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College plans an outdoor pursuit centre


AMBITIOUS plans are already underway for the old meteorological observatory at Stony- hurst College.


Mercer says th a t the building, which has been derelict for a number of years, is to be turned into an outdoor pursuit centre for the students. Said Dr Mercer: “The


Headmaster Dr Giles IV woo u u iv u g v i u c c u c u ,


with drive motion, was built around a- 10-inch lens


donated by the college. “We spent two solid


weather centre was aban­ doned in the 1960s, when it was no longer needed,


services. The b u i l d i n g had


following the reorgan- and such.” isation of meteorological The society has recently ' - ”


l i a s CUine renewed its lease with the


stand: from the left, larjorie Hetherington


-run throughout the tion for the annual age Competition.


table s for ontest


dvises on ick’ plants


IE grounds superinten- nt of Ston.vhurst College >s the guest speaker at Paul's Mothers' Union, .w Moor.


Ir Reg Coupe gave an irmative talk on the ; of house plants and nbers took their “sick" its for him to see and ise how they could be ught back to health


in.


-sts. Enrolling member rs Kath Law expressed


-pot plants and to avoid d treat infestation by


He also demonstrated w to take cuttings, to


anks.


Carer group needs help


OLUNTEERS a r e ■eded to help with the rer-support group held Ciitheroe Day Hospital, latbum Road.


rery month between 6-30 m. and 8-30 p.m.


Anyone who can spare a uple of hours a month to dp this worthwhile group ay contact Rosalyn Fox llitheroe 29053), or turn o at the meetings.


The meetings are held the first Tuesday of


.into an outdoor pursuit centre and equip it could cost up to £50,000. When bi-centenary celebrations are held next year it has been suggested that an appeal fund could be launched. The building has a large


remained unused for a number of years because priority had to be given to other aspects. “Now the time has come to re-use it and there are very good plans to do so.” To turn the observatory


college for use of the observatory.


■ tured on television, but the majority of the money has come from book sales


years doing this,” says member Mr Alan Shaw. “We had one or two dona­ tions after we were fea-


A JUNE launch is on the cards following a very encouraging meeting called at the Swan and Royal Hotel in Clitheroe to explore the idea of forming a Ribble Valley Guild for craftspeople and others wi th creative talents.F i f t y - f o u r people attended the meeting, which was chaired by Rib- - 1


June launch is likely for guild


ble Valley Enterprise Agency director Mrs Chris Rawlinson. Sue Watkinson, co­


ordinator of a highly- successful craft guild in We s t L a n c a s h i r e , explained the objectives of such a guild, assisted by member Joanne Eddon. They thought a guild


ing costs, marketing and promotion. Exhibitions could be organised and new techniques learned through a pool ing of resources. There would be an exec­


could do especially well in a rural area such as the Ribble Valley, where many skilled people were seeking ways of devel- o p i n g t h e i r own enterprises. It was felt that such a


and a small room under­ ground, which could make a meeting room and store room. On the ground floor there is a large room which could act as a dining room, changing room and general hall. Four smaller rooms leading off could become toilets, showers, a drying room and kitchen and upstairs a round loft could become a bunk room capable of accommodating about 20 people. Fr James Chaning-


Too few calves


I A DISAPPOINTING entry of 26 calves met with a roaring


at mart I trade at Tuesday’s sale at Clith-


I eroe Auction Mart. Top price of the day was £310 for a Charolais bull from C.


| Mather, of Edgeworth. Friesian bulls made to £215


Pearce, a Jesuit priest at the college who suggested the conversion, adds that the cost could be reduced substantially if pupils car­ ried out some of the work under supervision. Once the centre


FINNIGAN


A Sabden bride stepped back in amazement on Saturday when “The Love


established, it could be used for holiday camps for deprived children and by outside organisations. Using the centre, the


college hopes to extend its outdoor pursuits pro­ gramme, involving the Duke of Ed in b u r g h Awards scheme, and investigate the setting up of Outward Bound scholar­ ships to encourage the participation of students in co u r s e s d u r in g th e holidays. In last week’s “Adver


Chloe wins teacher’s festival trophy


A PUPIL of the Watson School of Dramatic Art in Clitheroe has won an award donated by her teacher at the recent Blackburn Festival of Speech and Drama. Chloe Sinker (15), of


tis e r and Times” we reported how ancestors of Fr Stephen Perry SJ, the explorer who established the weather centre at the college in 1836, were a p p e a l i n g f o r


restoration. Hurst Green resident


i t s


and Stonyhurst old boy Mr Anthony Perry had sug­ gested the building could be used as a visitor centre. The astronomical obser


Eastham Street, won the Annis Watson Trophy awarded to the best among the winners of the various verse speaking classes She is the fifth of Miss


DOBSON


Bus” drew up outside St Nicholas’s Church.


, Angus bulls to £128, heifers to NELSON — cattle forward. Top price was


(average £171.71), Limousin bulls to £275 (£229.38), heifers to.£160 (£141), Charolais bulls to £255 (£282.50), heifers to £202,


£142, Herefords to £247. There were two newly-calved


£595 (£592.50). In'the sheep section, quality


: singles to £50.50, with twins to 1 £35.50, Masham hoggs with sin­ gles to £42 and horned ewes to


hoggs again saw a good trade. Half-bred ewes with twins made to £31, half-bred shearlings with twins to £36, mule hoggs with


nine in-calf and 157 store cattle forward. Calving cattle contin­ ued to meet an excellent trade, although they were short in supply. Beef stores remained a sellers’ market, with prices holding and in some cases imr- poving on recent rates. Dairy replacements found an excep­ tional market.Calving heifers made to £800 (£725), cows and calves to £1,150 (£1,031.67), Continental bulls to £455 (£374), Friesian bulls to £397 (£362.57), Hereford bulls to £395 (£374.25), Continental heif­ ers to £455 (£373.95), steers to £442 (£410.67), Hereford heifers to £420 (£381). 17), steers to £405


At Friday’s sale, there were


RIDEHALGH A honeymoon in the Lake District followed the wed­ ding at Whalley Parish Church of Miss Wendy Louise Ridehalgh and Mr Anthony Nelson. The bride, an office


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bers renewed in rotation, both presided over by a chairman elected by members. A panel was set up com­


utive committee elected by members and a selection committee of four mem­


prising Wayne Kilner, Buffy Robinson, Charlotte Chapman and Michael Bridgett and it was agreed to continue the search for


an-accessible craft centre and for ways of making a guild self-financing. Now it is hoped to


launch the guild with an exhibition of proposed members’ work at the Ribblesdalfe Centre on June 13 th.Mrs Rawlinson is pic tured (centre) with some of those who attended the meeting.


Dismissed


guild could help them in distribution, lowering sell­


AN appeal against the Ribble Valley Council’s decision to refuse a plan­ ning application for dog boarding kennels on land at the rear of 2 Mitton Hall Cottages, Mitton Road, Whalley, has been dismissed by the Secre­ tary of State.


Appeal allowed


AN appeal against the Ribble Valley Council’s decision to refuse a plan­ ning application for a pro posed residential devel­ opment on land off Manor Fields and Woodlands Drive, Whalley, has been allowed by the Secretary


of State.


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Watson’s pupils to win the trophy since it was don­ ated in 1969. . Chloe also took home the Charles Oliver Cup for first place in verse speak­ ing (16 years and under). She gained certificates for


vatory at the college has been the subject of exten­ sive renovation by. enthu­ siastic members of the East Lancashire Astron omy Society. For the last 10 years, in conjunction with the col­ lege, the society has regu­ larly used the building, which has been vastly improved by members’ hard work. They have re-wired it, replaced all the woodwork with the exception of the dome, skimmed walls and repaired the roof. The dome was found to be in good condition and mem­ bers have motorised it, so


that it could be rotated


remotely. A telescope, complete


Fined for fighting in street


TWO men fought in the street after a misunder­ standing about a girl in a pub, Clitheroe magistrates were told.


(22), of Nelson Street, Low Moor, and Gary Tay­ lor (21), of Nab End, Wyke Lane, Bradford, were each fined £75 with £15 costs for using threa­ tening, abusive and disor­ derly behaviour.


Scott Lincoln Thompson


police saw a large group of people outside the Swan and Royal Hotel in Castle Street and as the group moved off towards Market Place they heard a female voice shout: “Scott, don’t do it.”


The court heard that


and Taylor punching each other. They fell to the ground and continued to fight. Several girls were screaming and crying, said prosecutor Miss Lesley


They saw Thompson


that the trouble started in the Swan and Royal after he had been speaking to his cousin. Taylor pro­ bably thought he had been trying to “chat her up, but this was not the case, because their conversation was between cousins.


Rossall. Thompson told the court


ing to add except that he was sorry for the offence.


Taylor said he had noth­


Jacket hid seat belt


I CLITHEROE magistrates I dismissed a case against Edward Rogers (52), of


I Mitton Road, Whalley, who pleaded not guilty to


second place in the solo dramatic extract (12-15 years) and the open public speaking class. In the open recital class she tied for second place. Teaming with Annabel


I failing to wear a seat belt. I PC David Mitchell said I that he saw Rogers driv-


Dealing (15), of Burnley, Chloe was awarded the Festival Trophy for first place in the duologue class (15 years and under). Ravi Guru-Murthy (11),


ing along Mitton Road at I 7-30 a.m. without a seat


by her father, wore a gown of white cut-away Austrian lace laid over white satin, featuring a full skirt with a lace bor­ der, leg-o-mutton sleeves and lace insert on the bodice. Her finger tip- length veil was held in place by a silk flower cir­ clet and she carried a bou­ quet of peach and white roses. Br ide sma ids were


I belt. When he stopped him to ask about the matter, Rogers replied: “What’s this all about?” I Under cross-examina- I tion by Rogers, the police-


of Barrowford, formerly of West Bradford, gained a festival trophy for first place for composing his own poem (12 years and under) and certificates for second place in the solo dramatic extract (11 years and under) and third place in prepared prose reading (12 years and under).


Knitting industry


THE Kemple End group meeting of WIs, which includes Hurst Green, Bil- lington and Langho, Whal- ley and Little Mitton, was held in Hurs t Green Memorial Hall. “The Terrible Knitters


Amanda Dawson, Eliza­ beth Fedden and Caroline Hoare, the bride’s cousins, Samantha Graham, the bridegroom’s niece, and Lorraine Fox. Amanda, Elizabeth, Caroline and Lorraine wore cornflower blue satin dresses featur­ ing full skirts, frilled bodic es and puffed sleeves. Samantha wore a white dress to match, with a blue sash and bows. They carried matching flowers.: Best man was Mr John


man said that he could not 1 remember what clothing


I he was wearing at the time.Rogers told the court that he had used a ski


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Harrop, groomsmen were Mr Stephen Clarke and Mr William Nelson and ushers were Mr Paul Ridehalgh and Mr Stephen Nelson. The ceremony was con­


I jacket over the top of the belt because it was a very


1 why the police officer had failed to see it.


cold morning and claimed that this was the reason


Elected


I WHALLEY and Little Mitton Parish Council’s new chairman and vice-


1 chairman were elected at I the annual meeting on Thursday.


1 Chairman is Mr Frank iPo p e , of Lime fi eld


I vice-chairman is Mrs I Thelma Feather, of Mitton Road, Whalley.


Avenue, Whalley, and


of Dent” was the-subject discussed by Mrs Hartley and Miss Middleton, who described the industry of their forebears in their I Cumbrian village, using slides to depict the j changes the years had brought.They showed several knitting sticks, which a young man presented to | his fiancee instead of an engagement ring.


the entertainment with an amusing play called “Alice in Blunderland!” Thanks were expressed


Whalley WI completed £500 for fund


lOVER £500 has been I raised for Whalley’s war I memorial fund, which has I now closed. I . I t was reported at I Whalley and Little Mitton I Parish Council , that £14.68 I had been donated to the [fund from the proceeds of la stall .run by the council.


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ducted by the Rev. Quen­ tin Wilson and organist was Mr J. R. Thornton. A reception was held at


vi l l e P h o t o g r a p h y Blackburn.


the Foxfields, Billington. The couple are to live in


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Clitheroe. Photograph: Paul Dea-


Fall in jobless


THE number of people out of work in Glitheroe fell to 3.1% last month. Figures released by the


Clitheroe Jobcentre show 169 men unemployed and 125 women, a total of 294. In March, there were


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