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Public to discuss ‘super racecourse


A SERIES of public meetings will be held to discuss the proposed “super racecourse" for Kibble Valley and Hyndbum. Following two successful public meetings


in Simonstone on March 12th, further pub­ lic meetings tvill be held at Read CE Prima­ ry School on Friday April 27th, Monday April 30th, Wednesday May 16th and Fri­ day May 18th. The first meeting, on April 27th, will be


restricted to villagers and businesses of Read and Simonstone only, while the other three will be open to the general public. A business consortium backed with


finance from the UK, Middle East and Rus­ sia is spearheading the proposed racecourse, which will straddle 371 acres at Altham iii Hyndbum and Simonstone in Kibble Valley. The scheme will be the subject of a £4m. feasibility study, with plans scheduled for submission to Ribble Valley, Burnley and Hjmdbum Borough Councils by the end of 2007. Ribble Valley Borough Council Leader


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John Hill, who is the ward councillor for Simonstone as well as chairman of Simon­ stone Parish Council, said: “This is an extremely exciting scheme and the two pub­ lic meetings that have been held so far went extremely well. I can assure residents that they Mil be given every opportunity to par­ ticipate in the consultation process and I


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ELCHEX, comprising chief executives of local authorities in East Lancashire, added: “This is an exciting proposal that promises to have a positive effect on East Lancashire in terms of regeneration and tourism. “The fact that a business consortium wants to invest this amount of money in our


■ area shows an increasing level of investor confidence.” ® The meetings start at 7 p.m. and fur­


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SHEEP judge Mr Richard Binns, of Saltaire, was impressed Mth the high stan­ dard when a show and sale of Beltex Sired Hoggs was held at Clitheroe Auction Mart. He found his champion pen of three Bel­


tex Sired Hoggs from Messrs Fox Farms, of Withgill, near Clitheroe, and put his money where his mouth was when he later bought the 43kg hoggs for £61.20 a head (143p/kg). Messrs Fox also took second prize, selling again to Mr Binns for 141p/kg, while third prize was awarded to J. D. Holden, of Haslingden, with a pen of 38kg hoggs which sold to Bowland Foods for 136p/kg. In the commercial pens, prices were slightly back on recent weeks, but the entry


of 600 head of hoggs saw an overall average of 109p/kg. In the Beef Ring a slight increase in price


on recent weeks saw bulls to 122p/kg and heifers topping at 141p/kg when a continen­ tal heifer shown by R. Gill and Son, of Sab- den, was sold to Ian Lancaster buying on behah of Hamlets Butchers, of Garstang. On March 19th, a show and sale of ewes


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with Jambs at foot brought a good turnout at Clitheroe Auction Mart, despite a heavy downfall of snow the previous night. Show judge Mr (Jeorge Raweliffe, of


Hoghton, spent time looking at all the fam­ ilies presented for the show in the three classes of Suffolks, Mules and Continentals. The results for the classes, sponsored by


I’Ansons Quality Feeds of Masham, were as follows: Pen of four Mule ewes with lambs at foot


- 1 R. R. and M. Walker, of Dilworth; 2 S. Richards, of Hapton. Pen of four Continen­ tal ewes - 1 and 2 A. and E Fletcher, of Hey- wood. Pen of four Suffolk ewes - 1 E. J. and


J. S. Wood, of Wiswell; 2 T. M. Bowes, of Millom. A good entry of in-lamb ewes was also for­


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ward with the peak being some four-crop Mule ewes in Lamb for April to the Suffolk ram realising £72 per head.


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PUPILS at Clitlieroe Royal Grammar Sdiool, in 1903. 'riie picture was lirought in by Mr Frank Harrop and his wife, Dorolliy Harrop, of Brownlow Street, Clitheroe. Tlic picture shows their daughter, Mrs Joan Edmondson (nee Harrop), wlio now lives in Leeds, on tlie middle row, third from the left. The head teadicr is Miss Barbara Bingham.


SENT in by Mrs Marion Read, of Pimlico Road, Clitlieroc, this picture is of the Upper .7 alplia, at


Clitheroc Royal Grammar Sdiool in 19.72. Mrs Read nee Lambert, can he seen on the front row, third from the left.


Other pupils are: Back row from the left: Sheila Cooke, Ehzahetli Walmsley, Margarei Brailliwaile, Marie Clarke, Joan Slater, Alison Standen, Jennifer Howell, .loan Ainsworth, Pamela 'ratlersall,


Dorothy Whiteside. IMiddle row: Ann Murgalroyd, Barliara Reid, Josepliiiie Walls, Doreen Sliarples, Winifred Pollard, Mary Stanworlli, Glcnys Oddie, Lilian Winter, Hazel ’ruriier.


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Front row: Mildred Hmdic, Pamela Wilkinson, Marion Lamhert, Marjorie Birkelt, (Miss Rowland), Elsie Hargreaves, Beryl Whittaker, Kathleen Eatongli, Jean Dawson.


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PUPILS at Clillieroe Royal Grammar Sdiool around 1966, willi sclioul master Mr Crompton. David Harrop is on the front row, fourth from the left. He is now deputy head teacher at St George’s Central School, Tyidesicy, and he now lives in Leigh. His parents, who brought this picture in and the one


above, both attended Ribhiesdale Secondary School, where they met, and they have celebrated their (I2tid wedding anniversary.


CLASS photograph of Ribbicsdalc Modern Sdiool Lear Four pupils in their last year at (lie sdiool, with teacher Mr Leonard King. Mrs Mary Whittaker (nee Lamhert) hrotiglil in (lie picture and she can be seen on the second row from the front, second from the right flanked by Valerie Hezmondlialgli and


Barbara Clayton. Ruth Hargreaves, Ann Wilson and Pal Martindale are the lliree girls sat on the floor at the front and George Barker, of garden centre fame, is on (lie second row from (lie top, (liird from llic left.


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BROUGHT in by Mrs Gwen Robinson (nee Kenyon) llic pliotograph is of pupils at Sawley School in


1938.1( shows Gwen on (he back row, third from right and licr brother, Richard Kenyon, is on the mid­ dle row extreme right. The teacher is Miss Smithson. Mrs Robinson now lives in St Mary’s Street, Clitheroe.


PICTURE of the school orchesira at St James' C of E Sdiool, Clilheroe, in 1986. Siiliniittcd by


reporter Julie Magee (nee Winllc), of Howe Croft, Clitheroe, she is pictured seated on the front row, fifth from (he left.


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