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Let 's hope Tor jroocl went Iter over the Fas te r period — because we’ve not some glorious eoiintrysitle riftlit on our doorstep. At the Toot oT Fondle Hill stands Downham and, of course, its famous ducks. It's ideal Tor en.joy iOR a picnic.


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ADVERTIS1NG FEATURE By STUART DRAPER


ITS F a s te r Time — the first chance of the year Tor many of us to away from the


irrimi oi work anil enjoy a lone weekend with family and loved


ones. T h e k i l l s a l l look


forward to digging into th e i r ehoeidate I*.aster


e it it s o v e r t ire Hank Holiday. Hut they can't spend all


the i r weekend stul tini i thcmselves lull id ehoco-


late so how do we till in all that spare time'.' if the went Iter is fine,


then how about a trip out Fur tlie day. (>ur own part ol' tile world lias plenty to oITit which we oitell take For granted. There an* some beauti­ ful loeal loeatious sueh as


the ancient vi l lage ot Wycoller, the picturesque sur roundings of Ihiwn- liam. tile ruins of Whnlley Abbey or the his tor ic t'litlieroe Castle. In f a c t , t l ic l ist ol


a t t ra c t ions on our own doorstcii appears endless. There are r ides on tile


Keighley and Wort It \ al- lev railway to the eentre ol


Hronleland. Hawai i h. 1 leiiden Hridgv is also a favourite for many, and there are many mill simps In pick up both bargains and qualitv items. The d e l ig h t s of the


and I rain links from Hast 1 .ancasliire and plenty ot fun and entertainment to


offer. The re is tile Hidden


Mile. Hlaekpoul I'leasur [leach, the lower , two piers, rows of amusement arcades and simp.--, the zoo and miles ot heaehes tor


the children to play on. 1 f Hla ekpnol is t


bawdy and busy lor you. a nil so met li i ng a I i 111 more gentle is more your st vie. you could prome­ nade past tlie splendid shn j>s nil 1 .»>rd Si rent . Sunt h p o r t , nr a st roll along Morecamhe front i f ynii ilttn't like l lu* sea-


air, then tho 'i orkshire Dales, Skipton an<l Itrontc Country arc not too tai :i\v;iy anil a litllo lurlhor away is ihe splendid array nf animals mi show at Che s ter /.tin l u delight veiling' ones and old om


alike.' I f so met li i ng


sedate and informative is vinir style, tlion there an plenty of stately home.- parading their past which will lie open all over tile North of Hngland at tile weekend. And, don't forget, if you


don't fancy driving, simply honk you and your family


on any of the coach trips w h i e il a r e a d v e r t i s e d


locally. Of course. Hank Holi­


theme parks, including Camelot and Light water Val ley, at liipun. also sirring to mind. And. perhaps, if you


fancy doing something s t r e n u o u s , an old- fa-


shinned hike up I'cndlc Hill could lie just the trick


for you. Then, of course, there


are the re sor ts on the Lan c a sh i r e coa s t l ine .


H 1 a c U p o o 1 is a 1' i g favourite with direct road


days also provide a splen did opportunity to get tire garden all ready for sum­ mer or to do up tile house with some new decorations nr to do odd-jobs on the house or the ear. To eater Idr your needs,


WIIKTHKK ymir aim in l i fe is tu lie a mielear physieist nr tu


own yi»nr uwn Imsi- yon proliahl.v


have a fair idea nf wh a t r a r e u r you would like t" he pur­ suing Id nr -d years frum now. Kvon if yniir plans


are a hit hazy mund l h e e d g e s . t h e ■hanees are that you xpret t** make a sue-


eess out ot lile. Su what if ynil get


to H> anil find yoiirsell t iod to a d u r in g , dead-end j"li nr stuck at home looking' alter the kids, when at six­ teen you had planned to take on tin* world? You li a v e got to ide r ig h t now


. xaet ly wha t you


want out ot lile. One of t he good


things about living in dritain is that, when


l he economy is not *ep in a recession,


th e r e a r e usua l ly plenty of oppor tuni­ ties for anyone who is h a rd -wo rk in g and amhit imis. Wind her


r ■ ; .. • > .


: :"• •• " T '* ’ . ...^


v. ' ^ >- r


i r. m.s.sy »•<(>


Downham c a r p ark a winner


S y .4 ' \ rX,J ,e>1 Dark now b o a s ts a tropl i f , and certificate ntlcstinj;


Vf'7., Xe l park now boasts a trophy *


DOWNUAM village car


■ :___ to its status as the coun- t rv’s best rural car park. ’Winners of the Fnitlish


Tourist Hoard f a r Park Awards were announced at a ceremony attended


hv the Duke of (iloucester. Judges were looking


for the highest standards of amenity. environmental goodwill and convenience in both


a rural and urban category. Pictured are ( oun.


Stan Thomas, chairman of the Kibble Valley Council’s Planning and Development Committee, and .Mr Philip Hailey, the council's director of development.


Make your voice heard on animal testing


IT is a sail fact that, across Iburo|H\ thou­


sands of animals suffer anti die in re s e a rch labora tor ies to test cosmet ics and toi le ­ tries swell as lipstiek, soap and shampoo. Over inn million animals


die worldwide in testing, every single year. In P*rit- ain al<*ne, over three mil­ lion animal experiments were carried out in Hi'.'il


•l.db.") nf wliieli were cos­ metic tes ts . In e x p e r i ­


ments. a whole range ot animals may hi* subjeeted to being blinded, scalded, poisoned or killed Irom rabbi ts and gerbi ls. to monkeys, dogs and even


fish. One organisat ion bat-


tlinit l" end cnsnu'tie ti-st- inu is the Hrilish I'liimi I'm-


the Alnilitinn el' Yivi.-ee-


tion l HI 'A V i. Kel low ini; an nniler-


eover inve.-tiitatioti. the IM'AY s u e c e s I'll I I v


you’ve lell school at Hi. or come out <>t u n i v e r s i t y w i t h a Hh.,1. if yon choose the right career tor vou r t a l e n t s ami interests, and you’ve got tin1 enthusiasm to pursue it. t hen you ve got a great ehaitce of


making it big! (>f course, t here’s


more to life than get - ting to tlie top. and


many top name stores will tie open from Hood Friday to Faster Monday selling everything from garden ing equipment to 1>IY to motor spares So don’t just lie a couch


potato this weekend, get out and about tor Faster.


too muelt ambi t ion isn’t ne ce s sa r i ly a goot 1 thing, but it is wor th making sure that you dmi t look buck on your life and wisli you’d tried a bit harder, or achieved a hit more. If you think you’d rather retire to the ( ’hannel Islands, or buy a villa in Spain with your life’s earn­ ings. than spend your last days in ( ’litheroe on a i>SS pension, then get out there and make sure you re a success! Vmi e a u s t a r t


straight away. If you ire still at scllotd. lecide what you want


to have achieved by tlie time you’re IS and where you see your- *lf going after that. ' yo u ’re working,


lecide whether you want to stay in the same line of work anil ;ct some kind of pro­


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Theft from purse


A YOUNG Ilian feiiriiini; interest in Kibehcsler lus-


torv stole Lino from a pur se bclnii.e'inir tu an Id e r ly Wa t e r S t r e e t


resident. He qained access tu the


house'of by soy ini: that as one of tile villaite's older re s idents slie miirlU lie


aide to help him. Once inside, lie asked


fur a drink, and while slu was preoccupied raided


her jnirse. l ’olice are investiuatinj;.


i Bedroom


THF Uildile Valley Conn- t-il’s l ’laiminj; 'and Devel upment Commi t tee lias approved an apiilicalion for a d o rme r bedroom


extension at n Derwent I ♦__.... .nt ( 'til 1u»l*l II*


motion. or i 1 you d like to move oil to something else alter a couple of years. Sid *Jl as your next tar ­ get and work out what you’d like to see voi i rsel l doing by then; then set your sights towards •’,<) and d e c id e wh e r e you wan t t O


might not achieve your a ims , but at least you won’t just in* Hunting aimlessly through life without any sort of overall strategy. If you don’t do something positive with your life now. you might never fulfil your potential.


h e . ^ on


exposed tile trade ill e\- raeiiiu ureyhoi inds lor v i v i s e c t io n , c a u s i n g nationwide publicity and a huge public outcry. A pet i- timi to ban cosmetic tests on animals, presented at a press conference in lints sols,


luvakiny U.dnl.d'Jl tures From all over F t ’, makinu il e v e r


rornaim-d lianded leslint;, a to u


tile biauesi in


Fnropean I'arliamont. TheI lie lesuui;,


the howeever.ei ,


COMCILKl ) I)v Ca th e r in e Needham, wi th an e d i to r ia l te am ol ( l i ther i .e Koval C r am ma r School inipils l tux- lop'her Knowles. Mair II. 1. J o n a th an Kose. Catherine \ \ rijrht and .lulie \\ mile and. f rom Ki l .hles.lale ' ' i p . School . Kirsly Coldsmilh and Michelle .Mel lurjt. minxiiULiiiiJ-iiii lUHinn i1 ■


B,agHlJTWiBn umi il i * 'ni»no|«|


Coes on, despite the tart that many ol tile experi­ ments are wnrthless anil u n n e e e s s a ry . An K(_ re|iort pnhlislied a list nl prudnets already tested,


and known tn lie sale. Inr use in eusmeties and luile-


rta-ord- signa­ the


trii'S. AHiuuit;li tiy law. new limits must tie tested nil anima ls , ensmet ies roiild be tested by a vari- et v of liumane nietliods. Tliev eotild. For exanijile. use in-vilru tests, wliere human skin samples are removed t'l'om volunteers bv a painless process. 1 he advantage to this is that it tells the inamil'aclurer how Iminrins read to cosmetics and is not as pntenlially tnis Icadini ; as anima l


test inn. u'suue-


1 11 iIIjr almut animal experi- mentatinn is that you can do somethin): about il


Tin* must liearteiiiny


j'tiere are many ways m whicli von can prote.-i ajjainst animal testing and help l" Stiqi a practice wliicli is inhiiinane and unnecessary.


©Huy cosinrlics nr toi


letries lVum simps wine!, a r e en v i ru nme i i l a l l ) frieiidlv and cruelty tree. O Look out Ibr e r u e l t -


free siyms on product s a erecii tick or a rabbit m a


black trianyle. ©Join an anli-cnudty


(iritanisatiun, such as the


KSl’CA and the HC A' , and inaki1 y o u r voi re heard!


VITAL JOB FOR TRINITY


sehenu'S to'ensure Thai they are not eunfine.l to their homes and can yet out and meet other younty people.


This work lias won


national acelaini. not least because tile centre lias a policy nf al lnwiny the voiini;' people themselves tu participate ill runnini:


tile schemes. .Members Gary Wil l iamson, l.isa Allerton and Michael W on- fir went tn London in February and May to meet Dave .Martin. I lie .Method­ ist Association of outh Chilis' officer responsible fur youth work all over the


country. The e e n t r e bus now


been asked to host and ro- nrdinate a youth confer­ ence on disability m the Nor th West to explore whether dnors are open fur yinmr: people witli dis­ abilities no a reyinnal and wider level. Methodist Youth Clubs all over the region will in- asked to participate. If anyinu* would hkt*


mniv infunmit ion about tho I'ontVivm-t*. omlavt


(iary Williamson or Mark Wiggin at Trinity. Tho poliry of incliiiling


young jh*o| iIl* in tlovision- inaki’ng at Trinity shows tni f intornal ilomorrary. Sown jiosts havo n*n*ntly boon lllloil tor tlio Jigsaw projoct anil young people* wore inelurieil in the inler- viowing proeess tor thesi* appointments.


(; a ry Williamsmi vyas appointed as a part-lime youth worker to work with the l.s-pliis group at the ei'iitre and, as a H>-year- old who is 11a r l ia 11 v sighted, he is a rare* exam- plo of a vmmg person with a disability workini; with youni: peopk* with disaliili- lics. V.ary will lie repre-


sentintr yoimtr peojile. witli Geoff Jackson, at a contcr-


ence in Swindon from Wednesday tu Friday.


'idle im p o r t a n c e pi


transport tu ynimK people with disabilities is obvious.


Spotlight on your band


HANDS wonted! Are you a new local hand wantint; -anile publicity, nr an established band with some nil's


comini; uiiV if so. the "Insiyht" column could lie your route to tne youiij; pc"|ile of the Kibble \ alley. Wo aim to feature a tiand earli montli and. wlietlier


eou are a blues band or a neo-punk ymup. tins could lie


an opportunity not tu lie missed. If you are interested in publicism:; your hand, or


just want tu feature your ifiks in our "Wind's On ’ section, then either drop the information off ;d the "Advertiser and Times" office nr rinn Catherine Need­


ham on Clitheroc ’ JIJ'J’JiL msaasBM


IN addition tu the hands mentioned Inst month, why lint catcli . . .


Mr Hi>r: April '21st. Manchester International 2 (tel. , Geortt'e’s Hall (tel: 02."> 1 riS’


C irtcr The Frank, and \\ alters/1 he Hand ol Holy Joy: May HUli. I’reston Guild Hall (tel: 0772 nSSnS).


JFwtl).


^^Cutl^May 2Jrd. Manchester l diversity (tel: mil 27.: *211:1(11.


If voti're Innkiim' for ways to fill your sjiimi; and . . .


si,miner eveiiimrs. or yon just want to meet some new people, the Kildile Valley is certainly the place to


he. incudini; the followinjr.


Trinilv VCH1. 'Prinitv Y(’( \


Writers’ KroU|) — every W ednesdnv (enquiries. (12(11) Drama workshop — t*vi*ry \\ i*iliu*s(la\,


. . ji.m.,


Music workshop — t*vi*rv Wednesday, i.-'O p.m . . . . . . . ,


,,, , , _


lied C’ross — evorv Monday. Irmity t v. \ . Aerobics class — every Wednesday. .s-J_p.m..


United Keformed Church; every lluirsday. (,-, p.m. (beirinners) and 7-S p.m.. Swan and l.nval llo e : every Thursday, li-7 ji.m. and 7-s ji.m.. Koeliehl Leisure


1 tSi?cakcrs’lc luh— first and third Monday. 7.fit) p.m. l.ow Moor Keadini: Kiinm.


I’hotocraphy dull — every I uusday. i ...0-J...0 _ .


|) .m. . Hillinjtton and Lanolin t (immunity ( .ent ic (enquiries: (1251 S22717).


, ,. , ,, i.


mil 27:;ss:;i). tickets ts.oii. The Heautiful South: April 2ntli. I’.lacldnirn Kini:


Without it they are con­ fined to their homes ami cannot take advantage e! the opportunities that tile community is providim: lor


them. The .li.ysaw l ’n i jc c t .


Multiple Sclerosis Society and Conta c t Club arc meet ini; with lan Aitcher


son, the community trails port officer, mi April doth, to discuss tile problems concerned with prrivirIinu transport for yolini: people and possible solutions. Anyone inte res ted in


Inokinc at this problem should contact Marl. Win i;in at Trinity.


Clitheroe jedsit plan


conversion into bedsit.' ol tin* Reliance Works w*u*k shop and st ore on W at or- loo Itoad. Conn. Stephen Holt (Clitheroe) said that it was something needed in the town and if anything co u Id he done tor tile application then it should be.


is refused I’kANNINC permisi'.uii has been refuseil l'or^a maj or d e v elo pine nl i a ('litheroe. 'flu* plan was for ’hr


Director of development


Mr 1‘hilip Dailey told the . ouneil that the principle was not in question, it was th e i n t e n s i t y of t he development. Memb e r s a g r e e d t<>


refuse tin* plan and let council officers continue negot iat ions wi th t he aj)plicant.


Bike theft THIFVFS mode uffwitli


;i motor cycle, niter fnre- iii); tin* iturn.cc dour nl Hillcrcst Cuirn.u'c. Mittun. l ictwci-n (i-fill ji.m. mi Saturday and S-15 n.m. mi Sunday, said Cl i t l icmc


police. The 250 e.c. Iluskvniiu


motor-cross, worth i'loi). has a white frame, blue scat and j;reeit uumlier jiaiiels.


Mill housing


A MA.IOIt r e s id e n t ia l d e v e lo pm e n t is to go ahead in Ribehestor. Members of the Ribble


Valley Council’s Planning and Development Commit­ tee approved the plan lor


the former Ribblcsdale Mai mi Pl'notmi Dihim


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