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YEA R S rolled back when Clitheroe golden wedding couple Ron and Mary Sellers host­ ed an anniversary din­ ner at the town’s Old Post House Hotel. F o r among th e g u ests


their golden wedding anniversary dinner


Officiating guests are invited to the


were th e b e s t man, groomsman and a brides­ maid , who h ad been in attendance on their wed­ ding day a t West Brad­


ford Methodist Church 50 years agol


a forget-me-not blue wool georgette dress, which she had made herself. Her bridesmaids were Ron’s sis­ ter, Mrs Mary Slater, who now lives in Bolton and was a t the party, and her sister. Miss Edith Crossley of Sawley, who was unable to attend the golden cele­ b ra t io n s because of ill- health.


Then Mary (73) had worn The best man was Mr


Jack Parkinson, who now lives in Padiham, and the groomsman was Mr Jack Myers, who still lives in the town and who f irs t met Ron (74) more th an 70 years ago. Following their wedding,


th e couple, who live in Kirkmoor Road, honey­ mooned in Aberdour, Fife, and as a testament to their lasting romance have made an annual trip to the vil­ lage ever since! Ron and Mary, who say they have never had a big


TURNING back the clock to celebrate 50 golden years were wedding


and


anniversary guests, from th e left, Mrs Mary Slater, Mr Jack Parkinson, Ron and Mary, Mr Peter Crossley, who is Mary’s brother and now lives in Orping­ ton, Kent, Miss Edith Crossley and Mr Jack Myers


GISBURN AUCTION MART PRICES THERE was a good


tu rn o u t a t the twice- monthly store cattle sale at Gisburn Auction Mart on


Saturday with 34 cattle


and 686 sheep forward. N/C Friesian heifers made to


£380; Charolais X steers made tn £440 (average £433.35), heifera to £350 (£270); Hereford X heifere to £345 (£322.50); Bel­ gian Blue heifere to £520. Ewes: Mule ewes made to £43.50 (£36.10), Suffolk ewes to £36, Horned ewes to £36 ■ (£32.25), Feeding ewes to £21.50


and heifers forward with cows due in October making to £690. and cows due in November mak­


ing to £745. There were 179 rearing calves


quality heifers to £650 (£608.85). There were six in-calf dairy cows


forward. Top prices for calves under four weeks were M. F. White, Continental Belgian Blue bull (£238); R. Rawlinson, Con­ tinental Limousin heifer (£135); J. Pinder, Friesian bull (£198). Calves: Charolais X heifers


(£20.05). Lambs: Tesel store lambs made


heifers was £714.10, H. Dugdale, and top kilo price was 116.5p for 420kg, £489.30. Steers: Continental X light


bulls to 106.5p (91.9p), heavy to 100.5p (92.2p). Top sale price for steers and


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steers made to 82.5p (72.5p), medium to 114.5p (100.Op), heavy to 108.5p (98.7p); other medium steers to 91.5p (79.6p), heavy to 98.5p (91.6p). Heifers: Continental X light


to £41 (£36.05), Cheviot store lambs to £28, other Continental X store lambs to £44.50 (£36.20), Mule store lambs to £40.50 (£36.15), Suffolk store lambs to £44.50 (£36.65), Grit­ stone store lambs to £36.50 (£28.60), Jacob store lambs to £29. Tups: Texel 2 shearling tups


£100.


Hairy cows and heifers forward at the Thursday sale with first quality cows making to £780 and first quality heifers to £1,000 (£815). Second quality cows made to £680 (£603.35), and second


There were 87 newly-calved ,


made to £80; Limousin X bulls to £222 (£173), heifers to £198 (£114.10); Belgian Blue X bulls to £238 (£180.55), heifers to £130 (£109.50); Simmental X bulls to £192 (£180.65), heifers to £86; Blond d’Aquitaine X bulls to (£181); Hereford X bulls to £125; Friesian bulls to £198 (£83.25); Angus bulls to £122 (£106.10), heifers to £68


made to £200, Texel shearling tups to £105, Charolais tups to


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When responding to advertisements. please mention the


row, met while Ron was on leave from the Fleet Air


Arm. Their getting together fol­


lowed a spot of match­ making by their two sisters, who worked a t Trutex, Clitheroe. On leaving the Services,


pupils of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School. Brian is


a computer science lecturer at Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia, and Peter is a. civil engineer for Pendle


. Borough Council. He lives with his wife,


Ron worked as a senior fit­ ter at Clitheroe Gas Works until it closed in 1968. He transferred to Black­


Mary, and five-month-old son, Thomas, in Garswood, St Helens. To complete the golden


burn Gas Works, until it too closed, and then worked for an engineering company in Oswaldtwistle until retiring. He was also divisional officer for Clitheroe St John Ambu­ lance. He and Mary, who worked


in Ribble Valley Council’s treasury department, have two sons, Brian (46) and Peter (44). Both are former


celebrations, Brian made a flying trip from a confer­ ence he was attending in Switzerland to be at a sec­ ond celebration meal, organised by Peter, at Hay- dock Park.


RON and Mary cele­ brate their golden alliance with cards, flowers and gifts from friends and family (CAT 12899)


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heifers made to 96.5p (89.4p), medium to 116.5p (94.7p), heavy to 110.5p (96.1p); other medium heifers to 81.5p (75.6p), heavy to 88.5p (78.7p). Sheep: Standard lambs made to


. -Top sale price for bulls was £795.50, G. H. Dakin, and top kilo price was 143.5p for 515kg, £739.03, R. Nichols. Bulls: Continental X light bulls


were 372 cattle (197 young bulls, 175 steers and heifers) and 3,542 sheep (3,037 lambs, 505 ewes and rams).


(£50.15). Forward in the fatstock section


126.3p (104.4p), medium to 117.8p (104.6p), heavy to 104.3p (99.9p), overweight to 99.Ip (92.2p); Homed ewes to £33.50 (£22.85); other ewes to £60 (£31.40); rams to £55 (£35.65). Forward in the Beacon North- West (Gisburn) Electronic Auc­ tion last week were 6,247 sheep (including 1,300 stores and 1,150 Scotch BF lambs) and 154 cattle (including 76 stores). Standard lambs made to 252.p,


made to 122.5p (111.4p), medi­ um to 143.5p (109.2p), heavy to 118.5p (106.9p); other medium


medium to 247.5p, heavy to 209p; store lambs to £41.50; Scotch BF lambs to £34.50; steers to 192p; young bulls to 194p; heifers to 183p; store young bulls to £390, steers to £460, heifers to £325.


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“Time”, the lines spoken at the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales. Tea and cakes were served in the school


during the weekend. On the eve of the festival, a harvest sup­


per was held in school. The vicar wel­ comed everyone and a tasty hot-pot and desserts were on the menu. There was entertainment by magician Mr


John Pye, assisted by his wife, Carol. Raf­ fle winners were Mrs O. Laycock, Mrs A, Dearden, Mrs E. Spurgeon, Mrs Collinge, Rachael Ronnan, Charlotte Haynes and Anna Mercer. Community singing round ed off the evening. “Everyone was in a happy mood follow­


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