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A WAR game on a local estate ended in violence when two competitors fought a real bat- 11 e . Tens i on s e rupt ed when Robert Eason was hit on the head with a pellet fired at close range, Clitheroe magis­ trates heard.


War game on local estate ends MfiY MADNESS in real violence


hurt, Eason retaliated Mr Mayer; by hitting a fellow opponent on the head with the butt Of his gun.


Jonathan Maher suffering from serious head injuries.


This left 20-year-old Although not badly


Court, Longridge, was fined £500 when he pleaded guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm on


Eason (21), of Clayton * * w i , * ! * ^


prosecuting, said the two, men were engaged in war games, .known as Skir­ mish, at Browsholme Hall, Bashall Eaves. It was a game of tactics, where young executives got rid of their stress and tension, and concerned paint guns with pellets containing coloured dye being fired at opponents. ;


Mr Mike Cunningham, n i ' iM in ■


Maher was on a tower and fired a pellet at Eason’s head at close range.. It did. not cause injury, but Eason was angry. He climbed on to the tower and hit Mr Maher on the head with the butt of his


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hospital and was treated for a hairline fracture by a neuro-surgeon. Mrs Julia Watson, for


Mr Mayer later went to '


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Eason, said the war games were .run on a stringent code of rules, which were made clear to participants at the start of the'games. One was not to fire at


protect the eyes from the dye, but there was no rule about wearing a helmet. It might be something to be considered in the future, said Mrs Watson.


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from behind with a pellet. It hurt and he was cross, because Mr Maher was not .playing in accordance with the ru le s ,” said Mrs


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| COUNCILLORS have called for a special report on Clitheroe’s car parking needs and whether to end free parking and introduce a pay-and-display scheme. The move follows the


| two-hour parking period on the Railway View car park because the atten­ dant had been absent for a few weeks. After a brief discussion


loss of spaces at the Rail- way View c a r p a rk because of extensions at the Ribble Valley Council Offices. Members of the council’s Planning and Transporta­ tion Committee, heard on Thursday that motorists had been overstaying the


IT was a great year for Britain, with the Coro­ nation of Queen Eliza­ beth II and the climb­ ing of Everest by Hilary and Tensing. And for former pupils


of Ribblesdale School in Clitheroe during that year i t was a great night, too, on Saturday, at Ribblcsdale Wan­ derers’ Cricket -Club when a reunion for the class of ’53 brought b a ck many h ap p y memories for the 60 people attending. This was the second


Sawley woman loses brave fight for life


THE wife of a former textile manufacturer, who ran her own sheep farm at Sawley for more than 20 years, has died, aged 68, after a brave


reunion in recent years and organisers said they were delighted to see so many former pupils and teachers looking “ hale and hearty despite the pass­ ing of the years.” Drinks and a meal


on the pros and cons of pay-and-display parking, members decided that they should take into account feedback from both council staff and the public on how to operate parking arrangements in the town. “Let’s get it right when


Birtwistle, of Dudland Croft, Sawley, was bom in Simla, while her father was serving as an officer with the Indian Army. She met her husband,


battle against cancer. Mrs Marjorie Angela


were enjoyed and sug­ g e s t io n s made fo r another reunion in the not-too-distant future. Our p h o to g ra p h


shows some of those who a t te n d e d th e reunion.


Henry, in India, while Mr Birtwistle was serving as a wartime officer with the Gurkhas, and they were married in 1942. At the end of the war, Mr Bir­ twistle rejoined the family business of Birtwistle and Oddie, in Blackburn, and the couple came to live in Whalley, moving to Chat- bum in 1951. In 1959, Mrs Birtwistle,


who had always. been interested in animals,


we make the decision,” said Coun. Bill Fleming (Billington). “We have to provide adequate parking through the town in the interests of our own staff and the public.”


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I CLITHEROE area mem­ bers of the National


[Trust’s Pendle Forest [Association are helping [with a tre e -p lan tin g


|H a 11, P a d ih am , on [ Saturday. The trees, mainly oak,


scheme at Gawthorpe


| beech, sycamore and other hardwoods, have been bought with money raised by last year’s Gawthorpe tree


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New computer brings rapid results for police


CRIME detection in the Ribble Valley was this week streamlined, with the introduction of a new computer system at Clitheroe police


wide scheme, under which the county, officers will be able to Det. Insp; Griffiths receive information about added: “The computer will crimes minutes after they also enable us to keep vic- ‘ '


station. It is part of a county- will be available all over


have been committed. Det. Insp. Ron Grif­


fiths, of Chtheroe, said: “This will enhance the effi­ ciency of crime detection throughout Lancashire.” When the machine was


tims Of a crime more up- to-date with what is hap­ pening, under the Govem- ment’s new Victims harter.”


switched on, on Sunday morning, it meant the end of hand-written reports by policemen. So gone now are the


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FOUR proud-members of the-7th St Paul’s Clitheroe Guides received G.A.P. awards from the Chief Commissioner of North West England, Mrs Jane Knight, at a ceremony at St Paul’s Church Hall. The Guiding Alternative


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decided to run a sheep farm and moved to Dud­ land Farm, Sawley. She had 50 breeding sheep and did all the lambing work herself. She also reared beef cattle and ran breed­ ing kennels for labradors and Jack Russells. Her other interests


point-to-point meetings and northern horse trials and agricultural shows. The Rev. Hugh Clark,


former vicar of Gisburn, and now- vicar at St James’s, Clitheroe, con­ ducted the funeral service at St Mary’s on Friday. As well as her husband,


included horse ridirtg and she was a member of the Pendle Forest Hunt for many years. She was also a keen member of the WI, first at Downham and later at Sawley, and regu­ larly attended St Mary’s Church, Gisburn, where she was very much appre­ ciated for her skill with floral arrangements. In recent years, Mrs


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Birtwistle had battled against cancer and will be remembered for he r cheerful manner, despite her illness. The couple left the farm


WINNERS of the duplicate I game at Clitheroe Bridge Club on Wednesday night were NS Mr Gamer and Mr Holden, Mr I Grindley and Mr Wright. EW. Mrs Burt and Mrs Phillips, Mr and Mrs Cornfield.


for their bungalow home at Dudland Croft six years ago. Mr Birtwistle is now a freelance journalist with “The Daily Telegraph” and other publications, writing reports and features on


In the rain forests


WHEN Clitheroe Natural­ ists’ Society held its last lecture of the winter; Stuart Watson, of Oswald- twistle, reported on his recent expedition to Ecua­ dor to study spiders, snakes and butterflies. His p r e s e n ta t io n


hand, after two passes, east opened one heart. South dou- | bled, west had to pass and north also passed. This is a penalty pass, as he decided (correctly) that they would gain more from letting east play in one heart doubled than in playing the hand | themselves. After the penalty I pass, east would do better to bid I one spade than to pass, as he I should be aware of tne bad heart I break. Careful defence, helped by declarer choosing to play the I king of hearts on the first round I of trumps led by north, held the I contract to only three tricks, for a penalty of 11 hundred.


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Easter Monday, all public counters at main and sub­ post offices will be closed. On Easter Saturday,


showed the ecology of the Amazon basin, with its endless summer nights, and he spoke of how the rain forests provide the habitat for insects, plant life and mammals. Mr Norman thanked the speaker for the excellent


the sub-post officss at Sal­ ford, in Clitheroe, and at Downham, Grindleton Dunsop Bridge and Staid- bum will close, but Clith­ eroe’s main post office will be open as usual.


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On Thursday night winners I were: NS Mr Garner and Mr Capstick, Mr Blakey and Mr Webster. EW Mrs A. Pollard and Mr Guha, Mr Barnsley and Mr Wolstenholme.


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is to Mellor on Good Friday.


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Project awards are part of a national experimental project, in which Guides nad to collect a total of 250 points in projects over an - eight monthperiod. , The four Clitheroe mem-,


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OlttMMteBwhel Hump-.; •MfWVSMiett Road,' Clitheroe, Clare Roberts of Langho, and Johanna; Walmsley of Alderford Close, Chtheroe, pictured5 with Mrs Knight at the presentation. Mrs Knight also pre­


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