. ' i Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burniey 422331 (Ciassified), vraw.ciitheroetoday.co.uk lmw.clitheroetoday.co.uk: - Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, January 22nd, 2004 1 5


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school e past


still, it was sad to see our chopped up when the A59 built, then the big detached


rted to go up on the open le lowerside of the bypass


o the lovely little stone well


puced continuous sparkling ! water was destroyed when was built. !ier regularly used to fill an at the well to make leraon- resh cut up lemons in the


ne. ■re also two largo wells in the


he village. dentally if anyone dared to lage Wizell they were very orrectedl vs presumed the village was iwell derived from wishing e of its wells. are my memories of a very hood and youth. Thankyou


iler for sharing yours. DORIS BROWN,


Moor Field, Whalley


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■sented his quarterly report cing that there had been 61 lat period. children under five, which ling cough, which had been scarlet fever, typhoid and


re of St James’s Infants g to the high level of lung


IMP for Clitheroe, and Mr t


iers of a deputation which A. J. Balfour in Manches- ■nt to take what action it nbling in cotton futures, ersely affecting the indus-


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,, visited Green Brothers’


1 and met 77-year-old Mrs ver who had worked there of 70% of the mill’s output ook many coloured cloths th Africa and Australia, d Mrs Pethaney Jackson during the broadcasting of


o" show, enhancing the utation for homely fun. s asked for her recipe for ;d a concoction of Epsom


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s Kirk, shown on the most ctric equipment and met-


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|)rry drivers’ strike bit deep 5 and Ribble Valley parents nergency school meals for


Ing for an impending water Sal action by North West


Jrepaired and the authority I) boil water for at least a Ion and appealed for neigh- peds of elderly folk in their


Sought for the steam engine |n Brothers’ Abbey Mill at


any, which was due to close


cillors were asked to turn ) help beat inflation.


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I as ever - or perhaps worse? )eath is to be accepted,


|n welcomed, since every- ag in this space-time uni-


Ise has its sell-by date, and U includes our material llies and brains. But God something else in store for


J real you and me - and the jcess of growing old is His 1 call to us to acknowledge


J dependence on Him and to jew our trust that He knows lit He is up to. like to end each day with


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GREATER powers could be granted to the police to curb alcohol-related


anti-social behaviour in Chatbum. M em b e r s o f R ib b le V a l ley Bo rou gh


Council’s Policy and Finance Committee were due to decide this week whether to


make an order, which would give the police powers to confiscate alcohol from people drinking in public.


' . . ■ The aim of the order is to reduce anti-social


behaviour, which according to councillors has been on the increase in the village over the past couple o f years. Ribble Valley borough'councillor and Chat-


burn parish councillor Mr Howard Douglas said there was a problem, especially during the summer months, with youths drinking on the playing fields, acting like “ louts” and com­ mitting criminal damage offences.


“The playing fields were'almost a no-go • area,” he commented.’Tt was an absolute 1 menace and we’re anticipating it all starting


again in the summer.” ■ , Coun. Douglas added that the parish coun-: cil had called for the order and wanted to see it made for the whole of Chatbum so that the problem was not just moved on from one place to the next. The borough council can enforce the r e f ­


lation under section 13 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act. ^ < ■ , • .


■ . According to Paul Timson, director of legal services at the council, the new regulations would allow police officers to seize alcohol if there was a need to and, if anyone refused to hand it over, it would be treated as an arrestable offence.


■ However, he pointed out that the order


would not mean that people could not enjoy a drink in public anymore. ■ “For example, if you’ve got two people sit- : ting quietly watching cricket and enjoying a


drink - there’s not going to be a problem,” , explained Mr Timson.


' “ It’s only when people are drinking in pub-;- lie and the police think they are causing a nui­ sance. At the end of the day it’s at the discre- . tion of the police.” : Residents and licensees have been consulted


about the order and no objections have been received. Licensed seating areas outside pubs such as '


outside The Brown Cow will remain unaffect­ ed.


If the order is made, the borough council


will be required to erect signs making sure members of the public and visitors to the area are aware that restrictions on public drinking may apply. ■ The borough council has already made an order designating all public places within


r Clitheroe and Longridge town centres and Whalley, Read, Sabden and Simonstone vil- lage centres.


Politics off the menu as traders enjoy good food and fine wines


by Vivien Meath


P O L IT IC S were m o s t ce r ta in ly o f f the menu when Whalley Chamber o f Trade held its annual dinner and dance.


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Burning issues o f the day were temporarily


replaced by good food, fine wine and lashings of humour as village traders were joined by staff, family and friends at the Mytton Fold Farm Hotel, Langho. i All who have attended i


the chamber's annual event previously know that there are no holds barred. And so it was on Saturday night. Proposing the toast on


behalf of the guests, MP Nigel Evans had been told "not to talk shop". He made a valiant


attempt, but failed at the final hurdle.'Having paid tribute to the chamber for its tremendously successful Pickwick Night last month and complimented shop­ keepers for efforts put in throughout the last year,


makins particular mention o f i the Christmas trees I which decorated Whalley, he had a momentary lapse - back'into politics. "We change our leader every, two years," he told assem­ bled guests. "B y 2030, I will be the leader o f the Conservative Party." He added that when that time came, borough councillor, the Rev. Chris Sterry could look forward to becoming a


Bishop and Coun. Mrs Joyce Holgate would most certainly become a Darnel . The MP was followed by


the chamber’s chairman, landlord of the D og Inn Mr Norman Atty. With Whalley’s Burns Night cel­ ebrations just a week away, Mr Atty sported Scottish ceremonial dress, along with his staff who, suitably "disguised," were the butt of some good humoured ribbing. Mr A t ty thanked his


predecessor, Mr Ken Read- fern, Mr Henry Shepherd and all who had helped make Pickwick Night such a resounding success. The event, had, he said, raised well over £4,000 and pro- ■vided an excellent opportu­ n ity for traders to put something back into the community they served. He made particular


mention of Linden Hack­ ing and Stuart Kerr for their work in choosing and erecting Christmas trees, Paul Winckley for organis­


ing the evening's event and hosts Frank and Lilian Hargreaves for their hospi- .


tality. Mr Atty then went on to


announce the winners of the Pickwick Night compe­ titions, presenting the tro­ phy for best costumes to Brindle Fine Arts, and con­ gratulating Oasis for the best window display and the Swan Hotel for ■winning "the spirit of Pickwick." Then he too lapsed tem-


1' A GROUP of those who attended Saturday's event. (T190104/lh)


porarily into politics, as he urged i l present to vote in any forthcoming referen­ dum on a regional assem­ bly. "Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Council could disap­ pear," he warned the cham­ ber. "The needs and roles of local and rural communi­ ties would get scant recog-


.nition.’If something isn't broken, don’t fix it. If and '■ when the referendum hap­ pens, a resounding ’N o ’ from those in rural areas would be much appreciat­ ed." The evening concluded .


with a well supported draw and dancing. • More pictures from


this event will appear in the February edition of the Valley - out next week.


Inquest told of death following operation


A V E R D IC T of death by misadventure was recorded at the inquest of a Clitheroe


man. The inquest heard that Mr


Kenneth Page (72), of Fox Street, Clitheroe, suffered a perforated oesophagus when doctors performed an opera­ tion in September last year involving a Sangstaken tube. Coroner Mr Michael Sin­


gleton said it was the second similar case he had heard in a week and asked the hospital’s consultant if a review of the procedure was needed. Mr Page, whose sister and


partner attended the inquest, died on September 25th.


Mr Page was admitted to


Blackburn Royal Infirmary and found to be suffering from ■viruses in the oesopha­ gus. He received varied treat­


ment before the Sangstaken tube was used causing a 10cm tear. ^ Consultant Vaishal


Kavshik, of the East Lan­ cashire Trust, said a review of procedure was not necessary and the hospital could not have done anything better. Mr Singleton concluded


that Mr Page had died from multi-organ failure caused by septicemia secondary to a perforated oesophagus.


PICTURED is Mr Atty, his wife, Christine, and Mr and Mrs Ken and Elaine Readfcrn (T190104/1)


Police seek help after car damage


POLICE are appealing for informa­ tion after several vehicles parked in Clitheroe were damaged over the weekend. ® The bonnet of a blue-coloured


Honda was scratched in the early hours of Saturday. The “R ” registered car was parked,


on Greenacre Street when the incident took place, causing £200 worth of damage. - ' • The panels of a “Y ” registered Renault Scenic parked on West View:


were scratched some time over the weekend, causing £500 worth of dam­ age. • Vandals used a sharp instrument


to scratch the bonnet o f a silver- coloured Peugeot on Friday evening. The “W” . registered car was parked


on Montague Street when vandalised, causing £100 worth of damage. Anyone with information regarding


the above incidents please call Clitheroe Police on: 01200 443344, or Crimestoppers on: 0800 555111.


C IG A R E T TE S vvorth £160 were stolen in an early-hours break-in at a Clitheroe newsagent’s. The theft happened some time


Shop target for early-morning raiders Forty packets of cigarettes, of vari­


ous brands, were stolen in the raid ■ Anyone with information, should


between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. on Satur­ day, when an intruder gained entry to Brass’s newsagent’s, in Whalley Road.


contact Clitheroe Police on 01200 443344 or call the free and confiden­ tial Crimestoppers number on 0800 555111.


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