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June’s mission is to find her lost family


^ ‘^XMAKER June Sucker


pn-ilh Shl° ? ivhen h e r to u r coach flopped for a couple of tto'fin i"i\ C1'thel;oe- S,le wanted


o find the family she had never known.


Her mother came from Manchester but, because or a family split, Miss


backer never learnt anything about anv relatives she miyht Kavc L d ,,!, hir mothei s sale. All she knows is that her mother was born Annie Kvelyn Cow­ man, m Chectham, at the turn of the century and that her grandfather, Oeorge Cowman, was born in Clitheroe on December 2‘lth, 18C>0. Miss Sacker


knows this fiorn a christening mug in her possession. Despite the family dispute, her


mother did not move very far from her father’s home town. She married the son of a well-to-do Bury family, the


Snckers, and settled in the area. Her daughter was horn in the Rossendnlc Valiev and the family lived in the Lake District for a while during the w ar. Miss Sucker toured Europe as a gold


there are not many members of my family left now’ on the side I know’ about. It seemed sad that I might have this other group of relatives whom I


medal ice skater as a young woman before a back injury forced her-retire­ ment. She nowr lives m Christchurch, Dorset. She said: “I am a single woman and


related and would like to contact Miss Sacker her address is 12 Norfolk Avenue, Christchurch, Dorset BI12J 2SE.


know nothing about. This holiday came up and I decided I would take the chance to come and just make some inquiries.” If any readers think they might be


Sabden girl’s trailblazing training success story


A NORFOLK woman who took up residence in the Ribble Valley (id years ago likes noth­ ing better than to sing the praises of her “new” home.


Whalley, w’ho celebrated her 90th birthday on Fri­


Mrs Violet Garner, of


day, loves to sing good, old-fashioned Lancashire songs and her favourite is “Old Fondle”.


Mrs Garner, or Vi as she prefers to be know’ll, is


a member of Whalley Par­ ish Church Choir and the village Mothers’ Union Choir, with which she travels around the region


when the choir gives con­ c er ts to a variety of organisations.


larly to the old people,” she said. “We sing in nurs­


“I love singing, particu­


ing homes, wfe entertain in the abbey, and we go regularly to the Pendle Club, in Chtheroe.” Singing is just one pas-


Destination: Grasmere


THE Grasmere area of the Lake Dis­ trict attracted a large party of <18 Clith-' eroe Naturalists last weekend.


A SABDEN resident has become a trail- blazer for the East Lancashire Training a n d E n t e r p r i s e


joined Rossendale-based Airtours pic after complet­ ing her A-level studies. She began as a general clerical assistant with the


Grammar School pupil Mary Greenwood (20),


Council. Former Clitheroe Royal


company, but with job skills training from Pendle Training and Bury Col­ lege, she has worked her w’ay up to become a bro­ chure production assistant in th e m a r k e t i n g department.


have a job with prospects and I can earn while I learn,” said Mary. “ 1 h a v e alre ady achieved my Level II


“Thanks to XTEND, I


National Vocational Quali­ fication in Travel and Tourism and I am now hoping to study for profes- siona l m a r k e t i n g qualifications.”


six new XTEND recruits on board this year. The scheme offers all 16 to 25- year-olds an ideal oppor­ tunity to benefit from a job with training or train­ ing leading to a job.


The company is taking


Grcenburn valley to the site of an ancient glacial lake, now’ a huge marshy basin, shut in on three sides by moun­ tain ridges, the forbidding rocky flanks of Steel Fell towering on one side, opposite the ridge between Calf Crag and Helm Crag above Grasmere.


One group followed a route up the


the group walked the length of it, with some difficulty, to the summit of Helm Crag. There w’ere fine panoramas of the surrounding fells and fascinating views of the valleys of Easedale and Far Easedale. The descent followed a tortuous rocky path but everybody eventually reached Grasmere safely, if a little late. The second party took a low-level


After gaining the height of the ridge,


time for this active pen­ sioner — she knits and crochets and grow’s beau­ tiful Rowers in her garden — but it is, and has been, a major part of her life.


speciments, including the rather rare Grass of Parnassus. A red squirrel was also seen, an unusual event now. Birds observed included nuthatches, garden warblers, a raven, pied wagtails, meadow pipits and a dipper. The journey home on the motorway


route around Grasmere and Rydal Water, via White Moss Common, Rydal Mount and Loughrigg Terrace. Both parties saw interesting plant


remember, Mrs Garner has been singing. She sta r ted in the village church choir w’hen she lived in rum! Norfolk as a child, but for a few years singing was a lesser part of her life from when her family moved to Norwich, when she was in her teens, until she moved to the Ribble Valley with her beloved late husband, Fred, who became the deputy head gardener at Calderstones Hospital.


For as long as she can


was illumined by a fabulous golden orange sunset over the coast which persisted for almost an hour and ended with a rosy mackerel sky, a fitting end to an interesting and enjoyable day’s excursion. The next outing, to Wycoller on Sep­


Whalley Parish Church choir since 1950, when there were around 40 members. She sang in the Clitheroe Association of Church Choirs, under the stewardship of Charles


She has been singing in


tember 28th, will be led by George Haythornthwaite. The party will leave the station at 10 a.m. and any mem­ ber wishing to book should ring the excursion secretary on 01200 28117.


Myers, was in a variety of concert parties and, while a member of the Mavis Day Concert Party, she had a memorable singing partnership with the late Kit Sharp.


years in Riddings Lane, but since the death of her daughter, Gwen, whom she nursed through an ill­ ness for many years, she has moved into her own flat in Vale House Close.


Her family lived for 31


member of the MU and the WI and, rather than help out any longer at Whalley Luncheon Club, she has been persuaded to become a member.


She is still an active


two parties to celebrate her 90th birthday — one for her friends at Vale House and one for family and friends from further afield — has many won­ derful memories of her life and can even remember seeing German Zeppelin airships flying over Nor­ folk during the First Word War. She remembers when there were many more men singing in the village church choir and her finest birthday treat might be to see them return.


Mrs Garner, who had-


raising a glass to her many friends. (CAT 2313)


Pictured is Mrs Gamer


you register BUSINESSES and house­ holders in the Ribble Val­ ley are being urged to pro­ perly register with the Environment Agency, fol­


Make sure


examples where this can be the case, such as small groups of p rope rties served by small sewage tre a tm en t plants and businesses on trading estates. A quick check of your


anyone who is responsible for the discharge of efflu­ ent — either directly"or indirectly—into a river or a stream must be indivi­ dually named on the agency’s register. There are a number of


lowing amendments to the Water Resources Act 1991. From October 1st,


(CUiHsified)


Chflteroe Advertiser d: Times, September 19th, 1996 13


Lions in hot pursuit


LIONS are chasing young people in Whalley and


International. Two local clubs are looking for youngsters between the ages of 15 and 19 to enter their “Lions Clubs Inter­ national Youth Award Competition”.


Clitheroe. That is Lions Clubs


Lions Club won the com­ petition in 1977, when their candidate progressed through local, regional and district levels to win the Great Britain and Ireland Youth Award. Jackie Chapman had been a volunteer worker at Cal­ derstones for a period of four years before being accepted at Edinburgh University, where she went on to obtain a medi­ cal qualification.


Whalley and District


wi l l be l ooking for someone to represent the


While the Clitheroe club


town,the Whalley club will be pleased to accept entries from or on behalf of young people from the villages of Whalley, Bil- lington, Sabden and Langho, who are giving voluntary service in any aspect of community life.


contact Mrs Carolyn Stuart on 01254 822865.


For further information,


water bill should show’ you if you are covered. If you are being charged for sew­ age disposal you are covered. If you are not being charged you should call Schedule 23 Helpdesk on 0645 333111 for advice.


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