Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified)
Sky’s the limit for raffle winner J anet
Clitheroe and District Chamber of Trade, Mr Nigel Pratt, has every rea son for offering to do rather
new President of
more household chores than usual. F o r his wife, Jan et, won two
business-class tickets to the Gulf States a t a recent dinner — and
h e r husband is hoping th a t he will be accompanying her to Dubai at the end of the year.
Travel Agents’ Consortia World Choice conference held at the Stakis Hotel, Blackpool.
Mrs Pratt, a nurse, was with her husband at the Alliance of Retail
dinner, hosted by Gold Medal Travel of Blackpool.
One of the weekend events was a The guests, all travel agents, were
whisked away by luxury coach to a surprise destination — the World of Coronation Street in Blackpool. There they were wined and dined and intro duced to another famous travel agency operator, TV personality Mr Roy Bar- raclough, alias the Street’s Alec Gilroy. As the event reached its conclusion, guests were asked to look under their seats.
ticket and Mrs Pratt, who ironically had changed seats with her husband, manager of Clitheroe Travel, was delighted to discover that the ticket under her seat had won a free trip to the Gulf. The couple are hoping to take the
One person on each table had a red
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trip later in what should be a busy year for Mr Pratt, who is just starting out in his year of office as president of the Chamber of Trade. Pictured, second left, is Mr Roy Bar-
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raclough, with Mrs Janet Pratt and representatives of Gulf Air and Gold Medal Travel.
Banner protest council
on plume- King — Atherton
A member of a well-known Ribble Valley, family was married at St Luke’s Church, Brierfield.
fieThe senior choir of Mansfield High School, Brier- .
groom are science teachers there. The bridegroom was Clitheroe FC player Mr
ld, sang for the wedding, as both bnde and bride Andrew David King, son of Mr and Mrs D. King, of
Carr Croft, Rimington. His bride was Miss Kay Elizabeth Atherton, a mem
Reedley.Given away by her father, the bride wore a cnno-
ber of Nelson Ladies Hockey Club and the daughter of Mr and Mrs J. Atherton, of Round wood Avenue,
line-style gown of cream satin with a train and bodice adorned with sequins, pearls and ribbon detail, and a matching headdress with a long veil. Her bouquet was of champagne roses and bridal flowers. The bridesmaids were the Misses Gael Atherton,
Natasha Butterworth and Abigail Riding, and they wore ankle-length gowns of navy silk with bouquets
matching the bride’s. Mr Andrew Barnes was the best man and Messrs
Peter Katie, Chris Hassall and Alan Hodgson the
^Giiests6travelled from the USA and Holland for. the ceremony, which was. conducted by the Vicar of
St Luke’s, the Rev. Ed Saville^and Canon Peter Hal- lam, Vicar of St James’s, Briercliffe. Miss Kathryn King, sister of the bridegroom, read
during the service. Ocean.
lington, and the honeymoon comprised of a safari in Kenya followed by a week scuba diving in the Indian
The reception was at Foxfields Country Hotel, pil- * 1 The couple are to live in Chtheroe. ■ . „ . . . . APRIL
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C L E A N a i r c am p a ig n e r s • c a lled fo r “health before wealth” when they hung a ban n er from the balcony of th e Ribble Valley
‘Health before wealth’ call from balcony “We have had to learn
by Theresa Robson
Lawyers are ready to fight this case now.” Her rallying call met
Council Chamber. Members of the council’s Community Committee
ham Sowter opened pro ceedings, protesters in the gallery unfurled a banner with the words, “Health Before Wealth: Stop the Burning of Toxic Waste”. Stalwart protester Mrs ,Mary Horner told the
held a special meeting to discuss possible legal action against Castle Cement for its plume grounding problem. As chairman Coun. Gra
(increased risk of cancer in 'pregnant women and chil dren from in d u s tr ia l
jmeeting th a t re c en t research pointed to an
effects of burning Cemfuel should have been con sidered at the planning stage. The topography of the Ribble Valley is' such I that it should never have
pollution. She said: “The potential
with cheers from fellow protesters, but chief legal officer Mr Paul Timson warned councillors of the possible consequences of court action. He commented: “If we
Mr Ian Sutheran, works m a n a g e r a t C a s t le Cement’s Ribblesdale plant, and Mr David Coul- bum, of the Environment
Other speakers included
instigate legal proceedings for statutory nuisance against Castle Cement, we will have to specify in some detail what action the company will have to take to solve the problem. Telling them to stop is just not good enough. My duty
(Clitheroe) warned oi “gesture politics” and said the problem was one for the Environment Agency to solve. “I t is the duty of the
costly and ineffective.” Coun. Frank Dyson
' been burned here. “Mild effects suffered by
Agency. • The agency predictably
received a roasting for its handling of Cemfuel in Clitheroe.
is to warn you of the possi ble consequences. Such proceedings might prove
(Clitheroe) said: “The Environment Select Com mittee’s report was excel lent, but two years too late. This council had already passed a vote of no c o n f id e n c e in H e r Majesty’s Inspectorate of Pollution and we remain appalled at the way the Environment Agency, con tinues, to handle this matter.
Coun. Frank Dyson QUALITY 2 SEATER SOFAS
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, a healthy 20-year-old can be fatal to an elderly per son. Let’s pull together.
Environment Agency to determine what should be done to solve this problem.’ Going to court might be a popular move, but we are heading down the road of gesture politics and will end. up a b s o lu te ly nowhere,” he said.
rwe'want is for yet another select, committee to have
the incoming Government t a k e s th is ma t t e r seriously. The last thing
“We must ensure that
to consider this matter.” Mr David Coulbum said
the problems associated with the burning of Cem fuel in Clitheroe were the same elsewhere in the world.
Hopes high as new chief executive takes over
HIGH hopes for the future were expressed at the first meeting of Ribble Valley Borough Council following the appointment of Mr David Morris as chief
executive. The-Mayor, Coun. Mrs
well." Deputy leader Coun.
Eileen Lowe, said: “I am sure he will do an excel lent, job for; this council, and would like to wish him
Frank Dyson (Clitheroe) said that Mr Morris and, the other candidates underwent a “somewhat rigorous and testing exam ination” during the selec tion process. “We all wish him and
the management team a happy , and industrious fixture,’’ said Coun. Dyson. “I am sure that, under the leadership of David, Mor ris, our officers will do the Ribble Valley proud.” Coun. Kate Hooper
servative councillors that they had put the argument over the chief executive having a dual role into the p a s t . “ They looked forward, not backward,” said Coun. Hooper, adding th a t Mr Morris had already set to work with a positive approach to the future. There was a pro posal for the re-deploy ment of policy unit staff, which did not involve redundancy. Conservative leader
Coun. Chris Holtom (Wilpshire) said his group
wished Mr Morris and the management team a sue cessful period ahead. Labour Coun. Bert
Jones (Clitheroe) added his good wishes for a long and fruitful period of office. He felt that the wise people who had spent quite ia long day on the selection process had made the right decision. . Mr Morris said: “I would
• by myself but can rely on .good support.”
like to express thanks for your kind words and sup port:; I cannot do the job
WINNERS AT BRIDGE CLUB
WINNERS on Monday evening at Clitheroe Bridge Club were: NS Mr J. D. Mortimer and Mrs B, Tatton with Mrs F. Wilson and Mr, A. Singleton second. EW Mrs I. Park and Mr B. Guha with Mr and Mrs J. Pawlicki second! On Thursday, winners were NS Mrs J. Bowkcr
(Clitheroe) said that it was to the credit of the Con
and Mrs M. Thompson with Mr R.- Dent and Mrs P. Wimpenny second. EW Mrs M. Phillips and Col M. Jeffery with Mr J. Higson and Mr E. Ormand second.W. M. .1
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