting
of three brothers in the partnership, explained that, at the moment, the firm is niainly involved in work in the engineering shop and the men con cerned were not suitable for what is being handled. • But he added that they
not all gloomy, at the Judge Walmesley Mill site. The firm is hoping for a couple of big con tracts for shop work, arid more men could be em-! ployed in the near future.
could be taken back if site work picked up. However, the news is
Meeting well supported
about Holland and calf rearing abroad by Mr Oliver. He was thanked by Andrew Clarkson and Stephen Whitwell.
No licence
meeting of the Ribble Valley Council’s Public Works and Health Com mittee, when it was stated that the County Council would pay £2,455 of the estimated £5,053 to
make up the road. . The letters will tell the
80 residents on the estate that if they were to pay about £30 for each house hold, the road could be made up and adopted by the county.
193p (i77.8p), standard hoggs to 202.5p (l89.1p), medium to 200.5p (188:3p), heavy to 164.5p (160.3p), light shearlings ' to 166.5p (155.6p), heavy aver- ’ aged 164.5p,. overweight 125p,
u n c e r t if ie d hoggs to £39 (£24.10), fat ewes to £39.50 (£20.90), rams to £36.60
(£24.50). Pigs: Porkers averaged 63p,
EERING dards and all
, rain storms,
cutters made to 71.2j baconers averaged 69.2p fat sows to £114 (£92.15).
Reception
THE first ! of three recep-, tions by the Ribble Valley Mayor for' representatives- of voluntary organisations, in the borough was . held1 on Monday, !■ Of the l37 .voluntary or
CENTRE __ Access and Barclaycard welcome PARKER L^NEV(opposite the police station)BURNLEY Jel: Burnley,35646 SCOTLAND ROAD NELSON Tel: Nelson 63689 <? O - ’
ganisations in ’the valley,, 35 were represented.-1 v. ; They were welcomed by
1 evening saw a film about the-'-i Ribble!.',Valley.:
the Mayor,! (Coun. Ted. Boden) and during the-
- ” (69. Ip), and
bulls made to 125.8p (113.Ip), light steers to. 107.2p (98p), medium to 92.8p (88.3p), heavy heifers to 96.2p (88p), fat cows (grade 1) to 82.2p (79p), grade 2 to 79.2p (68.8p),- grade 3 to 72.8p (60.1p). Sheep: Light hoggs made to
NOT RISKING PRECEDENT
THE unadopted part of Limefield Avenue, Whal ley, is not to be made up by the . Ribble Valley Council, members of the Public Works and Health Committee has decided. Members were consid
were told that the child had recovered and nobody else had contracted the disease. The committee approved the reimbursal of the farmer, who had had to pay staff, to milk his cows.
FOR driving a car with out an excise licence,' David Anthony Williams (21), of St Chad’s Avenue, Chatburn,. was fined £10 at Clitheroe. For- using the vehicle without a test certificate Williams^ was fined a further £10. In court, Williams said
that he had now scrapped the vehicle. He was or dered to pay £14 back duty and £6 costs.
THERE was a good at tendance at the annual meeting of the Clitheroe branch of the Ladies’ Con servative Association. The following officers
were re-elected: chair man, Mrs G. Baker; vice- chairman, . Mrs K. Kenyon; treasurer, Mrs M. Ross; secretary, Mrs M. Anderson. Mrs White- head was appointed assis-. tant vice-chairman.
; A full programme of events has been arranged for the year and anyone wishing to join the associ ation is invited to contact the chairman (Clitheroe 24806) or the secretary (Clitheroe 24279). ; .
DON'T M IS S IT !!
ering a complaint from a resident,' who said that the 60ft. section of .road suffered excessive damage from traffic using the . car park in nearby Heyhurst Road.,' .
that to make up' an un adopted road would create a precedent. ■
.The committee decided . ._ Cul-dersacf
A-; CUL-DE-SAC sign to be provided, in Buckin gham Drive, ’Read, cour tesy, of the Ribble .Valley Council’s ' Public Works; and. Health . .Committee, Coun'.“. Jerome .Reitchel (Read),', said „ that;, many drivers thought; if was through-road and . had to turn back.
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