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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, May 13th, 1999 17 Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) ews from the YUlages E. Jackson. HURST GREEN,


Over 60s Raffle winners at the


Hurst Green over 60s' whist and domino drive were Mr A. Holden, Mrs H. Hartley and Mrs V. Duckworth. Ladies whist winners were Mrs A. Howarth and Mr H. Moon and gents were Mr J. Kenyon and Mr J.E Mon­ aghan. Domino winners were Mrs D. Knight, Mrs M. Davies, Mrs M.A. Card-


well and Mrs J. Moon. The coach trip to the


Derbyshire Dales is eagerly anticipated by members - the coach will arrive at 11 a.m. on May 25th. The next meeting will be


Hall. PENDLETON,


Standen Hall An evening at Standen


£450.


Sunday (blessing of the farms) service took place in Pendleton last Sunday. After a short service at


Farm Sunday The annual Rogation


All Saints’ Church, the vicar, the Rev. Roland Nicholson, led parishioners and friends from Holy Trinity Church, South Shore, Blackpool, round the working farms in the vil­


, management committee of Rimington Memorial Insti­ tute, MCs were Mrs E. Hartley (dominoes) and Mr A. Stott (whist). Sup­ per was served and prizes awarded to the following, whist, ladies: Miss M. Jackr son, Mr T. Cowperthwaite, Mre R. Brooksbank. Gents: Mrs H. Grainger, Mrs M. Adamson, Mrs M. Robin­ son. Dom.inoes: Mrs D. Lowe, Mr P. Metcalfe, Miss


Tricks and spots At a whist and domino drive, organised by the


J. Pye, Mr W. Wilson. Raffle: Mrs Metcalfe,


Mrs P. Oddie, Mr K. Ten­ nant, Mr R. Knight.


at 7-30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 18th, in the Memorial


Hall, organised by the Pendleton branch of the Kibble Valley Conservative Association, raised about


potato pie with mushy peas, followed by apple crumble and custard, proved popular with mem­ bers of Rimington and Middop Luncheon Club. Suggestions for the club's annual outing in July were discussed and raffle winners were Mrs F. Pilkington, Mrs A. Seed, Mrs N. Hud­ son, Mr D. Nicholson and Mrs E. Jackson.


Luncheon club The menu of meat and


SIMONSTONE-


Mini-show Simonstone with Read


lage. They sang a hymn and the vicar gave a bless­


ing at each one. Afterwards, tea was


served in the village hall, where a blessing was given for all farms in the parish.


Institute will hold its monthly meeting on May 20th at 7-30 p.m. in the Old School, Simonstone. The outcome of the discussions will go forward to the gener­ al meeting at the Royal Albert Hall in June. There will also be a mini-handi­ crafts show and members are reminded to bring their entries along. The group meeting will


be held on Tuesday, at St Mary's Church Hall, Sab- den, at 7-30 p.m. Entertain­ ment will be from Tin Pan Alley and a supper will be provided.


stone Players are organis­ ing a trip to see "Eclipse" at the Global Theatre, Black­ pool, on July 3rd. A coach will leave the United Reformed Church, East View, Read, at 6 p.m. and will arrive back at around 11-15 p.m. The cost of the trip is £12 and a £5 non- returnable deposit is required when booking. Anyone interested should


Players The Read and Simon-


contact Emma Murray, tel. 772334.


' AGM The annual meeting of


Read and Simonstone Players will be held at Read Constitutional Club, on Wednesday at 8 p.m.


Whist winners The winners at Monday's


' whist drive at Read^and ! Simonstone Constitutional


: Club were as follows. ; Ladies: 1, Mrs E.Chamley;


■ 2, Mrs S. Birmingham and Mrs E. Hutchinson. Gents: 1, Mr R. Elliot: 2, Mr F.


Fallon. The special prize winner


was Mr L. Grime and the MC was Mr G. A. Holden.


Whist results Last Tuesday's winners


of the whist drive in the Old School, Simonstone were as


follows. Ladies: Mrs Earnshaw,


Mrs Old; consolation, Mrs E. Vernon. Gents: Mr R. Nuttall, Mr J. Hull; conso­ lation, Mr G. Pollard. The special prize was


won by Mrs E. Vernon and Mr George Pollard was the


MC. There will be another


SLAibBURN'


Party mood Members of Slaidburn


WI, along with guests from Sabden and Great Har­ wood, enjoyed an evening of gastronomic delights at their 55th birthday party. Prior to a delicious sup­


Holiday snaps The president of Riming­


ton W I, Mrs H. Keighley, welcomed everyone to the meeting and reminded members of arrangements


for the Border group meet­ ing to be held in Wadding-


ton on Wednesday. A light-hearted account,


accompanied by superb slides of holidays spent m Italy and Paris, was given by Mr and Mrs J. Knapp. Thanks were expressed by Mrs Spencer for a most enjoyable armchair tour with pictures of sunny days in romantic locations. Letters of thanks were


per, president Mrs Jean Parker introduced speaker Mrs Audrey Spencer who spoke about "Working with Chocolate". She gave a practical demonstration of tempering chocolate and made a number of mouth­ watering goodies, including rum truffles and chocolate cheesecake. Thanks were expressed by Mrs Barbara


Steen. Mrs Anthea Hodson pre­


sented the competition cup to Mrs Edith Lawson and cut the birthday cake made by Mrs Margaret Shaw and iced by Mrs Kathleen Tay­


lor. Vice-president of Sabden


WI Mrs Ann Jones gave thanks on behalf of the vis­ itors to Slaidbum WI for an


enjoyable evening. Members are invited to


High Bentham WI on July 1st and arrangements were


read from the Meningitis Trust for £216 raised at a coffee morning earlier in the year and also from Mrs A. Singleton, of ACWW, for a


donation of £20. Mrs McPherson request­


ed that orders for spring flowering bulbs be returned


given by Mrs B. Spencer on a visit by several members to an exhibition by the Embroiderers' Guild, of York Minster, who create magnificent altar frontals : and tapestries as well as


at the June meeting. A colourful report was


made for a mystery trip on


June 10th. Resolutions for the inter­


mediate general meeting


will be discussed at the craft meeting tonight. Winners of a competition


for a tasty biscuit were Mrs Lawson, Mrs Parker and


Mrs Steen. There will be a plant stall


at the meeting in June.


whist drive on Tuesday at 7-30 p.m.


of a visit to Catforth Gar­ dens and Barton Grange Garden Centre on July 4th, for which there are a few vacancies. At the next meeting, on


May 27th, Mr Roy Hinch- cliffe will speak about gera­ niums. Visitors are wel-


WHALLEY


Musical interlude There was a good atten­


Double trip out for local ramblers


CLITHEROE Ramblers held the first of their double Wednesday evening walks last week.


miles attracted 34 walkers and was led by Elaine Marsden from West Brad­


The main one of just five . '


ford Village Hall. The route left the road,


near Higher West Clough Beck at "100 steps", and on towards Green Lane and


Whitehall. The walkers passed Cob


House on the way to Simp- shey Breast and the return path was by Lowcocks, Bol- land Gate Lane (still known as Guest House Lane), and back along the road to the


dance of members and visi­ tors at the meeting of Whalley WI. In the absence of the president, vice-presi­ dent Mrs Ruth Mansley welcomed back Mrs Jones and Mrs Power, who have both been ill. Members were thanked for cards sent to Mrs Day and a letter was read from Mrs Gemmell, who was basking in temper­ atures of 33 degrees in Perth, Australia. Members enjoyed a delightful evening of music


on the piano, given by Mr Alun James Day. Beginning with Mendelssohn's "Spring Song" and Strauss's "Voices of Spring", the programme continued with the music of Bach, Mozart, Wagner, Supp'e, Elgar and conclud­ ed with two songs from "South Pacific", "The Flow­ ers th a t Bloom in the Spring" from "The Mikado" and the vigorous "Cachuca" from "The Gondoliers", by Gilbert and Sullivan. The music was inter-


GREEN-FINGERED members of Gisburn Parish Church helped funds blossom when they


Council funds blossom thanks to green-fingered members dug in a t the annual


spring fair. They sold off plants,


brac and cakes, a raffle and tombola, raised approxi­ mately £680 for church


which together with other stalls selling gifts, bric-a-


funds. The well-attended event.


From motor bike shelter to toxic spillage cover .. •


by Ben Carlish


A LOCAL man made good has been revealed as


the brains behind state-of- the-art decontamination


shelters unveiled this week by Lancashire Ambulance


Services as part of its new chemical spillage rapid


response unit. Mr Richard Bailey (43),


sperscd with poems ren- dered by Mrs Fell, Mrs Naylor, Mrs Simpson, Mrs Woodhead and Mrs Mans­ ley. Mrs Power read poems by William Allingham, the Irish poet, of Ballyshannon, County Donegal, the home town of Mrs Power. Thanks were expressed to Mr Day by Mrs Naylor. Since the talk on Kinloch


from Hurst Green, a former Ribblesdale High School pupil, originally developed an inflatable shelter to pro­ tect his racing motor cycle from the rain by the track- side. He quickly saw the possible applications and commercial potential of the inflatable structures after fellow competitors pressed him to learn where they could get one. He set up his own compa­


Castle restoration, a letter of thanks from Mr Randall, of Dentdale, was read and members were invited to visit the castle for a short break at a reasonable price. Members were reminded


of the invitation from Downham WI to join their meeting and Mrs Naylor proposed September would be suitable, when Mr Jim Parker would speak on his "Life in Costume". Details were given of a


short break at Denman College during March, 2000, and of the LFWI Extravaganza at Hoghton Tower on June 19th and 20th. Mrs Janet Troillett read details from the poup meeting hosted by Billing- ton and Langho WI and thanked members for their support of the Kosovo Appeal, when 14 shoe boxes


were tilled.


Trophy. Whalley Bowling Club is


holding an under 18s open trophy contest on Sunday. The competition is open


to all boys and girls who wish to part take. It starts at 11 a.m. at Whalley Bowl­ ing Club, Mitton Road, and prizes and trophies will be given to the last remain­ ing eight. The entrance fee is £l and food will be avail­ able, with the bar open all


day.


Coffee morning Dr and Mrs Randal


Stalker will open their home and garden at Clitheroe Road, Whalley, between 10 a.m. and noon on May 29th for a coffee morning. There will be a raffle, tombola and cake stall. Admission is


50p. The proceeds will go


towards English Martyrs' Catholic Church renovation


fund.


May fair Whalley school will be


holding its annual fair on May 22nd, at the school, between 1-30 and 4 p.m. A spokesman said:


, events and birthday greet- • ings were read by Mrs M. :• Anderson.: Members discu^ed reso­


repairing existing ancient works of art. Mrs Spencer announced forthcoming


lutions which will be put forward at the intermediate ; general meeting in London


■


- industry, research into ( ovarian cancer, womens


on June 2nd. These coMem the decline in the farming


i human rights and geneti- i cally modified foods. i: A competition for an


j-amusing postcard was won '■ b yM rs C Thistlethwaite


iMrs McPherson _ -^;r«TDV»£»rcnn and MfS rs


Gardening club Members of West Brad­


ford Gardening Club met in the village hall when guest speaker Mr Graham Iddon, of Tarleton, spoke to an enthusiastic audience on "Cottage garden plants". He held the full attention of members with his obvious knowledge of the subject, interspersed with humour. He brought many plants, plus slides, which helped to explain the points and ques­ tions raised hy the garden-


ers. Members v/ere reminded .1* u


"There will be lots of fun and games. Plant stalls, cake stalls, books, raffle, tombola, brie a brae, cream teas, something for every- onel Come along and sup­ port your local school."


Winners Winners of two whist dri­


ves held by Abbey Senior Citizens were as follows: Ladies - Mrs P Wooff,


Mrs A. Rigby, Mrs E. Had- field; Mrs L. Barker, Mrs Rigby, Mrs A. Butler. Gents - Mrs G. Walmsley,


Mr W. Wright, Mrs M. Naylor; Mrs Walmsley, Mrs


Naylor, Mr J. Woolf. Winners of two domino


drives were: Mrs M. Harri­ son, Mrs J. Bishop, Mrs S. Baxter, Mrs E. Brown; Mrs Baxter, Mrs Brown, Mr J.


Hartley.


range of uses, including providing temporary garages for the history­ making British Thrust supersonic car, which broke the land speed record. Air- sheltas have even been used as inflatable opera houses, seating up to 450 music


lovers. Now they are being used


as canopies for Lancashire Ambulance Service's newly- launched unit, designed to respond to incidents involv­ ing the spillage of toxic


chemicals. Six incidents involving


ny and patented the Air- shelta, which was to become a world beater in its field. It has been featured on the "Tomorrow's World" television programme. Some of its first cus­


tomers included the ambu­ lance service covering the Lockerbie disaster, where instantly inflated shelters were needed for mortuaries, casualty clearing stations and rescue control head­


quarters. Since then, the Airshellas


have been bought for a wide


people affected by chemical spillages have occurred in the county this year alone. ■ This week, in a simula­ tion exercise at the Calder- stones Hospital site in Whalley, specially-trained ambulance technicians wearing decontamination suits showed how the rapid response units would be deployed to clean off harm­ ful chemicals from people’s skin. The inflatable "sheds", which can be assembled in minutes, are fitted with shower units and tables, on which the victim lies while ambulance technicians spray off the offending chemical. Once the chemical is


MR DAVID HILL, left, chief executive of Lancashire


Ambulance Service with Mr Bailey in front of one of the shelters (110599/17/6)


also used to help remove the


substances. ■ Lancashire Ambulance


tjriiETCHEW tWLKlKA Gi


which was held in Gisbum Festival Hall, was organ­ ised by parishioners, some of whom appear in our photo. (090599/20/17)


correctly Moor Lane), and turned off to Eaves House, by Linton Croft to the local school at Laneside. They continued through


the dell of the old brick­ works to the Ribble, at which point the river bank was followed to West Brad­ ford Bridge and from there the walkers returned by


road."Many swifts were seen


having recently returned . from Africa," said Mr


Whitehead. The next evening double


starting point. The shorter, leisurely


walk of three miles proved popular, attracting 14 walk­ ers. I t was led by John Whitehead, passed along Eaves Hall Lane (or more


walk is oh May 19th, start­ ing from Rimington Bridge, a quarter-of-a-mile north of Rimington village, at 7 p.m. Peter Goodwill will lead the longer walk and Allan Richards the shorter, less energetic one. Mr White- head said that everyone was


invited.


Just too easy for words as speakers prepare in advance!


THE programme at Clitheroe Speakers' Club was, on the surface, just too easy for those taking part. Each member had come prepared with a reading,


and even those who were inexperienced in the finer points of speech prepara­ tion and delivery, might have felt it was very easy to just read something some­ one else had composed. Nothing, however, is that


simple. For starters, each had to


shop around for the kind of reading which would be of general interest and, per­ haps more importantly, would best suit the reader's own personality and voice. Some readings were


flavour. The chairman for the


evening was Mr Chris Carr, who made sure that all the ingredients of the allegori­ cal cake were properly


mixed together. As with everything which


is done at a speakers' club, the readings were evaluated and suggestions made as to the choice and manner of


the reading. On this occasion, Mr


John Adey and Mrs Mary Eglin shared the evalua­ tions, taking half each. Mr Stephen Clark was the gen­ eral evaluator, who put the icing on the cake with his very competent summary


of the whole evening. The next meeting of the


r ents of a rich cake, with each ingredient, i.e. reading, providing the right kind of


I nostalgia. The result could be likened to the ingredi-


poems, some humorous witty stories, some full of


Service’s acting Accident and Emergency Director, Mr Frank Whiteford, said the units had to be ready to deal with the worst case


scenarios. He said: "They will have


identified, water, the tem­ perature of which is con­ trolled by diesel-fuelled generators, is sprayed over the victim. A detergent is


to cater for anything. In the past we have had to deal with hydrochloric acid spillages and in cases like that the sooner those cont­ aminated can be dealt with the better. These units allow us to get out to treat people at the site of an acci­ dent rather than having to take them back to hospi­


tal."


Huddersfield, said: "This I system's strength is its sheer flexibility. I t can be 1 taken anywhere quickly, inflated at the scene instantly and it allows the j patients to be treated and decontaminated in comfort, ' protected from the weath- j


Mr Bailey, now based in I er."


fully-equipped units in Lancashire based at Accrington, Chorley and Blackpool. Each unit has cost up to £12,000 and each will be manned by


There are to be three I


Ullswater venue for walkers


GLENRIDDING, on the shores of Ullswater, was the destination for 11 ramblers on Saturday. Led by David Taylor, the


local party set off for Strid­ ing Edge and, despite the damp weather conditions, reached the summit of Helvellyn, at 3,118 feet, for


lunch. The descent saw not


eight to 10 staff with 80 ambulance technicians trained in their operation.


Health bosses say: ‘We know nothing about refugees’ arrival at Calderstones


REPORTS that Koso­ var refugees are bound for the Calderstones Hospital site in the next few days have been refuted by official


sources. On Monday, a report on


Radio Lancashire suggest­ ed that it was likely that up to 300 Kosovar refugees were bound for the Calder­ stones site, Whalley, and Lancaster Moor Hospital, Lancaster, in the next few


days Spokesmen for Calder­


stones NHS Trust, the North-West NHS Execu­ tive, Ribble Valley Borough Council, the Homo Office


and the Refugee Council, the body advising the Gov­ ernment on where refugees should be placed, all said they were in the dark as to the source of the report. Calderstones chief execu­


tive in Leeds and nothing


has been said. "We are as keen as every­


tive Mr Russ Pearce said he had received no directions to prepare the site in the next few days for any num­ ber of the 300 refugees arriving at Manchester Air­ port, but he did not rule out such a move in the coming


weeks.He said: "We are still as we were. We are talking to the people from the estates department. Nobody has made a decision or an announcement. I have talked to the NHS Execu­


one to find out what is going on; staff members who have been given redun­ dancy notices, because of the imminent sale of the site, want to know where they stand and we have had several inquiries from local members of the public offering their help and sup­ port should the refugees


arrive."A North-West NHS Executive spokesman


added: "The first two plane loads of refugees coming into the North West will go to Oldham and Trafford authorities in the first instance. "Calderstones


Pride of place for top wallpaper award


A CLITHEROE deco­ rating shop has been named the country's Independent Wallcov­ ering Retailer of the


Year. F. A. Allen and Sons


Ltd, of Wesleyan Row, scooped the top industry award, which is sponsored by the Wallfashion


Bureau. Judges said the shop,


which has been trading for 80 years, had demonstrat­ ed exceptional customer


service. Managing director


Roland Hailwood, who has run the business for the past 20 years, collect­ ed the prestigious "indus­ try oscar" at a gala awards ceremony at the Birming­ ham International Con­ ference Centre on Mon­


day. He said: "This is a fantas­ tic accolade from the indus­


try as it recognises the hard work and commitment of all our shop staff. Offering value for money, with ser­ vice and knowledge, is our formula for a successful


busine.ss." Mr Hailwood, who


attended the gala dinner


could be quite a suitable location for the refugees should we be asked, but the situation is no different to what it was before. I t is highly likely that more refugees will be arriving in the North-West in the com­


ing weeks." Ho continued: "Clearly if


a bid came in for Calder­ stones we would revise our position, but in the mean­ time, we are keeping oUr


options open." A Lancashire County


Council spokesman said: "To date we have had no instruction from the Gov­ ernment that Lancashire will receive any refugees."


Bathed in comfort!


A SPECIALIST bath installed at Clitheroe Com­ munity Hospital last year has been officially handed over to staff and patients. The Parker Sunrise


bath, bought by the Friends of Clitheroe Com­ munity Hospital, is fitted with a lifting mechanism allowing the bath to be adjusted in height, giving easier access for nursing staff and improving patients' comfort. It also has an integral showerhead attachment and a thermo­ static mixer tap to ensure correct water temperature. It has proved very pop­ ular with both nursing staff


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only the rain lift, but mag­ nificent views of Thirlmere, Bassenthwaite and Ullsvya-


club will be the AGM, when reports will be received, the activities of the past and


into office.


Youngsters up to fun


and games


CHILDREN from St Leonard's CE Primary School, Langho, were up to fun and games to raise money for Kosovo refugees. The enterprising pupils


ter. The return from Raise, at 2,889 feet, took the ram­ blers past the ski-tow, the old smelt mill chimney and the old Greenside Head


mines. Bridge club


WINNERS at this week's Pendle Club bridge drive were Mrs K. Bulcock and Mrs V. Heald, Mr "T. Thornber and Miss Ada


Yates.


organised a games day to collect the funds. The m3rriad of events includ­ ed cake stalls, toy stalls, a guess the name of the Teddy and number of sweets in a jar games, a play your cards right- style game, "splat the rat," a treasure hunt and a sponsored silence. Their efforts raised £250


for the refugees. Headteacher Mrs Anne


Pickup said: "The children wanted to raise money to help the refugees and showed initiative in organ­ ising the event. I am very proud of their efforts."


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future discussed, and the officers for the coming sea­ son nominated and voted


Call in for friendly,


and patients. Hospital manager Mr Chris Durkin accepted the bath on behalf of Commu- nicare.


Mrs Maureen Hawthorne


with his wife. Hazel, was presented with a specially- produced art form, entitled Paper Hanging, to recog­ nise the achievement. The Independent Wall­


covering Retailer of the Year award was one of six presented at the dinner for the home furnishings indus-


t r y - The bureau is an indus­ . . J


try-backed promotional body supported by the UK's leading manufactur­ ers of wallcoverings and


their suppliers. Our picture shows Mr


and Mrs Hailwood with shop manager Mrs Vera Snape, and the award that, has now gone on display at the shop. ( 110599/29/3)


IN our story last week regarding the presentation of £1,000 to the Ribble Val­ ley MS Society by London Marathon runner Mr Ian Haythornthwaite, we may have unintentionally given the impression that Mrs Maureen Hawthorne died from multiple sclerosis.


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Her husband has asked us to make it clear that, despite suffering from MS, Mrs Hawthorne, whose


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