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Christmas spirit in Whalley is to help two Ribble Valley teenagers carry out a mission of mercy in South Africa.


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People of all ages in the Ribble Valley- make their mark for Children In Need


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Managers at North- West Water have apologised to Whal­ ley traders for the disruption caused by major roadworks.


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"WHAT, no Whitney," cried stunned Radio One DJs Mark and Lard when they discovered it was Lieutenant Pigeon and not Whitney Houston with a track included on this year's most cheesy Christ­ mas album: "Cheggers' Choice - The Worst Album on the Planet"! For the Clitheroe band


and its '70s number one, "Mouldy Old Dough," fea­ ture alongside the likes of St Winifred's School Choir with its "There's no one quite like Grandma", Black Lace and "Agadoo" and the Nolans' "I'm in the Mood for Dancing". But with music industry


pundits tipping this trib­ ute to all that is tasteless m pop to top the charts for the holidays, there are no complaints from Pigeon members, who are current­ ly gigging in Russia and sifting through a flood of offers to play on Millenni­


um eve. And with legendary


champions such as Keith Chegwin, as well as Mark and Lard, behind them, who knows, 2000 may yet see Pigeon again play Top of the Pops to put the Rib­ ble Valley on the musical map!


GUIDE pages 11 -1ft


A daily reminder of a brave little ’s tragic death


by Julie Frankland


CROSSING off the days on their next year's calendar will be especially poignant for


one Rimington family. For the drawing on its


front cover and illustra­ tion to herald July were produced by a young member no longer with


them. Shortly before his sixth


birthday in May, Matthew Lodge died of an inoperable brain stem tumour. His parents, Mr and Mrs David and Sue Lodge, together with sister, Harri­ et, spent much time with Matthew at Derian House Children's Hospice in Chor- ley, where his sunny nature and artistic skills made him a favourite among staff and


other youngsters and their


families. When they wanted to


pay tribute to him, they decided to use his smiley and colourful drawings, made on his computer, in their fund-raising "Togeth­ erness 2000" calendar. I t also features a photo


of Matthew enjoying a merry-go-round ride, alongside a message writ­ ten by his family. I t reads: "After Matthew was diag­ nosed with an untreatable brain stem tumour back in 1998, Derian House and all the people who work there became a focal point in the life of our family. We there­ fore feel very proud to have some of Matthew's 'a r t' included in their calendar, and through this, support the work done a t Derian


House. "Matthew would call


Derian 'Pat's Fun House', and we all have very fond memories of the time spent there. In spite of the diffi­ cult circumstances in which we, along with many other families, found ourselves at Derian, the hospice was always a happy place for US." Added Mr Lodge, man­


aging director of BMP Europe Ltd, Altham: "The picture on the cover of the calendar


'Matthew's


is called Field'.


Matthew was always a happy boy and he took great care with his picture to ensure th a t even the cows smiled in Matthew-


land." The calendar costs £2.99


/dren's Hospice, Chancery Road, Astley ^Village, Chorley, PR7 1DH, tele­ phone 01257 271271. Said a staff spokes­


and is available, alongside a range of Christmas cards, wrapping paper and gifts, from Derian House Chil-


A fairytale ending to this lonely pet’s sad plight


THERE is a happy ending to the tale of a doomed-to-die dog whose plight touched the hearts of television viewers across the North-West. A new hoinfe in


people offering to put the pooch up. Since its launch earlier th is year, YELP has paid for stray canines to stay a t the Pets' Hotel kennel in Hapton for up to a month while new homes


woman: "To all the staff at Derian House, Matthew was a very special little boy, who shared his love with everybody, and who would be very pleased to know th a t we are following his example and sharing his delightful pictures in our calendar for the Millenni­


um."


Clitheroe has been found for a two-year-old pooch with no name who' appeared on Granada Tonight just over a week ago. Programme watch­ ers were told that the dog faced being put down unless a new fami­ ly could be found for


him. An organisation called


YELP - You Ensure Life For Pets — was swamped with around 500 calls from


Top dairy farm goes under the hammer and makes over £ lm .


ONE of the Ribble Valley’s most coveted dairy farms came under the auctioneer's hammer


this week for more than £l.5m. Businessman Mr Colin Musto, of


Old Langho, bid £1,520,000 for the 355-acre Salesbury Hall estate, which lies between Ribchester village and the A59. Watching him make the pur­ chase was a 250-strong audience, made up predominantly of local farm­ ers, who had packed the dinning room at Hurst Green's Shireburn Hotel, where the auction was held. In charge of the sale was auctioneer


works and private fishing rights to approximately 2,350yd. of the River Ribble, came on to the market, he and his staff had sent out 250 lots of prop­ erty details and hosted an estimated 40 visits to the premises and its sur­


rounding land. Among those present at the auction


were, according to Mr Turner, 12 seri­ ous potential buyers, but with the bid­ ding starting at £lm., it was soon left to Mr Musto and a rival bidder, believed to be a local accountant, to take the estate past its reserve sale


price. Had there been no buyer for the


Mr Richard Turner, of Richard Turn­ er and Son. Since the estate, which includes Salesbury Hall itself, a five- bedroomed farmhouse, numerous ancillary farm buildings, an old gravel


es tate as a whole, or had it not reached its reserve price, vendors and brothers-in-law Mr Harry Hargreaves and Mr Ronnie Thompson were pre­ pared to see their property auctioned


as four separate lots of the hall by itself, the farm house plus 343.34 acres, Maries Wood and 1.85 acres bankmg the Ribble. Prior to the start of the sale, a fifth


lot, the title rights for the Lord of the Manor of Salesbury and Dinckley were withdrawn. They are to be researched for sale by private negoti­ ation at a later date. The farm's milk and silage quotas are also to be nego­ tiated privately, although a comple­ tion date for exchange on the estate itself was set for March 30th, 2000. Having watched the sale of Sales­


bury Hall, Mr Hargreaves and Mr Thompson are planning to retire. However, it is to an active retirement, farming 200 acres of land m Whalley.


Whalley Conservative Club opens its doors to women — after 100 years!


ONE of the last bastions of male


chauvinism in the Ribble Valley has finally emerged from the "dark ages" by allowing women to join its ranks as


full members. For over 100-years, Whalley Con­


servative Club has operated a bar on women members joining and came under the media spotlight two years ago when a vote to preserve the ancient ruling was taken by members.. Following the controversial deci­


sion, an extraordinary meeting was ■held to allow women in the 180 mem­ ber-strong club as guests, which they have been doing for the past two


years. Then last week at the club's general


meeting, chairman Mr Mike Fallon put forward a motion to allow women as full members. It was supported by


a unanimous vote. Mr Fallon hailed the decision as a


victory for progress. "We had to bring the club up to


date and out of the dark ages. There are already four women who have put themselves forward for membership and, now, they will be as welcome as everyone else," said Mr Fallon, a retired factory owner, who used to employ 1,500 women. Coun. Joyce Holgate, the village's Conservative councillor, also wel­


comed the landmark ruling. And from Westminster Ribble Val


ley Tory MP Nigel Evans expressed hope that members of his well-heeled


association, the Carlton Club, take a leaf out of the Con club's book in throwing off the shackles of sexism. He said: "In an age where women


contribute so much to the life of this country, their equal status in society should be recognised. In an era when we now have a Queen as our monarch, a female speaker in the House of Commons and where we have had a female Prime Minister there can no longer be any excuses to deny parity of membership."


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away. "As soon as I saw him I


sion appeal was aired, Rib­ ble. Valley resident Mrs


ed on a name for her new canine companion. On Friday night, Mrs Di-


thought he was friendly, lovely and playful. Now it is like I have had him for ages," she said. On her way to Hapton, Mrs Di-Vito said she had already decid­


Vito and the. newly-named Josh were asked back to Granada's studios in Man­ chester to show viewers the happy ending to the dog's tale. . Now officials from the Pets' Hotel are hoping that the television appeal will help them rehome other dogs and raise money to support YELPs work. Any­ one who wants to find out more about the work, or make a donation, can ring 01282 455742. Our picture shows Mrs


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