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Landlords say ‘no’ to ID cards for young drinkers


PUB landlords in the Ribble Valley have decided against introducing their own identity cards to help combat under-age drinking.


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WINNERS of the duplicate game at Clitheroe Bridge Club on Wednesday were: NS Mr Atkinson and Mr Jennings, jointly with Mrs Gillibrand and Mrs Hollander. EVV Mr Grind* ley and Mr Hounslow, Mr and Mrs Pawlieki. The following hand was


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always played in th re e no trumps, usually making nine tricks. It is a good illustration of correct technique in the play of a no trump contract. At one table the three of


man of the 85-strong Rib­ ble Valley Licensed Vict­ uallers’ Association, raised the question of cards at an xecutive committee meeting, following a tight­ ening up of the licensing laws. He said: “We take our


Mr Michael Cox, chair­


hearts was led, and the king was allowed to win. The return of the jack of hearts was won with the queen, and declarer played the jack of diamonds which was won with the ace. West contin­ ued with the 10 of hearts, which declarer won with the ace. The jack of clubs was led, and


seriously and this discus­ sion about cards is a mea­ sure of our concern for w h a t is a n a t io n a problem”. But the meeting felt


esponsibilities towards oung p eo p le v e ry


Plenty to toot about as garage’s red nose sale boosts Comic Relief


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BARBARA SAYS IT IN VERSE


FOR FESTIVAL


COMMUNICATING in an unusual way in verse is Ribble Valley Drama Festival secretary Miss Barbara Cullen.


prospective patrons inviting them to take part in the festival, which this year runs from April 29th to May 6th in Clitheroe


written '"a* poem*'to day-. The


for a repeat of their win in last year’s festival.


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Civic Hall. Miss Cullen, who is also


manageress of the Civic Hall, uses her poetic invi­ tation at the start of the festival newsletter. Adjudicator this year is


that a voluntary system of their own would be waste of time because of problems of enforcement. Instead, individual


this was taken with the queen. West then led the ja ck of spades, which declarer won with tne ace. The 10 of clubs was played, and a third club was led to the established suit. After cashing all the clubs, declarer cashed the king and queen of diamonds, and as east had dis­ carded a diamond, he also made the eight, to make 10 tricks. Declarer should duck the first


heat, and force out the diamond ace, before taking the club finesse into the then safe hand. N dealer, love all.


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On Thursday night winners were: NS Mr Webster and Mrs G ie ra t , Mr Lank and Mr Boothman. EW Mr C. Pollard and Mrs G. Pollard, Mr Green­


wood and Mr Kay. Monday night’s winners of the


Howell movement were: Mr and Mrs Pawlieki, Mr Garner and Mr Capstiek. Mrs Russell and Mrs Wood.


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woos the judges


PREDICTIONS of bright future for young actor Joseph Mollo.v ar


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Joseph played the Artful Dodger in Clitheroe Arts Theatre Society’s smash hit production of “Oliver' in 1988. A “Clitheroe Advertiser


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on Wednesday there will be performances by Spec­ trum Bristol ("See you tomorrow” by Frank Vick­ ery): Formby Theatre Club (‘“A happy man” by David Welsh); and The Manor Players (“One crowded hour" by Conrad Carter).


At the one-act evening


Bernard Prentice. The fes­ tival opens on the Satur­ day with the Arena Theatre Company per­ forming “Playing Caesar” by Philip Stagg. It covers the happenings


members felt the introduc­ tion of a national identity card system for all citizens in England, similar to sys­ tems on the Continent would go a long way towards combating the problem. • Mr Cox said new licens­


ing rules have been worry­ ing Ribble Valley publi­ cans. He added: “Under these rules, a landlord can more easily lose his licence. An under-age drinker can slip in with his mates who are legally old enough to drink. He can be passed alco­


THERE were hoots and toots of delight from a Clithcroe garage when the pounds were finally counted for Comic Relief. For the Roundabout Filling Station’s sale of car noses raised


a massive £1,205. once but twice.


hol and the landlord is responsible for that even though he does not know that the youngster is on the premises. “Recently, the police in


pointed with the result. Long before the day dawned, there were plenty of red faces — but no red noses — at the fill- ing station, for demand was such that the garage ran out, not


maintains that, had the garage had more car noses, staff could have raised double the amount.


New deliveries arrived and sold within days and Mr Nutter ................... , X T .. Proprietor Mr Gordon Nutter was both delighted and disap­ , ..


205 BP service stations in the North West, North Wales and the West Midlands to take the t it le “ B r ita in ’s Car Nose


As it was, the final total was still staggering and helped the Champions.”


They contributed a massive £269,000 share of the £ l /2m. raised by BP customers.


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Lifestyle forecourt promotion. The vouchers can be donated to Comic Relief until April 7th.


Now BP hopes to help Comic Relief even further through its .


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Nutter (back), with employees Mr Peter Codd (left) and Mr Barrie Sharpies.


Pictured following the Roundabout’s red nose bonanza is Mr ■,.


in a provincial theatre dur- ing the poduction of “Julius Caesar,” and pro­ trays the humour, prob­ lems and mishaps that take place behind the scenes. On Monday, May 1st,


Formby Theatre Club in “The Anastasia File” by Royce Ryton, a drama presenting the case both for and against the woman who claims to be the Grand Duchess Anastasia, daughter of Czar Nicholas II.


Thursday sees the


the Roman Court Theatre, London, performs “I Clau­ dius” by John Mortimer. It is another comedy by the master who has become famous both in the theatre and television. Local group Calder-


Bristol offers “Who’s on first?” by Jack Sharkey, a nightmare comedy which poses the question that if one can go back and straighten things out will the outcome always be inevitable.


On Friday Spectrum


stones Amateur Dramatic Society offers “There goes the bride,” a comedy by


B r id g e n d , p e r fo “Stringer’s last stand” on Saturday, a comedy of working-class family by Stan Barstow


The Castle Players


Tosside scheme wins royal


acclaim TOSSIDE’S successful rural housing scheme is to receive royal acclaim next month. Villagers Mrs Pauline Brown and Mrs May


invited to a reception in London at which Princess Anne is the special guest. The occasion marks the


launch by the National Agricultural Centre Trust of i ts ru ra l guide to housing. Parish council chairman


Mrs Brown played a prom­ inent role in bringing the village’s low-cost housing project to fruition. The development, offi­


cially opened in October, enabled local people to stay in Tosside with a spin-off for the village school whose declining register has now risen. Mrs Brown, tourist


information officer for the Ribble Valley, is to speak on the Tosside project. Mrs Wharton (77) was


chosen to travel to London as the oldest tenant to move into the new housing development. The isolation of her for-


mer farmhouse home prompted the move, and she is now delighted with her new accommodation,in the centre of the village. The two will be the only


representatives from a housing scheme to attend the launch at the NAC R u r a l T r u s t ’ s headquarters.


Clitheroe have become extremely diligent in their checks, and we as land­ lords want to do all we can to reduce the problem.” Publicans around the


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country are discussing organising various identity card systems in their own areas, and Burnley LVA is one of the most recent to consider cards. Under some schemes


THE Keystone Cops,I Charlie Chaplin, and Mary | Poppins all came to the| Ribble Valley when Down- ham and Twiston pre­ sented its “Spring Para­ dise” musical revue. Forty villagers made up I


teenagers sign a form after producing evidence of age and are issued with a card containing thei" photograph. There are mixed views


the company for anl hilarious and fast-moving show which delighted audiences with its blend of | song, dance and comedy. All three performances!


over how effectively the system will work, but one opinion is that any new initiative will be welcomed in towns plagued by lager louts who smash up pubs at weekends. Mr Cox, who runs the


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and Times” reviewer sug­ gested a promising futur for Joseph following his performance, and now after entering his first fes tival at Burnley he has wooed adjudicators. They awarded Joseph


Waggon and Horses in Clitheroe, said he felt photograph with each can would be a minimum requirement if any system was to be effective.


Chloe has a winning way


who lives Blackburn, first place in the Junior Shake speare Class (12-15 years) for his p o r tray a l Falstaff. In the same age group


he was third in the solo drama with his portrayal of Noah. Another youngster who


with words A CLITHEROE girl has helped her school to win a prestigious public speak­ ing competition. Chloe Sinker (15) of


has done well at Burnley is Zoe Tompkins, whose mother, Janet, played Nancy in the CATS production. Zoe came first in


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Juliet. Pupils raise


A NON-UNIFORM day St Augustine’s RC High School, Billington, has raised £1,100 for Comic Relief. The 932 pupils paid


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wear casual clothes and there were various spon­ sored events.


Eastham Street, was the chairman of Westholme’s three-strong team which won the Rotary Interna­ t io n a l N o r th — West “Youthspeak” competition in Carnforth. Having won the Black­


solo mime and drama and second to Joseph for Sha kespeare with her role


were sell-outs and there! were favourable comments! at the high standard ofl costumes. It was thought! that obtaining the right kind of homburg hat might prove difficult, but anl appeal in the “Clitheroel Advertiser and Times”! brought nearly 70 replies. Producer Edmond Cam-


bien, of Clitheroe, said a wonderful community spirit had prevailed to turn the production into a| major success.


Chess duo notch up victories


CLITHEROE Chess Club! played Blackburn D at I home la s t week and! started well, winning the | first two matches. To gain a victory on I


burn Rotary Competition the previous week, Westh- olme faced stiff competi­ tion from schools from throughout the North. Westholme, whose chosen subject was “What is edu­ cation?”, eventually won, beating St Anne’s School from Windermere into second place. Chloe, along with Helen


board one the standard of! play has to be high, and I Vincent Tudisco rose to I the challenge with a fine! win. Alex Rajski won the] second match by out posi­ tioning his opponent. Unfortunately, both]


Stan Townsend, who was I piece up early in the!


game, and Simon Kar-| mann, lost, although! Simon coidd have forced a| draw with correct play. These results left the !j


Rahman, the speaker, and Gemma Timms, who gave the vote of th a n k s , received a trophy and a £10 gift token.


A spooky subject for drama group


match at 2-2 with one \ board to play. Peter Ryan’s opponent 1


offered him a draw after 28 moves, but his position on the board was to his !i favour and he carried on to win and claim the match | for Clitheroe.


Cycle theft


A LADY’S silver-coloured I pedal cycle worth £25 was! stolen from the rear of al house on Albemarle! Street, Clitheroe.


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