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Successes in typing
THE following pupils of St Augustine’s RC High
School, Billington. were successful in the ULCI March series of exam inations.
nary'- Distinction: Kimber ley Knighton. Darren Masterson. Deborah Wat son. Credit: Ian Barton. Donna Fenning. Adele Holmes. Melanie Ireland. David Seedall. Sarah Wearden.
(20 w.p.m.). Distinction: Emma Jane Geaser. Car rie Greaves. Susanne Lakeland. Judith Lee. Credit: Stephanie Cottam. Catherine Davies. Cath erine Dawson. Matthew Gorton.
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Claire helps to choose
A PUPIL of Bowland County High Schoo 1. Claire- Boyd, was among a panel of 14 youngsters selected to judge this year's Children’s Book of the Year Award.
organised by Lancashire County Libraries and, with top children's author Hazel Townson on hand to help the pupils judge the books, the event proved a resounding success.
The competition is
short-listed and the panel had a tough job. but even tually chose "Mattimeo." by Brian Jacques, as the winner.
Seven books were Slowing traffic
IT looks as if Whalley is to have its second sleeping policeman installed — this time in Woodland? Drive. Following requests from
resident? of Woodland? Drive, police and the high ways authority, the mat ter is to be brought before the Ribble Valley Council with a recommendation for approval. The first sleeping police
man was recently put in at the entrance to Queen .Street.
"UNTIL the poppies bloom again” was how centenarian Jack King toasted his 100th birthday, with a w ell-earned glass of sherry.
officers of the Coldstream Guards, the Mayors and Mayoresses of Ribble Valley and Clitheroe. MP Michael Carr and a host of friends from the Royal British Legion.
He was in good company, with two
Lancashire Regiment between 190$ and 1913. before joining the Cold stream Guards, with which he served until 1929.
Mr King was a member of the East
Clitheroe’s Rossendale Home for the Elderly rolled out the red carpet
gratulations. as did the Secretary of State for Social Services. Mr David Mellor. Born in 1S91 at Chorley House.
Clitheroe, Mr King was a keen boxer and had a distinguished military- career. Our photograph shows him cutting
his birthday cake, with party guests looking on.
word-perfect verses of an old Army- song for his audience and received a round of applause for his trouble. The Queen sent a telegram of con
for family, friends and dignitaries as the town saluted one of its most cele brated residents. Mr King even had time to recite 10
Focus on Mozart’s music
CLITHEROE Parish Church Organ Society is
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James Thomas, at present as s is tan t organist of Blackburn Cathedral. It has r e c e n t ly been announced that he has been appointed assistant organist of Chichester Cathedral and director of music at the Prebendal School from September. One of the world's most famous com p o se r
cert on Saturday. The soloist will be
Mozart, died 200 years ago this year, which has meant that much attention is
be playing Mozart's “Fan tasia and Fugue in F minor." He will also perform
bound to be focused oil his music and the soloist will
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Reimann's Fantasy on “How brightly shine? the morning star." The rest of his programme is French orientated, starting with Cesar Franck's “Chorale in E“ and ending with “A fantasy on two English themes" by the organist Guiimant. The concert, in the Par
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Aim to provide after school care club
CLITHEROE parents are being asked for their views on whether the town needs an after school care club for four to 11-year-olds.
distributed to parents of children attending Clith eroe primary and nursery schools and playgroups to te s t whether such a s c h em e w o u ld be supported. The move comes trom
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Clitheroe County Coun. Ron Pickup and a group of parents who think the idea
told the "Advertiser and Times” that the scheme was intended to enable- parents to take up employ ment or attend education and training courses, where otherwise they might have difficulty in doing so. It would operate during
Mr Atkirw/n and Mr J r 'urine*. from Mr> Ihckltr* and Mr.* Hoi-
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term time five days a week, between 3-30 and 6 p.m.. so that children aged tour to 11 could attend after school and join an organised play club, under the supervision of play leaders. Where necessary, arrangements would he made to accompany chil dren from their schools to the
club.County Coun. Pickup said us that such a scheme would be possible because the county council is pro viding £05.000 to support the establishment of play clubs for children in each of the 14 district council areas, following a suc cessful pilot scheme at C r a w s h a w b o o t h . in
become self-financing in a short period of time and the management and con trol would depend on volunteers to support the
Rossendale. A club would need to
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staff.An open day will be held at Trinity Youth and Com munity Centre on June 22.nd. between 10 a.m. and noon, when interested parents and children will be invited to view the faci lities which could be used for a play club and to learn about the aims and objects of the proposed scheme.
Chemists’ rota
TODAY and tomorrow. Boots. Castle S treet. Clitheroe. will be open until 6-30 p.m. Peter Buckley. Railway View: Sunday and Monday, noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday to Fri- dav until >4-30 o.m.
Rescue team in bid to boost
emergency fund
THE Rossendale Search and Rescue Team was involved in 16 incidents last vear — five in the
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Ribble Valley. On top of that, the
snow brought additional duties, as team members
In February, heavy
spent several days and nights on call with the ambulance service, using the team's four-wheel drive Land-Rovers to ensure that ambulance service personnel could reach all their emergency calls.
man hours have been spent on operational
On rescues alone. 1.200
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launched throughout East Lancashire in a bid to raise £10.00o. Of that. i'
l.Ooo is needed to renew radio pagers. £3.000 to replenish the emergency fund. £500 to replace spe cially adapted torches. £500 to renew medical equipment and £5.000 t o w a r d s v e h i c l e replacement. Within the team are
An appeal has now been
On Thursday •aere : NS >lr Garner and Mr Cap*tick. Mr* WiNon an*d Mr* Park: EW Mr? Pe-ider and Mr Green'AOxd. Mr*
Ber.r.ett and Mrs Parker. Monday r igh t'-
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£\V Mrs Laughlir. and Mr P.rad- .*ha’A. Mr* P o r te r and Mr* Kenvon.
Spectacular views for ramblers
A CIRCULAR walk from Clapham by 15 members of the Clitheroe Ramblers was led bv Mr Doug Hanley.
track of Long Lane, tast Thwaite and Long Scars, joining the Three Peak:? route at Sulber Nick, where lunch was taker.. It continued past Moughton and Copple Bank down to the hamlet of Wharfe and then by tracks to Aus- twick and field paths to Clapham. The walk on Sunday is
the view* on the top* o! the limestone country were quite spectacular. The route went via the
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to Great Whemside. Mem bers are asked to meet at Waterloo car park at 9 a.m.
Enterprising five years
three search and rescue dog handlers and four accredited search dogs. The members are all volunteers and member ship is open to competent fell walkers and mountain eers over the age of IS. who undergo a course of training in mountain rescue techniques. Secretary of the associa
tion is Judith Lee. of Read Hall Cottages. Read, and appeal co-ordinator is Mal colm Welch, of Darwen Close, Longridge.
Enterprise Agency ha? carried out almost 1.000 counselling sessions for new and established busi nesses and helped to start over 400 new businesses since its launch in I960. Situated at Bank House.
York Street. Clitheroe. the agency’s main activity is still free counselling and advisory services. It also provides support
FIVE years of enterprise have recently been cele brated in the Ribble Valiev. The Ribble Valley
and advice to young people through the Prince's Youth Business Trust and is involved with schools and colleges through the
Y o u n g E n t e r p r i s e scheme.
Tablers help sick children
A CHEQUE for £360 presented by Clitheroe Round Table to the local branch of the National Association for the Welfare of Children in Hospital will help youngsters for years to come.
Duplo boards and bricks for Blackburn Royal Infirmary’s Accident and Emergency Department.
The money is to be used by NAWCH to buy a playhouse and wall-mounted
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youngster Louise King, who died tragically from leukaemia at the beginning of the year. The cheque was presented before a Round Table meeting at the Moorcock
The playhouse will have an inscribed plaque to the memory of Clitheroe
Inn, Waddington, bv vice-chairman Mr Robert Wyatt to the vice-chairman of the Blackburn, Hvndburn and Ribble Valley branch of NAWCH. Mrs Janet Rudd, pictured with members of both organisations. Anyone wanting information about the work of NAWCH should contact .Mrs Wyatt (Clitheroe 25663).
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