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THERE was praise indeed for Rimington lady Mrs Annie F a r r i- mond when she was placed runner-up in a national cookery com­


has been held, a completely new kitchen, with three Aga cookers, was specially created for the grand final.


petition to find the “1996 Aga Cook of the Year”. Annie and two other finalists took part in the grand final cook-off at Aga Rayburn headquarters in Telford, Shropshire. As this was the first time this competition


Affray case adjourned at


Blackburn A MAN and two youths have appe a red before Blackburn magistrates charged with affray after a man was allegedly chased and assaulted in Clitheroe. They were due to be com­ mitted to crown court, but the proceedings were adjourned after a second man failed to attend. Robert Clarke (22), of


School Lane, Leyland, and two youths, aged 16 and 17, a re ch a rg ed with affray. They opted to appear at the crown court during an earlier hearing. Mr Clarke’s brother,


judged the competition. “The standard of all three finalists was excellent and


All three finalists cooked a three-course menu, watched closely by the four cookery experts who


it was very difficult to choose a winner,” said cookery writer and TV cook Mary Berry, who was one of the four judges. The other three included Anton Edel- mann, executive chef at the Savoy in London, cookery writer Charles Campion and Robert Joseph, the Sun­ day Telegraph’s wine correspondent. Annie cooked trout with black pudding timbale,


spring lamb shank on colcannon rosette of aubergine, courgette and tomato and an orange-flavoured pancake for dessert. The praise came from Charles Campion when he


tasted Annie’s lamb — “I’m very envious of your butcher”, was his reaction. “We struggle to find lamb shanks in the South of England”. He also praised the clever presentation of the rosette. Annie missed out on a luxury night at the Savoy


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A BUMPER year was enjoyed by Clitheroe


L a d y F a rm e r s — w h i c h g a v e o v e r £1,000 to ch an ty ju s t to prove it! :


Outgoing president Mrs .


Margaret Gornall opened the group’s AGM and gave • a re sum e of h e r y e a r in .


office.C h e q u e s w e re p re r.i sented to local charities — ; £851 to th e SuperScan ,


served, a f te r which m -■ coming p re s id e n t M r s ; Elizabeth Robinson was presented with her chain ■ of office. Mrs Gornall duly received her past presi­


A p la te su p p e r w a s ,


dent’s badge. • Officers elected were:


Hotel, but she receives a three-night stay at an exclu­ sive country house hotel, “Meall Mo Chridhe”, Ardna- murchan, on the dramatic and remote west coast of Scotland. The hotel uses only Aga cookers to cook food for its guests and she may pick up a lew new ideas. Also, part of her prize will be a day at a Mary Berry


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Steven Clarke (19), of Hayhurst Stre et, Clith­ eroe, failed to a t ten d court. He had previously pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault and had opted to have a charge of


affray heard a t crown c o u r t . Magistra te s granted


unconditional bail to the three attending court. All four defendants are due to a p p e a r a t B la c k b u rn Magistrates’ Court on Jan­ uary 10th for committal to crown court.


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IT is the end of the ro a d fo r Mr J a c k W a d d in g to n a f te r more than 13 ye ars as a d r iv e r for th e mobile l ib ra ry s e r ­


vice locally. Mr Waddington (65)


has clocked up thousands of miles over the years, b u t he s e ts off from Whalley Library on his final round on Wednes­ day morning. He retires from a post


which has made him a familiar face to hundreds


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of people in the Ribble and Hodder valleys. A party was held at


Waddington Social Club by the library service to mark Mr Waddington’s retirement. Apart from his family, many of the people who have pro­ vided a welcome cup of tea for him on his rounds were there to thank him


due to be presented with a p ic tu re , while his


ta n t Mrs Marion Fox said: “Mr Waddington was very popular on his rounds and many people are sorry to hear he is leaving.” Mr Waddington was


for his service. Whalley Library assis­


Waddington has worked on every library round in the valley, delivering books to people unable to reach C l i th e ro e and Whalley libraries.


a s s i s t a n t d i s t r i c t librarian Mr Stephen


Clayton-Le-Moors, was a mechanic for the Milk Marketing Board in East Lancashire before start­ ing as a driver. Our p ic tu re shows


Child (third from left) thanking Mr Waddington


for his service, while watched by regulars on his round. (CAT 4985)


Double moon has judges floored


photography in the technical chats series. His amusing tour through the disasters and triumphs of night pic­ tures included a competition entry which, he said, com­ pletely “floored” a judge by having two moons! Earlier in the evening there was a viewing of the


THE story behind a photograph showing two moons aw a i ted m em b e rs of R ib b le sd a le Camera Club last week. David Pomfret gave an excellent short talk on night


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mentary tape was unusual, as the original had deteriorated to such an extent that a replacement, using the comments of the original judges, was sup­ plied by John Lloyd. This was of excellent quality, with Mr Lloyd’s dry humour and constructive comments adding to the orginal constructive criticism. At another meeting, there was a near capacity


Apart from many brilliant photographs, the com­


attendance for a talk by vice-chairman Stewart Clark about the coast-to-coast walk pioneered by Alfred Waimvright. Many excellent pictures and maps illus­ trated a two-week expedition from St Bee’s Head, in Cumbria, to Robin Hood’s Bay, on the east coast. “This was in the travel club series of meetings and it was good to see so many non-members in the clubroom,” said a spokesman. Guest speaker at next Tuesday’s meeting at 7-30 p.m., in the Ribble Lane Clubroom, Chatburn, will


be Ian Aldcroft, of Chorley, and his subject will be “My Approach to Portraiture”.


A WHITE Ford Transit van was broken into in


Stubbins Lane, Sabden, over Thursday night and


Friday morning, and elec­ Sabden theft


power drill and a Bosch jig saw.


trical tools valued at £385 were stolen, among them a Makibo electric hammer drill, a Mitsubishi 12-volt


wife, Eileen, is to receive a bouquet. Over the years, Mr


S e a t b e lt cam p a ign


Mr Waddington, of


s ta r t in g “BUCKLE up or face a fine” is the theme of the


Clitheroe Police campaign to get people to wear seat belts.


out spot checks on vehicles in the Clitheroe a re a , starting on Wednesday. In particular, they will


be looking out for children travelling in cars while not strapped in properly.


Clitheroe Police, said: “Children can suffer seri­ ous injuries if they are not s t r a p p e d in and a r e thrown forward when a car brakes.”


to wear a seat belt if they, are fitted in the car. The


I t is against the law not


police can issue fixed pen­ alty notices of £20 if seat belts are not being worn. If there is more than one person not wealing a seat belt in a car, then the dr iver can be taken to court. Any passenger aged 14 or over not wearing a seat belt in a car is liable and not the driver.


expected to run through­ out the Christmas period. For further information


T h e c am p a ig n is


about the regulations con­ tact Clitheroe Police on 01282863161.


Bridge results


-Mr H. Kay and Mrs E. Wood. Thursday winners


THE winners at Clitheroe Bridge Club on Monday were as follows. N/S: Mr R. Ward and Mrs J. Mar- tindale, Mr J. Renton and Mr D. Barlow. E/W: Mrs I. Park and Mr B. Ghua,


\V01vt__ N/S: cW l 1, Mr A. N o r r is and Mr W


Norris, Mr and Mrs j ’ Pnwlicki. E/W: Mrs m ‘ Phillips and Col. M. j ef. b-e.v Mr R. Dent and Mrs P. Wnnpenney.


WPC Hilary Clayton, of Officers will be carrying


workshop, where Annie will be able to learn to be more adventurous with her Aga cooker. The workshop will


be held in Mary Berry’s own kitchen at home in Penn, Buckinghamshire, which can be seen in the current TV afternoon programme featuring Mary Berry. Annie has owned an Aga cooker for only 18 months,


but she has quickly become an accomplished Aga cook. Her expertise was quickly apparent in the early


round, dozens of other people were milling round, making it hard to concentrate,” she commented. Annie and husband Duncan are looking forward to their break in Scotland and a rest from lamb shanks.


try and Annie’s regional final took place in Skipton, but the final was much more daunting, as far as Annie was concerned. “As well as the judges asking questions and walking


stages of the competition, which was launched in the spring. Ten regional rounds were held around the coun­


Mrs Doris Coates (vice- president and a s sistant tre a sure r ); Mrs Angela Smith ( t re a su re r ) ; Mrs Mabel Holden (business secretary); Mrs Angela Whitweil (speakers’ secre­ tary); Mrs Margaret Gor-_ nail (P re s s and flower, secretary); Mrs Ann Whi-_, twell (tea hostess). Other committee mem­


Raffle winners: M r s ' Angela Whitwell and Mrs;.


;


Susan Cropper. Members are reminded


of the Christmas party a t ' the Red Pump, Bashall Eaves, on December 3rd.,'


at 7-30 p.m.


“In fact, I ’m looking forward to Christmas and lots of turkey” said Annie. .


ANTON EDELMANN w a tch e s Annie F a r r im o n d d u r in g th e com p e t i t io n


End of an important chapter for Jack


M em o r a b le : m u s ic a l e v en in g


A MEMORABLE musical* experience by the Music- '


Schubert’s Octet or Beeth-, oven’s Septe t is a ra re , occurrence and to have \ both together, as on this" occasion, was “bounty, in­ de ed,” said one of the concertgoers.


of the two works suggests; a similarity. Each has six * movements, of which one' is a set of variations, but ’ the listener at once appre­ ciates the completely indi­ vidual nature of these fine Svorks.


On paper, the structure; •


se r ie s is on December 11th, when a trio of oboe;1 bassoon and piano will perform music by French composers, including a new work by Jean Fran- cais. Tickets are obtain­ able from th e T ouris t Information Centre in Clitheroe.


musicians are distingushed. in chamber music) gave a superb performance of both works, with a perfect; interplay of strings, horn, bassoon and clarinet. The next concert in the


The ensemble (all- the ••• • r_ L},;


M i l len n ium id e a s are w a n ted


THE countdown to the millennium has begun — and Clitheroe Town Coun­ cil wants ideas on how to celebrate the event. The council has agreed


to set aside £2,000 out of next year’s budget to go towards the celebrations. More funds are expected' to be set aside from future budgets during the run-up


.Stephen Holt said: “We will be in a position to put on a good show for Clith­ eroe. If any organisation is arranging events to cele­ b ra te th e millennium,' there will be a source of funding. “I t would be wrong to


get to 1999 and decide we need X amount of pounds, because we would have to get it from the council tax. By doing it in advance the effect on the council tax is zero.”


The council is keen to


hear from anybody with suggestions for millennium events on 01200 424722.


Tools taken -


THIEVES removed the quarter light of a fMer­


cedes van parked in Whal- le y R o a d , S a b d en between 6 p.m. on Thurs­ day and 7 a.m. on Friday, to enable them to steal a Bosch dril! and jig saw, a Hitachi drill and a yellow transformer, with a total value of £385, which were kept inside.


from 10-30 a.m.- to no selling all sorts of hot made c ak e s , biscui jams, marmalade, crai P la n ts and C h r is t ir decorations.


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CLITHEROE WI spec Ghnstmas market is to held on Saturday in t parish church upper h; Church Brow. The market will be ot


WI market


to the millennium. Clitheroe Mayor Coun. •


fest Ensemble was organ-1 ised by Clitheroe Concerts : Society for, a large and enthusiastic audience. A live performance of '


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Appeal, £150 to the Royal • Agricultural Benevolent, Institute and £50 to the- Samaritans, a grand total, of £1,051.44.


bers are Mrs Marie Col- • linge, Mrs Susan Cropper, and Mrs Joan Marsden.


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