Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (C ass e Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, October 14th, 1999


Concert by the youth orchestra


THE East Lancashire Youth Orchestra, which includes several musi­ cians from the Ribble Valley, is to present a concert at St Peter's Church, Burnley, as part of the Saturday |


morning series. An open rehearsal will be


held from 10 a.m. to 10-45 a.m. on Saturday and any­ one is invited to go along and see the orchestra at


work.Refreshments will be available from 10-30 a.m. and this will be followed by a concert from 11 a.m. to noon. The programme includes Handel's Royal Fireworks Music, the Vaughan-Williams Folk­ song Suite, and music by Charpentier, Bizet and the orchestra’s former conduc­ tor, Peter Young. There will also be solo


Heartless vandals wreak havoc in


village churchyard


Vicar hits out at mindless destruction of nieces of Whalley’s heritage


THE Vicar of Whalley has condemned mindless vandals who smashed -----------------


headstones in the village's parish churchyard. Three headstones' were


pushed over and smashed into pieces in a wanton out­ burst of destruction. .. One of the headstones, a


Celtic-style cross over the grave of a 19th Century Vicar of Whalley, the Rev. Nowell Whittaker, was smashed into hundreds of fragments, and the current vicar, the Rev. Chris Sterry, fears it cannot be restored. A spire over a crypt was


items by some of the orchestra's principal play­ ers. Musical director Nigel Wilkinson will lead the rehearsal and conduct the


con :ert. "It is hoped that young


musicians from some of our primary and secondary schools will take this oppor­ tunity to see the orchestra at work and hear them play," said a spokesperson.


also toppled, an act which could have been potentially fatal had it fallen on one of the wreckers, pointed out


Mr Sterry. ' All the headstones were at the rear of the church, which


passers-by, although youths were spotted running from the scene at the time of the


is hidden from L uie uuic u* Ben Carlish reports.


incident by someone from the Whalley CE Primary After School Club. . Mr Sterry said: "I am very upset that these pieces of our heritage have been destroyed. One of the cross­ es, which was for a very sig­ nificant figure in village life, cannot be replaced. But every cross is significant to


somebody. "It is just mindless


destruction. It is very diffi­ cult to understand what possible enjoyment some­ one could derive from this act. I t is also hard to see what preventative measures we can take because of the secluded nature of the churchyard. It seems to be


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practically an impossible problem to solve. Even if people are walking through the main part of the churchyard, they are unable to see down to the bottom." The vicar said ho has


often found empty bottles of "alcopops" littering the churchyard, which has been desecrated by other unsavoury discarded items. Police are investigating the matter and have undertak­ en to monitor the church­ yard more closely. Our picture shows Mr


Visit next week b y


German Christians man Christians, hosted by members of Whal y


Parish Church Church members from


Whalley will entertain 18 church members from the Landeskirke of Braun­ schweig (Brunswick) from October 19th-25th. . The party from the


May, 1996. Since then indi­ vidual parishes have been encouraged to form a link


with a parish in Germany. Plans for the visit include


Lutheran parishes- of Ahlum, Atzum and Wcn- dessen, is to be led by their pastor, Gerald Pietrzynski. A delegation from Whal­


ley visited the German parishes m April as the first


contact in a new parish link _


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Sterry inspecting the irreparable damage inflict­ ed to the late Rev. Nowell Whittaker's headstone. (11099/16/8)


other churches in Whalley • • Chance to have Memories are stirred at CRGS oldgM8 reunion


say on spending CLITHEROE residents can have their say on town spending plans for the first year of the new Millenni­


um. A meeting will be held in


the Moot Hall, Clitheroe Library, at 7-30 p.m. on November 8th, at which Clitheroe's town councillors will outline their budget proposals for the year April 1st, 2000, to March 31st, 2001.Copies of the proposals will be available from Clitheroe Town Hall from October 25th.


Theft from garage


BURGLARS stole £15 from a garage in Victoria Street, Clitheroe, early on Thursday morning. They kicked in a door to gain entry, and searched through the premises. Police are investigating.


TALKING in class they may never have done, but talking about classes and their schooldays was the main activity at a reunion of the Clitheroe Royal Grammar School Old Girls' Association. Held at the Red Pump


Inn, Bashall Eaves, the annual event was attended by 60 members, some of whom were pupils back in


the 1930s. The event was organised


by the association commit­ tee, under president Mrs Mary Bridge and secretary Mrs Judith Mallet. Guests, some of which


appear in our picture, included current CRGS deputy head Mrs Frances Clisham, the school's head girl Helen Nash and deputy head boy Mansoor Undre. Toastmaster was Mrs Meg Lawson. (101099/11/18)


bum has a long-standing' held at English Martyrs link with Bloemfontein in Roman Catholic Church. South Africa, but the Bish- The preacheratthiss^ice op of Blackburn believes will be the Rev. Ghr that, while valuing old Cheeseman. Common wealth links with J the Anglican Church, bonds


The Diocese of Black- at a special service to be I


.with European churches oul


The link between Black- burn Diocese


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Ecumenical relatl° ^ hlPsf^ a local icvci


a day in Whalley, visiting the historic parish church and the Abbey, as well as enjoyng the Ribble Valley countryside. Also included, in the itinerary will be a tour of Blackburn Cathe­ dral, a day trip to Foun­ tains Abbey and Ripon fol­ lowed by a meeting with


Mr Sterry added: "The


strong friendship between our churches is a very strong feature of Whalley.


local level are not so far —■ advanced in Germany and


we want our friends to share our very positive experience of sharing with our friends from other denominations.


Drizzle and mist for local ramblers


A DAMP and drizzly start met members of Clitheroe Ramblers when they left for Horton-m-


Ribblesdale on Saturday. The route took them up towards Sulber Nick and


they had to navigate through thick mist over the lime­


stone before dropping down in Crummackpale. Then it was on to Wharfe and Feizor and back to Hel- with Bridge. From there the party walked up the Ribble


back to Horton. A steam train, Blue Peter, rattled down the line from


Ribblehead, making a fine sight. The driver pipped the horn and the passengers waved.


blue sky appeared as the party approached Horton, but it was so fleeting that most of the party mi^ed it.


The leaves were just beginning to turn and a patch of j


The next walk will be on Sunday, to Hellifield. It will be led by Jennifer Race, telephone 01254 823690.


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