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ClfthVrde 4&324 (Editorial), 4223123 (A'dvertis?ng),'BurriIey 422331 (dassified) Pupils worthy of pride


DEDICATED pupils from the Ribble' .Valley have been rewarded for. their extra-curricular activities.


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-. 5'A group of 44 youngsters from Year 11 at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School were presented with the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award by. Sir Bill Taylor, from the Lancashire Youth and Community Ser­ vice in the Ribble Valley. . ■ At the presentation during a whole school assembly, the district team manag-


• er praised the 15-to-16-year-olds, who over • the past year have taken part in commu­ nity service, physical activity, skill acqui-: sition and two-weekend expeditions in order to qualify for the bronze award. ’ ' ■ Sir. Bill said: “By working with youth workers, teachers and other caring adults, - • our young people can take such opportu- :


■ nities that will help forge them into the leaders of tomorrow's generations. ■: . “This huge,number have done them-v


- selves, their generation, school and family ^ proud. Well done!"


• - .The Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme,


which is a voluntary, charitable pro­ gramme, enables the young people to reach their full potential through partici­ pating in a variety of cultural and adven­ turous activities.


; Our picture shows Sir Bill Taylor and


'Lisa Harvey from the Lancashire County Council Youth and Community Service mth the pupils at CRGS. (s)


Heifer is : a winner


QUALITY-, dairy cattle 1 illli; j


and a good balance of local farmers . and dealers


ill'll, i around the ringside pro- i duced a successful sale at • Gisburn Auction.Mart’s 5 March dairy show and


I I 1 , , rect newly-calved heifer I iiftii- ;


S'. »»''• A very smart and cor- ;


from Michael Gillett, of Mellor, was the worthy winner of the champi­ onship award. Just five days calved, she sold for. £1,060 to pre-sale judge Alan Outram, of Bury' r Further brisk bidding


from Mr Outram saw him take home four out of five of the top-priced newly- calved Reifers.'One' of many.vendors in money was Simon Thoriipson, of


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■ Hothersall, when his threerweek-calyed hejfer was .knocked down-at £1,020.10 10caI buyer Philip Ormerodj of.West Marton. Mr Ormerpd was not only buying, but sell­ ing too and his group of young dairy heifers, most­ ly sired by Roylane Jordan and less than six months- old, met a very keen demand, topping at £340. Richard Drinkall, of


Waddington, picked up the hat-trick in the in-calf class, taking first, second and third ribbons at £850 and £620 to .J. T. Kellett, of. Old Farnley, Leeds, and £650 to I I . Speak, of Eccleston, Lancs. Averages were: Newly-


calved heifers £895,'year-, lings £305. Auctioneers


-were Richard Turner and Son. ■


Pianist lives up to herre


A BRILLIANT concert by pianist Chenyin Li thrilled the audience at the latest per­ formance for the Clitheroe Concerts Society. ' This Chinese -virtuoso por­


trayed a gamut of emotions through her interpretation of works by Shostakovich, Sthubert,-Bartok, Liszt and Albeniz. Her reputation for delivering wonderful tech­ nique and her delightful per­ sonality have been acclaimed


wherever she has given recitals, and the capacity audience of more than 100 people at Clitheore Royal Grammar School’s Sixth Form Centre gave her a rous­ ing and appreciative ovation. ■ The last concert of this, the


society’s 54th season, will be on Wednesday, April 5th, when “Intriplicate”, a flute, oboe and piano trio, will play at the Sixth Form Centre, in York Street, at 7-30 p.m. Tickets are available at Clitheroe Tourist Informa­ tion Centre, in Market Place, at Clitheroe Music, in Moor Lane, or at the door on the night.


E.F. Our picture, by Ken Ged-


des, shows pianist Chenyin Li chatting, with long-time members of the society, Mrs Molly Hood (left), and Mrs Annie Slater, a member for more than 50 years and still a


regular concertgoer at the age of 101. (s)


Lottery awards a grant to camcorder club


, CAMCORDER enthusiasts are ■ celebrating after securing fund-- ing towards vital equipment. Members of Ribble Valley


Camcorder Club have been awarded £5,000 by the Nation­ al Lottery’s Awards for All scheme, - which distributes grants to local groups. The grant means the group


will no longer have to borrow computers and projectors when it has its meetings at the Pendle ■ Club in Clitheroe or when it gives shows to local groups. Chairman .. Ken Brass


explained that in addition to the new equipment, the group could now also purchase the most up-to-date software for editing, which will enable mem­ bers to create.state-of-the-art. films and projects. . Since the club changed its -


meeting to^the-first and third Thurs^ys of the month, it: has enjoyed increased membership and hopes that this latest good news will further encourage peo­ ple to come along and see what fun can be obtained from their camcorder. The next meeting will be held


at the Pendle Club, Lowergate, tonight at 7-30 p.m. Members


. will make plans of the spoofs to be filmed before the summer recess at the end of May. New members and guests are always welcome. • ■ > Further details ' can be


obtained from Mr Brass on 423169 or e-mail rvccc@tiscali.co.uk -- . - ' ^ Pictured is Mr Brass and


publicity officer Richard Dug- dale holding the award certifi- - cate, (s)


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A cold, dry February


ONLY a short spell of


.south-westerly weather .from the 11th to the 17th


.the persistent high pressure and cold winds sequence, when temperatures strug­ gled into the low 40s. .- Cold, raw frosty nights,


of February-interrupted


with temperatures on or just above freezing, were frequent. Snow and sleet fell on the 22nd and 23rd. Rainfall was well below average for February, with 2.32 inches being recorded. Date Max°F Min°P Rain mms


1 . 2


32 . 34


3 • ■38 4 5 6 7


8 . 44 9


10 11 12 13


37 37 44 45 48


14 .4 8 15 16 17


•40 ' 41


45.. 45


30 30 34 36 40 40 39 30 28


. 30 ■ 34 40


‘40 42


•17 ■ . 40 45 47


38


18 44 19 20 21 22 23 24 25


43 43 40 40 39 37


26 ■ 41 27 28


36


40 . 40


- 35 30 33 36


•35 32 35


'36 38


- 34 32 27


3.8


Total rainfall 58 mm = 2.32 . inches. On the 22nd it was snow and on the 23rd sleet.


Dull month


JANUARY was remark­ able for its cold, dry and; dull weather. The only sig­ nificant rainfall was on the 9th and 10th of the second week, and the 18th and 19 th of the third week. The new year started


with cold weather and frosty nights. The domi­ nant feature controlling the month’s weather was a large high pressure system which brought low day time temperatures and frosty nights right to the


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9


end of the month. Date Max°F Min°F Rain mms 0.1 2.‘4


42 42


45. 3 9 , 36


- 36 36 37


10 11 12 13 14 15


18- 19 20 21 22 23


24'


• 44 50 45 42 45 45 45


46 48 50 45 45 42 34 36


30 33 30 31 34 34 32


.32 34 42 36 39 42


- .38 -40


16 ■ 45 ■ 38 17


40 44 38 38 32 32 32 31


25 ■ 40 26 27 28 29 30 31


39


,38 40 37 34 34


, 32 34 36 30 28


26- 28


Total rainfall 49.2 mm = .968inches.' - -,


trace 1.7


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TWO of the grammar school’s Basic Group team hard at work on their challenge (s) .


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A HUNDRED children from 11 schools made up 25 teams in this year’s Technology Tournament competition, sponsored by BAE Systems and Rotary International, and held at the Hollins Technology'. College, Accrington. The high school pupils, includ­


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ing teams froni' Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, Ribblesdale High School Technology College and St Augustine’s RC High School, Billington, were support­ ed by 14 teachers who made up an additional two teams. _ Their objective, kept secret until the beginning of the compe­ tition, was to design and build a beacon with a flashing light on top and displaying advertising for BAE Systems. This the teams did enthusiasti­


cally and had great fun in the process, with the results display­ ing a variety of approaches to the. problem and many beacons dis­ playing Rotary as well as BAE Systems advertising. Top performing Ribble Valley


team on the day was the Clitheroe Royal Grammar School team


FOLLOWING requests for the answers to February’s Val­ ley villages quiz, we have reprinted them below. . 9 Roamin’ by the Ribble - Ribchester


: • Up hills in both directions


or-Downham O Good spot for the drivers


and Parkers! - Newton • A place to listen to the dog?-Slaidburn


Inquest opens on


Luke (16) AN inquest has been opened into the death of 16-year-old Luke Makin- son who died in a car crash in Downham Road, Chat- bum, in the early hours of Sunday, March 5th. The inquest heard that


Luke died of severe head injuries sustained in the collision. It was adjourned until June 22nd while fur­ ther investigations are car- ;riedout.


1.3 Grown court


CLITHEROE man Michael Scriven (39), of Cringle Way, and a 16- year-old boy were commit­ ted to Preston - Crown


' Court when they appeared before Blackburn magis­ trates charged with racial-, ly aggravated assault on taxi driver Mr Yasin Aziz. Scriven was also charged


with racially aggravated threatening behaviour and the juvenile with causing damage, costing £750, to the taxi.


Valley villages quiz answers 0 The colour of the country


-Hurst Green 0 The telephone box is cen­


tral here - Dunsop Bridge 0 A famous ruin - Sawley 0 Pudsay country -


Bolton-by-Bowland 0 A different angle on this


award winner - Waddington 0 Even octogenarians have not driven here - Dalehead


Plans in pipeline


A PLANNING application has been sub­ mitted to Ribble Valley Borough Council for alterations at 32 - 36 Moor Lane (num­ ber 0041). Comments must reach the coun­ cil tomorrow. Other applications submit­ ted are: ■ Clilhcroc: Proposed conservatory, rear ele­


vation at 25 Warwick Drive (0111). Wall mounted and free standing advertisements which ivill have static external and mtemal illumination at Rufus Carr Ltd.,' Bawdlands Garage, Bawdlands (0118). Chatburn; Proposed two-storey and sin­ gle-storey extensions, 27 Ribblesdale View


(0078). , . . Clay(on-Ic-Dalc: Proposed replacement


dwelling (^ previously approved) with front porch added (resubmission) at Romani,: Longsight Road (0115).


- . Mclior: Proposed two storey extension to


provide annex accommodation and garaging at Deershaw.Saccaiy Lane (0090). Ribchcslcn Proposed extension and alter­ ations to existing dwelling at 38 Church


Street (0117); San ley: Substitution of house type (resub­


mission) at Dudiands Croft, Gisburn Road


(0114). Waddinglon: Variation of condition no. 2


of permission 3/01/0232P, condition no. 1 of permission 3/95/0320P and condition no. 2 of permission 3/95/0360P, to permit the con­ tinuation of quarrying operations and stone sawing until December 2022, including the construction of a new building to house stone sawing operations with associated internal haul road stocking and storage areas and landscape and environmental improve­ ments to the existing quarry access from Fell Road at Waddington Fell, Quarry FeU Road ■


(0095). Whalley: Change of use from furnishings


shop to beauty,salon, 5 Abbey-VieW; (0089).


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competing in, and winning, the Intermediate Group. In second place was Mount Carmel High, of Oswaldtwistle, with St Augus­ tine’s placed a close third. In the Basic Group, Clitheroe


Royal Grammar’s team came third behind winners Mount Carmel High and runners-up


Rhyddings High, both of Oswaldtwistle. 'Winners of the Advanced Group were Queen Eliz­ abeth Grammar School’s Sixth Form, from Blackburn. Trophies were presented to the


winning teams by Rotary Assis­ tan t District Governors' Fred Pickering, of the Rotary Club of


Church and Oswaldtwistle, and Roland Hailwood, of the Rotary Club of Clitheroe. Our picture, above, shows the


Intermediate Group winning team from CRGS receiving their trophy from Rotarians Fred Pick­ ering (centre) and Roland Hail­ wood, (s)


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