Christmas magic to life by schoolchildren


A MAGICAL play, enti­ tled "The First Christmas Rose," enthralled parents, friends and relatives of Pendle County Primary


School pupils. Upper KS2 members per­


formed the play, which told the story of a group of children who accidentally discovered the birthplace of Christ. They pleaded with the concierge to


tell them the Christmas story and the meaning behind the first Christmas rose.r The play was produced by Mrs Liz


The Pendle teams once again


Waddington, musically directed by Mrs Jean Brennan and was per­ formed on two evenings. Tickets were • sold out as soon as they were printed and members of the community and friends attended the dress rehearsal. The infant Nativity, "The Soldiers'


Christmas," told the story of the cen­ sus at Bethlehem and the soldiers witnessing the miraculous events which took place there.


swung smoothly into action.. The children made the props and scenery and soihe of the music was composed by them, especially th a t for the dancers, - all in all proving an excel-


■ lent example of the teamwork evi­ dent in Pendle County Primary


School. Pictured (left) are members of the


cast of "The First Christmas Rose". And (below) some of the four to


seven-year-olds are pictured during "The Soldiers' Christmas".


Big export drive as go-ahead Spiroflow decides to expand Down Under


A CLITHEROE compa­ ny is moving Down Under as part of its export drive. f Spiroflow is expanding


i ts operations into Aus­ tralia, New Zealand and the Pacific rim.. The company, which


manufactures power han­ dling equipment, has opened a subsidiary in Ade­ laide, South Australia, and appointed as sales and mar­


keting manager a Bar- “noldswick man who began his working life as a jour­ nalist with this group of newspapers. Mr Tony Town, more


recently a production man­ ager with Silentnight, will be working alongside Mr Kevin Bolland to develop the new venture. Spiroflow now has a pur­


pose-built factory for the manufacture and demon­ stration of its conveyors


and associated equipment, which are sold through a network of sales agents in the southern hemisphere. The Lincoln Way-based


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tomers and last week Spiroflow announced that


parent company employs 40 people in Clitheroe and has subsidiaries in Ameri­ ca, Germany and Ireland, with 20 people employed in the USA through a net­ work of 30 companies, and 90 representatives. Many national compa­ nies rank among its cus­


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i t was helping the food company Matthew Walker to fulfil its order book for Christmas puddings. At the Matthew Walker


plant a t Heanor, Der- : byshire, Spiroflow has installed a complete ingre­ dients handling system, comprising four bulk one- tonne bag dischargers for the major ingredients, together with tubular con­


veyors, which transport the ingredients to the weighing stations in the mixing room. The company is a lead­


ing supplier in the spe­ cialised field of dry solids handling, designing enclosed conveying and associated equipment to eliminate dust and manual handling in food, chemical and pharmaceutical facto­ ries worldwide.


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traffic-calming by Margaret Parsons


ANGRY Sabden parish councillors are to write to the Government and the local MP after their hopes for traffic-calming measures in the village


appear to have been dashed again. ' ■ The council has been


campaigning for years for


I measures to reduce the speed of vehicles - mainly using Sabden as a short­ cut at peak times., The •(; problem ^ jh a s ; increased in recent years


and in addition to Clitheroe and Padiham Roads, Whalley Road at the Whins Avenue junction has also become a blackspot with several acci­ dents and near misses. County Highways offi­


cials insist that the number of injury accidents is not high enough to justify traf­ fic-calming. The council disagrees and recently enlisted the support of Rib- ble Valley Borough Coun­ cil's Chief Executive,Mr Dave Morris who lobbied the county council but was told Sabden did not-have' high priority. Borough Councillor Mrs


Eileen Lowe is also pursuing the matter and has been told that a bid for £10,000 for traffic-calming can be put forward into the budget - but is still unlikely to get into the programme of work. She has pointed out that


parish councils can go into partnership with the LCC to provide funding for traffic- calming schemes - and these would then be considered for inclusion in the minor works programme or the village speed control measures pro-


gramma Councillors have agreed


I and for the parish council's finance committee to look into the partnership funding scheme with the LCC. I t was also decided to


to ask for ' the £10,000 scheme to be put forward


Talk on the Pendle . ■ witches


S\ r-! •; n r.‘ u ’: v- PENDLE witches were


the topic of a talk given by Mrs Kate Mulholland to members of. Clitheroe Afternoon Townswomen's


; Guild.. This'was.entitled "A


New Look at the Story of the Pendle Witches", and Mrs Mulholland described how her research had led her to believe th a t the' charge of witchcraft was connected to the persecu- tion'of Roman Catholics at' the time of the Reforma-'


tion.' - ' To explain her theory in'


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greater detail, Mrs Miil- holland has written a book; "The Cry of Innocence";' which is published by a' Nelson company. .•■•/ She was thanked on


behalf of guild members by Mi*q G. Eldard. Chairman Mrs Evelyn Spain then introduced a new group member, Mrs Finch. The minutes of the pre­


vious meeting and the fed­ eration repo.-t were read by Miss Doris Yates, with a financial statement pre­ sented by Miss Margaret Campbell. Tea and biscuits were served by the tea com- -


mittee. , '


'Helpers needed THE search is on for volun-.


teers for the Whalley WRVS luncheon club. : Helpers are needed for


| write to the Department of Transport and MP Nigel Evans protesting at the lack of funding for traffic schemes in villages when such a large amount is spent on trunk roads.


Surprise visit THERE was a surprise


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Methodist church hall to see the children during one of their playgroup sessions,


waitress duties for the Wednesday meals served to some 25 elderly people at the old grammar school building in Whalley They will be. asked to


work two-hour sessions eight times a year (Wednesdays on a monthly.rota, excluding holiday periods,' between 11- 30 a.m. and 1-30 a.m.) A WRVS spokesperson


said the duties were ample - setting the tables and serving meals which have already


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Police seek witnesses to assault at nightclub


POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted inside the Rendezvous nightclub at Whalley. • The incident happened at the Accrington Road venue at


around 1-15 a.m. on December 6th. The 25-year-old victim had been involved in an argu­


ment with another male. Shortly afterwards, he was struck from the side, head-butted and kicked in the stomach.


Police say it is unclear whether the assault \vas connect­


ed with the earlier incident. PC Andy Lang, of Whalley police, said: We would like


to appeal to anyone who was in the club that night mid who may have seen this serious assault. If anyone has a descrip­ tion, or the name of the assailant, we urge them to come


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