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THERE was a good “AMh w OUI' recent


jree-to-enter competi-


fine prizes At the Water’s Edge”


v ? n for a Greys of Alnwick fishing rod and other prizes. The winner, drawn from many correct entries, was


Wrj. K. Harwood. of Pas- t u r e l a n d s D r Billington.


Runner-up, for a day’s trout fishing at Barnsfold


Water, was Christopher Hosker, of Railway View, Billington.


The third prize winner of a fishing ticket for the


Smelly J e l ly for Ian Mason, Middle House,


R iv e r A i re was E. Howarth, of Buckstalls Farm. Waddington. There were prizes of


Bolton-by-Bowland; Brian Gawthorpe, Tower Hill; J. Dickinson, Pimlico Road; Dave Brown, Langshaw Drive; M. A. Eccles. Dewhurst Road; and D Cross, Pimlico Road — all Clitheroe.


a The q u e s t io n s and


jfull rod licence for trout land course fish? — £15. •


nswers were: •What is the cost of


Alnwick? — Northumber­ land. • I n what county does


In what county is


•of Richard Walker’s record carp? — 441bs.


th e Ribble s ta r t? — Yorkshire. •What was the weight


all the winners and tubs of Smelly Jelly can be col lected from the front office of the Clitheroe Adver­ tise r and Times, King Street, Clitheroe, on pro­ duction of the letter.


Letters have gone out to Top student


YOUNG Clitheroe gar dener Christopher Ford has won the Myerscough College Award as the top academic student on his course. Christopher, who lives in Henthorn Road, has recently completed the


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TIIU Mayor, watched hy competitors and organisers, sends the first wood in the highly-suc ecssful SuperScan doubles howling tournament at Saliden


fund visit from Chernobyl


Area rallies to


raised by a hoe-down at West Bradford Village Hall and more than £200 by a variety concert, organised by a group of music-makers who meet regularly at the Sutcliffe S c h o o l o f D a n c e , Clitheroe. The money will help to


o n e -y e a r le v e l tw t National Vocational Quali­ fication in Horticulture. A former pupil of St Augus­ tine’s RC High School, Billington, he is now working at All Seasons Garden Centre on garden m a i n t e n a n c e a n d landscaping.


Pan on fire


A PAN fire in a Low Moor house activated a smoke alarm and the firefighters of Clitheroe Fire Brigade. Two fire appliances


raced to Riverside at .1-20 on Wednesday afternoon last week, and two fire­ f ig h te r s , d re s sed in breathing apparatus, used a hose reel to put out the fire, which caused smoke damage. The firefighters took an


hour to deal with the situation.


chie said individual fami­ lies in the local area con­ nected with the Wilpshire Friends of Chernobyl Children had hosted visits previously, but this year would be the first time the


nay for the cost of a visit by 20 children who have suffered from the after- math of the 1080 disaster. Secretary Dr Fiona Rit­


Well done!


THE magnificent sum of £1,011.30 was collected over two days at Tesco Store, Clitheroe, for research into cancer. A spokeswoman for the


LOCAL people have responded generously to the efforts of the Clith­ eroe Friends of Chernobyl Children, now preparing to host their first visit by youngsters from the nuclear accident zone. More than £500 was


Clitheroe group had organised its own effort.


bring a child over from Belorussiya,” said Dr Rit­


“ I t costs us £200 to


chie. “Therefore, we are extremely grateful to anyone who helps our cause.’’ T h e v i s i to r s a r e


ceeds were presented to Dr Ritchie by the concert party’s representative


also most grateful to the


Lisa Holt. Dr Ritchie said: “We are


tSchool for English lessons each weekday morning.


local Cancer Research campaign said: “ The organises are most grate­ ful to the many shoppers for their generosity, to the volunteers for giving their time to collect, and to the management and staff at Tesco for their help and eo-operation.”


i Gome and


held at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School raised £212. Entertainers con­ nected with the Sutcliffe School and led by Val MacDonald were joined by Roger Dugdale (baritone) and his accompanist, Mrs Elsie Shacklady; Paul Greenhalgh (pianist); Joan Hall’s recorder group; Gayuor Sutcliffe and Helen Smith (violinists); and Clare Heslin (guitar)


Meanwhile, the concert,


in age from eight to 80 and presented a rich and var­ ied programme, beauti­ fully performed. The pro­


The performers ranged


expected to arrive on August 31st and stay with Clitheroe families until September 28th. They will be accompanied by two of their own teachers and arrangements are being made for the group to use St James’s CE Primary


many people who came along to the hoe-down. Ticket sales alone raised £530. It was an evening of e x c e l l e n t


entertainment.” Mr Mike Hargreaves, of


f ami l y Mellor, was the caller.


ing sun was crowned with success after hitting the jackpot — raising a magnificent £513 for Sabden Wl’s


A BRILLIANT bowling tournament held in the blaz-


SuperScan appeal. Ribble Valley Mayor Coun. Eileen Lowe gave


the SuperScan doubles competition, organised by Sabden Crown Green Bowling Club for the WI, a civic start by sending the first “wood”. And she returned at the end of the day-long event


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to present the trophies she had donated to winners and runners-up of the keenly-contested event. Thirty-two pail's of bowlers from Sabden, Harwood and Hyndburn teams entered the competition, which


saw some top-class bowling. Sabden was well-represented with two village


pairs, Keith Stansfield and Peter Shipston, plus Peter Lambert and John Robinson, reaching the semi-finals against pairs from Harwood and Hyndburn leagues. But tne run of the green was against the locals and


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the eventual final saw Steve Barnes and Ernie Leach in a battle of the woods against John Yarkcr and Linda Hindle, who ran out winners 21-19. Refreshments on sale all day, provided by club and


fund-raising effort. “We would like to thank everyone who took part,


social “Bowls and BBQ” on July 31st at the club. Club competitions on the calendar are the Presi­


Next event on the club’s agenda is a members #


dent’s Trophy singles handicap during August 10th- 11th; and the Isobel Hodgson Trophy for women’s


doubles during September 7th-8th


Another salvo is fired at MP over salary increase


FOLLOWING the controversy surrounding the salary rises for Members of Parliament, the prospective Labour parliamentary candi­ date for the Ribble Valley has fired another salvo at the area’s sitting MP.


Jo h n s to n e applauded accepting more than the Nigel Evans for voting in 3% pay increase he voted


Last week Mr Marcus Ribble V a l le y ’s MP


favour of a 3% pay rise, for. but asked him to clarify Mr Johnstone had said his position as MPs’ pay that the current salary soared from £34,000 to awarded to MPs was more £43 ooo.


Referring to an article received as a further edu- in the Advertiser and cation college lecturer.


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Times, he said in a letter to the MP this week: “I was interested to read that you are waiting for


This week he reiterated that, if elected, he would


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your 'accoiintant to work to the £34,000, which so out the full implications.” many MPs considered to


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A FORMER Whalley man who is a recog­ nised expert ill his field of acoustics has gained another qualifi­ cation to prove it.


Mr David Ronnan (30), of Essex, whose father,


Eric, still lives in Whalley, has just gained an M.Sc. in advanced automotive engineering, from Lough­ borough University.


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The quality control department for Ford


Motors, spent three year working for his master degree, which was spon sored by the firm.


former Whalley CE Pr* mary School pupil worked for another multi-national Ferranti, where his dutie involved u n d e l* w ate research in acoustics.


Before joining Ford, the


ours degree in oleetr acoustics and when he : not travelling the world inspecting the companies that make Ford parts, he can be found partaking in his other passion, scuba diving.


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