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Council vetoes ‘yellow peril’ suggestion


Health Committee mem­ bers heard th a t police o f f ic e rs were facing increasing traffic problems in Gisburn because of vehicles parking on main road. No waiting cones are


regularly placed but the police feel the situation is becoming unsatisfactory and are proposing that waiting restrictions be introduced at weekends and Bank Holidays on five roads — the A59 through t h e v i l l a g e ,


Blacko/Nelson Road, the Gisburn/Hellifield Road, Bentlea Road and the Mill Lane/Bolton-by-Bowland


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severity of the problem did not warrant the intro­ duction of the “yellow peril” to the village. Coun. Mrs Pat Hall


Road. Councillors felt the


(Clitheroe) said: “They’ve been putting cones out for 20 years and it has worked perfectly well. There isn’t much of a problem. The committee’s view is to be conveyed to the county surveyor’s department, which has also expressed disagreement with the police proposals.


In a gale


HARDY Clitheroe Ramb­ lers were led by Mona Baldwin through a head- on gale up (Jonstitution Hill, Settle, along Atta- mire Scar and back to Langcliffe. Bird watchers were


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EXTENSIVE parking restrictions in Gisbium, Droposed by the police, are unnecessary, say “iibble Valley councillors. P u b l ic Works and


Burglaries at Whalley may be linked


POLICE believe th a t three burglaries which took place in Whalley on Friday evening may be connected. ..............


at Moor Field by forcing a front ground-floor window and stole property worth £2,175 after ransacking all the rooms.


Thieves entered a house


table TV, £300 in travel­ lers’ cheques, £100 in pesetas, a gold chain and a gold pin brooch with a garnet centre and two pearls at each end.


The haul included a por­ Other jewellery taken


inclucied a solid silver bracelet, a silver locket, a blue cameo brooch, 13 pairs of earrings and a pair of sil ver c u f f l i n k s engraved with the initials


taken from a house' at Abbey Fields, including two china candlesticks and two miniature oval paint­


PJT. Items worth £495 were


pleased to see a wheatear, a goldcrest, a singing sky­ lark, meadow pipits, lapwings and curlews. Pat Parrott will lead


bedroom window at a second house in Abbey Fields and took jewellery and two Royal Doulton girl figurines, worth a total of £283.


ings on ivory. Thieves forced a rear


Insp. Ian Hartley, of


the next ramble, a week on Saturday, meeting at 10 a.m. on Waterloo car park for Long Preston.


Clitheroe Police, com­ mented: “There are simi­ larities in the method employed to enter these premises and it is quite possible that the burg­ laries are linked.”


Helicopter trip highlight of prize day out


TWO young Clitheroe VIPs will have a day to remember today — courtesy of th e local police


force. Justin Townson (10) and


I Karen Ellis (11) won the Walt Disney colouring


I competition in the Lanca­ sh ire C o n s tab u la ry ’s “Danger Stranger” cam-


Ipaign, linked with the showing of the film “Basil th e G r e a t Mo u s e


I Detective.” Their prize is an after-


I who ran the competition. They will visit all the


I noon at Colne Police Sta­ tion as guests of PCs Ian Prest and Dave Sykes,


I departments, watch police dogs at work, see the traf-


a tten d s Chatburn CEi School and Karen lives in Hawthorne Place and attends SS Michael and John’s RC School.


Runners-up in the competition


received special T-shirts. They were: Andrew Lancaster and


•Vicky Robinson (Pendle Junior 'School), Lorraine S utcliffe (Chatburn CE School), J()hn Liniey, Susie Sue, Catherine Hargreaves, Helen Waddington Adele Loi and Jackie Mercer (St James’s CE School), Paul Mor­ gan, Ben Sherliker, Thomas


• B r e a k s and J am es Overy (Brookside), Anne Cattermole, Vicky Ingham, Laura Cook an( Natalie 'Yates (SS Michael and John’s RC School).


BRIDGE CLUB


WINNERS of the duplicate game at Ciitheroe Bridge Club were: NS Mrs Wilson and Mr Higson, Mrs Cross and Mr Har- eaves; EW Mrs Kirkham and r Ormand, Mrs Redder and


Mrs Russell. Luck plays a part in any Mme


but perhaps less so at the dupli­ cate session of bridge. However, on the following deal, most north south pairs correctly bid to four spades. One i)air on the following bidding using Black­ wood boldly bid to six spades.


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Easter bonnets


WEARING th e ir Easter bonnets with pride are members of Whalley Playgroup. The children took


On the lead of the king of dia­


monds taken by dummy, the ace and king of clubs were cashed and the losing diamond dis­ carded from the hand. Trumps were drawn in two rounds and heart 10 led from dummy and allowed to run to the ace. The small slam was therefore


made for a top score. Should the positions of the queen and ace of nearts be reversed, the contract would have been one light and resulted in a bottom score. Was it luck or good judgment? I don’t know, but I Jo know that the dccimr was delighted.


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flowers, home-made cakes and toys and a tombola helped to swell the proceeds an d du ri ng t h e morning the 30 chil­ dren participating each received a bas­ ket containing Eas- L ter eggs.


p a r t in an E a s te r bonnet parade a t Wh a l l e y A d u l t Centre which raised over £300 for.play­ group funds. Stalls selling cut


Replacing houses


APPROVAL has been given for a residential de­ velopment at Carlton Place and Highfield Road, Clitheroe, replacing the existing “Orlit’’ properties with new ones.


Council’s Development Sub-committee heard that the proposed development would be in three phases.


The Ribble Valley


storey and constructed of materials reflecting the character of the area. Parking provision will be made within the site.


The houses will be two- Cinema


THE reason for a 12-year- old boy being eight years late for dinner is unfolded


at Clitheroe’s Civic Hall Cinema in the Walt Disney


I fic branch, scenes of crime officers and have time for tea at the station, before a 1 helicopter ride back to


I special treat — is being donated by Mr Howard


film “Flight of the Naviga­ tor.” I t begins tomorrow until Thursday .with shows daily at 7-30 p.m. and matinees on Wednesday and Thursday at 2-15 p.m.;


Cash for scholarships


Clitheroe. The helicopter ride — a


I Stott, of Bacup. From Edisford Playing


I Fields, in Clitheroe, the ungsters will be taken by police car to the town


I hall, where they will meet the Ribble Valley Mayor


I before returning home. Justin lives in Moorland


Crescent, Clitheroe, and


Hotel trade is expanding on Langho farm_


1A RIBBLE VALLEY fanner who turned to the granted permission to extend his business.


~Mr Frank Hargreaves, j^emier hotels inTHe of Mytton Fold Farm, southern part of the dis- Larigho, plans to make his trict, establishment one of the


On strike


lin Woone Lane, Clitheroe, is closed today and tomor­ row, because the 10- strong workforce is taking p a r t in a nationwide


THE DHSS stationery supplies office and store,


1 strike. The workers are all


I better pay and conditions, I The Clitheroe ■ stores


members of the Civil and Public Services Associa­ tion. Their union rep­ resentative at Clitheroe, Ml' Philip Dunn, told the “Advertiser and Times” that the union wanted


supplies stationery to DHSS offices throughout the'UK.- • '


rpom accommodation. comprising 16 rooms, con­ version of a bam to a conference centre and> banqueting suite, and ex­ tension of a oar and lounge and car park have been completed, it is en­ visaged that this will ow to 24 full-time and


greaves and his wife, Lilian, employ 10 full-time and 22 part-time staff. When additional bed-


At present, Mr Har­


68 part-time staff. .Members of the Ribble


Valley Council’s Develop­ ment Sub-committee, who granted approval for the plan, were.told that the note! had 'been very suc­ cessful and was recog-) nised by the English, 'Tourist Board. Coun. Bill Fleming (Bil-


lington) said the business was-an asset to the Ribble Valley.


I hotel trade when the imposition of milk quotas made his daily farm no longer viabje has been


go towards the Bob. Ainsworth Memorial Fund, set up in memory of a former Mayor of Clitheroe to provide scholarships for young people. 'Tnere were bring-and-


THERE was a welcome boost of £200 for the Mayoress of Clitheroe’s ladies committee on Saturday, following a coffee morning in the Mayor’s Parlour. 'The money raised is to


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buy and cake stalls and a draw included prizes of a toy pink panther and monkey. Pictured are some of


the organisers and visi­ tors with the Mayoress, Mrs Hilda McChie and the Mayor, Coun. James McChie.


Dry cleaning


THE change of use of part 6f 71 King Street, 'Wffial-


ley, from retail to dry cl ea nin g h a s b e e n approved.


tion, the Ribble Valley Council’s Development Sub-committee imposed certain conditions, includ­ ing one that there is no nuisance to nearby, resi­ dents due to emission of noise, smell, smoke,’ dust or any other effluvia.


In granting the applica­


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THE following applications have been granted under


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delegated powers by the Ribble Valley Council’s Planning and Technical


escape, roof over patio to form lounge and alterations to the annexe at Rossendale, York Street. Single-storey extension at rear and new front porch at 6 Beechwood Avenue. W isw e t l: E x ten s io n at Laneside Cottage, Moorside


Lane. BoIton-by*Bowland: Garage


at Stoop Lane Farm. Grindleton: Change of use of


outbuildings to garden room and erection of chimney stack ' (also listed building consent) at


Bay Gate. Sabden: Extension to form


bedroom over kitchen at White Hill Cottage, 3 Lane Ends.


Entente cordiale


OAKHILL College, 'Whal­ ley, is renew ing the “entente cordiale” with a party of 40 pupils and teachers from a school in the village’s twin town of Vihiers.


week-long stay by the French party are visits to Leyland Trucks, Thwaites’. Brewery in Blackburn, historic "York and Sabden’s “Treacle Mine.”


On the timetable for the


schools were established in October when a group from Oakhill was entei;- tained in Vihiers.


Links b etw een th e


Home-made chocolates


CLITHEROE Evening Townswomen’s Guild had a mouth-watering talk on home-made chocolates, courtesy of Miss Susie Bristow. She was thanked by Mrs D. Harrop. Members of the Guild


are asked to note that monthly meetings start at 7-15 p.m. at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, 'York Street. On May 7th, the speaker


will be Mr John Hindmoor, former headmaster at St


James’s School, Clitheroe, his subject being “Tales out of school.” The compe­ tition will be for “a pretty parcel,” the contents of which are to be raffled at the June meeting.


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