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Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Bornley 422331 (Classihed), www.easltaneshews.co.uh 20 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, September 16th, 1999 c\j uiiinerouMuvcmaci « im.v-, —, Rushbearing ceremony at village church '


. Jon Royle,-a former member of the Bntish team in the Wild Water Racing World Cup, and his brother, Nigel, were two of the competitors in the Jameson Liffey


CLITHEROE canoeists made a splash at one of


the sport's most thrilling events held recently in Ireland.


Descent.


mJonathon Schofield, a pupil at Clitheroe Royal Gram­ War School, also took part, competing in the Junior Wild


. '


in Jonathon, of Browgate, Sawley, who only started canoe­ Rog three years ago with the Scouts, and is taught by Mr y yle, was named under-14 national champion earlier this imear. He successfully completed his race, coming an S pressive second after narrowly missing the winner, Sean


ater Racing Class. , ,


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dmith, from Chester, at the penultimate weir after being Pt the Pre-World Championship, held near the Brenner


elayed by a wandering K2 kayakl a He also made an impact on the England Junior Team he hass, in Italy, last June. Although too young to compete,


im in the 21st position. ..


h ad a timed "forerunner" run which would have placed R Unfortunately Jon and Nigel, who have now left the


o the world's premier sporting events. C WUMU O i v-imvi oyw. v.*.e - -------- ' h - j / % ■ :vifs?


A TRIUMPH for Clitheroe would be to s ta rt a match with the 15 | selected and not some unusual per-


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i ibble Valley to live in Glasgow, had a disappointing race t ccasion, with over 1,000 competitors taking part. All


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rCENTURIES of histo­ wy were commemorated e ith a rushbearing cer­ Pmony at Whalley


Fun day out at village street market


arish Church. w It goes back to the times


e hen floors were made of Iarth covered with rushes. rn July, the rushes were beplaced, marking a new aeginning in metaphorical


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s well as literal terms. a Now the ceremony is


newrranged for the time of the d school year when chil­ l ren of the church and vil­


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ruage lay flowers on a large lhe start of a new phase of


sh mat. t "It helps give emphasis to Cife," says the Vicar, the Rev.


I ' v m»J - t hris Sterry. He explained


mony to a well-filled church, which included members of two families present for christenings. o Our picture shows some


he significance of the cere­


pf the children and the com­ leted mat.(120999/11/4)


Churchgoers at Whalley face repair bill


CHURCHGOERS in a Ribble Valley village are facing an £83,000 bill for essential main­ tenance work at their


place of worship. P Members of Whalley


giarish Church have been t ven just one year to raise phe money for re-wiring, re­ dlastering, cleaning and re­


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becorating the medieval cohris Sterry: "I have every


uilding. C Said its vicar, the Rev. wnfidence that this money


THE "hello girls" who worked at Clitheroe telephone exchange some 40 years ago are calling up old friends for a


Town’s ‘hello girls’ are s ringing round


hurch building." ome old friends


rG The get-together has been arranged for September 23rd, u at 7-30 n m., at Clitheroc Conservative Club. Anyone who


■ j j rom her home in loronto. T-. , ,


treet Post Office is invited to drop in. p Special guest will be Mrs Helen Robinson, aformer tele­


f honist, who is visiting relatives and friends in Clithei oe C Organiser Miss Betty Cornwell, of Bayley I-old,


for a chat and reminiscences." Sorry for getting our wires mixed up


A V 'Ji p Clitheroe Town Council's number was unfortunately ience” gesture. . . ,


WINNERS at this week's Pendle Club bridge session were Mrs E. Wood and Mrs J. Lavery, with Mrs D. Ilinde and Mrs A. Riley in second place.


rinted incorrectly, but should have been 01200 424722. Pendle Club winners


r E. Underwood and Mrs M. Parkes joint second. A F„ A V rSWCLt a i v , ’7VHIir~4rUi j'l> V~ r »..Vr i litheroe, who worked at the exchange in the only 1960s


ust before the automatic system was installed, said. "Helen comes over to Clithoroe from time to time and we decided to arrange the get-together to coincide with one of her visits."Anyonc who worked at the manual exchange is invited to drop in. We are simply having a get-together


OUR sincere apologies go to the gentleman whose tele­ phone number was inadvertently printed m last weeks Advertiser and Times, following the torchlight appeal for collection tin wielders. We hope he enjoys the box of choco­ nlates we gave him by way of a “sorry for the inconve­


will be raised and the work p ill proceed. So many peo­ t le, outside our congrega­ hion as well as within it, aave a great affection for bnd appreciation of our c eautiful and historic


- 'liJ-iv; MM l A donation of £2,700, fol­


owed by a £6,000 grant from a charitable trust, are already in the coffers, and s Mr Sterry hopes that a sub­


raisetantial amount can be sa d at the annual gift day


3 le, scheduled for October 0th.He said: "For safety’s


sake, the re-wiring is a pri­ ority, as it must be about 30 years since it was last undertaken and we have light fittings that date back to 1909. Not only will bet­ wter lighting make for better


medieval monuments and woodwork which are down for cleaning and renova


ncluding some of the tion." M'J- •=-. J /■ S&A * f / i t ? . n # 5


sSABDEN was streets ahead for 1hopping when villagers hosted their


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9th annual street market. WFrom crusty pies to pottery, Pendle and


p att Streets were transformed by traders t eddling a variety or wares to eager visi­ sors from throughout the region, whose ppending power was also tested, as our ghoto shows, by the stalls set out by village Proups such as the friends of St Mary s RG


unter. o Added attractions for this years event,


Events Fund, administered by the com­ mittee, which is already organising Bonfire a Night celebrations as its next event. In


Cddition, there will be a donation to the raancer Research Campaign from money t ised by visitors who parked their cars on


corimary School, who ran a jar and bottle mrganised by the 11-strong Holmes Com­


I Didsbury T o c -H I Clitheroe


n the men's K2 kayak because of boat problems. o Despite this, the Irish event proved to be a memorable three canoeists say they will continue to take their kayaks


Another disaster for locals Rugby


CLITHEROE canoeist Jonathon Schofield


p ay to South Manchester when two I layers were held up in heavy traffic.


mutation of the chosen team. w This week’s disaster occurred on the


They arrived with a quarter of the match already over. b By tha t time the home side had


| team.The introduction of winger , Hutchinson and full-back Bernard | did pep up the men from Littlemoor


auilt up an unassailable 19-point lead nd Clitheroe looked a well-beaten


I and, from then on, despite a mad five- | minute spell late in the second half, a they matched the home side in all


/ 1 *Sl * £ : ' w ' i x


ed for his efforts with Clitheroe s sec­ ond try mid-way through the second


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period.Flanker Tim Hitchen was the side s other try scorer, he opened the t Clitheroe account with his first try of


Scene .fhe boot of Malcolm Heanan in the


spects of play. WThe welcome re.turn of Martin nsured a healthy supply of line-out


t igley to the second row and the con­ einuing good form of Alan Campbell


he season. t The remaining points all came from


sion.Despite the scoreline there were many good points, in particular the fact Hutchinson and fellow-wing-man Mick Rowley both showed an appetite for the ball, and that centre f Dave Watson made some telling runs


orm of one penalty and one conver­


scrummage to bring it back up to the high standards of last season, but with the likes of Mike Wilyman, Andrew Thornber and John Proctor in the front row, it shouldn’t take long


meClitheroe (v Lucas Merseyside, home, S et 1-50 p.m.) J. Bernard, M. Rowley, so. Greatorex, D. Watson, N. Hutchin­ b n, A. Burrill, M. Heanan, A. Thorn­ tor,er, D. Tattersall, M. Wilyman, J. Proc­ b T. Hitchen, R. Holmes, A. Camp­


hould be a close-fought encounter. Saturday’s Teams


rom midfield. Some work needs to be done on the


•meet 1 p.m.) From: D. Atkinson, C. Bosonnet, D. Davenport, T. Dubowski, I. Fielding, D. Glover, S. Graham, S. Gretton, Stuart Greatorex, S. Hall, P. Parker, P. Proctor, B. Stansfield, S. Tay­ lor, I. Harris, M. Jackson, C. Dodding, C. Woodcock, B. Wood, J. Breakall.


ell. Subs: A: Nuttall, A. Moorby. Clitheroe Cavaliers (v TBA, away,


to turn things around. o This Saturday sees Clitheroe take


ron Lucas Merseyside in the first s und of the Lancashire Vase, in what


he premises of upholstery firm Tetrad. t Added Mrs Lowe: "I would like to thank


edittee chaired by Mrs Eileen Lowe, includ­ a kiddies' fairground rides, trampolines Pnd train rides, courtesy of Burnley and


market, but especially the residents of Pen­ dle and Watt Streets, who had to put up with traders almost on their doorsteps." c Organisers have been left with one con­


he whole village for supporting the street


bern - a walking stick, believed to have shopper,een loft behind by an absent-minded


endle Miniature Railway Society. Proceeds will go towards the Village


Electoral review is under way in the Ribble Valley


h orship, it can be used to !THE Local Government Commis- tifighlight some of the beau­ i ul features of this church,


' in the Ribble Valley. n The objective is to ensure th a t the


sion has launched a review of local government electoral arrangements


bumber of electors represented by each | orough councillor is as nearly as possi-


c unities and the need for effective and


ble the same, while taking into account m the identities and interests of local com­


onvenient local government. r The review is based not only on the cur­ he next five years.


Ssed to work at the old manual exchange in the King Gf store cattle and sheep at t aturday there were 43 cat­


oIN the twice-monthly sale S isburn Auction Mart on


le forward and 209 sheep. to Cows with calves at foot made


h £280 (average £255), Charolais teeifers to £205 (£181), Piedmon­ t se heifers to £145, Belgian Blue ho £348 (£288.50), Limousin £eifers to £200 (£179.70), bulls to t 190 (£185). Simmenlal bullocks ko £400, Charolais to £260, bro­ ( en-mouthed Texcl ewes to £15 (£13.25), mule owes to £17 e£15-00), broken-mouthed mule


ces, Paul Timson (01200 452403). GISBURN AUCTION MART PRICES


forward. 'I'he top price bull calf was


£172, R. II. Vickery to Broadley. MTop price heifer was £85, B.


. Booth to J. Townson. £ Ll’riccs:-imousin X bulls made to


( 120 (£76.15), heifers to £62 ££23), Belgian Blue X bulls to ( 172 (£118.05), heifers to £85 ££31.00), Simmental X bulls to


wes to £14.50 (£11.90), Suffolk ewes to £20, Texel gimmer lambs, a to £21.50 (£20.25), mule to £18


(£nd store lambs to £18.50 13.45).There were 50 newly-calved


cows and heifers forward at the mart’s Thursday sale. £ First-quality cows made to


£570 (average £540), second to


505 (£439). First-quality heifers made to £700 (£613), second to


tal X bulls to £82 (£77), Hereford X bulls to £78 (£57.35), Friesian bulls to £58 (£0.05), Angus to £42 (£28), heifers to £12 (£10). w In the fatslock section, there


130 (£108.75), other Continen­


1ere 240 cattle forward,including h37 young bulls, 109 steers and


Street stalls. Anyone wishing t'o reclaim it can contact Mrs Lowe on 01282 773173. (050999/32/14)


was found next to one of the Watt R


as Local people and interested parties and p sociations are invited to submit their own mroposals for changes to electoral arrange­ 2 ents by writing no later than November L9th to the Review Manager (Lancashire), l ocal Government Commission for Eng­ stiand, Dolphyn Court, 10-11 Great 1 urn-


le, London, WCIV 7JU a Details of the council's existing electoral


aent electorate, but also takes account of Wevel C of the Council Offices, Church t nticipated changes in the electorate over


errangement, together with the councils t stimate of changes in the electorate over Lhe the next five years can be inspected on


onalk, Clitheroe. Copies are also available vi request, from the director of legal ser­


me(94.8p). Other X light to G4.5p, t dium to 67.5p (62.5p), heavy ho 75.5p. Continental X light toeifers to 12G.5p (97.4p), medium


Cup joy at double for locals


cess over the weekend. c On Saturday morning the Under 16s


sIBBLESDALE Wanderers’ junior t ides added three more trophies to


MAnd the Under 18s added the Brian a orris Cup to the league title they had


he final. .


rlaimed a hat-trick of Birchall Cup victo­ ties with a 107-run win over Edenfield in


he first team’s Ramsbottom Cup suc­orought the trophy back to Church Mead­ wisplay to beat Great Har­ r ne better than last year’s


rWharton and Robert Lloyd, along with a U CLITHEROE Wolves bun out, wrapped up the match and


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side were asked to bat first and were soon in j trouble and were eventually bowled out for


w for the third year in a row. C The Brian Morris Cup final was an all-


lready clinched. MThe heroes of the Under 16s’ success were


litheroe affair at Chatbum Road. The home


ust 99 as Ainsworth took 5-23 off 11 overs. Clitheroe’s top scorer was Danny Glover, who looked dangerous as he made a quick-


whoatthew Stafford and Gareth McGuire, ing both scored half-centuries before retir­ t unbeaten, as Wanderers notched up a


fire 20.Wanderers reply got off to a decent start, but five wickets did fall before the


otal of 162-2 in their allotted 20 overs. b Man-of-the-match Stafford continued to


ell of five overs with figures of 4-11. b Wickets fell rapidly as Edenficld tum­


led to 39-7, and wickets for Stephen


CRAVEN AND DISTRICT CRICKET F LEAGUE


(9 136.5p (93.7p), heavy to 121.5p Upper W'dalc............. 22 g 2,017 lambs forward, with 491


ewes and rams. l The top kilo price per 10 plus


4.4p), medium to G8.5p. in There were 3,108 sheep, includ­


ambs was gained by II. Harg­ reaves to D. Slampcr, with 40kg at 80p - £32. The top sale price was obtained by J. Atkinson to D.


obtained by J. E. Burrow to Bmv- £G land Food (540kg at 128.5p-


MThe club's solo whist winner was Mr A. Leonard, witn I cows and heifers forward. Cows in , ...


and Son): .1. It. Boothman (£070 and to J. Howard); .1. Shuttleworth i There were three in-calf dairy


£485 (£444). WBest prices were obtained by B.


hitfield (£700 to II. Southwell Son (£070 to N. Coulthurst).


calf made to £450 (£415). There were 142 rearing ealves


English Meats (575kg at 128.5p - £738.88).Bulls: Continental X light made to 112.5p (108.0p), medium to 128.5p (104.5p), heavy to 128.5p (102.7p). Other X light to 82.5p, medium to 82.5p (78.1p), heavy to 89.5p (83.5p). topIn the steers and heifers, the


eifers.The top kilo price was 93.90) and A. Crilchley to Old


• Pendle Forest............ 22 econd Division


Embsay...................... 22 Oakworth................... 22


INAL TABLES First Division P


Bradley...................... 22 Barrowford.................... 22 •Carleton......................... 22


Stamper, £25. ( Standard lambs made to 74.4 p


h58.7p), medium to 80p (G2.7p),


S Haworth................. 22 Tutton............................. 22 Chornton.................... 22


Foowling...................... 22 Sulridge........................ 22


£11), rains to £10 (£5.85). ex In the sale of lightweight


eweavy to 07.4p (62.5p), horned H Chatbum................ 22 ( es to £0 (£2.75), others to £25 Gaworth WE.............. 22


ISkiptonCI................. 22 •Long Lee.................... 22


wport lambs there were 209 for­


straw forward in the produce sec­ tion, with wheat straw making to £30.50 per tonne (average £33), barley to £40 and round bale


G.7p (48.5p). There were 44.94 tonnes of


E. kilo price was obtained by J. a Burrow to M. Carcfoot (400kg


made to 102.5p (84.4p), medium to 93.5p (86.9p), heavy to 101.5p


t 136.5p-£54G). Continental X light steers


P Cargrave.................... 22 5 ard, with light lambs making to Alusburn.................... 22


Barnoldswick 3rds....... 22 GIngrowSJ....................... 22 Kiredale...................... 22


ononley.................... 22


• eighley TC............... 22 •Bradley...................... 22


James Nelson’s........ 22 Third DivisionP


straw to £8. e At the Beacon North-West


3,210lectronic auction, there were Hpper W'dale............. 22 L sheep forward and 72 cattle. sta ight lambs made to 135p, s ndard 104p, medium to 107.5p, 90p and heifers to 177p.


O• Embsay................ 22 Takworth................... 22 Uhornton.................... 22


1teers to 184.5p, young bulls to Gendlc Forest............. 22 A


• aworth..................... 22 • Sutton.................... 22 B Chatbum................ 22 Parrowford......................22


r e a thorn in the side of Edenficld as he w aguire, who was still there at the end spipped through their top order, finishing his


winning runs were found. mDavid Gardner-Chan was the main run-


Maker with 27, and he was supported by ith 19.CUP JOY: Andrew Ainsworth, John


Braithwaitc and Matt Stafford with the trophies won at the weekend. (150999/6/13)


Fourth Division


Long Lee.................... 22 53 Skipton Cl ................. 22 48 Carleton ..................... 22 43 Cowling........................... 22 Gargrave........................ 22


IngrowSJ................... 22 33 30


38 45


Foulridge ................... 22 32 Airedale ......................... 22


• - denotes tie. • • - denotes two ties.


EAST LANCS FOOTBALL LEAGUE


C Chatburn v Hurst Green: \Wrosshills v Stackstcads St Joseph's:


FFIXTURES irst Division


S Caldcrstones v Colne Blue Btan Goodsliaw United v Burnley Melvedere; ltibchestcr Rovers v


hinncy II ill v Worsthome. Second Division


l ill Hill St Peter's; Sabden v M Burnley Belvedere v Chatburn;


tock Rovers. Reserve Division


R ill Hill Sf Peter's v Rock Wovers; Read United v


orslhorne.RESULTS First Division


Hlusburn.................... 22 aworth WE.............. 22


Oswaldtwistlc 2, Colne United 6; Rolls-Royce 1, Worsthorne 1; Chatburn 0, Colne United 2. E Second Division


Kclbrook 0, Chatburn G;


arby Town 0, Sabden 5; Goodshaw United 3, Read Unit­


James Nelson's.............. ^ Cononley ................... 22 17


9


PcndleForest3rds-.... 22 14 Keighley TC_.................. 22


P P


ed 2 Mill Hill St Peter's 5, Burn­ ley Belvedere 0; Ribchcster


Rovers 3, Calderstones 0; Rock Rovers 1, Colne Blue Star 2.


B Hurst Green 2, Burnley Celvedere 4; Read United 3,


Reserve Division


olne United 2; Rock Rovers v Rolls-Royce: Sabden 0, Kelbrook 1; Worsthorne 5, Mill llill St Peter's 1; Barnoldswick PR 3,


Worsthorne 3.TABLES First Division


Colne Utd....... p4 W


Crossbills........ 2 2 Stacksteads SJ. 3 Q


3


Whinney Hill ... 3 2 Chatburn........ 4 2 Worsthomc..... 3 l 3 3 3 1 3


Kelbrook......... Oswaldtwistle..


Rolls-Royce.... Settle Utd....... Hurst Green....


Sabden............ Colne B1 Star... Rock Rovers ... Calderstoncs ... Earby Town.... B'wick PR...... Belvedere.......


Read Utd....Reserve Division ... . 0


Kclbrook......... 4 4 Wbrsthornc..... 4 3 Hurst Green.... 4 2 Mill llill Sl>.... 4 2 Read Utd........ 5 2 Colne Utd....... 4 1


3


4 1 2 1 2 0 0 2 0


4


2 2


0 0


1 2


3


3 1 1 1 4 1 1 2


3 0 0 3 3


P W D L Second Divis


01 0 0 0


1 1


Mill llill SP.... 3 3 0 0 Ribchcster...... 3 3 0 0 Goodshaw Utd. 2 2 0 0


P W D. L d nder 10s produced a great


ood Rovers 6-3. o The side-are hoping to go lounners-up spot, but the


itch taking its toll late on. MDanny Anderson and


t ss of several players had t ere more than equal to the


hreatened that objective. w But on the day the lads pask, despite the full-size


g ark Campbell got two coals each and the others same from Matthew Han­


on and Tim Swarbrick. n Dale Underwood was e.


foramed man-of-the-match manc a gritty captain’s perfor­


B'wick PR....... 3 0 3 0 3 Belvedere........ 3 1 0 , 2 3 Snbdcn............ 3 1 0 2 3 Earby Town 1 0 1 0 1 Rock Rovers.... 3 0 1 2 1 RolLs-Roycc.... 3 0 1 2 1 Chatbum........ 1 0 0 1 0


HYNDBURN NETBALL LEAGUE


27;Three Towns 22, Whiteheads H Three Towns 15, Queens 13;


FRESULTS irst Division


arrison Sparks 34, Burnley Miners 13; Holy Cross 32, Harri­ son Sparks 30; Ultra Finishing 21, Brun House 9; Abbey 18, Ultra Finishing 40.Second Division M Veka 12, Hyndburn Purple 19;


urn White 35, Hyndburn 12. F TABLES


Harrison SparEs..... 23 18 95 Whiteheads............ 23 14 78 Three Towns.......... 23 9 61 Queens Hotel......... 23 9 54 ■ Abbey...................... 22 8 45


Holy Cross............. 23 19 101 Ultra Finishing...... 23 19 100


irst DivisionP W P Burnley Miners.— 23 4 33


Brun House............ 23 2 24 Second Division P W P


H ajesties walkover v NLTG; b undburn 29, Astros 9; Ilynd-


lUvndbum Whites ... 18 17 86 Astrosiyndburn............... 18 15 79 M .................... 18 9 57 Hajesties............... 17 9 54 Vundburn 12......... 18 . 7 41 Heka Ltd................ 18 6 41 Nyndburn Purple.... 18 7 41


LTG.................... 17 0 12


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