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Villagers asked to pledge money for reward plan in fight against vandals


RESIDENTS of one Ribble Valley village have started their own Crimestoppers-style initiative in a bid to bring vandals to book. Billington villagers are being


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asked to pledge money which will be used as a reward for informa­ tion which leads to the successful prosecution of the youths who destroyed the war memorial last month.


Members of the village's parish .. . . . . ... . ,


council have given their backing to the scheme, which was the idea of Coun. Graham Sowter, the chairman of Billington and Lang-


ho Parish Council. Coun. Sowter hopes to get


pledges up to it 1.000 and has already had the promise of Cl 50. " People are very keen to associate themselves with it." he said, adding that Billington Band Club has


already raised 41200 towards the . i _ • i conn - , i , *l„,


reward. Last month vandals demolished


the war memorial, toppling the 6ft. high stone cross and smashing it to pieces, almost 20 years to the day since it was established at the junc­ tion of Whalley Road and Biker Lane. At the time Coun. Sowter described the act as "atrocious


behaviour”. More recently the Mayor of the Ribble Valley. Coun. Chris Iloltom,


slammed the "scumbags" who he said had committed the borough's worst-over single act of wanton vandalism. He told a meeting of Ribble Valley's Police and Commu­ nity Forum that the incident had caused "colossal anger" in the vil­


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lage. Anyone who wants to make a


pledge to the village's fund is asked to contact any member of Billing­ ton Parish Council.


Mobile summer fun for rural communities


Farmers are thanked for fire help


FIRE-FIGHTERS who were called to a barn at Ja s th am House Farm, M ilto n , on Saturday afternoon to tackle a fire involving around 75 tonnes of rolled baled hay have praised the actions


of local farmers. Station Officer Dave


McGrath said local agricul­ turalists brought machin­ ery including tractors and trailers to the Clitheroe Road farm to help move the burning hay into a field to allow it to burn off. "We saved cjuite a few


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rolls because of the speed of local farmers and their machinery," said Mr


McGrath. "We were able to act quickly before it got hold." lie added that as a result of the prompt action some of the hay was sal­


vaged. A neighbour had spotted


the fire and Mr McGrath said the hay. which had spontaneously combusted, bad just blitzed up when fire-fighters arrived on the scene. The team, which was


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called to the fire at 1-15 p.m., spent four-and-a-half


hours at the scene and used two jets, ;t hose retd and two sets of breathing apparatus.


Tea Towels


M BM HERS of Clilhorm and District Masonic Bel lowslnp held their rnonthh meeting at the village hall West Bradford. '1 here were 31 present to


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hear Mrs .J. Gornall speak on her collection of tea tow­ els from around the world. The talk was well received and the next is on Septem her 11th. when Mr R. .Jones will give snippets I mm local lustorv.


Pre-school course lor local parents


A COURSE for parents of pre-school children is to he run by the Mothers'


Union of St .lohn's Church. Hurst Green, and All Hallows' Church. Mil­


ton. The course will begin on


•September 7th from 1-30 to 3 p.m. It will run for seven weeks and will take place at St .lohn's Church Hall,


Hurst C.rcen. It is being funded by the


Mothers' Union, so there will only be a small weekly charge of 50p for refresh­ ments. A creche will be available. For further details con­


tact Mrs Ann Dearden on 01200 127380. or Mrs Susan Birbeck on 01251 82GGSG.


\\ 111 LB the sun itself may have been in short supply, sunny moods have shone through among youngsters joining the


school holidays' Rural Summer Scheme. Operated by Lancashire


Youth and Community


Service in the nibble Val­ ley, in partnership with Ribble Valley Borough Council, the scheme visited 11 villages and rural com­ munities. Its staff of youth work­


ers, sports leaders and young volunteers working


Bdinburgh Gold Award helped to stave off holiday boredom by providing sports, arts, crafts and other activities for school- aged children. Our picture shows staff and youngsters from Chathurn enjoying some holiday fun.


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Naturalists enjoy views of Aire Valley


on summer walk BXTBNS1VB views of the Aire Valley from Holden Gate above Keighley were enjoyed by Clitheroe Natu­ ralists at the start of their latest summer walk. On an old track skirting


Jaytail Farm, the route descended through Alder


Carr and Spring Crag Woods, which were part of the Holden Estates belong­ ing to the Cliffords, of Skip- ton Castle. After a steep climb


through the wooded valley of Holden Beck and the farmyard of Ghyll Grange,


lho naturalists reached While Crag Moor. Standing out against the skyline the eroded shapes of the Dou­ bler Stones - resembling Brimham Rocks-came into view. Cup and ring marks hollowed out in Bronze Age limes provided a reminder of


a culture long past. The path led upward in a


sea of purple heather to Windgate Nick above Addingham, and gave a sud­ den view of the next vallev, Wharfedale. In one direction was


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of the Gritstone Crags of Rombalds Moor has now been renamed the Millenni uni Way and spectacular outcrops of curiously sculpt ed rocks were a feature all the way - the Noone Stone pointed due south and the famous Swastika Stone engraved by our Bronze Age ancestors. The steep landscaped


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paths and bridges of Bobers Ghyll on the outskirts of ilk- ley were the final part of a six-and-a-half mile walk. Forty-nine flowers were observed and included yarrow, enchanter night­ shade, creeping corydalis and harebells. The leaders, Cynthia Laing and Chris­ tine IVashbrook, were thanked by the chairman, Brian .lones. The next walk, on August


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North-West water among world’s best


DESPITE incidents such as the C r y p ­ tosporidium outbreak, local drinking water is among the best in the world, according to


North West Water. The company has just


invested 11350,000 to improve monitoring for the bug at its Warrington laboratories. Although numerous Rib­


Packaging designer Miss Stacey Jayne Bromley married joiner Mr Karl Morgan Ship- ston at St Nicholas's


Church, Sabden. The bride, who works at


Blackburn Corrugated Papers, is the daughter of Mr David and Mrs Anne Maher, of Thorn Street, Sabden. The bridegroom, who works at his father's business in Victoria Mill, Sabden, is the son of Mr Peter and Mrs Patricia Shipston, of Pendle Street East, Sabden. Given away by her step­


Howard Ainsworth and groomsmen were Mr Jason Bates and the bridegroom's brothers, Messrs Kristian and Keiron ShipsLon. The bride’s nephews Benjamin and Harrison Yerkess were the pageboys A reception was held at


Best man was Mr


the James Hargreaves Stand at Turf Moor, Burn ley. following the ceremony, which was conducted by the Rev. Roland Nicholson The couple, who honey­ mooned in Spain, will make


their home in Sabden Photo: David Barrett.


father, Mr Maher, the bride wore an ivory silk gown with an embroidered bodice and carried a bouquet of gold and ivory roses. Chief bridesmaid was the


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bride’s sister Teresa Anne Bromley. She was also


attended by the bride­ groom’s sister Kir.-.ty Ship­ ston and her nieces Maisey Yerkess and Rcbekah Maher. Tlie two older attendants


wore dresses in gold silk with embroidered bodices, Teresa carried a bouquet similar to the bride's, while Kirsly's bouquet comprised gold and silver roses. The two younger bridesmaids wore dresses with gold embroidered bodices and gold net skirts andcarried baskets of gold and ivory roses.


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ble Valley residents were affected by the outbreak earlier this year, it is regard­ ed as rare by experts. But rural areas are at risk, as sheep and cattle pass it on and routine water treat­ ment does not kill it. The organism is less than


WINNERS of the Howell Movement on Monday were Mrs I. Park and Mr B, Guha, Mr and Mrs R. Ward. On Thursday evening


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