CliUteme H&m (Editorial), 221123 (Adverl.isivr/). linridmj 22331 (Classified) Sowing seeds of success


A PLOT of sunflowers is reaching epic pro­ p o r t io n s a t Whallcy P a r ish Ch u rch —• th an k s to careful tending by a group of children and several church members, all hoping to raise money for charily. Seeds for the 21 sun­


Search for Bowland pupils


CABBING former pupils ol Bowland High School! Following a meeting


NEILD — BROWNBRIDGE ’f i f e ?


A surprise honeymoon in a dostination unknown to Lhe bride followed the wedding of Clare Mari Brownbridge and Andrew Paul Neild, at St Paul’s Church, Bow Moor. The bride, a qiiality sys­


youngest son of Mr and Mrs D. Neild, of Rich­ mond Terrace, Clitherne. The bride, given away


tems manager, is the only daughter of Mr anil Mrs M. Brownbridge, of Clack­ mannanshire, Scotland. The bridegroom, a tex­ tile technician, is the


Cash aid for famine


victims EXCHANGING school dinners for a meal of bread and water were pupils of St Augustine's KG High School, Millington, to raise money for famine relief in Somalia. The school raised an


by her father, wore a cream satin, full-length, off-til e-shoulder gown with a sweetheart neck­ line, short sleeves and a bodice beaded with pearls. Her veil was also beaded with pearls and she had a fresh Rower headdress of cream roses, blue brodia and orange carnations. She carried a bouquet of lilies, cream roses, orange carnations, blue brodia, Singapore orchids, ivy and gypsophila. in attendance were Miss


Jennifer Kilcoyne, Miss Jacqueline Baraway, Miss Frances Rung and Miss Karla Rung. Miss Karla Rung wore a


astounding Xl ,(>()() in one day for the appeal, by a variety of fund-raising


between three old school lends, a reunion has been


planned for pupils who left the school in l!)77 or 11178. It is the culmination of a four-year quest for former pupii Mark Kdmundson, who grew up in Wadding­ ton and now works in Boil- dun in the music industry. Mark lias spent the past


four years trying lo trace his old school friends and in April this year he coll­ ided Bosley Harris, a brmer pupil from Gis-


liurn, who now lives in o I loir. Between them


they contacted a third old upil, Biz Cross (nee Teen), formerly of Slaid-


burn, and the trio set about organising a school reunion. Trucking down the allies of over 10(1 people,


flowers, which now stand between 5ft. and lift. (iin. ta l l , were planted in June by Sun­ day school children under the guidance of Mrs Shirley Pilkington, church secretary. ill r Ian Be w is, a


church guardian and sidesman, then planted the seedlings on the s o u t h w a l l o f t h e church. He has watered them up to three times a week since to ensure maximum growth. When the sunflowers


Clitlieroe Advertiser & Times, September 10th, 1002 11


Changes in renovation grants


NATIONAL changes to be introduced in the hous­ ing renovation grant sys­ tem go against a Kibble Valley Council recommen­ dation that a ceiling of £{0,000 be placed on man­ datory grants. The Housing Committee


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made the representation to the Department of the Environment in February, arguing that the money available for this type of grant would go further with such a limit. This year, i'355,000 was avail­ able for mandatory grants in tlie Kibble Valiey, said housing manager Mr John Ogden. The Government, how­


finally slop growing, measuring sticks will calculate the amount of money raised for the Church Urban Fund, with members of the congregation making donations on a per inch basis.


£1,4-30 theft of jewellery


many of whom no longer live in the area, was eer- linly a mammoth task, lit the reunion is now planned for October Ord, t Waddington Social


schemes. These included a number of pupils donating their lunch money to the appeal, and then having a bread bun and a glass of water instead of a proper meal. Other pupils were asked Lo donate the change from their lunch, and collections were held at morning and afternoon registration. The fund was boosted


by cheques from parents. Teachers have been


increasing pupil-aware­ ness about the problems in Somalia with assemblies and posters. A special mass was held at lunch­ time to pray for famine victims. The money raised will go to CATI101). the CaLlmlic Overseas Bevel opment Fund.


cream full-length dress with a blue sash. The others wore blue satin bal­ lerina-length dresses with round scooped necks, puffed sleeves and cream sashes. They all had French plaits, with fresh dowers entwined in roses, gypsophila and hrodia, and carried bouquets similar to the bride's. Best man was Mr Scott


wiili as many old pupils as possible. If you were in the


Jub, by which Lime they ,ie to have been in touch


lasses of 1077 or 1078, esley, Mark and Biz ouhl love to hear from on. Biz can he contacted oil 0251 82Mloll.


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Thompson, groomsmen were Mr Simon Hope and Mr Michael Goddard and ushers were Mr Paul Brownbridge, the bride's brother, and Mr Stephen Neild. the bridegroom's brother. The ceremony was per­


th if a restaurant licence for


court he was in the pro­ cess of refurbishing the


Ribchesler, from Mrs Janet Barbara Mayne to Mr Stephen Roy Johnson. Mr .1 ohnson told the


e Stone Bridge Restau- ant, Blackburn Road,


formed by the Rev. Rod­ ney Nicholson, with organist Mr R. Tattorsall It was followed by a reception at the Moorcocl- Inn. Waddington. The couple are to live in


Clitheroe. Photograph: Raymond Greenwood. Clitheroe.


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THIFVKS forced open a kitchen window and searched the rooms of a house in Whalley Road, Barrow, stealing .U,-1M(> worth of jewellery. Items stolen included


several nine carat gold necklaces, a nine carat gold ingot and a nine carat gold bracelet. I’oliee are asking for


ever, plans to introduce an upper limit of i!50,000 for the grants, the Housing


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“That is a worthwhile effort. There are some folks who live permanently in these homes. This would be a slight step forward."


information about a mail seen running away from the house ul U-ltl p.m. last Wednesday. He was described as aged about 20 years, 5ft. ibiii. with a slim build, short dark hair and wearing a dark blue shell suit with cream and green stripes around the bottom of the trousers..


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Travellers complain of riot squad harassment


HARASSMENT from the riot squad who are flouting the law — that is the complaint from New Age travellers stopping in Chtheroe, who claim they have been pushed over the Yorkshire border into Lanca­


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ing oil behalf of the travel­ lers, described violent attacks which she claimed were carried out by the police and threats that their whole site would be “wrecked” if they did not move on. She said: “The York­


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shire police are supposed to li a v e a p o I i e y o f tolerance towards travel­ lers, but we were actually escorted over the border near Paytliorne by two riot squad vans. “When we were staying


Festival planned for the beginning of September at Riblilehead and, due to the problems which have been caused by these festivals in the past, we took the precaution of stopping travellers and explaining to them that the land for the festival was the sub­ ject of an injunction. “North Yorkshire High­


more than reasonable with the travellers. “There was a New Age


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ways also took out an injunction prohibiting slopping on highways or land adjacent to them and, when the travellers in


question were staying at KatlimeU, one inspector went down there and showed them a copy of this injunction.


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staying at Four Bane Ends, Clitlieroe, and Mrs Barron explained that one of tlie problems they con­ tinually face is that people assume tile law relating to travellers lias already been changed, whereas in fact a change in the law has been proposed, but not passed. She said: “The law as it


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stands legally obliges councils to provide stop-' ping places for us. The Government has brought out a Green Paper which proposes altering the law, but people are acting as though tile law lias already been changed, which isn’t the case." Acting Supt Tittering-


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