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— - 1 ClitheropA/hiertiser & Times, Avrdjrd. 1997 C! ¥ h^ l ^ ^ ^ Editorial), 1,22323 (Advertising). Burnley m 3 S l (Classified)


MEN WHO TOOK WILD PLANTS ARE GUILTY OF RAPING COUNTRYSIDE


* -w ^ - r ^ TWO men who were seen


raking up and filling large Lno*si vvlfn vtrilrl ixl..%x4-* i \ ......'


---- -0 - p —.«x. W i l l 111^ i, bags with wild plants from a roadside verge have been condemned by a conserva­


moss and plants from the


tion manager from Lanca­ shire Wildlife Trust. Mr Tim Mitcham, who is based


embankment. He took a detour into t'lith-


council owns the roadside land and no permission was sought through them to collect plants.


eroe and immediately notified the police of the situation. An officer was sent to investigate,


at the Trust’s office in Humber Bridge, was driving to work along the A59, through the cut­ ting under Downham Bridge, when he saw the men stealing


but the men had left the scene by the time of his arrival. Taking plants from the wild


these people came prepared and knew what they were doing. They can use the plants them­ selves or they can make a lot of


Mr Mitcham said: "I think


without the landowner’s permis­ sion is an offence under the Wildlife and Countryside Act. Some plants, in fact, have a


higher protection under the law. On il-»i.* eceasion. till* county


money by selling them." He pointed out that this type


of incident was not isolated. He said: “I have seen people taking moss and plants from Kibble Valley roadside verges before


and it can have a major impact on the area’s wildlite. People like this are railing and pillaging the


countryside.” T h e c u t t in g , which was


created in 1970 when the A59


was built, has become rich in wildlife. Mr Mitcham said that there could be up to 100 different species of plants situated there.


At the time of the incident, at


!) a.m. last Wednesday, a white Vauxhall Astra van was parked


nearby. Big school thank you to tireless worker ......................: ____ A Brown — Garstang


A h o n e ym o o n in th e Dominican Republic fol­ lowed the wedding of Miss Jo-anne Garstang and Mr S te p h e n Brown a t St John’s Chui-ch in Hurst


Green. The bride, a bank clerk,


is the daughter of Mr and Mrs J . Garstang, of Isle Cottage, Hurst Green. T h e b r id e g ro om , a


heavy plant driver, is the son of Mr and Mrs C. Brown, of Shire Lane Farm, Hurst Green. The couple a re keen


amateur golfers and mem­ bers of Stony hurst Park


•unstinting service to T o p s id e P r im a ry School have ended for one of th e vil­ lage’s leading p e r ­ sonalities, Mrs Jean Tilbury.


THREE decades of


will have her support in the future, but she has retired from the joint dinner supervisor-care- taker post she has held for 32 years.


Naturally, the school


tion event, Mrs Tilbury received gifts and a large bouquet to mark her


At a special presenta­


work. ■ Chairman of governors


Low jobless figure must not make us complacent,


warns by Tim Procter


Mr James Waddington paid tribute to every­ thing she had done, sometimes battling to school through severe weather .conditions from her home in the forest.


LOW unemployment figures must not make anyone complacent a b o u t - th e n e ed to a t t r a c t new in v e s t­ ment into the area, urges Ribble Valley Development Chief


Mrs Pat Ward. “We have to be aware


Other people added their thanks and good wishes


---Percy Tilbury, is a governor- of the school, which their four children


Her husband, Mr


attended. Mrs Tilbury is well


known for her commit­ ment to charity work of various kinds, especially, in recent times, the Aire­ dale General Hospital


scanner appeal. Our picture shows Mrs


Tilb u ry with some of those a t the presenta­ tion. (CAT 7633)


and Mrs Tilbury over­ came the emotion of the occasion to give her thanks.


draft of her annual strat­ egy f o r 'economic devel­


th a t some of our com­ panies could relocate else­ where and, if we are in a position to attract inward investment, we must do so,” Mrs Ward told mem­ bers of the council Policy and Finance Committee. She was presenting the


opment and answering a su g g e s tio n from Coun. G ra h am S ow te r , who re fe r red to large expan­ sions by major firms else­


where in the country. “Is inward investment a


re a l is t ic proposition? I can’t believe this rural borough is a location which could be considered for many new investments,”


Vital to search for diversification


and new jobs


Jones declared: “We must use any and every avenue to look for employment in our various areas. A lot of what we have got is part- time or low paid."


he said. Labour’s Coun. Bert


week job at unsociable t im e s , n e e d in g th e employee’s own transport and offering £140 a week. “I hope we will continue, to push every avenue and realise th a t these unem­ ployment figures can be, misleading,” he declared.


He quoted a 60-hour-a-


Mrs Ward’s draft spoke of le a d in g com p an ie s


ex p an d in g rap id ly and unemployment so low that w o r k e r s h a d to b e recruited from outside the


borough. But, it emphasised; the


continued loss of land from employment creation pur­ poses to housing highlights


the greater need for plan­ ning co-operation.


a l t e r n a t iv e s i te s and search for realistic new opportunities for diversifi­ cation and employment creation.” ’


“I t is vital to identify


well-recognised fact that the council owns no land for industrial expansion, but it continues to work with developers to ensure early progres s on sites such as Salthill, Barrow Printworks, Broekhall Vil­ lage and Calderstones.


The draft reaffirmed the Fu n d in g programmes


run by th e Government and E u ro p e a n g ro u p s could help the borough. In tourism, pride needs to be generated in town centres to make them more attrac­


tive to the many visitors. “Key sites and quality


venues are vital,” says the d r a f t , sp e ak in g of th e importance of the council bid for lottery money to improve th e Castle and grounds, of the SRB bid fo r o th e r p ro je c ts , of enhancing heritage sites and o f s u p p o r t in g an extension of rail services. However, the draft did


not forget agriculture and its actual and potential diversifications, making detailed reference to the'


initiatives currently1 being d e v e lo p e d , some w ith grants available. . Answering a question, Mrs Ward said th at the


draft went out to some 50 organisations of various sorts, including neighbour­ ing authorities, for com­ ments. The consultation involved people who had input into economic devel­ o pm en t in i t s w id e s t


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Summer posting in the Rocky Mountains


Rocky Mountains. Robert Youlten (16)


is


only one of 12 army cadets from the whole of the UK to be ch o s e n f or th is sought-after posting.


For six gruelling weeks,


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he will undertake full-scale Canadian Army training in d ema n d i n g f o r e s t and mountain terrain, visiting places like Calgary and


com career. n ie s . to c h o o s i n g


this prestigious training opportunity came after a r igorous in te rv iew and aptitute tests, and it caps a memorable week. As a memb e r of St o n y h u r st College’s under-16 rugby team, he was a winner in


Rober t’s selection for


Banff as well as being the Liverpool St Helens expected to take part in F l o o d l i g h t T r o p h y


survival expeditions. As a member of the col­


lege’s cadet corp, Robert u n d e r g o e s r e g u l a r manoeuvres on a weekly basis in the Ribble Valley, as part of the school’s teaching curriculum. He is the son of a retired Army major, but it is thought by his teachers that Robert will not be following in his father’s footsteps when it


Golf Cltib. G iven aw ay by h e r


'shower bouquet ol lilies and roses.


father, the bride wore a full-length ivory off-the- shoulder gown, featuring a sequined bodice and full t r a in , an d c a r r ied ^ a


In attendance were Miss


Wendy Newbold. Miss J u l ie . Hosker, Mrs Lisa Garstang,' the bride's sis­ ter-in-law, and Miss Anna Kulbacki, who wore full- length princess-line mul­ b e r r y s a t in d r e s s e s , except Miss Kulbacki, who wore an ivory ballerina- length dress with a mul­ berry sash.


pageboy Ma ste r David G a r s ta n g , th e b r id e ’s


Also in attendance was


nephew. Best man was Mr Nigel


Riley and the groomsmen o n ly


Security system


pays off S E C U R I T Y me a ­


sures at Ribble Val- ley Borough Council’s offices in Ch u r c h


Wa l k , C l i t h e r o e , defeated determined


e a r l y m o r n i n g burglars.


Whoever drilled a


hole in the wooden r e a r y a r d g a t e


tripped off the alarm and vanished quickly into the night, empty- handed, before police arrived.


Encouraged by the


success of the alarm system, council offi­ cials are now extend­ ing it.


When r e s p o n d in g to a d v e r t is em en ts ...


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were Mr Paul Garstang, the bride’s brother, and Mr Neil Brown, the bride­ groom’s brother. The ceremony was pel


formed by the Rev. John Birbeck and a reception


was held at the Sparth House, Clayton-le-Moors.


The couple are to live in


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