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been deferred from a pre vious meeting so that councillors could visit the site. Members agreed that the application should be refused.
s tan d in th e way of progress,” he said. I know Mr and Mrs Hirst need to diversify, but it is far too high a price to pay.” The application had
(Chipping), who had asked to speak at the meeting of the Development Sub committee although not a member, thought the centre would completely alter the character of the area. “ I would not like to
expressed fears about the development and were concerned about the increased use of a narrow lane leading to the farm. Conn. Bill Bowker
mission was being sought by Mr David J. Hirst to develop a centre at Saddle End Farm. I t would include a classroom for school parlies, a cafe, toi lets, a shop selling farm produce, mementoes and literature, plus car- park ing for about 50 vehicles. Local residents had
A CHIPPING farmer’s plan to open a visitors’ centre at his farm has been blocked by Ribble Valley councillors. Outline planning per
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disco on July 10th for under 11s, for which tickets are available at the local primary schools.
the draw will be made at the Black Bull, Old Langho, on August 5th.
shoot has also helped the fund along. Future events include a barbecue and children’s
Tickets are still on sale for the QE II cruise and A car boot sale added about £70 and a clay pigeon
THE Class of ’55 did reunion — 33 years of
near — Salford, Bolton, Southport, and even the USA. Mrs Anne Rodgers (nee Lawrenson), who lives
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and Royal Hotel, Clith eroe, rang to the squeals of recognition and delight as about JO former pupils of SS Michael and John’s RC School and th e i r teacher were reunited. They came from far and
The walls of the Swan
not need any outside entertainment at its first “catching up” made the evening fly by!
hope to hold another reunion next year and to see even more of their old friends.
Sports fun is on
the menu
|INTERESTED in sport? Then why not take up the in t r ig u in g offer of a rackets, jacks and jackets evening at Longridge Sports Centre, run by the Ribble Valley Council? The notion is not as
I potato supper. I The aim is to foster good community relations and e n c o u r a g e a w id e r audience to take an active part in recreation. Emphasis will be on the
mysterious as it may sound, for the centre is promoting a series of social and recreational events consisting of bad minton, bowls and a jacket
tastie, just to see everyone again, and it was lovely to find out what every body had done with their lives.” The former classmates
whelmed by the success of the evening, and Mrs Frances Woods (nee Bir twell) commented: “It was quite difficult to get people together — the girls espe cially, when we didn’t know th e i r m a r r ie d names. But news of the reunion got round, thanks to the story in the ‘Adver tiser’ and also partly by word of mouth. “It was absolutely fan
near New York, is holi daying in Clitheroe and helped initiate the plan for a grand gathering. Organisers were over
CAB needs more
volunteers
extended to reach the maximum number of people.
| is essential. Parish councils in the
social aspects and enjoy ment. A high standard of playing ability is not necessary, but willingness to take part and have fun
| indoor bowls, followed by jacket potato and salad I supper. Match nights will
area have been invited to enter teams, which will each consist of six pairs in different age categories. They will play mixed dou bles in badminton and
be on Tuesdays, from G-30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
g iv e n by Mr G eo ff Jackson.
Not needed
CLITHEROE’S fire bri gade attended a chip pan fire at a house in Wad dington Road, West Brad ford, but their assistance was not required.
Major attack on crime
LANCASHIRE Constabulary is launching the second in a series of crime-fighting measures with a campaign against car thieves.
in th e f i ght a g a i n s t autocrime.
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| port of some 85,000 homes in its Neighbourhood Watch schemes. In November, as the
' paign entitled “Operation Ironside."
' association with Seeuricor, tlie constabulary will ho tackling the problems of carrying cash to and from bunks, with a major cain-
made for a massive cam paign in October to heat tj'e burglar, with the Force pioneering the sup-
The exhibition will be aimed at householders and businessmen. Plans are also being
nights draw in, the risk of armed robbery increases for the businessman. In
stalls of the BBC TV series of the same name.
county’s la rg e s t-ev e r crime prevention exhibi tion on September 23rd and 21th. "Crimewatch" will he officially opened In
continuing battle against horse thieves. Preston will host the
special equestrian day in Longton to help in the
major crime prevention initiative for the elderly was launched'. “Knock knock — who’s there?” has been hailed as a huge suc cess in putting across the message to tiiose at risk. In August, there is a
year's main objective for Lancashire's Chief Consta ble, Mi- Bi- ian Johnson. He is setting out to reduce the county’s crime figures w i t h a s e r i e s o f campaigns. E arlier this year, a
Crime prevention is this
Alan Reid of Read gave a humorous account of his experiences as a visiting parson, gained over many years in the area, and on a more serious note drew comparisons between that and the work of the CAB. A vote of thanks was
Guest speaker the Rev.
added that more volun teers were needed so that the se rv ic e could be
who had given their sup port to the bureau and lelped to make the first year such a success, and
sised that while the num ber of enquiries answered was very pleasing, statis tics alone could not reflect the high quality of service offered nor its value to those who used it. She thanked all those
Pearson outlined the main developments within the service, both locally and nationally, over the past 12 months, and manager Mrs C h r is F aw c e t t reported on the bureau’s irogress since it opened at Wesleyan Row, Clitheroe in March last year. Mrs Fawcett empha
Ribble Valley Mayor, Coun. Albert Atkinson, who welcomed representa tives from local organisa tions and fellow council lors, many of whom later took the opportunity to view the building. Chairman Mr Daniel
THE well-attended annual meeting of the Ribble Val ley C i t iz e n s ’ Advice Bureau was the first pub lic meeting to be held in the new Church Street council chamber. It was opened by the
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A DOUBLE triumph awaited a Grindleton woman when she travelled across the border into York shire to show her two Welsh mountain ponies at Todmorden Agricultural Show.
classes at the show, which attracted top competi tors from various parts of Britain Mongnrnedd Mitzi, a grey filly, won the venr-
lmg class and was also awarded the Welsh Ponv and Cob Society rosette.
class and_ went on to take the championship title over all the brood mares and stallions. She was also awarded the section ’A’ Welsh mountain ponv
Princess Daisy won the two and three-vcar-old
trophj nnd the Sunderland rosebowl for the best mountain and moorland breed. the.-Ano/'.er successful sh‘»'' f('r Mrs Richards was
po Cheshire County at Tatton Park, where the
try s showgrounds, said she was delighted with the results, especially the yearling elnss success, ns the grey fitly had been “a lucky pick out of a hunch of five foals on offer at a sale last September.
mes won both their classes. Mrs Richards, a regular competitor at the coun
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The White House, Sawley. The couple left for a
A reception was held at
Robert Wigglesworth, groomsmen were Mr David Hartley and Mr Eugene Gates, and ushers were Mr Derek Jackson and Mr Kevin Barton. The blessing was per
Robert Wellock, the bride groom's nephew. B e s t man was Mr
Catherine Gaskeli, Miss Caroline Nayler, Miss Dawn Webb and Miss Samantha Collinge, the bridegroom’s daughter. They wore pale pink, th r e e -q u a r te r length dresses in raw silk with full skirts and draped sleeves, trimmed with bows, and matching pic ture hats. P a g e was M a s te r
daughter of Mrs P.H. Green of The White House, Sawley.and the late Mr J.A. Green. The bridegroom is the only son of Mr and Mrs
J.Coilinge of Siddows Hall, Henthorn Road, Clitheroe. Given away by her
A BLESSING a t St Mary’s Church, Gisburn, followed the wedding of Miss Victoria Louise Green and sales represen tative Mr Michael Hitch cock Collinge at Clitheroe Register Office. The bride is the only
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