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Cllt h e i« « 2 3 2 4 (M l t .r l . t ,« ^ < A^ r“S'n9)' Bll'"'” ^ 1(C', ” '<l— 10 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, May 8th, 1997
Massive turnout but few surprises
in county election
THE dust from the General Election had barely settled before it was off to Clitheroe Parish Church Hall for the county council tally.
combined election ensured a massive turnout, with upwards of a 75% poll in all wards.
The sunshine and the s
There were no sur- )rises, however, with Rib- jle Valley’s Coun. Stephen
Sutcliffe (Lib. Dem.) being elected representative of Clitheroe,______ He fought off stiff oppo
blow, he was beaten into third place by the Conser vative candidate by just one vote.
As a particularly bitter
would not be standing in Clitheroe again and that it was time to move on.
Afterwards he said he
sition from Labour’s Ron Pickup, the town’s former representative, and Tory Richard Walne, who fin ished within a vote of each other. He thanked his jubilant
supporters and the bor ough council’s electoral returns team for coping adm irab ly With th e
totally and utterly disap pointed with the result, and to be beaten into third place by a Tory is the final indignity. As John Major said, when the curtain closes you leave the stage. It is time for me to move on.”
He commented: “I am
Shays Drive, Clitheroe, serves on Ribble Valley
bumper election and pro mised Clitheronians that he would serve them well at County Hall. Mr Pickup, who
Coun. S utcliffe, of
recently married Whi tworth Council leader Mrs Eileen Kershaw, could not conceal his disappointment on a day when his party was celebrating across the country, as well as consoli dating its control of the county council.
Council with his wife, Margaret. A re t i re d teacher, he is chairman of the council’s Direct Ser vices Committee and serves on i ts Policy, Finance and Planning Committees.
Mayor and former borough councillor Mr Albert At kinson, of Crowtrees Road, Sabden, held his Ribble Valley North-West
Former Ribble Valley Insight into tracing family trees
rapidly expanding interest for many, people. Expert help at the beginning can reveal a surprising number of avenues of information.
ety of books and documents they can offer for consul tation and a leaflet is available which gives basic
Library staff have collected together the wide -vari . . . . advice.
of the main sources for researchers and there is plenty of advice to hand for anyone who would like to look into the1
Census returns and parish registers are just two . . .
tory Society id very active and keen to help, and details can be Obtained from the library. The exhibi-, tion runs until the end of the month.
The local branch of the Lancashire Family His ,past. , . _ ., ... I . . . . . .
A NEW exhibition in the reference department of Clitheroe Library combines topicality with history. Researching family records into past centuries is a
Division, with a 2,254 majority, the largest in the four local wards. Long-serving borough
and county councillor Mr Chris Holtom, of Hollo- whead Close, Wilpshire, kept Ribble Valley South- West Division with a 2,016 majority, while Tory Mary Wilson enjoyed a 1,410 majority in the Longridge
ward. Elsewhere, the Labour
two decades. Results: Clitheroe — J. S
Fire-fighters prove they re tops in outdoor challenge
l u p o
TWO Clitheroe fire-fighters have won a Top Town Outward Bound Challenge competition tor tne
second time in three years. For Leading Fire-Fighter (Retained)
water is only the first stage of the Krypton-Factor-type competition, a s
and Darren, of Wesleyan Row, went on to triumph in the second competition as
Two years ago David, of Fox Street, „ _ well.
half of a four-man team recrated from Lancashire fire-fighters. Last time
The two men made up the Clitheroe
they won with different partners. Perhaps Darren’s record as an ex-
Party increased its control of County Hall by gaining an extra seven seats anc has now been in power for
Sutcliffe (Lib. Dem.) . . 3,746; R. Walne (Con.) . . 2,255; R. Pickup (Lab.) . . 2,254; S. Wilson (Nat. Law) . . . 67. Majority . . . 1,491
— * A. Atkinson (Con.) . . . 4 ,8 4 3 ; G. R. O rm e ro d (
Lib.Dem.) . . . 2,589; A. N M a cF a r la n e . . . 1,444 Majority . . . 2,254. Poll
. ■ th^y areChtheroe fire-fighters David
Undemood and Darren Hudson and team mates Robert Birtwhistle and Kevin Turner.
Saving: it with flowers for Methodist milestone ^
Poll. . . 76%. Ribble Valley North-West
WHAT minister the Rev. Michael Fielding described as “brilliant” displays of f low e r s and ch u rch memorabilia attracted crowds to Trinity Method ist Church, Clitheroe; over the weekend. The displays were on for
— * C. Holtom (Con.) . . . 4,239; E. Joyce (Lib. Dem.) . . . 2,223; A. G. Barton (Lab.) . . . 975. Majority . . . 2,016. Poll. . . 78%. ' Longridge — M. Wilson
81%. Ribble Valley South-West
(Con.) . . . 3,809; B. M. Collis (Lib. Dem.) . . . 2,399; J . Dewhurst (Lab.)__1,217; P. Brown (Nat. Law) . . . 98 Majority . . . 1,410. Poll
77% (* d e n o te s d e fe n d in g
candidate). Flat burgled A BURGLAR climbed
along the wall of a prop erty in Well Terrace, Clitheroe, on Friday night, and got into a first floor flat. A Kenwood food processor, in a box, worth £190 and a £70 Denby din ner service were taken a n d p o l i c e
investigating. a r e
David Bowker in such a way that people were able to look closely at them — some turned up historic r e c o r d s a b o u t themselves.” Other items ranged
three days as part of the celebration of 200 years of Methodism in the town, and attracted wide praise. They were opened by Mrs Judith Roberts, a well- known local personality and public re la t io n s consultant. Sponsorship from local
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from pantomime scrap books to diagrams of alterations, to the church, and they added to the wide variety of conversa- t io n to p ic s fo r th e afternoon. “We are very grateful
firms helped widen the scope of the flower festi val, which represented work as well as worship in Clitheroe. Saturday also featured a
David Underwood and Darren Hudson, who is a full-time fire-fighter based at Accrington, the competition at Uiis
winners, they go forward to the Top Team Challenge, which will be held in September.
Marine who saw active sem<
against 40 otber eams g Qf E(Jin. of four from tlhe Langno burgh Award Gr° P-
ing for the first time ^ ' ?etm1016 v Jar-old Katrina Morton. enter_
the com on their
also to the flower festival team, which worked for several days to present a wide variety of displays. “Even during Monday’s
well-planned reunion opportunity and former supporters of the church were there from as far away as California to r en e w
acquaintanceships. “Dozens of people came
o l d
for this, and they, like other visitors, were very impressed by the dis plays,” says Mr Fielding. “The various docu
bad weather, there was a constant stream of visi tors. Our thanks go to everyone, including the people who donated and prepared food, a much-ap preciated feature of the w e e k en d ,” says Mr Fielding. The work was done by
Alan Braithwaite, Phyllis Rumsey and Kath Thorn ton, with a team from Whalley Flower Club. There was music from
ments, reg is te rs and photographs were skilfully presented by Ken and'
Peter Wrigley and Bever ley Jones. On Sunday, there were
excellent congregations for the visit of the Rev. Amos C re s sw e l l . A
vibrant preacher, and for mer president of the Meth- odist Conference-, he served for a time at Chat- burn and is still remem bered from those days by some people.
At the end of the, festi
val, some of the flowers were sold for chanty and others-were distributed to
local homes. The celebrations resume
on Saturday with a major event for young people, and on Sunday they will be taking both services. In
the evening there will be an intriguing feature, a special “news broadcast” for the year 2047. The preacher will be another key Methodist personality, the Rev. David Gamble, who has major national responsibilities in personal
and family life issues. , _ " Our picture shows the
retiring Mayor of. Clith eroe, Coun. Stephen Holt, with Mr Braithw aite
(right) and Mr Ian Robin son, from one of the spon sors, Ultraframe PLC. (CAT 8848).
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a t the Parkers.
recently been helping to set up major catering firm after years in various licensed trade-
The couple have come from Staffordshire, where Mrs Clayton has linked posts.
as an estate manager is coming in useful because the couple are converting _ _ _ _ ------------ the garden at the back of u „ says Mrs Clayton.
Mr Clayton’s experience
An advertising feature
by Tim Procter wildlife garden.
lnt° a na^ure anfi “We are very proud of the appeal of all our dishes and
b He is a busy man in the of our sandwiches, which
is formidably resourced as salad.” a discerning drinker’s pub. T h e re a re always The cellar has four real s e v e r a l v e g e ta r ia n
ar, for the Parkers Arms we serve with a side
ales and half a dozen choices, and sweets are a casks, as well as numerous sp e c ia l i ty , changing
bottled brews. There is regularly, also an excellent wine list. Although re-construc- b The rnunle have the tion of the bacH gar‘
17-strong team of local finish properly, it will be people who work at the in use soon. The couple Parkers Arms and so a plan to involve charity warm welcome is assured groups and local people in to customers old and new. developing a colony of Mr and Mrs Clayton small animals, but the area
enefit'^Pnfieming the den will take months to
noon to 2-30 p.m. and 6-30 p.m. until 9 p.m. Monday to Friday, and from noon until 9 p.m. and Sunday.
long history. Food is served from
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