/ Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, August 12th, 1999 Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified)


July weather statistics for Ribble Valley


IN spite of a cloudy and unset­ tled s ta r t to the month, dry, warm weather with tempera­ tures in the 70s set in from July 5th to 12th. A cooler period with a little rain followed during the


' middle of the month. From the 22nd high pressure became dom­ inant with temperatures recov­ ering into the 70s with a good deal of sunshine, making July 1999 a dry month with pleasant summer weather. Total rainfall 40.9 mm.


Day Max. MinJlain (mm) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7


67 69 67 67 76


S 9


10 11 12 13 14 15


17 18 19 20


71 76 76 76 76 74 70 64 64


57 3.3.


62 8.0 57 56 55


16 68 70 69 70 64


22 23 24 25


21 58 64 64 71 70


27 28 29 30 31


26 ■ 67 68 68 70 75 75


73 61 62 64 60 58 56 56 54 56 56 57 60 58 60 56 54 52 58 58 50 48 54 54 55 58 62


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2.1 0.7 3.0 1.0 1.7


10.2 6.9 3.1


'P f b*. t .......... > . ‘ M b 40.9mm = 1.6 inches or rain. History is to


be unearthed at Salthill


THE rich archaeological history of Clitheroe's Salthill Quarry is to be unearthed at a special cel­ ebratory event organised by the Lancashire Wildlife


Trust. Mystery celebrity


guests have been invited to the event, on the first Sat­ urday in September, and they will help organisers run events such as trilo- bite fossil face painting, bug hunts, geology trails and wildlife searches. Organisers say Salthill


Quarry is one of the best geological sites in Britain and they want the event to draw the public's atten­ tion to its attraction as a


September 4th from 2 p.m. and parking will be avail­ able at Salthill Industrial Estate, off Lincoln Way, adjacent to Clitheroe Auc­


family day out. The event takes place on


tion Mart. More details are to be


released nearer to the time.


Calderstones roundabout plan rejected


ONLY the applicants, Calderstones N1IS Trust, were in favour of a plan­ ning application to put a mini-roundabout on Mil­ ton Road, Whalley. The tru s t wanted to


make it easier for traffic leaving its complex along Chestnut Drive to get on


to the main road. Officials recommended


Ribble Valley Borough Council Planning Com­ mittee to refuse the appli­ cation, and a local resident asked members to do so. Coun. Mrs Joyce Ilolgate (Whalley) declared: "Speeds there are alarming and a mini-roundabout is not the answer.” Coun. Ilowel Jones (Clitheroe) said that the idea would not make things safer but would have the opposite result. The plan was refused.


Sttrk House plays host to big gathering of North-West development chiefs


WITH 180 staff and a budget of £215m., the North-West Develop­ ment Agency is hard at work pro­ moting the region as a competitive


UK business location. Staff and owners of the Stirk House


Hotel, Gisburn, were therefore delighted to be chosen to play host to agency members, who held a working dinner at the country premises. NWDA board members include


locally, former leader of Burnley Bor­ ough Council Kath Reade and Mr Dennis Mendoros, managing director of Kelbrook-based Euravia Engineer­


ing and chairman of the Consortium of Lancashire Aerospace. The agency is seen as an exciting


. . . ____Mnrimiht-hicrh nn theaeend


opportunity for the region to work together in developing and imple­ menting a strategy for sustainable economic development, social and physical regeneration and improved


competitiveness. Based in Cheshire, the NWDA


became operational in April this year and brings a number of regional devel­ opment organisations under one roof; English Partnerships, INWARD and the Rural Development Commission.


s &■/& ef./SJ. &■ sif/s. Local picture record


AS local people celebrate this week's solar eclipse, a Newton vil­ lager has stepped forward with these fascinating photographs of


o f t h e l a s t e c l i p s e _ . mi


The pictures, showing various stages . • I____.Umn in ir irortni15 5


of the eclipse, were framed by the Clitheroe photographer and given to Miss Annie Rushton, of Brightholme,


the last one. The pictures were taken by Mr John


Ilindle I-Iigson, a professional photogra­ pher, who sot up his camera and tripod at Clithcroo Golf Club to record the his­


toric event.


Newton. She says she has always treasured the


pictures, as she saw the 1927 eclipse as a small child. She remembers climbing Burn Fell with other members of her family when they lived at Crayshaw


Farm, Newton.


I had a grandstand view of the celestial event in 1927


THE weavers at a Clitheroe mill thanked their lucky stars that they had a grand­ stand view of the 1927 eclipse . But the office staff were not so lucky, according to Mrs Bertha Hargreaves, who was a 19-year-old weaver at the time. She told the Advertiser and Times that


a treat was laid on for the office staff at Westhead's Mill, in Sun Street, in the shape of a trip to Giggleswick - the eclipse centre - while the weavers and labourers walked to Salthill to watched the event. As things turned out, it was cloudy in


M i l i ter* z < r r >


Giggleswick, but sunny in Clitheroe and the weavers had a clear view of the eclipse. Mrs Hargreaves, who was one of hun­


dreds of local people who watched from Salthill, said: "It was such an important event that all the mills closed for the morning so that we could view it. "We had a grandstand view - it was a marvellous sight. It was like seeing a ring


of coloured beads in the sky. "When it went dark a great cheer went


up from the crowd."


Rimington home plan rejected


A DWELLING and garage at Newby Croft, Rimington, would cause "unacceptable harm" to the rural landscape, says a Government inspector. Mr P. Taylor's plan was


rejected by the Ribble Valley Borough Council Planning Committee and his appeal against this decision has been dismissed. Inspector Mr Philip


Meeting for farmers on organic milk initiative


ANOTHER meeting has been arranged for farmers


I interested in changing to organic milk production. The Bowland Initiative, March."


I the pioneering group tasked with helping to improve the area,- has. arranged the meeting in conjunction with special­ ists from the Ministry of Agriculture and Milk


I Marque. Initiative manager Mr


| John Wallbank says: '•'Interest from farmers looking for a different emphasis for their dairy business has intensified over the summer, since our original meeting in


A comprehensive


research project into the potential for organic milk has been carried out, and a report will be presented at the meeting. Farmers will be able to ask technical questions .of Mr Mark Rowlands, an organic dairy farmer who has set up a consultancy specifi­


cally for the sector. The meeting is at the


Moorcock Inn, Wadding- ton, on Wednesday, August 25th at 7-30 p.m.


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local meeting was progress made in drawing up a regional economic strat- i egy in consultation with both public and private sectors across the region. This will set an overall strategy, which will integrate specific programmes, such as the Single Regeneration Bud­ get and the English Partnership pro­ gramme. The strategy is to be com­ pleted by October this year with a first draft available in June. Pictured are members of the agency


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Retirement announced of county council chief


THE Chief Executive of Lancashire County Council, S t o n y h u r s t C o l l e g e ,


S t o n y h u r s t , L a n c a s h i r e . s itu a te d in the b e a u tifu l Ribble Valley


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21st and 22nd August 1999 11.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. both days.


ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE WHQLE FAM LY “


visit the many Garden Centres, Nurseries and Horticulturalists


plus other garden products including Furniture, Fencing, Ornaments etc


Choose your gifts from over 35 craft exhibitors


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_ Kiddies Rides © Bird Exhibition by Thurlstone Owl Sanctuary 9 Slaidbum Et Clitheroe Brass Bands .


O Ossie doggers © Free Parking ® Food £t Refreshments O Tours of Stonyhurst (advanc'd bookings only)


A BBC Radio Lancashire Gardening Hour live from the show 12.00 noon to 1.00 ,,.m. Sunday only


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Mr Gordon Johnson, is to retire from local government. Mr Johnson joined the has been an outstanding


county council as Deputy Clerk in 1977, and was appointed Chief Execu- tive/Clerk in 1991, and Chief Executive in 1998. He is head of the Paid Service, is the council's Monitoring Officer, and is responsible for overall management of the county council's administra­


tion. He is also Clerk to the


Lancashire Lieutenancy, Clerk to the Lancashire Police Authority and to the Lancashire Combined Fire Authority, the county’s Electoral and Returning Officer, and the company secretary of Lancashire County Enterprises Ltd. County Coun. John West,


Chief Officer for Lancashire County Council. He has been responsible for many initiatives and changes, and guided Lancashire through a difficult period of reorgani­ sation and introduced a modernisation process which will take Lancashire into the new Millennium. "He will be greatly missed


by both members and offi­ cers and I wish him a long and happy retirement." Mr Johnson (60) is


leader of Lancashire County Council; said: "Mr Johnson


expected to retire before the end of March 2000. A panel of eight county councillors lias been set up to consider ! the senior management structure of the county council to support the Gov­ ernment's modernisation


agenda. Stonyhurst conversion go-ahead


VARIOUS work at St Mary's Hall, Stonyhurst College, has been given planning permission by officials of Ribble Valley | Borough Council, acting under their delegated powers. Conversion to provide living accommodation will involve


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