■ • • i 10 niitliAme Advertiser & Times, February 6tli, 1997


Remarkable Comments from


JANUARY began with very cold weather, with severe night frosts^. This very cold spell, with its biting no r th -e as ter ly winds, continued until the 10th, when s l ig h t ly warmer weather lasted for about a week. The second half of the


month for very low rainfall


judge positive


month was mainly domin­ ated by high pressure, bringing a return to colder w e a th e r with f ro s ty


of snow on the 21st, but the month was remarkable Rain (mm) 0.3


only half an ir recorded.


Day Max. Min. 1 2 3


: 10 11


4 5 6 7 8 9


12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31


32 32 31


33 35 36 32 35 35 44 46 48 48 42 43 42 43 46 41 39 34 34 39 42 46 44 42 40 38 40 41


12., 6


inches of rain.


In the eye of the beholder


the beholder, members of T r in i ty A f te rn o o n Women’s Fellowship were


told. The speaker at their


‘odist Church, Clitheroe. He told the meeting


first meeting of the year was the Rev. Michael Fielding, of Trinity Meth-


that, from a pebble on the beach to a bird in the gar­


den, beauty was in the eye of the beholder.


F eb ru a ry 12th, will include a ta lk by F r Joseph Waring.


The next meeting, on


23 24 25


27 30 27 28 30 28 30 40 42 30 30 28 30 36 38 29 24 28 30 30 36 31 32 30 28 30 30 30


A JUDGE well known for I the high standard of his own work and his con­ structive and positive comments on th a t of others, was the guest of Ribblesdale Camera Club. Mr Roy Pickering, of Blackburn Photographic -


Soc • • for


n ^here was a sprinkling monthly competition. They reflected the current fashion of telling more about


included something of the environment of the sitters submitted for


iety, had specia praise p o r t r a i t s which


’ ’ cial r ----- the open merely the appearance of the person than


their face. There were a number of


en tries using special effects, including com- juter manipulation, and Hr Pickering judged them


ward prints.


trace 0.4


0.4


2.6snow 1.8


Olo^Vo third.


C ark’s “Denthead” was WAS /-.__ /-i_t___O___. _n the chairman of the special


lies” and “Boys from the Urass”


• and


„..de winner, with “Boat in the Reeds” by Ken Geddes second and “The Red Cap” by John West third. Alan Marsden just missed the prizes with a superb shot of a boat reflected in water.


Stewart Clark was the jean their own community Mellor Gisburn, Sabden, overall print winner after toilets.


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He is asking members of njty Committee, first sug- I the public to come forward. „ested that eight Ribble . . I and be paid to regularly Valley loos — in Clitheroe


matter.


When a previous work- ing group, of the Commu-


the chain on the


S ow te r chairman,


the five monthly competi- Anyone interested in were closed to cut costs, it tions, with J°nn West these jobs, which Coun. causedfury throughout the second and Alan Marsden


New?ok andLongridge -


third. Ken Geddes was the | WPV nf pnt.t.inp* costs. Pomfrirsecon^and F ^ k


^ Barnes third. _


there is an extra meeting mittee held on Thursday, and Coun. Sowter says the to view the Inter-Club yjg mude his plea, saying! closure of the toilets is not Photographic Alliance’s “Members of the public an option at the moment.


Tomorrow (Friday) jsh Council’s Liaison Com- mg group has been formed . | At <i iimaiu^ ui uic r<ti- al a meeting of the Par- Since then, a newwork-


BEAUTY is in the eye of day, Mr ana mrs uregaun, want to t cl„ „lean their loos, nvitethe L b.u..t there are not enough


from G^tang,


club to “Settle for Elgar._ people commg Meetings are .at R ’ibble | the m0ment.


Mr and Mrs Grepo arstang i invite t


Lane, Chatbum, at 7 30 p. m.


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'create a golf driving range on land at Salthill has been


'.welcomed by Clitheroe Town Council.


S w i l l now be exa- G.Pollard, Mr R. Bailey Pawlicki. E /W -M r s B. mined by Ribble Valley and Mrs J. Telfer. E/W Tatton and Mr J. Renton, Borough Council’s Plan- '—Mrs K. Higson and Mrs Col. M. Jeffrey and Mrs ning Committee.


support to the proposal, | J. Bowker, Mrs J. Stub- W. Green. Members gave their full — joint 1, Mr and Mrs G Poilard, Mr and Mrs J. _ . . - AN APPLICATION to 1


Golf rangG Did An option to use public- „ minded people is just one


. . . personally.” can


wants to help in this way they


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o contact me


1996-7 slidie Mo. On Tues- L an contact me if they Speaking a f te r the ..............meennE ne also saiu


........—. — ,.~t, meeting, f ion , of emp ,loy ,ing ard at


meeting, he also said that the


residents was in the first apd major stage of an on­


going review of the area’s toilets.


Coun. Sowter can be contacted 01254 240446.


Winning hands


MONDAY winners at bens and Mrs J . Cowling. Pendle Bridge Club: N/S Thul's(1^ 'Vinners: N/S


. . . — Mr C. Pollard and Mr England ay winn<— - Cut g"c ,


gowter sees as a possible — co


borough.' Councinors and voicedtheir


__fhmr PerSonally C°ntaCt anger at the proposal. anger at the proposal.


>y David Pomfret was tne | find a cnintinn to fcht». md<


“Dark Side of Pend vle ----- « . ?


working group set up to working group, set up by tVwa nommunitv Commit-


„


cleaning-cost problem of eight Ribble Valley public toilets, wants to finally pull


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inning cn


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litCUl^b PW «**''*•• w t' Coun. Graham Sowter, of a number of options being tried out by the new - r 7^


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dgiiik uicu uui uy ui mug (jiuup,


nr* hv *»«-*• th e


he Community Comm te e ,


also


of which Coun is


S tew a r t


on the same criteria as the other, more straightfor­


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Plea to villagers for loo cleaning


prepared to clean their village loos attempt to keep them open.


w


firet two places with “Pop- | A PLEA has been made to residents who are -


’ ■ — ........ — — in an hall for Chipping ui ui


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Support grows for new community


support for a new hall in gold for approximately the village, as opposed to £100,000. refurbishing the existing ie.


THERE could be a brand new village hall in Chipping, by next year. There is overwhelming and that the old hall'can be


under the chairmanship of steering committee,


for various groups and preparing a submission to organisations and a special put to the funding body steering committee is Action with Communities working to lay the founda- in Rural England (ACRE), tjons for the project.


The new hall will cater Mr John Joyce, is now Expectations are high that


sent to all homes m the . . i npvt tranche of village last year request- " S n S c t o b e n


A questionnaire was go^profect's'to be funded


mg opinions on plans for a new hall, and there was a Mr Joyce said: ‘We are


95 per cent response. Over very encouraged by the 60 villagers met in Jan- response shown by the uary, in the old hall, and people of Chipping and we the vast majority voted to are extremely confident sell off the site of the pres- that we will be successful ent building for housing with the application for


Pirates are ready to set sail


FANS of Gilbert and Sullivan have a rare


treat in store this week­ end when Clitheroe. Parish Church Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society launches its new production of “The Pirates of Penzance”.


vers io n , which has enjoyed long runs in New York and London as well as touring the country, and the Clith­ eroe version will delight au d ien c e s with i ts strong cast of local stars.


This is the Broadway


and use the proceeds to Lottery money, build a new hall, which a structural survey was


March.


to put in a bid for a grant manship of Mrs Julie to the National Lottery Smith, has been set up to


Villagers have decided mittee, under_the chair- A fund-raising sub-com- •


into a special fund called cost of the new building n efntnrv Halls for and a weekend summer fete has been proposed for


Millenium Fund, tapping ra,® village hall will cost Mr Joyce believes that It is estimated the new later in the year,


£215,000. It is hoped Lot- Chipping’s new village hall tery cash will fund up to could be in placew by this half the cost of the project time next year.


en???®y_ ^ ^ didi^®


appears as the Pirate King, Nick Pamphlett as F red er ic, Lesley Haworth as Mabel and


R o g e r Dug d a l e


they want sited at the bot- recently carried out on the tom of the playing fields. 0)d village hall. This came Thi<s is su b je c t to to the conclusion that the


Brian Whitaker as the Major General.


approval of the parish hall had come to the end of council, which meets in its useful life.


s 'Tickets, have been


the company f illed 99.84% of the available seats, but there are still some left and they will be available on the door this Saturday and next Monday.


elling well — last year


shows the cast assem­ bled in their costumes, all ready for curtain-up (CAT 6564)


O u r p ho to gr ap h


TV reception improves


AUCTION MART


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PRICES


forward. First quality cows made^ to


£1,100 <a,y ^ f f to £895(n73).


ity to £940 (£848). There were 22 ^ f d a m y


| cows and he,fe” TueFebriaiT made


* £8S» tfS65); due April made to £890.


fonvard a ^ t h e S f T S l S f i i S f f l j S


Thornber (£118 for a Belgian Blue heifer). b Prices- Calves — Charolais X


uUsfo£145(£135),L.mousmto £220 (£153), Limousin X heifere


dramatically Miis’asrS" ar,ss|a«


D E S P E RA T E t e l ly £121. heifers tom addicts in three Ribble There . w e r e 255 c a t t


Valley villages have qual- fonvard,


know that the new signal re\ n is available.


t A new £50,000 relay sta- by J. E. Burrow (530kg a 6th about. 6km west of The top price for a steer^or


, t


uerney by Nl P y th ia n (£823.58) and the top. talo.price


ion opened on January 149-Bp - 2792.^5).


Clitheroe. It is designed to ^ ^ ‘S n sW .n d the bring good television, t kilo price by j. E. Beres- NICAM and te le te x t ford (500kg at 132.5p =


reception to approxi- £662.50). matefy 320 people in the Prices: Bulls — Continental' area just -to the north of light to 139.5p (118p): medium Longridge F ell. This


includes the villages of P Qio!9p), medium to Chaigley, Walker Fold and 116 ’5pP(ioi.9p), heavy to lll.5p


Hesketh Lane.


television dealer or aerial contractor and recommend j


only outside aenals.


to use the new Ghaigley (gg.fpj. heavy to 98.5p (94.Jp). relay should consult a local Heifers — Continental hght to


BBC and ITC engineers say that viewers ^wishing j


(98.4p). Steers — Co4V,™n to other medium to 105.5p


iioilp


“There is a large number (l41.2p), medium to l°o.5p of trees within the service


Straw forward and barley made


area, so careful positioning nos.*), horned ewes to.£49 of outside aerials may be (£33.20), other to £95 (£51.70), necessary where trees rams to £83 (£55.90). ■


A s ta tem e n t say s : (i36.6p), standard to I63.ip t0 I16.7g


gheep — Light hoggs to 200p gpj 0ther medium to 77.5d.


obstruct the direct signal There were 44,660 tonnes of from the new relay.”


The new station is part to £46 per tonne,


of a programme which has At Wednesday’s Beacon ransmissions to 98% of forward, including 54 stores and


brought proper reception North-West electronic auction, t of terrestrial television there 3,245 hoggs and 163 cattle


the population. A n y o n e needing further informa- I


tion should ring I?G hoggs Ull O-auu-11 U*


lurwi imuiiiia-i 24 cull cattle,


Prices: Sheep — standard ^ ^ 0


oucc^i---


Engineering Information I_jteers to 200p, young bulls on 01962 848647 or BBC | to 204.5p, heifers to 190p.


Engineering Information Stores —young bulls to £420, on 01813219191.


to 4U .0P neiieio w I heifers to£300-


To


to £62 (£60), Hereford Xbullsto I£121, F r ie s ia n b u lls to £125


(£102.80), A n g u s X b u lls to


ity reception available bu 1702 sheep, including 1,450 after years of poor pic- jaggs’ and 252 ewes and rams.. , tures, but they may not


heifeil . for a bull.was.


^ 2 3 3 i (Classified) Clitheroe 122321 (Editorial), m 323 ( A d v M M ^ i r ^ J g g X J R N


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pro g r am m e FEBRUARY


8th Best of the West End, 2 days, from................................... E69™


14th Valentine’s Cruise, 3 days.................£69 15th Jesus Christ Superstar, London, 2 days...................................................


21st Torquay, 5 days .............................. £114- MARCH


3rd Loch Ness & Highland Magic, 5 days.................................................£101


8th Crufts Dog Show, 2 d a y s ............£59.95 8th Sporting Venues Weekend,


2 days .................................................E79


14th Paris, 4 d a y s ....... ......................... £??Vna 21st Devon Highlights, 4 days.................£109


22nd Amsterdam Cruise & Stay, 4 d a y s .............................................£89.50


22nd Ideal Home Exhibition 2 d a y s ............................................


24th Highland Railways, 6 days ............£199 29th Legoland Windsor, 2 days.................£59 APRIL


5th Loch Lomond, 2 d a y s ........................£49 6th Cyprus, Egypt & Holy Land,


10th Heartbeat Country, 2 days .............. £54 12th Jersey by Air, 8 days........................£299 20th Heartbeat Country, 2 days .............. E54


8 days.................................................£4'8


23rd Paris, 4 days........................................E99 26th Heathdiff, London, 2 days.................£99 26th Eurotunnel Experience, 2 d a y s ------£54 26th James Last................................... .. • -£44 30th Dutch Bulbfields, 3 days..............£69.99


MAY


3rd Top Gear Car Show, 3 d a y s ............£99 5th Scottish Borders, 2 d ays...................£54 5th Loch Lomond, 2 d a y s ........................£54 30th Strathpeffer, 3 days.............................. £99 JUNE


8th Bruges, 4 d a y s .................................£133 9th Valkenburg, 5 d ays..........................E109


JULY


1st Undiscovered Spain, 8 d a y s ..........£309 12th Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, 2 days.................................£79-95


13th British Grand Prix, Silverstone------£109 AUGUST


1 St Walking for Softies, 3 days..........£99-95 2nd Disneyland Paris, 4 d a y s ------E99/E169


8th Edinburgh Tattoo & Highland Games, 4 d a y s .................................£179


8th Amsterdam, 4 days..........................£139 15th Normandy, 4 d ay s ...............................£129 16th Buckingham Palace, 3 days ..........£119


17th Paris, 5 nights.....................................-£99 18th Highland Castles, 5 days.................£169 22nd Edinburgh Tattoo, 3 days ............... £119 OCTOBER


9th Bruges,4 days £139 20th Highland Railways, 6 days ............£209


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1 9 9 7 CRUFTS DOG SHOW WEEKEND


Departing Saturday 8th March 1997


2 days from only £59.95


everything doggie. Our weekend break will allow you to sample all the excitement of.a top dog show, pick


Every year top breeders from all over the country meet at the world famous “Crufts Dog Show with their pedigree pooches for a fantastic celebration of


provide the opportunity to pick up a deluxe kennel or a simple squeaky toy. It’s a dog lovers dream with the creme de la creme of the canine worldI


up handy tips on caring for your pet and even


m Cooked breakfast and three course evening meal I ■ Excursions to Crufts Dog Show (entrance Included) and


i ■ Luxury coaching from your local area ■ Ouemlght accommodation at a 3 star standard hotel


Stratford4ipon-Auon ■ Services of our drlver/courler


________ STRATHPEFFER


7th April - 5 days A fabulous five day break-to North East


Scotland one of the most rewarding areas of Scotland especially for castles, scenery, romance and the Malt Whisky Trail.


Includes: return coach travel, 4 nights


accommodation at the Highland/Ben Wyvis Hotel, rooms with TV, private facilities and tea/coffee making amenities, 4 dinners and


breakfasts plus excursions and a journey on thfl North Highland railway line.


DEVONSHIRE DELIGHTS


Departing


Friday 21st March 1997 4 days - £109


Devon: the fresh eea breeze and the sweet, soft atmosphere of


the moors alone are worth the Journey. The of towering cliffs, historic towns, plentiful sea food and delicious cream teas are just some of the Devonshire Delights in store.


Includes: Transport by coach, accommodation for three nights with cooked breakfast and evening meals, various excursions to


Dariington Crystal, Barnstaple, the *Big Sheep* Bizarre, etc. (some entry fees not included).


B R O C H U R E H O T L I N E ?


01282 426556 ■ ■ JLUJL A J . * * — C liff richa^JD


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AS* CATHY AT THE LONDON APOLLO


SATURDAY 26th APRIL £99


A passionate and


moving story of star crossed lovers, I


betrayal and revenge, based on characters


from Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights,


Includes: luxury return coach travel, best seats for the evening j at the London Apollo, one night’s accommodation, English breakfast and a shopping excursion on the 2nd morning.


L O U R D E S ^


and the Pyrenees Mountains 7 days - £199


Our trip to Lourdes provides a fascinating and scenic


introduction to a location of outstanding international interest. The mountain ranges and scenic valleys of the Pyrenees offer the opportunity to enjoy memorable and exceptional sightseeing.


Includes: Coach travel throughout, 4 nights bed and continental breakfast in Lourdes plus 2 nights bed and breakfast in hotel. Excursion to Cauterets in the Pyrenees.


THE DUTCH BULB FIELDS & BRUGES


30th April - 3 days £69.99 A springtime visit to the famous Dutch bulbfields,


when the Dutch countryside is a riot of colour, is a never forgotten experience.


Includes: Return coach travel, return Eurotunnel crossing,


2 nights accommodation with Dutch breakfast, excursion to Neuhenhof gardens plus a visit to Frans Roozens tulip nurseries. Visit to Bruges the Venice of the North.


Visit inland Spain - one of the most unspoilt


areas of Europe, tour the vinyards, visit Burgos - home of legendary “El Cid”, Toledo the old capital and enjoy sightseeing in Madrid. Take a walking tour of Segovia and visit the “Valley of the Fallen".


Includes: All the above excursions, luxury, coach travel and cruise to Spain, excellent quality hotels and the services of a bilingual tour guide.


L0CHL0M0ND 9th October


2 days only £39 Join us for a fabulous 2 day break to


Bonnie Scotland. Discover die exciting shopping and cafe life in Glasgow’s bustling city centre.


Our price includes: Coach travel to and from the Tarbet Hotel, Loch Lomond,


one nights dinner, bed and Scottish


breakfast. A shopping visit to Glasgow, a cruise on Loch Lomond followed by a guided visit to Mackinnon Mills arid evening entertainment.


(BMDIP1E at Silverstone


13th Ju ly — £109 Join us for the motor racing event of


| the year. This will be the 32nd time that the Formula One Circus comes to Silverstone.


Our package includes: a general admission ticket (worth £75) with


, optional upgrades available plus luxury coach travel, from local pick-up points.


UNDISCOVERED SPAIN


1st July- 8 days


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