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daytime temperatures and cold nights. There was hardly any ram during this period,


which ended with hail­ stones on the 17th. The. rest of the month


The first taste of summer came on the 30th, with a temperature of TOdeg.F. ' Total rainfall for May was only 2.i!ins., we|i


was unsettled with slightly improved temperatures, but only moderate rainfall.


below average. Day Max. Min. 1 -18 38 2 4-1 31 3 48 29 4 50 50 *> 54 57 U 58 40 " 57 55


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A MOTOR CYCLIST was taken to Blackburn Royal In f irm a ry a f te r being involved in a head-on colli­ sion with a car on the A682 road outside Gisburn at around 2-20 p.m. on Saturday. Mr Terry Barnes (17), of


Primary School’s cele­ bration of its 150 year anniversary, actors from the Houlgate Centre, at York, were invited into school to recreate a Vic­ torian atmosphere. Mrs Walsh, a Vic­


AN irate Whallev vil­ lager from 18(>3 paid a visit to the local primary school to give the chil­ dren a telling off! During Whalley CD


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torian woman who com­ plained about pupils’ behaviour a t a water pump near to the school, was just one of the many real-life Victorian char­ acters portrayed. Staff and children also


Accrington, suffered a fractured leg and bruising in the crash. The driver of the car, Mr John Robinson (72), of Nelson, suffered shock, whiplash and minor cuts. He was not taken to hospital.


d re s sed in Victorian costume. Mrs Jenny Timson, a


part-time teacher and history co-ordinator at the school, co-ordinated weeks of research into the Victorian period,


which stumbled upon many an interesting tale.


A SQUIRE’S proposal to build a diner on his land is causing uproar among a Ribblc Valley


ley, who owns most of the land upon which Gisburn is buitt and whose family name is synonymous with the village, has com­ manded the respect and goodwill of the villagers for many years. But-the planning appli­


village community. Mr Christopher Hind-


cation to build his diner, se llin g ice cream and home-grown produce from his farm, has caused these


believes that villagers are not against the project and accusations that he is try­ ing to pull the wool over


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been stirred not by his intention to sell those pro­ ducts, which he has sold from a portable cabin on the site for the past few years. Rather it is the size of the diner, his recent application to hold a liquor1 licence -and the lack of communication with villag­ ers which has"-caused them to believe he actually plans something larger — some­ thing which could destroy the livelihoods of other vil­ lage folk. Mr and Mrs Michael


people’s eyes are a myth. The storm of protest has


Rhodes own th e tiny Grove Cottage restaurant, the new development’s nearest business neigh­ bour. They are furious about the plans for the site across the road and a little baffled to what is really going on there. Mr Rhodes said: “The


latest planning application allows the diner to seat 50 people, but we do not know for sure what the development is. I t is very co n fu si ng bcca use the application has changed so many times since the origi­ nal one was put in in 1001.” The proprietor of the


people to revolt. However, Mr Hiwllcy


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confirmed a feeling of being left in the dark over the development, situated on the outskirts of the vil­ la g e as one t r a v e l s towards Skipton. Mrs Doreen Riley said:


W h i te Bull In n , Mr Thomas Hargreaves, said: “I am not against healthy competition, but if Mr Hindley puts that thing up he is going to take a great deal of trade away from three businesses when there is only enough trade in th e v illage, a t the moment, to sustain two.” Other village residents


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“When it started, it was supposed to be a farm shop. An animal sanctuary was added, then a licence to s e rv e d r in k s was applied lor and now it is- going to accommodate 50 people. What will the n ext. step be?” '


former landlady a t the White Bull, said: “I think the whole village has been left in the dark. It is cer­ tainly a big building for an ice cream.parlour and,


their fear that the diner would grow into some­ thing larger than the origi­ nal ice cream parlour they were led to believe was being built there. Mrs Gillian Marsdcn, a


Many people spoke of ,


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lages are taking part in the popular environmental competition, far more than any other area. They are Bushall Eaves, Barrow, Billington, Ch a tb urn ,


Twentv-lwo local vil­


C h ip p in g , * E d is fo rd , Grindleton, Hurst Green, Knowle Green, Langho, Longridge, Old Langho, Read, Ribchcster, Sab- den, . Simonstone, Wad- dington, Walker Fold, York, Wiswell, West Bradford and Whalley.


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popular environmental award, with the estimated total population of the 111' villages involved being over quarter of a million. A record 120 prelimi­


year is Mr G. A. Johnson, chief executive of Lanca­ shire County Council, who will visit the finalists in early August and present the prizes at Bilsborrow Village Hall on October 12th.


nary judges are involved and each v illag e will receive at least four visits during the judging period between June 1st and July 14th. The finals judge this


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