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Treacle miner Bill digs deep to help the toy appeal
TREACLE M in e r in Chief, Bill Dewhurst, was sorry to read in the “Advertiser and Times” that the annual Ribble Valley Toy Appeal was g e ttin g o ff to a slow start.
-of toys, along with a giant Father Christmas, from his “mines” at Rainbow Enter prises, Sabdcn, and wheeled
So he “dug up” a sackful S ' byKAYMOONE
them along to deliver to the Ribble Valley Mayor, Coun. John Cliff. . The barrowful of colourful characters, including treacle- eating boggarts from Bill’s famous toy factory, rolled up at Coun. Cliffs home in Lon- gridge on Monday. Said the Mayor: “The soft toys are a welcome addition
to the appeal, which is begin ning to warm up now, with more people offering toys. We are also hoping to hear from readers about any deserving children, so th a t nobody misses the chance of presents on Christmas morning.”
the appeal with Clithcroe Round Table and toys or cash
Coun. Cliff is co-ordinating
donations can be delivered to the Ribble Valley Council offices in Church Walk, Clitheroe. “We have had a slow start,
but I appeal to the generosity of people in the Ribble Valley to make this a Christmas to remember fo r deserving youngsters,” he said. Our picture shows Coun.
Cliff welcoming Bill’s bar rowload of little characters, all keen to brighten a child’s Christmas morning.
Two walk clear of write-off
MR WALLACE
A CAR carrying two Clitheroe people fin ished up a crumpled write-off when it over turned three times, then landed on its roof at the bottom of an
from the wreckage, they both walked clear to tell the tale of their miraculous escape from death. The Rover car over
embankment. But, after being freed
d l .MISS KING
\ BEN DAWSON
shaken but unhurt, helped to raise the alarm, while her brother Ben (15), a passenger in the Renault, c raw led th ro u g h a smashed window in the
Wallace (41), of Henthom Road, and passenger Miss Stephanie King (19), of Lancaster Drive, were trapped after the Rover had been involved in an accident with a Renault 5 driven by Miss Kirsti Dawson (18), of the Brown Cow public house in Chatburn. Miss Dawson, who was
turned on the bypass near the Barrow exit. The driver, Mr Eric
to tell the tale
of Stonefold CE Primary School, Haslingden, was on his way to work and Miss Dawson was travel ling to Queen Elizabeth Grammar School in Black burn, where she is in the sixth form. Her father, Mr Stephen Dawson, is land lord of the Brown Cow. Miss King is a student
King escaped with cuts and bruises in the acci dent, which happened at 8-20 a.m. last Thursday at a notorious blackspot. Mr Wallace, headmaster
lances were quickly on the scene. This was the first of a
were very shaken up, but lucky not to have been killed. I would like to thank all the passing dri vers who stopped to help u s . T h e y w e r e marvellous.” Fire engines and ambu
at Accrington and Rossen- dale College and she and Mr Wallace are both closely involved with St Paul’s Church, Low Moor. Said Mr Wallace: “We
spate of road accidents in the same area over the weekend. Two women w ere
detained at Blackburn Royal Infirmary over the weekend after they were injured in a head-on car crash, also on the A59. The accident happened
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Rover to help release Mr Wallace and Miss King, who were trapped by their seat belts. Mr Wallace and Miss
Mr Guy Buckley, of Water Swallow Road, Buxton, was in collision with a
third accident, this time on the A671, at the traffic lights by the eastern end of the Whalley bypass. A Peugeot 405 driven by
and Miss Yates had leg injuries. Sunday evening saw a
Volvo 340 driven by Mr John Walsh, of Starry Way, Littleborough, who su f fe red minor neck injuries. A passenger in the
Volvo, Elsie Walsh, was taken to Blackburn Royal Infirmary for treatment to chest and neck injuries, but was not detained.
Big homes boost for Clitheroe
CLITHEROE looks all set to get its biggest house-building project since the second world war, involving some thing like 200 new homes and a possi ble 500-plus population boost.
The scheme will
literally change the face of Clitheroe and will undoubtedly have a m a j o r s o c i a l , environmental and economic impact on
in the traffic rush-hour on Friday evening, at about 5 p.m., between Langho and Bramley Meade roundabouts, on a stretch of straight road. A Ford Escort driven
the North West’s most prestigious home-building plans on a “superb site in one of the region’s most prosperous and desirable locations.”
by Mrs Joan Fenlon (70), of Leys Close, Wiswell, was involved in a collision with a Vauxhall Nova driven by Miss Katherine Yates (24), of Lowood Place, Blackburn. A third car, which was
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the area. It is described as one of
fav o u r ite re s id en tia l development site and the owners are offering it for sale with outline planning permission,” said Mr Richard Cornish, a part ner with Ingham and Yorke, which is handling th e s a le w ith Jo h n Pallister. “This is the biggest area
behind the Nova as both headed towards Black burn, then collided with the first two, but the driver, Mr Brian Brooke, of Sunnyside Avenue, W i lp sh ire , was not seriously injured. The first emergency services to reach the scene of the accident, which blocked the main road for a time, were traffic police, who said there was little they could do until ambu lancemen arrived, as the two women’s injuries were serious and the cars “badly mangled:” - Mrs Fenlon suffered leg and chest injuries, but has since been allowed home,
centred on the former grammar school playing fields and takes in addi tional land at High Moor, off Pendle Road. It is seen • by planners as Clitheroe’s best residential site and the most significant for expansion plans. The project is likely to involve homes of varying sizes and prices, although the full details have still to be worked out between the Ribble Valley Council and the eventual buyer. More than 100 pros
The 25-acre site is
pective developers have bombarded the two Clith eroe firms of chartered surveyors and land agents handling the sale with inquiries about the site’s potential and an early sale now seems likely after the closing date for tenders on January 10 th. “It is described as the Ribble Valley Council’s
to come on the market in Clitheroe for a long, time and developers throughout the country are showing an interest in it,” said Mr Cornish. “At first the inquiries came from firms in the North West, but since outline planning per mission was approved in September there has been a s te a d y s t re am of inquiries from developers in the Midlands and the South. “I t will be up to the
developer to apply for full planning permission and to work out the details of the scheme with the borough council. The council has firm views on how the site should be developed and has previously indicated that it wants to see a mixed development of var ious house types.” The council has ear marked four acres as pub-
lie open space and another parking for-existing prop
roundabout has been schemed into the plan, passing between two rows of terraced houses near Pendle Mill. Off-street
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CLITHEROE will be a town glowing with the spirit of Christinas on the night of December 18th, when the; town’s traders are gathering to say “thank you for your custom.” .
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mas Cracker ■ Night” will include bouncing castles, two- bands, a choir,- hot food,: hand-bell ringers, policemen in old-fashioned uniforms and- F a th e r
closed: to traffic as C l i t h e r o e ’s main thoroughfare is trans-: formed into a pedes trian walkway., with attractions for all the family. “The Clitheroe Christ
Castle Street will be
Christmas — all this, your favourite shopkeeper in’ fancy dress and also a
guest appearance from' Postman Pat!' 1
family night,’( said Miv Barry Stevens, chairman; of Clitheroe'" Chamber of' Trade, which is organising1 the event.: “It is'not-just ■
with his truck,' has been “booked” by . Ribble Val ley’s Tourism Officer, Mr Keith Taylor. “We aim to make it a'
Postman Pat, complete
• another date shopping night, but our way of say- ’ ing thank you to all-the shoppers who:have sup
ported us throughout, the year.”
: - •! The Mayors of Clitheroe and the Ribble Valley will be judging the best win dow and shop displays on what promises to be a memorable evening. The- fun; begins at - 5. p. m.and goes on until 9. ■
opinion is that, trading in the town has been slow in the weeks leading up to the Yuletide season. : “We are-obviously hop ing that things'will pick up- before Christmas,” ; said: Mr Stevens. “It is very early-days yet and-with!a- full shopping week imme diately,preceding Christ-, mas, things .will probably;- get better.” .
" ' Meanwhile, the general-
LOOKING pleased with their efforts after Clith eroe’s Christmas lights were switched on are lead- ing .members of Clitheroe Chamber of Trade., Ten. volunteers took two Sundays, beginning at
- said president Mr Barry .Stevens (second from-left). 1 “We hope everybody: else finds the town lights as attractive as we do.”
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acre is likely to be taken up by roads and sewers, leaving about 20 acres for housebuilding. , An access road with a
agents, Ribble Valley Council and County Sur veyor are currently taking place to produce a plan for
on the opposite side of the road. Discussions between the
erties is also envisaged. The entrance site is about 150 yards past the junction with Hayhurst Street, but
the roundabout and off- street parking.
involved in the sale. The CRGS governors are offering approximately 15 acres and two other con cerns have sevep acres and two acres respec tively. .
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-Postal service at village pub takes some licking
PENDLETON people were able to buy postage stamps with their beer and crisps this week after the village post office moved into the local, The Swan with Two Necks.
the toast of the village for the new service and one of only a handful of locals in the entire country to offer
The pub has become
something so unusual. Landlord Mr Stephen
Dilworth (35) explained: “All this came up with a rush. The village was faced with having no post office after the postmis tress retired and we were approached by the parish council to see if we could do something to help. “There are many elderly
people in Pendleton who otherwise would have nowhere to collect their pensions. We will provide basic services, dealing with letters, stamps and things l ike f ami ly allowances. “We are very much a
running the service has Waddington.
the village and if it was not for us, residents would have to go into Clitheroe or Barrow. To anybody who might object, I would say that you have to com promise somewhere. We are providing something essential, but we must remain foremost a pub,” added Mr Dilworth. The detail involved in
has been trained as post mistress and will serve two half days a week in a room locals liked to call the vault. The dartboard has been moved out and even though it is just off the bar, no-one has taken exception to the idea of a post office in a pub. “There are no shops in
close-knit village and this is essentially a community service.” His wife, Christine (29)
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said farewell to its popular postmistress of 40 years, Mrs Phyllis Nutter, with a party for her at the pub. They presented her with a watercolour and breakfast set and wished her a happy r et i r ement
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