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ROMANCE triumphed over the seamen’s dispute when a Ribble Valley coll­ ide set sail on a honey­ moon c ru is e on th e Canberra.


and Ruth Baines were married at Slaidburn Church on Saturday and were due to set sail, along with 70 other people from East Lancashire, from Southampton on Monday night.


John Cowpcrthwaite


sailed for a cruise to the Canaries after a three- hour delay while staff negotiated on board for a


The P and 0 flagship


ballot. Family and friends


spent Monday night anx­ iously watching the news to see whether John and Ruth, of Pendleton, could


set sail. The wedding itself was


also not without its travel problems.


John" Ingham, would not make the wedding.


minute, it looked as though their groomsman,


had planned to return from their own honeymoon in Malaysia in plenty of time for the ceremony.


He and his wife, Joanne,


Low Moor, were due back on Thursday lunchtime.


problems with their air­ craft resulted in hold-ups which meant they arrived home in the Ribble Valley with only 11 hours to spare to th e s t a r t of th e ceremony.


However, technical ious


round the world to find ou where they were.


were


During the delay, anx­ family and friends frantically ringing o t


help make their friends’ day go smoothly.


But they were there to


within a week of each other in January last year, and John was best man at J o h n a n d J o a n n e ’s wedding. For a report of the wed­ ding, turn to page 10.


The four were engaged John and Joanne, of Right up to the last TV SPOTLIGHT ON OUR MP


THE national tele­ vision spotlight fell on Ribble Valley MP Mr David Wad- dington last week.


insight into the role of the Government Chief Whip, it became clear for everyone to sec what a high-powered job our MP has.


During a fascinating


Mrs Margaret Thatcher as his neighbour, Mr W add ington in the Whip’s office at number 12 Downing Street has h e r ey e s an d c a r s almost on a daily basis.


In an absorbing docu­ mentary, reporter Nick Owen c a p tu re d Mr Waddington behind the desk of his office in Downing Street, where he ensures th a t the country’s legislative wheels run smoothly.


up with him during filming for Channel 4’s “A Week in E


The cameras caught ’olitics.”


• MP settles down to his role as top political adviser to the PM. Each day, at 1p.m., his office rises, moving almost lock stock and barrel to the Chief Whip’s office in the House of Com­ mons, where it reas­ sembles for the daily round in Parliament.


is c o n s ta n t ly s u r ­ rounded by ministers and Mi’ s wanting his ear and advice on a myriad matters. One day often runs into the next, hut while the House sits the Chief Whip must be present.


In the House our MP


through the Government ra n k s . D esp ite his meteoric rise to minis­ terial fame, the MP and family man is deter­ mined to retain his con­ stituency links. Tre­


eroe in 1979, he has since r isen sw if tly


mendously . caring, he respects those in .th e R ib ble V alley who


complacency. t i m e f o r


elected him to Parlia­ ment and despite his majority of 20,000 has n o


Elected MP for Clith-


THE television cameras will be rolling when the Ribble Valley plays its part in the ITN “Telethon ’88” fund-raising spectacular over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend.


It’s a ‘Telethon’ spectacular


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May 30th, the Castle Field will come alive with various activities to raise money for charity — and create a great deal of fun at the same time.


In Clitheroe, on


devoted to Telethon, with the money raised being handed over to UK charity organisations concerned with disability, training and employment, children, homelessness and self-help and community groups.


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over the country will be taking part in the Town Criers’ competition, which starts at about 10 a.m. It is the first such contest to be held in Clitheroe and promises to be an event with a difference, with the top town criers competing. The panel of judges


Contestants from all


Adventure beckons for


Michael


A YOUNG Clitheroe man could well find himself spending the first three months of next year re­ routing a camel train and building a hospital and school in Kenya. Or he. could just as easily be in the Bahamas, Cameroon or the Rocky Mountains.


For Michael Dixon (17),


of Park Avenue, is off on Operation Raleigh, though he doesn’t y e t know


exactly where he’s going or when he will leave.


Kenya is my choice out of the four, there’s no guar­ antee that is where I’ll be sent. Wherever it is, we’ll spend three months carry­ ing on the work of previ­ ous expeditions.”


Said Michael: “Although


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comprises people involved professionally in speech


training and voice produc­ tion. Various local organi­ sations will be involved in the proceedings, which go on throughout the day.


there will be a vintage fire engine, the Honda Gold Wing Motor Cycle Club, weapons by the Kings Division and the Duke of Lancaster Regiment with vehicles. A band compris­ ing army cadets from the area will entertain, there will be a ju-jitsu exhibition and also a performance by the Gladys Sutcliffe danc­ ers. Tom Varley’s steam


On the display side,


ing a 27-hour special call-in. There will be various


organ is providing music and the Rossendale Ama­ teur Radio Society is hav­


stalls and games, including a children’s fun fair, pony


and trap rides and a raffle for a four-foot high Sabden Treacle Miner.


are available at various outlets in the town, with all proceeds going to Telethon.


produced sweatshirts, T-shirts and baseball caps, which will be on sale, and all in all it promises to be a day of fun for all the family.


The TV companies have A RECORD


THERE was a record turnout for a good as new sale at Stonyhurst College on Saturday, which raised a magnificent £2,800. The money is to be used


to help fund a holiday for 45 local children, who are either physically or men­ ta l ly handicapped or socially deprived. The money raised by the


sale goes a long way towards achieving the col­ lege’s annual target for the fund.


drawn, with donated prizes ranging from a three-piece bathroom suite, a weekend for two in a country hotel honey­ moon suite, a candlelit din­ ner for two, a meal for two, a case of wine and a weekend for two in Lon­ don, with tickets for a show. Tickets, price 50p each,


The grand raffle will be


From 8 a.m. until 1 p.m., the Ribble Valley


With Prime Minister


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e travels back to the North West for a brief reunion with his wife and family and Satur­ day morning political


h !Each week on Friday L v V lV lP n M p a t h


surgery. On Sunday evening he heads back to London. T y p i c a l o f h i s


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modesty is the fact that few in the Ribblc Valley k n e w of h is TV appearance beforehand. Those lucky enough to tune in certainly rea­


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lised just how far up the political ladder our MP has climbed since win­ ning the marginal Nel­ son and Colne seat 20 years ago.


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THERE was a very special early morning delivery on Clitheroe’: Newton Street last


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Mill workers stage one day strike


f o r c e a t J am es Thornber Ltd, Holmes Mi l l , Gr e e n a c r e


Street, Clitheroe, as t h e m a n a g e m e n t


week. But it wasn’t the post­


man, the paper boy or even the milkman, round with two pints of “green top” and a yoghurt long before the crack of dawn. No. It was wonder-struck householder David Astin (28), who played midwife to his own better half and ended up presenting her with a gorgeous 81b girl! And, keeping it m the


vowed to keep the premises open for all those who wanted to work.


MORE than 200 textile workers at mills in Clitheroe and Chatburn joined a one-day strike on Tuesday in support of a pay claim. Pickets were out in


A handful of Thornber employees went into work while 80 followed their un­ ions’ directive to strike. Police were on duty, but there were no reports of trouble. Meanwhile, Smith and


Nephew Textiles Ltd decided to close its Chat- burn mill in Ribble Lane during the strike, along wi th i ts o th er plants throughout East Lanca­ shire. A management spokesman said this deci­ sion had been taken “to avoid possible trouble” on the picket line. However, there was a


token picket on duty at the Chatburn mill throughout


David’s wife Susan (30) woke him at 12-30, with pains in her stomach. He took up the story:


family, the first to greet the new arrival was aston­ ished two-year-old sister Kelly, with the words: “Oh daddy, a baby!” Tlie drama began when


“We decided to hang on and not ring for an ambu­ lance until we were certain that this was it. Susan was a week overdue and she’d already had two false alarms. They even took her to hospital on Sunday with bad headaches, but sent her home at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. “So we left it until 1-15


Tuesday. The dispute, involving


more than 8,000 East Lan­ cashire mill workers, is the first all-out protest for 40 years, and the textile unions are now calling for a continuation of Tuesday one-day strikes until the dispute is settled. They are asking for an


£11 pay increase while the textile bosses are offering about 5%, equal to about


to ring for an ambulance. Susan was in agony on the sofa in the front room while I was ringing and by the time I came off the phone I could see that she was going to have the baby there and then! My immediate reaction was to panic, but I managed to


just turned to me and said: ‘Oh daddy, a baby!’ “ I t was incredible.


for the Horrocksford Lime Company at Chatburn: “I ran upstairs for a towel and picked Kelly up and brought her down with me. Then, suddenly, the baby started crying! Kelly


Within two minutes of me putting down the phone from calling the doctor, Nicola was born. She just gave a quick yell and that was it.” As Susan recovered


from her efforts and David tried to get over the shock, ambulancemen arrived and took mum and the new arrival straight to Queen’s Park Hospital, Blackburn — which is where, incidentally, Kelly was born, a little more conventionally, in jus t under two hours. The family proudly


had woken up and was in tears at the top of the stairs, wondering what on earth all the fuss was about. Said David, who works


stay fairly calm, though I had no idea what to do.” Little Kelly, meanwhile,


WATCH your pockets — it’s hopeful Dodgers (from the left, top) Ben Dawson, Mark Lcadhcater, (middle) Joseph Miller, Richard Preston, David Loadbeatcr, (bottom) Gary Kent and Zachary Wilkinson


A BID FOR STARDOM


“PLEASE sir, can we have some more?” That was the delighted response from the judges at auditions for “Oliver,” bedazzled by each and every one of the talented young hopefuls they saw.


Arts and Theatre Society spent more than seven hours on Sunday sifting through some excellent performances for the musical, which is to be pre­ sented at the Civic Hall in November, in aid of “Children in Need.”


The six-strong panel of members from Clitheroc


which about Hi youngsters aged from 10 to 13 audi­ tioned, and the infamous Artful Dodger, for which a dozen 11 to 14-ycar-olds tried their hand.


Parts to he filled included the title role, for


part of Nancy and, in total, more than 50 people auditioned for the various vacancies.


Nine ladies aged 17 and over were tested for the


brought home their blue­ eyed, dark-haired newest addition on Saturday. Said David: “Though I


decide to have another child, I’m putting Susan in the hospital when she’s five months pregnant, just in case!”


was present when Kelly was born, I never dreamt that I’d be the one doing the delivering this time round. Nicola was defini­ tely a first and last time!” He joked: “ If we do


talent were producer Barbara Seattergood, musical director Geoffrey Ililchen, choreographer Anne Mason and cast members John Turner, Hill Taylor and Michael O’Hagan.


Faced with the task of selecting the cream of the


many young lads who could act and sing so well. Auditions are always nerve-wracking, but the stan­ dard was excellent and we were most impressed. “A lot of people put a lot of hard work into it —


Said John: “None of us realised there were so


evident even among the youngsters, saying: “Most decided to try for the chorus as well, so that they can take part even if they are not chosen for a major role.” The aspiring stars will be informed of the audi­ tion results bv letter.


some even came along in costume.” He added that the spirit of the theatre was very


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J ame s Thornbe r and Smith and Nephew said they were disappointed that talks had broken down and that the unions had refused to follow long­ standing procedure and t ake t h e i r claim to conciliation.


£5. The unions claim that a series of low pay rises has put them 24% behind o t h e r c omp a r a b l e industries. Management for both


Cycle found


CLITHEROE police have a problem on their hands, in the shape of a pedal cycle. They have reco­ vered a five-speed Rotary bike, possibly stolen from the Henthorn area of town, but cannot trace an owner! The bike is red and has tape on one side of the handlebars.


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