8 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, July 26th, 1990


J o i n i n g F r e n c h


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IT’S been a Ju ly in a mil­ lion for the Smyth family, of Southfield Dr ive, Wes t Bradford. F o r a we ek b e fo re his


s i s t e r J u l i a ’s wedding, a t which he wa s an u sh e r , D a v i d S m y t h ( 2 2 ) , rec e ived his B. Eng. hon­ our s degre e in electronics and electr ical engineer ing a t B r a d f o rd U n iv e r s i ty f rom th e Ch a n c e l lo r and c e l e b r a t e d b u s in e s sma n , Si r Jo h n Ha rv ey Jones . David, th e only son of


Mr and Mr s David Smyth, is a former pujiil of Wad- d in g to n a n d We s t B r a d ­ ford P r ima ry School and Queen El iz a b e th 's Gr am­ ma r School, Blackburn. F o l l ow i n g a m o n t h ’s


ter , Jul ia, who g radua ted from Liverpool Univer s i ty over two y e a r s ago.


“inter - rai l" holiday tour ing Europe, he will s t a r t his c a r e e r wi th t h e F r e n c h engineer ing group “ Leroy Sume r ." He will b e based in i t i a l ly a t t h e g r o u p ’s S o u th amp to n of fice, b u t will spend a lot of his time a t t h e h e a d o f f i c e in France. David has now followed in the footsteps of his s i s - 1


Fun for all


S A L I S B U R Y Ha l l an d Banks Barn a r e to be tho venues for a “Day of F u n ” to be held in Newton on Sunday.


The busy day s t a r t s at


n o o n a n d i n c l u d e s a p l o u g h m a n ’s l u n c h , a m a g i c i a n , a t o m b o l a , b r in g - a n d -b u y and raf f le and var ious sideshows.


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WINNHItS at Clitlurroe Fridge Club on Wednesday were NS Mrs Allen and Mrs Cross, Mrs I’iekles and Mrs Snowden; KW Mrs Millington and Mr Spencer, Mrs Garde and Mrs Clifford. N denier, all vul


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Regular readers will recognise north's hid of the opponents' suit as showing a strong hand and


asking partner to hid no trumps if he has any help in spades. Lacking; this, south had to hid three dubs and north then had to choose between supporting clubs or trying three no trumps.


through, his king, he decided that nine tricks in no trumps was at least as good a prospect as 11 tricks in clubs. Three no trumps cannot be defeated and after a spade lead, one declarer actually made 13 tricks, because east unwisely discarded diamonds on the lubs, so enabling north to make


With tile probable spade lead tiling up to. rather than


Retired dressmaker dies aged 81


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O P E N D U R I N G L O C A L H O L I D A Y S


Cl i theroe Royal Gramma r School got them in ab u n ­ dance when th ey s tag ed a “J a s o n and Kyl ie” looka- like compet i t ion. About 10 forms en te r ed


th e i r own J a so n and Kylie hopefuls to be ju d g ed by a te am of te a c h e r s , led by h e adma s te r Mr Clive Dar - ley, in f ront of the whole


school. They faced a b a r ra g e of


ques t ions before Mr Dar - ley e v e n tu a l ly c r ow n e d f i r s t -y e a r R o b e r t Dobson a n d s e c o n d - y e a r L u c y Rose, both of Cl i theroe, as "C RG S Kyl ie a n d J a s o n 1990,” and each was p r e ­ sented wi th a sash. Then came the difficult


p a r t . . . t h e d u o h ad to mime and dance to Kylie


and J a so n ’s char t - topping hi t “Especial ly for you.” S a id L u c y , w h o w a s


nominated by h e r f riends f o r t h e c o m p e t i t i o n b e c a u s e s h e h a s s im i l a r h a i r to th e f amo u s Miss Minogue : “ I t w a s n ’t too bad, really. In fact, I qui te enjoyed i t .” Our picture shows some


of th e c omp e t i to r s a f t e r the event .


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the opening bid that north ha: at least four diamonds and hi had to discard before me. When lie kept all his diamonds and threw a heart and a spade knew I had to keep all my dia­ monds too." The winning team on Monday


was Mrs Fodder, Mrs Kussell, Mr Frown and Mrs Faron.


NS Mrs Tat ton and Mr Mould­ ing. Mr Garner and Mr Cap- stick: KW Mi1 and Mrs Webster, Mr Youd and Mr I.avelle, I). M. S.


On Thursday, winners were; Green light ISTED bui lding consent


was g r an ted to the owners o f 110 W h a l l e y R o a d , Cl i tlieroe, to enable them to replace exis t ing window f r am e s a n d f r o n t d o e r , n s e r t w i n d ow s in t h e


g a b l e a n d e r e c t a n ew wall, g a tep o s t s and gate. The decision was taken


by Kibble Valley Council ’s C l a im i n g a n d D e v e l ­ opment Commi t tee.


defence held the contract to nine tricks. Hast led a did) which gave nothing away and then threw away a heart and four spades on the* clubs. Why did he keel) all his diamonds? Well," he said. “I know from


five diamond tricks, as well six clubs, one spade and one heart. At another table. excellent


RETIRED village dressmaker Miss May Bir- twell, of Accrington Road, Whalley, died on Sunday after a short illness.


Mi s s B i r tw e l l w a s a


m em b e r o f a W b a i l e y family which has taken ail a c t ive p a r t in vi l lage life o v e r a lo n g n um b e r of y e a r s a n d s h e wi l l be missed by many res idents . She bad h e r own busi­ n e s s a s t a i l o r c s s a n d


d r e s s m a k e r f o r m a n y y e a r s , bu t for a few y e a r s b e f o r e h e r r e t i r em e n t , M i s s B i r t w e 11 w a s em p l o y e d a t B r o c k h a l l Hospital as a se ams t re s s ,


Changing face


THE changing face of the c o u n t r y s i d e wi l l be on show a t the annual Royal umeashi re Show a t As t ley


P a rk , Chor ley, for th r e e days , s ta r t in g tomor row. Mo r e th a n 200 e x h ib i ­


t o r s wi l l d i s p l a y a full range of technology which,


it is hoped, will br ing new .jobs nod o p p o r tu n i t ie s to the count ryside. And for the more t r ad i ­


tional a t h e a r t , th e r e will be r u r a l c r a f t s a n d d i s ­ p l a y s , in c lu d in g a wel l - stocked village store.


wh e r e she was much loved b y b o t h t i l e s t a f f a n d res idents .


On h e r r e t i r e m e n t , m a n y c a l l s w e r e m a d e


upon h e r to s t a r t d r e s s ­ making again. He r love of h e r w o r k w o n t h e d a y unti l ab o u t 12 mouths ago, when she fell it was time to p u t h e r n e e d le s away and relax a little. Mi s s B i r tw e l l w a s a


Wh a l le y p e r so n th r o u g h and th rough, having lived in h e r A c c r in g to n Road house th r o u g h o u t h e r SI year s . Fr ien d s say th e r e a r e a


n u m b e r o f p a r c e l s o f mater ial still in h e r work­ room and anyone wishing to claim the i tems is asked to phone Whal ley 82-1601, giving a descr ipt ion — and ev e ry ef for t will be made to r e tu rn them. A fu n e ra l s e rv i c e was


h e ld in Wh a l l e y P a r i s h C h u r c h y e s t e r d a y , fol ­ low e d b y c r em a t i o n a t A c c r i n g t o n . Mi s s Bi r - t w e l l ’s a s h e s w i l l b e i n t e r r e d in t h e f am i ly g r a v e a t the village church a t a la te r date.


STAR a t t r a c t io n a t Gis burn and Kimington Con s e rv a t iv e s ’ family fun day on Su n d ay was celebr i ty P e t e r Alex an d e r , b e t te r - known a s Phil Pearce, of 'TV’s “ Emme rd a le Farm P e t e r ( s e c o n d r i g h t )


s t a y e d t h r o u g h o u t t h e a f te rn o o n and c h a t te d to many of the visi tors, who had b r a v e d the chilly wind to a t ten d the event , held on Dav id a n d B e v e r l e y V a r l e y ’s f ield n e a r th e Tn d b e r Ca rav an Park. Amo n g th e c e l e b r i t i e s


wa s local MP an d Home S e c r e ta ry Mr David Wad diugton, who was sp e n d ­ in g th e w e e k e n d in th e Kibble Val ley. On S a t u r ­ d ay be bad met member s of th e Camp a ig n Aga ins t I) r i n k -D r i v i n g , b e f o r e h o ld in g b i s u s u a l “ s u r ­ g e ry " a t Longr idge. Then, a t the fun day, Mr


W a d d in g to i i e v e n t r i e d r i d i n g t h e u n r i d e a b l e hor se — falling off, ap p ro ­


pr iately, to the r ight . O t h e r a t t r a c t i o n s


i n c l u d e d t h e C l i t h c r o e R o y a l B r i t i s h L e g i o n M a j o r e t t e s , S u s a n a n d Tom V a r l e y ’s V e o r b e e k v in tag e o rg an and s te am engine and a barbecue. Th e ev en t raised 1*1,700


fo r t h e C o n s e r v a t i v e s w h o wi l l b e m a k i n g a d o n a t io n to th e As so c ia ­ t io n f o r C h i l d r e n w i t h He a r t Disorders. T h e clowns in o u r pic


lu r e a r e F r e d a S imp so n (left) and Susan Winekley.


Spotlight on ‘Neighbours’ lookalikes


DRIVER — HARRISON


S l A m b r o s e C h u r c h in Gr indlclon was the s e t t in g fo r t h e w e d d i n g o f Mr D a v id D r i v e r a n d Mis s Amanda Nicole Har r ison. T h e b r i d e g r o o m , a


bui lder , is the eldes t son of Mr and Mr s K. Dr iver , of P a rk Avenue, Cl i theroe. T h e b r i d e , an o f f ic e


clerk, is the eldes t child of Mr and Mrs I \ Har r ison of Well House, Stone Hill Cr iml leton. G i v e n a w a y b y h e r


father , the br ide wore an ivory taf feta gown wi th s cooped ne ck l in e , f i t ted b o d i c e a n d fu l l s k i r t t r imme d wi th pink ro s e ­ buds and ant ique lace. She bad a ci rcular h e ad d re s s of r aw s i l k , i v o r y r o s e s a n t i q u e l a c e a n d d r i e d f lowers and car r ied a large t e a r d r o p b o u q u e t of pink and ivory roses , lilies and gypsophi la. C h i e f b r i d e sm a id wa s


Rebecca Wood and a t t e n ­ d a n t s we r e Ma r ie H a r r i ­ son a n d C l a r e Ha r r i s o n th e b r id e 's s i s t e r s , Kelly H a r r i s o n , t h e b r i d e ’s cousin, and Emma Dr iver , the br idegroom’s cousin. Th ey wore pink Libe r ty


p r in t d r e s s e s wi th ivory shawls t r immed wi th ivory r o s e b u d s a n d al iee b an d h e a d d r e s s e s of pink and iv o ry r o s e s a n d o r ch id s Th e chief br idesmaid ca r ­ r i e d a p o sy o f p in k a n d ivory roses and the other a t t e n d a n t s car r ied baskets of pink and ivory roses. P ag e boy was Alasdai r


H a r r i s o n , t h e b r i d e ’s cousin.


Be s t man was Mr Simon "D


Dr iv e r , th e b r id eg ro om's bro th e r , and u sh e r s we r e Mr J o s e p h H a r r i s o n and M r S am H a r r i s o n , t h e b r id e ’s b r o th e r s , and Mr Daniel Dr iv e r , th e b r id e ­ groom’s b rothe r . The ceremony was p e r ­


formed by the Rev. Chr is Greenwef i and a recept ion was held a t th e Moorcock Inn, Waddington. Af te r spending a honey­


moon in F ra n c e and Spain, th e couple a r e to l ive in Cha tburn. P h o t o g r a p h : C l i v e


Har r ison. Fined £100


A M O T O R IS T a g e d 76 who used a c a r wi thout an ex c i s e l icence wa s f ined £100 by Cl i th e ro e mag i s ­ t r a t e s on Tue sday and told to p ay £33.33 back duty.


S te l la M a r g a r e t Smal - e y , o f C h u r c h L a n e ,


Wh a l le y , wa s also f ined £30 for us ing a ea r wi th no t e s t c e r t i f i c a t e . S h e pleaded gui l ty by l e t te r to both offences.


HURST GREEN GISBURN AUCTION MART


Surprise Dur ing the te a b r e a k a t


H u r s t Green Over-GOs’ whist and domino dr ive member s we r e t r e a ted to a pleasant surpr i s e by Mi­ ami Mrs C. Hawo r th who se rved f resh s t r awb e r r ie s and cream to everyone.


Whis t winners : Ladies — Mr s M. Brown, Mr s E.


Underwood. Gents — Mrs N. Ja ckson, Mr H. Ja ck- son.


Dominoes: Mrs J . Hol­


den, Mr W. Bailey, Mr W. Seed, Mrs McMananon.


Raffle: Mrs Underwood. ‘Alien feature’ • ra TEL: Z W A


A S i t w o u ld c r e a t e an " u n s ig h t ly al ien f e a tu r e ” on the f ront elevat ion, an appl icat ion to build a first- floor f ront bedroom a t 19 Whal ley Old Road, York, L a n g h o , wa s r e fu s e d by Rib b le Va l le y Co u n c i l ’s P l a n n i n g a n d D e v e l ­ o pmen t Commi t tee.


and first quality heifers made to £950 (£77*1.31), second quality to £0*10 (£502.50). There were three in-calf dairy


314 forward, including SO stirks. Charolais X bulls to £105 (£122.35), heifers to £115


cows, and those due in August made to £750. In the calf section, there were


(£415), heifers to £337, Limousin X bulls/steers to £390 (£301.40), heifers to £310 (£263.70), Bel­ gian Blue X bulls/steers to £350, other Cont. X heifers to £355 (£330), Hereford X bulls/steers to £375, Black Polly X heifers to £315. In the fatstock section, there were 572 cattle forward, includ­


arolais X bulls/steers to £445


(£77.SO), Limousin X bulls to £180 (£127.45), heifers to £12S (£90.35), Belgian Blue X bulls to £215 (£190), heifers to £140 (£115), Simmental X bulls to £19S (£107.65), heifers to £130 (£106.50), Blonde D’Aquit. X bulls to £9S (£90.50), heifers to £52 (£48.50), Piedmontese X bulls to £110, Hereford X bulls to £102 (£81.20), heifers to £7S (£47.75), Friesian X bulls to £100 (£80.55), heifers to £194 (£04.05), Angus X bulls to £110 (£05.10), heifers to £S0 (£49.05). ChWeaned stirks and stores:


four-figure mark at Gfcsburn Auction Mart on Thursday, when they made up to £1,000 (average £775.0S), and second quality made to £660 (£63S.33). There were 102 newly-calved dairy cows and heifers forward,


FIRST quality cows reached the


ing 239 voung bulls, 166 steers' and heifers and 107 cows and bulls. There were 1921 sheep, including 1571 lambs, 25 shearl­ ings and 325 ewes and rams.


(120.8p), medium to 13S.2p (122.9p), heavy to 123.8p (121.3p), other light bulls to 121.2p (108.4p), medium to 129.2p (111.Ip), heavy to 119.8p (lll.fp).


Bulls: Cont. light to !32.2p


ste e rs to 110.8p (100.Ip), medium to 117.8p (104.3p),


ste ers to 132.2p (120.Op), medium to 148p (119p) heavy to 119.2p (117.Op), other light


Steers and heifers: Cont. light


171.5p (153.Ip), medium to 157.5p (147.4p), heavy to 141.5p (139.4n), overweight to 130.5p, shearlings to 130.5p (124.2p), half bred ewes to £33 (£25.75), horned ewes to £28.80 (£17.35), rams to £45 (£43.00).


(89.2p), Grade 2 to 84.8p (80.4p), Grade 3 to 78.8p (72.5p), grazing to 80.2p (GO.Op). Sheep: standard lambs to


F l o w e r t r a i l


T H E C l i th e r o e N a t u r a l ­ ists , led by Mr Bill Shaw, e n j o y e d a w a l k to Old Langho, Dinkley, Hacking Hall and back to Whal ley. T h e s e v e n -m i l e wa lk ,


s ta r t in g from Whal ley bus s t a t i o n , w a s b l e s s e d by glorious sunshine, and the 21 memb e r s spot ted over 60 f l ow e r s , in c lu d in g a c om m o n s p o t t e d o r c h id and g iant bell flower. They also s aw a va r ie ty of birds,


i n c l u d in g h e r o n s a n d a wren.


Th an k s we r e expres s ed


by Mr D. Topsfield to Mr S h a w f o r p r o v i d i n g a n o th e r info rma t iv e walk c o n c e r n e d wi th n a t u r a l history, flora and fauna. The nex t walk is a week


on S a t u r d a y a n d is to Me a r l e y Wo o d s , led by- Mr s G. Robinson. I t s ta r t s a t 11 a.m. from Cl i theroe stat ion.


light heifers to 129.2p (ll0.9p), medium to 127.2p (111.9p), heavy to 120.8p (113.9p), other light heifers to 110.2p (100.8p), medium to 10S.9p (99.9p), heavy to 114.8p.(94.1p). Cows: Grade 1 to 107.8p


heavy to 114.2p (103.1p), Cont. BROWN —


BUTTERWECK R o y a l E l e c t r i c a l a n d M e c h a n i c a l E n g i n e e r s clerk S t u a r t Brown ma r ­ ried s tu d e n t An d re a But- to rw e e k a t S t E l i s a b e th Ch u r ch , L ip p s ta d t , We s t Germany. T h e b r id eg ro om is the


eldes t son of Mr and Mrs K. B r o w n , o f D o r s e t Dr ive, Cl i theroe, and the b r id e is th e d a u g h t e r of Mr a n d Mr s F. B u t t e r - week, of Lipps tadt . G i v e n a w a y b y h e r


f a th e r , th e b r id e wore a whi te tu l le gown over laid wi th la c e . H e r vei l wa s held in place by a h e a d ­ d r e s s of p e a r l a n d tu l le r ibbons and she car r ied a b o u q u e t of wh i te orchids and red roses. S h e w a s a t t e n d e d by


Bi rg i t B e h e n sm e i e r and S t e p h a n i e B u t t o r w e e k , th o b r i d e ’s s i s t e r . Page­ b o y s w o r e Wi l l i am a n d T h om a s B u c h a n a n , t h e


b r i d e g r o o m ’ s t w i n nephews . Be s t man was Mr Robin


Seabrook and groomsman wa s Mr C a r s t e n B u t t e r - week, the- br ide ’s brother . F o l l o w i n g t h e c e r e ­


m o n y , w h i c h w a s p e r ­ f o rm e d b y P a s t o r P . B a r t h , a r e c e p t io n wa s h e l d a t t h e L a n d b a n s Gu n th a r Hoes te. The couple a r e to live in Detmold, We s t Germany.


Building land


L A N D a t t h e r e a r o f C o c k e r i l l T e r r a c e , Ba r - row, is to be bui l t on, fol­ lowing th e decision of Rib­ b l e V a l l e y C o u n c i l ’s P l a n n i n g a n d D e v e l ­ opment Commi t tee. I t g r a n t e d out l ine con­


s e n t for resident ial devel ­ opment on land compr is ing’ an exis t ing bui lder ’s yard. The s i te adjoins a disused s to r a g e d ep o t which had p r e v io u s ly b e e n g r a n t e d o u t l in e p la n n in g p e rm i s ­ sion for res ident ial devel ­ o pmen t in 1988.


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A P N E U M A T IC in d u s ­ t r ia l v a cu um c le an e r was s t o l e n f r om t h e T h r e e R i v e r s C a r a v a n s i t e a t We s t Bradford last week, b e t w e e n 2 p . m . o n Wedne sday and 9 a.m. on Thursday.


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A bitter blow for lo ca l swimming star


A CLITHEROE swimmer, who should be looking forward to one of the biggest days of his life, has been rocked by the news that he has been refused en try to the national championships. C o u n t i c s j "


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b a c k s t r o k e c h am p i o n I ’c t o r J o n e s h a s b e e n informed thi l l his e n t ry for t h i s w e e k e n d ’s C r y s t a l Palace ev en t has not boon a c c e p te d , d u e to a fo rm­ filling er ro r . I t has come as a b i t te r


blow to P e te r , bis pa r en t s a n d g i r l f r i e n d , who had booked a weekend in Lon­ don to c h e e r him on his way. P e t e r ’s c o a c h , A l a n


Mom-house, filled ou t the e n t r y fo rm i n c o r r e c t ly , wr i t ing in the r ight date, bu t p u t t in g P e t e r ’s qual i ­ fying t ime of lmin. 2. ‘lsec. a g a in s t th e f a s t e r f r e e s ­ tyle, r a th e r th an the back­ s t ro k e event . “ P e t e r ' s i s t h e on


lOOin. e v e n t t a k in g place


o n S u n d a y , ” s a i d b i s m o t h e r , M r s B a r b a r a


J o n e s . “ We f e e l i t obvious th a t it was a mis­ t a k e , b e c a u s e th e q u a l i ­ fying t ime for the f reestyle was f>-l seconds. Despi te the e n t ry being


lodged nine d a y s b e fo r e tile closing d a te , it was not u n t i l a f t e r t h e d e a d l in e th a t th e Am a t e u r Swim­ m i n g A s s o c i a t i o n to l d P e t e r his e n t ry bad been refused. Al though be came 22rd


la s t y e a r . P e t e r (19), of Moor land Cr e s c e n t , is in peak f i tness and was hop­ ing for a top 10 place. He was expe c t ing to be ru b ­ b in g s h o u ld e r s wi th th e l i k e s o f O l ym p i c g o ld m e d a l l i s t A d r i a n Moor bouse and o th e r such Br i t ­ ish swimming s ta r s . “He is d e v a s t a t e d ,” sail


Mrs Jo n e s . “He bad buil t hims e l f up especial ly for t h e s e c h a m p i o n s h i p s t ra ining twice a week and g o i n g w i t h o u t h i s hol idays." P e t e r , his g i r l f r i e n d .


Ni c o l a D a r b y s h i r e , bis f a th e r Robe r t and mother have been unable to cancel t h e w e e k e n d in Lo n d o n and th ey will be beading d ow n to t h e c a p i t a l — al though Crys ta l Palace is def ini tely off the tour D e s p i t e b e i n g u p s e t ,


P e t e r is de te rmin ed to get back in t ra ining and show the s e lectors what he can do in the Nat ional Winter C h a in p i


0 n s h i p s a t


C o v e n t r y l a t e r in t h e y e a r .


W h a l l e y i n b l o o m


s c o r e s a g a i n W H A L L E Y r e s i d e n t s we r e this week c e lebrat ing th e i r th i rd win of second place in the large village sect ion of the annual Br i t ­ ain in Bloom Compet i t ion. T h e c h a i rm a n o f t h e


Wh a l le y in Bloom Com­ m i t t e e , M r s T h e lm a F e a th e r , said: “We we r e v e ry wor r ied we wouldn’t g e t anything. We h av e had th r e e lots of development in th e village and wi th the c h a n g e o v e r to co u n ty - am e n i t y c l e a n s i n g , we w e r e n ’t g e t t in g o u r l i t ter bins empt ied." Mr s F e a th e r praised the


work of r e s ident s and shop k e e p e r s , a n d s a id t h a t Coun. Mike Gas t rel l , who r e p r e s e n t s th e vi l lage on th e b o rough counci l , had s p e n t h o u r s c le aning the vi l lage t h e ' n ig h t b e fo r e the contes t .


D r i v e r b e c a m e e x c i t a b l e


C L IT H E R O E magis t rates we r e told by a defendant on Tuesday: “ I think you have o ve rcha rged me." Th e comment was made


by Vincenzo Spe ra (19), a l a b o u r e r , o f Brown low S t r e e t , Cl i theroe, when la­ wns o rd e red to pay a total of ill If) in fines and costs. S p e r a w a s f in e d tl.su


wi th i l lo c o s t s for using t h r e a t e n i n g b e h a v io u r , i 'l l) for fai l ing to we a r a s e a t bel t , and i ’ll) for fail­ ing to give his name and ad d re s s . He pleaded guilty, Mr P e t e r Sutcliffe, pro­


se cut ing, said the offences a ro s e when a police officer s p o t t e d S p e r a d r iv in g a Fiiit along Whal ley Road, Cl i th e ro e , wi th o u t a seat b e l t a t 7.3f> a .m . oin-


we ek d ay morning in April. W h e n s t o p p e d , S p e r a


was told be wa s to receive a fixed penal ty t icket , lb-


r e fu s e d s e v e r a l t ime s to give his name and address , o c e a n i c e x c i t a b l e , an d t h e r e wa s a tu s s l e wi th S p e r a , th e pol ice of f icer falling to the ground. The of f icer s e n t for help and S p e r a ’s hands we re hand­ cuffed behind his hack. Mr S t e p h e n B a r k e r ,


r e p r e s e n t i n g th e d e f e n ­ d a n t , s a id t h e o f f e n c e s a rose from a misunders ta- in g a n d a lack of k n ow­ l e d g e o f th e law. .Spera h ad “o v e r - r e a c t e d " on a m o r n in g he wa s la te for wo rk an d w o r r i e d about his wi fe’s i l lness. It was bis f irst cour t appearance and "out of ch a ra c te r ."


R e w a r d e d b y v i e w


TWEN TY memb e r s of the Wedne sday Club we re on top of the wor ld recent ly wh en th ey vis i ted Ca s t le Cement . A sh o r t talk about how


th e c ement process takes place p r e c e d e d a g u id ed to u r of the plant . Af te r the s t r en u o u s climb to the top of th e s e v en th uni t , they we r e r ew a r d e d wi th fan­ tastic- views of the Kibble Valley. O r g a n i s e r Mr s J a n e t


Ht i lme th a n k e d th e four guides for an enl ightening visit . S u p p e r was enjoyed a t th e L ow e r Buck Inn, Waddington. T h e n e x t m e e t in g will


b e on S e p t em b e r 1 9th, when a visi t to Cisbi jrne P a r k has b e en a r r a n g e d . Those wishing to go should contact Mr s Mi r iam Banks ( 4 1 7 6 8 ) b e f o r e A u g u s t 31st .


Stolen cars


A FORD Es co r t XR3i was stolen f rom Cl i theroe Golf Club on Tuesday. T h e c a r , v a l u e d a t


£9,000, was la te r found on Wo o n e L a n e , Cl i th e ro e , w i t h o u t i t s w h e e l s a n d w i t h d a m a g e t o t h e d r iv e r ’s door. A s i l v e r V o l k sw a g e n


Golf GTi was tak en from Highf ield Road, Cl i theroe, l a t e r th e s am e mo rn in g , bu t the vehicle, valued at £ 8 ,0 0 0 , w a s l a t e r r e c o ­ ve red in Hali fax. Cl i theroe Police believe


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