Clitheroe 22321, (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified) -----Pack’s salute to brave Louise
Governors look at careers office
GOVERNORS from all secondary schools in the Ribble Valley attended a special meeting at the Rib ble Valley Careers Service
offices. I t proved most suc
cessful, the governors being treated to a demon stration of all the services on offer.
was very pleased with the response.
Mrs Dorothy Masked, istrict careers officer,
There was a very good
atmosphere," she said. “It was certainly a worthwhile
exercise." The governors were
BRAVE little Louise King achieved one of her life time’s ambitions when she was en ro l le d in h e r mother’s Brownie pack. What makes the seven-
year-old’s achievement so special is that she is fight ing leukaemia and has been undergoing tre a t ment for the disease from the age of four. Louise, of Commons
House, Back Commons, Clitheroe, was recovering well u n ti l she had a relapse last October and suffered a heart attack the following month. Things were touch and
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SPOT checks are to be made on Ribble Val ley’s taxis and private hire cars following st ri ng of c omp l a i n t s roadworthiness.
Council’s closer look at taxis
a b o u t t h e i r
go for a while, but Louise managed to return home for Christmas. Louise’s mother, Mrs C a t h e r i n e K i n g ,
obviously proud of the way her daughter has battled back. “She has really worked
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very hard,” said Mrs King. “We have had a lot of help from people locally and the staff at Pondlchury Chil dren’s Hospital, Manches ter, and 1 would like to thank them for th e i r support.” Louise was unable to
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walk until four weeks ago, but has managed to visit her friends at SS Michael and John’s RC School, Lowergale, and is also receiving home tuition. “Louise is a fighter and
followed the. wedding of Mr Martin Robert Pye and iss Susan Elizabeth ngland, at St Helen’s
honeymoon in Devon
Church, Waddington. The b r id eg ro om , a arage proprietor, is the
son of Mr and Mrs S. Pye, Ribblesdale Farm,
Ribchester. The bride, a bank clerk, the younger daughter of r an d Mrs P. G. ngland, of Southfield
she is very determined," said Mrs King. “She keeps
King family, father David brother Gary (Hi) and sis ter Sarah (10), have all played their part, accom
friends.” Other members of the
panying Louise on her w e e k l y v i s i t s t o
mined to fulfil her next ambition — meeting tele vision star Russ Abbott. She met the comedian
Pendlcbury. Louise is now deter
when she was four, but did not know who he was. Now, he is her hero and Louise is determined to meet him again. District Commissioner
Mrs Christine Lockett was at the ‘1th Clitheroe SS M ich ae 1 a n<
Louise, doing the Brownie salute, with Mrs Lockett and members of the pack.
Brownie Rack meeting to enrol Louise. Our photograph shows
1 J o lin 's
asking to go back to school so s l i e c a n s e e h e r
father, the bride wore a gown of ivory raw silk, which featured clusters of roses. She had a headdress of fresh roses and carried bouquet of roses and
Drive, West Bradford. Given away by her
gypsophila. In attendance were Mrs indsay Hartley and Miss
Hazel Lonsdale, the bride’s niece. They wore raw silk bal
ters of roses, and carried ose bouquets. Best mail was Mr R.
SEDGWICK — IBBOTSON
A honeymoon in Barbados followed the wedding of Miss Elaine Ibbotson and Mr Stephen Sedgwick, at All S a in t ’s C h u rc h , Clavton-le-Moors. The bride, a store man- iger for Next, is the
Grant for lights is rejected
daughter of Mr and Mrs P. C. Ibbotson, of Old Back Lane, Wiswell. The bridegroom, an
electrician, is the son of Mr and Mrs J. Sedgwick, of S t A lb an ’s Road, Rishton. The bride, given away
RIBBLE VALLEY coun cillors agreed to give £100 to th e N o r th Wales Mayors’ Flood Disaster Fund, but refused to make a donation towards Clith eroe Town Council’s flood lighting of the parish church. The decisions were
by her father, wore an ivory silk gown which fea tured lace, crystals and pale pink roses. She car ried a bouquet of dried flowers. In attendance were Mrs
made at Monday's Finance and General Purposes Committee. Several councillors were
S. Smith, the bride’s sis ter, Mrs A. Forshaw and MissJ. L. Forshaw. Best man was Mr M.
lerina-length dresses in ale pink; featuring clus
Brown and groomsman as Mr Anthony Pye.
Ushers were Mr Philip England, th e b r id e ’s brother, Mr John Pye, the bridegroom’s brother, and Mr Eric Lonsdale, the bride's brother-in-law. The ceremony was per
formed by the Rev. Alan Bailey and organist was Mr Donald Hartley. A reception was held at
Clitheroe.
the Spread Eagle Hotel Sawley. The couple are to live in Salesbury. Photograph: Pye’s, of
Calling all women
WOMEN from the Ribble Valley are being invited to
living in Lancashire and en tran ts are asked to write about any aspect of; woman’s life in eitlie poetry or prose form.
take part in a countywide literary competition. It is open to all women
concerned about setting precedents — either in donating to causes beyond the borough, or in giving money to a church in view of the large number of churches in the valley. The councillors’ decision
Brooks and groomsmen were Mr A. P. Ibbotson ami Mr A. Ibbotson, the bride’s brothers, and Mr M. Ashworth. The ceremony was per
resulted in a 5-5 vote, but t h e c h a i r m a n , C o n n .
complaints have come from other taxi or hire car operators and not from the public, the council's Finance and General Pur poses Sub-committee was told by legal and adminis tration manager Mr Paul Timson. One firm, Town Car
Ironically, almost all the
In charge of lighting
LANCASHIRE County Council has now taken responsibility for all the street lighting in the Rib ble Valley.
Hire (Clitheroe) Ltd, of Victoria Street Garage had even complained to the Local Ombudsman about “cowboy” operators. Mr Timson said he had
council does have a bud get of £18,000 to provide what is descr ibed as “social lighting.”
However, the borough
to take no action over the floodlighting of St Mary’s
Albert Atkinson, gave his casting vote against. Councillors also decided
formed by the Rev. E. Angus and a reception was held at the Higher Trapp Simons tone. The couple are to live in
Clayton-le-Moors. Photograph: Westmin ster Studios, Langho.
recently filled a long vacant legal staff post and will now be able to let one member of staff spend day a week — a different day each week — on ran dom checks. Until now the council had had to rely on public complaints, help from the police and part- t ime ass ist.-nce from an other dep artment enforcement officer. The requests for checks
Valley Council will install, for example, a light on a footpath which links two streets.
That means the Ribble
processing several applica tions, although more are expected.
The council is currently
were reinforced at a meet ing between council staff and local taxi firms. Taxi drivers complained that
to take no action over a request by Pendle Forest Association for financial help in buying computer equipment. They agreed to give £100 to the-NSPCC appeal
for an East Lancashire c h i l d c a r e c e n t r e a t Blackburn.
Court conditions 'filthy’ complain the netballers
A CATALOGUE of complaints about the. floodlit hard court facilities in Clitheroe Castle Grounds is to be investigated by council officers.
come from Clitheroe Net- ball League secretary June Johnson, who says the conditions are often “filthy.” Her grievances were
The complaints have
be published in "Everywo- man” magazine and the closing date is Octobe 31st, 1090. Part of the Poetry Live
The winning entries'will
off-putting to pay extra charges for floodlighting
spelled out by Coun. James McGhie (Clitheroe) at a meeting of the Ribblo Valley Council’s Recre ation a n d L e is u r e
Committee.
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’ Roofing delay
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when the facilities were far from satisfactory. New posts had been vandalised. Glass and stones were often found littering the courts and the nearby toi lets were in “a bad state.' Coun. McGhie said that
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shown the dual-computer system. One helps match young people to jobs and assists them to find vacan cies, while the other helps with higher education and finding university places. As well as being fur nished with career litera
ture and seeing the exten sive library at the Pimlico Road offices, the meeting gave the governors an opportunity to chat to the specialist staff. Informative talks were
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given by Mr David Bar ber, the county’s senior education officer with spe cial responsibility for the careers service, and Mrs Masked. Afterwards a buffet was provided by the office staff.
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the council was not enforc ing regulations and check ing the roadworthiness of competitors’ vehicles. Council officials sug
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Rural projects
THE British Trust for Conservation Volunteers has been involved locally with tree planting, foot path construction and fencing. People can becom
involved as individuals, or community groups can be given help to set up and ru n e n v i r o n m e n ta projects. The local contact is Mr
Gavin Lee (Burnl e , 35!) 16), who is willing to help and advise any group in the Ribble Valley wish ing to undertake a project
John Heap, of the devel opment and client services department, said that the council tried to keep the playing areas in immacu iate condition and the courts the previous week had shown little sign of lit ter or vandalism.
Myra Clegg (Wiswell and Barrow) asked the officers to look into al l the complaints. After the meeting, Mr
Thwarted
HOPES of staging a se ven-hour non-stop roc' concert in Clitheroe Castle ground on Sunday have been thwarted. The organisers, Trinity
Youth and Community Centre, have had to post pone the event until later in the year, due to prob lems with finance.
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