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just before midnight last month, police saw two groups of youths standing in the middle of the road in the Salthill area and squaring up to each other. The defendants were in the group and were shout- ing o b sc en it ie s and threats. Police held one group
Walker and Eccleston, said the trouble started after one group assaulted a friend of the other group. They were really acts of bravado, with no specific violence or fight ing, he said. Lord had nothing to
back while the other crossed a footbridge at Henthorn, but they later got together and charged at each other. Mr Keith Bagot, for
Peter Reed told them: “We are sick to death of youths like you disturbing people at night and spoil ing their enjoyment.”
say. Presiding magistrate Mr
Setting an example
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Ann Hudson, who has arranged the booking, said: “We realise the importance of the breast screening service and would like our decision to encourage other women to follow our example.”
put their names down for a block booking for breast screening at Clitheroe Health Centre, following emphasis on a health pro gramme promoted by Chief Executive Mr Oswin Hopkins. Assistant secretary Mrs
HEALTH-CONSCIOUS women workers at the Ribble Valley Council Offices are hoping to set an example for others to follow. Thirty employees have
ton Street, Robert Walker (17), of Mayfield Avenue, and Jason Lee Eccleston (17), of Siddows Avenue, were also bound over to keep the peace for 12 months in the sum ofiflOO. The court heard that,
THREE Clitheroe youths were each fined £200 by the town’s magistrates when they admitted using threatening words and behaviour. Craig Lord (18), of Graf
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CLITHEROE pulled out the plug on its seasonal generosity when a spon sored bath-push through the town raised more than £1,000 for Christie Hospital, Manchester. Employees of ICI,
Bit, of a push to
Clitheroe, and British Aerospace, Preston, together with families and friends, donned fancy dress to brave Saturday’s atrocious weather and collect £271 on a route which took them round every hotel in the town. Said one of the organ
hospital help.
lected the sponsorship money, we wiil break the £1,000 mark. It’s a great start to Christmas in the Ribble Valley.” The group decided to
isers, Mr Tony Garner: “When we have also col-
stage the event when one of Tony’s colleagues at ICI received treat-
push came when Tony, of Moor End, Clitheroe, dropped a spiritrlevel through a shiny new bath he was installing at home. “I have taken a lot of
me.nt for cancer at Christies. The idea for the bath-
' money for such a worthy cause, I didn’t mind what they said!” he declared. Our picture shows the
stick about my acci dent . . . but as long as people k ep t giving
group ready to set off, including Tony, dressed as a duck (fourth from the right).
Villagers take great pride, in
area, says judge AFTER its dismal showing last year, Sabden has been heartened by the judge’s report on the village in this year’s Best-Kept Village Competition.
the parish council meeting, said: “On arriving in Sab den I was impressed by th e g e n e r a l c le a n
The report, read out at ‘Wellyphant’ pays a visit to party
appearance of the village, with only the odd piece of recently dropped litter in evidence.
and buildings are gen erally very well main tained. Most of the build ings entered for the special merit awards were of a high standard, espe cially the butcher’s shop, St Nicholas’s Church and Sunday School and the County Primary School. They are well maintained, with splendid wooded areas.
“The majority of houses
trast Upholstery was very well maintained and the factory buildings blended well with the rest of the village.
“The entrance to Con m k y . . . ■SME
Clitheroe 22324 (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising)..Burnley 22331 (Classified) Valley sees
increase in homelessness
WHILE Christmas is a time of joy. and cele bration, it is also a time for reflection. So when you are tucking "
with which Dave Morris, director of community and commercial services at the Ribble Valley Council, is •particularly hap; “There has been an
cant increase in their num bers over the last year and the nine-flat homeless accommodation at the Joiners Arms, in Whalley Road, Clitheroe, has been full for months. It is not a state of affairs
into the turkey, spare a thought for the RiDble Valley’s homeless. There has been a signifi
Spirits droop in lost fixture
CHRISTMAS - sp ir its
increase in homelessness for a variety of reasons,” said Mr Morris. “We are having to spend far greater staff time on the problem.” This follows the national
trend and while the Ribble Valley does not have the same problems as places like London and Manches ter, it is still a cause for concern. “The right to buy coun
definitely drooped at Clitheroe. Chess Club when the “A” team lost an away f ixture against Blackburn “A” team. This brings its present league position to: played 5, won 0, drawn 1. This week, the club appealed for new members to come along and give the 10 struggling adult mem bers a “boost.” Anyone interested can telephone Peter Ryan (Clitheroe
25721). The fixture against
den obviously take great pride in maintaining their v i l l a g e to a h ig h standard.”
request to have the 30 m.p.h. sign removed to a position further along the White Hill Road had been turned down by Lanca shire County Council. However, the council was to place a. “Reduce speed now” sign on the road.
the large village class. It was reported that a
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Appeal to public in festive drive against litter
SPECIAL efforts are being made by the Ribble Valley Council to clear up litter in Clitheroe, Whalley and Loningridge ‘just before Christmas —
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but, at the same time, the public are being asked to help by putting litter in bins.
the council’s .direct ser vices organisation will be picking up litter, as well as emptying the 50 bins in Clitheroe town centre and the 50 in Whalley and Longridge. How much this will cost is not certain, but it is an
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making sure the litter-bins are emptied and not left overflowing over Christ mas,” said Mr Graham Jagger, the council’s prin cipal technical officer. Teams of workers from
council’s efforts is the Saturday before Christ mas. “On that day we shall be
The critical day for the
indication of the commit ment the council is making to keep the Ribble Valley clean, tidy and attractive, added Mr Jagger. From the start of the council’s next financial year in April, much more money and effort will be commit ted to this end, he said. He hoped the public
grounds, new cast-iron lit ter-bins made by Castle Castings Ltd are replacing the older bins, which are more vulnerable to vandal ism. And one company, Neotechnic Engineering Ltd, has started some thing the council would like to see other busi nesses taking up — spon soring a bench, which nor
has made this year to keep the Ribble Valley clean and tidy have already been welcomed, he said. “Some people like,to criticise us, so it’s nice to hear others appreciating our efforts — as they are with the foot ball fields.” In Clitheroe Castle
Members dine out
DUE to the flu bug, there were a few last-minute cancellations for the Christmas dinner of the Wednesday Club. ,
bers enjoyed a meal at the Coach and Horses' Hotel, Bolton-by-Bowland. Birth day g re e t in g s , were expressed to member Mrs M. Webster and thanks to Mrs Gill Bailey for organ: ising the evening. , ■'
Nevertheless, 15 mem
exchanged between mem bers during the meal.
Christmas gifts were
be on January 17th, at the Lower Buck, Waddington, at 8 p.m., when Mr N. Rawson will give a film show about his holiday in China.
The next meeting will
OVER 100 people packed St Helen’s Sunday School, Waddington, for the play- - group’s annual nativity play.
on a fine performance. The props, scenery1 and costumes were made-by mothers.
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After wceksof preparation, the youngsters, aged between’two and five, put :
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and the parents were served with sherry and mince pies. All proceeds from the event will go to playgroup funds.
Afterwards, the children were treated to a show from magician Reg Rainbow
would help by being as tidy as possible: "The lit ter is generated by people, so th e ir help will be appreciated.” The efforts the council
mally costs £250 (including a plaque) to buy and site.
tinuing and costly prob lem, said Mr Jagger. Cleaning, mending and replacing street signs in Clitheroe alone has cost £1,800 since April — and marker pens are increas ingly being used on the town’s benches. “It’s' all money which could be bet ter spent on other things,” he added.
But vandalism is a con
ections are likely to be altered only marginally after Christmas, said Mr Jagger. Collections could be a day earlier than nor mal, or a day la te r , depending on where you live — but there should only be a difference of one day.
Household rubbish coll
between six months and 16, enjoyed games and dancing, before sitting down to. a meal made by th e wives of s ta f f members.
m ad e a s u r p r i s e appearance to distrib ute gifts and another popular visitor was the Fire Brigade mascot, “Wellyphant.” The youngsters, aged
CLITHEROE Fire Sta tion was ablaze with fun, games and laugh ter on Sunday, when 16 children and grandchil- d re n o f th e s t a f f attended the Christmas party. F a th e r Christmas
Tool haul
OVER £1,000 worth of industrial tools were sto len from a Clitheroe ware house in Woone Lane between F r id ay and Saturday. In the haul, worth a
total of £1,400, were three Bildex telscrew power guns, an AEG seven-inch power grinder, a Makita 1.7mm hand nibler, a Makita two speed half-inch power drill and a quantity of hand tools. Anyone who saw any
thing suspicious should contact Clitheroe Police (23818).
LETTER to the editor Missing — one favourite doll
COULD we, through your letters, ask if anyone has found a small doll? It is approximately four inches, high, made of pink material, with a lace frill round its face.
We retraced our walk through the town, but could
return, as the baby is fretting for her doll. Thank you.
find no sign of it.. We would be glad to give a small reward for its
MRS L. CLEWS, 15 Eastmoor Drive, Clitheroe.
the parish council that the footbridge on Stubbins Lane would be repaired as soon as possible, members heard. The Jubilee Bridge had been repaired and the warning signs to dog owners had been erected: on The Holme.
The county had advised
ground equipment had been completed.
Repairs to the new play
comed a member of the bowling club committee, who gave a progress report on the project and showed a plan of the pro posed layout.
Closely fought
adult section’s Christmas party, a handicap tournament run by competition organiser Eric Mansfield resulted in the first prize going to John Trappes-Lo- max, with Brian Carr taking second prize. Stan Townsend won the raffle and the booby prize went to Alex Rajski.
MAGIC TREAT FOR PLAYGROUP
I.5:1.5 all, with two games sent off to be adjudicated. The con test at the end of three hours' play seemed to be in Clitheroe’s favour, although the final out come is in the hands of the adjudicator. On Tuesday night, at the
CLITHEROE Chess Club's B team looks set to gain at least another point after playing Nel son B away in the second divi sion of the East Lancashire League. The match score stood at
The parish council wel Sabden came ninth in “The residents of Sab
list for the emergency accommodation at the Joiners Arms and there are resulting problems with the council house waiting list. As families in the Joiners Arms are classed as emergency homeless, they are taking priority over those on the ordinary list when houses become available. “We cannot re-house
cil houses is diminishing our stock and Government policy means that we can not provide social hous ing,” said Mr Morris. “It is now starting to filter through to the Ribble Val ley and we will be strug gling until housing associa tions come into the area and build houses which will fill the gap.” There is even a waiting
Blackburn started with Clitheroe in hopeful mood when the host team disco vered ’one of its players was unavailable and sub stituted a much weaker player, who was quickly beaten by Clitheroe’s Paul Fallon. This left Blackburn’s
strongest player on board two, facing Eric Marshall, who managed to go wrong in the opening stages, los ing a piece and rapidly the game. This is Erie’s sixth successive defeat, after playing all last season undefeated. B r ia n C a r r faced
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associations, the only rea chink of light at the end of the tunnel is Clitheroe’s Carlton Place develop ment, which should be available early next year. “We will move people
people as quickly as we would like, because of the pressure of the homeless,” said Mr Moms. Along with the housing
ex-Clitheroe player Ber nard Shaw on board three and a knife-edge situation ended with Bernard com ing out on top. Former Blackburn player Jack Lawson played board four for Clitheroe, but could make no headway against his old team-mates and lost. Peter McQuade, who
A VERY HAPI AND APES PROSPEROl
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played on board 5 for C l i th e ro e , was also beaten, making Black burn’s final victory score 4-1.
into Carlton Place who are currently occupying coun cil houses and that should give us some breathing space,” said Mr Morris.
Seasonal praise at St Paul’s
ter was Mr Robert Tatter- sail and the narrator was Miss Catherine Steer. Readings were given by Mrs Diane Steer and the licensed reader, Mr Ken Guy, who also conducted the service. Prayers were led by Mrs L y n d a Leadbeater.
told the Christmas story through the eyes of the shepherds in items from the Christmas musical “ W h i le s h e p h e r d s watch ed ,” by Roger Jones. Organist and choirmas
THERE was a good atten dance at the service of Christmas praise at St Paul’s Church, Low Moor, on Sunday. The augmented choir
Antique jug is stolen
SMASH and grab thieves struck at a Clitheroe antique shop last week and took- a jug worth about £300.
b e twe e n 7 p.m. on December 11th and 8 a.m. the following morning.
The th e f t occurred
. 19th century marriage jug, which stands around 40cm high and is hand decorated in green, blue and fawn. It is slightly damaged. Made in 1806, it has . the name Pilkington inscribed on it.
The piece stolen is a
FOR DETAIL) ADVERTISIf
ing anyone who saw any thing suspicious near the shop on the night of the theft or who comes into possession of such a jug to contact them (23818).
Clitheroe police are urg Pendle Club
WINNERS of the weekly bridge session at Clitheroe Pendle Club were Mrs K. Bulcock and Mrs J. Ken yon, Mrs P. Adey and Mr G. Horsfield.
Trepidation as Boxing Day
TV approaches
RIBBLE VALLEY’S national celebrities — the Waddingtons — are looking forward to Boxing Day with trepidation . . . for the televi sion cameras will again be focusing upon them. Not, however/ Intruding
into their well-earned Christmas break, but turning the Parliamentary
clock back 20 years to recall the days when, as an aspiring young MP, he was the losing hy-election candidate. A t th e t ime t h e
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Waddington, the flash backs have reawakened some memories she would rather forget. The clothes she says, were “quite dreadful” and feature pro- m i n e n t l y :an orange trouser suit which was her pride and joy at the time, but which now appears-in a totally different light! Asked if her husband
gramme makers realised it was 20. years since the series was made and dec id ed to do some follow-ups. ■ According to Mrs Gillian
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has revealed that, not all things begin well and end well. The racehorse fea tured is now-dead and the • oil -rig’sank:- And when filming: took place, Nibble:
was ambitious, at the time she replied^ “If David was offered the job as Pope, he’d want
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