Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified), www.clitheroetoday.co.uk


thank you to emergency services


says by Natalie Cox


A FORMER chairman of the Lancashire Best Kept Village Competition and much respected member of the Women's Institute has died following a road traffic


accident in Chatburn. Mrs Mary Boucher, died in


Blackburn Royal Infirmary, on July 23rd.


Bom in Salford in 1913, she was


christened Gertrude Mary Ambler.


Her family moved to Wallasey where her sister, Joan, was born,


and she attended Seabank High School. A member of St John’s Church


Boucher a t St Hilary’s Parish Church with her sister as a brides­ maid along with Jean Robe (nee Pollard). The couple’s first son, David, was born the following year. Mr Boucher saw active service


in Egremont, Mrs Boucher went to work a t Holts (Blue Funnel Line) and subsequently Martins Bank in Liverpool. She played tennis at North Cheshire Tennis Club in Green Lane, Wallasey. In 1939 she married Allan


in the Second World War and Mrs Boucher and her son spent some time in Cumbria. The couple’s second son was born in 1946 and shortly after the family moved to Bristol before setting off to Ugan­ da in 1953 where Mr Boucher worked as a civil engineer. Mrs Boucher served on the


Uganda Council for Women and worked in the obstetrics and gynaecological department of Mulago Hospital - Uganda’s biggest hospital. On their return to Britain, the


family lived in various places including Aughton, Accrington, Waddington and Harpenden before finally moving to Clitheroe. Wherever they went they made


many friends. Many described Mrs Boucher as a particularly


gracious and elegant lady. She was v e r y knowledgeable abou t many aspects of life and loved simply discussing, and sometimes arguing about diverse topics. Mrs Boucher was a very caring


woman who worked for different charities in many different places. She was a very .good artist and exhibited her work on at least two occasions in the libraries in Whal- ley and Clitheroe. In the 70s she was commis­


sioned to paint a sign for the Lower Buck, Waddington, a pro­ ject which took her almost five months to complete. A former co-ordinator of the


Ribble Valley Talking Newspaper, she loved her involvement with the WI and was a former presi­ dent of Waddington WI. I t was through this connection that she became involved in the county’s “best kept” contest, joining the committee as a representative of the Lancashire Federation of Women’s Institutes - 13 years later, in 1983, she was elected chairman of the competition com­ mittee. Despite battles with cancer and


undergoing two major operations, together with numerous bouts of treatment, Mrs Boucher always said how lucky she was. Her son, Mr Nigel Boucher,


said: “The family would like to take the opportunity to say thank you to all those that helped my parents at the scene of the acci­ dent last month. Her sister and her son, Brian, and his wife, Joy, were in the car behind and were a great comfort. The Lancashire police, ambulance and fire crews were all magnificent.” He also thanked staff at Black­


burn Royal Infirmary, in particu­ lar those in the Accident and Emergency department, the staff of ward one and the Intensive Care Unit who looked after Mrs Boucher. Added Mr Boucher: “My


mother’s family would also like to thank everyone for their messages of support, particularly her grandchildren and their partners. Andrew, her eldest grandson, and Helen had a son, Freddy, bom in Hong Kong on July 19th to ensure that she had a great-grand­


son as well as a great- grand­ daughter, Holly." Mrs Boucher leaves her hus­


band, Allan, sons David and Nigel, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.


Bellringing talk kept club members alert!


BELLRINGING was the sub­ ject of Clitheroe Probus Club's meeting on Friday when the sp e a k e r was M r S tan ley Walmsley. Now in Kirkby-in-Furness,


Mr Walmsley learnt his a r t in Leyland Parish Church. Using audio illustrations on


CD, he quoted facts and figures to the large and attentive audi­ ence showing that England can be seen as the bell-ringing centre of the world. Of the 6,000 or so buildings with bells to be found worldwide, only 112 are not in the UK and about 5,800 are in England, most of them Angli­ can buildings. The few found outside Eng­


land are there because of British influence in past centuries. In Perth, Australia, is the Swan Tower, a modern bell tower encased in glass so the bells can be seen by pedestrians. Made of copper and tin in


made in five places, including Hawes.


Mr Walmsley then entered the


world of astronomical figures when he described the changes or different sequences in which bells can be rung - from over 40,000 different combinations or changes which eight bells can ring, to more than 479 million changes by 12 bells. With heads ringing from the


sheer magnitude of i t all, the speaker persuaded eight mem­ bers of the audience to come to the front, take up a hand bell each and play well known tunes ranging from a hymn to a nurs­ ery rhyme. The vote of thanks was given


by the secretary, Mr Alan Daniels, who congratulated the speaker on his supremely inter­ esting presentation on a subject with which few are familiar. The members were reminded


precise proportions, all bells fol­ low the same contours, differing only in actual size. The speaker then turned to


the handbells he had brought with him. A new set of eight handbells costs £2,000, the same as a single one hundredweight church bell. Only two foundries st il l


remain which can cast bells - one in Whitechapel and another Loughborough - while ropes are


Back to School with the "Whites of Qarstang


ti


Choose from a large selection of school shoes including


•Startrite • Ricosta • Ecco • Wrangler Josef Siebel • Wendel • Bellamy


• Daisyroots


All sizes available


Open 6 days 9.30am till 5.00 pm • Wednesday 9.30am till 3.00pm


that there would be no meeting prior to the summer lunch at the Moorcock on August 15th, and that the next normal meeting is on September 5th, when Mr John Parry will present a talk entitled "Cycling Towards a World With­ out Leprosy". Probus meets on the first and


third Friday of the month at 11 a.m. at the Pendle Club, Lower- gate, Clitheroe. Inquiries to the secretary


01200 429207. Refusal to take ‘no’ for an


answer has costly court sequel A MAN refused to take “no” for an answer when his friend would not lend him a car to drive home from Clitheroe. Blackburn magistrates heard


that, following an argument, Dax Andrew Green sneaked a spare set of keys out of the house and drove home in the car in the early hours of the morning. Green (24), of Salus Street,


Burnley, pleaded guilty to unau­ thorised taking and driving with­


out insurance. He was fined £150 with £40 costs. Phillipa White (prosecuting) said Green and a female had been


AN agricultural diversification business is seeking permission to expand further. Mr Simon Barnes, proprietor


of Bashall Barn and Farm Shop in Twitter Lane, has applied for permission to add a function room in association with a brew­


out with the car owner and when they returned to his home in Primrose Street there were vari­ ous arguments over the friend’s refusal to lend him the car. Eventually Green was asked to


leave the house. However, the following morn­


ing the owner noticed that his car had gone as well.


Green, who was not represent­


ed, said he had no intention of stealing the car and would have taken it back the next day. “I know I broke the law but it's


definitely the last time I do any­ thing like this,” he said.


Hopes high for business expansion


ery in a redundant barn a t his premises. I t currently has plan­ ning permission for a micro-brew­ ery. Any comments on the applica-;


tion (number 0680) must be made to Ribble Valley Borough Council by August 15th.


k Age


completed entry along with your name and address to "Whites of Garstang” Back to School Competition,


Simply fill in the word search and send your


Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, 3 King Street, Clitheroe, Lancs BB72EW


All entries need to be received by Thursday, 14th August 2003


East Lancashire Newspapers Ltd will use the information you have


given us for the purpose of processing your request including verification and credit control purposes. From time to time we and other companies in our group also have some great offers and special promotions and we would like to be ’ able to share your Information with these companies. Please tick the box if you do not want us or other companies in our group to ^contact you by telephone and/or mail.


| — |


49 Market Place, Garstang Telephone: 01995 600742


pvpSCIitherQeAdvertisBLi&jrimesik^; i mmi w in s wiiyi .


Any Pair of BackTo School Shoes from stock to the value of £ 3 0


Q L A C T V R O P S L R P X U Z I w ’F T O Z E c K Z C E B O o B o L P B O L X O H W G S G C S H K R C X A V C N T Z V Y s H O E S U A W G S Y M A L L E B R Y I F O L E D N E W A S T A R T R I T E D


Name .. Address


•SCHOOL •SHOES •RICOSTA •ECCO •DAISYROOTS •STARTRITE •WENDEL •BELLAMY •WRANGLER


I ..... . . . M i M S i S


K aydee BOOKSHOP See our


on selected stationery SPECIAL OFFERS


BOOKS FOR ALL YOUR STUDY NEEDS


Able to obtain any trook In print. Next day delivery on many publications. Everything you could want In a bookshop and wore...


, 26/30 Moor Lane, Clitheroe. Tel: 01200 422698


Open 6 days a week all year


S C H O O L UNIFORM ST O C K IS T S For all your school uniform requirements for:


® Clitheroe Royal Grammar School ® Moorlands School


-


• Ribblesdale High School Technology College


° Rowland High School ° ST Augustuses RC High School


INCLUDING P.E. KIT


One o f the largest stockists o f uniforms in the Ribble Valley


1 Wellgate, Clitheroe. Tel: 01200 427630


#».' h


Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, August 7th, 2003 Golfers go for a taste of the tropical


PBNBC.CADILLAC Want something different?


Think Pink


for Weddings, Birthdays, any special occasion.


Ride in style, feel like a celebrity in 'Jane', 1959 Pink Cadillac.


Tel: Hollywood Experience Whalley on (01254) 823049


new routes from 1st November 2003


Manchester to Gibraltar


mon wed fri-£42* „


Tenerife


daily flights €52* '., with k I MonarchScheduled


Also Pajma, Faro, Alicante Ft Malaga in Summer 1


MEMBERS and friends of Clitheroe Golf Club exchanged their putters for flower garlands and tropical-style shirts when they attended a colourful evening with a Caribbean theme. The clubhouse had been trans­


formed into a desert island with palm trees, flying birds, umbrellas, pineapples and coconuts and a delicious supper of jerk pork chops, Barbados Town chicken, sweet chilli salmon, baked with lime juice, special spicy sausage


and beans, and Hopping John saf­ fron rice was prepared by stewards Bernard and Margaret Collier. Following this everyone danced


the night away to the Darryl Edwards disco with a little limbo dancing in between. Pictured are some of the party-


goers enjoying a Caribbean fling. (T200703/6)


• More pictures of this event will


be featured in the September edi­ tion of the Valley.


cal! in NOW Early morning crash awakens residents


A CAR driver was interviewed in the vehicle escaped with by the police after a spectacular slight injuries. 3-30 a. m. Ribble Valley smash. The Crew of an ambulance Residents near the sweeping which happened to be in Whal-


a small tree near the junction from the Manchester area, with Wiswell Lane.


bend in Clitheroe Road, Whal- ley at the time treated the cou- ley, were aroused by the noise of pie before they left with police the impact on Sunday morning, officers. The car felled a lamp post and They are understood to be


Police closed the road for a


Wreckage was spread over the time until it could be made safe road, but the man and woman for traffic.


Brunlea Travel


47 Hammerton Street, Burnley www.brunlea-travel.co.uk 01282 83 12 12


* fares are one way and include taxes and charges. Subject to


availability. Book before 31/8/03 for travel between 1/11/03 - 31/1/04 excludes Christmas and New Year peak periods. Conditions apply.


Plan ahead and you will go to the top of your class!


Advertising feature


PARENTS who plan ahead could find themselves at the top of the class when their children go back to school. With the summer holidays


ry to secondary school. But it is not just the first-timers who need a helping hand, as inevitably those already at school will have had a growth spell resulting in a need for uniform items to be replaced. With a shopping list including


already under way, smart mums and dads are already doing their homework when it comes to kitting out their youngsters for the start of the new academic year. Making the most of shops’ sum­


mer sales could provide a pre-school bargain and ensure any last minute disappointments are avoided. But, whatever the time of year,


the range of specialist shops across the Ribble Valley cater for all school requirements whether for nursery-goers, new starters or those making the transition from prima­


best of a youngsters’ life - thought needs to be given to sensible school- bags and lunchboxes, not forgetting pens and pencils. Footwear is an essential item,


items such as shoes, sportswear, pencil cases and calculators, it is the school uniform which is likely to be a parents’ top priority. Having a history of supplying


school clothing and accessories to generations of Ribble Valley school- children, parents would benefit by taking a lesson from the town’s shops assistants who are well placed to advise on dress codes. I t is well worth paying them a visit now to see what they have in stock. As well as clothes, there are all


the other bits and pieces to buy which help make schooldays the


c s :


Editorial by Natalie Cox Advertising co-ordinated by Lisa


Rudgyard : 'kicicic'k'kiricicicicyrkie j FITTING SERVICE


___ _____ ^ M mm I' ^ c FULL


\n g , j ii; starts rite j


I starts here at; * COM


* all your stationery * ■


^ 1


* * Files * Pens f * * 4 Plastic / * * Sleeves / * * '■ Paper * Pads * * * Calculators * * * Felt tip pens *


* * Pencils


requirements £ g *


. . ic


* One-Stop Shop for * 8 ' A


* Chtheroc’s * i IN HNY IAD E i * Clitheroe $ _ Cliftheiroe 01200 429666 J “ $ Castle Street,* SSwan Courtyard,


J[‘Footsteps 'h! off Castle Street


‘CHILDRENS FOOTWEAR ^ §r SP EC IA L IST S


• > J 11 ©iefanten


but the trained, professional staff on hand at the Valley’s outlets can measure growing feet and advise on the best shoe buys which will meet not only the needs of a fashion con­ scious schoolgoer, but also those of a parent eager to make a financially sensible, hard wearing and rule observing purchase. Getting organised well in


advance also means there is plenty of time to sew on or fix in the all- important name tags. So why not do your homework


now and ensure your child is ready well in time for the s ta r t of the academic year?


i


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44