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13 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, March 18th, 1999


Landlord is to head tourism association


A WHALLEY landlord is to take over as chair­ man of the Ribble Val­ ley Tourism Associa­ tion. The Foxfields Hotel,


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Billington, provided the venue for this year's annual meeting. Mr Harold Cowburn, of


the Three Rivers Caravan Park, stepped down as chairman, making way for Mr Norman Atty, of the Dog Inn, Whalley. Miss Frances Aheame, of Stony- hurst College, was elected as treasurer, taking over from Mrs Jean Lord-Brook- lands. Mrs Jean Hardman, from


the Flower Shop, delighted members with her decora­ tive and imaginative use of fresh flowers, which, it was felt, was worthy of even the most regal of establish­ ments. Thanks were expressed to her by Miss Aheame. The president, Ribble


Valley Mayor Coun. David Smith, thanked the com­ mittee for all its hard work throughout the year and expressed thanks to all members who had partici­ pated at the various meet' ings. Mr Cowburn thanked the Mayor and Mayoress for their attendance. The meeting was followed by a luncheon. The next meeting is


planned for May 19th, when the speaker will be Ribble Valley Borough Council's chief executive, Mr David Morris.


New head at preparatory school


A NEW headmaster has been appointed to St Mary’s Hall, the preparato­ ry school for Stonyhurst College. Mr Michael Higgins is


currently headmaster of a similar Roman Catholic school, Moreton Hall, in Bury St Edmunds, Suf­


folk. Mr Higgins was head of history and French at Ryde


^School, Isle of Wight, "before taking up his present post in 1993. A-graduate of Southamp


ton University, Mr Higgins went on to obtain an MA at London University Ihstitue of Education. He and and his wife,


Clare, who will also be involved in pastoral care within the school, have four children.


Fellowship hears


of Red Cross role THE local Red Cross organiser, Mr Jeff Entwistle, was the speaker at Trinity Afternoon Fel­ lowship. He spoke about the role


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WITHIN days of work starting on the £5.5m. refurbishment of Bla­ ckburn railway station, there was a hard-hit­ ting message to Rail- track from the chair­ man of Ribble Valley Rail's support group. Chairman Mr Peter


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Animal lover’s appropriate book review is a winner


KEEN animal lover Katie Harri­ son has been nominated as Lan­ cashire Library's Junior Reader of the Month. This award was achieved with her review of "Fan­ tastic Mr Fox" by Roald Dahl. Katie (11) attends Chatburn Pri­


mary School. She enjoys swimming and is a member of her local Guides. Some of her spare time is also spent looking after her pet hamster and


fish. Katie (pictured) wrote: "There are


Station staff cuts are stupid, says rail group


hope North West Trains will see sense and retain the staff," he said. Mr Moore's words


Moore, speaking at the rail group's annual dinner, referred to the recent presti­ gious ceremony to launch the revamp, attended by Home Secretary Jack Straw, MP for Blackburn. He told members and guests, gathered at the Mytton Fold Hotel, Lang- ho, that, 10 minutes after the launch proceedings, drugs were being openly sold in the station foyer. "Railtrack is spending


£5.5m. refurbishing the sta­ tion, but is not going to have any staff to look after it. I t seems very stupid to me," said Mr Moore, adding that the drug problem was not going to help in promot­ ing the station's image. "I


New hall gets civic send-off


THE new hall built by Clitheroe Community Church received a civic send-off from the Mayor of Clitheroe,


Coun. John McGowan. The Mayor, who was


accompanied by the May­ oress, paid t r ib u te to everyone who had worked for the hall and helped in various ways, including Mr and Mrs John and Rosemary Lancaster, whose tru s t paid for the land. A buffet lunch was served


of the movement, explain­ ing the work of doctors and nurses sent to trouble spots in the world, such as Afghanistan. Mrs Nan Morris thanked Mr Entwistle for his talk.


and during the afternoon numerous visitors accepted the open invitation to look round the hall. Our picture shows the


Mayor being greeted by Pastor Brian Clark. Also on the picture are the May­ oress, elders and their wives and architect Mr Ivan Wil- son.(130399/15/24)


Busy time at Mayoral ‘at homes


LOCAL dignitaries joined Clitheroe Mayor Coun. John McGowan for a series of annual "at home" functions. Guests were given a histo­


ry of the town hall and the mayoral regalia before enjoying a buffet The first, held last


Wednesday a t Clitheroe Town Hall, saw Coun. McGowan and Mayoress Mrs Pat McGowan joined by Deputy Mayor Coun. Alan Yearing, the Mayor and Mayoress of Hynd- burn, Coun. Ian Ormerod and Mrs Pat Ormerod, and Mr Ian Sutheran, works general manager at Castle


Cement. During the evening, Mrs


Margaret F irth was pre­ sented with an award for her services to Waddow


Hall. At the second "at home"


evening on Friday, which was attended by most of the town councillors, awards were also presented to Mrs Evelyn Spain, for her ser­ vices to the Clitheroe


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Townswomen's Guild, of which she has been chair­ man for seven years, and Ultraframe boss Mr John


Lancaster, for the work he has done in Clitheroe. Other guests included Mrs Joan Score, Canon and


Mrs Philip Dearden, Father Joseph Wareing, Mrs Judith Dawson, and the Rev. Richard Atkinson.


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"at home" with the Mayor of Clitheroe, second right. (110399/17/16)


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received a quick response from the evening's guest speaker, Mr Richard Fearn, director Railtrack, North West Zone. He said: "I will find out why we are spend­ ing £5.5m. at Blackburn and not having any physi­ cal presence. I will take it up with First North West: they are my tenants." Mr Fearn followed a line


he was the station manager a t Doncaster. There fol­ lowed a period around Leeds and York before he moved south, becoming director of the Thames and Chiltern division of Net­ work South East in 1990. Actively involved in the


of distinguished railway officers who have been guest speakers at the func­ tion. Unfortunately, a speaking engagement with Ribble Valley Rail has gained notoriety within the railway business. It is often succeeded by a new posting - not always higher up the track! Mr Fearn told how he


joined the railway in 1973 in Crewe. By the age of 24


modernisation of the Chiltern line, he moved to the South Eastern division of the network and then, when privatisation was mooted, opted to go to the train company side of the business. A French compa­ ny, Connex, came up with £400m. and Mr Fearn found himself working for a European company. Eleven months ago he


ow over his doorway. Refer­ ring to Ribble Valley Rail, and wishing the group con­ tinued success, he said: "You have achieved signifi­ cant notoriety in the rail­ way industry for very good and genuine reasons." Encouraging those pre­


sent to use the railways and not to restrict their jour­ neys to Clitheroe and Blackburn, he said: "There is a world beyond Black­ burn,"- as he urged them to look out for Railtrack's net­ work management s tate­ ment, being launched next week. This, he said, would contain


significant


announcements. Mr David Butterworth


loft, succeeding in the North West Zone the 1997 after-dinner RVR speaker, Mr Chris Leah. Mr Moore, he said,


achieved distinction by becoming the first non-rail- way person to cast a shad­


introduced the speakers, including Ribble Valley Mayor Coun. David Smith, who recalled his days cycling to see trains, such as the Royal Scot, at Broughton. Mr Moore was intro­


duced as "the master of the art of persuasion, who has raised the profile of Ribble Valley Rail to dizzy


heights." He told the gathering


that a few members of the group had met Mr David Franks, managing director First North West Trains, in Clitheroe on Thursday. The meeting had been positive and had generated several ideas which, if they achieved fruition, could become a first in the UK. He paid tribute to Mr


Mike West, of Radio Lan­ cashire, and to Clitheroe Advertiser and Times news editor Mrs Vivien Meath, for their continued support. The vote of thanks was


proposed by Mr Brian Ilowarth, vice-chairman of the group, who thanked Mr Ted Buckley, social secre­ tary, for a varied and inter­ esting round of events, and announced th a t the draw had raised £100 for funds. Pictured are some of


those present, including chairman Mr Moore and his wife, Joan, and Mr Richard Fearn and Mrs Janet Fearn, centre. (130399/27/13)


three farmers, Boggins, Bunco and Bean, and they want to kill Mr Fox because he steels their food and Bean's cider. Mr Fox peeps out of his hole one day. He was going to get some chickens when they shot him and just missed him, but got his tail. Mr Fox ran back into his hole. “The farmers dig a deep hole, but the


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number one. He gets three fat ones and one of the small foxes takes them to Mrs Fox. She prepares a feast."


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