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l i u form up at 9-30 a. m. The pro­ fession will be led by Slaidburn


I liver Band. The vicar, the Rev. Chris Ster-


jy, will conduct the service, and liethodist superintendent minis-


Jer the Rev. Chris Cheeseman will


ake part. Afterwards there will be


Refreshments in the village school. 1 On Sunday evening, the village lolds one of its regular ecumeni­ cal services in the English Mar­ tyrs RC Church.


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Bowland pupils enjoy prom


READY to paint the town red — or in tins


case the Moorcock Inn, Waddington - were pupils and staff from Bowland High'


School, Grindleton. They youngsers cele­


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brated the end of their ■ schooldays with a dinner and dance in the style of


. the American prom. I t was hugely success- .


ful, with evening dress, and dinner suits the order of the day for many of those who attended. . Pupils arrived by vari­


ous means of travel, including classic cars and stretch limousines, .


but three of the boys decided to go one better and amazed their friends by stepping out of a helicopter. Pictured are some of


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ir charity


I above handing over their share of I the present money to Mr Joe Hol- lland and Mr Derek Burrow, who I are officers of the diabetic group. 1 (T210502/2) ) Pictured below with hospice I fund-raiser Mrs Christina Cope I are Mr and Mrs Dixon, (s) | O See their wedding report on


page 7.


Died a year after drinking caustic


soda in bathroom Coroner could not be satisfied th a t woman intended to take her life


A GRINDLETON woman told her husband she was not sure why she had drunk from a bottle of caustic soda in their bath­


room. Speaking from her hospital bed she told him: "Everything was a big black


fog." An inquest held in the council


chamber a t Clitheroe heard how Mrs Kathleen Halliwell (43), of Bank Hall Cottages, Grindleton, died in hospital in Blackburn more than a year after drinking the caustic soda. She had spent 13 months in hospital


well, told the hearing when he met his wife he was aware she had a drink


• His wile la te r "fell in with a bad crowd" and started taking ampheta­ mines, b u t th e si tu a t io n again improved after she broke her leg in a riding accident and was unable to get around, meaning the "junkies" had lit­


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tle access to her. In 1994 she became depressed and


was prescribed Prozac by her doctor. His wife continued a circle of drink


and medication, said Mr Halliwell, who added: "She saw a number of doctors and psychiatrists and all they seemed to do was prescribe more medication." He said the drugs led to her losing


her job as a groom and they were both unemployed when they moved to Grindleton, with her mental health deteriorating. She had taken drug overdoses and cut her wrists on several


occasions. Mr Halliwell said things were so bad


he moved into a caravan outside then- home.


5TON - HAMMOND tm Clitheroe formed a guard of hon-


jcolleague, Mr Ian Gordon Parking- Miss Tracey Louise Hammond in (land. Jon, a press operator at Neotechnic, is Ihter at Clitheroe Station. He is the lis Parkington, of Clitheroe. lenior dietician with Blackburn Hos- Just, is the daughter of Mr Michael lammond, of Bolton-by-Bowland. by her father, she wore an ivory gown I bodice, detailed back and full train.


Imprised cream roses and lavender, hour was the bride's friend, Mrs Dee llesmaids were Hayley Pierce-Jones,


|mond, the bride's sister, and Abigail : bride's six-year-old daughter. The


Jits wore full-length dresses in mid- |n and Abigail wore an ankle-length i and gold. All carried bouquets to le bride’s. Best man was Mr Andrew


le ceremony at St Peter and St Paul's llucted by the Rev. Canon'David btion was held at the Sparth House


|n-le-Moors. The couple will live in Iving a honeymoon in London, pavid Heap, Barrowford


[suits from Pendle Club


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and had undergone many operations. Her husband, Mr Anthony Halli­


problem, but i t seemed to improve- after she attended Alcoholics Anony-. mous meetings.


On the morning of January 17th


last year Mr Halliwell was due to trav­ el to Wales for a job interview. "I had told her I was going away for a few months to get myself together and to see if she could cope on her own. She was initially upset, then seemed to accept the idea and became almost positive about it," he told the coroner. When he went to her bedroom to


say goodbye, she was in bed and her speech was slurred. "She said she had drunk something in the bathroom. I thought she must have taken a hand­ ful of pills to dissuade me from going to Wales. I was angry with her," added


had a heart attack in hospital after 13 months there and could not be resus­


citated. A post mortem examination found ■ v ' ,


damage caused by the caustic soda to various organs led to the development of infection in the mitral valve in the heart. The infection had been carried around the body, causing blood poi­ soning which led to bronchial pneumo­


nia. The pathologis t, Dr William


Lawler, found that "there is no doubt th a t various complications arose because of the ingestion of caustic soda. The tre a tm en t was entirely appropriate and correct, and she died despite the treatment given to her." Mr Michael Singleton, the Black­


burn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley coroner, returning an open verdict, said he was satisfied that no other per­ son was involved in Mrs Halliwell's death. He returned th is verdict because he could no t be satisfied beyond all reasonable doubt that she intended to take her own life.


V is it from ‘Queen’ turns many heads


SHOPPERS in Clitheroe Town Centre were taken aback to see


!the Queen, resplendent in a cerise outfit, apparently making her second v is i t to th e town


within 10 years. . But the Saturday morning sighting by startled townspeople was not all it


seemed to be. I t was big business cashing in on ;


jubilee fever. A Blackburn motor group had hired


Jeanette Charles, a renowned Royal


look-alike, to tour the area to promote a new car model.


Her Majesty-the real one-visited | Clitheroe Royal Grammar School in


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the early 1990s. Those who saw Clitheroe's latest


"Queen" could not have been fooled for too long.


She did not arrive in a gleaming I


chauffeur-driven limousine - her cho­ sen mode of transport this time was I one of the tiny Mercedes Smart cars, which might have had a problem fit­


ting in the royal corgis! (s)


King of the Castle - as Paul wins award and prepares for Games


A DOUBLE celebration will make apprentice plant engineer Paul Dugdale king of the castle


. this summer. The 20-year-old Castle Cement


employee has just won a prestigious training award and learnt th a t he is to help ensure the smooth running of events a t th e Commonwealth


Games. Mr Dugdale (20), who works at the


company's Ribblesdale Works, has spent the last two years on day-release studying a t Blackburn College for a Higher National Certificate. He has just received the Institute of Plant Engineers' Award for outstanding achievement in plant engineering, based on high marks awarded over the course. Quarry bosses have presented


him with a trophy and £30 in vouch­ ers.


Although Mr Dugdale, pictured


with his trophy, is looking forward to finishing his apprenticeship in the summer, he will also have other things on his mind, as he will be playing a key behind-the-scenes role a t the Com­ monwealth Games in Manchester. "I have been part of a team th a t


helps to organise the Northern Area Mountain Bike series, and we have been asked to organise the cross coun-


' t ry event a t the Commonwealth Games," said Mr Dugdale. "I will be in charge of quite a few people a t the start area and I have been asked to be a marshal for two other events, the road race and the triathlon." He added: "It is a great honour and


I cannot wait." Prompt action MR AND VAN HIRE


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son, of Whalley, was in Booths on Sunday after­ noon when quick-think­ ing staff members helped resuscitate the young­ ster, who is believed to have suffered some kind of convulsion. Paramedics arrived at the Station Road store


within minutes, bu t i t was the supermarket's staff who were first on the scene offering assis­ tance. ■ Mrs Richardson con­


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