The Clitheroe i .1


liaucs 20-27


Elderly Ribble Valley residents are still falling prey to the “water company employee” scam.


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The man sought by police in connection with a spate of bur­ glaries has been seen.


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A bicycle was used in a robbery involving three youths in Clitheroe.


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The Ribble Valley has lost a familiar figure with the death of a former school dentist, Mr John Higson (76).


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A special six-year-old presents a cheque for £1,350 to a hospital that helped save his life.


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Read CC have one hand on the Ribblesdale League title.


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Members of Clitheroe Tennis Club rolled back the years to take part in a 1920s-style event.


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FOGGITT’S WEEKEND WEATHER: Hot and humid, but dull and overcast.


SUNRISE: 5-32 a.m. SUNSET: 8-58 p.m.


LIGHTING UP TIME: 8-58 p.m.


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Gardeners are under scrutiny!


ALLOTMENT holders in Clitheroe were visited by a ground force on Monday night when members of the town council car­ ried out their annual inspection. Four sites - West View, Whalley


Road, I-Iayhurst Street and Millthorne House - wore visited by the party, which included the Mayor of Clitheroe, Coun. Joan Knight, and town council clerk Mr John Wells. The aim of the visit was to give


town councillors the chance to familiarise themselves with the allotments, as well as surveying the condition of the plots and sug­ gesting any action to be taken. Speaking after the inspection


Mr Wells said: “Generally they were in good condition, but there were a small number where action will be taken.” Our photograph shows the


Mayor of Clitheroe, second right, with town councillors and Mr Wells.


(K040803/7)


Organisers confident that show will go on


by Natalie Cox ORGANISERS of the rain


soaked Royal Lancashire Show say there is no reason why next y e a r ’s, event should not return to the Ribble Valley. However, post-event de­


briefs have still to take place and only when they have been concluded will committee members be able to make a final decision about the show’s future. A spokesman for the Royal


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Lancashire Show said: “We need the debriefs to look at what lessons there are to be learned before we can make any formal decision, but a t this point there is no reason why we should not be a t th a t show ground as long as any issues can be resolved. “Until we have had these dis­


cussions it is impossible to con­ firm anything.”


starts today Thursday


7th August at 8.30am


enjoyed at the show’s new Rib­ ble Valley venue, heavy down­ pours and a forecast for yet more unseasonal showers led to summer swamps on the show- field forcing the committee to cancel the event’s final day. I t is believed that it could be


Despite two successful days


the first time that the show has had to be abandoned since 1767. Following two days of rain the Ribchester showground had turned into a quagmire causing traffic chaos on already busy rural roads. The decision to cancel the


final day followed a late-night meeting on Wednesday involv­ ing members of the organising committee, the police and offi­


Commercial Services, Mr John Heap, said that as the weather conditions deteriorated the main concerns had centred around what work would need to be carried out to make the site safe for the final day. “When it got to late Wednes­


day and the rain had not stopped and the forecast for the Thursday was poor, it was apparent that nothing could be done,” said Mr Heap. “On that basis we advised the


cials from Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Council. The council’s Director of


committee that their responsi­ bility for health and safety should override everything else. They took that advice and took the difficult decision to cancel the third day.” Mr Heap warned th a t the


many good things to come out of the show - such as the atten­ dance by tens of thousands of people, a visit from royalty and the large number of entries in many classes - should not be overshadowed by the problems. In looking to the future of


the show he said lessons needed to be learned because although some of the problems could be attributed to circumstances, others had been related to the site. Said Mr Heap: “One of the


main considerations is a need to be prepared for adverse weather if circumstances arise as they did last week. We need to sepa­ rate pedestrians from traffic as that was a real cause for concern with pedestrians using the same narrow country lanes as huge vehicles.” Local police chief Insp. Bob


Ford said as the show had pro­ gressed and the weather condi-


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PLANS are being made to ensure there is a police pres­ ence at this year’s BNP rally which is being held in the Ribble Valley next weekend. The p a r ty ’s Red, White


and Blue Family Festival weekend will be held in Saw- ley on August 16th and 17th, returning to the same site for the second consecutive year.


Insp. Bob Ford, of


Clitheroe police, said his offi­ cers’ main objectives would be to secure public safety and prevent disorder. “We will be out and about in numbers.” He also added th a t in a


repeat of last year, a tempo­ rary speed limit would also be enforced on the A59 to safe­ guard road users.


‘Use water wisely’ is the message as heatwave goes on


SOARING temperatures look set to cause increased demand for water as Ribble Val­ ley residents fill their paddling pools, water their lawns and quench their thirsts. A week after heavy rain led to mopping up


operations in Waddington and the cancella­ tion of the Royal Lancashire Show, warnings are being given about the dangers of swim­ ming in rivers, reservoirs and lakes, as well as the conservation of water supplies. During the last mini heatwave United Utili­


Dixon reminded people to use water wisely. He said: “Our reservoir levels are as high as expected for this time of year and there is no shortage of water. However, we saw demand increase by at least 10% on the very sunny days last time. We all want to cool down in this weather, but we are just asking people to be sensible about the amount of water they use.” He pointed out that a garden sprinkler uses


region to go round, sudden peaks in demand can reduce water pressure at customers’ taps. This week, customer service director Gary


as much water in an hour as a family of four does in a day. • Simple steps people can take to conserve water include collecting rainwater, turning off dripping taps and not allowing them to run unnecessarily. Concluded Mr Dixon: “We want people to make the most of the weather - but please be sensible and use water wisely; that way everyone can enjoy the summer with plenty of water on tap.” As temperatures increased this week, local


residents headed for the riverbank at Edisford and the area’s parks. Meanwhile, villagers in the Waddington and West Bradford area were counting the cost of last Wednesday evening’s heavy rain, when rainwater poured off the fell into the village and left roads and several homes underwater within minutes.


More stones are stolen AN E-registered white Ford pick-up vehicle is believed to have been used to steal stone flags from a quiet Valley location. The flags were taken from an outbuilding on


the Worston to Down ham road at 6-30 p. m. on Tuesday of last week. Between Thursday and Saturday, 15 coping


stones valued at £60 were stolen from the wall of a bungalow on the main road through Wiswell. Police are making inquiries.


ties calculated that an extra 200 million litres of water was used - equivalent to supplying 100 Olympic-sized swimming pools. And although there is enough water in the


SUMMING up the appalling weather, these three visitors to me Royal Lancashire Show were glad they took umbrellas (JD290703/93)


tions worsened the traffic prob­ lems had been compounded by the number of horseboxes need­ ing to be towed on and off the fields. He said an enormous amount of mud had been left on the roads, with the situation made even worse by Wednesday night’s heavy rain. Given the forecast for more heavy down­ pours the police had taken the view that public safety would be compromised, especially as there was nowhere safe for pedestrians to walk with verges having been wrecked by tractors and trucks. Said Insp. Ford: “Every


horsebox was towed on by a tractor from 6-30 a.m. on the Wednesday, so you can imagine


the situation. At one stage we idents for


had six vehicles towing and that caused a blockage of the through route leaving residents stuck behind those waiting to be towed on. The irony was that the week before the field was lit­ tered with articulated trucks driving across the field with no problems at all, but by Wednes­ day four-wheeled drive vehicles were struggling as conditions deteriorated.” He added that the police had


never thought the Valley venue was an ideal spot from a traffic point of view, but said they had done their best in difficult cir­ cumstances. Insp. Ford said he wanted to thank Ribchester res-


throughout the event: “I would like to thank all those residents who were affected by the one­ way system as they were proba­ bly worst hit by the arrange­ ments. Generally they were good humoured and accepted that we handled the traffic situation with tolerance. The place was awash with mud and it was fair­ ly horrible for the residents, par- ticularly those stuck by the horseboxes waiting to be towed on. I t was an exceptional set of circumstances, but we are very grateful to the residents.” © Two-page show special


pages 14 and 15, “As I See I t” page four.


Holiday shock as family arrives back to find burglars in house


AN early Sunday-morning holiday homecoming ended with a shock for a Clitheroe family. Their home in Littlemoor


Road was being burgled by several youths - one of whom was detained on the spot. A hue-and-cry across much


of Clitheroe followed and three other arrests were made


■ over several hours during the day.- The police helicopter, dogs


and numerous officers were soon in the area.


The search on foot went


down as far as Edisford. Several items of valuable


property were recovered. I t was also found th a t another house nearby had


been targeted by thieves. The occupants were asleep in bed at the time. One youth was arrested rid­


ing a bicycle which is believed to have been stolen. All four youths have been


charged with burglary. They are aged 18, 17, 15


and 14 and are from the Pre­ ston area.


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