Cliihcmc JJ.U4 (Editorial), 12 ('Hihcrue Adccrtiscr A: Timas, March allt, IUVJ


Giving the Third World tools to do the job


I'or contributions have poured in for tile “Great tebruary Iool C ollection, organised by the Rotary Club of Clitheroe — and there is still time to donate


help impoverished communities in the Third World.


disused tools before ship- Whalley Road, munis set sail from South- Anyone with a large ampton to countries in quantity of tools Atnca, the Indian sub-con­ tinent and South America.


The mternat ionally-


iunded "Tools for Self-re­ liance” scheme is training people to become plumb­


ers, blacksmiths and join­ ers, so that they can help their own communities to become self-reliant and sell-sutficient.


LOCAL Rotariana have hit the nail on the head in their bid to ............................


collecting is asked to tele-1 phone Clitheroe 2-1210 or 22-MO.


Former accounts manager claims unfair dismissal


DURING llie five years he was emnloved at a Kibble Valley private hospital, a Whalley man worked his way up to accounts manager.


A ft i* r h c le f t t li v


£l.*»,5iM)-a-ycar job, in dis- put ed circams t anccs


Andrew Harper began a legal battle fur unfair dis­ missal against I tisburm* Park h id . Gi sbu rn . Clitheroe. At an industrial tribu­


hours, had been faced with | problems of non-co-opera­ tion and non-communica­ tion. difficulties in dealing | wit h medical insurance companie s and ot hi problems. He told the tribunal that


nal. M r Harper, of Tin* Square, Wlialley. brought his case against tin* com­ pany he had started with as an accounts assistant in HIND. At the Manchester hear­


ing, the company denied dismissing him and said he had resigned. Mr I larper told t rihunal


chairman Mr Leslie tiould that he had worked long


after all the various trou­ bles he had decided to look for a job elsewhere but, he claimed, he was talked out of resigning. He said, however.


UNDER orders and we’re off! Everyone who applied for shares in the horse East Lancashire Newspapers has leased foi the coming flat racing season can relax you’ve got the share and you re about to


go racing. And, what’s more, shareholders are being


given the chance to learn a lot more about the racing game at an evening specially arranged toi


them. Cliburnel News, our two-year-old Inly being


trained at the Newmarket stables ol Mark Tompkins, is in top condition and being prepared for a run quite early in tin* new season. Shareholders will soon be receiving a


certificate to confirm their acceptance, together with a newsletter telling what is happening at the Flint Cottage stable in the heart of


professional team go to tin* Cheltenham V estival meeting, the biggest event in the jumping calendar, with a few likely winners in prospect. ( )ur own horse probably has a lew weeks to go


Newmarket. Next week, Tompkins and his highly


before she is readv to make her racing dehut. but shareholders will be kept informed of her progress on a regular basis. That will include what promises to be a


(Adrcrlisin(l). l inndvj i 22d.il (Class,had)


did end up out of a job and regarded himseit as having [ been dismissed. He said he was "some-1


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what shaken" by what had happened. but added: “ I i had a great affection the place and still do." '1 lie case was adjourned |


to a later date.


Roundabout I in Whalley declared a success


A RONE of contention when first installed, Whal- ley’s mim-romulabout has been declared a success. At the parish council


meeting, it was reported that the Chamber of Trade view was: “sorry to say that it was working." Members heard that,


with the trial period now it an end, Lancashire


County Council would soon he making a decision as to whether the round about would become a per­ manent fixture. They also heard that the


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IT'S anything but “glorious mud" lor Sabden residents when it rains and turns the road at


lleyhoiises into a quagmire. 11 owever, following a


site meeting between Kib­ ble Valley Nil* Mr Michael


arr. Kibble Valley coun- llor Mrs Kileen Lowe, of


S a b d e n . a n d N W \\ ■creation and conserva­


tion officer Mr Peter Huy. on Monday, it is hoped l hat re-surfacing will begin in the near future.


Wesley Koail is believed to be part of a former high­ s' between Kadihain


The ancient mad off


1 leights, 1’elidle and ( 'lith- roe. and is pari dirt and art tarmac. It is being


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increasingly used as the ipproach to Churn Clough Keservoir by fishermen.


no-one is willing to claim responsibility lor the road and say they own it. We have writ ten all round and an not find the owner.


Said Conn. Mrs Lowe: Tin* main problem is that


more fishermen to tin* M-rvoir which is along


I Inwever. because NWW attracting more and


that road. Mr Huy said they were willing to accept oine responsibility and


would provide stone and rna n - po we r t o re pa i r things in the short term.”


tually a long-term solution may In* found to the villag­ ers' problems.


It is hoped that even­


Con n. Mrs L o w e explained: “Mr Guy told


me that he hoped at some time NWW and Lanca­


Successor elected


A NEW president of Kib­ ble Valley Kotaracl ( ’ltd) has been elected to suc­ ceed retiring president Maggy Howells later in the year. Geo f f W h a l l e y . a


mechanical engineer who lives in Albemarle Street, Clitheme. will take office in June. At a meeting held at the


TWO local first-aiders have been awarded St John Ambulance s highest


honour lor its rounder members — the Grand I’rior Cadet Award. Teenagers Martin Garliek, of Henthorn Road, Clithcroe, and Jan I orter,


New Inn. Glitheroe. Ste­ ven Lord was elected vice-president. Members enjoyed a


NORW O i l e r s s u b | e c t lo A v a i la b i l i ty .


social evening at Waves. Klackhurn, on Thursday, and on Sunday they played their Blackburn counter­ parts in a football and net- nail challenge at Witton Park. Despite bad weather


tin* e v e n t wa s we l l attended, with Kibble Val­ iev Kotaract emerging the


losebs.


of Hridire Road, Chatburn, received their awards from County Stall U1 liter Mrs Cath Miller at a presentation at the Clitheroe headquarters in king


L The project is similar to the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme ami demands a high standard of achievement and enthusiasm in a wide varicts ot


vouth activities over several years.


rigorous courses in first aid and 12 additional subjects in order to qualify for the award, including earing for the sick, orienteering, canoeing, lilc-saeing,


The pair, who have now graduated into the adult section, h.ne taken i, citizenship and do-it-yourself skills. cates from Mrs Miller.


Both voung men have taken up occupations where their first aid ing is proving very useful. Martin is employed by a private ambulance service


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and Ian is a care assistant at Roeficld Nursing Home, Clitheroe. The picture shows Martin (left) and lan receiving their badges and certifi­


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shir e County Council would get together and come up with a long-term solution. It is long overdue because people using the road have faced such prob­ lems. with the road being so rutted that it was prac­ tically showing tin* gas pipes through." She added: “The local


farmer had tried to help by filling in some of t ho


pot-holes, hut as the road is increasingly used by fishermen, t iie farmer should not have to keep paying out for stone.” Meanwhile, resident


Miss Kelly Poster, whose guttering has twice been knocked off as wagons have slid by in the deep ruts, added: “It will he a good thing for everybody if tin1 road is surfaced. It lies on a watershed below the reservoir and every time there is heavy rain it brings problems."


THE Kibble Val ley Methodists’ coffee morn­ ing at the Mayor's Par­ lour on Saturday went


well, even though the Mayor and Mayoress


were unable to attend. Coffee, plus cake and bring-and-buy stal ls, helped to raise JUS!*, which will be sent to overseas missions. Among those present


were two Methodist min­ isters on the Clitheroe circuit — superintendent the Rev. James Need- h a m a n d t h e R e v .


Graeme Halls, of Chat- burn Methodist Church.


Bus site goes to county


WHALLKY Parish Coun­ cil has agreed to hand over the control of tile village bus stat ion to Cmintv Hall. Although the parish


council will still own tin* laud, the carriageway and footway will he adopted by Lancashire County Coun­ cil. which will then be responsible for its future maintenance. It was also reported


that the final resurfacing work on tin* site will be carried out in May.


proposed new crossing would be situated on King


Man fined £268 for


car offences AN abattoir worker wh drove a second-hand \ olv to -work before lie had taxed and insured it was stopped by police on tin way home, (Mil herm magistrates heard. John Kenneth Harwood


(2-1). of Kawdlands. t 'lith croc, was fined ClOO foi driving without insurance £B2 for a defective lyn £21 for no excise licenn


and £16 for no t e s t certificate. Harwood, who admitted


the of fences, was also ordred to pay £S.2“ had duty and £20 toward: prosecution costs. The offences arose, said Mr David Parkinson, in mitigation, because Hat wood had received th £lf)0 Volvo at 5 p.m. mu Friday last October and the following morning had been let down by his nor­ mal lift. He decided to take tin* car to work at Sawley Brow and to insm it later that morning. Short ly af ter being-


slopped he sold the ear toi scrap for £-in.


Top St John awards


Street between the stir gery and the old post office and that only one parking space would bo


lost as a result. Coun. Eric Konnan said


that as a result of tin* work and alterations to


street lighting when the roundabout was installed, the pavements were a mess and it was also reported that the snood olj


vehicles passing through the village had increased considerably. The council decided to


repaired, the crossing went ahead and that the police monitored the speed of t r a f f ic t r a v e l l in g through the village.


Winning author


drops in


F () K M F K tel e v i s i reporter and award-win ning author Angela Lam bert is to visit Clitheror Library tonight as part of the Lancashire Literary Festival, to talk about her life and work. She is one of 12 author


visiting libraries through­ out tlie county during thi


mouth. The aim of tlu* festival is


to promoli* literature and to encourage people to read, write and enjoy both fiction and non-fiction for themselves. 'flu* festival provides


support the retention of| the roundabout as long as the pavements were fully


wonderfully entertaining evening at which our guest will be the trainer himself. The event will he held locally and he will give an up-to-the-minute* progress report on how Clihurnel News is shaping up and what he thinks her prospects an* lor the season. 'flu* evening will not he open to the public at


large, only to shareholders, and it promises to be a real treat. Details will be sent out soon, together with the certificate. The horse will he running under the


ownership of tin* Fast Lancashire Newspapers Leaders' Club and we have now chosen the colours - black and white quarters with royal blue sleeves and cap. very distinctive and very easv to spot when ( 'liburne! News is heading tlu*


field. The fiat racing season starts on March KHh


and although we do not expect Cliburncl News to be running for a few weeks yet. the excitement is certainly mounting.


In forefront of Y orkshire entry campaign


TUI-’, village of Waildiiiiiton is wall lvpri'santed on the commiUoo campai.uninu f<»>* re-entry into Yorkshire.


Mrs Joan Parkinson has


been elect ed honorary secretary and her son. lian, publicity officer.


opening meet ing. I in* Campaign for Ke-Fntry into Yorkshire met last Thursday to appoint a committee and di>cu>> future planning.


Following a successlul Members heard a report


on a visit the previous evening to a meeting "I the Campaign for Keal Yorkshire at Stamford Br id g e , which is an umbrella organisation co­ ordinating and assisting those groups wit bin York- hire and nationwide who


I) e v e 1 o p m e n t s at


Government level appear to he slowing down with a ( leiieral Kleetion looming.


t he ill e e l i n g a ml a n assurance given that the villagers would be kept in touch with any future developments.


Waddington’s presence is warmly welcomed at


cussion on tin* nature the campaign should take, it was agreed that sentimen­ tality alone would not be relied upon to pursue the twin goals of a re-estab­ lished county boundary md a Yorkshire-based administrative authority for Howland.


•’ollowing a lively dis­


Kenton, closed the meet­ ing by stating that there was going to be change and everyone must hi* pre­ pared lbr it.


The chairman. Mr John


opportunity to listen to authors talking about their lives and work and offers a chance to ask questions about any a sp e c t of writing. There will he an oppor­


Decisive win for chessmen


tunity to purchase signed copies of Angela Lam­ bert's books. “ Unquiet souls.” which was runner up for the 1DS1 Whitbread Award for Kiography. and "1‘>:»P: The last season of


peace." A journalist since 106S.


she spent 17 years as a television reporter, four of them on “News at Ten. She now writes for "The


Independent." lias three chi ldren and l ive s in London.


In office


THK iH'U'ly-elt'cU'il main Ik t s


of I’iitlHTcii’ After


mum Townswomen's Guild ore: Miss Mory Christy (chairman). Miss (Hire Wolstenholme (vice-chair- man) , Mrs Margaret McHenry (treasurer) and M i s s I) o r i s Y a t e (secretary). Ti le o f f i c e r s we r e


elected at the ,u;rotq> AGM, which was held last Tuesday and attended by S2 members.


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C U T I I K K O K C h e s s ( ‘ lub\ - A (t-iiin la c e d G r e a t H a rw o o d (' a( I n l in e in a D i v i s i o n r e t u r n f i x tu r e . Haul K a l lo n ma d e a . -p ark l in g


r e t u r n to th e t e am, s oon t r a p ­ p in g hi s o p p o n e n t into b lo c k in g c h e c k w i t h hi s i j lleen. wh i r l ) as t h e n p in n e d a n d lost to a


b i s h o p , r e s u l t i n g in a n e a r l y win . O n h o a r d two . K r i r M a n s f ie ld •emed to h a v e s e v e r a l a t t a c k ­


in g p o s s i b i l i t i e s , b ut h i s o p p o ­ n e n t d e f e n d e d w e l l a n d t h e g am e e n d e d in a d r a w . 1 ' l i t h - >e's l e a d o f 11 _• to 1 _• l o o k e d


u n c e r t a in , d u e t o th e h a r d bat t ie s o n h o a r d s t h r e e a n d f o u r hut o n h o a r d f iv e D e n n i s X i c h o l so n p r o d u c e d a s t o rm i n g a t t a c k


to wm. . l o n g M i n i n , o n t i n a n i l o u r ,


o f f e r e d a d r a w , w h i c h h i s o p p o n e n t r e f u s e d . J o h n t h e n s t r e n g t h e n e d hi s p o s i t io n to the po in t w h e r e a c l e a r w in c o u ld he for ced. K v e n th o u g h b o th [mint s had


n o w g o n e t o C l i l h e r n e . t i n G r e a t H a r w o o d t e a m c a p t a i n f o u g h t o n i n a d o u h l e - e d g e d i s it io n a g a in s t B r i a n ( ’an* on i a r d t h r e e . B r i a n s e em e d l o


h a v e th e a d v a n t a g e , h u t tlu* win w a s d i f f i c u l t t o force. H o w e v e r , h i s o p p o n e n t h a d


c omp le t e d o n l y d S m o v e s in s te a d o f t h e m i n im u m - H h ' e q u i r e d


w in ' l l th e c lo c k Hag f el l at th e e n d o f


th e a l lo t t e d fill m in u t e s — g i v i n g r i i t h e i o e an em p h a t i c -1‘ .*


facing Bury. away, in its penul- Itimate game of the season.


| t o 1 : scnrelilH*. Next week sees Clitheroe A


BRIDGE CLUB


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are campaigning for a ret urn to t he pre- DC l boundaries.


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plr of ;i -mip lo -*ho|i i u i ‘ play to i|iTi-;it ill.- contract. UV- t "pencil twi ■ no t rump- “ J point - i ami c.,i-t i ai.-ed to


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t hiv e. No r th made the natural d u b - , w ha ii


lead o f th e k in g o f ■


wa s a l low e d t " t o o k t h e i j l t e w i t h t i le ace. W e - t t h e n le d t l ie t]Uee!l o f


hold, but U f ' l nit lun a t io n


diamond- - a n d p la y e d low f rom d um m y . S h o u l d ,-outh t a k e tins t r i c k w i t h th e k in g ? It' he does, l ie c a n n o t lend a c lub , mid f rom th e b id d in g , n o r t h cannot have an e n t r y in a n y o t h e r .-ant. M o l‘eo \ e t \ mul t h c a n p la c e


w o t w it h t he o i i l - t .m dm g dia m o l l d , ;i> l ie W o l l l d not h a \ e o p e n e d tw o no t rump . - w i t h a - in g l e t o n . So , w i t h k in g o f dia


t)lo|id> out o f t i le w a v . wc - t call enter- d um m y (•> enjo y t'otir ilia


mo i id t r i c k s . T h e r e f o r e , at th e tab le , .-oiith


a l low e d th e t j l leel l o f diamond.- t o m a k e a n d v \ eM c o n t i n u e d wit h a n o t h e r d iamo n d , in te n d in g to l i n e s - e t i le j a c k . Wh e n n o r th - l i o u e d out . l ie put Up t i le are ami led a sma l l -pa de . S o u t h p l a y e d low a n d v\e.-t


m a d e iii< k in g . H e c a - h e i i lu - f o i i r to p h e a r t s , hut hail to con c e d e th e last f o u r t r i c k - fo r one now u. W i n n e r s o n T h u r s d a y w e n


N S M r H u s b v ami M r A . Smg e i M r C . I ' o l l a r d am i M r M. V


t Iiiha; K W M r - J . P o l l a r d an M r s Da le . .Mrs D e n n e t t and Mi D a r k e r .


D. M.


Ban and fine for driver


LANGIU) man Timothy Wearden was disqualified from driving for 12 months by Ulithome magistrates, when he pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol in his blood.. W e a r d e n ( 2 2 ) . of


Dewhurst Farm. Long- sight Load, was also fined


£61 and ordered to pay £25 costs. Mr Angus Uraigen. pro­


secuting, said the a police officer on Longsight Road stopped a Ford pickup, driven by the defendant, due to a problem with its back registration plate. Mr Craigen said that


Wearden gave a blood sample which showed S5mg of alcohol in 100ml of blood, tlie legal limit being SO.


said that he understood the problems he had caused and realised he had done wrong.


In mitigation. Wearden ! i t id


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