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Helicopter — dash after serious
A WADDINGTON' motorist was flown to hospital by emergency helicopter after his car was in v o lv e d in a head-on collision in Whalley. Mr Andrew Halstead
accident
flown to Preston Royal Infirmary by police heli copter, following emer gency roadside treatment a f te r th e c ra sh , la s t Thursday. Mr Halstead, who been
(33), of The Square, was { S S '
crash on the A671 and his condition was described as
Clitheroe 22324 (Editorial), 22S23 (Advertising). Burnley 422331 (Classified)
nd first residents are given warm welcome by the Mayor
for business A —it’s official
driving towards Accring ton, suffered head and internal injuries in the
“comfortable." The fire brigade cut him
out of his Volkswagen Polo, following the crash near Springwood picnic site at 5-30 p.m. The other car involved
in the collision was a Volvo E s ta te , driven by Mr Edward McLoughlin (59), of Cambridge S tre e t , Great Harwood, who suf fered bruising to the head and left hand. His wife, Sheila (47), the
Legion says thank you
EXPRESSIONS of th an k s have followed Whalley’s VE and VJ Day commemoration services.
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until around 7 p.m., while police cleared debris and carried out investigations.
front seat passenger, suf fered a fractured sternum. Both were taken to Black burn Royal Infirmary and later released. The road was blocked
Bridge winners
THE winners of The Pen- dlc Club’s Bank Holiday Monday bridge competi tion are: 1, Mrs J. Kenyon and Mr T. Thornber; 2, Mrs F. Porter and Mr 1. Crosth waite.
Strimmer theft
BURGLARS stole a green Black and Decker electric strimmer, valued at £20, from the garage of a house in Lawrence Avenue, Simonstone.
t ic u la r t r ib u te to Mr Maurice Wilson, a former Japanese prisoner of war, and Mrs Doris Cheetham,
and District Royal British Legion, honorary secre tary Mr Norman Whitham has thanked all who took part in both services, par ticularly the people of Whalley, Billington and district for their support. Mr Whitham paid par
On behalf of the Whalley
whom thanks have also been expressed includes the mayors of Ribble Val ley, Coun. Mrs Kate Hod- kinson and, latterly, Coun. Mrs Dorothy Pearson for attendance at the VE and VJ Day services; the par ish councils, hosts of the Swan Hotel, Dog Inn, DeLacy Arms, Hogs Head
LIBERTY MILL SHOP
SEPTEMBER SALE
SALE STARTS MONDAY 4 th SEPTEMBER
scarves, clothes and gifts OPEN ■
A lO N - fm 10.00 am • h 0 0 pm &
•/^SATURDAY 9 .3 0 am • 1.0 0 pm run: P.nklntj. Toilets. Couches by
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appointment, facilities tor the disabled
LIBERTY Widow Hill Road Bu rn ley BB10 2TJ 0 1 2 8 2 -4 2 3 8 3 2
DOG OF THE YEAR COMPETITION
PERFECT POOCH? EAST LANCASHIRE
IS YOUR DOG A
CLITHEROE ADVERTISER & TIMES, LEADER-TIMES NEWSPAPERS and THE BURNLEY EXPRESS in conjunction with DUGDALES PET FOODS
Owners Name. Address ......................................... ................................................................. Dog's Name........................................................................................................................... Dog's S e x ..........
..................................................Dog's a g e ....................... ....................... Dog's Breed and Colour (all dogs are welcome from Heinz 57's to Pedigrees)
WHAT ARE YOUR DOG'S WINNING WAYS? (Please tell us why your dog is special. Are there any distinctive personality traits, special abilities or good deeds that your dog may demonstrate?)
All entrants will receive a £2 voucher, for WUFFITMIX dog food.
4 finalists from each area will go through to the Grand Final to be held at the Sham Mayor of Worston Day,
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September 10th, when the winner will be presented with a Silver Salver.
Send your entries to Perfect Pooch, Clltheroe Advertiser & Times, King Street, Clltheroe.
Residents able to speak at meetings
LOCAL res idents 'with' axes to grind a t local government can do so from Tuesday. But anyone wishing to
submit questions and com ments must do so in writ ing by tomorrow. . Councillors voted to
STITCHCRAFT '94 was held for the first time at the G-Mex Centre, Manchester last year and was an Immediate success. The attractions at
only be able to buy all they need for their craft - both the materials and the books and magazines for. the know-how - but they will also be able to learn. STITCHCRAFT '95 takes place at the G-Mex Centre, Manchester 15th - 17th September 1995 and is open 10.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m. each day. The centre has first class on-slte facilities, convenient parking and Is easily reached by public transport or by following the signs from all major routes. For further Information on the exhibition and workshops contact the organisers Nationwide Exhfbltons (UK) Ltd., FO Box 20, Fishponds, Bristol, BS16 BOU or telephone Shelia Davies on
lacework.'ribboncraft. bead work, wearable art and much, much more will Be covered but there will be NO hand or machine knitting Included. Visitors will not
stitchcraft Including cross stiltch, needlepoint, quilting,
, sewing,
this prestigious dressmaking,
soft furnishing, smocking,
EXHIBITIONS •
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Stitchcraft Competition, Promotions Dept., Clitheroe'AdLvertiser & Times, King Street^ Clitheroe. -
: Closing date: Thursday, 7th September
STITCH CRAFT KNITTING NEEDLES COTTON
’EXPERT DESIGN ,
LACEWORK RIBBON SEW
prestigious exhibition will be numerous. All aspects of embroidery, patchwork,- heleilrloom sewing,'.
COMPETITION tapestry, embroldei
improve public participa tion at full council meet ings and set aside half an hour at the beginning of each meeting for this purpose. Residents will be able to
make comments or ask questions in accordance with a three-minute rule and questions not dealt with will be answered in writing.
NATIONWIDE
ments must be submitted b y noon on the Friday before each meeting to the
> Questions and com .
council’s . chief executive, Mr Ossie Hopkins. The meeings: Septem
agreed a special annual meeting to deal solely with local concerns. Council leader Chris
constituents. ‘We do hope people will ige
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take advantage of this new initiative;
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them,: in the: confidence that their councillor will be there and - that’ they': have
opportunity to speak out about issues that com concern
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the attentioni of the full council."
A GROUP of. 3M Neotechnic workers have com pleted a two-day cycle ride in order to raise money for charity.
pedalled from Blackpool to Scarborough, with an overnight stop in Knaresborough. All thea sponsor ship money raised will be going to the British Heart Foundation. On day one, the riders cycled through their home
Over the Bank Holiday weekend, the cyclists ! ;
territory of the Ribble Valley, making a stop in Clitheroe, where the Ribble Valley’s Mayor, Coun. Dorothy Pearson, offered them breakfast. A spokesman for the cyclists said the cycle ride
had been undertaken before and all the participants were keen on taking to the roads next year. .
Most of the cyclists are pictured with their break fast hostess, Coun. Pearson.
Come and choose from a wide selection of fabrics,
a former WAAF nurse, for th e ir reminiscences of their part in the war. Thanks list of those to
Brenda Lpigh .and the Rev. Quentin wdson, and all who took part in the various services; and Mrs Jo y c e H o lg a te , Mrs Marion Wilson, Mrs Edna Williams and Mrs Doris Cheetham, who laid the w r e a th s a t th e w ar memorials on behalf of the whole community.
HGV comes
to grief THE access into Painter Wood at Billington was closed for a couple of hours on Tuesday when a large HGV lorry jack-knifed while a t tem p t in g to manoeuvre itself around the tight bend.
from Essex, had a back wheel stuck on a wall, and Blackburn police were called to the scene at 2-20 p.m. when it was realised that the vehicle would turn over if it attempted to release itself.
The lorry, which came The ow n e rs of th e
wagon were notified and they arranged for its re le a s e la t e r in th e afternoon.
and committee of Billing ton Brass Band Club; Whalley Newsagents, Maureen Cookson, Han son’s Nursery, Whalley Chamber of Trade, and residents in the Queen Street area for their help and the VE Day street party; the Billington and Whalley Royal Naval Association and Blackburn Sea Cadets and their stan dard bearers (praised for their discipline while on and off the parade); the Vicar of Whalley, the Rev. Michael Ackroyd, the Rev.
Goun. Dorothy Pear son p e r fo rm e d h e r offical duties, work men were still putting the finishing touches to th e 70-space c a r park. Joining the Borough
However, even as
Mayor was the Clitheroe Town Mayor, Coun. Ste phen Holt, along with other councillors and coun cil officers, who gathered at the market entrance to watch the formal opening of the completed market development. Entertaining the coun
cillors and market users were the clown-like antics of Circus Alchemy, while town crier Mr Roland Hailwood, acting as mas t e r of c e r em o n ie s , decla red proceedings under way. The dignitaries were
It’s last chance for your pooch to win prize
EAST LANCASHIRE is going to the dogs — for the area’s first Dog of the| Year Show is to be held in September.
or she is A1 compared to other canines? _ If so, why not enter he or she into this excit
ing competition? It is attracting entrants from throughout the area, from the tiniest Scotties to the biggest breeds. ,
Son, of Clitheroe, producers of Wuffitmix dog foods, is to be held at the Sham Mayor’s fun day, at the Calf’s Head Hotel, Worston, on Sep- | tember 10th. Twelve finalists, four each from the catch
The final of the event, sponsored Dugdale and -
given a guided tour of the new market, which con sists of 44 cabins and 31 stalls, and the Bradford and Northern Housing Association development. . There, the Ribble Val
ley Mayor presented a bouquet to two re s i dents,who had recently m o v e d i n t o t h e development. Following the opening
. Are you proud of your pooch? Do you think he | LOCAL dignitaries on Tuesday saw the Ribble Valley
Mayor cut the tape and declare the Clitheroe market devel opment officially open for business.
Market open
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ment areas of the “Clitheroe Advertiser- and I Times’’, the “Burnley Express” and Leader- Times Newspapers, will vie for the Wuffitmix | silver salver.
receive a £2 voucher to use at any shop which stocks Dugdale’s products and the 12 finalists |
will win a 5kg bag of dog food. The judges will be Dugdale’s managing direc
tor, Mr Roger Dugdale, Ribble Valley Queen HRH Christine McKenna and Warrington MP Mr Doug Hoyle, whose prize-winning pooch,
ceremony, the dignitaries went to the Platform Gal lery for a buffet lunch. An earlier ceremony
Lennox, is currently Westminster Dog of the Year.
t So. if you think Rover is the tops, just , fill in
was held at the end of May to declare the first stage of the market development open. Our top picture shows
Coun. Pearson cutting the tape at the entrance to the
dents of Old Station Court — Mr Steven Legge and
Pedal power charity cash
market, while the official party looks on. And (left) the first resi
Miss Claire Umpleby — are welcomed by the Rib ble Mayor.
Guidebook author
THE author of the Whal ley Abbey guidebook, who was a distinguished histo rian and archaeologist, has died, aged 74. Prof. Owen Ashmore
dies at 74
in the area as an adult - education tutor. -
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joined Manchester Univer sity’s extra-mural depart ment, where he rose to director from 1976 until his retirement in 1982.
vice in the Middle East and Italy, Prof. Ashmore
cator who influenced a generation of students and tu to r s of in d u s t r ia l archaeology both within the Ribble Valley and fur ther afield. ..
He was a devoted edu
cal societies and museums throughout the region, such as that at Helmsnore, and is particularly noted locally for his paper on Low Moor Mill, as well as th e W h a l le y A b b ey guidebook.
He helped found histori Followmg military- ser ;
lived on Clitheroe Road, Whalley, from 1952 until 1963,and was well-known
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he form on this page and send it in by Septem ber 4th.
Good entry surprise at the
T auction
1 Young bulls: Light made to t 26p (average 118.YSp). medium
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( Steers: Light made to 124p 120p
(112.07).
117.60p), overall to 124p (1Heifers:. Light made to 116p
108.72p), medium to 124p -(-112.4op), heavy t *o
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(113.71p);; heavy to 122p (110.64p), overall to 127.60p (112.63p). Cast cows .made to 114p
10.48p), medium to 127.60p
for the sale. Prime lambs: Light made to 87.10p (87.10p), stan dard to 93.06p (88.60p), medium to 90.12p (85.99p), heavy to 81.68p (76.30p), overall to 93.06p (86.30p). • * Ewes made to 32p (21.07p). i At Friday's’ market, :the
(93.31p). Extra buyers were present
nterest In store-cattle was decreasing, though there was a little more interest in the cows and calves, with £850 being achieved twice for unregistered calves.
well, with the best Suffolk lambs making £33.
The store lamb trade held up - • *
.survived by his wife, Sheila, and four children. '
sidered by those who knew him as effective, kind, approachable and quietly humorous. He is
THE rider of a motor cycle was taken to Burnley General Hospital when he was involved. in - an acci dent, on Sunday, on the A59 near Gisburni
Nelson, suffered possible chest injuries when his
Mr Wayne Diprose, of machine was in an accident
DAMAGE valued at £300 was caused to the prem-.
ises of Ivy Bam Antiques, in Gisburn, on Saturday
Prof. Ashmore was con A Suit stolen Accident near Coronation
with a car at 2-30 p.m. !T An o t h e r a c c i d e n t
occurred at the same site, an hour later, involving a car and a vehicle with’ a trailer, which was .being used to dear, up the first
Webber grey silk trouser suit, valued at £250, was stolen from Visions bou tique, Castle Street, Clith
LADY’S size-16 Jerry eroe, on Friday afternoon.
o I32.60p(118.41p). heavy to to
HE Bank Holiday market on Monday, at Clitheroe Auction Mart, saw a surprisingly good entry all round. The sales of cows maintained their recent high levels though this could not be said for the sales of clean cattle.
Everyone who enters the competition will [
mishap. Two passengers were treated at Burnley General Hospital for minor injuries.
Vandalism
night. Four panes of glass in a window were broken and the casement- of-the door, was split.
-i MAYOR OF WORSTON
ber 5th, f October. 31st,, December 12th, February 27th, April 23rd. The council has also
Hoitom commented: “We welcome involvement from the public. After all, that is what we are here for, to r e p r e s e n t
East Lancashire Dog of the Year Final Judging- ‘ Dog Agility Demonstration Stalls •
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CALF'S HEAD HOTEL, WORSTON J ;
, Ribble Valley, Centre of the Kingdom
SUNDAY, loth SEPTEMBER t "f; | 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Side Shows • Refreshments ,
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