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CRGS royal memento is handed on a plate
CLITHEROE Royal Grammar School is making a unique offer, to the public — a chance to buy the spe cial plate commis sioned for the Royal
the plate came from Mr Jim Parker, chairman of th e school’s board of governors, and a limited
visit. The idea of producing
Top names at the Tory
dinner THE Ribble Valley Conservative Association had the distinction of having two eminent Cabinet Ministers in attendance at the president’s annual dinner at tile Dunkcnhalgh Hotel, Clayton-lc-Moors. Kibble Valley MI*
one of the guests and Minister of State for the Environment Mr Chris Patton the oilier. Around 200 people
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listened intently as Mr I’nticn gave an address and answered questions. Me was thanked by Mr Waddington. Pictured is president
edition of 1,500 is being produced, of which 750 have been given free to pupils' and staff at the school.
Royal blue edge band, bears a representation in gold of the. school’s 1662 seal and the words "To commemorate the visit of HM the Queen, October 18, 1990.” The seal is the same as that used for the
The plate, which has a
school-badge, on the school l i te ra tu re and on the school history, a copy of which was given to the Queen. Copies of the plate are
available from the school at £7.50 each and 200 have already been ordered, mostly on the day of the Royal visit, when they were on display. So far only 850 copies of the plate have been deli
vered, because the com pany producing it, which is based in Stoke-on-Trent, is having great difficulty getting the blanks from a UK firm. "Apparently the prob
we would have had them all by now.”
lem is a machinery break down at the company pro ducing the blanks, which is typically British,” said Mr Parker. “I expect if the blanks were being pro duced in Taiwan or China
local demand for the plates. If there are enough orders, the school could have another 500 pro duced, bringing the total up to 2,000, but that would be the maximum run for this limited edition.
He anticipates a big
Sponsored fast for Oxfam
EAT less this weekend and you could help the poor in Africa, say Clith- eroe’s Oxfam workers, who are organising a spon
and Home Secretary Mi David Waddington was
funds for projects in South Africa is being launched at the shop this Saturday by Ribble Valley’s Mayor, Coun. Howel Jones. Day le a d e r Molly
sored fast. A campaign to raise
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Mr Brian Cunliffe (third from the left) with some of the guests, including (front left) Mr Waddington, Mrs Gill Waddington, Mr Patten and Euro MP Mr Michael Welsh.
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FORM 15K CRGS pupils from all over the world will converge on the Rib ble Valley next week when the Old Clitlioronians' Association hold:) i ts n n u a 1 r e u n i o n
guests attended last year, neluding one member who
celebrations. Over 170 old hoys and
hud flown in especially from Australia, and secre tary Mr Keith Whiteside hopes for an even bigger tu rn-out at the Shirk House Hotel, Gisburn, on Friday. The after-dinner pro
ceedings will include speeches by the retiring
president, Mr Roy Adams, and tlie new president and t recently retired headmas
1953 will be among those out in force, as they are holding special reunions on
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Breaking with tradition in staging revue
CALDERSTONES Revue and Dramatic Society has decided to break with tradition and stage a revue this Christmas instead of the usual show.
COX — KEEFE
A honeymoon in Florida followed the wedding at Dunsop Bridge of Mr Geoffrey Cox and Miss Nicola Maria Keele.
ployed, is the son of Mi ami Mrs S. Cox, of Moor land Avenue, Clitlicroe, and Miss Keefe, a hair dresser, is the daughter of Mr and Mrs R. Keefe, of Waddington Post Office.
Mr Cox, who is self-em
by her father, wore a gown of dupion silk trimmed with Austrian lace and drop pearls. It featured a train of Aus trian lace and a headdress of silk roses and seed pearls to match tile gown. She carried a bouquet of pink and cream roses, gypsophila and Singapore orchids.
The bride, given away
tion will take place at 6-30 p.m. in the Diana Room at Stirk House before the dinner. Full membership of tlie association may be obtained or renewed and the annual subscription is £2.
On the Saturday morn ing, the school’s York
Street site will he open for tlie former pupils to look round, enabling many to have their first glimpse of the impressive alterations. Further information and
tickets, iiriced £12-50, are available from either Mr Eddie Murphy at the school (Clitheroe 23118) or Mr Whiteside (Clitheroe 22121).
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Best wishes for speech contest
ONE of the highlights at Clitheroe Speakers’ Club meeting was a topics ses sion chaired for the first time by Anita Comstive. Her theme was “Souve
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nirs," the starling point for each topic being an object typical of the kind of souvenir so many accu mulate over the years. Eaeli member was shown an object and asked to respond, using it as a th o u g h t - t r ig g e r . The result was an interesting v a r i e t y o f r e c a l l e d memories or opinions. There were two main
’Phe chief bridesmaid
was Janinc Moss, who wore a dress of hyacinth blue silk with a matching headdress of fresh Dowers. Also in attendance was the b e s t man’s d a u g h te r , Kmma Walmslcy, who wore a dress of dupion silk trimmed with hyacinth blue and fe a tu r in g a matching headdress and pomander.
W a 1 m s 1 e y , groomsman was Mr Steven Walmsley and u sh e r s were Mr Michael Keefe and Mr Damian Keefe, tile bride’s brothers.
Best man was Mr David
Hubert's RC Church, was performed by Fr J. Bums and the organist was Mr Philip Wilkinson.
The ceremony, at St
the Stirk House Hotel, Gisburn. The couple are to live in
A reception was held at
Clitheroe. Photograph: John Barry Photography,- Blackburn.
for the change of approach is that 1990 is the society’s silver jubilee and a revue offers more members a chance of the limelight, said society chairman Mr Terry Dilworth.
One of the main reasons
taken for financial reasons, too — last winter’s ’flu epidemic meant that fewer
But the decision was
people attended "Pick wick” and the society was left with a dent in its budget.
revue was suggested, the idea has en larg ed to encompass some 150 num bers from a cast of 30, of all
However, since the
thing for everyone — music from leading com posers such as Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim
in fact th e re ’s some
Rice, as well as many old favourities by Cole Porter, Gershwin and Noel Cow a rd , some Ch ris tm as favourites and a number of cartoon specials to com memorate the 50th Disney
anniversary. Producing the revue lias
been much hardei-/ work than producing a tradi-
Turned down
PLANNING permission has been refused for two detached dwellings at the caravan site. Mill Farm, o f f F e l l R o a d , Waddington.
Plan n in g and Devel- o p m e n t C om m i t te e refused the application because it was contrary to part of the approved Lan cashire s tru c tu re plan which seeks to limit devcl- o p m e n t i n th e op e n countryside.
Kibble Valley Council’s
or indicate a satisfactory means of access to the adopted highway.
It also failed to provide
tional musical, said Mr Dilwortli. “There are
many more numbers than we would normally have in a show,” he said, “and each requires its own movements and action — we’re not jus t standing still singing songs, as some groups do when they stage a revue.”
being staged,at the hospi tal theatre and runs from N o v e m b e r 2 8 t h t o
“Showtime .Jubilee” is
December 1st, with tickets at £2.50 (£2 for concessions for children and OAPs. Although the tickets have only jus t , gone on sale, there have already been a number of block bookings.
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No to new house
OUTLINE planning per mission has been refused for a proposed new house in Kimington. The application related
to the erection of one detached dwelling on land within tlie curtilage of Oak Tree House, Rimington Lane. Members of Ribble Val
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ple there to lead better lives," she said. “Poverty is increasing there and a wide range of support is necessary." . Sponsorship forms are
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MP tours hospital
RIBBLE VALLEY MP Mr David Waddington enjoyed a busy weekend in his constituency, following a hec tic we e k in Parliament. On Friday lie was a
guest at the local Conser vative Association presi d e n t’s d in n e r and on Saturday he opened the Eshton* Court Nursing Home in Clitheroe. Said his agent, Miss
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Pamella Roberts: “Mr Waddington then went on to visit the town’s commu nity hospital, where he
and his wife met all the patients.” d She added that Mr Wad
supportive of Clitheroe Hospital which, far from b e in g fo r g e r i a t r i c patients, takes post-opera: tive cases from the age of 16.
ington was extremely
Bigger bill to reclaim land
ley Council’s Planning and Development Committee heard th a t the devei- o p m e n t would have removed off-street park ing and turning facilities for Oak Tree House. Addi tionally, visibility from the proposed new house would be sub-standard in one direction and so be detri mental to the interests of highway safety.
LAND reclamation at Kirkmoor Road, Clith eroe, is going to cost £200,000 mor e t han expected, the borough co u nc il ’s Poli c y a n d Resources Committee was told. The original scheme, to
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Chessmen triumph over Waterfoot
CLITHEROE Chess Waterfoot A at home Centre.
matches are scheduled to start at 7-15 p.m.. Water-
Al t h o u g h l e a g u e LIONS BANG ON TARGET
Club’s A team faced at the Catholic Social
foot did not arrive until 7- 35 p.m., only 10 minutes inside the time limit for losing by default. Waterfoot was without
two of its regular players and so began the match rather handicapped. The first game to finish
was board four, where Alan Smettem drew with his opponent. Shortly after this Denis Nicholson fin ished his game with a win on board five. On board two, Eric
speeches. Nellie Kay gave a mixture of a humorous and serious speecli with tlie title “Lack of concen tration,” based on personal experience. Betty Brown, who recently won the club speech contest, gave a speech with the title “Tra d i t io n s ,” which she intended giving at the North Pennine Area Speech Contest. Tlie stipulated theme at
that contest is a subject one feels very strongly about and this came over very well in her speech. Several members were invited to express helpful, constructive comments and all wished her well as she represents the club at the area contest.' The next meeting is on-
Monday, at Low Moor Club Reading Room.
CLITHEROE Lions were bang on target when they held a sponsored clay pigeon shoot^at Moorcock Gun Club, Waddington^. They attracted some 300 competitors from various part of Lancashire and
into annual event,” said one of the chief organisers, Mr John Roberts, adding: “Our thanks go to Moorcock Gun Club for allowing us to use their facilities — and to several other local sponsors.”
raised £300 for their charity fund. “It was so successful that wc arc now looking at the possibility of turning it
■first prize of £25 was won by Mr J. Wilcock, of Great Harwood, with Mr Bill Barker and Mr John Spcdding, both of Ciithcroc, in second and third places respectively.
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Mansfield’s opponent made a mistake which cost a pawn and a piece and very quickly the game, to give Clitheroe two-and-a- half points out of'the first three games, all of which took about an hour each. On board one, Paul Fal
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