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has reached the Ribble Valley.'.,: :, ------------------------- - - A major concern with two branches, bells to ring when, the supplier piitsthe


several clothes shops and other retailers transaction through the system.”.^,^ too have been targeted.'


company, may be unaware someone;else'’, has the information. So there are no alarm;


: The police urge retailers to use.the secu- Well-spoken callers'who obviously like rity check procedure whenever appropn-


nice things telephone to order goods such ate to safeguard themselves.r ; . - as bedding or quality paintings, ;paying ■. The scammers,take numerous precau-, well-into-three-figures bills by credit card. < tions to avoid detection,. making non- “The bedding was supposed to be for a <


■ eg** j hotel and at least one painting has been ;erties under false names so goods can be


ordered because the ‘buyer’ saw it in the delivered. window when the shop was shut and liked However, two, arrests have been made it,” says a police spokesman.


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been • tak en ! from a stolen card, but contact the police on 01200 443344 or revealed to the criminals by someone per- 0845125 35 45.


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lurful dress sense and over- i large performance of this


£ production team was need- fctage, make the costumes, | were always present, make i prompt any minor short-


J, recitals. lention should be made of tuples, supported by Robert (in surpassed themselves in I stage into a believable fairy- idition, all those who made led a vibrant array of outfits


liters perfectly. Well done to ■Vnne-Marie Caunce-Frost, I I Christine Dewhurst. Ilways welcome new mem-


Irsal for their next play "The la t the Ribchester parochial ■day and Thursday nights


Viki and Guy Mason


It St Nicholas’s Church for 9- pO a.m. Eucharist will be the lev. Alan Reid, the former dear of Read.


’ ray for peace The Women’s World Day of


J’rayer service will be held at (he Baptist Church tomorrow Ifternoon at 2-15 p.m. Men „, Ire welcome to join this ser­ vice and the speaker will be Irs Margaret Capstick.


)iary dates . A'number'o{Tund-raismg®5.


levents are in the pipeline for/ftl»: The St Nicholas’s Church KodfwiS. lepair Fund. A coffee morn­


ing will be held at 17 Pendle- bide Close on March 15th, the annual Pedlars’ Fair will take alace in the church hall on larch 29th and the following day an arts and crafts fair will : Jtake place in the hall.


IBazaar Sabden Holme Committee


Is repeating the Spring Bazaar Ithat it held for the first time past year, on a date to be announced. In the meantime,


(however, the organisation is (appealing for people to pro- I vide cakes and tombola prizes, lor to help in any way. Please (contact Mrs Dilys Day on (778464, or leave tombola (prizes with her at 24 Stubbins (Lane, with Mike McCrerie at (the Chapel House in Wesley (Street, or with Vicki Lee of (CrowtreesRoad.


|Quiz night Sabden Football Club is


(holding a general knowledge (quiz in St Mary’s Hall, at 8 (p.m. on Friday, March 21st. (There will be a bar plus pie (and pea suppers. It will cost | £3 a person to take part. Con­ ta c t Nigel Clarkson on 680523 Itobook. Following last week’s emer-


|gency general meeting to con- (sider its future, the club has ( decided to carry on.


SIMONSTONE


| Roman ministry Members of Simonstone


I Mothers’ Union will meet on I Tuesday at 7-45 p.m. in the (old school when Mrs Stella | Weaver will speak about her (ministry on Blackburn’s I Roman Road Estate.


W E S T B R A D F O R D


| Family quiz A family quiz organised by


| West Bradford Playing Field | management committee and I held in the village hall was . I enjoyed by all. Winners were I Catherine Herd (Wadding- ton), Elizabeth Slinger (Pendleton), Jackie Knight


| (Clitheroe). Proceeds from the event will


I go towards the purchase of a | new piece of equipment for the children’s play area and the committee thanked all those who took part.


W H A L L E Y


| Abbey winners Whist winners at the Abbey


| senior citizens’ drive, in Whal-■. ley, were: Ladies - Mrs'P. . Wooff, Mrs E. Charnley. v Gents - Mr H. Holt, Mr J. •;


| Wooff. Dominoes: Mr J.-Hartley,


Mrs H. Hardy. , k ..Raffle: Mrs D. Farnsworth.'.;


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Farmer wins a top award for his environment work


A FARMER from the Rib- ble Valley has won a presti­ gious award for natural improvements on his land. Mr John Alpe, who


farms about 820 acres near Whitewell, has received the NFU North West Farming Excellence Award in the English Nature Farming for Wildlife Category. He has achieved organic


statu s on part of New Laund Farm, has under­ taken a range of activities to benefit'the environment and i ts wildlife and the heather moorland is classi­ fied as a site of special sci­ entific interest. In conjunction with Lan­


cashire Wildlife Trust, Mr Alpe has been assisting with an experimental pro­ ject to try to re-establish native limestone and pas-


tureland flowers'and grass­ es.


Mr Alpe, (pictured) said:


“I care passionately about maintaining the rural envi­ ronment and appreciate that farmers have a huge impact on the environment and the countryside.” He described how the wildlife habitat on his land


has been improved at the same time as his commer­ cial management of the farm, adding: “All the hard work doesn’t stop here. I am planning to create a pond area, intoducing native plants, and planting trees to create a smalll wildlife sanctuary.” . The award means Mr


Alpe goes on to represent the North West in the national final, held on March 13th. A spokesman for the


NFU said that the awards make them all realise how much talent, creativity and sheer hard work is going on in the region’s farming communities. She added that Mr Alpe is a proud example of how dedicated farmers are to food and the countryside, ( s ) ' '


FOUR Ribble Valley fun-run-; ners are taking a well earned • rest after clocking up 52 miles and £1,358 for research into cys­ tic fibrosis., Gail Bailey, Jayne Earnshaw,


Denys Forth and Aimie Hamer completed the Great North' Run. Sponsored by family and


Tasty treat should prove a sporting hit


friends, onlyDenys had previ­ ously, taken part in the event. The four have all been touched by the plight of little Amelia Dickinson who suffers from cys­ tic fibrosis. Clitheroe beauty therapist and Amelia's aunt, Mrs Bailey, previously organ­ ised a 10k event, the route of


which passed through Clitheroe town centre, to fund research into the condition which added £ 6,000 to the charity. Pictured, from the left: Jayne,


Denys, Gail, Samantha Dickin­ son, Aimie, Ellauise Dickinson (three) and Amelia (two). (B270203/3)


Lebanese women lead the way


THE Lebanese greeting “Ahlan wa sahlan” will welcome people to the Women’s World Day of Prayer Ser­ vice tomorrow evening in Clitheroe Community Church. Christian women from the


Lebanon have prepared the interna­ tional service on the theme “Holy Spirit, Fill Us”. Although one of the smallest countries in the Middle East, and


/covering an area less than half the .size of Wales,‘Lebanon is an ancient, land mentionedmore than 70 times -in the Bible..,...


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Not only will the women’s spe­ cially-prepared service be celebrat-


ed in the Ribble Valley, it will be fol­ lowed in more than 180 countries and islands, and said in more than 60 languages and 1,000 dialects. The Day of Prayer will begin on


the international dateline with the first service of the day taking place at dawn in Tonga, and the last on an island off Alaska. Guest speaker at the Clitheroe


event will be Mrs Jean Evans, of Keswick, and the covenanted churches of the town will be taking part. The service begins at 7-30


' p.m. aqd will be followed with refreshments. Men, women and young people will be welcome.


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YOUTH-ORIENTATED sports organisations aimed at youngsters in Clitheroe and across the Ribble Valley have netted some extra cash. The Mayor of Clitheroe, Coun;


Mary Robinson, in conjunction with the Dil-Raj Restaurant in Parson Lane, raised £250 during a money­ making dinner hosted by the eatery.


The funds are to be donated to the


cricket forum and Clitheroe Dolphins, as well as the town’s junior netball and tennis clubs. Twenty-eight people joined Coun.


Robinson at the fund-raiser and she hopes to boost the total made follow­ ing her “At Home” event which took place this week.


Poor home security encourages burglars


INADEQUATE home security measures con­ tinue to encourage burglars, say police. They urge people to fit qood quality locks,


not to leave the key in, and ensure that doors and windows are secure at night.


. - Handbags, wallets, car keys and similar


potentially valuable but moveable items should not be left on view in houses. Probably the same burglar, enjoyed a haul


worth several thousand pounds in Pasture- lands Drive, Billington, on Saturday night. Three houses' were entered with very little


force used and two laptop computers - an IBM Thick-Pad and and a Panasonic Tough Book - were stolen as well as a wallet, a hand-, bag, a digital camera and other items. Police are investigating.


Stock judging meeting


MEMBERS of Clitheroe Young Farmers’ Club held a beef stock judging meeting at Tewitt Hall Farm, Bolton-by-Bowland, by kind permision of Mr nd Mrs K. D. Whitwell, Results were: Intermediate - James Spur­ geon. Junior - 1, Chris Bristol; 2, John Walm-


sley; 3, William Bristol. Observation section: Intermediate-James


Spurgeon: Junior — 1, Chns Bristol; joint 2,


■ Richard Whitwell and Ben Hartley.,,, Some members took part in a quiz,.....


' Recently members heard an informative talk by Mr Bryan Wells on salmon fishing in the River Hodder. ,, Next week’s meeting will be a talk by coun- , tryside ranger-Mr David Oyston .j • „


Speed; control on road


A TEMPORARY speed restriction will be in force oh a Ribble Valley road until April 11th.'


• : Lancashire County ; Council has ’decided to impose the 30 m.p.h. restriction on the B6478


; Fell Road at Waddington to allow bridge works to be carried out; It will be m'operation; until 5 p.in/on'Friday,'April l l th 'A ^ f1'-/if'-’ •The streicK of highway affected runs from a ooint 400m east'of Smelt Mill Bridge to a?


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