THURSDAY, AUGUST 11th, 1994 SOLD


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Sign of the times Advertiser and 1 imes The Clitheroe V ^ / AT A GLANCE


Decision day is dawning for Clith- eroe’s new traffic scheme, with only one more public consultation day left. m


m / / E n d of era for


JP George page 12


/ t Save £3 on


your Tosco bill page 11


Emily gets the ‘hump’ m page 10


The Ribble Val­ ley’s bes t-kept


secret is out as a little-known ham­


let reaches final of county contest. page 12


The owner of a local bus company whose business is said to have out­ grown its present premises reveals after an inquiry tha t he intends staying put.


HUMPTY DUMPTY may have had a great fall, but on this occasion even all the king’s horses and all


the king’s men couldn’t put a smile on Emily Goossens’ face.For this 14-month-old,


of Manor Cottage, Knowle Green, life definitely proved to be no yolk when entered as one of the contenders in the fancy dress competition


with a nursery rhyme theme at Hurst Green fete on Sunday. But then how would you like to spend an


afternoon dressed up like this, even if your parents told you there might be a prize in it if you didn’t crack up? We guess it would be


the tiny tot won a second As things turned out,


enough to give anyone the “hump,” especially if you, like Emily, were only knee-high to a grown-up.


prize.Fortunately, there were plenty of smiles and laughter for everyone else attending the fete to


enjoy a day of first-class entertainment. • Report and picture


on page 15. page 15


TV cameras have been rolling again in Clitheroe, this time for a scene in "All Quiet on the Preston Front.”


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The fight hots up to save village post offices.mmmrm page 3


FOGGITT’S WEEKEND WEATHER: Cooler tempera­


Send Scrooge packing this Christmas


tures will put an end to any com­ plaints made by those grumbling about th e hot weather.


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LIGHTING UP THE prospect of a


Scrooge-type Christ­ mas has this week united Clitheroe


behind a campaign to keei> the town’s lights


switched on. Determined not, to let Brussels bureaucrats pull


by Stewart Pimbley


finance a new illuminated d i s p l a y t o m e e t regulations. The lights used for eight


, . . „ v K v t W t o w n - e . u i - n o


the plug on the Christmas lights for safety reasons residents and shopkeepers alike are calling for the town to fuse together to


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longer sparkle in the streets, following Euro­ pean Community regula­ tions controlling their volt­ age and the height at which they can be hung. In crea s in g concern


Christmas decorations. Its press officer, Mr Gordon Halfpenney,


explained tha t it was nppciilmg to the full range of businesses for sponsor­ ship and in exchange their names would he displayed beneath the lights or on


sponsorship boards. He said that strings of


about the prospect of a dark Christmas coincides with the launch of an appeal by Clitheroe and District Chamber of Trade for light sponsors. One Clitheroe resident,


lights stretching across t h e tow n w o u 1d be replaced with illuminated


Father Christmases and snowmen attached to the


Miss Kathy Newton, of Salthill View, welcomed moves to save the lights and suggested a street collection to pay for them. Describing the impor­


walls of the shops. Traders’ president Mr


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That’s message from reader who wants to keep festive sparkle on our streets


lights from being hung less than l!>rt. above the ground and the Clitheroe lights have always been 14ft. high.


are not tall enough to acco­ modate t h e n e w h e i « h t


Buildings in the town


restrictions, which arc aimed at curbing the dan­ ger of electrocution.


the cost of transforming the lights to a lower volt­ age would have cost a figure resembling “tele­ phone numbers." Mr Halfpenney, sup­


According to Mr Favell,


Peter Favell supported the plans, saying the new lights would be cheaper and would comply with the now regulations. Mr Favell made it clear


tance of the lights to Clith­ eroe, Miss Newton said: “1 cannot imagine Clitheroe


without its lights. They


are beautiful. “If they are lost now, it


will probably not strike many people until nearer


p 1 PH O TO : JO H N B A R R Y |,


porting these views, said that people should realise the new system would he different from last year’s, as the lights would be wall-mounted. He added: “With the full


that all sponsorship ack­ nowledgements should be


received in good time: “It is very important that people reply as soon as possible, so we can get a feeling of how much to


Christmas, when it will be too late. 1 am wondering if we eould have a street collection to cover the cost


of them.” Fears that the town


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would take on a Scrooge- type appearance were heightened in February, when it became apparent that the costs of trans­ forming the lights would prove too much. But


Trade has now stepped in and is calling on major employers, businesses and institutions in the Kibble Vra ley to sponsor


the Chamber al of tne h


order.The Chamber of Trade is also encouraging an active participation from its members in setting up


MILKY BAR KID CONTENDER IS LICKED BY FALL


CLITHEROE’S contender


support of the traders, helping themselves and


the town, Christmas can be just as good as ever." The new light system


coincides with the Cham­ ber of Trade's plans to advertise Clitheroe out side the valley in the run up to Christmas and to hold late night shopping on an extra evening. Any businesses wanting to sponsor the new lights


the lights, as well as ask­ ing shopkeepers to pro­ duce window displays to com|)lement the lights . ..e new regulations


actually prohibit 240 volt


for the title of the nation’s famous chocolate-munch­ ing cowboy proved just not “strong and tough” enough, after his chances were scuppered by a last- minute accident. Unfortunate Oliver Hol-


have gone in his favour, because they were all being screen tested.” Despite this unfortunate turn of events, Mrs Hol­


She said: “It wouldn't


should contact Mike Hut­ chinson at Moor Lane Motor Spares (Clitheroe 25938) or Jean Parker at Town and Country (Clitli-


eroe 22097)


BURGLARS stole an Apple Mae computer andi inoni- tor from Stution Houso, on Mitton Roud, Wh«iUej,


Computer goes


between 3-30 and 8 p.m. on Sunday. Clitheroe Police said a red Ford Escort van was


contact Clitheroe Police (0282 803161). __________________________ _____________ _____ _________


Anyone with information about the theft should ^nuwruc rimm


, .. chances.


seen near the house at the time of the theft and they would like to speak to its driver.


gate (7), of Pimlico Road, reached the national finals to find the next “Milky Bar Kid” on Sunday, but a cycling accident may have prevented him from wear­ ing the glasses and cowboy


hat on television. His mother, Mrs Lesley


Holgate, explained that Oliver had been playing out on his bike with his friend on Saturday, when he fell off, splitting his lip and grazing his face. Not even television


gate said the other 29 finalists at the auditions a t i th e Duke of Y o r k ’s Theatre were all strong competition.


wouldn’t have liked to have had to pick a win­ ner.” she commented.


"They were all lovely. I wThe judges eventually pupil.


make-up could hide his scars at the London audi­ tion and Mrs Holgate


believes this affected the sjjikey-haireo youngster s


end at the judges’ final decision, as he and his family enjoyed the sights of the capital, seeing Big Ben, the Houses of Parlia­ ment and the Planet Hol-


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Rufus Carr Lt< Clitheroe


(just voted Chipping Vi"Village Store the best


EVERYTHING that makes Britain great can be found in the vil­ lage shop, according to customers who have


I in the county.Villagers have displayed their bulldog spirit and put the store at the top of the


the award. It came as a complete surprise, as we knew nothing about it.”


customers had nominated the shop, Mr Procter said he and nis wife had always tried to be friendly and enjoy a joke with them.


Asked why he thought


I shopping list, as part of the “Vills


I Year” competition. They all agree that the


.Mage Shop of the


| not just a place providing a pound of butter or a bag


village store is a real life­ line in rural communities, o f fe r in g f r ien d sh ip , warmth and social contact,


of sugar, Chipping Village Store,


run for almost 26 years by John and Irene Procter, has won the county award for Lancashire in the 1994 Calor Gas/“Woman and Home” Village Shop of the Year Competition. Mr Procter said: “We are over the moon with


was sent in the form of drawings, scrapbooks, photograph albums and everything from presenta­ tion documents to frail


Support for the store


handwritten messages on scraps of paper.


said villagers had praised the store for its extra spe­ cial service, care and help in the community.


A Calor uus spokesman


keeping, Mr Procter, who hails from Goosnargh, was a wagon driver, though his wife nas always worked in


Before taking up shop­ shops.


their shop’s qualities have been recognised, as last year it was highly com­


This is not the first time


mended in the shop section of Lancashire Community Council’s Best-Kept Vil­


lage Competition. The couple received a


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certificate for this compe­ tition win, which is to be


hung proudly m the shop window, and £50 worth of Calor Gas vouchers.


winning shopkeepers out­ side the shop, which is decorated throughout the summer months with tubs and hanging baskets of flowers.


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ing “Milky Bar Kid, rather than the modern haircut of the Pendle County Primary School


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“Oliver has really enjoyed it and that is the main


thing. Now, he wants to be a footballer for Black­ burn Rovers."


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