Clitheme 22321, (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified) celebrations


More praise for 800


CLITHEROE’S “crazy” 800 celebrations have won the town yet another accolade. In a glowing tribute, the


Man failed to enter his plea


A MAN who failed to enter a plea in answer to a


100 in ’ case ifting


of I'mir went on a


l" to provide some- ■n at Christmas, the dd.


,ck into the store and, ten the police we re


; lor any of them. Hie detective led him


tied, needs belonging to oohvorth's were also


.t'ting exploit.” Mr Wi l l iam B e r r y ,


mil. Mr McEntee said the se was a "classic sho-


•en in trouble for five ars and the latest inci- nts were the result of


presenting Lemas, said e defendant had not


■nsiderable pressures. His lour children all suf- red front liver disorders


•td required treatment at ispitals in Manchester


id London and this had n e ed the d e f en d a n t rider a t r em e n d o u s noii'it of strain. When he committed the


DOOR viewers and door chains allow you to see who is outside without fully opening the door.


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The Manse, Martin Top, was fined £100 for the excise licence offence and ordered to pay £91.66 back duty in respect of the licence and £45 court costs. The court heard that the


charge of driving a motor pick-up without an excise licence was ordered to pay a total of £236.66 by Clith- eroe magistrates. Thomas Reeves (47), of


English Tourist Board’s m on th ly n ew sp a p e r “Action” refers to the Rib- ble Valley as “the field leader of inland tourism in north-west England.”


back for the Ribble Valley Council, local organisa­ tions, the festival’s insti­ gator — deputy town clerk Mr Brian Manning — and the “A d v e r t ise r and Times.”


There is a pat on the Under the heading


that in the absence of any explanation about the excise licence, they would have to order the payment of maximum back duty.


offence occurred on the A59 at Barrow in June and that the case had been adjourned on other occa­ sions so that Reeves could enter a plea and mitigating circumstances, but these had not been forthcoming. The magistrates derided


“Clitheroe Celebrates,” the report refers to editor Mr Leigh Morrissey’s pre­ cis of the year’s events: “The Clitheroe 800 cele­ brations will be remem­ bered for many years to come as the time a whole town went a little crazy and whooped it up for the very special anniversary of i t s mos t famous landmark.”


Ribble Valley Council one of the prestigious 1987 Sir Mark H en ig Awards organised by the English Tourist Board and spon­ sored by Trust House


The 800 success won the


F o r t e , fo r Tou r ism Enterprise. On the eve of 1988 we


look forward to the first annual Heritage Festival and confidently predict that the success of Clith­ eroe 800 will be repeated again and again.


Looking for


northern projects


THE Rural Employment Award is to return to the north after an absence of five years.


to find the most effective job-creating conversion of a redundant rural building is sponsored by the Coun­ try Landowners' Associa­ tion and the Council for Small Industries in Rural Areas.


The annual competition


ing for projects which incorporate effectively converted buildings which are now creating jobs in their locality. The projects must have been completed within the past five years to qualify and entries dose on February 28th.


The judges will be look­ “A .Yen’ Kim I o i l IniritrfssintC Discover New


Winning Ways with 365 Day I iairclressing" WJHould you like to discover a whole


tion was held in the south west, where HRH The Prince of Wales presented the £1.000 first prize to a furniture restoration busi­ ness in Somerset which operates from a converted brewery.


Last year, the competi­


ST MARY’S Church p la y g rou p held i ts Christmas party in the Lower Parish Hall.


The children played games, watched perfor­


mances of “Little Red Riding Hood” and the Nativity, had a Christ­ mas tea and received presents from Father Christmas.


well attended by over 30 playgroup children and other local youngsters.


The party was very


Nearing target to save lives


FINGERS are crossed and hopes high that the Wendy Haworth Asthma Trust Fund will have


Hospital, Blackburn, Ribble Valley teenager should have a new and whose life ended so sud- vital piece of life-saving denly on New Year Eve, equipment installed in just 1984. a few weeks’ time.


reached its target tonight. If so, Queen’s Park poignant tribute to the


It will be a fitting and ;m<i, Mf ie.' ha''e woi-ked "


LENDING A HELPING HAND


fences he had been “try- to provide something


■.tra for his children at hristmas." Mr Berry said Lemas iw realised it was a stu-


.1 thing to have done and as ashamed of himself.


£20,000 necessary for machinery which enables the early detection of asthma in children. By reaching their tar­


Wendy's parents, Mike tirelessly since to raise the


get, young lives might now be saved and local families spared the agony they themselves have suffered. Wendy was only 16


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Ctitheroe Advertiser & Times, December 31st, lt)S7 '3


Castle Couture of Clitheroe


Dinlinclive Eh gnnce by Mmirct n llnicton will commence their


when she died of an acute asthma attack. Trust pres­ ident Dr Nigel Horsfield says that asthma, sadly, is still a very common com­ plaint affecting up to 10 per cent of all children. From their home in


Eastmoor Drive, Clith­ eroe, Mike and Marie have


conducted a vigorous cam­ paign which has had the full backing of local resi­ dents and the British Lung Foundation. Along with trust secretary Mrs Geraldine Woodworth, they have watched the


Kounds grow into tens, thousands.


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LENDING lots of little hands during their Christmas Fair were members of the 1st Langho St Leonard’s Brownies. The youngsters certainly lived up to the Brownie


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motto, for not only did they raise around £75 for Pend- lebury Children’s Hospital in Manchester, but several took the opportunity of making festive table decora­ tions and serving coffee, tea and mince pies as part of their hostess badge. In the school hall a variety of stalls featured Christ­


mas decorations, fancy goods, sweets, cakes and good- as-new items. A number of the Brownies hope to visit the hospital


in Manchester early in the New Year to present a cheque representing proceeds of the event.


Better driving course


A NEW driving course, aimed at improving the skills of all motorists, whether experienced or newly qualified, has been organised for the New Year by the Blackburn Area Road Safety Associa­ tion, which draws mem­ bers from Clitheroe and surrounding villages. The “Better Driving”


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THE first Christmas dinner organised by Clitheroe Garden Club proved such a success that it is hoped to make it an annual event. Forty-five members and friends attended the dinner, at the Gibbon Bridge Res­


taurant, Chipping. Special guests were Clitheroe Mayor, Coun. James McGliie, who is the club’s president, and the Mayoress, Mrs Hilda McGhie. Speaker Canon Edward Wynne, a former Vicar of Chatburn, gave a humorous account of his career.


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FOOTBALLS were in plentiful supply when the boys and girls of St Paul's Sunday School, Low Moor, arrived with goods for a toy fair. The event proved a winner, raising £65 for church funds.


Improving Whalley bus station


a request to the borough for financial help and aid towards the cost, e s t i­ mated at £55,000, is being sought from the Country­ side Commission and the


UP to £17,500 is being set aside by the Ribble Valley Council to carry out improvements at Whalley bus station. The parish council made


county council. At the Ribble Valley


an eyesore. Coun. Mrs Sheila Maw


Council’s meeting, it was agreed to allocate £17,500 in next year’s budget towards the cost of the work.


Michael Jackson said the im pro v em ents would remove what had become


Chief Executive Mr


(Whalley) said the council had a unique opportunity, which should not be lost, to brighten up the area.


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