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ANY MORE That’s Eric’s message to NatWest


THE doors of Whal- jey’s NatWest bank have now closed, but not before one angry customer closed his account and took his m o n e y aw a y in a wheelbarrow in pro­ test at villagers being


short-changed by the closure.


his protest by dosing his account in this unusual manner, after almost 40 years of banking with the same branch. Mr Itonnan, a parish


has lost another important service following the clo­ sure ol* the King Street bank on Friday. He decided to register


Mr Eric Ronnan (pic­ tured) believes the village


by Stewart Pimbley


m o r n in g s b e c a u s e someone will have to trav e l to Clitheroe to bank.” His good-natured pro­


test caused a stir in Whal- ley, with many villagers


co u nc illo r , of Sydney Avenue, said: “There is a lot of sadness. It is the end of an era for the village. A few businesses have said they will have to put in an e x t ra hour on Monday


also closed its accounts with the bank in support o f th e c h am b e r and


have to travel to Clith­ eroe, but several have said they will face difficulties because they do not drive. The parish council has


storm of protest in the vil­ lage. A Whalley Chamber of Trade petition with almost 1,000 signatures was handed to the bank, objecting to the closure and calling on NatWest Bank chiefs to rethink their decision. Cu s tomers will now


offering their support as he pushed his garden wheelbarrow along the main street. The closure has caused a


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opportunity to thank the staff for their service over the years, as well as call­ ing on the village's other bank, Barclays Bank, to increase its opening hours. He said: “Now that there is only one bank, is Bar­ clays going to change its 2-30 p.m. closing time?” Already Barclays Bank


pressed ahead with its plans on the grounds that new banking methods, such as telephone and card banking, has resulted in a decrease in customers. Mr Ronnan took the


villagers. However , the bank


banking facility is Giro­ bank, serviced through the post office and available whenever the post office c o u n te r is o pen fo r business. Mr Ronnan has now


has said th a t it has no im m e d ia te p la n s to increase its opening hours. The v i l la g e ’s o th e r


transferred his money to another bank. (CAT 4*307)


All set for Aga cookery final


RIMINGTON resident Mrs Annie Farrimond is about to discover whether competing in the finals of a national cookery competition on November 5th is a good or bad omen._______


iry at selected Aga shops and cooker centres, and Mrs Farrimond travelled to T. N. Cook’s shop, in Skipton, to compete in her regional final. Her menu featured trout with black pudding timbale, spring lamb shank and a dessert of orange flavoured pan­ cake and she was very pleased with the result. The ju d g e s were so


this national competition itiiih


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meal for two under the watchful eye of “This Morning” television cook Susan Brookes would be a daunting task for many. However, Mrs Farrimond was far too busy to notice her surroundings as she demonstrated her cooking skills in the preliminary search to find the 1996 Aga Cook of the Year. Ten regional rounds of


through to the final round of the prestigious 1996 Aga Cook of the Year competition. Cooking a three-course


Mrs Farrimond has won by Marcia Morris


competition, she u*ts pre­ sented with a smart Aga apron to wear in the final and she chose a specialized cast iron frying pan as her prize for winning the regional round. Should Mrs Farrimond


the same three-course menu for two people in the grand final, which takes place on Tuesday. Follow­ ing h e r main co u rse recipe, featured in “Dish of the Week” a few weeks ago, her local butcher said lamb shanks had suddenly become very popular. To


promote (lit*


“Sunday Telegraph” wine correspondent and pub­ lishing editor of the annual Good Wine Guide. She will be re-creating


cook Mary Berry; cookery writer Charles Campion; and Robert Joseph, the


Penknife threat


by youths


approached by two young men, thought to be aged about 17, in Edis ford Road, Clitheroe, on Fri­ day night.


POLICE are search­ ing for two teenagers, one of whom th re a ­ tened a young school­ boy with a penknife w h i l e d e m a n d i n g money. The 12-year-old boy was


duced a penknife and asked the boy for money.


One of the men pro­


asking anyone who saw the pair, or might know of their identities, to contact them.


VANDALS caused £100 worth of damage when they kicked the door of Iceland Frozen Food shop in Castle Stre et, Clith­ eroe. The incident took


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place between 11 and 11- 30 p.m. on Tuesday of last week.


at 8-45 p.m. and the boy was able to give police a description of one of those present, a white male aged about 17, six feet tall, wearing a black-coloured top. Police at Clitheroe are


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viduals who supported us is literally too many to hope to name, but we met such wonderful generosity from c om p an ie s and groups that we wanted to try to acknowledge their s u p p o r t . I f we have missed any one we are really sorry; there were ju s t so many who came fo rwa rd of th e i r own accord.” The list of those who helped with the visit itself


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Centre and Playgroup, Trinity Bus, St Michael and St John’s, Wolsten- holme International, Skip- ton Rotary, Skipton Castle and Canal Boats, Whit­ takers, Shoebidoo, Pendle S co u ts , Bowness and W in d e rm e re R o ta ry , Brockhole F e r ry and s te am e r, Lower Buck, Waddington, Garays, Hair C o m p a n y , U n i t e d Reformed Church, Town Taxis, the Tickled Trout, Roefield Sports Centre, Wright and Scholfield, C. J . Aspinall, Ribblesdale Pool, Platform Galleries, School Nurse and Health Centre practices, Moor­ land School, St Augus­ tine’s RC High School, St Michael and St John RC Primary, Grindlcton CE Primary, Gisburn County P r im a r y , C h a tb u r n


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Busy time for MP


THE area’s MP, Mr Nigel Evans, is embarking on a busy round of surgeries for the next two months.


The venues will take in


Clitheroe, Fulwood and Longridge.


can meet Mr Evans at 9 Railway View, Clitheroe, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., or at the Conservative Club, Longridge, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.


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