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(i2G). ■ In the store section, there ■ere 47 sheep and lambs Irward. Ewes with twin lambs lade to £87. ■ There were 223 c alv es - Irward, including 95 stirks. tharolais X bulls made to £335 y2S3), heifers to £205 (£180.44), l.mousin X bulls to £338 1250.60), heifers to £205


J 178.60). Belgian Blue bulls to |: i0 (£270.75), heifers to £225 1204.75), Simmental X bulls to T75 (£200.65), Simmental X •ifers to £178, Blonde d’Aqui-


J Weaned stirks and stores: ■Larolais X bulls and steers lade to £402 (£446), heifers to 1:85 (£338.85), Limousin X bulls l.d heifers to £400 (£329.80)


-iine X h e i fe r s to £190 ■ 188.05), Hereford X bulls to |.8S (£174.05), heifers to £160 1154), Friesian X bulls to £230 1165.85), heifers to £158, Angus I heifers to £164 (£142).


■here were 55 newly-calved fliinf cows and heifers forward 1 Gisburn Auction Mart on liursday. First quality cows lade to £1,050 (average £831) ■ corn! quality to £680 (£654)’ ‘ Srst quality heifers to £890 | ■820), second quality to £640


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Tempers fray as level-crossing gates jam


MOTORISTS’ tempers frayed on Tuesday morning when the Continental-style rail bar­ riers at Eshton Terrace level-crossing jammed shut for 15 minutes.


reversing and making U- tums as they realised the gates, still with lights flashing, were not going to open. A light engine went


Annoyed drivers started


spotted right away”, he said.


through the crossing at 8- 30 a.m. and it was 8-45 a.m. before the gates finally righted themselves and opened. A British Rail spokes­


upon full barriers, rather than ones which only cover h a l f t h e r o a d , for motorists’ safety on just such occasions. However, we must ensure the inci­ dent is not repeated.”


"The council insisted


J ifers to £400 (£355.25), Bei­ l in Blue X bulls and steers to 100 (£453.35), Belgian Blue X lifers to £425 (£331.85). | Jther Continental X bulls and leers made to £388, Hereford X lifers to £350 (£288.75), Frie-


J .n X bulls and steers to £300 ■207.45), heifers to £320, Black I >llv X bulls and steers to £270 120*1). \ in the fatstock section there Jere 570 cattle, including 115 I ung bulls, 272 steers ancTheif- 1 s and 189 cows and bulls. The 0 sheep comprised 289 lambs,


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I Young bulls: Light bulls made 145.2p (130.3p), medium to ’ (129.1p), heavy to 135.8p


; hoggs and shearlings and 223 • es and rams.


| .o.up). I Steers and heifers: Light Jeers made to 147p (123.zp), Jedium to 143.5p (121.Ip), ■ *avy to 123.2p (117.3p), light I ifers to 143p (126.7p), medium 1 129.Sp (116.5p), heavy to I 8.2p (ll0.2p). I Cows and bulls: Grade one I ws made to 112.2p (104.Ip),


|-ade two to 103.8p (97.Ip), I l ade three to 95.2p (87p), graz-


Jring lambs, the champion pen fl.me from D. Moorhouse 158.80). 1 Prizes: Pen of lambs up-to 17 I t — F. Proctor (£44.50), J. J'.kinson (£45.50), T. Schofield 113.50). Lambs over 17.5 kg — J .Moorhouse (£58.80), H. S. ■ id F. 1. Metcalfe (£51.59), Miss 1 Parkinson (£52.40). 1 Standard lambs made to I ’ti.oi) (279.8p), medium to 318p 177.9p), heavy to 272p (257.5p), landard hoggs to 218p, medium ■ 228p (221.3p), heavy to 205p ■ 86.5p), overweight hoggs to l'3.5p (181.3p). Uncertified ■ mbs made to 175p (153.8p), 1 ggs to £40.80) (£34.90), half- S-ed ewes to £42.80 (£32.15), 3>rned ewes to £30.80 (£19), 1ms to £37.S0 (£33.60).


I In the prize show and sale of g cows to 105.8p (92p).


woman said: “Signal and telecommunications staff have made a thorough check of the gates, but the public need not be worried because they have a fail­ safe mechanism which means they always close if there is a fault.” However, the incident is •


yet another in the troubled history of the crossing, where gates have jammed several times in the past few years. Coun. Bert Jones of


Kemple View, Clitheroe, has said he will raise the matter at the next meet­ ing of Ribble Val ley Council. “A camera was installed


PUPILS RUN AWAY WITH PRIZE


Fears on voting


secrecy allayed


A READER of the “Clith­ eroe Adver ti s e r and Times” has expressed con­ cern at whether voting was secret in the recent county council elections. He is fearful that voters'


polling numbers could be used to detect an individ­ ual’s choice of candidates in a particular election. His suspicions were


A fun night out


MEMBERS of Hurst Green Bowling Club had plenty to smile about at their fourth annual dinner dance. For secretary Jack Didsbury told them that the


club is in a very healthy financial state, with all the bills for construction of the green fully paid. The event, held in the village hall, was attended


by 125 people. It raised £400, which will be put towards the club’s latest venture — a new pavilion. Dancing was to the Mark Kitto band. A buffet


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to watch the level-crossing and this is linked to the Pimlico Road signalbox. I cannot understand why there was such a delay, causing traffic chaos, when the fault would have been


NO TAKERS


THERE was a disappoint­ ing response to an Army Careers Information dis­ play a t C l i t h e r o e ’s JobCentre. A stand with literature


detai l ing careers and opportunities available in the Army was prominent in the Lowergate building for five days, ending with a visit from a sergeant who was available answer queries.


Te to Seats back


DESPITE disappearing,^ Whalley’s village centre, benches have not been- hijacked by aliens.


Whalley and Little Mitton Parish Council that the benches, in front of the Nat West Bank, King Street,' were removed for general maintenance and are_now back in position.


I t "was rep o r te lT a t


lie best musicals lue and Dramatic proved to be no


liembers seemed so glum,, Imperially in Act One. I Showboat” is a happy,' ljlifting musical and so it T-ould have been nice to j;e more of them smiling I id looking as if .they were j ijoying what they were 1 )ing — after all, that is ' hy they were taking lilt.


I j s , however, was that its


J.ide to black people in leneral. It did touch, ever. 1) slightly, on the Ameri- Jm South’s discrimination [gainst blacks, but I felt lie show reinforced those lrejudiees rather than Juestioned them. The boot-polished faces


boiled the performance ]-r me was the black cho­ ns and the show’s atti-


The one aspect which


Jnd curly mop tops made |he chorus looked like ejects from the Black and


J ig James Stewart fan and I ’


M. W.


lieir job admirably in dif- " cult circumstances. Gordon Ainsworth as [ heriff Vallon is clearly a


I'diite Minstrels but, that [side, they performed


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RIBBLESDALE Camera Club member Raymond Greenwood presented a number of his short audio­ visual presentations, including “ London,” “Flowers” and “The Rib­ ble Valley,” to colleagues at the meeting.


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PUPILS from a Clitheroe primary school showed other Ribble Valley youngsters a clean pair of heels during an annual cross-country rally.


Primary School won the Ribble Valley Primary Schools event which was held at the Clithcroe school.


The team from SS Michael and John’s RC


ning and 90 boys. Langho CE Primary School team came second and Whalley CE School third. The boys’ individual prize went to Scott Far-


Seventeen schools competed, with 96 girls run­


quhar, a pupil at SS Michael and John’s RC Primary School, and the girls’ to Rosalind Hodg- kinson of Balderstone CE Primary School.


Back, from left, Tim Fagan, Michael Bisping, Scott Farquhar, Ben Neary, Martin Ryan, David Clarkson. Front, Jane Perkins, Joanne Dobson, Lynn Baldwin, Marie Brown and Liza Marsden.


Pictured are members of the winning team. Classic film


THE ever-popular Walt Disney classic “Lady and the Tramp” sta rts its week-long run at Clitheroe Civic Hal l tomorrow night.


dogs, a pedigree and a mo n g r e l , has be en enchanting youngsters for years.


The story of the two


sound equipment is being installed during the latter part of next week, so the cinema is unable to pro­ vide the usual holiday matinee performances.


The latest Dolby stereo < H


CLITHEROE Parish Church Organ Society presented its 217th concert on Saturday, when the soloist was Roger Fisher, of Chester Cathedral.


Masterly playing of French music


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masterly performances and many organ record­ ings and his playing on this occasion certainly lived up to his reputation. The p r o g r am m e ,


He is well-known for his


devoted to French music, started with the lively first movement of Widor’s Vlth Symphony, followed by the very fast and test­ ing “ Impromptu ” by Vierne. This contrasted with the "Pastorale” by Roger-Ducasse, which shows off the quiet stops of the organ and gives many opportunities for enlightened registration, all of which were fully met. “Le Cygne” by Saint-


dle section of the second movement was imaginati­ vely treated ana the scherzo was very exciting for the listener and diffi­ cult for the player, though nobody was aware of it during this performance The recitative, chorale and fugue brought the pro­ gramme to an inspiring end. Mr Fisher was intro


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agent Pamella Roberts said there was no way any political party could have determined the way indi­ viduals voted from their polling numbers. She said: “During door


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I only complete G-Plan white ash bedroom includes 5 door run. chest of drawers, dressing table etc. Was £2600 Now £ 1 9 9 5


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to door canvassing, if a resident indicates that he or she will vote for our candidate, we record that on our canvass cards, which list names and addresses and poll num­ bers. This resident will have received a let ter from us because he has indicated on the doorstep that he intended voting for our candidate. “Whether he' subse


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duced by Mr Charle Myers, who also welcomed the Mayor and Mayoress of Clitheroe, Coun. and Mrs Pat Shepherd, to the concert.


Achievement


Saens, originally written for cello and piano and arranged for the organ by Guilmant, was very sym­ pathetically treated. Then came Durufle’s “Prelude and Fugue on the name Alain,” a monumental work of considerable diffi- c u l t y , p l a y ed wi th panache. After the interval Mr


WHALLEY’S Vale Gar dens project was described as “a great achievement for the village” by former parish council chairman Mrs Kathleen Sharpies. The construction and


"and Chief Executive of the Ribble Valley Council said that by law an elec toral register had to be published which ensured that residents’ names were on it in t ime for the elections. Polling numbers could


was any breach in the secrecy of voting, we would be the first to com­ plain. But total secrecy is guaranteed and ours is one of the fairest voting sys terns in western Europe.” Mr Michael Jackson, Election Returning Officer


Fisher chose to play the complete Sonata No. V by Guilmant. The lively mid­


planting are now complete and the parish council has arranged for regular main­ tenance, but volunteers are needed to help with the work. In a bid to increase support, an infor­ mal public meeting is to be held in the Methodist Hall tonight, at 7-30 p.m.


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