Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified)


Cub reporters churn out news — help from the Advertiser and Times


Probus members get a lesson in


healthy living


WHEN members of Clitheroe Probus Club were asked if they took part in physical activ­


ity, there was a very positive response. • Miss Carole Richardson posed the question at the


programme for the “Activ­ ity for Life” campaign. Sadly, she claimed that


only 40 per cent of men and 30 per cent of women in Britain are active enough . to benefit their health. ’Motivation was, she suggested, the key to suc­ cess in achieving a healthy and enjoyable lifestyle. She advised the older gen­ eration to look around for interesting active pursuits and recommended garden­ ing, car washing, cycling and dancing, and sug­ gested that many people could begin by leaving the car in the garage and walking briskly into town. For the more ambitious, Roefield Leisure Centre could provide carefully- plan n ed and guided programmes. Questions and, discus


start of a stimulating talk and'went'on-to outline a Lane closed


ONE of Ribble Valley’s most romantically named roads is. to be closed for a week for resurfacing. Long Lover Lane, Newby, will be closed to traffic from July 21st to 25th, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. along a 510 metre stretch between Martin Top Chapel and Robin


Lane. / Lancashire County


Council say an alternative route is available via How- gill Lane, the A682 Gis- burn Road, Mylah Lane, Stopper Lane and Newby Lane. Access to properties will be maintained at all times.


the news. After the Year Five


EAGER young prospective' reporters took to the streets of Whalley to dig out


children of Whalley CE Primary School undertook a lesson in newspaper journalism,


they were asking


pertinent questions from the correct people. They interviewed Fr


as part of their national curriculum studies.


Dillon, of the village’s RC Catholic Church, they telephoned various people, and a couple of children even stopped a policeman in the village centre and asked the time of the next police surgery. / Back in the


classroom, they split ; into pairs and wrote 20 items for the village news section of this newspaper. Many appeared in last week's edition and many more'


appear today. Teacher Mrs Sharron


Wilson organised the sessions, which included a talk by village correspondent Mrs Helen Maher, a


. practical work as an exercise to introduce the children to writing, for different purposes. All three adults


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commended the . . children for their


attempts. Mrs Maher said: “The children were very enthusiastic


Village sympathy goes to tragic family


PEOPLE in Langho have felt great sympathy for a former local . family whose son died tragically in a bridge fall last week.


years'of.age and is fondly remem-, bered by villagers, many of whom recall-seeing him walking in the area with his dog.


Grah'am'Dunn was only 32 m\ “He was a very pleasant young


an and i we are all very sorry, one told, us when news of Mr


Dunn’s death was received locally. Mr Dunn, his parents Mr and


neath could not avoid striking him and he was found to be dead on


Mrs Brian and Eileen. Dunn and his sister Jill left their home in Rogersfield, Langho, about a year ago.Mr Dunn senior had ^retired ■ from the teaching profession, and the • family went to live in King-,


ham Dunn fell from a road bridge near his home. A New Zealand tourist driving on the main Exeter to Torquay road 30 feet under­


steignton, South Devon! On Tuesday last week,. Mr Gra­


arrival at Torbay Hospital: When the inquest was opened in


Torquay,,PC Timothy. Fleath told the coroner that Mr Dunn had previously attempted to take1 his


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yesterday, with a service at St- Joseph’s RC Church, Newton Abbot, Devon.-


^Police c h ie f pounds beat for charity ..‘"•'■HI' -if


'• •' I - : Mr Dunn’s funeral took place, The hearing was adjourned.


own life. He had. a history of schizophrenia. >


lecture from the.' Advertiser and Times’ deputy news editor, Mr Tim Procter, and the


; and they asked lots of questions.”


' pictured with a copy of their inspiration.


The children are


.obvious fitness to “enjoy­ ing a good chuckle” ,: a most necessary accompa- n im e n t to ,p h y s ic a l


sion followed, including a comment from one nonage­ narian member,, who attri­ buted his slim figure and


exercise. Miss Richardson was


thanked by Mr Peter Tranter for a lively and


NO one -was injured when a car overturned into a ditch in Pendle Road, Clitheroe, on Fri­ day morning. , No other vehicle was


Car in ditch


involved and the car driver.was able to scram-


eroe were called to the


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A POLICEMAN who b e l i e v e s bobbie s should be seen out and about much more is practising what , he preaches.


' Clitheroe’s Insp. Les Martin, who turned 49 in March, is using up a lot of his spare time to run 1,000 miles in a year for charity. /


enthusiast had always wanted to achieve this goal before he reached the age of 50 and he decided that Age Concern should benefit. Over the past few months, Clitheroe police have developed a partner­ ship with the organisation in an attempt to reduce the fear of crime in older people.


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died and she had received a lot of support and friend­ ship from Age Concern. Clitheroe’s top bobby,


Also, last year, his mum


pictured on an Age Con­ cern visit at Trinity Com­ munity Centre, Clith­ e r o e , s a i d : ‘ ‘T h is partnership with Age Con­ cern is very important to the police. It is important to reduce fear in the older generation in order that they feel secure.”


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Decides not to film


CUT! Granada Television has called off a plan to bring its cameras to the Ribble Valley • to film a scene’in a new four-part series.Whalley 'Abbey was to be the location for a mar­ ket scene for a filmed ver­ sion of Thomas Hardy’s “Far from the Madding


Crowd”. The television company


int ended to. rol l the cameras in the abbey tomorrow, on the morning of its open day. But a last- minute hitch means the scheduled session has been cancelled.Granada’s film is to be televised at Christmas.


Good support.


THE- sum of £5,(507 was recently raised in the Rib­ ble Valley for Christian Aid. The money was placed


in envelopes, distributed throughout the area by local members-of the Rib­ ble Valley Christian Aid Committee. Various other events .during the year took the total to £8,840, which has been sent to al leviate need where workers feel it is greatest. Members of the local


committee have expressed their thanks to all who helped and supported the recent collection,


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