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Times 0^ s o « c A 5 N * Er< V ' ' "8 Suspense above the rooftops


THE biggest worry of the organisers of Clitheroe’s Christmas extravaganza is not whether Nick Janson will survive his burning rope and Houdini bomb escapes from the town’s highest crane, but whether the weather will pre­ vent the escapalogist getting to Clitheroe in time!


Nick, who is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as


dini bomb escape at 1 p.m. First, he will be handcuffed inside a “bomb” which will be launched from an “ aero­ plane” suspended high above


the “world’s most handcuffed man,” lives in Essex and is planning to stay in Clitheroe on Saturday night to be sure of doing his daredevil act, as p l a n n e d , on S u n d a y lunchtime. He will perform his Hou­


Clitheroe town centre and has to unlock himself before the bomb is dropped. Then, at 3 p.m., he will hang upside down in a strait-jacket from a burning rope and escape from - that predicament before the rope burns through! Nick has been Br itain’s


busiest escapologist for 25 years, earning his Guinness Book of Records entry after escaping from over 1,000 dif­


ferent police officers’ hand­ cuffs. He has done cell and dungeon escapes, padded cell escapes in the nude and escapes from shark-infested waters. But his top attraction internationally is his range of high crane escapes. .


two daredevil acts, you should stand in King Lane, Lower- gate or King Street.


To be sure of seeing the Bv-election fever as candidates named — but it’s j j j g j sr* M ill . 6 *ll!m


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Lord Sutch first at starting post


THEY’RE off! By-election fever started in the Ribble Valley this week as various parties named their candidates for the contest to replace former MP and Home Secretary David Waddington — and it’s going to be nothing if


Loony Party, was the first candidate to declare for the contest, which is tipped by many to take place in March — and which has already attracted nearly 300 names of hopeful Conservative candidates. Win or lose, the contest will put rock ’n’ roll singer


not fun! Screaming Lord Sutch, of the Monster Raving


by KAYE MOON


currently serving as national education chairman of the Association of County Councils. A long list of national and European bodies on


which she serves cover her interest in the environ­ ment and in planning and Mrs Farrington has been a governor at a variety of schools, agricultural and nauti­ cal colleges, Lancashire Polytechnic and Lancaster University. . Local Tories were keeping “mum” until the Ribble


David Sutch (50) into the Guinness Book of Records as the man who has contested most Parliamentary elections in Britain — 30 in all. Loony headquarters, based in a Devon pub, imme­ diately asked for help to find premises in a “friendly”


Eub or house in Clitheroe to accommodate party mem-


FOR Labour . . . Josie Farrington


Payne as Chief Whip and if Jimmy Clitheroe had still been around he would have been high on our list, too.” Labour Party members in the area were cock-a-hoop


when County Council Education Committee chairman Mrs Josie Farrington was unanimously selected at a


winner. Mrs Farrington understands the problems faced by the area because she lives in the constituency.” Mrs Farrington, who lives in Fulwood, is mar­


their behalf. “ Ribble Valley Labour councillor Barrie Parker said:


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FOR the Liberal Demo­ crats . . . Michael Carr?


meeting in Longridge on Monday night to stand on We wanted a strong local candidate and we’ve got a


ried, with three grown-up sons. She started in coun­ cil service as a Preston borough councillor in 1973 and four years later became a Lancashire county councillor. Since then she has been leader of the council and is


leader Alan Hope said: “Waddington fell — so that’s where we’ll hold our' first summit meeting, on Wad­ dington Fell!” He added: “We are also trying to enlist Cynthia


ers when they arrive on nomination day. Speaking about David Waddington, deputy Loony


Valley Conservative Association makes the final choice of candidate, although a hot local contender is said to be 42-year-old Frank Wren, of Croft Top Farmhouse, Fence, who is claiming the backing of Pendle MP John Lee.


owns a horticultural supply business in Padiham and has served on Pendle Council for the last three years. He has been involved in Conservative fund raising


Mr Wren, married with two teenage daughters,


and helping to manage various political campaigns, including the last one for John Lee, and has the spon­ sorship of several well-known national companies. His wife Christine comes from a Ribble Valley farm­


ing family. Said Mr Wren: “Ribble Valley is a fine area and if I were selected I would immediately move into the valley1. Pm a traditionalist and don’t believe in change for change’s sake. The constituency needs look­ ing after in the same way that David Waddington has looked after it — he’s been a wonderful MP.” Ribble Valley Liberal Democrats will be hoping


seven years and represented the village on the Ribble' Valley Council for four years. Whatever the eventual line-up, there seems little


to make it “third time lucky” when they choose their candidate on Monday evening. They are being recom­ mended to choose 44-year-old teacher Michael Carr, who lives in the Rossendale Valley and gave them second place in the last two General Elections. Mr Carr, married with a family, lived in Sabden for


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doubt that the local by-election will be one of the most exciting political events of all time. And, thanks to Lord Sutch, there should be a laugh or two along the way.


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Missing climber search in


the Himalayas


A FORMER Clitheroe Mountaineering Club member and fell runner has been reported missing in the Himalayas. An extensive search of Gisburn, has broadcast a


the area.is underway and national radio appeal for friends and relatives m the help from other climbers, Ribble Valley are hopeful particularly anyone who that Mr Steve Parr’s vast knows the region or has experience will lead to his recently been there, safe return.


mg and trekking on a eroe, a friend and climbing mountain range close to colleague, said that Mr Mount Everest and was pmT was in Clitheroe in due back in Kathmandu September, when he spoke


Mr Parr (34) was climb- Lingfield Avenue, Clith-


two weeks ago, but failed to return. Soldiers from the Nepa­


to members of the moun­


lese army and mountain­ eers with extensive know­ ledge of the area are involved in the land and


the search continues.


taineering club about his climbs in Canada. “I climbed with him in


the Alps during the sum­ mer,” said Mr Barrett.


air search with both Chris HeVecently c^p le ted 'a route in the Alps on


law, Mr Tony Speight, of evel. t0 complete the Bob Graham round in the Lake


y a' r 8 biother-111- was the second person Just fancy that for world beaters


Bonmngton and Doug three-day solo climb of a Scott offering advice as


the si(le of Mont B1anc; he


District in winter and he has successfully climbed all our peaks over 2,500 feet in one continuous run in just 43 hours.” Mr Parr, who lives in


Mr John Barrett, of


Withnell Fold, near Black­ burn, was climbing alone after his friend was taken ill and returned to base camp.


Remarkable achiever


FRIENDS and relatives could well be celebrating the remarkable achieve­ ment of brave Langho nurse Jane Newton today. For yesterday, Jane (20)


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was one of 11 special peo­ ple taking part in the Young Deaf Achiever finals in London. Jane has already won an award and her citation was read by actress Maureen Lipman. The overall achiever


was to be announced at the special ceremony, with prizes totalling £1,000. Jane has no hearing at


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Earlier start


T H E s t a r t o f tonight’s Planning and Development Committee meeting has been brought forward. At the top of the agenda will be the


revised plans for C l i t h e r o e ’ s t o w n


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centre auction mart scheme. They are to be pre­


sented to councillors at the meeting in the


Ribble Valley Council chamber and enor­


mous interest from members of the public is anticipated. The meeting now


starts at 6-30 p.m. A representative from the Preston-based Maple Grove Devel­ opments will outline the scheme, on which work is expected to start during autumn 1991.


THERE was news from the Gulf this week" for two local


families. One mother got the best


Christmas present ever when she was reunited with her diplomat son and the Wlialley parents of a nurse in Saudi Arabia heard she was well and wanted some tea bags sending out for a good cuppa! The happy mum is


Beverley Drive, Clitheroe, with his wife Beverley and their baby boy ended with the family’s return to their Hertford home yesterday. But it was a poignant time for the Mortons, as they were all together at a time when the remaining Brit- ish h o s ta g e s w e re released.


Clitheroe pensioner Mrs Lena Morton, who, when she went into hospital for an operation last month, was worried she might miss her weekly telephone, call from her son, David, trapped in Baghdad. But she needn’t have worried, for he was able to call on her — in person — after his surprise release a fort­ night ago. And the Whalley family


packing some tea bags off to Saudi Arabia are Mr and Mrs David Laycock, whose daughter, Jane, is a captain working under canvas in a field hospital. Mrs Morton’s son


has been able to spend some time with her since she came out of. hospital last Friday. His week in


“Advertiser and Times” that his stay in Baghdad had not been too unpleas­ ant — and not all that dif­ ferent from normal life out there. He had been living three miles from the Brit­ ish Embassy and com­ muted daily into the centre of Baghdad to start work at 7-30 a. m.


Mr Morton told the V : . : -


changed dramatically, though. Posted to Iraq to help UK businessmen; since th e ' invasion of Kuwait he had been help­ ing the consular section to send supplies to the Brit­ ish hostages in strategic locations around Iraq, as well as helping with hos- ta g e s ’ problems and paperwork.


The nature of his work


A HAPPY reunion with son David for pensioner Mrs Lena Morton


recalled, “although they may have been affecting spare parts and things like that. “Petrol rationing was


appear to be making much difference, at least as far as food was concerned,” he


“The sanctions didn’t


introduced for a time, although it didn’t last long. But it was always a diffi­ cult time for people, know­ ing that war could break out at any moment.”


ing out what was really happening, as most of what the British contin­ gent heard was Iraqi prop­ aganda, although they did manage to get one UK newspaper a week and were able to listen to the


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ALTHOUGH much of Britain was plunged into darkness and chaos last weekend, the Ribble Val­ ley once again managed to escape relatively un­ scathed. .


expert weatherman Mr William Foggitt is that there is more of the same to come — but only after December 25th. “I know it will disap­


But the message from


that the weather appears to revolve around three- year cycles and we have already had two mild win­ ters,” he added. Mr Fog­ gitt also believes that next summer will not be as hot as the last two. ' ,


“My records suggest


point the children, who are hoping for a white Christ­ mas, but I am forecasting well-above- average snow f o r J a n u a r y a n d February,” said Mr. Fog­ gitt, who lives in Thirsk.


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and villages were cut off by Saturday, with Chip­ ping, Cow Ark and other iOut-lying areas without electricity during the day. However, a spokesman


Several isolated farms


for Norweb said that everything was back' to n o rm a l by Monday morning. “Despite the horrific


pictures we saw on televi­ sion, we seem to have got off quite lightly in Lanca­ shire,” he said.


byv the emergency ser­ vices, who reported, that th e y h ad h ad few. problems.


It was an opinion shared !


Council’s direct, labour organisation manned a round-the-clock operation and managed to keep all the area’s main roads open. However, it was hampered on the side roads because, as soon as the surface snow was cleared, the wind blew it back.


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be cancelled because peo­ ple could not trav e l, throwing many groups’ festive fund-raising pro­ grammes into disarray. One victim of the


weather was Clitheroe town centre’s “Merry Christmas” greeting, which was out of action


were among those hit, fac­ ing added problems in' having to hold an extra day’s milk yield when tankers from: Yorkshire could not get through and, for many, they did not a r r iv e u n til Sunday evening. .' Many local events had to


Farmers .in Tosside


until a new part could be found on Tuesday.'


weatherman Coun." Ted Boden said that the; Ribble Valley.had been very for­ tunate compared to other parts of the country.


the north wind that caught everyone by surprise, but the weather reports on the television gave people enough warning,” he said.


“Advertiser and Times” “It was the severity of


be held in Verona, Italy, in January, attracts mag­ nificent birds from over 20 countries throughout the world, including Britain, P o l a n d , J a p a n and America. -> Alan, a maintenance fit­


ter with ICI, will be send­ ing two birds, one to com­ pete in the standard class and one in the racing section. In the standard class,


PIGEON fancier Alan Parker has had two of his birds selected to represent Great Britain in the pres­ tigious Olympiad interna­ tional competition. The bi-annual event, to


all in one ear and very lit­ tle in the other but, against all the odds, she became a trainee nurse in Northampton — and went on to become student of the year.


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the pigeons are judged on a series of different points, such as the head, the appearance of the bird and the body. The racing sec­ tion is a little different, as all birds selected for this part of the competition win gold medals for just being eligible to enter.


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selected, Alan had to forward each entrant’s record to the Royal Racing Pigeon Association in Gloucester. The organisa­ tion then checked the bird’s record, making sure that no foul play was being attempted. The birds were then taken to the Racing Pigeon Show at Birming­ ham’s NEC for final selection.


about sending his birds away is that after'the.com- petition, .they will have to remain in quarantine for six weeks.


• However, despite some scare re p o r ts in the national press, Coun. Boden does not believe we are heading for another ice age.


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I will travel with the birds and have a holiday,” said Alan.


Olympiad nas not even been held yet, Alan is already looking forward to the next competition, to be held in Gran Canaria. “If I am selected again,


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Downham, was delighted to have two birds qualify for the event and'is confi­ dent that his pigeons can do well. The Downham fa n c ie r a l re ad y has experience in this compe­ tition, after collecting two gold medals in the 1988 Olympiad, held in Poland. With over 200,000 RRPA members in the country, Alan has shown that he is one of the top fanciers in the country by qualifying f o r th e l a s t . tw o Olympiads. One disappointing factor


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