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Clitheroe 2232j (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified) Pupils focus


on classrooni' enterprise


THE directors and staff of a new Clitheroe business are still at school.


Pupils at Ribbles-


dal e School have launched “Kiddiprints” — a Young Enterprise company specialising


in children’s portraits. And despite achieving profitability after only


three months trading the firm is winding up next month. “ K id d ip r in ts ” was


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formed to improve links with com m e r ce and industry and has been entered in the Blackburn and District Chamber of


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TWO Wad din gton w om e n w e r e so touched by an appeal la u n ch ed fo r the Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital, London, that they went out and raised £262! N e igh b ou r s Mrs


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SERVICE manager Stewart Road pic­ tured in the cus­ tom er r e c e p t io n area. Stewart, o f Clithcroe, served his apprenticeship with a Vauxhall dealer and has worked with Vauxhall ever since. I f you have any problems with your car, Stewart will only he too pleased to assist you.


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BILL HE AN AN is pictured in the spa­ c io u s sh ow ro om with Ci 1 e n d a, his wife, who is also the company secretary.


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exceptionally high stan­ dards o f quality and refinement. Clitheroe Motors is also


offering a wide range of used ears, specialising in late low mileage cars that it can sell with confidence, with all models carrying a 12-month warranty. Why not go along to


Clitheroe Motors and test drive one of the range?


The company is convinced you will he more than pleasantly surprised.


Elsie Lawson and Mrs Ann Metcalfe, of Wad- dow Grove, co-ordin­ ated a scouring o f the village with collecting tins, and were abso­ lutely amazed by the r e s p o n s e f r o m residents. Said Mrs Lawson: “We’d like to thank


all the ladies who helped and the villag­ ers and their friends for their generosity. We were delighted with the success o f the collection.” The money has gone


to the Wishing Well Appeal, for the rede­ v e lopm en t o f the hospital.


Industry and Commerce’s competition for young entrepreneurs.' The group of 12 senior


pupils formed a board of directors headed by finan­ cial director Gavin Whal- ley, secretaries Zoey Tay­ lor and Sharon Martin, buyer Michael Glancey, publicity manager Mark Turnbull, photographic assignments Ralph Pil- kington and Damon Harris and distribution David McBride. To raise the money


needed to start the busi­ ness, the pupils sold shares to parents and friends at 25 pence each. No-one could hold more than 25 shares and the capital was used to open an account with a local bank. The company has taken


pictures of children at nur­ sery schools and in the reception classes of junior schools. Parents have taken the opportunity to have pictures o f their young children taken in school and teacher Mr David Bowker, head of the technical and creative stu­ dies department and a keen amateur photogra­ pher, has kept a scrapbook of everything the pupils have done.The young businessmen and women have been helped by several local firms includ­ ing Boots the Chemist, the M id la n d B an k , the “Advertiser and Times” , Pye's Photography and GB Paper Plus. When the firm goes into


liquidation in a month’s time there will almost cer­ tainly be a small dividend for its investors and a boost for the school’ s funds. Pictured are members


of the board and staff of “ Kiddiprints” taking a break this week.


Better Town house driving


THE Blackburn Area Road Safety Association begins a new course of “Better driving" on Tuse- day at the county Road Safety Training Centre, Ewood, Bolton Road, Blackburn, starting at 7.30 p.m. The course comprises


six lectures and an unlim­ ited amount of practical driving. It costs £7.50, which includes a year’s full membership of the asso­ ciation, a copy of “Road Craft” , the Police driving manual, and re la ted literature. The course is designed


to help all drivers, newly- passed or with experience, to help improve their driv­ ing skills and keep abreast of new signs,legislation alterations or similar. Further information can


be obtained from Mr W. Hounslow (Blackburn


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THE change of use of Rock House, Church S treet, Clitheroe, to offices has been approved by the Ribble Valley Council’ s Development Sub-committee.


Coun. Eric Bracewell


(Clitheroe) was against the plan, saying that he thought the balance of the s tre e t was becoming wrong.


Agreeing, Coun. John


Cowgill (Clitheroe) said the street was moving away from a residential area into a commercial


However, Mr Philip


Bailey, the Borough Plan­ ning and Technical Officer, said that although it was sad to lose a town house, they were dealing with planning legislation.


Timely reminder of fierce fire


A CLOCK which survived a fierce kitchen blaze has proved the perfect timekeeper for a Clithcroe


licensee. It has now been named “ the clock to call time


with” by Gordon Miller of the Buck Inn, Lower- gate, who has hung the damaged timepiece in a


prominent position in his bar lounge. The fire was caused by an overheated chip pan


and wrecked the kitchen at the pub. When Gordon and his wife, Sandra, went into the room to clear away the debris, they heard the clock ticking and found it underneath a pile of ashes. “We were absolutely amazed,” said Gordon.


Local bid for top


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A WEST Bradford land­ lady is one of 36 regional f in a l is t s in the Pub C aterer o f the Year Competition. Mrs Marion Hough, who


runs the Three Millstones Inn, with her husband Brian, is now awaiting “ under-cover” diners. They will be looking for value for money meals before selecting six final­ ists to go forward to a pre­ sentation at London’ s Savoy Hotel,in June. First prize is £1,000 and a trophy. The couple have been


A friend of Lancashire dies at 81


it#»T LANCASHIRE has lost one of its legendary


characters with the death of prolific writer and broadcaster Jessica Lofthouse.


Jessica, at 81 one of the


area’s most endearing per­ sonalities, was a true friend of Lancashire whose works vyere familiar throughout the country. She died after a short


illness on Maundy Thurs­ day in Clitheroe Hospital. Two years ago, the


Clitheroe-born’writer cele­ brated the 40th anniver­ sary of the publication of her first book. It was as a Ribble Val­


ley teacher all those years ago that she first realised what a treasure of folklore there was in Lancashire stories. These were handed


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connections with Clitheroe going back to 1590. There followed 20 books


on the Northern country­ side and history, told in a unique style which kindled a greater interest in all who read her works. She made history live


with stories about people, and local landscapes took on new meaning as the reader reflected on the


joys and sorrows of people who lived there long ago. Jessica herself became


down from generation to generation and she set about her great task of compiling the ancient legends for future genera­ tions to enjoy. It was a labour of love


for Jessica, whose family on her mother’s side had


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something of a character, a dialect expert, and a defender of the peculiariti- ties and individualism of the Lancashire coun­ tryman and woman. The highways and


byways she knew like the back of her hand, having lived in Bolton-by-Bow- land and Downham for a number of years. Her radio and television


career put her in touch with a wider audience and used her unrivalled local knowledge to answer queries from all over the world. She had travelled world­


wide, and had a lifelong love of sketching. She returned recently to


her home in Hillcrest Road, Langho, after visit-


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APPROVED SCHEMES


THE following applications have been granted under delegated powers by the Ribble valley Council’s Planning and Technical Officer Mr Philip Bailey: Clithcroe: Display of advertise­ ment at 2-4 Duck S t r e e t . Replacement o f existing tem­ porary structure at Back Bren- nand Street. Sabden: Two-storey exten­


sion and porch at 27 Clitheroe Road. Wiswell: Erection of adver­


“The casing on the clock was mangled and the fin­ gers were twisted, but they could still move unhampered. It was as though fate had stepped in


to save the clock. “ I’ve now called it a ‘clock to call time with and


all my regulars agree that it should be given pride o f place on the wall.”


The battery clock was made in Ireland — a tact . '


that has not escaped those who arc looking for a explanation for its survival! “Well, you have heard about the luck o f the Irish,” quipped Gordon.


tisement hoarding at the func­ tion o f Old Back Lane and Pend­ leton Road. Stonyhurst: Single extension,


porch and two-storey extension at St Quentin. Barrow: Erection o f first-


floor extension above existing garage at Kinoulton, Whalley Road. Whalley: Dining room exten­ sion at 4 Green Park.


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BRIDGE CLUB


WINNERS o f the duplicate game at Clitheroe Bridge Club on Wednesday were: NS Mr Garner and Mrs Kosmalski, Mr Atkinson and Mr Jennings; EW Mrs Burt and Mrs Phillips, Mr Spencer and Mrs Millington. The fo l low in g hand was


usually played in six diamonds, always making 12 tricks. At one table a rarely used convention enabled play to arrive at this contract. North opened four no trumps.


This is an ace asking bid, where partner bids five clubs with no aces, five diamonds or five hearts or five spades with the ace of diamonds, or hearts or spades, five no trumps with two aces, and six clubs with the ace of clubs. This convention is most useful


when the opener wishes to know if partner holds a specific ace. In this instance, had south bid five spades, declarer would have bid seven diamonds and the defence would have no idea of his distri­ bution. However, as south had no ace, he bid five clubs and


north bid six diamonds: S dealer, EW vul.


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ing friends in Australia. Having lived in Hillcrest Road since moving there from nearby York Lane, Jessica had looked after her partially-sighted sister Anne in her final years.


The service is at What


ley Parish Church tomor­ row prior to her funeral at Pleasington Crematorium Her ashes will be placed in the family grave at Clith­ eroe Cemetery.


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mine hosts at the West Bradford public house for the last three years and serve on average 400 m ea ls a w e e k . Old fashioned home-made cooking is the order of the day and last year the Houghs won fourth place in the North-West Pub M e a l o f th e Y e a r competition.


Loss of privacy


THE erection of a house on land adjacent to 3 Mill Street, West Bradford, has been refused by the Ribble Valley Council’s D e v e lo pm e n t Sub committee. It was felt that, because


of the limited plot size, there would be a loss of privacy to neighbouring properties. The use of the existing access to Mill Street would be intensi­ fied, affecting the free and safe flow of traffic and a precedent would be set for similar applications in the vicinity.


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