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A honeymoon in the York­ shire Dales followed the wedding at St Ambrose Church, Grindleton, of Mr Andrew Keith Crossley and Miss Sarajane Ryan. Mr Crossley, the only


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Knowles and her son wer® Gary (15) were given ^ “rt. “temporary” accom-


mod at io n at t h e f orethd Joiner’s Arms, Clith- £35.90{ eroe, in May.


were highly commended: Herbert Johnson and Jack Binks, both of Henthorn Road; Ronald Knight, of Curzon Street;- Bryan Ro­ berts,of Wilson. Street; George Cowgill, of West View; and George Barker, of Whalley Road. All received their prizes


at a presentation evening at Chtheroe Town Hall on Tuesday.____________


Protesters halt shoot for Glorious Twelfth


ANIMAL rights protesters gave shooting parties plenty to grouse about when tney invaded Slaidburn and Dunsop Bridge and ruined the Glorious Twelfth.


keepers kept cool and say the protesters did not get “the confrontation they wanted.” The famous annual


But farmers and game-


on farms owned by the North West Water Board. Jack Walker, who farms


event has never run into difficulties in this area before, but locals became suspicious when several


Brennand Farm with his brother Jim, said: “They came late morning with walkie-talkies and big sticks, leaving gates open and le aving us with several gaps in the walls." After lunch, the 40 men


strangers were spotted roaming the area early on Saturday morning. Later, the North West


■\ T R IN IT Y y o u th ! centre’s summer play scheme in Clitheroe, now in its fifth year, received a pat on the back this week from the Ribble Valley Mayor, Coun. John Cliff. The scheme is half­


youngsters. The Mayor took tea


Hunt Saboteurs’ Associa­ tion claimed 40 protesters had stopped the Brennand Shoot at Dunsop Bridge and the nearby Croasdale Shoot, both of which are


and women moved on to Croasdale Farm, where television cameras filmed the proceedings and- farmer Malcolm Hanley said: "The whole thing has been set up for television.” Malcolm, who was beat­


ing for the shoot, said the protesters drove up the fell in a coach and Land- Rover and walked the last two miles to the shoot. “They then sat on each


way through its sum­ mer programme and is attracting nearly 200


with them and was shown round by Mr Geoff Ja ck so n , the area’s youth and com­ munity worker. A f te rw a rd s , th e


Fine o f £200 for nurse who hit patient


A FORMER nurse at Calderstones Hospital appeared before Clitheroe magistrates charged with assaulting a patient.'


Mayor said he was very impressed by what he had seen. The scheme was p ro v id in g an important service keep­ ing children off the streets during the. long summer holidays. They were clearly enjoying what they were doing and the Mayor added that he was encouraged at the high number of adult volunteer helpers. The scheme operates


shooting butt, shouting about the murder of birds. We all packed up and went home, so they didn’t get the confrontation they wanted. They were just there to annoy and were not interested in talking.” Mr Hanley said the pro­


testers had been highly organised. Many had left gates open, but the game- keepers had shut them. “I felt as if we should


across times to persuade him to eat his food. John Nuttall (37), of


32-year-old Calderstones them in anything but a patient, with the mental to ta l ly professional age of between 18 months manner, and two years, was struck Mr Legowski’s feeding the head at meal habits were difficult and he rejected solid food. Last year he had been seriously ill because of weight loss and a chest infection. “Nuttall found himself


The court heard how a other patients or treated


Lupin Road, Accrington, pleaded guilty to a charge of assault against Bruno Legowski. He was fined £200 and ordered to pay £17 costs. The magistrates dis­


on Mondays and Thurs­ days for the under-14s and there are currently 120 attending. Up to 70 over-14s are attending on T u e s d a y s an d


LAMBERT — BLOCKLEY


son of Mr and Mrs Keith Crossley, of Harper Road Farm, Lane Head, Roch­ dale, is a ch a r te red surveyor. Miss Ryan, the eldest


daughter of Mr and Mrs John Ryan, of Bank Hall, Sawley, works as a cordon bleu cook. The bride, who was


have been selling them ‘Brasso’ because of the profusion of earrings and bangles on both sexes and feel the whole thing had been staged just for the sake of publicity,” he said. Clitheroe police said the


.eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs R. Blockley, of Sun- nymeade, Abbey Road, Whalley, married Mr P ete r Howard'James Lambert at Whalley Par­ ish Church. The bridegroom, a col­


The honeymoon started in Paris and ended in Turkey when Miss Gail Blockley,


protest had been “peaceful without incident and no extra men were drafted in.” The shooters, many of


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Chatburn jobs safe for now


JOBS are safe, for the moment, at Chatham's Smith ami Nephew plant in Kibble Lane, following the announcement this week of 280 redundancies within the group. In Brierfield, 120 jobs


jobs to be lost at Chatburn have been announced, hut all redundancies are to he found through natural


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given away by her father, wore the family wedding gown of ivory cotton lace, picturing pheasants and partridges, originally designed by a. Royal Col­ lege of Art designer, the bride’s uncle! It had fine details added, featuring tiny bows and seed pearls trimmed with fresh rose­ buds. Her bouquet and headdress featured winter and summer jasmine, ivory and pink-tinged rosebuds, wild honey­ suckle and rosemary. Bridesmaids were cous­


and William Booth and Jam ie and Geoffrey Marsh. Best man was Lt. Craig


ins Amy and Elizabeth Coltman, who wore sailor dresses of navy cotton drill and straw hats trimmed with field flowers. Page boys were Douglas


formed by the Rev. A. A. Marks, great uncle of the bride. Organist was Dr David Hopkinson and cho­ risters Gareth Jones and ■Dawn Heywood sang. A reception was held at


Peden and groomsmen were Mr Daniel Ryan, Mr Chad Ryan, Mr Andrew Chadwick and Mr Timothy Booth. The ceremony was per­


whom come from miles away for the sport,- have arranged new dates, but these are being kept strict secret.


Reunion for old


students


CALLING all old Rivers- meadians — your school needs you! A grand reunion is to


take place next month for all ex-students of the for­ mer Riversmead Second­ ary School, now known as Bowland High School, Grindleton. The celebration on Fri­


day, September 29th at 7.30 p.m., is to mark the 40th anniversary of the school, which first opened with 80 pupils and eight staff.


headmasters since the start and also now boasts 330 pupils and 22 staff. F a rm e r Mr David


The school has had three


Howard, former pupil and now chairman of the school governors, said: “We have had many so-called 11-plus failures who have gone on to make a success in profe- sional and academic


•fields.” To mark the occasion Mr


the bride s home. The cou­ ple are to live at Hunger Hill Farm, Rochdale. Photograph: David Sim­ mons Studio, Clitheroe.


Graduate’s world trip


tiles Division Mr John Robinson said at a Press conference oil Tuesday: “In order to' improve fur­ ther the ((Utility and com­ petitiveness of our pro­ ducts. we are spending £2. fun on improving our factories. “Jo achieve this and


jobs within the textile division by 28(1 over the next 12 months. “We will' lie providing


FORMER Clitheroe Royal Grammar School pupil Nigel Rudgyard has received a first class B.Sc. honours degree in com­ puter science at Bristol University. - Nigel,, the younger son


become competitive with other- European manufac­ turers, we will have to reduce the'numbers til'


professional help and'giiiil mice to assist' people who will lose their jolts."


■ Keighley, and ,his elder . brother Michael,, now com- : pleting a doctorate course . at Oxford University; ' - Nigel leaves England in September, for a round- the-world tr ip which includes spending some months .in Australia before he returns next July to start a career. •


of Mr and Mrs Anthony Rudgyard, of Waddington Road, CUtheroe, follows in the footsteps of his eider sister Linda, a solicitor in


Graham Crossley, Head­ master, will be presented with an aerial photograph of the school.. Tickets for the event


vities includes treasure hunts, sailing, music workshops and outings to places of interest. Disabled children are especially welcome. Our p h o to g r a p h


Fridays. A wide range of acti­


missed a further charge, which Nuttall denied, of ill-treating the patient. Mrs Sue Riley, prose­


cuting, told the court that Nuttall’s actions came to light when complaints were made by three junior trainee nurses. She said Mr Legowski


shared a small one-room hadbeel bedsit, waiting their turn court 1 for more suitable perma- monthsl nent housing.


For three months they He al


ley Council’s director of The d community and commer- eroe fatl cial services Mr Dave Mor- £752.511 ris confirmed that vacan- ahead yl cies had arisen at the Mr M Joiner’s Arms in the last had bel few days and one of the July, fil empty flats was being alio- by She! cated to Mrs Knowles’s of the I son.


On Monday, Ribble Val- ment ofj paid off!


gations by members of his said til department into Mrs correspl Knowles’s case were still by the I taking place.


the council for accommo- weregr dation in May, at which Shell time she was classed as had nl “homeless.”_____ ___ housitl


council not to transfer TelejJ existing tenants who are w'th


“It is the policy of the Rjbbhl


in arrears, other than in been exceptional circum- struct! stances,” said Mr Morris. Shekel “I am not aware of any the act! exceptional circumstances ""y ttr why Mrs Knowles cannot letter pay her rental.” _ __ been Mr Morris claimed that w'tb


Mrs Knowles owed two “ny °1 weeks’ rent arrears of I'EpttJ £50.08 on Thursday last article!


taking on the role of a father to a son, with a sharp word and an isolated clip on the back of the head to persuade Mr Legowski to open his mouth and take his food,” said Mr King. “He did not strike him


in a fit of temper to cause fear in the man, but to c r e a t e a p o s i t iv e response.” Mr King added that the


was admitted to the hospi­ tal in 1964. He had limited understanding and every­ thing had to be done for him. He was also severely epileptic and had a chest complaint. Mrs Riley said the alle­


shows the children making friends with the Mayor. .


lege lecturer, is the only son of Mrs R. Wheeler, of Manor Road, Walton-on- Thames, Surrey,' and the late Mr R. H. Lambert. The bride, the managing


director of the family busi­ ness of three retail outlets in catering, food and fashion, was given away by her father. She wore an ivory silk


Banned for three years


A CLITHEROE man was found to be just over twice the legal limit of alcohol, after being stopped by police as he drove in


Clitheroe. As a result, John James


gown with fitted waistline, full skirt and a scooped neckline front and back. The neckline and hem were trimmed with silk rosebuds and Austrian lace and a matching circlet of rosebuds held her long veil edged with pearl drop­ lets. She carried a bouquet of gold roses and lilies on


dark green foliage.. Chief bridesmaid was


the bride’s sister, Miss Victoria Blockley, and other attendants were the b r id e 's s is te r , Miss Rachael Blockley, and the bridegroom’s daughter, Miss Katie Lambert. They wore three-quar­


Holden (35), of Littlemoor Road, was fined £400 and banned from driving for three years by the town’s magistrates, after plead­ ing guilty to driving with excess alcohol. A breath test showed 72


micrograms of alcohol, the legal limit being 35. The court heard that it


was Holden’s second simi­ lar offence within 10 years, which meant three-year ban. Holden had nothing to say in court.


week;_ _______ :


North West, Mr Roy np®s '■ Murphy, had drawn the wtllco


Director of Shelter expenl


a family living in Clitheroe . VJl threatened with eviction "IE tll earlier in the year over -ra!}., I £35 rent arrears. Mr Morris this week


attention of the “Adver- . un I tiser and Times” to two 'sbenl more cases in the Ribble p1 e n11 Valley. ____________^rmsl Mr Murphy highlighted b.® 1


will bl The


gation against Nuttall was that he struck the patient with the flat of his hand at meal times, to try to get him to;eat . , ■ ;; •>. While Mr Legowski had


no visible injuries, he was seen to cover his face at meal times, indicating he was afraid of being hit. Mrs Riley said that


defendant had visited Mr Legowski in hospital, taken him rides in his ear and to his home. He had devoted 12 years to caring for mentally and handi­ capped people. Now his nursing career lay in tatters. Presiding magistrate Mr


claimed that Shelter did bougll not represent the family in


court last month and ‘ "era added: “The total arrears (‘en al


Tom Dugdale said: “It is a very sad day for you and a disgrace .after, 12 years’ service. “But we accept the case


because of severe staff shortages at the hospital, Nuttall was carrying out duties of acting charge- nurse and was in a position of trust, as well as being required to set an example to student nurses. Since his arrest, there


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sidered of benefit to stop Mr Legowski from his self-imposed starvation."


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had been an internal disci­ plinary inquiry at the hospital, resulting in his dismissal. He was now working as a furniture restorer. Mr Peter King, repre­


THE Clitheroe and Dis­ trict Bible Socjety raised £200 at their recent cream teas afternoon to raise funds for providing Bibles in different languages for many parts of the world. The Society’s committee


senting Nuttall, said that the defendant did what he did with the best possible intentions for the benefit of the patient. There was no sugges­ tion he had ever struck


A SPECTACULAR parad] Barracuda exponents will 1 tion at the Roefield Gala.


Plans are now well sidefl advanced for the extrav- . In I aganza early next month ties i and organisers hope it will m a I raise several thousand for "I pounds towards their by t i £70,000 target.


ch u t is ts will be the Phtlf showstoppers.


Undoubtedly the para-


thanks all helpers and their supporters at this


event. The next effort will be a


tion Army Band. Their golden occasion


ter length ivory dresses w ith lemon s a sh e s , trimmed with lemon rose­ buds. Their sleeves and necklines were trimmed with lace and they wore lemon silk flowers in their hair. Victoria’s bouquet was similar to the bride’s and the younger brides­ maids carried baskets of lemon and gold flowers. Best man was Mr G.


Thomas, groomsmen were Mr M. Chapman and Mr B. Peake and ushers were Mr M. and Mr D Lambert., The ceremony was per­


cost £1.00 and are avail­ able from Lthe school (Clitheroe 41374 or 23384) and from organisers (Bol- ton-by-Bowlarid 221,652 and 667).


the Foxfields, Billington. The couple are to live in


Whalley Road, Langho. Photograph: Paul Dea- ville, Blackburn.


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Thumbs up for club’s floodlights


FOUR f loodlighting columns are to be erected at Clitheroe Cricket, Bowling and Tennis Club, despite a petition from .nearby residents.


; floodlighting of the club’s i third tennis court and a j portion of the existing net­


ley Council’s Development Sub Committee approved a planning application for


■ Members of Ribble Val­ .


ball court. Coun. Howel Jones'


(Clitheroe) said he shared the concern- of the resi­ dents that improved light­ ing could encourage late- night use of the courts for


five-a-side football and football training.. Planning permission


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was granted subject to conditions, including the


On the menu


SOUP and sandwiches will be on the menu in . Wad­ dington on Saturday.' ■ • • Members of -the village WI are'organising- a soup and sandwich lunch-in the Methodist Sunday School and families, friends, and visitors will be welcome.


A CHATBURN couple will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary this Saturday.


Woods, of Park Avenue, have lived all their lives in the village and were mar-. ,ried in Chatburn Method­ ist. Church :on: August 19th, 1939. Former ;weaver; Hilda ; to work on the railways


Harold and -Hilda ■ Harold- said: “We have ' Harold has also held a anniversary. -'


(79) was busy bringing up ' where, except for. war ser^ a family when Harold (76) ■' vice, he was to remain was serving:in the Royal < until his.retirement; 40 Air Force,during the last '-years later, in 1969, as a war. • .


, British Rail clerk.


been very fortunate in our lives. We have brought up three children and,they all d id v e ry w e l l ,fp r themselves.” After, leaving school at the age of 16, Harold'went


number of senior positions as a lifelong supporter of the local Labour Party.. ■ The couple have three


children, Valerie (48), David, (46) and Sandra (45),. together with five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. ; .. The, immediate family will be getting together • next week for; a ^peciatV c e le b r a t io n 'of th e


musical evening at St James’s Church, Clith­ eroe, on October 14th, with the Blackpool'Salva­


encouraged to buy cards men] before the fall, all of which oxtrq will be laid out in the was I arena. As the parachutists yan« land, having jumped from tionsf a height of 3,500ft, each an(l I will pick up a prize-win- woull


Spectators are to be Lraj ningcard.


a fancy dress fun run, frorTl aimed particularly at Coul mothers and tiny tots.


The day is to start with dantl *'l


cession from the Castle Wat! Gate to the Castle Field gontl where attractions wjll "bvjf include, weather-permit- Cl ting, rides in a hot air bal- hopa loon, a children’s fun-fair, be it abseiling, balloon race, sevd face-painting, arm wres- and I tling. judo and karate chtnl demonstrations, guard dog tips I display and a multitude of the ^


There will be a pro- The di1 n j . m i j - t . n . 'm y


have one of the lowest unemployment levels in me


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formed by the Rev. J. M. C. Ackroyd and the organ­ ist was Mr J. R. Thornton. A reception was held at


throughout the village for many months. In some m cases neighbours have ra agreed to differ, with 0_ some in favour, others a g a in s t and many non-committal.


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Mrs Jackson’s next-door ab neighbour in Trafford Gar- sot


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rant: “They can leave our co, village alone. Are we qu going to be allowed to walk through the site if w this goes ahead? We have un been walking through it ba1 for 35 years. The deve­ lopers have stipulated that they will not cut down any trees and if they receive planning permission I will de- make sure they stick to co


that.”


• a local beauty spot, adding: “There is a goose Vvhich arrived at the lodge just before Christmas. There are three deer there at the moment. We see Heron in that area. All that


. ' ! area was considered to be w« Mrs Farrant said the , B‘ ‘Adf ' P'1 be si I It tl He said she approached officetj the L;l Mr Morris said investi- On M regulaij weeks o| r<


A CLITHEROE mother [ provided with separate a| irig^the story of their pligh


homelel


will be destroyed.” Mrs Irene Parker,, of w


Cockerill Terrace, has b lived in Barrow for the si past 24 years.


, Her home overlooks the s


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