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HOUSING Minister Sir George Young, on a visit to the area to


open two h o u s in g schemes, popped in for


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OUR sports reporter at the “Ciitheroe Advertiser and Times,” Matthew Evans, was the special guests of a member of the Australian touring squad at Old Trafford last week.


batsman Michael Slater (22), of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales — who is making his first England tour with the Test side — entertained


Matthew’s cousin,


Matthew and two other members of his Whalley family in the pavilion bar.


mother Mrs Jean Evans and brother Michael. (25), of Riddings Lane, saw the Australians snatch victory in the first of the one-day Texaco Trophy Tests, before joining cousin Michael for drinks at the end of the match.


Matthew (19), his


is playing for Australia, we arc still rooting for England,” said Matthew. “The ideal situation would be for Michael to make a huge score during the forthcoming tests, but for England to win the Ashes.” Michael, who is an


“Even though Michael


opening batsman with the New South Wales squad, has also opened the batting for the


national side in matches against the counties during the present tour, but has still to make his debut in a Test. His highest score, so far, has been 122 against Somerset. He is the son of Mrs


Evans’s brother, Mr Peter Slater, who lived in the Rossendale Valley, before emigrating to Australia more than 20 years ago.


Minister drops in for chat with families


at the opening of the new Quarry Court Farm devel­ opment of 17 houses and flats, which are on rent to iocai young people, he was taken on a tour of the two- bedroomed home of Miss Judith Petty and her


Clitheroe. After unveiling a plaque


three-and-a-half-year-old daughter Becky.


daughter, the Minister’s visit was the icing on the cake to their dream of having a home of their own.


For Miss Petty and her


“The new house means everything to us. We were


living with my parents for


four years and were in very cramped conditions. Now we have some space of our own. It means that we can begin to settle down,” she commented. The £667,737 devel­


opment by the Bradford and Northern Housing Association, on the former


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A Leading Seaman were married at the Chapel-en- le-Frith Register Office,


former Wren and a Mrs K. Ward, of Hillside Close, Clitheroe. The bridegroom, Mr


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AFTER receiving applica­ tions for grants from local organisations, Whalley parish councillors dis­ cussed, in detail, the allo­ cations to be granted from the £900 precepted for this year. Among the nine giants


Edwin Steven Watson, who is a radar operator in the Royal Navy, is the only son of Mr and Mrs E Watson, of Heyfield, Stockport. The bride wore an off-


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learners ami very bright children. The girls meet twice a week on Mondays and Tuesdays for an hour and a half and do 10 minutes’ homework a day. Nine-year-old Alexis Fos­ ter-Fletcher, of Woodficld View, Whalley, has even given up a gymnastic class to go to her Kumon lesson. Her mother, Shirley,


said: “Alexis is doing extremely well and I am very pleased. I gave her the option of going to the gym class or attending the maths and she chose the maths. “I was surprised, but


the-shoulder gown of ivory satin, ballerina-length, with a single rose on the shoulder and four at the back of the waist. She had a floral headdress to match the red roses, ivy and gypsophila in her bouquet. Her witness was Sarah


to be awarded, the village hall will receive £375, Whalley in Bloom and the QEII playing fields £150 each, Age Concern £75 and the Whalley FC youth team £30.


gramme has been available in Britain for only 18 months, it has been tried and tested for 40 years in Japan. It is also popular in Australia, Canada and the United States. There are currently almost two mil­ lion school children study­ ing Kumon maths. The programme is


vinced they can’t do maths. It is a gentle lead in for them and yet, in Japan, there are eight- year-olds doing differen­ tial calculus. “Although the pro­


Jayne Eastham delighted her parents by coming to)) of the class in one maths test at school. The sessions are super­


the thing is, she likes doing it and gets an awful lot of enjoyment from it.” Nine-year-old Laura-


Bradley, who wore an off- the-shoulder pale pink and peach floral dress, also ballerina-length, with a headdress and bouquet similar to the bride’s. The witness for the


bridegroom was Mr Ste- v e n P r i e s t , h i s brother-in-law. A reception followed at


the Br itan n ia Hotel, Stockport. The couple are to live in Helston, Cornwall.


Tufflink site, was com­ pleted in December last year. The Government provided £462,114 from its Rural Housing Special Programme. The Housing Minister


said it demonstrated that the Government, working in partnership with a housing association and the local council, could provide affordable homes in rural villages. Sir George said: “Many


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people think that housing problems are something


that happens only in the cities, but people in the rural areas also have the right to live there. Every home on this development is being let to young fami­ lies in the Ribble Valley. This is exactly the kind of development we want to see, where well-designed schemes such as this con­ tribute to a more balanced


community.” The development at the


Alma Place Estate, Clith­ eroe, was the Housing Minister’s second port of call. He saw for himself improvement work which has been carried out on some of the 55 flats and bungalows. Before the improvement


A honeymoon at a surprise, destination followed the wedding of corporate entertainer and event organiser Dawn Birtwistle and chartered surveyor Martin Booth, at St Mary and All Saints’ Church,


Whalley. The bride is the youn­


gest daughter of Mrs J. Birtwistle, of Whalley,


and Maj. J. Birtwistle, of


youngest son of Mr and Mrs B. Booth, of Yeovil, Somerset. The bride, given away


Harrogate. The bridegroom is the


by her father, wore a full- length classic-style gown of ivory silk dupion, decorated with pearl beads and silk roses. She carried


a pear-shaped bouquet of c o -o rd in a t in g f re sh flowers.


work was carried out on the council-owned estate, many tenants had flats with limited living accom­ modation, on streets which had poor vehicular access and lacked adequate park­ ing space. Funding for the refur-


’ In attendance were Mrs Gay Preston, the bride’s sister, Miss Emma Smith, the bridegroom’s niece, and Miss Chloe Schofield, daughter of the bride’s cousin.


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b ishm e n t , which is expected to take a further two years to complete, has come in th e form o" £280,000 from the Govern­ ment Estate Action pro­ gramme — with a similar amount from the Ribble Valley Council. Council money will be spent on schemes which include installing double glazing, improving heating and ventilation and extending flats. Sir George took the


jacket. Miss Smith and Miss Schofield had ivory dresses trimmed with cop­ per patterned material, rosettes and bows. They! wore headdresses and bou­ quets of fresh flowers.


per silk dupion dress with a bow at £he back and a co-ordinating patterned


Betts and groomsmen were Mr Jack Taylor, Mr S tu ar t Sadler and Mr Mark Barrott.


Best man was Mr Chris


opportunity to lookin on pensioners Jean and James Fleming at their reno­ vated bungalow on Maple Avenue. Mrs Fleming said that


vised by Mrs Mary Erdo- zain, a qualified maths teacher and a firm believer in the Kumon method, which she feels gives chil­ dren a “back to basics” grounding in maths by teaching them little steps very gently, which gives them confidence and


designed to supplement what students already do at school and in no way is it aimed at conflicting or competing with school work. The method is used in schools for the mentally handicapped in Australia and yet has been recom­ mended by MENSA for exceptionally bright chil­ dren who are bored with the maths they are doing. Mrs Erdozain plans to


he described the dwellings as “very nice” and said that Ribble Valley was an “able, caring council.” “We told him how good


was accompanied by organist Mr D. Ashworth, was performed by the Rev. J. M. C. Ackroyd and followed by a recep­ tion at the Mytton Fold Farm Hotel, Langho.


The ceremony, which


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the council has been, has kept us informed every step of the way to ask us if there was any­ thing we didn’t agree with, she added.


Woone Lane, Clitheroe. The [dates, worth £12, carried the registration A461 LEL.


A PAIR of number plates was stolen from a car in


The couple are to live in Mrs Preston wore a cop­


Lifetime in flying


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A MAN who flew Shackle- tons on anti-submarine patrols entertained Clith­ eroe and District Probus Club with his reminis­ cences of a lifetime ,in


flying. Mr Bill Smith, of Black­


burn, told members that he first flew an aircraft 38 years ago and subse­ quently made his career in flying, initially in the RAF and later as an airline pilot.He described memora­ ble moments during his postings in Borneo and Scotland and also outlined the extent of safety sys­ tems and pilot aids built into a modern aircraft. Mr Derek Holmes,


expressing thanks, com­ mented on the calmness of pilots in a crisis, which was demonstrated in several of Mr Smith’s anecdotes. The next meeling will


be on June 4th, when Mr P. Wolfenden will give a talk entitled “A Farmer’s Boy.”


A warning from Age Concern


a li A g e C o n e e r n representative.


Concern Lancashire rang the “ Adver tise r and Times” after receiving a phone call from a Clitheroe resident who was charged £30 for two smoke detec­ tors by a man who said he was representing the


A spokesman for Age - ■


group. “We need to alert older


crime. “We don’t ever endorse


people in Clitheroe about this man coming round. It’s not wrong what he’s doing,” the spokesman said. “It’s just not strictly true. That’s the only


a private transaction. We can’t do that.”__________


LOCAL pensioners have been warned about a smoke detector fitter who is telling customers lie is


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open a second centre in Clitheroe next month. The Whalley classes are held in Elaine’s Child Care Centre in Accrington Road.


Chimney pots


makes it fun to do., Mrs Erdozain said: “it is


an old-fashioned concept. It doesn’t excite educa­ tionists. Its main merit is with children who have bottled out and are con­


IN T R U D E R S who entered the rear yard of a dwelling in Lowergate, Clitheroe, stole items which included two threc- and-a-half-foot chimney pots and a metal plant tub, with a total value of £50.


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