Clitheroe 22S24jEditorial), 22S2S (Advertising). Burnley J,22S31 (Classified)


Cards with credits for


training


SCHOOL-LEAVERS throughout the Ribble


Valley will be receiving special credit cards allow­ ing them to improve their training, prospects for


work. Issued by East Lanca­


shire Training and Enter­ prise Council, the XTEND cards offer young people an enhanced' guidance, training and education programme, helping them to make better-informed ch o ic e s ab o u t their- careers. E L T E C s a id th e


Have you time to


WRVS? help


RIBBLE VALLEY I residents are being I asked to volunteer their time and exper­ tise for the Women’s I Royal Voluntary Service. With the anniver­


XTEND card would give these people "purchasing power .to buy training to


a minimum value of £2,500 with approved employers and training providers. . There is no upper limit


to the value of training and the money, provided by ELTEC, does not have to be repaid. All young people aged


sary o f VE Day | approaching, Lanca- sh ir e WRVS is l launching an appeal for more volunteers L to coincide with its I celebrations mark-1 ing the wartime ori­ gins of the service I and its continuing! w o r k i n t h e ) community. WRVS Lancashire L


county organiser! Mrs Rosemary Leigh I


dents w i l l in g to l sac


up to 18 will be guaran­ teed a training place with the XTEND card, and applications can be made up to their 25th birthday. The card also entitles


spend a short time I each week working I for the service.


holders to XTEND dis­ counts from a selection of retail and leisure outlets.in the Ribble Valley. F u r th e r information


about XTEND is available by calling 0345 125922.


Garden plan for Sabden


a bind — it’s a lovely I way to spend any! free time, so come and find out.” L The recruitment!


She said: “It isn’t! I


MEMBERS of Downham Playgroup took their hats off to the Eas ter bunny during a whimsical bonnet competition when daffodils,


| chicks and rabbits adorned their heads* Lady Clitheroe and Mrs Elizabeth Scott judged the competition


drive is part of al national campaign,) “Your country (still) l needs you!” and is I aimed at recapturing [ the wartime commu­ nity spirit. Volunteers arel


in Downham Old School. The pair Inspected the hats parents had helped create before the children donned them for a parade in front


of mumi, dads and grandparents. Prizes were awarded to Rhys Hart, wearing a black top hat with a


planted and vegetable latches dug at a Sabden


E FLOW ER S w i l l be


required for the! position of district! organiser and these | should be people! with about 10 hours! free a week and with [ p e r s o n n e l andl a dmi n i s t r a t i o n


skills.


.louse after councillors gave the go-ahead to change commercial land into a garden. Members of Ribble Val­


ley Borough Council’s P lan n in g Committee approved plans to change


the land into a garden and build a garage at a house in Pendle Street East. Among the complaints


looking for volun­ teers to work a cou-1 pie of hours a week I in its Preston-based [ county office. They should have some knowledge of public­ ity, finance and training. mFor further infor­


WRVS is also


sent, to the council from local residents were that


the garage development would devalue nearby properties and lead to fur­ ther'intensification of com­ mercial use at the site. Sabden Parish Council


Le igh on 01772 555927 or the WRVS new national volun­ teers l ink line on | 0345 595555.


ation, call Mrs


also expressed reserva­ tions about , further com­ mercial use of the site as well as asking that the borough council includes a tree'screening condition. Representing the parish


-sayingfner; colleagues felt landscaping and screening were a reasonable move and a “great benefit to local residents”. The committee attached


council, Coun. Eileen L ow e addressed .membera,


Key to rural crime


fight A LOCALISED informa­ tion; network. on-icriminai activities was the key to fighting rural crime, police and local farmers repre- | sentives agreed.


conditions that screening be used; the garage be used for p r iv a te and domestic use; and details of building materials be submitted to the council.


ASPECTS of life in Singa­ pore were recounted Dy Mr Duff when he spoke at the meeting of Pendle Club on Thursday. He told members how


Tells of life in Singapore


the city had only rainy and dry seasons and how peo­ ple were brought in from the Philippines and other countries to work there. Such immigrant workers could stay in Singapore only for three years before they had to leave. When th e m e e t in g


ing with Lancashire police chiefs, NFU north-west regional director Steve Heaton said both organisa- tiosn were adamant that only closer liaison could help fight rural crime, which last year cost Lan­ cashire farmers more than £40,000 in livestock losses |


Speaking after a meet­ alone.


assistance in their detec- tion work and we firmly believe that the farming 1 community can provide vital information tne police needs to catch the vil­ lains," he said. “Closer


“The police need every


liaison between NFU group offices and the appropriate police officer j could be a major contribu­ tion to cracking rural


crime.”


closed at 3-30 p.m., tea and biscuits were served. At the meeting tomor­


row, card bingo will be played.


Vandals sought


POLICE are investigating a piece of vandalism, which has cost a Clitheroe


resident £50. , (Vandals hurled a large


stone at the door, of a house in Whalley Road at 8-15 p.m., causing the damage.


Vandals strike


VANDALS smashed two windows in two separate attacks at a Clitheroe off- licence on Saturday night and in the process caused damage valued at £400. - • In the first attack, at


Threshers in King Street, th e y th r ew a bo t t l e through a Oft. by 4ft. win­ dow at 1-35 a.m. . Later between 3-30 and


An extra floor. A bigger store Open from April 11th.


4 a.m,, a brick was thrown through a 6ft. by 5ft. win­ dow at the shop.


Civic society hears of editor’s job


THE editor of the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times ° . - l . _ .V i . : . ._■ i L . |n * n l M m u e n n n n r h i l t


the'Bamoldswick and Earby Times. The Clitheroe office, he said, was staffed by lull- timo and part-time reporters; plus an editorial


Exrh'ess, tne i n c i s i m . . i m b , < -“ > =


assistantWith the advent of new technology, many newspa­ pers :would be made up on screen, a development which was to be introduced at his newspapers.parent


group; East Lancashire Newspapers.


per and a very useful outlet for. readers’ views with­ out personal animosity.


'The civic society had always had good coverage, especially with regard to projects such as litter sweep and refurbishing the .WaterU


?P^ ee^ t


(The' letters page, was a lively part of the newspa­ • ■


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um , ..........................0 . . . e .n v iu e i iu v . .I , . , , , . . . . . beik of the newspaper were recorded on microfilm and a copy kept in Clitheroe’s library. . , ' The chairman, Mrs Beryl Cassidy, thanked the


flop lamp. All back num-


outin g bjr-train to Hebden' Bridge and canal boat to Wdlkleys Clog Mill on May 13th. .


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‘event' of the season is the annual May .


StTflichael MARKS & SPENCER - K ---------- The"circulation of* the “Advertiser and Times was .


around 9,300, with a: readership of four times this number, and many people: arranged to have it deli­ vered overseas.


interrupted a busy* week to talk to members of Clitheroe Civic Society about his newspaper. _ , • Mr Leigh Morrissey: told members that his lob


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You’ll be pleased to hear that our Blackburn store now has two floors instead of one. It means we’ll be inepe^sing the size of every


department and offering wider ranges^bydmen’s fashions, menswear and childrenswear. You can also look forward to a larger range of food


and wine, a better, choice of honrfe furnishings and a brighter look throughout ‘ the store that'makes shopping a real pleasure.


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MARKS 8. SPENCER BLACKBURN IS MOVING


I : ' UP IN: I THE WORLD.


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™bitpokingout7^d Katie Bennett, whose Easter bonnet was ^Flowere were then given to Lady Clitheroe and Mrs Scott, who


also received an Easter egg as a thank you for her weekly visits to


play the piano for the group. Former chairman Mrs Sarah Nutter, who stepped down last year,


was also presented with a basket of flowers.


Our photograph shows the Easter bonnet contestants with their colourful creations.


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