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IT was a tragic Easter on Ribble Valley roads with two motor cyclists being killed and a pil­ lion passenger seriously injured. Mr Graham Taylor,


of De Lacy Street, C l i th e ro e , died on Saturday afternoon when smoke from' a grass fire bn the verge of the • Clitheroe-Whal- ley b y p a s s , n e a r Langho, caused an eight-vehicle pile-up.


.'. motor cycle enthusiast


MR GRAHAM " TAYLOR


ternoon a 20-year-old H orw ich man was killed in an accident with a car at Bolton- by-Bowland. The crash on the


And on Monday af­


.cars, two pulling cara­ vans, and a c a t t le wagon, but the drivers from Clitheroe, Great Harwood) Barnold- swick, Chorley and Colne a l l escaped injury. Mr Taylor (39), who


bypass involved six


was riding his Honda Goldwing, second in line, was taken to Blackburn Royal Infir­ mary where he died from his injuries.


who was riding pillion, dislocated her shoulder and spent the night in hospital before being allowed home. Other local drivers


His wife, Annice (41),


cycle enthusiast,, had been riding them for 24 years and was a strong advocate of safety mea­ sures and the training of young people. Bikes had always


been his prime interest and he and his wife were members of the Honda Goldwing Club of Great Britain. Mr T a y lo r , who


involved in the collision - were Mr John Holden (32), of Riverside, Low Moor, Clitheroe, and Mr David Connell (42), of Slaidburn Road, Waddington. Mr Taylor, a motor


Cement, was formerly a retained fireman in the town for several years.


father of two children, Paul (18), who attends Ciitheroe Royal Gram­ mar School, and Jane (IS), a pupil at Moor­ land School.


Mr Taylor was the


for witnesses of the ac­ cident to come forward and want to trace three people on scooters who were parked at a layby near the scene.


Police have appealed


worked as a heavy plant fitter with Ribble.


Bowland accident a machine driven by Paul


In the. Bolton-by-


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: crash


Fishwick, of Ormston Avenue, Horwich, col­ lided head-on with a Volvo on the Sawley road about half-a-mile - from the Copy Nook Hotel.


up under the vehicle, but his body was pulled clear by passers-by.


Mr Fishwick finished


Paul Bonner, of Farn- worth, is in Blackburn Royal Infirmary, with severe leg injuries.


His pillion passenger,


stated yesterday to be “comfortable”.


His condition was


John T a t te rsa l l, .of Burnley, was unhurt!


The car driver, Mr


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A SPECIAL office has this week been set up at NFU County Headquarters, Preston, to deal with thousands of telephone inquiries from anxious farmers — including hun­ dreds from'tne Ribble Valley — seeking advice on how to go about being treated as special cases under the new


; iTHESE five.. Gisburn . JCubs1 did their good Judeedi'-forV the day by ' 'giving the village play­ ing field the best spring clean it has ever had and in the process filled 17 bin liners with litter and rubbish.. . ' The Cubs; (from the


left), Mark Riley, . John. Clark, Paul Sayle, Dean Thompson and Thomas Hodson, were accom­ panied by their Akela, Mr Stephen Crowther (extreme left) and Gis­ burn Parish Councillor Mrs Margaret Hudson. While in the mood for


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'Cubs also treated ' the - village’s .cenotaph to' a quick clean. Said Mrs Hudson:


picking up litter, the


“The Cubs did a mar­ vellous job and I would like to thank them and their leader on behalf of the parish council.”


Goodbye to Co-op


dered by the giant United Co-operative following its takeover, earlier this year, of the Blackburn Society which had • been responsible for Glitheroe since 1964., They were carried out


to enable the new owners to deyote more money to a facelift for the Castle Street supermarket. Both Clitheroe shops


shops THE Co-op’s furnishing and drapery shops in Moor Lane, Clitheroe, put up their shutters on Saturday. The closures were or­


quota faces a super-levy, paid quarterly Qii any litres, in excess of target o u tp u t ; - ’ '


the Ministry of Agricul­ ture for exemption, or to be treated as special cases with le s s s t r in g e n t quotas.


Farmers may apply 'to Protest


they are advised to con­ tact the NFU on Preston


But before doing so,


mers’ general argument about the EEC ruling, Mr Ward is asking Ribble Valley farmers to write to MP. David Waddington


Secretary Mr Roger Ward has warned, however, that there will be stringent limits to the number who qualify—only 2 Vs% nation­ ally — and they will have to put up a strong case. In support of the far­


54051. NFU County Deputy


by the Milk Marketing Board that the average producer, selling through the board, would be given an initial provisional quota of 9% less than 1983 pro­ duction. Anyone exceeding then-


milk surplus quotas. Farmers have been told


David Waddington met farmers at a special meet­ ing at Chaigley he was left in no doubt about how they felt oyer the clamp- down on milk surpluses and the need to compen­ sate them to counter the ■ losses they would suffer.


turned up for the meet­ ing, which was called by,, the NFU. at Mr Wadding- ton’s’request. '


About 200 of them


maintained that EEC member states should have followed Britain’s lead in tackling .the sur-. plus situations ’ sooner, claimed that the situation was not all downhill.


Mr Waddington, who


Farming could not be isolated from the general economic situation and there had been helpful measures in the Chancel­ lor’s Budget and the fall in interest rates.


and Euro MP Edward Kellett-Bowman outlining their ’individual circumst­ ances and making their protests.


Mrs Doreen Wilkinson, manageress of the drap­ ery shop where she has worked for a total of 20 years. “Customers have been very sympathetic and seem sorry to lose us,” she said. The premises will either


be sold or let.


FUN BUS POPULAR


youngsters to the centre from Chipping, and today it is the. turn of children in Whalley. The bus — organised by the Ribble Valley .Council— leaves Vale House site, at 10-30 a.m. and returns at about two o’clock. Tomorrow* the bus . leaves: Langho. station at 10-17 a.m„,,re­


THE Longridge Sports Centre Fun Bus from Clitheroe, on Tuesday, at­ tracted 28 youngsters. Yesterday the bus took


turning at 1-30 p.m. •.


three part-time staff made redundant, only one has found another position with the firm. She is Mrs Marjorie Brereton, man­ ageress of the furnishing shop, who will now be in charge of a similar shop in Preston. It was a sad day for


had been selling off stock at up to half price, with the drapery side record­ ing a near sell-out. Unsold goods from the furnishing department will be trans­ ferred to other branches. Of the two full and


County Executive has al­ ready expressed a vote of no confidence in Agricul­ ture Minister Michael Jopling, and called for his resignation. When Ribble Valley MP


Ward, NFU members in other parts of the country were talking abput taking to the roads on tractors and bringing London to a standstill. The Lancashire NFU


Meanwhile, said Mr


for the'total failure of tjie Council of Ministers to really address themselves to. this problem over the last 10 years,” said Mr Waddington. '


ture had successfully re­ sisted the potentially damaging effect of any re­ valuation of the Green Pound, secured continua­ tion of the variable beef premium against EEC op­ position, and resisted spe­ cial milk concessions for Eire. . The dairy surplus, which accounted for £3 billion a year, equal to 20% of the EEC budget, was a running sorq, he said, and delay in grappl­ ing with it meant the situ­ ation had become. “even more traumatic.” “We are now suffering


Running sore The Minister of Agricul­


try pay out of our. pockets for a political blunder that should, have been rectified in 1981?”'He asked. “It is not ' oh and we want' a great deal of Government money to help us through this situation. They have got to rectify the wrong they have done.” Mr Trevor Rushton,


chairman of the NFU’s Milk Committee, said far­ mers did not dispute the supply s i tu a t io n in Europe.


Disaster


the drastic and damaging counter methods intro­ duced at such short notice. These were divid­ ing fanners and creating a “law of the jungle” situa­ tion.


However, they deplored


were being sacrificed to secure Britain’s EEC budget rebate. They were being placedunder a “sti'ait-jacket” quota and also faced a big drop in income.


Ribble Valley farmers


were urged to tell the Minister of Agriculture how seriously farmers would be affected unless steps were taken to allevi­ ate the situation. These ill-conceived measures had to be put right or absolute


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of both worlds and it cannot - continue without daily farmers going out of business,” he added. All Lancashire MPs


“We have got the worst


man of -the NFU’s Par­ liamentary. Committee, said that successive UK Governments had encour­ aged investment for milk expansion and dairy far­ mers had responded. “Why should this indus­


Mr Don Bridge, chair­


WEST Bradford bridge is to be closed to traffic for three weeks from Monday to allow major improve­ ments to be carried out to the v i l la g e ’s sewer system. The bridge, a main


COUN. COWGILL and M. Haon sign the charter, watched by (from the left), David Johnson, Roger Hargreaves, Mrs Cowgill, Peter Hargreaves and Francois Sanmartin


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artery to the village, will be closed to enable the Ribble Valley Council to replace the existing rising main sewer which, follow­ ing recent housing de­ velopment, is no longer considered adequate.. The council is carrying


Rivesaltes, on the annual Easter- exchange with members of FC (French Connection) Clithei-oe, saw Coun. Cowgill and Rivesaltes deputy mayor M. Noel Haon put their signatures to the charter. One copy will hang in


out the up-grading as agent for the North West Water Authority, which is meeting the £50,000 to £60,000 cost of the opera­ tion. Drivers will have to use


-river crossing-points while the closure is in force. Pedestrians — not af­ fected by the order — will be able to go on using West Bradford bridge. The council hopes it


Grindleton or Brungerley bridges as the alternative


may be possible to reopen the bridge before the end of the three weeks if the sewer work makes good progress.


Abbey service revived


introduce the cross carry­ ing to give added meaning to the decision' to revive the communion servicerat the abbey after a lapse of several years. .


John Birchenough, the secretary of Grindleton PCC, in memoiy of his wife* Margaret. The vicar believes the ceremony could become an annual event. Mr .Vaughan decided to


Low Moor vicar collared!


A SPECIAL surprise ivas b rew in g fo r Clitheroe police when they opened the station doors to a tea party with a difference. For the officers on


fortnight. The :party was at­


given perm is s io n to stage it in the magis­ trates’ retiring room as part of the nwvement's n a tional tea-making


duty were treated to a refreshing cuppa, served by the 7th Ciitheroe pack of St Paid’s, Low Moor. The youngsters were


tended by 2b Brownies, with their Brown • Owl Mrs Christine- Lockett and Tawny Owl Mrs Geraldine:■ Walmsley. Guests'- were the St Paul’s vicar, the Rev. Brian Stevenson, the Ribble Valley Guides D iv is io n a l ■ Commis­ sioner Mrs Patricia'. Houldsworth, and Mr Geoff Arnold who is' re- ■ sponsible for hiring out- S t :Paul’s .church hall to community groups. - During ■ the tea-fort-


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vicar, Fr Trevor Vau­ ghan, they will take turns, on May 26th, to cany the six foot wooden cross one mile from the church to the abbey. / It was donated by Mr


PARISHIONERS of St Ambrose Church, Grindle­ ton, will be taking up the cross, literally, as part of the rerival of an annual service at Sawley Abbey. With the help of the


' Francois Sanmartin who arranged the first ex­ change in 1977 while a s tu d e n t te a c h e r a^ Glitheroe-Royal - Grammar School. '


the parlour and the other was tak en back to Rivesaltes. Among those present at the historic ceremony was


-Bob Ainsworth had made while Mayor to foster the link and how sony they were that he had not lived to see these come to fulfil ment.


ing in the near future to set up a town twinning committee, said Coun. Cowgill, who looked for­ ward to the day when schools and many other organisations both here and in Rivesaltes ex­ changed visits- and built up lasting friendships.


' “It can only lead to Drama


festival time


THERE is a chance to give the television and video-a rest and watch some live entertainment when the Ribble Valley Drama Festival is held at Clitheroe. Civic Hall next week; Six drama groups, 'in­


tival, which is • sponsored by the Post Office, is James Patrick, of Wilt­ shire. There is good news for


cluding Waddington, will be competing from Monday to Saturday for the five trophies on offer. Adjudicator for the fes­


There would be a meet­ -


the colourful mayoral re­ galia, which particularly impressed the visitors, re­ ferred to the past efforts of FC Clitheroe to establ­ ish a lasting relationship between the towns. He also spoke of the efforts that the late Coun.


Coun. Cowgill, wearing - ■


IN a crowded council chamber, Clitheroe Mayor Coun. John Cowgill this week signed a pact officially twinning the town with Rivesaltes in Southern France. About 60 visitors from


better international rela­ tionships and understand­ ing,” he said. After the ceremony a


off on the 1,200-mile coach journey home on Monday impressed by. Clitheroe’s hospitality and reception. It had been a hectic


toast was drunk to the success of twinning — in French wine, appropri­ ately. The French party set


display by the Black Knights parachute team. Former first division


football s ta r Duncan McKenzie played for Clitheroe and presented commemorative medals at a dinner-dance at the Stirk House Hotel, Gis­ burn, on Sunday night. During the evening a


visit from their arrival on Friday • to stay at the home of FC Clitheroe members. That evening there was


a disco at the. White Bull, Gisbum, and on Saturday a visit to Old Trafford was followed by a Coun­ try and Western evening at Gisburn. More than 1,000 .people


ment included a Cub- Scout penalty competition in which Chatbum beat Pendle Tigers 8-6, and a


were at Shawbridge on Sunday for the traditional match which Rivesaltes won'4-3. ■■■■:' Pre-match entertain­


• Clitheroe Meteor Club — money raised .by FC Clitheroe from the New Year’s Day swim and the sale' of match prog­ rammes. Mr Peter Hargreaves, a


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