PARISH CONCERN AT


BRIDGE ACCIDENTS More safety measures call


TJILLINGTON Parish Council are concerned at the number of accidents which have occurred recently near Whallcy


Bridge, the bridge spanning the Calder between Whallcy and Billington.


Council. It was decided that as repeated accidents at this point were a source of annoyance to residents of Bridge End, the County Divisional Surveyor should be asked to dis­ cuss with the police the possibility of additional “sharp bend" warning notices being provided or improvements made to the present warning signs.


This concern was expressed at a meeting of the Parish


eived about the unsatisfactory condition of Old Langho Church Yard, particularly the overgrown state of the grass.


Complaints had been rec­


ter to St. Leonard’s Parochial Church Council, asking them to arrange to have the grass cut and the churchyard made tidy.


It was agreed to send a let­


Pylde Water Board complain­ ing about the state of the water supplied to the parish. The Clerk, Mr. T. Wallbank, said that the water supplied to the Billington Gardens housing estate had tasted very musty.


The Council are to write to


land adjoining Bumping Bridge, Billington, after heavy rainfall was partly blamed for washing away part of the footpath from Neddy Lane to Sunnyside Avenue and flood­ ing houses at Longworth Road.


Excessive water from the REPEATED FLOOPING


attention of the County Div­ isional Surveyor to the con­ dition of the footpath, and request that an inspection be made of the cause of the repeated flooding of the path and part of Longworth Road.


The Council are to draw the


Postmaster at Blackburn to make the Langho village evening collection time half- an-hour later than at present (5-45 p.m.).


The Council are to ask the


recently been put forward half-ari-hour, but the Coun­ cil feel that the new time is not convenient to people who are at work and receive mail to which they wish to reply immediately.


The evening collection has


residents by music played by ice cream vans late at night, it was agreed to refer the matter to the police.


Regarding the annoyance of


Mrs. Allen (92) cuts Guild


celebration cake


operative Guild in the new Guild Room was attended by many members and friends.


npHE opening social of Clitheroe Women’s Co­


Elaine Smithson were soloists and Miss Christine Parker gave character studies and impersonations.


Miss M. Ireland and Miss


Mrs. E. Wilson and iced by Mrs. F. Porter, was cut by the oldest member. Mrs. E. Allen, of Kay Street, who is 92.


A celebration cake, made by


enjoyed, the pianist being Mrs. H. Sharpies.


Dancing and games were


present and Mr. J. Parker gave a short address.


Members of the Board were


was proposed by Mrs. Baldwin. Mrs. E. Allen, president,


A vote of thanks to artistes presided. Population


TT'STIMATED population of Clitheroe in the middle of


last year was 12,130 compared with the 1961 census figure of 12,147.


report of the Medical Officer of Health, Dr. R. C. Webster.


This is stated in the annual moving


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W.I. want footpath between by-pass and village


the Sawley Brow by-pass and Sawley village was causing concern and severe incon­ venience to villagers of Sawley, it was stated at the monthly meeting of Bowland District Council Highways Committee at Clitheroe on Monday.


fPHE lack of a footpath between the junction of


for town WOOTTON H


Sawley Women’s Institute, asking if the old road along the riverside could be retained as a footpath. The Clerk, Mr. L. D. Telford, said this had been considered when the new road was being prepared, but West Riding County Council had decided against the scheme.


A letter was read from


Institute had an alternative suggestion, the construction of a footpath along the branch road to Southport House. Members agreed that there was room for a footpath along this road, and it was decided to suggest the scheme to the County Council.


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UNITED SERVICES DRAW BIG ATTENDANCE I _


Clitheroe. Advertiser & Times, September 28, 1962


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norning and evening scrvic it Moor Lane Methodist


Almost 400 people attended


something were done about it, there would be an accident


of the by-pass. He was sure that unless


Sawley, said the branch to Sawley was "extremely diffi­ cult” to find at night, partic­ ularly from the Gisburn side


Coun. G. Trueman, of


Church on Sunday, when tnc first united services of me three former churches, Wesley, Moor Lane and Waterloo were held. The occasion was harvest thanksgiving.


G. H. Raynor, district secret­ ary, of Lytham St. Annes, and collections amounted to more


The preacher was the Rev.


meeting at County Hall. Wakefield, to discuss proposed residential development at the former C.W.S. poultry farm at Mitton.


MAJOR DEPARTURE


when they had considered the proposal, they had been in favour of it. The matter had now been referred. dlrcet, Galashiels, Selkirk- Ehire, and Miss Jean Blades, lder daughter of Mr. and Mrs.


He reminded members that


Richard Blades, of 12 Franklin Street, Clitheroe.


c ; The bride is a biochemist at Hiasgow Royal Infirmary, End the bridegroom is a senior vegistrar at Glasgow Dental


alospital.


•- Given away by her rather. ,he bride wore a full-length cjown of white Italian silk ltrosgrain, with a pill-box style headdress of similar naterial and a circular elbow-


of—


at this point. The Clerk reported on a


than £73.


Mayoress guest of Old Girls’ Association


Tf honour at the dinner and Annual meeting of Clitheroe Iris’ Grammar School Old iris’ Association, at the Swan F!id Royal Hotel on Friday


rpHE Mayoress, Mrs. D. -1- Satterthwaite, was guest


Scght fvMrs. Satterthwaite is the Fjimedlate past vice-president


C, the Association, and one of jae original members.


Y-Retiring committee mem- rs, Mrs. A. Lyne, Mrs. B.


length veil. Her bouquet hvas of roses, lily— gVaile.y and stephanotis.


the—


,E Blades, sister of the bride. XTheir bouquets were of cream


Joses and ivy.


wlBest man was Mr. Ian LhWto^on__and . .groomsman been a member of the Coun­ cil for about seven years, be­ ing vice-chairman of the Housing Committee.


New post


1VEW headmistress of Pay- -i 1 thorne School is Mrs. Nora Wilson, who is at present headmistress at Wiswell


School. The appointment w a s


announced at the monthly meeting of Bowland District Education Sub-Committee at


Wiswell School since 1957.


f.i in attendance, wearing 1 short flame-coloured dresses lof silk faille, with bandeaux tto match, were Mrs. Elizabeth N. Smith and Miss Dorothy


_The Association decided to ^•ld efforts In aid of the weedom from Hunger cam- ®pgn.


j c LOYAL TOAST


MThe school’s headmistress, oiss J. Charlton, who pro­ ofed the loyal toast, received Be guests, together with Mrs. e. Smith, vice-president of the


ssociation.


proposer?-vis a secret?aydock, Miss' 'Sheila’1.


head-girl replying. Mrs. M. L. Lamphard pro­


i The togst_to..the_school wos„ .,'iid, the


posed the toast to the Assoc­ iation, to which Mrs. N. Hoyle replied.


Mrs. I. Coles’ toast to the guests.


Mrs. P. Todd responded to


Bulcock. Following dinner, Mrs. M.


Toastmaster was Mrs. K. H.


McFarlane entertained with piano solos.


Clitheroe on Monday. Mrs. Wilson has been at


Rural district ‘effective local government unit’


tion, to be submitted to the Local Government Commis­ sion was approved the Finance and General Purposes Com­ mittee of Clitheroe Rural District Council on Monday.


A DRAFT statement on local government reorganisa­


the opinion of the Council the rural district of Clitheroe is an effective and convenient unit in local government for the discharge of its statutory functions, and therefore its present status and area should remain undisturbed.


The statement says that in


cil give unqualified support to the broad statement of gen­ eral policy of the Lancashire County Council on local government re-organisation.


In the statement, the Coun­ PHE Rector of St.


I. D. Chapman, led a discussion t a meeting of the United


Ihristian Fellowship of Clitheroe, leld on Sunday night at the


CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Church, Clitheroe, the Rev.


J am e s 's


mme of Mr. and Mrs. W. Holli- lay, of Northcote, Littlemoor, ilitheroe.


E-xon and Miss J. Harding, :re re-elected together with e secretary, Miss B. Scatter­ ed, and the treasurer, Miss M. Williamson.


Freedom from Hunger cam­ paign. A choir of 47, representing


at a children’s harvest service raised £23 for the Mayor’s


A collection in the afternoon


the three former churches, was conducted by Mr. R. Wrig- ley, who was the choirmaster at Waterloo Church. The organist was Mr. C. Ishenvood.


meeting on Monday night were also for the Freedom from


Proceeds from the harvest


Hunger campaign and more than £30 was raised.


School scholar, Jennifer Seed, presented a cheque, for the proceeds on Sunday afternoon, to the Mayoress, Mrs. D. Satterthwaite.


At the meeting, a Sunday and Country wear


children who brought gifts to the children’s service.


Dr. W. D. Oliver presided. Pictured are some of the


Two films were shown and


COUNTRY STYLE' Swan in selected


etk’g Metfomgg BROWN—WATSON


TlTARRIED at St. Hubert’s "-*• Church, Dunsop Bridge, on Saturday, were Miss Margaret Watson, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Watson, of Birkett Farm, Newton, and Mr. Bernard Brown, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Brown, of Home Head, Dunsop Bridge.


away by her father, wore a crinoline gown of white witchcraft lace trimmed with nylon bows and satin.


The bride, who was given


length veil was secured by a diamante coronet, and she carried a bouquet of red roses, stephanotis and iily-ol'-the-


Her bouffant shoulder-


bride’s cousin, was bridesmaid and wore a short dress of apricot French chevaline trimmed with satin and a matching headdress of roses. Her bouquet was of cream roses.


valley. Miss Jean Parker, the


frey Ireland usher.


The ceremony was per­ formed by the Rev. Fr. White. Following a reception at


the Whitewell Hotel, the couple left for a honeymoon at Llandudno, the bride trav­ elling in a brown suit trimmed with mink with matching


accessories. Among the gifts received


were a canteen of cutlery from the bride’s employers, Robinson and Spensley, Ltd., a clock from the staff, and an electric blanket from the bridegroom’s employers, J.


Aspden, Ltd. Mr. and Mrs. Brown are to


reside at 20 Newton Street. Clitheroe.


NIGHTINGALE—DAKIN Jamaica for their honeymoon


A WHALLEY air hostess and an airline pilot flew to


after their wedding at Whal- ley Parish Church on Satur­ day.


Dakin, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dakin, of North Lodge, Whalley, and Mr. James Handley Nightin­ gale, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Handley Nightingale, of Arlington House, Bath.


They were Miss Shirley


the bride wore a full-length dress of white peau de sole, with a long train. A short bouffant veil was secured by a headdress of crystal and pearl. Her bouquet was of orange roses and stephanotis.


Given away by her father,


Carolyn Dakin, sister of the bride and Misses Cecily Kelly, Jill Roberts and Nancy Graham, who wore short


Bridesmaids were Miss


School yesterday week raised more than £66 for the TV fund.


A COFFEE evening at Clilh-


For TV fund eroe Girls’ Grammar


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PLANS FOR VILLAGE HOUSES FOLLOWING complaints by L and Whittam Crescent, W urther housing development -Ians have been submitted to il. The complaints were out Jouncil by 20 residents.


The original plans were , lected by the Council, who , e now considering cne


vised plans.


The residents, in the letter ade particular objection on


Reasons for the Councils jection of the original pia“s


e grounds of density pe of house to be erecteo. vo residents in that area also ade verbal complaints to juncil.


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-.-'.lley, about a scheme for at Whittam Crescent, revised Clitheroe Rural District Coun­ te d in a letter sent to the


residents of Whittam Rogd nical points, including the


relationship of the Pr°P0S.®“ buildings to adjoining build­ ings.


Officer said he had no com­ ment to make on the quality or value of the proposed houses—to be built by private enterprise. He stated, how­ ever, that he was interested


The Divisional Planning


backless dresses of pale coral peau de sole with three- quarter sleeves. Their head­ dresses were of net with Dior roses, and they carried bou­ quets of freesia and carna­ tions.


Bull and ushers were Messrs. P. Justerson, D. Power, M. Pye, J. Pitman, M. Watts and C. Key.


Best man was Mr. Tony


Following the service, which was conducted by the curate,


the Rev. J. F. M. Perret, a reception was held at Stirk House, Gisburn.


honeymoon in a black Thai silk coat and black accessories.


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Mr John Brown, was best man, with Mr. Joseph Brown as groomsman and Mr. Geof­


The bridegroom’s brother,


married at the church on Saturday. She was Miss Eileen Jackson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Jackson, of 4 Co-operative Terrace. Bil­ lington. Bridegroom was Mr. Jack Wolfenden, son of Mr. H. Wolfenden and the late Mrs. Wolfenden, of Fountain Green Farm, Knuzden, Blackburn.


A N organist at St. Leonard’s Church, Langho, was


father, wore a full-length dress of white Nottingham lace with a diamante head­ dress and carried a bouquet of red roses and white freesia.


The bride, given away by her


Margaret Knowles, cousin of the bride, and Miss Sylvia Brownrigg, who wore dresses of lime green Carnegie cotton with white motifs and head­ dresses to tone. They carried bouquets of pink roses.


Senior attendants were Miss


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Two small bridesmaids were


Hartley and groomsmen were Mr. D. Breckell and Mr. N. Preston. Usher was Mr. K. Price.


Best man was Mr. Keith


was conducted by the Vicar, the Rev. R. Kirkham. a recep­ tion was held at the Starkie Arms -Hotel, Clitheroe. The honeymoon was spent in Scotland, the bride travelling in a mixture coat of amber and black with matching accessories.


Following the service which


and clerk at Judge Walmesley Mill, Billington, received a


The bride, who is a typist


mirror from her colleagues, bed linen from the staff and directors, wine glasses from St. Leonard’s Church choir, a paper stand from St. Leonard s Sunday School and a cut glass vase from St. Leonard’s Social Club.


Their future address is Larkhill Farm, Haslingden.


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-1*- cases of poliomyelitis in Clitheroe last year, it is essen­ tial that immunisation should not be neglected.


ALTHOUGH there were no


R. C. Webster, Clitheroe’s Medical Officer of Health, in his annual report.


This warning is given by Dr.


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