Clitlieroe 22324 (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified)


Uhtlieroe Advertiser & Times, May 2nd, 1991


PEDAL POWER TO THE FORE — BUT SAFELY DOES IT


J am e s ’s P r im a ry riding techniques m readi- steVinnl Glithproe ness for the cycling profi- u h


— how to ride a bike. And the pupils of St nings working on safe


have beep learning included practical cycling how to ride saiely, tests, as well as know- with special training (edge of the Highway sessions in the play- Code.


ciency scheme. These


safety scheme was intro­ duced last week, one of its main aims being to encour­ age cyclists, both young and old, to wear helmets. The Child Cycle Helmet


The national cycling


Wide mix of styles at organ concert


THE 231st concert provided by Clitheroe Parish Church Organ Society took place on Saturday, when Simon Clarkson, assistant director of


the Mayor and Mayoress ing and restless Fugue, of the Ribble Valley, ending with its very quiet


music at Rossall School, was the soloist. The audience, including with its impressive open-


Coun. Howel Jones and and beautiful Andante. Miss Helen Jones, was This was followed by welcomed by the vicar, the Bach’s “B Minor Prelude Rev. Anthony Roberts, and Fugue.” who pointed out that Mr A modern element was Clarkson was not making then introduced with three his f irs t visi t to the pieces by French organ- church, as he had played ists; first, two pieces by a t s e v e r a l s e rv i c e s Langlais, “Mode de sol” previously.


gramme contained a wide by Vierne and finally management as it pro­ mixture of styles, begin- Maurice Durufle’s “Fugue ceeds from a very quiet ning with Mendelssohn's sur le theme du Carillon s ta rt to full organ and


The first part of the pro- lowed by “Clair de Lune” and “Mode de re,” fol-


TRAFFIC chaos has engulfed the village of Gisbum — and this time it has nothing to do|


Roadworks bring chaos to Gisburn


with the Sunday markets. Road improvement for residents,


Fitness and fashion


for motorists and problems pavements for Lancashire County Council. Tem­ porary traffic lights are in use in a bid to ease the traffic flow. During the recent dry


work throughout the vil- Contractors are busy lage has resulted in delays resurfacing the road and


CHRIS T IE Can c e r Research will benefit to the tune of £2,400, thanks to “a really different eve­ ning of fashion.” The fashion and fitness


King Street, Clitheroe, demonstrated 15 collec­ tions, using 19 models, and a fitness and fashion show was given by the Lee Carter Health Studio, of


show held at the Mytton Fold Farm Hotel, Langho, proved to be a sell-out success. Suzanne Charles, of


drale de Soissons,” which proved a fitting conclusion to the first part of the programme. After the interval, all


the music was by British composers: first a “Fanta­ sia and Ground Bass” by George Dyson, which exhibited plenty of rhyth­ mic drive as it proceeded. Next came Frank Bridge’s “Adagio in E,” which calls for considerable organ


“Third Organ Sonata,” des Heures de la Cathe- back to a soft ending. ----- In contrast came the 18th century composer


THEY say that there is one thing you never forget It has been a busy time


at St James’s recently, with the opening of the new toy library, which has been organised by head of infants Sirs Judith Mallett and Mrs Helen Harwood, th e r e c e p t io n class teacher. Some of the pupils also


Scheme is to operate in local schools, where par­ ents and children will have to see a


sample nelmet and receive advice on the need for cycle helmets. There are around 250


child cyclists reported injured on Lancashire roads each year. Half of all child cyclist casualties receive some form of head injury, while 70% of cyclist fatalities are a result of head injuries.


pupils taking necessary irecautions is Rachael 3arks (10), of Kemple


One of the St James’s


View, with e r s Strahan and other pupils looking


received awards from the Trustee Savings Bank for their efforts with design­ ing posters for Crime Pre­ vention Week and the police have asked to keep them to use for future pro­ motion work. Later this month, staff


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John Stanley, who was represented by his “Volun­ tary in G Minor Op. 5 no. 9,” the second movement of which is very lively This was followed by


Walford Davies’ “Melody in C,” which was first played in this series of recitals by the late Sir George Thalben-Ball using the original manuscript copy and it was good to hear it again. The last official item


spell, the problem has worsened, with clouds of dust rising as traffic passes through the village after the workmen have gone home. One resident even put plastic sheets over her doors and win­ dows last week to try and keep the dust out of the house. Lengthy queues have


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was the very lively “March Heroique” by Herbert Brewer, at one t ime organist of Gloucester Cathedral. This magnifi­ cent piece sounds very like Elgar’s “Pomp and Cir­ cumstance" style of writ­ ing and this brought the official programme to its conclusion. In response to enthusi­


Lowergate. The evening was inter­ spersed with dance rou­


built up in both directions, with-the situation wors­ ening rapidly at weekends, when Sunday markets are in operation, and on mart days. With Gisburn Races


tines, aerobic displays and a beauty demonstration by Clarins. Zapatos showed a range of shoes and hand­ bags and a mammoth raf­ fle took the total over the £2,000 mark.


DINCKLEY man Mr Thomas Hoyle has been appointed registrar of the Blackburn Diocese. Mr Hoyle, who was edu­


New registrar for diocese


cated at Westholme, Blackburn Grammar


School, Wrekin College and Southampton Univer­ sity, will also act as legal secretary to the Bishop of Blackburn. A sidesman at St Leon­


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TWO Clitheroe Royal Grammar School pupils have secured first place in a major cookery contest sponsored by the Meat Marketing Boaid.


taking place on Saturday afternoon and stage two of the Tour of Lancashire cycle race passing through the village in the morning, motorists and other road users are warned that delays could be possible. Mr Barry Jackson, Lan­


cashire County Council divisional surveyor for trunk roads, said this week that the work is scheduled for completion on May 17th.


Anyone special?


WITH vandalism still £ problem, the search con­ tinues for special consta­ bles in Whalley. At the village parish


ard’s Church, Langho, Mr Hoyle is a partner at Roe­ buck’s Solicitors in Black- bum and is a member of Whalley Deanery Synod and the Blackburn Dioce­ san Synod. He is married with two children.


council, Coun. Mrs Thelma Feather told members that a number of plants were missing and a lot of damage had been done in Vale House garden. Anyone interested in


astic applause, the recit­ alist played Percy Whit­ lock’s “March for HMS Phoebe,” written in hon­ our of a naval cruiser launched in 1939. The manuscript of the work was dated 1942 and was only rediscovered at jumble sale in Bourne mouth in 1978. It has been arranged for organ by Robert Gower. It is a very cheerful


Eating competition, it was run by the c a te ring department of Accrington and Rossendale College and was open to secondary schools in Bury, Black­ burn, Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley.


Entitled the Healthy


Mike joins ‘chase* to Romania


piece in Whitlock’s famous style and is sure to be heard again at future con­ certs, having been given Bn i m p r e s s i v e performance.


M. A. C Healthy boost


WHALLEY’S Village Hall appeal , which is steadily rising, has been given a healthy boost. Whalley and Little Mit


ton Parish Council has agreed to make a loan of £400 to the fund, which has a target of £40,000 The appeal operates by having one separate fund for loans and another for money raised and gifts. The committee ha


becoming a special consta­ ble should contact the clerk, Mrs Joyce Hindle (8238G4).


IT will be one of the lon­ gest police “chases” in history! Langho policeman Mike


Harrison and 12 colleagues left last week in a huge articulated lorry in an attempt to help arrest the pl ight of fami l ies in Romania. Aboard the convoy was


of producing a budget-con- scious th r e e - c o u r s e healthy eating meal for two.


Pupils were set the task


• no choice but to name -them the victors.


garet Clark, CRGS stu­ dents Emma Downing and Zoe Scott produced a meal that left the judges with


Tutored by Mrs Mar­


It consisted of cream of carrot with orange soup,


lamb with fennel and apri­ cots and a mixed green salad, followed by fresh fruit tartlets.


ibited at the school, an electric wok for the home economics department and a number of recipe books. The trophies and prizes


The pupils received a shield, which will be exhi-


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£500,000 of relief supplies for the trouble-torn coun­ try, including everything from expensive X-ray machines to children’s shoes. The trip, organised by


The Lazy Days Summer


were presented to them by headmaster Mr Stuart


Holt. Another boost for the


For safer birth


enjoyed a busy few months recently, with whole host of events and schemes bringing in vitally needed cash.


traffic sergeant Dave Berry, of Accrington, started off as a “holiday” trip to an orphanage for him and h is wi f e , Maureen, but the idea just snowballed from there. The convoy was given a


send-off from Bolton with a motor cycle escort by Gr e a t e r Manchester Police.


LOCAL midwives have joined a worldwide drive towards safer birth by


planning a fund-raising car boot sale at Clitheroe’s Ribblesdale Agricultural Centre on Sunday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event has been


the BBA certificate for profile and manufacture, the British Standard kitemark, on their double glazed units


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prizewinning pupils is that they have been invited back to the college in June to recreate their meal in the college kitchens for sale in the canteen.


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OURTLINE pic Nice one Cyril! /c o n & r w o m e s - ^ p o ^ through discussion.


timed as near as possible to the first ever Interna­ tional Day of the Midwife on Tuesday.


LOCAL CUBS HAVE STARS IN THEIR EYES


T h e N e w C o n s e r v a t o r y C ol le c ti on f r o m T a s k e r s o f A c c r i n g t o n


Superb, high quality ranges of cane and rattan furniture designed for the conservatory and summer house.


With prices F R OM £ 2 9 9


for a two piece suite and coffee table, the only limit is your imagination. If r


THE stargazers of the 2nd Whalley Cubs were very well placed when they decided to focus their sights on the movement’s newly- introduced astronomer’s badge.


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an amateur astronomer with his own telescope and was willing to take on the job of tutor for the badge work.


comets, black holes, the moon’s main features and Jupiter, plus many more heavenly objects, allowing the lads to use his his 200mm. reflector to gaze into the night sky.


He taught the Cubs about the solar system, constellations,


At the end of the course, 12 Cubs, including his own son, Oliver (10), passed the test with flying colours, becoming some of


For one of the parents, Mr Alex Hamilton, revealed that he was


the first in the movement to obtain the badge. In recognition of his services, Mr Hamilton, who lives in Whal­


ley, was invited to present the badges at a special presentation evening at Whalley CE School, where the Cubs meet. “The lads enjoyed the course tremendously and were very lucky


in having a parent to teach them all they needed to know to qualify for the badge,” said Scout leader Mr Tim Wells. In addition to Oliver, the following Cubs received badges: Chris­


topher Mason, Paul Pountain, Graham Hartley, David Walker, Philip Wells, John McCarthy, Andrew Whittingham, Gary Peel, Ben Sherrard, Adam Driver, Richard Whalley. Our picture shows the Cubs with Mr Hamilton and his


telescope.


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