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■ end did not deter svisitors to the'; i;19th annualEibble Valley Vin-- ;; tage Club rally held for the first


LOUSY^weather a t th e week--i’ rollers, and it would have sunk if it had been taken onto the wet land.


; One of the organisers, Mr Rod . Gregg, said: “I t was'a great pity


i time outside the Ribble Valley. ; a; P a s t experiences'of bans on.' 'unnecessary traffic in rural a r e i to halt the transmission of animal dis-,


s eases saw the orgMisers looking for a new “home”. . \ ,. This they found on the other side


of Pendle Hill, on the boundary. between Reedley Hallows and Fence. But it was still no solution.;; ■ Last year’s show was called off because the field was sodden fol- -


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: lowing torrential rain and this year the weather a t the weekend'could;' • have been a lot better.


siasm ; shown by v is i to r s . andv exhibitors. A'plan for the calvacade of cars - through the Pendleside villages to


' be led briefly by a 191612-ton Aveling and Porter steamroller had .


,‘to be called off because “the star of - the show”, was already protected. from sinking by mats under its


' that the steamroller didn’t take to ■ the road but conditions on the ground were not good. I t would: have sunk before we got i t off the field. 1


' - “We were down on numbers.but


'the people who came thoroughly, enjoyed themselves and we live to fight another day. We are booked for the same weekend, same venue next year.’^


'" The calvalcade of vehicles was a'


' great success both for the sheer enjoyment it brought to people


: and as a fund-raiser event in mem­ ory of.'John Sunter, of Slaidburn,


Nevertheless, the organisers > and Andrew Nutter, of Sabden were pleased with the great enthu--;.; Fold. By Tuesday the total had


■reached £1,100 which will go to the chemotherapy unit a t The Royal Blackburn Hospitals. . Organisers Philip Sanderson, of


'Newchurch, and Andrew Nutter’s sister, Laura, said: “We hoped to


■ raise £200 but it is turning out to be a magnificent amount and we thank people for their support.”


PICTURES, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: T Bruce Allan gives his Ford Model Y a polish (B150809/2) ' f


: 2 Dave McCoull with his US military vehicle (B150809/2) . 3 Mr D Cornall with his Triumph Herald (B150809/2) .4 Geoff Gill and Roy Barnes with their military vehicles (B150809/2) 5 Visitors enjoy a good look at some of the old bikes on display (B150809/2)


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