Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, October in k , 1900 17


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Macabre mystery is a grave concern


„ MACABRE mys­ tery has been sparked


with the finding of a freshly-dug grave or


by Margaret Parsons


memorial moimd on to a loved one or a noax: ing last week and "'^;ich1oaves the council the siopes of Pendle ^


to a loved one or a hoax? ; T ' l a o f ’o


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has appeared close to a spot popular with walkers ju s t near the Nick o’


Pendle. A mystified walker


reported the find to Sab- den Parish Council and concerned councillors are keen to find out who is responsible. Is it a grave, a memorial


A mound of stones with The headstone on the a hand-made headstone


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He reported the mattei doesn't mean anything to , at the parish council meet- .1 .. 1 „ i(1


. , , , __police said the name la s t we ek and them, nesam.


n i i r » e H n n f n f ' i n n ” ® _________ ____ __ “grave” "is~a~piece of pav- Coun. Shorter and his


tong e v e ^ n e was equally it, VVIU1 ---- 1


ing stone hand inscribed w,f®> J “mce> visited t with the message: “ IN spot and he said: Wed be LOVING MEMORY OF interested to heal fiom A DEAR SON AND anybody who knows any- BROTHER — KEVIN thing about it.


WHITE — WHO DIED 7- “We don’t know if it’s a 4- 1996. RE ST IN hoax or genuine. The PEACE."


reported to Sabden’s she came across it. Coun. John Shorter by a “She asked if we could


The f ind was f i r s t freshly-dug grave when


Ex-player’s business sponsors new stand


> CLUB president Mr Der­ rick Holmes welcomed members and visitors to a lively meeting of Clitheroe Speakers’Club.


ning, Mr Kevin Crowther, introduced two members who had p re p a r e d speeches under the manual heading “Mean what you say."


Chairman for the eve­


SPEAKERS KNOW HOW TO MEAN WHAT THEY SAY


* deploring the intrusion of Americanisms into our


e n ti t le d her speech, “English as she is spoke,”


Mrs Margaret Banks


f-. Mr Derrick Holmes, who : commended the excellent construction of a speech delivered with fluency and self-assurance.


language. She quoted instances, some very amusing, of double mean­ ings of certain words and probed the difficulties sometimes experienced by those for whom English is a second language. Her speech was evaluated by


spoke feelingly of sym­ pathy with the cause of the Luddites who des­ troyed machinery in an


lowed with a speech enti­ tled: “Mechanisation”. She


' Mrs Mairaed Mahon fol­


Accused of attempted


murder THIRTY-YEAR- OLD A n t h o n y Chippendale, who is accused of attempt­ ing to murder three policemen, includ­ ing one from Clith­ eroe, will appear b e f o r e Bu rn l e y Crown Court next month.


attempt to save their jobs, The speed of modern tech­ nological advance — tele­ vision, computers, the Internet etc.— sees a sin­ gle machine or robot sup­ plant human beings in the wor kpl a c e , t he r e by increasing unemployment and dismantling society as we have known it. Mrs Ma r ga r e t Wi lkinson assessed the speech, con­ gratulating the speaker.


Penny Ogden told mem­ bers that she was looking for fiery emotions in their responses. Her subjects covered reactions to spe­ cific situations. Mr Stan Blackburn was presented with a motorway challenge — would he succumb to road rage?


Topics chairman Mrs


with frustrations of super­ market shopping and Mr Derrick Holmes was tempted at times to hurl something at the television set.


Mrs Gene Holmes dealt


weighed the uses and abuses of the telephone and Mrs Margaret Wilkin­ son, speculating on how to d ay ’s chi ldren will


M r M i c h a e l Ho l l i s


SHAWBRIDGE MILL is • transformed. The old stone building, once a saw­ mill, is now home to four thriving businesses and the companies involved


are so delighted with the success of the scheme they are throwing the building open to the public.


' Chippendale, of Tun- still Street, Burnley, is alleged to have tried to kill Burnley-based PCs Anthony Roberts and B r e n d o n S h a u n Juriansz and Andrew Peter Moore, who lives in Clitheroe, when they were called to a distur­ bance on September 11th.


plea on November 8th L e g a l a i d w a s


Axion Computer Training and Information Systems, the Fire Works, Ribble Valley Outdoor Supplies and Texas Golf Company are welcoming any visitors to their open days with a


On Friday and Saturday


glass of wine or a bite to cat.


sent the case to crown court and Chippendale is expected to enter ■


Burnley magistrates ■


extended and he will remain in custody until h i s n e x t c o u r t appearance.


ing off Shawbridge will find that traditional fea­ tures have been retained by architect Tony Smith while making the conver­ sion to provide accommo­ da t i on for the four businesses.


Visitors to the old build­


celebrating the completion of the project offer the public the latest in com­ puter systems, indivi­ dually tailored to custom­ ers’ needs; a wide range of fires and stoves — some actually in operation; an unrivalled selection of golf


The firms which will be


develop as the adults of tomorrow, pointed out that well-behaved and car­ ing young people rarely hit the media headlines. Mrs Ada Garner tackled


CLITHEROE has secured a great spon­ sorship deal for the new stand currently under construction at the Nursery End of its


sery End is already in place and steelwork to support a roof is being erected this week. Clitheroe FC Chairman


Shawbridge ground. Clitheroe firm Demarc


the subject of training to be parents and thought that commonsense would solve most problems. Members waited with


Welding has agreed a deal which will see itsname emblazened across the front of the new stand when it opens at the start of next month. Work has been ongoing


bated breath as Mr Gor­ don Taylor outlined what


annoyed him about the opposite sex. He sug­ gested that an icy silence could be more deadly than a tirade. The topics session was


Mr Steve Rush, pictured, said: “I am delighted with the deal — it’s great news


for Clitheroe FC. “The improvements m


the ground show that the club is going in the right


at the ground since the end of last season as the Blues bid to get their ground into shape for a


promotion push. Should Clitheroe move


evaluated by Mr Stanley Blackburn, who thought everyone had used great ingenuity in answering such varied subjects. The topics trophy was


awarded to Mrs Chris Carr for an appropriate


about men?” M r s A d a G a r n e r


d i s p l a y of emot i on responding to the ques­ tion: “What annoys you


reviewed the evening as educational and highly


be on Monday at 7-30 p.m. at the Low Moor Reading Room and Club.


entertaining. The next meeting will


Shawbridge .Mill is reborn


clubs; and an extensive range of outdoor clothing as well as one-stop shop­


ping for anyone involved in the business of welding. Ribble Valley Outdoor Supplies is part of Ribble Valley Welding Supplies who have moved to Shaw- b r i d g e M i l l f r o m


Chatburn. Lectures begin


A LOVELY autumnal clay saw 25 naturalists leave


Barley for Sabden, via Ogden Clough and the


reservoirs. Between Stainscomb


and Ratten Clough an excellent view of the par­ tial eclipse of the sun was seen through the light cloud cover. The members also saw


around Churn Clough Reservoir, Calf Hill and Heyhouses. Mr Brian Jones thanked the leader, Mr Norman


into the higher league at the end of this season its- ground will have to meet new standards. Terracing at the Nur­


TWO pensioners living on a farm in-Tosside have been left in the hands of the elements after their electricity g e n e r a t o r s we r e engulfed by fire and


destroyed. As winter approaches,


direction. “We are delighted that


involved. “The company is owned


Demarc Welding has taken the opportunity to get


by Graham Walker who actually used to play for Clitheroe. He has done various things for us before but never on this scale.“We hope to have the new stand in action by the end of the month, which


windmill, which is situated *iear the converted cara­ van in which they live.


an electrical fault caused a


fire in the shed, housing their three generators. It


Mr and Mrs Theodore and Margaret Parsons, of Fells Farm, will only, have enough e le ctr icity to power a vacuum cleaner, a radio and a few lights. And this will only be


possible if the wind is blowing, as the power will be generated by a small


TWO lorries and a car were shunted together in an accident at the Barrow roundabout on the A59, on Tuesday afternoon. One driver received


Vehicles shunted


whiplash injuries in the accident. Mr John McCann (31), of Gt Harwood, was tre a ted at Blackburn Royal Infirmary before being allowed home. The accident occurred at


totally destroyed the shed and the generators, which included a stand-by.


70s, will have to survive on the electricty generated by the small windmill on


The couple, both in their


the farm. Mrs Parsons said: “It is


a disaster. But as long as the wind blows we will have enough electricity to power the lights.”


husband, who are both retired, have rung Nor- web but, she said, it will


Mrs Parsons and her


Remand on bail


TWO m en h a v e a p p e a r e d b e f o r e


12-10 p.m., as all three vehicles were approaching the roundabout in the Whalley direction. A 7, 490kg IVECO


27 different flowers and a hare. The walk was completed


Blackburn magistrates following an accident in which two pedestri­ ans were injured when a car mounted a pave­


lor ry, dr iven by Mr McCann, collided with a Ford Probe,which was dr iven by Mr Robert Brannon Little (41), of Barnoldswiek. A 31-tonne ERF lorry, driven by Mr Samuel McCall (64), of Clayton-le-Moors, collided


Berry, for an interesting and informative afternoon. The winter series of lec­


with the IVECO. The IVECO received


tures starts today at the Clitheroe Library, com­ mencing at 7-30 p.m.


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extensive damage to its rear end and tlie ERF


received front, near-side damage.


of Wilson Street, is also charged with three other driving offences. Peter James Bortoft


ment in Barrow. Paul Andrew Jones (21),


(18), of Petre Crescent, Itishton, is charged with


also due to appear before magistrates, charged with dangerous driving, but he failed to attend court. The two men were,


dangerous driving. A 16-year-old youth.was


granted unconditional bail! an d th e c a s e w a s! adjourned until October 24th.


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friend thought it was a


Our picture shows the Pendle grave. (CAT 3130).


f r iend who had come unravel the mystery but across the mound when no one on the council knew out walking. „


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