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Clitheroe from Buxton, where he was born, Mr Abell lived in Littlemoor Road and Pendle Court, Clithcroe. He attended the
Football Club centre foward Mr Wilfred (Wilkie) Abell became known as “Dixie Dean” because of his goalscoring achievements. After moving to
A CLITHEROE sportsman who had worked as a boilerman at the Jubilee Mill for more than 45 years has died at the age of 88. Former Clitheroe
five years before he retired that Mr Abell sampled work elsewhere and a job with ICI brought him up to retirement age.
Mr Abell was an active sportsman, playing football for a number of teams in the Sunday School League.
While at Jubilee Mill,
proved to be an asset for Wiswell, Waddington
His speed in attack
National School, Clitheroe, and from there he started work at the Jubilee Cotton Mill, where he worked on the boilers and engines. It was only for the last
Moor Lane Methodist Chapel and was a regular attender there and at Trinity Methodist . Church. A funeral service was
many local sprint races in the area and he was also a keen snooker player. He won the Pendlc Snooker Cup at the age of 86. He was married at
his two sisters, Ada and Alice.
held at Accrington Crematorium. Mr Abell is survived by
and Mount Zion Chapel football teams, so much so that he had trials for Blackburn Rovers. His speed won him
JACQUES — ROBINSON
When does a ploughman become plough person?
A “PERSON” cannot live by bread alone — as diners at Clith- eroe’s White Horse pub have recently
a mouthful, but the cou ple are determined to strike a blow for equal rights, by renaming Brit ain’s favourite lunchtime bite.
former director of Shor- rock Security, Black burn, sees himself as a firm exponent of racial and sex equality. He said: “Why should
who hail most recently from Clayton-le-Dale, acquired the White Horse tenancy ten weeks ago, bringing with them their politically-correct cordon bleu. Mr Adams, who is a
Lawrence and Angela,
pub, Lawrence and Angela Adams, have given customers food for thought by placing at the top of th e ir menu a “ P lo u g h P e r s o n ’s Platter.” It may be something of
discovered. For new tenants at the
A honeymoon in Cyprus followed the wedding of chemist Mr Peter G. F. Jacques and nursery nurse Miss Tracey Robinson, at St Michael and St John’s RC Church, Clitheroe. The bridegroom is the son of Mr and Mrs G. J.
Jacques, of Pagefield Crescent, Clitheroe. ITie bride is the daugh
Answer; when he (or she) sits down for lunch
wore Bo-peep style ivory dupion silk gowns, featur ing pink trimming and lace and bows at the back. They wore headdresses and carried baskets of white freesia, pink rose buds, pink bouvardia and gypsophila. The best man was Mr
just as many women, if not more, eat it than men? We want all our customers to equate with what we serve, not just men.” Mrs Adams, who said
it be called a plough man’s lunch — because
— with its tasty plough person’s lunch — might well have taken the
customers, confessed that she and her husband had fallen in love with the Ribble Valley and intended staying. Meanwhile, their pub
the dish had raised con siderable interest among
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words right out of your mouth and, into the bar g a in , s e rv e d up a national first for sex equality.
Grants totalling £5,610 meet with their approval
THE Langho Football Club, which is currently involved in a scheme for new changing rooms, is being urged to make a new application for a Ribble Valley sports grant, after its original request bit the dust.
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although the club had already paid-the fees, it was in urgent need of a grant as its own funds were committed to erect ing the building, improv ing the pitch and purchas-
grant from the borough council’s Recreation and Leisure Committee to cover planning and build ing regulation costs, total ling £534, for its new changing rooms, which are being housed in a prefabri cated .building obtained from British Aerospace. Councillors heard that
The club asked for a
Legion Majorettes — £300 for marching band instru ments; Catherine Bullock — £250 for a new viola; Clitheroe Association of Church Choirs — £200 for guarantee against loss; Clitheroe Parish Church
Student helpline on exams is just a call away
. The careers officers have already circulated leaflets throughout schools in the area, urging
pupils to use the service, which is especially aimed at young people. The office, which is positioned off Pimlico Road,
for the Ribble Valley area, Mrs Dorothy Masked, said: “It is nice to come m and talk to someone who understands and not to be isolated at home.” She stressed that the service would be sensitive
next Thursday, advice will be available for pupils wishing to change their career paths.
to the feelings and needs of the pupils. Following the publication of the GCSE results
between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pupils can also contact the office by ringing Clitheroe 22045.
Expert help is available, even for students who had exam results that they did not expect. The office is open from Monday to Thursday,
hand to deal with all aspects of training, jobs and further education courses.
In this respect, the careers officers will be on .
will be able to help pupils living in the Ribble Valley at what can be a stressful time. Speaking this week, the District Careers Officer
RIBBLE VALLEY pupils receiving their GCSE results this month will be able to gain support, information and advice from the Clitneroe and District Careers Office.
tee approved the following grants, totalling £5,610: The Royal B r itish
the application as it stood could not be approved because it would create a precedent. Grants, they agreed, could not be allowed to cover planning fees, so they suggested that the club reapplied for aid under the existing sports grant scheme. Meanwhile, the commit
Organ Society — £200 for guarantee against loss; Longridge Band — £300 for euphonium and drum kit; Clitheroe Caledonian Society — £140 for a CD/radio/cassette with speakers; Bowland Guild of Spinners, Weavers and Dyers — £125 for two schools on fine spinning; Chipping Amateur Dra matic Society — £50 for secondhand organ; Stage Two Downham — £225 for upgrading of lighting equipment; St Nicholas’s Amateur Drama Group — £500 for scenery and light ing; Clitheroe Concerts Society — £200 for guar antee against loss; Lon gridge Youth and Commu nity Centre — £520 for summer play scheme; Trinity Youth and Com munity Centre — £800 for summer play scheme; Pen dle Stars Majorettes — £100 for uniforms; Rib- chester Museum — £500 for computer system; Trinity Rock Concert — £200 for hire of p.a. sys tem; Ribchester Festival — £1,000 towards costs.
Basil is missing
rough-coated Jack Russell terrier, he went missing in the Bashall Eaves/Cow Ark area on Friday. If you have any informa
tion you can contact his owners (tel: 0254 826719).
Close doors
Manor Fields, in Whalley, on Monday. The thief stole £10 from the bedroom of the elderly occupant.
after a sneak thief entered the open door of a flat at
POLICE are advising peo ple not to leave the doors to their homes open during warm weather. The warning was issued
A LOCAL couple are' offering a reward for the return of their dog, Basil. A black and white,
The attack took place during a fight at the Ren
assault, 21-year-old Mark Tu rn b u l l, of Hodder
dezvous nightclub, in Accrington Road, at about 1 a.m., on Saturday. The v ic tim o f , th e
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a vicious assault at a Whalley night club, in which a man was hit over the head with a bottle and kicked about the body.
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Photograph: David Sim mons, Clitheroe.
‘ " .' Witn esses to f igh t sought
Grove, Clitheroe, sus tained deep lacerations to the back of his head after being hit with a bottle, and suffered bruising to- the body, a f te r being kicked while on the floor.
tion should contact Clith eroe police (tel: 0200 23818).
Blackburn Royal Infir mary for his injuries before being sent home. Anyone with informa
He was t r e a te d a t Pen d le Club
Mr T. Thomber and Mr T. Adey, Mr G. Horsfield and partner.
THE winners of Pendle Club’s bridge drive were:
was performed by Fr J. Wareing and accompanied by o r g a n i s t Mr A. Knowles and soloist Mrs H. Leigh, was followed by a reception at the Fox- fields Country Hotel,
Simon Rawstron and the ushers were the bride’s brother, Mr M. D. Robin son, Mr D. Clements and Mr P. Marlow. The ceremony, which
full-length ivory dupion silk gown, featuring pink trimming and a bow at the back. Her headdress and bouquet comprised white freesia, pink rosebuds, pink b o u v a rd ia and gypsophila. Lisa and Sarah White
Karen Worswick and the bride’s goddaughters, Miss Lisa White and Miss Sarah White. Miss Worswick wore a
trimmed with pearls and embroidered bows, and she carried a bouquet of ivory roses, pink bouvar- dia, white freesia, gladi oli, pink rosebuds and gypsophila. In attendance was Miss
father, the bride wore an ivory. dupion silk gown trimmed with sequins and pearls, which featured sweetheart neckline, train and bow at the back. Her full-length veil was
Michael Robinson, inter rupted a world tour, flying back from Sydney for the wedding. Given away by her
ter of Mr and Mrs P. F. Robinson, of Shays Drive, Clitheroe. H e r b r o th e r , Mr
Mountain dogs may be used to
save sheep FARMERS are consid ering the use of Pyrenean mountain dogs to protect their sheep from attack by stray animals.
have traditionally been used to protect sheep from wild animals in the French Pyrenees and have now been successfully intro duced into Canada and America. I t is estimated that
Ireland, the Pyrenean Mountain Dog Club secre tary (tel: 0530 230278).
know more about the dogs should contact Mrs Loma
10,000 sheep are attacked every year in this country. Farmers wishing to
VSO needs textile
workers
region, where most people work in agriculture, VSO is looking for entrepre neurs who can se t up small-scale production units, recruiting local crafts people and offering training in dressmaking techniques. VSO is seek ing skilled professionals with a formal qualification in fashion textiles and i experience in the clothing
been asked by a design project for designers and textile technologists to set up and run community- based production units. Based in Egypt’s Delta
b f i s h e r i e s s p e c i a l i s t s a n d
ndustry. Midwives, teachers,
the wide range of jobs which the chanty recruits for throughout the 55 countries in which it operates. Interested applicants
uilders are also among
THE charity Voluntary Service Overseas, which sends skilled people to developing countries, is looking for textile workers to help with a scheme in Egypt. The organisation has
be able take a look at the Pyrenean mountain dog, if the proposals for putting the specially-trained guard dog on trial are met with approval. The heavily-built dogs
another nine sheep were set upon by dogs, this time a t Hawthorne Farm, Clitheroe. In that incident, a further five sheep died. Now, local farmers may
were killed and another one savaged at Upbrooks Farm, Clitheroe. Shortly afterwards,
which were discussed at a meeting of the NFU' in Staffordshire this week end, follow hard on the heels of two recent vicious attacks by dogs on sheep at Clitheroe farms. In the first, two lambs
The new proposals, 1
sh o u ld c o n ta c t th e Enquiries Unit, VSO, 317 Putney Bridge Road, Lon don SW15 2PN (tel: 081 780 2266/1331).
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