U twelve Advertiser iv i ones, A/iru J■»<«. if have 22324 (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 422331 (Llassijied)


TOWN C L E R K D O RO TH Y IS TO R E T IR E


THE Clitheroe Town Clerk whose duties over the past five years have included help­ ing to establish civic links with Poland will he retiring in June. One of the memories


Mrs Dorothy Kane, of Shirelmrn Avenue, will lake away with her will he the trip she made with the town council to l’vrzyce in October, 11192.' The idea was to make contact with a newlv- opened Kastern Bloc c o u n t ry . The


Clitheroe Mayor, Coun. Denis McWilliam,


th en


gested I’yr/.vce, which was part of Germany before the second world war and the childhood h ome Chiristle


Combining pub meal with a gentle ramble round Lancashire


el.


.he countryside ol Ribble Vallot. The Ramblers' Associa-


ion says that more people ban ever are taking tin valking and, to lie in with his announcement, a new look, “Pub Walks in Lan­ cashire," has just been released by Countryside


Books.Author Alan Shepley designed the book around people who enjoy a ramble through the countryside and a meal at a pub after­ wards, but do not wish to walk too far. The book contains 30 circular and simple routes in the Lan­ cashire area, including several within the Kibble Valley.The routes vary in length from about three to eight miles and each has its own individual section, w i t h a p h o t o g r a p h • Included among the walks are Downham, Hurst Green, Newton, Slaid- burn, Bolton-by-Bowland, Chipping and Waddington. All the walks are fully detailed and a sketch map is also given. Mr Shepley said: "As for the routes themselves — my own joy in walking these ways has been the feeling of conti­ nuity between past and present which accom-


F o r e v e r y p u b t h e r e i s . q guide describing the best food and drink available and times of serving. On top of this there is a brie! description of the local area and some history, often concerning the place Wili


1 j j u n i e s e v e r y s t e p . ui me Daniel Rowbottom HOLDEN


HOUGHTON A buffet reception Clitheroe Cricket Club fol­ lowed the wedding of a local builder and a nurse at Trinity Methodist Church


at


on Saturday. The bride, Carol Ann


Two-barn site


A RESUBMITTED appli­ cation for the conversion of two barns in Chipping has been approved by councillors at Ribble val­ ley Council’s Planning and Development Committee. Members heard that


Houghton, who works at Clitheroe Hospital, is the


only daughter of Me and Mrs O. Volkmer, of Moor­ land Crescent, Clitheroe. The bridegroom, Darren


of sug­ h is w i f c ,


thing Mrs Kane hopes to do more of during


Travelling is some­


her retirement. She and her husband, l’eter, visited New Zealand


last year and would like to incorporate a return


Poster contest on rail safety is all lined up


RDl 1PATING children to stay away from railway lines is now top priority in the Ribble Valley, with passenger trains returning in six


weeks’ time.


ride on the trains, but we want nobody to play on


“We want everybody to


trip into a more ambi­ tious round-the-world


voyage. As town clerk, Mrs


r e s p o n s i b l e accounts,


______ agendas. She was also ■■— _____________—


dence, minutes oiis


correspon­ a n d


f o r ■■


Kane has organised the annual Mayor-making and cockle and mussel feast, as well as being


town clerk when the new town hall was offi­ cially opened.


was employed at Clith- croe Grammar School for 2(1 years, where she was bursar of the girls sch o o l and s e n io r school secretary follow­ ing the amalgamation.


Previously, Mrs Kane


ally from Clitheroe, Mrs Kane would love to


Although not origin­


i»e considered a Clith- eronian, having lived here for 30 years and watched the devel­ opment of the town


with interest.


currently advertising for a replacement clerk.


The town council is .


the railway,” states Kibble Valley Kail in posters dis­ tributed to schools this week advertising a new competition. “Train travel is very,


and the North West, with an hourly service bringing frenetic activity to a l ne


‘.w.tiuittf tr\ cerned that many young 1 ;i 1im»


on which trains have been more of a novelty than a way of life for the past


very safe, but playing on the railway is a deadly game,” members warn.


Clitheroe will be minutes away from s ta t io n s throughout Lancashire


From the end of May,


three decades. The increased frequency


peopIt* will rem a ln I unaware of the potential dangers inherent in play- |


ing on the railway or interfering with railway


will pose a th re a t to anvone who plays on or close to the line and, with that in mind, Ribble Val­ ley Hail has taken the ini­ tiative in organising the rail safety competition. It will be open to pupils


property. During the run­ up to the reopening ol the line, British Transport


Police intend to visit schools to make young people aware of the need for railway safety."


It is hoped that an exhi­ bition of the winning


from all the schools whose catchment area includes


the route of the Ribble Valley line and there will he three major prizes. The winner will receive a rail ticket for his or her


entries will be mounted^ in the new Clitheroe Station | Arts Centre and members 1


of RVR h o p e th a t Regional Railways will


family, comprising up to two adults and two chil­ dren, to travel to any Brit­ ish Rail station on the British mainland.


class, there will be tree travel to York to visit the National Railway Museum and, for the winning school, £100 to be spent on art materials.


For the winning pupil's


have been donated by Regional Railways North West and the school’s prize by Kibble Valley


The first two prizes Rail.


c o n c e r n ha d b e e n expressed at the original


Lee Holden, is the only son of Mr and Mrs E. Hol­ den, of Shireburn Avenue,


Clitheroe. Given away bv her


father, the bride wore an ivory silk gown including lilac and pink silk. Her f lowered h e a d d re s s


chitccture and pubs. The book gives a com­


prehensive guide to every­ thing you might need to know on a day out walk­ ing, including how to get


to the area, parking facili- ties and contact telephone numbers.Alan Shepley was born


and brought up in the Lancashire area, but now lives in Kendal. He has been working in the coun­ tryside for 30 years as a


names of the villages, ar- ........... .......-


'HERE was a steadv trade in dl animals during 'Ihursdav's


;ale at Lisburn Auction Mart. F o rw a rd w e re G4 newly* •alved dairy cows anti heifers.


F i r s t q u a l ity cows made to ill |Ua (average £1,331), second to iU.OaU <£L'*>5>. first quality h e i fe r s to t l .37(1 (£1,2291.


serum! to £96(1 (£952). There were 11 m-ealf dairv


cows and heifers fonvard, with cows due in April making to i'l,(HXl and heifers due in June to


£L37lM£l,3uuh


In th e s to re section, th e re were -0 sheep forward and ewes


.


with lambs at foot made to i o - Forward were 14b calves anil 72 stirks anil stores.


m ale tu £290 (£237.35). l.unuu- in X hulls to £315 (£233.; a),


heifers tu £208 <£ u2.3a:I, Bel­ g ia n Blue X h u l ls to £3(13 (£206.7(1). h e i f e r s to i - ‘ • (£207.25). Simmenlal X hulls to £202 <£1‘J0.35), heifers to i l J o


(£181.b<». ltlomle d'Aquitaine X hulls


made to £196, heifers to i-0 0 (£102.25). oilier t.onlinenta! X


hulls to £200, heifers to £16- (£150.50), Hereford X heifers to


£155 (£139). Knesian X hulls to £-'•16 (£171.00), heifers (£•lfu.bO


179.60). Angus X hulls lo £16.,


to i t


1IM So C a lv es : Cha ro la is X hulls


of the Association of National Park and Coun­ t r y s id e V o 1 u n t a r y Wardens.


to the countryside. He has a l w a y s e n j o y e d w a l k i n g ] and is the author of several other books on the subject, including “Lanca­


In 1079 he was awarded the MBE for his services


voluntary warden and was a lso the found.-,■ <•)„...-mun


application with regard to access to the two-bain development at Bonds


to children in Years 3 to 8 and pos te rs must he created on paper up to A3 size. Application forms are available from local schools and Ribble Valley Rail’s secretary, Mr David But- tenvorth, “High Close,” 72 Fairfield Drive, Clitheroe, BB7 2PS, (25750).


The competition is open


Farm, off Hesketh Lane. Development control


manager Mr John Macholc said the attached condition of having access plans approved, pnoi to any d e v e 1 o p m e n t , w o u 1 d resolve any problem-


matched the bouquet and


she had an ivory veil. In attendance was the


bride’s only daughter, Can Louise Houghton. She wore a lilac satin dress, with matching lilac flowers


shire Hambies." This new title is the


-------_ --------------------------------— Walks Series.


(£107.35). Stirks and stores: Charolais X


heifers made to £ 122. l.imuusin X hulls/steers to £310, Limousin X heifers to £323 (£320). ere-


lion were 4‘


ford X heifers to £360 <£3'-3). Friesian X bulls-steers to £.-*.*•». Forward in the linstock see- J3 cattle, including


lates t addition to the Countryside Books Pub


rUSBURN AUCTION MART PRICES ...» ............ pm sn (lU.ttn). medium


lieht to 123.SplD3.3p), medium to 115.Sp (107.61,). heavy to


13-I.Sp (113.6p). Chief prices: lo p selling —


T. 1.. Fell, £669.05. lop kilo — \V Townlev, 36aky at 106.6[t.


£039.66.


lJih young bulls, 13G steers anu h eifers, 106 cows and seven hulls, as well as 1.071 sheep (33 lamhs, 796 huggs and 239 ewes


and rams. bulls: Continental light made to 173.Sp (137.2p), medium to


ITT.fcp U44.3p), heavy to lad.bp (140.4))). other light to 148.Sp (


(12G.U), h e a v y to 1 3 1 .bp (124.up).


Chief prices: Top selling — .1.


|>). medium tu Ido.bp ...


.


\ Wade. £1,002.48. Top kilo — T. A. Wade, 4G5kg at In .b p .


£820.77. S te e r s : C o n t in e n ta l lig h t t i l.


m a d e to 135._Sp ( medium to IO1.60 (L U . lp L


heavv to 139.6), U29.2|>), other l ig h t to 125.20, medium to 103.6|) (103.Up), heavy to Ml.-p


(123.Ip).


m a d e to lOS.Sp (1 3 3 .6 > ) , medium to 100.ho (1.1a.sp),


t hteavy to 13S.Sp (129.6p). other oa\> m Heifers : Co n tin en ta l light ,


( l i b . I p ) , g rad e 2 to lKKSp Ui'J.Tp). grade 3 to UT.bp (bip). feeding cows to 129.6p UlLjl|'). mature hulls to 129.6], 1113.3p). Sheet): Light lamhs made to


199.3], (190.Ip), s tan d a rd to ],,.] ]p (167.7p), medium to


182.3p (181.Ip). Light huggs made to 139], 1127.1],). standard 10 159.5|, (127.7],). medium to 10y.5pll32.lp). heavy lu oJ.lp (130.3],). overweight to 1JJ.3],


(120.3p). Overweight shearlings made members to delegate to , ,


to 62.1], (09.0,). half-bred ewes lo £39.aO (ffli.70), horned ewes


lo £36.80 (£25.35), ram s to


£03.20 (£31.65). There were 35.4G tonnes oi


straw forward in the produce section, with barley straw mak­


ing to £58 per tonne. Forward at the lleacon North


West Electronic Auction were G42 sheep and 54 young bulls. Lambs averaged 357.up, stun-


d a rd hoggs av e ra g e d 325],. medium made to 33,1.up (3-bp). Ewes averaged 154.5p, young


bulls made to 23-Ip (22bp). The report advised . Grade 1 cows made to 131.-p , .,


I Michael Fielding. I The couple tire to live in Windermere Avenue,


Cooper and usher was Mr Gareth Rodri Houghton, eldest son of the bride. The ceremony was per­ formed by lhe Rev.


Best man was Mr Brian ------—l


Clilheroe. Photograph: Mr John


Smithson, Clitheroe. Riding arena


PROPOSALS for an indoor riding arena and stables at Grindleton have been delegated to Kibble Valley Council's director of development. Councillors at the* 1 lan-


•‘Members of Ribble Val­ iev Rail, the user group for the line, hope that the service will be used by voting people. Train travel 'is quick, environmentally


Said Mr Butterworth:


Pair’s karting venture off to a flying start


Alphabetically speaking, in the banking world were


’USButb0int 'the^raco for service, customer care and competitiveness, Yorkshire Bank is a winner. Thais probably because we understand your needs and do


° For turther details about any Yorkshire Bank servire mom^bouUhVhr^^nd [almost^s?rmme)aindbanking?


nor level best to put them lirst. „ ,


nintf and Development Committee decided to delegate the development


Lane.


ensure that the lining arena is used as a private facility in connection with the business as a breeding and training_centre.^


T Pendle Club *------—___________________________ _____________ _______________


Volunteers needed to keep priceless service running


THE Women’s Royal Voluntary Service, the traditional deliverers of meals-on-wheels in the


Ribble Valley, needs volunteers to keep the cot- don bleu service on the


' ^Throughout the district there are various area schemes which have, with


the invaluable help of the Kibble Valley Borough Council over the yeats, supplied a priceless set-


vice to the arcu. Each scheme welcomes


new faces, but the Clith eroe area, in particular, needs a few more people


r w


Four days a week, a driver and partner collect


,


25 meals from Hospital and drive them to their destinations to be


devoured! able to delivery. A little known hut very


.. .


A van is avail- use for t h e


• -1 i , „ i „ „!• • • t e n d u r lo v i n g s a le — an d th e p rovi:


help or "tender loving care" for victims or rescue


im p o r tan t aspect of WKVS work is assisting the emergency services and this is an area in which the local group is


looking for new recruits. Teams of volunteers


ers should an emergency


professional rescue work- to


meet for training in order p ep


--------


be nronared to help UbSlUllUt I


to help with deliveries. . The voluntary service


needs people’s time, rather than money, and no "ecial skills are^required


meais-on-'vuww.w give two lunchtime hours flLaO a.m. to 1-30 p.m.) once u month.


^als-oTwheelf need’to


occur.Happily, teams are rarely called out, but it must be comforting to peo­ ple in the Ribble Valley to know that a trained anil competent team of people could be mobilised very quickly to give support to those caught in some form


SUCH ua iiuutuubj or spillage of gas, oil or chemicals, fell rescue or


even an air crash. The emergency services


workers alike. WRVS emergency ser­


salL. — and the provision


vices teams were seen in action carrying out valu­


by the Government during the last world war to help with civil defence and pro­ vide certain community services in times of need. The valuable work which it continued to do after the war kept it intact and it continues to co-operate with national and local government to provide welfare services for the community. Nationally the N


The WRVS was formed , jW b b f rV a l te y T h ? OI w m m i


the Ribble Valley there are 360 members, includ­


««« _1 a tw


***'-••»


___ 1 AS UN S ***•'• —


D


ing 42 men. Other facilities offered


team is trained to provide refreshments, clothing, information, registration and generally any form oi


by the WRVS include books-on-wheels, a trolley shop at Clitheroe Hospital _offering small goods for


of tea at blootl donor ses­ sions in Clitheroe Parish


able and much appreciated work at the Lockerbie air disaster and the Towyn floods.


.


Hall.A volunteer is also needed to fill the post of organiser for the blood donor sessions, recruiting people and organising them for the sessions. A stint of two hours


helping at the NVRVS office in Clitheroe, any day of the week, could give you a break from the many tiresome tasks you are engaged in and would be a valuable help to the ladies


Pc-ndle Club’s weekly bridge session were Miss R. Holland and Mr 1. Thornber, Mrs K. Bulcock


HE winners of Clitheroe and MrT. Adey._______


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Ribble Industrial Estates Of Simonstone Business Park and Operators of


The Holker Business Centre, Colne


All The Best With Their New And Exciting Venture


_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ W i s h -- - - - - -- - - - - - prestige karting


who run the office. Anyone interested in


L


becoming a WRVS volun­ teer can contact the office at 1 New Market Street, Clitheroe, between 9-30 a.m. and 1-30 p.m. any


c?U Sadie Baker (Clitheroe


ciay vouow* uv .7 . call Sadie Baker (Chtheroe


25863).All those interested in working in the emergency team are invited to a meeting at the office on either April 28th or May


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Secrets of success shared


THE secrets of success at shows throughout the country were passed on to members of Clitheroe Gar­ den Club by speaker Mr | Les Foden. of Bare.


wide variety of flowers and vegetables of high


Mr Foden cultivates a


quality and showed slides of his p r izew in n in g exhibits.


subject of the meeting on Mav 9 th , when the speaker will be Mr Jim Muil, of Kendal.


Fuchsias will be the


friendlv and safe. "We'are, however, con-


to anyone for the club s summer visits to Burnby Hall, near York, on June 1 S th , and Biddulph Grange, near Stoke-upon- Tront, on September 10th. The last date for bedding plant orders is April 24th. Further details are avail­ able bv phoning Chtheroe


Seats are still available 21165 '


ONE two three go! Now is vour chance to have a go’ at the latest craze which has hit Pendlc —


display the winning poster at stations and other sites | around the area.


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EFO ED CHflCH


indoor karting. Prestige Indoor Kart­


ing has been set up by two local businessmen,


Mr Cliff Simpson and Mr David Clarkson, who are hoping that it will be a


huge success. It is based in the former Buss distri­ butions plant, in Burnley


Road, Colne, and opened about two weeks ago. The pair have worked


on the track constantly since they took over about two months ago, getting it ready for the first customers who tried it out at the beginning of


April. The track has been


specially designed and 3 i m p r o v e (l ♦ u n d w i t h


space customers will he guaranteed the very best possible ride, with lots of


5,000 square feet of


thrills.The pair arc hoping to have an official launch in the near future, hut the track has been so busy that they have not been able to arrange it. Drivers will have the


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KARTING KRAZEE: The team at Prestige Indoor Kart- inn u/hn are readv for the big craze. Left to right, Mr Dave Clarkson, proprietor, Wayne Lonsdale, mechanic,


and Martin Lamb, grand P ^ 9 ™ hony Bralthwaite Advertising Feature


chance to ride in the spe- cinlly-nuulc lliOcc racing karts which arc capable


of a thrilling 35 m.p.h. Individual, corporate,


and grand prix events are catered for and discounts can he arranged for large groups.


range up to £30 depend­ ing on the session which customers prefer. There are special days sessions called “ ride and drive’ where customers just turn up anil have a go. There are also grand prix sessions, and winners in each class will receive a trophy and bottle of champagne. The company has very high safety rules and will


Prices start at L:> anil _ .


provides all users with overalls, helmets and


gloves. Questions can be put to


staff, who will be only to happy to answer them.


have a go, and he one of the first to try out this craze contact Mr Clark­ son, on (1282-865675 who will send a brochure or answer questions.


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