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Agency boss sees change first hand


THE new director of the Countryside Agency saw rural diversification at first hand on a trip to the Ribble Valley. Mr John Tomlinson,


left, visited Mr Roderick Spence's farm at Burholme, near White-


well. Mr Spence, centre,


farms 800 acres and now has horses under livery as


well. Also on the picture,


right, is Mr John Well- bank, director of the Bowland Initiative, which has a key diversifi­


cation role. New future for barns


PLANNING permission to convert two barns at Crow Trees Farm, Chipping, into two dwellings with associat­ ed site works is being sought from Ribble Valley


Borough Council. The applicants for the


plan (No. 0692) are Mr and Mrs A. Kelly.


Other plans include: ClithiToe: Change of use from


offices to dwelling at Saddlers House, Saddlers Slews. Castle- gate (0G91 i . Erection of conserva­ tory a t 1 Claremont Avenue (0696). Erection of 6m. stub tower, one equipment cabin, four parabolic dishes, six sector anten­ nas at Primrose Mill. Woone


Lane (025N). Millington and l.nnghu: Pro­


posed roof alterations at 5 Lower- field, Langho <0693i. Internal


bedroom alterations, porch exten­ sion and detached double garage


at Tacklers Cottage, 7 York Line ,06951. Erection of conservatory at -16 Whalley Road ■ 0697 a Two- storey extension to form lounge, utility and bedroom over, and erect double garage, Ashlea, The Drive. Brockhall Village i009S:. Reserved matters application for a four/fivc bed detached dwelling (resubmission), Plot five, 1 he Drive, Brockhall Village , 0702,. Thurnlcy with Wheatley: Erec­


tion of two stables, tack room and hay/feed store for domestic pur­ poses on land at rear of Meadow Farm, l-ongridge Road 10691 . llolltin-lty-Huwland: Erection of


a garage at Hungrill Barn. Hold­


en Line 106991. Aighlon, Hailey and Chaigley:


Replacement of covered area to rear of the Smithy. Smithy Row, Hurst Green t 0701’.


Pendle Club solo whist winners


SOLO whist winners at the Pendle Club on Monday were: Mrs D. Knight, Mr J. Oddie, Mrs A. Foster. New players are welcome every Monday at 7-30 p.m. Winners at this week's bridge drive at the club were: Mrs A. Riley and Mrs S. Walsh. Miss P. Hargreaves and


Mrs K. Bulcock. New players are welcome every Monday at l-dt) p.m.


Youth shelter: group calls


public meeting MEMBERS of the public, both for and against the proposed youth shelter in Henthorn Park, can air their views at a specially called public meeting on


Wednesday. The Henthorn Crime and


Disorder Working Group says it genuinely wants to hear all the arguments sur­ rounding the shelter so that an informed decision can be


made. The meeting, which is


open to everyone, will be held at the Trinity Commu­ nity Centre, Wesleyan Road, Clitheroe. at 7 p.m. It is to be chaired by the chief executive of Ribble Valley Borough Council. Mr David Morris. Anyone with a genuine


interest who needs trans­ port to the meeting should ring Lynne Calver on 01200 414401.


SAINT WILFRID


CHURCH OF ENGLAND HIGH SCHOOL AND TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE


Pedal pow< extra boo


PEDAL power is helping keep the North-West Ambulance flying. Mr David Hill, the chi


executive of Lancash Ambulance Service N


ief


r puts some st into the


county’s a ir ambulance! o harder than I imagined it


Trust, completed the M Chester 100-mile cycle ric Bv completing the rout which took him in Cheshire, Merseyside ai Lancashire, he raised me than ‘


21,000 for the he


copter which provides a li line to residents across t county and in particular places such as the Ribl Valley. Said Mr Hill: "it


A ir would be, but I was deter­ mined to complete the course and raise as much money as I could. I did the Manchester to Blackpool ride earlier in the year, but those extra miles, and espe­ cially the hills, made it real­ ly tough for a part-time cyclist like myself. However, f knew that the further I went, the more money I would raise for the air ambulance and I just kept going - but I did not cycle into work the following


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as day." Clitheroe jmetion prices


TOP prices at Clithei Auction Mart’s sale


prime stock were as folio Bulls: Premium made i<> 1


per kg ' average l(H>.5p , prim gyp «93.5p\ commercial to ;70p . Heifers: Premium to 1 ' lOdp:, prime to 99p 'S8p-. t increial to S3p 175p . Steers: mium to 102p -9-1.5p.. prirr


9 Ip uSh.yp:. Sixteen calves were forw


where Belgian Blue bulls nun i: 120. Continental heifers to


and Limousin bulls to £10. In the sale of prime lamb:


ewes, Mr Brian Breaks a topped the market at 108.1]


oe of


A’S. 23p


e to S-lp


HP om- [*ro- e to


;trd. lu to £96


and


zain per


kg for a pen of -13kg Beltex lambs. Lambs: Premium (43kgs)


made to 108. Ip. prime (25.5- 35.9kg i toSOp f 72.5p >. prime (36- 15.5kg to 90.9p 176.5p h prime •10kc plus i to 9-L2p (79.2p l


Ewes: Mules made to £26, Texcls to £26, Mashams to £20, Grit­ stones to £18 and Blue-faced


Leicester to £2L At the sale of store sheep, just


short of 2.000 ewes and lambs were penned. Best lambs touched £30 per head, with some shear­


lings at £50 and ewes to £38, while an odd Texel shearling tup


made to £110. At the first Gritstone sale,


aged tups made to 700 guineas


End in sight for ’arm track issue


A LONG-STANDING access problem on a farm in Anna Lane, Bolton-by-Bowland, looks se t to be


resolved. Despite being recom­


mended to turn down an application to sort out the situation, members of Rib­ ble Valley Borough Coun­ cil's Planning and Develop­ ment Committee said they were minded to approve the application for the construc­ tion of a new track with appropriate conditions. The track would not only


serve the yard area, but also take both traffic and ani­ mals away from two barns which have consent for con­ version to residential use. Committee members heard that that farmyard is


split in two, with one site higher than another, and that the existing access had been constructed a century


ago. The applicant, Mr David


Holt, concluded: "It would make it safer for all living there. There is a genuine and pressing need to sort this out as another winter


approaches." Speaking in support of


the plan Coun. Philip Nierop (Bolton-by-Bow­


land) said the application would improve the efficien­ cy and safety of a working


farm.


R a m b l e r s g r e e t e d b y w a t e r f a l l i n f u l l s p a t e


A PARTY of Clitheroe Ramblers set off from Settle and on covering the two and a half miles to Stainforth found the waterfalls in full spate. At intervals along the


river, group members saw at first hand the work of the mountain and fell res­ cue teams searching for the lost teenager after the tragedy earlier in the


week. After a break for coffee, a


short section of road walk­ ing brought the party to a field path for Feizor above


the Wharfe. Turning north west, Jop Ridding Farm was passed to reach Wood Lane and Hale Lane, w’hich brought the walkers to Feizor and a welcome stop


for refreshments. Stackhouses Hamlet was


passed on the way to Lang-


cliffe Place, where the group encountered the only rain on the walk, with less than a mile to cover to Settle. The next walk is on Sun­


day, October 22nd; meet at Chester Avenue car park at 9-30 a.m. for Garstang. For details, ring 01254 823690


Bishop will be guest at


crated on Sunday. The Rt Rev. Peter Vaugh­


an, assistant Bishop of Bradford, will conduct the special service for the newly-extended graveyard at St Andrew’s Parish


Church. Various organisations


have been involved in seeing the project through to com­ pletion, including North West Water Authority, the


ews from the Villages DUCKWORTH STREET, BLACKBURN .... ................................„ _ _ i i n i e h j H-LLI.II'H.'II.’ T


come and look around the school hear about our uision for the future and meet the gouenors and staff to discuss the options available in our Sixth Form.


SIMO


Garden club The new programr


e of


Simonstone Garden starts next Thursday at p.m. in the old school, ,v Mrs Anita Kellingtor talk about "Cotswol I Spring". New membei s welcome.


If you are unable to attend or would like further information please contact


Duckworth Street, Blackburn W Tel. 01254 604000


(Head of the Sixth Form) Mrs. A. Ford ebsite: www.stwilfs.lancs.sch.uk


Hub 7-30 ■hen will s in ; are


on Thursday, when the speak­ er will be Mr John Tomlin­ son. There will be a special collection and all are wel­ come.


Glorious food At the meeting of


YFC An open meeting wa s held


in the Methodist Chapel to discuss the future of Slaid- burn YFC and wa increase the number of members to assist in tl e


ys senior


to ior run-


ning of the club. There was an excellent


response from vice-pres idents advisory and past and ] (resent members, and lots of h, -ip and advice was offered and grate- fullv accepted. The AGM will be held on


Monday at 7-45 p.m. ii 1 Slaid- burn Village Hall and new members are welcome. For details contact Judith Robin­ son on 01251 826236.


Waddington WI, held in the village social club, vice-presi­ dent Mrs Margaret Jackson was in the chair. She wel­ comed guests from Down- ham, Gisburn, Pendleton, Sabden and Whalley WIs and introduced guest speaker Mr Spencer, manager of Booths Supermarket. He gave a short talk on how Mr Booth started the business from humble beginnings, and after­ wards produced a good selec­ tion of cheeses, pates and organic breads, along with other delicacies for members to taste. Mrs Jean Oldroyd thanked Mr Spencer for a happy and enjoyable evening. The next meeting will be


on November 14th in the Methodist Schoolroom at 7-


30 p.m.


Holt, Mrs G. Walmsley, Mrs M. Naylor (cons). Dominoes: Mr J. Hartley,


Mrs S. Baxter, Mrs H. Hardy (cons).


Flower club There was a good atten­


dance at the annual meeting of Whalley Flower Club. In her address, the chairman, Mrs Meryl Ibbotson, said it had been a good year with many excellent flower demon­ strators, and the attendance at meetings had increased. Mrs Ibbotson passed her


badge of office to Mrs Jane Brown, chairman for the next


two years. The healthy financial


statement was read by trea­ surer Mrs Phyllis Rumsey. Guest speaker Mrs Jean


Kortekaas, of Hurst Green, gave a most interesting demonstration on making structured bunches of flow­ ers. There followed a work­ shop, where members enthu­ siastically made their arrangements. Mrs Korte- kaas's arrangements were raf­ fled, and thanks were expressed to her by Mrs


Brown. The next meeting on


Abbey whist Whist winners at the


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Lindermans Australian Wines


• Cawarra Semillow Chardonnay 75cl • Cawarra Colombard Chardonnay 75cl • Cawarra Red 75cl


buy Buy 3 wS for only


ubs Harp Lager 8 large cans for £5.00


(non returnable bottles) £10.99 Stella Artois large bottle 660ml £1 29 each


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Stella Artois 4 x 5° 0ml cans £3.99 11 pm 7 DAYS A WEEK


G a r n e t t R o a d , C l i t h e r o e


Tols Q 1 2 0 0 4 2 3 3 5 0 V . ■ e €10


John Smith’s Bitter 4 large cans £2.99 Case of 24 Mini Buds


We are


.). pleased to announce


we're’moving))' As from 20th TA,


will be operating ' , a full sales, service and


October 2000 we parts facility at our Wilpshire: showroom oh Whalley New Road.


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held in Wade Methodist Church speaker was the Re\ beth Hodgkiss. Her t the "Christian Way was illustrated with I pictures. The next meetinf


Abbey senior citizens' drive, in Whalley, were: Ladies - Mrs E. Charnley, Mrs M. Cottam, Mrs M. Butler (cons). Gents - Mrs M. Nay­ lor, joint 2, Mrs E. Whitehead and Mrs D. Farnsworth, Mrs


leering ington


, guest . Eliza- heme of of Life” eautifui


will be


J. Wooff (cons). Dominoes: Mrs J. Peel,


joint 2, Mr M. Macken and Mr E. Brown, Mr F. Peel


(cons.). The previous winners were:


Whist, Ladies - Mrs M. Cot­ tam, Mrs V. Heald, Mrs P. Wooff (cons). Gents - Mr H.


November 9th at 7-30 p.m. will be in Chatburn CE School, when the popular Mr Craig Bullock will demon­ strate "From the Realms of Glory". Tickets available from members, or telephone 01200 423092.


dered with members' names, was displayed by Mrs Mans­ ley and county notices read including details of the Har­ rogate Knitting and Stitch­ ing Show on November 23rd


to 26th. Some members showed


interest in a holiday in Brit­ tany next year, and 10 mem bers will take part in the fun quiz in Clitheroe. Members were advised of a musical evening in Downh'am Village Hall, presented by Mr Jim


Parker. A photograph was present­


ed to Mrs Sallie Carlyon showing her receiving the Woman of the Year Trophy from Mrs A. Weatherill, in


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landmark village service A SPECIAL millennium project in Slaidburn which will serve the parish for many years is to be conse­


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Sunday 29th October 2000 “Music From Stage And Screen


Sunday 26th November 2000 “Mainly Instrumental


Sunday 25th February 2001 “Romancing Brass


Sunday 25th March 2001 “The Best Of British


All Concerts Commence At 2 .0 0 pm ,


M A S S IV E IN D O O R


THROUGHOUT THE YEAR Grane Mill. o« Bury Road. Haslingden


CAR BO O T EVERY SATURDAY


r ; t


Waddington, Nr. Clitheroe, Lancashire BB7 3HP


Bowland Initiative and Rib ble Valley Borough Council. It has effectively doubled the size of the buria'


ground. The village is also having


a yew tree planted, grown from a cutting from a 3,000 -year-old yew in Hampshire, a millennium bench is being placed in the graveyard and consecrated during the same afternoon and a millennium time capsule is being buried. The service in church will


begin at 3 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend.


Telephone: 01200 423262 Due to an exciting


development, the Dining Room at


The


Waddington Arms is temporarily closed. It will re-open shortly as


u T h e Q r e e n R o o m


a new restaurant concept tor today's discerning market.


We are currently looking tor Matt in all departments to join our existing team.


If you would like to be included in this team, call Je: or Richard on


01200 423262 to arrange an interview.___ _


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Wheelchair view Guest speaker at the meet­


ing of Whalley WI was Mrs Pat Ascroft, of Catforth, a very familiar figure in the LFWI. Mrs Ascroft, known for her cycling and walking in various parts of the world to raise money for charities, was due to speak about "Trekking in the Eastern Highlands of


Zimbabwe". However, this was changed


as prior to her trip she sus­ tained a bad injury while tak­ ing a short cut across fields near her home. Her talk was changed to "Views from a wheelchair" and told of the awful moment when she slipped on the rung of a gate and was upside down for a while before managing to free


herself. Her leg has been badly


broken in several places and she had also crushed her shoulder. Mrs Ascroft kept her audience amused with many anecdotes of her time


in hospital, her broadcasts for Radio Lancashire and her time in a wheelchair and learning to walk on crutches. She was thanked by Mrs Ruth Mansley for reliving


her ordeal. Delegate at the autumn


council meeting in Fleetwood will be Mrs Thorpe, and three members will attend a course at Alston Hall to learn how to put together a story sack for use in a primary


school. A new tablecloth, embroi­


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