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Full house proves a winner for village fund-raisers
IT was eyes down for a full house at the White Bull, Gisbum, during the village Festival Hall Com mittee's fun bingo
night. More than 80 people
had their eyes glued to their cards as commit tee member Mrs Linda Farnworth/made her debut as caller for the evening. Golden ball prize was the princely sum of £100, and the d r in k s were on Miss Karen Fellowes after she h i t th e ja ck p o t. "She couldn't believe it; she nearly fell off her se a t," chuckled Mrs Farnworth. In addition to the "big
Youngsters hand out
harvest gifts BASKETS of fruit and vegetables were deliv ered to th e homes of Clitheroe senior c i t i zens living n e a r th e town's Brookside Coun ty Primary School. Pupils from the school's
reception and Year 1 classes had collected the produce for their harvest festival service, which was conducted by the Rev. Canon Philip Dear- den, of Clitheroe Parish Church. With the help of mums and dads, they then made over 50 house
calls. The school's older children
also had a collection, but of tinned produce. Their contri bution is destined for Clitheroe Salvation Army. Captain Noel Toner had pre viously visited the youngsters to explain the organisation's work among the poor and homeless. Ready to make a delivery, our picture shows,
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■ Hannah West and Matthew Livcsey, of the reception class, with their bountiful baskets. (161098/14/4)
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Jury clears lorry involved in a ‘ never
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A jRIBBLE VALLEY lorry driver has been cleared of causing death by dangerous dri ving in "a collision I will never forget." 'he jury a t Preston
Criiwn Court took lit tle more than an hour to (each a unanimous verlict of not guilty in the case of Castle Cement driver Craig Mekdows (35), of Quesnsway, Wadding-
ton. Tm hearing, which last
ed fair days, followed the deati of a motor cycle pil lion ider in an accident near Gisburn Police Sta tion < n July 8th last year.
the prosecution alleged th a t Mr and Mrs Mark Autton’s machine struck the front of the defendant's 36-tonne articulated lorry because it was partly on their side of the road. Mrs Autton, the mother
As reported last week,
devastated at what had happened, but was not to blame. ' He said that the bend at
the scene was "significently tight" and admitted that he was travelling at 38 m. p. h. - but this was definite ly not faster than normal. Meadows spoke of mov
of two young children, was thrown into a road sign and
killed. It was also claimed that
the lorry was travelling over the speed limit and
left a skidmark. In evidence, Meadows
told the jury that he was
he did not swerve or skid and the marks going on to the opposite side of the road were not his. . He said his side wheel was on the white line but admitted there was "a pos- sibilty" that he had just gone over. Prosecuting counsel Mr
ing towards the middle of the road as he made adjust ments for the roadworks. He said: "As I came
round the cones, there was a flash of a headlight. I t was in the middle coming straight at me. I didn't have a chance to do any thing." Meadows told the jury
‘Marvellous’ speaker entertains family history group
A SPEAKER describ- e d ^: a s.A'.m a r y e 11 ou s " ;
entertained members of tiie Ribble Valley Fairily History Group. Ian Dewhirst, of
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.^subject:, "Ephemera" and . members heard how post-'1 cards, accounts, letters, posters and notices can be great sources of refer
ence for family historians. On November 10th, Mrs
' Margaret Jones will talk about the reminiscences of Lawrence Ashworth, of Altham.
Chris Knight suggested th a t the tachograph showed that the lorry was going past its capabilities. The defendant replied: "It didn't feel fast at all, it was just normal driving. I don't think it was my fault." However, he said, he was
not blaming the motor cycle.
Theft from auction
A LIGHT blue Rover-820 was stolen from last Wednes day evening's sale at
Clitheroe Auction Mart. : It had the reg. No. G963 NHG.
driver
Clitheroe, a cuddly toy from Wilson's and bottles of whisky from local busi nesses. The evening raised more than £600 for Festi val Hall funds, but also helped cement the Gis- burn community spirit, said Mrs Farnworth. She added: "It was a great opportunity for people to get together for a really good social evening. I t was a super night and we intend to hold another one in six months' time." ® The Festival Hall
one", there were more than 20 glittering prizes donated by members of the committee, including a fruit hamper donated by D and D Veg, of
WINNERS at Clitheroe Bridge Club last Monday were as follows. NS: Mrs B .T a t to n and Mr D. Mortimer, with Mr and Mrs S. Green second. EW: Mrs L. Wilkins and Mrs J. Howarth with Mr G. Capstick and Mrs A. Peddar second. Congratulations to
Chris Pollard on winning the Thursday evening individual competition. Mrs K. Higson was sec ond and Mrs A. Peddar third. Winners of the usual
Thursday evening session were - NS: first equal, Mrs L. Wilkinson and Mrs J. Howarth and Mrs A. Pollard and Mrs J. Pol lard, with Mr and Mrs J. Blakey third. EW: Mrs M. Allen and Mrs F. Wil son, with Mrs F. Porter and Mr II. Kay second. Members were remind ed that the annual teams
Committee has just sold its 1,000th "A Taste from Gisburn" cookery book, recently featured in the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, thus selling out of its full complement. From their sales - an average of five a day - they have raised £1,000 for the Festival Hall funds, £1,000 for the Memorial Garden funds and £1,000 towards pub lishing costs.
Bridge club winners
competition is scheduled for November 2nd. "Those wishing to play
should enter their names on the club notice board or ring Mr George Pollard (01282 771818)," saida spokesman.
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