Clitheroe Advertiser & rimes, Ju ly lStli, 1001 9 Clitheme 22321, (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified) If /CfZOOl [L / lU o u f / t t /U /
Chance to join the French on Lakeland trip
LEADERS of Whalley Village Youth Club this week said they were “very disappointed” that young people in the area had not taken up the offer of a subsidised holiday in the Lake District. . . but added that there was still time if they “got their skates on.”
initiated by the Whalley- Vihiers Twin Town Com m i t te e as p a r t of an exchange arrangement between youngsters from both sides of the Channel. Funding for the holiday
The holiday has been
a treasure hunt around Pendle, a visit to “Came-
lot” at Charnock Richard,
a disco, and a civic recep tion at the Ribble Valley
Mayor’s Parlour. Said Jane: “We are hop
has come mainly from the Lancashire County Coun cil Youth Services which has provided 75%, with Kibble Valley Council pro viding 59f. and a further f>% coming from the youngsters themselves. Because of the generous subsidy, the cost of the. entire five-day holiday will be tail only for each young person. Said Whalley Youth
ing that six teenagers will come forward very quickly so that the holiday places can be filled. It’s a valu able opportunity to cement relations with our twin town, and to use the range of activities on offer to build up young people’s confidence and culture
awareness.” There is the opportunity
Club worker .lane Beck- ford: “We are very disap pointed by the lack of sup port from the Whalley community, but il appears that there has been some confusion in the area about th e holiday and the exchange." The exchange involves
for the young people to make a return visit to F r ti n c e n e x t y e it r it It ho ugh th is is not compulsory. Details can be obtained
Sad day as popular teacher retires ^
Red light for motor cycle scrambling
ANYTHING which threatened the Ribble Val ley countryside should be resisted, said a coun cillor during a discussion on a controversial application for a motor cycle scrambling scheme near Waddington.
(Dilworth), was referring to an application to use
Conn. S tu a r t Reese
Seaside fun at library
THE “seaside" will be coming to Clitheroe on Wednesday. S ta f f a t C l i th e ro e
m m
IT was a sad day for the children of Slaidburn School when a popular teacher, Mrs Kathleen Robinson, retired after 1(> years at the school. Former colleagues and
from four Lancashire County Council employees — Whalley Youth Club leader Lilian Hunt (0251- 77521)0), Kibble Valley Rural youth worker Jane Beck ford (C l i th e ro e
12 French teenagers aged between 14-1!) who are due to arrive in England on August Hth. The first live days of their stay will be spent with 12 young people from Whalley at 'Power Wood Outdoor Activity Centre, Winder mere, taking part in out ....... pursuits and water sports. Following th is , the
27880), Whalley Youth Club t re a su re r Jenny Roland (02iVl-82-l 1771),
District 11 youth officer fro m G r e a t Harwood C y n th ia P a rk in s o n (0254-87021)5).
s ta f f from the school turned up to honour Mrs Robinson at a party, including the headmaster at the school when she first joined it, Mr Simon N a n s o n , a n d M rs Nanson. Mr Nanson is now
Barbara Milne-Rcdhcad, made a presentation of commemorative china mugs from this year’s vil lage celebration of “50 Years of May Queens” to Mrs Robinson and her husband, Bernard. Mrs Milne-Rcdhead said: “Mrs Robinson has
The headmistress, Mrs
been a keen and helpful teacher who has contri
h e a d m a s t e r o f S t Jo seph’s School, Rib- cliester. Other colleagues included former school secretary Mrs Kathleen Mason, o f Slaidburn.
buted a great deal, both inside and outside school hours, with extra-curri cular activities.
most is her special qual ity of kindness . . . she gave a great deal to the
“But what we will miss children, who will sorely
miss her.” The oldest child in the
school, 11-ycar-old Ben Blakcman, who had been taught by Mrs Robinson since he was an infant, presented her with a brass hell, a replica of the school’s fire hell. At the other end of the age ra n g e , f iv e -y e a r -o ld Amanda T ay lo r p re sented a basket of dried flowers.
party, the children had taken part in a school leavers’ service at the vil lage church for Ben Bla- keman and Zoc Parkin
Before the retirement
French teenagers will return to Whalley where they will be hosted by local families and take part in local activities including
Three-year ban for motorist
A MOTOR IST who crossed to the wrong side of the mad was found to have been drinking, Clith i»roe magistrates were
told. Anthony David Wilkin
son (25), of Whalley New Road, Billington, pleaded guilty to driving after con suming excess alcohol. The court was told that this was his second drink-driv ing offence in 10 years. He was banned from
driving for three years, fined £000, and told to pay
£20 costs. Miss Sara Walker, pro
secuting, said police fol lowed as Wilkinson drove away at high speed from the car park of a Whalley
pub. There was a squeal and
a rise of smoke as the
tyres were braked and at one stage Wilkinson’s Aus tin Montego crossed on to the wrong side of Acering ton Road. He stopped in the drive
way of his home. Tests later revealed him to be two-and-a-ludf times the
legal limit. In mitigation, Mr l’etei
Reynolds for Wilkinson said his client had worked a flO-hour week prior to
Cream teas raise £210
DESPITE darn]) weather the atmosphere was bright when Clitheroe and Dis trict Bible Society laid on cream teas for the public.
towards the purchase of Bibles for people at home and abroad.
Profits of £210 will be go
the offence. He had planned to walk
stolen. Wilkinson hold the
Rodney Nicholson, vicar of St Paul's Church, Low Moor, thanked the helpers and all those who had sup ported the event, held at the United Reformed Church, Clilheroe.
The chairman, the Rev.
home after drinking, but thought again after consid ering that his car might be
responsible job of produc tion manager in the family coach building business and now bitterly regretted the incident.
Man in court for refuse tip offence
A CLITHEROE man who removed item s from Henthorn Tip was given a ono-vear conditional dis charge when he appeared before the magistrates. Derek Pinch (32), of
Shawbridge Street, Clith eroe, admitted sorting over waste inside Henth orn Road disposal site and was also ordered to pay £20 towards costs. A charge of theft of
IT was the end of an era at St James’s CE School in Clitheroe, as tributes were paid to popular staff who are leaving.
Marion Roberts, of Whal ley Road, is retiring after 31 years at the school. Mrs Roberts is a former pupil of St James’s.
Clerical assistant Mrs
Blackburn, of Buccleuch Avenue, was retiring after 13 years at St James’s. She is the daughter of a previous head teacher at
Teacher Mrs Judith
up an appointment at Brookside School, nursery
nurse Mrs Janet Cooper, who is moving to Ribbles- dale Nursery, and tem porary teacher Mrs Marie Spencer, from Whalley CE School, who has been fill ing in at St James’s. P re s en ta t io n s were
Remanded in custody
made by head teacher Mr P e te r S p e n c e r , who thanked them for their hard work and loyalty. P ic tu r e d w i t h M r
the school, the late Mr Stanley Curry. Also leaving are tem
porary teacher Miss Den ise Trotter, who is taking
‘No’ to extra hours at Ribchester plucking farm
AN attempt by a Ribchester poultry business to increase its working hours has been blocked
ning and Development C o m m i t t e e d e c i d e d against modifying the hours of operation at the Plucking Hall, Ward Hall Farm, Ward Green Lane, from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. on the December llltli to the 2-ltli inclusive. In a separate applica
by Ribble Valley councillors. Members of the Plan
A RESIDENT at Calder- stones Hospital accused of stabbing a fellow patient was remanded in custody for eight days by magis t r a te s at Reedle.v on
Monday. Michael Kelly’, of Chest
Spencer, from the left, are Mrs Cooper, Mr Malcolm
Blackburn, chairman of the governors, Mrs Black burn, Mrs Spencer, Mrs Robinson and Mr John Hindmoor, former head teacher at St James’s.
SiMONSTONE
Friends Friends of Simonstonc
nut Drive, Calderstones, is charged with unlawlull.v and maliciously wounding Margaret Ruby Rose with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. The charge arises out of an incident at Whalley on Sunday. Kelly was represented
by Mr Barry Hearing, who made no application for
bail. _______ Worth £800
School are organising waste paper collection tomorrow from 9-30 a.m. to .1-30 p.m. The usual arrangements for collec
lion will apply.
A MAKITA power drill and a still saw were taken from a building on Bow land Court, Lowergate Clitheroe. The th e f t o ccurred
between 2 p.m. on July 5th and the afternoon of the 9th. The stolen goods have a value of £S00.
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End of an era at St James’s p ? ' •* g f f x i
son, who were presented with Bibles by Parochial Church Council member Mr David Service. The children sang hymns and read prayers they had written themselves and Ben and Zoc read the lessons. Afterwards, everybody
Library are organising an activity session with a sea side theme for children aged between five and seven. There will be things to
make, stories to listen to and collages to assemble for display in the library. Entry to the session,
between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m., will be by ticket only, available free of charge, from the library. A similar session, with
was invited to a party in the school, where cook Mrs June Elliott had pro vided home-made biscuits arid co ffe e . The day ended with the junior children dancing round the maypole. Our picture shows Mrs
pirate theme, will take place on August 21st for ehi 1 d ren aged between eight and 11.
Pendle Club
Robinson (seated centre) surrounded by the chil dren and her colleagues.
‘Green field’ plans are refused
OUTLINE planning per mission for a detached house on a “green field” site in Whalley has been refused. Members of the Ribble
Valley Council’s Planning and Development Commit
tee turned down the appli cation for a house on a plot
fronting Clitheroe Road and adjoining 29 Clitheroe Road, Whalley, after hear ing the views of the coun cil’s director of devel opment. Mr Philip Bailey said in
Bound for Brazil
EXCHANGING life in the classroom for life in the deprived areas of Brazil is te a c h e r Miss Alison Mitchell. For the past 12 months
his report to committee that the main issue was wh eth er, in land use te rm s , th e p ro p o sa formed a suitable plot for housing development, hav ing regard to the policies and plans contained in the Southern Fringe Local Plan.
as part of a missionary team from the United Society for the Propaga
tion of the Gospel. To raise Lhe £3,000
she has been a CDT teacher at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, but now her sights are set on dif ferent horizons. Miss Mit chell (26) is off to Pelotas, in the south of Brazil, to help care for abandoned children. She will be staying in the country for 12 months
Sun came out for St Mary’s sports day
THE sun managed to shine long enough last week for pupils of St Mary’s RC School in Sab- den to enjoy their annual sports day.
showed their prowess in a variety of events it was
A l te r th e ch i ld re n
the turn of the parents who took part in an obsta cle race and the traditional parents v children round ers match, with the chil dren as usual claiming vic tory despite some classy batting by the mums. The pupils were running
Harper. Rare thr IVqJ. Victoria Korol. (illni Hat — Kiict- one: Chirr
l.miis
Frnnklaml, Gemma Wright. Flare Wells. Pace two: Hen Parsons, Philip Wells, t'airon Fitzpatrick. 70m flat — Pace one: Stuart
llrown, Pngor Haythornth- waite, Kussell Edwards, race three: Puth Edwards. Victoria Dearden, Georgina Sanderson. Him sack — Pace one: Elise
for their house teams, with Arrowsmith coming out the eventual winners, followed by Southworth with Barlow in third place. Arrowsmith’s house cap tain Edwin Mean accepted the trophy on behalf of his
team.The results were as follows: ohm flat — Itaee one: 1-Jise Peters. Race two: Sarah
A FUN WAY TO LEARN!
property belonging to Lancashire County Coun cil was withdrawn. Miss Sara Walker, pro
tion, councillors were also asked to determine an application to modify the hours to incorporate H) a.m. to noon on Sundays and bank holidays. But a g a in th e y r e f us e d permission. No objections were put
forward by the parish c o u n c i l to e i t h e r
secuting, said police were called by a county council employee. Pinch was seen to enter the tip through a hole in the surrounding fenc e and rum mag e through skips. After putting items in bags he le f t the s i te
through the hole. Mr Greg Earnshaw,
defending, said his client was trying to make use ot
slippers-and a number or pullovers thrown among : the refuse turned up in
property other people had thrown away as useless. One-and-a-half pair of
■ ployed man who was try ing to support his w i fe and children, Mr Earnshaw
one of his bags. Pinch was an unem-
added.
application. Coun. Tony Jackson
(Ribchester) said it was important to retain a balance between support for a rural industry and ensuring that there would be no detriment to adjoin- ing'properties. One n e ighbour had
objected. Coun. Jackson pointed
out that the first applica tion related to seasonal use and suggested that the applicant be given permis sion to try the extended hours for 12 months and that the council monitor the situation. Councillors heard that
the present permission related to 8 a.m. to S p.m. on weekdays and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays.
IT’S magic! That’s the verdict on the musical experience provided by Clitheroe Royal Grammar School third-year pupils for younger children in the
area.Pupils have written a musical for 5-7 year-olds called “The Mermaid’s
Shell,” a story of adven
ture and magic. Other third-year pupils
have written “Paddington and the Witch," a musical w i t h r o c k b a n d accompaniment. Performances at Ribble
interest and the grammar school pupils say they have learned a great deal,
too. Head of th e music
Valley primary schools have aroused a lot of
d ep a r tm en t , Mrs Joy Fielding said: "The pupils have been writing and playing their own music,
and scripts. It has been very much a fun way to learn for all involved.” Also working on the
well us prucii&ing l>rics third-year entertainers.
Thomas Harper. Pehecca Cal- verley, Victoria Korol. Pace three: Pachel Peel. (Mare Mea- kin. Gemma Mount. Pace four: Philip Long. Hen Parsons, Mark Capstick. Pace five: Gemma Wright, Pehecca Wright, Philip Wells. Pare six: Victoria Dear den, Clare Nicholson. Puth Edwards. Pace seven: Stuart Brown. Helen H.vwater. Ian Hearken. allm sk ip p in g — Clan F r a n k l a n d , C l a r e W ells
Puth Edwards, Georgina Sami erson, Alexandra Arnfield. Pace two: Pachel Kranklaml, Pogei 11 a y t hor n t h w a i t e , P u * h’vards. Him egg and spoon — Pace
Pehecca Wright. (>0m skipping — Pace one
Peters. Danielle Armitage. Sarah Harper. Pace two:
necessary to go there, Miss Mitchell enlisted the aid of pupils. Last week she organised her own sponsored cycle ride, covering the 50 miles to school and back from her home in Hebden Bridge, and on Friday, a non-uni form day, pupils held stall at the school in Chat- burn Road. Two other members of
WINNERS of the weekly bridge drive at the Pendle Club. Clitheroe, were: Mrs K. Buleoek and Mr .1. Lynch, Mrs F. Porter and Mr T. Adey.
land on Tittorington Brow for recreational motor cycle scrambling for not more than (it) days a year. The council's Planning
and Development Commit tee refused the applica tion, previously recom
mended for approval by director of development Mr Philip Bailey, on high way and amenity grounds. Coun. Dorothy Pearson
(Slaidburn) said she did not want to be a spoil sport, but she was not happy about it and she thought it could lead to a lot of traffic problems. Coun. Stephen Holt
spectators. The application was
(Clitheroe), said he felt the use would attract very few
deferred from the commit tee’s June meeting for a site visit by councillors, to enable the parish council to comment and to report the views of the country side commission. The site is located on
Waddington Fell, opposite the quarry and runs adja cent to the main road. The applicant indicated
that it was unlikely that more than four people at once would use the site. Parking would be provided on adjoining land in the o wn e r s h i p o f th e applicant.
SPORT STARTS HERE
Netball Jokers lead the way
MMIE top two sides in the Clitherne and District Netball League both won their latest matches to forge ahead from the chasing pack.
Leaders Trinity Jokers had comfortable win against
Kings Arms A, while second- placed Rishton overcame third-placed Dominoes.
table. Starkies went down :KI- H against MYinity Aces.
At the bottom end of the
surprise result came when league leaders Settle went down against midtable Kings Arms H. MMiis let in PBL B to. make up some ground in second place and this they did with a 2.S-22 win against MYin ity Diamonds.
In the second division, the
the school staff who will be saying farewell to pupils this week are Mrs Joy Fielding and Christine Dore. Mrs Fielding, head of
Results: Division One -- PBL A l.M, (Milder Ladies M7;
MYinitv Jokers Ml, Kings Anns* A ID; Uishton .M
the music department at th e grammar school, joined the staff six years ago. She is taking a post as head of music at Our Lady of St John RC Com p rehens ive School in
appointed as a teacher in the geography department in 19S6, is to be head of the geography department at Crompton House CE Comprehensive School, Oldham. Miss Mitchell is pictured with some of the pupils
Blackburn. C h r is tin e , who was
who were helping to raise funds on her juke box stall.
Dominoes IS; Trinity Aces Mi), Starkies S.
Division Two - Trinity
Hearts 2(1. Young Fanners IS; Settle 11. Kings Arms B 2M; MYinity Diamonds 22, PBL B 2S; Pogues M
Haworth. (Milder Ladies — IL Foley, Trinity .hikers — S. Cowen. Kings Arms A - L. Keighley, Uishton - K. Tat- t e r s a l l ami .1. P e v i l le , Dominoes - S. Coulte. Trinity Aces - (*. Bialecki. Starkies -- U. Hosier.
Players of the match: Division One: UBL A -- N.
(>, PBL C 10.
Hearts - S. Berryman, Trin ity Hearts - S. Berryman, Young Farmers — E. Cowk- ing. S e tt le -- J. Lawson, Kings Arms B — S. McKenna, T r in itv Diamonds -- J.
Divis ion Two: Trinity . .
Fletcher. UBL H - C. Brit ton, Uogues — T. Edwardson, UBL C -A . Hoigate.
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Confident showing
FLAYING in Division Two of the Whitbread R i h I) 1 e s (1 a 1 e C r ic k e t League, Read were in good form against Oswald- twistle Immanuel. Flaying at New Lane,
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Oswaldtwistle hatted first, but could not find any rhythm against a lively Read a t ta c k , led by Richard Goodway. Goodway was in top
form and proved to be too much of a handful for the Oswaldtwistle lineup, who were dismissed for a low •17.
tro u b le re a ch in g the required total and did so for the loss of just one wicket. On Saturday the side
Ill reply, Read had no
take oil Great Harwood at Whalley Road.
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one: Clare Nicholson, Victor! Dearden. Helen Hywater. Pact two: Stuart Hrown. Poger ilnythornthwnitc, Edwin Mead. Pace three: Elise Peters, Sarah Harper, Andrew Long. Pact four: Hen Parsons, Philip Long, Cairon Fitzpatrick. Pace five Pachel Frankland. Alexamlr; Arnfield, Philip Wells. Pace six. Clare Meakin and Pachel Peel (joint). Danielle Annitage. Pace seven: Louise Peel, Clare Clark
son. Rebecca Calverley. 20m wheelbarrow — Pace
one: Hen Parsons and Daniel Mead. Clare Clarkson and Louise Peel. Toni Warburton and Clare Wells. Pace two: Poger Haythornthwaite and Stuart Hrown. Victoria Dearden ami Clare Nicholson. Kay Pickup and Pachel Frankland. Kace three: Gemma Wright and Pebecea Wright. .Justin Armi- tage and Philip Long, Jason Rhodes and Philip Wells. (Him three-legged — Pac.
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one: Gemma Mount and Louise Peel, Victoria Korol and Dan ielle Armitage. Clare Meakin and Elise Peters. Pace^ two:
waite and Stuart Drown. Clare Nicholson and Alexandra Arn
Pachel Frankland and Victoria Dearden. Poger Haythornth-
project was CRGS drama te a c h e r Miss Sandra
Morris. Pictured are some of the
Pachel Frankland. Alexandra Arnfietd. Kay Pickup. Pace two: lan Prat-ken. Justin Armitage. Jason Rhodes. Pact* three: Vic toria Dearden, Path Edwards. (Mare Nicholson. Pace four: Russell Edwards. Edwin Mead. Parents’ nice: Jeff Leatherd.
field. Pace three: (Mare Frank land ami Clare Wells. (Jemma Wright and (.Mare Nicholson. Pehecca Wright and Toni Warburtnn. tiOnt bean bag — Pace one.
Mrs Linda Long. Mrs Julie Calverley.
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