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Teenager who cheated death is back home


THIS is turning into a right royal summer for one Ribble Valley-


family. After all, it’s not every


day that the Queen drops in for tea! Excitement is growing


Carr family will take them round their pictur­ esque garden. The Hoyle family, of


In Dunsop Bridge, the


for the Verity family, of Radholme Laund, Dun- sop Bridge, who will act as teatime hosts for the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh a week on Monday when the royal couple pay their first o f f ic ia l v is i t to the Q u e e n ’s W h i tcw e ll Estate, 50 years since the Duchy of Lancaster pur­ chased it from the Tow- neley family of Burnley. The Vcritys — farmers


Stuart and Kathleen and their children, Alison and Mark — are one of four tenant farming families who will meet the Queen and the Duke.


North West Water faces pollution


summons A SUMMONS alleging pollution of West Clough Brook has been served on North West Water by Lancashire County Coun­ cil this week. The summons follows an


alleged spillage of caustic soda into the brook last month The council is taking a get-tough policy on pollu­ tion, and had a successful prosecution against the authority last week for a similar spillage into Colne Water. West Clough Brook


H ig h e r F en cew o o d Farm, Whitewell, will show the Queen a variety of farming stock, includ- ing hens which are allowed to roam freely over a wide area. But the first port of


Their youngest daugh­


ter, Audrey, a trainee chef at Blackburn Tech­ nical College, returned home recently after being the only student selected to accompany a lecturer for work experience at Windsor Castle, where the Royal Family was in residence.


call for the Royal couple will be the Whitaker f am i ly , of Dunsop Bridge, for whom the visit is part of a hectic summer. Their catering student daughter, Audrey (17), was singled out last month to cook for the Royal Family and their eldest daughter, Alison (20), gets married at the end of the month. To crown it all, the


Duke of Edinburgh will get the chance to meet other tenants when they take a private lunch for 150 people in a marquee.


The Queen and the


When they visit the Carrs’ Farm, they will


meet farmers Allan and Janet Carr, their chil­ dren, Catherine (20) and James (18), and parents Thomas and Annie Carr, who live next door. The Queen has specially asked to see the garden, tended by J a n e t and Annie, which offers a superb view towards Whitewell. She will also see old-style dairy build­ ings coupled with a modern set-up.


tion will be mounted by Lancashire Police in con­ junction with the Metro­ politan Police and Spe­ cial Branch.


A huge security opera­ Organisers of the trip


A LOCAL lucky-to-be-alive teenager was reunited with his family this week — after he survived a fall from the fifth floor of a holiday hotel.


A chance in a million


saved the life of 19- y e a r -o ld Andrew P r e s to n when he plummeted from the hotel in the Canary


THE royal couple’s first visit of the day is to meet farmers John and Doreen Whitaker, shown here with daughters Alison (left) and Janet, who both work on


the farm.


are appealing to members of the public to stay at home, because only ser­ vice vehicles and local residents will be allowed


into the area. The Queen will arrive via one of four r o u te s p la n n e d by security officers, but none of these passes


Royal visit day is also fa rm e r J o h n ’s 50th birthday! The Whitakers’ Wood


End Farm will be their first call, after the Queen arrives from the Royal Yacht Britannia at Hey- sham and the Duke flies in by helicopter to Whi­ tewell. There they will meet John, his wife, Doreen, and their daugh­ ters, Alison, Audrey and 18-year-old Janet.


them round the buildings on his 1,100-acre farm, pointing out special housing for his beef cat­ tle and Lonk and Swale dale sheep.


John will then show


runs between Grindleton and West Bradford. It is alleged that when diluted caustic soda accidentally spilled from the Lowcocks Waterworks, near Clith- eroe, at least 70 brown trout were killed. A county council spoke-


farmed a t Wood End since 1905, said: “We will be trying to show The royal couple a typical f a rm in g d ay , w i th machinery working and animals in their sheds."


John, whose family has The Whitakers are


hoping: the beautiful /eather will last for their


san said that a possible prosecution involving alleged pollution of Sabden Brook had now been dropped.


royal visitors and also until Alison’s wedding on August 26th to well- known lo c al sheep shearer Brian Coupland, of Grindleton.


Blues strike gold with soccer star


SCOTTISH soccer international Frank McDougall, who just f o u r y e a r s a g o received one of the m o s t p r e s t ig io u s awards in world foot­ ball, has been signed


up — by Clitheroe! The remarkable news is


| who won the European Golden Boot Award for being the Continent’s top scorer, beating English stars Gary Lineker and Kerry Dixon into third and fourth places, is deter­ mined to lift the Blues


a tremendous coup for Shawbridge, made possi­ ble by the fact that the star has had to leave first- class soccer because of a back injury. And now Frank (32),


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now as I have ever done. I may have put on a few pounds, but the old magic is still there hnd I should be good for 30 to 40 goals a season, providing I get the ammunition,” Frank told


from the limited Shaw­ bridge coffers. “I am playing as well


managed strikers of the calibre of Mark Hughes, Brian McClair and Steve Archibald, told me: “Frank can score goals with either foot and is a tremendous finisher." It is an amazing achieve­


Mr Ferguson, who has


me. The former world-class


star was described this week by Manchester United manager Alex Fer­ guson as “The best striker I have ever had — a great player.”


ment for Clitheroe man­ ager Dave Morris, who explained in an exclusive in te rv iew w ith th e “Advertiser and Times” that the McDougall deal came about after he had already signed Frank’s b r o th e r , D a v id , a


who was once one of the [highest paid stars in Scot­ land will now get what amounts to pocket money


I Local night club faces opposition


I MAXINE’S night-club in Whalley looks certain to


I face stiff opposition in its I bid to renew its licence. I The club, in’Accrington I Road, came under fire at a meeting of Whalley and L itt le Mitton Parish


IT’S full steam ahead for a return to passenger trains in the Ribble Valley — and it could be a case of “all aboard” by 1991.


All the signs now


point to a return of passenger railway ser­ vices in less than two


years. In a bid to involve the


I Council. I It was reported that Coun. Thelma Feather had


entire Ribble Valley com­ munity, local rail cam­ paigners are asking resi­ dents for views and ideas on the type of service they envisage. “The potential for the


[received letters of com- I plaint from nearby resi- | dents. “I hope that this [council will support the [statements made in the | letters and write to Ribble | Valley Council," she said. | Coun. Eric Ronnan | spoke in defence of the | club and said: “I have lived |there for 30 years and 1 |h a v e n e v e r b e e n | disturbed.” | He also added tha t | times were changing and [that “people.seem to go | out just when others are | going to bed.” | Members endorsed _ | proposal that the council | should write to the bor- | ough council with details | of the letters and ask that | consideration be given to | Maxine’s closing no later | than midnight.


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through Clitheroe. Meanwhile, on the


day,it is hoped that the sun keeps shining — because on the Queen’s


last visit to the Duchy, when she saw the Fylde in 1980, the heavens opened after weeks of glorious sunshine!


tree, which took the full force of the impact and prevented what would almost certainly have been fatal injuries. The accident happened


Islands. His fall was broken by a


when Andrew, of Lon- gridge Road, Chipping,


was celebrating the last night of his fortnight's holiday on Gran Canaria with eight friends. His mother, Irena, flew


out to be with him and the two returned home on Monday. Andrew was flown into Manchester Airport on a stretcher and then taken to Preston Infirmary for treatment. But doctors say he should be on his feet in a fort­ night as the injuries he sustained were relatively minor — a broken arm. some damage to his back and bruising. When he can get about,


Andrew will be going to work with British Aero­ space, who are sponsoring his electronics studies at Sheffield University and employing him in the holidays. Andrew’s father, Ken,


who runs a haulage busi­ ness in Chipping, said he was relieved his son was all right.


Pilot escapes injury


non-league player who will be joining the star at Shawbridge. “We heard that Frank


was now living in the Bury area and spoke to him about the possibility of joining us. He seems very keen to play and has now officially signed for Clith­ eroe,” Mr Morris said. “Obviously it is going to be very different for him, but I think he will do


well.” The signing is almost as


much a football stunner as Blackburn Rovers’ sign­ ings of world-class players Archibald and Ossie Ardilles and Frank is hop­ ing his presence will help


FRANK gets a warm Shawbridge welcome from manager Dave Morris


the Shawbridge squad and boost Clitheroe’s gates. Hailing originally from


Glasgow, Frank began his career at Clydebank,


before being transferred to St Mirren for £200,000. He moved on to Aberdeen, having been bought by Mr F erg u so n , where he


Trains heading back to Clitheroe


major headache, but Rib­ ble Valley Rail members believe sponsorship on similar lines to The Roses Link (Burnley to Hebden Bridge)could be a solution. They believe the line


railway here is greater than it’s been for some time,” said Ribble Valley Rail chairman Mr Peter Moore. “There’s now a dif­ ferent thinking.” For several months


now features strongly in BR’s long distance cross­ country network, with its prospects better than they have been for the last 30 years or more. Mr Moore is now


summer year.” Rail enthusiasts believe


timetable next


Ribble Valley Rail chairman Peter Moore and


s c h o o lc h i ld re n


residents. A campaign has begun


involved in new talks to enquire into the possibility of operating steam engines for a weekend service dur­ ing the summer. He added: “For a pas­


workmen have been busy along the Blackburn to Hellifield line replacing sleepers and ballast. Local rail campaigners’


hopes were raised further after a recent meeting in Leeds on the future of the Settle-Carlisle line. Attended by Minister


the Blackburn to Hellifield line could be a boon to people from all walks of life - Guides visiting Wad- dow Hall, pupils from Stonyhurst. College, trav- — ---------- - ~ - » 0 --- ellers requiring links with ' entire length and would, Manchester, the airport, therefore, enable longer and London, and local trains to stop.


for Public Transport Mr Michael Portillo MP and British Rail officials, the local line received frequent mention and the meeting also heard a statement by the manager of BR Trans Pennine Services that Clitheroe needed trains. Initial financing is still a


senger service to be rein­ troduced, a solution must be found to the problem of initial financing until the line becomes established. There is no reason why a Ribble Valley line cannot be developed in a similar- manner to the way the Burnley-to-Hebden Bridge line was revived, with support from a local build­ ing society.”


tunities are there and should not be missed.


He believes the oppor­


the line back to 60mph •— the sooner the better. I would like to see it in the


“Hopefully we could get


for-the improvement of stations along the line, including Clitheroe’s where hopes are high that the platform could be refurbished along its


Clitheroe Station is well sited to become a vital link for travellers, emphasising that the nearby gas board site awaits re-devel­ opment, an exciting future is in the pipeline for the former auction mart site and there is ample car parking on Chester Avenue.


Campaigners believe


No water panic — if warning is heeded


AS local river and reservoir levels fall dramatically, North West Water officials have given an assurance that the authority is well prepared to cope with the drought.


heeds our appeals not to use sprinklers or hose­ pipes, we will continue to be well on top of the hea­ twave,” a spoksman said. “We are appealing for water economies, but


“Providing the public


there are no imminent water-use bafts looming.” Clitheroe, now receives


its water from alternative sources delivered along a regional pipe network which was extended after the 1976 drought.


Sue crashes out of race


IN the wrong place at the wrong time again was Ribble Valley cyclist Sue Gornall, who crashed out of the Women’s Tour de France following a ma g n i f i c e n t s t a r t^t o th e competition. Sue, of Great Mearley Farm, Mearley,


Last year she finished the Tour after two crashes pushed her into 40th position.


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back at her hotel to watch coverage of the day s events on television — and saw herself on screen being picked out of the hedge.


Ironically, after this year’s incident she arrived .


was descending one of the mountains when, four riders came down in her line. She tried, to miss them, but hit the crash barrier and went over the top, followed by her bicycle. On form for a finish well up in the top 20,


was due to visit a physiotherapist and fracture clinic this week.


the Great Britain team. Linda’s form improved as the race progressed, finishing in 38th place and with her best position being 18th on the final stage in Paris.


Sue and her sister-in-law, Linda, both rode for . T. ’ . ..


Hoping to be back in the saddle by weekend, she j e


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sons from what Happened then and have spent £80m since to ensure that mis­ takes are not repeated,’ the spokesman added. Levels in Stocks Reser


“We learned many les


Sue suffered a swollen leg and a broken bone in her hand.


voir and on Grindleton Fell have fallen substan­ tially as temperatures soared . At Holden Clough Nursery, near Bolton-by- Bowland, Mr Peter Foley recorded a shade tempera­ ture of 89Fon Sunday as Ribble Valley went through its most serf drought since 1984. Edisford Bridge and Dunsop Bridge saw huge crowds basking in the weekend sun, and warn­ ings have gone out about the dangers of swimming in the very cold Ribble anc Hodder rivers. Animal welfare groups


became a national hero, helping his side to the tre­ ble of Premier League,


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A MICROLIGHT aircraft crashed into a safety bar­ rier on the A59 as the pilot was attempting to land in a field.


were called, but the pilot was given the all-clear after an examination by an ambulance team.


Emergency services


lose power over the local bypass as it was making its way to a landing site in a field' between Mitton Road and the River Calder at Whalley.


The aircraft appeared to


rier, the aircraft bounced over the road into the field.


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