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Urgent cash needed to start village hall


ONCE only a pipe-dream, Whalley’s village hall project is now very much a reality — and construction could start this year.


The only snag is that a )aLr< further £12,000 must be


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ing the fund-raising, find­ ing the money should not be a problem. Committee chairman Mr


raised a superb £20,000 towards the cost of the project and, with grants of £10,000 from Kibble Val­ ley Council, £20,000 from


Eric Konnan said: “Grants worth £00,000 have been approved subject to stage one of the scheme starting by March, So fin-, the village has


tlie Rural Development Association and £1,000 from the parish council, the grand total stands at £51,000. The whole project will


be carried out in three stages, with the comple­ tion (bite set for March,


1005. Stage one includes the


formation of the kitchen and toilet block, the rais­ ing of the roof to form an upstairs meeting room and the completion of the downstairs meeting room. The total cost of this


work is £(>3,00(1, leaving the committee with a shortfall of£12,000. A jubilant Mr Konnan


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said: “We have got full planning permission and the work is going out to tender shortly." The idea of having a vil-


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of King Street, provided brochures in both Russian and English, together with promotional photography, for Dyform (Lancashire) Ltd, a major UK forging house. Advertising Solutions


A CLITHEROE advertis­ ing firm has been widening its influence to the East­ ern bloc by helping a. Blackburn company to make the most of a recent industrial exhibition in M osco w. Advertising Solutions,


-' ,*n Whalley has around lor many


raised before any work can. years, but real \\m-k only go ahead, but, with a dedi- started in about IJSi, rated committee organis- when a management com


mittee was formed Since then the project


has ticked over and, at times, seemed as it would never get underway. In 1000, proposals to convert Whalley’s old telephone exchange were turned down and the project looked doomed. However, later that


year, an anonymous bene­ factor handed over a £50,000 prime site building and the dream had been saved.


ovation, the building, situated off Accrington Road, near the Whalley Arms ’ car park, was perfect. Fund-raising started


early in 1001 and, since then, £20,000 has been raised, with much more set to come in over the next few months. Finally seeing light aL


the end of the tunnel, Mr Konnan was given a fur­ ther boost when the bene­ factor decided that, once stage one of the work had started, the lease would become freehold.


Although in need of ren­


A C O L L A P S IB LE walking stick, can c r t ish e r a n (1 ski retrieval device are a m o n g the n o v e l inventions competing to win the Young Inventor of the Year


contest. Although fewer young­


sters have entered the Kibble Valley portion of the event this year, which is being promoted by Clitheroe and Ribblesdale Rotary Clubs, the overall quality of projects is higher, according to judges. They took a peek at entries while they were


Young inventors display ideas


still on display in the showrooms at Primrose Garage, Clitheroe. W i n n e r s w i l l b e a n n o u n c e d t o m o r r o w


evening during a special p r e s e n t a t i o n a t t h e Haworth Art Gallery, Ac­ crington, where entries will be exhibited for a month. Winning inven­ tions will qualify for the


district final, whose win­ ners will go through to a


national competition which carries a £10,000 first


prise. The collapsible walking


stick is the brainchild of William Coates (15), of Union Street, Low Moor, who built the cleverly designed device for his grandfather. The can crusher and


sorter were created by Kathryn Nates (111), of 1'asLurelands Drive. Bil-


A L L EYES ON CLITHEROE FOR TELETHON SPECIAL


CLITHEROE’S fun-filled family extravaganza — Telethon — will find


itself firmly in the media spotlight. For Granada Television


is to film the fund-raiser, to be held on Clitheroe Castle Field, while a massive TV screen on the field will feature live coverage of Telethon events elsewhere. Telethon takes place on


offers its clients the facil­ ity of translating advertis­ ing into any language and uses specialist translators, so that the final product is of the same standard in all languages. Dyform was very satisfied with the work and has built up many firm contacts in Russia which it hopes to develop in the future.


July 19th and, according to organiser Barry Stevens, of Clitheroe and District Chamber of Trade, it is going to be the largest event in the Granada region. He said: “Clitheroe has


been chosen as a collection point for money raised during the day, which means that anyone who raises any cash in East Lancashire will be asked to bring it to Clitheroe for a presentation and a picture and certificate as a momenta. ” Some of the cash


handovers will be filmed


by Granada and subsequently beamed out


all over Britain, explained Mr Stevens, who also promises a terrific fun day for all the family. Three 100ft marquees


will dominate the Castle Field for the event, which will include such attractions as a teddy


bears’ picnic, a children’s fun fair, the Red Rose Radio Road Show, a ducking well, a lucky dip, a wheel of fortune, a mini-assault course, face painting, a balloon race, a


trolley dash and many displays, ranging from ju-jitsu to a majorettes demonstration.


The event starts at


10 a.m. and Mr Stevens is appealing for anyone who wants to take part to contact him as soon as possible. Mr Stevens is also the contact for anyone wishing to make a cash or cheque handover. You can contact him on Clitheroe 22856.


ington. She wanted to


invent a way to reduce storage of recyclable cans and to easily distinguish between aluminium and steel cans. Stephen Webb (16), of


Rogersfield, Langho designed the ski retrieval invention, which contains an audible alarm that can help locate skis lost in powder snow. Other entries, which are


being judged on their inventiveness, novelty, commercial and sales potential and quality of presentation, include a work station for children and a weight training bench. In addition. Trevor


Smith (15), of Hillside Drive, West Bradford, and David Parker (16), of Pain Hill Farm, Slaidlnirn, each b u i l t t y p e s o f c a r immobilisers. Pictured above with a


few of the inventions are the four judges: Margaret Doyle, an industrial educa­ tion adviser for Priestley Footwear; Alex Anderson,


of Presspart Manufactur­ ing; Bob Watts, a mechan­ ical engineer and member of Ribblesdale Rotary Club; and Dave Tyas, head of the. science and technol­ o g y d e p a r t ill e n t at Accrington and Rossen dale College.


Fined after he dropped litter


C L I T H E R O E m a n Andrew Martin Loi was fined £20 by the town’s magistrates for depositing litter in the open air. Loi (20), of Stirling


Close, who pleaded guilty by letter, was also ordered to pay £20 costs. Miss Patricia Bramley,


prosecuting, said that a police officer on duty on King Street, Whalley, saw the defendant throw a cigarette packet on the floor and then fail to pick it up. In mitigation, Loi said


he knew what he had done was wrong and it would not happen again.


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of Clitheroe, Conn, and Mrs Denis McWilliam, were in attendance at the crowning of the new rose queen at St Paul’s Church, Low Moor, on Sunday. The new queen, Shirley


Veevers (10), of Meadow View, was crowned at a special service by Mrs Evelyn Haworth. Her retinue included Philip Hitchen, Emma Hutchin­ son, Catherine Greatorex and Faith Lawton. After the service, a pro­


cession of witness, via Seedall Avenue, Henthorn Road, Garnett Road and Bleasdale Avenue, was led by the Campaigner Fife a n d D r u m B a n d , o f Blackburn. On the return to church, ,i lunch prepared by young


mothers of the parish was served.


Go-ahead for pizza place


A PLAN for a pizza restaurant at Clith- eroe’s former Post Office sorting office in Back King Street has been given the go-a- h e a d b y c o it n c i 1 planners, The K ibble Val le y


Council’s Planning and Development Committee heard that there had been one letter of objection from a resident of neigh-


Pendle Club


WINNERS of the weekly bridge session at the Pen- ille Club, Clitheroe, were: Mrs K. Gudgeon and part­ ner, Mrs K. Buleock and Mr.l. Lynch.


bou ring property on the grounds that the devel­ opment would aggravate existing traffic problems in King Street. He stressed that a retail


outlet on the proposed site would attract a greater volume of traffic, particu­ larly at the blind opening to the former sorting


office. "The neighbour already


suffers from problems of parked cars blocking his access to and from his garage and considers that this will only get worse if the proposal for a restau­ rant is allowed,” members


heard. The report before the


meeting also pointed out that most visitors to the


restaurant would probably park in King Street, although a narrow access to a small car park at the rear of the building already existed and this use would continue. Members heard that the


applicant, Mr V. Mul- hearne, felt that the peak use of the site would be outside normal shopping hours for the town and, as such, the problems of on­ street parking would be minimised. Councillors gave the


restaurant the go-ahead on condition that there should be no take-away food faci- lites and that permission for use of the property be restricted to between 8 a. m. and midnight.


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PUPILS from three local schools have been pre­ sented with cheques of £70 each by Mrs Doris Ains­ worth on behalf of the Bob Ainsworth Memorial Scholarship Fund.


The four pupils, Douglas Bootle and Shazia


Amin from Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, Karen Ellis from St Augustine’s RC School, Bil­ lington, and Wendy Hudson, from Ribblesdale High School, were selected by their schools as nominees to receive the annual awards, for out­ standing work and achievement.


Also present at the awards ceremony, in tlie


Mayor’s Parlour, were Clitheroe Mayor and Mayoress Coun. and Mrs Denis McWilliam and the headmaster of St Augustine’s, Mr Philip Morris.


The fund was set up in 1982, following the death


of four times Mayor of Clitheroe Coun.’ Robert Ainsworth. Scholarships are awarded to help


pupils in the furtherance of their education, with the money going towards their books and


C<ljjf'Morris, on behalf of Hie trustees and family of the late Coun. Ainsworth, thanked Coun. John Cowgill for his generosity in once again donating his council attendance allowance of £100 to the


Thanks were also expressed to Mr Wilf Hea- phey for his kind donations, which were raised


from his talks on Old Clitheroe. Those present observed a one minute silence in


respect for a former trustee, Mr Harry Pearson, ■ who died last year.


Our picture shows, from the left: front — Mrs ,,


Ainsworth, Douglas, Shazia, Wendy and Karen; back — the Mayor and Mayoress, Mr Morris and Coun. John Cowgill, trustee to the Scholarship


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New Rotary presidents take over


MR WIGHTMAN


A LAND agent and a landscape gardener are to become tne new presidents of the Clitheroe and Ribblesdale Rotary Clubs respectively.


Mr Michael Parkinson, a


partner iit Ingham and Yorke, Littlemoor, Clith­ eroe, takes the Clitheroe chain of office today from retiring president Mr Ste­ phen Dugdale, while Mr Derek Wightman, who runs his own one-man landscaping business, will be installed on Monday, when Mr Tom Rock steps down as Ribblesdale president. Mr Parkinson, of Little-


moor House, Clitheroe, has been a Rotarian since 198*1. Since then, he has been chairman of the RotaracL, fund-raising and club service committees. During his term of


office, Mr Parkinson, who was born in Lancaster, plans to build on the cur­ rent Rotary International theme, which is “Real hap­ piness in helping others.” Rather than choose a


specific charity to high­ light during the coming year, he wants to focus on several projects, including providing further support to Romania and particu­ larly the children of that country. “The Rotary Club of


Clitheroe has been and will continue to be effec­ tively involved in a great variety of ways with the local community, not for­ getting, however, the international arena,” he said.


Another aspect of his


presidency will be activi­ ties based at Downham, where Mr Parkinson has been involved in manage­ ment of the estate since 1966. Lord and Lady Clitheroe have already agreed to open the garden at Downham Hall from 2 to 5 p.in. on August Kith, as part of a fund-raiser.


Mr Parkinson, whose


wife Liz is proprietor of Red Rose Cottages, has two sons: Duncan is an officer cadet at Sandhurst and Andrew is a geo­ graphy student at Leeds University.


Mr Wightman, of Chat-


burn Avenue, Clitheroe, joined the Ribblesdale club in 1981. Since then he has also been chairman of the Clitheroe Cricket and Bowling Club for four years. As president, his char­


Injured leg and head


A WOMAN was taken to hospital with serious head and leg injuries after being involved in an accident with a car at tile junction of Lowergate and Well-


jgate, Clitheroe. Police are investigating t h e accident, which


I occurred at 12-45 p.m. on ] Wednesday last week. The pedestrian, Mrs


Dorothy Hewitt (69), of Bootle, was taken to Blackburn Royal lnfir- Imary and was discharged [over the weekend. The driver of the vehicle


involved was Darren Warning (21). of Calder Place, Billington.


ity will be Guide Dogs for the Blind, as the result of ' a personal experience he ;* had involving an excep- j tionally well-trained guide ' dog. “ I also feel it’s some- .


thing local people can associate themselves with >


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more than something hap- t polling at the other end of : the globe,” he said.


During the com in g ’,


months, Mr Wightman, a native of Yorkshire, also I plans to try and educate more area residents about Rotary. “ I want Rotary to be as


open as possible. There is nothing secret about it,” ■


he said. “The whole busi­ ness of Rotary is that we


basically enjoy ourselves, ’ promote business ideals and help others locally, nationally and inter­ nationally.” Mr Wightman, whose


wife Gillian is a teacher at St James's School, has a son, Andrew, who is a mechanic at Rufus Carr, Clitheroe, and a daughter, Miranda, who works at Reuters in London.


Year’s ban for driver who drank


BILLINGTON man Ste­ phen Raymond Wilson


received a 12-month motoring ban from magis­ trates at Clitheroe when he admitted driving a vehicle with excess alcohol in his blood. Wilson (23), of 23 Bil­


lington Gardens, was also fined £64 and ordered to pay £20 costs. Miss Patricia Bramley.


prosecuting, said that a police officer on duty in Gisluirn saw the defendant in a Ford Capri driving along the A(i82 towards Nelson. The officer stopped Wil­


son and noticed that he smelt of intoxicants. A subsequent breath test showed under 50 micro­ grams of alcohol and the defendant agreed to a


blood test. This showed Sling, of


alcohol in 100ml. of blood,


the legal limit being 80. In mitigation, Mr David


Parkinson said Wilson thought he would be below tlie legal limit. He told the court that there had to be a limit and unfortunately Wilson had fallen the wrong side of it.


Off to France


SETTING sail for France are pupils of Bowland High School, who left the Kibble Valley today for a four-day trip. The 60-strong party of


11 and 12-year-olds, with seven teachers, will be, staying between Dieppe and Kouens. Teacher Mr Kim Croy-


den said one of the ways that the pupils will be


using their spoken French will be by interviewing unsuspecting French people!


Disaster averted on coach trip


A DRIVE through the Ribble Valley almost ended in disaster when a coach full of senior citizens veered off the Slaidburn to Settle road on Monday evening, after failing to


negotiate the hairpin bend near Whiteholme. The driver of the bus. belonging to Walton Coaches, of Freckleton. near Preston, managed to


steer the vehicle through a narrow gateway on to the drive leading to Whiteholme. While the bus smashed through a pair of wooden gates, the only other alter­ natives were crashing into some enormous stone pil­ lars or careering through a wall and down an embankment into a field. Slaidburn PC John Barber, who was returning


from Colne when he encountered the accident at 6-15 p.m., said that by manoeuvring the coach through the gateway the driver prevented serious injury to the passengers, most of whom were from sheltered accommodation at Whittle-le-Woods, near Charley. “ It could have been a lot worse than it was,” he


said. No passengers were taken to’ hospital, although


Clitheroe ambulancemen attended and a few people suffering from shock were given respiratory assis­


tance. The bus had been returning from a day out in Skip-


ton when the accident occurred. Although passengers missed the supper they had planned in Scorton. while waiting for a replacement coach they did benefit from cups of tea provided by Ribble Valley councillor Mrs Dorothy Pearson, who heard the crash from her home at Hod'der View, Slaidburn, and Mrs Linda Blake-' man. caretaker at Whiteholme. which provides holi­


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