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IT was cold and it rained, but the big­ gest tea party in the history of Clith- eroe was a huge success. An estimated 400 people attended


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the eight-hour tea-drinking marathon and fun day, while eight tables bedecked Henthorn Road, from the park to . Garnett Road, selling cups of England’s national brew. Clitheroe organiser Mrs Beryl Tay­ lor believes the event, which opened on Saturday at that mystical time for tea drinkers — 11 a.m. — and was part of a national event organised by Mencap, made £700 for that charity. She believes all those who attended drank around 500 cups of tea, which sold at


50p a cup. Around 280 badges for the Blue Sky Appeal, for people with


learning disabilities, were also sold. T h e ow n e r s o f H en th o rn N ew s a ­


g en ts transformed th eir shop into-.a


with, the way the .'event', went, and intends to hold it. again. She said: ‘T really can’t complain. The wet, cold day probably cut down the. numbers of people who attended, but the spirit of the day was carried in all , who, were


Mrs Taylor was extremely pleased ., there.”


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'L a r ig fc ^ tr^A th e tcurr;, 4e,wSj.soared-overhead, cry-- ing’ and protesting" against any invasion-.of their terri-, tory. There were oppor-: tunities ’for mushroom picking and- the-chance .to see’an-old lime kiln: arid a' bronze - age -burial ground en route to Otterburn., Thei-return route to


the-railway'line at.'Haw. Lane;1 walking, towards


Wenningber ’ Hill and Hel-


and partygoers are pictured on Henth­ orn Park (CAT 10474).


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Minibus campaign hits its target — thanks to a £1,000 gesture


A- GRAND gesture has ;hit the mark, with a campaign. .


was received by Whalley Scout and Guide Group’s .


A contribution of £1,000


appeal’ to buy a minibus for village groups and this means the; 12-month, £2,500 target has been reached in just a matter of weeks. The generous;benefac­


Painter Wood, Billington, said she was happy .to; give, the money to the appeal as it' was such-a, worthwhile cause.; She . said: (‘T .have been on fund-rmsing com­ mittees and I know how difficult i t ’is to raise money: The.Community effort for, this jcause, is already very/ good i and I


Mrs-Taylor (59;


uniformed’ groups were ecstatic- when they heard about;’,the contribution, tyhe'n’ Mrs Sue Fendall, jibe' group’s executive com- ifiitte’c/^chairman,--heard • earlier thisiveek she. said: .Thisu's1 an extremely gen­


just- wanted to-keep it going.” / • 'pMembers; of the; village


Haw.- Lane; - via Dacre Lane and: the meadows1 and pastures; of/Wen1 ningber ‘and Goal farm's again offered the chahce/to watch the swifts and swal­ lows weaving- overhead and a pair of linnets sitting on a wire; i ■


back, an extensive, two-en­ gined train travelling into Hellifield station ,was a reminder; of the, railway history .'of- this, small,'town and,of. the;changes which' must have occurred from the bronze age to the. pres­ ent day..’,. ’ '-/■ '


On the downhill/track


.-..Over;,70.-flowers "were recorded,'‘ including.lou seworti-and'orchid.- -The


the verdict was split as to whether it should have been called “The day ,of the curlews,” or “The day of the .mushrooms.” The leaders were thanked by society chairman. Brian Jones and the next walk on July 12th will follow-the “Water Power Trail”, from the Pendle: H er itage Centre, Barrowford., - .


flycatcher. ’ ■i At-the end of the walk,


Calligraphy works goes on display


A SELECTION of callig­ raphy work created by


students at the Spiritualist Church Hall, Clitheroe, is to go on display at the Accrington Library, start­ ing on Saturday: until the end of the month. This display will also


include students’ work from the Accrington and Rossendale College and the evening class at Nor- den High School, Rishton.' -.With,the guidance and


birds - indentified - included redshanks ■and,.-a spotted


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would’go on; because,the first target represented only: 10 .per; cent of the £25,000 estimated cost of the bus. Funding from the lottery and other organisa­ tions is also being sought. . • The; recent; midsum­


we need.” v /She' said ’ the campaign


mer sports and -(barbecue event had to be postponed due, to bad weather. It is, to ' ta k e /p l^ c 'e . th is weekend.


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was'the’22nd wettest June since’.recording began. 61.


IT will not .cpme as-a .sur- prise, that .the North-West; has just; hadiiits .wettest June for six years. ■


Wettest June Despite this,- last; month . years' ago. -, ■ ' community'minibus. _____________________ t i


tor is Whalley, Parish Councillor Mrs Jill Taylor, a former leader of the vil­ lage Guides.


/Ramblers enjoy annual long walk


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IN spite of an' appalling •. • rant, .-.the^owner, .Mg- j ob weather forecast,14 ,peo- ; Frost, ftref ^ the walkeni to


pie turned out to walk 22 mumofhottea’Theysoonset miles on the annual long- distance walk of the Clith­ eroe Ramblers on Satur­


, our more


________t ___ Town End and'across the fields..to ,Gib;


. from the plume from Castle Cement.- % . .


'Avenue • car .park to Back Commons, where they were met by a stron g chemical smell,’ thought to be coming


The group was glad to turn


day. . Led by Mr Eddie Ross, they s e t ’ off from Chester.


bon Bridge. o ■ -v


its back on this to follow, the path towards-the. weir and past the allotments to Low Moor; where they, crossed the footbridge over the Kibble and followed the lane down to


• oystercatcher on the way. i N e x t ; , at'v,Sandal Holme


______ ________ ____ __ ____to Mason House and into Edisford Bridge. From the '/Bashall Eaves, where,; they


horse bridge, the ramblers •‘Crossing over t.f e pack-


tom and Saddle Bridg g-c


erous’,1 contribution: We thank Mrs Taylor, as we1 do’everyone else, who has helped. It is just.the tonic;


tea,


ancient cross,: climbing up the s teep slope


Kem]ple End, Morton House and


b a se o f an


Farm and Chilsey Green before heading for Longridge Fell.


woods took the group to the summit wall and splendid views across the Loud and Hodder valleys to the fells beyond. The walkers contin­ ued to Thornley Hall,: then to Dobson's Hall, Pale Farm and Town End, Chipping.' . > . At the Waterwheel Restau-


A steady climb' through the


PERMISSION has been granted for a couple, to extend, th e ir .house' in Ribchester.


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” • The proposed erection of a two-storey rear exten-' sion at 6 Hospital Cot­ tages, Ribchester Road, received approval at a-bor-


they s e t o ff again to’’ p a s t . th e


round Fellsidei. ,to/ field tracks lead in g to


the walkers continued past St Paul’s Church and down a narrow lane after the garage


Crossing Edisford Bridge, , ,


-dropped down to Back Com­ mons after a most enjoyable day.


chemical smell greeted .the group and persisted as they


.The next walk will be on - ,


• a t 9-30 a:m. . at the North Street car: park. Ring 01200 .446671 for further details.


Sunday to Rome Crag from Grunsagill (14 miles),, meeting


.Extension ‘yes’!


, Development Committee. • The village, parish coun­


ough council Planning and


cil objected ; to the ’devel­ opment, on the grounds that it would be-too large and would overlook neigh­ bouring properties, but no objections were received •from neighbours.'


/School’s teams are top class


Chorley House, t Once again, the powerful


i heading, for .Rhyddings Farm and Over Hacking Wood.,. Here, after a brief stop for:


incline, the igro'up reached Higher Hodden Bridge, before


pressed on to Cow Hey and historic Bashall Hall. Here, they climbed to the road and across fields^again to:Chee(tall -and Edisford Hall. ,'


the River Loud led them to the stepping stones at Bailey H ip p ir ig s .1 A f te r c ro s s in g Loud Mythani and; Doefora Bridges, .the group continued, in:!a heavy shower,( to - th e Roman road and Limes Wood, screamed at • by; an isolated


7 A deligntful field path along .. ,


pl ,‘v


•Barn,,strawberries and cream scories* were: provided 'by .Mr Frost; The last six( miles took


the* group past Oxhey .Wood


Bashall Eaves road, they took’ ;'headed towards^Clough, Bot- a field track to Withgill Knoll, Withgill and Sagar Fold. Down a s t e e p w o o d y


support of their tutor, Mrs Ann • Stokes,;; ali the stu­ dents have recently been successful in achieving the Foundation of Arts and Crafts Education open col­ lege of the . North-West’s certificate in calligraphy at levels,1, 2 and 3; , : iiMrs Stokes is just one of a dedicated team of tutors bringing the skills of the scribe out into the commu­ nity in and around the K ib b le V a l le y and Accrington.


ELEVEN, young men are “on a . r o l l” , as th e ir h ea d te a ch e r describes it, winning their second league cup in two years,


i And the girls at Barrow Controlled • Primary School are as successful as the ' boys, with their team jointtwinn'ers of a, -r, recent competition at .Nelsdh’'until'tlie i'' golden goal, brought them 'down^toV . yl’r T ’he- girls’ team is also entering


teacher, said he was delighted with the ; prowess , the school’s teams have been


Blackburn;Youth Gaines. Mr Chris Wood, the school’s head-’


displaying. The boys’ football team’s ' success in winning the Small Schools’


League Cup competition, organised bv parents and governors of Altham School, was particularly gratifying, as the school had had some, disappoint­


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ments in the league itself. In winning the cup, the team had beaten Simon- stone--in a .hard-fought local derby which ended with a goal for Barrow in final, minute,< and they had also


defeated previous cup winners Higham Just to /show that sport at Barrow


Controlled Primary Scnool can' be an intellectual pursuit as well as a healthy one, members of the school’s chess teani \vere runners-up in the Burnley and Pendle Chess League this year and P«iyer :has been asked to ■'•go for


trials for the Lancashire County Under 12chessteam.^>; »-■ •


with the. cup they .brought back to Bar- the second year running; (CAT


Our photo shows. the winning eleven


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