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Bugs and beetles delight naturalists
SOME members of Clitheroe Naturalists' Society may have been puzzled and intrigued by th e t i t le of th is week's talk: "The Ram- blings of an In v e r te brate Photographer". However, Mr Lance
Gorman explained that he was an amateur entomol ogist and his slides proved him to be a skilful photog rapher, but his witty, informative commentary belied the description of rumblings. The invertebrates he
had both collected and photographed in their natural habitats, included all manner of beetles, spi ders, crickets, ladybirds, niotlis and a most beauti ful collection of damsel Hies, may flies and butter
flies. He told members his
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favourite and most detailed collection of slides was of hover flies, and said that the majori ty of his cxliibits could be found in Lancashire, but entailed patience and per
sistence in looking closely on one's hands and knees in a variety of terrains - grasslands, wetlands, sand dunes, rocks, beaches and woodlands. His presentation was
lively and knowledgeable, and he said he was pre pared to concede that the dedication required in finding specimens, and waiting for the ideal moment to catch them on film, could be seen as strange or eccentric by some people. He obviously found it a
hobby from which he derived a great deal of pleasure, and he hoped he may have converted some of his audience to look for and identify some of these small creatures on their future rambles. Mr Gorman was
thanked by chairman Mr D. Lloyd. At the next meeting, on
December 13th, Mr Gor don Yates will lecture on "The Arctic Summer of Greenland and Spitzber- gen".
Generations pay tribute
to former nursery teacher GENERATIONS of Sabden people have paid trib ute to a former day school nursery teacher following
her recent death. Mrs Eileen Holden's
musical and artistic gifts, plus all-round child and parent handling skills made her a key figure at Sabden Primary School for almost 40 years. "Although she retired
15 years ago, her contri bution to school life is still honoured and will be for many years to come," said a colleague. Born in Billington,
Mrs Holden had lived in Whalley since her mar riage and often took chil dren from the village to
the Sabden school. A noted pianist, Mrs Hold en played for school functions and used her skills to give an extra dimension to music and art. She taught two and even three generations of some families. Mrs Holden was con
nected with Whalley Methodist Church, where she was also a val ued pianist, and had appeared in village drama productions. Mrs Holden leaves her husband and twin sons.
£1,000 damage caused to parked car
DAMAGE valued at £1,000 was caused to the roof of a blue Ford Ka in Woone Lane, Clitheroe, sometime between 6-30 p.m. on Friday and 11, a.m. on Saturday.
ews from the Villages SABDEN
Friday night for a Christ mas bingo evening in St Mary's Hall aid of the NSPCC in Sabden. The event proved very
NSPCC I t was eyes down last
a power cut. Councillors quickly
the Methodist School
rearranged the meeting in St Mary's Hall when their usual room in the Methodist Church was in darkness. Power was restored later in the
evening. Those attending were
successful, raising £231.75 for the charity. Around 50 people enjoyed the evening, organised by Sab- den's NSPCC fund-raising committee led by Mrs Carol Mellows and Mrs Lesley Walsh. They amassed a large
Couns Anita Whalley, Bernard Parfitt, Frank Goss, John Shorter, Gor don Higham, Audrey Bar rett, Paul Cull and the vil lage policeman, PC Paul Sherratt. At this meeting they
Annual dinner helps beleaguered farmers
MEMBERS of the Hodder Valley Agricultural and Horti cultural Society went out to enjoy themselves at their annu al dinner, but also raised £300 for the Dales Recovery Fund to help beleaguered farmers. The money was raised at the
society's annual dinner at the Moorcock Inn at Waddington.
The guest speaker was Mr _ _
John Sanderson, a farmer from Kirkham, who gave an amusing recollection of his life in farm-
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The dinner came a few days after the annual meeting of the
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society. I t was the first meeting since the start of the foot and mouth
Police seek trio who stole from villager
A TRIO of thieves tar geted the home of an elder ly H u rs t Green resident on Saturday. At 4 p.m. the three,
two females and a male, entered the woman's home in Whalley Road. After giving her a hug,
they said they were col lecting clothes for the Red Cross, but stole her handbag and £50 cash. Clitheroe police
believe the group parked their vehicle on a car park opposite the row of houses. They also have two
different descriptions of one of the females involved. One describes the woman as in her 40s,
compiling the ird winning tourism Valley Explorer
with greying blonde hair and wearing a white shellsuit, while the other says the elder of the two women involved was wearing a mustard coloured jacket and had tied-back blonde hair. The other female is described as much younger, possibly 12 to 13 years and with an ori ental look. The male is said to be between 15 and 16 with short dark hair, wearing a dark jumper. The group also approached several other
homes in the row, but nothing else was stolen. Local police chief
Insp. Bob Ford said he was anxious to hear from anyone who had been visited by the three on Saturday. He urged peo pie to keep their doors locked and not to let anyone in unless they had reliable identifica tion. Anyone in any doubt should refuse access and contact the police, he said. Anyone with informa
tion can contact the police on 01200 443344.
crisis in February. This caused the cancellation of the 2001 show, but members were hope ful that the 2002 show would go ahead on September I4th at Newton in Bowland. Mrs Mary Parker was re
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elected president, and officers were re-elected as follows: Mr Martin Bristol .(chairman), Mr
Peter Marsden (vice-chair man), Mr John Parry (treasur er) and Mr Neville Pearson (secretary). Our picture shows newly re
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elected president Mrs Mary Parker with other officers of the society at their annual din ner.
(P16U01/1) Valley out today
A VILLAGE haunted by a murder mystery, pictures from Ribble Valley's past and a new monthly column from a Gisbum man living in New York are just some of the treats in store in December's edition of the Valley. We visit Whalley Abbey and discover what the future could hold for the ancient complex. Being Social takes a look behind the scenes in the village of Newton as residents try
to put the foot and mouth crisis behind them. As Valley Gardens vis its the professionals, our first stop is a Clitheroe business ■
celebrating
half a century of trade. With the latest on
the local fashion scene, weddings, Meet the Chef, Postcard Home, Valley Break and pic tures galore, there real ly is something for everyone in our Decem ber edition, out today, price just 50p.
Camera club members take on judging roles
ENTHUSIASTS from two camera clubs put their trust in fellow members to act as judges for a competition
between them. The neutral judge who would have marked entries
from Ribblesdale Camera Club and Burnley Camera Club was suddenly taken ill, so at the last minute it was agreed that three members from each club would judge the competition. Ribblesdale won the prints section, but Burnley won the slides section by a wider margin to become overall winners.
Youth cautioned over damage
A JUVENILE was arrested and cautioned by police after breaking into a garage yard in Woone Lane, Clitheroe, and causing £600 worth of damage to the windows of a parked
jeep.
Bridge club results
WINNERS at Clitheroe Bridge Club on Monday evening were: NS Mrs J. Martindale and Mr C. Pollard, Mr and Mrs R. Ward. EW Mrs F. Wil son and Mr B. Guha, Mrs L. Wharfe and Mrs Z. Harrison. On Thursday winners
were: NS Mrs J. Martin- dale and Mrs C. Pollard, Mr A. and Mr W. Nor ris. EW joint first place, Mr C. Oliver and Mr P. Hewitt, Mr B. Guha and Mr J. Pawlicki. Erratum: for Mrs B.
Bennett read Mrs B. Pollard in the third
placed team for the Brown Cow Trophy. My apologies to both ladies. WMJ
Information evening
A DRUGS and alcohol information evening is to take place tonight, at 7- 30 p.m. in Read CE School. This is open to
teenagers and adults and is a joint venture organ ised by Youth and Com munity Services and Lan cashire Police.
School set to hang old masters - paintings that is!
number of bingo and raffle prizes, which they said had been kindly donated by village shops and busi nesses, who they wish to thank, along with those who attended and bought raffle tickets.
Mary's RC School rallied round for Children In Need last Friday. They raised £71 by allowing the children to have a non- uniform day and paying for the privilege, and by the school's before and after lessons club, the OK Club, running a raffle.
For children Pupils and staff at St
St Nicholas's Church will open at 2-30 p.m. on Sat urday. There will be stalls, amusements and refresh ments on sale throughout the afternoon.
Fair day The Christmas fair at
for Christmas shopping at a Body Shop evening at St
Body Shop There is an opportunity
I Mary’s RC School in Watt Street on Wednesday,
December 5th. The school is also holding a Book Fair from December 5th to 11th.
Gift total The final total from the
recent gift day weekend at St Nicholas's Parish Church was £1,355. The money will go towards the cost of treating dry rot recently discovered in the upper hall. Work is due to begin on Monday and is estimated to cost around
room. Committee members
demonstrated their skills by making decorations for a Christmas tree, includ ing crackers and sweet holders. Mrs Pamela Entwistle showed an easi er way to ice and decorate a Christmas cake.
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heard a talk from Miss Rachel Fleming from REAL, Rural Evaluation and Action in Lancashire, about funding for the Vital Villages campaign. At the next meeting, on Tuesday, there will be two more speakers looking at "Community Futures" and "Vital Villages”. Sabden is looking at
the Christmas party to be j held in Waddington Vil- j lage Club on December i 11th, together with those j who wish to go to a "Pre- - lude to Christmas" carol j service in St John's ; Church, Read, on Decern- | her 17th.
Names were also taken 1 i
for those who wish to see ! "Sweet Charity" by i Clitheroe Parish Church ; Operatic and Dramatic i Society, in February.
Members were served j .i
how it can improve village life by tapping into the money and services avail able through these schemes.
taken on the request from a neighbour „o take over the bus stop recess area in Whalley Road opposite the school. Requests for financial help for Ribble Valley Homestart and the Citizens' Advice Bureau were turned down. A copy of the review of
Items discussed No decision has been
with delicious cakes and j tea while browsing at the gift stall selling embroi- j dered cards and tags.
Legion j Members and friends of ',
Waddington Branch of the Royal British Legion were entertained to a ■ musical evening by Slaid- bum Silver Band conduct ed by Mr John Cowking in the village club. Ribble Valley Mayor :
the District Local Plan was given to councillors, who will discuss it at the next meeting. It was reported that lit
Mrs Gwen Pye presented a certificate of apprecia tion to the club. Proceeds of the evening ; were in aid of the Poppy .
Appeal. The branch AGM held
ter bin lids and inners had been removed from the park. The peace tree which was stolen earlier this year from Pendle Street East is to be replaced by Ribble Valley Council. A complaint had been
received about a trailer chained to a lamp-post in Watt Street. This has now been removed. The clerk, Mrs Angela
Whitwell, reported that portable buildings
£2,000. Christmas show St Mary's RC School
placed on the grassed area in Watt Street belonged to contractors working at Littlemoor sheltered housing. The bungalows are cur
has chosen the story of Joseph and his Technicol or Dreamcoat as this year's Christmas show, to be performed on Thurs day, December 6th, at 7 p.m. and the following day at 2 p.m. The school will hold its annual carol ser vice on December 18th at 2 p.m.
| the annual draw are on sale around the village.
St Mary's RC Church is on Saturday, December 1st, at 2 p.m. Tickets for
St Mary's The Christmas fair at
Sunday Festival of Light in St Nicholas's Parish Church on December 2nd at 4 p.m. The church is also hold
Festival There will be an Advent
ing an Advent and Christ mas evening on Friday, December 14th.
School attended a special preview showing of the new Harry Potter film as guests of the Hollywood Park Cinema in Burnley last week. Afterwards they all
Harry Potter Pupils of St Mary’s RC
voted it a big hit and wrote reviews.
Balloons The winning balloon in
in Waddington Village ■ Club was well-attended and officers elected were: ■ Col M. Jeffery (presi- ‘ dent), Mrs M. Hayton ' and Mrs E. Wilkinson (vice-presidents), Mr E. j Edmondson (chairman), t Mr M. Holden (vice- j chairman), Mr S. E. Tay- i lor (secretary), Mr L. ■ Wood (treasurer), Mr L. i Norris (Poppy organiser). : The committee was re- ;
elected en bloc, and the | branch chaplain will be ;
the Rev. Alan Bailey.
Festive fun The village Christmas
rently being reroofed and this is the only area in the village owned by the bor ough council where they were able to place the tem
porary buildings. Coun. Goss reported
that Spring Lodge is still leaking and he is still in negotiation with the own ers about the long-stand ing problem.
success in this year's Best- Kept Village Competi tion. The new toilets had won the best-kept toilets in Lancashire award, St Mary's RC School had won the best- kept school award, and the butcher's shop and bowling club were highly commended in their sections. Councillors said they
Best kept Sabden had had some
were very pleased with these efforts.
meet again on Tuesday at 7-30 p.m. in the Methodist Rooms.
TOSSIDE
Whist drive There were 13 tables in
THREE schools in the Ribble Valley now have a top line in old masters. It is not schoolmasters
approaching retirement th a t is causing excite ment at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, Rib blesdale High School Technology College or Bowland High School at Grindleton. The old masters are
Climbers returning to normal as disease restrictions lift
ACTIVITIES a t Clitheroe Moun taineering Club are returning to nor mal after the restrictions of the foot and mouth epidemic. At their annual meeting, members
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reproduction paintings which have been donated by supermarket compa ny Sainsburys under their Pictures for Schools scheme, which has donated 40,000 pictures to more than 8,500 schools across Britain in the eight years since they launched the scheme. One school has Peter Blake's "Children Read
ing Comics", the others receive works by Hans Holbein, Turner and Joseph Wright of Derby. Each school also
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receives an education pack which includes teachers' notes, post cards and a BBC video. The pictures, handed
over a t the Clitheroe store, have been chosen by Prof Sir Christopher Frayling, Rector of the Royal College of Art. Our picture shows
pupils from the three schools after receiving
their paintings from Sainsburys store manag er Mrs Julia Blackett. (B011101/6)
of the club heard that the start of the restrictions coincided with what was probably the best winter conditions for snow and ice climbing in the Lake Dis
trict for a decade. Despite the frustrations of enforced
inactivity, the number of members has remained stable and attendance at weekend h u t meets has made a revival, few spare places now being
available. Membership secretary Neil Whal
ley was thanked for his work in pro moting the club and recruiting new members and outdoor meets co-ordi- nators Val and Alan Grooby were con gratulated for the variety and quality
of weekend meet venues. Due to the increased use of climbing
huts by members, more revenue has been received by club treasurer Mike Carter to offset the initial booking fees and the club's bank balance has remained at about the same level as last year. During the summer, a successful
Alpine meet was held in Zermatt, when members climbed a variety of
peaks above 4,000 metres, and other members visited the Pyrenees and Majorca. More recently, club mem bers have participated in the Karrimor Mountain Marathon, a two-day orien teering event held in the Clyde Muir- shiel Regional Park, near Largs. Indoor meets secretary John Bar re tt informed the club about guest
speakers booked for next year. These include members' illustrated lectures about the Alps, including the areas of Zermatt and Bregaglia, and topics such as the Ocean Yacht Race, moun taineering in Scotland, a visit to New Zealand and a presentation by the staff of Onward and Outward in Clitheroe. Mr Barrett was thanked for the quality of this year's programme of events and for putting together next
year's proposals. Other members of the outgoing
committee thanked included the vice- chairman, Paula Carter: club secre tary Sue Hembury, news letter editor Eric Mansfield, press and publicity officers Godfrey Metcalfe and Brian Davies and advisors Tony Halliwell, Shaun Woodward and David Taylor. The existing officers and committee were re-elected en-bloc to serve next
year. The 2002 outdoor programme will
include two weekend climbing hut meets in Snowdonia, four hut meets in the Lake District and camping meets a t Glen Trool in Scotland and a t Eskdale in the Lakes. Day meets vis iting a variety of venues will be held every month and three weekend climb ing meets for beginners and improvers will take place during the summer
months. The annual club dinner weekend
will be held in Keswick from Decem ber 7th to 9th, and the next indoor meeting will take place at Clitheroe Cricket Club on December 20th at 8 p.m. Prospective members are wel
come to attend.
the balloon race held dur ing Sabden's Bank Holi day weekend flower festi val reached Trindon in County Durham. The winning balloon
play for a whist and domi no drive in aid of Tosside Village Institute. MCs were J. Kenyon and P. Metcalfe. Winners: M.
was bought by Mrs Cyn thia Pickard, of Whalley Road, Sabden, who wins a food hamper donated by Aria Foods. The balloon race was
Meeting The parish council will
fair will be held in Waddington Methodist Schoolroom on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 12-30 p.m. and from 1-30 to 4 p.m. There will be plenty of
items for children and adults to buy, and refresh ments will be served.
WHALLEY
Fellowship The guest speaker at
the meeting of Whalley Methodist Church Ladies’
Evening Fellowship was Mr Ken Roberts. He col lects old newsreels and films, and members were entertained by two short films of Shirley Temple at four and eight years old. The earlier film was released in 1932, four years after talking films were first introduced. Two short newsreels '
"OSMOSIS JONES" G Clitheroe (PG) Saturday 11-30 a.m. and 2-30 p.m.
WHEN Frank Dettori (Bill ridden egg, it is down to t Frank (also known as Fra from the evil virus Thrax. f blood cell "cop" Osmosis Jon pill, and with the help ol (voiced by Wiliam Shatner |
begins. The film combines a mil
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animation and live humoui| enjoyable kids' film.
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from 1963 were in colour - , Winston Churchill's state * funeral and the wedding of j Princess Alexandra and - Angus Ogilvy brought ; back memories for many , members.
thanked by Mrs Freda | Grime, who asked him to ■ return at a future date to - show newsreels from the , 1940s and '50s.
Mr Roberts was ,
Abbey winners Whist winners of the ,
one of the many features of the hugely successful flower festival at St Nicholas's Church, which attracted hundreds of visi
tors.
is selling calendars designed by the children in aid of Derian House Chil dren's Hospice.
Calendars Sabden Primary School
Council Sabden Parish Council
had to change the venue of its monthly meeting when half the village was hit by
Coulthard, M. Jackson E. Jackson, I. Boothman, S. Graveston, K. Tennant, H. Lofthouse, J. Robin son, F. Lofthouse, H. Grainger, M. Berry, F. Taylor, F. Lowe, R. Eden and A. Taylor. Raffle: F. Taylor, M.
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Abbey senior citizens' • drive, in Whalley, were: 1 Ladies - Mrs P. Wooff, > Mrs G. Walmsley, Mrs H . ! Hardy (cons). Gents - Mrs J. Walmsley, Mr J. Hartley, Mr J. Wooff, (cons).
Harrison, Mr F. Peel and 1 Mrs J. Bishop (cons).
Dominoes: Mrs M.
Cowking, S. Graveston, R. Seed, P. Metcalfe, B. Waddington. The next drive will be on December 15th.
WADDINGTON
Emsden welcomed Mrs Eunice Owen as teller for the election of officers at the annual meeting of Waddington WI held in
Festive skills President Miss Hylda
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Seasonal gifts Christmas is fast] approaching, and Whalley , Methodist Church, King ’ Street, has its fair on Sat- j urday from 11 a.m. to 3- p.m. with many stalls sell- \ ing crafts and gifts.
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on Saturday : Fees adult £ 1C
Book early with Folk Tel: 0123
for Traidcraft and Tear : Fund fairly traded goods, j together with roast turkey! hot lunches, and Father i Christmas will make an! appearance at 2 p.m.t Everyone is invited to go j along and join in the fun. >
There will also be stalls ]
Lively bidding as antiques and Smaller items sold
verwoods at the Ribbles dale Centre in Lincoln Way, contained more than 500 lots and were well attended with competitive bidding for most items. The two clocks each
included a silver rosebowl at £190, three Lladro boy kings a t £150, a silver evening purse for £70 and a gilt clock garniture for £300. Pictures by local artist
collectors’ items go up for auction TWO longcase clocks, a Georgian oak bureau and a William IV sideboard were among items sold at recent antique sales in Clitheroe. Both sales, held by Sil-
F. Cawthorne made £400 for a small oil and £360 for a small watercolour. Further sales are
brought more than £1,000, the sideboard made £1,250 and the bureau £700.
planned for today and December 13th. For a rural bygones
sale held on November 10th, buyers came from across the country and
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Eire to view the 750 lots. ; Although there were no!
outstanding prices, the; majority of lots sold well! and ensured there was; enough interest from peo ple wanting to place items; in the next sale, which is planned for early Febru ary.
One strong section of
the sale was an entry of 40: lots of steam-related
•books from one man's col lection. They were strong ly contested by three buy ers to some surprising totals.
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