f Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, February 10, 1961
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KING LANE HALL SALE: TOWN OPINION DIVIDED
Young people criticise Council s failure to buy
spread comment in the borough. To discover the views of townspeople, an “ Advertiser and Times” reporter
carried out a survey. Opinions vary widely over the Issue. The younger people
of three, of Carlton Place, •mid: “ It’s outrageous that the young people are going to be deprived of what little the town can offer them in the wav of dancing. The Council seems to want all the young people to get out of the town
employment. Mrs. Muriel Hornby, mother
rrHE news announced in the “ Advertiser ana Times ” on A Friday that Clitheroe Co-operative Society had agreed to sell the King Lane Hall to Messrs. W. T. Searson, Ltd., clothing manufacturers, of Clitheroe, has aroused wide
seem to condemn the Town Council for failing to buy the hah for use as a civic centre. Some older people thought the take-over was a good thing as it would mean more
society with resulting mount ing losses which, the society could not continue to carry, hence the announcement to close it down as a cinema.
at weekends. “ If we want to keep the
youngsters out of the public houses, we must give them somewhere to meet and enjoy themselves. There is no other alternative.”
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attended dances at the hall described the sale as typical of the Council’s policy
Two young men who have
King Street, and Mr. David Forlan, of Highfield Road, said the Council just did not seem to be Interested in the welfare of youth. If they had bought the hall, It could have been used for many purposes.
towards young people. Mr. Edward Worswick, 9|
bding made public an approach was made by Messrs. W. T. Searson Ltd., re a possible sale. From then on the society began to negotiate with the Seercraft company and after a few weeks of negotiation an agreement has been reached to the satis faction of the society.
On the news of the closure
for the town and district to have a firm like Messrs. Sear- son’s growing in stature and adding to the wealth of Clith eroe in many ways. It is a light industry and ably fitted to enter further into the life of Clitheroe.
Finally, we feel it is good
catered for by the public houses. What is there for the young ones?” they asked.
“ The older people are
Mr. Worswick said the Council should have bought it years ago, when it could have been bought cheaply. The Council could then have redeemed itself for the mess It made over the Brungerley
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Hall to the people of Clith eroe as a community centre, but in our duty ’ of res ponsibility to our members, we could not take any other course.
We regret the loss of the
transaction was on a partial exchange basis.
Mr. Rishton added that the
property in King Lane and we are to have their premises in Moor Lane, formerly known as the Old National School.
“ We have sold all our
Park venture. Compared with Sklpton or
Great Harwood, Clitheroe had nothing to offer its young people.
indignant about the sale. One young lady said the teenagers were never asked about any thing. It was just the same when the Sunday cinemas debate took place. The teen agers never got a chance. She said that the old
YOUTH NEVER ASKED Other young people were
in the King Lane Hall.” The premises will be used
as our grocery store, and the upper floor will probably be available for social functions, although not on a scale any thing like that of events held
“We will use the lower floor
for manufacturing purposes, subject to approval by the Town and Country Planning authority, as part of the firm’s expansion scheme.
people had their welfare club and other places, but there was nowhere for the young people to meet, unless they wanted to go to the cinema every night of the week.
could not support a dance hall when there were two in
It was quite ridiculous that town the size of Clitheroe
Whalley. A group or older men who
wished to remain anonymous
siderable property In Clith eroe and Northern Ireland.
The firm already owns con
The King Lane Hall property includes five cotta'ges in Lowergate and a large plot of land behind the Hall. Heated controversy was caused in the town when in 1959, by a narow majority, the Council decided against buying the Hall.
write./;.v!
said it was the best thing that could have happened. The take-over would bring more employment into the town instead of being a drain on the rates.
the younger generation if they could not make their own entertainment, instead of needing the ratepayers to pay for it.
It was a sad reflection on
the hall, it would have become a white elephant, and
If the Council had bought
at a loss. The Council had, quite sensibly, kept out of the deal.
LACK OF VISION
TJ’OR the past three weeks. rumours and counter-rimoiirs
re the sale and purchase o: the King Lane Hall have swept Clitheroe, and now, alas, we all know its fate.
The ratepayers have no: had
any voice in the matter, and although a referendum was asked for, this democratic right was denied,
I am sure everyone will wish well to the local firm which has
then they would have had to | bought the Hall and who for so sell it in any case, probably
remain anonymous described the loss to the town of the King Lane Hall as “shocking” .
One man who wished to
not in the least concerned. No comment was forth
Other people said they were
coming from Council sources, both the Town Clerk, Mr. R. B. Snowden, and Coun. E. Crossley, chairman of the Waterworks and Estates Com mittee, declining to make statements.
A STATEMENT
of Cl i t h e r o e Co-operative Society made the following statement, signed by Mr. John Parker, president, and Mr. T. Rishton, secretary and manager:
The Board of Management
In 1948 the Town Council decided to approach the local Co-operative Board with a view to purchasing the King Lane Hall. At that time the I Board were not prepared to
i s u u r u w e i e i iul j j i c y . n c u iu sell, but . did give the Council
itself That wracking cough, the wheeziness, and that tight aching feeling can be removed by taking —
eroe Co-operative Society was fulfilled in March of 1957, ■ when an approach was made ! to the Council. Consequently. I a sub-committee was formed I by the society to meet and ! negotiate with a similar sub committee of the Council,- of which the late Aid. F. Dugdale was chairman.
This promise by the Clith
lasting over two years, all members of the two sub committees were sincerely desirous of finding a financial solution fair to both bodies.
During these negotiations,
and agreed on by both sides after much give and take by all concerned, and was only awaiting ratification by the full Council. Unfortunately for Clitheroe, the Council turned down the agreement by the sub-committees by passing a resolution saying the Council were no longer interested, and the society were notified to that effect by letter.
This solution was found ECONOMIC BURDEN
King Lane Cinema has been an economic burden on the
For a number of years the
long have provided employment for so many.
The Council, however, stand
condemned for their lack of vision.
Blueprints of swimming tatlis
and other dreams demand bold, determined action first to provide a sure foundation for their materialisation, but Clitheroe has not had any Council leader ship in this matter.
And now, this ancient borough
steps backwards into the ranks of hamlets not yet having a civic retreat for people to meet socially, educationally or recrea- tionally.
Lane Hall now stands as a monu ment to the abject folly of coun cillors whose timid ’ approach and lack of progressive foresight has robbed Clilherno of an almost ready-made civic centre, with the added attraction of a £500 yearly revenue.
As with Brungerley, the King Those Councillors who voted
| against the purchase of the King | Lane Ha'l and turn'd it into a | lost cause.. are unable to recog nise and seize to-day's oppor-
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representatives an assurance I that they would always have the first refusal.
future cnians.
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generations of Cfithcr- SIXCEBETAS.
THE BRUNGERLEY ROUTE!
CO it has come to what I feared in the end! While the Tories
trod what Shakespeare so pres- ciently described as “the primrose path of dalliance" the King Lane Hall took the Bnnig’ iiey route.
After all the talk about a com
munity hall, going bach as far as 1945, when the idea of having one as a war memorial had to he fin- ally abandoned because oi the cost, the Council at long last had the golden opportunity of acquir ing one (plus
garae.es etc.) f°r
the comparatively small mice of £15,000 This sum the Co-op were will
ing to pay back in the way of rent over 30 years. Looking at it an‘ other way, the Co-op rent plus,
say, that paid by the opc1,atic Society, were in themselves suffi- icent to cover all or most of 1110 interest charges—and there were other annual functions that brought in assured revenue. Thus apart from the small annual cap" ital repayment, we were to be
presented with the hall vivtunlly free of cost. After all this had b"en satisfac torily negotiated over'a period of
years, for some blind rea=o«i«S I still can’t fathom the "council
j/,--.
chose to look this gift horse in the mouth. Opponents of the scheme suddenly looked up their Old Moore's almanacs and foresaw f a n t a s t i c maintenance costs, made allegations about a faulty roof, and anything else they could ■think of that might dissuade the Council.
Why, why, why? I still cannot
understand why older members of the Council who have lived in Clitheroe all their lives and know what a vital part this hall has played in the town's social calen dar, could come to the decision they did.
Tire great majority of Clitheroe
people, it would appear, must look on helplessly while their town is allowed to decline. Opportunity after opportunity has been lost.
To take one example only, if
the Council had had the foresight to, say, buy Lowfield (now Dr. Macdonald’s),
c o n v e r t the
grounds into an open garden area complete with paths, benches and other improvements that could have been made over the years, we could have had the finest town centre in the North of England, with an adjacent car park just shouting to visitors to come. And if the adjoining Queen's Hall had been bought, I needn't be getting so upset now about the King Lane Hall. If, in addition, there had been the “pull” of Brunger ley ...........but why go on?
Loss of rateable value, I claim,
would soon have been made good. Anyone connected with civic development will tell you that one of the first questions an industrialist asks of a town he is considering as a site is “ What amenities have you for our work people?” What can Clitheroe answer to that now?
We are also faced with the
prospect of one of our most im posing buildings, on the best site in the town, being turned over to industrial use. What a pleasant outlook for a town that is supposed to be, in the vernacu lar of the estate agent, “ highly desirable.” Clitheroe is quickly becoming, if you will pardon the phrase, a good town to get out of. As an old Army friend of mine would say. it’s the biggest muck- up .since Dunkirk!
I suppose we must now watch
out for the Great Apologia or, to keep to Army terms, “ Operation Cover Up,” in which some fan tastic scheme (which may or may not be achieved in the distant
future) will be proposed to stop the townsfolk marching on the town hall—a march I would willingly have led last Friday when I read the tragic news. I only hope they will not forget to march on the ballot boxes at the appropriate time.
Alderman Dugdale, who was
both a visionary and a realist, forsaw the almost fantastic cost of building a new hall to-day of the size of the King Lane. What he proposed was a reasonable compromise between what we would desire and what we could afford, even if only as an interim
measure until we could get the modern all-purpose centre which must rbe our ultimate aim. |
Had
the.King Lane.Hall been
bought, I would, with respect, have liked to see it named Dug- da’.e Hall in his memory, but I do not think he would have wished to be linked with any scheme that might now he Pro pounded by those who turned against him at the last moment. I do not know what the new owners mav decide to call the King Lane Hall, but to me it will always be known as “ Clitheroe's Folly,” or truer still, “ Heartbreak
House.” ARTHUR WHITESIDE.
71, Waddington Road, Clitheroe.
AN APPRECIATION
WHILST we in Clitheroe were ” aware that the Co-op Hall
was to close at the end of April, it came as a very great shock to learn that the building had been sold and would be used for in dustrial purposes if approved by the Town and Country Planning
authority. Many of the people of our
town had hoped that the Borough Council would have had second thoughts on the matter of purchasing it for the town, but apparently this was not to be. Perhaps there are some amongst our rulers who cannot climb down. Having made a decision, that decision mu s t stand, whether right or wrong.
To read about the Co-op Hall
in your issue of last Friday was like learning of the passing of an old friend. There will be very
I few who are not moved by the sad news. So many thousands
of people have come to know it during the past 50 years, and will have fond memories of it for the happinc-ss they have found under its roof from the days of the silent films, to talkies, and right up to the present day and its wonderful wide screen.
Many more thousands will re
call the joy they have known through variety shews, opera, garrison theatre, first class musical presentations, balls, etc.
Even the politicians will regret
its passing. Many notable people have trod its platform at election times and many first rate lec tures have been hold under its
roof. All classes and creeds will
surely be very sorry that the Co-op Hall will be no more. Whilst it may not have been all that might have been desired, it was the only place wo had in the town whore a large function could bo hold (due to the lack of effort on the part or the Council to face up to its responsibilities and provide a suitable place) and a great many people in the town and countryside had a great affection for it.
Now we shall have to get along
as best wo can. The older people will have many happy memories with which to console them selves, while the younger ones "will just have to go out of town.
Its passing will bring back
memories of wonderful evenings in various ways. There will be those who remember the silent
Cont. in next col. IN AND OUT AND
ROUND ABOUT By “QUIS”
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
73, Brownlow Street, Clith eroe, have gone to see “ The Opera” in Clitheroe on their wedding anniversary.
A LMOST every year, Mr. and Mrs. William Orr, of
They will be there on Tuesday evening—their 37th anniversary—to see, very appropriately, “ Wedding in
Paris.” Mr. and Mrs. Orr knew each
other as children, grew up together and were married at Clitheroe Parish Church on St. Valentine’s Day when they
was in the Navy, but on his return he and his wife began to go again to the opera. As a member of Clitheroe St. John .Ambulance Brigade—he is secretary and has served in the Brigade for 32 years—Mr. Orr has to be on duty at the hall on one evening during the week, but he always makes sure that he and Mrs. Orr are present for their anniversary as well.
were both 19. During the war, Mr. Orr
card? Naturally Mrs. Orr always receives a Valentine.
And a wedding anniversary
ON THE LINE ALWAYS topical, a corres-
-tV. pondent of mine, Mr. J. Cowell, of The Cottage, Wors- ton, has come up with a few facts about the railways, after he noticed that the London line from Manchester and Liverpool was to be electrified.
trucks were used in Germany for mining as early as 1556, but the first self-propelled locomotive ever run on rails was demonstrated at Peny- darren, South Wales, on February 13th, 1804.
He tells me that railed
Stockton and Darlington col liery line, opened on Sep tember 27th, 1825.
The first railway was the
was the Liverpool overhead railway, opened on February 2nd, 1893.
The first electric railway RAIL DANGERS
attention to the dangers lurking for children who persist in trespassing on the railway.
(TALKING about railways, have been asked to draw
officials that young children are often seen on lines which are used by 100 m.p.h. electric trains. The dangers these youthful train-spotters run are not only from the trains themselves. On some electric tracks there is a third rail, which- is electrified and carries a current sufficient to kill immediately.
I have been told by railway
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dangerous, for young children like to climb the pylons. These again carry a high current, and even to go near the wires can mean death.
The overhead wires are also
always we lc ome d train- spotters, and they like to see young people interested in railways. They do not, how ever, like to see them lean ing over railway bridges, balancing on the edges of
British Ra i lwa y s have Taking over
Officer for Clitheroe R.D.C. as from April 1st, in succession to Dr. C. Royle, of Clitheroe, who was appointed temporary part-time Medical Officer following the death of Dr. J. H. Fairweather.
m , take over as Medical R. C. WEBSTER is to I'”’—''—'■ ■ l Farmer fined
U'RANCIS S. DINSDALE, a A Paythorne farmer, was at Bowland Magistrates’ Court at Grindleton on Monday fined .£1 for failing to notify Intention to dip sheep during the c omp u l s o r y dipping period.
Cont. from preceding col.
screen with the piano tinkling away, and such stars as Marv Pickford, W. S. Hart, Tom Mix, Bill Farnum and many others, and a younger generation will re call the introduction of talkies and new filming techniques. What a marvel the talkies were!
i Society . Many will recall the Gilbert and Sullivan operas and the musical comedies produced by the late Lawrence Hardy and others.
No longer shall we enjoy the productions of the Operatic
place in its day and in the life of Clitheroe; its value to our community cannot be assessed in
The Co-op Hall has been a great
hard cash. Wc can but regret its passing
and for ever be thankful for the lovely memories of very happy hours spoilt there and for the friendships formed in its spacious
hall. I should like to pay tribute to
the management of the Co operative Society for all they have done for the social life of Clitheroe during these years by allowing so many social efforts to be held there.
will say that they got a rent for it, but in my humble opinion they did far more for the people of Clitheroe and district than the financial reward could ever re
I know there are people who
pay. I shall long remember the
Co-op Hall and feel sure there will be thousands with me in these thoughts.
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Railway lines are well
Our mam’s in bedwi’ flu!
rjUR 'ouse is in a turmoil, ^ We've hed a reight “ to-do,”
Ev’ry thing is upside down, Now Mam's in bed wi’ flu!
Our Dad does all the cooking,
It's nearly always stew, And t'bread is cut like doorsteps, Now Mam’s in bed wi’ flu!
We lives on tinned tilings mostly,
We try to mek a do, But there's never owt mt cup- boavd,
Now Mam’s in bed wi flu!
T'pans is black as t’fii'e-back, There's 'oles in one or two, And t’kettle spout is all bunged
Now Mam's in bed wi’ flu! UP, „ ,
And when Dad tackled t’weshing, 'E used too much dolly blue, We all go out in fancy dress, Now Mam’s in bed wi’ flu!
'E puts starch in the blankets, In t'socks and singlets too, Our underpants is stiff as boards, Now Mam’s in bed wi’ flu!
T’fire weant burn as brightly, (It’s 'appen soot in t’flue!) And things is ankle deep in dust. Now Mam's in bed w!' flu!
Ah con see there’s trouble brew ing.
When she gets up fray t'fiu! JIMIFEL.
bit A V ARI ET Y of unusual
items and dishes to use for buffet suppers were demons trated by Mrs. F. Dakin, of Whalley, to Clitheroe Women Unionists yesterday week.
For the table table decorations and
Mrs. D. Satterthwaite pre sided and expressed thanks.
Ah think all’ll stop at schoo’, 'Till Mam ’as quietened down a
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A N open verdict i
the dead man, Patr Place, Clitheroe, v farmhand.
was satisfied that t and there was no would probably pro'
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pathologist, said tht died from exposure were no marks of and no indication c in the body.
Dr. C. K. H
Crotty had been his stated that when came to him he ha history of stomach An examination revt posisbility of a duode Crotty seemed ver concerned about his condition, and coulc
he was admitted to : Royal Infirmary, 1 charged himself.
On January 2nd
Dr. Macdonald thought Crotty’s ill due to anxiety more organic disease.
In answer to the LOOKING FOR
Pendleton, a farm Cold Cotes Farm, said that on Januai was looking for a la had been lost on the Pendle Hill when the body, badly dc and partly hidden 1
William Sagar WI
Mrs. Annie Sand Alma Place, Crotty’s
said that he had from stomach troubi been in hospital, he had been depres
On the evening o October 2nd, Crottj
he was going for a \ said she would a him because she fe not really fit to be < own.
Crotty suddenly exc self and climbed i railings into a fi
In the Pendlet Holiday
A T the fortnight l L of Clitheroe Y
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servatlves in the C Club on Monday. Musson showed si Austrian and La holidays. He was Mr. John Rushton,
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Dr. J. Macdonald, •
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