Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, September 15th, 1091,


Action still needed on speeding problem


w f v'ish C°“!lcil discussed a number of traffic and commu­ nity matteis at its monthly meeting in the Methodist Rooms.


At an earlier meeting, Members, however


porn ° T CIfhafl V01cetl CT decided to pursue the mat- all0.llt young people te r and Coun. Albert


r im m -w 1' 6 C1llu.1' 11 Atkinson said: “I t ’s not Uough reservoir during village tmffir lt'«i


said that all the necessary wanting notices were iit place and police had been asked to keep an eye on the situation, but as there was open access to the public there was nothing else to be done. Members said that now the good weather had


FINNEY — RILEY


member of Clitheroe Golf Club and manager of a course near Oundle, Peter­ borough, is the only son of Mr and Mrs I). S. Finney, of Berkeley Drive, Head. The bride is the youngest daughter of Mrs Elisabeth Edith Kiley, of St James Hoad, Blackburn.


Church, Head. The br ideg ro om, a


Alaistair Pinkerton and the groomsmen were Mr David Lender and Mr Kiehard Leather.


Clitheroe.


ducted by the ‘Hev. Alan Heid and was followed by a reception at the Higher Trapp Hotel, Simonstone. The couple are spending th e i r hone y moon i n Majorca and, on their return, will live in Oundle. Photograph: Rye’s of


In h o s p ita l


A CLITHEROE motor cy­ clist is still in Blackburn Royal Infirmary, after being involved in‘a smash on the A071 on Sunday night.


•stomach injuries when his motor bike was involved in a_ collision with a Ford


(17), of Chatburn Hoad, suffered serious leg anil


Fiesta was Yvonne Ellison (17), of Wiswell.


C h r is to p h e r Naylor The ceremony was con­


Miss Samantha Hiley, Miss Emma Croak and Miss Catherine Potts. The best man was Mr


lace and carried a boii(|Uet of pink roses. She was attended by


white Thai silk and French


brother. Mr Martin Hiley, the bride wore a gown of


Given away by her


production manager Miss Tracy Riley at St .John’s


Golf course manager Mr Michael Finney married


^ Annual sale j of horned


I wether |


lambs I T i l l - ]U K was an im-ivase in cat­


voung bulls making to M! ’p per hilo and a large number of Frie- sians on offer. Steers proved to . have a better trade, averaging! at


tle numbers dur ing Monday's sale at Clitheroe Auction Mari . Forward were ISO cattle, with


made to Lf'lp. Many cows cracked the


i’ll L S I . ami the best heifer loop f


per kiln mark, with the hyst fed eiiw.i making to 101.ftp per kilo.


Plainer "elean" rows appeared


harder to sell, hut the I lest cows ; wi thout “ elean" forms were


‘‘lose on the heels of the lies! enws. Yount; hulls: l.ijtht made to


l lhp (average l]!i.27p), medium


to idn.nUp (1 H).52p), overall to UUp (I l:l.fvl|i).


. . t ’lyors: l . ishl made to 127p ( 1 1 1. .


I p) , me d ium to 12.’lp


< 1 Ih .h - ' ip ) . h e a v y to I Oil p ( 1 On.a i p ) . o v e r a l l to 127 i (111.Sip).


1 < H)M.(i lh)


c, I •.


tin* li anil a


UOo.Sop), heavy to I 2lip ( lllL. I(lp), overall to I :|:lp


(d s .2 1


in- la; •st la lb just


slight . isililv i


ft’- l in g . I'i


uli- In llll.7>0| ilmvn, with


iliTabli* iuuuIht nf t*ritvri-,l.


inn- lamtis: I.iphl mailu tn


8 7 .7 lp (77.fi0p), s tan d a rd to hO.J'.tp (.S2.li-tpL uivdiuin tn tm.nOp (7S.72p), hvavv In 711. lhp (7 : i .s : t|it , o v e ra l l in iio.7;ii> (Ml.hi pi.


(lll.72nl.


Iavvs overall made tn ai.Stlp 1


ers to AoltS, Friesian steers to


saw an improvement in trade, wi t h b e s t C o n tin en ta l bulls making to IM.'iS, Continental steers to A


met a pond trade, w ith best out­ fits makinp to EMItl and all stan­ dards averaginp at i ’lilld.


i'll'll. Hereford s teers to io:l2 and Hereford heifers to Ellis. Conliueutnl rows and ralves


Fiesta near the junction of Wiswell Lane. The driver of the Ford


best Suffolk store lambs made to E!2 (Eld.70).


horned wether lambs, as well as the usual store lamb sale. The best horned wethers had a pood trade, witnessinp a El.20 price rise on last year and the best W ether made to E21I. Over odd lambs were sold and


Friday saw tile annual sale of At Friday’s sale, store rattle ’d-IU, Continental heif­ l|U , alitv, as thvru 'hurt .if '.Up


if SO.ap. Kvvvs of £1. hut this


Heifers: Light made to Illdp p ), medium to ];t:i■,


parish council's complaints by saying that there was not a sufficient volume of through traffic or HGVs passing through Sabden to warrant any action.


again responded to the


traffic through the village, the county council hail


during the coming finan­ cial year. Regarding speeding


received from the County S u rv ey o r to say tlia’t everything possible was being done to provide an additional lighting column at the bottom of Black Hill, but it was unlikely


passed th e r e was no longer a problem. A l e t t e r had been


authoritv U nVOI’S heaflinB f‘»’ die motorway In rei^ly, the authority


w ? itht e n T tl}1r an'1


of the hill that’s causing the problem.”


t » l f r o m ' c i t e S the other


"unsightly” fencing round the culvert at the bottom of Wesley Street and the rivers authority is to be contacted. A complaint had also been received about m o to r is ts from Pendleside Close driving too fas t along Pendle


t h e


motorists heading for Churn Clough Fishery were instead ending up at Badger Wells Cottages and they agreed the best solution was to amend the sign to the fishery, which is actually closed at the present time. A complaint had been r e c e i v e d a b o u t


the official notification that the village, along with Head and Simonstone, was to remain in the Kibble Valley parliamentary con­ stituency and not be trans­ ferred to Pendle as had been recommended by the boundary commission. Members were told that


Councillors welcomed


members to consider ways in which the village could mark the 50th anniversary of VE Day next May. It was agreed to place it on th e ag e n d a for n e x t month’s meeting which will be on October 4th at 7-30 p.m.


Show is a sell-out


Frank Goss, is to repre­ sent the council at the East Lancashire Health Authority’s half-day con­ ference on “The Future of Health Care in East Lan­ cashire” on October 4th at the Dunkenhalgh Hotel. The chairman also asked


necessary, the benches and seating around the village. The chairman, Coun.


ried out on the village car park and th e Ju b i le e Bridge and a tender was accepted for repairs to the bus s h e l te r a t W a t t StreetAVhalley Road. C o u n c i l lo rs a re to repaint and repair, where


face on the park is to be replaced and some of the equipment refurbished, members agreed a f te r receiving the report of the annual inspection. Work is also to be car­


Street East, despite a "slow” sign being painted on the road. Some of the safety sur­


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Whalley pill-box saga continues


have passed since the pill­ box at The Sidings, Sta­ tion Road, firs t made headline news when it was demolished by local busi­ nessman Mr Andrew Ronnan.


an out-of-court settlement on Tuesday. More than three years


summons against Ribble Valley Council for com­


fenced off, before it was eventually demolished and housing built on the site. Mr Ronnan issued a


the go-ahead, but soon came to a halt in an 11th hour decision, after it was agreed the site was a grade-two listed building. The building was then


Demolition was given


THE controversy sur rounding Whalley’s pill­ box continues, following


officer, Mr Paul Timson, said the case had been set­ tled by the council’s insurance company in an


pensation to pay for the fence erected around the half-demolished pill-box. The council’s chief legal


out-of-court settlement for £100, prior to a hearing


that had been scheduled to take place at Blackburn County Court.


all settlement and legal costs would be paid by the insurance company.


matter and they agreed to settle it.” Mr Timson added that


it was the insurance com­ pany who conducted the


court was not asked to adjudicate on it. "The main point is that


He explained: “The ease has been settled, but the


Feast of sports served up for women


A FEAST of sport and Sport and Recreation Day,


strenuous and others less so.


offer, including aerobics and step classes, football,


SPORT STARTS HERE Clitheroe and District Netball League NJB Sports 5-a-side league


Title scrap hots up Low Moor face Milan in both divisions


SUNDAY sees the battle of si the league's two undefeated


THE curtain raises on Read and Simonstone


has been completely sold out.


Mrs Dee Bottoms, the


A snappy find by local men WT from page one


is the complete nature of the find, as usually it is crushed, but this three-


foot-long skull is beauti­ fully preserved."


proved a big task to uncover, but fortunately for them it was far less d a n g e ro u s th a n an encounter with the real thing.


The specimen may have


tance of the find, Mr Man­ ning said: “I would say it is incredibly important. The Teleosaurid are not common, with only half-a- dozen found on that coast in the last 100 years. “What is more unusual


Castle Cement. Describing the impor­


ning, the ancient croco­ diles, which sometimes grew to the same length as a Tyrannosaurus Rex, were “pretty unpleasant" creatures.


“ It has an unusually long snout and, unlike


modern crocodiles, these were ocean-going reptiles, possibly leaving land for two or three (lays for fish- ing e x p e d i t io n s ,” he commented. It is believed this partic­


According to Mr Man­


tunately not be seen in the museum’s successful dino­ saur collection, as it is to


ular crocodile, with a nar­ row snout like a swordfish, was probably lost at sea when searching for food. The reptile will unfor­


leaving the museum next month to s ta r t a three- year Ph.D. programme at Sheffield University, stu­


exhibits at the Yorkshire Museum in York. Sadly, Mr Manning is


hopes this will not be the last of his dinosaur disco­ veries: “Certainly it is the best find with a complete skeleton, but, 1 hope, not the best for the future.” I


helped to complete a suc- c e s s fu l y e a r a t th e museum, which has seen attendance figures soar to record-breaking levels. However, Mr Manning


dying the bio-mechanics of dinosaurs. For him, the find has


become one of the main


Sp e c ia l ,” the show is already just that, as the first night’s performance


P la y e r s ’ p ro d u c t io n tonight. Entitled “Something


petition for free tickets to the show was Marian Cocker, who correctly identified the faces behind


producer of the show, said: “For the first-ever time, we have sold out the first night and we have only a few tickets left for Friday and Saturday." The winner of the com­


the girls out of costume with the prizewinner and producer (from left: Lucy Edwards, Debbie Web­ ster, Marian Cocker, Dee B o t tom s and H o 11 y Waddington.)


the make-up, as featured in an “Adver t iser and Times" picture. Our photograph shows


j Contrast provides interest on coastal


nature walk


1 HR swirling waters of the rising tide formed a dramatic backcloth to Clitheroe Naturalists’


th e 3 9 - s t ro n g g ro u p started in Lancaster and followed the canal, turning off through the village of Aldcl i f fe to th e sa l t marshes of the Lune. The route was along the old railway line, now marked on the map as a cycle track and sited on the ilvke pro­ tecting the low-lying kind from Hooding. Trees showing evidence of the prevailing wind


latest walk along the River Lune to Glasson Dock. Led by Muriel Wright,


feeding along the Lune. Some were difficult to identify, but among defi­ nite sightings were cur­ lew, plovers, goldfinches, linnets, a cormorant and swans. Flocks of starlings gave signs of the impend ing autumn.


ver were notable among the (id varieties. Many young birds were


A triumph of skills at church


formed p a r t of th e church’s annual harvest weekend, included dis­ plays by Mrs Haworth’s friends and acquaintances, all keen floral arrangers.


organisational skills of church organist Mrs Alice Haworth, who planned the exhibition, which depicted various aspects of parish life through the centuries. The festival, which


tle church of St Michael, at Whitewell, for a breath­ taking festival of flowers. It was a triumph for the


HUNDREDS of people made their way to the lit­


throughout the weekend and there was also a very


of Lancashire and York­ shire were on display to illustrate Whiteweil’s for­ mer connection with both counties, the border hav­ ing once run through the middle of the parish. Also on display was a floral arrangement depicting the Stone Age cave, known locally as the ‘‘Fairy Hole," which is situated across the river from St Michael’s. “There were lots of visi- to r s to th e ch u rch -


The red and white roses


weekend was a musical evening. Songs were sung by Mr Alun Atkinson (bass), a member of Liver-


giol Male Voice Choir, and


•.Eric Osbourne, organist of St George’s Church, Southwark, who also gave


come second visit to the church. The accompanist was


successful produce stall — and the refreshments, served by the ladies, were in great demand,” said a church spokesman. Another highlight of the


a recital of organ music by Bach. Harvest services were conducted by the vicar, the Rev. Fred Cheall.


aren Hewlitt (soprano), of Settle, making a wel­


su p p o r t the h a rv e s t weekend.


scattered over an area of 15 sq. miles. But visitors came from near and far, many of them former resi­ dents who still feel an attachment to the parish and were keen to view the floral arrangements and


population of some 300 people, mainly farmers,


The church serves a


the leader for taking the party to such a contrasting environment. The next walk, on September 24th to Watendlath, will be led by Bernard Warren and starts at the earlier time of 9-30 a.m. from Clitheroe Railway Station.


Dock, once an important port on the West Coast, the party had time to more thoroughly explore the area around the canal, which links Glasson to the Lancaster Canal three miles away, and along the coast. The strong winds, dramatic clouds and sun­ light on shining water pro­ duced a memorable sight. Sheila Lever thanked


Arriv in g at Glasson


hotnnicallv was from find­ ing plants which thrive in a salty atmosphere. Sea lavender, sea aster, blad­ der campion, wild radish, with its peculiar seed heads, ami strawberry clo­


lined the route for much of the way. The interest


I>oints adrift, are also m with a sh o u t , but th e i r draw against Hellifield on Tuesday tu rn e d out to be a rea’l setback.


rowly hold on, beating Air­ flow in a scrappy match — typical of a match with so much at stake.


Panthers managed to nar-


ahead at half-time , hut Pan­ thers started to get on top in the second half. However, thev ftulcd to take a dominant lead, as Airflow's goalkeeper Kowalski took some good rebounds, giving her team access to the hall and the


Airflow went in narrowly


chance to keep the scoreline tight. In Division Two, the title


taking advantage of Low- field’s inactivity and taking over at the top. Hoyal British Legion kept their hopes of a promotion


t some good interceptions alter


place alive with a hard-fought victory over Settle. The Legion defence made


ut even start and their shoot­


Trinity Diamonds and Low- field neck and neck. Diamonds lieat the Hogues,


race is just as close, with


but Kings have just one more game remaining, while Pan­ thers have two chances to boost their |xiints tally. Third placed Pumas, three


PANTHERS hold the advan­ tage at the top of Division One by virtue of having a game in hand on their nearest rivals Kings Anns. Both teams have 37 |>oints,


sured and rallied in the second half, closing the margin of defeat to 10 goals.


match where given): Division One — Aces A 10 (C. Whi- twell) . Dominoes 34 (R. Stagg); Ca lde rs tones 14, Kings Anns 40; Pumas 20 (A. Backhouse), Hellifield 20 (F. Hall); Panthers 18 (D. Sey­ m o u r ) , A ir f low 17 (M. Kowalski).


R e su lts (player-of-tlie-


A 24 lC. Booth). Aces B S) (A. Flynn); Black Bull H 13 (S. Peel), Young Fanners 10 (P. Bullock): KB Legion 35 (S. Dobson), S e t t le 25 (V. Knapp); Rogues 11, Trinity Diamonds 24.


Division One


Panther*...................... MU 1 2 37 Kir.fs Arms.................. 1511 0 4 37 Pwras............................. I H 3 2 H Dominoes...................... U 9 0 5 31 Airflow............................ 14 7 l 6 26 Hellifield...................... 14 5 1 ft 21


f


Calderstones................. 14 5 0 9 21 Acm A.......................... 15 2 0 13 16 CKbb........................... 14 2 0 12 13


Division Two


Trinity Diamonds......... M 10 0 LowficJd...................... m 10 0


Rogues......................... 15 6 0 Aces B........................ 14 3 0


Junior Football round-up


FINDING the net is not a problem for Clitheroe Wolves


raced to a 10-1 victory. Andrew Mallinson, Michael Walsh, Oliver Cross, Chris Heesom and Jamie McDonald scored the remaining goals, while Daniel Walker was man-of-tlie-match. Clitheroe Wolves under-lUs


United played last week, they won four, drew one and lost one.


/ Bowls


F in a l d a y


THE North Lancashire and Fyldu County Doubles Final duy will he held at Kihhlesdale Wanderers on Sunday. The games get under way


at 11 a.m. Chris in third spot


Centre of the Kingdom mondiale, is lying third in


BROUGHTON racing driver Chris Ward, in his


just two rounds to go. He finished third at


the National Formula Ford Championship, with


Cadwell Park at the week­ end, on a narrow circuit more often used for motor


was a hard race on a nar­ row track with several blind rises. Now that we have rebuilt the car’s suspension, it went very well and is now much more stable . I am looking forward to the next round of the championship at Sil- verstone, on October 1st."


cycle racing. Chris commented: “It


under-12 teams start their sea­ sons this week. In the six games Headstone


Cross and man-of-the-match David Parkinson scored. The club’s under-11 ami


paid a visit to the strong Junior Clarets and lost by 4-2. William


last week, he went one letter when his team faced Rossendale Valley. He scored five as the Wolves


umler-12 striker John Paul Fa^an. following his four-goal tally


Wolves go on rampage The under-tils


Miehelm. Andrew Hhn-kleilye, Jonathon Dui'dale, l.iani Carter and Sam Marshall added to the


o-K.. which brought them victory.


beat Harwell 2-0. HlackliMlgc and Carter were on the score- sheet again, along with Richard Crup|>er.


Presspart Longue, were 5-2 vic­ tors over Huncoat ami defeated Darwen Town 2-1. Tom Bartlett (2), Simon Host, Adam Kostilek and Lee Bowman scored against


Headstone under-15s, in the The saint* team convincingly Solicitors • M A T R IM O N IA L •


James Wild adding the other goals. ^ In the G-4 defeat at West


4-1 to Islington, with David Mercer scoring and Matthew


Smith the man-of-the-match.


Hibblesdale Wanderers 3rd XI (v Read, away, Sat.. 1-30 p.m.) N. Schofield, J. Burke, G.


Weekend team


Bamber. C. Monk, T. Bvme, D. Overy, A. Pearce, A. Marsh, R. Wilson, I. Tomlinson, J. Dewhurat.


he under 11s in their two matches. He scored four in the 741 victory over Watorfoot, with Chris Connell, Adam Carter and


man-of-the-mutch. t Liam Hill was on target for


games. In the 2-2 draw with Darwen Town, mun-of-thc- malch Andrew Bennett scored both gouts. Richard Whalley scored in the 1-1 draw at Black­ burn Eagles. Ryan Peel was


had a week of mixed fortunes. The under 12s drew kith their


hat-trick for the under-15s in the Howland Finance League. The team put in a tremendous performance to draw 2-2 with l;mt season's league champions, Knuzdcn. The under-IBs lost 5-1 to Ros- sendale Valley in u scrappy |>or- formance. Robert Astin scored the consolation. Whalley Junior Football Club


Tony Hill, playing in an unac­ customed striking role, scored a


Huncoat, with Kostilek and Andrew Whaites on target in the seconed game.


• P E R SO N A L IN JU R Y •


• W IL L S A N D PRO BA T E • • C O N V E Y A N C IN G •


Principal: Irene Chenery-Baker Associate: Juli R. Pickles


Open Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.30pm and on Thursday until 7.00pm


for advice given free of charge when no appointment is necessary.


display in the 5-2 defeat of ;t K<ll„|


Settle........................... 14 7 0 Black Bull B................. u 5 j Voung Farmers........... 14 6 0


PWD L P


RB Legion................... 14 9 0 Black Bull A................. U 6 1


4 34 4 34 5 31 7 30 7 26 8 24 S £! 9 22 11 14


PW D 1. P Gargrave I, Hurst Green II


came down to earth with a Lump at Gargrave. If they want to be up with tlie contenders in April the


IN their second East Lancs League fixture. Hurst Green


wind behind them in the first half, but their long, hopeful


with by the home s id e ’s defence.


balls were comfortably dealt


easily exploited "by a strong home side. Green played with a strong


little more streetwise. Poor defending allowed Gargrave to take the lead a f te r 15 minutes and their naivety was


fo rm e r P re s to n P rem ie r League side will need to be a


Division Two — Black Bull


ing duo soon began to give them ti healthy lead. Settle’s young team pres­


team who have only conceded e ight goals in th e i r five matches so far, take on their


record must go when the two teams meet.


Low Moor Athletic 5; Parkers Anns 1, Low Moor 7; Kaw- son’s Dodgers 2, Flexible


foot of the table. Results: Great Mates 12.


first |>oints, Swindon beat an understrength Escobar leav­ ing them rooted finnlv at the


In the fight to win their


matches, both sides retain 100% records and so one


neares t challengers, Low Moor. After the latest round of


des. Mighty Flexible Milan, a


5-a-sid< league t PW D L P


flexible Milan.............. 5 5 0 0 15 Low Moor.................... 4 4 0 0 12 IV-sk Jockeys................. 5 2 1 1 10 (Jt Mat« Not'arf........... 5 3 0 2 9


Iajw Mwr Ath............... 5 2 0 3 6 RawMin's Dodders........ 5 2 0 3 6 Parker* Arms................ 5 1 1 3 4 PSV Har^over............. 4 1 0 3 3 2v*ir.don........................ 5 1 0 4 3 K.srolur......................... 3 0 0 :i n


East Lancs League Division Two A little too Green


the proceedings ami sent Hurst Green home |K)ndering on their capabilities.


control aiul with a well-taken fourth goal they wrapped up


Green went further behind and heads went further down. Gargrave were now in total


Green applied some pressure, but disaster struck for the side when a dubious neiialtv decision was awarded to Gargrave. No mistake was made as


around well making Green chase shallows and, when they increased their lead they were, once again, pouring through the holes vacated by Green’s midfield. For the first 15 minutes of the second period Hurst


Gargrave knocked the ball NJH Sports


2; Desk Jockeys 2, I\SV Hang­ over 2.


Milan 5; Swindon 4, Escobar b


Jockeys v Escobar; 10-50 a.m. — Parkers Anns v Low Moor Athletic; 11-40 a.m. —. Raw- son’s Dodgers v Great Mates* 12-30 p.m. — Flexible Milan v Low Moor; 1-20 p.m. — Swin­ don v PSV Hangover.


Sunday’s fixtures and kick­ off times: 10 a.m. — Desk


Several enthusiasts took place in every activity on


there were a variety of activities on offer, some


actively involved in sport­ ing pursuits. Throughout the day,


aimed at encouraging ladies to become more


women of all ages took advantage of the Women’s


recreational activity was served up for local women at Roefield Leisure Centre on Saturday. Over 150 Ribble Valley


obtained from the centre’s reception or by contacting


Women’s S p o r t and R e c re a t io n Day will become an annual event. Information about the new c o u r s e s can be


Tony Rodia on Clitheroe 4421SS.


S a t u r d a y m o r n in g aerobics. It is envisaged that the


certain activities that Roe- field Leisure Centre is now running a special adult fencing course and a ladies' self-defence course. In addition to this, the centre will be starting


netball, rock climbing, hockey, badminton, self- defence and fencing. Such was the interest in


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