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of Mr and Mrs H. Parkinson, of Dairy Darn Farm, Chipping, and the bride, a legal secretary, is the younger daughter of Mr and Mrs W. M.' I’ye, of Little Carr Side, Thornley-with-YVheatley. The bride, given away by her father, wore a lull-


Julie Hayley, the bridegroom’s sister, and Amy Par­ kinson, the bridegroom’s niece. They wore three- quarter length mulberry coloured dresses and carried bouquets similar to the bride’s. Best man was Mr Andrew Leach and groomsmen


length gown of cream satin. Her short veil was held in place by a headdress of cream silk roses and she carried a bouquet of cream and pink roses. She was attended by Julie Parkin, her sister,


were Mr S. Parkin, Mr T. Ollerton and Mr W. Pye junior.


Cheall and a reception was held at The Brick House, Chipping. The couple will live in Chipping. Photograph: Malcolm Eckton, Longridge.


The ceremony was performed by the Kev. F.


Valley has raw deal in shops


and post offices grounds


Drunk in Abbey


court was told. After being warned


Terry Casey 024), of Lomax Street, Darwen, was later arrested by police in Whalley New Road, Millington, where he r was found g es tu rin g


udely to drivers, the


twice by officers for swearing, he lay in the middle of the road, forcing vehicles to swerve round him, magistrates heard. Casey, who pleaded


STAFF at Whalley Abbey called the police after being insulted by three drunken youths who refused to leave the grounds, Clitheroe magis­ trates heard. One of the youths,


s e w e r a g e a n d g a s supplies. The Rural Development


acilities such as mains


first of its kind, found that there is a wide variation between counties in the level of services provided, with many villages with­ fout access to even basic


The survey, which is the


guilty to using insulting words or behaviour likely


to cause distress, was fined £40 and ordered to pay £25 costs.


Budgie on the loose


HAS anyone seen a blue budgie Hying across the roof-tops of Clitheroe? If so, it will certainly


bring a smile back to the face of pensioner Mrs Liz­ zie Thornber, of Brook Street. Her little feathered


friend flew the coop on Monday, as he was being brought in his cage into her house. She is hoping tha t


Commission enlisted the help of the Community Council of Lancashire to survey the county and the findings show that the Kibble Valley is better off t h a n m a n y a r e a s i n England in terms of vil­ lage balls, schools and bus services, but worse off in terms of post offices and shops. RDC spokesman Mr


the survey to pinpoint the needs of various parishes and campaign to have vital services provided.


someone may know of his whereabouts and that her little companion can be returned home safely. Anyone with informa­


tion should contact Mr Barry Brooks (Clilheroe 25031).


Animal rescue


\N East Lancashire ani- nal charity is appealing or funds to help in its •escue and welfare work. The Animal Welfare


liaison Network, which las its regional office in Jurnley, campaigns to itop live animal exports or slaughter and provides •ehabilitation and rescue or animals under threat, tecently the group saved i Shetland pony stallion


,ion by a meat dealer. The group points out


rom being bought at auc-


hat it does not pay ntinted prices for animals inder threat, but spends lunations wisely. If you would like to help


n the group's work, you ire invited to contact its •o-ordinator, Mrs 0. jOinas (02S2 *111 -llo).


Cancer boost


INEROUS local people ve given a big boost to ; Cancer Relief Macmil- 1 Fund.


theroe town centre and > town’s Tosco store by e fund’s Read group sed £1)00.10. Secretary ■s Janet Campbell says 2 would like to give “a g t h a n k y o u ” to eryone who gave their


nport. Recent Hag days held in Loot abandoned ;


AFTER stealing a quan­ tity of shoes from a shop in Moor Lane, Clitheroe, between S and 10-30 p.m. on Monday, thieves left their loot in plastic bin liners at the rear of the premises.


Evening ofjazz


LOCAL jazz enthusiasts are in for a special evening of "high flying" tomorrow night.


junction with British Aerospace, two of the top


Kibble Valley Mayor Conn. John Travis, in con-


Thanks to the efforts of


jazz bands in the north have been attracted to perform in the Fondle res­ taurant at the British A e ro s p a c e p la n t i n Samlesluiry. The Lancashire Youth


Neil Virgo said: “We have had an excellent response to our survey from the Kibble Valley. We were able to establish that, when it conies to shops and post offices, the Kib­ ble Valley is worse off than many areas nation­ ally. particularly the South, South West and East Anglia.” . The KDC intends to use


undertaken by the Rural Development Commission, reveals that three rural parishes in every four in England have no bus ser­ vice, half of them have no school and a quarter have no pub.


RURAL areas are getting short shrift when it comes to services which cities take for granted, it has been revealed in a shock new survey. The survey, which was


A honeymoon in Scotland followed the wedding of Mr Alan Rodney I'ark in.son and Miss Carol Anne F’ye at St Bartholomew’s Church, Chipping. The bridegroom, a farmer, is the younger son


PARKINSON —PYE U n s u r p a s s e d c a l lo u s n e s s


NIGEL EVANS, in his Westminster Viewpoint, refers to the “uncouth manner” in which the pit closures were announced.


one of our basic industries, using the excuse that importing foreign coal is (currently) cheaper than home-produced coal, is not fit to govern.


T h is la n d sh o u ld b e fo r b e n e f i t o f


w h o le c om m u n i ty


lodged by an organisation known as Otium UK, several months ago, to build a 30,000 sq. ft. sports complex and a car park for nearly 200 cars on the entrance to the former Langho Colony hospital com­ plex just off the ADO trunk road. This is the same organisation which, within the last 12 months, has attempted to obtain permission to build the sports centre on fields at Northcote Lane. The land in question has recently come into the


I AM writing following publication of a letter on the proposed leisure complex at the Langho Centre, published in your edition of October 1st. The proposals relate to a planning application


dents and the older residents is that the siting of this proposed leisure centre is completely inappro­ priate and woidd undo much of the good work that lias so far been done to regenerate the old hospital centre — so much so that an official body known as The Greenfield Association has been formed to fight these proposals. The main objections relate to the large scale of


Valley and the local economy can only have benefited by this. The general feeling among both the new resi­


allowed to proceed, clearly breaches the Local Area Structure Plan, which dictates that the old hospital buildings can only be removed or replaced with build­ ings for alternative uses (houses, for example) and that no additional buildings can be erected on green fields. We are also concerned at the loss of the playing


also be concerned at the possible breach of a legal agreement between the council and the receiver of the nursing home, which was signed only in March of this year, when the council gave outline planning for further housing on the site. This legal agreement sought to protect this open space and preserve it for recreational use for all, not turn it into a car park and private club for those fortunate enough to be able to afford the fees. The association is not alone in its concerns and


fields which, over the recent past, have proved such a valuable local amenity for the people of Langho, since fields closer to the village centre were developed for housing some 10 years ago. If planning consent were to be granted, we would


objections. The local Millington Parish Council also views the proposals with extreme concern. Stren­ uous objections have been made by all concerned, both to the local planning officials and our local councillors, and we can only hope that when this application falls due for consideration by the coun­ cil, probably in several weeks' time, common sense will prevail and the playing fields will be retained for the benefit of the local community as a whole.


For and on hchnlf of The Greenfield Association P. STEVENSON, (chairman), E. BUCKLEY, (treasurer). The Rydings, Langho.


Big Band and the North­ ern RMS Big Band will be playing and the concert wii begin at S p.m. Tickets are available from the Kibble Valley Council offices, liriced £3 for adults and £2 ibr children/OAKs. All the money raised on


the evening will go to the Mayor’s charity fund.


A PEUGEOT estate car and motor cycle collided at the junction of the Afii) and A(>71 at Clitheroe on Friday, at 11 p.m. The motor cyclist, a


Collision


Wilpshire man, was taken to hospital with a broken leg. The driver of the car, Mr Russell Boyd, of St Ann’s Square, Clitheroe, was not injured.


Hopes for school plaque


you, as can a host of former pupils, that the plaque was in its usual place at the buck of the hall in the mid-tiOs. After some workmen had been doing some work


I WAS interested in your report about the missing memorial to the pupils of Ribblesdale High School, who gave their lives in the 1939-1945 war. As a former teacher at Ribblesdale I can assure


in the hall, I noticed that it was missing and, on enquiring, 1 was told by the caretaker that it had been “put in the cellar.” I sincerely hope that it will be found or replaced.


W. ASI’INALL, IS Peel Park Avenue, Clitheroe.


A caring person


would be bard to find. This is the same tiling that is going on all round the country, with peo­ ple in charge expecting the community to take the responsibility of these patients.


REGARDING the story headlined "Let us join in,” Mrs Joanne Brown would have realised that the class was unsuitable for the two ladies had she taken the time to visit it before she sent them along. A more earing person titan Pamela Chambers


L MEMBER OF THE KEEP FIT CLASS. ne ■


the proposed buildings and the huge car [lark which is to be provided, not to mention the additional noise and traffic generated in this essentially rural area. We are also concerned that this development, if


land, some of which have been there for many years, but many of which have recently been built as part of the redevelopment project following the closure of the hospital. Many new residents have come to live in the locality, attracted by the beauty of the Kibble


ownership of the Kibble Valley Borough Council, which acquired it for the princely sum of £1 as part of a deal struck with the receiver of the nursing home which operated for a time on the site, following the closure of the hospital some years ago. For the last few years this land has been used by local football teams, for whom it is a welcome and valuable facility. There are also a number of houses adjacent to the


are used to that from the Tories — it is the closures themselves. Any Government which could seriously consider the virtual destruction of


It is not the uncouth manner of the announcement that has angered people — we


Our Government, it would seem, has actually helped to promote that foreign competition. It appears that Tory ministers, including Major himself, have actually


facilitated the import of Colombian coal — some of which is produced by exploited child labour.


imports that are the prob­ lem. The nuclear power industry enjoys special protection. Perhaps the Government should be looking at the cosseted position of that sector?


It is not only foreign


plate throwing on the dole up to 100,000 men and women from the pit com­ munities employed in min­ ing and its dependant occupations showed a cal­ lousness unsurpassed so f a r by e v e n t h i s Government.


Finally, to even contem­


MICHAEL CARR, Former Kibble Valiev MP, Philips Road, Weir, Macup.


small pharmacy, which means that, because of rural location and size, we are subsidised by the Family Health Service Authority to provide a dis­ pensing service. This sub­ sidy depends upon us maintaining a minimum number of prescriptions per annum, which we must


I FEEL th a t your readers in the Langho and d i s t r ic t a re a should be made aware of th e s i tu a t io n regarding their local village pharmacy, w h i c h we h a v e operated for the last 20 years. We are an essential


our dispensing has disap­ peared overnight. We nave little hope of now maintaining dispensing levels without the support of the people of Langho. .


ment of the local doctor (Dr Searson) some four years ago, there was a period of some 12 months of great uncertainty and intervention by local coun­ cillors and ministers etc. for the continuation of the surgery, which was reo­ pened by Dr Rani and Dr Timson. Unfortunately, during


attain in order to qualify. Following the retire­


this period, many patients transferred elsewhere to other doctors, which greatly affected the dis­ pensing sector of the business. L At the same time, the


Home opened and, fortun­ ately, we were able to pro­ vide it with a dispensing service with the co-opera­ tion of the then matron, Mrs Margaret Eccles. This


angho Centre Nursing


enabled us to maintain prescription levels neces­ sary to qualify for the ESPS subsidy, vital for our survival. We have recently been


informed that, since the take-over by new manage­ ment at Langho Nursing Home, Whalley Health Centre will be responsible for all patients and the dis­ pensing will now be done “ in situ” by the said


patients who use the ser­ vices of the above Whalley Health Centre and doctors should be aware of the devastating effect of recent events on their local village pharmacy.


We feel that Langho JPETER HITCHEN,


P. and.). Hitchcn Ltd, Langho Pharmacy, 1A East View Terrace, Langho.


ULIE HITCHEN, E v a n s


T h e G o v e rnm en t sh o u ld s to p


f id d l in g w h i le R om e b u rn s


NIGEL EVANS comes clean! After the General Election, Nigel Evans, in the ‘'Clitheroe Advertiser and Times,” said his win was all down to hard work on bis part.


win was, in fact, due to the persuasive slogan on the wall of the local headquarters — “Vote Evans, Vote Major” (or words to that effect).


I wrote in a "Letter to the Editor” that his


an article referring to which Tories will be voting with the Government on Maastricht, Nigel Evans is quoted as saying: “The vast majority of us" (MPs) “would not be here if not for John Major and we owe a great debt to him.”


about loyalties to individuals— Mr Major being “loyal” to David Alcllor and Norman Lamont, Nigel Evans and others being "loyal" to Mr Major.


Government at the moment seems to be all


when will the Government start being “loyal” to the electorate and draw up a constructive policy to get the country out of the mess it’s in and stop “fiddling while Rome burns?”


Does Nigel Evans know the views of his constituents on Maastricht?


AIKS JOAN MARSH, 13 Lancaster Drive, Clitheroe.


J a l p i n e In its proper place this is to he applauded, hut In "The Times” on October 27lh, page two, in


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