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over dangerous wood pre­ servatives now banned by the Government.


chemical LOCAL residents are being urged to take action


Lancashire County Coun­ cils are joining forces to organise the safe disposal of the preservatives con­ taining the chemical Tri- butyltin Oxide (TBTO).


The 'Ribble Valley and


man said: “ People are being asked not to put the products into their dust­ bins. Instead, they can either telephone the bor­ ough council offices and ask for the item to be col­ lected, or take it to any one of the Lancashire County Council’s house­ hold waste disposal centres.


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ducts to the centres should contact the attendant on arrival, who will keep the liquid in a sep a ra te container."


chemical, it will be marked on the label. Advice may be obtained from the county council's waste dis­ posal section (Preston 2li1lilili).


If products contain the “But those taking pro­


Brave Geoffrey gets his reward


officer’s chest and'the attacker used threatening language. The officer held his arms up and, as this man beckoned to his co-ac­ cused, the officer reached forward with his left hand and took hold of the gun around the central breach


area of the weapon. "The robber, seeing


this, immediately pulled back the weapon and the officer lost his grip. The armed man then used threatening language


of robbery, kidnapping and using a firearm with intent to resist arrest. They pleaded guilty and were each sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment. “In passing sentence,


Rise and demise of mill


THERE was a full house for C l ith e ro e Civic Society's last meeting when tile speaker was Mr Bob Jones. The local man proved


most entertaining and talked about the rise of Low Moor Mill in 1782 to its demise in 1930. lie explained that the village houses and church, chapel ami club were developed after 1822 when the Gar­ netts bought the mill. The weir deflecting the


Kibble was built in 1781 to feed water and, therefore, the wooden bridge at Brungerley was built in 1801, later being replaced with a stone one in 1810. Mr Jones went on to


Treat for elderly


THE annual concert party for senior citi­ zens in the Whalley area took on a differ­ ent format this year.


entertainment, the 125 people who attended enjoyed a d in n e r


Instead of a stage


dance and a three- course meal.


t There was dancing


and entertainment by the Banjo Boys and Clitheroe singer Stella


o favourite records


Smith. Whalley Age Con­


cern members, who organised the event, wailed on guests, assisted by Whalley Lions.


talk about John O’Neil, and said he was a splendid example of a self-educated 1 !)th-century cotton weaver. He was born in 1810 in Carlisle where he was weaving until the trade declined. Ho took a keen in te re s t in Lhe Mechanics’ Institute and was encouraged by I)r Tate, the Dean of Carlisle Cathedral. He moved to Bentham


chairman of Whallcy Age Concern, said: “This new format was most successful. I would like to thank Calderstones Hospital for the support it gave.”


Mr Frank Pope, Thieves


to work and when he was 1o moved to Low Moor Mill. There he was spokes­ man for the workers t r u s t e d b y the mill owners. He continued his interest in the Mechanics Institutes and kept a daily diary. By a miracle, this diary was rescued from the rubbish tip and given to Arthur Langshaw. The research was continued by Mrs Brigg and then by Mr Jones, The next meeting of the


Civic Society will be the annual Christmas slide


show and quiz, with mince p ie s , o n M o n d a y December 3rd, at the Mutual Boom, St'Mary’s Parish Mall, beginning at 7-30 p.m.


Harvest parcels


CLITHEROE Parish Church’s Harvest Festival once again proved to be a great success. A total of £325 has been


ioners benefited from the h a r v e s t p a rc e ls of produce.


the church’s older parish


forwarded to the Church Urban Fund and many of


raid pub CLITHEROE’S Horse­ shoe Inn was the target for thieves last Sunday, who escaped with cash and property valued at £771. They struck in the early


evening, gaining entry to the Bawdlands public


house by forcing open a second floor window. \ The property stolen


included a bank bag con­ taining £201) in coins, a light tan -coloured purse with £120 in notes, a fur­ ther £30!) in coins, £70 in notes, a gold-plated pen­ dant, a Royal Bank of Scotland cheque card, cashline card and Mackro store card.


WEEKEND TO TREASURE FOR EMMA


(right) celebrated her 90th birthday with two parties, attended by 40 of her neigh­ bours and members of her family, who came from as far away as


birthday cake from her grandchildren, a surprise bouquet from her eight g r c a t - g r a n d c h i l - (lren . . . and a surprise phone call from some of the great grand-children in New Zealand. “It’s been a weekend to


New Zealand. There was a surprise


t r e a s u r e ,” said Mrs Brown, who has visited several countries world­ wide, and earlier this year spent a month with her son, Roy, and daughter-in- la w, R u th , in New Zealand. At the weekend, Roy


IT’S been a weekend of surprises for Whalley’s globe-trotting great-grand­ mother, Mrs Emma Brown, of Moor- field Avenue. F o r Mrs Brown


Hebden Bridge, and had to change horses half


way!” she said. Emma and Harry were


later to run a greengro­ cers’ shop in Brierfield. “There was only one car


owner in the town in those days,” she declared. “I remember the whole street used to turn out to admire the car when they visited our shop." Meanwhile, Emma, who


has two daughters — Miss Doris Brown, who lives with her, and Mrs Joan Looming, of Bleasdale Avenue, Clitheroe — was


k. VL - ^ busy this week helping Doris, who breeds show rabbits. “I love visiting local rab­


bit shows, and very often we come home with a prize,” she said.


‘Spadework’ broadcast coming from Clitheroe


and Ruth returned the compliment by making a special tr ip home to England to join in the family party at The Red Pump, Bashall Eaves. Emma, whose husband,


Harry, died several years ago, well recalls her child­ hood holidays, which took her no further afield than Blackpool. “When I was about 11,


needed to put to the panel. These can be on any aspect of gardening or plant growing, and may be posed by any member of the public. It would be appreciated if they could be handed


CLITHEROE Garden Club will host Radio Lancashire’s “Spadework” programme at its meeting on December 3rd, when a panel o f gardening experts, chaired by Mrs Judith Roberts, will endeavour to solve gardeners’ problems. To make an interesting evening, (piestions are


in at Monday’s meeting, or given to the sccrc- tary/chairman Mr Geoff Sainsbury before November 20th. This, as usual, will be an open meeting — a


my family was living in Brierfield and we went on a day-trip by wagonette to Hardcastle Crags, near


competition will be held fora Christmas decoration containing some natural material — and open to all comers.


Golden smiles from Rainbow group


again.“The officer was forced into the back of the police car and the two offenders got into the front seats and drove off in the police car. The officer was con- t in u a l ly th re a te n e d throughout the journey and eventually the police car was brought to a halt and the officer ordered to get into the boot: he was ordered, not to move and the two armed men left the scene, leaving him locked in the boot. “The officer released the


the Hon. Mr Justice Steyn paid tribute to the bravery of Mr Braithwaite, com­ mended the bravery of PC Dawson who was kid­ napped by the two men, and singled out the arrest­ ing officers for apprehend­ ing ‘two desperate men.’ ,“The actions of the officers are in the finest traditions of the Lanca­ shire Constabulary, par­ ticularly in the case of PC Dawson. “Mr Braithwaite’s delib­


rear folding seats and climbed through the boot into the police car and escaped, passing a mes­ sage over his personal radio. PC Dawson made his way towards Black­ burn Road, Clayton-le- Moors, where he saw a' vehicle which was being driven by the same person who had attacked him. He saw four people in the car and gave a d etailed description of the vehicles to patrols in the area. “Insp. Sweetman and


PS David Finch (from Barnoldswick) were in a marked police Montego and, after receiving the circulated message, trav­ elled towards Read via Shuttleworth Hall link road to the M65, position­ ing themselves at the roundabout at the junction with the M65. “The officers saw a blue


erate actions, knowing that armed robbers were carrying out a mailbag robbery, are to be highly commended. He put him­ self at risk of injury and indeed death; used his own vehicle to try to trap the robbers, during which it was damaged; and was only dissuaded from trying to prevent their escape when one of the robbers threatened him with a handgun. “His civic- responsibility


wishes to be associated with the remarks of Mr Ju s t ic e Steyn and is pleased to commend Mr Braithwaite and the officers for their coura­ geous actions during this incident.”


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there were four people in the vehicle. The officers saw someone raise their hand out of the offside of the vehicle and raise a flat cap in the air. They ran .towards the car, followed by other officers, including PC Stephen Loughlin (from Padiham) and PC Andrew Wild (from traffic operations), who had been in pursuing police cars. “As the officers were


Renault saloon followed by several police cars. It turned off the M65 down the slip road in the offside lane. Insp. Sweetman drove against the flow of traffic and positioned the police car immediately in front of the Renault in a head-on situation and the Renault stopped. “Insp. Sweetman and PS Finch could see that


running towards the rob­ bers’ car, they saw all four occupants get out with their arms in the air. Insp. Sweetman saw one man holding a sawn-off shotgun in the air and snatched the weapon from him just as the other occupants of the vehicle were arrested by PC Loughlin, PC Wild and PS Finch. The shotgun contained two cartridges, one live and the other discharged. “The officers were


under the impression that all the occupants of the Renault were connected with the armed robbery and were still armed. It transpired that two were, in fact, hostages who had been kidnapped and whose car was being used by the robbers. "The third robber who


and public spiritedness was exemplified by his brave actions, which undoubtedly led to the later arrest of the robbers.’ “The Chief Constable


o while away those long winter evenings why not


take a one-day course in Tunisian crocheting? This will be an exciting


day of experiment and cul­ ture, with colour and tex­ ture for those who can already do Tunisian cro­ chet work and the begin­ ning of a new hobby for those who have never cro­ cheted before. Places are available for


the one-day course at Whalley Adult Education Centre on December 15th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.. Tutor Pauline Taylor is


and materials needed can be obtained from Whalley Adult Centre (Tel: Whal­ ley 822717). The fee is £9. 50.


internationally known for her work throughout Europe, USA, Canada and New Zealand. She has written numerous books on the subject and given interviews on radio and television. Full details of the course


on the Fondant Christmas cake/sugar craft weekend course and on the Intro­ duction to Woodcarving course, also taking place d ur ing December at Whalley.


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escaped separately was not captured and on July 27th the two robbers arrested by the police appeared at Preston Crown Court for offences


Illegal parking under scrutiny at Simonstone


parking on the pavements


ILLEGAL parking in Simonstone came under the scrutiny of the village parish council at its meeting. Councillors heard that


was illegal and parking on the highway, in a way to cause an obstruction was also illegal. The clerk reported that police action would be ta k e n if motorists continued to vio­ late these laws. Residents living on Tun-


clear weeds should be completed by the end of December. The clerk reported that


he had notified the trans­ port co-ordination section about the missing bus stop sign on Whalley Road and C that Lancashire County


stead Avenue are to receive copies of a detailed tree survey which has been carried out- on the road. It was reported that Mr D. Hewitt, of the Rib­ ble Valley Council, would bo pleased to give advice on the most appropriate treatment. The clerk reported that


ouncil bad been notified about the missing footpath sign on Simonstone Lane. The date for the annual


d in n e r was s e t for February 15th, 1991. On a sporting front, the


a letter had been received from Blackburn, Hynd- burn and Ribblc Valley Health Authority, regard­ ing' the tran s i tio n a l arrangements for the chi­ ropody service. The work of laying the


to Ribble Valley Council by Simonstone Tennis Club for wire netting and new perimeter fencing. The clerk also reported


council has agreed to back a grant application made


seven-year-olds. The group, attached


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SUNNY smiles from the Clitheroc area’s first- ever Rainbow group — the Brownie nnd Guide movement’s latest idea f o r


• last week. Since the party, the


to St Paul’s, Low Moor, is pictured at its launch party in the parish hall


group has risen in num­ bers to its full comple­ ment of 15, with leader Mrs Sheila Millard, assistant leader Mrs Audrey Mason and helpers Mrs Hilary Hut­ chinson and Mrs Cath- leen Child.


made their own sand­ wiches and iced buns, before playing games and singing songs.


At the party, the girls


sport a yellow tabard for their uniform, and will soon be presented with a badge.


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