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12 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, October 5th, 1989


Brockhall staff as


win contract


STAFF at Brockhall Hospital have won the catering con­ tract for the hospital, despite opposition from an experienced national contractor keen to get National


Health Service work. Rmekhnll hppt Tav because they had two big catering contract, but orocKnaii Deal la y a(jvantages over Taylor- insisted that this was


lorplan, which has a p]an _ the kitchen has necessary. “We couldn’t number o f Ministry o f recently been upgraded continue with the facilities D e f e n c e c o n t r a c t s and staff already have the we had two years ago,” he such as ca te r in g fo r experience o f serving said,


the barracks at Pres- three times a day to 750 The upgrading included „ n,i f,.nm T b


e 1st will pe sei vm g a d *£ ? U S ! from a central kitchen. ironjCi” saj(] j j r cope with the heavy work-


menu which will give j oneS| “ that the hospital load, plus a new trolley r e s id e n t s g r e a t e r has the best kitchen facili- system which ensures food choice than they have ties it has ever had two will be kept warm for the had before.


years before the hospital is long journey round the due to be closed.”


hospital — it can take up Brockhall’s unit admin- He said there had been to an hour between cook-


is t r a to r Tony J on e s “some criticism” over the ing food and serving it. believes that hospital fact that the hospital kit- Over the last year, more catering staff, led by hotel chen had been upgraded wards have been split in services manager Phil before staff and Taylor- two, enabling residents to Ramsay, won the contract plan competed for the have cosy dining facilities, __________________;_______________ 1


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menu is f ix e d , on ly patients with special slim­ ming or dietary needs being able to choose alter­ natives. From January 1st, residents will be able to select, the day before, from three main courses, two vegetables, two types o f p o ta to e s and two sweets. The choices will be more


nutritious, too. Burnley District Hospital adminis­ trators are keen to see healthier diets incorporat­


ing more w holemeal bread, wholemeal pasties and more vegetable-based dishes, and Brockhall will be developing menus in line with this policy, said catering manager Geoff Wilding. The hospital already


In the Bible


A TALK entitled “Women of the Bible” was given to members o f Clitheroe United Reformed Church Women’s Guild.


P r e s id e n t Mrs M.


Robinson chaired the meeting and refreshments were served by Mrs Wil­ son and Mrs Preedy. The n e x t m e e t in g is on Wednesday, at 2-30 p.m.


LEARNING how to c o o k f o r h u n g r y troops is former St Augustine’s pupil Neil Kenyon, who has been in West Germany on a three-week exercise. Neil (18) joined the


Army two years ago and is serving with 2 Infantry Division HQ and Signal Regiment, based in Y o rk . He lis ts his fav our ite sports as shooting, running and cricket.


encourages healthier eat­ ing in its staff canteen, said Mr Jones, but while there is a wider choice there — including salads and omelettes — “ there are always people who prefer hamburger and chips!” The new menu for resi­


dents will not include any­ thing unusual, however. There is a wide range of food at the moment, including very mild cur­ ries, but a lack of choice. S ta ff have to make


sacrifices, though, by agreeing to a longer work­ ing weelc — shorter hours over five days, instead of the longer hours over four days they were used to.


.?>! Mr Kirkby


----- and this has also helped with the distribution of food round the hospital. At the moment the


IsH y:ifK: Mr Hewitt


New posts to preserve area’s natural beauty


TWO new posts have been created by the Ribble Valley Council to preserve the area’s outstanding natural and a rch ite ctura l


heritage. Mr Dave Hewitt (30)


has taken over this week as countryside officer in charge of woodland man­ agement and conservation. He is based in the plan­ ning department at the Council Offices in Clith­ eroe. Sitting opposite him is Mr Richard Kirkby, who is the council’s new design and conservation officer.


For Mr Hewitt, two


particularly thorny prob­ lems will require his early attention. . . the future of Ribble Valley’s bridleways and footpaths and the very real threat to natural spe­ cies of trees, such as oak and beech.


Ramblers want to see more footpaths opened up


to public use, while some farmers see increasing nuisance to livestock and destruction of fencing and other property. Finding a way round this clash of interests will be one of Mr Hewitt’s more onerous duties. “In the coming weeks I


hope to make contacts and hear the views of the rural community, meet farmers and take a detailed look at the tree stock,” said Mr Hewitt, who is buying a house in Gisburn with his wife, Elaine. F e a r s h a v e b e e n


expressed in the council chamber at the number of deciduous trees felled in thp Ribble Valley and the possible ca tastrophic e f fect on flooding this could have on the lower reaches o f the River Ribble. . The borough is particu­


larly concerned at indis­ criminate tree felling and it is felt that Mr Hewitt’s


appointment will go a long police the


way to help situation. Mr Hewitt comes to the


Ribble Valley from Black­ burn Borough Council, where he spent 11 years. He started as an appren­ tice with Sheffield City Council and studied at agricultural college. As well as being an aboricul- turist by training, he is a member of the Interna­ tional Dentrology Society, which is closely concerned with the management of


Mr Kirkby (35) will be


helping to preserve the best of Ribble Valley’s 1,100 listed buildings. This is a surprisingly high num­ ber for a small authority such as Ribble Valley and includes no fewer than 19 Grade 1 listed buildings. Anyone with queries on


listed buildings or conser­ vation areas is welcome to get in touch with Mr Kirkby, who can advise on


a wide range of factors, including the possibility of


f-ants from bodies such as


nglish Heritage. It is not just the old


halls and remote farm­ houses which qualify for listing, for right here in Clitheroe there is a unique collection of original shop fronts and rooftops which is of particular interest to the Department of the Environment. As well as custody of


the old, Mr Kirkby will be involved with new plan­ ning applications and their e f fe c t on surrounding buildings and the bor­ ough’s 16 conservation areas. He studied at Liverpool


and Lancashire Polytech­ nics and was c lo s e ly involved with planning for the Central Lancashire New Town. He previously worked for Sefton Council. Mr Kirkby lives in Pres­


ton and is married, with two children.


s some distance away the provision of a new cen- tral dishwasher able to


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THE wi n n i n g design for the Rib­ ble Valley Guild of Creative A r t s ’; new logo came not from one entrant/ but two — neither of them full-time artists!


The Guild had " v : = r


offered £50 for the best logo design and received dozens of replies from members a n d w o u l d - b e members.


Judges decided to blend two of the best — a sketch


REAL WINNER %


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HERE comes the day surprise for th village.


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as to extend his workshop. Cathy, o f Greendale business making


an oval of lettering by leather worker Cathy Spark, both coincidentally from Grindleton.


The combined design


was then taken by artist Buffy Robinson to Dave Berry, of Paperchase, in Station Road, Whalley, who assigned two of his graphic artists to produc­ ing the finished version, following Buffy’s instruc­ tions. The logo will be used for car stickers and window stickers, as well as on letterheads and labels for members’ work.


Both Wayne and Cathy


were delighted with their win. Wayne (40) plans to spend his half-share of the £50 prize on buying a woodworking sash cramp. All his work is on commis­ sion, some of it ecclesiasti­ cal — he has produced a font and sanctuary chairs for a church in Manchester and is working on a screen for Mitton church.


Wayne has been living


in Sawley Road for three years and was a teacher of music before he turned his hobby into a full-time busi­ ness 11 years ago in Cam­ bridge. Now he is doing so well that he plans to open a showroom at his home before Christmas, as well


She started her leather g hand-


View, specialises in sadd- bags, but her lifelong of Pend Ip HilThv ralihnpt- , lery work and received interest in horses made


maker Wayne ffilner and *750 from the Prince’s her switch to saddlery, ■ - -


collars to order.


Youth Trust last year, leather repair work and which she spent on tools making bridles and head and training courses.


Men needed to join


Dickens musical


CALDERSTONES Revue and Dramatic Society is on the look-out for men to take part in “Pickwick,” which will be staged in the hospital theatre from December 10th to 16th. Most of the main parts


have now been cast, but there are many cameos unfilled. Chairman Mr Terry Dil-


worth said: “We are anx­ ious for more men to join our group, as there are mainly male characters in the musical, though we would not want to discour­ age women from coming along to the rehearsals.” The scenery and cos­


tumes will be the originals used in the London show, which starred comedian Harry Secombe. One of the local stars is


occupational health sister Jean Pells, of Low Moor, who plays the key role of Mrs Bardell, who cites Pickwick for breach of contract. To keep it in the family,


her stage son George is her real son Richard, a student. School secretary Mavis


Crabtree, o f Whittam Crescent, Whalley, plays the part of the maiden aunt who elopes with the con-man, Mr Jingle. The family connection is


maintained, as the chore­ ographer is Mavis’s daugh­ ter Susan, who trained at the Mary Waddington S ch o o l o f D a n c in g , Clitheroe. There are ov e r 100


members of the society and the cast will be rehearsing on Mondays and Wednesdays, at 7-45 p.m.


Dance talk


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LIFE begins at 40, so they say. . . so Bowland High School decided to cele­ brate its 40th birthday in style on Fri­ day, with a grand reunion for 600 for­ mer pupils and members of staff.


Successful year


UNLIKE the Ribble Val­ ley Council, several local authorities have been unsuccessful in retaining their in-house services, chairman o f the Direct Services Board, Coun. Mrs Joyce Lilburn, told her fellow councillors.


“We have been very for­


tunate in retaining the two for which we tendered and I am very pleased with the successful year we have had,” she said.


Coun. Mrs Lilburn was


referring to the Ribble Valley’ s successful in- house bids to continue refuse co l le c t ion and ground maintenance, which includes the parks.


The Direct Services


Board was formed last November, its main func­ tion being to deal with ele­ ments of the council’s acti­ vities which are subject to compulsory competition.


Lunch treat


WHAT be tter way to enjoy yourself this lunch­ time than in the company of the Edinburgh String Quartet? Whalley Library is the setting for the mid­ day music recital, which begins at 12-45 p.m. and lasts for three-quarters of an hour. Admission is free.


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The party at the


school was the idea of headmaster Mr Gra­ ham Crossley and chairman of the gover- n o r s Mr Da v i d Howard, of Fat Hill F a rm, B o l t o n - by-Bowland.


The school’s first head­


master from 1949-71 was the la te Mr Edward Nicholson and his widow, now Mrs Phyllis Manners, of Ripon, cut the celebra­ tion cake. Also there was the next headmaster until 1977, when Mr Crossley was appointed, Mr Geof­ frey Harris and his wife.


The school’s first head !


girl, Mrs Alice Pickard, of Green Ford Farm, Bolton- by-Bowland, presented an aerial view of the school in a gilt frame to the present head girl and boy, Anne Berry and Stuart Herd. Refreshments were


served by Gisburn caterer Mrs Helen Colley, a for­ mer pupil, and the head of the science department, Mr Adrian Coles, took group photographs of the various forms present. Said Mr Howard: “ It


was a wonderful occasion, attended by about an eighth,of the 4,800 pupils who have gone through the school over the years — a wonderful response.” The evening raised


about £400 for school funds. Our picture shows Mrs Manners cutting the cake, surrounded by mem­ bers o f the organising committee and friends.


THE subject of the talk at C l ith e r o e A f te rn o on Townswomen’s Guild was “ D a n c in g th r o u g h Europe.” Mrs Lute, chairman of


the Burnley guild, gave an interesting account of her career as a dancer. The meeting was well attended and the speaker' was th an k ed by Mrs M. Christie.


Awards night for these local 1 ifesavers


GISBURN AUCTION MART


PRICES


GISBURN Auction Mart on Thursday saw 135 newly-calved dairy cows and heifers forward, with 11 in-calf dairy cows and heifers. First quality cows made to


£900 (average £711), second quality to £060 (£014), first qual­


ity heifers to £820 (£722), second quality to £000 (£012), cows due in October to £850 (£747). The 441 c a lv e s fo rw a rd


included 80 stirkS. Charolais X bulls made to £328 (£237.70), h e i fe r s to £184 (£131.15) , Limousin X bulls to £300 (£ 1 8 5 .3 7 ) , h e i fe r s to £178 (£141.40), Belgian Blue X bulls to £208 (£185.50), heifers to £218 (£170.40), Simmentai X bulls to £250 (£229.25), heifers to £170 (£137). Blonde d’Aquitaine bulls made


to £254 (£189.35), heifers to £1SG (£101.50), Hereford X bulls to £172 (£140.50), heifers to £119 (£99.80), Friesian X bulls to £194 (£103.25), heifers to £94 (£58.75), Angus X bulls to £152 (£ 1 2 2 .0 0 ) , h e i fe r s to £147 (£118.10). Weaned stirks and stores:


Charolais X bulls and steers made to £412, heifers to £345, Limousin bulls and s te e rs averaged £375, heifers made to £320 (£295). Belgian Blue X bulls and steers made to £375; other Continental X bulls to £385, Hereford X bulls and pteers to £430, Friesian X bulls and steers to £200, heifers to £278 (£252.05), Black Polly X bulls and steers to £270, heifers to £180. In the fatstock section there


were 575 cattle forward, con­ sisting o f 199 young bulls, 212 steers and heifers and 104 cows and bulls. The 2,450 sheep con­ sisted o f 2,213 lambs, 50 shearl­ ings and 187 ewes and rams. Young bulls: Light made to


153.5p (127.8p), medium to 15G.2p (127.Ip), heavy to 131.2p (119.7p). Steers and heifers: Light


steers made to 12G.8p (115. Ip), medium to 149.2p (120.2p), heavy to 152.8p (121p), light heifers to 134.2p (121.8p), medium to 148.2p (115.9p), heavy to 134.2p (110.8p).Cows: Grade one made to 108.8p (96.Op), grade two to 91.8p (8G.6p), grade three to 80.8p (75.9p), grazing cows to 80.8j> (77. Ip). Sheep: Standard lambs made


to 163.5p (152.7p), medium to 159p (151.6p), heavy to 157p (140.6p). Shearlings made to 130p (123.2p), half-bred ewes to £29.80 (£28.75), horned ewes to £25.80 (£19.70), rams to £27.80. T h e re w e re 817 animals


forward at the annual sale of draft horned ewes. Prizes. Class 1 (best pen of


Swaledale ewes): 1 and 3 R. Hargreaves £56 and £30, Hol­ land Bros £37. Class 2 (best pen of Lonk-type ewes): 1 and 2 Mrs K. Ormerod £48 and £40, Lea- gram Farms Ltd £37. Lonk ew e s made to £48


(£31.40), lonk shearlings to £39 (£37.50), Swaledale ewes to £52 (£27.45), Gritstone ewes to £45 (£35.45), broken mouthed ewes to £15 (£12.95).


Working on family tree


AN assignment to con­ struct a family tree from the information on a memorial inscription was set for members at the Ribble Valley branch of the Lancashire Family History and Heraldry Society.


The well attended meet­


ing was conducted by Mr Roy Preston and to help in the task some members brought records from newspapers on marriage and obituary notices.


A recent evening of


slides on the Hodder' Val­ ley Show, given by Mr Wilf Heatley and Mr Cyril Ainsworth, was followed by supper at the New Inn. The next meeting is to be held on Tuesday, at


Clitheroe Cricket Club, at 7-30 p.m.


FOURTEEN lifesaving awards were presented to swimmers at the Ribblesdale P o o l by Mrs Dorothy Powers (second left), president o f th e L a n c a s h ir e branch o f the Royal Lifesaving Society. The two swimmers on


e i th e r s id e o f h e r , George Pilkington and S u s a n T u n s t a l l , r e c e iv e d t e a c h e r s ’ awards. Also presented were two awards o f m e r i t , th r e e p o o l


'medallions, four bronze medallions and three


junior awards. L i fe g u a r d F ran k


Thomas (right) runs the lifesaving, courses at the pool.


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Rachel in fine voice for coveted award


THE beautiful voice of a School, studying music .Canon S. A. Selby. Clitheroe schoolgirl has and English, was one of i; H _ examinatjnn con.


won her a coveted chora ' only 11 girls in the world,.iducted bv the Northern award . . . fo r Rachel to gain the St Cecilia- | p ^ ® j


f th R 1


Bryan (17), of Southfield Junfor Award three years1 s X o l ofChurch MusV ■ Drive, West Bradford, is ago. She has been a mem- Mrh? nh° S


the first chorister of St ’ ber of the choir for nine 1 ?Jr>J


I S iS & S aS ' ’5 s i £ s“ ",'‘ Rachel, who is in the Rachel received*her


upper sixth form at Clith- award at Sunday morning eroe. Royal G ram m a r ’ service, presented by


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cal background of church music over the last 300 years.


director o f St Helen’ s- < choristers. Choir and helps-in-the


Rachel is assistant tra in in g ; o f y ou n g e r


Standing room only at careers evening


STAFF at C litheroe Careers Office notched up a first last week with a series o f three careers evenings which were tre­ mendously successful. Between 280 and 300


people attended and after­ wards District Careers Officer Mrs Dorothy Mas- kell said the exercise would be repeated. Thursday night proved


to be the most popular, with standing room only as parents and.students packed; the conference room.


..... ' “I was very pleased that


the parents spent the time to come and hope they gained some benefit from


■ their v is it ,” said Mrs Moolfoll'


■ She has invited parents


to use: the facilities offered by the careers service, particularly the library.


When Robert Ste­ *


venson and Lynda Houghton were mar­ ried, they amazed relatives and friends by arriving for the reception at Stirk House, Gisburn, in a helicopter. It was a closely guarded


secret known only to a few of the immediate family and the final few minutes before lift-of f near St Peter and Paul’s Church, Bolton-by-Bowland, were prepared with military exactness. What if the helicopter


arrived too early? Con­ cealing a Westland-Aero- spatiala Gazelle over the fields and hedges of Bol- ton-by-Bowland on a sunny Saturday morning was not the easiest thing to arrange. “We were on tenter­


hooks. All sorts of things could have gone wrong. But we need not have worried because it turned into a fairytale wedding," said Lynda’s mother, Mrs Barbara Houghton, whose husband Mark farms at Street House Farm, near Tosside. Thanks to some cool


piloting by Mr Roger Grif­ fiths, o f Griffair, the operation went like clock­ work and the happy couple landed to cries of surprise and then cheers and waves from delighted onlookers. Ironically, they first


met at Stirk House while playing squash. Their many friends in Bolton-by- Bowland were delighted by the novel way of leav­ ing church. Celebrations continued next day at Clough Farm, home of Robert’s parents, Brian and Rita, and once again the couple arrived by helicopter. Robert, the youngest


son o f the Stevenson family, is chief quality engineer with Shorrock


TAUGHT OFFICE SKILLS


A CLITHEROE woman known in the town for teaching office skills and as a council secretary, Mrs Audrey Monk, of Lang- shaw Drive, has died in Clitheroe Hospital. Mrs Monk (59) was born


in Barrow, where the family, lived in Lamb Row, and attended the village school. When she was 14, the family moved to Mon­ tague Street, Clitheroe, where Mrs Monk, who went to R ib b le sd a le School, lived until she married her husband, Harry. The couple lived in Cas­


tle View until seven years ago, when they moved to their present home. Mrs Monk trained in


office skills at Blackburn Technical College and taught the subject over many years at night school and to pupils at Ribbles­


dale School. In her early years, she


worked as a secretary at the old Clitheroe Town Clerk’ s office. In later years she was secretary to former Borough Treasurer Mr Gordon Onslow, retir­ ing just over a year ago. Mrs Monk, who had suf­


fered a long illness, was a keen dressmaker and enjoyed knitting and look­ ing after her home. She is survived by her


husband and son, Chris­ topher. The funeral ser­ vice took, place on Monday at Trinity Church, Clith­ eroe, followed by crema­ tion at Accrington.


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