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Thanks all round as modernised church is rededicated


THE rededication of the refurbished Whalley Meth­ odist Church took place on Saturday.


musical introit: “Holy. Holy, Holy is the Lord”.


The service started with the


everyone, including the Rev. and Mrs James Needham and the Rev. and Mrs Michael Wearing. Mr Wearing, as chairman of the North Lancashire Dis­ trict of Methodist Churches, conveyed his greetings.


Mr Alan Bowles, the chairman of the Renovation Committee, welcomed


s Mrs Angeline Whittingham and the


uperintendent of the Chtheroe Meth­ odist Circuit, the Rev. Michael Field­


ing, led the prayers and readings and the worship group sang “Jesus is the


name we honour”. BThe church’s minister, the Rev.


renda Leigh, expressed her thanks and appreciation to everyone who had


contributed in time and effort to the modernisation of the church and the president of the Methodist Conference, the Rev. Brian Hoare, sent his


formation that has taken place and pray that the lantern of Christ may shine in and through these premises,” said Mr Needham, the former superin­ tendent of the Clitheroe Methodist Cir­ cuit, before the service concluded with


greetings. “We came and rejoiced in the trans­


ters present.


L o o k a t L a k e la n d in s u m m e r f o r t h e lo c a l n a t u r a l i s t s


WET and windy conditions in town were soon forgotten when Clitheroe Naturalists saw John


Shaw’s excellent slides of “Lakeland in Sum­ mer”, at their first gathering since the tradi­


main a rea s of Wain- wright’s sketches of Lake­ land, concentrating on variety of scenery, often looking down as well as looking up. One of the first pictures


was of his father, Bill Shaw, on Windermere in 1926 and there was a slide of the speaker, aged 14, at Stickle Tarn. Mr Shaw said it was the Victorians who f irs t


slides, Windermere was the starting point, fol­ lowed by Ullswater and the surrounding valleys, including Patterdale and Martindale. There was an aerial view of Hawes- water, full of water, and slides of Loweswater, so


turesque spots and there began the fashion for fit­ ness and outdoor walking, he added. In the selection of


exploited the possibilities of the Lake District for p tourism. Seats .were


laced at appropriate pic­


tional Christmas dinner. Mr Shaw used the five


named because it was sur­ rounded by leafy trees, and Ennerdale Water and th e more d r am a t ic Wastwater.


compose some of his best lines and the a r t i s t , Turner, to paint there.


group said: “What made the pictures so memorable was the contrast between bare mountains, such as


A spokesman for the


greener areas and the iso­ lated tarns, which sud­ denly appeared like jewels in an otherwise bare landscape.” • The group’s Christ­


Skiddaw and Striding Edge, and the softer


mas dinner was held at Whalley Abbey and organ­


ised by Connie Bishop.


A CABARET night proved a winner with Hurst Green sportsmen when it raised £1,700 for club funds.More than 200 people attended the Hurst Green Football and Cricket Club annual cabaret, in which the cast was drawn from the sports teams. A buffet was served before the evening’s entertain­


continued support over the year.


ment at the village hall and a disco was held at the end of the evening. A spokesman for the club thanked everyone who attended the evening and its sponsors for their


Our picture shows Hurst Green sportsmen and women enjoying the festive spirit during the cabaret at the village hall.


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known Duddon Valley and Cockley Beck showed that these areas were of equal beauty to the others, the speaker pointing out that Birksbeck inspired the poet, Wordsworth, to


Slides of the lesser-


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Sex offence man faces


jail sentence


A CLITHEROE man who adm it ted sex offences with two little girls has been told he m a y


of Warwick Drive, was remanded on conditional, bail by a judge after a defence req u es t for a rep o r t from a clinical psychologist.


imprisonment. Donald Anderson (57),


f a c e


Anderson, told Burnley- Crown Court that Ander­ son had suffered a brain, haemorrhage several,


the doxology. Our picture shows some of the minis­


Cabaret night proves a big hit


Guild’s New Year party


MEMBERS of Clitheroe Afternoon Townswomens Guild held th eir New Year’s Party at Clitheroe


Parish Hall. Chairman Mrs Spain


welcomed special guests Mrs M. Hall, a member of the national executive committee, Mrs D. Cas- ford, federation chairman, and Mrs E. Birtwistle, returning officer. The Evening Guild


Mr Dennis Watson, for- '


years ago and a medical! report revealed this had! affected the part of the, brain which governed sex­ ual behaviour. Anderson admitted.two'


counts of indecency with ai child, both of which took: place between January 1st, 1995, and October- 10th, 1995. Both victims! were under 14. A thirdl . charge, alleging indecent; assault, between the same: dates, was left to lie ont


file. Judge Brian Duckworthi


adjourned sentence for- eight weeks, until March,


those who donated raffle prizes and the committee for the refreshments.


Library lecture


WALKING over 600 miles of the Pennines gave Mr John Shaw the pictures and experience which will illuminate his talk at Clith­ eroe Library on January’ 16th. Mr Shaw, who comes


from Clayton-le-Moors, is a popular speaker in the library’s winter lecture series. Members can get tickets at £1 each from the library information desk. “Where the Curlew Cries” begins at 7-30 p.m. in the meeting room.


choir, accompanied by Mr Geoffrey Hitchen, enter­ tained the meeting with a wide selection of new and well-known music and humorous readings. Mrs Spain thanked


judge: “The question of: sentence must remain, open. These are serious! offences and sometimes a.


1st. Anderson was orderedl to live at St Joseph’s bail! hostel, Eccles, and not to. visit Clitheroe. He was warned by the,


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custodial sentence can. follow.”


—- _____ _ More houses


FIVE houses are to be built at the site of a dis­


Valley Council’s Planning Department gave the go- ahead to North West W a t e r s p ro p o sa l to develop the site, provided the firm resurfaced the road and undertook an a r c h e o l o g i c a l investigation._____


used depot in Radeclyffe Street in Clitheroe. Members of the Ribble


A WHITE Ford flat-back van, valued at £5,000 and with the registration No. J41 OBU, was stolen from Read Cricket Club at 9-20 p.m. on Friday.


Van stolen


Car showroom and garage goes ahead


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COUNCILLORS have given the go-ahead to a car showroom and garage on Waterloo Road, Clitheroe, despite protests by nearby residents.


Valley Council’s Planning Committee heard that Mr Pino Pozzi, proprietor of Greenacre Garage, pro­ posed to build a ear show­ room and MOT bay on the site of the old grammar school canteen. Six letters of objection


Members of the Ribble


had been received, as well as a 26-signature petition. Residents were con­


that any congestion on Waterloo Road would be alleviated by parking restrictions, hut Coun. Frank Dyson (Clitheroe) said it was naive of coun­ cillors to think th at a trailer carrying cars would pay heed to double yellow lines when unloading.


cerned that the devel­ opment would lead to increased traffic and that it might encroach on nearby private land. There was no indication


of intended working hours t and insufficient informa;


regarding the proposed ancillary facilities. Clitheroe Town Council


ion had been provided


had also objected to the scheme on the grounds th a t i t would lead to increased traffic. The meeting was told


concerned as to whether or not, in practice, such re str ic tions would be adhered to. Such condi­


He commented: “I am


tions are admirable, but they are not worth the paper that they are writ­ ten on.”


mended for approval by director of development Mr David Morris, who pointed out th a t th e county su rv ey o r had assessed the potential increase in traffic and had decided that it was not sufficient to w a r ran t refusal.


The scheme was recom­ Well done on New Year’s Eve


CLITHEROE police have praised local taxi firms and publicans for their work during the New Year’s Eve celebrations. The celebrations went off without any real prob­


lems. People enjoyed themselves and they were well-behaved.


Times” that he was impressed by the publicans and the taxi drivers who, through their work, contributed to an enjoyable evening where the police presence was minimal.


A t t h e


j j j j g T W a t e r ' s E d g e n l B I l


By Martin James


IT’S at this time of year, when I hear the ram hammer the win­


dow panes on a cold winter’s evening, that I reminisce about


the time I caught my biggest fly- caught-pike from a wilderness lake of 800 square miles in North-eastern Sas­ katchewan, a few miles from the North West Territories of Canada.


fishing days past. Recently, my thoughts went back to


was by float plane. Home was a log cabin in the trees at the water’s edge, surrounded by Cree Indians, black bears, caribou, bald eagles, moose, and much more.


The only way in to this wilderness


the sun was shining out of an azure- blue sky. Some 200 yards from the mouth of


It was one of those days we anglers dream of. The lake had a slight ripple,


Moose Bay — a big weedy area of some six acres — Leonard, my Cree guide, switched off the 50 hp motor. We quietly paddled the 20 ft boat, with its carpeted casting platform, in close to the bankside where we hoped to find the big ones.


Tackle was a nine feet Garry Loomis rod, matched with a Stratos reel and


size 10 Cortland.bug taper line, to which I attached nine feet of 201b nylon leader, then 12in of 201b wire. The fly if it could be called such a thing, was the “Dark Water” tied on a size /0 Partridge barbless hook with a tail and wings of polar bear hair. We crept slowly along the margins


v.._ it uu^jjicu, gm-Lieur wait! spotted a big fish in about three f water, 20 to 30 ft away from the of the boat. I motioned to Leons take the boat back some 20 yard: did not want to spook this pike,


probably weighed about 251bs, pe even more. I positioned myself on the «


platform and, after two false ci was ready to shoot. I did, droppii


rolled off my brow, my whole bod elled ,,ns,e 1 twit<:lied the fly. Esox


twitched the fly again, then strip back some six inches. Then ther a huge bow wave.


his head. I had his attent


The fish hit the fly, the \ exploded as 251bs or more of


dynamiteerupted from the water the hving missile shot skywari


head shaking, gills flared, then cr hack, diving for the deep. Th< screamed like a demented demo the rod bucked in my hand. The ti savagely pulled down to the watei


„ F?r 15 minutes it was an incr tight as Esox, which as a specie


tfV?.?Hk?rrUn^. % a few million


ought for its freedom. Finally; nsh and man were beaten.


. Leonard was able to slip the into the water and net a magn tish. He carefully removed the ba


spotting several good fish, but we had decided to cast only for a big one After some 30 minutes, looking into


once more and, hopefully, grow i 40-pounder.


it was released to prowl the \ l l i l § Sergeant Lee Halstead told the “Advertiser and


fly some six feet in front of the fis to its left. My mouth was dry. Perspir


hook and the fish was measured t and weighed at 271bs. A couple of quick pictures, am


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