Damien 422331 (Classified) Clitheroe 22324 (Editorial), **.323 (Advertising^ Q l lS L U C e t O 10 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, January 11th, 1996
GISBURN AUCTION MART PRICES
. rilLKE were (51 newly-calved' • dairy cows and heifers forward
at Gisburn Auction Mart’s
Thursday sale. rirst-quality cows made to.-
. to £800 (£775). First-quality heifers made to
£1,050 (average £929.25), second
; £810 (£775). Forward were seven in-calf
£1,200 (£985), second quality to There were 277 rearing calves
forward. Calves: Charolais X bulls
nade to £272 (£202.00), heifers -o £162, Limousin X bulls to
£288 (£180.55), heifers to £122 £82.60), Belgian Blue X bulls to
(£111.35).
tal lignt steers mane to ioy.op (140.7t>), medium to 151.5p
(180p), heavy to 128.5p, (121.Op), other light steers to 131.5p (121.(5p), medium to 122.5p (111.7p), heavy to 119.5p ( lll.lp). Continental light heifers to
dairy cows and heifers, with . to 127.5p (llOp), heavy to heifers due January making ' 119.5p (102.7p). £820 (£700).
bert 515kg at 102.5]) = £836.88. Cows and bulls: Grade 1 cows
~
150.Bp (129.9p), medium to 155.5p (125.5p), heavy to 102.5p (123.9p), other medium heifers
Top price and kilo I). J. Lam
£5130 (£218.95), heifers to £175 | (£118.20), Simmental X bulls to £320 (£205.20), heifers to £140
£228 (£201.00), heifers to £135 (£109.35), other Continental X bulls to £158 (£152), heifers to £55, Hereford X bulls to £100(£82), heifers to £20, Frie sian bulls to £142 (£77.40), Angus X bulls to £50 (£43.50), heifers to £00 (£41). Top price: Continental BB
121.9p (107.3p), standard to 129.4p (113p), medium to 124.4p ’ (112.5p), heavy to 117p (105.8p),
Blonde d’Aquitaine X bulls to overweight to 104.8p (101.9p),
shearlings to 94.9p (84.9p), horned ewes to £33 (£23.75), other ewes to £45.50 (£35.15),
rams to £59 (£19.70). Forward in the produce sec
bull calf, T. H. Pickard £330. Friesian bull calf, J. W. Coates £142.
per tonne. Forward in the Beacon
Forward in the fatstock sec
tion were 623 cattle, including 209 young bulls, 217 steers ami heifers, 197 cows and bulls, 2,479 sheep including 1,978 hoggs, four shearlings, 497 ewes,
and rams. Bulls: Continental light made
to 149.5p (132.6p), medium to
164.5i> (140p), heavy to 159.5p (139.7p), otmer light to 149.5p (120p), other medium to 138.5p (120.9p), other heavy to 138.5p (119.3p). Top price: N. Pvthian £945.
Top kilo: It. A. Wallbank 505kg at 104.5p = £830.73. Steers and heifers: Coatiuen-
Thumbs down
A PLAN to build a retire ment bungalow in Pendle ton enjoyed a short life span when borough, councillors turned it down. Members of the Ribble
Valley Council's Planning Committee gave the pro
posal to build the house at white Lodge, in Main Street, the thumbs-down after hearing access to the site was on a dangerous bend and the development would not be in keeping with the village.
Two too many
rthe village, borough coun cillors were told. Members of the Ribble
TWO more houses at a development in Chipping would spoil the beauty of
Valley Council’s Planning ^Committee agreed with
planning chiefs that the proposed extra devel
opment by Rushmoor In v e s tm en ts Ltd at
!Tweedy’s Court, Church Raike, would be over-in tensive and unsightly.
tion were 50.190 tonnes of straw, wheat straw made to £30 per tonne, barley straw to £00
North-West Electronic Auction
. were 2,707 sheep including 75 store lambs; 94 cattle including
' 33 store cattle. • Prices: Standard lambs made
to 279p, medium to 272.5p, heavy to 248p, store to £10. Stores: Young bulls made to 230p, steers to 225p, heifers
224.5p. Registered sheepdogs to
£575.
to 124.5p (103.5p), grade 2 to lOOp (83.4p), grade 3 to 84.5p (71.9p), feeding cows to 104.5p (85.4j)), cast bulls to 109.5j> (104.3p). Sheep: Light hoggs made to
u rop ean ^ J iew p oin t by Mark Hendrick, Euro MP for Central Lancashire
ONE i ssue whi ch always causes con troversy is animal we l far e . Thi s is especially so in farm ing and rural areas such as the Ribble
Valley. The matter has arisen in the European Parlia ment because the Euro pean Union is trying to ban the import of fur from animals caught in “leghold traps”. This is a nasty way of catching wild animals, because it traps them indiscrimina tely and they die a slow and painful death.
Euro officials keep trying to delay the ban, saying it will mean reneging on trade agreements with other countries.
Labour Euro MPs, includ
ing myself, have pro tested and the European
P a r t i a,m e.n t h a s , demanded action.
UNEMPLOYMENT is a big problem, not only in Britain, but throughout Europe. Unfortunately, when European govern ments get together later this year to discuss the future of the European Union, action to put Europe back to work will not be on the agenda.
This is a disgrace and I have said so m the Euro pean Parliament. The Parliament has now called on the European Union to halve unem ployment and create five . million training places by the year 2000.
A start has been made by investing £46m. in a cheap-loan housing scheme for small busi nesses, provided the money creates ex tra . jobs.
THE European Parlia ment has taken a long
One th in g L a b o u r demanded of Brussels
look at the work pro gramme o f the Euro pean Commission in Brussels. Not many peo ple in the Ribble Valley will be upset to learn that there will be fewer new Euro rules in 1996; in the words of Presi dent Santer: “Not more but better!”
was to come up with a programme to prevent corruption in all spheres of public life, including better financial controls.
THE European Parlia ment is making its own contribution to the fight against fraud by setting up its first-ever Com mittee of Inquiry.
The subject being investi gated is customs fraud, which is causing the loss of millions of pounds in
The d u ty ow ed on cigarettes imported from countries outside the European Union, to give just one example, is enormous. I do not mean holidaymakers and busi ness people walking through “ nothing to
This is big-time fraud and the public is losing out on revenue that could be used for better purposes than lining the pockets of the Mafia.
declare” , but gangs who import large quantities of goods and do not pay the customs duty.
FINALLY, from now on, I intend to include in European Viewpoint an example of what are termed “Euromyths” .
* * *
These are misleading stories that appear, usually in the tabloid
national press, along the lines of “Barmy Brussels ban on. . . (whatever)”. They tend to be either totally untrue or the result of a misunder
standing.
The first one has a Christ mas flavour and comes from “The Observer” :
This is wildly off the mark. There are absolutely no
“Under new EC regula tions, Christmas trees must be symmetrical in shape, with regularly spaced needles, identical roots and be the same colour.”
customs payments. regulations concerning
Christmas trees, nor axe th e re to be in the
Howevlr, an independent organisation called tne Christmas Tree Grow ers’ Association of west ern Europe has drawn up its “European specifi cations for Christmas trees” , with a view to improving the quality of the product and making m a rk e t in g w ith in Europe easier.
With that, a happy and prosperous New Year to
readers of the “Clitheroe Advertiser and Times !
Another successful year for Young Farmers
A SUCCESSFUL year for Slaidbum Young Farmers was crowned with their annual dance and presen tation at Newton Village
Hall. Club president Mrs
Mary Parker said: “ I’m really proud of them; they did a super job.” This year 123 guests
attended for the meal, dancing, games and all-im portant presentation of awards for the year, made by Mrs Parker. The trophy list for 1995
was: Junior super judge, Nicola Bristol, senior super judge, David Harri son. Hodder Valley Show: sheepsectmn, mostframts,.
Moores Trophy, James Carr; Bolton award for
Carr and Alison Verity;
King Wilkinson cup, invol vement, Nicola Bristol; Sta rkie tra y , ju n io r attender, Clare Parkinson; Watson cup, junior boy, Richard Pinder; Roberts cup, senior boy, James Carr; Townson cup, junior girl, Nicola Bristol; Ken yon cup, senior girl, Alison Verity; Len Wolfenden shield, senior effort, G.
Carr and J. Marsden; Wil liam Brown cup, junior effort, Judith Robinson and Rachel Pinder.
Regional junior member
of the year, Nicola Bristol; Walton-le-Dale Agricul- • tural Society trophy for
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David Harrison, William ra]]y James Carr; senior Robinson cup, champion traci or driving award, sh e ep, James Carr; - -
boys, Richard Wells; Bol- of Maa sheep judging, 2nd M l M f c S T j : P*ace> John MarsJen.
A. R. Kaye cup, Clare During the evening Mrs Parkinson and Judith Parker, helped by trainee Robinson; Waddington auctioneer Mr Edward
“ P; J™,1" st°?k
Keith Wells; King Willan- auc(ion, which raised over - ;
Ogden, held a promise
son cup, senior stock judg- £500 for club funds, ing, James Carr; Starkie "
cup, girls’ comps, Chris- The chairman, Mr tine Parkinson; Hamson James Carr, thanked Mr award, girls comps, Gillian Peter Marsden for all the
Graham Robinson; inter mediate tractor driving award, Neil Beattie, Isle
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time he had given over events which range from of what serious opportune th e .5A?J?’ S c o u n t y many years and Mrs traditional and vital skills ties the organisation offers organisation.
Parker made a presenta- like stock judging and tion on behalf of tne club. stone-walling to trips to from the experience of
Slaidbum Young Farm- Blackburn Rovers and ice chairman James Cmr, who
ers’ Club is recruiting skating and lectures on visited America in 1995 on keenly for the new year body massage. Potential • a Silver Jubilee trip which with a programme o f members can get an idea
Anyone interested in
joining should contact Hazel Parkinson on Dun- sop Bridge 448631. Our picture shows some
of the successful members of the club with, on the right, club president Mrs
Parker and guests of hon our Ribble Valley Mayor Coun. Dorothy Pearson and her consort, Mr Stan
ley Pearson. husbandly, county
overcome Christmas ‘hangover’
CHRISTMAS has finished and over-indulgence has
left many of us with bulg ing waistlines. Conse-
ouently, exercise is high
on the agenda for a large number of local residents. Roefield Leisure Centre ,s holding a family activity
dav on Sunday, at which the exercise on prescrip tion scheme, Fitness for
Life, will be launched. Events run between 10
a m. and 5 p.m. Apart from the scheme,
the day will consist of numerous a c t iv it ie s ,
including turbo tots, pen alty shoot-outs, junior gladiators, low impact
a e r o b i c s an d g ym challenges.
. . . . .
scheme, which is for those patients who have been
referred by local GPs for an exercise programme. People eligible for refer
ral are those who are overweight, suffer from
high blood pressure,, arthritis, depressmn or those who would simply benefit by taking more
exercise. The scheme is funded by
East Lancashire Health Authority and supported
by Ribble Valley Borough Council and Ribble Valley Sports and Recreation Association.
First in area A SWITCHED-ON com
puter firm from Simon- stone has taken on 12 modern apprentices. Granville Technology is
the first company in the area to offer the new-style apprenticeships t<) bud
ding computer technicians. The youngsters will
r e c e iv e o n - t h e - jo b experience, as well as classroom training, lead ing to Level III National Vocational Qualifications.
Shopping bag
A SHOPPING bag and purse were stolen from a house in Parker Avenue, Clitheroe, at 5-55 p.m. on
Monday. T Pendle Club
weekly bridge session at the Pendle Club, Clith- eroe, were Mr H. Holt and Mr Dennis Mortimer, Mr T. Thomber and Mrs Ann Riley.
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INTEGRATED BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY (MICROSOFT OFFICE)
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19-weeks - 3 tours a week 10 am -1 pm Rawtenstall Centre - Starts January 27th
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