1 C l i lh c ro e A d v e r t i s e r & T im e s , M a r c h 2 1 s t , 1991


Clitheroe 22324 (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified) Round and About the Ribble Valley with Kaye Moon AT YOURERV1C The local'firms below provide a variety of


essential services — use this guide for an easy reference


STEPHEN INGHAM


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LOW RATES FOR OAP’s


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Telephone Clltheroe 27983


C.C. PARKER


PAINTER and


JDECORATOFt |S T«i.


CUTHEROE 2S473


CLOCK REPAIRS Antique and


Long Case specialist


BARRIE ASPDEN Clltheroe 23416


New carpets and vinyls


Repairs and refits


Fitting your own carpets


TfsMPLEMAiM 37 Wellgate,


Competitive prices SEEP and


Clitharoe Tel. 25638, or 28401 (evenings) — M M S J


STEPHEN WTUCKER Builders & Electrical Contractors


Extensions — Conservatories, Lott Conversions — Kitchens,


House re-wires — Intruder and (ire alarm systems i Carpentry and Joinery


Tel: 0254 86 379


(Mobile 0860 496468 Members of the Guild of Master Craftsmen


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G et a q u o te from us b e fo re y o u d e c id e


O Single items 9 Fuirremovals


O Storage O House clearances


DISTANCE NO OBJECT


For the best service In town ring:


MEL EDMONDSON CLITHEROE 24908


CYRIL jMcvl(1 Wefrd E LEC TR IC A L CONTRACTORS


Industrial, Domestic and Agricultural Installations


Full or Part Rewires, Showers, Extra Sockets, Securlty/Flood Lighting etc.


’ Tel: Cllthero© 28088 24hr answering servlce| 41472 home


service engineer


HOOLEY Ex-Hoover


57WOONE LANE, CUTHER0E .22023


momssf HOOVER SERVICE


Reoalre,


Reconditioning and Service of


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SALES, SERVICE AND REPAIRS


WASHING MACHINES VACUUM CLEANERS


ALL MAKES SUPPLIED Reconditioned Washers and Vacuum Cleaners


APPLIANCES


Council chiefs pay us a visit


RIBBLE VALLEY borough councillors and offi­ cials were certainly not “pi css-ganged” into visit mg the Burnley headquarters of East Lancashire


croe Advertiser and Times” press day. Production manager Mr Gordon Salthousc took


Newspapers recently. Their visit did, however, coincide with the “Clitli-


Ribble Valley Council leader Coun. Mrs Sheila Maw, deputy leader Coun. Albert Atkinson and tourism officer Mr Keith Taylor round the Bull Street building, visiting all the departments involved in the production of our own newspaper and our sister papers, “Burnley Express,” the “Nel­ son Leader Series” and associated publications. Pictured having a final glance at the front page


WET VACUUMS a PRESSURE WASHERS O FLOOR


FOR HIRE


SCRUBBERS and POLISHERS ® CARPET CLEANERS


ALAN RICHARDS (INDUSTRIAL FLOOR CLEANING EQUIPMENT)


WATERLOO ROAD, CLITHEROE


Telephone: 22161 1


CLITIIKUOE photographer Mr David Simmons has scooped two p re s t ig io u s awards for his work in a major competition.


In s t i tu te of Professional P h o t o g r a p h y , i t w a s launched to find the best portraits of children under live years of age.


S tre e t, who received two commemorative certificates, did well against tough oppo­ sition, as the contest was open to all the institute’s 700 North West region members.


Mr Simmons, o f York Organised by the British All about tourism


A NEW edition of the “Invest in Lancashire Tourism” sites portfolio, produced by the Lanca­ shire County Council Plan­ ning Department, contains information about each of the county’s 14 districts including the R i b h I c Valley.


details of 50 tourism development opportunities


The portfolio contains


across the county and pro­ files on each district give information about the attractions, the economy and a wide range of local tourism statistics.


to developers from the T o u r i s m D e v e 1 o p m e n t Unit, County Planning Department, East Cliff Countv Offices, Preston, PR I 3EX (0772 204133).


Copies are available free Strong, gentle men of the local hill farms


Moving tribute is unearthed


Valley farmer? I was very moved the other day when a Clitncroc


IS there such a thing as a typical Ribble


woman brought me a tribute written by her late husband which just about sums up the men who (luictly get on with providing food and keeping our area looking among the most beautiful in the


country. Mrs Freda Gordon, of I'imlico Road, told me


that her husband Bill, a flower salesman and local Methodist preacher, had a dear friend in the person of Seth Wood, a farmer and one-time director of Clithcroc Auction Mart. When Seth died some 13 years ago, Bill penned a lovely tribute which Mrs Gordon came across when sorting through papers after Bill’s death last May. The tribute tells us that Seth was of middle


to hear from them. Bill wrote: “Seth was a countryman, horn and


JOIN THE FIGHT


AGAINST CRIME


GROUPS and organisa­ tions in the Ribble Valley are being urged to become involved with National Crime Prevention Week. The aim of the special


week, which is organised by the Home Office and Crime Concern and has the full hacking of Lanca­ shire Constabulary, is to motivate people to help the police fight crime. Running from April


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loth to 20th, each (lay will be devoted to a different area of crime, with local and national events planned throughout. During the week, car


crime, youth and business action, home security and personal safety will be just some of the topics high­


lighted by the police. Anyone wanting further


height, trim build, country complexion, wore brown suits and usually a cap and enjoyed his pipe. If any readers recognise the description and may be have a photograph of Seth, it would he nice


bred on the slopes or Pcndle. Sheep, particularly, but also dogs, horses, cows and crops had been his interest and occupation all his life. Providing for and earing for these animals had been a love he


acquired in his youth. “And, of course, he knew the terrain — hardly


a field on the west side of I’endle that he hadn’t worked, let alone walked. He knew the drainage runs, the age of hedges, all about dipping and clipping sheep and what to look for in buying horses and cows. He was a countryman par excellence — and no mean amateur vet.” Bill went on to mention Seth’s later years, when


he became a director of the mart, and ran sheep in a four-acre field near Clitheroc, where Bill often used to bump into him while walking the family dog. The tribute tells of a mongrel called Scamp, which the Gordons adopted after finding it left to die under wire mesh near Stocks Reservoir. Bill wrote: “What a dog! He simply would not respond if counter attractions were available —


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BILL with Scamp — this time behaving himself! — taken above the waters of Lake Ullswaler


and sheep and poultry were always counter attractions! “I recall a spring day when Scamp escaped me


on a walk and w’hcn next seen was speeding towards Seth’s field, where I knew there were many sheep in lamb. It was a very bad time for a dog to be loose in the country and dangerous, too, for a farmer quite reasonably has the right to shoot animals worrying his sheep. I remember how I called Scamp, for I was almost demented with worry for Seth’s sheet). “When I got to the barn, there was Scamp at the


other end of the field, totally disregarding my anxious calls and whistles. There, too, was Seth, to whom I spoke with abject apologies of my dilemma. He didn’t say a word, turned to his barn, unlocked the door to free his bitch, signalled it to be off and in a minute or two the sheep were gathered and Scamp was leashed, having followed Seth’s dog back to the barn. “What a calming influence such men can he


among topsy-turvy, anxious people. This incident typifies for me the stature of such strong, gentle


information about the scheme should contact the crime prevention co-ordin­ ator, Chief Insp. Bert Pickup (0772 til-1444, ext.


2450). David snaps up awards


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before the print run are, from the left: Mr Graham Robbins (“Clitheroc Advertiser and Times” office manager), Mr Leigh Morrissey (editor), Mr Salt- house, Mrs Vivien Meath (chief reporter), Coun. Mrs Maw and Coun. Atkinson with production worker Mr lan Gorsuch.


LIBRARY CORNER


RECENT additions to the <toek at Clitherue Library include: “The Minstrel boy” — Dennis Jones. An action-packed novel in which a US agent tries to prevent a terrorist from reaching


iiis ultimate target. “Love and glorv” — Judith llenry Wall. 1 lie story of two


sisters, Louise andMarynell, who hotli marry military husbands. “Tuturani” — Scott L. Malcolmson. Author’s experiences


during a six-month journey in the Pacific Isalnds. “The North of England” — Frank Musgrove. History of northern England from Roman times to the present.


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for the week


SINCE I was born in the year the first Model T came off the assembly line at Ford’s factory, great and dra­ matic changes have occurred in the world. When I was a boy, I would wait hopefully by the


road side to register motor car numbers. Often, half- an-hour would pass without a single car passing through tlie village. Today, at rush hours, cars are bumper to bumper for a good half-mile, due to traffic signals needed to keep each motorist safe. Road sur­ faces, signs and catseyes have brought great benefits. Medical treatment has also undergone great


For details of display advertising in this newspaper


Ring — GRAHAM ROBBINS on CLITHEROE


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changes. Patients who used to have to lie still for a week after surgery are now put of bed and home again within days. Hearts, livers and kidneys are transplanted to save lives regularly and tremendous progress is being made to overcome heart disease and cancer. Television with videos and private video cameras


the future will bring, but we, as Christians, need not have any fear of it. Our constant companion, the Lord Jesus Christ, is the same yesterday, today and for­ ever. We are secure in this world of change because


are now commonplace. Package-deal air travel to sunny climes is popular. Space exploration has taken man to the moon. We are setting up laboratories in the sky which will be the forerunners of mucli larger space colonies. School children have pocket calcula­ tors and many have home computers. The microchip, exploited' in its infancy, is producing amazing results such as robots helping to make ears. Atomic power has been harnessed, with great potential for good and, regrettably, evil. With all this constant change, one wonders what


we have faith in the One who is unchanging. JOE STANSFIELD


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