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young bulls, 129 steers and ers, 167 cast cows,


£238 (£187.55) and £148 (£118.45), heifers to £147 (£135.45) and £116 (£82.50). Simmental X bulls to £202 (£183) and £129 (£129), heifers to £135 (£135) and £118 (£89.35), Belgian Blue bulls made to £258 (£226.75) and £152 (£152) and heifers to £147 (£141.50). In the fatstock section, there were 585 cattle,


sheep, including 1,564 ewes, 17 1,984 fat


cows made to 85.2p (80.Ip), grade two to 78.2p (72.8p). grade three to 73.2p (62.9p).


steers made to 107.2p (9Up). medium to 116.2p (97. Ip), heavy to 104.8p (95p), light heifers to 107.8p (97.4p), medium to 102.2p (93.3p). heavy to 94.2p (91.5p). Uncertified light steers averaged 91.8p, medium made to 101.8p (9 8 .9p). heavy averaged 97.8p, light heifers made to 99.8p (90.4p), medium to 88.2p (84.6p). heavy to 94.8p (83.4p). Cows and bulls: Grade one


(173.7p), medium to 170p (162.8p), heavy to 150p (151.4p),


(£22.05), rams to £40.20 (£17.45).


Chemists’ rota


TODAY, Boots, Castle Street, Clitheroe, will be open until 6-30 p.m. Heyes, Moor Lane, tomor­ row until 6-30 p.m. Der­ rick Green, Railway View: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m., Monday to Friday until 6- 30 p.m.


Sheep: Light lambs averaged 17G.5p, standard made to 194p


shearlings to 141.5p (133.4p), h a lf-b red ewes to £35.20 (£31.75), horned ewes to £28.50


128.2p (112.8p), medium to 124.8p (113.2p), others to 102.8p (94.Op). Steers and heifers: Light


hoggs and 403 cast sheep. Young bulls: Light bulls to


£245 (£192) and £148 (£111.35) and £156 (£142.15) and £110 (£104.50), Black Polly bulls to £105 (£92.90) and £80 (£62.50), heifers to £102 (£76.40) and £56 (£45.50). Limousin X bulls made to


forward. First quality Friesian bulls made to £160 (average £136.85) and second quality to £124 (£78.50), heifers to £75 (£75) and £40 (£29.75), Hereford X bulls to £180 (£149) and £119 (£93.10), heifers to £100 (£82.50) and £54 (£41.65). Charolais X bulls made to


from F. H. Wrathall made £570 and one from S. Stephenson £500. A Friesian heifer from F. M. Gillette made £700 and one from J. Life (£575). T h e re were 239 calve


£570 (average £524) and second quality to £490 (£455). First quality heifers made to £700 (£557) and second quality to £480 (£454). Chief pri<


at Gisburn Auction Mart last Thursday. First quality cows made to


HERE were 68 newly-calved dairy cows and heifers forward


Clitheroe 22321 (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified) PUPILS MAKE MUSIC ON LAST DAY OF TERM


Mormons trace their roots in Ribble Valley


SEVERAL hundred American Mormons have converged upon Clitheroe and the Ribble Val­ ley — particularly Downham and Chatburn — in the last fortnight to celebrate 150 years of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in the British Isles. I t was in 1837 th a t


seven missionaries trav­ elled from the United S ta te s of America to spread the faith and bap­ tise people into a new religion.


Heber C. Kimball visited Downham and Chatburn as well as Clitheroe, and met with a great deal of success on his mission. Some of the converted emigrated to America to colonise the far West.


One of the missionaries,


tors are the descendants of those early pioneers and find the history of the area and its significance very interesting.


Many of the recent visi­


including 289 [i hieif­


Bowling club celebrates


a red-letter day


TWO years of planning and fund-raising comes to fruition next month when a village bowling green is formally opened.


Club will proudly send the first wood rolling on its new green on August 23rd.


Hurst Green Bowling


MAKING music on the last day of term were pupils of Wad- dington and West Bradford School.


a musical evening which a ttra c ted a capacity audience of parents and friends.


The occasion was


green with grants, mem­ bership subscriptions and various social events.


May 1985 and funded the construction of the £25,000


The club was formed in


gess said the village had enthusiastically supported the venture and there w e r e a l r e a d y 100 members.


Chairman Mr Jack Bur­ Sales area


the bowling fraternity to open the green, which is sited behind the village Memorial Hall.


The club hopes to invite a well-known member of


THE change of use from office and warehouse to office, warehouse and sales area at Waterloo Mill, Waterloo Road, C l i th e ro e , has been approved by the Ribble Valley Council’s Devel­ opment Sub-committee.


— the majority from the junior school — took part, with items by the choir, two recorder groups and two violin groups and a d isp lay of cou n try dancing. S o lo s were p e r ­ formed on the violin, piano and oboe.


About 75 children


Pictured are the young musicians,


choristers and coun­ try dancers.


Henry comes ‘home’ after 47 years


20-years-old when lie left his home in Beech Street.


A MAN who lef t Clitheroe 47 years ago to serve wi th the Royal Air Force was back in town this week. Henry Lloynd was just


ada and, to his surprise, not only fell in love with the country, but also met his wife to be, now Mrs Mary Lloynd.


He was sent out to Can­


made four visits hack to England.


Henry went to work for the “municipality” — our e q u iv a le n t to local authority, and retired two years ago.


On leaving the RAF


children and nine grand­ children and although Clitheroe and the Ribble Valley still have a special place in Henry’s heart, he a dm i ts th a t B r i t is h Columbia is now home.


The couple have four


The couple have been in Britain visiting relatives in


Scotland and Wales since the beginning of June. During their holiday they celebrated their 45th wed­ ding anniversary and returned to Clitheroe to stay with Henry’s nephew Derek Moran in Langshaw Drive, for the last weeks of their stay. The Lloynds now live in


British Columbia and dur­ ing their marriage have


have been searching for relatives, and although they return to Canada today, they ask anyone they might have missed to contact them through their n e p h ew , D e re k , in Clitheroe.


During their stay they


his surname Lloynd was spelt with one “1” when he 'left the town 47 years ago. Due to problems in the RAF with the spelling, he


Henry points out that


of the “Advertiser” in the 1950s was Clitheroe born John Loynds.


Rocking around


the Castle


THE sound of pop music will resound around Clith- eroe’s Norman castle and


grounds on three more dates before the summer


the first rock concert on July 5th when more than 800 people turned up, fur­ th e r dates have been arranged. Playing on August 2nd


is out. Following the success of


has now acquired another. Incidentally, the editor


ated benches, located in the centres of Chatburn and Downham, and near the war memorial in the Castle grounds at Clith­ eroe, to thank the villages for the generosity shown to the early missionaries ail those years ago.


Turned down


AN outline application for the building of an agricul­ tural worker’s bungalow at Newhurst Farm, Bolton- by-Bowland, has been refused, but the Ribble Valley Council’s Devel­ opment Sub-committee is to ask the applicant to re­ submit plans.


The Mormons have don­


Headmaster presents prizes


HEADMASTER of Wis- well-Barrow Primary School, Mr David Brooks, presented book prizes for progress over the years to infants Rachel Hitchen and Paul Hoyle and junior children Anne Borland and Rachael Hoyle.


progress in recorder play­ ing was presented to 11- year-old Lisa Thompson, and the Wisweli WI cup, awarded for consistent progress and effort over the four junior years, was p r e s e n te d to David Howard.


A special music prize for


Workers t< for silver


juniors transferring to secondary schools in the a u tum n te rm each received book tokens from the school.


The four fourth-year


phy, awarded to the junior pupil gaining the highest individual points score in the annual sports was pre­ sented to second-year stu­ dent Andrea Jones. Lisa Thompson and Chris­ topher Pinard received the sports trophy for Pendle team as winners of the 1987 annual sports.


The C. Hargreaves tro­


Helped in local taxi business


A WOMAN who for many years helped her husband to run a taxi business in Clitheroe, Mrs Winifred Knight, has died, aged 67.


are “Original Mushrooms" and “Heaven Connection.” August 16th sees the visit of “Juke Joint Live” and “Maxwell Street Blues Band.”


Good ale, good food and a warm welcome


UNIT 5, 90 BERRY LANE, LONGRIDGE Telephone 077478-2337


We are pleased to have sitpplied curtains and fittings, upholstered all bar seating, chairs and stools, at —


THE CRAVEN HEIFER CLITHEROE


Congratulations and best wishes to JOHN and LYNNE HALL


A CLITHEROE pub f o u n d e d d u r i n g industry’s winds of change has just gone through its own minor revolution.”


ley Road, is sporting a new look after an exten- s i v e m o d e rn is a t io n programme.


giant Matthew Brown has spent £40,000 on internal structural changes, refur­ bishment and the erection of a new toilet block.


Blackburn brewing New look Craven Heifer


Advertising feature byPeterBainbridge Customers visiting the


place for the first time since work conrmenced


The 140-year-old Cra­ ven Heifer Hotel, in Whal-


arrangement of small, separate rooms. Instead the pub has a more open plan. New fixtures and fit­ tings are dominated by


two months ago will be hard pressed to recognise it once they step inside. Gone is the old-style


oak panelling. A new wall- fitted jukebox has the latest in sound systems and for those wanting some competition when they go out, there is a pool


have been built at the rear of the pub. The gents’ has been re-tiled and a windy, open passageway leading


table, dartboard and fruit machines. Pius new ladies’ toilets


most important aspect of a pub is the ale on offer. Craven Heifer customers


panelling. Some would say the


WSSvf


bar area has been refitted, again fe a tu r in g oak


built to serve traditional bar lunches. Last but not least, the


to it has been covered over. A new kitchen lias been


can choose b e tw e en Matthew Brown’s own Lion mild and b i t te r , draught Guinness, Strong- bow cider and Slalom and Slalom D lager, plus a full range of bottled beers.


Fascinating past IK' I J . .iki


: was: a big hit with customers when she' .-pulled the first pint-, at the. pub’s grand :


MISS Ma t t h ew Brown Linzi Butler .


-holds:the /title of;. -Miss Great Britain,: is pictured with (from the left) land­ lord Mr- Hall, ten­ anted trade regional


Tnanager Mr Barry Pitt, Mrs Hall and -Matthew Brown area manager Mr :: Norman Spencer : -


; re-opening night.. Linz i (21), o f - Southport,’ who also:


one of the town’s oldest pubs, the Craven Heifer still receives a mention in Stephen Clark’s respected book on the town in the 19th century, “Clitheroe in its coaching and railway days.”


YOUR MINE HOSTS MINE hosts at the Craven Heifer, John


and Lynne Hall, are Kibble Valley born and bred. Landlord John was brought up in


Craven Heifer two months ago, John had been running the Kemple School of Motoring in Longridge and Working as a barman at one of the town’s pubs. John and Lynne have two children,


Until they packed their hags for the


Amanda (19), who is a care assistant at a rest home in Grimsargh, and Debra (17), a student at Blackburn Technical College.


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Chipping and was employed at Berry’s Chair Works in the village before mov­ ing to Longridge, Lynne’s home town.


the look of the pub. It was a difficult time for customers and staff alike but the inconvenience has been well worthwhile.


alterations in their early weeks at the Craven Heifer as workmen changed


hardly recognise it now the work is done, but the changes seem to be popular.”


to set up darts and pool teams to carry the name of the pub in local leagues.


John follows most sports and hopes


and many regulars kept with us during the alterations,” said John. “Some can


“The customers have all been helpful The couple were surrounded by


expanding during the Industrial Revolution and t h e r e w e r e m a n y employees at the nearby Primrose Mill only too ready to wet their whistles after a day at work. Although by no means


THE Craven Heifer first opened its doors for cus­ tom during the 1840s. Clitheroe had been


S tre e t took down the swinging sign of the Cra­ ven Heifer and by ropes fastened to chimneys on either side, swung it into the middle of the road. On the coach passing up Rus­ sell Street at six o’clock in


mischievious prank played by boys who lived in Rus­ sell Street, a section of what is now Whalley Road: “Some lads in Russell


The author tells of a


rounds the son of John Pulman, who held the licence at the Craven Heifer in 1854. Samuel Pulman emigrated to America and, so the legend says, was the man who invented the Pullman coaches, but, unfortuna­ tely, has since proved to be untrue.


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A THREE foot high tower of t\\| eroe, was turned into a £122 boos#


Thursday.


eroe Lions Club, had the pleasag members and regulars.


Also there were B la c k b u r n Rorj the big count revealed £99 worth < On top of that a guess the amoj


Mr Ian Joyce, performing one I r


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and a delighted Lions’ spokesmar thank the Victoria Hotel for all tH Another popular attraction wd


Rovers won at Wembley and was J Picture: The count begins for Beryl Moss, Kevin Crook, Chris r


the morning, it was unable to get by until the sign was taken down.” A Clitheroe legend sur­


Clitheroe 38 years ago from Hyde. She and her husband, Walter, lived in Conway Avenue and in the early 1960s he started the


Mrs Knight moved to


moved to Chatburn Road. Mr Knight died in 1972. In the early 1980s Mrs


firm Station Taxis. In the late ’60s they


Knight moved to Bispham to be nearer her family. She leaves a daughter,


Mrs Ruth Davey, and son, Mr David Knight. Cremation took place at Carleton on Monday.


CLITHEROE holidays may| people are still busy raising : ble Valley Scanner Appeal.


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IRELAND — WITTON


Jane Witton and Mr Tre­ vor John Ireland. The bride is the eldest


followed the wedding at St M a ry ’s RC Church, Langho, of Miss Amanda


A honeymoon in Jersey


Melanie Witton. the bride’s sister, and Philippa Codling. They wore peach and cream satin off-the- shoulder-style dresses and had matching flowers in their hair. They carried peach and cream lilies and roses. Best man was Mr Peter


white satin and tulle gown with a cathedral-length tra in . Her long laee- trimmed veil was held in place by a pearl headdress and she carried a bouquet of peach and cream lilies and roses. B r id e sm a id s w ere


daughter of Mr and Mrs Graham Witton, of Bush- burn Drive, Langho. The bridegroom, a work study officer, is the elder son of Mr and Mrs Geoffrey Ire­ land, of Windermere Drive, Clitheroe. The bride, given away by her father, wore a


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Mercer, groomsmen were Mr Mark Witton and Mr Philip Ireland and usher was Mr Daniel Witton. The ceremony was con­


ducted by Fr J. Dwyer and organist was Cecilia Walsh. A reception was held at


ville, Blackburn. Craft Fair


the Foxfields Restaurant, Billington. Photograph: Paul Dea-


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