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Help needed to send model ship on


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Appeal for witnesses


‘voyage’ to Tenerife


' Sn mi.niiMUst a s*l'll that passes in the night, shiiw , i“C. 1!’t.L


he n 1 n "V'1,1-0 K° “verseas - by air. not sea - anil ^ninn**.01 e u "i1 l,1'ella| i,'K it for the journey,


to th« tai^ 1L l,L'rs at the town centre shop are used " " . unceremonious arrival of the sought-after


rlo ,taate5 'to Clitherue’s Oxfam shop that one is


\ ."’0,'kc*rs are hoping that a local bene- ‘l LjK,t. has been raise<l by the mo<lel


the „u‘, ' 10 anonymous donor calls in and asks if


nests - P 'V°U ‘ ,L' interested in selling another, sug- snld «*U"Ce’ ;,ln<l ‘iunittes the model. They are usually


the modehnuiker!^ l ‘me’ bUt n° °ne kn°"'s the "ame °f sin^


e-mtv bouBh‘ ,s being given to a friend, a former sea captam, now living in Tenerife. The ship will have to


" , * 1 at the Oxfam sho]> to request another. The a ,ocai resident bought one and has


to contact the person who made it to ask whether the sails would fold.


grateful if he would eontact us.” ,, ,. ‘‘nsI>0';te<1 as hand luggage and she would like


• Sa<1*y. no one knows who he is. “He brings one aufjilfcsts how much to ask for it and then dashes


sa»l one of the volunteers. “We would be really


„„„ U1‘ Picture shows Oxfam shop voluntary manag- eiess Mrs Betty Barker with the latest model ship to be donated.


Radio 4 spotlight on our rail line


THE secrets of a successful railway line will be broad­


cast nationwide next month when Radio 4 comes to Clitheroe. Pei’son


Blackbur by


re-opening of the line and a recent public consul­ tation exercise, involving more than 1,000 people, showed that 119,800 trips are being taken annually from Clitheroe, exceeding the forecast of 85,400; peo­ ple are switching from cars to rail and 72 per cent of Ribble Valley residents had tried the service. The passenger line and stations were opened in


day and among those interviewed are expected to be representatives of Lancashire County Council, the bor­ ough council, North West Regional Rail, the Rural Development Commission and Ribble Valley Rail. There has been tremendous support locally for the


1994 at a cost of over £lm. Lancashire County Coun­ cil put £830,000 into the project, the borough coun­ cil £103,000, the Rural Development Commission £85,000 and British Rail Community Unit, £20,000.


Thief jumped into brook in escape bid


A YOUTH who damaged a car in Clitheroe and stole


which was parked in a small car park in Shawbridge Stre et, and ripped out the front panel of the £150-valued Sony car-radio. A witness saw the incident and chased the youth


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down Taylor Street and into Walker Street — a dead end. When the youth came to a wall at the end of the


seen the incident to call them on 01282 863161. Club solo wins Lorry missing


SOLO winners at the Pen- dle Club, Clitheroe, were


Mr A. Leonard, Mrs D. Knight and Mr W. Wright. New members are wel­ come to attend every Mon­ day, starting at 7-30 p.m.


(Jlitheroe police would like anyone who might have ri. I rnf «i f h<- !»»*- »• >k I • •


A LEYLAND Construc­ tor goods vehicle valued at £6,000 was stolen from a compound on Lincoln Way, Salthill Industrial E s t a t e , C l i th e ro e , between 5 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. on Monday.


wearing a red and white top when the incident occurred at 3-45 p.m. last Tuesday. He smashed two windows on a Volkswagen Golf,


the front panel of its radio, jumped into Mearley Brook to escape a pursuer. The youth, described as about 10 years old, was


1,000 sign protest petition over


bank’s closure plan by Max Gardner


A CENTURY of sup­ port to the NatWest Bank from the village of Whalley has been given scant regard by faceless superiors of


the organisation. This is the feeling


and Mr Roger Wilkinson, from the executive com­ mittee of the Chamber of Trade, recently handed over the petition to Clith- eroe’s Nat West Bank manager. Mr Lionel Beale. The petition protests against the closure and asks senior officials of the bank to reconsider their decision. Mr Wilkinson said: “The


vast majority of shop and business proprietors in Whalley and the vicinity, as well as hundreds of


local residents,have signed the petition. This repre­ sents over one third of the population of Whalley and shows the strength of feel-


weeks since the National Westminster Bank made its announcement, yet in this time a petition organ­ ised by the Chamber of Trade has raised almost 1,000 signatures. Mr Michael Bridgett


expressed by Whalley Chamber of Trade to the news hist month that the village branch is to close in October. It has been just four


ANYONE having seen anything suspicious in the vicinity of Railway Street, Clitheroe on Saturday afternoon should contact Clitheroe Police. The front offside win­


Vlitlierae Advertiser dr 7 lilies, Aligns! sum, tuuu i


dow of a green Audi estate car was broken during an incident on Saturday, between 2-15 p.m. and 3 p.m. Police believe the culprit may have been dis­ turbed. Nothing was stolen.


Tools taken


A BIKE and two electric tools w e re s to len from a


gai hoi


shed between 11 p.m., on Thursday, and 5-15 p.m., on Friday, and stole a gents’ blue and purple mountain bike, valued at £100, a Black and Decker sander, valued at £50, and


ouse. Thieves entered the


Monk Street. Car damaged


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a Black and Decker wall­ paper stripper, valued at £35. The incident occurred in


VANDALS damaged an Austin Mini car parked Chester Avenue, Clith­ eroe, over the weekend. They threw half a house brick through the wind­ screen, bent the aerial and smashed the spotlamps, causing damage valued at £150. The incident occurred


between 11 p.m. on Sun­ day and 6-30 a.m. on Monday.


A v a i la b le n o w o n y o u r fa rm . Now more than ever before, farmers an d those involved in farming need a


bank and a banker that understands farming. If you a re not already in touch with Nick Marsh, why not give him a call an d


find out what Yorkshire Bank can d o for you. Nick can b e contacted by telephoning our Clitheroe Branch on (01200) 4 2 6 031 or on his home number - (01282) 4 5 3 5 1 2 .


ing against the closure. It also represents support to the branch and Nat West itself." Mr Bridgett added:


“The whole community has benefited from the excel­


lent advice and support given by the last manager and his staff. We hope it is not too late for the bank to swallow its pride and reconsider.” Ribble Valley MP Nigel


Milkmen ‘urn’ £4,500 for SuperScan Appeal


they are the cream of their profession after ‘urning’ £4,500 for the SuperScan Appeal. They have raised the huge amount with a monthly


A GROUP of Ribble Valley milkmen have proved


collection and are now only £500 off their target. There are still two months to go before the collection


finishes, so the milkmen are confident they will smash the £5,000 target.


eroe Lions Club. Envelopes have been dropped through letterboxes


on the milkmen’s rounds and their customers have been asked to fill them with donations. Each month, the envelopes are collected and a draw is held to pick one lucky customer who will receive a £10 milk voucher. Clitheroe Lions president Mr Brian Cushing said the club was delighted with the success of the collection


hoedown in West Bradford Village Hall on November 30th.


Their tracks trip


RESIDENTS of the Manor House Nursing Home, Chatlmrn, and friends, took to the tracks for a trip


^ThlTparty visited the Tullie House Museum and gardens for the afternoon, before catching the Dales Rail train home. I’crfect weather made the outing a m em o ra b le o n e .


More Specials to patrol our streets


xin nF Snecial Constables could be on the streets and limes of the Ribble Valley following the launch


of a new recruitment drive. T h e Home Office has awarded Lancashire Cunslulni-


, ‘ cir,0 000 tra in in g g ra n t and th e aim is to recruit 9j)0 e x t r a Specials by th e end of March. This countv-wide campaign will build on the uul) Spe­ cial Cons tables a lready o perating throughout I.anca-


sh ! iew re c ru i ts will be given tra in in g alongside regular officers and will perform many of th e same duties. ° ,


.lircd b e tw e e n 10 and all is welcome to


•Uinlv to jo in th e Specials. Information packs appli- 1J - •„ farm s ami advice is available by telephoning Va ^?.l,\hhlc C o n s tabulary on 01772 110017.


Bike stolen A t h i e f s ta ,a a th e e a r ly h o u i s oi


d o o r oi a ClithUOL raced house.


black, Towiisemfmountain bik(.. which is valuc(, :lt


m o r n in g w h i le i t w a s £200, was stolen from out- p la c ed o u ts id e th e f ro n t s id e th e h o u se on Alma


r ru t home ter- fJlace* a,,ouml 7 a.m. on Thursday,


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and was grateful to everyone who had made a donation. The milkmen will celebrate their achievement with a


The collection is being run in conjunction with Clith­


Evans threw his support b eh in d th e v i l la g e residents.


mobile surgery, which is currently on tour in the Ribble Valley, he said: “I have written to the chief executive of Nat West to lodge a formal complaint about the plans, demand­ ing a full review and reversal of the decision. Our picture shows Mr


Speaking from his


Wilkinson and Mr Bridgett about to d e liv e r the petition.


NatWest Bank’s decision to withdraw from Whal­ ley, the parish council has decided to withdraw its accounts from the bank.


C In p ro te s t to the


decision at Thursday night’s meeting and a spo­ kesperson said: “The coun­ cil are backing the rate payers of Whalley and we hope the bank reverses its decision.” The parish council has


The council made its


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