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f 5 CUlheroe Advertiser and-Times, 'June-6,-1969 Letters to the Editor Surely th e council


should be' praised when, just occasionally, they try to discover the needs of a section of the population, as in the case of their deci­


pcoule who have lived in Chtheroe all their lives, when they rea.uire a smaller house do'not wish to go to


sion not to build bun­ galows for old people in Low Moor. The vast majority of older


^ t r The council again and the cost of howling DECISION


live in Low Moor. Irrational though it may appear to some other people,


WINS COUNCIL PRAISE Unhappy


Castle, the market ■*<> shops, the Pendlc Club and.


they want to spend the.re­ mainder of their lives m an area where they are not too far away from relatives and friends and where • they are


near tO'th^'frnifcnifcies ^


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pot least important, the doctors. The Chester Avenue site


built at Low Moor, the shop­ ping facilities might be just adequate, but there would be no choice and certainly no shop windows to look at. or -iav other amenities, and the bus fare to Clitncroe is one


fits all these requirements admirably. It the bungalows weic


shilling return. There is also the difficulty


for senior citizens, we should not expect them to become cabbages- immediately on re­


of boarding buses. If we are building homes


tirement.


and healthier, longer. As far as the “rec" is con­


lating environment and old-°r people stay happier


Provide them with a stimu­ ...


cerned. its prime junction, for years has been for people to exercise their . dogs and learner drivers to set their first experience. a Even during the holidays


nd when puddle-free it- has been rare to see children


playing on it. I am sure front comments


made to me by many resi­ dents of the Chester Avenue area, manv ol them wil. be •dad to see the “rec” out to better use and f°r young footballers'it isn’t- so far to the-Castle Field. B. Bradshaw (Mrs.), De


Lacy' Street. Chtheroe.


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howlers A month lias passed


since a note was put on the Castle green notice


board saying that the Mayor intended to dis­ cuss the bowling changes with representatives of the Castle Veterans Bowling Club, of which 1 a in a


called: meanwhile we aie keeping off the green during the times ivhen tile charge is 6d. because we. along with most people in the town, con­ sider-that-6d. an hour lor pensioners is much too high. There is no such thing as


committee member. No meeting has yet been


green all the. season. Even on the top green- on


very, few bowling but tluite a jot of old age’ pensioners


Wednesday and. Saturday afternoons there has been


sitting around the green who


would have been only too. pleased to bowl if the charge


had been less. What do pensioners pay to


bowl in other towns? In Blackburn on all the


town’s parks no charge at all is made on the five week­ days, afternoon or evening it is iree.


sioners to bowl from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. each weekday free


Accrington allows , P*n-


of charge. In Great Harwood- a


charge of 2d. uer hour for old age pensioners at all times is very reasonable, 111 Clithevce, Bibblesdale


Wanderers C.C. very kindly allow pensioners to bowl on


their green at anv t»ne an(3 also watch cricket matches lor an .annual subscription of:7s. Gd. Our town council" should


•" I ; hope ’ 1 feci duly. appre- hensive of anything which.; would flagrantly . injure the ’ lovely -view of the Nab seen


from Whalley’s main street ■i nr?, may 1 add, perhaps especially’ from the Church porch. • the founders and: builders of which chose a


site that ; has -retained its charm for 800 years and let us hops may do so for yet many more centimes. I can understand there­


“but it's so far away.’’-So far from rohn.t? Do elderly people, mostly infirm, for whom the bunga­ lows are primarily intended, really want to keep trekking off .when they - have their own post office, shops and nil • the other amenities that will


cleared away and the new property built, Lew Moor will become, a: desirable site,' : There are those who say,


.action of the R.D.C. is logical. I am practically a native


fore the efforts of the parish and district councUs to re­ tain this view unspoiled, b u t : I hope the attitude and


now of Chatburn, with 57 years' :csidcnce. and 1 am anxious that the request of the Ribble Cement Co. lor power to extend their acti­ vities still further, into . the Chatburn area should be met with the utmost - vigour by ,. the parish, rural and county councils, and • the request


i boycott of the green tak­ ing place. We are playing when the charge is 3d. and would dearly love to play at other times if the charge was


Tor Wednesday. Saturday. Sunday, and all evenings -pu: on?


reasonable. •Whv was the 6d an horn


haps guess rightly, t-liat u was intended to kec-p pen­ sioners off the greens when younger peoole wanted to


One can guess and pei-


play.There are not so many bowlers as to fill both greens, indeed I have seen only three bowling on the lower


ges so high t.hev-rhjj.ye_broken ■up a. very .happy-group of people and caused a, great


deal of unhappiness . Veteran Bowler, chtherce.


Scarred


forever As a native of Billing-


ton I naturally favour a scheme which would give its residents better recep­ tion on their wireless and television sets.


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take'note of-this and give its bowling pensioners : a much better deal m their later years Bv putting ..bowling char-;,


' Ribble Valley. Now one’s approach, either by the old road or the new. is made hideous by mountainous slag heaps and scars until Chat- blirn is reached. This defacement, if it-is


totally denied. Chtheroe was once the gateway to the beautiful


come? People who are m part


housebound find a pleasure in their immediate surround­ ings, whicli aroirnd Low Moor have beauty. In any case the bus service


KEEP WHEELS TURNING.


At one time, long before the motor car became fashion­


able, a small building in Duck Street, Clitheroe, was used for a dogger’s shop.


built oil part of the rcc. I can’t imagine either the old people or the children having much pleasure. Wo don’t know enough


runs right to -the site.. II bungalows are to be


era! times, it was bought three years ago by Mr. James “Jun” Cotram, and the business ■ known - as the Tvremen was set up. Re­ cently the little historic building was pulled dow to make way f°" new premises in which Mr. Cottam. will continue Ills expanding busi­


After changing hands set'-,


about this r scheme and it ought to be thoroughly thrashed cut before wc arc committed. In. anv case, who's to know


who \vants to live at Low Moor? Chance would be a


allowed to continue, will be for all time. The mast on Whalley Nab


could be removed m a day and maybe future—and hot far distant future-j-devclop- ments in broadcasting could render the mast obsolete. But the scars at the gate­


submitted asking applicants if they need, a bungalow any­ where. Then -should come the liberty to choose within the limited scope provided, where they would prefer to aave it-. However. I'm one of those


fine tiling for a lot of people. A questionnaire should be


way of the upper reaches of the Ribble Valley, now so much m the nund of the ex­ plorers, hikers and motor­ ists. will remain., for ever. May I hope-that our rep­


defence. John W. Thompson, Park Avenue. Chatburn.


ness.Detlmg with t.vrc-s. wheel- balancing, .brakes, batteries and silencers, Mr.- Cottam found that the old premises were not big enough, especi­ ally. as he wanted to expand m other major accessories, , so to build new. premises was


logical. Mr. Cotram set up his own


business 10 years ago and opened in Clitlieroe three years ago. in. August.


who hopes that, the - powers that be, whatever their poli­ tical colour, will think again and try to accommodate the old people without pinching the -children's -playground. Winifred U. Copeland


(.Mrsi, CHt-heroe.


resentatives are looking north ns well as south, and will be equally vocal in its


Writing on Low Moor


supporter Not having lived . in


Clitheroc for many years, until recently, 1 wouldn’t presume to criticise the activities of councillors of any political persuasion.


V Low - Moor site for bunga loros Ms ill-considered!


around Low Moor.-and- when, ■ the old- property is -finally


There is lovely scenery all


. who seem to me to get more kicks than ha’pence for all the unpaid work they .do, but reading through last week’s cor-, rcspondencc I belatedly became aware of the deci­ sion re the Low,Moor site:: and the recreation ground. Surely the brush-off-of the


the wall My reply to your cor­ respondents of' last week. Messrs. A i n s wor t h. Cooper, Newell and Salis­ bury, would be; that if only the 50 per cent'of the elec­ torate of Clitheroe who do not vote, would take their civic responsibilities ■ seri­ ously, go to the polls and vote, the whole situation


new dcooIc to . the council will there be ,a change of policy on matters at impor­ tance, such, as -admitting the Press to committee meetings, and action instead of talk on swimming baths tor- Clith­ eroe. ’


might be different. Only by voting m some


writing is on tile -wall'’ for .some councillors, if only they


• This is just -to mention' t-\Vo instances.-'''There .are many mere. However. ■ judging by. rhe last election’ -■ results, ■


- ’••the


would see it. - • J. E. Foulkes (Mrs.), Lan­ caster Drive, Chtheroe.


yca-rs as a- representative and a manager and, after think­ ing there was a need-for a more personal approach in the -motor trade. I decided to set up on my own and offer the personal touch that


He said. “I .spent eight-


with ordinary, leavers, but with the machines, I can fit four in 20 minutes”, , Dealing - with all the lead­


ing makes of tyres, batteries, brakes and silencers, the firm even lias a fitting ser­ vice for the latter - tv o,- it


required.Such is the . wide range ol replacements obtained by Mr '■ • Cottam. . that -he can. deal'with any cars, from the latest models to -the .vintage ; Rolls-Royce, Bentley, and Bull-nosed -Mams. Life in Mr. cottam’s busi­


ness has its complications as well as its humorous side. During his .years, in the


business he ha s f ound all sorts o f’tilings, either inside, the tyre or between, the cover, and tube,- including:, a. dead mouse, a . two shilling - piece and several tools, such as spanners and. even a lever. One of his more recent


complications . wa sWhen a- farmer was taking's, trailer


motorists- want. “I felt there was an open­


ing for something like this in Clitheroe and th e . proof of' my feelings is that-the business has expanded so much that I. require bigger


premises”. He bought the old premises


and had them modified and converted for his own, pur­ poses. The word spread quickly that the business was: opening, and on the first morning, when he arrived in Duck . Street. Mr.. Cottam found three cars waiting- on the road for attention. Catering mainly for the


private motorist, speed is the dominant, factor in his work.


a specialised, personal ser­ vice. with latest American fitting and French wheel- balancing machines. ■ “I was so sure-about the


The new premises will give


containing a very , lively bul­ lock away from the auction mart and: a tyre -burst, just outside the Tyremen’s build­ ing.


up and the bullock-almost went crazy,It took us quite a time to:get that tyre on”. .: When the old building was


“We'had to jack'the trailer , ■


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■ although-it certainly -dated back well before the turn-of- the 18th century.


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