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THURSDAY, MARCH 27th, 1986 P r i rp P n n


P Warden aims to keep the peace


EDISFORI) recrea­ t ion s i t e ’s new warden s t a r t e d work yesterday with a special brief . . . to remain on friendly terms with the nearby resi­ dents of Clitheroe. M r


Spoors, in charge of Edisford’s cara­ van and camping site until October, is to introduce a “pooper scooper” s v s t e m for dog owners. l i e h o p e s , b y


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Kdisford area were stopped from walk­ ing along a path past the site to the riverbank footpath because their dogs were not being kept on leads on the private tarmac path. A w a r e of the


problem, M r


Spoors decided that s u p p l y i n g bi n l ine r s to do g owners, in case their pets need to answer the call of nature, would be the best way to keep everyone happy.


and let live,” ex­ plained Mr Spoors. “ If people keep their pels on leads w h c n w a 1 k i n g through the site, that’s fine, but if the dogs have an a c c id cut


“I’m all for live owners must be the


prepared to move the mess.


have to remember that to people stay­ ing here, the grass is like a carpel. They have to sleep, play and walk on it,’’ he added.


“Local residents


making bin liner bags available, to keep the peace bet­ ween local resi- de n t s and the Camping and Cara­ van Club, which runs the site for the Kibble Valley Council. Last year some people living in the


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A SEYEN-YEAK-OLD Waddington boy bad a lucky escape . . . thanks to an old fashioned riding hat.


Queensway. was wearing the hat on Monday after­ noon when a large iron gate, propped against a wall outside Waddington Hospital, fell on him. Luckily his next door


Darren Hoperaft. of


A warm welcome awaits our


French friends


CLITHEROE will be full of “joie de vivre” over Easter . . . when it welcomes visitors from its French twin town


Rivesaltes. Renewal of old


f r iendships, bonds made with new and celebrity visits all add up to the promise of a memorable time for visitors and town­


cordial" will be renewed when a 50-strong party is welcomed for a four-day visit.


sfolk alike. Tomorrow the "entente


"Darren and Claire had decided to go riding but changed their minds and took our dog for a walk. It’s a good job Darren had left on his hat. otherwise he could have been killed."


brusining and a cut head, was taken to Blackburn Royal Infirmary where he had six stitches in the wound. Claire's mother. Mrs Barbara Lawson, said:


neighbour and friend Claire Lawson (15) man­ aged to lift the gate off him. Darren. who sufferet 1


visit will be the annual Easter Sunday football m a t c h b e twee n F C ( F r en ch C o n n e e t i o n ) C l i th e ro e and A F C Rivesaltes — a fixture which first formed the bond of friendship bet­ ween the towns in 1977. TV soccer celebrity Ian


will be immediately whisked into a hectic programme of activities designed to provide an uforgettable memory to take home with them to tile South of France. The highlight of the


The French contingent


hot-air balloon will take off from the pitch and


Gisburn. where com­ memorative medals will


local Cub Scout packs will compete in a penalty com­ petition, with the semi­ finals and final at half­ time.


tators watched the last match between the teams at Shawbridge in 198-1, the year the towns offi­ cially twinned.


More than 1.000 spec­


many, if not more, will be attracted on Sunday to cheer on FC Clitheroe in their attempt to prevent a fourth successive defeat.


It is hoped that as Fun


row evening after the Rivesaltes party has set­ tled in with the club member hosts. First on the itinerary is a disco at the White Bull Hotel, (lisburn.


The fun starts tomor­


St .John will be on hand to keep a watchful eye the proceedings and. prior to tne 2 p.m. kick-off.


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the pa r ty trave ls to Goodison Park to watch Football League champ­ ions Everton in action and in the evening there will bo a "Rock'n'roll night" at Hurst Green Village Hall.


On Saturday afternoon


match” at Shawbridge. Clitheroe Mayor I'min. Howel Jones will hold a reception in his parlour. Later in the evening


Following the “ big


there is a dinner-dance at the Stirk House Hotel.


John. Farewells will he made


be presented by Ian St


on Monday morning at the R o v a 1 Oak Hote l, Clitheroe. before the vis­ itors leave for the l .100 mile coach journey home.


New signs


fun. money is also to be raised for charity. Many local firms have


In the midst of all the


offered sponsorship for the visit and all the pro­ ceeds. along with money raised by the French Con-, nection's New Year's Day swim, will go to the Meteor Club of Clitheroe. the Clitheroe Mayor's Welfare Fund, the Wendy Howarth Asthma Trust Appeal and the Arthritis and Rheumatism Council.


A sign of entente cordiale


A TANGIBLE sipn of the entente conliale went tip in time for the Rivesaltes


visit. “Twinninp" sippis have


been placed on roads into the town. They have been paid for by the Twinning Committee from money raised at various efforts.


Weekly game


WINNERS of this week's b r id g e se s s io n at Clitheroe Pendle Club were Mrs M. Stone and Mr T. Ade.v, Mr J. Lynch and partner.


Dermot’s busy fingers


IF C l it In' roc Royal Grain war School pupil


Dermot Finch felt r.r- haunted at the weekend, he had every excuse.


sored piano-playing marathon in aid of the radio station at Rroe- khall Hospital.


For he took part in a H-hour, non-stop spon­


ford Close, Cl it he ro c, who is an upper sixth


Dermot {!?). of Alder-


former, played the piano a t Radio La neash ire's studios. Dermot, a voluntary worker at the hospital,


hopes to raise about £100 for the new station which serves Rrockhall residents and staff.


A happy Easter homecoming for accident victim


CHATBURN sawmill boss Barrie Sykes has been given the best Easter I present he could have wished for . . . a happy homecoming from hospital only 12 days after the horrific saw-machine accident which nearly cost |


him his life.


aging director at Timber- matic. returned to his Wes t View. Cl i theroe. home on Monday, full of praise for the skill and care of surgeons who thought that, because of his injuries, he might never walk again, his em­ ployees for their swift­ thinking and for the am­ bulancemen who took him to Blackburn Royal Infir­ mary before it was too late.


Barrie l-UI). a joint-man­


vered arteries in a deep leg cut, and damage to his abdomen and liver, when faulty Tim her wolf


Barrie received two se­


machine he was working on suddenly sprang into life and pushed him along a conveyor belt and into the back of a saw blade.


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After a five-hour opera­


arteries. Barrie spent a day in the intensive care unit at Blackburn Royal Infirmary before moving into a general ward.


Barrie was back on his feet, walking with the aid


Unlv five days later,


of crutches, and visiting the physiotherapy depart­ ment ‘to start the long haul back to full fitness.


left leg because of the damage to the muscle. Now it depends on how it heals." he explained.


that after a few weeks he will be able to return to work part-time, although he realises that his role will change from being more of a manual worker to someone about the office.


However. Barrie hopes BARRIE SYKES


told our reporter that sur­ geons said that when he arrived at hospital he had lost all his blood and that there was very little time to spare.


At his home, Barrie


involved that I'm back home,” he said. "People can knock the National Health Service until they are green in the gills, but they do a fantastic job.”


"It’s down to everyone


relax and convalesce at home with his wife. Pauline, and children John (13) and Kieron (8).


Now Barrie wants to


before I am fully fit. Ap­ parently I have only 1)0*7-


"It will be a long time of the old strength in mv


dent. he still cannot put his finger on the cause. "Although the Health and Safety Executive has passed the machine fit for further use, we still don’t know what the fault was.


may have been because of condensation to a micro­ chip in the control panel. "But even that's a shot in the dark." he added.


But he thinks that it Clocks


AN Easter crafts display at Waddington and West Bradford CE School brought a breath of spring to the air.


vided ISO imaginative en­ tries for the exhibition, which was open to vis­ itors all week. Each en­ trant received a prize and on Thursday the six classes were judged by I enretnker Mrs Alice


The 134 pupils pro­


Drabble and her assis­ tant. Mrs Sheila Loynd.


David Barker. Steven Bristol. Tony Ashton. Lvndsay Smith. Class Two — Kelly Parsons. Susan Head. Daniel Whitaker. Jane Phillip. Class Three — Beniamin


Winners: Decorated egjr: Class One


Greenwood. Stu ar t Clark. Emily Jones, Joanne Procter.


Class Four — Elizabeth Brad­ shaw, Leunne Riley, Jaime Whitaker. Matthew Moore.


Class Five — Sat ah Fhillip. Michael Stott. Daniel Jones.


Julian Tattoo. Gingerbread man: Graham


Whitwell. Yvonne Lister. Dan Wrathall. Dawn Stephenson. Easter card: Yvonne Lister. J onat han Dugdnle. Claire


dale. Stephen Kenmster. Claire Lovegrove. Simon Lovegrove.


Lister. Heather Wilkinson. Catherine Beggs. Sarah Baron. Edible necklace: Peter Dug-


Duedale. Ea s t e r bonnet: Yvonn.


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RD RA Whalley pharmacy row


Public support wins the day


A WHALLEY pharmacist has reached an amicable agreement with the village's GPs after his hopes of moving to a new £20.000 surgery site on the Whalley Arms car park fell through.


FOUR teenagers who worked on Y T S courses at the Kibble Valiev Council of­ fices, Clitheroe, re­ turned to the town a few clays ago to re­ ceive achievement cer­ tificates from Kibble Valley Mayor Coun. Mrs Joyce Lilburn. All four youngsters


Lucas , said t h a t anyone interested in applying should con­ tac t the Careers Office. Clitheroe, for more details. Pictured, from the left, with Coun. Mrs


began their working life at the Church Walk of f ices last August and have now found employment elsewhere. Amanda Whiteoak,


Lilhurn are: Man­ power Sendees’ Com­ mission local prog­ ramme assistant Mrs Stephanie Whalley. Kerry. Mr Lucas, Amanda, Graeme and Dawn.


who runs the Preston Pharmacy in King Street, had joined village health centre doctors Ian White, Barry Smith, Ted Ains­ worth and Geoff Carter in protracted negotiations for the purchase of the site from Whitbread's brewery.


Mr Roger Ha l l iwe l l , .................


him it was not possible to have a group surgery and retail pharmacy on the same site. Mr Halliwell feared that


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if the doctors opened their own dispensary at the new surgery, his King Street pharmacy would


liwell was under the im­ pression that his pharma­


Until January, Mr Hal­


cy would be included in the building. But this


month the doctors told Plea to save choir visit


of Wh a 11 e y , w h o worked in the Health


Trutex, Grindleton, and is taking a BEC national course at Ac­ crington. Graeme W ood-


input operator at


AN appeal is being made to local firms in a bid to save the visit to Clitheroe by a 60-strong Swedish choir to take part in the town’s SOO celebrations.


and Housing Depart­ ment. is now u data


Choir’s plans to give per­ formances at the Castle bandstand and at St Paul’s Church, in June, have been "grounded" be­ cause of the prohibitive cost of chartering an air­ craft.


The Gjovik Tensing


worth, of Clitheroe. spent his time in the Planning and Techni­ cal Department — mainly in the en­ gineers' section — and now works for Silicone Engineering, Blackburn. He is also continuing an office studies course at Ac­ crington. The Borough


f r o m Press officer for the 800


Steering Committee. Mr Barry Stevens, explained that * the choir had been told it would cost £15,000 for a plane for the trip, scheduled for June 12th to


meant an average of £250 per person to make the visit a realistic proposi­ tion." said Mr Stevens. "Although the choir can raise some money, it cannot find it all. Now we are appealing to the town’s businesses to


16th. “That would have


have to close. Now. following peti­


tions showing public sup­ port for Mr Halliwell’s case and discussions bet­ ween the doctors and the Lancashire Family Prac­ titioner Committee, a favourable agreement has been reached. T h e d o c t o r s have


pledge sponsorship so that the trip can still take place. “Generous people re­


cently offered accommoda­ tion* for the choir in Clitheroe and the sur­ rounding villages, so that is one obstacle removed. If we can bring the choir here, it will be a marvell­ ous weekend." he added. Anyone interested in


undertaken to send a signed letter to the com­ mittee. stating that they will not extend their dis­ pensing duties, which in­ clude the supply of con­ traceptive pills, various va cc ine s and d rugs needed for emergency treatment at weekends. Said Mr Helliwell: "I


providing sponsorship should contact Mr Geoff Braithwaite on Clitheroe 28528


am disappointed not to be moving to the new site,


but the main thing is that the pharmacy will not close. "I am grateful for the


support 1 have had from the public in the village.


Treasurer’s Depart­ ment was “home” for Kerry Goldsmith, of C l i t h e r o e ,


August until last January, and she is now working in the office at Wellgnte Motors, Clitheroe. A clerical position


at a Chipping bakery was the reward for Longridge girl Dawn Colder b a n k. w h o spent six months in the Chief Executive and Town Clerk’s De­ part merit. It is the second year


in succession that the Kibble Valley Council


has been involved with YTS schemes and the second time that its full quota — four people — has found jobs afterwards. The council hopes


A STEADY stream of visitors enjoyed an in­ sight into everyday l ife at Brookside School, Clithcrne. during a working open day last week.


classes were open to the public and there w ere d i s pla y s of music, gymnastics and Scottish dancing.


The doors of all


to take part again in 198(5. with four more participants hoginning in July or August. The council's YTS manager, Mr Eric


the 110 pupils were on exhibition alongside d e e o r a t e d K a s t e r eggs.


Samples of work by


te le v i s ion r o o m showed aspects of life outside the classroom, including school visits and sports. The open day was the second of its kind,


A slide show in the


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and headmaster Mr David Law hopes it wi l l b e c o m e a n annual event. Some of the young-


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