l i Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified), www.clitheroetoday.co.uk to end by Tim Procter


A PIONEERING scheme is being tried to cut down "to and from school" road safety worries inWhalley. Free parking with a special permit


will be available on the pay-and-dis- play Whalley Arms car park for fami­ ly members dropping or picking up children attending Whalley CE Pri­ mary School. Headteacher Mr Brian Beresford has


arranged a trial period of a month from next Monday for vehicles to remain for a few minutes between the periods 8-45


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A right royal celebration


for Alice (100)


A WOMAN whose life is a classic tale of Lancashire through the 20th Centu­ ry has celebrated her 100th birthday. Mrs Alice Payton spent her special


day a t Showley Brook Home for the Elderly,Wilpshire, where she now lives. Highlights of the day included a


party for all the residents and close friends, the traditional card with con­ gratulations from Her Majesty the Queen and a visit from Ribble Valley MP Mr Nigel Evans. Alice's two grandsons travelled from


Oxfordshire to help her celebrate and a special surprise was a visit from her niece Georgina, who, with seven mem­ bers of her family, made the trip over from Northern Ireland. Alice last saw them five years ago, when she went there for a holiday at the age of 95. Alice said: “I t was lovely being


queen for a day.” Alice (nee Dean) was born in


Clitheroe on September 5th, 1903, the fifth of six children. Her brother, Edward, the only son of the family, was killed aged 20 in 1917 during the First World War. The family lived in Curzon Street,


Clitheroe, from where Alice attended the Wesley school, then worked half­ time at the local mill from the age of


a. m. and 9-10 a.m. and 3-15 p. m. and 3-40 p.m.


■ Parents and children will be able to use the pelican crossing in King Street nearby and walk along the church path to get to and from the school.1. "We have as many safety problems as


anyone, but this will keep the children away from parking and manouevering cars - and cars away from the school," says Mr Beresford, who is giving out the permits tomorrow. • "We are very grateful to the Whalley


Arms for allowing this trial and hope family members on transport runs will co-operate by leaving their vehicles for as short a time as possible." The experiment will be carefully


monitored by the pub, the school and the police to ensure there are.no unforseen problems. A survey last term showed that, out


of 220 children, 151 were brought to the school by car, some from communities outside Whalley.- Only one child used the bus and the rest walked. "Now we have 262 pupils and this was


bound to increase the difficulties caused to residents in Church Lane and The Square in accessing their homes at busy times," says Mr Beresford. . "Then there have been the problems


for drivers of actually getting in and out of the narrow lane at its awkward junc­ tion with the main road. "Having parking available on the pub


space only a short distance away should make a big difference and we hope school rim drivers will be very co-opera­ tive. One or two residents near the school have already expressed apprecia­ tion of the scheme, which is very kind of them. Now we have to make it work." Mr Beresford has not heard of any


other schools who have been able to make use of local goodwill and local facilities to work out such a radical approach to the country-wide school journey problem. Further expansion is likely a t the


Church Lane complex, where the rela­ tively new Calderstones Park estate already provides nearly a tenth of the pupils.


Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, September 11th,.2003 3 Homes drug raids


TWO houses in Clitheroe were raided at the same time by police looking for drugs last week. Local officers were backed up by dog


handlers and a special support team as they' simultaneously executed warrants in the Pendle Road and Waddington Road areas. A substance believed to be cannabis was


recovered from one house and a man arrest­ ed and released on police bail pending forensic analysis. At the other house a man was given a


final warning about drug involvement. Police say that the raids were the latest


move in their drive against the sale and use of drugs,'both in homes and in public places. They are appealing for information and emphasise that tips from the public greatly improve their chances of success.


2,000 guinea champion


THE sum of 2,000 guineas acquired the cham­ pion pedigree Beltex twin ram lamb for a New- ton-in-Bowland farmer a t Skipton Auction Mart on Saturday. North Yorkshire farmer and Beltex sheep


breed stalwart David Findlay, of Birdridding Farm, Coverham, Leyburn, fielded both the champion and reserve champion at the annual sale of pedigree Beltex breeding sheep, held on behalf of the Northern Beltex Partnership. Mr Findlay took the championship with his


February, 2003, twin ram lamb Northern Bel­ tex Gary, which headed the sale a t 2,000 guineas,'was when sold to fellow partnership member Brian Breaks, of New Laithe Farm, Newton-in-Bowland. Mr Findlay's reserve champion was a Febru­


ary, 2003, single ewe lamb, Northern Beltex Gabrielle, selling for 575 guineas to Michael Barnes, of Heights Road, Fence, the latest member of the partnership. The consortium has now grown to nine-


strong, also including farmers Martin Grayshon, of Riva Hill Farm, Warsill, Ripley, Harrogate, Thomas Hunter, of Newtown Farm, Hunmanby, Filey, and Stephen Potter, of Westside, Topcliffe, Thirsk. Prize awards were: Best aged ram - 1, M.


and V. Brown; 2, L. Caine. Best shearling ram - 1, B. T. Breaks; 2, M. Grayshon; 3, M. and V. Brown. Best Ram Lamb -1, D. R. Findlay; 2, M. and V. Brown; 3, R. G. Findlay. Best shear­ ling gimmer - 1 and 2, B. T. Breaks; 3, L. Caine. Best Ewe Lamb -1 and 2, D. R. Find­ lay; 3, S. and G. A. Potter. Best Ewe - 1, L Caine.


12. A few years later she went to live with her aunt and uncle at Knowsley Cottage in Knowsley Road, Wilpshire, the road she moved back to over 30 years later. Alice then worked as a mother's help


to the Jackson family, who lived at Bryers Croft, the large house that was at the top of Somerset Avenue, where her uncle was the gardener. A treat for the staff was the annual


ily when they moved to St Annes and worked as cook/housekeeper/mother's help for a number of families, before returning to Wilpshire in 1957 when she was 54, to marry Roland Payton, a widower with a small daughter. Alice has lived in Knowsley Road


outing in a pony and trap to the Bow- land Fells to pick bilberries. She remained with the Jackson fam­


ever since. She was lucky enough to be able to remain in her own home - with invaluable support from friends and helpers - until her 99th birthday. Since then she has been comfortably settled inShowley Brook. She has always loved the country­


side and still enjoys getting out in the fresh air of the Ribble Valley when she can, which she advises as necessary for a long life. Mrs Payton’s other advice concern­


ing longevity is: “Always do your best.” Her daughter, Mrs Helen Turner,


said: “Her generous nature and con- I cem for others has ensured that she has ! always had a wide circle of friends." Our picture shows Mrs Payton cele- |


brating her birthday with Mr Evans, her daughter Helen and Alan and | Anita Whalley. (B050903/2)


Lord Waddington’s farewell to the Valley


THE man who rose to become the Ribble Valley's most distinguished politician is


leaving the area after more than seven decades. Lord and Lady Waddington are mov­


ing to Dorset to be closer to their family. The Stirk House Hotel, Gisburn, is to be the venue for a special farewell event on Friday, September 19th,. I t was in 1968 th a t the then plain


David Waddington was elected MP for Nelsdn and Colne, climbing the first rung on a political ladder which took him to the office of Chief Whip, Home Secretary and Leader of the House of Lords. In 1992 he was appointed Governor of Bermuda. Throughout his political career, his


. the Northern circuit. Lord Waddington contested Farn-


12th Lancers during the Malayan emer­ gency, returning to become a barrister bn


worth in 1955, then in 1964 he stood against Labour's anti-hanging doyen Sid­ ney Silverman in Nelson and Colne and in 1966 fought Heywood and Royton. Following Mr Silverman's death, he won the Nelson and Colne seat Labour had held since 1935. In 1971, Lord Waddington became a


able, along with his wife, Lord Wadding­ ton has been a supportive figurehead for numerous organisations throughout the Valley. Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans said


Down-to-earth and always approach­


East Lancashire roots have been to the fore. Bom in Burnley, Lord Waddington spent many years living in Read and Sab- den. He was educated at Sedbergh and then


QC and a Recorder of the Crown Court the following year. In 1974, he lost the Nelson and Colne seat, but represented Clitheroe and the Ribble Valley from 1979 until 1990, when he became the Conservative leader of the House of Lords. He and his wife, Lady Gillian


Hertford College, Oxford, and was presi­ dent of the Oxford University Conserva­ tive Association in 1950. Between 1951 and 1953 he served as an officer in the


Waddington, have five children and until recent years lived at Whins House, Sab- den, where he enjoyed leisure pursuits which included fishing on Churn Clough Reservoir. On holidays with his family in the south of England, he relaxed by sail­ ing his dinghy.


this week: "Lord and Lady Waddington have given, and will continue to give, unstinting service to the Ribble Valley. Lord Waddington, as the Member of Parliament, as a former Home Secretary and as the representative of the Ribble Valley in the House of Lords, has always put the Ribble Valley first. “Although he is moving away from the


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Chance to have a say on health


THE East Lancashire Partnership has been awarded a two-year contract to support the Patient and Public Involvement Forum which will monitor and work alongside the National Health Service Trusts and Primary Care Trusts in East Lancashire. For the first time the public will be given an


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Young Farmers’ harvest dance


MEMBERS of Clitheroe Young Farmers enjoyed a talk by Althams Travel with a fun quiz afterwards. The harvest dance was a great success, raising extra money for club


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