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A NEST of kittens in the undergrowth was the surprise explana tion when Jim and Marion Stephenson, of Chilsey Green Farm, Stonyhurst, saw then- sheepdog being chased away by a stray cat. Trying to find where the
1 2 c a t s s h o c k s c o u p l e It’s ‘a very bad summer’ for abandoned pets — RSPCA
bably one from each mother cat, with three
cat had come from, they looked over a farm wall to ■find not just one, but nine
kittens, with three mother cats. Mrs Stephenson said:
“We’ve had <|iiite a lot of animals abandoned up here and this time we thought it was perhaps a couple of bigger cats with one or two kittens. Hut when we went to the nest, we were lifting out one kitten after the other. We were absolutely shocked at seeing so many.” The kittens seem to he from three litters, pro
ginger, three barred and three tiny black kittens, all around two weeks old. All tile cats are very tame and in excellent condition and have obviously been kept as pets. “When we found them
on Monday night, they were mad for food,” said Mrs Stephenson. “ I t ’s appalling to think that anyone could leave 12 cats, nine of them kittens, in the wild and expect them to fend for themselves.” The Stephensons are no
beginners when it comes to looking after abandoned pets, having found a collie dog, three cats, two rab
bits and hens in the past two years. “ People leave their unwanted pets think ing they’ll live in the wild, but domestic animals just can’t kill food to survive,” said Mrs Stephenson. The discovery of the
pets was reported to PC. Ken Bayes, Hurst Green village policeman, with whom Mr and Mrs Ste phenson are pictured right. PC Bayes said: “ It is tragic that people should be so cruel as to leave these defenceless animals in the wild. It’s a credit to the Stephensons that they are caring for these pets and I sincerely hope there w i l l be a h a p p y conclusion.”
Local RSPCA workers
say that this is not an iso lated incident and that they are overwhelmed by the number of unwanted cats and kittens brought to them recently. Mrs Audrey Fell, a
representative of the RSPCA, said that it has been “a very bad summer” for abandoned cats and explained that the RSPCA has now adopted a policy of selling kittens for £1(>, to discourage those owners who are not pre pared to make the neces sary lifelong commitment to a pet; the price includes having the kitten spayed or neutered. For anyone having
problems with a largo lit ter of kittens, Mrs Fell advises that the kindest thing — if homes cannot be found, for the kittens — is to take them to the vet to be put down. She also stresses the importance of having all cats spayed or neutered if owners are not prepared to take the con sequences of their cat hav ing kittens. The RSPCA will perform this simple operation for £20 — con siderably less than it would cost at a vet’s. Mr and Mrs Stephenson
are keeping the cats at their farm for the next two or three weeks, while they are feeding from their mothers, but after that they would like to find homes for the kittens. Anyone who would pro vide a good home for either a kitten or an older cat can contact the familv (0251-S202S0).
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Thieves cash in during hot
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THIEVES were quick to take advantage when the weekend’s hot weather prompted Ribble, Valley residents to leave doors and windows open to catch a breath of fresh air.
The rash of sneak-thiev ing, which caused police to issue a warning about leaving doors and windows ajar, began on Friday
when a burglar entered a detached bungalow in Parker Avenue, Clitheroe, between 2-15 and 2-110 p.m. through a rear door, while the occupant was in the front garden. A NatWest cheque book
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and pension book bearing the name G. Slack were stolen, as well as a nine- carat gold ring with three yellow stones and £50 in cash. The items were valued together at £02. Between 0 and 8-85 a. in.
Tractor caution TURK IS juveniles were cautioned by police after king a tractor from Myr- Housc Farm. Riming- n, on Saturday. The ind ent was reported by a ical farmer.
on Saturday, thieves entered the Copy Nook Hotel, Bolton-by-Bow- land, through a ground f lo o r window. They searched the bar and g r o u n d f 1 o o r a n d attempted to open a juke box and cigarette dispens ing machine. A grey and white 10-
speed children’s mountain bike was stolen, as well as a NatWest cheque book
and guarantee card and .CMP in cash. The items were valued together at £<121.00. That evening, thieves
entered a house in Clark- wood Close, Wiswell, between 8-80 and 11 p.m. through an insecure rear window. A black leather handbag, ladies’ gold watch, gents' gold ring and gold fob watch were stolen, as well as £150 in cash. The items together were worth £55:1.
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H NT R AN TS to the annual Whallcy and District ICq ucstrin n Show competed for the honours in 2(i classes, with prizes for the horse in best condition,
jumping, a fancy dress and a gymkhana. Rosettes were pre
sented by Kibble Valley MP Mr Nigel Kvans. Prizes for the fancy
dress competition went to Anneka Vines on Lit tle Miss Grey, Lara Williams on Benjamin, Jessica Mitchell on Cuthherl and Oliver Mitchell on Wedgewood Blue. Judges were Mrs
Kathleen Bowen and Mrs Gillian Holden. Mrs Veronica Har greaves. secretary of
the Whallcy and Dis trict Kqucslrian Group, expressed her thanks to Mr Tonson, o f Brook House Farm, Whallcy, where the event was held. She also thanked Ray Promotions, which sponsored the rosettes. The group was estab
lished to promote riding abilities in Whatley and the surrounding areas. Anyone interested in
joining (be group can contact Mrs Veronica H a r g r e a v e s ( I) 2 5 I 210015).
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invention A CLITHEROE man who invented the chemical pro cesses behind the paint used on royal households has been singled out for his achievements in national competition.
Dr Mohamed Bashair
Kahn, of Henthorn Road is a licensing manager at Crown Berger, Harwell, which has the royal war rant for paint manufac ture. In Birmingham last week, he received an award for the most out standing innovation in pro cess technology as part the EU ROC HEM 1!) exhibition.
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forest fires ALTHOUGH the hot summer weather is wel coined by most people, the dry spell has created an exceptionally high fire risk in the Forest of Rowland. Because of this. Lanca
shire County Council has been forced, under the National Barks and Access to the Countryside Act, to close the Clougha, Saddle and Fairsnape access areas until Thursday. I f ground or weather
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Dr Kahn received an
engraved silver salver for his work on emulsion polymers, which are the glue-like component of paints that determine, for example, texture and sheen.
Originally from Guyana
Smith America, he has been with Crown Berger for 20 years. From being instrumental in the devel opment and setting up of the factory in Darwen. he has gone on to become heavily involved in licens ing companies around the world.
He has,lived in Clith
eroe with his wife, Deana who is a sister at Calder- stones Hospital, since 107-1. The couple have two
children, Helen (1-1) and Ricky (12), who are both
pupils at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.
IN my last article, 1 left you heading lor the boat, for a day’s trout fishing at Barnslold
Trout Fishery. Frank Casson, the fishery owner, told me about
the excellent buzzer fishing and 1 had tackled up two outfits. One rod and reel was matched with an airflow 7000, fast sink intermediate. The other was an airflow 7000, very slow intermediate, which I had greased up to float. The leader was Kift of 81b breaking strain nylon and fly patterns were all black buzzers. On the point, I had’a size 8, the first dropper size 12 and the to)) dropper was a size 1‘1, suspended buzzer. I moved the boat quietly across the lake towards
the windward bank, where there was a nice ripple and one could see some good fish moving. I quietly dropped anchor, so that the boat was positioned about 20 yards from the shoreline. A good fish rolled about five yards from the boat. Everything was
perfect. I had a splendid view of a kestrel hovering some
80 feet up from the shoreline, no doubt looking lor lunch in the grassy bank.
II was,; great to be alive. It’s days like this that have ensured my love for angling over the past 50 years, but
I suppose, like all love affairs, angling there are sad
times, such as when so many people go out with fish ing rods to cheat and destroy our planet earth and all
that it contains. I sat and enjoyed a salad lunch and a glass or two
of nice cold apple juice. Buzzers were hatching in droves and the fish were gorging themselves. A very big fish rolled to the surface some 15 yards away. I picked up the lift. -tin. Sage carbon, rod and
Europe is a turn-off to most people. What they read in the newspapers concerning Europe they don’t like anti this makes us suspicious about fur ther involvement within Europe. This feeling is most definitely repli cated by the Europeans towards us.
One good example of anti- British sentiment would lie at the hands of a small group of yobs who pretend to be soccer fans, but are nothing less than morons. What sort of name do we geL when these “animals” go on th e ra m p a g e , destroying peaceful towns and cities and ter- r o r i s i ng in n o c en t by-standers?
In the House of Commons last week Basked Heri tage Minister David Mellor to protect the good name of the vast majority of soccer fans wlio go to matches abroad with no other purpose than to cheer on our lads. Action should be taken against the yob element to protect the rest of us. Heavy fines, i m prison m ent and impoundment of their passports for a long
period would give them time to reflect.
One area where co-oper ation within Europe looks extremely fragile is the European fighter aircraft project in asso
ciation with Germany, Italy and Spain. Last week I travelled to Bonn with six other MBs to lobby German MBs over the consequences of them pulling out of the project.
I f we are to sustain a European capability in the manufacture of mili tary aircraft, it can only be economically done in association with our European allies. I f we can’t even get agree ment to proceed with something as straight forward as a co-opera tive venture with three other countries, then
heaven help the 12 coun tries of the EEC in any wider projects.
Last week saw my visit to Downing Street for lunch with the Prime Minister and several of my new Parliamentary c o l le a gu e s . P re s s reports of Mr Major throwing a tantrum over Maastricht were some what e x a g g e ra ted . When asked by one MP what his perception of the situation was over the “ rebel” group of MBs who had asked for a rethink over the treaty, he offered his concerns.
us by voicing alarm over the centralist policies of Jacques Delors and the European Commission. They want us to think again — what an excel
The next few weeks will be a testing time for us
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all. We will be viewing the Federalist tendency with some alarm, espe cially if they try to push ahead with things like the -18-hour working week and the disman tling of our frontier controls.
I f we are to be encouraged to work together for the betterment of the peo ples of the European Community, we must be allowed to go it alone when it best suits our needs. I f Delors cannot hear the alarm bells, then perhaps it’s time we had someone at the centre with better hearing.
1 have received many let- t e r s fro m p e o p le recently with their views over Europe. Please keep these let ters coming. 1 w i " answer each one in turn and then pass them on to the Prime Minister Working together, we can achieve the sort of Europe we all want to live in.
Correspondence should be addressed to N ig e ' Evans MP, House of Commons, L o n d o n SW1A 0AA.
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extended some line, just as another good fish rolled some 10 yards in front of the boat. One false cast and the team of buzzers were landing like thistledown on the rippled lake surface. I pulled the line about a foot, which did the trick. The fish spotted the buzzer
and was on it in a Hash. Tightening gently, the rod took on its battle curve
and the reel screamed, as a hard-fighting Burnsfold rainbow trout tried to put as much distance as possi ble between itself and me in the boat. It didn't dive: it just shot skyward, then crashed
back in a shower of spray, the droplets of water spar kling like diamonds in the sunshine. After a bit of give and take, the fish found its freedom, why, I don’t know. I checked the hook point. It had drawn blood, so the hook was sharp enough. Two false casts and 25 yards of line lay across the
wave-rippled surface; a quick pull of about six inches, then a very slow figure of eight retrieve.. Some 10 yards of line had been taken, when a good lish hit the suspended buzzer. On the top dropper the fight was on and soon a fine, silver-bodied rainbow was in the net. 1 spooned the fish, which was full or black buzz ers. My choice had been right. I fished on until dusk anil, as the sun was setting,
a balloon drifted past overhead. The sky was all shades of pink, the water oily smooth and dimpled by rising fish. Up anchor, the motor started. I headed back to the starting point. 1 had landed some good fish, lost a few. had a
magnificent rudd.. with .its golden body and blood red fins, which to me was the icing on the cake. Why don't you go and chase the rainbows at Barnsfold?
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