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GUESTS from Texas and the Isle of Man converged ■ on the Ribble Valley to ' celebrate the wedding of


■ ■ Stephanie Bailey and Lee" :f Sergeant. - . i The couple, both from Barrow, were married at < Mitton Hall in Whalley.


•!i Deputy manager of •-Moorland Nursery, ; Clitheroe, the bride is the daughter of Mr John and


ip Mrs Anne-Marie Bailey, of Whalley Road, Billing- ton. ; . . , Her bridegroom, a


, welder fabricator at SDV . . Roof Racks, Clitheroe, is the son of Mr Harry and Mrs Christine Sergeant, of Green Park, Whalley. Given away by her father, the bride wore a


•' burgundy and ivory two- piece gown tied at the back with burgundy rib- bon.


- She carried a bouquet of red roses, white freesia and holly tied with ivy. She was attended by her sister, Clare Bailey, Yolan-


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, and Becky-Leigh Bailey, and dame of honour Jacqueline Harrop. All wore burgundy


dresses, except Becky- Leigh who wore an ivory - dress "with organza overlay


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decorated with burgundy roses. They all carried wire baskets containing white roses, ivy and feath­ ers. Best man was Mr Gor­


don Saunders. The couple held a recep­ tion at Mitton Hall where


guests were served mulled wine and enjoyed a three- course dinner. Later in'the year the


newlyweds, who will con­ tinue to live in Barrow, will go on honeymoon. Picture by Robin Haworth, Whalley


SHERRINGTON -LEWELLIN


A HONEYMOON in Disneyland, Paris, was enjoyed by newlyweds


■ Victoria Lewellin and Andrew Sherrington. The couple were mar­


ried at All Hallows Church, Mitton, by the Rev. Stewart Ridley. A company accountant,


the bride is the youngest daughter of Mr Rodney and Mrs Susan Lewellin, of Manor Road, Clitherpe. .. Her bridegroom, a sales


director, is the eldest son of Mr Keith.and Mrs Margaret Sherrington, of Blackburn. Given away by her


father, the bride wore an ivory A-line gown and car- ried a bouquet of red roses.


She was attended by her


best friend, Pauline Haslam, and her niece, Charlotte Yates. Both wore gold-coloured dress­ es and carried roses.


Best man was the bride­


groom’s best friend, John Hadfield. Following the ceremony


Mitton Hall, Mitton. The couple will make


their home in Blackburn. Picture by Ray Royle


a reception was held at Studio Accrington Committed on bail on wounding charge


A FULWOOD man charged with a seri­ ous assault in Clitheroe will have his case heard at Preston Crown Court. Tony John Kimmance (19), of Black


Bull Lane, Fulwood, was sent on bail to Preston Crown Court when he


appeared before Blackburn magis­ trates. He is charged with wounding Daniel


Parkinson in Turner Street, Clitheroe, with intent to cause him grievous bodi­ ly harm. ■


Flying to the rescue


FRIDAY the 13th proved unlucky for a woman in Whitewell when she was kicked by a horse. • The woman, in her 40s,


sustained a suspected broken pelvis in the acci­ dent shortly before 9 a.m. But her luck changed when the North West Air Ambulance (NWAA) was called to her rescue. Despite the remote


• rural location, the heli­ copter and its on-board medics were quickly at the scene. They immobilised the


injured woman on an orthopaedic board before flying her smoothly to the Royal Preston Hospi­


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Scout hut is vandal target


A SCOUT hut at Waddow Hall has been targeted by vandals, causing £20 worth of damage. Police are investigating.


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Royal approval for new badge


THE red rose is the central fea­ ture of the regimental cap badge for the new combined Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment.^ It was announced in 2004 that the


King’s Own Royal Border Regi­ ment, the King’s Regiment and the Queen’s Lancashire Regiment would combine to form a new, larger regi­ ment for the North West. The badgedesign has been


approved by the Queen, Duke of Lancaster.


News of the new badge has been


eagerly awaited as the cap badge, worn by every officer and man, is always the most visible, identifiable, and memorable symbol of regimen­ tal identity. It has been announced that the


badge, which was authorised by the College of Arms before submission to the Queen for final approval, will consist of the red rose of Lancaster surmounted by the royal crown, sur­ rounded by a laurel wreath, with the regimental motto on a scroll beneath. The central red rose and crown are


central and key element of the new badge”, said Brigadier Geoff Shel­ don, Colonel of the Queen’s Lan­ cashire Regiment. “The new Duke of Lancaster’s


Regiment will reflect all that is best in the North West, and there is no more powerful symbol of this proud and historic region than the red rose of Lancaster.’.’ The red rose also reflected the


shared core identity of the three antecedent regiments in the historic County Palatine of Lancaster, added Brigadier Sheldon. The new badge will be adopted by


derived from the present badge of the Queen’s Lancashire Regiment. The laurel wreath comes from the badge of the King’s Own Royal Bor­ der Regiment and the motto, “Nec Aspera Terrent” (translated as dif­ ficulties be damned) from the King’s Regiment. “We are naturally delighted that our cherished red rose will form the


the three Regular Army battalions of the existing regiments, plus the Territorial Army’s Lancastrian and Cumbrian Volunteers which is to become the 4th Battalion of the new regiment, on Formation Day, July 1st, 2006. However, the badge will make its


first appearance when the regimen­ tal recruiting staff of the three pres­ ent regiments adopt the uniform of the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment in the near future.


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College’s importance in the history of astronomy


by Natalie Cox


A BRIEF history of Stonyhurst Col­ lege Observatory was given to local history and heraldry enthusiasts. Speaker Fintan O’Reilly from the col­


lege entertained members of the Ribble Valley branch of the Lancashire Family- History and Heraldry Society. He told them that in 1838 the first


observatory was built containing a 4in. lens Jones telescope - it was a very profes­ sional one at the cutting edge of solar studies. The first director was Fr Alfred Weld


whose journal is still in existence. During this period Fr Angelo Secchi visited the college and it is from this visit that his interest in the subject was born and he went on to become the greatest Jesuit astronomer. The building was also used for meteoro­


logical studies under the guidance of James Glaisher. An avid balloonist, he almost lost his life when he reached 37,000 ft and was overcome with numb­ ness from the extreme cold. During 1860 to 1925 the observatory


was under the control of Fr Stephen Perry, Fr Walker Sidgreaves and Fr Aloy- sius Corkie. It was improved and enlarged and an underground area built to hold the instruments to carry out magnetism observations. In 1866 the dome was built to house a 8in. lens telescope. Fr Perry viewed solar eclipses and the


transit of venus during foreign expedi­ tions and carried out work measuring the distance from earth to the sun. He was made a Fellow of the Royal


Society for his work on magnetism, observing that more sunspots resulted in more magnetic disturbance. Following his death donations given in his memory were used to purchase a 15 in. lens tele­ scope - the largest able to fit in the dome. Fr Edward O’Connor took over the


observatory from 1925 to 1932. During June 1927 Stonyhurst was well placed to view a total eclipse, but a small cloud covered the sun at the vital moment and the astronomers saw nothing, whilst pupils stood on the cricket pitch enjoyed the spectacle. This event prompted the decision that


experts should be trained, but sent to good "viewing locations to observe as Lan-


- cashire is prone to cloud. For this reason the Vatican Observatory is located in the Arizona Desert. Members found the talk fascinating


and were surprised to learn-the promi­ nence of Stonyhurst in the study ol astronomy and magnetism from 1838 to 1927.


. In August the group will be "visiting the


site for themselves. The next meeting takes place at


Clitheroe Cricket Club on February 14th at 7-30 p.m. Peter Watson will give a talk entitled “North Country Folklore”. Non members are welcome to attend.


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