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An a r thr i t is suf ­ ferer appeals for help, af ter being con f in ed to his home following a c r a s h \v It i c h wrecked his only form of transport.


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I t 's congratuln- lions for the learn which fought off plans to carve up the Kibble Valley.


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A reader writes to say that events at f l i t h eme Civic Hall sh o u ld be advertised better, so that more peo­ ple are encouraged to attend.


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Galloping to the Olympics page 4


by Vivien Meath COUNCIL officials have thrown in the


towel in the saga of the flag and castle. On Monday morning, there was no flag flutter ­


ing in the breeze above Clithcroc’s main street. Instead, a lonely flag pole stood firm in a state of surrender. The Kihhlc Valley flag has been grounded. Said Kibble Valley Council tourism officer Mr


Keith Taylor: “The flag that has caused so much upset has been taken down and will no longer he


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used and the council apologises unreservedly for any ill feeling as a result of our mistakes or insen­ sitivity. We are determined, with the help of mem­ bers of the community, to get this sorted out once and for all .” To that end, a public meeting has been called to


take place on Wednesday, July (ith, in the Kibble Valley Council Chamber. It is scheduled to start at I) p.m. , and a n y o n e who ha s wr i t te n to the author i ty or expressed strong feelings about the flag is invited to attend. "We intend to find out what the public wants


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Resources Committee,” commented Mr Taylor. The commemoration of I)-I)av was, according to


some members of the Kibble Valley community, sullied by the absence of the Union flag over Clith­ eroe Castle. Instead, the tat tered Kibble Valley flag was flying and local war veterans demanded that the mat ter be sorted out once and for all. The council has t radi t ional ly been guided by dates issued by the Department of the Environ­


ment on when it should fly the Union flag from the mast over the town’s war memorial. The dates on which it has previously been flown


are as follows: Februa ry (ith — Her Majes ty’s Accession’ Februa ry tilth — I’r inee Andrew’s


Boy’s attackers must be caught


Nightmare as they beat and rob him by Stewart Pimbley


AN offer of ail early- mo rn in if lift tu rn L*d in to a n i it lit m a re sequence of events for a Clitheroe hoy who w a s h e a t e n a n d rohhed hy three men after being driven to Fondle Mill. These on the left are the


faees of the two men who a r e b e l i e v e d to h av e picked up the 15-year-uld hoy and taken him on his one-aml-a-half-hour fright­ ening ordeal. The shocking sequence


of events began at 3-30 a.m. on Friday when he walked out of his Clitheroe


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A KIND gesture from a local supe rma rke t pro ­ vided a happy sequel to last week’s story about the mother of two whose shop­ ping was stolen.


UPSTAIRS AT DAWSONS Wi thin h o u r s of the


"Clithcroe Advertiser and Time s ” going on sale, Tcsco offered to replace tile missing shopping.


We put the Cl iihcrnc


s tore in touch with the mother, whose six hags of groceries, valued at £05. had been stolen from a foyer at the town's gram­ mar school the previous Friday, and the store pre­ sented her with credi t vouchers.


bery and attack unfolded, Sgt. Phil Vernon, of Clith­ eroe Police, explained that the hoy left his house and wa lked down Whal lev


home, following an argu­ ment with his mother. Explaining how the rob­


Road, where lie stopped for a rest on a seat outside Barraclough House. H ow e v e r , th e hoy,


whose name has not been released, fell asleep and was awakened by a man s t a n d in g o v e r him a t around li-20 a.m. The two then talked and the hoy subsequent ly got into a d a rk blue e a r p a rk ed nearby. Once inside the ear, the


was being offered a lift out of town, but - was subse­ quently taken to Pendle H i l l w li e r c h e w a s detained hy one of the men behind a wall in a field.” The hoy was unaware at the time that his building


boy found there were two other men and a pit hull terrier dog. Sgt. Vernon said: “ Ini­ tially, tile hoy thought he


society card had been taken by two of the men. wiio later used it to with­ draw £200 from a branch in Padiham at 7-15 a.m. The detained boy was


descriptions of two of the men, who are shown in these artist’s impressions, and are appealing for help with their enquiries. The f i r s t of fender is


field and the men made good their escape. The boy eventually flagged down a missing motorist who took him to the Sabden police station. P o l ic e h a v e i s s u e d


hit twice across the face, which resulted in bruising on his nose and cheek. His training shoes and Sony Walkman were also stolen in the robbery. He was then left in the


of the driver, but the car is believed to be a dark blue three-door hatchback. Police are also appealing to the elderly driver of the


red car. which picked up the boy and took him to the police station, follow­ ing the ordeal. Anyone who may have


seen the boy or a dark blue car near liarradough House between li and 8 a.m. on Friday should con­ tact Clitheroe Police on 02S2 803101.


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circulating that remains of seven deer had been disco­ vered, blit, after searching the ent i re a rea, game- keeper Mr Derek Salt has found no evidence. Said Mr John Gowpe,


unfounded. Allegations have been


who has the s p o r t in g rights for the 1,100-acre Mitton estate: “Nobody has come forward and said that they have seen the


by Matthew Evans


dead deer. As far as we can see it is all make believe.” Concerned residents in


tile area have heard gun­ shots on the past two Sun­ day nights after midnight and a group of up to four men have been seen in the vicinity of Turkey Lane, which runs down the side of Calderstones Hospital grounds. Police were called to the


scene dur ing the latest incident on Sunday night and two men leaving Tur­ key Lane we re a p p r e ­


are two men who have permission to go on to the estate for the control of foxes. The lamping of foxes has to be done at night and it is an efficient and humane method.” “Myself and the game-


keeper are very grateful for the concern of the resi­ dents and we are in no doubt th a t th e r e is a


hended, hut then found to be legitimate fox control­ lers who hud been there under the authorisation of Mr Cowpe. Said Mr Cowpe: “There


pouching j.-uLL.ii. There is a serious problem with deer poaching throughout the Kibble Valley. “We have liaised with


to catch the poachers us the residents. We have protec ted d e e r on this estate for 20 years and we would wish to continue doing t h a t , ” added Mr Cowpe.


A CAMPAIGN to keep the historic Red Rose County of Lan­ cashire blooming is being launched today by a group concerned a t the re c en t Local Government Commis­ sion proposals.


shire Trust — with Clitli- eroe’s Ron Pickup as its secretary — aims to keep


’file Friends of Lanca­ Ron battles for county


th e s t a tu s quo in the county and r e ta in the present two-tier system of local government. Mr Pickup believes the


campaign has a di rec t bearing on the Kibble Val­ ley. He explained: "It is a non-partisan group, whose purpose is to keep the county of Lancashire and, ill doing so, also keep the Kibble Valley.” Mr Pickup says that , since the three options


were announced last week, the Kibble Valley can no longer afford to support the idea of unitary status for itself. He commented: “People


must realise that unitary s t a tu s is not ail option


o p e n to t h e K ib b l e Valley.”


He called on local coun­


c i l lor s to s u p p o r t the t ru s t ’s campaign, rather


• continued on page l'J Ron Pickup


the residents of Kingsmill A v e n u e a n d wi l l be informing them, if the fox c o n t ro l l e r s go on the estate again. If any other lights or people are seen there at night, we will k n ow t h a t t h e y a r e poachers. “We are as determined


aged between 20 and 25 and 5ft bin. in height with a slim build. He has light brown hair and was wear­ ing a short jacket. There is no description


described as a “Will Carl­ ing" look-a-like and is aged between 30 and 35. He is around 5ft lin. and well bui lt , wi th black cur ly hair, and was wearing an imitation bomber jacket and jeans. The other offender is


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COUNCIL FLAGS UP AN OFFICIAL APOLOGY


birthday; March 10th— Prince Edward’s birthday; second Monday in March — Commonwealth Day; April 21st — birthday of Iter Majesty the Queen; April 2Jrd — St George’s Day. June 2nd — Corona­ tion Day; June 10th — Duke of Edinburgh’s birth­ day; June — Queen’s official birthday.


July 1st — Princess of Wales’ birthday; August ■Ith — Her Majesty the Queen Mother’s birthday;


Wales’ birthday; November 20th — Her Majesty’s wedding anniversary.


August 15th — Princess Royal’s birthday; August - ‘s* — I rineess Margaret’s nirtlulav; November — Remembrance Sunday; November l i th — Prince of


Roseanne marches to


success A CMTHEKOE schoolgirl has marched her way to “majoret te" success, only a year after twirling her first baton. Koscannc Hollis (8),


of Corporation Street, was named "most outstanding majorette” hy judges at the Skipton Gala Day. She was chosen from


Edisford Primary School, is a member of the Pondlc Stars majorettes’ troupe, which was formed only a year ago. Her par tner in the


troupe, Michelle Lawson, has won third prize in the "mascot” section of the Colne Majorettes' Contest. Koscanne's mother,


Mrs Carol Hollis, who helps to run the Pendlc Stars, described her daughter as "majorettes mad!” She commented:


"The Pendle Stars was only formed 12 months ago. The girls have worked really hard and their success so early is well deserved." Kosennne is pictured (left) with Michelle.


Digger stolen


A YELLOW and blue mini digger and t rai ler wore stolen from Pendle Garage on Clitheroe Road, Whal- ley, between (i p.m. on Saturday and 3-30 tun. on Sunday. The Nissan digger is


valued at £3,000 and lias the serial number 08-1038-1.


among ill) majorettes from all over the Craven area and the Kihhlc Valiev, after displaying the very host in posture, accuracy and baton mobility. Koscannc, a pupil at


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