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Carol is to travelfrom Australia for ceremony THERE will be a special


Mammoth trip to see mum become mayor


of office on the Kith — at the traditional ceremony in the Mayor’s Parlour —.h e r daughter, Carol, who will be returning from Australia, will be present. It is only 18 months since mother and daughter have


in May. When Coun. Dorothy Anne Pearson is handed her chain


visitor making a trip half way round the world to be present at the Ribble Valley Borough Council’s mayor-making ceremony


by Max Gardner


seen each other, but the emo­ tion of the proud moment will b e h e i g h t e n e d b y h e r appearance.


is a family-oriented person. Coun. Pearson is married to Stanley, a Slaidburn farmer, and she has another daughter and two sons. She also has four grandchildren, with a n o t h e r e x p e c t e d in September. She has represented the


The borough’s next mayor


Bowland, Newton and Slaid­ burn ward for .12 years. “I’m looking forward to my


term as mayor," said Coun.' ■ Pearson. “I have represented some wonderful people for the past few years and I am accepting this honour on their


behalf.” Like a good farmer’s wife,


Coun. Pearson has many duties and responsibilities. At present she is the vice- chairman of the Planning and


Development Committee. She also sits on the Environmen­ tal and Social Services and Personnel committees, as


beyond her duties on the bor­ ough council, which she also represents on the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty J o i n t C o n s u l t a t i v e Committee.


well as the Parish Councils Liaison Committee. Her public life extends


LOOKING forward to becoming mayor, Coun. Pearson with husband Stanley


Women’s Royal Voluntary Service (WVRS), she is an organiser of meals on wheels in Slaidburn and Newton.


As a member of th e


Slaidburn WI, she was also a member of Longridge Young


A former se c re ta ry of


Farmers’ Club. She was born in Alston and lived in that part of the Ribble Valley dur­ ing her childhood.


ping, where she lived in the early part of her marriage, before moving to Slaidburn in 19G3. She is a governor of Bren-


Coun. Pearson was also a member of the Wl at Chip­


nand’s Endowed School at Slaidburn and chairman of the Friends of Slaidburn Country Practice. Coun. Pearson even finds


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time to enjoy her hobbies of knitting and sewing, but,


more than anything, she is looking forward to taking up her duties as the next Mayor of the Ribble Valley.


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picturesque town an even more tempting proposition


Easy access makes the


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A walk along the high


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A CORNER of Waddington has been preserved to commemorate the parish council’s centenary. A seat, flower tubs and a parish print have


'sub-station."....\ ...... . To mark the centenary in December last year,


at the top of the village, in West Bradford Road — the site of.tne former electricity


Mrs Ann Hargreaves was commissioned to show a


the Higher Buck Inn, as well as being available from councillors. A print framing service is also available through


been sited in a sheltered spot in a small area. The parish church of


Quiet corner marks parish centenary


Also serves as memorial to former canon


•village p ro je c t . W n i le th e a r e a will b e k n ow n a s " c e n te n a ry


n e r ” , i t a lso s e r v e s th e m em o ry o f th e la te C an o n lile the area will be known as “eentena ‘ V''


collage of pictures of Waddington, incorporating a map of the parish from which 500 prints were taken. Kibble Valley company Ultraframe generously


Another call to save


blood centre


THE leader of Lancashire County Council has again called for the National Blood Authority to retain Lancaster Blood Centre.


Louise Ellman and the council’s chief executive, Mr Gordon Johnson, met the authority’s chairman, Sir Colin Walker, and Dr David Lee, the director of both the Lancaster and Manchester blood centres, d u r in g a meeting a t County Hall.


bounty Coun. Mrs


backing the retention of the Lancaster centre with its full facilities. It serves Lancashire and Cumbria, providing emergency and specialist services to h o s p i t a l s


The county council is


Authority is consulting on a proposal to amalgamate the Lancaster centre with Manchester.


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A wildlife reserve


for school


A TEAM of Prince’s Trust Volunteers are transform­


ing the playground of a Clitheroe senool into a wildlife reserve.


School pupils will watch as the 11-strong team of volunteers create the reserve over the next week.


St James's Primary w i


Jones, who supervises the v o lu n te e rs , said the scheme members will plant a hedge and other vegetation, as well as con­ s t ru c t in g a b u t te r f ly garden.


Team leader Mr Steve


volunteers were contacted by a teacher, who asked them to a s s is t in the enhancement of the play­


He explained that the


ground area. The volunteers plan to


scheme.


Many take the plunge to


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MANY people took the plunge and jumped in with both feet when Ribble Valley Sub Aqua Club held a free try-dive night.


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which sought to explain in an in-depth, manner the workings of the local branch of the British Sub-Aqua Club.


Kibblesdalc Pool was just one venue for the event,


town centre,' where they were given an introduction to sub-aqua diving from the branch chairman, Mr Bob' Korman. An interesting assortment of slides was . provided by Mr Andy Hirst, and an introduction to -the branch itself was given.


equipment and fully-qualified instructors at hand, th e . novices were taken to the Starkie Arms,: in Clitheroe


After an hour under the water, with full-diving, ' - /


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supplied an all-weather frame for the collage and prints are on sale at the village post office, cafe and


Charles Goodchild and his wife, Nora, who both did much for the village and whose family gave the engraved seat in their memory. The picture shows the ladies of Waddington Hospi­ tal enjoying the new area in the village.


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