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Suspended jail term for charity worker’s ‘distasteful crime’


A CHARITY worker, who withdrew £500 from the organisa­ tion’s bank account and used the money to pay for a holiday, has b e e n g i v e n a suspended pr i son


sentence. Catherine Jen n ife r


suspended for two years, for a crime Assistant Recorder Leslie Shield called “distasteful in the extreme”. He also ordered her to pay £150 costs. Byrne (44), of New


Byrne was given a six- mo n t h j a i l t e rm ,


Row, Pendleton Road, Wiswell, pleaded guilty to procuring the execution of a valuable security by deception. Mr Roger Green, prose-


lot of money in the char­ ity’s account had come from the BBC Children in Need Appeal. A cheque was written


cuting, told Preston Crown Court that Byrne was the manageress of the charity “Discus,” an organisation which helps mentally handicapped peo­ ple in the Clitheroe area. On January 17th last


holiday. The treasurer became suspicious, but Byrne ju s t made up excuses. In June, Byrne then


year, she telephoned the treasurer of the charity and asked for £500, claim­ ing it was for a deposit on a holiday for mentally handicapped children. A


for the amount, but Byrne used it to pay for her own


said that the holiday had fallen through and that she had got £450 back from the travel company involved. This was paid back into the charity account. The remaining £50 was never recovered.


defending, said that in January 1990, Byrne was having personal and medi­ cal problems. She wanted to try and rescue a rela­ tionship and felt a short holiday would be the best way to save it. She asked the treasurer for £500 and intended paying it back


covered what Byrne had done, and the police were called in. She was arrested on June 29th, and claimed she had paid back the money within 14 days. This was not accepted by the prosecution. Mr Andrew Long,


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RAILWAY enthusiast Mr I’cter Brass was this week delighted to learn that he has been successful in his auction bid to acquire an old Chatburn station sign. He proudly held the


3ft long alloy sign aloft, after it arrived from Leicester where it came up for auction along with other items from the golden age of railways. Some people might


regard the sign as just a load of old junk, but not so Peter, who is a Clitheroe newsagent. He is a keen member


of Kibble Valley Rail and restoring this memento of the local railway heritage will be his pride and joy. The auction was


attended by many railway enthusiasts who showed keen interest in the lots. I'clcr anticipated


On June Gth, it was dis­


quickly. Mr Long told the court


tant Recorder Shield said: “The circumstances in which you obtained the £500 and the manner in which you applied the money was distasteful in the extreme. It was grossly misleading and dishonest."


that Byrne had worked hard for the charity since it was set up in 1988 and became manageress in February 1989. She had often put in between 70 to 100 hours a week. He said Byrne had made a mistake and deeply reg retted doing so. Passing sentence, Assis­


Fined £210


A WOMAN who drove her car to a garage for repairs to get it through its MoT test was fined £210 by Clitheroe magistrates for motoring offences. Lesley Marilyn Brad­


BLASTON — KRAMRISCH


The wedding took place at Sha’arei Shalom Syna­


gogue, North Manchester, of Langho bride Miss Irene Kramrisch and Mr Lawrence Blaston. The bride, a systems


year for


THE local Scouting movement has recorded a “more sombre” year than usual, due to the loss of two groups and the resignations of some of the oldest leaders, says district commissioner Mr Peter Carpenter in his annual report.


the Scouts


closure of the 1st Hodder Scout Troop and St James’s Cub Pack were caused by lack of leader­ ship and community interest. Some key posi­ tions were not filled for


He points out that the


the same reason. He adds: “The year also


analyst and a former pupil of Clitheroe Royal Gram­ mar School, is the only daughter of Simon and Bonnie Kramriseh, of Tudor Close, Langho. The bridegroom, an


saw resignations of some of our oldest serving lead­ ers, who have now decided, to call it a day. My thanks ;oes to them for all they h av e g iv e n to o u r


optician, is the only son of Alan and Edna Blaston, of Beeclnvood Gardens, Ilf­ ord, Essex. Given away by her


ford (39), of Larkhill Cot­ ta g e s , Old L a n g h o, pleaded guilty by letter to driving with no insurance, excise licence or test cer­ tificate and was fined £150, £50 and £10 respec­ tively for the offences. She was also ordered to


pay £108.33 hack duty and £20 towards prosecution


costs. Faulty tyre


by letter. He was also o rd e red to pay £20 towards prosecution costs.


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deputise for him, and now he is planning to scrub and repaint the sign’s raised lettering. He is not prepared to


say how much he paid for it, hut would be pleased to exhibit it to help revive interest in the local railway network. The station at


some fierce bidding and planned to go along, but ironically business in connection with Ribblc Valley Rail kept him away on the day. Fortunately, he was able to find someone to


FINED £(10 by Clitheroe magistrates for using a car with a defective front tyre was Paul James Charnley (21), of Calder Avenue, Billington. ' Charnley pleaded guilty


movement.” His review of the year


has been published in the Clitheroe and District Scout Council’s 77th


father, the bride wore a model gown of ivory satin trimmed with lace and fea­ turing long sleeves. She had a shoulder-length ivory veil and carried a bouquet of cream and lilac roses, freesia and Singa


pore orchids. Bridesmaids were the


Jeremy Banks. After the ceremony


cream dresses with lilac sashes and had lilac and cream silk flowers in their hair. They carried baskets of flowers. Best man was Mr


Misses Laurie and Jodie Schneider, who wore


performed by Rabbi Jon athan Romain, of the


Maidenhead Synagogue, ■eeeption was held at the Whitefield Community Centre. The couple, who will live


in Mill Hill, London, left for a honeymoon in the Lake District. Photograph: Westinin ster Studios, Langho.


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Cash cuts bring new setback for village bypass


PLANS for a Simonstone bypass have suffered another setback, Ribble Valley planners have been told.


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county council's level of Government grants which seems to blame, members of the planning and devel­ opment committee heard. In a letter to the Secre­


This time it is the


than 00% of the grant it had claimed and would not now be able to start a number of local schemes, including the Blackburn eastern radial route.


tary of State for Trans­ port. the county council’s chief executive. Mr G. A. Johnson, had said the county was “very disap­ pointed” at receiving less


OPENING for two hours on Sunday afternoon was a great success, say local Oxfam shoggorgnnisers. The shop, in Clitheroe


Receiving aid for Africa


was not open to sell goods, but to receive donations for the charity’s Africa appeal. “We received £7S in


Valley’s director of devel­ opment. Mr Philip Bailey, to the Secretary of State


A letter from Rihble


also expressed the bor­ ough’s disappointment that schemes such as the Simonstone bypass and the Ribchester bypass would suffer from the knock-on effects of a lower grant.This drew a sharp Department of Transport comment that the Simon­ stone scheme was “only the Kith priority” in Lan­ cashire and that the Rib­ chester scheme was 35th. However, the list of


jo in e d fo rc e s fo r fund-raising. The ball was organised


PLEASED with the money they raised from their masked ball were these members of Ribble Valley Rotaract Club, who organised the event jointly with Blackburn Rotaract Club, the first time the two clubs have


by R ib b le V a lley Rotaract president Mrs Barbara Hargreaves and held at Mitton Fold Farm Hotel, Langho. The £1,100 raised, most of it from the £10 tickets paid for by the 1G0 peo­ ple present, will be split


was raised from a novel idea - charging guests 50p a time to throw paper aeroplanes at a whisky bottle, the first prize. There was also a grand draw.


equally between the Derian House children’s hospice appeal and Blackburn Hospice. Some £70 of the total


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for the national charity: at .its AGM, local organisers reported a record £43,000 taken — £10,000 more than the previous year. The new committee for


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county priorities has been changed, Coun. Chris Hol- tom (Wilpshire) told the borough’s planning com­ mittee. He was fresh from a county meeting which had placed the Simonstone by-pass sixth. “It’s a high priority, but


MEMBERS of the Ribble Valley Council’s Recre­ ation and Leisure Commit­ tee have approved three firms from Carstang, Lon- gridge and Burton-on- Trent to be invited to tender for the second stage of repairing Clith­ eroe Castle driveway’s retaining wall. The first stage is com­


plete at a cost of £11,440 and it is hoped that a


not high enough,” com mented Mr Bailey. “Hope-


fullv, it will come sooner rather than later.”


grant of 25% will be avail­ able from English Heri­ tage for repairs to the ancient monument.


Children missing play


LET us play! Many Rihble Valley children are “miss­ ing out on play" because play equipment removed by the Ribble Valley Council after a survey h ig h lig h ted dangers throughout the area has only been replaced in a few areas so far. Coun. Michael Gastrell


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annual report. In it, he says that there


instance, has shown a very jositive move forward, laving produced four Queen’s Scouts for the first time in eight years.


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Increase in taxis poses problem


VARIOUS options are possible to ease problems being caused by hackney carriages in Clitheroe. the Ribble Valley Council's Finance and General Pur­ poses Committee was told. Chief legal officer Mr


has also been a brighter iide, with the district’s


other groups enjoying a very active year. The V e n tu r e Unit,


Paul Timson said problems had been caused by the recent increase in the number of hackney car­ riages licensed. The rank in King Lane had only space for two vehicles and complaints had been received about unauth­ orised parking. The number of .such


Clitheroe area. Possible options being


taxis had risen dramati­ cally during the past 12 months from 20 to 27. All but two operated in the


One of the most pleasing aspects has been the way


th e t ro o p s worked together in joint ventures to ensure the success of


district events, he adds. District secretary Mr


Simon Nanson reports that the past 12 months have seen a growth in three out of four training sections, with only the Scout section showing a 13% decrease on the previ­ ous year. Total group membership


considered by the council include limiting the num­ ber of licences issued, increasing the number of ranks or refusing to license vehicles over a cer­ tain age. The committee agreed


to consider the options in detail and discuss them with the county surveyor. The views of operators will also be sought before a decision is reached.


was 428 ill 1991, compared with 439 last year, and there were nine registered groups — one fewer than t last year. The figures for


were as follows, with last year’s in brackets: Bea­


he individual sections


vers 81 (79), Cubs 1S4 (183). Scouts 101 (100) Venture Scouts 18 (15) and Scouters 42 (44).


Tools vanish


THIEVES broke into Mitsubishi van parked on Grindleton Road, West, Bradford, and stole tools worth i!(J00.


were a Bosch cordless drill, a Bosch planer and a Bosch hammer drill Anyone with any informa­ tion should contact Clith­ eroe Police (23818).


Among the items taken


Warning of gate thefts


CLITHEROE police are warning Kibble Valley


farmers to he on their guard, following an out­


break of gate thefts. This call comes after a


£270 galvanised gate was stolen from the Lancashire County Council ilejiot on the now unused Worst on Lane sometime over the weekend. Police report that over


the last 12 months a num­ ber of gates have been stolen ill the Padiliam and Fence area of East Lanca­ shire and have then been sold as sera)) or to people in the agricultural trade. p In a hid to combat the


public arc asked to report any suspicious activity to Clitheroe Police (23818).


roblem, members of the


one heart, the higher ranking of two suits of equal length, east, with such a strong holding in hearts, knew the final contract


After west’s opening bid of


had to t>e in that suit. Hut under the A col system of


bidding, if he made a direct raise in hearts, his partner could pass, and a slam might be missed. So be decided to invest a bill which would compel his partner to bid again. A change of suit by res|x>nder


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(Whalley), making his comments at the Recre­ ation and Leisure Commit­ tee, declared: “At Whalley we have nothing at all. The children have already drawn pictures of how they would like to see their playground and they were fantastic — so it’s disappointing to find that so little money has been allocated for all the vil­ lages this year.” He hoped the council


would provide a play unit which could be extended over the years, while the village itself would try to raise money for swings locally. In the 1991/2 budget


was a little une.\|>ected. He had understandably taken east’s bid of two diamonds to be a genuine suit bal. East converted to five hearts and west then realised the combined hands must have slam |)ossibilities. It wits too late to use Black­


“right”, the slam cannot be defeated. Monday’s winners of the


wood to enquire about aces, so he boldly went on to six hearts. With* the ace of spades


Howell movement were Mr Bradshaw and Mrs Laughlin, Mrs Patterson anti Mr Webster,


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Mrs Gillifirnml and Mrs Hol­ lander, Mrs Grimshaw and Mr Webster. E/W Mr G. B. Pol­ lard and Mr C. Pollard, Mrs Hale ami Airs A. Pollard.


Airs Park and Mrs Pedder. Thursday's winners were: N/S


Phones taken


from April, play equip­ ment has been allocated for Clitheroe at a cost of £5,400 and Longridge at £4,000, leaving £3,100 for the villages.


Theft of cash AFTER breaking into a


house in Hcnthorn Road, Clitheroe, thieves stole £70 in cash and a plain gold cigarette lighter.


TWO Canon typewriters were among a £2,0GS haul stolen from a Clitheroe business. The incident happened


at Bowker Brothers, Sun Street, Clitheroe. Among the items taken were Kingfisher answerphone, two Betacom Venture por­ table phones, eight bottles of whisky, a Pathway phone and headset and £G05 in cash. Anyone with any infor­


mation should contact Clitheroe Police (23818).


1991-92 includes Mrs Madge Nutter as chair­ man, Mrs Marjorie Vines as tre a su re r and Mrs Doreen Gathercole as trading convener. Oxfam supporters will


Threat to rare birds due to farming policy


FEARS have been expressed about the threat to rare birds in the Forest of Bowland


be taking to the streets in the next few weeks to ask local people to “donate” surplus food to Africa by signing a “share transfer,” which will call on the Prime Minister to release some of the 20 million tonnes of grain held in storage by the European Community.


and'golden plover face increasing risk. The claims are now being investigated by Govern­


from insensitive fanning policies. A shock report from the Royal Society for the Pro­


tection of Birds calls for areas such as the Forest of Bowland to be designated environmentally sensitive and claims that rare birds are declining because of modern intensive farming. RSPB officials are particularly concerned that rare


' In the Forest of Bowland, redshank, curlew, oys- tercatcher, red and black grouse, merlin, goshawk


birds will be driven out by the conversion of moorland to pasture and drainage.


wildlife habitats would be paid towards the cost. Hedges and ponds should be protected, along with


One idea is that farmers who created and protected


moorlands and wetlands, the RSPB Said. Its agricultural policy officer, Mr Jim Dixon, com­ mented: “Farmers who manage their land to protect wildlife deserve encouragement.”


ment departments, as are the report’s recommenda­ tions, which include suggestions for giving financial encouragement to farmers to play their part in pro­ tecting rare birds.


Set upon a small rocky headland, Tenby en]oys a delightful position overlooking two extensive sandy beaches which are separated by a tiny harbour where colourful craft bob below the pastel shaded hotels. A warm and lively atmosphere is created In the bustling narrow streets where many houses and shops have been built against the remains of the 13th century town walls which Include the unique five-arched main gateway. In the heart of Tenby Is St. Mary’s the largest parish church in Wales, whilst just off shore is the monastic Island of Catdey which Is easily accessible for those who enjoy an afternoon sail.


panoramic view of the harbour the 17th century six-arched and North Beach, and over the bridge spans the Afon Teifi. sea to the island of Caidey. We follow this meandering The lawns, pool area, sun


Standing on the North Cliff in Cardigan and the Cenarth its own well wooded grounds. Falls. A scenic tour via the the Park Hotel offers a


PARK HOTEL Full day excursion to Preseli Hills to Cardigan where ?rovide a relaxing environment. Carmarthen.


patios, rambling pathway to the Cenarth Falls before returning private beach all combine to via Newcastle Emlyn and


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his family run hotel prides Afternoon excursion to itself on an excellent and varied cuisine served in a friendly atmosphere amidst spacious surroundings.


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