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THE recording stars of a Clithcroe school are hoping to be “top of the charts” this Christmas.


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T O P P I N G T H E C H A R T S F O R C H R I S T M A S “ They had a.very interesting time and


James’s CE Primary School have recorded the songs from their Christmas concert and 200 tapes will soon be on sale , to parents.


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The show, “All Aboard”, is billed as “the musical voyage of Captain Cook”


..bay Studio, who visited the school, gave the children a lesson in recording ..techniques.


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ithan a money-making exercise, for spe­ cialists from the Burnley-based Rockcn-


.. Profits will go into - school funds, but- the recording session was much more


and will be presented in school before the end of term. I t promises to be a box-office, hit and the cassettes are expected to sell like hot cakes.


■ learned quite a lot about how a tape is


. made, ” said teacher Catherine - Braith- waite, who is producer for the concert.


the inlay card for the cassette' and-a ’ competition was held in school for' this purpose. The winner was Rosie Crichton, who celebrated her 11th birthday on the day of the recording session.


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STAFF at . the Clitheroe branch of Skipton Building Society are celebrating being


named Branch of the Region.


. The award is given for an excellent overall per­ formance in a number of areas including stan­ dards of customer service, business achievement and branch presentation. Area manager Mrs Anne Haworth said: “I am


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• delighted that we have been presented with this award. We constantly strive to improve our already enviable level , of service to our customers and .1 believe this award reflects our total commitment to the local community.” , Our picture shows, from the left, Mrs Haworth,


Mrs Emma Spencer, Mrs Karen Ingham, Mrs Kay Plant; Mrs Aim Spencer and branch manager Mr


Ian Haythomthwaite.


Unusual garlands & swags Ai so Sri i ing C hristmas


Iaubles; Imitation Trees;


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MAJOR SKI SUCCESS


PENDLE Ski Club has won the £10,000 1995 Sports Club of the Year Award, the first time . tne prestigious award has gone to a club asso- • ciated with the sport.


achievements of the club’s members, working in a voluntary capacity, to help othersliecome involved in ski-ing at all levels of the sport.


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the Arts, in conjunction with , the Central Council of Physical Recreation.


The title is awarded by the Foundation for Sport and :.


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prize is . a fantastic , boost to . the club; We are most grateful to the Foundation for Sport and the Arts and


Club chairman Mr Brian Gee said: “This £10,000 Sport and Recreation and recognises the.outstanding' major part m populansmg the sport in the North West. .The award was made at the National Conference of “17 -/. r.y


put.;to; good use jas the club continues to grow and thrive.”


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CCPR for making this possible, and to the English Ski Council for nommating.us. .The money will certainly be


-.Try Pendle Ski Club was founded in 1965 and played a


The, club’s outdoor ski slope was opened in 1967 and in the early days attracted ski enthusiasts from as far away as Uttoxeter and Barrow-in-Furness. .


and westwards,to the-Fylde coast. Developments at the clubhave been a'continual process from the days when members rehed on facilities. at the Wellspnngs Hotel and a garage there to the opemng of the club house in 1970. The club’s ski ;slope has been extended over the years both in length and width so that the main slope is


Membership now comes mainly from the local area


F A R M IN G F IN A N C E E X P E R T JO IN S Y O R K S H IR E B A N K T E A M


:now 135 metres long and the club has a separate but associated slope for training. The club’s green slope is part of its environmental care policy. Since the site is in an area of outstanding natural beauty it was chosen tovblend in with the landscape and has produced an unexpected bonus. The green material used wears slightly better than the more usual white slope. ■ ; The latest development at the club is a three-month


; ski-iers and they are passing their expertise on to other members.


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l embers enjoyed their annual sunch outing after .morning


Lunch outing - mDownham Church choir


Inn, Waddmgton. - ■« Appropriately, a plaque has been fixed to .the choir stall E this week to commemorate Mr;


ervice on Sunday.’ This year the venue was. the > Moorcock


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Branch; Manager; Stewart Cook, welcomes Nick Marsh, who has been appointed Agricultural Manager.to serve the needs of farmers in the'North West Based at Glltheroe. branch, Nick joins the bank from ADAS, where he spent twelve years based in Accrington and Preston.


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With so many ideas in th e much-loved Wild


■Tudor collection, there’s a s p e c i a l g if t fo r everyone - at a price to s u i t y o u . V a s e s , trinkets, sw e e t boxes plus, so much more - a n d e v e ry b e au tifu l


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card. Aynsley • Come and see Aynsley china at: Tubbs o f Colne h s h h i These p ie c e s are a ls o


trial for.members to learn snow-boarding, a form of the. sport which is sweeping foreign ski resorts. A number of members are experienced snow-boarders as well as


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THE, winners of Pendlc Club’s bridge session were Mrs P. Adcy and Mrs A. Pedder, Mrs K. Bulcock and Mrs M. Whittaker.


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’ Boycott d es not hit? sale


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;recent weeks , and prices: ■


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edging gradually upwards marked Monday’s sale, at; Clitheroe Auction Mart. . • The boycott over. SBO.


. section ;and.more cattle' 'could be sold to advantage


levies did not affect this


.while this trade continues.?; 1 Heavier cattle made ■


• ; Friesian steers selling to meet a r more lambs to market,said the Young bulls: liight made to; 8p (average U7.S7 .. p), medium to 147. OOp (121.05p), heavy to


while prices with good-shaped ready market.


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U7p (U4V2Sp), overall to 147p (117.7Bp). j Steers: medium made to 128p.


(1hS!Heifers: light made to;13Cp, (123.44p), medium to 140p > (119.68p), heavy to 132p


((117.680), overall 140p v119 5Gp).


i Cull cow trade has been


CHEAP cab licences, are causing problems at a town centre taxi rank, councillors were


told. Members of the Ribble


Valley Council Finance and General Purposes Committee heard that at weekends upwards of 30 cabs vie for just three


worth-; • ambs on offer, with an increase


l There .were, some excellent in prices. >


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spokesman; “Even • the heavier 1 lambs were in plentiful demand.


» Prime Lambs: light made to ? 119.33p (110.58p), standard to


This, was despite three of our usual Iamb buyers being away.”


119.74p(112.03p). < There was another roaring


..trade for.'ewes, with the best


T o o m a n y t a x i s in the area. •


119.74p (118.5&p),medium to 118.82p‘(111.99p), heavy to- • 110.43p (105.92p), overall to


Suffolk making £53, Mules £40 and Swales £30. -


. , “While the provision of an additional taxi rank might ease the situation, it has been suggested that the low level of licensing ■fees may be attracting dri­ vers from other areas.” Councillors agreed to


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spots on King Lane. The council’s director of


taxis in the town and that the low cost of vehicle licences was attracting cabbies from other areas. He commented: “Friday


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port. The fewer cows that reach v abattoirs through the back door,


• affected by the national boycott : over i SBO charges and on early so1ution>to the dispute Is now hoped forrPOur.thanks to those • who continue with their sup-


•the sooner a solution can be *


found,” said a mart spokesman. Culhcows made to-106p ( 79 35p)


central services, Mr Paul ■ Timson, told the meeting that there were too many,


increase the fees to that of the next. lowest licensing authority in Lancashire and consult local taxi dri­ vers on the issue.


Burnt-out VW


and Saturday evenings on King Lane is chaotic. There are 30 vehicles using a rank designed for only three. This has led to


complaints about noise and disturbance from residents


THE burnt-out shell of a Volkswagen Sirocco car was found :on the Boshall Eaves road, just outside Clitheroe, on Thursday morning. A C l i th e ro e po spokesman said the


had not been reported missing and so were look­ ing outside the area to find the car’s owner.


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• - the 1930s. Many- memories


; and Multiple Sclerosis, raising • the magnificent sum of £423. ■ Guests enjoyed Bucks Fizz, mince pies and coffee while browsing through old scrap­ books, some dating back to


were recalled,'both happy and sad. The iMayor expressed her u grateful thanks to Mr and Mrs


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tions raised v during the; eve- ning from a. bring-and-buy stall and side shows


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Jphn Steen hosted an event in • aid ofs the :Ribblc .Valley- Mayor's chanties; Crossroads


was the venue for an Evening of Nostalgia when Mr and Mrs


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