14 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, April 11th, 2002 Air station sabotage attack
POLICE and council officials are investigating a deliberate attack on the air quality monitoring sta tion at Chatbum. The station, in a Held off Sawiey Road, sent its usual message to the control centre on Saturday .night..'
When nothing more was heard from it, officials . •-•;• I? i
checked and found £3,000 of damage-some of it by fire - to the building, aerial and equipment.
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Village steam showcase makes up for lost time
SUPPORTERS of the Chipping Steam Fair are returning in
droves after last year’s unavoidable cancella tion.'’. _
•Its reputation as one • : ■ ' • 'V'
of the North's major two-day showcases for steam,.^veteran and two-wheeler vehicles, plus family attractions, is set to bounce glori ously back. Vehicles arriving at
"Entrants seem to
have the same enthusi asm as the committee, stewards and helpers."., Organisers are keen to
the fair give a pic turesque touch to the historic streets of the vil lage. 'Everyone wants to
make up for lost time - we are heading for thd biggest and best event yet and hope to. give 8,000 people a lot to enjoy and raise £10,000," says secretary Mrs Mary Harrison. "It is marvellous that
. . The fair was started five years ago to help pay for the new village hall and is staged on the Lon- gridge Road ground developed over a peiod of time for the village agri cultural show. The May 25-26th event should make a worthwhile con tribution to the hall's sec ond phase, now under construction. "We are aiming to
attra c t families, and admission is free for under-12s.
phere, but there will be more modem exhibits as well, including a working 1940 threshing machine, military vehicles and a steam train. . Family attractions
include line dancing, a ranch house shoot-out, carting dogs, a'country kids fashion show, beau tiful birds of prey, Irish dancers, an accordion band, a kite club and donkey rides. Many of the big-vehi
so many entries are being received for the classic and vintage cars, and steam traction numbers are up too.
build on our reputation for a 'something for everyone' show with a Victorian air," says Mrs Harrison. Old-fashioned fair
cle exhibitiors bring a caravan or tent to stay overnight; and so Satur day evening will feature entertainment for them as well as for the public from singer and comedi an Tommy Franks. There will be a major
competition with top prizes over the weekend. Inquiries about the
ground rides, powered by a steam engine, will help give the right atmos-^
fair can be made on 01995 61505 or 01995 61866.
Changes in Grindleton as four plans are submitted
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cation seeks permission for an existing farm house to become four dwellings-with the cre ation of two car parking spaces to Hill Crest at Stone Hill Farm in Main Street (No. 0256). A sep arate proposal (0257) seeks permission to change the use of a barn to two dwellings and two detached
double
garages. In a further applica
tion (0259), owners the trustees of the Grindle ton Almshouses want to renew consent for the conversion of the barn and the final application
FOUR separate plan ning applications relat ing to a site in Grindle ton have been submitted to Ribble Valley Bor ough Council. A change of use appli
(0271) seeks conserva tion area consent to demolish an existing group of buildings in the farmyard to facilitate the residential conver- sion/redevelopment of the site. Comments on all four
applications must be made to the council by
April 26th. Other recent plans are as
follows. Clithcroc: Change of use
from one dwelling to two at 131/133 Whalley Road (0263). Two-storey extension to existing dwelling a t 13 Mayfield Avenue (0264). Pro posed dining and bedroom extension at 18 Roman Way (0270). Wiswcll: Small satellite aer
ial mounted on chimney stack a t Crabtree Cottages, 17-19 Back Lane (0250). Small satellite dish on chimney stack (listed building consent) for Crabtree Cottages (0251). Billington and Langho: Side
THE highly-respected firm" of Clitheroe Travel is moving forward quick ly under new owner Mr Tony Quinn. Mr Quinn has spent
all his 22 years' working life in the. industry, and several staff members have similar experience - together they make a team offering a remark able breadth of knowl edge as well as complete commitment to a widen ing range of clients. "I am very impressed
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with the in-depth knowl edge and personal travel experience of the team here at Clitheroe Trav el," says Mr Quinn. "It is no wonder the firm has such a high reputation and now is an excellent time to build on it. "We offer the whole
two-storey extension and rear conservatory at 11 Higher-
field (0252). Aighton, Bailey and
Chaigley: Part conversion of barn to provide staff living quarters at Chadswell Hall, Chipping Road (0254). Thornlcy with Wheatley:
Modification of condition at Ferraris Country House Hotel, Chipping Road (0255). General purpose agricultural building at Loudside, Moss Side Lane (0260). Rimington and Middop:
extension at rear of 7 Dawson Avenue (0261). Kitchen extension at Beech House, 2 Whins Lane (0265). Whallcy: Alteration and
Change of use to restoration workshop at Myrvel House, Howgill Lane (0258). Simonstonc: Single- storey
extension of existing house at Rookwood, Clitheroe Road (0262). Two-storey extension to side of existing dwelling and single-storey lean-to extension to front on 18 Sta tion Road (0268). Single storey extension to rear 31 Abbeyfields (0273). Read: Existing flat
roof/walls demolished and new pitched roof built over, new extensions to rear and new porch to front entrance at 18 George Lane (0272). Sabdcn: Porch and first-
mono-pitched timber storage shed at Fober Farm, Newton Road (008N).
Note is a priceless memory
A THANK-YOU note for reminding the late Queen Mother of "happy days long ago" is now among the most trea sured possessions of Clitheroe thespian Mr Edmond Cambien. The note, with
range of travel services, from rail tickets to round-the-world holi days, and being indepen dent means we will choose the right operator th a t best meets our clients' needs across all types of holidays." The all-round service
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offered benefits the many firms and individ uals who arrange their business travel needs - sometimes at very short notice — through the firm. Dealing with Clitheroe
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Travel is being made eas ier and easier. Personal callers receive traditional face-to-face service. However, future develop ments will mean th a t telephone booking will be easier than ever - and the firm's website is being expanded so that people familiar with the system can tap in to Clitheroe Travel's myri ad services. Business clients in par
lishing itself as one of the key holiday destinations, and Clitheroe Travel has
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traditionally an area of expertise for the team at Clitheroe Travel."
floor extension to front of house at 27 Pendleside Close (0275). Ncwlon: Open-fronted
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Green light to change use of land
A PLAN to change the use of an area of agricul
Lane, Knowle Green, to residential curtilage has been given the go-ahead. Members of Ribble
tural land at the rear of premises in Stoneygate
Valley Borough Coun cil's Planning and Devel opment Committee had been recommended to refuse the plan, but they decided to approve the application. Once the conditions have been drawn up, the matter will come back to com mittee. A report to the meet
Look out, Delia, schoolgirl Bridget
is all sharpened up for cookery career HANG up your apron Delia, 14-year-old Ribble Valley schoolgirl Bridget Hartley has the knives out for your career as a super cook! A set of chef's knives was her
prize for being runner-up in the regional final of the Rotary Club of. Great Britain's annual junior masterchef competition, held at Accrington and Rossendale Col lege. Representing Clitheroe Rotary
Club, the Bowland High School pupil toiled against other young cooks from as far afield as Mary- port and Lunesdale to plan and produce a three-course meal for four people, costing no more than £6.50 per head, in under one hour and 45 minutes. The youngest of all the
entrants, Bridget was narrowly beaten by 16-year-old Emily Crewe, representing Blackburn Rotary Club. Emily also received a set of knives and a crystal tro
phy at a presentation ceremony ' held at Gisburn's Stirk House , Hotel. Our photo shows Bridget (left)
with judge and head of the cater- ; ing school a t Accrington and Rossendale College Mr Neil : Hogg, Emily, Mr Ian Udale of specialist food company Udale of Morecambe, which sponsored the final, and Mr Malcolm Weaving, of Clitheroe Rotary, who co-ordi nated the event. (P50402/1)
Hacking Ferry link with Tolkien's ‘Middle Earth'
ing explained that the land in question was in an area designated as open countryside, but it goes right up to the back of some terraced cot tages at various heights, resulting in a "back-to- earth" position.
Collis (Ribchester) said that, if the application were approved, a prece dent would not be set. "If we found other houses like this in Lancashire I would be amazed," he said.
council's development control manager, had told members he felt the application did not go into technical or specific engineering details. He had added that there may be scope to look at it again. However, Coun. Brian
Mr John Macholc, the c
Party will have a
long run
tion of the garden area to the south of the village's Methodist church, a six- month calendar of events has been com piled, which it is hoped will help part fund the tidying and planting pro ject. Diary dates include a
MEMBERS of a Whal ley church are planning the longest-running "gar den party". To celebrate renova
COMMl ' spirit was in at its best a Institute o day. The villag
Committee p Celebrity C which "screen stars” each t~ turn on the . built tee-shap The youngs
appearances ’ stars such
ANOTHER Ribble Valley link with J. R. R. Tolkien's "Middle Earth" is being suggested by ana lysts of his work.
Hacking Ferry across the River Ribble, pictured above, could have inspired the "Buckleberry Ferry" featured in "The Fellow ship of the Ring". The escape of central charac
They say th a t the famous * ■
ters Frodo, Sam and Pippin from the deadly Blackriders via the ferry is important to the book's
plot. It is graphically depicted in the highly-acclaimed film. .. The ferry has featured in many
articles and histories of the Ribble Valley. It came back into promi nence recently due to the contro versy over a futuristic bridge to span the river near the same point. Now St Mary's Hall preparato
the river, which is not too far from where he was staying a t Stony-.m hurst.
ry school teacher Mr Jonathan Hewat is emphasising that the ferry was in full operation during the years Tolkien visited the area. He is known to have walked by
mented, numerous geographical rly locations and place names used by Tolkien directly correspond with .;y ones from Stonyhurst and Hurst d Green area," says Mr Hewat. He,(I is one of those helping Ribble Val- .la ley Tourism and Heritage Trust jH for the North-West to devise a Tolkien Trail for the Ribble Val- ki ley.
"As has previously been docu- E; ■ U Glorious sunshine greets ramblers
Clarence House letter head, was penned by lady-in-waiting Jenifer Gordon-Lennox and is dated just last December. Mr Cambien, of Bol-
THE upper reaches of the River Hodder provided the starting point for Clitheroe Ramblers' walk, which was enjoyed in glo rious sunshine on Saturday. Led by Mr John Whitehead,
land Prospect, received it as a reply for forwarding the Queen Mother a copy of a letter he had pub lished in the Advertiser and Times some weeks earlier. In his letter, Mr Cam
bien recalls stories he had read of London's Cafe de Paris which, from its opening in 1924 until it closed in late 1939, was a mecca for the rich and famous and a frequent haunt of the Queen Mother and her husband, who were then the Duke and Duchess of York;
Home is target.
A COPING stone and gate lock, worth £42, were stolen from the front of a house in King Street, Whalley, last week. Police are investigating.
the group crossed Lock Bridge and walked past the large farm of Catlows towards Bollan Knotts, where a snack was enjoyed a t the trig point at 1,414ft. Taking advantage of the open
access policy of United Utilities - or the local water authority - the walk progressed westerly
Pendle club winners
SOLO whist winners at the Pendle Club were: Mr A. Hartley, Mrs D. Knight and Mr J. Oddie. New players are welcome every Monday at 7-30 p.m. Winners of the bridge
session at the club were: Mr Joe Lynch, Mrs Doris Hind, Miss Pat Hargreaves, Mrs Eva Velvick, Mrs Joan Lav- ery, Mrs Eileen Wood and Mrs Barbara Harg reaves. New members are wel
come every Monday at 1-30 p.m.
Games advice to those in holiday industry
PEOPLE working in the holiday industry in the Ribble Valley are being given' the chance to find out ways of capitalising on this summer's Com monwealth. Games in Manchester. ' ' The.;’North West
Tourist Board is holding a series of low-owt one- day seminars this month aimed at helping small- to-medium sized compa nies prepare for what is set to be Britain's biggest-ever sporting event. ■
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with a seminar, at the Manchester Velodrome on April 16th which will outline the Disability Discrimination Act as' well as the opportunity for welcoming disabled guests.
The programme opens 'I*V: *V *’a -rli
. Other courses will be run at Bolton Arena, St Helens, Preston, Wigan and Manchester United Football Club. Further information is
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available from Karen Kerrigan on 01942
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along the boundary wall to Cold Stone, where lunch was taken past Raven's Castle with excep tional 360-degree views, includ ing the Three Peaks and More cambe Bay and down to the Cross of Greet, where the sup posed base was examined. The walk continued down the
old railway line to the Cross of ' Greet bridge, the group then! passed Lamb Hill Farm.
Walking along the bed of the l
valley alongside the infant Hod der stream before diverting to Jumbles quarry to look at the crane, last used in the early 1930s for the loading of dressed stone for the construction of Stocks reservoir dam.
their transport on the road near ' Kenibus, having covered more ; than nine miles. The walk this Saturday is the !,
ascent of Helvellyn from Glenrid-. ding, meeting at the Chester Avenue car park at 8 a.m. The walk leader will be Mr j
David Taylor, and details are , available by ringing 01200' 427905.
Members then returned to _ ;
jubilee auction of promises on May 31st, an auction of goods on June 13th, a coffee morn ing and book sale on July 6th, a car treasure hunt and afternoon tea on August 18th and a din ner on September 14th. Last night, there was a fashion show in the church school room. Work began on the
been aided by grants from Whalley Parish Council, Ribble Valley Borough Council and the Pickwick Night Com mittee, which were made after some church mem bers and villagers com plained that the garden had become an eyesore.
garden in February and is all finished except for the planting of a few shrubs, small trees and flowers. Its transformation has
Re c o
sa Finance director
ULTRAFRAME has appointed Alan Roth- well (48) as group finance director. Mr Rothwell succeeds
- position on Monday. A chartered accoun
Mr James Henry, who steps down from the
tant, Mr Rothwell was recently interim group finance director at Argos Retail Group and prior to that was group finance director of Greenalls Group pic.
Bridge winners
WINNERS of the How ell Movement at Clitheroe Bridge Club on Monday were: Mrs I. Park and Mr B. Guha, Mrs M. Lawley and Mrs E. Simpson. On Thursday, winners
23 outings si Grindleton 1~ 25-strong pa Mr Ben Brov three-and-- miles from t passing Gree to Green La way, which w towards the on Grindleto Just befor
open invitat them on thei programme spring and Wednesday walks. The first o
reached, an path over si ground was
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ENFORC action will to remo mobile ho the Stir’
Valley Boro cil’s Plannin* opment agreed with ommendatio the retrospe cation. The homes were b
Hotel, Gis Members
were: NS, Mr W. and Mr A. Norris, Mr H. Field ing and Mrs S. Johnson; EW, Mrs M. Crossley and Mrs E. Simpson, Mrs I. Park and Mrs K. Higson. . W.M.J.
FIFTEEN newly-calved dairy cows and heifers were forward at Gisbum Auction Mart’s sale on
Thursday. The top price Friesian cow
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was £720 sold by.Whitwell Brothers to A. Robinson, while the average was £418. • The top price Friesian heifer was £670 from D. R. Wall-' bank to T. Southwell, and the average was £602.50. . Forward in thesaleof rear
ing calves were 38. The top price was £250 from H. Hors- ficld to W. F. Namara. Conti- nental X bulls made to £250- (average £148.35). Continen tal X heifers to £112 (£78.80), bther bulls to £170 (£80.85), other -heifer X to .£78-
* • The top kilo pnce for bulla was " 515kg at . 128.5p~
. heifers) and 940 sheep (23; lambs, 718 hoggs, four shear-, lings, 195 ewes and rams).
• In the fatstock sale, for ward were 111 cattle (87- young bulls, 24 steers and :■
(£46.35). ■ ; Ap
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10 sheep was 1 (£40) and th sheep was £7 to M: T. Liv lambs (25.5kg to 160p (147.8 . mium (25.5kg
mium made (108.3p), pri (92.4p), oth (77.9p). Stee made to 110. prime to 98.5p to 80.5p (76.1p mium made (l26.5p), pri (91.8p), oth (74.5p). The top pri
to 117.7p, pr 45.5kg) to 116 mium (25.5kg (84.6p), prim' to 98.8p (9 (45.6kg-52k (96.5p), othe homed ewes t other ewes to rams to £62 ( .F o rw a rd !
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