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Local stage group is looking for 1914 soldier


MEMBERS of Stage 2 Downham are appeal­ ing for help in finding a vital prop for their autumn play.


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of a soldier in 1914 uniform which will be framed and handled by various actors during the play. The photo needs to be big enough to be seen by the audience, preferably about 18in. by 24in. If you think you can


They need a photograph Good reason to eat your greens


Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, November 8th, 1990 9


Slow starting grant work attacked


LOCAL organisations which claim recreational


grants) and then wait for years before starting the work came in for a blister­ ing attack from a Ribblc Valley councillor at a Recreation and Leisure Committee meeting. Coun. John Cliff (Lon-


to 1991. He said: “Ribchester


gridge) was commenting on a list of grants for 1990


help, please contact Glenis Wood (Clitheroe 24486). The play is “Celebra­


DEAN — CUSHING


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daughter of Mr and Mrs J. W. B. Cushing, of Wad­ dington Road, Clitheroe, ana the bridegroom, a joiner, is the younger son of the late Mr and Mrs H. Dean. Given away by her father, the bride wore an


Clitheroe Parish Church was the setting for the wedding of Miss Janet Cushing to Mr Stephen Dean. The bride is the only


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waterfall train, edged with antique lace featuring bows and silk flowers, and a headdress of seed pearls and silk flowers. She car ried a bouquet of silk and dried flowers. The gown was made by


Edwardian-style gown of ivory silk dupion with a


tion," by Waterhouse and Wills, and is to be staged


at Downham Village Hall On November 21-24. t Set in a Northern town,


portrayal of family rela­ tionships. In two parts — the wedding and the funeral — it seems at first to have a straightforward plot concerning straight­ forward characters in the Fuller and Lucas families. But things are not what they seem: an unexpected turn of events changes the tempo and causes many of the characters to rethink their die-hard attitudes. The play is produced by


he play is a humorous


Mel Scorrah, a long-stand­ ing member of the group, who produced “Outside Edge” for the parish a few years ago, but this is his


first production for Stage 2 .


Tickets are £2, or £1.75 for block bookings.


the bride’s friend, Miss G. Booth. The matron of honour


was Mrs D. Fogget, the bride's brother’s fiancee, and Miss K. Sumner was the bridesmaid. They wore ballerina


length dresses of burnt orange silk dupion also made by Miss Booth, and headdresses and bouquets featuring dried and silk flowers. The best man was Mr B. Dean, the bridegroom’s


brother, and the grooms man Mr S. Cushing, the bride’s brother. The ushers were Messrs


M. and A. Wood, the bridegroom’s nephews. The ceremony was per­


Increased computer power


COUNCIL officers are to spend more than £26,000 on extra computer equip­ ment, Ribble Valley s Policy and Resources Committee was told. Nearly £12,000 is to be


spent on a “bridge” which will link the council sys­


Tennis Club has still not claimed a grant for £1,870 towards a new tennis co u r t and Clitheroe Cricket Club has not claimed £5,540 towards a floodlit all-weather playing area and new pitch covers. The cricket club’s grant was carried over from last


year, so it has had plenty of time to get on with the


should not claim grants just for the hell of it, because they are depriving others by stopping us awarding that money to other organisations."


work.Coun. Cliff added: “These organisations


E A T I N G n


it, the Chipping res­ tau ra n t has won a


gr eens” is a delight at .. e Gibbon Bridge Country House Hotel and,


just to prove


prestigious award. The environmentally-


friendly local hotel has received the much sought- a f te r Green Tourism Award from the North West Tourist Board. We were delighted


y o u r As hotel wins award


garet and Janet Simpson (pictured above) has made such a good job of tending the grounds, as Gibbon Bridge was converted from what was originally the family’s farm. It opened in 1982 and


tion section. Mrs Simpson travelled


won a Beautiful Britain in Bloom award three years later for the North West commercial accommoda­


when we heard the news,” said Miss Janet Simpson, who owns the hotel. “We have made an effort to be conscious of the environ­ ment and, as well as the herbs and vegetables, we row a large quantity of owers which we use to decorate the rooms.” The judges chose Gib­


to Southport’s Floral Hall on Monday to receive the award from Mr Anthony Goldstone, chairman of the North West T o u ris t Board. Along with the other regional winners, Gibbon Bridge will now go forward into the national competition.


Southport (resort section), Blackpool Advertising Consortium (marketing award for a visitor attrac­ tion), Shrigley Hall, Mac­ clesfield, (development award for serviced accom­ modation), Granada Stu­ dios Tour and the Exhibi­ tion Gallery, Liverpool Museum (development awards for visitor attrac­ tion) and Signs of Cheshire (Tourism for All award).


Other winners included Craft units


ARTISTS, potters and a whole host of other crafts people could soon be flock­ ing to Chipping. At the Ribble Valley


Council’s Planning and Development Committee, an application to convert existing outbuildings into craft units at the Sun Inn, Longridge Road, was approved.


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formed by the Rev. Paul Hartley and followed by a reception at the Moorcock Inn, Waddington. The couple are to live in Clitheroe.


Photograph: Mr F. Lofthouse, bride's uncle.


tems to a back-up county council system. And a fur­ ther £14,500 will go on renewing word processing equipment, much of it to be leased. Councillors accepted the


bon Bridge for two main reasons. Many of the herbs and vegetables used in the restaurant are grown in the extensive grounds, but this was cou­ pled with the recent con­ version alterations, which were designed to comple­ ment the surrounding countryside. “Many of our visitors


costs, with the provisd that maintenance charges on lease agreements sh o u ld be ch e ck ed thoroughly before enter­ ing into any agreements.


Spent many hours tending village gardens


A WADDINGTON resident, who was highly respected by villagers and spent many hours tending the much-acclaimed Coronation Gar


dens in the village, has died. Mrs Emma Harrison


Death of former vicar


A FORMER long-serving vicar at St Paul’s Church, Low Moor, has died at the age of 74. The Rev. Alan Kay Bis-'


brown was vicar at St Paul’s between 1959 and 1972 and was well-known


in the town. After being ordained in


life. was born in Clitheroe, but


lived in Waddington throughout her married


late Mr Wilfred Madeley Har riso n , she ran butcher's shop in the vil­ lage for many years. The business in still in


With her husband, the


have said how they can’t believe the hotel blends in so well with the land­ s c a p e ,” added Miss Simpson. It is hardly surprising


th a t the mother ana daughter team of Mar-


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Slides of Japan


MEMBERS of Clitheroe I Evening Townswomen’s Guild were welcomed to | their meeting by Mrs A. Collingridge. She introduced Mrs G.


Pope, from Whalley, who | gave an illustrated talk, entitled “Japan Today.’ She talked about the Japanese way of life and showed some beautiful | slides of Osaka and Kyoto. There are numerous temples to visit in Japan, one Buddhist temple being 1,000 years old. The slides showed a


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1942, he served at Holy Trinity Church, Darwen, at St Stephen’s Church, Tockholes, and then at St Michael’s Church, Wee- ton, before moving to Low Moor. From 1972 until his


retirement in 1982, he was Vicar of Christ Church, Glasson.Mr Bisbrown is sur­ vived by h is wife Margaret.


Author drops in for


storytime


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THE p r iz e -w in n in g author, Brian Jaques, brought a whole new meaning to storytime at Whalley CE Primary School this week. The former docker


the family and now run by one of her two sons, Mr Dennis Harrison. A member of St Helen’s Church and the Mothers' Union, until the last few years, Mrs Harrison enjoyed working in the village gardens and was renowned for her willing­ ness to help anyone, often inviting visitors to the vil­ lage into her home when they asked where they could obtain a cup of tea. The funeral was held


yesterday at St Helen’! Church and followed by cremation at Accrington. Mrs Harrison leaves


daughter, Mrs Jean Price, and sons Mr Dennis Harri­ son and Mr Gerald Harri son, who is now serving in the police force Southport.


mountainous region and there were picturesque views of Mount Fuji. The vote of thanks was given by Mrs A. Wells. The winners in the “My


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favourite plate” competi­ tion were Mrs Bond, Mrs R o b in so n and Mrs Washbrook. The next meeting is the


Christmas meeting and there will be a Jacob's Join supper.


Cattle shed


PLANNING permission has been granted for a new cattle-rearing shed at a Ribble Valley farm. The Ribble Valley


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Council’s Planning and Development Committee approved the development at Clayton Hey Fold Farm, Ribchester Road.


Three fined for litter offences


turned writer, spent Tues­ day with the children, who have been doing projects on two of his books — " R c d - w a l l ” a n d “Moss flower.” Mr Jaques won the Lan­


cashire Children’s Book Award last year for “Red- wall” and the children enjoyed his anecdotes and


stones. The fruits of the chil­


dren’s work will be on dis­ play at a special book evening on November


20th’ ________ E x t e n s io n


THE Ribble Valley Coun cil’s Planning and Devel


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existing Building at Sea way Services, Blackburr Road, Simonstone, to house bottling printing machinery and ancillary


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Three Clitheroe people who dropped litter in the street were each fined £75 by the town’s magistrates on Tuesday and ordered to pay £15 prosecution costs..


Whalley Road, Peter Ian Nicholas (30), of Fox Street, and Stuart Alan Blackburn (21), of Little- moor, who were involved in separate incidents, each pleaded guilty by letter. The court heard that


Malachi Joyce (19), of


tainer in a nearby bin', but it missed and he was pick­ ing it up when the officer approached.


Joyce had been seen by a police officer in Whalley Road in June to be eating chips from a wrapper which he threw down in


the street. In. his le tte r to the


court, Joyce said he had been eating a donner kebab, not chips, and would in future discard his litter in bins or at home. Nicholas was seen by a


along the ground. In his le tte r to the


■in Edisford Road, Black­ burn was seen by a police officer to throw a pizza container out of a car he was driving. The police officer required the car to stop to point out the offence.


On the following night,


court, Blackburn claimed the officer's evidence was


In his le tte r to the


“fabricated.” Blackburn said the con­


police-officer in Whalley Road one night in Septem- berto discard a pizza con­ tainer by skimming it


court, Nicholas said 'he was discarding the con­


tainer had been swept from the back of the car out into the road because all the windows were open. He could not see how the officer thought it was he who was responsi­ ble. He was in the process of 'returning to get the container when the officer


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Friday 9am-9pm.


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