Clitlieroe Advertiser & Times, September 16th, 1903 15 Clitheroe 2232!, (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 422331 (Clossified)


Bolt from the blue for family at sea


A W H A L L E Y family who set sail on a round-the- world journey three years ago never expected their adventure to be such an ele ctrifying


experience. But when a bolt of lightning came shooting out . . . ,


of the sky and plunged into the water a few metres from their yacht, the Toms family cer­ tainly received the biggest shock of their trip. For the lightning had knocked out all the elec­


trical instruments on board “The Three Fishes, forcing the Toms to become landlubbers while


repairs were carried out. The incident also managed to hit the front page of a Canadian newspaper,“The Windsor Star,


bringing the seagoing threesome and their dog ashore on a wave of welcoming fame.


. . . The Toms, formerly of Sydney Avenue, had just


sailed up the east coast of America and down the St Lawrence River into Ontario when they decided to dock their 35ft. boat because of an


engine problem. It was while they were anchored in a marina


that the storm started brewing and produced the lethal bolt. The lightning cost the adventurous family a week of sailing time, but ample help from capable Canadian mechanics soon set them


on their way again.


Cash boost for group


F U R R Y and feathered animal friends will benefit from a £212 cash boost from local wildlife lovers. A coffee morning and


raffle, organised by the F r i e n d s o f F u r a n d


Feather group, produced


the group’s highest ever attendance at Clitheroe’s United Reformed Church. The money raised will


now help to pay local veterinary expenses. Raffle winners were


Mrs K. Wakeling, Mrs N. Ashworth and Mrs J .


Tolson. The next event will be ;


bingo night at the Royal British Legion Club on October 19th.


Theft from shop


A TH IE F made off with a ladies’ black leather purse, £20 cash and a set of keys, valued in total at £10. from a children’s clothing shop in Castle Street, Clith­ eroe, between 12-30 and 4 p.m. on Wednesday.


V alley is tops for tourism


Leaflets demand hard to satisfy


THE Ribble Valley is one of the “top five” areas in Lancashire in terms of demand for tourism leaflets at information centres


Chairman of the Recre­


ation and Leisure Commit­ tee Coun. Myra Clegg (Wiswell) shared the sta­ tistic with fellow members during a Ribble Valley Council meeting.


C o u n . C le g g was


responding to a query from Coun. Howel Jones (Clitheroe), who recently called at the Charnock R ich a rd in fo rm a t io n centre, where he found the Ribble Valley was the only Lancashire district miss­ ing from the racks of leaflets.


“It could be that Ribble On your bike plea


A CYCLING Clitheroe councillor has asked fellow members to get on their bikes for the environment. Coun Denis McWilliam told a Ribble Valley Coun­


cil meeting that more cycling should be encouraged and a parking area for bicycles provided outside the


\C° Ids'comments j.ol]owe(] an announcement that the


Minister for Roads and Traffic, Robert Key, planned to. require local authorities to improve facilities for


' cyclists when bidding for Government transport ■ g ra n ts : -


f “I am leading the field in cycling to council meet­


ings,” said Coun. McWilliam. “I appeal to council­ lors to get out their rusty bicycles and cycle to


' meetings.” n


Valley is so popular that all the publicity had been used, or it could be that we are not providing enough,” Coun. Jones said. “ I consider that Charnock Richard, the


first stopping point in Lancashire for many trav­ ellers, should always have a su p p ly of su ita b le publicity.” Coun. Clegg explained


that the council regularly delivered promotional material to information


centres all over the North West, but that because Charnock Richard had limited storage facilities, supplies had to be replen­ ished in smaller quantities more frequently. Another problem was


that coach parties of chil­ dren were known to strip the shelves at Charnock Richard, collecting as many leaflets as possible. Coun. Clegg noted that


the centre had only run out of Ribble Valley leaf­ lets late in the week, before Coun. Jones’s visit, and that a new supply was delivered the following


day. “Ribble Valley litera­


ture is undoubtedly very popular. It is a fact that


our leaflets are taken from the shelves very quickly and are considered to be in the ‘top five’ most popular


in most centres,” she said. “ We c an n o t s a t is fy demand for any of our literature. Coun. Clegg added that


requests for literature were expected to increase dramatically following “The Travel Show” feature the Ribble Valley,


which goes on air tonight at 8-30 p.m. on BBC-2.


Bid to cut accidents


ROAD accidents may be cut by a third by the end of the century, with the help of a strategy by Lan­ cashire County Council. The plan intends to con­


centrate on traffic accident blackspots, encouraging the taking of advanced tests by new drivers, teaching in schools and supporting police in their fight against speeding t r a f f i c and am b e r - gamblers. In total there were


8,289 accidents in Lanca­ shire last year.


CAHILL — O’BRIEN


A Caribbean honeymoon followed the wedding of Miss Ja n e t E l iza b e th O’Brien and Mr Michael Jo s e p h C a h i l l at St Michael and St John’s RC Church, Clitheroe. The bride, a personal


assistant, is the daughter of Mr and Mrs K. O’Brien, of Brow Top Cottage,


Sawley. The b r id e g ro om , a


joiner, is the son of Mr and Mrs J. Cahill, of Raleigh S t r e e t , S t r e t f o r d , Manchester. The bride, given away


by her father, wore an ivory satin gown embroi­ dered with pearl and se­ quin-encrusted flowers, with pearl designs on the sleeves. The back of the gown had a cut-out section in the shape of a heart. Her long train was edged with pearls and sequins and her headdress fea­ tured ivory satin roses, pearls, beads and sequins. She carried a traditional bouquet of peach roses,, ivory freesia and ivy. In attendance were Miss


■Victoria Louise O’Brien, the bride’s sister, and Miss Helen Clare Poole, the


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MOORE — ELLSE


St James’s Church. Clith­ eroe, was the setting for the wedding of Miss Cath­ erine Ellse, a secretary with the Ribble Valley Council, and ICI process w o rk e r M r S te p h e n


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Michael Bryan and ushers were Mr Mark Mashiter, the bridegroom’s brother- in-law, and Mr Steven Houlker.


The ceremony was per­


formed by the Rev. Ron­ ald Philpott and the organ­ ist was Mr Ranyl Hughes. After a reception at the


Moorcock Inn, Wadding- ton, the couple, who are to live in Clitheroe, left for a honeymoon in the Domini­ can Republic.


Photog raph : Barry, Blackburn.


Swedish stamps


J o h n |s peaker, M r N. J . Hughes.


AN exhibition of Swedish I stamps will be staged at Clitheroe Stamp Club’s meeting at 7-30 p.m. next 1 Tuesd ay at Cl i theroe | United Reformed Church, Moor Lan e, by the|


| bride’s cousin. They wore pale peach


Shantung silk dresses with frilled necklines and bows at the back. Their circlet headdresses featured silk peach and ivory roses and they carried baskets of peach roses, ivory freesia


| and ivy. Best man was Mr D.


Cahill, the bridegroom’s brother, and groomsmen


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weeks, buyers and sellers will be asked to complete questionnaires, awarding j points for service and professionalism.


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were Mr D. O’Brien and Mr I. O’Brien, the bride’s


brothers. The ceremony, which


was performed by F Joseph Wareing, was fol lowed by a reception at the Stirk House Hotel


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Guest at old girls’ dinner


A FORMER “Advertiser I and Times” reporter is to be the guest speaker at the annual dinner of the Clitheroe Royal Grammar School Old Girls’ Associa­ tion next month.


Mrs Rachael Farricker,|


who is the daughter of Mi­ ami Mrs Jos Collinson, of Bellman Farm, Chatburn Road, Clitheroe, worked at the “Advertiser and| Times” from 1985 to 1989.


The former CRGS pupil I


then left the newspaper to begin a public relations L career, first joining Ad­ Lib at Padiham and then the Royal Mail in Man­ chester, where she is now press officer for the North West and North Wales division. •


The Old Girls’ Associa­


tion dinner will be taking place on October 9th at the Moorcock Inn, Wadding- ton. Tickets are available until September 30th from se c re ta ry Mrs G. M. Parker (Clitheroe 23804).


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Jim Toms and his wife, Ann, who sold their house to finance the journey. Joining them at the outset were their children, Sarah and Steven, and dog,


ShStevcn has since returned to the Ribble Valley, but Sarah (17) has remained with her parents, completing her education through a correspon­


dence course. Correspondence has also kept grandmothers . . . 1


Mrs Wynne Toms, of Whalley, and airs I at Brooks, of Billington, abreast of the family s


whereabouts. Mrs Toms said one of their recent letters was ZU


pages long. The family, who have already trav­ elled to Venezuela, the Caribbean, Bahamas and Florida, are now planning to ship their boat over­ land to Vancouver, where they will be reunited


with air Toms’ sister. They will then resume sailing on the boat rtlr „


Toms built in their back yard, with plans to visit Alaska and eventually New Zealand — and they may even decide to settle in one of these remote


faraway places. . Pictured at Las Palmas earlier in the trip arc


the Toms family: from the left, Sarah, Ann, Ste­ ven and Jim, with Shingles the dog.


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Single parents put first on new estate


TH E leader of the Ribble Valley Council lias critic­ ised the high number of single parent famines liv­ ing in a new Billington housing association


development. Coun. Bill Fleming (Billmgton) said that seven of r


the eight houses on Bradford and Northern Hous­ ing Association’s new Abbey Mill estate had been allocated to single parents, rather than couples. “It’s a sad state of affairs that we have this prob­


lem ” he commented. “It does cause concern to local people. Unfortunately, we have these single parents who become the priority and jump to the head of the queue. It’s something we need to take very, very


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