Cl i th e r o e " ,W , ( I 'Jd i to r iu t ) ,


Sure-shot John bags


hat-trick


( 'LIT! IK l iON IA N .John Br idges C!5) produced a


h a t - t r ick of clay pigiMjn shooting victories at Cra­ ven Shooting < hound, near ( J a r g r a v e , o n S u n ­ d ay . . . an d now lo o k s a lm o s t c e r t a i n to b e selected to shoot for the


at C a s t le C eme n t , was shoot ing in the Autumn and Winter League finals at Collision Cold, against competition from over 500 membe r s of t he ( ’raven club to q u a l i fy for th e f inals . He p r o d u c e d a shoot of 50 consecut ive clays , wi th o u t mi s s in g o n e . a n d a m a y. e d onlookers.


In the Sunday finals, lie


gave a spectacular display of clay pigeon shoot ing, with a perfect consecutive Lio to win the “she et” sec­ tion. a perfect consecutive Ho to win the “down the l ine” sect ion and HH out of Ho to come second in the “sport ing” section.


l i e is no w 1 o o k i n g


forward to en te r in g the first selection shoots for th e N o r th of Kn g lan d team a week on Sunday, at Cot t on d a le , n e a r S c a r ­ b o ro u g h . an d th e f i rs t s e le c t io n shoot for the Kngland team at Hereford on March HHth.


“There are It) places for


the Kngland t e am , ” he said, “and make no mis- t a ke . . . y o u ' l l s e e my n ame t h e r o s o o n e r or later. I must be in with a good chance!”


Safety talk I, A N CASH 11 a-) Amhu-


lanc e S e rv i c e t r a in in g officer Mr .!. Mryanl will be giving an educal ional talk for Llackburn Area Load Safety Associat ion next 'Tuesday. 'The talk, which is open


to motorists from tin* Kib­ ble Valiev, is being held at tlu* association's training centre at Kwood. starting at 7-BO p.m. Admission is f ree and th e r e is ample tree parking available.


Kngland team in the near fut lire. Mr br idges, who works


LAXTON — KEOUGII


St Helen's Church, VVad- dington, was the se t t ing for th e we d d in g of Mr


(Savin Lax ton and Miss S h a r o n M e r n a d e 11 o Keotigh. d’he bridegroom, a com­


pany managing director, is the eldest son of Mr and M r s T . L a x lm i , o f Waddington. The br ide is the only


daughter of Mr and Mrs (1. Keough, of I lamp. 'The bride, given away


Ha i l . J a c k so n an d t hc b r id e sm a id wa s Ka rah K e(»u gh , t h e b r i d e ’s daughter . 'Tin* mat nm of honour


wore a drop-waisled, calf- length lilac dress and the b r id e sm a id had a fuII- lengt h off-t he- s l iot i lder d re s s in lilac and whi le. Kach wo r e a l i lac and whi te silk headdress and


carried a hand-tied posy of freesia and carnal ions. Lest man was Michael


Por t or an d t he u s h e r s were Nicholas Laxton, the bridegroom's brother, and K i e r o n K e o n g h . t he bride’s son. 'The ceremony was per ­


formed by the Kev. Alan Hailey, vicar of Wadding- toil, and organist was Mr I lonald I lart ley. A reception was held at


t he L ow e r L u c k In n , Waddington.


honeymoon in London and p l a n


Moorhouse. S» Hews from the Villages


___________________ ______ MAW;


celebrated at Salem Con- gia-gat ional ( ’h and, Mar- t in 'Top, coinciiling with the llrst Sunday in Lent. Miss Melanie Starkie led tin* morning family service and used tile "Picture of 'Trees” as her theme. Mrs Kthel Hartley was organ­ ist . 'The hymn "Yes ( lod is


Ladies lead Ladies’ I )ay Sunday was


good; in e a r th and sk y ” opened the afternoon wor ­ ship. which was led by Mrs Freda Pilkingtoii, of Kimington. Soloist was Mrs Stella Smith. of ( 'lith- eroe. who sang “Cod is our guide, our light ami our deliverance” and "Cod for­ g a v e my sin in J e s u s ’ name.” Children of the Sunday School. Sarah Newbould


and Kleanor West , along wi th th e c o n g r e g a t io n sang “Jesus bids us shine,”


accompanied by Mrs Kath­ le en Scot t on th e e l e c ­ tronic keyboard. ’They also r e a d a p r a y e r f o r "Spr ing.” Mrs Joan Brew­ s te r gave a Hible reading and prayer s were led by Mrs Vera Ciles and Miss Margaret Kenyon. 'The address was given


by Mrs Janet Yap. of Hol­ ton. on "Cuidance.” Wor ­


ship was brought to a dose with “Je sus shall reign.” Organist was Mrs Frances


I ’owl.


Gliding Members of ( ’hipping


YF( ‘ met on Monday night for an illusl rated talk and video on gliding by Mr


Purslow. of Hlackpoo! ami l-'ylde (Hiding ( 'lull, lie gave an insight into the different types of gliders and prices. I h* also spoke about how


to take off, learn how to stay in the air and. most importantly, how to gel down safely. Stephen Hen- nott and Sam Wilkinson t hanked him. Congratulations were


With music “Music in everyday life”


was the subject of a talk g iv en bv Mis s Ma rg o t 1 lowner-flottomley to fel­ low membe r s of Kolton- by-Howland WI. ’ Miss Downe r -Kot tom-


ley. filling in for the sche­ duled sp e ake r , who was unable to at tend, was wel­ comed by pre s ident Mrs M. A. H o s o n n e t a n d


th an k ed by Mrs Marion Pillows. 'The competition for “my


o l d e s t p u r c h a s e f rom Marks and Spencer" was won by Mrs Mary Pickles wi th a 20-year -old nylon


blouse. Members heard that the


group’s recent whist and domino dr ive raised i’o l l for char i ty and that Mrs Nancy Co rn thwa i te will represent the group at the spr ing council meeting, to be h e ld n e x t w e e k in Stockport.


SLAIDBURN


Creative craft Many members of Slaid-


burn WI were absent from the March meet ing as the lambing season had begun. There were, however, 25 to see examples of t radi ­ tional patchwork panels by


In the box Kibchester villagers can


give thei r news when g e t ­ t ing thei r news from now- on — for village supermar ­ ket proprietor Mr Ted Speak, of the Spar shop, who is now also the village newsagent , has placed a special "news box” in his shop. Mr Speak acquired the


newsagency last week and said that villagers, when buying their “Clitheroe Adver t iser and 'Times," can leave items of village news in the box. which will be collected and deli-


given to Stephen denial! for winning first place in the senior hedge-laving competition and Kichard Seed for third place; also to Philip Slater, who came third in the junior class. Praise went to those


who took part in the assault course at Pulwnnd Par racks, Preston, where Chipping A and C teams


came in joint first position and Chipping P was third.


Next week’s meeting


will feature a talk by Conn. Allan Kay on his


year as Mayor of the Kib­


ble Valley. Members should meet in the commu­ nity cent re at 7-15 p.m.


part icipat ion and <|Ucs- tioiis, Mrs Parham Steen thanked Mrs Harron for a lively talk. A competition for a


pret ty headscarf was won by Mrs K. Lawson, Mrs li. Snaith and Miss K. Hall. President Mrs M. Shaw


thanked Mrs M. Parker for ar ranging so success­ fully tin* outing to the musical at ( ’lit heme show and announced that the annual dinnet' w ill he held on June 17th at the Duke of York I lot el. ( irindlet on. At the meeting on April


Mil. a local radio personal­ ity will be the speaker and members are asked to bring a friend.


Mrs Harron. a surprise speaker, who explained how she became involved in producing her own crea­ tive work and teaching her craft to ot hers. After much audience


vered to the "Adver t iser and 'Times” office. Mr Speak and his wife.


Jeananne, are both golf ent husiasts and members at ( ’lit heroe ( lolf ( ’lub, where Mr Speak is cap­ tain-elect.


The couple spent thei r t o I i v e i n


Waddington. P h o t o g r a p l i : A I a n


by h e r f a th e r , wo re a drop-waisled, calf-lengt h gown of whi te lace and ivory satin and a silk head­ dress with ivory and white ruses. She carried a hand- tied posy of ivory roses, freesia and carnations. Mat ron of honour was


(A d e e r l i s i i i t / ) . I h m i l e i / 22.,'. ,7 (C la s s i f i e d )


We join health centre to help you kick the smoking habit


IT’S a “ smoke s ig n a l” to Kibble V alley r e s i­ dents . . . don’t despair if you can’t break the smok­


ing habit, because help is at hand! Wi th the a sh - t ray s st i l l full of "d o c k s ” a f te r y e s te rd ay ’s Nat ional No-Smoking Day, a major ef for t to help young and


old al ike in the a re a to drop the l i fe- threatening habi t is being mounted by the "Adver t iser and Times” along wi th Cl i theroe


Heal th Centre. Are you a young person sucked into smoking because your


f riends think it looks “ cool” ? Are you an adul t t rying to kick a habi t which is not only af fe ct ing yo u r lungs hut also your pocket — par t icular ly a f te r Tuesday’s Budget? Do you want to kick the habi t because more and more Kibble


Valley re s tau ran t s and fa c i l i t ie s— including o ur non-smoking cinema — make yon real ise th a t smoking is becoming a social non-star ter?


Whatever the reason, if there is enough interest , the heal th


cent re is almiil to mount a major event wi thin the next couple of weeks to help smokers ki rk the habi t .


A one-day event will he staged, wi th members of the public


able to go along and seek advice on a one- to-one basis. There will he inst ruct ive talks and an exhibi t ion, too.


It will he a ease of taking in as much as you want . I f you a r t


ii y o u n g per son and would ju s t l ike to ta lk quiet ly to one adviser — a nurse or heal th visi tor — or if you would purely like to look round an exhibi t ion to see what cl inics or help are avai lable in the a re a . . .it will all be there. I f only a few seek help, then the c ent re is qui te wi l l ing to see


people on a one- to-one basis, wi th each or the three pract ices a r ran g in g individual things.


Whichever happens — i t ’s up to you, the people of Kibble


Valiev, to decide. All we are asking is for you to drop us a line at "The Adver t iser and Times", 2 King St reet , Cl i theroe BB7 2I'AY, and let us know if you are interested as soon as pos­ sible, so th a t we can give numbers to the heal th cent re. V es terday saw the first s tages of s topping the smoking habi t


in the Kibble Valley, wi th exhibi t ions at Kibble Valiev Council Offices and Cl i theroe Heal th Centre, and pupils from Kibbles- clalc Hitfh School , Cl i theroe, #ave th e i r views in an enl ighten-


ing and very ma tu re way, wi th a display of posters at the heal th cent re. So come along smokers , let yo u r local paper know whether


y o u ’re in te r e s te d or wh e th e r a memb e r o f v o u r fami ly is


interested. It could lie the most impor tant let ter vou’11 ever post!


Cl i theroe Ad v e r t is e r & Times , March 1-Jth, 10'JJ il


‘We’re over a barrel’ claim on future of nursing home site !


FEARS that a prominent Ribble Valley nursing home site could become nothing more than two housing estates were expressed by a Ribble Valley councillor. Members of the Plan­


" ■


n in g an d De v e lo pme n t Commi t tee were discus­ sing a proposed housing d e v e Io p m e n t a t t h e Langho Centre, Longsight Road, Billington. Receivers were called in to handle the sale of the


Langho Ce n t r e nu r s in g home last y e a r for Kiln-


cross Ltd, af ter “continu­ ing financial difficulties" at the centre. A sect ion of the large


MP makes new


plea to Minister for bypass


A I’FHA to Minister of Transport Christopher ( ’hope to reconsider a bypass for (iisbnrn came this week from Kibble Valley Ml’ Michael ( ’arr.


M r ( I) > | > l*n ;i i*


months ;i has also


a r r . w h e


no! Mr ( ’h o p e go Tor his help, wr i t te n to the


I h ' p i i r t III e ll I o f t h e


Knvironmeiit and Lanca­ s h i r e C o u n ty Co u n c i l , emp h a s i s in g t lie urgent need for the bypass, and saying that he has already raised the mat ter once in Parl iamentary qtteM ions. ‘I am hoping that Kib­


ble Val ley Counci l will cp up the pressure for a


b y p a s s , t o o , ” sa id Mr Carr . "The villagers face so many traffic problems, which are also exacerbated by the Sunday markets , uni for example it took me


HU minutes to drive across t he road a fori night ago to try and get to see a coll- t it u e n l who l iv e s in ’ossiile.”


l ie added that hi* had


wri t ten to Tim Yen, in the 1) e p a r t me n t o f t h e envi ronment , asking for new legis lat ion to help cont rol t he n um b e r of ma rk e t s which could he held in t he village. "It is scandalous that we


have no legislation to help in this mat ter ." he added. "\Ve should he able to con­ trol tile size of the ma r ­ kets . . . t he people of ( iis- buru and area have faced d i f f i c u 11 i e s fo r Io n g enough.”


Problem of bored youths


KOKKP youths are dr ink­ in g b e e r a n d sm o k in g cigaret tes in a Cl i theroe s c h o o l p l a y g r o u n d at night . it is feared. Staf f and pupils arrived


a t Kd is f o rd P r i ma ry School on Monday morning to discover that numerous b e e r cans and* c ig a r e t te ends had been discarded in tin* school grounds. Kibble Val iev’s Conn.


Joint service ( i r indlet on Met hodist


( ’hurch was the venue for a jo in t s e rv ic e wit h St Ambrose Church for the "Women’s World Day of Prayer . Leader was Mrs Kilna ( ’owperl Invaite and M rs Joan ( ’lark was t he speaker. Tea and biscuits w e r e s e r v e d in t h e schoolroom afterwards.


In dialect At tonight’s meeting of


Cr in d le to n WI , Mrs C. Thist lethwai te, of Kiming­ ton. will be enter taining members with a selection of d i a l e c t poet ry and verse. Af ter the meet ing lhere will be a practice for the enter tainment for the g ro u p meet ing on Apri l 1 s t .


Waste paper


'The usual waste paper collection will be held in Crfindleton today. Contri- hu t i on s of c a r d b o a r d . newspaper and magazines can be It*11 in the space p ro v id ed at t ile top ot I ’.a c k La lie , n e a r t he chapel wall.


At school I’ r i i• 11< 1 s o 1 < i r indleton


School are holding thei r


A(i.M on Wednesday, at S p.m. m tin* school hall. All


members and parents are invited to at tend.


J o h n Mcdowan bel ieves tin* problem is one of bore­ dom for the y o u n g s te r s who, he says, have started congregat ing in a recess of the school building. l ie said: "'This problem


needs solving, but how we. solve it I don’t know. We ne ed one or two y o uth groups to get these young people together and find out exactly what it is they want." Police an* investigating


the incident, as well as a se p a ra te episode of van­ dalism at tin* school last week, when a fire ext in­ guisher was set off inside the building.


Entertaining 'TDK next meet ing of Cal-


derstones Fellowship is to la* held on March Hist, at H the male


p.m room. The meeting will include


in me:


a short performance from tin* Whalley Kntcrtainers. Memb e r s a r e r emin d ed that payment of l'S.5() is due for tlu* April t r ip to Hebdei i F r id g e and the canal cruise.


site is already owned by a housing developer and has received permission for -17 d e t a c h e d h o u s e s a n d garages. Council lors heard that


the p re sen t appl icat ion, refer r ing to ;M dwellings on the five-acre site, had brought object ions from Bi llington and Wi lpshi rc Parish Councils. Ki lne ros s b o u g h t the


site — which had been on the market for a number of years — from Manches­ te r City Council in a i l . i im deal and councillors were told that the company’s p lan s for th e comp lex would lead to 12f> nursing jobs. Co n n . P r a n k Dy so n


(Clitheroe) described as "a gamble" plans before the committee for the further development of the site. “We are losing employ­


Super calf a prizewinner


SUPER call'status for February and the year at Gisburn Auction Mart went to a young Simmental bull belonging to Mr Jim Frankland, of Watt Close, Gisburn.


The call’ fetched tit")? at


au c t io n , to a ch iev e the highest price locally in an annual competition held by Mid land Hank an d th e Hritish Simmental Cat t le Society. 'The contest takes place at the top H5 ma r ­ kets in the country on the f i rst 'Thursday of ev e ry month, from S ep temb e r through to February. Mr Frankland received


a c e r t i f ic a te , as well as A


’HO, for producing not only


a monthly but an overall winner for the year at Lis­ burn. He is pictured above with Mr Stephen Dennis, a n a u c t i o n e e r w i t h Kichard Turner X- Sons.


Games night


DOWNHAM Village Hull was the venue for Clilh- eroe Young Fanner s, who held a business meet ing first and then took part in a n u m b e r o f g a rn i in c lu d in g a v e r s io n "< live us a Clue." Af ter that cairn


an un-


t i l e - s p o t g am e s e v e r a l memb e r s \ picked at random to for one minute on a sub­ ject chosen by the rest of the club. Names were also taken


w In* n* Ki


for the events being held at the Young Farmers* Kegional Kally in May.


Car destroyed FI K K n u n plet ely d e s ­


t ro y ed a ea r at Kemple Knd in the Kibble Valley on 'Tuesday night. Kireman used one hose


reel to fight the fire, which o c c u r r e d s h o r t ly a f t e r midnight.


Villagers support charity event for Romania


of


GISBURN AUCTION MART PRICES


FIRST qual itv rows made to LI.lino (average L7<;o.i57»> at Gis


Am t ion Star! mi Thursday,


when Cl newly - ca lv ed dairy cows ami heifers were forward. Second qualitv rows made to


LliZO (Ldl 1). First finality heifers mailt* to


Lss7. iLT'iS.T.')); second quality to IV.H7> (L.'iST.oO). There were two in-calf dairy


cows forward, with a springing cow nmking L7*>0 and a cow, flue in April. L7.o,*>. Then* were Hiti calves and ins


sticks ami stores forward. Calves: Charolais X hulls to L'1M» (Lldll), heifer’s to LIUS


(L l u . " i .L im o u s i n X hulls t LHH7. (LllT.oUi. heifers to LhS (LTd.olO. Pelgian Itlue X hulls t LJSs (LH hi.dm, heifers to LI" (Llol.Ho), Simmental X hulls t LlMO (LR'S.Ho), heifers to LIHO (LlUl.do) . Ploild e fl'Afplit. X hulls to LITs ( LI7.1.7.II). ot lie] ( ’out ineutal X heifers to Lids Hereford X hulls to LldU(LllS)


heifers to Lod, Friesian X hull? to LITs (Lind), heifers to L17.7. Angus X hulls to LI IS iL'.il.JU), heifers lt» HIM IMS). Weaned s t i cks and s to r e s


Charolais X hulls steers to L-tHs (Ldd*t.d.*.i. heifers to LdTil i£57.Si, Limousin X hulls steers to £5‘)7


(Lddd.dU) . h e i f e r s to i d l s ( Ld o s .dm. ( ie )g ian IMue X hulls Steel’S to Ld id (LddUl, other Continental X heifers to LH.Ts, l l e r e to n l X he i fe r s to Ldou, Friesian X huJL steers to Lddo


(LHH7.7>Oi. heifers to ill .'. (L-IL*.) in-calf cows to L7d.'», in-calf heif­ ers to Lldu. In tile fatstock section, then


wen* din cattle forward, inclinl mg dl l young hulls. Hl!> steer.- ami heifers and Ji>7 cows ami hulls. Then* Wen* l.d'JI sheep, including 1.1 l!l lioggs. la shearl­ ings amj ldu ewes and rams. Ih i l ls : C o n t in e n ta l l ig h t to t lSp (IlM.Ppl. medium to I7.‘t|


i 1 Hd. dp ). h e a v y t o 1 d a .d p ( IHl.Sp) . other- light hulls t


I MLHp ( lU- t .Tj i ) . me di um to l ld. sp i |tl‘»pj. Iieavv to lld.dj


itWVip). Steers ami heifers: Continen­


ta l l igh t s t e e r s to lH7i.Jp I I In..’■'pi. medium lo l.id.Mj 1 1 I 7.. 1 p ). hea v v to 1 J7. S j (IIP.dp), o t h e r l i ght Steel’s t< l lU.Hp i in L.spi. medium tf IlT.sp (In.*.. Ip), heavv to lOS.Jp


(Po. tp). l e n tm e n ta l l i ght h ell er tf. 1 1 Ip (1 L..7»pi. medium to


Idd.Hp lldp.Pp). heavv to Ida.dp (Ild.Hp). o t h e r light he il er > tf. I 1 d. Jp (JMi.dp i. med ium to 107..''p (PPp). Iieavv to ILl .sp


I'.G.dp). 1 ows and hulls: (made I cows It* I t ip (PP.lp). Grade J to Hl.sp


(SH.HpL G r a d e .1 to s H . s p (71.Ppl. teedmg cows to lOH.Sp


(dT.dp), mature hulls to tdd.Np (P1.7»p).


Sheep: super light hnggs to M| i . light t.. Ids.Sp (pl .Ppt .


s tan da rd to Idd.Tp (Pa.ppl . medium to IdT.dp (P7>.dp), heavy to PP.lp. ove rwe ight tf* PO.dp (SH.Tp). sh e a r l in g s to dd.Sp i dd. 1 p ). II n l f -h r ed ew e s to L7)7.7id (LTI.da). horned ewes to Ldd.Sd iLHl.-t”.), rams to LaT.ad (Ld.s.p.M. In the produce section, there


were d7».dp tonnes of hay and s traw on of fe r , wi th bar ley straw making t" £!7> per tonne wheat s traw to LJ-l per tonne and hay tf. L IS per tonne.


Responding well to reunion


THK first ever reunion for p u p i l s o f W a d d i n g t o n School , at Wad d in g to n Social Club on March HNth, is a t t r a c t i n g en q u i r ic from all over the area, said the organisers this week. Mrs Judi th Smi th (nee


H a t t o n ) , o f W a d d ow Grove, Waddington, and Mr s A n i t a H a t e r (nee Month), of Spring Cardens, Waddington. are inviting fellow pupi ls from H*5H, when t e a c h e r Miss Hir- twell ret ired, to join them at th e social g a th e r in g , buffet and disco. "However, we have had


e n q u i r i e s f rom o t h e r years, because this is the


school’s first reunion, and they are welcome to join us if they let us know as


soon as possible," said Mrs Smith. The evening will star t at


7-GO p.m. and tickets can be o b t a in e d f rom Mr


Smith (Clitheroe HJDOJ) or Mr s H a t e r (C l i t h e r o e 2()KSH).


TALL TALES


'TALL stor ies were flow­ ing one a f te r an o th e r at


Clitheroe Speakers’ Club, when members were faced with telling a tale in a con­ vincing manner. Mo s t m em b e r s to o k


par t , each telling a story ol lo u r or five min u te s ’ l e n g t h wh ic h s o u n d e d u n l ik e ly an d le f t t h e i r a u d i e n c e w o n d e r i n g w h e t h e r o r n ot i t wa s true.


The winner, Mrs Stella


Hlackburn. was the one who deceived most of the voters. In th e ch a i r was Mrs


Margaret Wilkinson. The n e x t m e e t i n g i s o n Monday.


Spring ramble


T H K b e a u t i f u l e a r l y sp r in g w e a t h e r h e lp ed No r th E a s t Lan c a sh i re Rambler s to enjoy th e i r r e c e n t coach r amb le to Malliam. As usual , th e r e was a


KKSIDKNTS of ( 'lui lbiirn pulled out all the stops wh en a s k e d to su p p o r t th e v i l lag e e f fo r t for Komauia.


A talk and slide show was (riven hy Mrs . l a n d


Creelman, a aiemher of the " I ’emlle for Komauia" qroup, assisted hy Mrs Chr ist ine Murphy. Kepresentnl ives o f the group a r e lo visi t the count ry again next month when they will again he


working tj> improve (he qual i fy of life for o rp h an ­ age youngsters .


A wonder ful effort hy the vi l lagers raised U">l


and a large n u inhe r o f gi l l s were all gra te fu l ly received on b eh a l f o f the group. The event was organised by members of the village church and .Methodist chape l , and l ight r e f re shmen t s were served.


I’ietnred are members of the group and some of


those who at tended the meet ing, held in the Meth­ odist school room.


choice of four guided walks a n d p a r t i e s l e f t t h e coaches a t var ious s to p ­ ping points and me t up again at the end of the day- in Malham. The next coach ramble


is to Castleton, in the Der­ byshire Peak District, on March 22nd. All bookings and enquiries can be made hy te l e p h o n in g Ne lson (02S2) (!1212:i.


ment at the nursing home and in s te a d p r e s e n t in g ourselves with two hous­ ing estates on a site which would p revious ly n ev e r have been given planning permission for residential d e v e 1o p m e n t , ” h e declared. Director of development


Mr Philip Bailey said the co u n c i l wa s t r y i n g to ende avour to retain the


Sparkling streets in sight


S TK K K T S co u ld soon sparkle in the Kibble Val­ ley with improved cleaning set to begin next month. Kibble Valley Kormigh


Council has jus t agreed a fo u r -y e a r co n t ra c t wi th Ki f fa Wa s t e S e r v i c e s , designed to keep tlu* roads of the area spick and span. As a r e s u l t , th e main s t reets of Clitheroe, Lon- gr idge and Whal ley will receive a thorough sweep daily, s ta r t ing in April. The change was t r ig ­


g e r e d b y t h e r e c e n t Knvironmental Protection Act and new codes of prac­ tice governing l i t ter and r e f u s e c o n t r o l . Wi th responsibility for highway cleaning transfer red from county to borough, Kibble Valley councillors intend to use their new powers to enforce l i t ter control and i m p r o v e t h e 1o c a l environment. Biffa. a nat ional com­ p a n y b a s e d in H i g h


Wycombe. Buckingham­ shire, submi t ted the most compet i t ive of five bids received. Kxperienced in car rying out refuse collec­ tion for 11 other author i­ ties. including Chorlev and Che s ter , the company is expe c ted to open a local depot and to employ local people for the work.


Butterflies


A W E L L - K N O W N A c c r in g to n nut l i ra l is t , Stua r t Watson, gave his third annual talk to Glith- oroo Na tu r a l i s t s on the subject of butterflies.


The talk was illustrated


by s l ides , many having been taken dur ing trips to several countr ies, includ­ ing South America and the rain Incests of Malaya. Mr Watson int roduced


m em b e r s to his wi f e , whom he had met during his tr ip to Malaya, and the couple answered a number of questions.


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New battle of the roses gathers more support


THE campaign to re-establish the 1974 local g o v e r nm e n t b o u n d a r ie s is g a th e r in g


momentum. The local committee of the Campaign for Re-entrv into Yorkshi re, repre sent ing Waddington and Bow-


land, has been delighted by the response to question­ naires and requests for public support. Publicity officer Mr Julian Parkinson said the group


had received suppor t from well-known local benefiictor Mr Victor Waddington, who now lives in Rotherham but has expressed his wish to help in the campaign to re-establish the county boundary and gain a Yorkshire- based administrat ive author i ty for Bowland. Developments at Government level appear to be


slowing down with the General Election looming, blit the commi t tee — Mr John Kenton (chairman), Mr Les­ lie Wood (treasurer) , Mrs Joan Parkinson (secretary),


and Mr Parkinson are now planning for the months ahead. "Since 107-1 a lot of new people have moved into


the village, many of them from away, and we con­ s id e r th e re sp o n s e to the q u e s t io n n a i r e s — 150 returned with 25-1 names — to be quite good,” said Mr Parkinson.


nursing home for employ­ ment-generating purposes and retain the residential aspect of the si te. Once the proposed development had t a k e n place, th e r e would he no more. Included in the devel ­


opment was a landscaped r e c r e a t i o n a r e a of one acre, which would he con­


trolled hy the authority. Asked by Conn. Howel


Jo n e s (Cl i the roe ) if the application would he s e t ­ ting any precedents as far as the redevelopment of Bro ck h a l l an d t 'a ld e r - stones Hospitals were con­ cerned, Mr Bailey replied: “We always looked at this as a pilot scheme and I would hope this would he the final saga in the devel­ opment of this site. "The as set is that the


remaining par t of the site comes under the control of


the borough council. We have recreat ional use for the site identified."


Excellent trad e a t


m a r t sale


THERE was c\n*IIrm traili* fur cattle at Mnmlay's pi'iine>tock sale at Clitherne Auction Mart, when 7>.’’» catt le and ”S7 sheep were forward. Landis found a very firm trade, well up to local a v e r a g e s and pm rata wi th national averages.


Youn^ hulls: light mailt* to


IHI.7>p (a v e ra g e to llJ.N.s'p), met liu m to 1 Hf.p ( I I H. Jdp >, overall to IHdp (1 lH.7>lpi. S( PITS


( lu L77p). motluim t< < 1 0 1*. S7* |>) o v e r a l l


IlL'llt t


* 1 IHj 107.7q


( 107,.J lp) . meilium t< 1 ML 7.| ( lu7..;5;;p)


( 10 1.7.:5pl, o v e r a l l O 1 17| (H)S.Slp).


I ie a v v t o lu; i |


(C.i.Mp). Lainhs Iiol'l's: Him* mark -LL.


Cows : 1st qua l i ty to Ttq


liifiit to 11) .7>(»p (P7..7.p), stall tlai’d to Its.7Hp it)7».7-Ip). m.’ilium to lo o p (!»::.. s jp) , h e a v v t.*


IMLNlp (dd.(JTp). o v e r a l l to 101.7,Op ( 0 1.Mlni.


Yellow mark HH IL: .-tan


tlar’d tn loop (dT.dlp). medium to lOd.J.Sp (MS.Tp), heavv to 100. Kip (!!*;.-HJp). ove ral l to


(M. I Jp (t)7,t;".p), unclassified to Idl.rDp (JIN.Jdp). ewes to Ltd.7,0


(LJ0.-17,). In Friday’s sale there were


th r e e in cal f ca t t le forward, alorifi wi th 107* s t o r e s . ’1’he demand for the in-calf catt le underlined the shortage on the market with a very mod trade. Sto r e s continued to sell verv Well indeed, the open weather at tract ing grazers looking for summe r ing cat t le as wel l as k e e n d em a n d f o r i n d o o r finishers. Cont inenta l hul ls made to


LIN7, (LTIH). Coin, steers to LI77> (Lddl). Cont. heifers to Ll(i7, (£510), Hereford steers to £5J7i (i’HtiT). heifers to £517 ti‘j:57»). Friesian steers to i'ldo <£!J7h. in-calf cows to Li‘,:5(l (£5!*(5).


TAKING OFFICE


THK ret iring chairman oT


Cli theroe Kvening Towns­ women’s Guild, Mrs Mar­ g a r e t I re la n d , th a n k e d memb e r s at th e an nua l meeting for their support during her term of office. Officers elected were:


Mrs M. Kobinson (chai r ­ man), Mrs J . Klumr idge (vice-chai rman) , Mrs M. Mansel l ( s e c r e ta ry ) and M i s s N . H r i g g s ( t r e a s u r e r ) . Commi t t e e m emb e r s


are: Mrs M. Chappell, Mrs A. Col l ingr idge, Mrs F. Hancock, Mrs M. Jone s , Mrs M. I reland, Mrs M. Marsden, Mrs G. Marker. Mr s M. Ko s s , Mr s C. Wa shbrook ami Mrs M. Wandless. S ev e ra l memb e r s had


been to see "'The Sound of Mu s i c ” an d some had a t t e n d e d th e Women 's Wo r ld Day o f B r a v e r service. Mrs J a n e t Hemingway


gave an illustrated talk on Iceland and was thanked by Mrs M. Ireland. A coffee morning is to


be held in th e Ma y o r ’s Parlour on May 22rd. with th e p r o c e e d s g o in g to Cli theroe Hospital.


(lIMl.OHp). I l r i lV r ^ : l i e lit t * 1 1 7 |


o 1 IHj


Aiming to achieve


teamwork TH K lo c a l b r a n c h of NALGO has asked to be involved in the Kibble Val­ ley Council 's appl icat ion for a "Char ter Mark” s ta ­ tus — an award through tlu* Go v e r nme n t 's C i t i ­ zen’s Char ter which recog­ nises and rewards excel ­ lence in the d e l ive ry of public services. At a m e e t in g of th e


c o u n c i l ’s P o l i c y a n d Ke s o u r c e s C om m i t t e e , chief execut ive Mr Ossie Ho p k in s sa id th a t th e appl icat ion by NALGO. along with applications by a g r o u p of t h i r d - t i e r officers within the council,


meant that real teamwork would he achieved. The Ch a r te r Mark will


go to up to 50 org an i sa ­ t ions th ro u g h o u t Great Br i tain each y e a r , wi th each needing to support its application with clear evi­ dence that it has delivered s e r v i c e s in a c c o rd a n c e with key principles set out in tlu* Ci t izen's Ch a r te r White Paper. Applications will he con­


sidered by the Prime Min­ i s te r ’s Ci t izen’s Ch a r te r advisory panel, chaired by Sir Jame s Mlvth and the Financial Secretary to the Treasury.


Country gardens


KNG LISH count ry g a r ­


den s and tlu* c a re and expert ise lavished on them


over the centuries was the subject of a talk given to members of Clitheroe Gar ­ den ( ’lub. The illustrated talk was


given by Holton man Mr Ha r ry Ackers, who also pra ised the planning of many small g a rd en s on housing estates. 'Tin* next meeting is on


April Fth. when Sir Mil) ({lackledge, of Carnforth, will talk about “Britain in Bloom.” 'The group has organised


a trip to Kbbw Vale (Jar- den Fe s t iv a l , de ta i ls of


which a r e av a i lab le by ringing Clitheroe H I 1(15.


A time to have your say


WH E TH E R it is o pen, you a r e i n to , o r ro ck music, if you are a Kibble Valley re s ident you can have a say in a r ts provi­ sion in the area. An "ar ts audit" meeting


is being held tonight , at Clitheroe Town Hall, and Kibble Valley a r t s lovers are invited to at tend. The me e t ing has been


ar ranged hy Kibble Valley tourism officer Mr Keith Taylor, who said: "This is an ideal o p por tuni ty for people in the area to say w h a t t h e y w a n t -1 w h e t h e r i t ’s r o c k o r opera!" The meeting s ta r ts at 7-


30 p .m . a n d is b e i n g chaired by Kibble Valley Deputy Mayor Conn. .John Travis, who has a special interest in the arts.


Smashed


VANDALS caused £350 wor th of damage to four c a r s p a r k e d in Mi t to n Road, Whal ley. on Mon­ day night . The vehicles’ windows were smashed.


Coun. Ted Moden (Chat-


burn) asked if the council would lose the right to the r e c r e a t i o n a r e a i f th e second phase of the devel­ opment did not proceed. He wa s to ld t h a t wa s correct. “ T h e r e c e i v e r s a r e


at tempt ing to put us over a ba r re l ,” claimed Conn.


Dyson. In i ts object ions , Mil­


l in gton P a r i sh Counci l stated that it accepted the original plan in good faith, bel ieving it to be in the interest of the community. The concept of integrating the nursing home, shel ­ tered accommodation and p r i v a t e d e v e l o pm e n t appeared a t t r a c t iv e and forward looking, yet now th e co u n c i l wa s b e in g a sk ed to ap p ro v e what would serve very few, if any, of those ends. After a lengthy discus­


sion, councillors agreed to re-inform the two parish councils of the s i tuat ion and delegate a decision to th e d i r e c t o r of d e v e l ­ opment, subject to a sat is­ factory 1 ()(» Ag re emen t , which would al low the p l a n n in g a u t h o r i t y to r e g u l a t e a n y f u t u r e pressure for development on the remaining par t of the s i te and control the future redevelopment of the nursing home for resi­ dential use.


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