Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, May 17th, 2001 15 ancashireonline.co.uk Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), B u rn le y ^M aH C la s s t f ie ^


Silver award for driver


w z > - lI jig stretch of road is open ulated by sheep wandering


Iss the road. • „ ■ point on BBC Radio Lan- ■e of weeks ago and prompt-


§ from a woman, probably Ibe a member of the farming the said that I was wrong, Tther mistaken or a liar. Well, Ham but I prefer to believe


I f my own eyes. Irday I saw at least half a I on this stretch of road,


■we with two lambs among l ie Wellsprings car park, at e a lick at the undisinfected


k their fancy. •


|ie point of posting notices I to walk on the hill when the "ling down to us? . • ' ■ me solution is to put the |r to the ground so that the them and know to keep off


| better still, nail one to the, I within easy reading distance


! CYNIC,


jople treated lea pigs


[n't misinterpret^ the figures feer allegation last week.) ■ of our alert is that these hor- ares were only measured at


liar monitor, at that particular pn and at that particular wind


vers report that the obnox-


■ns can be spotted at least 50 % I day or night, meaningthat Is can be measured with the [ments somewhere in our val-


at least three consequences:


.believe that anyone with a res- Ifect or illness is at risk of sen-


|he vegetation in the area must |ng high levels of a dangerous l\s these dioxins also accumu- lat of grazing animals, farmers Estomers are being exposed to


fisks, in our opinion. [he average figure for the 24- 1 , according to our information, £ highest ever recorded in Eng- [y it would not be tolerated m


Tmost polluted cities. :


At wish the people in our valley |ed as guinea pigs, any longer; llth disabilities in, say, 20 years 5 prevented by prudent use of iment now. When weather coh-


fe not conducive to high level f of dangerous gases, will some- I stop the pollution until they


IBERY [the Earth.


l e n t s o f £ 1 9 . 3 0


Long carrots The Lancashire District


Association of the National Vegetable Society organised a talk by Mr Bob Herbert, in theBlack Bull, Ribchester, on the growing of the long car­ rot.


Field day disco There is to be a Ribchester


field day fund-raising disco on Saturday at 8 p.m. in Ribch-


■ ester Sports and Social Club. Tickets are £5 available from the post office or on the door.


; Ribchester Amateur Soci­ ety's production of J. B. Priestley's "When We Are Married" was a great success. Attendance figures were among the highest for some


Play success time.


rehearsed play and perfor­ mances were polished . . . no one, however, can legislate for the unexpected. During the Friday performance, in the.


This was a very well- „


first act, much hilarity was caused by an uninvited guest on stage in the shape of a very large bee. As one of the actresses is allergic to bees she spent an agonising 20 minutes on stage before exiting - very


quickly. Another actor was handed , , ,


a large cigar to smoke. As he actually does smoke cigars all should have been well, except that the cigar was broken and he spent a frantic few minutes unsuccessfully trying to light


lt- Finally, the increasingly drunken photographer, in


character not real life, swayed onto the stage about to begin a complicated section involv­


ing the use of tripod and cam­ era. Unfortunately, as he


picked-up the camera from behind the sofa a leg of the


tripod fell off, and he was forced to improvise while attempting to repair the


damage. son.


episodes, all went well in this final production of the sea-


Despite these unrehearsed production 01 u.e


, 1


WI date Members of Simonstone


with Read WI will meet tonight to debate the resolu­ tions. There will also be a mini-horticultural show. '.


Plants for sale Simonstone Garden Club


shop will be open on Wednes­ day from 7 to 8 p.m.


SIMONSTONE


|ews from the Villages SLAIDBURN


Big band Slaidbum Silver Band pre­


sent the first of its 2001 senes of "Brass at the Bounty on


May 31st, commencing at 7- 15p.m.


Weather permitting, this ‘ room. SABDEN


Waste-paper The waste-paper collection


will take place oh Saturday around Sabden. Please leave old newspapers and maga­


zines outside for collection by Ribble Valley's recycling


team.


Over-60s The latest results from


Sabden Over-60s' Club socials are as follows: Thursday s whist: Ladies - Mrs E. Charnley. Gents - Mrs Walmsley. There was no raf­ fle or dominoes due to lack ot


support.


Bingo Tomorrow there will be a


Jumble


Mary's Hall on Saturday starts at 1 p.m. Items for sale


. The jumble sale imbt .


may be left at church tomor­ row or Saturday morning. The proceeds are towards the cost of putting on an old-time music hall in the autumn.


bingo session in St Nicholass Hall at 7-30 p.m. Admission is £1 and all are welcome.


. . .


will be in the Hark to Bounty garden or, if wet, .in the court


are recently retired, then you are invited to a free cheese and wine evening to enable you to get acquainted and socialise with others in the


same position. Whalley and District'


Lions Club has organised the evening to take place at "Oakdene", 102. Mitton Road, Whalley,>n May 25th


from 7-30 p.m. .


Craft fair A craft fair, organised by


local fund-raisers, will be held in Whalley Village Hall on Sunday between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. This is the tenth fair Enid and Sarah have organ­ ised to raise funds for both local and national charities. There will be home-baked cakes, local crafts, and demon­ strations throughout the day. On this occasion, a donation will be made to the Lan­ cashire Air Ambulance.


Floral art A minute of silent prayer was held at Whalley Flower Club in remembrance of Mrs Phyllis Rumsey, who was an active member'and will be sadly missed, but always


remembered. Guest demonstrator for the


evening was Mrs Linda


. Hardman, who gave an excel­ lent "In Colour" show of both modem and traditional floral designs. All had a wonderful summer evening. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the two summer trips have been


cancelled. At the next meeting on


Dinner Sabden FC is holding,an


September 13th, Mrs Pauline Marsden will give a floral. demonstration entitled In the Company of Friends".


end-of-season presentation


night on Friday, May 25th. Tickets are £16 and there will be music from '60s and 70s band the Dynamics. Comedi­ an Lester Crabtree will be the


compere.


Bowls Sabden Bowling Club host­


ed a friendly match against Fleetwood in the sunshine last Saturday. The now annu­ al competition proved.a big hit with dozens of people either watching or taking part - with the home side eventually taking the hon­ ours.It was organised by Steve and Janine Robinson from the White Hart, who laid on refreshments and a social and cabaret night in the pub in the evening.


WHALLEY


Special activity If you are new to Whalley, havetime on your hands or


have tim or


Abbey winners Whist winners at the


Abbey senior citizens' drive, in Whalley, were: Ladies - Mrs P. Wooff, Mrs V. Heald, Mrs G. Walmsley (cons). Gents - Mrs M. Naylor, Mrs D. Farnsworth, Mr G. Butler


(cons). Dominoes: joint 1, Mrs M. . „ , ,


Maden and Mr J. Hartley, joint 2, Mrs E. Brown and Mrs J. Peel (cons).


Auction bids Odd jobs, computer


tuition, ironing and lots more will be on offer in Whalley CE Primary School tomor- row night when a promises auction will take place. View­ ing will start at 7 P-m., fol­ lowed by the auction at 7-4U p.m., when auctioneer Mr Keith Mitchell will put some interesting promises under the hammer. The event is in aid ol


Thanksgiving Following the refurbish­


ment of Whalley Parish' Church, there will be a ser­ vice of thanksgiving on Ascension Day, May 24th, at 8 p.m. It is hoped that as many of those people who helped in any way with fund- raising, emptying the church, cleaning it or any of the other worthwhile jobs, will be able to attend this very special


service. Music will be provided by . . . .


Slaidbum Silver Band, and there will be light refresh­ ments.


WADDINGTON


Gift day Everyone is invited to a


gift day at Waddington Methodist Church school­ room on Saturday to give support for future work in the village. While at the school­ room, visitors will be able to enjoy refreshments served between 10 a.m. and noon. .Money.from the coffee


morning goes to fund the work of the Sunday school and an annual holiday club. The Sunday school meets for an hour each Sunday at 10-30 a.m. and at present 25 young people enjoy a mix of songs, stories and craft activities.


New children are welcome. "Groundbreakers" is the


title for this year's holiday club, which promises .a lively fun-filled week of activities in


August.


Plants for sale A good number of


Waddington WI members attended the resolutions meeting in the Methodist schoolroom. Vice-president Mrs Margaret Jackson made two arrangements which were


sold on the plant stall. Mrs Elizabeth Bradley


entertained members with an amusing monologue, which was followed by refreshments. The next meeting on June


12th will take the form of "Ready Steady Cook" with Mr John Davies, steward of Waddington Village Club.


Branch funds A coffee evening, held in


Refurbishment rung.______________ ;--------


Whalley Parish Church Refurbishment Fund.


Waddington Village Club and organised by members of the local branch of the Royal British Legion, was well-sup­ ported by members and friends. Proceeds will go towards branch funds.


,


from Castle MANAGEMENT, fel­ low employees, rela­ tions and friends joined Chatbum resident Mr Keith Tomlinson at the Calf's Head Hotel, Worston, to celebrate


his quarter of a century with Castle Cement. Mr Tomlinson, an


LGV driver, was pre­ sented with an engraved gold Rotary quartz strap watch. He is pictured with


his wife, Blanca, receiv­ ing the watch from gen­ eral manager Mr


Andrew Bridge. (P030501/5)


Naturalists’ I Foot and mouth: the


enjoy seaside | crjsjs is far from over day out ON the warmest day so far


this year, 31 members of Clitheroe Naturalists' Soci­ ety, keeping clear of foot and mouth restricted areas, enjoyed a pleasant walk from the windmill on Lytham Green to the nature reserve at St Annes. It took in promenades, beach, and sand dunes. About 20 kinds of birds,


including rock pippet, sky­ lark, linnet, dunlin and ringed plover were studied, together with l 6 types of flowers,' including scurvy grass, sea plantain, doves- foot, cranesbill, heath pan­


sies, violets and wild thyme. The next outing is to


[Bank Newton and East I Marton, on Saturday, May 26th, leaving the Clitheroe Interchange at 10-30 a.m. For bookings, phone 01200


428117. Learners’ advice


AS part of Adult Learners Week, representatives from Accrington and Rossendale College will be at Sains- bury's supermarket in Clitheroe to offer advice and information to adults thinking about taking a


course. Staff will be there tomor­


row, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., to discuss courses starting in September this year.


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CO N C E RN was felt in the R ib b le V a lley this week after six new cases of fo o t and mouth dis­ ease w ere r e p o r t e d


around Settle. Everyone is still on ten­


terhooks in case the out­ break returns to the area, despite a general feeling that the worst is oyer. Meanwhile, efforts are


being made to speed up compensation payments to


those who have had animals


slaughtered. Initial fears expressed by


some people that the MAFF system would be unable to deal with the for­ malities quickly have been justified in at least some


cases. Now the ministry is tak­ . Private ing on more staff to speed


up the process. Farmers and all who go


into the countryside are being warned against becoming lax with measures to protect livestock. Everyone is being tout to i maintain the most stringent ]


disinfection routines. Said Mr Richard Ellison,


Yorkshire NFU regional director: "Although the number of cases is falling, no one can afford to relax. No one must let their guard down. The new outbreaks around Settle should serve as a stark reminder to everyone in the countryside that this crisis is far from


°VA MAFF spokesman said | that no further cases had been confirmed in Lan­


cashire


SOLO whist winners at the Pendle Club were: Mrs M. Parker Mr A. Leonard, Mrs D. Knight.


Pendle whist and bridge winners _ nn


New players are welcome every Monday at .7-30 P-m. Winners at the Pendle Bridge Club on Monday were. Miss C. Brown and Mrs D. Hinde, Mrs D. Marston and


MNew members are welcome each Monday at 1-30 p.m., when partners will be found.___________________________


Fellowship enjoys fascinating talk AT the monthly meeting of Clitheroe Fellowship, 46 members were present. Guest speaker


Mrs Dorothy Dixon gave a talk on lace making. She was


thanked for her very interesting talk. On June llth, the annual outing will ^ a^sit to W^g


Pier and at the next meeting on June 9th the Rev. Gh Che’eseman will give a talk entitled "Broadcasting .


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