Clitheroe Advertiser and Times


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THURSDAY, AUGUST 14th, 1986


No. 5,223 Price 20p


INSIDE THIS


WEEK


THE area’s golden boys, Common­ wealth Games winners Ian Peel and Allan Gornall, have been hon­ oured by the Ribble Valley — and now top cyclist Allan (right) is considering turning professional


Page 10 A A SPORTING ‘DOUBLE’


SPORTING identi­ cal twins Ian and Mark Seed spell double trouble for their opponents. For the M-year-olds


are really talented


when it comes to a wide range of sports. The two Clitheroe


Roya l G ram m a r School pupils, of Sta­ tion Hoad, Whalley, have b oth won a "Supcrtcens" competi­


tion while on holiday at Pontins, Southport. The pair took part


in various sports, in- c lu d in g sn o o k e r , darts, a quiz, crazy golf and swimming. Inn won a portable


A Torchlight spectacular


THE streets of Clitheroe will be like Rio de Janeiro at carnival time soon, when over 30,000 people are


A ‘wheelie’ probably caused death crash


AN amateur racing motor cyclist was most probably a t ­ tempting a "wheelie’' stunt when his motor­ cycle crashed on the A.j9 near Billington. a policeman told an in­ quest at Blackburn. And 23-year-old Jason


the accident, said another rider who was overtaken by him just before the accident.


Brown, of Pasturclamls ilrive. Billington. may have been travelling at up to 100 mph at the time of


Graham recorded a ver­ dict of misadventure on Mr Brown, who died in Blackburn Royal Infir­ mary a f te r receiving severe head injuries. Giving evidence, friend


Coroner Mr George


were riding on separate machines towards the Pet re Anns when the ac­ cident happened on a straight stretch of road near the Koxfields Re­ staurant. Mr Brown had been


testing his machine after it had broken down ear­ lier in the day. Mr Culshaw said that


Mr Mike Culshaw, of Clayton Grove. Salesbury, said he and Mr Brown


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he was travelling at about 70 mph when Mr Brown overtook him. and he thought that he might have been travelling at up to 100 mph. Traffic officer PC Ku Barber sa <i th it he ar- rived m the cene five fter the aeci-


minute dent.


Mr Drown s machine was in the near dde hedge


t h e o r y v a s


and considering its cimdi- tion ; mi the striation


bv Alan Barnes


expected to pack the town for argu­ ably the most en­ joyable event in the Clitheroe 800 year calendar — the 19th Tor­ chlight Procession.


chlight's 10-strong committee meets to iron out any last- minute problems before the night of fun anti high jinks on Sep­ tember 6th.


Tonight, the Tor­


vear of special celebra­ tion, the committee hopes that this Torchlight will go with a bang — with a massive firework display of over £3.000 worth of rockets.


And fittingly, in this


hearted chaos begins at 8 p.m.


The evening of good-


carnival floats, some a giant 45 feet long. will tru n d le through the streets, their passengers collecting money to cffset the cost of the firewo ks.


than 81) colourful


marks on the road, his th a t M r


Brown had attempted wheelie and lost control. Tyre marks indicated


that the back wheel was being driven by the engine at the time of the crash, ami therefore the engine had not seized He was unable to esti­


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mate the speed, but evi­ dence suggested that the hack wheel had overtaken tlu- front and that the machine had flipped over, t ra p p in g Mr Brown underneath. Coroner Mr George


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Graham said the evidence pointed to Mr Brown travelling much too fast


from Chatburn Road, in the vicinity of the cricket ground. On reaching Chatburn Road roundab­ out, the revellers will travel via Waterloo, Duck Street, Lowergatc. down Highficld Road, along the inner bypass, round the f ro n t of Queens way House, right along Moor Lane, Castle Street and York Street, up Well Ter­ race and along Pimlico Hoad before dispersing at i’imlico village. At the front of the pro


cession will he torehbear- ers and organisers selling


the highly popular and somewhat satireal Tor­ chlight magazine, full of witticism and contribu­ tions from many Ribble Valley organisations, firms and individuals. The firework display, at


sion’s duration. Mr Moore added: "It’s


going to be one heck.of a night anti we just hope that visitors to the town will park their vehicles sensibly, and that people living on tlie route will, just for the one night, park their cars off the


the Castle Keep, will start between 10-30 and 11 p.m. and the display area will be marshalled by the organisers.


Successful


plumbing and heating en­ gineer Mr Peter Moore, said: "The fireworks will last for about half an hour and it really is going to be something a bit extra, a night for everyone to savour and remember." Mr Moore and his col­


One of them. Clitheroe


road.” The fun day starts with


the Clitheroe 800 Castle F e te in th e C a s t le grounds from 10 a.in until G p.m.


Torchlight committee, it features a small fair­ ground, a morris dancing competition, a hot air ba - loon, Clitheroe Army Cadet bugle and drill dis­ plays, dog handling de­ monstrations, a children’s fanev dress competition, a bowls tournament and - band concert.


Also organised by the


leagues have put hours of work into the S00 Tor­ chlight. often going into the minutest of details to ensure a successful night. The route has been au­


Yvette tops in beauty stakes


POISED for success in the competitive world of modeling is attractive Yvette Livesey, of Whalley, who has just been voted Miss Haydock Park. Aged only IS, Yvette (above) took the prestigious


title despite competition from all over the country. The daughter of Mr and Mrs Stuart Livesey,


jumping events — Yvette is now looking forward to a year’s promotional work which will include fre­ quent visits to the races, modelling assignments and the presentation of trophies. A former pupil of Westholme School and Queen


Stonehouse, Clitheroe Road, Whalley, she won a case of champagne and clothes to the value of £250. No stranger to dealing with horses — the Livesey family have two which regularly compete in show


chester.


thorised and the roads will be closed to traffic throughout the proces­


WOUNDING CHARGE


A SETTLE man was granted bail with condi­ tions a f te r appearing before Clitheroe magis­ trates on Monday charged with wounding.


(20), of Main View, was charged with wounding


Gardener Mark Preston


Mr James Milton (19), of Settle, at Tosside on August 10th.


until August 21st and Preston was granted bail with the conditions that he accept an 8 p.m. — G a.m. curfew and report to his local police station at noon on Saturday.


The case was adjourned


Tiny community mourns tragic accident boy


A TINY Ribble Valley community is today in mourning following the tragic death of 16-year-old David Procter, of Good Keys Farm, Thornley, the victim of an horrific accident


with an electricity cable. . a


pupil of Brabin’s En­ dowed School, Chip­ ping, had set out to mow the lawn at his parents' farm, on Sunday afternoon, when the tragedy hap­


pened. He had plugged in an


extension cable for the electric mower and was untangling the lead when


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David, a former it touched a puddle at the garage door.


The shock hurled David


several feet into an adja­ cent trough. His youngest brother, Johnathan (11), who witnessed the acci­ dent, ran for help from the house.


Monica Procter, raced to the scene while her hus­ band, Rodney, sought help from near neighbour Mr Neil Freeman.


David's mother, Mrs


to free the cable from David's hand until remov­ ing the plug from its socket. She then tried de­ sperately to revive her son with the kiss of life, aided by plasterer Mr David Cowburn, of Pre­ ston, who was working at the farm, administering heart massage. A distraught Mrs Proc­


Mrs Procter was unable


did was feel for David's pulse hut there was no­ thing there," said Mr Freeman.


took it in turns to give heart massage, with Mrs Procter giving mouth to mouth resuscitation.”


"Mr Cowburn and 1


when the ambulance left to take him to Sharoe Green Hospital, Preston. A former Longridge


Sadly David was dead


High School prefect, David had just left secon­ dary school and hoped for a career in agricultural engineering. A popular young man,


Elizabeth’s Grammar School, she has recently com­ pleted her A-levels and began working as a model this week for the Pamela Holt Agency in Man­


A REMARKABLE Chipping in‘best


kept’ final Page 11


Ribble Valley lady is celebrating a very spe­ cial occasion — the both anniversary of her first book. Jessica Lofthouse talks to wsi


Page 4


radio cassette player and Mark a personal head set, ns well as a holiday each. P h o to : S e e in g


Local boy wins place at a


racing school Page 8


double . . . sporting twins Mark (top) and lan.


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A NATIONAL moto-cross title moved its way closer to Clitheroe when Stephen Hill­ ary (right) won the second round of the 500cc. four-stroke c h a m p i o n s h i p . Stephen, of Whalley Road, now leads the field with one round remaining.


Page 19 And next week. ..


DON’T miss next week’s issue of the “Clitheroe Advertiser and Times," which includes a special pull-out fea­ ture outlining all you need to know about Adult Education classes in the


Ribble Valley. The feature will list the full prog­ ramme of classes, times and venues.


Pub’s return to former glory


A CLITHEROE couple are planning to restore an historic Waddington inn to its former glory.


Brown of Woone Lane are the new tenants of the Lower Buck Inn which has been closed since Feb­ ruary when the previous tenant’s licence was not renewed. Mr Brown, who at pre­


Mr and Mrs James


justices on-licence by Clitheroe Licensing Jus­ tices on Monday. Mrs Joyce Brown gave


sent works at Ribblesdale Cement, was granted a


the justices an assurance that there would be no late-night noise or prob­ lems with customers blocking parking spaces. We used to live in


like coming home." Solicitor Mr Keith


gained considerable ex­ perience as manager at Edisford Caravan site. His wife had worked all her life in the licensing trade. He said the Lower


Buck had been a licensed house since 17G0. it was owned by the Waddington H o sp ita l T ru s t who g ra n te d lieencos to operators on fixed terms. Mr Brown hoped to op­


erate the premises as a free house on a full re­ pairing lease, ami there were no objections from fire or police. The court clerk re­


West Bradford so we know what it means to live in a village. Moving in at the Buck will bo just


Bagot told the justices that Mr Brown was a fab­ ricator-welder at Ribbles­ dale Cement, and had


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he was a member of Chip­ ping Young Farmers' Club and turned out oc- cassionally for Chipping


Cricket Club. Interested in various


ter recalled: "I ran out­ side and tried to grab the wire out of David’s hand. 1 then went to switch it off, then went back to him. 1 was screaming all the time and dragged him out of the water." Neighbour Mr Free­


joyed helping his father and o th e r b ro th e r , Stephen (15), on the farm. "It's a terrible tragedy,


sports, he was a keen football fan and supported Liverpool FC. He also en­


man, an electrical contrac­ tor, of 1 Wayside, ran the 100 yards to the farm and immediately isolated the electricity at the mains. "Then the next thing 1


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FIFTEEN insomniacs did not bother getting dres­ sed on Sundnv morning — instead they opted to push n bed-type flout through the streets of Clitheroe, raising money for multiple sclerosis


members of the Ribble Valley Rotnract Club nnd they made n colourful sight ns they visited the town’s hostelrics and clubs, waving collection


research. The pyjnma-clnd Imnd of mirth nmkers were nil


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townsfolk emptying their pockets of spare change to give them n collection total of £180. And bedpush organiser David Brass (seen kneel­


Their efforts were reworded with generous


ing in our picture) reckons that with sponsorship money still to come, the final total will be nhout


from 18 to 28 yenrs of ngc nnd anyone interested in joining should contact David Brass on


The Ribble Valley Rotnract Club is for people Clitheroe 22991.


a very sad affair," said Mr Freeman. "David was a great lad. I'd known him since moving here three years ago." A s s is ta n t Deputy


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C o ro n e r a t P re s to n Coroner's office, Mr lan Cooper, has been in­ formed about the incident.


ON THE AIR!


CLITHEROE will be on the air next Friday when Radio Lancashire features a live outside broadcast devoted to the town’s 800 celebrations. For three hours in the


Booth's tion church.


nior.ning, the outside broadcast unit will be at different locations around th e town, including


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sonalities will be inter-1 viewed and music is to be provided by the Fleet- wood Sea Cadets Band — setting the scene for the 800 Tattoo the following | Monday.


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ported that the only ob­ servation received from villagers was a letter from a J. J. Czerwonka, of Beech Thorpe Road. Wad­ dington. which reported difficulties in parking caused by patrons leaving cars outside private houses, and car doors slamming at night.


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