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Golfing honour for


Kirsty


CL ITH E RO E g o l f ace Kirsty Speak lias been selected to represent England at a top golf tour­ nament in Helsinki. Kirsty (l(i), a pupil of


Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, travels to the Finnish capital in a fort­ night. Going with her will be Hampshire girl Alison MacDonald, who has also been picked for England. Kirsty said it was a new


tournament which starts on June 20th and she was waiting for further details. She had on ly ju s t


received a telephone call confirming her selection for a ;S(i-hole scratch competition. " I t promises to be an


exciting challenge,” she said. "I feel deeply hon­ oured and I am looking forward to it very much.” She recently returned to


her home in Kenilworth Drive a fte r intensive coaching in Portugal and will be trying out some new golfing techniques.


SUNDAY FAYRE PROMISES A JUMBO—-SIZED TREAT


CLITHEROE’S June Heritage Fayre looks set to be a jumbo-sized treat with a dazzling variety of stalls and attractions aimed at making a re cord £30,000 profit for charity.


Chairman Mr P e te r


McKenna is cock-a-hoop with the “scoops" his com­ mittee has lined up for entertaining the massive crowds certain to converge on the town centre on Sunday.


“ It’s going to be bigger


and b e t te r than e v e r b e f o r e , ” sa i d Mr McKenna, whose commit­ tee — drawn from Clith- eroe’s Round Table and Lions’ Club — is staging the fayre as a climax to the spectacular Heritage Festival.


The annual event has


already won two major tourist awards, so with a reputation of that kind,


this year’s fayre is bound to be another triumph for the fund-raisers.


The streets will be a riot


of colour between noon and 5 p.m., with more than 100 stalls touting for a brisk trade for charity plus non-stop entertain­ ment from some of the country’s top “ circus- style” performers, includ­ ing Bully, the baby ele-' pliant of TV commercial fame, and some old local favourites.


The aim is to provide a


host of local organisations, clubs and charities with the opportunity to raise funds. They are expected to net a DIO,000 profit and any money left over from organising the day will be distributed to local chari­ ties through the Tablers’ and Lions’ community ser­ vice accounts.


The action begins with


the grand opening parade at noon at Castle Gate, fol­ lowed by performances in


arenas there and in King Street, Market Place and York Street. Slaidburn Silver Band will lead the


parade. Stalls will be'spread


along Moor Lane, Castle Street, King Street, Well- gate and part o f York Street.


It has been necessary to


create an extra arena — in King Street — because of the huge scale o f this year’s programme.


Top of the bill is Bully,


who will perform a few of his favourite stunts at var­ ious times in the York Street arena. He will also be available for rides — a sure-fire attraction for the children and the young at heart.


The York Street arena


programme also includes performances by stilts walker Ray King, a Punch a nd J u d y te a m a nd Magnus, the strong man, who will take to a bed of


nails and thrill the crowds with a fire-eating stunt.


In the King Street arena


will be Waddington magi­ cian Shaun McCrec, who has a few special tricks up his sleeve, including his dramatic bid to cut deputy town clerk Brian Manning in half! Watch out for Shaun’s appearances at 1 p.m. and 8-30 p.m.


Sharing the King Street


arena will be the Scottish country dancing team from C l ith e ro e Caledonian Society (12-30 and 2-30 p.m.), Clitheroe and Bar- noldswick Ju-jitsu Club (1- 30 and 3 p.m.) and the William Byrd Recorder Ensemble (2 p.m.).


A t l l ie Castle Gate


arena the entertainment will come from the River­ side Jazzmen (12-30, 1-45 and 3 p.m.) and Boise ver School Steel Band (1, 2-15 and 3-30 p.m.).


Slaidburn Silver Band


- will be on duty in the Mar­ ket Place arena at various times.


The fayre claimed the


B r i t i s h T o u r i s t Authority’s “ best family event of the year” award in 1084 and the following year won the English Tourist Board’s award for the “ best promotional marketing idea” for the North West.


£100 GRANT FOR TREES


THE Ribble Valley Council’s Planning and Trans­ portation Committee has agreed to give a grant of £100 to the Tree Council. The group organises a National Tree Week annually, in November, and also undertakes tree planting schemes nationally.


‘ ‘ SEO U L , here I come” — that’s the message from Slaid- burn’s Ian Peel, who will be representing Britain in the Olym­


pics this September. In last week’s final shoot


at the East German town of Suhl, Ian (30) managed to fend off the challenge of his rivals and celebrated his passage to Korea with a bottle of champagne. “ It is going to be great


to represent my country, but it has not really sunk in yet and it will probably be a few weeks before it does,” said Ian.


“ I always felt I could get


to the Olympics and I ’ve been pushing for that, so it’s a bit of a relief!”


It is the culmination of


four years’ hard work since Ian missed selection for the 1984 Games, but he


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Olympic dream comes true for Ian


is determined not to go along just for the ride. “There’s not one class


shooter in the world that I haven’t beaten now and I feel I have qualified with­ out shooting particularly well,” he said. “ I think a score of 196


out of 200 should win the gold and I have shot that on several occasions.” Ian now aims to steadily


improve his form and will be consulting his coach, Brian Bailey, who repre­ sented Britain in 1972, to work out a training sched­ ule. This, he hopes, will include a spell in similar conditions to those he will face in Seoul — possibly in Austria.


Ian, who won a Com­


monwealth Games gold medal in Edinburgh, also aims to compete in the European Championships, held in Turkey in July —


College leads way in new technology


BETTER than the slide rules of the Education Minister's schooldays . . . Mr Baker is pictured taking a close look at a plane, one of the items created by the latest technology now in use at Stonyhurst. Looking on are pupils and department head Mr Grigg (right)


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Baker, Secretary of State for Education. It incorporates the most up-to-date facilities in existence and signifies a radical step forward in the teaching of CDT disciplines within edu­


cation and industry. While students are kept,


in touch .with, tile very latest technology, appren­ tice-type courses will be offered to industry. Brit­ ish Aerospace has already requested a residential c o u r s e


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Lost Domesday village is discovered


ARCHAEOLOGISTS believe they have discovered a lost Domesday village deep in the Upper Hodder Valley.


For three years, exca­


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started in the area to establish the position of a chape l. E nth u s ias ts believe that a holy water stoup in St Hubert’s RC Church, Dunsop Bridge, dated around 1250, could h a v e c o m e f r o m Burholme. Although records do not


show the existence of a chapel, historians believe there was a “wood moot” ecclesiastical court at Bur- holme in the Middle Ages, which presumably had its own place o f worship. Armed with trowels and lashings of enthusiasm and d e t e rmi n a t i o n , local archaeologists began pain­ stakingly searching small


Maritime theme


TH E R E is a maritime theme running through exhibitions which open at Whalley Library on Satur­ day and run until June 25th. Model ships from the


14th to the 19th centuries are on display and galleons and tea clippers are among miniatures featured. They were made from scrap wood and other odds and ends by Mr G. B. Croston, of Larkhill Cottages, Old Langho. Nearby, paintings and


poems by Lancashire artist and writer Audrie


Threlfall are featured. She is a member of Blackpool Art Society and living on


the F y ld e coa st has inspired much o f her wyl'K.


areas and found part of a a floor. From there they moved


to another spot, where th e y d is c o v e r e d the remains of a farmhouse with pottery which indi­ cated it was 17th century. At the moment they are


digging below the first site, where they have uncovered an unusual oval structure.


Said excavations secre­


tary Mr John Davies: “There appears to be an entrance to the south mea­ suring about three feet in width. We are puzzled as to how tlie structure could have been roofed. There is nothing in the centre to carry any thatcli or roofing material. Although it smacks of the Viking era, there are no artefacts coming out.”


Soil samples have been


taken and the archaeolo­ gists are returning later in the year to continue their work.


There is a Roman road


in the area and the group has previously found an ancient lead bloom — a thick mass of iron — which could indicate Roman workings thereabouts.


T li e g r o u p , w h i c li


recently won a Lloyds Bank national award to help in its research, includes enthusiasts from the Ribble Valley, Pendlc and Blackburn.


All the finds are meticu­


lously recorded and pub­ lished in the Lancashire Archaeological Bulletin by County Archaeologist Mr Ben Edwards. Members of the group


are e xp e r ien c ed and include enthusiasts from the Ribble Valley, Pcndlc and Blackburn. They are guided liy Mr David Tay­ lor, a member of the Insti- t u t c o f


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Archaeologists. The land is private and


to carry out their excava­ tions they have special


permission from the


farmer, Mr Chris Spence. Visitors without authori­ sation are not allowed, but anyone wishing to know more about the group can contact Mr Davies (Nelson 65468).


Break-in


H A R T L E Y ’S chemist’s shop in Church Street, Clitheroe, was broken into through a back door at the weekend, but police say nothing was taken.


by Vivien Meath


lie schools in the country, is now making huge inroads into sophisticated education techniques in preparation for the 21st century. Says headmaster Dr


Giles Mercer: “We believe we have the. most up-to- date design and" technol­


ogy facilities that exist and are now one of the most a d v a li c e <


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equipped independent schools in the country.” The new centre, con­


structed in the former metalwork department by Clitheroe builders Tony Smith, houses a network o f 15 computer stations and machine tools. All the equipment is manufac-. timed in Britain and allows students to follow the whole'design process from concept through to actual working prototype. Demand is already high


from the 430 students for places on the CDT course. In it ia l p ro je c ts have included creating an elec­ tronic device for finding a crashed remote controlled plane, a new type o f crutch for the disabled and a calendar for use by blind people. The sophisticated equip­


ment lias endless possibili­ ties. Students feed their design into the computer, which then takes over the manufacturing role, cut­ ting out the need for any knowledge of program­ ming machines. Opening the centre, Mi-


Baker referred to the importance of technology and design and added that young people lea v in g school today should be technically efficient in the use of keyboards and com­


puter-related machinery. The teaching methods of his day — log. tables, slide rules "etc. — should be relegated to the nearest museum, he added. The school has" already


experienced success in design competition. Dur­ ing his "visit,"~Mr Baker


presented 16 boys with sil­ ver medals which-they had won in a national competi­ tion. Centre head Mr Ste­ phen Grigg, who is also chief examiner for GCSE CDT Design and Realisa­ tion for the Northern Exa- m ining A s s o c ia t io n , received two awards from


the Royal Society of Arts for his ciose-workingprehi tionship with industry.


‘Perfect day’ with Ollie and Stan


A FE S TIV A L of laughter from masters of mirth Laurel and Hardy is being held tomorrow night and


Saturday in Clitheroe Civic Hall. On Friday there will be “Chickens come home,”


“Any old port,” “The music box” and “Beau chumps.” Saturday sees “Perfect day,” “Wooscgow,” “Men o’ war” and “Pack up your troubles.” The duo’s fan club, known as “ The sons of the


desert,” will be joining in the fun and on Saturday Stan Laurel’s only living relative, Mrs Wardell, will be paying a visit. Oil" Monday, there is a change of menu, when the


audience will be faced with the question, “ Is it a crime of passion or an act of treason?" as Kevin Costner and Gene Hackman star in “No way out,” which runs until Thursday.


Ready for a rest! OYEZ, ovez, Clitheroc town crier Roland Hailwood


was having vocal problems on Tuesday, after coming second in Fleetwood Chamber of Trade’s town crier competition. Mr Hailwood organised Clitheroe’s Bank Holiday


town crier contest and acted as MC. He travelled to Fleetwood the following day and came runner-up to Noel Phillips, of Kingsbridge, one of the finalists in Monday’s competition. However, two days’ heavy demand on his vocal


cords took their toll and by Tuesday night a somewhat hoarse Mr Hailwood was looking forward to a well- earned rest.


Nothing trivial about figure!


THINGS trivial and not so trivial were very much the order of the day at Clitheroe’s Cas­ tle Restaurant. For 12 members of


staff sent their brains into overdrive to take part in a 27-hour Trivial Pursuit marathon for the IT N T c 1 c t h o ti appeal. The plucky people


started their marathon at 7 p.m. on Sunday and answered questions right through until 10 p.m. on Monday, work­ ing on a shift system. At no point was there


a break in the action, even on their move to the Castle Field, when two boards were in use, one on the field and one at the restaurant, to ensure continuity. Altogether, the mara­


thon with a difference is expected to have raised a magnificent £700 for Telethon. This amount includes pro­ ceeds from a guessing game and the donation of all staff tips over the weekend. For a full report and


pictures of the Telethon extravaganza on the Castle Field, please turn to page 8.


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13,000 competitors in Seoul -this year, the most over, and if all goes well, no boycott. Only seven men have won a gold modal since the event was introduced to the Games in 1956 . . . and it would lie nice to add my name to that list.”


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Move is likely for Whalley adult base


THE future of adult education in the Ribble Valley could well be undergoing changes, for it looks as though its administrative base may be moved from Whalley to Accrington and Ros- sendale College.______ The matter is still under Government’s changes in


review, but its transfer curriculum and the fact would bring the Ribblo that hospital work now Valley into line with other accounted for 50';; of the districts served by major provision, colleges of further educa- This meant there was an tion or tertiary colleges. ever-increasing strain on The present services in the management and edu-


the Ribble Valley are cation services, lint he based at Whalley’s Old went on to try and allay Grammar School, with a local fears, major outstation at Ribb-


“We have no intention


of- th e ' Disthict- Education Liaison Committee, prin- cipal further education provisi(m but th;lt it


At last week’s meeting


he thought college control would enhance and enrich


lesdale School, Clitheroo, whatsoever of diminishing and numerous ru ra l the adult education service classes, including the fur- in the Clitheroe area,” he ther education unit serv- said. “ It is a matter of how the service is supported, both professionally and managerially.” Mr Cornish added that'


ing Calde rs tones and Brockhall Hospitals.


officer Mr Ray Cornish was important to maintain ou t l in ed L an ca sh ire County Council’s propos­ als, saying that the time had come for a fresh look at adult education provi­ sion in the Ribble Valley. He explained that his reasons centred on the


tion principal Mr J e ff O Continued on page 12


a local base and presence to ensure that staff iden­ tified ami responded to local needs. Whalley Adult Educa­


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