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Battle lines drawn as residents fight to defend the green green grass from homes!
Til 1C green grass of home is now a battlefield for these Clitheroe resi dents. As reported in last week's Adver
tiser and Times, neighbours in Mil- ton, Chester and Cowper Avenues have joined forces in a bid to pre vent developers from digging up a nearby field, known locally as the rec, for an estate of 25 new "execu tive" homes.
Fearful of the potential dangers
of increased traffic and of the added burden on local resources such as health services and educa tion, as well as upset a t the prospective loss of greenery to con crete, they have enlisted the sup port of Ribble Valley MP Mr Nigel Evans. As our photo shows, he travelled from his office in Westminster to
collect a petition signed by the group and other residents from the Waddington Road area of town. The petition calls for the house plans by Bellway Homes to be thrown out when they come before Ribble Valley Borough Council's Planning Committee next month. Mr Evans, who has agreed to
advise campaigners, is hopeful that the green field site, part of Chews
Farm, can be saved from develop ment by invoking new government guidelines. These aim to allow planning authorities to reject house building schemes on the grounds th a t services forming the local infrastructure, such as transport, education and health, would be unable to cope with the increased pressures of a sudden influx of new families. (090400/17/7)
Bright ideas for Easter and beyond
WHEN the school bell rings a t the end of this week, Ribble Valley youngsters know it means two weeks away from the books and lots of spare time to spend with their family and friends. But Easter isn't just for
the younger members of the family to enjoy; parents want a break too. If they put up with the
thrills and spills of the fun fair for the day, then they
expect the children to toler ate a day out doing adult
things, such as looking Advertising Feature
around the local garden centres and DIY stores. But there are also lots of
fun things to do together, and most of it is going on right on your doorstep. ' With two whole wonder
ful weeks of freedom, there's enough time to have a go at lots of activities. They say the best things
in life are free, and you can probably have just as much fun cycling or playing hide and seek in the local coun tryside as spending a for tune out of town.
cash in your pocket, there's an even larger scope of things to see and do, includ ing the many leisure activi ties available at local leisure centres, 10-pin bowling or even ice-skating. Or for something a little
But if you do have a little
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crafts exhibition at Iligh- am. "Kids" of all ages will
enjoy watching American Wrestling, which is on this Easter at the Thompson Centre in Burnley, a steam train ride from Embsay, a visit to the latest exhibition a t Royal Armouries in Leeds or a day trip out to somewhere near the sea. But if the weather lives
up to its name and we end up with April showers, there's always the cinema. Or if you are heading
towards Burnley, you could always step back in time with a visit to Queen Street Mill or Towneley Hall. At Burnley Mechanics,
there's the annual Blues Festival for the adults, which runs from Good Fri day to Easter Monday, and the following Friday The Ultimate Pop Show comes to town, with tribute bands to Steps and Boyzone, and the day af ter Howie Watkins brings the BBC's Really Wild Show to the Burnley theatre. But whatever you have in
mind - don't forget it’s mum and dad's holiday too!
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Growing veg The National Vegetable
Society, in conjunction with Lancashire District Associ
ation, presented a slide show in the Black Bull, Ribchester. A talk on grow ing vegetables was given by Sky TV presenter Mr Joe Maiden, of Cliffe Bank Nursery, North Rigton, Yorkshire.
Cake break The Ribchester Mother
and Baby Group held a Multiple Sclerosis cake break in the parochial hall, when visitors were invited to enjoy a slice of cake and help raise funds.
New faces A "New Faces" show and
mini-auction will take place tomorrow a t 8 p.m. in Ribchester Sports and Social Club. Proceeds are in aid of the Christie's Against Cancer Campaign. Tickets are £4, available from the club and post office.
End of term Pupils of St Wilfrid's Pri
mary School, Ribchester, will end the spring term with an Easter service in church at 2 p.m. tomorrow. Pupils have been invited to attend a disco organised by the PTA in the evening.
SABDEN
hands at whist during Sab- den Over-60s' social were
Results Last Thursday's winning
played by: Ladies - Mrs D.
Houghton and Mrs E. Duckworth. Gents - Mr R.
Elliot and Mr J. Traynor. Domino winners were Mr W. Wright, Miss
Bernadette Taylor, Mrs I. Cottam and Mr R. Eden. Raffle: Mrs R. Wright, Mr
R. Elliot and Mr R. Eden. Monday's whist winners
were Mrs E. Marsden (ladies) and Mrs G. Walrn- sley (gents). Mrs E. Mars den and Mrs R. Wright won the raffle. The club meets in St Mary's Hall and anyone is welcome.
opened in style in Sabden on Saturday with the weather staying fine just long enough for a few ends to be played. The noon opening fol
Bowls The bowling season
lowed a chairman's coffee morning hosted by Mr John Boocock, which raised £240 for club funds. There was a raffle, tombo la and cake stall and after a slow s ta r t the event was well supported. Annual subscriptions are
due. They cost £15 for playing members, £13 for over-60s, £8 juniors aged 11 to 18 and £5 for social
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members. Contact the trea surer, Mr Alan Whalley. The final date for existing members to pay is April
30th. Forthcoming events
already planned include a trip to Fleetwood on Satur day, May 6th, to compete
for the Sabwood Cup. Steve and Janine Robinson from
the White H ar t have arranged the event. Two greens have been booked, food, entertainment and coach travel arranged. Fur ther details and sheets for names will be displayed in the White Hart and the pavilion. Anyone interested in tak
ing up bowling or just improving their game
should sign up for a coach ing day, which has been put back a week and will now take place on Sunday, May 21st. Professional tuition will be provided by Alan Dewhurst and his team. Volunteers are needed by
the club to help make tea and coffee at home matches and with cleaning and maintenance of the pavil ion, if anyone is interested.
Passion play The Easter-time produc
tion of "Thirty Pieces of Sil ver" kicks off tomorrow night. The musical passion,
based on the popular "Jesus Christ Superstar", is a spe cial village event for the Millennium and the cast consists of village people or members of the congrega tions of St Mary's and St Nicholas's Churches. It will be presented in St
were thanked for their help
in the successful table- top sale, which raised several
hundred pounds. The fellowship agreed to
make donations to several charities, including Derian House, Water Aid, Ethiopian Appeal and the
church.
Bowling The Conservatory
Design Specialists' open doubles bowling tourna ment took place at Whal ley Bowling Club a t the weekend. After some excellent
bowling over the two-day event, Great Harwood pair John Chatwin and Ray Turner emerged as eventu al winners, defeating Paul Sutcliffe and Tony Catlow (East Lancs) 21-19 in a closely-contested final. Chatwin and Turner
had earlier defeated Vin cent O'Donnell and Ian McNeil (Alexandra) in one semi-final, while Sutcliffe and Catlow beat Linda Ilindle and Beryl Thomas (Rushton Street) in the
other. Other quarter-finalists
were Mel Edmondson and Alan Dewhurst (Ribbles- dale), Sid Holden and Jim Sumner (Whalley), George Leonard and Derek Mer cer (Great Harwood) and Cliff Hope and Neville Hartley (Immanuel). The first prize of £100
Nicholas's Hall tomorrow and Saturday, and tickets are £3 and £2.50 for OAPs and under-16s. They are available from
Mrs Betty Clarkson (772762), or Mr Ken Hodg son (779163) or a t the butcher's shop.
Pedlars' fair The annual Pedlars' fair
in St Nicholas's Church Hall last week raised £300 for the Sunday school funds.
< s M ?m Bring them to Shores Hey Farm Rescue
Centre to see our family of horses, ponies & donkeys, where you will see at first hand
the work we do. All our animals have been the victims of neglect and cruelty.
Now rehabilitated, see them in their stables or running free on our land.
Open: Tue/Wed/Fri/Sat/Sun 1
-4.pm
Shores Hey Farm, Halifax Rd, Briercliffe, Nr Burnley
01282 435067 HO RSESif&yRON I E.S^P,RO,T’ECiT/PN^AiS jS ^ 'lMAJl^N
takes place on Tuesday between 10-30 a.m. and noon in the vicarage. Hot- cross buns and coffee will be served and proceeds will go towards a new church boil er.
Easter An Easter coffee morning
Spring fair The new village school
will open its doors for a Spring fair on Saturday. St Mary’s RC School in Watt Street will hold its first social event between noon and 4 p.m. in the school hall. It will feature stalls sell
ing crafts, jewellery, cakes and books, and there will be refreshments and games and amusements for the children.
Services Palm Sunday will be cel
ebrated at village churches and with a procession around the village carrying the cross. This will begin outside the bowling green in Pendle Street East at 2 p.m. and everyone is invit ed to join in.
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Easter leaflets An army of volunteers
are hoping to deliver leaflets, which give details
of Easter services in the churches of Barrow, Billing- ton and Whalley, to more than 2,200 homos in the area. Mr Nigel Atherton is co-ordinating the operation and would be delighted to receive any additional offers of help.
Ladies' evening Whalley Methodist
Church Ladies' Evening Fellowship's annual meet ing was well-attended and officers were re-elected. The last year's activities were discussed and members
and other awards were pre- sented by Mr Peter Barnes, managing director of the sponsors, who was thanked by competition organiser Mr Frank Cor- ban, chairman of Whalley Bowling Club.
Car washing Take your car to the
Swan car park on Saturday between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. and let the Scouts wash it for you. Proceeds raised will go
towards group funds, and there will also be the opportunity to see the minibus and obtain details of how to hire it. The offi cial launch is set for noon.
Abbey senior citizens' drive, in Whalley, were: Ladies - Mrs M. Butler, Mrs E. Iladfield, Mrs E. Charnley (cons). Gents- Mrs M. Naylor, Mrs J. Walmsley, Mr. G. Butler (cons). Dominoes: joint 1, Mrs
Abbey winners Whist winners of the
M. Harrison and Mrs J. Peel, Mrs II. Hardy (cons).
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Whist drive Twenty people attended
a whist drive held in Simon-
stone Old School. Winners were: Ladies - Mrs D. Birch, Mrs J. Wrathall, Mrs M. Auld (cons) Gents - Mrs G. Walsh, Mr R. Elliott, Mrs S. Birmingham (cons). Special prize was won by Mrs B. Pollard and MC was Mr G. Pollard. The next drive will be on
May 2nd.
Stick around Guest speaker a t the
meeting of Simonstone with Read WI next Thurs day will invite members to "Stick Around" The competition will be for the most unusual wood
en artefact and there will be a plant stall. Guests and new members will be wel come at 7-30 p.m. in Simon- stone Old School.
Shop open Simonstone Garden Club
shop will open on Sunday from 11 a.m. to noon and next Wednesday from 7 to 8 p.m.
Pendle Hospice . A coffee morning, held at
"Springfield", Beauley Avenue, Simonstone, on Saturday raised £170. The event was in aid of the Pen dle Hospice and Ightenhill Church funds.
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