- 1 . , Burnley 14 Clitlierue AtU'etiiser & Times, October lint. Utmt


GIORGIO ARMANI EYEWEAR


set to roll


FREIGHT trains are set to start rolling into Castle Cement’s Ribb­ lesdale Works again after the company confirmed it is consid­ ering using rail trans­


port to deliver coal. Trial deliveries of coal


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from the North-East and Scotland will begin this month and the company will then make a decision on possible longer-term arrangements. It is less than four years


h s tn d l ihit i'l> t o . f , 00.0 tonnes of coal which is


c u r re n t ly d e liv e red by road.


Trains will arrive at the Ribblesdule Works during


.


the daytime and will be o p e ra ted by Load haul, so o n to b e c om e th e English, Welsh and Scot­


tish Railway. The company already


since rocketing freight costs forced the company to abandon using rail tran- port for deliveries to its Ribblesdale Works. The trials will involve one or two trains a week


Forest meeting


Stephen C Bye Opticians


30 Manchester Road, Burnley Telephone: (01282) 422627


LOCAL residents are invited to a public meeting tomorrow about the For­


est of Rowland. The meeting, at 2 p.m.,


at the Scartlnvaite Hotel, Crook o’ Lune, Caton, near Lancaster, will hear that European funding has been obtained for the implementation of the Rowland Forest Area of O u t s t a n d in g N a tu r a l Beauty Management Plan. The meeting will discuss


conservation and wildlife is invited to the meeting.


tives taken so far. Anyone interested in


handles coal deliveries to the company’s two British works, Kctton in Lincoln­ shire and Padeswood in North Wales. The rail siding at tin


Clitheroe 422S24 (Editorial) THE firet on"u


saw improved em pen of (■<>»*“ year and the salt 01


<>«■“ > at Cl'foc™6 ,| from hist John ^ f e . ^ i b u r n tak e f» ^ ■


^ , ; Auction Mart » U ° ' h ^ 50 (85.27)_ st0£ 502,394.74,.


..., sale of horned 1 l am e n t . Top price in the (Classified)


^ J S w J d e m a n d for ewes l lU j J A


Medium heifers made to 110.50 heavy to 89.50 (82.71)


s a i e s s aw some


sh“ P- 1,.dales ju d g ed by Mr " n| (Iar(is was 120.51 p/kg (39kB . ■ ? w5tntt s o w 't K»bif onfi -a a t £47) for a good pen of 10


' * j jambs solcl by S. and H. Mr Jo h n 1 icK.iru which 12 .i . .ia , ;ao . /.


Mr Jonn » K ' S


hiuEht'byflrCrawsniiw. ]b <109.35), overall to 123.33 Cross-bred ri:lf ‘-


«heei> which "crc


‘”’<,4“ bon by (113.50).


Rl r u “tbe? ofWorston with a P“ j There was another large show of 2 crop ewes making £W ami


bought by Mr G. winttaker. o boULm. yy averaged £68,


? " '£ en (igf)8 averaged £5f “ml


120 51 (114.35), medium to 120 (114 33), heavy to 117.58


12! ; ' ! f r (&


prime lambs made to (123.03r), n h t n S


sale on Se))tember 30th sj Swa|„ ewes made to £34. The more bulls on offer, but still


on^'. u.-I,,1 (501) averaged £5a. c.rl.£45 best lonks up to £40- prime eaUle (ml sheep f ' ^ h i i e best Scotch and


uin- Texel ewes. Best mule for slighter were around


500 cull ewes, with being he top price for


the best making over lOOp. The p j s;an bulls were down in plainest Steers were hard to Vritsu^ ^ ^


• u ,",L»inn in nrice and only “ , Tuesday s sale of calves, verage for ewes was £33.53.


Ribblesdale Works has been kept in good condi­ tion and only minor work is needed to bring it back into use. Railtrack is checking the condition of the branch line from the main line. Mr Peter Parkes, clin­


available for the best inside*fed Belgian Blue heifer selling heifer which reached llGp'kg. “J y£]18” simmental bulls to bight young bulls made t


S heifers. Good returns were *eas0„ably good trade with a lace as were some plain t ne- 18 peef cross calves sold to


98.50. average 98.50, medium Limousin hulls to £105, Blonde 102.50 (92.07), overall to 102-o0 J,A uiuj ne to £95, Herefords to ■


(93.50). Medium steers made to 96.50 (90.05) heavy_ to 92l oO »


ker manager at the works, stressed that the coal deli­ veries were a trial and there was no immediate commitment to resume the use of rail transport on a longer-term basis. “We are obviously keen


^ Simmental heifers to £65, Jnd Aberdeen Angus heifers


(83.09). overall to 95.59 (rm.i.ie___________i______________________ ________


to ensure that rail impor­ tation would be more effi­ cient and viable and it is for Loadhaul to prove that to us,’’ he said. Since the company


the best way to implement the plan and look at initia­


abandoned rail in 1993, wh e n B r i t i s h Rai l increased its f reight charges by 10%, it has always s tre s sed that transport is constantly under review.


in funny money and they tried their luck by* betting on the roulette wheel, blackjack and their favourite horse.


casino night on Saturday. Around 100 people each had £10,000


IT was a dead cert that Billington and Langho residents would enjoy their


Casino night is a dead cert Although there was no real cash to


numerous gambling games for the e v e n t .


towards the day-to-day running costs of Billington and Langho Community Hall, where the event was held. The hall’s social committee turned the building into a marquee and set up


The black tie event raised £500


be won, there were plenty of prizes. A mouth-watering prize to have a meal cooked at home by the chef of the Black Bull Hotel, Old Langho, was won by a man from Preston. The evening’s gambling was followed


golden day for VILLAGE COUPLE


by a supper and disco. * Picture placing their bets on the rou­


lette wheel are Billington and Langho residents helping to raise funds for their community hall. (CAT 2721)


f t R T t e


A POPULAR Sabden cou­ ple have celebrated their golden wedding anniver­ sary . . . with a little help from their friends. Almost 100 family and


friends joined Muriel and Roland Calverley in cele­ brating their special day at the Simonstone Hotel on Saturday night. And earlier, a special


Mass was said in their honour at St Mary’s RC Church where they have both worshipped since their marriage there on September 28th, 1946. Fr Michael Fairclough


worked at the former Sab­ den Co-op in Whalley Road before and after the war. He served in the Royal Navy for four-and- a-half years, much of his time spent on an aircraft carrier in the Pacific, and it was during his war years that he met his life­ long pal Mr Joe Sando from London. Joe came up for the


SS r.e s—“ss ajKasa sta?nd*a .r;d" to BS-frecI chases- judgvjj ]


anniversary and has been staying with his friends in


Sabden. Before his retirement


presented the couple with a pair of crystal glasses and a card on behalf of the congregation. Mrs Calverley, formerly


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and she worked in the o f f ic e o f n fo r -m e r c o t to n mill in Wyre Street. After moving to Sabden


Wellsprings. Her husband is a “Sab- dener” bom and bred and


she worked as a winder at the former Cobden’s Mill a n d then a t


t h e


Mr Calverley worked in his son Peter's business, Calverley’s Timber Pro­ ducts, in Burnley. The couple, who are


Muriel Tattersall, was brought up in Park View, Padiham, where her father was the park greenkeeper


both 72 ana live in Padi­ ham Road, Sabden, have a daughter, Yvonne, who is catering manageress at St Martin’s College at Lan­ caster University. They also have four


grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.^


time, we can’t thank all our family and friends enough fo r all th e i r thoughts and all the flow­ ers, cards and gifts,” said Mrs Calverley.


“I t’s been* a wonderful


End of free car parking


D-DAY for car parking charges is upon us. From a week on Monday, drivers will have to dip in their pockets if they want to park in Clitheroe. The c o n t ro v e r s ia l


decrease as the year pro­ gresses, so the earlier


th ey a re b o u g h t th e better! The alternative is a pay-


for those who need to park all day and permits for these will be available


he permits are available, but their price will not


charges will apply to all the town’s car parks, with those at Chester Avenue, Holden S tre e t , North Street and Whalley Road designated long-stay and those at Lowergate, Clith­ eroe market and Railway View designated short- stay. The long-stay sites are


from Tuesday, priced £25 a year. t An unlimited number of


and-display ticket, priced £1 for the day or 50p for four hours. The short-stay sites will


also operate on a pay-and- display basis, with charges ranging from 20p an hour to £5 for three hours or more.


Clitheroe. The permits are avail­ able on application in per­


from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to Saturday, and, on Sundays, at Edisford Ro a d c a r p a r k ,


in


son to the Ribble Valley Council Offices, Church.. Walk, Clitheroe, or by phoning 01200 425111.


SEPTEMBER was tn .. . thp <


in succession. North West Water says


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only ju s t over half the average amount of rain fell and reservoir stocks for the area are under 40 per cent. The company’s water


Shortage of rain continues


The charges will apply


month of below-aver- rainfall this month means age rainfall m the area that current restrictions in o


supply general manager, Mr Peter Birtwistle, said: “This is lower than we would expect in a normal


year, but is an improve­


ment on last year’s figure of 27 per cent. “We have been in dis­


cussion with our regulator, the Environment Agency’ about when we will be able


company would seek to remove the ban as soon as conditions allowed. It had completed many of the p ro je c ts d e s ig n ed to increase the amount of water the company could supply and move around the region. These mea­ sures, and detecting and repairing leaks, meant that there was enough extra water supply this year to meet the daily


Mr Birtwistle said the peopled ° f 1-6 miUi on Thank you, Frankie!


S9 n ,m T ! I P O E m a a ^ £r<’UU l r,chcr this week ;,„t0,r, he came up trumps


on the Frankie Dettori


seven-race sequence on Saturday.


gv&s Site seven races at Ascot.


seven ° f his r ides, ena- cash in onhfc success? l°


D e tto r i won on all


r T*’e ,man- who wants to said-a“ri(J p!,n Jeffcrson r em a in a n o n ym o u s , Placed a £1.43 “ Canal


occurrence U ,s a -------------


sequence of wins Pen. All I


eur\4lVcr w h o y i0s Pleased for him.”VC a rc


hap-


5Pvontopv. fV. , 1 , the hosepipe ban, l e e n th but clearly the lack of


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l have to stay in place for the present.”


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