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Alio, alio — what’s this all about?


THE “Alio Alio” French-style atmosphere created by Derek Ingham in the Swan Court­ yard, Clitheroe, met with its own “ R e s is ta n c e ” la s t week. . . but now all is again “entente cordialc.”


eight chairs outside his Mr Salisbury’s delicatessen — known locally as “ Little Paris” — were described in a s o l ic i to r ’s le t te r as an o b s tru ct io n and he was


For Derek’s two tables and


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KAYE MOON REPORTING


this week that the complain­ ant has been overruled and that Mrs Shirley Trueman, of Trueman Investments Ltd, who owns the shops, court­ yard and Swan and Royal Hotel, thinks it is “a won­ derful idea.”


about £7,000 and rates of £1,200 a year, started putting the tables and chairs out on


Derek, who pays a rent of


Bastille Day, July 14th, this1 year.


tourists and locals alike and transformed the courtyard from a backwater to a thriv­ ing place. Tourists loved the French atmosphere — with even th e b re a d dough imported from Paris — and started coming up with ideas


“It was an instant hit with


like French-style waitresses and even asking for a glass of wine.” The c om p la in t ab o u t


anyone, because the main thoroughfare is from the hotel alleyway to the court­


“ I was not obstructing


obstruction came as a shock to Derek, who says he will not name his adversary.


yard. To get to the tables and chairs, you have to turn left, and would only be coming to my shop, anyway,” he said. . Derek has had support from


Caboodle and Co, said: “The cour tyard was dead and Derek has brought it to life. Anything he does to bring in trade is all right by me . . . he can dance naked round the tables if he wants. “Life’s too short to get


Enough is enough!


Snatched to safety in sea drama


CLITHEROE divers had a lucky escape from drowning when a freak wave overturned their dinghy off the Dorset coast.


Andrew Hirst, of Hill- crest Close, Langho, described how near disaster struck mem­ bers of Ribble Valley Sub-Aqua Club when they were diving off Kimmeridge Ledges, east of Weymouth.


E y e -w itn e s s Mr


calm, when this wall of water 12 feet high loomed up out of nowhere. It was on the point of breaking and just rolled the dinghy over. It was very frighten­ ing,” said Andrew, who was in a second club din­ ghy which raced over to drag five divers from the water.


“The sea had been very


the rescue dinghy was for­ mer Clitheroe newsagent Mr George Wilcock, who now lives in Blackburn.


Another eye-witness in


very strange sea condi­ tions. This wave caught the dinghy broadside. They had no chance and were rolled right over. We were very lucky not to have anyone drowned.” Among those thrown


He said: “There were


into the sea was diving officer Mr Alan Cross, of Mytton View, Clitheroe, who was trapped in the water with the dinghy on top of him. Also thrown into the sea


radioed for help. But the second dinghy was quickly on the scene and the men in the water were speedily rescued. In the rescue boat with Andrew Hirst and George Wilcock were George’s wife, Katherine, and R o b e r t D a v y , of Clitheroe. Weymouth lifeboat was


were club safety officer Mr Gary Bullough, who lives at the Stirk House Hotel, Gisburn, where he works; Mr Robert Karmann, of Park Avenue, Clitheroe; Mr Chris Grimes, of Padi- ham; and Mr Gerald Queen, of Liverpool. Mr Cross managed to


struggle free and fired a distress flare seen by a passing yacht, which


launched and a police launch quickly arrived on the scene. The party was helped ashore to recuper­ ate after an incident last­ ing 25 minutes. Club members had been


undertaking a scenic dive 500 yards offshore and had just surfaced about mid­ morning when the wave struck. Equipment worth £4,000 was lost and a com­ mittee meeting of the club is to be held at the Ribb- lesdale Pool to discuss replacements. Weymouth coastguards


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.Roefield appeals chair- m a n R i c.h a r d Greenwood


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“WE are camped three- quarters of the way up Everest,and we need a couple of cans of oxygen to get us to the top.” That was how Roefield


by MURRAY WALKER


appeals chairman Richard G r e e nw o o d (left. ) described tiig challenge a? the fund-raising deadline approaches for the leisure centre and the appeal cof­ fers stand £30,000 short of the target. The Ribble Valley


Mr Greenwood said. “It. that this is going to benefit was always going to be their workers and their difficult. When we started, workers’ families. We I felt that £35,000 was well would love to name rooms within our capabilities and after those who give a we have now exceeded substantial donation and this would be an ideal way for'local firms to become, involved.’,’' E v e n t s a r e being


that figure.” Mr Greenwood believes


Council said that £70,000 of public money had to be raised before the New Year, if it was to release its £250,000 grant to the project. “It seems unlikely that we will reach the target,”


that the appeal could reach £50,000 by the end of the year and ne is appealing to local industry to rally to the cause. “The question we have


planned in 1990 in order to keep the momentum going, but the immediate


to ask is whether the peo­ ple of the Ribble Valley real ly want a leisure centre,” he said. ' “People in the industrial


i f E sector should be saying if it will attract favourable ■ available.'


position .to refuse to release its funding, but with the project looking as


roblem may' be with the. orough council. Ribble Valley is in a


grants from the North West Sports Council and the Rural Development Commission, that course of action would seem unlikely.


quite good for Roefield,” said Coun. Mrs Myra Clegg, chairman of the Recreation and Leisure Committee. “If the money is not raised, ! shall do my best to persuade my col­ leagues to review the position.”


“I think.it is looking


that the fund-raisers would have done very well to raise £50,000 in the short .time they have had •■■■■'■


Coun. Mrs Clegg added $


praised the diving club members for staying calm in the freak conditions and were delighted that they had a proper set of safety equipment which helped to avert a tragedy.


M\i' Frank Thompson, who helped establish it 10 years ago, said: “We are very safety conscious and this’is the first time that anything like this has ever happened.”


Sub-aqua club president


CLITHEROE has a new rubbish dump, created in the grounds of Clitheroe Parish Church by cour­ tesy of the town’s morons and lager


te r trend of young­ s t e r s u s in g th e grounds for glue sniff­ ing and wine drinking with empty glue car­ tons, plastic bags for inhaling, a syringe and half-empty bottles left


lying about. The litter plague there


is now worse than ever, with the entire grounds having to be tidied up four times a week by church officials, despite there being two waste bins nearby which are regu-


Thieves’ haul of designer dresses


THIEVES forced their way into the “Cinders” fashion boutique in Moor Lane, Clitheroe, over the weekend and escaped with clothes worth more than


£6,000. A spokesman for Clitheroe police said: “We think


they broke in on Saturday night and we are anxious for information from anyone who might have seen something suspicious.” Proprietor Miss Dawn Webb, of Sawley, was open


for business this week with what stock she had left and was desperately trying to reorder dresses in time for a fashion show at Gisburn’s Stirk House Hotel in three weeks. She told us: “The thieves forced a wooden panel


louts. This follows a sinis­


As sacrilegious youngsters dump rubbish and glue-sniffing debris in Clitheroe churchyard by JOHN DOVER


larly emptied council.


sorry indication indeed of just what our town has come to.” Dr a ins have been


explained: “What is being left there, particularly over the weekend, is just incredible. There are bro­ ken wine bottles with' glass scattered all over the place, empty chip cartons, beer cans, paper and places where people have vomited. “I t is revolting and a


Verger Mr Les Allen


blocked with empty glue containers and other rub­ bish in an area that pro­ vides excellent conceal­ ment wi th tre e s and hedges. Police responded immediately when the syringe was found and the problem of glue-sniffing has been stopped for the time being at least. But there is mounting


concern over the appalling litter problem which is shared by the Vicar, the Rev. Anthony Roberts. Church officials appeal to Clitheroe people through the “Adver tise r and Times” to help combat the disgrace that their parish churchyard has become. The c o n s e c r a t e d


by the come from all over. It would be deeply embar­ rassing to let the visitors see it as it often is.


about the dangers that’ young people in particular are facing. The police can­


“I am very concerned


not be there all the time, so I would appeal to par­


A SENIOR policeman involved in the war on drugs will explain how the battle is going in the Ribble Valley when he speaks at a meeting of Clith­ eroe Rotary Club today. Chief Insp. Garry Gluyas is head of


the’ drugs branch at county police headquarters, near Preston. Rotarian Brian Wallace, chairman


of the club’s vocational services com­ mittee, said: “We may be able to assist by helping to establish a rehabilitation scheme. I have heard that glue sniffing is on the decline. - “But we have also heard about dealers only too willing to supply


many of his neighbours. Mr Nigel Connah, owner of


upset about a couple of tables. More enterprise and flair like Derek’s is what Clithcroe needs.” “Monsieur Derek,” pic­


tured taking a few moments off to chat to customers, said: “I have worked hard for this town, as well as for myself, by creating a happy atmosphere. I also do the catering in the Swan and Royal Hotel and from a quiet start of paying no wages, I now pay 15 full and part-time staff.”


Brave Wendy top title


THE bravery of Whalley teenager Wendy Hollin may result in her being named-Lancashire’s first Woman of the Year today.


The winner will


receive a specially commissioned and engraved lead crystal p la te a f te r she is named at a lunch in the banqueting suite


at Hoghton Tower. The event is organised


by a countywide commit­ tee, many of whom belong to Sol-optimist Interna­ tional, and the names of 100 women have been cho­ sen for their courage, ser­ vice to the community or professional achievement. The plight of Wendy, of


ents and others to help restore pride again to the church and its grounds."


with just some of the churchyard rubbish.


Mr Allen is pictured Report today on drugs battle


cocaine to children. I hope this meet­ ing will give us the facts, so that we will know whether there is a prob­ lem in Clitheroe and how we might warn and help people if this is so.” Chief Insp. Gluyas says the main


drug problem in the Ribble Valley area is with cannabis. National attention has seized on the cocaine and “crack” threat, but nowhere in East Lanca­ shire have these substances been seized during the past nine months. However, the police are not compla­


cent, he added, and full co-operation of the public is sought to tackle the menace.


IS victory mood


grounds, which were treated with respect by generations of local peo­ ple, have been spoiled by wine and beer drinkers using the seats, as well as by people who casually throw rubbish down while passing through. Mr Allen said: “A great


next to the back door to get in. Luckily they didn’t make much mess. . . and they took mainly designer, dresses. The police think they might have actually loaded the clothes in front of the shop." Miss Webb has had her shop in Moor Lane for


about eight years. The designer dresses stolen included such names as Kello, Davinia, Lacomte, Richard Roberts, Simon Jeffries, D’imalia and Simon Ellis.


GISBURN residents are this week claiming victory in their long-running battle to limit the number of giant Sunday markets on the village auction mart. . . following one on Sunday when conditions were described as “awful.”


deal of hard work is neces­ sary before weddings and funerals, as cans and bot­ tles are scattered like con­ fet ti over the path- ways.There is a lot of dog dirt which is carried-into church on people’s shoes during weddings. “ The churchyard area is visited by people who


Mr Joe Cuthbert: “We have only won because we kept the pressure on, but life has been dreadful, especially for the people 'opposite the mart. •


ing on Friday, a plan was formulated to limit the markets to one a month and already the villagers are in ce lebratory mood. Said village newsagent


At a private meet­ “I hope the agreement is


honoured, because we were getting to the stage of thinking we would have to stand outside with placards.” The me e t i n g was


between Gisburn Auction Mai't s e c r e t a r y Mr Richard .Turner and Mr Paul Timson, the Ribble Valley Council legal and administration manager. Mr Timson presented


was very amicable, and although Mr Turner has to report back to his direc­ tors, he seemed 99% sure they would agree to the limit of one a month.


Mr Turner with a 200- name petition collected in June, objecting to the fre­ quency of the markets. He said: “The meeting


Gisburn is that villagers would be reasonably happy with that, provided stalls are kept to the Clitheroe end, away from people’s homes.”


“The feed-back from


move was to inform Gis­ burn Parish Council about the move, and to approach market promoter Ray Lyndon. “I shall ask him to com­


Mr Timson said his next


Whitham Road, touched the heart of many Ribble Valley people who rallied to a campaign to buy a specially adapted car to enable her to get a job in a bank. Many people were


Mart on agenda


THE development brief prepared by consultants for the former Clitheroe auction mart town centre site will be presented to councillors tonight. Members of Ribble Val­


impressed by Wendy’s quest for independence, despite her handicap of having two artificial legs and only one normal arm, and they will be keeping their fingers crossed for her. BBC North West pre­


senter Winifred Robinson is guest speaker at the lunch.


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ply with the villagers’ requests, and hope we can settle the matter amica­ bly,” he added. Villagers described Sun­


“Many of our regular cus­ tomers have stopped call­ ing at •'Gisburn because they say it is too crowded. Conditions on Sunday were awful; you couldn’t move, and there are only four toilets in the village catering for hundreds of visitors. “The litter problem is


day’s, market — the third in as many weeks — as the worst for months. Mr Cuthbe r t said:


very bad, and many resi­ dents just go out to get away from their homes.” Meanwhile, the Ribble


Valley is among many councils awaiting: a deci­ sion from the European Court of J u s t i c e 1 on whether Sunday trading should be allowed, and it is hoped the decision will.be made known this month.


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