12 Clitlrcroc AdI'crtiscr X Times, lilenii Will, l'JDJ,


Botanist inspires the Naturalists


botanist Mrs Pamela Barnes’ lecture to Clitli- eroe Naturalists.


tion of slides, the result of many years’ travel and s e a r e h , Mrs L! a r n e s described the characteris­ tics of several common flower groups, beginning with the buttercup family. In addition to many varie­


ties of buttercup, there are seemingly unalike relations, such as wild clematis and pasque Hewers.


landscapes of the local area, inaccessible to


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dieop, contain such rare


THKKF acre rather iimi’e calves oil o ile r at F l i t l ic ro c A uc ­


tio n Ma rt nti’ Tuesday, w ith the F r ie s ia n t ra d e seeing a ipiod e n t ry and ^tmd result?-. The best calves made t it over


£1!M) (a v e ra g e £ 17 1) . A few Friesian h eife r calves topped at £ 1 7 7 . C o n t in e n ta l h e i fe r s , a l th o u g h g e n e r a l ly on th e sma lle r side, averaged i ’ ll?* and bulls made just short o f £2110. S h e e p : F w e s c o r re c t w i th tw in s made to ESI, Suffolk cues


b ro ken -m o u th e d w ith tw in s to £liS, Suffolk ewes w ith tw in s to £ - M . h o r n e d y im m e r s to


The average price fo r lambs


was lif te d by o ver Hip p e r ky and th e w e e k ly p r iz e lo r the h iyhe s t-p rice il lambs went to .1. Pickard bUky' at 121p per ky), o b t a in a b le f r o m A s h t o n A g r ic u ltu re . Prime Iamb.-: l . iy h l made to


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i: .ii From her large collec­ “SOME flower families” was the subject of


of oceans of sea pinks covering the limestone of the flurren in Ireland and


ers awl animals, hovered over by kestrels. Memorable were slides


March 17th, the speaker will be Mr D. Joy, former editor of "The Dalesman.”


More calves at mart


12(1.7!*p ilo s .d d p ) . K\ves made to AMI’. (£20.111)).


cattle at Mo nday's s a l e . a J lhonyh n um be rs w e re much improved overall.


Y ou n y b ulls : In y h t made to l lop il2S . :i:ip ) , medium to l isp (12'.i.snp). heavy a veraye il 1 i: i|


o verall made to MNp (liii).:;:»p). Steers: L iu i i i mad e In rj7.r>dp


(122. l!»p). me d ium to i:»7.7op l FJS. Id p ) . h e a v v to llp l. :> l)p


( 1 1 7 j ; ip ) . o v e ra ll (l_J7.77p).


to l : ‘,7.70p


( 1 2 7 . d i p ) , m e d ium to ( l lS .2 U p > . h e a v y to 12; (1 1 0 .2 I p ). o v e r a I I to (120.70p).


Cows o v e ra ll mad


He ifers : L iy h t made to Plop 12«p


5.M)p to 11 Ip


(O.ldMp). Prim** lambs: L iy lu made t«»


122..*»iip (111. lo p ) , s tan d ard to 12.7.Top ( 1 1-I.OSp).medium to M 6 .7 ‘»p {lo,N.S2p). o v e ra l l to 12.V7dp<m.2r>pi. H u es o verall averayed £20.bo


per head. There was a shnrtayc of dean


inspiration for the Natu­ ralists at the beginning of the 1994 season of walks and Mrs Cynthia Laing thanked her. At the annual dinner, on


delight in finding and recording flowers for the first time and this year intends to investigate the way in which wild roses hybridise. Her enthusiasm was an


the fine pyramid orchid. Mrs Barnes tak es


Appointed to take charge of flock


at Gisburn


ALMOST a year after Clis- hurn's vicar left the parish tn take up writing, a new i n e u in b cu t is t o b e appointed.


Jonathan Lmnbv moved to Wales. The Vicar of Ilellifield,


without a vicar since May last year, when the Rev.


The village has been


charge of Gisburn on Sun­ day. Some time after, the benefices of Gisburn and llellilleld will be united.


Canon Graham Walker, is to lie licensed as priest in


tinue to live in the parson­ age at Ilellifield and the vicarage at Gisburn is to be home to the new Arch­ deacon of Craven. Canon Malcolm Grundv. who is '


Canon Walker will con­ ' Ma.


is currently involved in forming the new benefice and. when it happens. Canon Walker will cease to be priest in charge and will become vicar of Gis- Inirn with Hellifield. The new benefice and its con­ stituent. parishes will belong to the archdea­ conry of Craven and the deanery of Bowland.


The Bishop of Bradford


vicar for three years, was highly praised for the par­ ish magazine, which lie edited and to which he contributed. He left Gis- liuri! to devote his time to writing a hook on the life of one of the I’eudle witches, .Jennet Preston.


Mr Luniby, who was the


Clilheroe 2232) (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 1,22331 (Classified)


Denies 32 counts of theft in £lm. fraud trial


THE ju r y in th e Roger Grifiiths fraud


trial has heard from the brother of a Span­ ish ex-patriate who lost £30,000 with the .self-employed financial adviser.


Soothview Barn, Settle, told Liverpool Crown Court how his Majorca- based sister, Mrs Victoria Coke, told him to invest £50,000 for her in 1988. Mr Amos, then of Selby


M r Carl A in os, of


Street, Colne, knew Grif­ fiths because lie was a fre­ quent visitor to his Land- Rover and Range Rover business. He said that Griffiths gave him three investment options: high risk volatile shares, a 50- 50 split between shares and offshore bank invest­


a verbal agreement, limit­ ing to 251? the amount of his sister’s money that could be used in this way, and told the court lie would never have agreed to Griffiths using his sis­ ter’s money to buy shares in the financial adviser’s name. Mrs Coke, to whom her


brother said £10,000 was not a lot of money, lost a total of £30.901.


third option and the court heard details of a certifi­ cate issued from Griffiths to Mr Amos from May, 1988, specifying “unspeci­ fied am o u n ts to bo invested in quoted securi­ ties at Mr G r if f i th s ’ discretion." Mr Amos claimed lie had


of Man offshore account. He said he chose the


ment or the safe house of total investment in an Isle


heard from the road acci­ dent victim Mr Trevor Knowles, of Pcndlc Ter­ race, Rimington, who lost £1S,000 with Griffiths. The figure of £44,000 contained in our freelance report last week was incorrect. Griffiths (45), formerly


Last week, the court


Collier QC, told tile jury that Griffiths was one of many in tile financial ser­ vices in d u s tr ie s w li o experienced difficulties following the stock market crash of October, 1987. “We shall all hear a


of Stocks House, Bolton- by-Bowland, has denied 32 counts of theft, totalling more than £1 million over almost seven years until his Isle of Man bank, Robert Fleming, closed his accounts in late Septem­ ber, 1991. His counsel, Mr Peter


Public meeting is called on hot


t o p i c o f C e m f u e l


CUMFUEL has become the most debated issue in Clitheroe in recent months.


weeks of argument, accu­ sations and speculation, it lias been announced that a public meeting is to he held in the town towards tile end of April to fully


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lity of HMIP bad been brought into question and suggested that it would lie useful for the inspectorate to visit Clitheroe and


not want to see the manu­ facturing of cement turned into waste incineration by another name and cer­


tile fact that there was so little consultation with the public before the fuel was burnt. I am not prepared to compromise the health and safety of people in the Kibble Valley for jobs. Health and safety must come first in the Kibble Valley," stated Mr Evans. He added that lie did


make a presentation to tile residents. “I am unhappy about


was taken on Tuesday, when Mr Jeff Cowling, chairman of the newly- formed RATS — Resi­ dents Against Toxic Sub­ stances — travelled to l.ondon to meet Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Pollution with Kibble Val­ ley’s MP, Mr Nigel Evans. After tile two-hour meeting, Mr Evans said he had made it clear to HMIP that there was growing concern over the burning of Cemfuel. which is why the meeting had been requested. "1 said that the credibi­


troversial fuel at Castle Cement. The huge stride forward


tainly,did not foresee any place in the Kibble Valley


where a waste incineration plant would go. The meeting will involve residents, protestors and


representatives of HMIP and it is hoped that repre­ sent a l i v es of Castle Cement will also lie in attendance. New data, available following contin­ uing tests on the fuel, will be given to the meeting. Said Mr Cowling: "We


want to ensure that what comes out of the chimneys is safe. We are not an alarmist group." He wiil be reporting


Cement said that Mr Cowling and members of the group visited the Cem­ fuel operation at Castle Cement’s K i b b 1 e s d a 1 e plant on Friday night. The company has also invited other individuals and groups to visit the works when Cemfuel is being used.


back to members of the action group tonight. A spokesman for Castle


Nova theft


THIEVES made off with a Vauxha 11 Nova GTE, valued £3,501), from the Castle Cement ear park in Clilheroe between l and 1- 15 p.m. on Tuesday of last week. The vehicle lias the registration number E19S GTY.


Printer who was a star soccer player


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horn in Clitheroe, was educated at the town’s St James’s CE School and


Mr Adamson, who was


Clitheroe Koval Grammar School. He served an apprenticeship as a com­ positor and lino-type machine operator in the days when newspapers were set in hot metal and the “ A d v e r tise r and Times” had premises in Market I'lace and Castle Street. Later lie worked for the


RETIRED printer Mr Norman Myers Adam­


and was wheelchair-hound for some months. He died at home. The funeral took place on Monday at St James's Church, Clith­ eroe, followed by inter- m e n t a t C 1 i t li e r o e Cemetery. He is survived by his


wife, a son, daughter, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.


“Lancashire Evening Tele­ graph” in Blackburn, retiring after 2(> years’ service. During the second world


player, he made his mark as a referee for local matches.


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born wife, Eva, who worked as a nursing assis­ tant at Calderstoncs Hospital in her younger days, celebrated their golden wedding four years ago. After marrying at Whalley Parish Church, they set up home in Little-


He and his Whalley-


throughout their 54 years together. Mr Adamson had been


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ill for more than a year


Sunday School League and other other junior leagues. He will be remembered by the older generation as a star player with the CKGS Old Boys and the Clith­ eroe Parish Church sides. After re t ir in g as a


highly respected member of the community, had been a keen amateur foot­ baller during his younger days, having played for various teams in the for­ mer Clitlieroe and District


war lie served witli the Royal Navy in Iceland and West Africa. Mr Adamson, who was a


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great deal about the finan­ cial services industry. It will show us many things about what was happening in the business and his personal affairs and may reveal he has breached regulations,” Mr Collier


said.“But it may be that the story that unfolds will not indicate that from start to finish, or at any other stage for that matter, he was taking money with deliberate dishonesty or that ho had the intention to permanently deprive investors of their money.” The case continues.


O B H E B E a i


Councillor’s planning blunder


conversion work on the barn, but his business would also be seriously affected. He said: “If I cannot


have that building, my business will have to close.” While acknowledging


that planning permission is needed, because the cabin is located in an area of special landscape, he can­ not understand why it is proving to be such a problem. He commented: “ I t’s


ridiculous, because the cabin is not going to be here for that long and it is not ugly.” Coun. Metcalf criticised


the way other places within the Kibble Valley had been grunted planning permission and relerred to the tennis centre on Edis- ford Road in Clitheroe. He said: “After they put up th a t m o n s tro s i ty , it annoyed me." In a hid to hide the


an ice-cream retailing business to train for three years to be a cabinet maker at Burnley Techni­ cal College. He muved out of his home in Shireburn Avenue, Clitheroe, to live in Barrow. Kibble Valley planning


barn will be suitable for his family to move in by the end of the year and in tlie future he intends to live and run his furniture- making business from there. Coun. Metcalf gave up


cabin from view, Coun. Metcalf said he would be prepared to put a screen of trees around it or even paint it another colour. He hopes the converted


manager Mr Stewart Bai­ ley described the cabin as an "unauthorised build­


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fears that an April 18th deadline would mean the immediate removal of the cabin by the council. He said the site would receive another visit from a coun­ cil official to decide when enforcement action would be taken. Our p ic tu re shows


application had been made on condition the cabin was used only for storage. Mr Bailey allayed any


that a permanent planning application had been turned down on two points. Firstly, the cabin is in an area of special landscape and any devel­ opment is controlled. Secondly, granting per­ mission would have set a precedent for further development in other areas of special landscape. He also added that the


embarked on more formal proceedings. Mr Bailey explained


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