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ONE o f . th e -b e s t-a t ten d ed din-v
•lenty itings
l/oitr children look middle aged.
\eakmg of the bathroom, \normng you often feel rough ■tse is now too big by far tne cabinet, not big enough.
brt trying to fancy what you
I iemg up the locals 3 only light gleaming m your
In shining on your bifocals
Has its advantages growing old I s getting t'fuel allowance for In act silly and daft and nobody
l isbehave like Doris and me. Inother dozen or so offerings in Ivein in “Beyond Infirmity”, it
lo see that the children at Der- lse are going to find out how ■is the best tonic. l)ok will be going on sale at £3 Jaydee Bookshop, Moor Lane, |e , and Maureen Cooksons at
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lie prevalence of scarlet fever I the day schools were closed Jotice. A child of six years had nbed to an attack of the dis-
| t Titterington, of West Brad- I prize at the Delph Agricul- th a fine Andalusian cock and hly commended for a hen of
lorn the ranks is generally a Inous with hard work, persis- and valour, characteristics Jen possess. However, Lieu-
n e r - d a n c e s ’^ o r g a n is e d * b y Clitheroe traders for many years- took place at?the Moorcock Inn, WaddingtonTofa’Saturday. Clitheroe andDistrict Chamber of
Trade and DBinmlerce combined- their annual evei$ with a celebration of St George's p ay< Guests includtSdiRibble Valley MP
Nigel Evans,borough’ council Mayor ‘ Coun. Mrs Joyrs&tlolgate; Clitheroe- Mayor Coun.-vJ/lKfjMary Robinson and representatives of,-neighbouring Chambers of Ti^effitod’jDommerce.' - Proposing thej’f iS j^ td th e chamber,
Coun. MrstRobitfMn-thanked the Chamber ofjTrjfuraor-its support of Clitheroe TowitjCouKcil^over the past two years durinjcyfhicfi she had been Mayor. Mord&ira M>re1>eople were, she said, visiting Clitheroe’s individual and specialist shojJsJ>^v’; During the past fotmyears, the town
council had giveffedllrards to local shops and she was pleaded;to see that the chamber had mfide i re a t progress to
promote itself. -•*"-■ js vans tor auenamg ine annual meet,- Welcoming the evening s guests, he - . , ^ . , ------- .................................. . , Responding,'president of the cham- made particular, mention of Whalley
ber Mr John Hodldiworth thanked Mr Chamber of Trade s chairman, Mr Evans for attending the’annual meet- Ken Readfem, suggesting that the two
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GKurfcWSS Embark on the fund-raising campaign trail
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CHURCH coStS work out at £14.67 for each person attending services on a Sunday, says Whal- ley’s vicar, the Rev. Ghris Sterry. Now the church is to start a new
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the vicar is keen to th an k the many existing generous contribu tors. Nor is he chiding people for not paying upl Some £77,000
wiH.be needed
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but Mr Sterry emphasises th a t expenses are controlled as careful ly as possible. “We could do without a secre tary,” say -s Mr Sterry. “We could
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campaign to raise funds, although , do a lot less photocopying, we it. .
!m La ah 4- a i- L n h L tUo a /\n 1 /l boon t b Q olllirpll 001^1 ^1*.
this year to pay the bills a t the church. Writing in the parish mag azine, Mr Sterry says costs keep going up, but income does not. Some 68% of the money is
needed for the church’s ministry expenditure, including vicarage
expenses medieval church'itself covers: nine ', The'1 cost b f" ’ 0 running -the
.--.details have yet to be finalised. - ' ........... 1 running
per cent, with repairs and office expenses accounting for eight per cent each. Thu test o f t he money goes on other things, such as char
1, of Langho, was one of those Igh he only entered the Army
II years earlier. lich brought him his commis- Ited honour of all aspiring sol id at the Battle of the Modder I beneath a storm of Boer bul led an armoury sergeant and
lo safety. litants of Langho and Billing- Iheir approbation of his career |ig him with an illuminated a gold watch, suitably
|50 years ago
Isoldier and friend of Rifleman |kinson, of Clitheroe, was he Chinese under the sick pris- ge scheme, agreed by the Unit- nd communist negotiators. He
J was fit and well, although he lived any of her mail. The two been taken prisoner during the
lelay to Mrs Parkinson at her bad home the good news that
acts of service were being per- he Guides and Brownies in the
listrict as their tribute to the loronation Year. Many local Its benefitted from their work Jso planted trees, made flower Irovided a new flag for Down-
laker at a public meeting at the ye Club said: "The sooner we ’ from municipal building and
I private enterprise, the sooner 1 cheaper houses.” The meeting I support of the Conservative
lor the Municipal Elections. 25 years ago
lor of Clitheroe,' Coun. Bob (called a “showdown” meeting I Valley Council’s plans to build lhall. Id a public meeting to find out I t people felt about the scheme. 1 vast majority of those he had pposed it.
dance at the May Day sports
Iheld by the Rotary Club of pd Whalley Lions, was badly hit cold weather. About 700 people ht Calderstones to patronise the Ils and watch over 200 athletes la variety of events.
loe Morris Men were busy danc- Jhe Valley to raise funds for a. Ince, with Longridge and Slaid I. Leader Mr Bruce Dowles said 1 pleased at the number of peo- Ined out to watch and give their
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itable giving. v ,.. Most of thesb:coSts are fixed,
- “What we want to do is to cele-' «Ti7v.of «ra Ha tn ppIa.
brate the incredible generosity the church has received over the years and challenge people to think about what sort of church they want to pay for - not to chide them for not paying upl”
Vet’s surgery plan is resubmitted
A PLANNING* application has the first floor. Domestic animals been submitted for avveterinary only would be, treated a t the
surgery.at The Sidings Business surgery.' Park Whalley> V
: , . ' Comments on the plan need to
. I t is a resubmission of an ear- be received by Ribble Valley Ber ber plan and includes'offices on ough Council by May 9th.
could keep the church colder, There are many ways in which we could economise. The biggest economy of all would be to do without a vicar or share one when the post is next vacant." However, Mr Sterry makes it
clear, in brackets, that: “I ’m hot planning on th a t being soon, by the way!” ; -A campaign is now needed to raise funds, says Mr Sterry. The
t “ 35-39.Whalley Road; Glitheroe. 01200 458552 country GP resigns
A DECADE after com- groups, as well as buy blood r n g t o t o M W e V a l l ^ a local GP -has handed in
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lis resignation. ' ..Dr Andrew Brown is
leaving th e Slaid b u rn Country Practice - one of the smallest in the country - to take up a new post in South Yorkshire., Members of the local com
munity say they were “shocked and disappointed” to learn that Dr Brown will be departing at, the end of
Junei--. “'MfsvDorbthy, Pearson, '!
chairman of, the Friends of Slaidburn Country Practice group, said: “Dr Brown is very highly thought of and everyone is disappointed that he is going.” She added that the Friends group Xiao pireviuuoijr ia»cu
funds which have allowed Dr ensure the, continuity of ser- Brown to purchase supple- vice to the. patients of[the mentary medical,equipment Slaidburn Country Practice. "The surgery has a reputa
has viously r ised
enabling ..him , to - t re a t p a t ie n tsn e a re r ,„ to ;their; homes, rather than sending them to Clitheroe or Black- bum to undergo certain pro-' cedures. Cash raised by the Friends
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ARoyal honour
ROYALTY; has bestowed aii - honour on a product which has its roots in the Ribble Valley. The Queen’s Award
for Enterprise has been given to Rolls- Royce’s airlines divi sion for its Trent aero engines^- theij'jet: engine had ite^origiiis; in CUtheroe-ii#,#;^ • - The Derby-based
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tion for,excellence in the area and this is something that we are very mindful of in select ing a replacement.” The Slaidburn practice is
one of only five nationwide which receives special fund ing due to the low number of
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stage tradition TWO pupils of Clitheroe Royal Gram mar School who both live a t Langho are following similar p ath s when i t comes to theatrical ambition. Natasha Finch and Graeme Bramwell
both appeared in Blackburn Drama Club's first seasonal play at, the newly-
. opened Thwaites Empire Theatre at •Ewood, Blackburn.
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- Now both will be on stage again for the club's final play of the season next week.'
' In December, Graeme (16) took the
important part of youiig son Shane in “Brassed Off", while Natasha (15) had just a walk-on part as an extra - howev
er, her mother, Mrs Catherine Finch, did have some lines to say as a hospital
nurse. This time round, though, Natasha has
more lines to say th an fellow pupil Graeme - but there is a snag- all her lines
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attended a youth theatre workshop run by Blackburn Drama Club, and were again together for last summer's youth drama workshop run by Manchester Youth Theatre at the Exchange Theatre. „ Another
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to see young people wanting to get involved and showing excellent talent in such a worthwhile hobby." ; The curtain goes up. on May 6th and the play runs until May 10th. . ;,; r; ■
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patients on its list. Currently, Dr Brown provides care for
Said Mrs Pearson: “People ,1,037 patients living in Slaid-
give willingly, because they - burn and its surrounding think so much of the doctor. A lot of people owe their lives to him and clinically we will never get a better doctor. “We acknowledge that he
has to move on and th a t times change, so we wish him well for the future, but it is a. big disappointment that he is leaving and he will be sadly missed.”
area, and he holds branch surgeries in village halls in Dunsop Bridge and Bolton- by-Bowland. The PCT is currently |
investigating two ways to ensure there is GP cover in the locality and alleviate any fears about the loss of the | practice. Dr Griffin explained that
The question , o f ' Dr the preferred option is to
Brown’s resignation was dis- appoint an independent GP, cussed at the Hyndburn and
Ribble Valley Primary Care Trust’s public board meeting, where chief executive Dr Leigh Griffin said: “We are extremely grateful to Andrew for the service, Ke has given the local community and we are now looking a t ways, to
but the alternative would be for the PCT itself to employ a GP if given approval by the Strategic Health Authority. Said Dr Griffin: “We have
already had a couple of expressions of interest, and we are hopeful th a t we will attract someone of a similar calibre to Dr Brown, , although he will be a hard act
to follow. “We were nervous a t the
■ outset because of the new GP contracts and how they would work, but we have now had more reassurances from the Government about a minimum income guarantee which should reassure any applicants."
Donor date
THE next blood donor session in Clitheroe will be on May 8th. As usual, the venue is the Parish Church School in Church Street; Clitheroe, and the times are 2 p. m. to 4 p. m. and 5-30 p. m. to 7-30 p. m.
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Mrs Joaii' Knight, secretary for th e 1 a draw, for which more than 100 prizes | past 10 years, along with Mrs Jean had been donated, raised £495. Parker and Mrs Judith Hitcheri, who / Pictured is Mr Houldsworth, his wife, had organised the evening's event. Christine, Clitheroe Town Crier Mr
Grace was said bv Coun Mrs Hoi- Roland Hailwood and some of the 119 E 5 ) tVlt& \ 'V * v.S .V A n e w w ; iy of d i i i i i i ( | ... . . 'i* * ,- *■.■ ■ ' -.-■ •I V '■
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A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of stealing stone flags from homes in the Ribble Valley. ■ The 57-year-old man from Wigan was stopped by police at; the weekend after an incident in ChatburnRoad;- Clitheroe,•
-when the woman occupant of the house disturbed a man who
-had five of her flag stones a stacked ready to load on to his vehicle. Flustered, she accepted the man’s offer to pay £10 for the
stones, but made a note of . the registration number of his vehi
cle. When police stopped the
vehicle later and arrested the man, they recovered 33 flag
stones.Inquines are continuing.
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