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THURSDAY, AUGUST 15th, 1985 No. 5,172


Price 20p Nibble Valley suspect-wine alert-i


A BOTTLE of Au­ strian white wine contaminated with an an t i -fre e ze chemical has been found on sale in the Ribble Valley — the first in Lan­ cashire.


The discovery fol­


lows thorough checks of all retail outlets and licensed caterers by health officials as part of a nationwide search.


Mr David Lord,


County Analyst at Preston, said that the 0.06% of diethylene glycol found in the


sample of St War- garethener Auslese 1982 was not high compared with that discovered in bottles elsewhere in the world. The level was 100


times less than a lethal dose and even if a person were to drink a full bottle there would not be any ill effects. Just how many bot­


tles of the brand have been sold to the public and how con­ taminated they were, Mr Lord cannot be sure, but a request has gone out to all retailers to withdraw


Austrian wine from sale while the current scare lasts. More than 50


brands of Austrian and German wines stocked by wine shops


in the county — mostly at the cheaper end of the market — have been tested by analysts at Preston and by the end of next week that figure is ex­ pected to have risen


to 180. The Ribble Valley


Council’s Health and Housing Officer, Mr


Peter Gladwin and his staf f are working clo sely with The Ministry of Agricul­


ture, Fisheries and Food, neighbouring local authorities and the County Analyst’s department in a bid to protect the public.


Lists of wines in


which MAFF analysts have detected diethy­ lene glycol — the poisonous anti-freeze ingredient — are con­ tinually being updated and circulated.


Mr Gladwin said


that if further wines were found to be con­ taminated, then a weekly list would be issued to restaurants and retail outlets. A Ribble Valley


wine merchant con­ firmed this week that he and his colleagues were working very closely with health of­


ficials. He had withdrawn


all his Austrian wine from stock as well as


some German wines which had been named as suspect. “ Health inspectors have been in and tested all our Aust­ rian wines and quite a few German ones,” he said.


“We are relying on


them for details of any further suspect


wines.” . Zkuircf}


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Once more in best-kept


village final


WADDINGTON, alone, is carrying the flag for the Ribble Valley in this year’s


Best-Kept Village contest. the past and, having reached this far, the villa­ gers have no intention of


It has been chosen, Legion honours landlord


LANDLORD o f the Eagle and Child, Hurst Green, Mr Jack Burgess, has been pre­ sented until a gold badge


in recognition o f his many years service with the Ro y a l Br i t i sh Legion. Mr Burgess, ivho has


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been at the Eagle and Child for 20 years, is chairman of the Hurst Green branch. He re­ ceived the badge from Mr E. T. Horton (left), chairman of the West Lancashire District Commi t t e e o f


the


Legion. Mr Burgess has been


closely concerned ivith all aspects of Legion work since leaving the submarine service of the Royal Navy at the end of the war. The ceremony was at­


along with Barley, as finalists in the champion class. But it has been an


sitting back. Judging will be taking


uphill struggle for the re­ sidents putting on a bright face for the judges, what with the u’et weath­ er and vandalism. Hooliganism in recent


weeks resulted in plants being uprooted and the changing rooms at the Twitter Lane playing fields being damaged shortly after repainting.


But this week parish


council chairman, Mr Eric Edmondson, had words of praise for everyone in the village.


Dividends “ It’s a grand feeling to


tended by Legion mem­ bers from neighbouring branches, some of whom are seen in our picture.


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think that everyone has pulled out all the stops.


a real handicap and people have not been able to do as much as was needed to be done,” he said. An innovation this year


“The weather has been


was the appointment of a co-ordinator, Mrs Bernice Barlow.


Her role has been to


ensure that promises to do certain jobs were kept and that everything was dropping into place. According to Mr Ed­


mondson, the appointment had paid dividends and al­ though Mrs Barlow, of Garth Croft, had initial doubts about her role, she now admits that it was extremely worthwhile. Waddington has com­ peted against Barley in


place this month and Mrs Barlow is already out and about urging people not to become complacent. “No-one has said they


can’t be bothered. After last weekend’s gales we must make a final effort,” she says. Waddington has a re­


markable record of suc­ cess not only in the “ Beautiful Britain in Bloom" contest, but also in Lancashire’s Best-Kept Village competition in which it took the champ­ ion class in 1979 and 1981. The competition is


being sponsored by the National and Provincial Building Society. The finals judge is Mr


Frank Mellor, commen­ tator on the BBC TV series of “Home Ground.” The ultimate winners will be announced in Sep tember.


More awards


tion are: Intermediate vil­ lages (population 150 to 1,000): Clifton and Little Eccleston (Fylde). Large villages (over 1,000): Els- wick (Fylde), Mawdesley (Chorley). Hamlets (below' 150): Gressingham (Lan­ ca s te r ) , Samlesbury (South Ribble).


Finalists in the competi­ In all, 26 villages en


tered the competition, 18 more than last year, the increase resulting from the hamlet class.


Bid to reduce cot deaths


A SCHEME to reduce the number of babies suf­ fering cot deaths is ex­ pected to be in operation at Cl ith e ro e Health Centre by September. It is among the first in


the country and has been devised by a team of doc­ tors in Sheffield, who have developed a points system to show babies at high risk from the syn­ drome. Dr John Benson, con­


sultant paediatrician with the Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Health Authority, believes the scheme will save lives e v e r y y e a r


in th e


Clitheroe area. Each year an average


of 18 babies in the author­ ity area die from the syn­ drome, but it is not known how many are local. Doctors are hoping that


the toll may be halved and discussions will start soon w'ith midwives and health officers on how to operate the system. M i d w i v e s will be


trained to fill in sheet based on various factors which have been identified as being associ­ ated with cot deaths ii Sheffield. These include mothers


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who are young, who smoke, or who suffer maternal depression and fathers w'ho are unem ployed. The criteria may not be


the same for a rural area such as.Clitheroe, but it is


commonly believed that b a b ie s under three months are most at risk. Dr Benson said: “None


of these factors are impor­ tant in themselves, but taken together it may mean that a greater risk.”


RUBBISH PROBLEM


CONCERN over rubbish being piled up at the front of the industrial units Albion Ten-ace, Clitheroe, was expressed at a meet­ ing of the Ribble Valley Council. Coun. John Cowgill


(Clitheroe) was told that the matter would be in­ vestigated.


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Joanna is made to feel at home in Poland


THE generosity and friendliness of the Polish people made a big impression on former Royal Grammar School pupil Joanna Geddes, just home from three weeks behind the Iron Curtain.


Joanna (18), of Denbigh


Drive, Clitheroe, stayed in Warsaw, Krakow and Wroclaw on the Thwaites’ travel scholarship scheme. She was one of 10


young people who stayed with families or in student halls in the cities, and


Fete queens on parade


Valley solicitor, explained that the water-cooled con­ denser was installed to save heating costs. It worked by re-circulating the heat and cut down on fuel costs, principally oil and electricity. The unit had saved money although the amount was not as much as had been hoped for. The unit does not affect the use of the pool.


Work on new phone book


PREPARATION of new issue of the Black­ burn Area Phone Book is due to start shortly August 27th is the final date for acceptance of amendments to entries in the phone book. These can be arranged by con tacting British Telecom on Burnley 28106. Distribu­ tion of the new edition should start in November 1985.


IT WAS a time for happy memories for six former Hurst Green fete queens, on


^For^they turned out to the village’s silver jubilee fete and to see 15-yenr-old Sarah Eccles, of Warren Fold, crowned by her predecessor, her sister, Judith. Pictured also in the group are the former queens and onlookers as well as the


fete opener, Mr Christopher Parker, of Browsholme Hall, the High bheriil oi appropriate choice, for it was his cousin, the late Robert Parker,


who performed the honours 25 years ago. For a report on the fete and more pictures, please turn to page 7.


V was amazed by the hos­


pitality of the Poles. “The people were fan­


tastic — they really made the whole trip,” said Joanna. “We really felt at


home.” Joanna was surprised


by the Polish life-style. “We expected to see lots of oppression and queues for food,” she said, "but though some food was rationed it was fairly plentiful. The standard of living was lower than here, but nobody com plained.”


Trips and visits were j arranged for the group,, including a tour of Au­ schwitz, and Birkenau, another notorious exter­ mination camp. They also saw the palace of science and culture, and were lucky to have beautiful weather for most of the three weeks.


Joanna, who hopes to


go into the diplomatic ser­ vice, feels she has gained a lot from travelling to Poland and would like to learn the language. “ I will certainly try to


go back,” she said. “The place is marvellous — I can’t say which was the best part, because every­ thing was a highlight!” As well as many


souvenirs, including a carved wooden chess set, Joanna hopes to have about 200 photographs as reminders of her trip of a lifetime.


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CLITHEROE Garden Club came out tops in an inter-club quiz against teams from Rimington and Bowland.


The Clitheroe team of


Mr Jack Gregory, Mr David Taylor, Mr Jim Slater and Mr Charles Sand ford gained 49 points, pipping by one point the Rimington line­ up of Mrs Janet Duerden, Mrs Lucy Newlove, Miss Nancy Th waite and Mr Ernest Sedgewick.


The Bowland team of


Mrs Mary Pickles, Mrs Joan Corless, Mr Ian Mason and Mr Bill Hol­ land were close behind on 46.


An audience of more


than 80 enjoyed the quiz, which w»as organised by the Clitheroe Club in the Parish Church Lower Hall. It was a well-fought contest, thoroughly test­ ing the knowledge of the three teams. Questionmaster was Mr


Roger Hirst, the Ribble Valley Council’s Parks Superintendent, and the questions were set by Mr Geoff Sainsbury. Refreshments were pro­


vided by ladies of the host club and the committee thanked everyone who contributed to make the evening such a success. On Wednesday, the


The result was in doubt


until the last three ques­ tions.


Clitheroe Club will be vis­ iting a nursery at Burn­ ley, leaving the council car park at 7 p.m.


On look out for Miss Clitheroe


THE t it le Miss Clitheroe 800 and a £250 prize awaits a lucky girl next year. For the steering


committee organising celebrations of the Castle Keep’s anniver­ sary is running a Miss Clitheroe 800 contest, in conjunction with the Ribble Valley Licensed Victuallers’ Association. Heats will be held


in local pubs and the finalists will meet at an inaugural 800 ball at the Stirk House Hotel, Gisburn, on February 22nd. It is hoped a celeb­


rity will be on the panel of judges. The winner, as well as re­ ceiving her prize money, will attend Clitheroe 800 func­ tions during the year, representing the steer­ ing c om m it te e . The runner-up in


the competition will win a weekend away for two and the third- placed girl a candlelit dinner for two.


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Golds suffer sore feet


A SPELL seemed to have been cast on the 11 young Ribbl e Val ley men and women who set out to walk the 30-mi le Wi t che s Way for charity.


worthwhile raising £150 for the Association for Children with Heart Dis­ orders.


But the effort proved What they thought


would take 12 hours to walk from Rawtenstall to Slaidburn turned out to be considerably harder right from the start.


out through exhaustion, and the remaining five ar­ rived in Slaidburn, on Saturday, with darkness falling and nearly four hours late.


Six walkers had to drop The walkers were all


members of Clitheroe Golds, men and women


aged between 17-24 who have been involved with the Duke of Edinburgh gold award scheme.


the starters, but Louise Moseley, of Chapel Rise, Billington, was the only one to finish.


Four girls were among Other finishers were:


Barry Townson, of George Street, Clitheroe: Bernard Gilmore, of Cent­ ral Avenue, Clitheroe: Chris Tomlinson, of Wad­ dington Road, Wadding­ ton; and a member of Southport Golds.


Brungerley Avenue. Clitheroe, said: “We might try the walk again, but it will be over two days next time.


Miss Judith Holmes, of “People started to drop


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