Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, August Uth.JJOi— £ litheme 22.I2J, (Editorial), (Advertising). Burnley J,i>2331 (Classified)


IT’S THE ONE THAT DIDN’T GET AWAY


_Brian lands catch of his life


A SLIPPERY four-foot eel failed to get away from a We s t B r a d f o r d f i s h i n g enthusiast who landed the


catch of his life. Mr Brian Higgins, of Hillside


Drive, trawled the 1711). cel cm a sea fishing trip to Rhyl, in North


Wales.


Mr Higgins was aboard the vessel “Incentive” when he felt his line seem­


, ,


ingly net stuck on the sea-bed. He commented: “We were about two


miles out when I felt the line get stuck. I was fighting With it for about 20 minutes, before I got the eel on hoard. It was huge. I have never caught an) -


Rwanda aid flight short of funds


THK battle is continuing to save Kwandan refu­ gees, with the launch of a new appeal campaign by


Oxfam. The organisation is ask­


ing people from the area to contribute towards a tar­ get of iTOS.UOO. to enable


WILSON — DOWNES


A honeymoon in Jamaica


followed the wedding of saw-mill worker Mr Paul


Wilson and teacher Miss l.eslev Joanne Downes at St P e t e r ’s C h u rch ,


Salesbury. The bridegroom is the


Gill Farm, Tosside


a “ People's Plane” of emergency equipment, tor the supply of clean water, to be sent.North West campaigns manager Mr Mike Ash- Edwards said further aid was desperately needed for up to two million Rwandan refugees in


Zaire. "People in the North are


already responding gen­ erously to Oxfam’s appeal for funds and we are now hoping people will turther show their support by pro­


The bride is the vounger


daughter of Mr and Mrs B. D ow n e s , of MavfieUl


Road, Ramsgreave. Given aw ay by h e r


<SasSs^'~


younger son ot Mr and 'Mrs J. Wilson, of Lower


U


thing like it before.” Despite several attempts to the con-


trarv, the enormous eel proved to be the fish that wouldn t die, let alone the one that nearly got away, explained Mr Higgins, who has been sea fishing


on and off for 20 years. He continued: “I have never caught


anything as good as this before. It was quite a catch. It lived for quite a while afterwards, despite our attempts to the


^M r Sniith, a retired ICI production worker, said he was quoted a substan­


tial sum of money to have stuffed, but has decided to eat it with


his friends instead.


build a new and bigger barbecue to cook it on!” he commented


“The only trouble is that 111 have to .... . . TV film crew


heads for local menswear shop


CAMERA crews have been given their march­ ing orders to head straight for Clitheroe at the wfekend for a not so quiet Sunday filming in a


town centre menswear shop. Gentry of Clitheroe, in clothes — the m id dle one


Moor Lane, has been cho- of three. Apparently, p u - sen as a filming location ting a camera in the ceiling fnr “Preston Front,” the was easiest above the spe-


! butterfly sleeves with lilac ; and pink rosebuds. She had an Alice band of roses in her hair and carried a bouquet of freesia, pink


father, the bride wore a white off-the-shoulder dupion gown, featuring


Icarnations, roses and ! gypsophila.


viding funds for the ’1 eo- ple’s Plane,’ ” he added. Kibble Valley residents


I chief attendant was ■ Mrs Helen Jane Eastham, ; the bride’s sister, and bridesmaids were Miss Bethanv Jordan Easth...... ,


can support the appeal hy­ phening a special credit card hotline on 0M)0 557791 or by sending a donation to Oxfam, 1


post (MR 8750), Manches­ ter. M21 2BP.


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Two injured in collision


A CLITHEROE man was taken to Blackburn Royal Infirmary after his motor bike was involved in an accident on Saturday


of Kemple View, suffered chest, leg and arm injuries when his Yamaha bike was involved in a collision with a Subaru Estate car on r i e n th o r n Road in CUtheroe.The car was driven by Mrs Doris Howarth ((ill), of Windermere Avenue, Clitheroe, who was taken to BR1 suffering from chest injuries and shock.


Mr David Slinger (29)


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, the bride’s niece, M j Melissa Blane, Miss K: Ingleby and Miss C..u.


j


; erine Connell. They wore pmk and


i floral dresses, featu. .-.g I sweetheart necklines leg-o’-mutton sleeves, had silk flower circlet headdresses. Their bou­


quets were composed ol I carnations and freesia.


I Best man was Mr Paul ! Howard and ushers were | Mr Karl Eastham, Mr ; Peter Wilson and Mr Paul


| Blane.After the ceremony, performed by Canon John Dixon, a reception was held at Mvtton Fold Farm Hotel, Laiigho.


The couple are to live in .


Tosside. Photograph: David Sim­


mons, Ciitherue.


P ic to r ia l re c o rd SNAPSHOTS celebrating I Kihchester Parish Coun- -I d l ’s centenary year are


c u r re n t ly being s if ted through to compile a picto­


rial history. Following an appeal tor


photographs of village life


and people over the last 10(1 years, around otitl pic­ tu r e s h av e now b e en


collected. 'flic* hug<* collfcUon i*


now being sorted to find th e 120 most su i ta b le


prints to publish. T h e p ub li cat ion is


expec ted to be on sale in-fore the end o! the Year.


TOSSIDE CHAPEL


ANNUAL JUMBLE SALE


Cakes, Clothes


, Plants, Toys and Books, with buttons — Clothes with


hooks, Raffle Prizes to entertain you,


Free Tea and Biscuits are there to sustain


Come for a bargain, a chat and a gossip, We’ve plenty o f a ll these things Up here at TOSSIT!


SATURDAY, AUGUST 13th At the


2 p.m. VILLAGE INSTITUTE UPTON, CHESTER


(JUST OFF THE A41) OPEN 10 A.M.


FREE CAR PARKING


TELEPHONE: CHESTER (0244) 380280


CONSERVATION CANNOT WAIT


r a A Regiltwed Chanty s s s j f « w a r »


'°Cmmcillors in Sabden, of service to outlying concerned about the posst- areas.


ble threat to their own f. M. sub-post


to address their monthly meeting. Steve Large, a postman in Burnley, and Chris Murphy, of Post Office Counters in Man­ chester, outlined the three options available. These are total privati­


; now by taking the counter I service awav, or the third | option of retaining the Post Office in the public but


sation. a break-up of the Post Office as we know it


] sector,


g • r e a te e) r freedom.


c o m m e r c i a 1 support the union all the giving it


for this third option, after hearing how rural services


Councillors voted to call Councillors decided to . wouU, lhc ’ j 1 [ spell the beginning of the Colnmtinication Worker' o’nd of a unique public ser-


vice success story. Mr Murphy said he


Keen to save post offices under threat


offices could be under threat.


MUSIC and laughter have been radiating from Gisburn Festival Hall this week, thanks to the village holiday


club.


carDEN parish councillors are 100% behind i moves to prevent the Royal Mail from being, privatised, after hearing that 10,000 local post


dren between the ages of four and 11 have met to lie entertained by Reg Rainbow and to take part in quizzes and art and craft work and listen to stories.


Every morning, chil­


week is God’s heroes and the club has been organised by a group of local Christians. A bar­ becue is planned for Saturday night and on Sundav there will be a holiday club special family service at fi p.m. in the Festival Hall, to which all friends and relatives of the children involved have b e e n


The theme for the


invited. Our picture shows


feared for the future of, sub-post offices, 10,000 of which currently make a loss. He said postmasters salaries were based on the number of transactions they carried out and, if more and more services were taken away from, them, people would not be | prepared to take on the


role.


wav, make their represen­ tations to the Government and encourage villagers to sign a petition currently circulating.


Doing fine


-THE C l i th e ro e man injured in a mystery acci­ dent at Castle Cement in April is said to be doing


Chathurn Old Road, is said to be improving in B 1 a c k h u r n R o y a 1 Infirmary.Although experiencing difficulty in walking, lie is enjoying reading and doing crosswords. Mr Nixon hopes soon to


Mr James Nixon (11), of


be transferred to a reha- biiitation unit in Burnley.


Indecent exposure


POLICE want to question a man who indecently exposed himself to an 18- year-old woman at the bus station in Whalley on Saturday afternoon. The woman was stand­


ing at the station on King Street at 1-30 p.m. when the man, who appeared to be waiting for a bus, exposed himself. He then walked off in the direction of Clitheroe. Sgt Phil Vernon, of-


Clitheroe Police, said the man was described as in


his late 40s or early 50s, of medium build, with white


receding hair. He was wearing grey trousers and a pale blue or white shirt. Anyone who may have


Keg Rainbow with a group of youngsters.


Even weather is kind to hospice


THE sum of £850.10 was raised during a collection in Clitheroe on Saturday for the Denan House Chil-


(1 *Tl elnbers'and supporters of the Kibble Valley Sup- nnrt Grout) were out in force all day and chan man Mr John Clavton expressed his thanks to all who gaye up their time to help, along with those who manned he base, booking collectors in and out and counting the


tjssfisara.:


Otis,” said Mr Clayton this week. He added that the total surpassed last year s,


despite the group for the first time being s collectors, especially during the afternoon._________


nart BBC-1 series “All room. Quiet on the Preston ^ Dedbte the fact tha Front ” about the comic “ P re s to n f r o n t


'tz s"Army‘ cltinuaUon of the six- dally selected changing


adventurers of a group of described as followmg the young People who. meet “^ e s and lives of a north-


is husband Gordon started ^ Mrs Ros Powell, whose


„ „ , a ‘Miami Vice’ young fel- shopj” but rather a


Gentry almost four years cabterjng more for the 20s ago, said the shop was an(] upwards, first visited just before the Mrs p oweR said the


menswear outlet ''V,


summer holidays, when camera crews and actors she was told that several would pe taking over the locations were being shop from 10 a.m. onwards considered


the various options had been whittled down to


received . j „ ‘ three


matelv, Gentry was cho- would eventually taKe in sen for a scene where one of the characters hires an evening suit.


shops and, ulti- ning of the week and


naiUCiCU. A


5>UUp 11 Win ...... - '


A fortnight a phone call that BBC press officer later, noil that onr. n r« s of she m n n u


on Sunday, expecting to t finish around 7 p.m. A


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that filming for the senes had begun at


said the begm-


locations all oyer Lanca- shire and Birmingham,


“Preston Front, wnt-


TheVoduction te.m t e n ^ T u n F ^ pinpoint* thTexact^cubirie £S?e time in the new


where he will try on the y*'****•_________________ Facts on birth


SEVENTEEN babies “Cka,nS\nB .. , l . n S1HIC


were born to girls under 16 ill East Lancashire last year, a health report has


revealed. Furthermore, there


were 102 babies born to women over 40. Births to Asian women constituted 20% of the total number.


published by the East Lancashire Health Auth-


V ,C t


ority, also reveals that by far the most popular place to give birth is Queen s Park Hospital, Blackburn, with Edith Watson Mater­ nity Unit, Burnley, next in popularity.


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been in the area on Satur­ day or may know the whereabouts of the man should contact Clitheroe Police (0282 863161).


Up in smoke!


A CLITHEROE bank’s no smoking policy has o b v io u s ly not been adopted by i ts cash machine!


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Ruses from Preston through Ribbleton, Grimsargh and Longndge


cashire intryside


S e r v i c e ^


noticed smoke coming from the Barclays Bank l dispenser, at the top of


On Monday, shoppers


King Street. The machine was out of


order and, said manager Mr Terry Mills: “Some-1 thing had jammed. It may have caused smoke to come out, but it was only a minor thing and we have | had to replace a part.”


TODAY and tomorrow, . Heyes Chemists, of Moor


Chemists’ rota


Lane, will he open until 6-30 p.m.


Castle Street: Sunday, . noon to 1 p.m. Monday to Friday until 6-30p.m.


Boots the Chemists,


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