Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, April Jrd, 1997


SAMP L ING th e beauty of the Ribble Valley on Good Friday were nine youngsters f rom th e fo rme r Soviet Union, guests of Wilpshire Friends o f C h e r n o b y l


Visit is Jiust what doctor ordered Young at Clitheroe 42282A (Editorial), — --------


Children. They are members of a


party of 28 who are spend­ ing a month with families in the area. Many of the others had gone away for the Easter holiday with their host families. For 23 of the children,


lar music helped her t stay young at heart has died after a short


'^Mrs Winnie Kennedy, of Highfield Road, enjoyed listening to bands such as


this is their third visit. Two have been five times and three are visiting for the first time: Mrs Olwen Keogh,


and Adam, and that was just one of the endearing qualities which attracted


Oasis with her tw° . tee"- age grandchildren, Naomi


chairman of the Wilpshire group and the founder of the Friends of Chernobyl movement, said it had been decided that the charity would bring chil­ dren over to Britain until they were 13, as health experts believe that pre- pubescent children benefit most from time spent in a healthy environment. The transport costs of


her to people of all ages. She was widely known


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bringing older children are also higher. Many families already bring “their” child over at their own expense and Mrs Keogh expects that this will continue, as will contact with previous guests and the sending of various relief supplies. Among the new visitors


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month of good food and exercise in a healthy environment will start the business of building him up, a process that will con­ tinue for the next eight years on an annual basis. Apart from improve­


sations now are a mixture of Russian, French and English, sometimes with all three used in the same sentence.” Television viewers in


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Entries wanted for farm conservation award


ments in health, one of the benefits for the children is rapidly developing lan­ guage skills. Mrs Keogh said: "You


this month is one five- year-old . orphan who, when he arrived, turned out to be wearing five layers of clothing, topped off with an old fur coat, tied up with a length of rope.


Mrs Keogh said: “He is really very little and very


learn the basic Russian vocabulary you need for you and the child to sur­ vive, words like bed, bath, hungry, tired, I’m tired, but the children’s English speaking improves with


the Ribble Valley will have a chance to see some of the children on Sunday when they will be appear­ ing on Songs of Praise, as will Mrs Keogh and Mrs Judith Metcalfe and Dr Fiona Ritchie of Clitheroe Friends of Chernobyl Chil­ dren, who are interviewed about the charity’s work. A n y o n e wh o i s


FARMERS in the Ribble ValW are being invited to enter for the country s premier award for farm conservation.


is presented to the farmer who has donethemostto balance the needs of a commercial agncultural business with caring for the countryside. It is now m its istn


The 1997 Broadoak Farming Silver Lapwing Awara


every visit.“Veronica, who stays with us, is learning French at school and our conver- 248966


interested in becoming a Friend of Chernobyl Chil­ dren and joining the list of families who have volun­ teered as possible hosts should ring Mrs Elaine Sandham on 01200 426336 for Clitheroe, or the main registered office on 01254


y<The Farming and Wildlife. Advisory Group’s chief executive. Mr David Ball, said: “We are looking for S e r s whcTare committed to an on-going pro^mme of activities that will gradually improve the fabric of their land and encourage more species to thrive. The chief executive of Broadoak Farming, which


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for her sense of humour and taking a pride m her appearance, and her only daughter, Lisa, saJ“ * kept all those around her


feeling young. In fact, Lisa did not


know her mum’s age at an. She says: “ She would never allow me to know exactly how old she was but, like mum paid, it was not important.” Mrs Kennedy became ill


Scheme to reward


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at Christmas, only a mat­ ter of months after her husband, John, had died. She died in Queen’s Park Hospital' from bronchial


pneumonia. The couple came to live


sponsors the award, Mr Peter Johnson, said. Much is —o said about bad practice in agriculture but we believe War and., - - -


that this award uives farmers the chance to show how I moved with his K ^ p t e n g r t h e health of the nation’s Blackburn


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in Lancashire from their native Dublin. Mr Ken­ nedy served in the KAr


during the Second World ’ a t i ts end,


C°“f hTnethat many farmers will enter and show burn 30 years ago, with


Their ‘Brief Encounter’ lasts for 50 years


THE romance of wartime steam train meetings has been captured by wedding couple Mr and Johnson and T rev o r ding on


Mrs Harold and Joan Howard’s,” pointed out Mr and they have always h Johnson have so' far Johnson this week. .


in the Low Moor area..


escaped attention from “We were catching a Both worked at several “Brief Encounter”-style train on Ilford station. I places before getting jobs


brief encounter has lasted to drag a girl into the car- half a century!


“Despite the name coin- was late. She only just cidence, our meeting was a made it.”


Happily for them, their beer again. Then we had riage quickly because she


hadn’t got used to British n u uc adult community education


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friend before going home houses. Mr Johnson was.at- on a different train.


Driver Mr Johnson was with RAF colleagues on a day out and his wife-to-be had been seeing off a


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which he had been brought up by his father from boy- h o o d . T h e y b o t h e x p e r i e n c e d t h e “Upstairs, Downstairs” pre-war life of big country


cigarettes.but he had gone Bolton at Roefield. . again before I had chance; „They had quite.large to give him them, recalls •. Mrs Johnson. “Then, but of all the thousands of Ser-


vicemen in the area, I saw M Johnson him. again the following Mr Johnson.


day, quite by chance. I ill...............


still had his cigarettes, and we got talking. It had to be, I think.” The war meant courting


“ I pi c ke d: up1 his, burn and later with Col. • :Col. Robinson’s- at Chat-


days were marked by long absences — Mr Johnson followed the invasion through Europe, moving supplies of all types, some­ times near the guns. His wife was in a munitions factory, though later she worked for Ilford films n e a r h e r home a t Barkingside. The war conditions gave


you had to know what you were doing, but I really enjoyed it until I joined up i at the beginning of the war.”. More recently, Mr John­ son had an allotment, and still enjoys using his green fingers in the garden at


ld from today;” says “It was hard work and


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home. The couple, who at one time were regulars at Bil-


lington Band Club, have many friends all over the


her a wedding gown of excellent material — she and several friends walked down the aisle in silk from a shot-down German air­ man’s parachute! Mr Johnson brought his young bride home to


Ribble Valley area. Strongly committed to


family life, they have a son and d au g h te r , th re e grandsons and a grand­ daughter, and a great- grandson. There will be good wishes from many people for the anniversary on Saturday.


Young farmers are put to test on carcase judging


MEMBERS of Clitheroe, Young Fanners had


their carcase-judging skills tested at Wis- well Moor slaughter


house at their last meeting.


beef — 1st, Richard Berry; 2nd, Edward Whi- 1 twell; 3rd, Peter Holt.


The results were: senior


i Michael Burnop. Junior beef — 1st, Peter Bris­ tol; 2nd, David Whitwell; 3rd, Matthew Whitwell.


Intermediate beef — 1st, H e le n M o n tg om e ry ; 2n d , Graham Whitwell; 3rd,


| Senior lamb — 1st, Peter Holt; 2nd, Edward Whitwell and Richard Berry. Intermediate lamb — 1st, Graham Whitwell; 2nd, Helen Montgomery; 3rd, Michael Whitwell. | Junior lamb — 1st, Peter


B r is to l ; 2nd; Pet er Haworth; 3rd, Paul Hart, Pa u l Whitwel l and Matthew Whitwell.


A vote of thanks was proposed by Michael Bur­ nop and seconded by David Whitwell.


| will deal with dairy judg­ ing. Members should meet at Clitheroe Health Centre


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production teams like the was just back from Italy at Brockhall Hospital, one which made the little and had tumbled down where they spent many s ta t io n a t Carnfor th some steps because I famous.:


years before re t i r in g almost a decade ago. Mr Johnson was in


countless writers, some immortally, some best forgotten. But Clitheroe golden bit different from Celia Clitheroe after them we -


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charge of 10 or so staff as head gardener, work in


Kennedy at Whiteside’s wine and spirit merchants, in Shawbridge Street. She was employed there for 14 years before' retiring 10 years ago.Mrs Kennedy was lover of gardening and


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700 council homes sold


OVER 700 former council


Housing Committee heard that 791 purchases had taken place from 1,145 r ig h t- to -b u y n o tic es


Ribble Valley Council’s ■ 1 ■ ■ ■ served. Escort missing


A WHITE Ford Escort XR3i has been stolen from Chatburn.The car, with the regis­ tration No. F988 TPF, was stolen from, Crow Trees Brow and is valued at £2,000..


tenants in the Ribble Val­ ley have bought their homes.


ALREADY running, a scheme to recognise personal contribu­ tions to the locality, Clitheroe Town Coun­


It is looking for fast


cil is starting others for clubs, businesses: an d inde ed any; organisation. ■


progress — applica­ tions or suggestions for worthy > winners have to be submitted


by April 10th! •. • ■ “We ' hope: th a t


these awards will reco g n ise e f fo r ts towards improving the area; and encour­ age more,” says Town C le rk M r ; P e t e r Roberts, who is:keen to offer further infor­ mation on Clitheroe


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judge is Building Enhancement and R e s t o r a t i o n . Impro v em en ts to buildings in the town can be considered for


should be easiest for the panel of town council members to


The category which '


this.More general con­ tributions to the qual-. f ity of life are looked


mental Improvements Within the Town of Clitheroe class. Some are obvious but peo­ ple can certainly sug­


or in the Environ­


g e s t ones which might be ju s t as important but. not generally seen.


tions, and even indi­ vidual residents, • can be recognised in-, the


third class.


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