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It’s probably oldest shop in country
IS this shop the
oldest in Britain? Chipping residents
L e a s e is u p fo r sale as coup le re t i r e by Catherine Darby
•J e f f and S y 1 v i a Latham believe the Chipping Post Office and C ra f t C en tre could well be worthy of the title and, as they retire their ten ancy, have thrown down a nationwide
challenge. The p ro o f is in the
Built in 16l>8, the shop is records, as the shop has rn. mu Hcm Ui ut:
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Kept Village featured on a million post cards of the Ribble Valley. The shop is -at the heart o f the beautiful
running about underfoot — and there’s many a story the old shop and house could tell.
at the heart of the three- been continuously leased luge and a family affair, times winner of the Best- s'»ee '™s 1)allt
from trade with Russia. The shop and house
Trough of Bowland in an belongs to the Brabins a rea o f ou ts tan d in g T ru st , so there have natural beauty, and its a lwa ys been tenants tenants carry on their here,” says Sylvia, “so no
staircase.
campaigns, from the battle to save the village from sodium street lights and the down draught o f a planned maggot farm, to the Go For I t Jo fund raiser which sent 10-year-
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everyday business in the owners have taken out old .In Guuld, born m Chip- post office and general features like the original ping and suffering from a store in an historian’s beams f lagstones or brain tumour, to the delight.
. - . United States for surgery. mainJ a!bot . ers,
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open the heavy oak dooi to count rv as the other now, however, time has find maps and newspa- elaimant burned down and cau gh t up w ith the walk ing sticks, thc gl.0Cer ’s shop men- Lathams. The lease, stock tioned in a Sunday news- and goodwill are up for paper last year opened in sale from this month, as
Step down from the “We’re sure we must be The shop may go on into the oldest shop in the the 21st Century, but
_ ffers
at our Burnham Gate
Showroom
11am to
books, cards, postal orders, toys, gifts — even furniture — all crammed under the original 17th Century beams. “ There’s been a shop
here, trading without break, from 1658,” postmistress Sylvia,
_ _________ ^
says who
the 18th Century, which Sylvia and Jeff plan their makes it younger by 80 retirement in a more up- years.”
to-date home.
In living memory, news- But they will not be papers, brought by ear- moving far — just round rier, were sold from the the corner to Chipping’s
moved to Chipping from table in the living room 18th C en tu ry W ind y Manchester 12 years ago. next door with chickens Street!
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world. Support keeps coming in
from the financial commu nity o f the area, who re g a rd the w ork the agency does as essential. Barclays Bank has once
aga in sp onso red the organisation for £1,000 over the next 12 months. Barc lays C l ith c ro e
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Local firm in trend survey
A CLITHEROE firm of estate agents has taken part in a national survey to record the latest house buying trends.
Mortimer Gorse and
Ross has contributed information in the “ Inde p en d en t Home S a le Network Survey” . It is published quarterly and is drawn from data received from over 200 independent e s ta te agen ts across England and Wales.
The Castle Street firm
was selected for the sur vey due to its knowledge o f the regional housing market. The survey aims to put forward an unbiased and hands-on view of activity levels and trends in the residential property market.
Mr Ian S. Lloyd, of
Mortimer Gorse and Ross, is delighted with the sur vey. He said it is vital to get a total view of today’s market place.
Driver hurt Established 1983
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A MAN from Church suf fered slight injuries when the car he was driving hit a tree in Cow Ark.
Mr Kenneth Hudson’s
vehicle left Chipping Road at 11-40 p.m. on Sunday.
CRITCHLEY — LESLIE
Langho couple Zoe Louise Leslie and Stephen John Critchley were married at St Leonard’s CE Church
in'the village. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs H. Les
lie, of Moorland Road, Langho. The bridegroom is the son of Mr J. Critchley, of Pasturelands Drive, Billing- ton, and Mrs E. Critchley, of Billington Gardens, Billington. Given away by her father, the bride wore a full- length ivory satin gown, featuring a waterfall train and
rosebud detail. In attendance were chief bridesmaid Miss Alison
Leslie, the bride’s sister, and Miss Sally Christopher, who wore burgundy satin dresses and carried bouquets of red roses and white lilies. Also in attendance were flower girl Miss Olivia
Jade Critchley, the couple’s daughter, who wore a rose floral print dress, and pageboy Daniel Gouldthorpe. Best man was Mr Andrew Dixon and the groomsmen*
were Mr Philip Johnstone and Mr Michael Durkin. The ceremony was performed by a family friend,
the Rev. Canon John Dixon, and a reception was held at Whalley Abbey. The couple are to live in Langlm. Photo: Westminster Studios, Langho.____________
by Max Gardner bank.” up and maintain their Opened in May 198G, as businesses,
a part-time service for Speaking of their funda- small firms to obtain mental work, Mrs Evans advice from experienced said: “We make sure peo- business people, RVEA, pie are better prepared
which is situated in York when they go along to a Street, soon became a full- bank with their business time office.
plan.” Th rough its Y ou n g RV E A is a non-profit
Enterprise scheme, the making organisation. It is agency goes into schoo s in partnership with other and teaches young people organisations such as the how to produce a business Ruraj Development Com- plan, to set up a limited mission an(i feast Lanca- company and inform them shire Training and Enter- o f the whole range o f prjse Council, through
issues involved m running ;vhich it a]s0 receives a small business. Training evenings are
held, as are trade fairs, a n d t h e s e h o o t s * c a r e e r s * t e a c li e r s a r e
becoming more actively involved in agency work. The agency also works
side-by-side with the Prince’s Business Trust, it
works with existing busi nesses and it looks to help anyone, of any age, with a business idea.
Mrs Evans, the direc
tor, and Mrs Bailey, the administrator, are both qualified counsellors who have helped thousands of Ribble Valley people start
One-off gig for band
P O P U L A R C l ith e ro e band On the Rocks will
play a one-off gig at the Whalley Anns next week.
The veteran rockers —
P h i l C u dw o r th , Gaz Frankland, Mick Wake and Dave Holden — will take to the stage on Sep tember 1st, at 9 p.m. On the Rocks enjoyed a
huge local following with their up-tempo cover ver sions until they disbanded a few years ago. Front man Phil Cud-
worth said the concert would be a one-off and the band had no immediate plans to re-form.
Worth £300
A SONY radio cassette- player valued at £300 was stolen between 1-15 and 2- 30 p.m. on Saturday from a blue Audi car parked in Railway View’, Clitheroe. During the crime the thieves smashed a passen ger door window*.
Bike taken
THIEVES cut through a chain to steal a black Spe cialised mountain bike, valued at £200, from the Low’ergate car park in C l i th e r o e on F r id a y between 2-30 p.m. and 4
p.m. £570 theft
THIEVES stoic a Toshib; video-cassette recorder, ;
black leather purse and £120 in cash, with a total value of over £570, from a house in Abbott’s Croft, Whalley, between 7-30 and 10-15 p.m, on Saturday.
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Evans (centre) and Mrs Bailey.
Drummerof note seeks .stardom2
D R U M M E R Mik e Martin is hoping his new band’s line-up will shortly be attracting the attention o f the
music world. The West Bradford resi
dent is delighted that the
sound of the (Legendary) Cotton Club was recently, heard on the Sarah Myatt
show on Jazz FM. Formed six months ago,
the band comprises Roy
Turner, on saxophone, keyboard player Steve ■ Black, Mike Martin on
drams, bass guitarist Dan iel Wiseman, lead guitarist Ryan Ettringham and vocalist Loma Marshall. Named after the famous , jazz club in New Orleans,
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