10 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, September Kitlt, 1093 V'U


Clitheroe 2232k (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 422331 (Classified)


Crowds flock to join the fun on Sham Mayor’s day


THE picturesque village of Worston certainly became “the centre of the kingdom” on Sunday — as far as Ribble Valley resi­ dents were concerned. Hundreds of people flocked to the garden at


by Theresa Robson


the Calfs Head Hotel, the se ttin g for the Sham Mayor of Worston’s Fun Day, raising a record amount for charity. The centre of the king­


" ‘ '" was a colourful display by the Royal British Legion Majorettes. Clitheroe Town Crier


M CHEEKS from competitors in the junior town crier contest ms


Mi- Roland Hailwood over­ saw the inaugural Junior Town Crier Competition, which attracted a vocifer­ ous crop of entries.


.'vESJRte* thespian Mr Bill Taylor, of York Street, and there


HStjfJSs* to guess the weight of : King Billy, alias Clitheroe


medieval-style attractions were a ducking stool, a catch-the-fcrret competi­ tion, a greasy pole and jugglers. People were also invited


dom was the theme for the event and among the


was judged by Mr Hail­ wood, Mr Bill Taylor and “Advertiser and Times” deputy chief reporter Miss Theresa Robson, was won by nine-year-old Rebecca Lee, a pupil at Brookside County Primary School, Clitheroe. Her delivery of the special message b ro u g h t r a p tu r o u s a p p la u s e from th e audience. Rebecca will be pre­


The competition, which


sented with a special “pint-sized” town crier’s


outfit by the Ribble Valley Borough Council. Second place went to


w o r e o n . I h a v e thoroughly enjoyed my mayoralty and would like to thank everyone who helped to make the fun day a success and all those who attended and donated money to local charities.” Mr Barry’s successor is


angling expert and broad­ caster Mr Martin James, who set up a “fishing cor­ ner,” where he offered, a d v i c e to f e l lo w fly-fishers. At the end of an action


MR JAMES i regalia


Ramblers on Pendle


packed afternoon, there was a special surprise for retired Clitheroe Royal Grammar School teacher Miss Kate Glisbey, who discovered that she had won “a pot of gold” — the first prize of £200, donated by Marsden Building


mented: “It was a great competition. All the youngsters did really well. The conditions were not particularly good for town crying at senior level, let alone for juniors. I


Lionel Neirop and third was David Lawson. Mr Hailwood com­


very pleased with all of was


own — for the weather! He said: “It was beauti­


ful, although it became gusty as the afternoon


THKKF were M7 newly-calved dairy cows and heifers forward at Gisburn Auction Mart. First quality cows made to


TWO welcome visitors from mid-Wales joined the Clitheroe Ramblers’ Tues­ day group and took part in an eight-mile trek round


Pendle Hill. Starting from Worston,


Society, in the Sham Mayor of W o r s to n ’s bumper draw. The second prize of a


their performances.” Retiring mayor Mr John galore from many of the


day at the Thorneyholme Health Farm, Dunsop Bridge, went to Mr Bob Heywood, ofWhalley, and Mr George Dugdale, of Mitton, won the rib of beef.The event attracted stalls and attractions


Barry had praise of his area’s service organisa-


tions and charities, who later reported a bumper crop of takings and a whole host of fun!


heifers made to £420 (£880.05), Limousin X bulls/steers to £498


£1,400 (average £1,140), second quality to £1,000 (£912.00), first quality he ife rs to £1,550 (£1,188.80), second quality to £990 (£927.50).


stirks and stores forward. Charolais X bulls made to


There were 295 calves and 8*1


£275 (£289.05), heifers to £180 (£119), Limousin X bulls to £219 (£185.45), heifers to £178 (£125.20), Helgian blue X bulls to £184 (£258.00), heifers to £245


(£470.85), heifers to £280, other Continental X bulls/ steers to £450, heifers to £890 (£172.50), Hereford X heifers to £280, Black Polly X bulls/steers to £ 100. Forward in the fatstock sale


George Hawthornthwaite led the group via Mearley and Howcroft Barn to the Nick o’ Pendle, from where they made their way along the windy tops to the Big End. It was a blustery but


h is A dramatic


CLITHEROE is to be given a dramatic traffic shake up under a proposed scheme aimed at making the town1 more pedestrian friendly.


new look for town centre


plan under consideration w o u l d s p r i . r f k 'I e ' mini-roundabouts around the town centre, introduce a new. stretch of one-way road, increase waiting re s tr ic tio n s and gen- e r o u s 1 y e x p a lt d pavements. .


thorough investigation of traffic movements in the-, the county Highways town centre.. We are hop- Committee on November 3rd.


“This is the product of a ,


ing to move traffic out of the town centre and on to the Station Road and Rail­ way View Road link,” said Ribble Valley Council planning manager Mr Stewart Bailey. “I t’s a whole different


enjoyable day and the group returned via Robin Hood’s Well, Hookcliffe, Moorside Farm and Angram Green.


Copper tubing


SCRAP metal and copper tubing, worth £150, was stolen from a lean-to shed at a house in Twiston between 11-15 a.m. and 12-45 p.m. on Tuesday.


GISBURN AUCTION MART


were 018 cattle (227 young bulls, 198 steers and heifers, 198 cows and bulls) and 2,001 sheep (2,102 Iambs, 10 shearlings, 429 ewes amd rams). Bulls: Continental light made


(£182.45), Simmental X bulls to £200 (£197.25), heifers to £155 (£189.70), Blonde d’Aquitame X bulls to £220 (£105.50), heifers to £178 (£101.22), other Conti­ nental X heifers to £102.


£195 (£141.20), heifers to £185 (£117), Friesian X bulls to £109 (£128.25), heifers to £280 (£104.20), Angus X bulls to £180


Hereford X bulls made to (£98.20), he ife rs to £105


AN official proclamation by junior town crier Rebecca Lee as new Sham Mayor Mtirlin


liilfPK (lVOr


(£90.50). Stirks and stores: Charolais X


cows made to 127.8p (117.Tp); grade two to U5.2p (98.Gp), grade three to 104.8p (88p), grazing cows to llGp (9G.3p), mature bulls to 127p (117.2p).


(114.7p), medium to 189.8p (114.7p), heavy to 124.8p (104.Gp). Cows and bulls: Grade one


to 171.5p (149p), medium to 188p (148.9p), heavy to 174.5p


(141.2p), other light to 148.5p


7G.5p, standard to 8G.9p (80. Ip) medium to 92.9p (80. Ip), heavy to 84p (74.8p), overweight to G8.8p, shearlings to G1.4p (59.3p), half-bred ewes to £45 (£22.40), homed ewes to £24.20 (£10.80).


Sheep: Light lambs made to


(127.7p), medium to 151.5p (128.9p), heavy to 149.5p (129.7p). Steers and heifers: Continen­


ta l lig h t made to 155.8p (148.4p), medium to 142.8p (181.7p), heavy to 185.2p (120.8p), other light to 127.2p (121.7p), medium to 129.2p (121.9p), heavy to lOG.Hp). Con­ tinental light heifers made to 108.8p {120.Ip), medium to 154.8p (129.8])), heavy to 14G.2p (128.8p), other light to 187.Kp


hay and straw, hay making to ifiO per tonne, wheat straw to £10 per tonne and oat straw to £11 per tonne. In the Beacon North West


(Gisburn) Electronic Auction Sale there were 2,909 sheep and 24 cattle forward. Standard lambs made to 185p (180.Gp) medium to 187p (180.7p), heavy averaged 17Gp, ewes 88.5p steers 231p and young bulls made to 250p (24p).


Forward were 4G.58 tonnes of


Sun shines in the Dales


traffic system. There will be some people who find themselves unable to use the routes they are using at present,” he added. Under ihe proposal,


which is being displayed on Level D of the Ribble Valley Council offices until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, there will be ne\y mini-round- abouts at the following junctions: Parson Lane and Station Road; Station Road and King Street; Railway View Road and Waddington' Road; Moor Lane ana Woone Lane. The scheme also out­


for ramblers ON a lovely sunny morn­ ing on Sunday, Clitheroe Ramblers headed for Grassington. Led by Mary Benson, 15


members .took field paths to Conistone. After a short stop in the village they went up Conistone Dib then followed the Dales Way north to Kettlewell, enjoying the beautiful views of Wharfedale, Kiln- sey Moor, Kilnsey Crag and Great Whemside. After a stiff climb out of


lines improvements to the junction of Railway View Road and Railway View Avenue and; calls for a one-way system along Railway VieW Avenue from Railway View Road to the council car park entrance. There will be waiting restrictions oh parts of


Epilepsy pills


POLICE are wairning peo­ ple to be on the lookout for pills stolen from a car in Whalley last week. The mis sing p ills ,


Tegretol, are used in the treatment of epilepsy. The 200 milligram tablets were in a brown bottle and had the label Vantage Chem­ ists on the outside, i Police said that while


the tab le ts were not thought to be dangerous if taken by children they could induce illness.


Kettlewell, the party headed south to Capples- tone Gate, Bycliffe Road and Grass Wood! The last stretch of the


The traffic management Waddington Road, Rail-


way View Road and most town centre streets.. P av em en ts will be


sidered by the Planning and Development Commit­ tee on October 12th and


The scheme will be con­ •


widened along several sec­ tions of-Castle Street, M a r k e t p l a c e a n d Wellgate. •' ;


16-mile walk was beside the River Wharfe, where several members were very lucky to see the blue- green flash of a kingfisher. P assing G h ais tri lls


just as the rain began to fall. The next walk will be on


Strid,. they returned to their cars in Grassington,


Sunday, leaving Waterloo car park at 9-30 a.m. for the Cracoe Fell access


area. No dogs should be taken.


A SINK unit valued at £330 was stolen over the


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