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(L IT I IK K O K man ISrian Waterhouse has thrown conven­ tio n stra ight up in the a ir — lo r he has set up the tow n s first-ever ju g g lin g Huh!


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Th irty -th re e -ye a r -o ld M r Waterhouse, ol (Jcorge Street, has been a ju g g lin g fan atic fo r five years and believes the


sh ill is the best form o f therapy ever discovered! l ie said: “ Jug gling is great fo r co-ordination and balance.


It is very re la xing and a fun form o f exercise, although it can he hard on the hack at f irs t , because you are bending down to pick up halls a ll the t im e !”


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J u g g lin g , l ik e la u g h in g , is h ig h ly co n ta g io u s and he says it is the best party piece a person could hope lo r . In


__ l i te ra l !v ! A l l vou need is three te n n is h a lls , so i t is cheap, and'you don't have to lie super-fit either. I t doesn't ma tter how old vou are, o r what size, anyone can do it ! M r Waterhouse works as a d r ive r and maintenance man


I'nct, he mtiv have started a new Clitheroe craze. He said: ’“ People are fascinated by jugg lers. As soon as


they find out you can jugg le, they want to see you do it . I have ta u g h t a few o f my mates already and interest in the new club has been good.”


Another o f ju g g lin g 's virtues, says M r Waterhouse, is its


accessibility, l ie explained: "There are three basic patterns to juggling. Once you master them, the sky is the lim it


for B r it is h K a il by day hut, by n ig h t, he has become an accomplished ju g g le r . He is completely sell-taught and over the years he has b u ilt up an extensive repertoire ol ju g g lin g tr ic k s , some o f which he is hoping to pass on to his students


at the ju g g lin g cluh. The cluh meets every Wednesday nig h t, between ,x and .1 . , , . „


p.m. and. thanks to a l i t t le ju g g lin g o f funds, admission is only £2, w ith special terms fo r un dcr-lfis and the unwaged.


Tn danger of losing silver’


' TI .ITT I K Itt >K is in ilan- yi'i- o f c iv i l ly away the fam ily s i lv e r . " warned < ’ I i l h r n i r and I l is t r ie l ( hamlier of Trade presi­ dent Mr ( 'lir is Wood in Ins end ol t ei'tii president ial


report. In the report M r \ \ III II 1


M u im m r is c d l In* C h am - lit-r's ujHHisitimi 1" lhi* p ro ­ posed auction mart devvl o j im rn l , say ing hundreds nf t hiiusamls o f pounds of Kibble V a lle y ratepaye rs' m oney w i l l he spent in having ( '111 h eroe s " family s i lv e r” gold-plated for the developers! T h e iv p o r t also h ig h ­


lig h ted t he d if f icu lt I f a d ­ ing etiudil ions faced dur ing t he past y e a r by ( 'lit heme re ta ile rs , who. he said, are in t he fro n t Mm* o f t he recession. ( )n a l ig h te r n o te , t he


( ' It a m h e r h a s b e e li involved in e x tens ive ehar- it v w o r k . r e p o r t ed .M r W o o d , w h o a d d e d : " In I hese d iff icu lt t hues it is w a rm in g Io k n o w t he social responsibility fell by out* oruanisal i<m.”


;: Jh k / , ) / .Michael Carr !• ' > * ibftv !V| W o r th £1,000


TW ( > gardon l in n valued at i'l.UMU w ere .stolen from the garden o f a house on vii‘i iu lk ‘1 on Uoad, t irm d le *


ton. at the weekend. T h e b l a c k - c o lo u r e d


u i* ii s . w h i c h a r e t he anti>pie K dw a rd ian typ e , itav e a f lu te d d e s ig n on


t hem and m e a s u re t \ \ o feet hv six fe e t .


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IT’S April 9Lh — the General Election, that is — and local political parties quickly swung into action as the news was announced yesterday. Prime M in is te r . lo lin and Times."


Major went to see the


Queen at noon and, s h o r t ly a f te rw a rd s , ended months of spec­ u la t io n by n am in g


The eyes o f the whole cou ntry were on us last


tim e in o u r famous by- election and are likely to he again, to see whether the Kibble Valley remains Liberal Democrat or pro­ duces another surprising change of colour. The first Kibble Valley


o p in io n p o ll is a lre a d y under way. too! Yesterday, the l-l-year-


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old pupils of Kihhlesdale High School started con­ ducting a survey for the "A dver tiser and Times” in Clilh e ro e and some s u r ­ rounding villages to gauge which way a cross-section of 1,000 people w ill vote and what the y consider are the m a jo r e le c t io n issues. The survey w ill continue today and tomor­ row ami the youngsters, u n d e r th e d ire c t io n o f teacher in charge of geo­ graphy Mr Angus l ’ roud. will process th e ir results in time to he announced in next week’s “ A d v e r t is e r


The election is n o t


l ik e ly , h o w e v e r , to a t t ra c t as m a n y ca n d id a te s as th e “ w a t e r - t e s t i i iy " b y - e le c ­


t io n . Already t i le Green l ’a r ty has a n n o u n ce d i t is


Aid'd 9th as the date not fielding a candidate, as '


the nation is to go to it can o n ly a f fo rd to put the ballot bo.X.


o f Lancashire, and ( ’Oth­ er oe sho p ke e p e r David Krass. who stood in the by-election as an Indepen­ dent Conservative, says he is “ undecided at pres­ ent on financial grounds, although I would love to stand.”


>«■" ‘'" ''W a rd in th e wh o le K ib b le V a l le y M l*


M i c It ;i e 1 ( ’ a r r h a s announced that he will he pushing tlie Liberal Demo­ crats’ aim for proportional representation. “ We must have a fa ir


v o t in g s y s tem w h e re e ve ry vote co u n ts .” lie declared. "A f te r th a t . I will he fighting for invest­


m e n t in e d u c a t io n , i f n e c e s s a r y i n c r e a s i n g income tax by a penny in the pound to guarantee pre-school p ro v is io n fo r th re e to fo u r-ye a r-o ld s , i m p ro ve fu r t he r a nd h ig h e r e d u c a t io n and t ra in in g and to exte nd educational opportunities fo r adults. Then we can t rv to kick-start the econ-


A KARAOKE enthusiast is the new campaign manager o f P arliam enta ry can­ didate David (K in g Heel Heesley. o f the Raving Loony (been (Kant Party. Twonty-two-yoar-old Rachel (Madonna) M o rio n , of U illin g tn n , described


‘Madonna’ for the Loonies


her ap pointm ent as “ fa te ,” a f te r a chance meeting w ith M r Ueesley two weeks ago.


Miss Mo rton works as a chef at Sawley’s Riverside House Residential Home . . .


and. alth ough new to po litics, said that under her dire ctio n M r lieesley's campaign w i l l he "w i ld and w h a c k y ." Among the election activ itie s planned is


a “ loon v” lo u r around C lith e ro e ’s pubs. Miss Mo rton is pictured w ith M r Ueesley at "Chetiuers” — his Sabden-hased


campaign headquarters.


omy by investing in build­ ing schools, hospitals and


houses and helping small businesses.” ( Nmservative candidate


Nigel Lvans and his help­ ers are busy sending out fitM) tapes with a message from John Major and his ministers to young people in the area, and the group is the only one in the coun­ t r y to have produced a four-page special budget edition of the Turv news­ letter, "The Kibble Valley and Fulwuod Leader.” in the run-up to the election. He said: “ Realistically,


people w ill he voting for John M a jo r or Neil Kin- nock to become the next


Prime Minister and I will he lightin g to he the candi­ date who gives them the former choice. Mv fight w ill centre on the p a rty manifesto, in clud ing the Citizens’ Charter, try in g to obtain the type of K rit- ain John Major hopes for, c re a t in g c o n d it io n s fo r people to fu lfil the ir own ambitions.” Labour Party candidate


County Coun. Kon Pickup said: “ 1 will he fighting my campaign fo r the health and wealth of the people of the K ib b le V a lle y . The NHS is being pr iva tised out of existence and 1 will figh t to b r in g it hack to how it was in KMT>. As for


the- wealth of the nation, the oil has nearly gone, so I will fight for our other


‘wealth,’ the education of our people, and a b e tter environment.”


Meanwhile, lh e re has


been no word from "Miss Whiplash.” Lindi St ( ’lair, as to w h e th e r she w i l l again miter the Iray in the Kibble Valley.


Hut S a b d e n ’s D a v id


“ King Kee” Keesley. the Kaving Loony (live n < liant People's Party eandidate and deputy national leader of his party, appointed his campaign manager th is week — a "M a d o n n a ” look-alike!


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LET’S HAVE AN OLD STYLE MARKET


C L IT H E HOB'S mar­ ket traders are up in arms about what they see as the pla n n e rs ’ "d e s t ru c t io n ” o f the town — and, in partic­ u l a r , of th e loc a l


market. Now a gro u p o f them


arc hoping to form a fresh committee to replace their "official" two-man commit­ tee which, they say, is not keeping them informed — and they want to restore a " t r a d i t io n a l ' ' m a rk e t


atmosphere. In a statemen t which


organiser Arlene Noone s a y s r e p r e s e n ts th e m a jo rity of traders, they


ask: "What are the council­


lo rs o f R ib h le V a l le y thinking about? "Perhaps one o f them


could explain to the elec­ torate and to the market traders how and why they have come to the conclu­ s io n th a t e v e ry o n e is happy w ith the ma rket redevelopment plans. “ D e s p ite a p e t i t io n


s ig n e d b y th o u s a n d s against the destruction of th e m a rk e t to w n , th e p owe rs -th a t-b e are s t i l l determined to carry on. “When are they going to


listen to the people who have the good of Clitheroe


at heart? “ YVVw»»i Mi’ii tkm r im in i f tn


P E T IT IO N organiser Arlene Noone (second from the le l l) , who runs


listen to those whose live- i i h o o tl s h a v e b e e n


affected? "When are they going to


listen to those attracted to Clitheroe fo r its ancient


individuality? "When are the elected


llmse wliu luive been loyal to Clitheroe for so many years should have to see th e i r businesses demo­ lished or destroyed before th e ir very eyes. “ Does the council really know what this upheaval


ones going to listen to the w i l l mean to Clitheroe'.’ voice of the people?


The people of Clitheroe do


" Y e s . we w a n t an — the destruction o f their improved market owned unique old market town


bv the council, not owned fo r a ste re o typ e d town by an outside developer c e n t re , com p le te w i th concerned only in personal empty shops and needing g a in ,” say th e tra d e rs , an influ x of ill).OIK) shop- "Sure ly the market tra d- pers per week to make it ers have the r ig h t to be a 1 1 e c o n o m i c a 1 1 y considered?


successful. “ I t cannot be right that "T h in k again, council­


lo rs . You are about to d e s t ro y a tow n fu l l of character." The t ra d e rs w a n t to


kn ow m o re a b o u t th e council's plans for the new market on the auction site. They want to know what will happen to them when building work starts, what compensation there might be, how new cabins are allocated, the v ia b ility of r e n t s , w h a t p a r k in g arrangements there w ill be, the fate of the market cafe and se ve ra l o th e r


issues. In s te a d , says A r le n e


Noone: “ Nobody’stellingus


s a fanev goods and toiletries stall, with other traders from the haberdashery, bags, soft furnishings and bedding stalls


a n y th in g . We've heard no thing from any of the councillors — and what we do hear we’re not happy with. "We want a traditional


market — an old one, not a new one — and the cus­ tom e rs w a n t th a t too . They should never have kn o cke d down th e old market building. In Y ork­ sh ire th e y do n’ t knock a n y th in g down and i t ’s beautiful. " I can show them what is needed — I can draw


them pictures and it won’t cost them thousands and thousands!”


T , V .... j (( T, i r f 1


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WE are pleased that so many o f y o n e n j o y e d o u r f r e e


cuppa Iasi weekend! A remarka ble number


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W i ld and C h r is to p h e r S h a rp w e re d e lig h te d w ith Ihe response. "We had a lot o f people


com in g in fo r Ihe f irs t time and Ihe o f fe r was a huge success," said Terry this week. And now to this week's


o f fe r . . . an in v ita t io n to a wine ta s t in g exclusive to " A d vc r t is e r a n d Tim es" readers, w ith no less (hint lo u r Cape varie­ ties — two red and two white — to sample, w ith a nibble o r two o f cheese lo atltl to the occa sio n and clear the palate for lh e (a s k ahead. Then, i f yon like what


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Safe is taken


B U R G LA R S fled from C l i th e ro e ’s Gas S h ow ­ room, on Castle S tre e t, w i th a safe c o n ta in in g £ 3 ,0 0 0 w o r th o f ga s stamps and £-100 cash, at tlie weekend.


The break-in occurred


be tween 10-20 p .m. on F r id a y and 0 a .m . on S a tu r d a y , a f t e r th e thieves broke a wittdow at the back of the shop.


Thev made a thorough


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