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An award-winning restaurateur lias t.llll shopkeepers i (i s to p t h i' i r Christmas hum­ bug and sort out tho town's Yule- t i d c l i g h t s problem.


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Tliere is a royal treat for a local man, as lit* cuts a cake with Prince Charles.


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The odds are on a b e l t in g shop being opened in Cl i t l ieroe town centre.


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A postman points to plight of L’lith- oroo pensioners tnarooiu'd in their homes by sea ot mud.


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Snow for residents on th e h ig h e r ground, hut little chance of a white C h r i s t m a s f o r


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v L l T H E U O E town cent tv traders tire now keeping their fingers crossed that it is going to be a spend, spend. spend Christinas aitei


all.No one can deny that the crowds stayed away on the special four late night shopping days, but on Saturday morning trade picked up and all the signs are that the tills will be ringing out a merry tunc from now until tin* shut­ ters go up on rhristmas


booming for one town centre wine shop, which


Kve. 'Phis week, business was


re p o r te d an am a/, ing increase in sales on last year, while butchers said there had been no stinting on Christmas turkeys. ••We’ve had to employ


as3& ALL the fun of the circus at the Kuydeo Bookshop "Christmas turkeys and


other festive lowl are


five extra staff to deal with the Christmas rush and a 40** increase in sales — it’s been phenomenal.”


said Mr Philip Hyrne. of the long-established tamily


wine merchants. IX Hyrne and Co.


d is a p p o in tm e n t . Tliev cri t icised t ins


going really well and our orders arc well up on pre­ vious y e a r s . ’' said a spokesman for Harrison


and Kerr.Kaydee bookshop man­ ager '.Mrs Shirley Broad- luirst reported: "We had a very busv day on Saturday and all the indications arc that shoppers are leaving the hulk of their buying until the last week — and even the last minute:'' Meanwhile. Lawson s.


in King Street, lias had brisk trade for several


weeks in the run-up to Christmas. "We have been very busy and trade is


similar to last year.' said propr ietor Mrs Judi th


Lawson. But there is a gloomier


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1 A WARM welcome for late night shopping guests


Cash loss mum is overwhelmed by


Christmas spirit


A HEALTHY dose of local festive spirit has risen to the rescue of a distraught Chtheroe mother who lost her Christmas cash.


newspaper after losing £100 winch she had saved to boy Christmas goodies. Tlte money, contained in


Julia Harris, of Standon Koail. was featured in this


a Barclay's Bank paying-in book, was lost in the area of the Kibble Valiev Coun­ cil Offices, on Church


Wnlk.But kind-hearted Clith- eronians have risen to the rescue, with an anony­ mous donation of £40 for


Jul ia handed in to the "Advertiser nnd Times I front office and £70 col


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C l i th e ro e Golf C members. She commented: "1 am


C l u b Absolutely flabbergasted.


Such kindness from people you don’t know is over­


whelming. How can I ever t o


tears."


Jul ia has shared the monev with the Kibble Valley Mayor's Christmas Appeal, which distributes toys to local children.


Site said: "I would like everyone who gave so


generously to know that 1 am sharing my good for­ tune with local young­ sters. Once again, 1 thunk from the bottom of my h e a r t all th o s e who thought of mo with such kintlness nnd grace. Now, I will certainly be huvlng a wonderful Christmnu."


thunk everyone enough. I a m m o v e d a l m o s t


story to tell about tins year’s late night shopping venture, with most town centre traders branding it as a “disaster." tin Mo n d a y , th e y


year’s decision to open late on lour nights for the first


time .............. day last week and the pre­


vious week.


return to one late night shopping day,” said Mrs


“It would he better to


Thursday uuil Fri- . ......


Pawson. Comments from Mrs


Broadlmrst at the Kaydee echoed the general mood, "it's been disastrous. Wy feel so disappointed — It just hasn't been worth­


while.” she explained. "Late night slumping at


the end of the week wasu t a good idea, because Thursdav and Fr iday clashed with festive shop­ ping nigi l ts in o th e r


towns." Local Chamber of Trade


counted tile cost ot the four-day festive exercise, saying it had boon unprof­ itable to employ staff to work overtime when shop­ pers were thin on the ground. They vowed that a com­


plete rethink was neces­ sary for next year, if Clilheroc was to avoid f e s t i v e


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president Mr Peter Favell, wlio has an art and design shop, said that tile execu­ tive committee would bo meeting in January to debate the problems, hut, so far. there had been no official feedback about late


night shopping. "1 u n d e r s ta n d th a t it h a s


n o t b e e n a s b u o y a n t a s b e fo r e ." h e d e c la r e d . "A s f a r a s m y ow n e x p e r ie n c e is c o n c e rn e d , i t 's b e e n OK, h u t w e 'v e n o t b ro k e n an y


r e c o rd s ." Mr Ben Brindle. propri­ etor of The Chocolate Box,


said lie had opened on the first Thursday and Friday evenings, but trade had been so poor that lie had decided not to repeat the exercise for tho second


week. There were few shop­


pers visiting the Swan Courtyard on any of tile four nights. "Trade was verv slow but, perhaps, the’ weather played its part in keeping the shop­ pers away, besides the choice ot tile late night shopping days," said a spokesman at the Straw­


berry Pig gift shop. Chamber of Trade presi­


dent-elect Mrs Judith Hit- chen, who runs the Peter Har r ison ladies ’ wear shop, commented: “Most traders are now saying that one good night would t,e belter than four. Not all traders are prepared to open on lour n igh t s , whereas all are more likely to open for one night. “1 won't say it lias been


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a disaster from my point of view, although I’ve heard others say that. Some of mv customers came during late night shopping hours because they wanted U) come when it was quiet." Mrs Hitchen added:


“There seems to be no dra­ matic increase in sales at my shop, but no dramatic


decline either."


Donkey work Ben is a star


IF the donkey will not go to th e na t i vi t y, then why not take the n a t i v i t y


t o t h e donkey?


just that after Ben the eight -year -old donkey


Marv and Joseph did , ,.,


became’ a rather reluctant performer in Moorland School's Christmas tableau


ami carol sendee. And, according to Mary,


five-year-old Emily Whit­ taker, of Bright Street, it was Ben’s toilet habits that were not conducive to the Cl i th e ro e Pa r i sh


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— alias Luke Bridges (6) — not forgetting baby Jesus, made their way to the Upbrooks home of teacher Mrs Catherine Whittam for a photo ses­


morning, Mary and Joseph ’ 1


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sion with Bon tho donkey. Both chl ldron had


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thoroughly enjoyed play­ ing thoir part in tho rc-en-


church floor." So, on a damp, cold and


actment of the nativity the previous evening in church and, with Christmas grow­ ing over nearer, were bub-


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Jing with excitement and anticipation.


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andscape appeared to be the fact that Angel Gabriel


blot on the


was unable to accompany nkey.


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them to Bee the donkey As Mary was lifted on to


to see uu angel riding u


donkey. T h e m a t t e r w a s


the back of the rather wot, ait obliging animal, Mrs hittam pointed out that It would be rathor unusual


instantly forgotten. And, true to form, after five minutes posing for the camera, nibbling carrots and revelling in his new­ found fame, tho donkey decided enough was enough and, as the reins were handed to "Adver­ tiser and Times” photogra­ pher John Barry, made off across tho grass to join his mother, Ginny, en route to


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