8 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, December 20th, 1990


Court shows leniency ‘as it’s Christmas’


A MAN who siphoned petrol from a car at' Clitheroe did it because he had run out of petrol and had to get home to do some babysit­ ting, Clitheroe magistrates heard.


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secuting, said Yeoman and another man were seen by a re s id e n t - in Derby Street, Clitheroe, stand­ ing by a neighbour’s car in the early hours one morn­ ing in October. T h e re s i d e n t


Festive lunch


the Pendle Club is at 11 a.m., with a programme arranged by Mr T. Har­ greaves, of Read.


Blackburn, gave an enter­ taining talk recalling his many experiences during the course of his church ministry. He was thanked by Mr T. Wallwork. Tomorrow’s meeting at


MEMBERS of Clitheroe and District Probus Club, together with their wives, enjoyed Christmas lunch it the Gibbon Bridge Hotel, near Chipping. Canon E. Wynne, of


Brian Yeoman (29), of Neward Road, Syke, R o ch d a le , who had pleaded guilty at an early h e a r in g , which was adjourned for social inquiry reports. Mr Angus Craigen, pro­


Before the court was


approached the men and one ran off to a car parked down the road. Yeoman was picking up a petrol cap from beside Mr Brian Geldard’s car and there was a pipe dripping petrol hanging from the car. Yeoman and another


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man were stopped by police in Burnley and both men smelled strongly of petrol. Yeoman had three previous convictions since 1987: for theft, burglary and for possessing a con­ trolled drug. Mr Stephen Barker, in


was a photo competi­ tion, in which members had to guess the iden­ tity of others pictured in their younger days. The winner was Mrs Eileen Ilarrop. A games programme


of the evening was a decorated hat compcti- t io n , won by Mrs Gladys Walmsley with a C h r is tm a s pudding design. Another fun event


mitigation, said Yeoman decided to commit the offence after visiting some friends in Clitheroe and finding he had run out of petrol. He had to get home in time to look after his common-law wife’s chil­ dren, so that she could go to her grandmother’s funeral. Mr Barker asked the


and told to pay £2.50 com­ pensation, as well as £25 towards prosecution costs. Magistrates’ chairman Mr Tom Dugdale said the court was being lenient “as it’s Christmas.”


magistrates not to send Yeoman to prison again as “he has made efforts to reform himself.” Yeoman was fined £100


IT was a happy occa­ sion all round when 25 members attended Sab- den WI’s Christmas party in the village’s county primary school. Each brought a gift to exchange with another member and everyone contributed to an excel­ lent buffet supper. One of the highlights


, ‘Penalised’ for good


behaviour


YOUNG people in the Ribble Valley are being


that they live in “idyllic" surroundings. The claim was made at


Cenalised for their good ehaviour — and the fact


the meeting of the Ribble Valley District Liaison Committee for Education. Coun. Charles Work­


included beetle and domino dr ives and scrabble and the eve­ ning was rounded off by a sing-song, accompan­ ied on the piano by Mrs Millie Moorhousc and Mrs Hazel Lunsdcll.


Conservation centre


ley Council’s Planning and Development Committee gave their consent to the change of use of Sandal Holme Barn which will be used for a tool store, field s tu d y , meetings and storage.


RIBBLE Valley Conser­ vation Group is to have its own operational centre at Bashall Eaves. Members of Ribble Val­


able for youth projects, from both local and centrai Government, is being channelled into the towns and cities, because the needs of urban youngsters a re considered more u rg e n t . He said the inferences of such a policy were “horrifying.” He pointed out that


Downham’s Sunday buses are to be scrapped


January. The hourly service from


Clitheroe to Downham currently costs around £6,600 per year. Surveys show that the


THE Sunday bus ser­ vices to Downham and a number of Bowland villages are to be with- dr aw n during


gers per journey, with a maximum loading of six on the 3-45 p.m. Downham- to-Clitheroe run. v As an alternative, mem­


bers of Ribble Valley Council’s Planning and Development Committee were asked to consider


service carries an average of less than two passen­


introducing a community car scheme. Under the system,


voluntary co-ordinators would be appointed and


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(Wiswell) said many peo­ ple walked in the area dur­ ing the summer months and relied on the Sunday buses to return home.


"We have to find an Homes allowed


including access, siting and layout.


nact oeen received from occupiers of property nearby, raising points


ley Council’s Planning and Development Committee approved the application for two dwellings on land known as Pickering Croft, off Chapel Lane, West Bradford. Two letters of objection


PERMISSION has been given for the erection of two detached houses in West Bradford. Members of Ribble Val­


burn) pointed out that in summer, an area such as Downham became a “hon- eypot,” attracting a lot of, people, and he asked how they could be catered for. Coun. Mrs Myra Clegg


Stuart Bailey said the ser­ vice to be cut involved a lot more villages than Downham. I t served Grindleton, Waddington and Chatburn. Although the buses were not well patronised, it did not reduce the importance of the service. Coun. Ted Boden (Chat-


working in Samlesbury with Cuerden Parish. Costs involved there are 21p per mile to the passen­ ger and 24p per mile to the driver. Planning manager Mr


would then liaise with a number of volunteers within the community, willing to offer lifts. The system is already


answer to satisfy both needs,” said Coun. Bill Fleming (Billington). “In the meantime this service is finishing on January 13th. We should write to the parish councils and see if they are interested in pursuing this community car scheme. A le t te r should be sent to the par­ ish councils on the route now asking if they would support a community car scheme.” Councillors agreed to


man, of the Ribble Valley Council, expressed his concern that funding avail­


youngsters in his own vil­ lage of Mellor were unable to find anything to do in the evenings, due to a lack of facilities, and asked that y o u n g people who remained out of trouble should be rewarded for their general good beha­ viour and not penalised. The meeting agreed


that rural youth projects were under-funded and that a temporary youth worker should be made available in order to access facilities in the village.


Fine of £250 for causing suffering


write to the county coun­ c i l’s ru ra l tra n sp o r t adviser, Mr Ian Aitchison, asking him to approach the villages concerned as soon as possible.


Extension for Craven Heifer


the application stated that windows fronting on to Craven Street, should be double glazed and non-openable.


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said, had been unused for some time and backed on to the public house, and were not considered to be particularly suitable as r e s i d e n t


Valley Council’s Planning and Development Commit­ tee heard that the exten- t ion would include a snooker and pool room. The cottages, it was


PERMISSION has been given for the Craven Heifer Public House in Clitheroe to be extended to incorporate three empty adjoining cottages. Members of the Ribble


A GISBURN farmer was fined £250 with £150 costs at Clitheroe Magistrates’ Court after pleading guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to a cow at his farm premises. James Frankland, of


reported that the cow in question had been found in a recumbent position in the early morning and was pulled by a tractor, with a rope tied round its leg, some 35 yards. Frankland stated that


Watt Close Farm, Gis- burn, was prosecuted for the offence under the Pro­ tection of Animals Act 1911. A witness at the farm


he had put the cow on a board, then lifted the ani­ mal on the tractor’s buck- rake, in preparation for the “knackerman” coming.


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TODAY and tomorrow, Peter Buckley, Railway View, Clitheroe, will be open until 6-30 p.m. Hart­ ley’s, Church Street: Sun­ day and Boxing Day, noon to 1 p.m. Heyes, Moor Lane: Christmas Eve, until 6-30 p.m. No service Christmas Day. Hartley’s, Church Street: Thursday and Friday.


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or more fish, but forget the lures you need to fish imitative patterns at this time of year. Anyone can go lure stripping for rainbows and catch fish, sometimes even a big one. Let’s be honest: lure stripping is spinning with fly tackle.


risen a few degrees and there is plenty of insect life about for fish to feed on, then we should imitate the natural insect and fly life.


When the water temperature has


fisheries, especially nylon line. This causes death and destruction to the wildlife; often the bird or water fowl


you catch a good fish, lots of the failed fish-catchers try to jump in your pocket or, as has happened to me, - anchor their boat in the stretch of water that I am casting into. How about the litter! So much of it is left at our trout


to enjoy your day in the countryside and not to kill fish. If you don’t get your limits but have enjoyed your day out, then that should be enough. But, alas, greed has crept into angling like it has into modem life. We even have people-who sell their catch. This I find disgusting; that is a fishmonger’s job. Have you noticed how, as soon as


banned from May to September and hook sizes no larger than 12s. Then, perhaps, we would see the return of good angling etiquette and manners to trout fisheries. . . no more one-piece orange suits or dayglo jackets and perhaps anglers would once again share a coffee and chat about the contents of their fly boxes. No bread, maggots, sweetcorn or trout pellets would be introduced to the water, no - longer would we have people grizzle and moan because they have not caught'their limits. Forget about your limits. Go fishing


I would like to see lure fishing


acres, can be fished on a season or day permit and will cost you just £14 with a four-fish limit, or you can have any six hours with a two-fish limit for £8. If you wish to return all your fish, you can have a sporting ticket for £5, which I feel is far too cheap. A full day’s fishing must be worth £10. By the way, if you wish to return your fish, you must use barbless hooks. In an evening, you can often catch 20


ONE of the nicest trout fishing waters in the North West of England that I have had the pleasure to fish is Barnsfold Reservoir, close to Beacon Fell, near Chipping, in the Ribble Valley. The two-lake fishery is about 22


box to contain midge pupae in colours red, black, olive and brown hooks, sizi 14s to 18s. I also like suspended midgi pupae in the same colours and sizes and a few sedges, some pheasant-tail nymphs and pond olive nymphs, again in the same hook sizes.


fisheries that has an excellent evenin; rise to midges or buzzers and sedges and the fishing can be fast and furious as the fish gorge themselves on the sedges, nymphs, midge pupae and dying insects. For a fishing session, I like my fly


will die slowly through starvation or strangulation. Barnsfold Water is one of those


usually the best, when it seems there is a rising fish every square foot of the water service. Of course, you can oftei take fish off the surface on a flat, calm day, with the sun beating down, but you must be quiet. My choice of rod fo this type of fishing is on 8ft 6in,


just a point fly and one dropper. The dropper is never more than three inches and is made by tying in a piece of nylon to the main leader with a four-turn water knot. Those last two hours of daylight are


leader material is between one and a half and three pounds BS, depending on the hook sizes. Sometimes, I will fish a team of three, but usually it is .


The sedges are on size 12s and the


egg larvae pupae and wing fiy. The pupae is probably the most important stage to us anglers. I fish the pupae very slowly, sometimes letting it stay m the surface film for a few minutes. I 1 see a fish rise within two or three feet of my hook, I will often retrieve a tew inches of line quickly and many times this has caused the downfall of a good fish. Why it works, I don’t know,


angling. . , no-one knows it all; it is a sport we are learning all the time.


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another half dozen and it may never change. No man can answer all of angling’s questions and problems.


solved and you have


becausemidge pupae don’t move fast. But that is the beauty of


rod, one good idea that will help you stop breaking on the strike when usinj hght leaders is that used by Michael Hughes, of the Countrywear and1 Angling Centre, in Duck Street, Lhtheroe. Michael ties in a length of poll elastic at the end of the fly line before joining on the leader to the other end of the elastic. Having seen theidea in use, I can recommend it. i he life cycle of the chironmidae is


two-piece cane, taking on number four or five line. If you must use the normal reservoi


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