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Round and A b o u t the Ribble Valley with Kave Moon


Haven of peace in action for a decade


IN the midst of all the anniversary recollec­ tions of this month, one rather important Clitheroe anniversary has slipped past almost unnoticed.


been reflecting on war and the turmoil and comrade­ ship in its wake, one youth centre has been1 celebrat­ ing 10 years of providing peace and a homely wel­ come for literally thou­ san d s of v is i to r s to Clitheroe. Yet very few Clitheron-


While many of us have


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Roofing, Drainage, ‘Onduline’ Roofing, Land Drain Tiles, Tools, etc., etc.


Toole, Youngman Laddera, Hepslere Drainage System. Mariey Rainwater Goods.


Stock W« of Black & Decker Power


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Propagas Butagas


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Eric Dugdale (Merchants) Ltd Telephone: CLITHEROE 41597.


Pendle Trading Estate, CHATBURN, CLITHEROE, BB7 4NB


EXCAVATORS


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Full Range All New Machines


Special Rates for Weekends TEL: T. MORAN


ON WHALLEY 823439 2 NOEL KING & CO.


SALES, SERVICE AND REPAIRS


WASHING MACHINES VACUUM CLEANERS


ALL MAKES SUPPLIED Reconditioned Washers and Vacuum Cleaners


FRANKLIN STREET, CLITHEROE Tel. 22979


REPAIRS Antique and long case specialist


CLITHEROE 23416


BARRIE ASPDEN


Repairs,


Reconditioning and Serviced


APPLIANCES HOOVER NU — START


UPHOLSTERY At Pendle Antique Centre, Sabden


Free Estimates lor non-insurance work


Quality Workmanship, in quality materials 17yrs in trade


PADIHAM 74605 WORK WHALLEY 822894 HOME!


CYRIL


H00LEY Ex-Hoover


service engineer


.57 WOONE LANE, CLITHEROE Tel. 22023


AUTHORISED


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ians could even tell you where Mark and Pauline Wiggin run the Catholic Youth Centre for the Liverpool Archdiocese. So modestly and efficiently is it run, that one Clitheroe man had walked past the walls of Text House, Edis- ford Road, nearly every day for the past 30 years and had not a clue what went on behind them. “We soon p u t th a t


right,” said Mark. “We gave him a guided tour.” . That is the same warm


approach which greets people from all over Lan­ cashire who come to Text House for very different reasons. Every week or weekend, the Wiggin family — Mark (36), Pau­ line (34) and daughters Katie (5), Sarah (4) and Lizzie (2) welcome young people in school parties, youth groups and organi­ sations. But the door doesn’t


financially supported by anybody, its low charges to visitors mean it has to ru n on a s h o e s t r in g budget. “Everything we have is


Because the hostel is not aft#


something out of a skip if I think I can repair it,” he added. .On average, 20 people


secondhand or donated,” said Mark, who says he is used to “ begging and borrowing.” “I’m not beyond picking


stay at the hostel each week and Mark and Pau­ line offer as much — and equally as little — help as the group wants. With young people, they foster awareness by role-playing games and group discus­ sions. With the troubled, they simply offer a homely background with the space to breathe. The W ig g in s b o th


^*5 'W BILLINGTON Play areas


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Members of the public, Cowbut


concerned about the devel- SJ, , opment proposed behind Uapfm Railway View, Billington, 'Vel.'e s attended last Wednesday’s


meeting of Billington Par- 1 "e ish Council.


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about the involvement of f iPi1. the local play area and an ? . , assurance was given that Dcls " at this stage fears were unfounded, but residents’ IS™ concern would be noted. Members sanctioned a


Questions were asked


request for a quotation for protective surfacing under play equipment on both play areas and endorsed a


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request for an independent inspection of play equip­ ment as quickly as possi-


ble. The local police consta­ SeV


ble outlined problems con- Mer corning the play areas and YFC 1 members agreed to apply on Sa for by-laws to be intro- the H duced in line with those at Sla used by Wilpshire Parish sheep, Council.


sectio The council approved entrii


trained as teachers before doing voluntary work overseas, but are a modest pair' despite their wide travelling. “We have no great faci­


grants for St Leonard’s year, Scout Supporters, Billing- sheep ton Youth Club and tooks Als


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lities here. All we have on offer is the house and our­ selves,” said Mark, pic­ tured with a group of young visitors. But when you see the


Approved fuel merchant. Business in the family for 60 years. Top quality fuels at the right price coupled with reliable per­ sonal service to all areas. In order to achieve that top quality, all fuels are screened so there is definitely and I mean defini­ tely no slack waste.


COAL COAL COAL 50kgsbags 50 kgs bags Sunbrite £6.30 Coalite £6.30


Anthracite Beans £6.50 Anthracite £6.50 Coal from £4.25 Stove Nuts £6.50


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close to any age or reli­ gion . . . and visitors also include mothers’ support groups, the slightly disa­ bled and young people between jobs and college who help with repairs.


happiness of a group of M e r se y s id e ch i ld re n enjoying our Ribble Valley countryside, or some spe­ cial needs children off to explore the town, you rea­ lise th a t is more than enough.


Langho Playgroup. The council has received


other


a. legacy from Miss Jessica Carr ; Lofthouse for the provi- were sion of roadside seats for with walkers.


Foxed by dialect


SOUND archivist Ken Howarth has been foxed by the meaning of a dialect word once in common usage in the Clitheroe area.


“Advertiser and Times” readers for help in trans- l a t i n g t h e w o r d “buckramile.”


Now he is turning to Ken, the North West


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Full information and demonslration video and tapes


Contractors to leading rental companies, local authorities eld- Established 20 years


Fully insured, prompt attention Tel. Whalley (0254) 822165 COLOUR TV videoW ntals


COLOUR TV from £5.95 per month VIDEO from £12.95 per month


ALSO Repairs to most TVs with frsa loan aata provided. A. E. HARGREAVES


TV and VIDEO from £16.95 per month


MOOR LANE AND WOONE LANE, CLITHEdOE. Tel. 22683


DEREK LEIGH TV RENTALS


4 Shireburn Avenue, Clitheroe. Telephone 24168.


NO DEPOSIT TV RENTALS Portable, Teletext, Remote


e.g. 20in TV £7.00 per Cal. Month ■


New 21 In. FST Remote £10.50 per Cal. Month Discount for Annual Payment


TV Repairs, ex-Rentals for sale


Meaty sandwich is a winner


BILLINGTON kitchen assistant Rosaline Hol- gate had something of a working holiday when’ she went to Butlin’s Somerset World at Minehead.


The week was supposed


to be a break from her work in one of the kitchens at St Augustine’s High School, but she soon found herself taking part in — and winning — a cookery competition run in con­


ju n c t io n with B r it ish Meat. Rosaline, of Victoria


JOHN G. CRICK Photo copying


OPEN: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 10.00 a.m. — 5.00 p.m.


12 LOWERGATE, CLITHEROE, LANCASHIRE, BB7 1AD


'“New carpets and 1 vinyls


Repairs and refits


Fitting your own carpets


DUSTBUSTERS Cleaning and


Gardening Services


Ail types of cleaning, ironing, washing and gardening.


Domestic and Commercial Work,


Confidentiality Guaranteed. Competitive rates.


"Who you gonna call?" Tel: Trish on


Burnley 39761


POLLARD and


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UNIT 8, THE SIDINGS, STATION ROAD, WHALLEY PLUMBING, HEATING, PAINTING,


DECORATING and ELECTRICAL WORK


Contractors to Local Authorities and Regional Health Authority


ESTIMATES FREE WITHOUT OBLIGATION


Telephone: WHALLEY (0254) 823106 ____ ' ' , .______ _ A;


ST0NYHURST


LANDSCAPES All aspects of gardening - undertaken


Tel: Blackburn 40110 or Stonyhurat 664


TEMPLEMAN Tel. 25638, or


Competitive prices SEED and


37 Wellgate, Clitheroe


28401 (evenings) TV AND VIDEO


RENTALS, SALES AND SERVICE


Kibble Cclesnoitt


62 WHALLEY ROAD, CLITHEROE. Telephone 27280


Weddings — Birthdays 1 — Parties


Any Special Occasion


HIRE A VIDEO CAMERA


Competitive rates — daily, weekend, weekly. All


prices include insurance and blank tape.


PHOTO CORNER 4 Moor Lane, Clitheroe. TEL: 29338


ELECTRICIAN


Graham Whiteoak. ALL TYPES OF


ELECTRICAL WORK UNDERTAKEN


Tel. Whalley (0254) 823555


THE term “twitcher” has come to mean a bird­ watcher who charges around the country to see rare birds that somebody else has found. How do tw'itchers hear about these rarities? Until a few years ago they would either ring up Nancy’s Cafe at Cley, in Norfolk, where a log book was kept, or the news would be spread by a telephone grapevine. More recently, an organisation known as the Bird


Information Service has established a recorded tele­ phone message service which is updated several times a day. At present the service is national and lists rarities throughout the British Isles. Although some keen individuals think nothing of driving several hundred miles in the hope that the bird will still be there when they arrive, others would rather know what is nearer to home. The BIS is therefore shortly to establish regional services. However, the original meaning of twitcher was


something rather different. Knowledgeable individu­ als woujd know that particular weather conditions at certain times of the year have a high probability of bringing rare birds to particular localities. When these weather conditions occurred, some bird­ watchers would twitch with excitement in anticipa­ tion of what they might find. They would then go out and search for their own rarities, rather than relying on somebody else..


Although not admitting to twitching with excite­ ■ ,


ment, it was in keeping with the original meaning of the word that I paid a visit to Spurn Point, at the mouth of the Humber, last weekend. Easterly winds were forecast and in autumn these often bring rare migrants to the east coast. Unfortunately, the anticipated fall of migrants did


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not materialise, but the onshore winds did have the effect of driving many sea birds towards the shore. Sooty shearwaters nest on islands in the sub-Antarc­ tic, but outside their breeding season' during our summer, many move into the North Pacific and somC' into the North Atlantic, where'they normally remain well out at sea. Storms .must have driven' them into the North Sea and several individuals were to be seen close inshore.


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Terrace, was voted “Brit­ ish Meat Cook of the Week” after preparing the best sandwich at a special demonstration of creative cooking. Dozens of h o l id a y ­


makers to o k ‘p a r t , but Rosaline’s eight years in


school catering obviously stood her in good stead. She won a British Meat T-shirt and apron. “You do tend, to do silly


O n ly the very best wins the British


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things when you’re on holiday,” she said after the event. When Rosaline isn’t pre­


paring meals for her hus­ band Alex, a central heat­ ing engineer, and her sons, Christopher (14) and Graham (12), she enjoys spare-time hobbies of gar­ dening and decorating. She is pictured with


British Meat cookery demonstrator Sue Pearce after the competition.


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sound archivist based at Clitheroe Castle Museum, has come across the word in the Stonyhurst College magazine. It appears in a reprinted article by F. J. Irwin on the subject of “The Lancashire rural sport of word hunting,” first written in 1929. “The writer says the


Lydia aims for an Army life


RIMINGTON teenager Lydia Walton is setting her. sights on a military career and is hoping to start by entering that male bastion of Army tradition, Sand­ hurst College.


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Howgill Farm, and the late Mr David Walton, will hear in February whether she has been accepted as


Lydia (17), the daughter of Mrs Judith Walton, of


one of only 80 female entrants to the college each year. “I have always wanted to join the Army and that


was also the dear wish of my father, who died last year,” said Lydia. She has been at boarding school in Windermere


second year at St Ann’s University in Fife, but has has already notched up some valuable work experience — in a kibbutz in Israel and a school in Australia.


word means a tussock of coarse grass, but I think this is wrong, ” said Ken. “I ’m sure he. must have misheard the definition from the person who was using it at the time.” Anyone who can help


Ken solve the riddle is asked to contact him at the museum (Clitheroe 27897).


LIBRARY CORNER


new fantasy series from this popular author. • “His father’s son” — Malcolm MacDonald. A ifamily story set


LATEST additions to the stock at Clitheroe Library include: “The diumond throne” — David Eddings. First book in a


to making scenery, aimed at amateur dramatic groups-. “Circuit weight training” — Tony Lycholat. Advice on exer­


at the turn of the century, telling of a child of mysterious parentage. “Create your own stage sets” — Terry Thomas. Practical guide


cise plans for everyone, from beginners to more experienced sportsmen.


and hopes to study for a degree in history at Bris­ tol or Newcastle University, before joining the Army. Lydia’s elder sister, Emily, is at present in her


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Embroidery goes on display


THE new programme for Whalley and District E m b ro id e re r s ’ Guild starts with a competition — in the adult centre, tomorrow, at 7-30 p.m. Members’ work from


last year will be oh display for the competition and new members are invited. The judge will be Bernie


Barnaby, a tutor from the Preston area, who has also been asked to speak. Any work completed in


coming year includes a weekend course at Alston Hall, near Longridge, tu to r e d by F ra n k ie Abbott. . ., .. .. The day school and Fri­


the past year, influenced by day classes, evening talks or weekend courses, can be entered. The programme for the


obtaining a loan to pur- They chase a one-acre site Nortl designated for the new the c sports and leisure hall go fo from Billington and final Langho Community Asso- Stoni ciation was discussed.


The possibility of brain, bers,


business outstanding the who meeting was adjourned and resumed on Friday. Following advice from the Ribble Valley Borough Council solicitor, the reso- ; loan sanc-


lution regarding loa tion was rescinded. The chairman’s sugges­


tion that the matter be discussed at a public meet­ ing was adopted and the meeting will take place on Wednesday, September 27th, at St Leonard’s School, Langho. It will be immediately followed by a parish council meeting.


There is to be a Trafal­ gar Day service at St


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day evening meetings include talks on Tamari balls, patchwork and quilt­ ing, Tambour beading, Chinese embroidery, free smocking and Kumihimo braiding.


Leonard’s Church on presi October 22nd. Participants cornu in the Duke of Edinburgh meetl Award Scheme have heard offered to tidy up the cen- of jej otaph area in preparation Mrs for the service of remem- pool, brance and to plant spring V. V| bulbs in the area.


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The parish council gave piecd A


permission for St Leon- was ard’s Scouts to use the Mrs Langho play area for the Mrs annual bonfire as in former sion years.


afternoon at Ebenezer Octl Baptist Church,Billington, .


Golden party M At the tea and chat stal


the ladies were e n te r ­ tained to a party by Mrs H. Robertson to celebrate h e r golden wedding. Everyone enjoyed the event. At next week’s meeting


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of -the Ladies Social Hour there will be a slide show by Miss M. A. Pearson, of Billington, on London. Everyone is welcome to attend.


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Pony club Chipping Pony Club


members made the trek to Cartmel Racecourse for the annual camp, under the the supervision of Dis­ trict Commissioner Mrs Rosemary Wilson, several committee members and three instructors. The weather throughout


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the week proved kind, with the exception of one day of heavy rain, which made it necessary to post- be pone until the following M. day the visit to Bigland w Hall for cross-country riding. However, Cartmel ln Show, held that day, pro- su' vided a useful diversion. Li Other highlights were a su


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vaulting evening and an ca introductory game of hor- p ; seball — a French game s similar to netball, played on horseback. A dressage ti and equitation jumping M competition was held on c-


the last day. Some of the 21 members s) m


who took part in the camp jj had to return home early to compete in the Area Horse Trials at Osbaldes- ton Hall. The Chipping team was unfortunately eliminated, but Joanna Garment was second in th.e senior individual competi- tion.


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under-lOs team enjoyed a C two-day mini-camp the fol- w lowing week at instructor. J Mrs Joan Crook’s home. ■ n Later in the week Mrs B


Adrienne Hallam exa- E mined candidates for the i “C+” test at the home o f


■ committee member Mrs Nancy Blackburn. Certifi­ cates were awarded to successful candidates Lucy Wilkinspn, Claire Har-


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