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THE class of 1944 Clitheroe years ago. This year’s reunion Royal Grammar School Girls will be held at the Clarion Hotel are holding a reunion. Organised by Margaret


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A 20-YEAR-OLD Mer­ cedes driver was seen “rac­ ing” another car along the A59 heading towards Clitheroe. Blackburn magistrates heard


that a police officer who gave chase in an unmarked police car reached 110 m.p.h. and found the speeding cars were still pulling away from him.


The chairman of the magis­


trates told defendant Mark Tillotson, of Pimlico Road, Clitheroe, that earlier that day he had another young man before him charged with caus­ ing the death of his friend by dangerous driving. “He wasn’t travelling as fast


as you were,” said the chair­ man. Tillotson, who pleaded guilty


to speeding, was banned from speed or the proximity of the driving for 56 days and fined two vehicles to each other.” £1,000 with £35 costs.


Mr Thomas Keaney Mr Philip Potter (prosecut- (defending) said Tillotson


ing) said the officer first saw denied that he was racing and the Vauxhall Corsa and the Mercedes going round the Petre roundabout, at Langho, at speed. The Mercedes was only five yards behind the other car. “The officer followed and


said he did not know the driver of the Corsa.


He said Tillotson was driv­


when his speedo was showing 100 m.p.h. he was not getting any closer to them,” said Mr Potter. “The gap was still increasing even when the offi­ cer was doing 110.” As they approached the


Bramley Meade roundabout, both cars overtook another vehicle and the Mercedes stayed on the off-side of the road and overtook the Corsa. At the Clitheroe South round­ about the Mercedes went straight on and the Corsa turned left for Clitheroe. Other police patrols had been


alerted and the Mercedes was stopped in Goose Foot Lane. When the officer told him


the speed he had reached Tillotson replied; “I didn’t think I was going that fast.” “This driver was grossly


exceeding the speed limit and it would appear they were using the road as a racetrack,” said Mr Potter. “There is no other explanation for the excessive


ing at speed because he was later than he had said he would be and his father, who had recently had an operation would be worried.


Mr Keaney said Tillotson


was employed by Brindle of Ribchester, who supply pres­ tige cars, and the loss of his licence would cause severe problems. At the time of the offence Tillotson had only been driving for two years and six or more penalty points on his licence would mean it would be revoked.


Tillotson’s employer, Joanne


Brindle, told the court she held him in high regard, but would have to let him go if he lost his licence. She confirmed that a short ban could be accommo­ dated through holidays and unpaid leave. Sentencing Tillotson, the


chairman said he was an inex­ perienced driver of a powerful car, which had been driven in an “extremely dangerous” manner. “There was great risk of


harm to the public as well as to yourself,” he added.


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jfj ! 1 X I—| Write to. The Editor, Clilheroe Advertiser and Times, 3 King Street, Clillicroe BB72EW Editorial e-mail: virien.mealh@eastlancsncws.co.uk |— Blues’ pig’s ear


now a silk purse I FELT, having seen the huge improvements that have taken place a t Shawbridge over the past few months, that I must give mention to the chairman, the committee and all those who have given hours of their spare time during the close season to turn the ground into what it should be. Lots of work has had to be


done to meet the FA’s require­ ments to be able to compete at Unibond level. Over several years the ground has been allowed to fall into massive decay, but the present chair­ man's enthusiasm to take this club forward, both on and off the field, has rubbed off on many involved at the club and now boasts a ground that will stand a level required higher than the present one. For 12 months the club has


provided its own food and refreshments and realises how much money could and should have been made by doing this in the past. A "shambles" of a room in the clubhouse has been turned into a special area that match and ball sponsors can watch their own TV and enjoy food and drink supplied as part of the deal on match days. Toilet facilities are plentiful


and the "pig's ear" has been turned into a "silk purse”. The pitch looks a picture as usual (well done Lordy) and joint managers Neil and Pete have put a squad together that hope­ fully should challenge for silver­ ware this season. Joel Byrom turned down a


super offer from Southport to sign for the club which speaks volumes for the whole set-up at Clitheroe. Keep up the good work and


well done to all involved at Clitheroe Football Club. BOB KAY, Shireburne Park, Clitheroe


Raise a glass to


Clair and Peter I FELT I had to respond to local publicity regarding the White Lion beer garden smok­ ing area and curfew victory for the pub. Clair and Peter have only been running the White Lion for


• under three years and are mak­ ing a great success of their busi­ ness. This is the second time that the council has given them so much grief. The first time it was the planning of the garden and drinking area. In the end Clair and Peter won their case. Is it the council’s attitude


that: “We may have lost the battle, but if we are approached again by the White Lion for any reason we will want to win the war”? If this is so, thank good­ ness it has not worked. Fortu-


Letters to the Editor Zip line’s cool not unsightly!


I HAD a call today from some­ one claiming to be a photogra­ pher from the Clitheroe Adver­ tiser and Times asking permis­ sion to take photos of my two grandchildren playing on the zip line, which has recently been erected on the playing field in Sabden. This permission I gave. I thought to check out her


story with the newspaper. It turned out that there had been complaints that the zip line was unsightly. Now come on, it was erected


to focus the children’s attention away from making a nuisance of themselves. Does it work? All I can say is


that my grandchildren think it is cool. They are having a won­ derful time. No, it is not over­ looked from my home and no, it does not cause me any prob­ lems, and as far as I can make out, it is not overlooked by many other people. This is my first effort at writ­


ing to a newspaper and I hope my last, but I was so saddened


nately Clair and Peter are in a very strong financial position and were able to fight their case to the end. It just makes me so annoyed when two hard-work­ ing, respectable people are being treated so badly by the council and have to go to such lengths, and at a cost of £1,500, to win their case. It is not easy these days run­


ning a pub. It is not like it used to be, with all the laws that now go with running a pub. Three cheers Clair and Peter at yet again winning their case with the council. M. PROCTOR, Chester Avenue, Clitheroe


Cottages named


after quarry? WITH reference to the letter asking for information about Bold Venture Cottages - when I first came to the Ribble Valley (42 years ago) my husband's family had a haulage business (Edgar Duckworth and Son) and we carted stone for the Hor- rocksford Lime Company. This was quarried from the


Bold Venture Quarry. I can only assume that the cottages were named after the quarry. The manager of the quarry at the time was Tom Aspinall and he and his family lived in one of the Bold Venture cottages. The stone from the quarry


and also the tarmac produced there was taken to the "Clitheroe By-Pass" which was a great feat of engineering for the area as huge amounts of lime­ stone had to be blasted to make


to hear of the intolerance direct­ ed towards the children of the village. The young ones complain


there is nothing “to do” in the village, which the council has tried to redress by erecting this zip line. Let us join the children in the enjoyment of having something


The A59 went from Sawley Brow, through Chatburn, through Castle Street, Clitheroe and through to Whalley centre, joining at what is now the Northcote roundabout. The traffic lights in the mid­


dle of Whalley caused such a traffic jam at Bank Holidays. Castle Street, Clitheroe and down Moor Lane was two way traffic so you can imagine what it was like - even though the vol­ ume of vehicles was not as it is now. Horrocksford was eventually


bought by Thomas Ward and Co. How much has changed since then! DOROTHY COSGROVE, Riminglon


Improve roads


for our tourists BEFORE we have a trail of tasty treats in Lancashire, we need to improve the roads and surfaces for the tourists in the area. I was born and bred in Clitheroe and the place is a tip! Tourists do get first impressions on sights! After recently travelling in


Scotland, the roads are in a bet­ ter condition. The villages, towns and cities are a lot clean­ er (seen a lot more street clean­ ers). I also noticed every school had 20 m.p.h. signs. The question I would like to


ask is where is the council tax we pay and the local and regional councils’ spending going? JAMES WOOD, Padiham Road, Sabden (posted via Clitheroe Advertiser and Times’ website)


“to do”. If we show we care, maybe we will have less disrup­ tive behaviour as they grow to their teenage years. M. ROBERTS, Pendlesidc Close, Sabden ® Please see next week’s Clilheroe Advertiser and Times for full report on the zip line.


Has this man


no shame at all? AFTER having watched a love­ ly show at St Mary’s Hall on Friday night where the children were well behaved I was appalled to see a man urinating against the wall of The White Lion Hotel as we were making our way to the car park with the children. Why do we have to see this on


the streets of Clitheroe? This man had obviously been


able to make his way to the local bars - why couldn’t he make his way to the toilet facilities that are available in the local pubs? I ask, does this man have no shame or respect for others around him? NAME AND ADDRESS SUP­ PLIED


Choir’s efforts


went unnoticed ON reading the account (if it can be called such) of the Last Night of the Proms, one thing was conspicuous by its absence, i.e. the fact that the Ribble Val­ ley Choir was also performing. Anyone not at the concert, but just reading about it, wouldn't have a clue that it was part of the event. As a member of the choir,


though not able to take part this time, I know the hours of prac­ tice that the members put in, not to mention the dedicated commitment of Steuart Kelling- ton, our conductor, who works hard to ensure that we produce a performance that enhances the enjoyment of the evening. Many members of the public


BRADLEY and Bethany Sculpher play on the new zipline in Sabden Park (S170807/3a)


tell us how much they appreciate our input, which makes it all worthwhile. To be dismissed without a mention, is not only disappointing, but extremely remiss reporting. Perhaps if the Advertiser and


Times used less space on innu­ merable pull-outs of houses for sale, alternated by cars for sale, which it seems to brandish as though it was some great jour­ nalistic coup, they'd have room for more detailed reporting of things that really interest its readers, instead of a report such as the Last Night of the Proms being squashed into a narrow column at the side of a page! JOYCE BISHOP, Whalley 9 I have previously attended


and enjoyed this event and writ­ ten the report. This year I was on holiday. Mrs Bishop is correct, of course it was remiss not to men­ tion the input of the Ribble Valley Choir who we featured in our run­ up to the event. However, the choir was referred to and pictured in a colour feature in our free monthly newspaper, The Valley News, and on our website: www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk The event organiser, the town


council, was unable to supply our reporter with a programme due to demand on the evening-editor.


Travel by train?


Never again! UNFORTUNATELY on Satur­ day, August 4th, my husband and I had booked a day tour on the “Pendle Scotsman”. The journey, I am sorry to say,


went wrong immediately on our arrival at the railway station. Readers may recall it was a


very wet, heavy and drizzly day. Available to try and keep dry was one small shelter, which soon filled up. No seats were available and as my husband is disabled, I


pressed the button with the wheelchair logo to see if we could use the seat in the office. There was a person on duty in there, but no one deigned to answer. The seat isn’t very useful


locked away is it? Although on this occasion the request was not of a serious nature, it could have been. To add further to our prob­


lems we were then informed we would have to move over to the platform on the other side. How did my husband manage this you may ask? By the kind act of a young


lady who risked losing her park­ ing space on the car park to transport us round, needless to say we all lost our place in the shelter. To our surprise, there were


seats on this side, but they were OUTSIDE and, of course, wet through. Why weren’t these placed in


the shelters on both sides of the station? We now come to the lack of


toilet facilities. If there were any they were perhaps locked away in the booking office along with everything else. If you were fit you could do a sprint to Booths. So, wet through, cold and


uncomfortable we were informed the train would be two hours late, and as the majority of pas­ sengers were either elderly or dis­ abled, the solution is simple something needs to be done urgently such as: • Toilet availability • Two shelters on each side


with seats like the bus shelters • Wheelchair to transport


disabled or elderly people from one side to the other ® Failing this, do as we are


going to do and avoid travelling by train from Clitheroe. Never Again! NAME AND ADDRESS SUP­ PLIED


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