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Royal greetings and champers
for 100th birthday
A TELEGRAM from the Queen could only mean one thing for a Clitheroe woman on Friday.
brating her 100th birthday with ; dl*rtv for friends, family and local
'“fiitaries at Beech Grove Resi- deiv.ui Home in Low Moor.
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cat in .e company of family, some of niom 1m ir.,v>>ll<>d nil the wav from
f'l'^pagnc flowed and the cake was For Mrs Ellen Norris was cele with her husband, John, and their three
sons, Robert, John and Les. Then, 15 years later she moved to Brctherton, near Preston, where she
lived until being widowed in 19(50. This meant a return to Clitheroe,
where she lived on Kibble Way before changing address again to Beech Cuo\e Residential Home. According to her son, Mr Les Norris,
residents.”
she enjovs spending her spare time rent ing and playing dominos. He said: “Despite her age she can still play a good game of dominos with the other
in Hesketh Bank, i,.u. Southport, Mrs Norris spent two pei.)(]s „f her life in Clitheroe.
Horn into a fami. of m'arket gardeners
lltllCI Ut_. She first moved to
C.iK.me j„ jpoy
guests was the surgeon who restored Mrs Norris’ sight, at 92, with an opera tion to remove cataracts. He made a spe cial visit on Friday morning to pass on his congratulations.
Perhaps one of the most important
her family, Nigel Evans MR and the Mayor and Mayoress of Chtheroe, Conn.
Our picture shows Mrs Norris with . an<i Mrs Howel Jones.
Edith goes three better at 103 years
LIVING for 10U years is an achievement ill itsel.but to surpass this and reach 103 years of age is a deflate
accomplishment. in her lifetime.
in 1S91 and has seen the appointment of 22 prime ministers and the succession of six kings and queens
Clitfieroe resident Mrs Edith Ferdinand was bon. ............ .
Home for the Elderly in Clitheroe and celebrated her birthday on Friday.
At present, Mrs Ferdinand lives at Castlefold .
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staved with her daughter, Mrs Dorothy Chadwick, of Moorland Road, Langho, until seven years ago, when
She lived most of her life m Blackburn and then
she moved to Castleford. Her husband, Alfred, has been dead for many
ferred to spend a quiet afternoon with friends and family at Castleford.
She was entertained with a rendition ol nu favourite songs from Clitheroe’s singing duo, "Just
To mark her 103rd birthday, Mrs Ferdinand pic- , . ,
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U Mrs Ferdinand was the first resident at Castleford to turn UK) since it opened in 190-1 and holds the title
us the oldest resident. Our picture shows Mrs Ferdinand enjoying her b*g
dav with friend* and family*
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A honeymoon in the Lake District followed the wed-
d i n g of Mr Si mo n Houghton an d M i s s
Amanda Javne Dawson at St Helen ’s Church, Waddington.
works at Walker Steel, Blackburn, is the only son of Mr and Mrs Tony Houghton, of Greaves Farmhouse, Holden Lane, Bolton-by-Buwland.
The bridegroom, who
at 3M Neotechnic, Clith eroe, is the only daughter of Mr and Mrs Michael Dawson, of I’imlico Road, Clitheroe.
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father, the bride wore an off-the-shoulder white
Given away by her
satin gown decorated with pearls and a pearl tiara. She carried a bouquet of lilies, pale pink roses and Singapore orchids. Chief bridesmaid was
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groom’s cousin’s daughter, and Tanya Rainier, the bridegroom’s niece.
wore wine-coloured satin dresses in crinoline style, with bows, and their head dresses and bouquets fea tured wine, pale (link and white silk flowers. ’I he small bridesmaid, two- vear-old Tanya, bail a white dress with wine
The older attendants
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vert, the bridegroom’s cousin's son.
Timothy Runny and groomsman was Mr Brian Shipston, the br ide’s cousin. Ushers were Mr David Calvert, the bride groom’s cousin, and Mr Sean Palmer, the bride groom’s brother-in-law. The ceremony was per
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