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New face at local inn
THE new landlord o Clitheroe’s New Inn, Mr
of Clitheroe for 12 years, Mr Wrathall’s first public house was the Coach and
plans for major alterations at the pub the Wrathails intend to resume the din ing facilities, serving busi ness lunches and bar meals in the next few weeks
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Degree for Heather
A FORMER pupil of Clitheroe Girls’ Grammar School, Miss Heather Brace, has gained a BA Hons degree in landscape arhicteeture from Leeds Polytechnic.
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JUBILEE Sunday, July 31st, 1988,
at 2-30 p.m.
Preacher: The Provost of Bradford,
Very Rev. Brandon Jackson
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PENNOCK— SWARBRICK
A honeymoon in Sardinia followed the wedding at Holy Souls' Church, Blackburn, of Mr David Wayne Pennock and Miss Bernadine Swarbrick.
ropodist, is the son of Mr and Mrs Trevor Roberts, of Brook Villas, West Bradford.
is the daughter of Mr George Swarbrick, of Pieckgate Road, Black burn, and the late Mrs Margaret Swarbrick.
The bride, a bank clerk,
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DISTRICT LADIES LVA GARDEN PARTY
at FANNY GREY, BARNOLOSWICK 3 p.m.
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Adults £1.50, Children 75p Including refreshments
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by her father, wore an ivory satin Bo Peep style gown frilled with embroi dered satin and trimmed with bows. Her veil was held in place by an ivory and white silk flower head dress and she carried a bouquet of champagne roses, cream freesia, white chrysanthemums and tur quoise silk flowers.
The bride, given away
Miss Christine Swarbrick, the bride’s sister, Mrs Lyn Swarbrick, the bride's sis ter-in-law, Miss Helen Dugdale and Miss Char lotte Stevens.
She was attended by
full-length turquoise satin dresses and Helen and
Christine and Lyn wore
Charlotte had ivory-co loured dresses, decorated with turquoise flowers. They had headdresses of fresh flowers.
Whittaker and ushers were Mr George Swar brick and Mr Edward Swarbrick
Best man was Mr David
ducted b., Fr Michael Walsh. Organist was Mrs Adams and guitar music was provided by Mr M. Hargreaves.
the Foxfields Restaurant, Billington. The couple -are to live in Waddington. Photograph: David Sim mons, Clitheroe.
A reception was held at CINEMA
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EVERY bear that ever there was converged on Trinity Church Hall, Clitheroe, for an end of term playgroup picnic. Staff and parents decorated the walls and windows with giant teddy bears as
the youngsters enjoyed fun and games before leaving for summer holidays. Our picture shows children, mothers and helpers in the party mood.
The ceremony was con The bridegroom, a chi Heather (21), is the only
Brisk trade at mart
M. Birtle and the average was £
forward in the sale of calves and ill realised a good price. The top price was for a Limousin Bull which made £250 from ,1. L. and
220.
TRADE was brisk at Clitheroe Auction Mart on Tuesday. T h e re were 79 animals
tle forward and 1.060 sheep. The trade in cattle remained firm with a top nriee of 130p for a Limousin bull from F. Bell. Graded cattle went to 125p for a Blue heifer from R. Gifford and cows made to 93p. In the Iamb section prices
forward in the newly calved sec tion. Maiden heifers went to £720 from J. L. and M. Birtle and averaged £715. Cows went to £700from T. Parker (average £077). On Monday there were 44 cat
(average £159), Hereford bulls to £195 (£178), heifers to £130 (£122) and Friesian bulls to £194 (£103). There were eight c a t t le
Limousin heifers went to £185
A TRIAL date was fixed by Clitheroe magistrates on Tuesday for 12 men charged with threatening behaviour, following dis turbances in Clitheroe, on June 26th. The 12, who all pleaded
Trial date fixed
slipped slightly on last week with only best quality standard weights 10 — I t kilo lambs top ping 200p to a maximum of 214.07p with the (lav’s average at 190.9p. Medium heifers made to 125p
not guilty, were remanded on bail to appear for trial on October 24th. They are: Justin Frazer
(average 117.4p), ungraded to l l l p (105.5p), cows to 93p (82.19p), ewes to £30 (£21.29). rams to £00 (£29.88), standard lambs to 214.Op (195.4p), medium to 198.9p (184.19p), heavy to 177.Ip (172.8p). There was a good show of
calving cows, particularly heif ers at Friday's sale.
j . Dinsdale. Cows topped at £750 from L. Cartmel. In-calf heifers made to £830
and 71 store cattle. The top price was £835 for a heifer from
£478, Friesians to £310, cows and calves to £835. Hereford bullocks made to £500. heifers to £408, Charolais heifers to £430, Limousin to £452. Friesian bul locks made to £410, heifers to £470. Belgian Blue heifers to £430.
(average £777.51) and cows made to £750 (£014.05). Continental bulls made to
Theft
A CAR [larked at a picnic area near Stocks Reser voir, Slaidburn, was bro ken into, and a driving licence, cashpoint card, handbag and contents were stolen.
Forward were 38 in-calf cows
Coe (19), of Waterloo Road, Darren White (20), of Riverside, Low Moor, Stafford Linford (19), of Kenilworth Drive, Carl Joseph Duffy (21), of Henthorn Road, Gary Peter Duffy (21), of Henth orn Road, Howard Linford (20), of Seedall Avenue, Roger Kent Morley (28), of Albion Street, Shaun David Wright (20), of T u r n e r S t r e e t , a ll Clitheroe. F o u r P en d ie men
appearing were Mark Anthony Bithell (21), of Poplar S t r e e t , Craig Anthony Ainsworth (24), of Kingsley Street, Glen Stevenson (21), of Leeds Road, all Nelson, and Ash ley Calvert (30), of Brier- cliffe Avenue, Colne.
Conversion
THE conversion of a barn to a dwelling at Hillock Farm, Northcote Road, L a n g h o , h a s b e e n approved by the Ribble Valley Council’s Devel opment Sub-committee.
the Padiham cotton mill, where he had been general manager for 20 years, closed down. He wanted to stay in the area so he built a house
the age-old technique of hammering hot iron into shape on his anvil.
sented with a special medallion at a ceremony in Hoddcrs Hall, London, to mark his appointment as a Fellow of the Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths. Ron began working with metal 30 years ago when
BLACKSMITH Ron Carter has received a coveted award for his skills in the forge. The self-taught Simonstonc craftsman was pre
Top accolade for Ron
and forge, and started to teach himself to be a blacksmith.
Now 70, Ron still strives for perfection, employing
the best work in the country and recent commis sions include a unique cross, designed by Ron’s wife, Sheila. It was worn by the Bishop of Burnley, the Rt Rev. Ronald Milner, at his installation at Blackburn Cathedral in January. Ron was also commissioned to make a coat of
Trapp Forge has gained a reputation for some of
arms for the new Ribble Valley Town Hall. His two sons and a son-in-law work with him at
the forge. This week Ron was drawing the crowds at the
Royal Lancashire Show as he demonstrated his rare skills.
A
over Hudson’s ice cream shop, in Chatburn, and has moved from there to the New Inn with his wife, Anne, and children, Vic toria (S) and Andrew (4). Although there are no
Horses at BoIton-bv-Bow land. He left the pub to take
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Mrs Peter Wrathall, had the Royal Oak Hotel, .. Clitheroe, for eight years, and it was while helping them there that he became interested in the trade. Employed by Atkinson’s
stranger to the licensed trade. His parents, Mr and
i. ■2*. Stephen Wrathall, is no r J i>/T J
TEDDY BEARS GALORE AT THE NURSERY PARTY a'.
••©a'-tS ; ClUlteroe Advertiser < £■ Times, July 28th, 1988 3 / *—mh.
in the fun and helped to make the party a , memorable occasion.
sters was given a spe cial teddy- hear hat, and everyone also took along a favourite teddy. Nursery staff joined
THERE were teddy lieurs galore at u party ill Bright Street Nur- s e r y S e h o o 1 , Clitheroe. Each of the young
Last chance to win
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Tablers and Lions have joined forces to promote the Heritage Fayre char ity draw and so far more than 1,800 tickets have been sold. Sponsored by builders
TIME is running out in the Clitheroe draw to win a dream holiday in New York. The tow n ’s Round
to Broadway to see the box-office hit musical, “Phantom of the Opera,” which could include a back-s tage chat with s u p e r s t a r M ic h a e l Crawford. Tickets for the draw
four nights at the luxuri ous Waldor f A s to r ia Hotel, in New York, and have the opportunity of w a tc h in g th e c i ty 's Thanksgiving Day Parade and seeing the Christmas lights switched on. There will also to a visit
McCarthy and Stone, the winner will leave the Rib ble Valley in November for the mini-break of a lifetime. The winner will spend
were on sale at the Royal Lancashire Show this week and are still avail able from members of Clitheroe Round Table and Lions Club. The draw is to be made
at Well Court on August 6th by McCarthy and Stone’s managing director, Mr John McCarthy. The Mayors of the Ribble Val ley and Clitheroe are to be invited to the ceremony, a- long with Slaidburn Silver Band.
Bush theft
THIEVES stole a rhodo dendron bush from outside West End Lodge, Wad dington, last week.
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achieve a dignified life in appreciation of the many years they dedicated to c re a t in g our p re s e n t society, or do we hand even more of this coun try’s wealth to the already rich to squander abroad?
MR S. WHITTLE, 13 Central Avenue, Clitheroe.
Do we listen to our pen sioners and help them
now be had those who are the present generation of pensioners left us unde fended and ignored our proud nation — as the super rich now do — at the hour of our greatest need? The central question is:.
then, of charity when con sidering the elderly, but of a just return for contribu tions in many forms and of fairness rather than of privilege. For where would we
to the country have been made throughout their working lives. Since start ing work, many at the age of eight, maybe in cotton mills or the pits, they have contributed via all manner of taxation. Don’t they now deserve a return on that investment? Don’t we pay into the Treasury dur ing our working lives so that we can have some aid w i th f in a n c e s upon retirement? We should speak not,
ject, today’s pensioner is the same person who fought two world wars on our behalf. Many were so generous and so benevo lent that they gave their lives in defence of our country and democracy. Their financial donations
generosity and perhaps charity! How generous has today’s pensioner been in tlie past? Seeing as “our Jimmy” wishes to raise the sub
state pension of £39 per week and striving against recent cuts in housing benefits, i.e. rate and rent rebates, and the ending of other assistance. Yet Mr Fell talks of
cuts via the recent Tory b u d g e t — many of £300-p!us per week — are promoted against the pen sioner, trying to live on a
the cradle to the grave by being lucky enough to have been born into the right family have little or no feeling for those less fortunate, and Mr Fell’s words openly demonstrate this. Those given huge tax
Defence of privilege! Those cocooned from
IN his most recent attempt to denigrate Mrs Penny and, through her offices, the old age pensioners of the Ribble Valley in their entirety, “Tory champion” Mr Fell — who really should stick to local comments relating to areas worth visiting — reveals that some powerful and wealthy Conservative neighbours have been spending a great deal of time talking to him. Topic of discussion?
Help our OAPs achieve fair and dignified life
series of complaints, con cerning tlie Ribble Valley Highways Department. I wrote in the “Advertiser and Times” complaining about the pot holes, etc., along Mitton Road. Thank fully most of them have been seen to, even that h o rr ib le mess at the
make the bus station site attractive, but when will this come about . . . next week, next month or maybe next year? Some sort of shelter should he provided now, a move I am sure would be appre ciated by a great number of bus users. Now for a different
it to have all the bus shel ters removed? 1 know that they were an eyesore, but surely someone with a bit of sense should have made some sort of provision for people who have to travel by bus, if only by retaining one shelter. I have seen the plan to
Whalley needs a bus shelter
A SHELTERLESS bus station? Yes, that is the situation in Whalley these days.
Whose brilliant idea was entrance to the cricket
well-respected gentleman of the village that I was hashing my head against a wall by complaining about things that need action. I t should not require complaints to get things put right.
T. REYNOLDS, Mitton Road, Whallev.
Thursday. First quality cows made to
THERE were 150 newly-calved dairy cows and heifers forward at Gisburn Auction Mart last
GISBURN AUCTION MART PRICES
147.Sp (133.3p).others to 119.8p (115. tp). Steers and heifers: Light
forward, including 24 stirks. F irst quality Friesian bulls made to £198 (£104.55). heifers to £155 (£152.50), Hereford X bulls to £205 (£209.40), heifers to £202 (£159.15). Charolais X bulls to £342 (£303.70), heifers to £205 (£187.05). Black Polly bulls to £178 (£150), heifers to £125, Limousin X bulls to £312 (£241.30). he ife rs to £219 (£180.05), Simmenta! X bulls to £238 (£223), heifers to £195 (£182), Belgian Blue bulls to £325 (£273.85), heifers to £217 (£200.35). In the sale of stirks, Conti
cows and heifers forward. Cows due to calve in August made to £880 (£724). T h e re w e re 249 c a lv e s
were 539 cattle, including 285 young bulls. 12S steers and heif ers. 120 cows and bulls. 2.090 sheep, including 2,011 Iambs, 102 snearlings and 577 ewes and rams. Young bulls: Light bulls made to 140.8p (131.8)>). medium to
nental X bulls made to £382 (£355.50), he ife rs to £387 (£121.45), other beef X bulls to £400 (£327.35), he ife rs to £2S0(£275). In the fatstock section, there
£855 (average £741) and second quality to £090 (£044), first qual ity heifers made to £835 (£752) and second qualitv to £090 (£053). There were 24 in-calf dairy
cows made to 1)5.8)) (89.2p). grade two to 89.Sp (84.4p), grade three to 81.8p (74.3p). Sheep: Standard lambs made
heavy to 117p Glop), uncertified light heifers to llS.Sp (112.8p). medium to llO.Sp (102. Ip), heavy to 114.8n (102.7n). Cows and nulls: (trade one
steers made to 122.2p (114.1))). medium to 138.Sp (110.4))), heavy to 113.2)) (108.8))), light heifers to 138.2p (110.4p), medium to 131.2p (117.4p), heavy to 110.8)) (109.0p), uncer tified light steers to 115.2p. medium to 114.8p (113.On). icertified
these complaints, hut some people will put up with anything. This is why Whalley of today is not the Whalley of yesteryear. I was recently told by a
bad spots in Whalley, for example the junction of Mitton Road and Moor Lane. Then in Whalley itself, near the De Lacy public house, you’ll find quite a nasty pot hole. I am not alone with
field — until several weeks ago when this latter spot was dug up and is now worse than ever. There are many similar
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to 232p (212.2|>). medium to 223.5)) (205.4{>), heavy to 205p (193.Op), shearlings to 17Sp (103.8))). uncertified lambs to £42.00 (£34.05), shearlings to £41 (£11.45), half-bred ewes to £49.00 (£11.90), horned ewes to £28 (£19.70) and rams to £47.10 (£13.75).
Upper floors
THE proposed conversion of tlie upper floors at the General S to re . Main Street. Gisburn, for resi dential use, has been approved by the Ribble Valley Council’s Devel
opment Sub-committee.
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