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JlKid jusl litiislied singing about his well-


[rook at the Ace of Spades Club, Whalley. I,ring this week, when the Calder came Td threatened to flood Toby Jug House,


f r and 'l imes" reporter: “I have sung about for many years, but this is ridiculous , l and Mrs. Harold Smithson, owners of


k for a week.


lui up flood boards lonald arrived in his room after finishing


[police came to the door to warn of the and the Smithso.i's son Roger, put flood


■d then sat back to wait our the storm, K,, the sinaer said “Whalley people must Ihine about flood. Although the water lep outside the Tcby Jug during the night


|d seeped in.” ________________________


I ch i ld ren k n e e - in w a te r


hoolgirls,


lines and lcir skirts waded


lx inches Id buses a local is the


have had months, one in


|iut it was


later has Jjble" he find other |ig much, not high jge End.


|f it rains straight


Bdoor and


ling iliere |od water later in


lie task of Jis washed I'd begin.


Iigle cases Is at the


Bowlaid has been helping vil­ lagers to sweep out, for at one time lood water reached three feet. At five o'clock in the


morniig he tried to cross Sawloy Bridge but was beaten back by foiu* fet of water and had great diffleuty in returning against


the havv flow. Tree, in a conifer plantation


near tie village had been bat­ tered. and full grown 30-feet high teei had been wrenched up rods and all.


's a l v a g e


helped worlmen in salvage opera­ tions


burst .ts banks in the night, causing wflespread flooding near the Mctholist Chapel. Floods rushed alaig near the ancient church, ail for hours villagers


At saidiurn the river Hodder


I i


MINOR LANDSLIDES


overhung W dangerous rocks, minor lancllides had occurred. The depth gauge in the river at the villafc was out of sight imder the inter, and the roads were completly covered in parts. Trees were own and Bowland Rural Count had sent out wagons and turns of men. The road (as flooded near


On ;hc li-oad to Whitewell,


|v. when a to pump


lise. where Ived more Than any-


lads were ■her along In g their J worst-hit


(land. Bolton-by-


Browsholme tall. Ipdge gates and fields woe flooded. Road sweepers ruslid into Bashall Eaves, and roas and fields were flooded in Baslfli Town.


1 the road.


was affected an! water stretched along Twitter Lne. Roads were also flooded atWest Bradford, the swollen Rihle had at one time cascaded <"er the wall by


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'J 'H E flood gates of wrath are wide open.


Local News Angry victims of the flood


in Clitheroe are rightly demanding to know if any­ thing could have been done to have prevented the havoc which occurred. What about the flood gates at Greenacre Street and Primrose? Were they opened when they should have been and could they


FLOOD HAVOC


Night of terror for many as water swept almost


being asked not only by those who suffered but by indignant Clitheronians generally. I t is gratifying to" have the


have been opened? These are questions which are


assurance of the Mayor, Coun­ cillor John Hall that a full-scale inquiry will be held. Meanwhile, let every praise be


silently into their homes FULL SCALE INQUIRY PROMISED


given to those who did help people distressed in their hour of need, and there were many of them, including schoolchildren and members of Clitheroe W.V.S. I t is at such times that one


* * *


on Saturday was won by num­ ber 130. As yet nobody has claimed the prize, and anyone wishing to do so should contact Mrs. Flack, at 13 Church Street.


A COMPETITION at the Mayoress’s Coffee Morning


MR. C. H. MUDD, director of


speaker at a meeting of the National Agricultural Advisory Service held at the Parker’s Arms Hotel, Newton-in-Bowland, yesterday week. About 100 people attended the


Great House EHF, was the meeting. * * »


rpHE Bleasdale Beagles held -*- their annual Hunt Ball at


t •»


tlie Bull and Royal Hotel, Pres­ ton, on Friday. *


bert Earnshaw, of Kenyon Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, was fined £5 by Bowland magistrates at


I^iOR fishing for freshwater


Gisburn on Monday. » •


r BOWLAND magistrates at


fines totaling £13, with £3 19s. costs on John Edward Shaw, of Greaves Street, Great Harwood, for driving a van at Slaidburn without due care and attention


Gisburn on Monday imposed


and without a driving licence. #


* *


eroe Women’s Co-operative Guild on Tuesday evening, Mrs. L. Kippase of Burnley gave a talk on ’’The First Woman Doctor". Elizabeth Blackwell. Mrs. Adam­ son gave the vote of thanks which was seconded by Mrs. L. Hornby. Mrs, E. Allen presided.


At the weekly meeting of Clith­ ABOUT? 130 members of the Clitheroe Townswomen’s


Gu ild at ten d ed th e monthly m eet in g oh Thursday ■week, a t th e ir headquarters at the Clith-


eroe Conservative Club, to see a demonstration of floral and Christmas decorations given by Mrs. R. Shaw, chairman of the Blackburn Floral Art Group. A party supper was served at


fish without a licence Her­


17L00D havoc in Clitheroe and every part of R ibblesdale and Bowland has caused thousands of 1 pounds’ worth of damage, made some people t emporarily homeless, rmned carpets and furniture


in dozens of homes, drowned slock in the country side, and sparked off «*e of the biggest rows m Clitheroe for many years.


. . .


really appreciates good neigh­ bours and the many kindly acts which such occasions bring to light,


extensive flooding followed, not only in Clithero e but all ovei the col Y


Following a torrential downpour of rain during Tuesday f lo o d in g


at various limes onwards. Worst hit spots in Clithcroe were the Shaw Bridge-Taylor


Street area, Whallcy Road and Low Moor, and in Whalley and almost every village in Bowland there was the same story to tell-floods two to three feet deep in a matter of hours. • “Operation Clean-up” on Wednesday morning was the


biggest of its kind ever known in the Clitheroe district. After 100 houses in Clitheroe had been flooded, residents are angrily asking: “What is the Town Council going to do


nesday morning householders in Taylor Street, Shaw Bridge Street. Whalley Road and Low Moor awoke to find their houses awash, with furniture floating in up to three feel of


about it ?” At four o'clock on Wed­


water. A cloudburst over Pendle


and the Bowland fells sent floodwatcr racing down the narrow valleys into Clitheroe, backing up from floodgates across a brook in Greenacre


Street. Later In the day, as house­


taken by Council wagons and private vehicles to Foulsykes Mill, Clitheroe, where they are to


supplies of 100 bags of coal were being rushed to the sodden houses. Old people were ferried by taxi to Castleford Hostel, where hot meals were waiting. Furniture and carpets were


be dried.


Intimation of the catastrophe ■was the noise ot their furnish­ ings being swept around by the


For many people the first , ,. - .


floods downstairs. Old men and women were ter­


rified by the depth of water, which before dawn was rising


every minute. One of them Mr. Sydney Baker


the interval, the Chistmas cake being the gift of the chairman, Miss U. Johnson. Prizewinner of the competi­


tions during the previous year, was Miss D. Stark. Points for the monthly compe­


Cowell.


crippled by arthritis blamed the counell for not taking action earlier to prevent the flood waters from rising so high. “They should have opened the


of 20 Taylor Street, who is almost


titions, a home-made Christmas present c o s t in g 2/6, were awarded to: 1 Mrs. A. Wilson, 2 Mrs. J. Parkinson, 3 Mrs. A. M.


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Clitheroe. was fined a total of £150 by Clitheroe magistrates yesterday on six charges of stealing from his employers. Barrett was formerly


Our pictures shows Corporation workmen helping the distressed.


flood gates much earlier. I t is no use opening them after our houses have been flooded. Our carpets, furniture and food have all been ruined," he said.


employed as £28-a-week com­ pany secretary of Messrs. W. T. Searson Ltd., and, said Mr. J. A. Bower, prosecuting, had converted sums amounting to £363 to his own use. He had taken the money from the “sundries sales" account, which was for the sale of products to other employees. In addition, there were dis-


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crepencies amounting to £1,092, which Barrett had asked to be taken into con­


sideration. Defending, Mr. J. Bamber,


said the book-keeping system at the factory had allowed his client to convert the money without much difficulty. “He has suffered an irrepar­


able stain on his character and has had great difficulty in finding employment,” said


Mr. Bamber. “He is now employed at a considerably lower wage in the Midlands, where he is comnelled to live in lodgings while his family continue to live-in Clitheroe.


shortly after three o’clock by the sound of water lapping around downstairs. "I went down, but could not open the door to the living room because of the weight of water. I was terrified."


His wife Emma awakened


Do you do a lot of long fast driving—generally in a bit of a


employee said, "Some of these old people have nobody at all to help them. They were on their own for hours before anyone did anything about it. One old lady did not know anything about it


Her son, Peter, a council


until someone broke into her home to warn her. three hairs after the floods were at their


of tiling should happen. Some­ one is to blame lor not seeing that the flood gates were open and because of that 30 houses on


height. "It is ridiculous that this sort


this street have been flooded. I t is not the first ume it has happened,'a’-'-fi ve are all pretty mad about it." he declared.


aging director of Castle Castings Ltd. said damage to his foundry, which bocks on to Taylor Street together with loss of production and spoiled sand would cost between £800 and £900.


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holders mopped up after the flood, The Mayor, Councillor John Hall, the Deputy Mayor, Alderman Ernest Crossley, the Town Clerk, Mr. H. L. Sagar and other Council members and officials toured the dis­ tressed aroas, promising immediate emergency relief. Before the waters had abated,


this place floodproof, but this has proved us wrong. I’d like to know who is to blame for it all," he stated.


the Palladium Cinema mopping up after the floods said, "If I can find out who is to blame for this lot I am going to advise my company to take legal action. This sort of thing is totally unnecessary.”


Mr. Bill Longfield, manager of


to a depth of two feet, carpets were damaged and there was danger electrical motors might have been rendered dangerous by water penetration.


The orchestra pits were flooded


on with the show tonight, after all this trouble I reckon people will be glad of a bit of enter­ tainment," he said.


"But we are going to carry


sort of thing is ridiculous. These householders are suffering severe financial loss because of this. I t brings down the tone of the neighbourhood and the value of the properties. I t is heartbreak­ ing to see these poor old people trying to clean out. We are hoping to have a full scale inquiry into it. This sort of thing should not happen in 1964.


Alderman Crossley said, "This


“I understand that we were unable to get the key to unlock


the floodgates and the padlock had to be forced. Riparian rights are owned by companies operat­


Newton Bell is most upset about this because it is always his department who get blamed,” he


ing at a mill, who have the key. “The Borough Engineer, Mr. J.


stated. The Mayor said, "I am deeply


distressed by everything that has happened. The Welfare fund is available to bring some relief ^to the distressed people in


flooded areas and we have been serving hot meals at C a s t l e f o i d


Home.’’ PUPILS HELPED


pupils of Ribblesdale Secondary Modern School, who volunteered to help in the clearing up of the debris. They helped old people


Heroes of the day were senior


by mopping up in their s°“denf homes, swilling out inches. of


mud and lighting fires to help dry out furnishings.


at the Bridge Inn, Shaw Bridge Street where the lounge and saloon bar had been under two


One group were busy at work


feet of water. I t was a pub without beer for


the licensee Mrs. Mary Standige said, "All the draught beer has been ruined and will have tci be sent back to the brewery. Our cellars were awash with watei.


rushing off the slope of Pendle Hill smashed down a tivo leet thick wall and burst its banks flooding the inn and many


Outside the inn a torrent


houses. In the Whalley Road area


water had poured down Turner Street and flooded houses and shops along the main road and in Mearley Street. The lower end of Low Moor was also badly hit, houses in Union Street, Nelson Street and surrounding


areas being flooded. Civil defence workers under


the leadership of Mr. Albert McGowan helped in the cleaning


POLICE WARNED FAMILIES OF THE DANGER


“Advertiser and Times"; "We did everything we could to prevent^ flood. As soon as the police tfd~ my staff the water level was becoming dangerous workmen were roused from their beds to open the floodgates at Primrose. “The gates are very stiff and


up operations, while the WVS food flying squad gave help where necessary. The Borough Engineer told the


it requires several men to open them. So far as we know the storm was of fantastic propor­ tions. An eye witness saw Mearley Brook coming down the hillside in a solid wall of water. A water gauge at the Town


Hall revealed that almost two Mon­


T7IAMILIES in Whalley were f1 awakened at about 12-30 on Wednesday morning by the notice, Who were warning pillagers of the approaching


•danger. The police warned house­


holders to put their flood boards up, and to prepare for the worst. Many of the families were up


King Street, Brookes Lane, and Woodfield Avenue, but most of the water came from the culvert in the centre of the village. Mrs. H. Taylor, wife of Mr.


until four or five in the morning, and some stayed up all night. The floods were worst in


she had just cleaned everything up for Christmas, and now it was all ruined. Mrs. M. Thornber of the sweet


shop at 27 King Street, said she was roused at 12-30, and for­ tunately she was able to stop any damage being done.


up in the morning to find that her back yard was almost a foot


Another villager said she got


Mr. T. Maddox, said, "I have been up all night because of the


deep in water. The resident at 15 King Street,


flood " added that he had man­ aged to take his carpets up in


B. Taylor, who owns the butcher’s shop in King Street, said that the water finished flowing badly at about 5-30, and she said she went to bed at


6-15.


longest I have ever known for the water to be flowing." Mrs. Taylor said that the floods in July had lasted from 12 until three in the morning. She said she thought that


She continued: "This is the , ^


it is a goed job I was up. This is the second do in six months.


time. He continued, "We were lucky,


door, It was 10 inches deep in water. Another house fairly badly hit


Just outside Mr. Maddox’s


was the Rev. J. Bell’s, in Brookes Lane. Water had entered the garage, back yard, and both


the flood waters came from the culvert and not from the river. The water was 12 inches deep


in some places in the village. Mrs. A. Preston, at the


chemist's shop, 99 King Street, said that three carpets In the shop and two in her house had been ruined because of the water.


saw the mess, and I nearly Mrs. Preston said that


She said, “I came down at 6-45, mi UP ALL NIGHT of their house.


kitchens. Mr. Bell was assisted in his


clearing-up operations by Mr. T. Holden, one of the trustees of the building.


waters covered the front entrance to the houses, and at 24 Woodfield Avenue, home of Mr and Mrs. Slater, the water was eight inches deep at one time, and they had to use the back entrance to go In and out


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day and Tuesday—most of it on Tuesday night. Foulsykes Mill, owned by Hen-


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npHE Mayor (Councillor A John Hall) said after inspecting tile flood-hit areas of the town on Wed­ nesday night, that a search­ ing inquiry would be made as soon as possible into the


flooding. The Mayor, together with


other members of the Town Council, went on a tour of inspection of the devastated areas until late on Wednes­ day night, ensuring that no one was suffering hard­


ship.


worse than we at first supposed,” the Mayor said. “Some of the old folk


“The position is tar . . . r


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suites were also being placed in frent of the heaters by Corpora­ tion workmen, many of whom worked exceptionally long hours to bring aid. On Wednesday afternoon


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