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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24th, 1997 21 Church Street, clitheroe 01200 422264 Advertiser and 1 imes l in e Clitheroe The paper that champions the Ribble .Vauey cause ^ ■■


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The owner of Clitheroe Travel escapes a jail sen­ tence after admit­ ting gross indecen­


cy. page 3


“Blind Date” girl Gemma Dawson causes a stir on TV.


page 3


Earl Spencer th ­ anks the Ribble Valley for its book of condolence.


page 18


A leading figure in the world of Ribble Valley photography dies.


page 3


A Chilean adven­ ture beckons for a Sawley woman.


page 8


There is a decision on a local man’s appeal against a life ban on keeping horses and dogs.


page 12


FOGGITT’S WEEKEND WEATHER: I t will continue to be cold and wet, with strong winds expected.


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Pilot follows his father into


cockpit - at 17 by Tim Procter


A RIBBLE VALLEY teenager is following his father's aerial


example. Richard Lord h a s g o t h is pilot's


licence a t th e minimum age of 17 - and w an ts to make a career flying


b ig jets. But he is unlikely ever to get the


chance to fly a Lancaster bomber, as his father, Mr Harry Lord, did with


the RAF at the end of the war. Richard learnt at Westair Flying School,


Blackpool, and last week was named its student of the year. He works at the school


. part-time to help pay for his hobby. The Lords live in Clitheroe and it was a


Local agriculture is in the sp o t l igh t^


proud day for Mr and Mrs Lord.and younger son Andrew when they were flown over the town by their elder son shortly after he obtained his licence. The family is connected with Clitheroe Parish Church,.


RICHARD, p i e tm d w i lh lo u r i ^ b r o th w A n ^ when he started to fly last year. They are standing by a two-seater Cessna'150. Currently a student at QEGS, Richard .is,


where Richard was formerly a bellringer. He learnt to fly on a Cessna, a modem day equivalent of the Tiger Moths his father,


piloted as a young man. Now Richard flies bigger planes, such as a Piper Warrior.


going to university, next year. He hopes to . obtain a degree in aeronautical engineering as a prelude to entering the highly-competitive, - but expanding, civil aviation industry. . ..


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w x t a i I r v Mr and Mrs John Riley are pictured signing the local farmers' petition at Booth's supermarket. WHALLLi CO p


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farmers John Thornbcr, Richard Whitwcll and John Berry with NFU secretary Stephen Fawcett. (CAT 15202)


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Over 2,000 sign ‘Keep Britain Farming’ plea TimProcter reports


Well over 2,000 signa­


tures were collected as farmers, their wives and Young Farmers’ Club members sought and received overwhelming public backing on the streets and supermarket forecourts of Clitheroe on Saturday. Beef on the bone is


just the latest in a long line of problems to hit farming, though it is the most topical at the moment. But consumer confi­


dence in the Ribble Valley seems high. During this week more names have been added to


the petition ready for it to become part of a national one to be presented to the


Government by the National Farmers' Union. The many Ribble Valley


people who rely on agricul- • ture, directly or indirectly, for their livelihood are uniting behind NFU branch chairman Mr Andrew Bristol, of West Bradford, to put farming's case to the Government for better treatment. Everyone is keen to keep


politics out of the issue, but it is hard to overlook the fact that the present Government contains far fewer farmers, "gentleman" or otherwise, than the last. "There are few compara­


ble areas of the country with such a heavy depen­ dence on farming as the Ribble Valley - our MP quickly acknowledged that when he came here," says


Mr Stephen'Fawchtt', the/-'


try locally has tried ;to ■ adapt as much as they can. in the changing times and we found that a high pro-, portion of people we asked to sign the petition knew about our plight. Others were sympathetic when we explained things to them.'; , The union is strongly, emphasising the keystone role of farming in rural life as a whole and the many other industries affected by its decline./. But the campaign plead­


ing for the public's help,to persuade the Government to do more is very much a dignified one. On Saturday, for instance, small groups rather than one big band of farmers spread out across town to put their points to shoppers. "We have been very


NFU group secretary. I ■ "Everyone in' the indus- .1


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encouraged by the response. Now we are get­ ting ready to send our peti­ tion down to London," says Mr Fawcett. "In the mean­ time, life is getting harder for farmers."


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CROWDS of p eop le throng ed C lith e ro e Auction Mart to bid for a Christmas turkey


bargain. Saturday's sale had an


entry of no less than 1,000 birds and auctioneer Mr John Swingler was kept busy for hours. Many of the birds were


sold individually, but some family syndicates snapped up a few at a time. There were also trade buyers. Judge Mr Colin Cooke


said the standard was very impressive. "It was the best


I've seen over many years, a real credit to the Ribble Valley's farming skills," said Mr Cooke. Bidding was brisk, but


there were some'very good buys to be had. Larger birds in particular were keenly priced. The sale is an annual fea­


ture at the mart. Our picture shows Mr


Cooke and auctioneer Mr John Swingler with some of the birds before the first fall of the hammer. (CAT 15199)


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