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Elembee Ashley Smith Final


WAGGON & HORSES


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CALDERSTONES At Shawbridge on


Wednesday, March 18th k.o. 7.30 p.m.


iBy 'iint |X'fniiv,n)ii of Ghtht.-me I c I


A(Jftir,\i[ m y


_ t Children X, Senior Cit ‘>0|i


(A i l reel Isi i l l / ) . I l i t m l f t / J J . l . l l ( ( ' ln s s i j ie i l )


Standing' down to deputise


IN an unusual move, the present Mayor of ( ' l i t l i - eroe is s ta n d in g down from office to become the next Deputy Mayor of ( 'litheroe. Cmm. I ’at Shepherd's


m o ve f rom M a y o r to de puty was proposed by Co u i i. John U ow g ill. on b e h a l f o f C o n n . B e r t Jones, who was absent through illness. Although it was a break with tra d i­ tion, added ( ’mm. ( ’owgill, t lie p re s e n t M a y o r 's experience would he useful to the new Mayor. Conn. Shepherd accep­


BOOTSALE CAR Sunday, March 15th


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Spucer. from 5!5 No large vans All food ,v. snacks available at the New Inn


Itaditional Sunday Lunches Childien Welcome


te d his new post and thanked everyone for their support during his three- year term of office as chief citizen, which comes to an end in May. For th e ir next Mayor,


councillors chose the Kev. Denis McWilliam. Liberal D em o c ra t (lis t r ie l and tow n c o u n c i l lo r fo r St James's ward. Th e v ic a r o f Sabden


from Misn to 1‘js tL M r McWilliam is now retired and lives at Slanden Hall fa rm House. He is mar­ ried. w ith fou r children, and st ill serves tlie church act ivelv.


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Saturday, March 14th


In the Sunday School Open ;> 1 S p in Admission lOp


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Liu*. leaves Olilheroe 1.55 p m


Winning fame for portraits


o U T S T A N D I NG p o r ­ traits of Lancashire fami­


lies and children are rock- e I i n g ( ' I i I ll f n i e p h o to g ra p h e r M r David Simmons to international reo »gnit ion. Wit h his port rails of t lie


I Mick w o r t li fam i l y , o f P re s to n . M r S immo n s recent ly won a eompet it ion open to pilot o g ra p h e rs from America, Kurope and as far away as Australia and I long Kong. The contest. which was


fe a tu re d in "P h o to g ra ­ pher's Hnlletin" magazine and sponsored hy F u ji, aimed to find a set of pic­ tures taken at one portrait s itting that showed a con­ s is te n c y o f t he hig'llest standard. Since then, Mr Simmons


has re c e iv e d a m e r i t award from the B r it is h In s t itu te of Professional Photographers. I l is por- tra il of Josh ( Ireenwood. of Parnoldswick. was cho­ sen in the Kodak-spon­ sored competition lbr por­ tra its of children under the age of five.


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JAMIE M A C K . In Ihe


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This Sunday, March 15th


discount pices on selected lutes X liee lattle


TODAY and tomorrow, lle y e s Chem ist, Moor Lane, Clitheroe. will he. open u nt iI (>-do p. m . L o o ts , Ca s tle Stree t'. Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. Monday to Friday until (i-20 p.m. SPONSORED BY


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TREASURES FROM YOUR


ATTIC


Arthur Bickerstaffe Dung along your Antique or


Collectors item for discussion at


FESTIVAL HALL, GISBURN


Wednesday, March 18th 8 p.m.


Admission C2 me Plate Suppor


Anne proves she’s a cut above the boys


( '11


1 In rue Aileeetisee X’ Times. Mi l rel i IJth.


Big drive to make leisure facilities better for elderly


The plea fo r financial


help comes front the club’s parent body, Clitheroe Old People’s Welfare Commit­ tee. which is organising a public meeting at the club in Lowergate, on March JOth. to launch the appeal. Committee chairman Mr


Brian Haig, who is spear- h e ad i ng 11) e a p p e a 1. stresses tha t the tow n ’s e ld e r ly p o p u la t ion is increasing and w ill con­ tinue to do so fo r many years to come. “With this in mind the


committee lias been look­ ing at ways to improve the Pendle ( 'lu ll’s fa c ilities.”


lie says. “ Id e a l ly , we would like new premises, hut as th is would cost about i ’olMI.IHH) we are pro-


\VH KN it comes to showing the hoys the finer points of butch­ ery, Miss Anne Berry is at the top of her ela<-


F o r A l in e (1 7 ) . o f


Teewood Farm. Wadding- ton. has heateii oft opposi­ tion in what has tra d itio n ­ ally been a mail’s world to be voted Student o f the Y e a r in h e r tw o - v e a r


Call to public


to report dirty diesel fumes


1)1 KTY diesel liimes ; s p h e re ami caus ing environmental i-liiiTs, who are invitinjr Itihhle Valley residents to take part in a new wateli- doj>- scheme to help combat t lie problem.


v pnllutinu' lIlf atmn- p e r s is tc i i l I'o.u'. say


The scheme has been


launched hy the bunniuh cou ncil's e n v iro nm e n ta l


department , in ccinjiuir- t io n w ith the N a t io n a l Society for ( 'lean A ir . and involves repurlinti smnke- em it lin p vehicles lo the Department ul'Transport. Department uf Knvirnn-


ment fijjurcs indicate that th e re c e n t p e rs is te n t liieay spells may he alt r ili- utahle In road traffic, par-


Fiesta target


V A N DA LS damaged a Ford Fiesta car parked on Lack New Market Street, C lith e ro e . on S a tu rd a y night. Th ey caused damage


valued at T"><), after throw­ ing a stone throug h the ear’s windsereeii.


licular ly heavy goods vebi- eles running on diesel fuel. Diesel smoke is by far


the d ir t ie s t smoke, say e n vironm enta lists, for it has lliree times the soiling laelor o! coal smoke. In an effort lo eoinhat


po llu t ion mused by l he sm o ke . P ih id e V a lle y environmental health man­ ager M r David W w to i i and the North West Div i­ s io n o f th e N a t io n a l Society for Clean A ir. are asking people to note tile re g is t rat ion n um b e r of HCVs emitting unaccept­ able levels of diesel fumes and to report the vehicle t o t he D e p a r t meat o f Transport. Tile I >oT have promised


to act on all complaints, which can he made by te le p h o n in g its regional office ((Mil S72 2U77) within Hi davs.


course tor the Atllliateship of Meat Level 2, at the Business Support Cm t. Accrington.


Anne — * who overcame


competition from the four hoys on the course after tw o g i r ls who had also


s ta r te d droppe d 01,1 ' received the John Seedali


Memorial Trophy for the best f i r s t - y e a r tra in e e from the Lancashire presi­ de nt o f th e B u tc h e rs ' Federal ion. M r < icorg e Heyes. at a presentation evening last week.


She said: "1 was s c ry


surprised and very proud. ! love my jo b and th is proves that a g ir l can do it as well as any hoy.” Anne has worked in the


( 'liathurn shop of F. Bur­ gess Butchers, owned by M r Koy Porter, part time and fu ll lim e du ring the past four years. " I first went to do work experience for Mr Porter


when I was a p u p il at Lowland High School,” explained Amu*. “ I wasn’t sure at the time what I wnated to do, hut I soon decided that w o rk in g in butchery was the job for me." Anne is not sure what


tin* fu tu re w i l l hold fo r her. "S om e ideas in c lu d e


a t t e ml in g L I a c k p o o 1 Catering College to obtain more ipm lif ica t ions and perhaps one day I would lik e to become a meat inspector." she explained. “ Bui, for the moment. I'm v e ry happy w o rk in g in ( ’hatburn." Anne is the daughter of


M r and M rs S te p h e n L o r ry and has a s is te r ,


J a n e t . w ho w o rk s a t County Hall. Preston. She is fo llow in g in fa th e r 's fo o ts te p s in th e meat trade, as M r L u r ry is a d r ive r and meat porter for C . and ( ’ . .M e a t s , o f Sawlov.


C( >N( ’ F UNS about radioactivity in the L iv e r Kibble are to receive an airing at a meeting of Lancashire ( ’ounlv ( ’oimeil’s Policy and Kcsources ( ’ommitlec. Kepivsentatives of environmental pressure group


Nuclear waste concern aired


Friends of the Farth and British Nuclear Fuels, who own the controversial Springfields situ, will address tin* special meeting later this mont h. County Coun. Louise Fllman said: “ I am very


concerned that LN F L has now admitted that it does have the technology available to reduce the amount of nuclear effluent pumped into the L iv e r Kibble, but that cost is a major factor in determining whether it will ever he used."


CURTAIN GOES UP ON ‘OZ


Top of league for donations to hospice


C.KNKKOliK Kibble Valley residents topped last year ’s league of donations towards the Nor th Wes t C h i ld re n ’s Hospiee^ Der ian House, it was revealed at the appeal’s annual


meeting on Friday. W i t h a n a in a z i n g


a m(iu n t o f m o re t ha n loo.lino raised during last


vear, the v were nearlv L’ HJ.IMH) ah ead o f th e nearest amount, raised hy Wigan residents. Meanwhile, t he dream


o f th e D e r ia n II m ise H o s p ic e is a b o u t to be come r e a l i t y , w i th c o m e d ia n K e n D o d d hooked to cut the first sod at 11 a.m. on June 2nd. s ta r t in g a b u ild in g p ro ­ gramme which it is hoped w ill he completed within a year. C h ild re n o f ( ‘h u r le y ,


near where the hospice is lo he built at Astley v i l­ lage, near the Mb and MM motorwavs, will then link


BRIDGE CLUB


W IN N K K S in Ho* H«>u«*ll timv*-m«-nl at f litliwne Kridge ( ’lull on Wednesday were Mr and Mrs .1. Pawlieki. ( 'ol .lellre.v and Mr keiiimi shared s«-mnd plate with Mr Atkinson and Mr Jennings.


s dealer, love all.


S A K H K ]) las t:; C A law


SJiiT: 11 % I ) Tiio (' sr»


W I'­


s uiosi li .ufr:. !>.)!) ( ’ K72


s-oiith opened one n<> trump (la to IJ points) and north raised to three. U est led a small s


s-ollth eollld see eight lrifk> top and had to deride wltel look tor the ninth triek. It the hearts broke .!-•*,


tade • nil


toiirth heart would provide MeeesMU’V tl’lrk. It lie llliessotl rltlbs IU lee. plavillg lor tile queen and lack to be 11 1 dlttelellt It: 1


lo


. his ■ the


1 it I > and tor the Milt to hi<-ak cvenlv. duntmv s tonrth club


l l JXINU I) AKlj C tj.l-i:)


arms round t he area which the building will occupy. Guests at t h<- annual


meeting, held at Ashton- on-Libble, Were Welcomed by t he chairman o f t he tru stees. Miss Margaret Vint rn . who chaired t in* meet ing and int reduced the speakers. These included appeal


p re s id e n t the L t l io n . Lord Waddington of Lead, appeal patron the Bishop of Blackburn, the Lt Kev. A la n C h o s t e r s . a ml accountant M r D. McMil­ lan. who e xp la in e d t he recent re - re g is te r in g of charit ies. T re a s u re r M r K. G.


Thomas gave details of t lie accounts and the speakers were thanked by appeal chairman M r John ( 'la y - ton. who also spoke highly o f the e f fo r ts put ill by fund-raisers and helpers during the year. He added t hat fu n d s w e re s t i l l needed to invest to meet the hospice’s annual ru n ­ ning costs, which he esti­ mated Would be between Cii)!>.()(i() and Uiim.nni).


p o s in g to im p ro v e th e present building." The proposals are: O Moving the stage to


extend the floor area of the main hall (i-.oiiO). O K ew ir in g the whole


building — a necessity in any case ( i ’ l2,(K)l)). © E x t e n d i n g t h e


u p s t a i r s rooms , p r o v id in g b e t t e r s n o o k e r f a c i l i t i e s a n d an a d d i t io n a l leisure* room (loll.(HMD.


O I n s ta l la t ion o f l i f t


(I'lAjinm. The contingencies and


professional fees take the figure to a total of i ’PO.lHH). Mr Haig says that the committee has lo(),not) in


reserve to spend on the project, hut obviously it


will he necessary to raise the difference. “We as a committee feel


it is a worthwhile scheme. Imt obviously we will need f in a n c ia l s u p p o r t from o rganisa t ions, in d u s t ry and the general public of the K ib b le V a l ie v . ” he added. L e p re s e n ta t t iv e s ami


in d iv id u a ls a re b e in g invited to attend the pub­


lic m e e t in g , when tin* officers w ill explain the plans, which will he avail­ able for public inspection. Th e c om m i t te e was


established in the early f if ­ ties. when three terraced


houses in Lowergate were purchased and developed into the present premises. The accommodation com- ',o()D square levels. The


prises some . feet on two


premises are well used hy 200 club members, all of whom are fio or over and pay an annual 11 member­ ship fee. The club provides facili­ ties fo r various types of


da n c i n g . as w e l l as snooker, re g u la r w h is t . bridge and domino drives. There is also a television lounge and talks and lec­ tures are often given. The club is open from 0


a.m. to 10 p.m. each day except Sundays. There is a l i t n c h e o n c I u b e ve ry Wednesday, when some (50 e ld e r ly people e n jo y a cooked meal prepared on the premises. A ll the organisers and


helpers are volunteers, the only paid s ta f f being the cleaners. The club is self- fin a n c in g and re lie s on voluntary donations for its upkeep, as well as money raised from the collection and sale of waste paper hy the members.


.‘1


A MAJOR improvi-im-nt s c Ih m i il * for Clitlu-im-’s popular old people’s I’endle Club is soon to be launched — ami tile hope is that the town and other parts of the Kibble Valley will rally round to help finance the Lilli.0(H) project.


Hoping for a hit


TH E East L a n ca sh ire - based C h a r i ty T h e a tre Company is to visit Kead with its highly-acclaimed production of “ Educating


Kita." P ro fits w ill he shared


between Kead and Simon- stone Playground Associa­ tion and tin* Fr iends of Simonstone School. Th e com p a n y , wh ich


ho as t s a w a rd - w i n n i ng playe rs from the Colne area, has already raised some U.HIO for charitable causes and is hoping the production will he a box- offiee hit for the A pril 1th performance in the United Keformed Church at Fast View. The show starts at 7-20


p.m. There are 120 seats and tickets, priced at to. are now on sale. Further details can he obtained hy phoning H2n2 722D 1,1)2*2 70707 or (>2s2 70a2i;.


Conversion refused


THE conversion of the for­ mer smithy in Sawley has been refused hy Kibble Valley planners. Members of the council’s


P la n n in g and D e v e l ­ opment ( ’ommitlee heard th a t t he a p p I i r a t io n


referred to the alteration of the former smithy, west of Cowper Place, to a sin­ gle dwelling. Two letters objecting to


the application had been re c e iv e d and c o u n c i l o ff ice rs felt the re were v a r io u s r e a sm is fo r refusal, including access a ltd t he necessi t y fo r exte nsive re b u ild in g or ma jo r a lte ra t io n s which would adversely affect the sm i th y ’s c h a ra c te r o r appearance.


About stamps


A DISPLAY and talk on "Stamp production up to UHIO” w i l l lie give n hy g u e s t s p e a k e r M r P. Young at Clitheroe Stamp Club’s meeting on Tuesday at the United Keformed Church, in Moor Lane. Clitheroe. The meeting starts at 7-


21) p.m. and all members are being urged to make a special effort to attend.


DIRECT FROM THE FACTORY CARPETS


would lie good. hither line ol plav would tail if


the opponents raids were not tavourablv placed, but south tound a wav to make hi> con- trael which did not depend on hirkv distribution. At trick tut*. In- led a small diamond trom dummy, taken by east, who returned a spade. Another small diamond lost to


the lung and. with no spade to lead, east tried a small heart,


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THE crowds will he following the "yellow hriek


mad” lo Chipping Village Hall tonight for the opening performance of "The Wizard ol’Oz.” Chipping Amateur Theatrical Society has left no


stone unturned to ensure the success of the musi­ cal. For instance, the company decided to east two players for every child part in ease of illness. Each group of youngsters will take turn to play the parts during the four-day show. Dorothy, the character made famous hy late Hol­


lywood movie star Judy Garland, is being played by Bernadette Husson and Heidi Chadwick.


There are also two clergymen in the show -- but


playing different parts. Catholic priest Ft* Fitzpa­ trick has taken on the role of the Tin .Man while vicar, the Lev. Fred Cheall is Loyal Guard.


Other principal parts are taken by lan Lohmson


(Lion) and Eileen Howarth (Scarecrow). Producer Harold Fa/.aekerley plays the smaller part of the wizard.


The show continues tomorrow and Saturday


evenings, with a matinee performance on Saturday,


taken by the king in dummy. Another diamond drew the last high honour and the in ol dia­ monds gave Miutll the trick lie needed to make his contract. \ \ timers on Mondav were: Ns


Mrs ( aldwell and Mrs Metealle. Mr A Norris and Mr \ \ . horns; h \ \ Mrs Haron and Mr brown. Mrs I'orter and Mr Havdoek. llmr.-davs w inners: Ns Mr J.


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TD K winners at Clitheroe B u n d le C lu b ’s w e e k ly bridge session were Mrs D. Satterthwaite and Mrs K. Luleoek, Mrs E. Gud­ geon and Mrs F. Porter.


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