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gent now approach to taxis, with councillors also approving more tests on the vehicles, including the meters. It follows a meet ing between the council and local hackney carriage proprietors, who were said to be fully in favour of the new proposals. >0111 .January 1st, all
TAXIS over seven years old will not be allowed to operate in the Kibble Val ley after April 11)94, mem bers of the Kibble Valley Council’s Finance and General Purposes Com mittee decided. It is all part of a strin
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FRIENDS and rela tives of scuba diver Mr Frank Thompson sprang a surprise presentation to mark his re tirement as group leader of Rib ble Valley Junior Snorkel Club.
His former pupils join in surprise presentation
Many of his former pupils from as far away as Oban in Scotland joined present members to salute the man who founded the club 17 years ago.
Mr Thompson ((12), of Quecnsway, Wadding-
It was a fantastic send-off for Frank,” said his wife, Kathleen. “It came as a complete surprise, for he thought that he was attending the club’s annual awards evening and nothing else."
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testing on taxis will be carried out by the council’s own direct services organ isation, or failing that will be put out to tender. Councillors also heard
from chief legal officer Mr Paul Tinison that there had been complaints about taxi firms operating with out planning permission. “These complaints are
coming from residents who are annoyed at firms operating from residential properties without permis sion and from other taxi firms,” he declared Councillors supported a proposal to give Mr Tim
The presentation took place at St Helen’s Sun day School, Wadding- ton, during the club’s loth annual presentation evening.
ton (pictured front centre), received a splendid replica of a brass (living helmet, presented on behalf of the dub by his succes sor, Mr George Wilcock, a former Clitheroe new sagent who now lives in Blackburn.
son the authority to insti lute criminal proceedings for any breaches of legisla tion relating to hackney carriages and private hire vehicles.
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TM10 final bill for replac ing the heating boiler at the Civic Hall, Clitheroe has come to LIMIT;!, chic ((‘clinical officer Mr .loll hum told tin y Council's
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Among the 120 members and g ues ts w a s M r Peter Markham, ex-div ing officer for Southport Sub-aqua Club, who taught Mr Thompson to dive 21 years ago. ’
was a very emotional evening for him," said Mrs Thompson. “For mer members came from Oban, London, Shrews bury, Liverpool, South- port and Preston.”
Also retiring were the deputy assistant group leader for 17 years, Mr
Trophies; Best written exam, Andrew Dixon; best attendance, Adrian Barnes; bes t t r ie r Diana Haslewood; diver of th e y e a r , .1 ohn McGonagle.
During the evening the Deputy Kibble Valley Mayor, Coun. Charles Warkman, presented certificates, badges and trophies to successful junior members.
slides having been taken underwater.
A bouquet was presented to Mrs Thompson by
Mr Thompson, a lifeguard at the Kibblesdale Pool, has been leader of the junior snorkel club, which caters for nines to llis, since it was formed 17 years ago, having founded the senior sub
During the evening a slide show was presented by one of Mr Thompson’s former ju n io rs , Mr Andrew Priest, now a diver — many of his
junior member Diana Haslewood.
aqua club a year earlier. He has been a keen scuba diver for 21 years and he and his wife have taken junior members on many diving trips in the bake District, Scot land, the Fast Coast and France over the years.
MKMHFRS of Clitheroe and District Methodist Circuit have rallied round to help the homeless and hungry in London.
' Dick Grayston, and Mr Kay Keefe, a club stal wart for 12 years, who received bronze scuba (living awards to mark their long service.
Basic snorkel certificates: Robert Bullock, Diana
Advanced snorkel certifi cate: John McGonagle.
Haslewood, Richard Kenyon, Matthew John son, Mark Legg, Nicola Webb, Rachael Cryer, Andrew Dixon, Chris tian Mercer, Anthony Murdock, Catrina Ste venson, Melanie Clough, Kate Sedgwick, Selina McGonagle, David Has lewood, Charlotte Rice and Richard Clement.
Feeding the hungry The wagon was making
"Frank hadn't seen some >f Hie former members 'er main' vcar-‘ so it
goods were loaded on a wagon hound for the capi tal when it called at the home of husband and wife circuit ministers the Rev. Graeme Halls and the Rev. Klaine Halls, of C l-o \v T r e e s B r o w , • hatburn.
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A honeymoon in Gran Canaria followed the wed ding of Mr Paul Lance Smithies and Miss Wendy
Louise Hollin at the RC Church of the English Martyrs, Whalley.
daughter of Mr and Mrs Keith Hollin, of Mitton Road, Whalley.
The bride is the elder
ties technician, is the elder son of Mr ami Mrs John Smithies, of Littlemoor Road, Clitheroe.
The bridegroom, a plas
a tour on behalf of the Methodist Church to vari ous places in the north of Kngiand for tinned food stuffs, which will he distri buted among those living on the streets or people with their own homes hut in dire need. “We placed boxes in the
by her father, wore an ivory satin gown with headed crystal organza featuring a drop waistline and a high headed neck line. Her three-tiered veil was held in place by an organza petal and pearl tiara and she carried a bouquet of ivory silk roses, trailing ivy and (link ribbon.
The bride, given away
various churches of the circuit and these have been filled by members the response lias been tre mendous,''' said Mr Halls.
bride’s sister, Miss Vic toria Hollin, and the bride groom’s sis ters, Miss Adele Smithies, Miss Hay- ley Smithies and Miss /Coe Smithies.
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BETTER late than never . . . Clitheroe resident Miss Ethel Livescy enjoyed her first ever birthday party on Wednesday last week — at the
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grand old age of 90! Miss Livcscy, who lives
in a flat near sheltered housing accommodation in the Manor Road Old People's Housing Scheme, Clitheroe, happened to tell someone that she had never ever had a birthday party. The warden of the
housing accommodation, Mrs Anne Glover, said: “We decided that 90 years is too long for anyone to wait for a party and set about arranging things right away.” Mrs Glover’s daughter,
Mrs Susan Peters, made and iced a special cake. Miss Livescy’s home help, Mrs Laura Clark, and Mrs Glover prepared a splendid buffet for the party, which was held in Mrs Glover’s bungalow. About 10 residents of
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tung silk dress with a trimming of bows and a headdress of (link and ivory roses. She carried a basket of pink and ivory roses. Adele, Hayley and Victoria wore Bo-Peep style dresses of blue and pink flowered cotton, with off-the-shoulder collars. They had pink and ivory headdresses and carried bouquets of matching silk roses.
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Best man was Mr Roger
formed by Fr M. Waters and the organist was Mr Haythornthwaite. A reception was held at
the Shireburn Arms Hurst Green. The couple are to live in
Clayton-le-Moors. Photograph: J. Farn- worth, Darwen.
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the sheltered accommodation were invited along and Kibble Valley Mayoress Mrs Sheila Kay was the special guest. Miss Livesey, who was
tryside minister Mr David Trippier will make the announcement and award the prizes at a ceremony in the Ribble Valley Council Chamber. The annual competition
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born in Grindlcton and worked for many years as a weaver at West Bradford Mill, entertained her guests with reminiscences about her youth and the very different conditions faced by families in those times. Now very deaf, Miss
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Hospital waiting lists fall
Livesey said that her favourite pastime is watching the antics of her pet eanary. - Our picture shows Miss Livesey (seated) with from the left, Mrs Evelyn Bush, Mrs Clark, Mrs Louisa Scott and Mrs Glover.
HOSPITAL waiting lists have fallen for the sixth consecutive month, said the NW Regional Health Authority — a total drop of 26%, exceeding a target set with the Department of Health. Figures for Blackburn, Hyndburn and Rihble Val
Hyndburn and Ribble Val ley falls have been among those waiting a long time — a 60% fall for those waiting over two years and 29% for those waiting
ley have reduced, loo — by 16% to the end of March, 1991. Biggest Blackburn,
between one and two years, making a combined drop of 38% in those wait ing for more than one year.
than a year,there was a fall of 11%>.on the waiting list.
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