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No Aids cases yet diagnosed in


the Ribble Valley


OUTSIDE the greater London health region, the North West has the highest incidence of the killer disease Aids.


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I HE president of Ribbles-1 burn, Hyndburn and Rib- dale Angling Association I ble Valley,” said Dr Wil- and a man respected I liams. “I do know that throughout the Lancashire I there has been a case textile industry has died, I where someone who did aged 96.


. case of Aids within Black- i>


resident of Abbeydale (die in the district was cre- Home for the Elderly, I mated in the district.” Whalley, and formerly of I Dr Williams was com- Clitheroe and West Brad-1 menting on a statement ford, began his career at I made by Ribble Valley’s the age of 13 as a four-1 Coun Chris Holtom (Wilp- loom weaver at Brooks shire) to members of the Mill, Clitheroe.


the old Technical School in Coun. Holtom, the Rib- Greenacre Street, where I ble Valley representative he won the gold medal for on the d is tr ic t health best student.


After work he studied at I Committee,


certificate and taught tex- people with Aids in the tiles for 32 years in the North West health region, area, becoming an associ- adding: “ I t ’s slightly ate of the Textile Institute refreshing that we have and a Fellow of the Royal (only one case in the Black- Society of Arts.


Mr Oddie served in Meso-1 District.” potamia, finishing his Dr Williams said he had Army career as captain since spoken to Coun. Hol- and adjutant of the Royal tom who had been “a little Engineers in Bangalore, I bit confused” by the pro- ’ndla-


In the first world war, b le V a l le y H e a l th


both he and his wife Betty I___________________ were directors of Oddies Textiles in King Street, Clitheroe.


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takes place today at Cal- verley’s Chapel of Rest, prior to cremation at Accrington.


Roefield plea for action


SPRING into action! If That’s the plea from the nTij'irV,


raised in previous efforts, over the last two months £700 has been added. Donations have come from Pendleton Parish Council, the North Lancs Road Club, Clitheroe Parish Church Badminton Club, Nicholas Mackey Guitar Studio and the White Lion Hotel, Clitheroe. A second open meeting


Roefield Leisure Centre Appeal, whose funds are steadily growing. ' In addition to the £3,000


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and his wife shared a love I of fishing and the couple celebrated their diamond I wedding five years ago. His wife survives him. The funeral service |


A keen oil painter, he I I


In later life, he became wandering round with e n e ra l m an ag e r of rampant Aids as far as I


lghams, Woodnook k n ow ,” s t re s s e d Dr Mills, Accrington, and Williams.


Icedures. “There is no-one I burn, Hyndburn and Rib- He gained his teacher’s I figures which showed 40 lauthority, spoke about Public Works and Health Mr Edward Oddie, a district and who did not I not normally reside in the East Lancashire. " j But Blackburn, Hynd-


r t f l r t r * o l Officer Dr Gwynne Wil- l U C a l


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I Hams this week allayed I fears that a victim of the disease was resident in


I "To my kn°wledge we I have not yet diagnosed a


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First walk of season


CLITHEROE Naturalists met on Good Friday for their traditional first walk of the summer season, when 31 old and new mem­ bers walked to Swanside Beck, led by Mr Graham Wilkinson.


tion, they passed through Upbrooks, Worston and Downhani, returning via C h a t b u r’n and West Bradford.


were seen, including prim­ rose, wood anemone, golden saxifrage, black­ thorn and moschatel. Mrs C. Read thanked the leader.


A dozen spring flowers


Saturday, by coach to Catrigg Foss, leaving from the station at 11 a.m.


The next outing is on Leaving Clitheroe Sta­


CLITHEROE churches entered into a local 1 covenant to aim to live and work together as one at a service on Good Friday.


Rev. F.E. Chard, Vicar of Downham, was installed as the county’s first Ecu­ menical Officer.


Methodist District. Also taking part were the Rev. A. G. Burham, Moderator of the North West Prov­ ince of the URC; the Rt Rev. P. A. Kelly, the RC Bishop of Salford; the Rt Rev. R. Milner, the Angli­ can Bishop of Burnley; and Lt Col J. Dorman, Divi­ sional Commander of the Salvation Army. They form part of the Lanca­ shire Church Leaders Council. During the service, the


G. W. S. Knowles, chair­ man of the North Lancs


vice in Clitheroe Parish Church were St James’s, SS Michael and John’s RC, Trinity Methodist, the United Reformed and the Clitheroe Salvation Army. Preacher was the Rev.


Represented at the ser­


Conference for anglers


ence to held in the North of England takes place on 23rd April and will be opened by Ribble Valley MP David Waddington.


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the National Association of Specialist Anglers, and it takes place at the Orchard Working Men’s Club, Whalley New Road, Blackburn.


It has been organised by the North West branch of


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a.m. to 5 p.m., and for fur­ ther information contact Martin James or Peter | Sandford (0229 26982).


variety of angling'subjects. The event runs from 10


There will be talks on a


A LOCAL couple who were introduced to each other by mutual friends and married three years later are celebrating their golden wedding anniversary this week.


son, of Park Avenue, Clitheroe, were married at S t M a rk ’s C h u rc h Blackburn.


Edwin and Edith Harri Top gear -‘-'(Airj j7.. ill I 39 Me


I many years was a motor I mechanic for J. and S. | Leaver, of Blackburn.


land photographer, he I eventually set up his own I full-time business as a | fishing tackle maker.


Always a keen angler


I of the local angling clubs. Later, he turned to pho


For 28 years he was honorary secretary of one


| tiser and Times.” Born in Blackburn, Mrs


Scoring a big


is to be held next Tuesday, at 8 p.m., at Roefield Bam, where there will be an election of officers. Anyone in te re s ted is invited to attend. There are still tickets


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hit with the soccer clubs


available at Clitheroe C iv ic H a l l fo r th e Houghton Weavers con­ cert this Sunday.


THE next time it’s pouring with rain and you’re at the match, shouting your team on from the shelter of the stand, cast your eyes heavenward.


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already damaged the new paving. Mr Flitcroft said he would visit the site.


laid towards the end of last year. At a meeting of Ribble Valley Council’s Public Works and Health Committee, Lancashire County Council area sur­ veyor Mr Roger Flitcroft was told that vehicles pull­ ing onto the pavement above the post office had


CRACKED paving stones in King Street, Clitheroe, are causing problems. The pavement was re-


details of the product to Blackburn Rovers, with a view to it being used in


aging director, Mr John Lancaster: “We developed the product with the Everlite company of Den­ mark especially for use in conservatories. It is going so exceptionally well that we will shortly be taking on a couple of new staff and hopefully, more in the future.” The company is to send


stand is roofed with large 8m. free span Everlite panels, and stands built using Everlite at Watford and Twickenham, a num­ ber of years ago, are proof of i ts s t r e n g th and durability. Said Ultraframe’s man­


from Clitheroe firm Ultra­ frame Ltd, who are sole UK distributors of the revolutionary Everlite roofing material, though they more usually supply it for conservatories. Newcastle United’s new


elements! For it may have come


Rimington Winter games


Lund for arranging the handicaps and organising the evening.


Denis Seed thanked all his registered players for their commitment to the club throughout the season and congratulated the A team on finishing near the top of the first division of Clitheroe and District .Snooker League.


Snooker B team captain West Bradford


I Festival Morning service at St


and Miss E. Can-, was | organist.


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very busy with decora-1 tions for the Easter Festi­ val. The Eucharist on j Sunday was celebrated by Canon S.A. Selby, former I Vicar of Gisburn. There I was a large congregation I


Vicar, Canon C. F. Good- child. Church workers were I


Catherine’s Church, West Bradford, on Good Friday, was conducted by the |


. About a dozen people took part, with a 10 lb turkey as the prize for the person losing the most weight. After weeks of fasting, Peter Hoyle, who is actually no relation to Jeff, came out on top and claimed the prize. Jgff received a Scanner Silver Award from Kibble Valley appeal organiser, Mr Roy Dewhurst for doing so well.


A|SPONSORED slim urgunised by Clilhcroe shopkeeper Mr Jeff Hoyle at the Chicken Shop in Moor Lane raised £400 for the East Lancs Scanner Appeal.


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Stott thanked everyone for their support and John


bles — Stephen Winckley and Keith Ratcliffe, John Lund and Denis Seed. Bil­ liards — Tim Ashton, Isaac Whittaker. Darts — Frank Wrathall, David Riley. Dominoes — Bert T h is t le thw a i te , Paul Winckley. Draughts — Alan Stott, Tom Jackson. Club chairman Alan


— Stephen Winckley, Denis Seed. Snooker dou­


was served to members and friends. Results: Snooker singles


played throughout the past few months, reached their finale last Thursday in the institute. Supper


In s t i tu te Men’s Club annual winter handicaps,


I of Food before devoting all I her time to her family


I She moved to Clitheroe I after her marriage. For I several years she was employed by the Ministry


| ranean on the Canberra. The anniversary itself


celebrated the occasion by cruising in the Mediter-


The couple have already


will be marked with a meal for family and close friends a t t h e S u n I n n Waddington.


tographic work arid for a time did freelance work for the “Clitheroe Adver-


Harrison was a clerk and book keeper for a firm of manufacturing chemists.


Mr Harrison (77) was born in Clitheroe and for


meeting, the Chief Consta­ ble of Lancashire, Mr Brian Johnson, compli­ mented the association on its Better Driving courses, which he felt had helped to reduce road accidents.


Signs blocked


tisements of the type pro­ posed and in the positions indicated would be visually intrusive and seriously detrimental to the charac­ ter and visual amenities of the locality.


Works and Health Com­ mittee supported the introduction of a £63 fee for testing samples con- , sidered to bo beyond the


Rimington Memorial I authority’s normal sam- " ' ' 1 pling routine.


for the chemical analysis of private water supplies by Ribble Valley Council. Members of the Public


New fee for A water test


CHARGE is to be made


THE display of two non-il- luminated signposts on land adjacent to the A59 at Worston, for the Call’s Head Hotel, has been blocked by the Ribble Val­ ley Council’s Development Sub-committee. It was felt that adver­


GETTING into top gear with an interesting range of courses during 1988 — th a t’s Blackburn Area Road Safety Association, which covers Ribble Valley. At its annual general


Brisk trade at Easter mart sale


at Clitheroe Auction Mart.


THERE were 31 calves and 240 ewes, shearlings and hoggs with lambs forward at Tuesday’s sale


heavy to 221p (18Gp). Overall average was 215.9p. Light steers made to 110.9p ,


spring lambs to 251p (average 237p), standard hoggs to 245p (225p), medium to 242p (214p),


(119.15p), heavy heifers to 104.9p. ^— ’’ r.82p.


— f bulls made to 128p, steers to l l lp , heifers to 116.5p,


numbers were limited to 31 cat­ tle and 317 sheep. There was a ;ood trade for all stock.


heifers to £142, mule ewes with twin lambs to £33, broken­ mouthed with twins to £32.50, shearlings with twins to £38 homed ewes with twins to £27. At Eas ter Monday’s sale,


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‘Golden’ cruise in the Mediterranean


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Clitheroe 2232b (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified) Churches sign covenant to work together I Planning is ...............m n i i n i m i l l IM I — II m i n i m i I ■ .____________________________ I


the topic for ratepayers


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THE Ribble Valley Council’s Deputy Chief Planning Officer, Mr Majcolm Walker, spoke about the planning situation as it affects Sab- den at the annual ratepayers’ meeting in St Mary’s Hall.


I while the countryside 1 around is to be restricted to agriculture.


I of access to jobs, housing and education, was also | explained. Results of the Rural reas Local Plan, a sur-


Ijobs and services, and maintain the present level


I o p p o r tu n it ie s for the young, improve housing,


Mrs Marion Procter said the village was glad to have kept its traditional red phone box and that the additional street lights in Simonstone Road were going to be installed. She reminded villagers that any lights out of order should be reported Coun. Eddie Atkinson.


. *;Xie^?n bull calves made to lowing the resignation of bu.l,s t0 f l?^.-lthe chairman, Coun. Tony Maudsley. Sabden’s precept for


Coun. Derek Warburton I was co-opted on to the . I council in February,


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1988/89 is £3,311, which takes into account the cost


Pioneer of aviation industry


(J0G-9p). light heifers to 114.4p I a p n P M m n c k h - (109.04p), medium to 116.4p I " ^ O RM E R C l i th e r o e


I appeal was made for resi- I dents to use the service or I it could be lost. Coun. Mrs I Eileen Lowe is the person I to thank for the improved I service, or to complain to I if there are any further I problems. I


to Clitheroe. An


I are now running smoothly, including the new three I times daily through ser- jvice


Sabden’s bus services


. ay in which Sabden is included, will be prepared by the autumn and ready for consultation with the public by next spring. Acting chairman Coun.


Igramme, designed to increase employment


I now being rev ised is I intended to restrict devel- I opment to within the vil­ lage, derelict areas etc.,


I ish Council heard how the Lancashire Structure Plan


I The aims of the Rural Development Area Pro-


. Thirteen residents and nine members of the Par-


son thanked County Pri­ mary School headmaster Mr Peter Shorrock and his pupils for their recent con­ servation work.


look at the state of the playground equipment on The H o lm e . I t had intended to apply for a grant from the Ribble Val­ ley Council to replace some of the equipment and carry out improvements, but had missed the dead­ line for applications. Resident Mr Edgar Wil­


Holme path was also crit­ icised. One resident said it was almost impossible to walk along when it is raining. The council agreed to


dents included flooding a lo n g T h o rn S t r e e t , thought to be caused by the recent development. The council is to contact the contractor and the Gas Board. The state of the Lower


and successful year of office as the Ribble Val­ ley’s first citizens went to the Mayor and Mayoress elect, Coun. Albert Atkin­ son arid his wife Marjorie. Matters raised by resi­


Mrs Lowe and the clerk; Mr Jim Hewitt, are to attend the Lancashire Association of Parish and Town Councils’ spring con­ ference in Lancaster, this month. Best wishes for a happy


of paying a lengthsman to keep the village clean. Couns. Mrs Procter and


Clitheroe 2232b (Editorial), 22323 (A\


On the phone


FINAL preparations are being made for the produc­


tion of the 1988 edition of the Blackburn area phone book, which is due to be distributed in July. The phone book covers


an area of oyer 500 square miles and is circulated to almost 285,000 households and businesses.


Dining out


enjoyed and president Mr J . Kenyon th a n k e d everyone for the hard work done, with special th a n k s to Mr H. J . Dowles, chairman of the services committee.


Detrimental


1 B il lin g to n , has been refused by the Ribble Val­ ley Council’s Development Sub-committee. It was considered that


AN outline application for residential development at Houghton Engineering Works, Whalley Road,


MEMBERS and friends of the Hodder Valley branch of th e Royal British Legion gathered at the Parkers’ Arms, Newton, for their annual dinner. A n excellent meal was


*04 Plans r<


THE change olf barns to dwellia Lane, Bowlanl gram, has beenl the Ribble Val c i 1 ’ s D e v e I Sub-committeel A s e p a r a t l


the development of the site in the way proposed would be visually intrusive and seriously detrimental to the character and visual amenities of the Area of O u ts tan d in g Natural Beauty.


Parents’ place


THE alteration and exten­ sion of a barn and out­ building at Bay Gate, Bol- ton-by-BowIand, to form accommodation for retired parents has been given the go-ahead by the Ribble Valley Council’s Devel­ opment Sub-committee.


No licence


CLITHEROE woman Barbara Hibble (45), of Highfield Road, was fined £75 by the town’s magis­ trates in her absence for keeping a car without an excise licence. Hibble, who pleaded


guilty, was ordered to pay back duty of £8.33.


Mill units


ALTERATIONS and extensions to Victoria Mill, Watt Street, Sabden, to form three industrial units, have been approved by the Ribble Valley Council’s Development Sub-committee.


CHERRY— KING


A honeymoon in the Lake


change the baj dwelling was down. It was felt I


plans failed til criteria adopt


local planninre for the con'* redundant faril in the rural area


Musical


THE next mel Ribble Valleyf Playgroups’ will be at 8 p.l 7th in the Mel Salesbury. Mil will dcmonstii ideas for the i and anybody! school e h i 1| welcome.


For holl


THE change! agricultural bj Lower Stancl Whalley Road,I to holiday acol has been appril Ribble Valle>| D e v e 1 o p m t | committee.


Home ii


THE change barn at Banks I ton, to a dwl been approved! ble Valley Coul opment Sub-ccI


. . .w u t i a n ,< i n I l f l - d U CUW


£360, cows and calves to £595, Charoiais heifers to £402,Here- j ford heifers to £385, bullocks to £434, Limousin bullocks to £404. Horned hoggs made to £48.


Fined £20


Henthoni Road, Clitheroe | £20 for urinating in a pub­ lic place.


Court, Wellgate.and said he simply could not wait.


incident, which happened at the entrance to Well


Duffy apologised for the


due this month made £570, Charoiais bulls made to £422 f Friesians to £380, Limousins to


J white gown of embroi- I dered tulle, featuring a full crinoline skirt and puffed


j Royal Marine with 45 Commando, is the eldest son of Mr and Mrs J . Cherry, of Dove Syke Farm, Waddington. The bride, given away by her father, wore a


| sleeves, trimmed with pink roses. She had a silk headdress of white rose­ buds, pearls, leaves and small flowers and carried a


bouquet of lily-of-the-val- ley, blue rosebuds, pearls, lilies and white roses.


Slimline Peter gives Scanner Appeal boost


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J In attendance were Mrs I Julie Green, the bride­ groom’s cousin, Mrs Janet Kelly, the bride’s cousin, Miss Sarah Doyle and Miss Claire Green.


I King, the bride’s brother, and Mr Tony Green; the bridegroom’s cousin. The ceremony was per- | formed by Canon C. F.


Goodchild and the organist was Mr D. Hartley. A reception was held at the


| Ribchesterr ° P 1 " " ’ The couple are to live in


Arbroath, Scotland. C.Rhhe0roe0graPh: P y e ’8’


PENALTIES CONTEST


I BEFORE the main match


between FC Clitheroe and Rivesaltes, Clitheroe and Distinct Cub Scouts held a penalty competition. , Chatburn defeated Hod-


| Chatburn 5, St Mary’s 3. : 4 ^ t


r i P?ul s St Mary’s 5; S ^ u r n 8 St Paul’s 4


finalLe°Pards 8' 5 in the ifSUilts: Gnmp One —


P Tw,° — Bowland


5 Hnf? r s r5: St Ernes’, Hnrmod/?er/Le°Pards 6;


land 5 /Le°pards 9’ Bow- | TT^‘J 'a* Chatburn 8


Hodder/Leopards 5. ’


Cheiry, the bridegroom’s brother, and groomsman was Mr Andrew Watson. Ushers were Mr Stephen


pale blue figured satin, trimmed with lace and bows, and carried bou­ quets of silk white roses, gypsophila, blue ribbons- and green fern. Their headdresses were of white, roses and blue flowers. Best man was Mr Simon


They wore dresses of


I and Mrs I. King, of New- I lands Avenue, Clitheroe. The b rid egro om, a


. The bride, a machinist, is the only daughter of Mr


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