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COUNTY DEMAND FROM . CLITHEROE IS DOUBLED IN SEVEN YEARS .


Bill for public hall, refuse


plant and £100,000 sewage scheme in near future


iS seven years the Lancashire County Council |,avc doubled the amount * Many ' 'ratepayers' in Clithcroe i-re paving less today for local services than they were


seven years ago. In the near future (here will he a big expenditure on he .


the town's sewage works. These facts were disclosed


by Councillor Tom Robinson, chairman of the Finance Com­ mittee. when lie presented las buducl speech at the monthly inectinu of the Town Council,


on Tuesday evening. The Council unanimously ap­ proved a rate of 10s. 2cl. in the £,


an increase of 5d. Mr. Robinson said that when


he spoke last year he explained


that 19(13/04 could be a very dillicult year to estimate because of the uncertainty of revaluation


been determined. So far there had been nearly 300 objections and only one tim'd


ihe final effect after appeals had \ paVs in rates Clitheroe keeps . . .__ ___i


and nOL knowing wlhiat would oe ot b


have been agreed. For tile current y e a r the Council estimated that the pro­ duct of a penny rate would be £1.848. but partly due to an unexpectedly large increase m the assessments of Crown pro- portv the product had come out at tltc very welcome figure of £1.702. and it is estimated that for 1964/85 it would further


lias resulted in an overspending


drawal from balances of £2.820 but instead we will increase balances by £2.086. a swing of £4.900 and this will give us at 31st March. 1964. a balance in hand of over £39.000 or some­ thing in the region of a 2s. rate —the highest balance we have ever known." Councillor Robin­


of only £52. "We had budgeted for a with­


son proceeded: "During the current year we


will have handed over to the County nearly £128,000 and re­ tained lor our own purposes about £71,000."


major item in our Budget is the amount which we have to hand over to the County and in the coming year they are asking its for an increase of 5d. This ex-


"As you are ail aware, the


i 6s.’ l 1i1d. fo a f t e r


"Out of every £1 which anyone h mr its own purposes, nnrl a d


Ull Ol cvei 3-1


grants and the cost of the Town Clerk's and Treasurer's Depart­ ments the 6s.


allocating Government


Library 5d.: Health 5d.: Refuse Collection Is. 3d.; Sewerage Gd.: Parks and Cemetery Is.; Housing 3d.; Highways. Footpaths,


to spending departments lid.


is spent as follows:


Street Cleaning Is. 10d.: Light- ! ing 8d.; Others 7d. Total Gs. lid.


and EDUCATION COSTS


increase to £1,720. Remarkably good estimating


every £1 is taken by the County, and this is used as follows: Education 7s. 9d.; Police Is. 3d.; Hcalth/Ambulancc is.; Fire Bri­ gade 4d.: Welfare 6d.; Highways Is. Id.: Others Is. 2d. Total i 13s. Id. Some interesting facts are: i 1. That many ratepayers are I


"The balance of 13s. Id. out of


today Daving- less for local ser­ vices than they were seven years j


rate is below the average ol 9s. 10d. for the non •County Borough's throughout the coun­


ago 2. That (or 1963/64 Clithcroe's


try. 3. That Clithcroe's rate contri-1


bution of £2,500 to the Housing) Revenue Account is less than 1j I per cent ol the total rales! against the figure of 2 per cent given as the average lor the country by Sir Keith Joseph s.' Great Harwood recently.


...


nubile I nil a new refuse destructor plant a Henthorn and the probability that £100,000 will be required lor extensions at


penditure is something over which we have no real control, but it is an ever increasing call on our ratepayers."


coming year tile estimate'is just over £137,000 which means that in seven years their demands on Clitheroe have doubled.


net


the County took from us in rates just over £88.000, and in the


"In the year ended March, 1058,


•• in the same period our own requirements have increased from £50.000 to £75.000. an in­ crease of 50 per cent against the County's 100 per cent.


UPWARD TREND


team there have not been, apart from honsin°-


nK j Municipal Cemetery, and ^Public Hall which'is stil m nrocess of development, but it is E r - th a t in a relatively quiet S o d rates are continually on the upward trend," Councillor


be a bis expenditure on the Pub­ lic Hall! a new refuse destructor plant at Henthom and the pro­ bability of £ 100,000 for extensions at the’ Sewerage Works. It. does seem therefore, that our own requirements must in the near future call for additional rate expenditure.


Robinson continued. ••In the near future there will


coming year we will receive £2,770 under the Rating flntcrim


•‘We are fortunate that in the


Relief) Bill. Our outstanding debt


£1,250,000.


Our Superannuation Fu n d stands at £106,000. We pay nearly £60,000 a year


as interest on Loans. BETTER POSITION


anticipated—a swing as I said of £4,900 resulting in balances higher than we have ever known, and I have come to the conclu­ sion that it would not be un- soimd financial policy to give some portion of this year's sur­ plus back to the ratepayers and still leave us better off at the end of March. 1965. than the anticipated position wc had visualised at March, 1964. The Tggesteted withdrawal f rom


the rate required for the coming vear anti to fully cover wc should ask for 10s. 4d. I have, however, looked at the much better posi­ tion that we are in now titan we


"l now come to the question of is


opments in the last few years- i ?e have '’«d bctler sU'fet hghtT


"R„t when we look-in-omul the sl'aJ't,ling deve-


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SEVENTEEN children may spend a week’s holiday at


a holiday cainp near More- cambc, thanks to tile work of


Clitheroc Youth Ac t i o n Group. The Group, which was founded about two years ago has previously b o u g h t a summer-house for Clitheroc Hospital, a kiss of life dummy for.Clithcroc St. John Ambu­ lance, and raised £100 towards the provision of a Civic Hall for Clitheroe. Now the Group plans to


raise a large proportion of the £200 it will cost to send the children and stall . at St. Denys’ Home, Clitheroe. on a seaside holiday. For several of the children


it will be their first holiday. The Group is to organise


a dance in Clitheroe Parish Church Hall next month and the Vibatrems, a Clitheroe rhythm group have offered their services free.


British Legion Notes


THREE K's FIRST IN TALENT


CONTEST


-Y BLACKBURN group, the Three K’s were winners


ot' the group final of Clithcroc British Legion's talent con­ test, held in the Club on


Clitheroe, were second. Every seat in the club was


Friday. Lee Barry and the M.G.'s, of


taken long- before the contest began ami at least 300 people were present. The show was relayed from the concert room to the games room. Mr. Kenneth Geldard was


balances is only small and I ivpuld not advocate as some altiiorities have done that sub- sjjmtial amounts should be withdrawn as this can only mean


“ he absence of some real future years must


15Ki jeopardy."


SIX MINUTES’ FENCING AS TIRING AS FELL GAME OF FOOTBALL


ROUNDS of swords clanging against each other, quick movements as (lie opponents attacked then suddenly switched to the defensive—no, it was not a tournament at King Arthurs


Court, but the fencing class at the Girls' Grammar School, Clithcroe. The first impression to a slranger was the fencing dress. |-------------------


Men and women alike wear the white cotton twill tops and knee j ejaculated: "I could run you lenuth trousers, white socks and- pumps, and masks.


One woman told me that


she prefers lo wear stretch slacks as they are more con­ venient from the woman’s point of view as they do not get as grubby as while docs. The fencing master is Mr.


Henry Green, of G, Vine Street, Bricrheld, who has been fencing for about 15 years.


when serving in the 7th Queen’s Own Hussars, and for five years was champion at sword, lance, and revolver. He was Eastern Command Champion for two years, and Southern Command Champion for two years at mounted work with sword. Mr. Green told me: "I do four


He first gained an interest _____________ ! down Chatham Roa .


to spend six minutes fencing as it is to play 90 minutes at foot­ ball. When you arc fighting you I have to be ready to go either ) way, like a rubber band. But you can’t beat the thrill of physical combat."


Park Avenue, Clitheroc, told me that she had done some fencing before in London, about 15 years ago, and had been in the present class since it started. She said: "In the interim


Mrs. Frances Domain, of 19,


nights fencing a week, two at Clitheroe, and one each at Great Harwood and Barrowford.” He continued: "This class


fencing compared with other i teacher insists that there be no sports, lie said: "It is as tiring 1 segregation, and so men and


i .yhe 12 pupils were by tins : time fencing energetically. The


women fence each other. The women use foils to fence with, bin the men can also use sabres


fencing experience, Mrs. Irene Wilcock. Of Low Moor, Clitheroe, won all her fights in an area game against Preston Ladies, who have five years' experience. Clitheroe Ladies won the game


and epees. One pupil. Who lias one years


been hurt in the game, to which she replied; “Only on my hands. You see we should wear gloves, and if we don't we sometimes get slight cuts on our hands."


when classes finish, we rent the Ambulance Hall, Church Brow." I asked her if she had ever


started a year last September, and punils come regularly be­ cause fencing is so mentally stimulating, like a s h o t of adrenalin." “Fencing is 95 per cent men­


tal and 5 per cent physical. It has to he. when you consider that five moves can be made in a second."


When I asked Mr. Green how STIMULATED


usually make their own uniforms, and continued: “Looking after three lively youngsters like I have, makes housework rather tedious, and I sometimes come to classes feeling rather tired. But after a few minutes' fencing 1 feel stimulated, and,’’ she


She told me t h a t pupils


and other games, but fencing is niOTC interesting and keeps you


'"the said- "I used to play tennis


fl“fwork in an office in the daytime, and this provides a


this point Mr. Green inter- to sav: "Fencing weeds


nn- iosegmcefuily. If be is this . he will get more and more “ ived in games- and people "HM this lay themselves open to


the type of person who can-


? u sMrtsntan yet. I t is impos- knocked out of you.


‘“ -However I fenced all over the “m and have not met one


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compere and j u d g e s were Clitheroe beauty queen Mavis Smith, Mr. Eddie Harrison, of Furthergatc W.M.C., Blackburn, and Mr. Jack Read, of Mill Hill W.M.C. Also present were Miss Vicky


Woodcock, Dairy Maid of Burnley, and her twin sister. Vicky and Mavis presented the first and second prizes and the other groups in the finals, the Creole Four and the Vigilantes, also received prizes. The artistes were introduced by Mr. A. Woods, president. The contest lias been staged


members from the Lancashire Federation visited Finland and quite a number of them will be hostesses to the Finns.


Last year a party of W.I.


Including tours of wallpaper and plastics factories, visits to the English Folk Song and Dance Festival at Morecambe. a girls’ school in the Lune Valley, with a Civic Reception at Lancaster, and a tour of the Lake District.


An itinerary has been planned


will be a W.I. international day at Grange.


At the end of the visit there


a similar visit to this district a few years ago they brought their national dresses with them.


When Norweigan women made


I do hope the Finnish women will bring some of their national dresses too.


I found these fascinating and DRAMA SCHOOL appliance from yow


is always of great interest to the Women’s Institute, especially in this area, and on Tuesday I found members of 10 institutes enjoying a one-day drama school held in Clitheroe Congregational


Drama is a subject which


being put on in various places in Lancashire and they are proving so popular that the County Drama Sub-Committee, who are organising them hope to arrange


School. The school is one of a series


bring it to the Women’s Institute instead of members having to travel to Preston or Lancaster


“Drama for Beginners” but it ■was obvious from the interest shown and the questions asked that many of the Institute mem­ bers were well-informed on the


every time. The present series is entitled


subject.The County Drama Organiser for Lancashire Education Com­ mittee, Mr. A. Willett-Whittaker, gave a lively and entertaining address in the afternoon on acting and production. In the morning Ba rle y


a further series. Idea behind the school is to


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Women’s Institute presented a, play jwhlch was.crammed lull ol


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take place from May 16 to 18 at the Villa Marina. Douglas, Isle of Man. and representatives of the Clithcroc branch will be


The annual conference is to


present. The 10th volume of the Royal


Air Force Book of Remembrance containing the names of almost 10,000 men and women who died while serving in the R.A.F. from August 15. 1945. to June 30, 1963. will be dedicated and placed in its shrine at a service at the Church of St. Clement Dane, London, on Sunday. April 12.


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every mistakes possible. I have sen these mistakes made singly or perhaps two in a play but they covered every angle,” commented


diflerent one altogether when the correct vers io n was


presented. If interest is maintained the


one organiser. The play seemed to be a


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FAVOURITE RECIPE DO vou have a favourite


recipe? Most women scent


mistakes—on purpose. , “I think they have thought of


by Jean Mi


/pIFTEEN Finnish women arc (o be gut; when they visit Lancashire as gues


Federation of Women's Institutes in .Inn The party does sound intriguing. It is


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people who don’t need to consult their recipe books at all and I m sure they could turn out a per­ fectly-cooked and very tempting dish'even if they were wearing


blindfolds Each week I intend to include


me.


Clitheroe. Mrs. Dinah Satter- thwaite, and the future Mayor­ ess. Mrs. J. Bell, to contribute


I have asked the Mayoress of .


the first two recipes. Mrs. Satterthwaitc tells me she


is very interested in recipes and has a good many cookery books. Some of these have been used a good deal and were bought foi a shilling at bazaars in Clitheroc


in the 'twenties. They are composed of recipes


given by members of many well- known families who were con­ nected with ch ur ch e s and


chapels in the town •’ I shall be interested to com­


pare vour recipes with those submitted forty years ago.” she


savs 'Mrs. Satterthwaite s recipe,


• favourite of ours and I know it was passed on to us by a friend, so it is quite a popular one. I t is a very good sweet and all


incidentally, is very similar to a


the family enjoy it. PINEAPPLE CREAM


1 medium tin of pineapple. 1 breakfast cup of milk mixed with the fruit juice to make a


2 oz. sugar. 2 oz. butter. 2 eggs (well-bea’.nil. 2 oz. flour mac.' into a paste


pint. with milk.


the other ingredients very slowly stirring all the time, and then pour over fruit when cold.______


Place the fruit in a dish. Boil , ..


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