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PETITION FOR BRIDGE OVER BY-PASS


Children’s safety fears Children in Worston who go to school in Chatbum will have to cross the new


Clitheroe-Whalley by-pass on foot to get there. Parent s in the village arc so wor­ ried about'it that they have signed a petition asking fo r something to be done to remedy the situation.


The petition, organised by Mr. Peter Hargreaves, has Comment


Bad for morale


Clitheroe Football Club


lias not been notably success­ ful in recent seasons, and the ranks of spectators are


understandably thin. Nothing breeds success like


success, and it might be that the reverse also applies, for it is fairly obvious, even to the outsider, that all is not well at Shawbridge.


. „ The frequent changes that


have been taking place among club officials as well as Players cannot be good for morale. Consider;: Mr. John Proctor,


who was appointed manager- coach in July 1968 left the club


in April this year. • Mr. T o m m y H a w o r t h ,


appointed player-manager in August relinquished the job after only one month. Mr. John Calver has now taken over. Secretary Mr. Vic Adcroft,


who took the job in July 1961, resigned in September


this year.


He was followed- by Mr. S y d n e y i :B u , r . c l i , . ;.who >.was;


Reasons


-■ appointed 'In - petober,;and resig­ n e d iast'.wook.vMr.’ Burch's son t Stuart, who made .three, appear-: ances last season as goal-keeper and in four matches this sea­


son, has also left the club. And these are not all. There may be good .reasons


for many of these changes, of course, but there seem to have been too many for comfort. No doubt the club, like any­


one else, is reluctant-to wash its dirty linen in public, but up­ heavals on this scale can hardly be kept quiet. • Perhaps before the club takes


its fans to task again for their lack of interest, it might put its own house in order. ,


More flats Four new council flats in


Carlton Place are expected to be completed in about a fort­


night.


been sent to Sir Frank Pearson, MP for Clitheroe, Mr. J. S. B .1 Boyce, chief education officer, Mr. W. J. H. Palfrey,


chief constable of Lancashire, Mr. James Drake, County surveyor, Mr. T. P. Rushton, clerk, to Clitheroe „ Rural Council, and the North West Road Construction Unit. Before work on the new road


began, the villagers’ were under the impression that a bridge would be built over the road, but they have since learned that there will not be one.


There are about 18 children


in Worston ’of whom' fee eldest is about 11, and no’ school trans. port is supplied.


Not only children will have to cross the'new road, but’ also


anyone who goes to Ohatbum to the shops or to the clinic. Traffic on the new road is


likely ’ to be travelling at speed and the villagers feel; that crossing will be a hazard.


FOOTPATH When the by-pass is open,


cars travelling from Chatbum to’ Worston will go down' the existing road, joining the by­ pass at a T-junction. They will continue down the


existing road-leading south out of the-village and starting at Mearley Bridge will be closed when the by-pass is completed. People., leaving ..',Worston(-in


this direction „will have, to join the by-pass at this: point" and leave.it further south; to rejoin the oldiroad. : :


Car hit wall of house


Mohammed Alim, of Whatley


Road, Clitheroe, ■ was fined £10 at Clitheroe yesterday week for driving without due care and attention. He pleaded guilty by letter. Insp. J. Withnell, prosecuting,


said that Alim’s • car left the road in Church Street, Clith­ eroe, and collided with a wall of a house. Alim said he tuived round


to his son, who was crying in the back of the car; his foot must have slipped, and he hit the wall.


by-pass to another T-junction about 500 yards to the- south where they ’ will t o n off to enter the village. A '433-yard stretch of' the


Pendle Forest Hunt moves away from;Gisb'urnc Park on Saturday morning in this traditional English scene..


Kathryn steals the show in crisp production


One of- the • best performances in Whallcy Church


Players’ presentation of “Roar Like a Dove” was:given by Mr. Arthur Neal, who started: learning his lines-little over a ...............


week ago.


NEW POST OFFICE


PLANNED A new post oflce is to be


provided -in the Hcnthorn area of Clitheroe. v . • .


. It is intended that this new sub-office will serve the <Hen-


;thom .; and =: Edisford .. .. Park estates,’ Low:Moor-village, and


Bawdllands. ’ “J.’ J. Clitheroe’s development and


town.planning-committee have been'asked to find a site for the


Avenue nrea.. -


office’ - i n , the Seedall ........


The present sub post office


in Bawdlands will close to coincide with the opening of the new 'office. The Low Moor sub office closed recently, although facili­


ties are still provided on one day a week.


Decision


challenged B. Dugdale and Son Ltd.,


of Waterloo Com Mill, Clitheroe, have appealed to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government against Clitheroe Town Council’s decision to refuse planning


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permission for six grain silos. When the application was


considered by fee council, a large number, of residents from Well Terrace and Pimlico Road crowded . into the council chamber in a show of protest. In. reply to a Ministry letter,


the council’s development and town planning committee have said they want. the appeal to be dealt with by a local inquiry and not -by written submis­ sions. No date has yet been fixed


for the inquiry, which will foe held in Clitheroe.


Fireworks


and toffee About 150 children and


young people at Calderstones Hospital, Whalley, enjoyed traditional Guy Fawkes cele­ brations on Wednesday even­


ing. •A guy. surmounted a large


bonfire; < and fireworks blazed in a. railed enclosure while patients watched in comfort and safety from seats on the perimeter. .Transport was provided- for


the physically handicapped; steaming hot coffee was served and "all the children received gifts of bonfire toffee.............. Every precaution was taken


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to prevent accidents and only members ■ of the staff--- were allowed- in the enclosure to


look after the fireworks,,many of which had been given-’by patients’ relatives.


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i ' iThe celebrations . wci-e orga­ nised by : the recreational


: therapy officer Mr. W. J. Edwardson, and'-his staff. -- -


;For measuring I; Clitheroe Rural Council'have'


given-permission for the • erec­ tion of a flow measuring weir on itheRiver CalderatiWhalley.


jj New, guide tl ^ VGA neiv offl’ical guide-,to<OUth-.-


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A ^ fallen., load^ partially ^blocked th e '- ro;ad;i'atvSawley' ^ '■f’S'*? * ••) j rr. tr‘„-ri.it-.— > * * * * * w


5 1 Mr. Neal, who played the part


o fT om Chadwick( stepped into the breach at the last moment when Mr. Fred Bullock was taken ill.


He took the part extremely


well, and the audience forgave him for the occasional prompt.


He wisely avoided burden­


ing himself with the broad American accent which the


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part really demanded, and con­ fined himself to using a sprink­


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’ * Vera. Shearman, as*-his wife,'’ had,: however, mastered that American accent, and used it to great effect..


The comedy, by Lesley Storm,


was well received by Wednes­ day 'evening’s audience in the Old.Grammar School.


Despite their ■ limited facili­


ties, the Players, as always, pro­ vided an admirable and detailed set. The production was crisp and moved along at a brisk pace.


Lesley Anderson, as Lady


Dungavel, was also required to have an American accent, as she has in several previous productions but she .has yet to master it.


Even so,.her confidence and


skill improve with every per­ formance.


Improved David Dyer was ideally suited


for the role of her husband, a Scottish laird, and improved as the play went on. His manner­


isms were almost perfect. David McKinlay was also


well cast as Bernard Taggart- Stuart, and displayed well the fears and nervousness of a southerner -introduced for the first-time to country life in the Highlands.


Stanley -Speake. gave a. com­


petent performance as Cousin Edward, but needed to develop more stage presence. ■ F r a n k Dakin, and -Janet


Smithson were -the-ideal man- servant and maid.- • ' But the girl who stole the


show for many was Kathryn Reece,-who was reallyrpreco­


cious as Jane, the Dungavel’s daughter.: ; . For. a. girl o f her age, she


gave a very fine performance. - The play was produced bv


Dorothy Duckworth, and will also be presented tonight and tomorrow night—J.H.


FATHER TELLS OF


ATTACKS BY GANGS


Gangs of > youths- ■ are ' reported to, have: attacked : other youths walking


Now, some, parents have com­ plained to the . town council and the police.: ;


■ alone' or-ill pairs near the Chatbum- Road End area of Clitheroe';,in recent weeks., r>-v


One of the parents is Mr. Henry Brown, of School Terrace, chemistry master


1 at Clitheroe- GirlstGrammar -School, who' said .that h is ‘ son,-Nicholas; aged 10, was attacked about two weeks


He said; ‘‘Nicholas.was walk-, ing along Waddingtdn Road when i: two youths from a


ago. . -


.group 'of.Civht crqG.hafi. a . - 't h c - l^ c f c ^ - f-


“Tho.i.'atthck ■ Was hPWovokccl bufefeis ’ injuries were '.not /


serious.” - -


Mi’. Brown saici it/vas hard to pin the youths down to one specific area, tat as far


as he could' tell, the lads involved were fran Tower Hill.


“They tend to lounge around the end of Chaburn Road and have attacied a few youngsters." .'


He put the age of the youths at between 15-to 18. “but a few younger iads hang around along, with several girls. The boys just like to flex their muscles in front o f the girls.”


• Friendly


He considered it very wrong that hoys, and young men should be made to feel un­ safe when walking along the street.


Mr. Brown said the had writ­ ten to the -town council be­ cause he thought they should be made aware of all tills trouble.


He said in his letter that Clitheroe was j always con­ sidered to be a friendly sort of town and it would foe un­ fortunate .if people were afraid to walk along the street, •


A police spokesman said they were looking into the com­ plaints.


Winter is fast approaching


and the county council has already.gritted roads in -the area. Lorries o f the highways depot


at. Whatley went.out for the first time on Tuesday, and again Wednesday. About 20 loads o f :grit and '.salt .were


spread; in, a 20-mile radius by the eight vehicles. .- . The crews were out for


couple o f hours before dawn both mornings, and for about four hours each evening.


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FACTORY BLAZE A flash of: lightning may have been responsible for a


fire which destroyed part of a plastics factory, at Hurst Green on Wednesday night.


Flames shot*-‘-through- the


.oof of the workshop, an ann­ exe of the former bobbin works, and the fire destroyed about two tons of plastic.


The: building, about 20 - feet


by 30 feet,, was gutted, but the fire brigade prevented the blaze spreading to the main works.


The factory, is owned by R.


A. ■ Cross and Jones Ltd. The managing director, Mr. Alban Cross, said later that they would probably: be out of pro­ duction for about three weeks.


Repairs This ■ meant that the three


Self-defence, says man fined for assault


An argument and a fight in the Kings Arms Hotel


Bawdlands, one Sunday lunchtime, led to the appearance in court at Clitheroe yesterday of Thomas Edward Swift, 36, of Kcmple View, Clitheroe.


He faced a private summons


of assault brought by tho licensee of the hotel, Mi'. Frank Green. Mr. Jack Houldsworth, pro­


.was being taken by the local 'ancl.’pthfii-.-Llcen.-ied'victuallers:


secuting, said the Licensed Victuallers’ Association h a d asked for the summons to be brought to try and stamp out this sort of assault on licensees before it got out of hand. Keen ; interest in the case


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Argument’ Mr. Green said that ‘during


the lunchtime there was an argument among about half a dozen domino players. He asked them , to stop otherwise the dominoes would have to cease. At closing time Swift came


to the bar and an argument developed. Mr. Green alleged that Swift


said: “ I f I come round there I ’ll knock your head o f f : After more words had been


exchanged, Mi-. Green went round the bar to the other side. “As I went through the door


I was struck on the side of the jaw by Swift; I had not gone round with the intention of fighting.” He said Swift had been a


customer at the pub for the four years he had been licensee, and he had always found him to be argumentative. In answer to Mr. W. D.


Greenwood, for Swift, Mr. Green denied he was an aggre­ ssive, arrogant man; he liked to keep an orderly house. In evidence Swift agreed he


had hit Mr. Green, but claimed it was in self-defence, Mr. Green came towards him look­ ing for a fight. He would have left the pub had he not been waiting for a


he felt Mr. Green had been a worth £235 5s.


bottle of beer and his change. Mr. J. Troop, presiding, said


FALLEN LOAD


RESTRICTS ROAD The main Clitheroe to Skipton road was partially


blocked for almost.three hours on Wednesday morning when


two 30 cwt- metal ducts fell off a lorry- into the road. The incident-happened about


100 yards on the Clitheroe side o f : Castile railway bridge, a notorious accident black spot. The ; ducting- , was;; .being,


delivered to an aluminium smelting project’ at Lynemouth, near, Ashirigton,; Northumber- land.,:-


; v!-'. 7 They.-weretdragged >, off->fee


road by', a . breakdown truck from Sawley, Garage,1 and lifted


; back on to. . the. ,articulated lorry b y , a mobile crane’ T h e . lorry • driver, .Mr. J.


; chambers,! ;:’ o fH a z e l : Grove, ' Grange;:; Estate, Preston,said ! the ducts had been dragged: off ‘ his vehicle byta^large -tree’.'at > the side of the’ road.


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; . “There was ; a lot of- traffic icoming towards rme.'so T 'kept


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'alongthisroad.andfoundthem covered - with . leaves af ter . ; the. journey."


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radio theft . A man who -broke into Primrose Garage at: Whalley Road, Clitheroe, and-stole car radios and aerials worth £421 2s. 7d. was sentenced to six months imprisonment, suspended for three years, and lined £50 at Clitheroe yesterday. David S. Nuttall, aged 30,


of Rising Bridge Road, Rising -Bridge, Haslingden, pleaded guilty and asked for five other cases to be considered.


He told the magistrates: “ I


am very sorry about it. My Dad died early this year and I seem to have gone from bad to worse. I would like one last chance to try and make a go of it.


“This is definitely the last


time I will appear before a court.”


Insp. E. Jones, said Nuttall


broke into Primrose Garage and stole 18 car radios, 35 aerials, seven aerial leads and a carton o f literature.


Some o f the stolen property


was found hidden at his home the same day that the', offence was discovered.- The ■ property recovered was - -


little indiscreet in his handling of the situation. However, t h e magistrates


were satisfied that an assault had been committed and fined Swift £10. Both men, were bound over 12


to keep the peace for months,- in the sum of £10.


£oiirt; Tqld;^. - of £421


women employees would be out of work until production is re­ sumed. The male: employees will be engaged on: mopping up


and repairs. Mr. Cross said: “I can think


of no other reason for the out­ break than a flash of lightning,


and there was a lot of thunder


about. “ It is impossible to assess at


this stage what the fire will


cost us. “Fortunately, none of the


machinery was destroyed, and in any case, we intended mov­ ing to another part of the mill


shortly."- The blaze was spotted by Mrs.


Eileen Cross, who lives in cottage opposite the mill.


She said; “ I hoard a loud Three are Bobbins


noise and then saw flames shooting out of the roof. The asbestos roof was blowing up. Three lire appliances, two


from Clitheroe and one from Longridge, fought the blaze. The mill manufactures plas­


tic bobbins for looms and many other items of plastic goods. The same mill was badly damaged by fire about fiv I years a g o . - .. .


Driver hurt Mr; Ti'Makinson, o f Braddup


House Farm.-Waddtngton. was taken to : Blackburn - Royal Infirmary- yesterday morning with a fractured deg and head injuries, after his -car-had hit a wall at Bank Hail, Sawley.


doubtful Three Clitheroe players


will have late fitness tests before the F.A. Challenge Trophy game against Rhyl


at Shaw Bridge tomorrow. They are John Calver.-who


has had an ankle injury; David Barnett, who was -carried off , Stst;;wcok-cwitli'I.a>bfidly'-"'5ruised


-lliln;' ,and--BernarcL ;Kay j . who,;; has not splayed ■ a* game •


this-season. - I f all “ three pass,-the- team


will be: O’Neill; -.Chesworth, Williamson;: -Rileyfi Calver, Kirk; Ey-les D.. Ashworth, Kay, Barnett, Gallagher. The sub­ stitute- will be either George Coppock or Tony Eyles.


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damaged A caravan occupied by a


worker- on the Whallcy- Clitlicroe by-pass was badly damaged - by-.- fire on ..Tuesday


afternoon. The caravan was parked in


the station yard at Whalley, and was occupied by Mr. Albert Williams, an employee of Sir Alfred.-MacAIpine, and his wife Edith and three young


children. Mrs; Williams said she had


been into the village to do some shopping. When She returned, she saw the caravan on fire. She rescued some small items


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