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Melody, Grade, Faye and Lottie enjoy the fashionable celebration. • All pictures on this page supplied courtesy of Stuart Ainslie Photograghy (www.stuartainslie.co.uk)


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runaway success, raising £1,665 in aid of the Save Pickwick Fund. The fizz flowed and sun


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shone as 100 guests were treated to shopping, a swing singer and a vibrant catwalk show featuring clothes, jewellery, shoes and acces­ sories from Whalley's fashion retailers: Precious, Maureen Cookson, Checkmate, CC2 Moda, Cosgroves, Pucker and Blush, Poshu and Hansel and Gretel. The event was held at Mit-


ton Hall and chief organiser Marianne Hyde, of Precious, said; "We are lucky to have such an impressive and


he first-ever "Fizz, Fashion and Fine Fayre" event was a


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inspiring collection of ladies', mens' and childrens' fashion in our village. "The tickets sold out in a


week and the feedback from visitors has been fantastic - we are already planning the next event for 2011." Gillian Derbyshire,


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vice-chairman of Whalley Chamber of Trade, praised the teamwork of all the volunteers. . She commented; "The


success of our event was due


to the community spirit of friends, family and Whalley Chamber of Trade members


who willingly gave up their time, talents and resources to create such a memorable evening in aid of Pickwick. "Special thanks goes to all


our models and volunteers; Mittqn Hall for the drinks, canapes and fabulous venue all provided free of charge: Saks and Kelly Hughes for styling the hair of our models'; Pucker and Blush for catwalk make-up; Jodie for her fabuious choreography; and the Toby Jug and Breda Murphy for treating all our guests to cupcakes." Mr Neil Martin, chairman


of the Pickwick Committee, added; "Since announcing


that the future of Pickwick Night was under threat due to lack of funding, we have


been amazed by the show of support from individuals and businesses from Whalley and surrounding villages. "We are delighted to


announce that with money raised from this event and pledges already received from Whalley Chamber of Trade, local businesses and individuals we are planning to hold Pickwick Night on December 2nd, 2010. With everyone's continued sup­ port we will be in a stronger position to guarantee the continued future of Whalley's famous Pickwick Night." Anyone with funding ideas


can contact Mr Martin on 0845 3881031, or via e-mail at infodiwhalleypickwick. org.uk


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by driving instructor Chris Peacock •■M


f HILEI was out recently with one of my students, I asked -if she could tell me what the


white circular sign with a black line going across it diagonally meant. She was able to tell me it meant "national


speed limit" and then asked whether it should be set at 30 m.p.h.? The first speed limits set in the UK in 1861


were known as "Locomotive Acts" and were set at 10 m.p.h. - a limit which stayed in force until 1865. The Red Flag Act then reduced the speed


limits to.2 m.p.h. in towns, yet in the country it was doubled to 4 m.p.h. The law also required a man with a red


flag or lantern to walk 60 yards ahead of the vehicle, to warn horse riders and horse drawn traffic of its approach. In 1878 the law was changed again, and although the man was no longer required to carry a flag he still had to walk 20 yards in front of the motor vehicle, and on sight of a horse the vehicle had to stop. Motoring enthusiasts who drove early light­


weight steam powered auto cars thought that they would be classed as horseless carriages and would then be exempt from needing the pedestrian warning, but a test case failed 1 and the High­ ways Act was


.debated for the' first time. A change of government led to a new debate and this time the law was changed, raising the speed limit to 14 m.p.h. and remov­ ing the need for the man in front of the car. To celebrate, an organised car run took


place on November 14th, 1896, when 30 vehi­ cles travelled from London to Brighton. Speed limits were raised again in 1903 to 20


m.p.h., but by January, 1931, all speed limits were abolished as the feeling at the time was that "the existing speed limit was so univer­ sally disobeyed that its maintenance brought the law into contempt". The 30 m.p.h. restriction was imposed


in March, 1935, for cars and motorcycles in' built-up areas by Transport Minister Leslie Hore-Belisha, in response to a growing number of fatalities. He also introduced the driving test and gave


his name to the black and white pole with the flashing amber iight on top at a zebra crossing


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not compulsory for new cars until 1937. Belisha's 30 m.ph. restriction in built-up ar­


eas was made permanent on Oct'ober 1st, 1956. Following a series of serious motorway


multiple crashes In 1965, it was concluded that these had been caused by vehicles travelling too fast for the prevailing conditions. As a result the motorway limit was lowered


to 20 m.p.h. in affected areas, buthn good con­ ditions the limit would be 70; by November the same year the 20 m.p.h. limit was raised to 30. Police officers were given the power to


apply advisory speed iimits to motorways affected by bad weather in December that year using flashing amber lights placed at mile intervals along the motorways. Two years later Mrs Barbara Castle, the then


Transport Minster, announced that 70 was to become the permanent maximum speed limit for all unrestricted roads and motorways and that some sections may be further limited to 60 m.p.h. Due to the 1973 oil crisis, a temporary


maximum national speed limit of 50 m.p.h. was introduced, but by May the following year speed limits had gone back to their pre-crisis limits. In April, 1977, the Government announced


that the national speed limits for single-car­ riageway rqads were to be increased to 60 and that the 70 m.p.h. speed limit was to be restored on dual-carriageways on June 1st - a move made permanent in 1978. Currently the highest permanent posted


speed limit in the world is 87 m.p.h. on Polish motorways and a temporary trial of 99 m.p;h. was permitted on a stretch of Austrian motor­ way during June 2006. The Isle of Man and German autobahns or


roads with more than one lane for every direc­ tion are the only places in the world that do not have a general speed limit.


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