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Ramblers, led by Ben Brown, completed a high-


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Trough Road in sunshine and a cooling breeze, the party climbed steadily up past Trough House to the top of the pass, one of the finest viewpoints in the whole of Bowland. Away to the north, the peaks of Great Coum, Whernside, Ingleborough and Pen-y- ghent straddled the hori­ zon, while the foreground w a s d om in a te d by Totridge, Hawthornth- waite Fell, Wardstone and White Hill. After crossing the Sum­


blue damselflies hovered and glided above the water. The party stopped for lunch at Millers House and soon afterwards, a sheep, up to its neck in a muddy pool, was rescued by the ramblers. As the party traversed


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Itegent" Queen; Christine I ^raised- over £650 ■ for charity. ';':


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f ' l n ; con j u n c t i o n w i t h Clitherbe. .Ladies’ ; Circle, the'borough’s first mon­


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jects to Mytton Fold Farm Hotel , for, a fund-raising function.


arch,- Mrs C h r is t in e McKenha, .invited her sub­


?Courtly 'entertainment included a sumptuous hot buffet and dancing to the sounds of “ F ish e r T. Fish”.


'The'proceeds from.the


event went to the Macmil­ lan Nurses Appeal and


mit of Whins Brow, the party descended to Bren­ nand Tarn, where bril­ liantly-coloured red and


Consultants earn award


COLOUR and image con­ sultants “The House of C o lo u r " h av e b e en awarded the Training and Enterprise Council’s pres­ tigious Investors in People award. The Investors in People


across Brennand Great Hill to Wolf Hole Crag, thousands of lesser black- backed gulls took to the air to defend their breed­ ing territories and the oung birds scurried into oles to avoid detection.


Transatlantic touch to golden wedding


programme aims to help companies improve their


performance by releasing the full potential of staff to contribute to its success. Clitheroe’s House of


A CLITHEROE couple who enjoy mountain walking in their spare time are reaching a high point in their marriage.


The party then descended over White Crag to Whi- tendale Hanging Stones. From this point, a com­


Colour consultant, Wendy Whitwell, of Thorney- holme Hall Health Spa, Dunsop B ridg e , will receive the award at a ceremony in London today.


pass bearing was required to find the small cairn which marks the centre of Great Britain, a small dis­ tance beyond Brown Syke, the source of the Bren­ nand River.


They .descended over Brennand Fell to Bren­


nand Farm and followed the course of the River Dunsop to Dunsop Bridge.


led by Christine Paintin and will be in the Gar- grave area on Sunday. Members are asked to meet at Waterloo Car Park at 10 a.m.


The next walk will be Mr Frank Brown


IN our story regarding the plans of; Waddmgton Fell Quarries Ltd for expan­ sion, we said that co-pro­ prietor'Mr Frank Brown had discussed the matter with village resident Mrs Margaret Harrison.


to point,,6ut'. that, in fact; he did^ not' contact Mrs Harrison.;:


Mr Brown . has asked us


:this mistu'nderstanding may have caused.


the record straight and are sorry for any confusion


We are pleased to set


Search on again for loo of year


THE search is under way again for Britain’s nicest toilet in the “1995 Loo of the Year Awards”. The Ribble Valley has


enjoyed considerable suc­ cess in previous competi­ tions, with public toilets in Clitheroe and Downham being nominated for prizes. The public can nominate


Drive, who say endurance is the key to a successful marriage, are celebrat- ingtheir golden wedding. The couple met in Torquay in 1942,


Mr and Mrs Derek Burrow, of Shays


when Derek was in the RAF and his wife, Judy, had been evacuated by her employers, Prudential Assurance. They were engaged in 1943 but,


engineer and his profession took the family to Walsall, Lytham St Annes, then to Clitheroe, where the couple have subsequently settled. His career saw periods of employ­


ment with the North-East Gas Board and the West Midlands Gas Board, where he oversaw the construction of gas works; the Atomic Energy Authority, in Preston, the Fylde Water Board and, finally, North West Water. The couple chose to settle in Clith­


shortly after, Mrs Burrow enlisted in the WRNS and Mr Burrow was shot down over Holland and taken prisoner. Life was hard as a POW, Mr Burrow


eroe because, as a child, Mr Burrow would visit his uncle, Mr Ben Shaw, who was a music teacher at the then Clitheroe Boys’ Grammar School. In his spare time, Mr Burrow enjoys


recalled, but the couple managed spo­ radic contact. They were married at the end of the war after Mr Burrow’s release in Sidmouth, by one Canon Ball! They soon settled into family life,


A BLACK arid,purple mountain bicycle, valued at £200, was, stolen from a property, on Hall Street, Clitheroe, between 11-30 p.m on Thursday and 7 a.m on Friday. Thieves climbed over


Mountain bike Nurse’s car


A NURSE’S car was bro­ ken into at Calderstones Hospital and £42 worth of pre-recorded cassette


tapes were stolen. The Ford Sierra, which


was parked in Ribble Avenue, was broken into between 7-30 p.m. on Fri­ day and a quarter past midday on Saturday.


membership of Clitheroe Probus Club and Whalley Golf Club, where his wife


is a social member. Their golden wedding celebration


having a daughter, Valerie, then a son, Ian. Ian, an archeologist, travelled from America with his wife, Cathe, and


was held at the Moorcock Inn and attended by family and friends. During the celebration, Mr and Mrs


adopted daughter, Nicola, in order to celebrate his parents’ golden wedding. Mr and Mrs Burrow moved to Clith­


loos they feel are worthy of recognition via the “loo hotline” on 01428 714003, by fax to 01962 870220, or by calling into Clitheroe T o u r is t In fo rm a t io n Centre, by September 16th.


Bridge winners


WINNERS at Clitheroe' Bridge Clufr-last week


Pollard, Mr G. Pollard; Mr E. Ormond, Mr J. Higson. EW — Mrs I. Park, Mrs K. Higson; Mr W. Norris, Mr A. Norris.


were:- Monday: NS — Mr R.’jAtkinson, Mr.-P. Jen­ nings; Mrs V. Baron, Mr H; Fielding. EW — Mr and Mrs Ward;'Mr H. Kay, Mrs F. Wilson. ■ Thursday: NS — Mr C.


eroe 22 years ago and acquired their Shays Drive home when it. had just been built. In fact, it is their proud boast that


Gardening treat


LOCAL gardening enthu­ siast:! converged^on.Clith­ eroe Parish-’Hairfor Clas­ sic FM’s Cheltenham and Gloucester Classic Gar­


dening Forum. The evening was a huge


success, with almost every one of the 280 seats taken, despite Tuesday evening’s


they are the longest-serving residents in the street! Mr Burrow was a chartered civil


Spot lamps


Burrow toasted the good health of a wedding party which arrived, after which they were presented with vari­ ous gilts, including a cross-stitch pic­ ture with a golden wedding theme from


A SET of Cibie spot lamps valued at £90 have.been stolen from a Ford Fiesta parked in West View. . The offence took .jplace


day last week.; * iv ,


..champagne flutes,-a pair of candle­ sticks, flowers galore and two golden roses.


their daughter-in-law, a case of fine wine from their daughter, a pair of


a special reunion with their former bridesmaid'and best man while on holi­ day in Devon.


Sudden death of popular boss


storms. Professor Stefan Buc-


mourning the boss of a Sabden printing firm who d ie d f rom a b r a in ' f haemorrhage.’


' FAMILY and a wide circle of friends were this week


zacki headed a distin­ guished ^anel. rep o r t of the


forum will appear in next week’s “Advertiser and Times”.


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owned Birtwell and Co., was at work when he col­ lapsed and was rushed to hospital in Blackburn., He died at 5 p.m. the


Mr. .Eric' Birtwell, who i :-


following day aged 51. His son, Matthew, who


is works manager, was on holiday in Majorca when his father died, and was devastated by the news. “He was out-going,


Last month, the couple also enjoyed. 1 :


A CITROEN BX Turbo Diesel car. valued_at £2,000, regiatratioh no. F862'HVM,' was stolen from Littlemoor road, Clitheroe, between 5 p.m on Friday and 8-16;a.m on Saturday.


Citroen stolen: Brick thrown


A RED. Ford F ie s ta , a rk ed in St Mark’s treet, in Clitheroe,'had £120 worth o f damage


caused to it when someone. threw a brick through its window a t 1 a.m. on Saturday.


between I I p.m.' on Tues­ day and 8 a.m. on Wednes­


various local chanties. ' Her Majesty Queen


way, particularly her sub­ jects at the Mytton Fold Farm Hotel, for the fine feast.


Christine thanked all those who attended and who supported the event in any


wall at the rear of the ter­ race and stole the bicycle from an insecure shed.


ball was such a huge suc­ cess, that we hope to make it an annual event. Thank you once again to all those who travelled from every corner of the realm to- make th e e v e n t so successful.”


She commented: “The


THERE was a strong trade in bulla during Monday s sate at Clitheroe Auction Mart. Best bulls made to 140p, while


Best bulls sell well


clean cattle figures were similar to last week,with heifers making to just under 130p. . Cows were harder to place,


,. Young bulla! Light made to 121p (average 116.f6p), medium toHljD U23.83p), overall to 114p


with it taking a very gooa Frie­ sian to reach over 130p.


(106p), overall to 106p (106p). Helfera: Light made to llOp


(11 Op), medium to 127p (117,31p), heavy to 119p (114.04p), overall to 127p (116.06p). Cast cows made to 114p


' appear to have been subdued by the sudden rise In numbers and the lack of export demand. Although v en d o rs were


' There were fewer lambs than last week and'prices dropped by Bp,to average at 80p. Prices '


(85.26p).:


unhappy with tho sudden price decline, the 80p/kg price will hold Its' own with any other Monday market this week. Prime lambs: Standard made


Steeni: Medliuh'made to 106p vK


to 113.23p (82.73p), medium to 90.50p (79.50p), heavy to 78.30p (72.84p), overall to 113.23p (80.24p). Ewes doubled in numbers,


with the best ewes over £30 to average at a respectable £24.20. Overall nude to £31 (£24.26).


' ■ Golf scene - Bumper entry


THERE was a bumper entry of 180 competitors for the James Braid Open Singles at Clitheroe Golf Club on Saturday. V


company up in 1904. It now employs 15 staff,


Sabden, popular Mr Bir­ twell had been managing director of the Stubhins Lane family firm since the age of 23 and lived in Wis- well with wife, Vivien. > / His grandfather set the


lively and well-likedf—- it’s a terrible shock,” he said. Bom and -brought up in


who all attended Mr Bir- twell’s funeral at All S a i n t s ’ C h u r c h in Pendleton. •He a ls o le a v e s a


ing (Harwood) won the South- worth Scratch Trophy with o level-par 71 gross, one stroke . fewer than host club vice-cap­ tain Denis Greenup. Mark Whittaker (Rossen-


dale) returned 75 gross and finished th ird on the card from Clitheroe’s Gary Speak, home club member John Cart- mell (76 gross) claiming the fifth prize on offer after a card play-off with Andy Samuels (Burnley) and Mick Gray (Lancaster). Four of the five prizes a t


Bolton area golfer John Irv­


GC. They dovetailed superbly to


win the Scott Leggatt County Foursomes ana th e Hilda Leggatt Challenge Cup with a round of 80-9V4-70V4. • IN-FORM Dave Raw and Eddie White totalled 45 Sta- bleford p oints to win th e men’s Invitation Fourball a t Stonyhurst Park GC. Steve Wilcock and Mick


Trophy were clauned by mem- • STONYHURST GC mem­ be rs of the Whalley Road • her Alan Cross won the nett club.


8take in the Holgate Handicap . points) won the fourth prize.


brother, Alan, another son, Nicholas, plus grand­ children, Joseph (two) and baby Thomas.


A HANDBAG and its con­ tents, with the total value


of £107, was stolen from a car parked on the Nick o’ Pendle road on Saturday. The items were stolen from a Vauxhall Cavalier-


67 to win by two shots from 89-25-64. Peter Pedder (79-HL69), Ken Jean Coward (94-24-70) won O’Brien (82-13-69), Halifax's the ladies’ prize and Steve


Mark Jones returned 78-11- C h a r i ty com p e titio n w ith prize in th e Dr Barnados


David Hall (78-9-69) and : Wilcock the gross award with George Bradbury (82-13-69). a six-over-par round of 75.' • THE winner of Clitheroe A TEAM comprised of


Handbag taken Trophy was Mrs M au re en .


ladies’ nine-hole competition was Mrs G. Hindle (50-14-36). • CLITHEROE members Mrs B. Thornton and Mrs I. Hinks turned on the style to win a major event a t Darwen


Redpa& (100-30-70). Tne winner of the senior


Golf Club ladies’ section LGU / Whalley cricketers woti the medal and Gilb e rt “B en so n :. '


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Lang claimed runners-up spot with 43 points, Alex Rigby and Dave Stinchon were third


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