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Rotary club box appeal


captures local hearts


THE Rotary Club of Ribb- lesdale’s emergency box appeal has so far proved a huge success — but appeal organisers say that household tools and goods are still badly needed. The scheme — whereby


boxes of clothing, first aid and other vital equipment are kept in special ware­ houses to be dispatched immediately in the event of a disaster — has been operating since 1970, but is being given a special boost this year. Mr Raymond Dewhurst,


a member of the Rotary Club’s international com­ mittee, said: “Everyone


has been very generous, particularly with clothes.


The local firm of Trutex has donated several boxes of seconds, which has been a great help.” Mr Dewhurst pointed


out that metal and house­ hold goods are particularly needed and said that the collection would continue for a further four weeks. Anyone with goods to


donate is reminded that the appeal’s collection points are: Pye’s Photog­ raphers, York Street; John P a l l is te r ’s, The Coach House, Duck Street; and Sunderland Peacock Associates, Stan­ ley House, Lowergate.


Scenic views near home


“NOT far from home” was the title of an illustrated talk given to members of Clitheroe Evening Towns­ women’s Guild by Mr K. Rycroft. He showed slides of the


Ribble Valley, Yorkshire Dales and Lake District taken in every season, proving to members that they did not need to travel very far to see some of the most beautiful scenery in the world. A vote of thanks was proposed by Mrs G. Parker. The federation carol ser­


vice is on November 20th, at 2 p.m., at St Silas’s Church, Blackburn. Chairman Mrs M. Ire­


land and federation chair­ man Mrs I. Birtwistle accompanied several guild members to the Remem­ brance service at Trinity Methodist Church, Clith­ eroe, on Sunday. The next meeting, on


December 5th at the Spiri­ tualist Hall, Greenacre Street, Clitheroe, will take the form of a Christmas party and Jacob’s join sup­ per, with a stall for arts and crafts.


In the swim A CLITHEROE family celebrated at Waves, Blackburn’s water fun centre, on Friday, after winning the pool’s summer draw. Paul and Linda Menzies,


of Henthorn Road, won a £100 travel voucher, cour­ tesy of Hogg Robinson Travel in the draw, organ­ ised as part of a market research project con­ ducted by Waves to find out more about customers.


Granted bail


A C L ITH E R O E man accused o f stealing wagon has been sent for trial at Preston Crown Court. Nicholas Cliffe (27), of


Central Avenue, is said to have stolen the wagon, valued at £4,000, from Victoria Louise Collingc. He is also accused of


using the wagon to obtain £700 by deception from James Lewis Miller. Cliffe, who is said to


have committed the offences in August, was granted unconditional bail.


Bikes theft


TWO mountain bikes were stolen from a yard at Ribblesdale High School, Clitheroe, last Thursday. One bike is a “Raleigh


Team" model, with a 21- inch frame and 18 gears,


valued at £250. It is royal blue, yellow and red in colour and is marked with the post code BB7 2NQ. The second bike, a “Car­


rera Krakatoa” model, has a black 21-inch frame and


is valued at £350. The bikes were taken


between 8-50 a.m. and 3- 30 p.m.


Car stolen


A FORD Escort car was stolen from the Clitheroe Auction Mart car park on Wednesday night. The burgundy-coloured


car, with the registration number D805 XBV, was taken between 7 and S-40


p.m. Caravan fire


FIREMEN used shovels to help put out a caravan


fire on a remote country lane near Edisford Bridge,


Clitheroe. The fire, which comple­


tely destroyed the mobile home, occurred last Mon­ day lunchtime.


Youth had no memory


of offences A CLITHEROE youth who overturned a town centre rubbish bin and banged his fists on several shop windows was fined £50 by C l i t h e r o e magistrates. John Penman (20), of


The Crescent, pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly, following a late-night incident in the town centre two weeks ago. The court was told that


It’s presentations galore for Hurst Green’s bowling club


I I ’S been a month of presentations for the three-year-old Hurst Green Bowling Club. First there was the


shield and certificate presented to the club for the best village green in the Best Kept Village competition’s special prize section, plus a certificate of commendation for the village war memorial in the same competition. Both the green and


memorial are looked after by retired gardener Mr Jim Holden, of Smithies Row, pictured (right) with the prizes for his work. Then there was the


club’s own presentation night, at its last social evening of the season in the village hall. Our picture (above)


shows club president Mr Thomas Woodcock presenting the ladies’ cup to Carol Leonard. With them (from the right) is Mr Bill Atkinson, who won the individual bowls shield; Mrs Teresa Crotty, who won the ladies’ Karen Young Shield; and Mr Stephen Heyhurst, who won the pairs competition with Mr Atkinson. The event, which was


also a race night, raised £300 for general funds.


Mayor’s thanks


R IB B L E V A L L E Y Mayor Coun. Allan Kay has given a special word of thanks to those who sup­ ported the farmers’ ball last month. Coun. Kay, a farmer at


Chaigley, told a full meet­ ing of the borough council that the ball had raised £1,150 for his charity fund. “ It was a great success


and I’d like to say thank you for such wonderful support,” he added.


an off-duty police officer saw Penman walking along Moor Lane with several other youths. Penman was seen shouting and swear­ ing and emptying the rub­ bish bin, before banging his fists on several shop windows. Penman, in mitigation,


explained that he had been drinking since lunchtime on the day in question and could not remember com- m i 11 i n g any o f the offences. For being “ thoroughly


drunk,” Penman was also ordered to pay £20 costs.


New homes raid


TWO brand new homes not yet occupied were bur­ gled at the weekend. The f irs t house, in


Parker Avenue, was bro­ ken into on Sunday night and a dish washer, wash­ ing machine and oven taken. The property is valued at £1,100. The second house, in


Bridge Club


WINNERS of the Howell movement on Wednesday night at Clitheroe Bridge Club were Mrs B. Tatton and Mrs D. Ringham and Mrs K. Higson and Mrs Park (joint first). Monday’s winners: NS


Mr and Mrs G. B. Pollard, Mrs Barlow and Miss H a r t le y ; EW lVJ.r W.


Norris and Mr A. Norris. Mrs Wood a n d M r s Kenyon. On Thursday, winners


were: NS Mr L. Garner and Mr G. Capstick, Mr and Mrs Pawlicki; EW W. Barnsley and W. Wolsten- holme, Mrs V. Baron and Mr R. Turner.


Radio taken


THIEVES stole a radio cassette from a Ford Escort hatchback car parked at the back of Whalley Road, Clitheroe, last Thursday. The property, valued at


£50, was taken between 2 and S p.m.


Left to burn


THIEVES left a stolen car burning in the Trough of Bowland on Saturday. The Ford Sierra Estate was discovered by firemen at 11 p.m.


Local widow in battle to save Territorial unit


THE Chatburn widow of a prominent Territo­ rial Army officer has joined the battle to save Lancashire’s only Territorial battalion, the 4th Queen’s Lancashires, from being merged with one from a neighbouring county.


The battalion, which has


over 50 members in this area and is the parent bat­ talion for the Army Cadet Force and the Combined


save ours. Mrs Hopwood, chairman


of Tuff Link of Padiham, and a member of the Civil­ ian Employers’ Liaison


Cadet Force, based at Team, set up three years independent schools ago by the Government to including Stonvhurst Col- improve connections lege, is under threat in between employers and Government proposals to their Territorial Army reduce the Territorial employees, added: “The


Army nationally. Mrs Sylvia Hopwood,


B o w land Court, w a s raided between Friday night and Monday morning and a cooker hood and some gold taps, valued at


£700, were taken. Blaze on farm


SPARKS from a solid fuel boiler set fire to a store­ house at a Slaidburn farm on Tuesday. The fire, at Higher


Highfield Farm, destroyed a quantity of timber and horse tack. Firemen, who were called to the blaze at G p.m., believe it may have been caused by sparks being blown from the boiler by the wind.


SPORT‘S ^ m ,


Tough match


Rimington 1 Subden !


WITH Rimington fourth from bottom of the BTS East Lan­ cashire League first division and Sabden a sprightly sixth, it came as no surprise when the visitors started on the attack. Staring rather tentatively,


Rimington struggled to string any passes togther at the start, in direct contrast to Sabden who looked confident and full of talent. The away side eventually


took the lead when Kerr headed in a free-kick. This seemed to jolt Rimington and they began to battle tneir way back into the game, just when it had looked as i f Sabden would run away with the match. The home side drew level


when Leach, on his debut, turned inside the defence and scored with his left foot. With the scores level, the teams came out for the second half full of created


Stokes missing two great chances for Rimington and


n Geldart il d going close for


Sabden. Played at a frantic pace, the


match never slowed and the referee coped well, keeping control throughout. This Saturday, Rimington


travel away to face West Bradford in the Craven Cup. Rimington: Tomlinson,


C r o n s h a w , Farnsworth, Braithw aite, Cronshaw, Stokes, Waddington, Hodg­ son , Emme11, L e a ch , Dewhurst.


County call-up WHALLEY girl Jill Middle-


ton has gained a place in the Lancashire Schools Under- 16s* hockey second team. Fourteen-year-old Jill is a


pupil at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School and lives in Station Road, Whalley. She has just been picked


for the county side and was w ith them when th e y achieved a crushing 3-0 win o v er West Y orkshire at


Bradford. Jill sent a strong shot right


into the goal after collecting a cross from the right wing. Hers was the second goal in what was a dazzling display by the Lancashire side. As a change from hockey,


she also enjoys playing soccer with Clitheroe Ladies.


Clithcroc Advertiser it Times, November Hth, 1991 9 Winter pool


ALTHOUGH it is still early days, there are clear leaders in all three divisions of the Clitheroe and District Winter Pool League. In the Calder League,


Kings Arms A head the Bible, with Waggon and Horses in second and Copy Nook in third. The Hodder League is led


bv Lord Nelson and the Rib­ ble League by Cross Keys A. Results: Calder League — Kings Arms A 6, New Inn B


ings


1; W;iiggon and Horses B 5, Wilpshire Hotel B 2; Copy Nook 4, Pendle Hotel A 3; Craven Heifer A 4, Craven Heifer B 3; White Hart 3,


Royal Oak 4; Petre Arms 4, Black Bull A 3. Hodder League — New Inn


A 3, Kings Arms B 4; Dog and Partridge A 4, Wellsprings 3; Judge walmesley 5, De _La


Arms 2; Lord Nelson 6, Black Horse 1; British Legion 5, Horseshoe B 2; Wilpshire


- Cup success


Lancaster 3rd XI 0, Clitheroe 1st XI 2


life, with chances at both ends —


CLITHEROE Hockey team returned home from Lancas­ ter with a fine opening victory in the Lishman Cup. Taking the initiative from


the push-back, Clitheroe moved the ball about easily and looked comfortable in pos­ session. However, it took a lot of pressure and several near misses before the away side took the lead, through Claire Mortimer. This gave the side the


opportunity to settle down, and Clitheroe continued in control, with Lancaster pegged back for long periods. The second half started in


style for Clitheroe, with Mor­ timer taking the ball from the halfway line to the circle, before beating ’keeper with a fine shot for number two. A f t e r this, C l ith e ro e


relaxed too much, letting Lancaster launch a number of attacks, but the town team defended well. Overall it was a disappoint­


ing and far. from convincing performance from Clitheroe. with the score at 2-0, several of the team looked content and seemed pleased with the result. This was not justified and


the scoreline should have been double what it was at the end. Heidi Davison made an


excellent debut for the 1st XI and performed well at right half. Clitheroe take on Nelson in their next match. C l ith e ro e : Lawrenson,


Dugdalc, Davison, Garstang, Bibby, Parker, Griffiths, White, Proctor, Mortimer, Bush.


GISBURN AUCTION MART PRICES


whose late husband, Mi- Nick Hopwood, was a Captain, said: “ I believe a bill is coming up on the shire Regimental Secre-


The 4th Queen’s Lanca-


ment’s Christmas recess tary, Col. Dickie Bird, day before the Govern-


which will name the bat- said: “ Under present talions to be amalgamated, proposals, Yorkshire is and would appeal to all due to have its Territorial residents in the Ribble battalions cut from four to


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The young turn out in force to salute the war dead


The big procession in


Clitheroe this year was noticeable for having more children’s organisations taking part, said Mr Brin Joynson, vice-president of Clitheroe Royal British Legion. The vicar of Whalley, the Rev. Michael Ackroyd,


terms of attendance. C l ith e ro e ’s remem­


brance started with a pro­ cession from Church Street to Trinity Method­ ist Church via Castle Street and Parson Lane. The procession was led


by Blackburn and Darwen Band and all the Clitheroe uniformed organisations were representated.


A lso p resent were


vice was held at St Paul’s, Low Moor, led by the Rev. Rodney Nicholson and a s s is ted by F r Wareing. Everyone assembled in


heavy rain for the wreath- la y in g at th e w a r memorial.


said the service in the vil­ lage’s parish church was of Clitheroe, who attended ducted by the Rev. Quen- one of the biggest-ever in both services, said: “ It tin Wilson, vicar of St


Afterwards, the Mayor


was a very poignant day. Mr Needham’s service was particularly moving,as was the reading of the roll of


honour in St Paul’s.” C h u r ch e s jo in e d


together at Whalley for a united service in the par­ ish church at which the preacher was the Rev. Graeme Halls, Chatburn Methodist minister. The lesson was read by


representatives of Clith­ eroe Royal Grammar School and Ribblesdale Exhortation High School, police and county fire services, coun- “ L a s t P o s t ” and cillors and senior citizens, “Reveille" were played in and youth groups.


church by C hrist ine Taking part for the first Thomas,


time were the new Clith- Mr Ackroyd said: “All eroe Royal British Legion aspects of village life were majorettes.


represented. It was one of The service was con- the best attendances we


ducted by the Rev. James have had for such an occa- Needham, Clitheroe Meth- sion. It was very memora- odist Circuit superinten­


dent minister. Afterwards, the pro­


cession reformed in Parson


Lane to parade to the Memorial Gardens for the


wreath laying. The Exhortation was


said by Mr Joynson and was followed by “ Last Post,” the two-minute silence, and “Reveille. ’ The Mayor of Clitheroe,


Coun. Pat Shepherd, laid a wreath, followed by the Mayoress, and representa­ tives of the Royal British L e g io n and o th e r organisations. Prayers were then led


by the Mayor’s chaplain, Fr Joseph Wareing. In the afternoon a ser-


ble and delightful to see. The war dead were


remembered at Billington where the annual pro­ cession left Billington Gar­ dens for a service at the war memorial in Elker


Lane. • Mr George Almond,


chairman of Billington and For RNLI


A COFFEE morning at Browsholme Hall raised £1,985 for the Royal N a t io n a l L i f e b o a t Institution. The Clitheroe branch of


the R NLI thanks all who supported the event, held on Wednesday last week.


CONFIDENCE, good manners and consideration arc some of the attributes displayed by pupils at Moorland School, Clitheroe, said the school’s prin­ cipal, Mrs Janet Harrison, at the annual prize- giving evening. Mrs Harrison said interest had been shown in


the students’ behaviour from several people out­ side the school and she praised the pupils for their


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hard work’ and achievements. Mrs Harrison also commented on the emphasis


placed on traditional “ chalk and talk” teaching by the school and said that she viewed specialist teaching as the only way to deliver a full curriculum. Pupils from the school are pictured with their trophies after Friday’s ceremony.


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Mon 9-5 Thurs 9-6 Tues 9-6 FrI 9-8 Wed 9-6 Sat 9-5


At The Chair & Beauty Centre


116 Bawdlands, Clitheroe. Tel: 23356


" N o w O p e n M o n d a y s "


Mr R. Eddleston and Mr B. C la rk s a id th e


Valley to join the fight to three, while Lancashire is due to go from one to none. It’s very unjust to leave Lancashire without one truly representative battalion in the light of the


support we have always hail from the county, and we have always had splen­ did support from Ribble Valley.” He added: “We fulfill


THE years may pass, but Remembrance Day parades remain as poignant as ever in Clitheroe and district.


Whalley RBL, led the ] ia ra d e , which also included Accrington Pipe Band and representatives of the local Army Cadets. Cubs from Langho were present along with parish councillors, village repre­ sentatives, and local police. The service was con


Leonard’s, Langho. Royal British Legion standards were paraded and the Exhortation was said by Mr Vic Long.


every criterion set down by the Government, and yet are under threat of being merged while other battalions which do not fulfill the criteria are all set to carry on. It just makes a nonsense of the Government’s proposals. ” He urged readers to


write to MP Michael Carr, the Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire and the media to express their views. In the first world war,


Lancashire provided 55 battalions of infantry, and in the second world war


2G, and campaigners claim that for the first time in 100 years this splendid record could be under threat. • Mrs Hopwood makes


a personal plea in our let­ ters column on page G.


battalion has tremendous links with the Ribble Val­ ley, and to have a member of it on your staff is an asset to any company.”


IT was the annual Christmas prize cow in milk W. A. and A. show and sale of in-calf dairy Booth £690 sold to J. C. Young; cattle at Gisburn Auction Mart 1st prize heifer in milk J. A. on Thursday, when there were Gornall £720 sold to T. Moran; 30 cattle forward and the cham- 1st prize cow in calf P. K. Smith pion was E. H. Southwell at and Sons £720 sold to T. Sharp. £910, reserve J. A. Simpson £770.


Best in-calf cow J. A. Simpson


£770, 2 J. Young £1,000, 3 D. Hancock £840. Best in-calf


£1,000 (average £778.35), cows due in December to £700 (£(523.75), heifers due in November to £910 (£745), heif­ ers due in December to £G95 (£(513.75). The Ribblesdale and District


Registered Cattle Breeders’ Competition was won bv — 1st


Human error leads to fine


A BARROW man who described driving above the speed limit as “just one of those things” was fined £G0 and had his licence endorsed with three penalty points by Clitheroe magistrates. He was also ordered to pay £20 costs. The court heard that


Stephen Harper Westall (39), of Whiteacre Lane, was stopped by police while driving his car-in Longridge, after radar recorded him driving at 51 m.p.h. in a 30 m.p.h. zone. Westall claimed, in miti­


gation, that it was com­ mon practice for drivers to break the speed limit without realising they w e r e d o in g so and described his offence as “human error.” He said he was not a person who would deliberatly break the law.


Cows due in November to


heifer E. H. Southwell £910, 2 D. Hancock £750, 3J. R. Hoth- ersall £(525.


dairy cows and heifers forward and 1st quality cows made to


There were 100 newly-calved


£850 (£713.08), 2nd quality to £0*15 (£597.22), 1st quality ncif- ers to £950 (£741.80), 2nd qual­


ity to £G30 (£541). There were 2*18 calves and 14G


stirks and stores forward. Charolais X bulls to £218


(£1(58.80), heifers to £58, Limou­ sin X bulls to £220 (£157), heif­ ers to £145 (£G2.59), Belgian Blue X bulls to £270 (£187.57), heifers to £150 (£133), Simmen- tal X bulls to £21G (£140.09), heifers to £130 (£8G.50), Blonde d'Aquit. X bulls to £70, heifers to £102, other Cont. X bulls to £148 (£108), heifers to £80 (£G4.G7), Hereford X bulls to £1G0 (£134), heifers to £85 (£4G. 17), Friesian X bulls to £140 (£77.29), heifers to £90 (£G0.75), Angus X bulls to £92 (£48.40), heifers to £70 (£43.50). The Simmental Super Calf


Competition was won bv D. Moornouse, £21G sold to J. A.


Swann. Weaned stirks and stores:


Charolais X bulls/steers to £430 (£357.50), heifers to £238 (£ 2 1 0 .7 5 ) , L im ou sin X bulls/steers to £285 (£232.80), heifers to £385 (£252.50), Bel­ gian Blue X bulls/steers to £290, other Cont. X bulls/steers to £330 (£270), heifers to £340 (£ 2 8 3 .7 0 ) , H e r e fo rd X bulls/steers to £420, Friesian X bulls/steers to £240, cows to £517 (£399). In the fatstock section, there


were 912 cattle forward, includ­ ing 385 young bulls, 2SG steers and heifers and 241 cows and bulls, and in the sheep section, the 3,423 animals forward included 3,09(5 lambs, 23 shearl­ ings and 304 ewes and rams. Bulls: Cont. light made to


133.2p (117.5p), medium to 137.8p (118.3p), heavy to 12G.8p (116.2p), other light bulls to 119.Sp (102.2p), medium to 113.8p (101.Ip), heavy to 107.8p (104.2p). Steers and heifers: Cont. light


steers to 130p (109.9p), medium to 144p (112.5p), heavy to


‘Chalk and talk’ teaching rewarded


llU.2p (110.Ip), other light steers to 10o.2p (100.3p), medium to 114.2p (99.9p), heavy to 115.8p (93.3p), Cont. light heifers to 114.8p (103p), medium to 137p (10G.2p), heavy to 113p (105p), other light heifers to 103.8p (89p), medium to 102.2p (91.8p), heavy to 104.2p (87.9p). Cows and Lulls: Grade 1 cows


to 97.8p (92.2p), Grade 2 to 8G.2p (79.3p), Grade 3 to 74.8p (G7.9p), grazing cows to 86.2p (G0p), mature bulls to 87.8p (79. Ip). Sheep: light lambs other to


114.9p, standard lambs R2-3L to 14G.5n (134.2p), other to 140.G» (127.9p), medium lambs R2-3L to 153.3p (13!.5p), other to 14G.5p (129.Ip), heavy lambs R2-3L to 119.(»p (114.Sp), other to 127.3p (119.5p), overweight lambs R2-3L to 119.2p (10G.9p), other to 1 lOp (105.3p),shearlings to 99.4p (87. Ip), half-bred ewes to £35.20 (£21.35), horned ewes to £22 (£13.SO), nuns to £33.80 (£22.45). In the produce section, 7.28


tonnes of wheat straw made to £20 per tonne.


Diversion in Trough


R ESID EN TS of Whi- tewell and motorists who drive through the Trough of Bowland are reminded that the Middle Lees Bridge will be closed for 12 weeks from Monday. The bridge, located


south of Whitewell on the approach to the Trough, will be closed while work is done to reinforce it. Traffic will be diverted via Cow Ark and pedestrians will be able to cross the site via a temporary foot­ path next to the bridge. A County Hall spokes­


man said that although there will be some incon­ venience for local people the im p ro v em en t is intended to extend the life of the bridge and safe­ guard access to a scenic and popular part of the Ribble Valley.


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Hotel A 4, Waggon and Horses A 3. Ribble League — Cross Keys A 7, Cross Keys B 0;


Black Bull B 3, Bay ftorse 4; Horseshoe A 4, SBition Hotel


3; White Lion A 5, White Lion B 2; Pendle Hotel B 4, Vic­ toria Hotel 3; Higher Buck 4, Dog and Partridge 0. Fixtures: Ribble League —


Dog and Partridge B v Pendle Hotel B, Victoria Hotel v White Lion A, White Lion B v Horseshoe A, Station Hotel v Black Bull B, Bay Horse v Cross Kevs A, Cross Keys B v Higher Buck.


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and Horses B v British Legion, Horseshoe B v Lord Nelson, Black Rorse v Judge Walmesley, De Lacy Arms v Dog and Partridge, Well- springs v New Inn A, Kings Arms B v Wilpshire Hotel A. Calder League — Black Bull A v White Hart, Royal Oak v Craven Heifer A, Cra­ ven Heifer B v Copy Nook, Pendle Hotel A v Waggon and Horses B, W il s hir


v Kings Arms A, New Inn B v Wilppshire He otel B


Petre Arms. The draw for the prelimi­


nary round of the team knock­ out will be held at the next league meeting, to be held at the Royal Oafc next Wednes­ day, starting at 8 p.m.


Lacklustre play


De Lacy Arms 2, Aqueduct 2


GIVING their worst display


of the season so far, De Lacy Arms were fortunate to hold on to their unbeaten record in the Blackburn Memorial League First Division. Leading 2-0 with 25


minutes to go, they should have secured three points with ease, but instead nad to rely on two goal-mouth clear­ ances and the skill of ’keeper John Butcher to make sure of just one point. The Whalley side went into the lead after 23 minutes


when Ian Lang chipped the ball into the box for Eric Moore to head to Graham Walker, who scored. Just before half-time, they


made it 2-0 when Nigel Clark­ son latched on to a long clear­ ance to hit a cross-shot into the net. Disaster struck after 70


minutes when captain Lee Burgess was guilty of being too casual and an intended back-pass fell well short, let­ ting the away side grab a


goal. This was followed with an


equaliser 14 minutes from time, which gave Aqueduct a real surge and they pressured c o n t in u o u s ly lo r th e remainder of the match.


Call for poll results on mart site


WRONG decisions over redevelopment plans for the former auction mart site could "kill 800-year- old Clitheroe dead,” said Coun. Andrew Metcalf at a meeting of the Ribble Valley Council. Coun. Metcalf (Clith


eroe) joined Coun. Mrs Eileen Lowe (Sabden) in calling for the findings of a recent public opinion poll to be made known. Coun. Mrs Lowe said


there had been numerous requests from people about the results of the survey, but so far nothing had been divulged. “These results should be placed before us at the earliest possible time to avoid con­ fusion,” she added. In reply, Coun. Stanley


Thomas (Mellor), chair­ man of the Planning and Development Committee, said there had already been a lot of discussion about the auction mart plans and, no doubt, there would be a lot more. There would be a report on the matter as soon as possible.


Early Birds in the swim


NEXT week it’s the Chil­ dren in Need Appeal and the local Early Bird Swim­ mers will be doing their bit in the hope of raising as much as £1,000. The Early Birds meet


regularly at Ribblesdale Pool, Clitheroe, for a swim before breakfast. Joining them for a spon­


sored swim a week tomor­ row will be the Tory pros-


pective parliamentary cand id a te Mr N ig e l Evans.


Hodder League — Waggon


Clitheroe squash


THE men’s first team contin­ ued their good run with a fine


win against a powe rful Springfields side. Brian Hayward won the


first match in style, before Steve Turner lost at number four. Skipper Dave Matthews put Clitheroe ahead with another fine display in the middle of the order. Highlight of the match was


Robert Fielding’s demolition iob at number two. in which he conceded only five points and clinched the result for Clitheroe. Ray Dryden suffered a rare


defeat against one of the best players in the league, to leave


the match score at 3-2. The men’s second team won


for the fourth successive week against Burnley 2, by a con­ vincing 4-1 score, while the third’s, playing Burnley first team, went down by the same score. Highlights were a splendid


win for Darrell Whittaker and a narrow defeat for Dave Mackenzie, who only lost 8-10 in the fifth game against the Burnley number one. The fourths lost 0-5 at


Springfields 2, while the ladiesr first team suffered


their first defeat of the season at Liverpool, where the pow­ erful home side overwhelmed Clitheroe 5-0. While this was disappoint­


ing after the previous week’s heroics, Clitheroe fought hard, with Sharon Willis tak­ ing two games and Susan Meadows one. The ladies’ second team


won 4-1 against Hyndburn to maintain tneir excellent run, with wins from Val Fielding, Marilyn Fletcher, Brenda M c L a u g h l in a n d J e a n Hutchinson. The thirds went down for


the fifth successive week by the same 2-3 scoreline, with wins from Sue Seddon and Mandy Hodgson.


Prizes beckon


TENNIS star Jayne Hutchin­ son is taking part in the Memorex National Finals, to be held at T e l fo rd this


Saturday. Jayne, a pupil at Clitheroe


Royal Grammar School, quali­ fied for the finals after playing a series of matches over the summer and winning her area final at Edgbaston Priory, Birmingham. With all the semi-finals and


finals to be held on Saturday, Jayne will need to be top top


form is she is to walk away with the Under-12s' title. With over £125,000 worth


of prizes on offer, competition will be fierce, but having got so far already, she is in with a real chance of glory.


Twissell takes county title


CLITHEROE Golf Club pro­


fessional John Twissel has won the Lancashire PGA Matchplay championship. Held at Ashton and Lea


Golf Club, Preston, the com­ petition was staged in terrible conditions, but the Clitheroe player performed superbly to take the title. T w is s e l l knocked out


defending champion Ged Fureyf from Pleasington Golf Club* in the semi-final by just one hole. In the final he beat Rossendale Golf Club’s assis­ tant professional Steve Hol­ den, securing the match 4 and 3.


BTS matches


THE local sides in the BTS East Lancashire League face some tough matches this weekend. Fixtures: Division One —


Clitheroe v Great Harwood, Helmshore United v Whalley, Trawden Celtic v Sabden. Division Two — NELSON


GSOB v Read United, Pendle Forest Reserves v Chatburn, Ribchester Reserves v Whal­ le y R e s e r v e s , Sabden Reserves v Oswaldtwistle


Town.


Whitbread results


WAGGON and Horses went into the next round of the Ashley Smith Trophy with some ease, beating Station Hotel 10-0. In the other matches, Cra­


ven Heifer went clown against Kings Arms 1-5 and Grmdle- ton Reserves had a morale boosting 5-1 win over NGSOB.


Five alive


ONLY one of Read United’s ; squads played at the week-. end, with the first team beat­ ing Colne United 5-2. Poised at 2-2 for a while, Read were never in any real


trouble and won the match in some style. Goalscorers were Duncan Bell (2), Brian Mars- den. Bob Nuttall, with an own goal completing the scoring.


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