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J.lrrl, 1991 13 Pupils steal show with boxer shorts
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Linton-in-Craven Church, near Grassington, North Yorkshire, was the setting for the wedding of Miss Susan Caroline Taylor, the youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Keith Taylor, of Peel P a rk A v en u e , Clitheroe. She married Mr Andrew
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Bunney, youngest son of Mr and Mrs Robert Bun- ney, of Raines Meadow, Grassington. The bride is a beauty
therapist and the bride groom is a partner in the family’s g entlem an’s c l o t h e s s h o p in Grassington. The bride, given away
BUDDING entrepreneurs at Bowland High School have made an amazing debut in a Young Enterprise contest.
nine school companies from Ilyndburn and the Ribble Valley com peted for the top Young Enterprise title by summing up their ven
They came second overall at the final presentation night when
by her father, wore a gown of ivory embroidered satin encrusted with pearls and sequins and featuring a straight skirt, shawl neckline, long
tapered sleeves and a waterfall train. She had a
mantilla-style veil and car ried a semi-crescent bou quet of lilies, roses, freesia and orchids. Matron of honour was
tures for the year. But Bowland stole the show by claiming awards for the best
product and the best display of products, when pupils cut dashing figures modelling their company's popular boxer shorts.
director Sarah Nicholson and financial officer Adam Smith to give the final report on their company’s venture. This was backed
Howland's company, Enterprising Youth, chose managing up by a written report.
The presentation night took place at the Dunkcnhnlgh Hotel, Clayton-Ie-Rloors, when the top Young Enterprise title went to Longridge County High School.
and Clitheroe Royal Grammar School’s Imagination were among the competitors. All team members received certificates for their efforts.
Impressions, from St Augustine’s RC High School, Billington,
best product from Mr Harry Tuley, the CBI’s North West chair man, watched by other local contestants.
Our picture shows Sarah Nicholson receiving the trophy for the
Mrs Ann Croft, the bride’s sister, chief bridesmaid was Miss Beverly Roberts and bridesmaid was Miss Lorna Jen n in g s , the bride’s cousin. They wore dresses of jade green satin, tiered at the back and featuring sweetheart necklines. Their shower bouquets were of lilies, Singapore orchids and gypsophila. There were two flower
Repairs on the way for homes damaged by traffic nuisance
ANGRY residents of Clitheroe Road, Whalley, who claimed a building firm’s delay in repairing their badly rutted road was making traffic vibration cause cracks in their walls, have been told that repaiis will
girls — the bridegroom’s niece, Miss Lauren Bun ney, and his god-daughter, Miss Emily Spencer — who wore green and cream
jade sashes. In their hair they had yellow silk flow ers with greenery and they carried toy white rabbits wearing dresses matching their own. Best man was Mr Nigel
c a n d y - s t r ip e d d r e s s e s , t ie red a t th e back, with
start next week.
Newly-elected Ribble Valley councillor Mrs Mar garet Kelly said: “I had an assurance from McAlpines on Monday that their sub contractor would begin the
company chooses to ignore its responsibilities.” She said that heavy
work . . . and if this didn’t properties and excessive happen, th ey would noise and vibration.
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engage another sub-con tractor and charge the work to the former one.” The welcome news for
Cowgill, groomsman was Mr Mark Bunney, the bridegroom’s cousin, and ushers were Mr Jonathan Bunney, the bridegroom’s brother, and Mr Carl
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Croft, the bridegroom’s brother-in-law. The ceremony was con
ducted by the Rev. Ste phen Hobson and the o rg a n is t was R a n y 1
Hughes. After a reception at
Mytton Fold Farm Res taurant, Langho, the cou ple left for a honeymoon in Madeira. They are to live in Threshfield, near Skipton. Photograph: Jeremy
Makinson, Blackburn. Retained
A man who left Clitheroe in 1943, but regularly visited the town where he had many friends, Mr John Breaks W hittaker of Carter Street, Burnley, has died in Blackburn Royal Infirmary, aged 76.
links with Clitheroe
born in Clitheroe, worked for several years at Theo Wilson’s ironmongers in the town. He attended Clitheroe Parish Church, where he was a bell ringer for many years.
Mr Whittaker, who was
eroe in 1943 to become a sheet metal worker for Lucas, and had lived in Carter Street, Burnley ever since. However, he retained strong links with Clitheroe where he had many friends, and regu larly visited his sister, Miss Lylah Whittaker, of Henthom.
Mr Whittaker left Clith
Whittaker was a keen rambler, and in later years a tireless worker for char ity as a member of the St George’s Society in Burn ley, where he was presi dent on two occasions. He leaves a wife, Syl
During his youth, Mr fc
via, and son, Maurice. A funeral service and
cremation took place at Accrington.
CINEMA
THE box office success “Three men and a little lady” is showing at Clith- eroe’s Civic Hall Cinema f o r a w e e k f rom tomorrow.
“Three men and a baby,” six-month-old Mary has now ma tur ed into a charming five-year-old.
In the follow up to
returned to share the family home with the trio of bachelor dads, but has offers of work and mar
H e r m o t h e r has
riage which now threaten .
to d e s t ro y th e “happy family.
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residents came three days after 14 of them met Lan cashire County Council officials at the home of the Sharp family, Rod Hill, Clitheroe Road, to air their worries. They said that resurfacing work pro mised by the county coun cil. in September could come too late to save fur ther deterioration in their homes. Assistant divisional sur
“The people living in this area are woken at 5 a.m. and, until work is com plete, will go on being frightened of their houses shaking around them and being forced to witness the
Coun. Mrs Kelly added:
further deterioration of their properties.” Although the resurfac
traffic, especially lorries and buses, were “starting to produce cracks in some
ing work in September was welcome, “it still leaves these people with the prospect of four or five more months spent endur ing conditions which have prevailed since before Christmas. We are keep ing our fingers crossed that the sub-contractor will come as promised and complete the remedial work.”
Italian reunion for plane
veyor at the county’s Whalley depot, Mr Peter Finch, who attended the meeting, said: ‘The prob lem seems to have arisen since McAlpines building firm serviced a three- metre deep water sewer
crash rescuers
TWO men, who played a vital part in rescue operations the day an American Liberator plan
between Hayhurst Road and Station Road. “Complaints have also
been made about recent laying of a gas main, but t h a t ’ s a re d h e r ring . . . the main problem has come since the water sewer servicing.” Mr Finch added that
reunion in Italy for Bol- ton-by-Bowland pensioner Mr Robert Howard (SO) and former Italian POW Renato Furbatto, now 72. Mr Howard, his son,
again this weekend. It will be a nostalgic
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resurfacing was being delayed until September to avoid dust being caused for residents and to avoid massive delays for busy through traffic in the sum mer tourism season. But Coun. Mrs Kelly
David, who was just three months old when the plane crashed on Burn Fell above Slaidburn, and David’s wife Marion, flew out to Italy yesterday. They are combining a
called out to guard the wreckage, as there was ammunition in it — and we finished by clearing a bedroom so that seven engineers could be billeted with us.” The grateful airmen
English fare back in favour Diners put new Belvedere at the top of their list
THE Belvedere Restaurant in Whins Lane, Read, is back where it belongs — as one of East Lancashire’s leading dining out venues.
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presented Mrs Howard, who died last year, with a parachute as a keepsake. Renato said farewell in
holiday near the shores of Lake Como, 15 miles from Renato's home in Santhia,
with the reunion. Captured at Tobruk in
told us: “ We we r e informed that the remedial work required to improve the situation is the respon sibility of the contractor and the county has made repeated attempts over a long period to get this work done, but without
success. “I am now in touch with
the company and am put ting pressure on it to com plete the work, but it seems th a t the local authority is virtually pow erless to do anything if the
1942, Renato was just 21 when he went to work on Mr Howard’s Burn House Farm. Newton.. It was 1945 when the
1947, but the two men have kept in touch by let ters and cards over the years. • Mr and Mrs Howard
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were winners of the “Clitheroe Advertiser and Times” wartime memories competition in January last year.
plane crashed in thick mist. Renato and Robert rushed to get assistance for the injured. Eight of the 19 airmen on board
were killed. Said Mr Howa r d:
“Another 30 feet higher and the plane would have missed the hill. The Royal Engineers from Low Moor Mill, Clitheroe, were
An event worth shouting about
OYEZ, oyez. . . the roof will be well and truly raised in Clitheroe on Monday at 11 a.m., when 28 of the country's best town criers take part in the final of the Daniel Thwaites Champion Town Crier competition at the Castle. They will include the 1990 champion, Alan Booth,
of Scarborough, along with Britain’s tallest town crier, Martin Wood, of Shrewsbury, and, at some 2ft. 2ins. smaller, the country’s shortest entrant, Steve Haberfield, of Frome in Somerset. The event is being organised by Clitheroe Cham
ber of Trade and Clitheroe Town Crier Mr Roland Hailwood, who last year was a member of the British Town Criers team which defended the World Championships in Canada. As Clitheroe’s Town Crier, Roland attends over
Tests of strength by YFCs
YOUNG FARMERS were down on the showground
on Sunday, testing their endurance against tug-of- war teams nationwide.
Lancashire Federation of YFCs staged the county finals of its tug-of-war competition at Chipping.
In the morning, the
and local hopes were high that the home team. Chip ping YFC, holders of the title, would be putting up a good defence.
Fourteen teams entered
turned up and as a result will go through to the northern finals unopposed, but in true YFC tradition, it was not allowed to do so without a contest in which one of the male teams took it on, winning 2-1. In the event, Longridge
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300 civic and charity functions each year. He believes that the attributes needed to make a
good town crier include self confidence, excellent poise and a little bit of the showman. “You need to have a strong personality to cai.-y the job off; a tpwn crier in full uniform is hardly inconspicuous!
he declared. The championship is in three separate rounds, on
Saturday at Marsh Mill Village, near Blackpool,> and on Sunday at Camforth, with the Monday finals at
Clitheroe. designer.
appearance, poise, clarity of diction, delivery and overall performance, with the judges including a speech therapist, a drama producer and a costume
Criers will be judged on their uniform, . ’
YFC won the competition, with Chipping second. Both t e ams now go forward to the Northern Area competition on June 15th, in Durham. In the afternoon, Chip
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ping Amateur Athletics tug-of-war team hosted a Amateur Athletics Asso ciation competition spon sored by local businesses, which attracted teams from Scotland and the South of England. Winners of weight
classes included Chipping YFC, a team from Scot land and one from the Midlands.
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Mr Kevin Dewhurst,
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A first class experience
whether it’s a wedding reception, anniversary celebration, birthday, business lunch or a quiet table for two, the restau rant can cater for all needs. First class service, first class food, a genuine warm welcome and com fortable and attractive surroundings . . . all are
Whatever the occasion,
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lights of the renowned Belvedere can be seen for miles. It has attractive conservatory-type exten sions and commands spec tacular views over open countryside. A wide variety of new
A WARM welcome from Belvedere proprietors Richard Robinson (left) and Kevin Dewhurst
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that menus are very rea sonably priced and the res taurant is definitely for couples and small groups as well as larger parties’
menus and higher stan dards all round have been int roduced since Mr R o b i n s o n and Mr Dewhurst became “mine hosts.’ Mr Dewhurst said: “A
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