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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, July 9th, 1992 9 fined £24


Speeding driver


A G IS B U R N youth described as “ a keen young lad who did an over-enthusiastic piece of driving” was fined £24, with £20 costs, and had his driving licence endorsed with five penalty points.


Thomas Michael Hodson


(18), of Station House, Mill Lane, pleaded guilty, at Clitheroe Magistrates’ Court, to driving without due care and attention.


The court heard that


Hodson, an apprentice mechanic, was spotted driving on Chatburn Road, Clitheroe, at about 60 m.p.h., 30 m.p.h. above the speed limit, on a night in March.


GATE — BOLTON BRIGGS — BARNES Two s e r v in g p o l ic e


officers, Mr Mark Austin Briggs and Miss Dawn Andrea Barnes, loll for a honeymoon on the island of Crete, following their wedding at St Helen’s Church, Waddington. The bride is the youn­


gest daughter of Mr and Sirs F. Barnes, of Chat- burn Road, Clitheroe, and the bridegroom is the only son of Mr and Mrs R. Briggs, of Carmarthen, South Wales. Both are members of the police force in Eastbourne. The bride, given away


by her father, wore an ivory full-length gown with a long train of duchesse satin. It featured a sweetheart neckline and


; large puffed sleeves and was d e co ra ted with beaded lace on the bodice, sleeves, front skirt and


: surprises


Nature trip full of


HE CM SHORE was the starting point for 35 mem-


jbers of Clitheroe Natural­ ists on Saturday.


" Led by Joyce Westall .and Madge Thornton, the group set out for Hasling- den Crane, a valley on the


’ west side, linking Hasling- j'den to Blackburn. . After three-quarters of a mile the members divided into two groups, one taking the route round ’for Hill and Musbury Clough, the other follow-


•ing a path round the other 1 side of the hill. The parlies met again at


' the quarries and continued ' into the area known as the ! Crane, where spinning and weaving nourished until


; the end of the last cen- . tury. It is now a nature : trail and plants seen were J typical of the. uplands, , with heath bedstraw and


' t o r m e n t i I the m o s t ' common. A kestrel hovered over


land at the side of Calf Hey Reservoir and a heron was also spotted. Hillsides were covered in bilberry. M e m b e r s w e r e


'inte re sted to see the i changes wrought by man i over a period of about '■ 1,000 years. The two leaders wore


' thanked by Cynthia Laing for an interesting and var­ ied excursion into an unknown part of Lanca-


, shire full of surprises. ‘ The next trip will be on July 18th to Deer Park Wood, Whatley, taking the \ 11-25 a.m. bus from Well


Grateful MEMBERS of the Bow-


. land Pennine Mountain Rescue Team received


, £39S.S9 in donations on 1 their recent Hag day and ..are grateful to the public for their support. The money will help the


team, whose members are volunteers, to replenish essential equipment, which is all obtained L h r o ugh g ran ts a n d fund-raising.


back, flowing down to a train. I t was comple­ mented by buttons and large bows down the back of the skirt. She wore a pearl and flower headdress in ivory and a short veil and carried a bouquet of lilac, pink and cream silk flowers, interspersed with d ried rosebuds and grasses. In attendance were the


bride’s sisters, Heather Beach and Rowan McGre­ gor, who wore lilac balle­ rina-length dresses of satin, with cream lace bodices and sleeves. They had mixed flower head­ dresses and carried bou­ quets of mixed flowers to complement the bride’s. The two flower girls


were Jennifer McGregor, the bride’s niece, and Emma Walinsley, the bride’s goddaughter. They wore ivory satin Bo-Peep dresses trimmed with lilac flowers and featuring cum­ merbunds with large bows at the back. They had headdresses and carried hoops of flowers similar to the uride’s. Best man was Mr David


Chappie and groomsmen were Mr Gordon McGre­ gor, Mr Anthony Burden and Mr Jason Maskill. The ceremony was per­ formed by the Rev. Alan


Bailey. Organist was Mr Donald Hanley. A reception was held at


the M o o r c o c k Inn, Waddington. The couple are to live


in Eastbourne. Photograph: Westmin­ ster Studios, Langho.


Silverdale clean-up


MEMBERS of the Ribble V a l le y Conservation Group held a clean-up in Silverdale. Together with some


volun te e rs from the National Trust Group, they cleared limestone grassland which had been invaded by bracken, exposing naked wild flow­ ers. They were not able to use chemicals, because the area is organically farmed. In a d d it ion , th ey


cleaned some footpaths of leav e s and rubbish. Anyone interested in help­ ing out in the future should contact Mr Terry II a w o r t h ( B1 a c k b u r n 822944).


Date brought forward


IF you are thinking of applying to Ribble Valley Borough Council for a local recreation grant, you had better do it quickly. The closing date for


application forms has been brought forward to Sep­ tember 30th, instead of January 31st. The local recreation


grant aid scheme has recently undergone a review and now has new policy guidelines and a


new application form. Fur­ ther information and appli­


cation forms are available from Olwon Saunders at the Council Offices (Clith­ eroe 25111, ext. 3059).


C h a l l e n g e t o r a i s e £ 1 2 , 0 0 0 f o r h a l l


WITH over £10,000 still to raise before work can begin on Whalley’s proposed village hall, a whole host of fund-raisers have been


organised. . The total cost of stage one of the scheme is £03,000


and in order for a further £31,000 worth of grants to be approved, work must have started by March,


1993. Having raised £20,000 already, the village hall


committee' has been left with a shortfall of some £12,000, which must be found before March. Undaunted by the challenge, committee chairman


Mr Erie Ronnan and fellow members have put their thinking caps on and come up with some bright


ideas to bring in the vital cash. On August 29th, Whalley Abbey is the setting for a village barbecue, which will include food,


refreshments and family games. “ It is a repeat of last year’s event and we hope


to raise a substantial amount,” said Mr Ronnan. Tickets, priced £5 each, are available from all com­


mittee members. Id September, there will be a mammoth draw,


with 50 prizes on offer to the winners. “Every busi­ ness in the village is donating a prize and tickets


5 are available from most shops,” said Mr Ronnan. This will be followed, in October, with a hoe-down,


to be held in Billington Village Hall. With sponsored bike rides, stalls and various other


events planned, there should not be a problem in raising the final sum and Whalley’s dream of having a village hall could finally be a reality.


WHEN it comes to initiative, Ribble Val­ ley teenagers are ooz­ ing it! .


During the summer holi­ days, scores of local young


people will be acting as unpaid ambassadors for the area throughout the world.


Leading the field are


pupils of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, who will be spending their holidays as missionaries in Papua New Guinea, language teachers in Poland and students in China.


I f that’s not enough, on


their return, some will be among students spending a week experiencing life working in European fac­ tories and living with local families as part of a new European Work Exper­ ience venture — another first for the school.


It’s a far cry from the


recent images projected about local teenagers, fol­ lowing incidents of vandal­ ism and hooliganism. _


Headmaster Mr Stuart


Holt initiated the Blue Sky Group, formed to encour­ age students to develop their taste for adventure and themselves as confi­ dent, caring and responsi­ ble adults. Restricted to lower


sixth form students, the name embodies a sense of Hying high. It began with a brainstorming session during which students exchanged ideas and dis- cu s s ed h o p e s a n d aspirations. : The result was an abun­


dance of ideas, some of which have worked and others which have fallen by the wayside. Charlotte England (17),


of Sabdcn, is one of four students travelling to China for three weeks in August. She will be stay­ ing at the Bejing Institute of Business and quickly discovered that raising sponsorship is not as easy as it seems. “We wrote to hundreds


of firms and we have two files full of rejections,” says Charlotte. “It’s been a lot more difficult than we imagined.” ' The group needed an


official invitation to travel to China and eventually succeeded with the help of Lancashire Enterprises Ltd. Financial assistance has


also come from the Ribble Valley Council, ICI and Mars Incorporated, who set the students a chal­ lenge. Part one is to find out who the marketing manager is at the Mars unit in Bejing. Having discovered that,


they have to work for two days finding new growth


marketing areas for the company’s best selling pro­ duct, M & Ms. Charlotte is travelling


to China with Nina Wor­ rell, Phil Harrison and Stephen Ingham and all four are putting time aside to learn elementary Chinese. The school’s foundation


governors have agreed to help all the groups, but only if the students first prove that they are actively helping them­ selves. Sally Shorrock, Joanna


Burns and Karen Seed are travelling to Poland after reading’ an advertisement in a magazine for people to teach English to Polish young people. Also t r a v e l l in g to


Poland is Janet Hanlon, who decided to pursue that particular venture herself and has already been to London to meet others who will be going with her. Chris Knowles and


David Billington expect their accommodation to be somewhat primitive when they arrive in Papua New Guinea in August. During their visit they will be working with local mis s i o n a r i e s and have received some. financial


Haul from bar


THIEVES stole £400 from the bar area of the New Inn, Parson Lane, Clith­ eroe, last Wednesday, between 12-30 and 9 a.m. The burglars forced open a window at the rear to gain entry to the building.


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help from Castle Cement. All those involved with


Blue Sky are already working hard at weekends to raise extra cash to help finance their ventures, some as cashiers, others in local restaurants. In September, the. school sends its first dele­


gation into Europe for work experience, an initia­ tive pursued vigorously by one of the school’s deputy heads, Mr Peter Houlds- worth, and activated with the help of sixth form tutor Mr Eddie Murphy. Twenty young linguists applied for the 10 Euro-


Taylor and Sarah Bibby are off to Oldenburg in Holstein, where they could find themselves packing water meters on the shop


pean work placements and the successful ones will be working in factories in France and Germany. Schlumberger Industries of Great Harwood and Philips Components of Blackburn have linked the school with their subsi­ diaries in Europe, provid­ ing placements in Paris, Reims, Oldenburg in Hol­ stein, Eindhoven, Aachen and Sitar. Lvn Marven, Helen


floor. Other students could be packing gas meters and one, Clare Carter (16), who is staying on the out­ skirts of Paris, expects to be testing plastics in a laboratory which is part of the Massy Thermoplastics Mouldings factory in Montrouge. All will be provided with


accommodation locally during their week and working alongside people who may not know too much English, which will give them tremendous opportunities to develop their language skills. Financial nelp has been


provided from several agencies, including Indus­ trial Educational Links, and on their return the students will be giving short reports and taking p a r t in a s p e c ia l exhibition. Both ventures have cer­


tainly awakened the teen­ agers involved to the pos­ sibilities available outside school and whether taking part in a project which has succeeded or having pur­ sued one which has fallen


down, they all agree that the experience nas been invaluable. For details of other


summer initiatives being pursued by Ribble Valley teenagers, see page 12.


A Catholic priest was assisted by a Methodist minis­ ter when Woman Police Constable Alison Bolton married industrial chemist Mr Richard Gate at St Peter’s RC Church, Stonyhurst. The bride, who is the daughter of Mr and Mrs F.


Bolton, of Avenue Road, Hurst Green, is based in the Leeds area with the West Yorkshire Constabulary. The bridegroom, who is the son of Mr and Mrs T.


Gate, of Pimlico Road, Clitheroe, is a colour chemist with a West Yorkshire firm. The ceremony was conducted by Fr Edmund Wil­ loughby and Clitheroe Methodist superintendent min­ ister the Rev. James Needham. The bride, given away by her father, wore an


ivory raw silk gown, trimmed with antique lace, and a headdress of cream roses, yellow freesia and gypsophila. She carried a posy of matching flowers. She was attended by her sister, Mrs Lynn Storrie,


and Miss Susan Dewhurst, who wore ballerina-length dresses of jade green raw silk, with headdresses and posies to match the bride’s. Page boy was Richard Heneghan. Best man was Mr Robert Meadows and ushers


were Mr Michael and Mr Peter Gate. Organist was Mrs Eccles. After a reception at the Newdrop Inn, Ribchester,


the couple, who are to live in Leeds, left for a honey­ moon in Kenya. Photograph: J. Catlow.


He was then seen nego­


tiating the Pimlico Link Road roundabout at about 50 m.p.h., before speeding through Chatburn at about SO m.p.h. He was even­ tually stopped and cau­ tioned at Sawley Brow.


Hodson disputed the


prosecution's version of events and pointed out that, as he had crossed the roundabout in third gear, he could not possibly nave been driving at 50 m.p.h.


He further pointed out


that he stopped outside Chatburn’s chip shop and


spoke to some friends, so could not have speeded through the village as claimed.


Hudson’ s employer


made an ardent plea on his ap p ren t ic e ’s behalf, describing him as a “keen young lad and a good worker” and the incident


as “an over-enthusiastic piece of driving more than anything.”


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