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PUPILS and teachers at Bowland County High School are to join an RSPB campaign to per­ suade Prime Minister Tony Blair to take more action to help the plight of British wildlife. Children a t


the changing conditions are


Grindleton school will affecting wildlife. As wad- sign lapwing shaped ’ ing birds, they are under pledges on November ! threat in farmland nesting 13th, which will then be haunts. Where they still sent to the Premier next spring along with thou­ sands of others signed by schools nationwide. The "Land for Life"


pledges call for changes in wildlife law which will give better protection and more positive management for the 6,500 sites of special scientific interest through­ out the UK. SSSIs have been desig­


exist, their breeding suc­ cess is decreasing and the picture is often as bad within SSSIs as it is in the wider countryside, accord­ ing to the RSPB. Bowland County High


nated by government because of their outstand­ ing nature conservation value, but the RSPB says that current legal protec­ tion is inadequate in the face of modern agricultur­ al practices or where neglect is leading to a loss of wildlife. Lapwings are being used as the campaign's network


because they are believed to typify the way in which


School teacher Mr David Fisher said of the children's efforts: "By signing the lapwing pledges, our young people are giving a clear environmental message. This campaign helps them realise that their voices can be heard where it really matters." Regional RSPB public


International visitors are making tracks to Michaels model museum


by Ben Carlish


A MODEL attraction to the village of Rim- ington and the Ribble Valley was officially opened this week to


great acclaim. The Black Bull Inn,


Rimington, is one of the few hostelries in the region, if not the country, that can boast an impres­ sive model tran sp o r t museum in the back


room. The huge collection of


affairs manager Mr Andre Farrar added: "That so many young people should care so much about wildlife is extremely heartening and gives us even more encouragement to have


better wildlife laws put on the statute books.”


Trevor’s talk on the heyday of nature


URBANISATION in the 19th Century led to a craze, for getting back to nature, members of


Clitheroe Naturalists heard. Lecturer Mr Trevor ton started the first nature


Pierce spoke on "The Hey- reserve and when on i day of Nature" and accom- South American expedi panied his talk with slide's, tion slept with his foot beautifully illustrated outside the tent to encour- books and artefacts which included a chamber pot charmingly decorated with ferns. The 19th Century saw


increased travel through trains and bicycles, books about birds and plants were best sellers and there were lists of equipment such as blow pipes for cleaning out birds eggs and specimens for exchange. Mr Pierce said that the


age bites so that he could study poisons. Sir Richard Owen, from


replica planes, trains and automobiles took landlord Mr Michael Blades five years to put together. The grand opening ceremony this week was attended by many local personalities including the Mayor of the Ribble Valley, Coun. David Smith, Ribble Valley Rail chairman Mr Peter Moore and Clitheroe Advertiser and Times editor Mr Leigh Morrissey. Appropriately cutting


the ribbon on the doors to the Aladdin's cave of detailed scale models was North West Railtrack director Mr Richard Feam, whose company is responsi­ ble for letting out the Man­ chester to Clitheroe line to troubled operators North Western Trains. He commended the


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Manchester base to Clitheroe to attend the event, also praised highly the Ribble Valley Rail group. He added: "If only we


museum as a great reminder of Britain's trans­ port heritage and congrat­ ulated Mr Blades on his dedication in collecting the


exhibits. He said: "This museum


Stulled animals as well as, - jes sucj1 ^ Mjce in Batter stuffed birds were found m and g irrel pie private houses as well as museums, with decorative


naturalists of today would be shocked by the a t t i ­ tudes of the 19th Century. Collections of eggs and


collages and arrangements - made from rare butterfly "


and the microscope was in its infancy and the study of geology was proving, that fossils showed a slow development over millions of years layer by layer, not from about 4000 BC as had been commonly thought. Elaborate cast iron palm


wings. The use of the camera


houses displayed tropical plants, and ferns were col­ lected, often putting pres­ sure on rarer species. There were the eccentrics - Squire Water-


Victorian


Lancaster, was Superinten­ dent of the Natural Histo ry Museum, and obtained a severed head from an execution a t Lancaster Castle. Tripping, he dropped the head and chased it over the green into the house of a startled occupant. Frank Buckland, th


David Bellamy of the 19th century, created a fish museum. Recipes in one of his books included delica-


Rustic decorations from homes of taste added to


houses, but finally Mr Pierce reminded his audi ence that going out to look at flowers would have been considered an eccentricity before 18301 Chairman Mr Brian


Jones thanked the speaker for an evening notable both for the information


and the dry humour. The next lecture at


Clitheroe Library will be on Thursday, November 5th, a t 7-30 p.m. The speaker will be Mr S. Craig and his subject "60 degrees North - Shetland Isles."


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IT was time to tickle those tastebuds at the Whalley Scout and Guide group's latest community minibus fund-raising venture. Over 80 people were drawn by delicious


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Restaurant gastronomes Mrs Rosemary Newman and her son, Mark, local “volun­ teers” tested their culinary competence by cooking such exotic dishes as sophisticat­ ed fishcakes and Tia Maria flambed crepes. With the heat on, members of the audience sampled the dishes and voted on the win­ ner of each heat. Budding Delia Mr Bob Buckley won his


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round against Mr Matt Wilson, and Mr Wilson was the culinary king in his bub­ bling bout against Mr Micky Brooks. As our picture suggests, the competition was hardly fierce and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the evening's entertainment.


TWO Lancaster men appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with causing grievous bodily harm to Dean Gilbert in Clitheroe on Friday, October 16th.


the smoke alarms going off at one point, but it all went smoothly in the end. It was a hilarious evening with lots of audience participation and good-natured banter. We are hoping the minibus will be on the road early next year, and we would like to thank all those people who participated and helped in the event and others like it. Spe­ cial thanks must go to Rosemary and Mark Newman, of the Tudor Rose, who did an excellent job. Our picture shows “Cant's and wont's”


the community minibus fund, Whalley Guide and Scout Group fund-raising com­ mittee secretary Jackie Gallimore declared it a resounding success. She said: “I was a bit concerned about


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cooking up some fun at Whalley Village Hall. From left to right, Mr Matt Wilson, Mr Bob Buckley, the Tudor Rose's Mrs Rosemary Newman, Mr Andy Stanworth and Mr Micky Brooks. (241098/17/15)


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ties in very much with what Mr Prescott is trying to do in making transport much more accessible to people in this country." Mr Fearn, who dutifully took the train from his


had groups like Ribble Val­ ley Rail for local railway lines up' and down the country I am sure the national rail network would be in a lot better condition than it is." He went on to present


sures. Just some of the exhibits on display include an eight-foot long version of the HMS Invincible, a USAF B17F Flying Fortress American bomber with a nine foot wing-span and a full-working 5-inch gauge version of the Royal Scot steam engine made by Bolton-le-Sands enthusiast Mr Jeff Whittaker. A centrepiece of the dis­


Mr Blades with a canvas map, made in 1939, of the national rail network as it was before wartime and post-war closures and before Dr Beeching swung his axe in the 'sixties. Once the ribbon had been cut, and a commemorative plaque unveiled, the guests streamed into the museum to see for themselves the impressive transport trea­


play was a working model railway, with many minia­ ture Ribble Valley land­ marks on it, which many male visitors crowded around with boyish glee. The museum has already


land and even Costa Rica, as well as from many other countries. Plans are afoot to expand


the museum further in the new year with a whole sec­ tion dedicated to the histo­ ry of railways, especially catering for parties of schoolchildren. Mr Blades and his wife, Barbara, are also hoping to open a retail section at the inn, which will sell a range of goods, including small- size work­ ing models. Mr Blades, whose inter­


attracted international interest with visitors and exhibits coming from all over the world. The visi­ tors' book displays entries from visitors from New Zealand, Germany, Hol­


achieved something we can all bo quite proud of and from here the museum will just get better and better." Our picture shows Ribble Valley role models at the


opening of the Black Bull Model Transport Museum (from the left) Mr Michael Blades, North-West Rail- track director Mr Richard Fearn, Mrs Barbara Blades, Ribble Valley Rail chairman Mr Peter Moore and the Mayor of the Rib­ ble Valley, Coun. David Smith. (221098/11/17).


est in transport began as a youth on the footplate of steam locomotives in Burn­ ley, said: "It is tremendous to see so many people here and I would like to thank all those who have helped in putting the museum together in so many ways. I think now we have


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