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TIRED OF WAITING
has been allocated is King
Lane. “We also asked for a
stand in the layby in Market Place but were re fused. only to see a Ribble bus stop positioned there a few weeks later, in our opinion there are not enough stands.” The p ro p r ie to r of
Bridge Taxis, Moor Lane, Mr Shaukat Malik, said he was tired of waiting for developments. "1 spoke to a council
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PRIZE SHOW OF EWES
THERE were 140 newly-calved cows and heifers forward at Gisbum Auction Mart on Thur- sadv. First quality cows made to
£660 (average £578) and second quality to £520 (£492). First quality heifers made to £560 t£o40). second quality to £525 (£494). Chief prices: Friesian cows
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from C.M. and E. Robinson made £660 and from A. W. Wade £640. Friesian heifers from J . P. Harrison made £560. There were two in-calf daily
: cows and heifers forward. Cows due to calve in October ! made to £480 and November
just before Christmas." Council official Mr
officer last week and he said that the stands might not come into use. until
Terry Saville said the reason for the hold-up was an alteration to the by-laws governing the li cence operation. Because of this, it might be Christ mas before taxi firms could offer a hackney ser vice to the public. He added that only two
eaivers £470. There were 20 store cattle
forward. Friesian bulling heif ers made to £352 (£326). Chief trice was for an animal from ilrs E. Wooler (£352). There were 451 calves for
p i im * . V ,
stands had been allocated in Clitheroe because the Finance and General Pur poses Committee, which made the decision, wanted to look at the hackney system in the light of ex perience and the buses shake-up. Borough solicitor Mr
Paul Timson defended the decision of tile committee, saying that it had granted only two stands to see how things went at first. He added that the com
mittee would review the situation periodically and provide more stands if the demand was there.
Look at rural life
SLAIDBURN' came under the TV spotlight on Monday when it was fea tured in a story on Grana da Reports about the modern-day problems facing small rural com munities. The programme ex
ward. First qualitv Friesian bulls made to £13o (£109.95) and second quality to £99 (£58.80,), heifers to £77 (£68) and £44 (£25.20). Hereford X bulls made to £135 (£117.85) and £98 (£78), heifers to £85 (£68.65) and £57 (£43.35). Charolais X bulls to £200 (£159) and £122 (£113.35), heifers to £111 (£ 1 0 6 .4 0 ) and £96 (£86.60,), Black Polly bulls to £91 (£78.90) and £5-1 (£41.55), heifers to £65 (£59.20) and £53 (£19.85). Limousin X bulls made to
Mart prices back to earth again
AFTER the buoyant trade of Friday's sale, prices on Monday at Clitheroe Auction Mart brought farmers back to earth. There were 78 cattle and
I. 510 sheep forward. Hereford* lopped the bulls at 102.8p from I \ Dewhurst and the same vendor topped the Friesian* at 9S.Sp. A small Limousin light heifer
from J. Todd made 10i>>p but all other graded cattle were under lOOp. A light steer from J. Holden made 94p. medium topped at 93p for a Charoiai* from A. Laveock and medium heifers made to 8$.4j> for a Charolais from J . and M. Harrow. Trade was better in the
sheep section and although prices fell, the averages com pared well with national ones. Light steers made to 94p (av
plained the difficulties caused by education cut backs and the attractions of larger towns and in cluded an interview with village shopkeeper Mr Peter Cndd.
erage 87.2p). medium to 93p ( S l . lp ) . heavy to 90.4 p (
78.Mp). Licht heifers to l()5.8p (85.32p) and medium to
88.4p (76.62t>). The overall av erage was S2.74p. Hulls made to 105.-li> (94.9p). cows to 6S.2p (49.87ju. un
graded animals to {Up ( i7.-lt»p). Light lambs made to 131.5p (130.75p), standard to Flip (121.7p), medium to 125.tip
(1 If*.dbp), heavy to 108.f»p (105.12p). Overall average was
117.IMp. Ewes made to £26 (£18.250.
ewes saw an almost capacity entry of 5. UK). Lonk, Swalodale and* cross-bred horned ewes direct from the fell stocks of the Lancashire. Yorkshire and Derbyshire Pennine* were rep resented.
ewes was set at £100 when the prizewinning pen of Swaiedale ewes from T. Robinson ami 8ons. Callow. Slaidburn, made i'lDO per head.
Swaiedale domination, lonks and especially cross-bred ewes made a strong comeback and showed a larger increase in o v e ra l l p r ic e s th a n th e Swaledales.
The overall average of £-17.10
,*1. C. Pickard and cross-bred at £50 from N\V\YA. Croasdale House.
(£4-1) and cross -bred ewes to £50 (£41).
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(—) "True blue” — .Madonna. (3) "We don't have to" — Jermaine Stewart.
IS) “Rain or shine" — Five Star.
It). (15) 11. (—) 12. (IS) 13. 120) II. (—)
19. (6) 20. (HI)
15. (—) "True colors" —
C.vndi Lauper. If). (—) "Who wants to live for ever?" — Queen. “State of the nation" — New Order. "Same old story" — Ultravox. "Walk this way" — Ran DMC. "I want to wake up with you" — Boris Gardiner.
(19) "Forever live and die" — OMD. (2) “ I just died in your arms tonight" — Cut ting Crew. "One great thing" — Big Country. "Call me Al" — Paul Simon. "Montego Bay" — Amaztilu. "Always there" — Marti Webb. "Slow down" — Loose Ends.
(7) "Thorn in my side" — Eurythmics. ( I) "Word up" — Cameo. (!)) "Love can't turn round” — Farley "Jackmas- ter" Funk.
17. (—) IS. (—)
"I’ve been losing you" — A-ha. LP of the week: "Brotherhood” — New Order. Chart compiled by Castle Records and Tapes.
Last week's placings are in brackets. Tip for the top:
HEAD teacher of St M a ry 's R C S ch o o l , Langho, Mr Bernard Horsfall, has been ap pointed head of Castere- jif f County Primary, Nelson. Mr Horsfall (11), who
lives in Clitheroe, lakes up his new appointment
in January. Born in Todntorden,
head of St Jo sep h 's School, Harnoldswick, in
he attended St Joseph's Primary School and Tod ntorden Grammar School and then went on to (tain a class ics decree at Leicester University. After various teaching posts, he was appointed
197-1. Six years later he became head at Langhu. Speaking of his new
post, Mr Horsfall said he would be sorry to he leaving this education district, hut happy to he going hack to work in an a rea with people he knew. Mr Horsfall and his
Billington. The family are to continue living in Clitheroe.
Gospel
AT Trinity Church Fel lowship the speaker was Miss I). Redmavne, of Ac crington, her subject being "St Mark's Gospel." Mrs E. Cowperthwaite presided.
wife, Sandra, have a son, Jon (15), who is a pupil of St Augustine's School,
Plans in pipeline
A PLAN for the change of use of Read Hall. Read, to a nurs ing home, has been lodged with the Kibble Valiev Council's Planning Department (number
0577). Other applications include: West Bradford: Conversion
of coach house adjoining Govt* lands, off Clitheroe Road, to
dwelling (0567). Wiswell: Residential de
velopment ami landscaping at former Abbey Print works. Whallev Road,’ Barrow (0570). Grindlelon: Renewal of jH*r-
mission for mobile home at Lower Harrop Fold Farm ii*572). Cl it he roe: Advertisement
signs at the Waggon and Horses. Pimlico Road (0573). Reconstruction of rear eleva tion ami kitchen, bedroom and garage extension at 10 Wad- dinetnn Road 10574). Wlmllcy: Internal alterations «t 1 Accrington Road (0578).
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ABOUT 00 people with an eye for style enjoyed a fashion show by Jackie, of King Street, Clitherpe, at
Waddington Methodist Sunday School.
It was organised by the Wednesday Club. Models
showed off evening and day-wear, including some exquisite coats, and about £70 was ra is ed for Clitheroe Health Centre.
Chemists’ rota
TODAY and tomorrow, Derrick Green. Railway View. Clitheroe, will be open until li-30 p.m. Hart leys, Church S tre e t : Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. Monday to Friday, until (j-30 p.m.
were judged by K. Dickinson. Skinton and Swaledales by R. dsnn, of Helton. Skipton.
Awards for lonk ewes went
to ,1. C. Pickard. Great Har wood (£66) and T. Whitwell and Sons. Pendleton (£57). Swaiedale ewes: 1 and 2. T.
Robinson and Sons. Catlow, Slaidburn t£loo and £70). Cross-bred: T. Robinson and Sons (£51); L. Ruckle. Dow- nham (£5>).
The lonks and cross-bred
Swaiedale ewes made to £100 average £50). lonks to £66
was £<i per head up on last vear. Lonks topped at £66 from
A f te r a few y e a r s of The mart record for honied Friday’s sale of horned draft
REHEARSING for the premiere of "African Jigsaw” are 200 pupils of St Augustine's School, Billington, who will be performing the new musi cal at the Barbican T h e a tre , London, on November 3rd. The musical, which has
Took money from night club till
been commissioned by the World Wildlife Fund for its silver jubilee, has been written by teachers Peter Rose and Anne Conlon and describes life in an African city. The northern premiere
MONEY was stolen from the till of a Whalley night club while the proprietor was involved in an argu ment in his private rooms, Clitheroe magistrates were told.
will be at King George’s Hall, Blackburn, on November Kith, with another show next day. Tickets are available
from St Augustine's until October 17th and from King George’s Hall after wards. _______
Ramblers
CLITHEROE ramblers are taking part in a rally at Colne on Sunday. They will be joined by
Ramblers' Association members from all over NE Lancashire in a cam paign to make people
aware how much of the countryside is still barred
to public access. The Clitheroe members
are to meet at 10-15 a.m. at Colne bus station. From there they will head for Lad Law — the summit of Boulsworth Hill — and then to Wycoller Country Park. Speakers at Sunday’s
when two men stayed behind after a disco and cabaret at Rio’s Show Bar, said Mr Alastair Nisbet, prosecuting.
The incident happened One of them stuffed
£■120 into his clothing and they left through an emergency door. They used the money for paying bills and for other expenses.
(32), of The Gables, Higher Heys, Oswaldtwis- tle, was fined £150 for stealing money belonging to Peter Joseph Hayes.
James Edward Foley
(21), of Ayr Road, Black burn, was fined £75 for dishonestly assisting in the disposal of the money.
Paul Anthony Baxter Mr Graham Parkinson,
rally will be Andrew Ben nett MP and Kate Ash- brook, secretary of the Open Spaces Society.
defending, said Baxter had always insisted that he had thought the money had been taken from the till for "safe keeping". Foley had since reim bursed Mr Hayes.
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Lions buy water well in Africa
o th e r member clubs nationwide, have adopted the Lion Aid project as part of a Lions interna tional welfare programme. The Clitheroe club is
ANOTHER first for Clitheroe — the town’s Lions Club is providing a £1,500 water well in Africa! Clitheroe Lions, like
Speeding
A BILLINGTON woman who passed through a
the first in the UK to sponsor its own well for people in the Akuapen region of Ghana. The well, to be built in
time for next July's mon soon, will help to curb disease and sickness caused by heavily polluted water supplies and im proved sanitation. The villages provide the
radar cheek while travel ling to work along Pimlico Road, Clitheroe, was fined £30 by the town's magistrates for driving a ear at 45 m.p.h. in the 30
m.p.h. zone. Valerie Elizabeth Gel-
unskilled labour and unpaid self-help, while the Lions pay for the exper tise and equipment. Clitheroe Lions' Inter
national Officer, Mr Tony Smith, who is heading the operation, said: "The problems of Third World countries in Africa are now recognised nationally by our organisation."
Clitheroe Lions will do some intensive fund rais ing, starting on October 113th with a race night at the Moorcock Inn, Wad- dington. There are a li mited number of tickets, a v a ilab le from Lion members.
To raise the money,
dartl (33), of Longworth Road, said she had not been w a tch in g her speedometer and had not known she was exceeding the speed limit.
Rekindled
MEMORIES of summer walks were rekindled for members of Clitheroe Ramblers* Association when they held their first social committee meeting of the winter programme. Mr Bert Wells gave
£179 (£147.75) and £132 (£106.65), heifers to £130 (£108.90) and £94 (£62.30), Sim- mental X bulls to £158 (£149), heifers to £116 (£108.75). Weaned calves: Beef X bulls
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ALTHOUGH Clitheroe’s b long 800 party is far from d
of fun to come, with future events such as a bumper bonfire and fireworks display on Novembe r 5th in
There is still plenty
store. In arranging dozens of
special events throughout 198(5, the 800 Committee took a risk. Happily, it is a gamble
£30,0001 the mol man M T are jus! even pol Additl
which has paid off — and given townspeople and thousands of visitors a terrific year to remember. The festivities have cost
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made to £285 (£242) and heifers to £188 (£173). Chief prices: Belgian blue
- : * ,
bulls made £210 and £200, heif ers £158 and £154. In the fatstock section, there
were (>44 cattle forward, includ ing 233 young bulls. 214 steers and heifers, 197 cows and bulls and 3,565 sheep, including 3,044 graded sheep and 521 ewes and rams. Young bulls: Light bulls
made to 124.2p (
109.Gp), medium to 126.8p (110.6p),
others to 99.2p (
91.jp). Chief prices: \V. E. Boustead
steers made to 104p (90.9pl, medium to 114.8p (91.6p).
126.Sp, \V. Bennett 125.2p. E. Hargreaves 124.2p. Steers and heifers: Light
heavy to 98.2p (S9.3p), light heifers to 102.2p (85.6p), medium to 103.2p (
86.Gp). heavy to U3.2p (86.Ip). Uncertified light steers made
•_ V ■ “ j •<*>. T -Y y o • ' » f SHORT OF Cl
MORE than a quarter of a century keeping Bow-
iand County Secondary School running smoothly has ended for its secret ary. Mrs Elizabeth Jack- son, who has retired. Mrs Ja c k so n , of
West Bradford, who teaches history at the school. Speaking of her job.
Meadowside. Grindleton, took up her job in l!)(i0
and during her time there has made many friends among staff and pupils. There are now youngs
to 84.8p (82.5p), medium to 92.2p (84.5p), light heifers to S4.8p (76.5p), medium to 7S.8p (74,'ip). heavy to 83.2p (75.2p). Cows and bulls: Grade one
cows made to 76.8p (72.4p), grade two to 6S.8p (64.2p), grade three to 63.2p (56.5p). Sheep: Light lambs made to
12Sp (125.4p), standard to 124.5p (118p), medium to 122p (1 1 3 .2 p ). heavy to 112p (107.7p), overweight to lOO.op. Light shearlings made to
SELLTHOj UNWANTI
Mrs Jackson said that she had enjoyed every minute
friendly school, but I'm going to enjoy being at
of it. “Bowlaml is a good,
home with my husband now. I feel my place is with him." Her husband, Fred, re
ters . at the school whose parents were pupils when she first started work. To mark her retire
110.5p (104.8n), heavy to 95.5p (92. Ip). Half-bred ewes made to £26.60 (£20.40), horned to £23.80 (£14) and rams to £21.50 (£1S.S0). At the annual prize show and
slide show featuring walks which took place during the summer months. The next meeting trill
sale of draft ewes, there were 1,425 animals forward. The special prize for the best
be held at the New Inn Clitheroe, on October
22nd when Mr Frank Dakin is to speak about the Himalayas.
pen of 15 uncrossed horned ewes went to Walker Bros (£66). Pen of lonk-type ewes: J. W. and M. J\ Parson (£68), 2 and 3 J. R. Westall (£48 and £42). Swaiedale ewes: Walker Bros. (£66). R. Hargreaves (£58). L. N. Nutter (£5U>. Lonk ewes made to £68
(£39.70). Swaiedale to £66 (£39.80) and rams to £100.
Souvenir copies
of deeds
REPRODUCTIONS of a valuable set of deeds re lating to the founding of th e 300-y e ar -o ld St Joseph's School at Hurst Green will be sold as souvenirs to mark the birthday celebrations which start today. The deeds were pro
ment, Mrs Jackson was presented with a mic rowave oven as a long- service award from Lan cashire County Council. She also received a gold watch from staff and pupils and an engraved plaque from the school governors, which will have pride of place on the chimney breast at her home. Among those wishing
Learning about police
junior schools during a special community project this month. Pupils at SS Mjchael
LIFE in the police force will be described to chil dren at two Clitheroe
duced by R i c h a r d Shireburn, Lord of the Manor of Stonyhurst in KiSG, endowing the salary of a schoolmaster and the building of a school and almshouse. Along with the deeds, a
ami John's and Brookside will be shown the role of the mounted and traffic branches, dog section and underwater search team. The programme at each school will end with a "Blue Lamp Disco" run by policemen. Tlte project, run by the
tired as a driver with Rib- blesdaie Cement 10 years ago. The couple also have a son, David, of Mytton View, Clitheroe. Mrs Ja ck so n has
anothe r very special reason for wanting to spend more time at home . . . her beloved cat. Oscar.
her well at the presenta tion was her (laughter, Mrs Sylvia Malone, of
VILLAGE NEWS 1
Chatburn
Craft sale Members of Christ
Church MU. Chatburn. enjoyed a talk by Mr and Mrs Norman Hindlev, of Bolton. A TEAR fund film strip
was shown, illustrating the plight of millions living in shanty dwellings in the world's cities. Craft articles made in Third World countries were on sale and refreshments were provided by the committee. Tlte vote of thanks was
proposed by Mrs H. Boden. Mrs' E. Drain presided. The coach to the annual
coat of arms was also found although attempts to identify its heraldic col ours have so far proved fruitless. The deeds have already
Police Community Affairs department based at Padiham. aims to develop an understanding of police work, the role of police within society and the need for laws within the community and to develop a better understanding between the public and tlie police.
On display
been seen by pupils past and present at a special viewing in the Great Hall, Stonyhurst, and parish priest Fr Charles Higham is arranging for inexpen sive copies to be made. The celebrations begin
in earnest tonight with a parish social and a "Down Memory Lane" exhibition and the fun will continue over the weekend.
AN exhibition at Whalley Library this month will feature paintings of land scapes, flowers and birds by Burnley artist Mrs D. Preston. This will be in the gallery until October 25th. Crochet work by Miss
A. Butchart, of Garstang, will also be on display from October 10th to 24th.
A stylish display at show u u
Deanery Festival at Chip ping next Wednesday will leave the school at 0-30 p.m.
Joint choir Harvest festival ser
vices took place at Christ Church. Chatburn, at the weekend. At the morning family
service, the Vicar spoke about God's goodness and our ingratitude. There were many young families in church. In the afternoon there
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flocked T the woi| hotels, shops our coil still, mil to returl Estafcl
had a F busines.-l up and! have
joint choir and readers from the Anglican and Methodist churches. The annual harvest
was a united service at Christ Church, with a
supper and social takes place tomorrow in the school hall, with enter ta inm en t by "Home Brew", a Lancaster folk group.
Read
Read Constitutional Club on Mondav, prizewinners were: Ladies — Mrs D. Slinger, Mrs M. Pickles (cons). Gents — Mr R. Sagar, Mrs P. Larkin
All the aces At the whist drive in
Parish Church will be celebrating harvest and gifts for decoration may be ta k e n e a r ly on Saturday. Preacner at Evensong
Bishop’s visit On S u n d ay , Read
(cons). Mrs Pickles won the special prize and Mrs E. Hutchinson was MC.
will be the Bishop of Blackburn, making his first visit to Read.
Waste paper There will be the usual
waste paper collection outside Read School on Straits Lane on Saturday.
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