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Bank welcomes new manager as long-service boss retires
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A MAN; , w h o i s • appointed branch man- a,ctlvely involved in ager of Barclays Bank,
the life of the Ribble Clitheroe. V alley
b ee n
to succeed Mr Terry Mills, whore tires tomorrow.
Mr Michael Baron (47) is
and has been the assistant manager at the branch for 10 years." A; married man, he is:the treasurer and executive: member of Abbeyfield (Ribble Valley) Society. Ltd and an occa sional reader with the Rib- b le V a l ley T a lk in g Newspaper.
Mr Baron lives locally
RETIRING. . . Terry _________Mills
Brakes on proposals angering villagers
THE brakes have been put on controver
Council’s Highways and Transportation Committee de fe r red its decision whether or not to place the restrictions on What ley New Road in the vil lage, after hearing that the proposal had caused more anger and anxiety among villagers than any other issue in many years.
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The restrictions arose as a result of the Planning
Inspectorate’s appeal deci sion to give a housing development in the village the go-ahead.
stated tha t the devel opment could only start after the restrictions were placed along Whalley New Road, in order that access for lorries be improved.
The appeal inspector
restrictions would threa ten the future of Billington
But villagers feared the Post Office, which relies
for 25% of its business on passing trade, and 1,156 of them signed a petition to that effect.
- interested parties before a decision is niade.
Reward for finding ring
A HEART-BROKEN Ribble Valley woman is offering a reward for the return of her wedding ring, which she lost in either Whalley or Read.
Ark, lost the ring last Thursday afternoon, in the area of Whalley Methodist Church and Hills Phar macy, King Street, Whal ley, or near Pollard Bros Petrol Station, in Read.
Mrs Joan Lord, of Cow
ring, which is 34 years old, has narrow gold bands set diagonally across it. In terms of sentimental value, said Mrs Lord, it is absolutely irreplaceable.
The gold and platinum
tacted by telephone (Clith eroe 448619).
Mrs Lord can be con
deferred the matter to the Small Improvements Sub committee, which is to visit the site and hold dis- . c u s s i o n s w i th a l l
County councillors j
Confused? Then this one-day seminar may help
’ARE' you,
..confused by European Funding,' bemused when faced with a-12-page grant application form and frankly amused when you hear that lottery money can help projects
m the Ribble Valley? If so, then a Community Council of Lancashire seminar, entitled “Finding funds and influencing peo
the funding available to the voluntary sector from
ple,” due to be held in Clitheroe, could help. The one-day seminar will explain the sources of
national, regional and local sources, as well as trusts and sponsorship deals. It will also develop an under standing of the requirements of funders and advice on
preparing a successful application. The seminar is being organised by the Commu
THROUGH the gener osity of readers of the “Clitheroe Advertiser and Times” and Ribble Valley businesses, a further £245 has been added to the Marcus Butt appeal fund. The money was raised
by .people who paid , for a n a d v e r t is em e n t to
appear in the paper’s' “Season’s Greetings” pages in the week lead- -
ing up to Christmas. Receiving the cheque
th is week, Marcus’s
grandparents, Mr and Mrs Allan Butt, of Bil lington, said they had been overwhelmed by the reaction, o f resi dents of the Ribble Val ley and beyond to their grandson’s plight. I t is h o p ed th a t
nity Council of Lancashire, which is an independent voluntary organisation aimed at promoting volun tary action throughout the county. It will take place-at Ribble Valley Council’s offices
Advice on choice of career
for young"
THE r ig h t advice .on | choosing a career is very important for Ribble Val ley school and'college leavers.' One scheme aimed at
offering sound advice is East Lancashire Training and Enterprise Council’s XTEND programme. L an c a sh ire County
on February 25th and the cost per person for volun tary organisations is £15. For further information contact the Community Council of Lancashire (0772 717461).
£200 theft
THIEVES stole £200 in purse, containing money .cash from a vehicle parked and other personal docu- 'in School . Lane, Simon- ments, were also stolen stone, on Thursday,, ,
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Marcus, w h o - is su f fering from cancer, will be well enough to enjoy . a special holiday in the New Year.. Meanwhile, Mrs B u t t sa id her grandson was in good sp ir its, was back at school in Whalley and
had enjoyed a super Christmas and New
Year. The family, is trying
to thank by letter all those who have raised money for the appeal, which now stands at £8,973, but Mrs Butt said: “I still have a few letters to write. People have been magnificent and we cannot thank them enough.” Pictured are Mr and
Mrs Butt and Mr Ian L lo yd,,'o f Mortimer
' Gorse and Ross, one of
the local companies which helped to raise money through the
advertisement pages of the “Advertiser and Times.”
Gates are taken POLICE believe that the thefts of three metal gates from Pendleton, over the weekend, are connected. A C li th e ro e Police
sial waiting re s tr ic tions earmarked for Billington.
clays, the last 15 of which have been at the local branch as manager. He succeeded Mr John Wat son in 1979.
Clitheroe, has spent more than 39 years with Bar
Mr Mills, a resident of
joined the bank in 1955 a t“ Blackburn, gaining further experience at branches in the Preston district, and became assistant manager at Penrith in 1970. He moved to the Preston local head office in 1973 as assistant district manager
(staff). Clitheroe resident Mr
has been appointed cus tomer service manager with specific responsibility for the personal sector. A married man with two
Stephen Blackburn (29) A L a n c a s t r ia n , he';t
^Blackburn branch. ' The managerial struc ture of the branch will be further enhanced by the appointment of Mr Brian Snowden as the agricul tural manager for the northern sector of the bank’s Manchester region. He will be based at the bank’s Clitheroe branch. Mr Snowden has been
children and a former head boy . of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, he is the treasurer of the Old Clith- eronians’ Association and a playing member of Clith eroe Cricket Club. He pre viously worked at the
an employee of the bank for 32 years, during which, time he has spent several years as a manager at the bank’s Penrith branch, where he worked closely with the local farming community and the princi pal agricultural organisa tions within the vicinity. Born and educated
locally, Mr Snowden (48) ia a married man with one son. He lives in Fence.
NEW manager Michael Boron
Tidy sums on offer
for groups
CASH from County Hall is available for parish coun cils and community groups willing to clean up their patch.
Council’s Planning, Indus tr ial Development and Tourism Committee gave th e g o-ahead to th e ’environmental initiative, which will offer £14,000 to community groups, over two years, to fund small-
L an c a sh ire County
scale tidy-up schemes. Committee chairman
County Coun. George Slynn said: “The Lanca sh ire E nvironm ental Action Programme calls for more support at the grass roots of the commu nity to enable the environ
ment to'be upgraded. This new scheme will do just that.'
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Drivers warned CLITHEROE Police are issuing an early warning for 1995 to motorists in the Ribble Valley. . 1 “Do not leave your valu
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jeen stolen from Sabden Road and two farm gates, valued at £200, stolen from
thing suspicious near parked cars should contact Clitheroe Police (0282
863161).
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