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CWheroe 2282b (Editorial), 22S2S (Advertising):Bumlev 122331 (Classified) Hoedown boosts'V


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Christie fund


THEY took their partners for a dance < in West Bradford Village Hall on Saturday night and raised the excellent sum of £800 for the


:Christie Women’s ' Trust Fund.


Clitheroe committee annually, raise some - .v:: £8,000 for the hospital, and Saturday’s hoe down' attracted more than 150 ■ people of all ages.- . •.;: n ■


Members of the fund’s 1


. Mrs Catherine Bristol^ and Mrs Sheila Thomber, and their ' respective husbands. ’ . Committee secretary


Mrs Mabel Houghton expressed the


committee’s thanks to all concerned for, what she


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described as a really * i > successful and happy • ' evening. '


committee has been raising money for the '■ ■'< hospital for more than 40 years, and its next event is a coffee morning on - November 18th in the Ribble Valley Mayor’s Parlour.


The Clitheroe ,


Health: time to


speak LOCAL r e s id e n t s w i t h o p i n i o n s o n h e a l th m a t te r s are invited to make their views known during a forthcoming consul­ tation period on care in the community. A free telephone line is


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month co n su l ta t io n period, during which all district health authori­ ties are seeking the views of the community on long-term health care, with a view to setting out specific c r i te r ia for eligibility. - Much emphasis has


shire Health Authority. It is part of a three-


been placed on the fact that the new criteria is


: n o t - a n le x cuH e - 'fo r co s t - c i ittin g . b u t a move


: towards a better.standard of care.riif-the .commu­


nity. The telephone.num­ ber is 0800 665544.


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France took entente cor- diale a large: step forward when delegates from the Rotary ;Club of Vehzy-Vil- lacoublay, near Versailles, visited Clitheroe.


Ribblesdale welcomed the five Rotarians.'.led by their president. Monsieur Christian Debnl. .


visitors were received at Clitheroe Town Hall by Clitheroe Mayor and Mayoress, Coun. Stephen Holt and Mrs Holt, who


During their stay, the The Rotary Club of.


presented each guest with a symbolic gift depicting the town coat of arms. M. Debril passed on greetings from, the Mayor of Velizy and presented Coun. Holt with a Rotary banner from his club. In turn, the


ing the Clitheroe coat of in July.


two-day stay included visits to the North West Sound Archives and Castle visitor’s boo


arms. Other highlights of their


zy, th


Museum, Stonyhurst Col-1 lege;'British Aerospace at: Samlesbury, and a tour, of the Ribble Valley. •. - Rotarian David; Rat-


his___ r_e_t____________j __ the, visit. Representatives prre


Mayor asked M. Debril, on urn to France, to t ,


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cliffe, chairman of the local club’s International .Com-; mittee, was responsible for the smooth running of


esent o the Mayor of ■ ........ .^Rotary Club of Velizy, a plaque also bear- Ribblesdale visited France


of both clubs in the Clith­ eroe Mayor’s Parlour, with M. Debnl signing the town


Pictured are members


Support group reaches out to families in need


THE local epilepsy s u p p o r t g r o u p is ; a chieving i ts main objective — reaching a large number of fami­ lies coping with the illnesss. “The group was started


to.give support to;local people with epilepsy; their families and friends,” said Karen Connolly, a spokes­ woman for Blackburn and District Epilepsy Support Group. “We feel we have achieved this because we now have 45 people and their families with whom we have regular contact.” At the annual meeting


Association. "• 1 1 " .“There have'been'dona­


tions from local groups and individuals to whom we


say a big thank-you” said Mrs Connolly. , She went on: “If you


of the group, which covers hot alone.. We are here to :


have epilepsy, maybe recently diagnosed, or a member of your family or a friend has epilepsy, please understand you are


Chtheroe and other -parts,, help you and give you any of the Ribble Valley, mem-- support you may require.” bers heard that.the past : The group re-elected year saw many ;fund-rais-: the following - officers:


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raised £75. The ^Midland tary),: Janet' Hammond Bank -matchedthis ‘ and . (treasurer), - Karen Con-


£276,.and a donation from Obtained from Karen this' amount went to the,: (01254 265352) or Molly B r i t i s h E p i 1 e p s y;. (01254 812967).


A sponsored walk raised ; "Further details may be - , ' .


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THE search is on for; champion sRibble Valley: children.' to : take- part i in : a competition to^^ find j the nation’s top youngsters.


Champion' Children of'the;.be obtained from Iceland: Year competition'need not ,m , Castle .‘ Street,-S Clith-" be national heros,- they: eroe,>or'by-writing,'-with


- Entrants - for :Britain’s,:.;'Nomination: forms, may, ' '


justhave to be admired by-thenchildrs: detailssand: family and fnends for.-an;: achievement,:: to,: Iceland achievement in their life.;, C h a m p i o nv/.Ch i ld re h . They- may have'. dis--.Awards, E.O^BoX;9126,


sport, - excelledin -art! or music,; triumphed-;over adveraity or helped in the loi'^l community. ' . r ^ K ‘ '.- iWinners inf the Iceland


Champion t Childrenv cam- pa ign . will be featured in'a one- hour::televisionYpro- gramme,-'due tosbe: trans-i mitted next Easter. -


played-bravery :in;a:diffi-.) London W3 0ZS;i............ cult i sitution,; achieved in


Postboxstolen


THIEVES, stole aireplica’; postbox from'- outside ’a house 'OfrnWhinstLane, -Si-■ monstone,^betweenlast Tuesday, iand ^Thursday.; They ripped1'the/box,-


valued, a t ’£30;:'from.,the_ gatepost,, before making" offwithit..'


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also added £100 from its nolly (Press officer). , ; -■ charity fund.


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v Music, was supplied by Mike Hargreaves and the event was overseen by


whose p a s s io n fo r bridge resulted in the attainment. in her 81st year, of1 the English B r i d g e U n i o n ’s regional master , sta- s, tus, has died.


A REMARKABLE C lith e ro e re s id e n t ,


a member: of Clitheroe:; Bridge Club for 25 years, . during which time she regularly- .submitted ; reports to the ‘‘Advertiser and Times”. ..


Mrs Doris Snowden was , v


• matches; in green point events, held at special venues and attended by - county and international ' players.


achieved the high rank this year,-having, won 100 .


.Despite ill health, she


frew up. Her father, ommy Burton, was a well


1914,. she later moved to. Morecambe where she


Born in.Bradford in


known local personality and amateur, player,


“treading the boards” with the young Thora Hird.


th a t Mrs Snowden inherited her love of gar- ■


.by Vivien Meath < . It -was- from her father


dening an d ,. from her -: mother, her. passion for


bri&i- attended More­ cambe Grammar, School,:: where she was head girl,- leaving to become one of ■ the few female undergrad- : , uates at- Manchester Uni­ versity, where she gra­ duated with honours - in - geography and qualified as a teacher. In 1939, on the outbreak


were spent with her hus­ band at the naval base at Scapa Flow,, where she was employed by the Royal Navy, working on the confidential books issued to all warships. Mrs Snowden returned to teaching in l959 and for


of war, Mrs Snowden mar­ ried her husband, Richard Brian, who, in the early 1950s, was to become town clerk of Clitheroe. Her early war years


jects — geography, hisr, tory, French, English and K Latin — the diversity:- reflecting her own wide interests. After ' retire-; ment; she and her husband travelled extensively,-to Europe, - North America, Russia,. the Far East, - Australia, New Zealand;;- ■Egypt;. East Africa, and Israel.


many years taught at . Clitheroe Royal Grammar ;: School in a variety- of sub-,.


a school; - university . and, club tennis champion, Mrs, Snowden never lost her ■ interest in the game and always followed the W i m b 1 e d o n - championships. - Last November, she underwent surgery, but made a determined recov­ ery and during the past year was able to visit Mexico, the Panama Canal, the Caribbean, New York. City and Ire­ land. She was a dedicated bridge player, being a member of both Clitheroe- and Blackburn bridge clubs, where she had many,


; From her early days as; , |


f j p friends. She attended


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; Castjeford Day ' v Centre and residents


VISITORS to the ’


' of the,Castleford Home for the Elderly


.'in Clitheroe are hard a t work preparing goods for an autumn


’ : towards paying for a ’.; Christmas treat for the ;■ local seniorcitizens who


'fair on Saturday; • • 'Money .raised willgo*',


) 1-1, .>.'£►» TV


.. crafts, cakes, tombola, a draw, bric-a-brac and Cart; and the event starts : at 2 p.m. ;■


- .throughout the year. Stalls will include


. use the premises, as well as outings and' : ' entertainment; .;


*. ::: v , : - : : - - ■ . . raided


b r id g e to u rn am en ts vived by two sons, Ian and , -A lso - tak en was a throughout the north of, Roger, daughter Joyce , maroon-coloured torch and England and.in -July and six grandchildren.. ^ get of screwdrivers, achieved a life-long ambi- The funeral is to take bringing the total value of tion when she accumulated place at Clitheroe Parish ■ property stolen to £12. ' sufficient tournament Church on Monday and -


Mrs; Snowden is sur-. on Thursday.


points to be awarded the will be followed by crema- rank of regional master by tion at Lancaster and the English Bridge Union. Morecambe. ,


....


AN AXE was among the property stolen from an allotment shed at the rear of Whalley Road,, Clith- eroe,- between ll-alnC on ,i Wednesday, and 2-45 p.m.


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