Clitheroe 2232J, (Editorial) S C l i l l irm r A,I m l is r r .(• T in a s . Mail Asiat,,.; inn.' \.i**!tsfZU£p3Sa iV™i r ‘!35SS£3 As spotlight falls on litter during National Environment Week


BIFFA IS MAKING A CLEAN SWEEP OF IT FOR TOWN


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NATIONAL Envi ronment Week l i terally swept into the Kibble Val ley on Tuesday, as the “Cl i theroe Adver t iser and Times” joined forces wi th Bif fa Waste Services Ltd for a l i t ter sweep session!


. . . 1 Communi ty groups in


the borough have been brushing aside the envi ronmental blues all week and no one more so than the town’s st reet


sweepers themselves. Bi f fa was recent ly


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awarded Cl i thcroe’s st reet cleans ing cont ract a f te r f ight ing of f fierce opposi t ion f rom, among others, both County Hal l ’s and Kibble Valley Counci l ’s di rect services organisat ion and, on Tuesday, "Adver t iser and Times” repor ter Theresa Kohson sampled the life ol a st reet cleaner for herself. Mr Bill Bone, or


“ B "Bi f fa Bi l l” as he is


known, is the company’s Kibble Val ley cont ra c t supervisor and explained th a t each of the Bif fa sweepers has a Set route, which they keep l i t ter- f ree.


He said: “ In general ,


Cl i thcronians are a conscient ious lot, but l i t ter does tend to build up dur ing Bank Hol idays and at weekends. Ea ch of the Bif fa workers is out first thing keeping thei r


Wsatcfa for recycling hints In Theresa RofasbfTs K


own patch l i t ter - f ree.” Discerning ci t izens of


Cl i theroe are repor t ing th a t the s t reets have looked remarkably clean of late, but i t ’s up to everyone to do the i r bit — including, i t seems, the "Adver t iser and Times!” Mr Graham Jaggcr ,


who is Kibble Valley Counci l ’s engineer ing manager , said the counci l was very pleased wi th Bi f fa’s per formance, but pointed


out th a t the counci l co r


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has not been slow on the “ green” uptake. It recent ly ini t iated an office waste paper recycl ing scheme, the proceeds o f which art- used to plant new t rees.


Pictured wi th Theresa


Kobson are, f rom the left, s t reet sweepers Bruce Longsdale, of Cl i theroe; Steven Jones, of Great Harwood; and Steven Taylor , of Cl i theroe.


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CHEESE AND WINE EVENT BOOSTS HOSPICE APPEAL t n


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i-’OKCilNG links lu-twci-n local Businesses, shops and tourist attractions to promote the Kibble Valiev is the aim of a newly-formed jrpoup — the Kibble Valley Tourism


Association. Aiming those helping to launch the association are . .


the Clitlu-roe and District Chamber of Trade, the Kibble Valiev Council's tourism officer, Mr Keith


Fashions on a shoestring


Mt lDEI .S wear ing "good as new" g a rmen t s from the stock of a ( 'lit lleroe char i ty shop will lake to the catwalk tonight for a I'jishion show lor eniuvr


research. The volunteer workers


at the Imper ial Canc e r Re search shop in Cast le S t r e e t a re s t a g in g the show at St Michael and St John's Social Cent re , in


R ow e r g a t e , f rom 7-JH p. in. , and some ol them wi l l he m o d e l l in g t he clothes themselves. Th e a u d ien c e will he


given a p r ev iew ol I he s h o p ' s l a t e s t b u d g e t fashions donated by the public - anil these will he


a v a i l a b l e for p u r c h a s e af ter the show. 'Pickets are


t 1 a n d i n c 1 u d e refreshments.


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A i m i s t o r o c k e t a r e a t o u r i s m s t a r d o m


Taylor, and inventor of the Sabden Treacle Miners, Mr Mill Dewhurst.


•*T!k* purpose is to work to g e th e r in the bes t , . . . .


interests of tbe ;ire;i," said Mr Taylor. “Collectively, tourism is a very large industry in the Kibble Val­


iev and a very important one. I t ’s time we had a single voice, so its development is made a priority. If thei r predict ions are cor rect , tbe group will


rocket tbe area into tourism stardom, using funds previously spent on membership of the Red Rose Tourism Consortium to get activities oil the ground. ••This group wholeheartedly suppor ts the Kibble Valiev's decision to concentrate its resources in our own a re a ." said Chambe r of Trad e pre s s ofbeer Mr l larrv Stevens. "The Chamber of Trade will be rep re sen ted oil the body because we think it is extremely important that this area promotes itself. Hut in'no wav does tbe group want to conflict with


tile Lancashire Hill Count ry’s At t ract ions Consor ­ tium. added Mr Dewhurst , who plans to remain a


member of that committee. “We intend to complement tbe consortium s work. . ,


We want to be good neighbours," be explained. Anyone interested in at tending the first meet ing


of the Kibble Valiev Tourism Association js asked to contact Mr Dewbursl by June 1st (()2,S2-7527!I),


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home o f Mr Jo h n Aspinal l. T h e K ib b l e V a l l e y


cha i rman of the appeal , Mr Jo h n Clayton, said t h i s we e k t h a t th e r e would he a subs tant ial p r o f i t , b u t th e e x a c t f ig u r e h ad s t i l l to he worked out . “Well over 100 people


a t te n d e d a n d i t wa s a very enjoyable evening s o c i a l l y , a s we l l a s being a successful fund- r a i s i n g e v e n t , ” h e added. T h o s e a t t e n d i n g included Lord Wadding-


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T H IE V E S s to l e ;i box c o n t a in in g .U">I f rom a c i g a r e t t e d i s p e n s i n g niaehine at th e S p r e a d E a g l e put) in Wh a l lev Road, Marrow, betwe en l()-:»()a.m. last Wednesday and


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THERE was a welcome boost for the Der ian House Hospice Appeal when local fund- raisers held a cheese and wine evening a t Standen Hal l , Cl i theroo, the


ton, who is president of


thc appeal , Lady Wad- dington and Kibble Val-


1 e y M a y o r a n d Ma y o r e s s C o u n . an d Mrs Jo h n Travis. The hospice for sick


chi ldren is to he bui l t at As t lcy, n e a r Ch o r ley , and work s ta r t s at the begin ni ng o f n e x t mo n th , a f t e r th e f i rs t


sod is cu t by celebr i ty en te r ta ine r Ken Dodd. Kibble Val ley fu n d ­


r a i s e r s h a v e a l r e a d y c o n t r ib u te d £75,000 to th e p ro je c t , whi le th e overal l to ta l s ta n d s at £500,000. O u r p i c t u r e s h ow s


some o f th e VIP s and f u n d - r a i s e r s a t t h e event.


Looking for brass band


A BRASS band is urgent ly needed by Cl i theroe Town Council to lend tiiis year ’s Remembrance Sun­ day procession. The se rvice will he held a t St Michael and St


Jo h n ' s RC Church, I .oworgate , and the band is needed to lead the procession to the church from


the Town Hall. Tbe band will then lead the parade from the church


p.m. the follow­


ing afternoon. Police said the money was taken by unknown means and the machine was reassembled to avoid notice.


to the cenotaph, for a brief wreath-laying ceremony, in which the cornet or t rump e t playe r will also be required to sound bas t Rost and Reveille, betore


tile return to the Town Hull. I f von know of a band which might be able to


lead the procession, on November Nth, Town Clerk Mrs Dorolhv Kane would like to h e a r lrom you (Clitherbe 21722).


Region of contrasts


MORE than 70 members iif tile Cli theroe and Dis­ trict l ’robus (Hub at tended a slide presentat ion about life in Arizona. It was given by Miss


Ma r jor ie I l e th e r in g lo n . who de sc r ib ed llie file, topography and flora alid th e o u t s ta n d in g n a tu ra l b e a u t y of th e r e g io n , marked by its contrasts. Of p a r t ic u la r in te re s t


was a la rg e communi ty tin it t e x c l u s i v e l y fo r ret ired people which pro­ vided many opportunit ies for leisure' pur sui ts, pe r ­ sonal interests and a sat is­ fying lifestyle. S ev e r a l I ’rolnts mem­


ber s commented on thei r own ex p e r ie n c e s in the USA and Mr Jim I ’ilking- ton thanked the speaker. The next me e t ing will


be on .June 5th, when Miss M. Downer-Bottomley will


talk on “Music in ev e ry­ day life."


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t o * * ® * * - ' JEFFRIES — PEARCE Ouests at the wedding of


I Mr Duncan Edwa rd J e f ­ fries and Miss Cather ine E l iz a b e th P e a r c e we r e


I t r e a t e d to p ie c e s of a three-t iered wedding cake made by tile bridegroom’s


mother. The couple were ma r ­


ried at Tr ini ty Methodist Ch u rch , Cl i t l icroe. The bridegroom, a gardener at Cl i th e ro e Ca s t le , is tbe eldest son of Mrs Audrey Quinn and Mr T e r e n c e


| Jeffries, both of Clitheroe. The bride, a dispensing


assistant at He.ves Chem­ ist iti Moor b an e , is the only d au ghte r of Mr and Mrs Te re n c e Pe a rc e , ol


1 A 1d e r f o r d C l o s e , [ Clitlieroe.


T h e b r i d e , who wa s


given away by her lather, wore a full-length olT-the shoulde r gown of heavy iv o ry s a t in , which was la c e - t r immed wi th seed pear ls and diamante, it bad a fitted bodice, pulled s le e v e s and a Bo -Pe ep s ty l e s k i r t , which was t r immed with sat in roses and formed a long train. S h e w o r e a m a t f i l in g shoulder-length veil with a headdres s of whi te roses atid pear ls and car r ied a bouquet of peach roses and gypsopliila. Bridesmaids were Miss Ju d i th Tolson and Miss


Player stolen


THIEVE S stole a radio­ casset te player, valued at £211(1, from an Audi Coupe b e tw e e n 11 p .m . l a s t Wednesday and 7 a.ill. the


. following morning. They I broke the passenger win­ dow of tile car, which was p a rk ed in Woone b an e . Clitheroe.


Gillian Tolson, both tlu* br ide’s cousins, and Miss Je anne t te Jones. They wore full-leiigtli


crinoline dresses ol peach sat in wi th puffed sleeves and t r immed wi th peach roses. In thei r hair they hud circlets of peach and white roses with lace and seed pearls and they car ­ r ied b o u q u e t s of peach rose s , c re am c a rn a l ions and gypsopliila. ii e s t m a u w a s M r


Andrew Por ter , tile br ide­ groom's cousin, grooms ­ me n w e r e R e e e e an d Nathan Jeffries, the bride­ g r o om ' s b r o t h e r s , and ushe rs wen* Mr Andrew Toison and Mr Michael T o l s o n . t h e b r i d e ' s cousins. The ceremony was per ­ formed by the Rev. James


Needham and the organist was Mr Peter Wriglcv. A reception followed at.


tile Moorcock inn, Wad- dington. Af te r a honey­ moon in Llandudno, the c o u p le p la n to l iv e in Clitheroe. Ph o to g ra p h : Rye's, of


( ’lit home. Records job


AN urgent call lias gone out for a volunteer to help a t t i l e P c n d l e C l u b sequence dancing sessions, h e ld in C l i t h e r o e each


Wednesday afternoon. Mr Dick Ch ew, who


usually puts on the records at the sessions, has been t a k e n ill a n d t h e n - is nobody to take over the job.


A n y b o d y w i th some


spare t ime who would like to help should go along to the club on l.owergate on Tuesday evening, between 7-iit) and it) p.m. . and ask for Mrs S. Masliiter.


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