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[Adventurer Ben survives Siberian heat and mosquitoes


lien Moyle has returned lrom his eight-week Siberian challenge.


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THE bellringers of Clitheroe Parish Church have lost an experienced and long-time ringer.


Bellringers mourn loss of active member


I Hili bfMinmmrc r»f r ’lif lNcn5^ffl?^if?°LM asic


1 died last Thursday, follow- two years of ifl health.


very active member of the bell tower, ringing each Sunday and travelling to ring elsewhere in the county and also all over the rest of the country. Last year, he was made


u life ringing member of Previously, he was a


Mr Vic Wood, of St I mil s Close, Low Moor


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lllg prowess did not go unnoticed and, a vear after his arrival, he helped to ting a peal of welcome to the Queen and Duke of Ldinburgh for a service at Christchurch Cathedral during their Common­ wealth tour.


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the Lancashire Associa­ ltion of Bellringers for his


wife, Eileen, and two chil­ dren.


Performing in aid of


hospice


to attend any or none of these rehearsals. Further details are available from Clitheroe 44 1739 or 22182.


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place in Clitheroe Parish Hall on September Ilth from 2 to 5-20 p.m. for the orchestra and at 2-20 p.m. for the soloists. There will be another at Downhain Village Hall on October 2nd, at the same times. Performers are welcome


manccs on that day, all for hospices. This one will support the local Dorian House Children’s Hospice. Rehearsals will take


Cathedral on October ,Sth, at 7-:i0 p.ni. It is one of 152 perfo-


for Hospices performance of Handel’s “Messiah," to he given in Blackburn


REHEARSALS are tak­ ing place for the Voices


bellringers spans many decades, although in I Soil he decided to set sail for kew Zealand with his


ong and active service. His connection with the


Rockdale to St Paul > Close.


was sold and Mr Wood took a job as a telephonist at Calderstones Hospital moving with his wife front


wife, he is survived bv two sons, Nick and Chris.'


Factory tour


AN in fo rm ativ e and interesting tour of ICI in Clitheroe was enjoyed bv members of the Young r armors.


the company, members of Clitheroe YFC were taken oil a guided tour of the fac­ tory. Afterwards, they enjoyed tea and biscuits.


lowed by cremation at, I leasmgton. In his addition to his


held at St Paul’s Church, Low Moor, yesterday, fol­


experienced ringers in the county. A funeral service was


missed by fellow ringers in the Blackburn branch, for his wealth of experience and advice, but especially for his enthusiasm anil drive over the vears winch helped him and others to run active and interesting ringing tours und programmes for


member of the bellringers, he will be very much


A highly respected


funeral service side of the business. In l!)7G, the business


available and Mr Wood bought it, expanding the


control of the company in ^ ork Street. In the mid- HltiOs, Rockdale became


stayed m New Zealand for two-and-a-half vears returning to his post with the Clitheroe firm started by his wife’s grandfather. Gradually, he took full


chairman of Clitheroe Par­ ish Church bellringers. He


linson's taxi and funeral firm until leaving Clith­ eroe, Mr Wood was also


A taxi driver with Tom­ Once there, his bellring- Char>9e the way you t00k■ the way you


deepest freshwater lake in the world and largest in all of Europe and Asia.


class” where, despite the heat, many of the windows would not open.


the Trans-Siberian Railway to Irkutsk, on Lake Baikal. Speaking from home a few days after his return, he explained that the group had travelled in “cattle


I four-day stretch reaching •la degrees Celsius. On top of that, he and his fellow adventurers had to smother themselves in


weather continued, with temperatures during one


In Siberia, the hot


Moscow, he and fellow participants travelled on


After flying to


Lanesidc Cottage, set off on June 24th for an Operation Raleigh expedition on the banks of Lake Baikal — the


The 21-ycar-old, of


clothing because of the mosquitoes.


and long sleeves were all employed in the battle against the pests, but several volunteers suffered heatstroke from the searing conditions.


\\ aterproofs, gloves


party suffered 70 bites on one hand.


escaped illness, he suffered from a swollen wrist one day, when the mosquitoes took advantage of a gap in his protective armour. Another members of the


While Mr Moyle


an environmental group founded by an l Englishwoman who has


project, he worked with


a laboratory GOO miles away. During his second


ived in Russia for the


tists conduct a river survey. The group of 12 travelled in inflatable boats, collecting water samples to be shipped to


weeks of the expedition helping a team of scien­


He spent the first four


past 27 years. He was helping to build a house on a site being developed


into u self-sufficient farm.


completing their project on time.


expedition, Mr Moyle was being assessed on his leadership skills and ability- to work as part of a team. Ultimately, he will receive three reports on his performance, which could form the basis of future job applications.


Throughout the


embark on the Operation Raleigh scheme.


he £2,000 needed to


adjusting to life under a roof, after sleeping in a tent for two months, and is preparing to give a series of slide shows to the local organisations t which helped him raise


For now, he is


-- honeymoon on safari in Kenya followed tile wed­ ding of Mr Graeme Bal- shaw and Miss Ann Farn- worth at St Stephen's Church, Tockholes. The bridegroom, a car- pet retailer, is the only son


FARNWORTH


of Mr and Mrs K. Bal- shaw, of Moor Edge Whalley.


daughter of Mrs B. Farn- t worth, of Toekholes, and


brother, Mr John'Farn­ worth, the bride wore a white satin gown featuring an embroidered bodice and sleeves, a spiderweb design across the cut-out back and a cascade train. She carried a bouquet of white roses and ivy leaves.


he late Mr J. Famworth. Given awav bv her


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worth, the bridegroom’s nieces. The flower girls wore


Vintage effort is rewarded with £2,700


A VINTAGE performance by two'Clitheroe motoring enthusiasts has generated a mammoth £2,700 for suf­ fering Rwanda.


r airfield Drive, Clitheroe, and Mr Bob Edwards, of


Scottish Motor Trial, i which was originally done


n 1022. The tremendous res-


Following a talk about Rotary watch


A LADIES' gold Rotary watch was among the


Kibble Valley Council car park at 7 p.m.


W illiam Slingcr proposed a vote of thanks and Lisa Smcthhurst seconded it. Next week, members are asked to meet at the


property stolen from a bouse on Suwley Brow,


items of jewellery, includ­ ing a ladies’ engagement nng, which brought the total value of property stolen to £1,570.


Sawley, between 7-',Ut and 0-20 p.m. on Saturday. Also taken were several


SiO-milo six-day tour of the .Scottish Highlands in a RH(> Austin Seven Ruby. ’I heir trip re-enacted a


gruelling charitv effort when they set off on an


”,e'-H Bradford Road, Haddington, undertook a


Mr Alan Bleazard, of


Burundi, where a team working alongside local churches is providing food, health care and community services.


to Air Edwards, can only go at 20 m.p.h. top speed' ivluch made the driving days long and tiring.


mechanical problems with tlie car at all, despite hav­ ing to tackle some very steep hills.


seven hours a day, on average. The ear was very cramped, but not too uncomfortable." The route started from


We did about six or


Crieff, near Perth, and took m Ballater, Ullapool and the Isle of Skye, before returning to the Scottish mainland at Fort William and then Crieff.


No increase in Sat & Sun 1 0a.m. - 4p.m. JHeo AFri9a-m-• 5p.m. CSi. I’tL*;a*


FRIENDLY SERVICE j f ’ if! r o f e SSIONAL


f ~ ' ’*«* “ T R F IR P . iiioc o


local complaints to ombudsman


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complaints determined, of which two were found to be premature. In six cases, no evidence of maladministration or injustice was found and two were deemed to be outside the Local Govem- ment Ombudsman’s jurisdiction.


and 58 Lancashire County Council.


Local Administration in England’s Local Govern­ ment Ombudsmen’s annual report, the total com­ plaints received numbered 14,253, compared with


. The authorities featured in the least complaints in Lancashire were Fylde and South Ribble, tying with eight each. In the Commission for


with 12 complaints involv­ ing Hyndbum, 28 Pendle, 22 Burnley, 29 Blackburn


That figure compares


S f t a s * the RlMc Locally, there were 10


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in England during the year involved poor com­ munications by the council with its customers. Another 41 reports, out of a total of 359, involved


between one department and another, or between councillors and staff.


Although unreasonable delay in taking appropri­


the ombudsmen state that the latter problem seems to be increasing.


In their annual report,


poor communications within a council, either


issued by the ombudsmen i i . icuuna


housing (37%) and plan­ ning (2*1 %) • H i ’dalf of all the reports


. The average cost of investigating a complaint in 1993/4 was £455.82 compared with £405.44 in £992/3, an increase' of £50.38 per complaint. The main subjects of complaints continued to be


13,207 the previous year.


ate action is still the most common cause of malad­ ministration, the failure of councils to provide ade­ quate information, expla­ nation or advice to their customers, is now the second most frequent “ use. In 1992/3 it was the fifth most frequent cause.


to complete a full investi­ gation was 74 weeks, nine weeks more than the tar­ get of 65 weeks set in last year’s business plan and four weeks more than the time taken in 1992/3.


The average time taken


3,401 in whic.. „ tory settlement has been found, 210 with an unsatis­ factory outcome and 267 awaiting settlement.


ion causing ich injustice,


have been 3,878 cases in which the ombudsmen t have found' maladministra­ a satisfac


Since 1974, the year of the first report, there


COME on, Clitheroe teenagers — the characters from a top­ selling computer game are up for grabs in this week’s CAT


offler. Times” me “manga” style of Japanese comics art.


Manga Publishing, the newly-formed comics division of Manga Entertainment, which produces the best-selling Manga videos. The magazine, 150 of which are available to “Advertiser and ’imes” readers, combines the action and excitement of one of the world’s leading video games with the increasingly popular


“Steet Fighter II” is the name of a new magazine from U ot o f o n e o f


Kanzaki, is fast becoming a sure-fire hit with its target audience of teenagers.


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t ures the hero “Rvu” and. as an additional h bonus, includes a free pack of "Super Street Fighter II” stickers.


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me first issue, available trom le “Ryu”


Street F t p


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So fight your way to Tesco, where the first 150 youngsters with a CAT token will receive a copy of this “rave" read.


I TO CLAIM YOUR IFREE PACK


I Simply cut out the I token and take to I The checkouts,


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j Offer available while stocks last


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STR EET flGHTERfU, street^ x z s c o e/- h II” fe re 22-pa full-colo The comic, written and drawn by top Japanese artist Masomi


computer game “Super Street Fighter II” which, Manga claims, is being hailed as one of the best games of recent years “street, r ignter n matures a 32-page lull-colour story, plus a null-out uoster featuring characters from the n n game. The nr


The launch of the magazine coincides with the release of the


avauame from Tossco, on Due sclk Street, fea­ d,


Clittieroe Advertiser & Times and h a v iPl in k e d u p t o


XH IS^W E EK S F R E E


“Everything went accord­ ing to plan and we had no


Said Mr Edwards: The car, which belongs


tile war-torn African nations of Rwanda and


roller is supporting emergency


ponse of the public has boosted the Christian charity Tear Fund, which


through partners in


groomsmen were Mr Andrew Nicholas and Mr Kevin Jones. Ushers were Mr Tim Cave and Mr David Lightbown.


performed by curate the Lev. John Hodgkinson, a reception was held at the Dunk e n h a I g h Hotel,


After the ceremony


mously to the occasion," added Mr Edwards.


money for such a worth­ while charity added enor­


excitement on the trial I he knowledge that we were also helping t„ rajse


sunny in the East of Scotland. "We both had fun and


the highest pass in Scotland, Apple Cross, but unfortunately the views were limited for the motorists, because of heavy rain. However, the weatiler was bright and


super scenery, including


MR BLEAZARD (left) and Mr Edwards The trip featured some


C l a y t o n - lo-Moors. loThe couple are to live in RaPhotograph: Rav Sachs,


ckholes. wtenstall.


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pageboy Ben Lightbown. B e s t nia n w a s M r hdward Holden and


Also in attendance was


matron of honour Mrs Lauren Li^htbown, the bridegroom’s sister, and flower girls Katie Light- bown, Lauren Farnworth and Sophie-Ann Farn­


In attendance were


crinoline dresses of rasp­ berry* raw silk and carried hoops of flowers. Thev had matching headdresses.


c The bride, an animal onsultant, is the onlv ’


which failed to arrive according to schedule, preventing the team from


main problem there was a lack of materials,


Mosquitoes aside, the


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