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SOMETHING special - , . that was the picture graphi cally painted by one speaker after another a t Whalley Chamber of Trade's annual
dinner and dance. The chamber has certainly
made its mark on the East Lan cashire commercial scene and now has a man at the helm for the first time in many years in the form of Mr Ken Redfearn. Coun. Mrs Joyce Holgate, the woman fondly known as” Aunty Wainwright", has now become honorary presi
dent. Saturday's event a t Mytton
Fold Hotel, Langho, attracted a bumper 240 turnout. The guests included representa
tives of other chambers, including Clitheroe, Blackburn, Burnley, Preston and Hyndbum, as well as the Valley's MP Nigel Evans, Mr David
Morris and Coun. Holgate in her role as deputy Ribble Valley Mayor, with consort Mr Norman
Atty. Diners included business people
and Whalley residents represent ing all aspects of village life, with the Swan Hotel having a consid
erable presence. The toas tm aster was Mr
Roland Hailwood, who began the evening with a tr ib u te and minute's silence for Mr Barry Stevens, a Clitheroe businessman who had been instrumental in the founding of Whalley's group and whose funeral had taken place in Burnley that morning. Following an excellent meal, vice-chairman of the chamber Mr
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John Atherton proposed the loyal toast and Mr Hailwood the toast to the Whalley chamber. "Whal ley Chamber of Trade is like Topsy, it grows and grows," said Mr Hailwood, paying tribute to the village characters, communi ty involvement and residents tak ing intense pride in their sur roundings. He added that Coun. Mrs Holgate was "where she is because she got involved, because she cares and because she wants to make a difference. In Whalley you have something special in your chamber, don't let it disap pear by neglect or complacency," he concluded. Making his debut speech as chairman, Mr Ken Redfearn
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bath, handrails, non-slip mats and bath seats can make th e exercise quite safe. And when all else fails, a hoist
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by the physically impaired per son alone or with just one helper. Around the home, small prob
lems can be made to vanish with a little thought. Telephones and remote controls for TVs and video recorders with large key pads can more easily be operated by hands th a t do not work too well. If the telephone has a hands
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thanked everyone involved for making the chamber the success story it now is and referred to a few of the things dealt with dur ing the past year. There was spe cial praise for resident Mr Stuart Kerr, who, with the help of his seven-year-old grandson, Callum Blane, had erected 26 Christmas trees at shop fronts in the village. Mr Paul Winckley, organiser of the evening, was also thanked as was Mr Henry Shepherd for his tremendous involvement with Pickwick Night, which raised £6,500. Trophies were presented to
and to Checkmate, for best cos tume. Mr Redfearn added th a t members were also busy raising funds throughout the year, with the De Lacy Hotel having hand ed over £1,500 to charity. In a total break from tradition,
there was no formal after dinner speaker. Instead, landlord of The Dog Inn Coun. Norman Atty took centre stage. "Unlike the beer I sell, I come cheap," he explained. Renowned for his humour and
Gilmartins, for the best window on the night; Frames and Pic tures, for the spirit of Pickwick;
speaking prowess, Coun. Atty put numerous Whalley businesses under the microscope, but started at the top, with MP Nigel Evans. "How charming you look, full of life, opposition is clearly suiting
you," he quipped. Gilmartins, Cooksons, Check
mate, Cosgrove's, Abbey Clean, four public houses and their char acters, the church organist, the vicar, Atherton's, Zig Zags, florist's, dentists and, finally the
•former Abbey Candy Store - all came in for good natured banter. "We have lost Abbey Candy
Store, but have gained a deputy Mayor and, later in the year, will gain a Mayor," he told guests, before embarking on stories of his own life as Mayor's consort and some of the events attended, including several where the May- oral couple to be nearly did not make it. "Joyce is a lynchpin, the very
best of the people of the Ribble Valley and Whalley. She is larger than life, kind and absolutely straight," he concluded as he con veyed the best wishes of everyone for her year in office as Mayor. Pictured are officials and their
guests at Saturday's event. (J190102/1)
Ribchester men are on a mission to rescue
Paraguay’s fire service
A. FIRE expert from the Ribble Valley was in the capital of Paraguay this week, working to rescue the South American coun
try's ailing fire service.
Mr Colin Cunliffe left a t , th e weekend and n ex t'w eek he will be jo in ed by M r Colin Byers, a station officer a t Chorley. Both men, who live in Ribchester, are part of a four-man team from Lancashire F ire and Rescue Ser vice.! The o th e r two members fly out in' the middle of February,
Retired fire-fighter sources which is being given to th e South Americans to get their service up and running. The co n ta in e r le f t R ib ch e s te r la te la s t
year. Before he left, Mr
Cunliffe said: "There tends to be fire and res cue cover only in certain! areas of Paraguayan towns and cities and vir- . tually. ' non'e in . rural^
e d /w ith a co n ta in e r ; "Fire strikes in the loaded with equipment ' poorest parts of conur- begged, borrowed and “ bations and the country- scrounged from various side, where road traffic
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crashes are also more prevalent and where f ire fighting and rescugprp- vision is often non-exis te n t . We' hope to improve matters by con centrating on equipping and training local people as firefighters.”. ' , The mission ;also
includes fire-fighters from Tyne and Wear and London, all working under Operation Flori- an, a charity formed to develop fire and rescue services in deprived or war-torn p a r ts of the world.
Grant will open part of Spring Wood to disabled people
A GRANT of £11,000 will help a volunteer group open up p a r t of Spring Wood, Whalley, to disabled people. The Friends of Spring
because there are very few applications despite considerable publicity. Countryside Agency
Wood will receive the money from the Local Heritage Initiative. With guidance from local dis abled people, the group will develop a wheelchair friendly route with new seating around the wood. A leaflet will be pro
duced to publicise the new facility among dis abled people and there will be display hoards and a leaflet on the trail. ; The g ran t is one of
adviser Susannah Eng land says: "The Spring Wood scheme is an excel lent example of people caring about their envi ronment. . "There must be other
worthwhile ideas in the area and we look forward to receiving applications for them. We would be happy to talk to people about possible projects because many Lan cashire residents seem to be missing out. "Just ten good projects
very few given in the county - no t because many are refused but
from th e county have been approved so far, whilst in others such as
New Year’s come true? was the International Year for Volunteers
and oiir loral Serial Services Child Care &
Families.Service would like to extend
the celebrations into
. 1: If you are aver 16 . . . " •. years of age, have some
spare lime and would -
like to develop your ' ' - ' existing skills by .
; volunteering in either our , ;
festabTishments or.wrih'm . IlKekjcal communily, wo ‘Would B<e to hear from "A",.
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Yorkshire and Der byshire the initiative is more popular, with active groups reaching well into double figures. We look forward to many more groups taking advantage of the scheme, especially as Lancashire has such a rich and' diverse heritage waiting to be explored." The scheme lasts sev
eral more years and any project will be consid ered. Many of those approved in other places have involved children and young people taking part in heritage work. D e ta ils ' can be
obtained on 0870 900- 0401 or from the website
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THE controversial pla: Clerk Hill Road, Wiswi slammed by members ning and Development
__ There was not a good word to say about the application, which was submitted during the foot and mouth disease crisis. As planning offi cers were unable to inspect the site owing to the associated restric tions, Mr Gerald H it man's company, Brock- hall Village Ltd , has appealed on the basis that the council failed to determine the applica tion within the statutory eight-week period. Coun. Frank Dyson
lowed those of a char tered town planner and chartered surveyor who .was representing a local resident. He said: "There are
(Clitheroe) said: "It is unfortunate th a t the applicant has sought to take advantage of a national crisis to make this appeal." These comments fol
eight infringements of development plan poli cies in this scheme." He pointed out th a t t |
government legislation was against the sporadic development of proper ties in the countryside. He said that the appli-
Pupils’ the Blul
PUPILS at a RibbJ school have given a ( a children's television I Three girls from Oakll
Whalley, raised £200 throl ing and running a recenf buy sale for this year'sl
appeal. The money collected!
shopping list of minibul and adapted cars, as well [
Police of Crii
LOCAL people are b<j aged to make morel Crimestoppers line.
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and now the police are more calls.
They are emphasising!
ty offered by the answj ment, which is not capaj ing numbers and has nil On the other hand cal their identity and claim I
scale from £50 to £500, | "It is difficult to pron
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youngsters Emma AlccI Wright and Kirsty Wrigl will contribute towards I
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