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THERE was a lot of fun for children and a lot to interest adults at the annual open clay


,,.jheld by Clitheroe’s team of ,fire-fighters.


ladder from Blackburn, an incident support unit and a veteran pump


'•i Their station’s normal complement of two machines was expanded for the afternoon by a new £350,000 aerial


preserved by enthusiasts. There was also a small tender used to give l-ide.s. Stalls, games and other attractions


■jij^cSnt times, the team was keen to ike the opportunity to distribute •aflets and give advice. .The event lised £270 for the National Fire Ser­


'" hter’s wives were much appre- ted. With several nasty house ’{6)azes having occurred in the area m


drew in the crowds, and the efforts made towards the event by the fire-


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vices Benevolent Fund. Our picture shows some of the fire­


fighters and guests. (CAT 11561).


THEIR LOVE TOOK TIME TO GROW — BUT IT HAS LASTED OVER 60 YEARS


by Sheila Nixon


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COFFEE and biscuits will be served in- the hall of C l i t h e r o e U n i t e d Reformed Church on Saturday morning from 10 a.m. until, noon as mem­ bers of the Sue Ryder Foundation Clitheroe Sup­ port Group host their annual August coffee morning. There will be a variety


Manor Road, Clitheroe, days and then served on who married on August the committee for many 11th, 1937, faced an unknown future only two years later, when war broke out and Britain’s young men marched off to various corners of the globe.


Tom and Dora Herd, of dington FC in his younger football, playing for, Wad-


years. He has two awards for his “services to football with the Craven District”, the Yorkshire league in which the village team


ship bound for Burma while Mrs Herd, with a young child, was left at home to wait four-and-a- half years for her hus­ band’s return


Mr Herd joined a troop­ r


Changes to railway service


timetables


P L A N S , to ..ch an ge , n e x t year’s local; rail ?• timetables have .been, j r e v e a le d by * N o r th West Trains.. Sugges-: tions from the area’s ”, enthusiasts seem to be- ■ a t


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reflected in them. The ideas are now being - considered by various,:


been’apart,” said Mr Herd : Clitheroe. who served with the West i- Mrs,Herd was born.in Yorkshire Regiment in Dalton-in-F,urness and jungle, warfare and then.*-, moved to vWaddington for with the Military Police. . " her first job^at Colthurst A' message,’from the,: Hall after leaving school.


“That is’the only time in (before retirement he was a 60 years, we have ever process worker for ICI in


' used to play. Waddington-born Mr Herd attended the village school until starting work as a trainee gardener at Waddington Old Hall. During his working life he changed jobs several times, but: for the 23 years


Queen took pride of place' “It was expected that the among their many cards -girls from my. area went from well-wishers as they, into service >— we-just grew, up with the idea,


celebrated their big day. The;couple were both1


living in Waddington at the time of their marriage and met when Mr Herd (88) was a farm labourer,, employed at Hollins Farm, Fell Lane, and Mrs Herd (86) was a housemaid at Colthurst Hall, Cross Lane. The couple set up home


of fund-raising stalls sell­ ing everything from home­ made cakes to bedding plants. Tickets for the event are 50p and include refreshments.


A RED Honda TRX400W all-terrain motor cycle,


£5,000 machine


valued at £5,000, was sto­ len from an outbuilding at an isolated farm at Slaid- burn during the early hours of Sunday.


THIEVES who broke into the boot of a Peugeot 205


A £22 theft


car parked at Higher Hod- der Bridge between mid­ day and 7-30 p.m. on Fri­ day stole a handbag and contents, valued at £22.


in Spring Gardens, Wad­ dington, and remained th e re throughout the years, only leaving last December when they moved to the convenience of an old people’s bunga­ low near their family in Chtheroe. Recalling their first


meeting, Mr Herd said: “It wasn’t love at first sight for either of us. We, both had a long walk home along the same road and met one another after visiting the pictures m Clitheroe. We started walking home together from then on. But we courted for five years before marrying, so you


could say our love took time to grow.” ■ Mr Herd is. known as


ing the nickname as a 10- year-old when his bowling feats on Waddington


Spoff by his many friends and acquaintances, acquir­


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THERE is still time to get your entry into the Clitheroe Garden Club Show to be held in the parish church lower hall on Saturday, August 23rd. It is open to all residents of the Ribble


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Valley and, with more than 40 classes, there is something for everyone at 5p per


entry. Two free classes for childen are for a miniature


garden and best-dressed vegetable. The show opens at 2 p.m. and refreshments will


be available. The prizes will be presented at 3-30 p.m. and a


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presentation will also be made by Dr Anne Hew- son, a member of the club, who has donated a glass bowl for the best newcomer to the show. Club chairman Mr Geoff Sainsbury said: “Only people who have never entered any of the classes will be eligible for this award”. He added: “Anyone who is a keen gardener, a


vegetable grower or who enjoys making home­ made wine can enter. I would like to stress that the show is open to anybody and not just to gar­ den club members.” Admission to the show is 20p and schedules are available from Clitheroe Tourist Information


Office. Gifts of cakes, etc., will be gratefully accepted.


HUNDREDS OF BEDS AT KNOCKDOWN PRICES


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she explained. • The couple have two children, seven grandchil­


councils and public groups, t including today’s meeting.: of the county council Pub;) -


tee. They would.come into.; force at the beginning of sum m e r , 1998, and . although- there would be .j no increase in the number. of journeys some would be faster, and connections


would be better. In the morning peak,


dren and six great-grand­ children, and all .but two a grandchild in Aust­


ralia and another away on holiday — attended a dia­ mond wedding party at the Calfs Head, Worston. Their two bridesmaids


the stops between Bolton and Salford Crescent would be cut out, trim­ ming six minutes off the time .into Manchester Vic­ toria. 'In' off-peak 'times, trains both to and from Clitheroe would leave 20 ' minutes earlier. The 5.20." p.m. train from Blackburn J to Clitheroe would be sup- ’ plemented by one half an hour later, and both will ' have connections from j Blackpool and Preston. . ; , The county surveyor,


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of 60 years ago,-Mrs Herd’s sister, Stella, and the couple’s sister-in-law, Lizzie, were among the guests. Tom’s brother, Jim (95), who was best man, lives in Pilhng’s old peo­ ple’s home in West Brad­ ford, but was unable to attend because of ill health. Mr Herd’s recipe for a


says that the extra train ] suggested is particularly welcome, and the propos- als offer a number of posi- • tive developments. Councillors have the*


opportunity to comment r; on the ideas at today’s .. meeting.


; August outing


happy marriage is “Hus­ band and wife must have different temperaments, It works well if one is fiery and the other placid, but two. fiery temperments just don’t work. One must always end up giving in and agreeing with the other.”


THE Calderstones Fel-’- lowship has organised a.** trip to “The Last of the:!? Summer Wine” country at- j Holmfirth on August 26th> and the picking-up places., and times are as follows. 1 Accrington 10-30 a.m, J


Great Harwood 10-40'7 a.m., Sabden l l a.m.,-? Whalley 11-15 a.m., Bil-*. lington 11-20 a.m., Langho.- 11-25 a.m., Barrow 11-35


a.m., Clitheroe station'-* 11-45.


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