Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, March 17th, 11)94 13 _,,theme 2232J, (Editorial) 2232S (Advertising). Burnley 422.131 (Classified)
Jean (64) to make
abseiling debut
A FORMER Clitheroo Hospital nurse will be undertaking a brave lea]) for charity when she abseils down Crossbills Quarry next Saturday. Mrs Jean Pilkington is
doing the fund-raising abseil in the Clitheroe quarry for the Cats Pro tection Charity and, at the age of 0-1, she is proving that you are never too old to start. " I ’ve never abseiled
Woman claims boss’s remarks were insulting
WHEN Mrs Suzanne Savin asked her boss about more pay, he put his hands down the front of his trousers and made an improper suggestion, it was alleged at an industrial
tribunal.
Clitheroe woman Mrs Savin (-12) claimed at the
before, but I wanted to do something for Cats Pro tection because the charity relies entirely on dona tions and fund-raising and is very hard-working,” she
.“turned her on.” Mrs Savin said she had
two-day hearing in Man chester that managing director Alan Riddell had addressed an indecent remark to her on another occasion about what
said. Known more familiarly
as Jean Evans to former colleagues, she worked at the hospital for IS years. The mother-of-two has
had a lot of help from Accrington Climbing Club to prepare for the abseil. Anyone who would like
A UNIQUE CHANCE TO WIN DINOSAUR BONE
to sponsor Mrs Pilkington can contact her (025-1 872(521). She is also hoping for support on the day and starts the abseil at 11 a.m.
Pendle Club THE winners of the
weekly bridge session at the Pendle Club, Clith eroe. were Miss R. Hol land and Mr T. Adey, Mrs K. Bulcock and Miss A. Yates.
‘CLITHEROE museum has a bone to pick with you — but this is no As part of a major dino-
ordinary bone, for it comes from a dinosaur. chance of win-
sau r ex h ib itio n , the museum is running a pic ture competition, with a piece of authentic prehis toric dinosaur bone for the winner. Young entrants have to
in with a -..... . ning this fabulous prize. The prize piece of bone
is to be specially exca vated from the south of England by the museum’s
draw a picture of a dino saur, including Clitheroe Castle as part of the design, and they could be
assistant curator and exhi bition organiser, Mr Phil
lip Manning. It is expected to come
from an iguanodon, a -10ft plant eater which roamed the earth around 115 mil
lion vears ago. There are three cate
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1G vears.Each category winner will be awarded a dinosaur
book, courtesy of the Kay- dee Bookshop, and will have their picture framed
by Ethos Gallery. Over the past year,
Britain has been gripped by “Jurassic Park” mania and so the exhibition, starting in May, is expect ing large crowds. Mr Manning said: "Dino-
BRIDGE CLUB
WINNERS at Clitheroe Bruise Club on Wednesday night were: NS Mrs K. Pickles and Mrs D. Snowden, Mr K. Atkinson and Mr I*. Jennings; EW Mr L. Gar ner and Mr E. Holden, Mr H. Fielding and Mrs.!, Stubbens. N dealer, love all.
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“weak two" showing a six-card su it and six to nine po in ts. South led the ace of spades ami continued the suit to east's king. The queen of clubs was led. los ing to th e ace and. w ith no attra c t iv e lead, south tried a
N o r th's opening l,id was a
diamond to the king ami ace. At this point, east hail had the
advantag e of two favourable leads from south and should have romped home. However, obsessed with the upjKirtunity of entering dummy to finesse the hearts, he cashed the queen of diamonds and ruffed a diamond
with the two.
, North was happy to over-ruff and lead the queen of spades.
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I n o r th . T h e c o n t r a c t w as defeated, the defenders making tw o b la c k a c e s an d th r e e
| trumps. With 10 h e a r ts in th e two
I hands, there is only one loser if the suit breaks one-two. If east lays down the ace and then con fines h e a r ts , th e opponents
I trumps are eliminated and east can then e i th e r ru f f two dia monds on the table or discard one diamond on th e king of dubs, always making 10 tricks and U when, as here, the king
| of hearts is bare. Winners on Thursday were:
NS Mr J . L. Garner and Mr G.
Capstick. Mr and Mrs J . Raw- licki; EW Mr A. Norris and Mr [ W. Norris, Mrs B. Bennett, Mrs
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saurs are popular with people of all ages and have recently received much media attention. "The quality of the material will fire the imag ination of young people and may encourage them to use this as an introduc tion to other aspects of geology and science as a whole.”The exhibition's original range of rare specimens includes a nest of fossilised eggs from brontosaurus like dinosaurs and the skull of the "Jurassic P a r k ” f a v o u r i t e , velociraptor. Entries for the competi tion must be sent in by
felt frightened and humi liated by her boss and ended up' leaving the firm where she had worked as an accounts administrator. At the tribunal she
vulgar birthday card about potency and a birthday present of special “better grip” gloves. “1 did that because I
thought that, if I embar rassed him back, he would leave me alone," she told the tribunal. Mr Riddell categorically
Speakers are warmly
applauded “MEAN what you say” was the title of three speeches given to Clith eroe Speakers’ Club. Helen Ambler gave a
moving account of her work with the Children’s Society, while Jean Holmesi under the title “Jolly Hockey Sticks,” persuaded her audience of the benefits of sport for
all.Club president Mar garet Wilkinson surveyed the steps taken over the years to ensure equality of
Former Rotarian and golf enthusiast
A FORMER executive engineer for British Telecom, described as a “real gentleman and a devoted family man,” has died, aged 64.
ham Crowther, of Edis- ford Road, Clitheroe, was born in Leeds and spent his childhood there. During the war, he undertook national service in the Royal Corps of Sig nals, before marrying his w i f e , S h e i l a , in Scarborough. The couple moved to
Golf enthusiast Mr Gra
opportunity.All three speakers, reported to have spoken with feeling and convic t io n , w e re w a r m 1 y
denied the allegations of misconduct or impropri
brought a sex discrimina tion claim against Humber Fabrics Ltd, of Accring ton. and Mr Riddell. But after two days of
evidence the tribunal reserved a decision in the
case to a later date. Mrs Savin told tribunal
chairman Mr Edward Con nolly that she did not really get on with her boss, who had "cold eyes.” "P rofessionally we
applauded. Their speeches were
ety. He said there was office banter and, where appropriate, he took part in it. There was sexual innuendo sometimes when he was in the office, but he took no offence by it. He described Mrs Savin
evaluated by Stan Black burn, Ada Garner and Betty Jacobs. Topics chairman Chris
staff and Ciitheroe GP Dr Alan Crowther. A funeral service at
Trinity Methodist Church, which was conducted by the Rev. Michael Fielding and attended by numerous friends and colleagues, was followed by cremation a t A c c r i n g t o n Crematorium. Mr Crowther is sur
Rochdale, where Mr Crowther was employed by the then Post Office Telephones Limited. In 1972, the Crowthers
vived by his wife and g row n -u p c h i ld r e n Nicholas, Richard, Timo thy and Jacqueline.
as a “jovial character” and said: “It was noticeable that she was a person who was quick to invoke sexual innuendo.”
tolerated each other, but I did not like him and 1 don’t think he liked me,” she
April 3()th to Mr P. L. Manning, Assistant cura tor (Geology), Clitheroe Castle Museum, Clitheroe, Lancs., BB7 1BA. Our picture shows Mr
head of a deinonyehus.
Manning with "Peter,” the recreated dinosaur flesh
said.Mrs Savin said that Mr Riddell at times made remarks which made her feel humiliated. She said she had not known if he was making a pass at her or just insulting her, but later felt he was just being “downright derogatory.” "The reason for my resignation was partly Mr Riddell’s treatment, partly the company thinking I was of no value, and partly thinking I had sold my self-respect down long
Asking for witnesses
A MAN was killed after his motor bike hit a tree on the Gisburn to Helli- field Road on Sunday. Mr Michael Miller (42),
of Wordsworth Road, Colne, was taken to Burn ley General Hospital, but was certified dead on
arrival. Police said weather con
ditions at the time of the accident were hazardous, with high winds and
strong rain. They are appealing for
enough," she said. Under cross-examina
Willman then challenged members to define words such as "dactylonomy,” “ a g r o s t o 1 o g i s t ” and “cattvwampus!” The Topics Award went
moved to Clitheroe, after Mr Crowther was pro moted to the post of exec utive engineer for British Telecom, with particular responsibility for under ground maintenance. Mr Crowther and his
to Jean Studdart for her concocted definition of “ballibuntl.” Gordon T ay lor. as topics
wife were both golf enthu siasts, being long-standing members of Clitheroe Golf Club, where, for a time, Mr Crowther served on the club’s administrative
evaluator, congratulated members on their ingenu
TWO Clitlieroe sappers were among the first wave of soldiers to leave Britain at the weekend bound for war-torn Bosnia. Sapper Stephen Brooks
Bosnia bound
ity and spontaneity. Pennv Ogden, as gen
eral evaluator, reviewed the evening as educational and highly entertaining. The group's next meet
ing is on Monday, at the Low Moor Reading Room, at 7-30 p.m.
Video recorder
BURGLARS stoic a Good- mans video recorder and jewellery, valued at £400, from a house on Carlton Avenue. Simonstone, between G and 10-30 p.m. on Sunday.
witnesses to the accident, winch took place at 11-05 a.m. on the AGS2, north of the junction with the ASS).
tion, Mrs Savin admitted she had sent Mr Riddell a
Birthday meal ends in ban for over-limit driver
A BIRTHDAY celebration turned sour for a Burnley couple when the driver left the scene of an accident in which he was involved at the Bramlev Meade roundabout on the Ao‘), Clith-
eroe magistrates heard. Terence Fallows (45); of
Hilary Struet, pleaded guilty to the offences of
failing to report an acci dent. failing to stop after an accident, driving while his level for alcohol was over the legal limit and driving without due care
and attention. The court heard that
Fallows was driving his Ford Fiesta towards the Bramle.v Meade round about from Clitheroe when he crashed into a Vauxhall Nova in front of him at the junction. The defendant left the
to raise £400 for charity
A CHOIR comprising 100 voices helped to raise £400 for a children’s charity at Trinity Methodist Church on Saturday. A concert was given at
the church by the Hud dersfield Methodist Choir
scene and drove to Read, where he booked a taxi from The Stork pub to take him and his disabled wife back to Burnley. The police traced him to
in aid of NCH Action for C h i ld ren ( fo rm e r ly N ational C h i ld re n ’s
his home three and a half hours after the accident had occurred. After his breath sample had been analysed by forensic scien tists, it was revealed that he was over the limit at the time of the collision. Fallows admitted that
Homes).The concert, which was organised by the Trinity Methodist Church Sunday School, included a pro gramme of sacred and secular music, one of the highlights of which was a selection from the show
J ew e l le ry t a k e n
THIEVES stole jewel lery. valued at £040. from
a.m. on Sunday. A g en ts ' inscribed
a house on Pimler Close. Waddington, between 4-.41 p.m. on Friday and 12-10
watch, gents’ Roma gold watch, a rope chain with a gold half sovereign, a ladies' gold chain and a ladies’ gold ring were
stolen.
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council.He was also a member of the Ribblesdale Rotary Club and the Clitheroe Probus Club, and, in his spare time, undertook DIY, car maintenance and
gardening. Mr Crowther retired
from his work and pas times through ill-health 10 years ago, out he contin ued to frequent Clitheroe Golf Club socially, where he was held in great affec tion bv both members and staff. 'The latter days of his protracted illness were spent undergoing respite care at Clilheroe Hospital, where he was lovingly cared for by both hospital
(23) and Sapper Brian Barnes (19) left for Bosnia on Saturday as part of Britain’s advance peace keeping force. Both are in the 3Sth
Royal Engineers, based at Ripon, which will patrol the beleagured region for six months. S ap p e r Brooks, a
veteran of the Gulf War, is a former pupil of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, while Sapper Barnes attended Ribblesdale High School.
Pioneer player
A PIONEER radio-cas sette player, valued at £150, was stolen from a Renault Espaee car on Chatburn Road. Clitheroo. between 7-30 p.m. on Saturday and 12-30 p.m.
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“Les Miserables." The c o n c e r t w a s
he had drunk three pints of lager prior to the crash, during a meal for his wife’s birthday.1 u m it ig a t io n , the magistrates, sitting at Reedley, were told that the defendant’s wife was severely disabled and she relied on her husband for mobility, its she could not drive.’ She desperately needed transport and Fal lows had a clean licence prior to the offence. Fallows was disqualified
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