Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, July 3rd, 1997 7 Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified)


Plenty of reason to celebrate at village home for elderly


IT was party time at a resid ent ia l home in Chatburn on Sunday. Family and friends of


Mrs Edie Baily gathered at the Manor House to celebrate her 102nd birth­ day with singing, dancing and music.


At the same time, Mrs


J a n e t H a r r is o n , th e home’ s owner, handed over a cheque for £700 to a r e p re s en ta t iv e o f the Imperial Cancer Research Fund, money raised, in sponsorship, by her and a group o f friends who com­ pleted the 12-hour Three Peaks walk in the York­ shire Dales. Mrs Baily has been a


re s id en t o f the Manor House for 11 years, before which she lived with her daughter’s family in Clith-


e r o e ’ s Chatburn Park Dnve. Starting work at 14 as a


machinist, an activity she was skilled at until well into her 90s, the Londoner left her home during the war and moved to Buxton b e f o r e m o v in g t o Clitheroe. She attributes her long


life to moderate habits, having never smoked and only occasionally having a drink.. Mrs Harrison walked


. the 25-mile round-trip Three Peaks walk with seven friends in May. This was just one of a


num be r o f sp on so red events to be held, through the residential home, this summer for charity. Mr David Howitt, the


Northern representative for the Imperial Cancer Research Fund enjoyed th e c e le b r a t io n s and


received the cheque. R e S eO R c * - ......


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- ive Howitt befor returning to celebrate bale s Dirtnaay (CAT 10419)


On their tandem bike for Chatburn church funds


STAFF from a Clith­ eroe car showroom are to ta k e p a r t in a gruelling 58-mile cycle ride to raise money for


work at Sheard and-Wil- lett' Cars Ltd, on Pendle Road, will take part in the North-West’s biggest bike ride from Manchester to Blackpool on July 13th.


local charities. The fund-raisers, who


One of the firm’s direc­


tors, Mr Paul Sheard, will attempt the challenge on a tandem accompanied by his wife, Christine.


Mr Sheard decided to


raise money for Christ Church, Chatburn, after his father died and was interred there at Christ­ mas. He said: “The vicar has launched a millennium fund to raise money which will go to refurbish the church. He really helped the family when it was my father’s funeral, and I just wanted to put something'


back.” Mr Sheard has been in training for the gruelling


jou rn e y , and has been working out at Roefield Leisure Centre.


Two other employees


will be taking to their b ik e s a lon g with Mr Sheard and his wife.


Mrs Leah Jefferson will


be riding to raise money fo r Read CE Primary


School, where her children are pupils. Also taking


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EDIE, her daughter, Jean, and her granddaughter, Jane, take a. rest from the ’


party (CAT 10418)


Big plans by brewery for four key pubs in the Kibble Valley


A THIRD of a million


Ribble Valley pubs. Each one' is an impor­


tant feature of its village. And now the owners, Whitbread, are seeking lessees who will need to put th e ir own money where their business confi­ dence is. Fittings, stock and legal fees will amount to substantial four figure sums. Special “ open house


viewing days are being a r ran g ed fo r anyone interested in assessing the potential of any of the four


hostelnes. G is b u rn has s e en


numerous changes in recent times and Whit­ bread feels that a splendid pub in the centre o f the village would benef it everyone — so it is spend­ ing £130,000 on the White Bull.


pounds is to be spent refurbishing four key The Ribchester Arms,.


Rochester, is a large and splendid building whose virtues are certain to be improved by £100,000 of work.


Bolton-by-Bowland, is a particularly notable fea­ ture of the villagescape and so the £90,000 to be spent will benefit the entire community.


The Coach and Horses, The smallest o f the


properties is the Dog and Partridg e at Barrow. Whitbread is to work out the alterations there in line with the appointed lessee’s ideas. The finan­ cial input there will be the smallest of the four, pro­ bably about £16,000, as against £35,000 for the


Residents are angry over bowling club floodlights


A NUMBER of Sabden residents want their council tax reduced after the borough s. plan­ ning committee passed a proposal to erect


floodlights outside their homes, " . _ The taxpayers in Pendle Street East objected to


the village bowling club’s plan to site four 7.6m-high floodlights in close proximity to their houses and warned Ribble Valley Borough Council of their


*n Thbvare concerned about more noise being created from increased usage of the green and intrusion of


llgThe floodlights are to be positioned at each corner of the green and each column will have three 400w.


llgA % S u s d application for lOm-high lights was withdrawn when it was recommended for relusal. At their meeting, councillors were satisfied that a reduction in height would reduce the adverse effects


feared by the residents.


potential offered by the White Bull’s several bars, function suite and large car park.


“These are four quality


sites with substantial development plans already in place,” says Whitbread Pub Partnership business development manager Mr Stuart Watt. “Now we are looking for quality opera­ tor s to dev elop these excellent businesses."


N a t i o n a l a g e n t s


Fleurets is marketing the leases and associate direc­ tor Mr Neil Edwards says: “Whitbread is a big com­ pany which does careful market research and does not invest without sound


reasons. “These pubs will all be


ripe for development and. expansion when newlyi refurbished — the ; trade


has lots of potential and Whitbread is showing its commitment to the Ribble


V a l le y b y this la rg e improvement programme. The lessees will receive every support from the company and we are keen


to discuss people’s ideas.” Mr Edwards accepts


there has been contro­ versy about pub .leases in recent times, but he says that Whitbread offers standard terms accepted in the trade, and empha­ sises that ample advice is easily available on this and all other aspects of taking on a pub.


The four houses are all


trading at the moment, with licencees well aware of the company’s plans.


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part is Mr Duncan Jack- son. His eldest child will be starting at Whalley CE Primary School in Septem­ ber, and after hearing how the school is raising money to pay for a teacher, he decided to get involved.


The bike ride will be the


first event in which the four fund-raisers have taken part, and according to Mr Sheard they want to raise as much money as possible. He said: “We are appealing for people to


come forward and sponsor


us. We are riding for wor­ thy causes and we want to boost their funds as much as we can.”


If anyone would like to


sponsor any of the riders they can be contacted at the Sheard and Willett showroom, Pendle Road,, on 01200 425522.


the left, Mrs Sheard, Mr Sheard, Mrs Jefferson and


Mr Jackson. (CAT 10405)- Assault charge


A CLITHEROE man has been held in custody after appearing in court on assault and theft charges.


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against him. The assault charge can


only be heard by the crown court and commit­ tal papers are being pre­


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Student art on display at library


AN exhibition by local art students is taking place in Whalley Library.; More than 60 pieces of


Our picture shows, from art, most reflecting Ribble


Valley scenes, adorn the walls o f the library in |


Abbey Road. The exhibi­ tion started on Tuesday and continues until July


30th. The artists, are local stu­


den ts who r e g u la r ly attend the village, adult edu ca t ion c en tre fo r classes on Monday and Tuesday.


' Teacher Judy Tomlinson


says the work has been carried out by the artists at home and in class.


Some students have . : 1


been attending classes for as long as 15 years. Mrs Tomlinson would like to h e a r f r om a n y o n e interested in joining the class. She can be contacted on 01254 397724.


Waiting to see if summer spectacular escape works


NERVES will be on edge on Sunday afternoon at the Summer Spectacular in Grindleton when escapologist J. C. Diamond attempts to escape from a box before it explodes.


' He is to be chained with 30 feet of chain, pad­ locked, tied in a sack and placed in a coffin-shaped box, which will itself be padlocked. His aim will be to escape in seconds before the box explodes.


The escapologist will also be performing blindfold,


driving around Grindleton School playground on a bicycle, avoiding people and obstacles.


The event is being organised by St Ambrose Church,


Grindleton, to help fund the refurbishment and exten­ sion of Grindleton CE Aided School.


There will be entertainment from 1 p.m. onwards,


including dog agility, puppet shows and magic, plus morris dancing and Scottish dancing, with many other


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