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How to research family history


A LOCAL history lecturer from Liverpool University is to give a series of talks in the area. Mr David Brazendale


will give the talks at the Shirebum Arms in Hurst Green.


the Industrial Revolution, while on April 25th he will talk about family history research. Life in Lancashire dur­ ing the Civil War will be


the subject on June 20th and on September 19th he


available from the Shire-


burn Arms on 01254 826518. Flying high


GREEN-MINDED pupils at a Ribble Valley school are flying high after rais­ ing cash for a bird charity. Youngsters at St Mary’s


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the school. Their endeavours raised


will talk about Ribble Val­ ley churches. Fu r th e r details are


Today, he will talk on Clitheroe 22324 (Edlto™al


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students sample delights!


A GROUP of 20 French students have spent seven d a y s s am p l in g th e delights of the Ribblc


itwinning programme, and visited Clithcroe Castle, the Platform Gal­ lery and a number of the borough’s other tourist attractions.


Valley.The s tu d en ts , from Carrougcs in Normandy, a re p a r t o f Rowland County High School’s


: Half the students were p l a c e d o n w o r k


Castle Cement: new moves


Hall, Stonyhurst, made 15 bird-feeders from wood and wire-mesh, which they sold to parents and staff at


£24 for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. The project was organ­


A TEAM of volunteers has been recruited by scientists as p ar t of an extensive research programme by Castle Cement to solve the plume problems at its Ribb­


Volunteers recruited to help solve emission problems


by Vivien Meath


lesdale works. Scientists from AEA Technol­


ogy, a world leader in odour testing, have conducted three days of tests at Ribblesdale. Volunteers used breathing


ised by the school’s nature co-ordinator, Mrs Clare Hyde, who said they tack­ led the p ro je c t with enthusiasm.


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A PIONEER radio Com­ pact Disc player, valued at £500, was stolen from a R e n au l t Espace car parked in Clitheroe’s Lowergate car park at approximately 6-30 p.m. on Monday.


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Tests involved an independent panel of volunteers sniffing gases collected from Ribblesdale chim­ ney stacks by the team of scien­ tists. The results will yield data crucial in identifying the most appropriate solution.


they no longer cause a problem at ground level.”


tests included representatives of Ribble Valley Borough Council and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Pollution, as well as Castle employees at Ribblesdale. They were whittled down on the first day of testing to a panel of eight, found to have the necessary sen-


Sixteen volunteers for the


Strother said: ‘*We have to know to what extent we have to improve our emissions so that


masks to determine at what level emission gases can be detected by an “average nose”. Works manager Mr Peter del


sitivity to smells. The panelists, who then took


part in a further two days of tests, included the HMIP’s regional monitoring liaison officer Neil Dickinson, the bor­ ough council’s principal environ­ mental health officer David Hind and the council’s chairman of environmental health, Coun. Harry Backhouse. Scientists collected emissions


from both of the chimneys at the Ribblesdale works. The gases were then carefully diluted with varying quantities of air and passed through breathing masks to see if the panelists could detect any odours. As well as its own employees


Technology’s environmental technology centre, based at Cul- ham in Oxfordshire. Emissions are continuously monitored at Ribblesdale and samples were selected with varying levels of sulphur dioxide, the gas most easily detectable by smell, and oxides of nitrogen. “I will present to Castle the findings from the worst exam-


Eles we can find because they


ave to deal with the problem when it is at its worst,” said Dr' Gibson.


group, Residents Against Toxic Substances, to take part in the tests. The group declined Cas­ tle’s offer. Gas samples were taken by Dr


and representatives of the coun­ cil and HMIP, Castle invited members of the local pressure


dale are hundreds of feet tall and specially designed to disperse gases produced by cement man­ ufacture, certain wind and weather conditions combine to bring plumes to ground level in concentrations at which odours can still be detected. Ribblesdale works manager


Although chimneys at Ribbles­


Nigel Gibson and Mr Allen Sta­ cey, of the odours group at AEA


Mr del Strother said: “We are taking a scientific approach in addressing plume-grounding. Improving the situation requires a logical approach, including


measuring the extent of the improvement required. “Once we have done that, we


will be in a better position to assess the various options avail­ able. We have to make the right choice and then observe the proper planning procedures and other regulations in implement-


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requires not only substantial investment by Castle, but the co-operation of both the local community and agencies like the council and HMIP in implement­ ing the plan.” The Ribblesdale works has


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been in operation since 1936 and Castle currently employs 410 at the site, producing over 1.3 mil­ lion tonnes of cement annually. Cement from Ribblesdale has


been used to build homes, hospi­ tals and bridges in and around Lancashire, as well as the Roman Catholic cathedral in Liverpool and the Manchester United football stadium. Supply­ ing 25 per cent of the UK mar­ ket, Castle makes a major con­ tribution to both the national and local economies.


over Cemfucl — page 11. • Close checks are promised


• MPs clash in Commons on Cemfuel burning — page 16.


A GROUP of professional women who work from home are holding a ladies’ evening to promote their goods and raise .money for charity.


Charity effort


a r tis t, a tailoress and women who make hand­ bags and wiastcoats, among many others, are gathering at the Copy


A chiropodist, a pet


Nook Hotel, in Bolton-by- Bowland, to display their wares.


evening will be donated to the Ribble Valley Super Scan Appeal.


Money raised on the


place on April 30th, start­ ing at 7 p.m., and coffee and b isc u its will be provided.


The event is to take


be obtained from Katrina Rhodes on 01200 445752, or visitors can pay £3.50 on the door.


Tickets, costing £3, can mssmmt What a wizard venture! THIS WEEK’S SPECIAL TTw MMcl & t ru s te d .


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A VILLAGE meals-on-wheels ser­ vice and children’s organisation have been saved, thanks, indirectly, to financial help for a new venture by th e Rural Development Commission.


of the Rural Development Commis­ sion, was, in his own words, “sur­ prised and absolutely delighted” when he opened the new Cauldron Cafe Bar at the Witches and Wizards Play Barns in Gisbum.


Lord Shuttleworth, the chairman


and he said it was the first time that the RDC had supported such a


The facility has been grant aided


and evolve, he said that the coun­ tryside was not a museum, but had to change and evolve in order for people to continue to work within it. As he officially declared the new cafe bar open, he sampled the wood­


project. Stressing that villages must adapt


land soup from a steaming cauldron and said he was delighted to see so many happy people. Supported by a redundant building grant from the Commission, the Ribblesdale Arms is running a meals-on-wheels ser­ vice from the new cafe bar, located in the play bams, and is offering a function room free to local organisa­ tions. The pub has also re-estab­ lished a locals’ bar in a bid to return the ancient hostelry to its tradi­ tional role as a local meeting place. Lord Shuttleworth said that it


was the first time that the Commis­ sion had involved itself in anything like the project at the Ribblesdale Arms and that, although it had awarded hundreds of grants to pub­ lic houses, it was the first time it had helped in creating the children’s side of a public house: “Local businessmen have created


new jobs and we are supporting them,” he added.


Home was always full of laughter


A CHATBURN woman who had no children but was the focus of a huge family has died just six weeks before her 98th birthday.


never married and she lived most of her life at Rockdene, in the village, where her home was full of the laughter of her many nieces and nephews.


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years in increased frailty, at Clitheroe’s High Brake House Residential Home, in Chatburn Road.


I Chatburn. .ueh, of her cj Worston I


b e fo r e m o v i n g


i spent mm........................ hood at


hospital on March 12th after living out her later


She died peacefully in


h e r mother and her widowed sister. She will be remembered by many generations of the family for her warmth, sense of fun and her interest in the activities of the younger people who constantly visited her. During her earlier life,


Then she kept house for The seventh of eight


children of a Pendleton farmer, Miss Rawlinson


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Miss Rawlinson was active within various village organisations, such as the WI and the whist club. She did her bit for the war effort by working in Chat- burn’s cotton mill during


the early 1940s. Miss It a w li n s o n ’ s


funeral was held at Chat- burn’s Christ Church.


LORD Shuttleworth, the chairman of the Rural Development Commission, serves soup to a wizard and a witch — Thomas Cunningham and Ollie Redman, both aged 10


activities. The children met Clith-


experience in Ribble Val­ ley businesses and light industry, while half took part in Bowland school


eroc Mayor Coun. Ste­ phen Holt, who described his work and imparted a short history lesson on th e t r a d i t io n o f the Mayoralty.


to the Lake D is tr ict, H e lm s h o r e T e x t i le


They also made visits .


Museum, York and Skip- ton, packing a great deal


Mr S te v e C o l l in g , th a n k e d C l i th e ro c ’s T o u r is t In fo rm a t io n Centre for help and all the other people involved in making the French children’s visit a truly


into a short stay. Bowland’s headmaster,


happy one. Students from Bow-


Easter.The French students, along with Mr Colling, a re p ic tu red a ro u n d Coun. Holt.


C L ITH ERO E C he ss Club’s A team faced a depleted Blackburn B at home, when the visitors could only muster four players. This gave Roger Men-


Easy for chess club


donca a win by default on board five. The first actual result in the match came quickly when Stephen Robinson agreed a draw with his opponent on board four. This was quickly followed by victory on board three for Brian Carr, who produced an elegant back rank check­ mate to y o u q u e r his opponent, and by victory on board one, where John Smith produced an over­ whelming attack to annihi­ late his opponent. The final game on board


.the match result already decided, Eric Mansfield accepted his opponent’s offered draw to give Clith­ eroe a victory by four boards to one.


two was much more evenly balanced and, with


Worth £200 stolen from a portable


AN ICL computer base unit, valued at £200, was


on Friday and 12-20 p.m. on Saturday.


building in Pimlico Road, Clitheroe, between 5 p.m.


land will be making the re p e a t jo u rn e y a f te r


Shuttleworth’s visit was certainly a day to remember. Mrs Theresa Bell (85) is reliant on


For two Gisbum residents, Lord


the meals-on-wheels service and enjoys twice-weekly deliveries of a


hot dinner. One of the oldest village residents, she is now looking forward to a new and varied menu. For Mrs Christine Fish, the gen­


Beavers’ Group, whose subsidies have recently been withdrawn by Lancashire County Council and the Beavers' were faced with closure. New proprietor Mr Stuart Redman has offered Mrs Fish free use of the re-vamped function room, ensuring that 12 young people in the Gis­ bum area and; their leader will be meeting for some time to come.


She is the Akeema of the Gisbum


Mobile intensive care unit plan


A TOP Manchester doctor is to spearhead a mobile intensive care unit for chil­ dren in the North-West.


director of intensive care at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, is to


Dr Andrew Sharpies,


launch the unit at the end of April, in the aftermath of controversy surround­ ing the death of Clitheroe toddler Lewis Jackson.


heart attack and under­ went an 80-mile mercy dash to Stoke-on-Trent after being turned away


Lewis sulTuml a major


from hospitals in the North-West.


cerned at the numbers of children routinely relo­ cated to intensive care facilities — has fought for


Dr Sharpies — con­ two years to get the ser­


one of a team of consultants at the Manchester hospital that treated Lewis for a heart defect shortly after his birth. Dr Sharpies explained that


vice up-and-running. Ironically, Dr Shamles.was


the high-flying unit will take intensive care facilities, including a team of specialist health professionals led by himself, in a state-of-the-art ambulance to sick children throughout the region. The youngsters will receive treatment at their hospital of


' Dr Sharpies first gained experience of working with such a unit in Australia, where he said it proved highly successful. The unit has been funded by


admission and, when stable, will be transferred to an in te n s iv e c a re u n i t in Manchester.


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