Ciiiheme 22.12.', (Editorial), 22.12.1 (Advcrtisim/). liiindei; 22221 (Classi/wd) :


D-day draws near for campaign to ‘drop smoking’


b i t . . . for that is when the Kibble Valley’s most determined effort to help smokers “stub it out” will be staged lit Clitheroe Health Centre.


KEEP Saturday...............ig :____ j .................... .. kick the smoking ha- ........ .. ............. „


Could you be town’s clean-up


champion?


T II I\ * * C I c a n e s t St re et in Cl itheroe


Compet i t ion” needs you. The “ Ad v e r t i s e r


and 'I'iines” and Clilh- eroe Civic Society are looking for clean-up


champions who want to celebrate National


Knvironment Week locally and show off


the town with a fan­ tastic burst of respect and pr ide in th e i r street. (■all your n e ig h ­


bours and join in the fun by lilling out the ent rv coupon that appeal's on page 10. You can also contrib­ ute by nominating an


groups a re al ready rallying behind the


individual or business which has made a special commit meat to keeping the town or a si reel clean in the past. Li l t e r -co n sc io u s


contest. The Kibble Valley


B I a c k b u r n C i v i c Society has agreed to j u d g e competition.


t h e


Not to be taken for


granted


“ DON'T t a k e us for granted” was the message which rang out loud and d e a r from Kibble Valley Council's Recreation and Leisure Committee to the hos t of bo d ie s which r e c e i v e i t s a n n u a 1 subscriptions. In lullire, tin' 1“ bndit-s — im-huling Lancashire's


Haying Fields Associa- linii. Lancashire Student Symphony Orchestra ami tile Uritish Sports Asso­ ciation for tho Disabled - wore told limy will have to approach tlu* council and argue (heir case. Said Conn. Mrs Cath­


erine Hooper (Clithcroe): "Th e s e bodies get our


iimpiestioned grant and I’m not sure what feed­ back we get from them and whether they bring anv benefit to the Kibhli


Valley." C o u li. J o h n T r a v i s


(Simonstone) added: "Wi can warn these groups ill the autumn that mile they make requests to us for their grants, they _ will


get nothing next year." He proposed that from


list should be looked at "from scratch.” Coon. Mrs Hooper seconded this anti the proposal was agreed.


l!)!>d-iM the subscription


Council is donating ,i! 1 (H) t ow a n l s t he prizes. Ultraframe, in Salthill Road, is pro­ viding a trophy for t he winning st r e e l , while the “Advertiser and 'fimes” is award­ ing a t rophy to tin* winning organisation or individual. The chai rman of


Council plans to turn it s l i t t e r t i cket scheme into a lit ter reward system during environment Week, f rom May 10th to 2 I t h . 'I' h i* f o u r officers empowered u n d e r t h e n e w environmental Pro­ tection Act to issue o n - th e - s p o t 1 i 11 e r lines will instead be h a n d in g out g i f t v o u c h e r s f o r public-spirit edness. ( ’lit h e ro e Tow n


and Times” readers have already sent in forms to say they want help and support to get over smok- ing — be it ci gars , cigarettes or pipes — and sympathetic staf f at the centre are ready to talk to smokers of any age (and if you a re a te e n a g e r or


younger than that, you are welcome too . . . and staff will be happy to talk to you quietly on your own). Nobody needs to have


sent in a form to attend the event, which will he open from II a.m. to noon at the c e n t r e ’s Heal th Ed u c a t io n Room, and Saturday morning shop­ pers are very welcome to call in on the event, if only for a few minutes. Features will include: © “Smoky Sue,” a see-


through mannequin which smokes a cigarette before your eyes and shows how smoke affects the body. © F.quipment to mea­


sure the carbon monoxide in the body so that a true p ic tu r e of a smo k e r ’s health can be ascertained. © Equipment to gauge


lung capacity. ©1 ’osiers, displays and


important of all, will be the medical staff, trained in dealing with methods to kick the habit and to sup­ port smokers through the difficult days when the easiest course would be to “give in.” People wanting to join a


leaflets which can be taken away and read at leisure. Killl, p e r h a p s mos t


suppor t group will be asked for their views on whether they would rather this was run on a group basis, or whe the r they would prefer individual help, and a date will be set for the first meeting. Posters advertising the


event have been sent out to shops, libraries,Ribb- lesdale Pool, local super-


He heads Chamber at critical period for town


FOLLOWING in his lather’s footsteps is Clitheroe Chamber of Trade’s new president, Mr Peter Moore. At an installation cere­


mony in the Kibble Valley Counci l Ch amb e r , Mr Moore (r»f») received the chain of office his father, Mr Sidney Moore (82), had worn 12 years earlier. Like his f a th e r , Mr


now of York St reet , for many y e a r s u n t i l Mr Moure senior retired, six years ago.


Moore , of Bu e c leu ch Avenue, has had a long connection with the Cham­ b e r and th ey wo rk ed


to g e th e r in the family business, S. .1. Moore and


Sons, plumbers and heat­ ing en g in e e r s , f i rs t of Railway View Road and


Becomes YIP for luxury weekend


C L IT H E R O E home he lp Mr s Ka ren Sy k e s can tu rn h e r ba ck on household chore s wh en she tak e s on a VIP role for a we ekend.


a national competition in “The People’s Fr ien d ” magazine and is being col­ lected from her home in Seedall Avenue fur a miui- h r e a k f o r l w o i n Yorkshire. Mrs Sykes, who claimed


Fur Mrs Sykes has won


the prize by unscrambling a "wo rd s q u a r e , ” lias never won anything before in her life and says she is "thrilled to bits" with her p r i z e . He r h u s b a n d , Derek, works away from home and weekends are usually spent catching up on home news, so this weekend is a real break for both of them. They will he treated to a


two-night stay in a first- class hotel near Wakefield, which will serve as their base for tr ips to York, Haworth and a woollen market in Bradford. They will also enjoy a theatre visit to the Alhambra, in Bradford, to see the show “Buddy." C’olleeting the couple for


the trip will be C'hatburn- born Mr .Jeff Bowskill,


Legion flats


BUILDING work w begin in September on the •10 elderly people’s flats being built in a sheltered housing scheme on the site of Clitheroe’s former gas­ holder. members of the borough council’s Housing Committee heard at their meeting. The f la t s a r e being


developed by the Royal British Legion Housing As soc ia t ion, which is receiving a Government grant of £1,218,000 for the work.


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Winners in painting contest


THREE young pupils at Brookside County P r i ­ mary School, Clitheroe, and one at Ch a t lull'll County Pr imary School have won prizes in a com­ peti t ion with an Ea s te r theme. The Cheshire Building


now managing director of the Readicut Wool com­ pany, sponsor of the com­ petition. A former pupil of Ribblesdaie High School, Clilheroe, Mr Bowskill is also divisional executive of Readicut International pic and managing director of Readicut Germany. He is married and now lives in Yorkshire.


runs the business with his brother, David, received his chain of office from r e t i r in g p r e s id e n t Mr Chris Wood at the Cham­ ber's ACM, taking over this important post at a critieal stage for the future development of the town.


Mr Moore, who now


He has been a member of the Chamber 's exec-


tuivu commi ttee for six years and lias also been a keen member of the pro­ motions committee, taking particular interest in the C h a m b e r ’ s C h r i s tm a s lighting and street bunting


displays. A c c r i n g t o n - bn r n Mr


Moore lias lived in Clith- erne since lillll. He and his wife, .loan, have a daughter, Pamela (22) and a son, Andrew (20), who a r e b o th s tu d y in g at university.


Alsu at the Chamber’s AGM, former president


Mr Bar ry Stevens was appointed vice-president


and Mrs .Judith Hitchcn was re-elected treasurer.


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Dozens of “Adver t iser m a r k e t s , schools and youth groups. Doctors at the cent re


are fully hacking the event and are as excited as their staff at the prospects of a major health push to try and assist patients to drop the “deadly weed” once


and foraii. So wh e th e r you’re a


hardened smoker trying to kick the habit, whether you’re just thinking about


it, whether you're a young person worried about get­ ting hooked on cigarettes, or whether you would just like to show your children the exhibition . . . make it a date on Saturday. You’] learn a lot and might just do y o u r s e l f and y o u r family a whole lot of good!


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Downham collects award for rural car park design


DOWNHAM village car park has come out tops in the English Tourist Board Car Park Awards, announced on Tuesday at a ceremony in the presence of His Royal Highness, The Duke ol Gloucester.


in two categories — urban and rural — are to reward and encourage an imagina­ tive and useful approach to the design, building and upgrading of the country's car parks. Downham, which is the


The Car Park Awards,


rural winner, is owned by the Rihble Valley Council and was designed by the council's senior planning officer, Michael Kirby, and senior technical officer, Graham Wliipp. The judges were pa r ­


ticularly impressed by the quality and extent of faci­ l i t ies at the ear park,


which in c lu d e s male, female and disabled toi­ lets, a baby room and an information centre.


CINEMA


THE St James's Toddler Croup celebrated Eas­ ter a week early with a fancy dress competition won by da f fodi l -clad Rachel Sweeney. Chr istopher Manley


was placed second in his Wee Willy Winkie o u t f i t , wh i l e Adam Hughes, sporting Judo gear, took third prize. Al l t h r e e w i n n e r s received Easter eggs. They a r e p ic tu r e d


above with fellow tod­ dlers and .Mrs Rebecca Mullins and Mrs Carol Bo o th , who ru n the group.


IlOl.l.YWOOD comedian Steve Martin is the star of the l a t e s t showing at C l i th e r o e Civic Hal l Cinema. The film — “Father of


the Bride" — is showing from tomorrow until next Thursday, at 7-dll p.in. Kibble Valley residents


are also reminded that the Kibble Valley Drama Fes­


tival will take place at the Civic Hall between May 2nd and tltli. People can become a


patron of the festival for as little as £2. Fur the r details are available from the Civic Hall (Clitheroe 2227.X).


Knights in armour


CHARIOTS will hurtle past Clitheroe Castle and knights in shilling armour will do battle . . . as part ol the Clilheroe Castle Fair on May 2fith. Kibble Valley Council tourism officer Mr Keith


Taylor, told members of the Recreation and Lei­ sure Committee that the fair, which replaces the former Heritage Fayre. will he held on the same day as the Town Criers’ Competition. A variety of entertainments, including martial arts


displays, will lie staged and local organisations, which made much of their funding from the Heritage Fayre. will he invited to run stalls. Councillors discussed the possibility of charging


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presented trophies, certifi­ c a t e s and a plaque to Conn. Stanley Thomas, who is chairman of the council’s Planning Com­ mi t te e , Mr Kirby, Mr Whipp and the council's director of development, Mr Philip Bailey. The judges were looking


for the highest standards of amenity, environmental goodwill and convenience.


Helping hand for village hall


WF S T B RA D FO R D , which has been having spectacularly had luck in gett ing help towards its village hall project, finally had a helping hand from the Kibble Valley (\>un- eil's Recreation and Lei­ sure Committee last week. Councillors heal'd that


His Royal Highne s s '


the West Bradford Maying Field Management Com­ mittee had failed to obtain grant aid from the Sports Council and Lancashire County Council and had received no reply to its reques ts for aid to the Rural Development Com­ mission and the Founda­ tion for Sport and the Arts. Councillors unanimously


agreed to allocate . t i l .<»(>(), plus any savings they made in committee, to he earmarked for tho village hall in tin- next financial year, provided the village hall committee had suffi­ cient funds to complete the scheme. Said the c h a i rma n ,


for entry to the fair, to cover any costs in rein­ stating tile field after the event.


Conn. Mrs Myra Clegg (Wiswell): “ ( l iving the g r a n t is showin g our approval and may now help the village hail com­ mit tee if it re-applies to any of these bodies for their help.”


'T H E AXMINSTER CENTRE O F T H E RIBBLE V A L L E Y '


THE spring fair held by children at St James’s CE School, Cl i theroe, to raise money for Derian House was more successful than organ­ isers had hoped.


Christmas carol-singing, which wa s c a l led of f because of bad weather, the fair raised a total of nearly £4*18 for the Kibble Valley Derian House Chil­ dren’s Hospice Appeal. Jus t over £187 of that


Held to rep la c e the


came from a baton twirl held by two ex-pupils — Emma Smith and Vicky


Society painting competi­ tion attracted hundreds of ent r ies from thoughout East Lancashire. In the section for young­


sters up to five years old, John Steinhofel was a win­ ner, with Adeel Hussein a


runner-up. Both are pupils at Brookside School. One of the school’s older


pupi ls, Ca the r ine Hon­ eywell (8), was a winner in


the category for six to 10- year-olds and Chatburn pupil Edie Gardner (II) was a runner-up.


J a ck so n ( c e n t r e , back row), both members of a local majorettes troupe — while tea and hot cross buns were being served. Many of the stalls were


and D. & J . Coupe, of Woone Lane, Clitheroe. Handing over his store’s


donations, as well as judg­ ing the painting competi­ tion, was Wool worth store manager Mr Phil Leaith- erland (centre).


Impressive DJs


organised and run by the children themselves. Pro­ ducts for sale, as well as prizes, were donated by local businesses, notably the Cl itheroe branch of W o o i w o r t h ’ s ; Bo o th ’s supermarket at Station Road, Clitheroe; and new­ sagents Peter J. Brass, of Whalley Road, Clitheroe;


TWO local disc jockeys from Clitheroe and Whal­ ley are to be the regular host DJs in a run of six dance nig h ts at Colne Municipal Hall, star t ing tomorrow. Organiser Hugh Bover-


ton was so impressed with Andy Blackledge, of Clith­ eroe, and Rober t Ha r ­ greaves. of Whatley, when he saw them at two pilot


events recently, that he invited them to be hosts to various groups, including DTox and E-Lustrious.


Bidding for top spot in maths


PUPILS throughout Lan­ cashire are putting pen to paper in a bid to become the best young mathemati­ cians in the county. The 11)1)2 British Tele­


com Lancashire Schools' Mathematics Challenge open to all ye ar seven secondary school pupils, with a contingent from the Kibble Valley aiming for


glorv. Each of the 12 education


districts will hold its own final, with two children from each school taking part. Tho Hyndburn and Kibble Valley final will be held at Rhyddings High School, Oswaldtwistle, on May Mill. The 12 district final win­


ners will then meet at the county finals at Chorloy’s Woodlands Conference Centre on June 17th.


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