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6 Clitheroe AdveHiser and Times, August 1st, 1985


Faulty exhaust brings fine


WHEN Terence Edward Jeffries was stopped by a policeman for driving a noisy car, it led to four offences, Clitheroe magis­ trates were told.


out insurance, Jeffries (44), of Mill Street, West Bradford, was fined £100. For using it without an excise licence he was fined £25 and for not having a test certificate £5. The faulty' exhaust brought a fine of £10.


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FOR using a motor cycle w i th o u t in su ra n c e , Andrew Thomas Higham (18), of Park Avenue, Clitheroe, was fined £50 by the town’s magis­ trates. In a letter, Higham


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crocheting, knitting, read­ ing and watching sport on television. She is survived by


Methodist Church pre­ ceded cremation at Ac­ crington yesterday.


Garner, of Abbeydale Nursing Home, Whalley, was born and raised in West Derby, Liverpool. Her husband, Edmund, died 60 years ago. She moved to Whalley 32 years ago, living with her daughter, Edna, in Mitton Road. Her hobbies included


Mrs Florence Hope


IT was a case of third time unlucky for the annual summer fair organ­ ised by Read footballers and cricketers on Sunday. After glorious sunshine


over the past two years, the skies opened up to deluge the event with non-stop rain. Parachute and martial


plained that he was taking the car to be scrapped. On reflection it had been a silly thing to do.


Maternity unit back in plan


arts displays had to be abandoned, but sideshows and stalls went ahead and organisers anticipate having made a reasonable amount of money for the two sports clubs, despite fewer spectators. The tug-of-war proved


LOCAL GPs intend to continue to fight for Bramley Meade to be kept as part of the local maternity service set-up. The future of the Whal­


very popular, being won by a team from Angels Night Club, Burnley, and in the evening a disco in the cricket pavilion at­ tracted 120 people. An organiser, Mr Clive


Bennett, said: “We did not let the day dampen our spirits. There was a lot of fun.” Picture: Colin Slinger


al Health Authority’s strategy is as indetermin­ able as ever following a decision to include, after all, a new £6.2m. baby care unit at Queen’s Park, Blackburn, in the 10-year building programme. When there had been a


ley hospital in the Region­


(8), of Read, has an en­ thusiastic audience as he tries out the three light game.


apologised and said that the offence had arisen fol­ lowing a mix-up. He had sold a larger


Kidney patient Alan pops question


LIFE has a special spark­ le at the moment for Clitheroe kidney patient Alan Gudgeon and his girlfriend Jackie Narum — for they have just become engaged. On Sunday, Jackie’s 20th birthday, Alan slip­


ped the ring on her finger. The couple, . who are near neighbours — Alan lives in Tower Hill and Jackie in Chatburn Road — have known each other for two-and-a-half years. Jackie helped Alan (23)


through his setback when a transplant operation was unsuccessful earlier this year. The couple will be


be Alan’s parents, Hazel and Ken Gudgeon and his six brothers and sisters. Jackie has something else to celebrate, for she is to start work as a nanny in London shortly. Alan has suffered from


Saturday. Among the guests will


fam i lie s on


kidney failure since he was 10 and has to have constant treatment from a dialysis machine in a Por- takabin in the garden at his home. Doctors have said he


must wait 12 months before being considered for another transplant.


Engineering degree


A FORMER pupil at Waddington and West Bradford CE School and Bowland County Secon­ dary School has achieved a firs t-c la s s honours degree in aeronautical en­ gineering and design. Leonard Glyn Brandon


the Regional Health Au­ thority revealed that the Blackburn Hospital had, in fact, been omitted from the long-term plan by mistake when priorities were being worked out. It is now included for


chance of the Queen’s Park development being abandoned, a suggestion was made that it could be reinstated in the program­ me by saving money on closing maternity facilities at Bramley Meade, Bull Hill (Darwen) and Ac­ crington Victoria. Last week, however,


1990-91, which date Black­ burn MP Mr Jack Straw intends to press the


Health Minister to bring forward to 1987-88. As to Bramley Meade’s


the periphery units could never hope to match the modern facilities which will be provided at Queen’s Park. For the sake of the


future, according to reg­ ional health authority chairman Mr Ian Woolley it will be decided after consultations with the community health council, local authorities and the various professional and staff organisations. But, says Mr Woolley,


Dropping in for


charity


TWO teenage girls hope to raise at least £200 for Whalley and District Lions in a sponsored para­ chute jump from Black­ pool Airport on August 18th.


cent from a height of 2,000ft. will be student Gail Cudworth (17), of Whittam Road, Whalley, and hairdresser Mandy Dewhurst (18), of Kemple Vista, Barrow. Gail always wanted to


Making their first des­ In a letter, Jeffries ex­


Anne Robinson and Mr Philip Charles Thomas were manned at Trinity M e th o d is t Church, Clitheroe, on Saturday.


youngest daughter of Mrs Anne Robinson, of Sid- dows Avenue, Clitheroe, and the late Mr Henry Robinson.


The b r id e is the


youngest son of Mrs Margery Thomas, of Exeter, and the late Rev. Norman Thomas.


The bridegroom is the


by her brother, Mr Bryan Robinson, wore a white broderie anglaise gown trimmed with French lace. She had a tiara of pearl drop beads trimmed with white silk flowers and carried a spray of pink and white silk flowers.


The bride, given away


bride and bridegroom’s nieces, Miss Louise Anne Robinson and Miss Hannah Elizabeth Stone, who wore dresses of white broderie anglaise with pink sashes and matching headdresses of pink and white silk flow­ ers and ribbon.


Bridesmaids were the


make a parachute jump and thought this would be a useful way of helping the Lions, who will collect the money and distribute it to local charities. The girls will sta rt


Guy and ushers were Mr Chaz Bennet and Mr Martin Pearmain. The Rev. T. J. Brad­


Best man was Mr John


training at 9 a.m. on the day of the jump and, if the weather holds fine, will make the descent in the early evening. Added Gail: “We can’t


wait to get going and are just keeping our fingers crossed that the weather clears up in time.”


Posters


celebrating their engage­ ment with a party at Clitheroe Cricket Club for th e i r


Council recently made it plain that it was against the closure of Bramley Meade and local GPs are like-minded. “Bramley Meade has


mothers and babies, perhaps the best place for them would be Queen’s Park — but that would be a matter for consultation, he said. The Ribble Valley


AS part of the nationwide campaign against drug abuse, Lancashire police are issuing 10,000 posters to p u b l ic ise th e i r crimephone line — a 24- hour confidential answer phone (Preston 612222) for the public to give in­ formation on crime and drug abuse.


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the Clitheroe textile firm of James Thornber and Sons were married on Saturday at St Paul’s Church, Low Moor. The bride was Miss


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their honeymoon in the South West and are to live in West Yorkshire. Photograph: Westmins­ ter Studios, Langho.


ducted by the Rev. Brian Stevenson and followed by a reception at the Edisford Bridge Inn. Photograph: Duncan Bicknell, Tosside.


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featured more than 70 paintings and has now


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been closing for 20 years, so it’s still not a lost cause,” a spokesman for the local GPs told our re­ porter.


Golds


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(26), of West View, Wad­ dington, the only son of Mr and Mrs G. L. Bran­ don, gained the bachelor of technology degree at Loughborough Univer­ sity. He already had qualifi­


Clitheroe Golds and the Association for Children with Heart Disorders. A book has been written about the walk and anyone finishing the 30 miles in under 12 hours can apply for a certificate. The Clitheroe Golds, therefore, hope to arrive in Slaidburn before 6 p.m. Club members not


cations in mechanical en­ gineering. Next month he is joining Rolls-Royce at Derby, as a stress en­ gineer, having previously worked for British Aeros­ pace.


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A REQUEST by a Bawd- lands resident to buy land behind his home for a garden has been turned down by the Ribble Valley Council’s Housing Committee. The council owns sever­


are invited to take part, but they should be fit and able to map read. Sponsor forms and further details can be obtained from Ju d i th Holmes, 7 B ru n g e r ley Avenue, Clitheroe.


doing the walk will be providing refreshments and any necessary first aid on the way. Members of the public


‘L’ driver fined


al pieces of spare land in the area and is planning to use them as a continua­ tion of the Bawdlands im­ provement scheme. How­ ever, no firm decisions have yet been made and the committee felt that small portions could not be sold for the time being.


A PROVISIONAL licence holder who used a motor scooter without L-plates told Clitheroe magistrates that he was on his way to buy a set when stopped by police. F o r th e offence, Damian John Peel (18), of Manor Road, Clitheroe, was fined £15. In court,


Peel apologised and said it was a stupid thing to do.


John Price of Wigurt. (Irian Pearson of Southport. Karen Starkey of Preston.


CLITHEROE Golds will be up bright and early a week on Saturday to com­ plete a 30-mile sponsored walk. More than 15 mem­ bers will set out from Rawtenstall at 6 a.m. on the Witches Way, which travels over Pendle and G rindleton Fell and finishes at Slaidburn. Money raised is to go to


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