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UPILS at St Augustine's C High School,- Billing, m, arc this week' colo- ■ating 10 years of entente u-diale with a school in


listing a visit bv :ib rench pupils from Rozel. Savoie, and tonight a


e French Alps! . The school is currently


•rsary will be presented ■ Mine Josseline Quard , headmaster Mr I’hjj orris at a disco at the i hool for teachers.pupils


d their families.


t 's . who has organised e exchanges since they st started.


ive been established dur- ir the past 10 years," she :i<l. "and we have no ouble at all in getting ipils to take part in the changes.


‘Many firm friendships


Also in the spotlight is rs Margaret Key. head languages at St Augus­


leciul presentation will -■ made to the French ■acher who helped to ;tablish the exchange link •tween the two schools in )7il. A gift to mark the anni-


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A friendly) invasion - of plastic ducks


RESIDENTS of West Bradford - took to the river for a weekend


of fun and colour which raised at least £3,500 for the village hall fund.


Bristol, of . Hillside, West Bradford,, was the first held to boost the appeal and attracted a bumper entry, with ‘ nearly 4,000 plastic ducks launched. Very low river levels and a wind


A duck race organised by Mr David ‘


blowing against the current did hot make for plain sailing, resulting in many of the tiny ducks bobbing into one another to form a vast armada. There were anxious moments as


the, entrants and winner of the sec­ tion for the best-dressed raft was a team called.“Skidmark,” with a craft based, somewhat tongue in cheek, on the German battleship “Bismark.”


winner of the race. • The race was organised by mem­


An ICI team was the the overall


bers of the playing fields committee as part of an all-out drive to reach the £25,000 target members have set themselves towards the cost of a vil­ lage hall. Over the past 12 months, £10,000


the birds of a fea th er flocked together around half submerged... rocks and through eddies, the even­ tual winner being the entry of Mr John Cherry, of Dove Syke Farm, West Bradford. There were thrills and spills galore


in a raft race in which local firms and organisations competed. Hundreds of spectators lined the banks to cheer


has been raised, so the target is well on the way to being met, following Saturday’s sports day and Sunday's river races. Special guests included the Mayor


and Mayoress of the Ribble Valley, Coun and Mrs John Cliff, who said they had enjoyed themselves immensely.


ing some of those taking part in the fun.


Our picture shows the Mayor meet­ | m m e - r -


onday. Visits to Alton Towers, igan Pier and Liverpool .ve been planned, in dition to many activities ranged by the host milies.


SILENT


TRIBUTE llBBLE VALLEY coun- llors stood in silence at londay night's meeting in L-mory of Dihvorth ward


luncillor Gordon Taylor fd former Kibble Valley ayoress Mrs Ellen ibinson.


J idge into a state of shock Jiich has spread to the Btire Ribble Valley.” He lid Mr Taylor was "a logress-chaser par excel- |ice," as his business 'as electrician had shown, (1 had served the council


lispital from closure. Cinema


ith diligence. Coun. Ta.v- )' had also worked hard try to save Ribehester


f l E new S h e r lo ck lilmes film with a differ- Ice is showing at ClitH- toe Civic Hall from (morrow until Thursday. Jin "Without a Clue." Dr iatson. played by Ben lngsley, has a chance to line brighter than the leat detective. (Michael Caine takes on ■ role of Holmes and the


l-ryline attempts to con- (nce us that “ behind


lery great detective is 13 even greater." Perfor- es start at 7-30 p.m.


ople." Coun. Taylor's death, he Ikied, “has thrown Lon-


Ribble Valley Mayor iun. John Cliff said Mrs .ibinson had been "a eat servant of the


Expansion could mean more jobs at local factory


EXPANSION at a Clitheroe agricultural pro­ ducts factory could create new jobs next year as well as solve a traffic headache.


the Ripon-based company which took over Atkin­ son’s Lime Street factory, at Kalthill. in 11)81. is grad- uallv increasing the plant's size' from 40.000 to 50.000


The Econ Group Ltd,


S'l-fL The first phase, of the


• facturing and office space, but how much' more depends on interest rates.


complete the project this year, but had to. split it into two phases because of the increase in interest rates." explained Econ chairman Bill Lupton. "What we are doing, in effect, is turning the fac­ tory round so it faces away from the town, and access is from the link road, which should solve the traffic problem that


"We were hoping to


expansion plans sees the completion of a new store by the end of July. Phase two at the same time next year will see more manu-


existed when Atkinson’s access was through the town's streets.


part of the site is over a new bridge from the link road to a new entrance.


“Now access to the older


ate new jobs, but how many more we won’t know until next year.”


on the expansion of its C-litheroe and Ripon works. Econ’s plant at Clitheroe now employs about 65 people and pro duces the Atkinson range of agricultural and high- way sp re ad e rs . The expansion is happening at the same time the com­ pany is launching a new product, to be unveiled at next month's* Great York­ shire Show.


Econ is spending £lm.


open-up new markets, for it's a lime spreader, which will also spread fertiliser and road salt.


The new product should 1 ' > 2 ■! “Phase two should cre­ ' / J . f t ?VW. 7 Sr* ^ v ^ s re s s a m a . / V VvSv. \ V>A ■ V “\


ipils have been involved id some families have ■ pt up th e i r own ichanges. I t ’s been a ry successful scheme.” The current visitors, no are staying in the­ mes of pupils and teach- s until next weekend, ■re given a civic wel- me by the Ribble Valley ayor. Coun. John Cliff, the Mayor’s Parlour on


‘Brothers and sisters of i ^ Jj3. A"


Giant weeds are threat to children, warns health chief


A warning to parents to keep children away from giant weeds which can cause nasty blis­ ters to the skin, was this week issued by Rib­ ble Valley environmental health and housing officer Mr Richard Isherwood.


which grows to heights of 12ft, has become prolific during the recent warm weather, and has been spotted in some parts of the Ribble Valley. “The weed has a hollow,


The .Giant Hogweed,


undisturbed conditions along river banks, and Mr Isherwood made a plea to the river authority for help in eradicating it in the Ribble Valley.


Hogweed likes the


reddish stem, which chil­ dren are particluarly fond of using as pea-shooters, thereby causing nasty blis­ ters near their mouths,” said Mr Isherwood.


Unusual church circuit


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A CLITHEROE school­ boy has mapped out a “church circuit" for a spon- sored cycle ride for charity.


Whalley Road, has decided to call on 18 churches when he pedals round the Ribble Valley on July 8th. His mission is to raise a substantial amount of money for the premature baby unit at Queen’s Park Hospital, Blackburn, and St J am e s ’s Church, Clitheroe.


notes from church notice boards to prove that he has covered the 40-mile round trip between Gis- burn, Salesbury and St James’s, the church his family attends.


He will stop to take


Andrew, who will be supervised by relatives, has planned a sponsored bike ride, although in the past he has organised other fund-raising events for the premature baby unit. N


It is the first time that


, contact the family (Clith­ eroe 26188).


Anyone willing to spon­ sor Andrew is asked to


Andrew Kent (10), of


appointed with theii response, because they say that it is not their job as the river bank belongs to each individual land- owner,” he said.


hundreds of landowners and it is impossible to get them all to clear their s t r e t c h . The r iv e r authority has access to all banks, and could do the job so easily at a miniscule cost.”'


“However, there are


finding the plant, which has white flowers and large leaves, are urged to tell the local environmen­ tal health office. They will then inform the landowner and ask him to destroy it.


Members of the public


to have the plant eradi­ cated in the Ribble Valley, so that children can play without danger,” said Mr Isherwood.


“I would very much like Stiffer fine


THE Home Office should treble the present £400 fine for illegal dumping of rubbish, Coun. Eric Bra- cewell (Clitheroe) told the Ribble Valley Council on Monday. He was talking about a


“I have been most dis­


A trip to Wuthering Heights’ ,


THE fifth annual long-dis­ tance walk, organised by the social committee of Clitheroe Ramblers’ Asso- :iation, took place on Saturday. Members left Hebden


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Bridge, passing the beau­ tiful Hardcastle Crags val­ ley before crossing the moors to join the track which was the old road to Haworth. On arrival at Penistone Country Park, they were greeted by the social committee with wel­ coming warm drinks. After lunch the lli mem-


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bers made tracks to the Pennine Way, pausing a few minutes at Top Withins, often said to be the “home” of the Earn- shaws in Emily Bronte's “Wuthering Heights," and now just a ruin. Moving on they passed the near empty reservoirs of Wal- shaw Dean and finally, fol­ lowing the banks of Heb- d e n W a te r , m a d e treacherous by the-flash floods of late May, they arrived back to waiting cars.


able for all the participant- and a vote of- thanks was p r o p o s e d to th e organisers.


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• Shearing Association’s annual competition al Home Farm, Abbeystead, Lancaster. The event, which was


wool over the eyes of Rib- b le V a l le y s h e e p shearers . . . who walked off with eight major prizes in the North West Sheep


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shown on G ran ad Reports last Thursday evening, was won by world champion David Fagan, who sheared ID sheep in 9 min. 14 sec. Our local winners were:


Senior — 3, Brian Cou pland (Grindleton); Geoff Walker (Dunsop Bridge). Intermediate — 2


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A CHANCE to loo around the Lancashire College of Agriculture and Horticulture is offered to the public at the weekend. A Country Open Day is


Open day at agricultural college


recent spate of tipping at Clough Quarry, Crow Trees Farm, Chipping, by builders who “have no con­ sideration for people or the environment." What was needed to put


people off tipping rubbish w a s a s u c c e s s f u l prosecution. The council’s Public


Works and Health Com­ mittee is to investigate.


to be held at Myerscough Hall in Bilsborrow, near Preston.- The two-day event will include a wide range of displays such as sheep shearing and fork­ lift truck demonstrations. Visitors will be able "to observe farming first hand. Enterprises run on the


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