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CLITHEROE MAN HELPS SET NEW


POT-HOLING RECORD 2^00 feet descent


day Caving Club who have returned from a potholing expedition in Norway claiming a new North European depth record.


Mr. John Royle, of Chorley House, Clilheroe, is one of two members of Ken- They surveyed a pot discovered by one of their mem­


THIEVES TOOK


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raided on Wednesday night while the owner and his family slept.


A Butcher’s home was silently


guns and swords was left untouched as the thieves stole £235 from a safe.


A collection of antique coins,


Stoneygate Lane, Ribchester, is owned by Mr. John Lawler, proprietor of Arthur Wilkinson (Butchers) Ltd., who have a


The detached house, in quiet


shop in Blackburn Road, Rib- Chester, and deliver to can­ teens and works throughout East Lancashire.


Joan, and their two daughters, ■tracey, 5, and Stenhanie, were undisturbed. On Friday night, thieves stole


Clitheroe. Mr. Lawler, who is 29, his wife


£3 5s. from Bullock’s wall­ paper shop, Castle Street,


Building effort


Bridge Building Fund. Entertainment was provided


well Hotel on Wednesday raised £60 for the Dunsop


A cabaret held at the White-


by the Castle Concert Party. 'competition winners were:


Airs. Poppelwell, Mrs. C. Brew­ ster Mr. T. Walmsley, Mr. D. Nelson, Mr. A. Fox, Mrs. Dewhurst, Miss Hay-ton. Mr. Marsden, J. Bolton, Mrs. Yates.


bers last year, 200 miles inside the Arctic Circle, near Fauskc.


2,100 feet to where the pot emerges in a cliff face. They missed the world record for the longest through passage by


Entering it 2,500 feet above fjord level, they descended


student, came home at the weekend after three weeks in Norway.


only 50 feet. John, a 22-year-old medical


He came back with a teacher from Skipton. The other nine members of the team, from the


Skipton district and Manches­ ter, stayed on in Norway, sur­ veying and exploring new pot­ holes. The new pot is named Ragge


Javre Raige, after the lake which it drains, its entrance is


only about five feet wide, and it is situated on such an isolated plateau that the team had to use Norwegian Air Force heli­ copters to take up their equip­ ment.


Huge


the rift, they had to tackle "Wolf Walk,” described by John as the most dangerous part of the expedition. This was a traverse round an 80ft. water­


underground, the party pushed deeper and deeper .until they were 2,100ft under the'surface and smashed ..‘the., previous


depth record by 1,100ft.


fall. During the next three trips


pot last year could only get as far as a huge rift, 460 ft. deep. This year’s party went prepared to tackle this with winching equipment, intercoms and a total of 780ft. of rope ladders. But before they could get to


The man who discovered the


about 2,000 feet, just short of the world record.


verified, the party will have to draw up a detailed survey of the pothole. They hope to have wns ready to present to the British Speleological Society


Before the record can be » ^ ’


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FRIDAY, ST 22,1969


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New centre is efficient and well equipped


Clithcroc Physiotherapy Centre deals with about 5,000


treatments a year and the patients now have bright modern surroundings when they attend.


centre is something the and expensive. . ■ . J . The recently opened new I .. equipment is recent, modern , . , .


townspeople should be proud Mr. A. Holllngs. the physio- of


therapist with charge of the


make people feel at ease and range of equipment. “I’ve comfortable.


maximum light and the colour On a busy day all the cubicles scheme—orange, blue and white are in use. Appointment are ■also gives a feeling of light spaced at 45 minute intervals and each treatment lasts about


Pienty of glass provides plained and space


comfortable chairs and a large Patients are referred to thp desk partitioned off for the centre by their own doctor, and receptionist.


The reception area has six 40 minutes,


tion is the treatment room day. They come from a wide itself, a large well-equipped area, Including Great Harwood place with cubicles. At present and even Burnley, there are six cubicles enclosed Charges are moderate, those by curtains but there is room from Clitheroe and the rural for further development if area pay five shillings a treat- required


Immediately off from recep- Some 25 cases are seen in ment, from Bowland Rural area


conference in Manchester next month. The water from the pot enters


the fiord below the surface, and can be seen gushing and bub bling up to the surface. John described the pot as


for short wave and microwave outside these areas it is 15s. diathermy, for deep heat, an The new premises are about ultrasonic set for messages of j four times larger than the the skin and tissues, and infra-1 previous ones in Market Street red, ultra-violet and radiant and Dr. C. Royle a trustee, heat machines.


Equipment Includes machines the charge is 7s 6d and from


"grand rather than beautiful.” There were very few stalactites or stalagmites, but there was some massive rock formations with boulders the size of a cottage in some of the rock falls.


high and of massive circumfer­ ence.


There were several avens in the system, some of them 400ft.


Children flock to


their club


seven and 11 from all over the -town are taking part in a


Children between tile ages of


Ogof Ffynnon Ddu, in Wales, and Lars Hullet, in Norway, which are both 1,100ft. deep.


On a final trip into the of st. James’s, and -his curate, system, which was originally the Rev. George Campbell,


bottom of the pot. Survey


Mr. Severs, Mr. G. Keen. Mrs. K a y . L. Anders, D. Leeming. D. Barlow, D. Kay and I*. Lion-


“ " “S t r& i f iSKjs S * A ? 5L The idea was thought of by the Rev. K. Broadhurst. rector


intended to be just a surveying T(J advertise ithe club ^ trip, the team not1c e d a b re e z eCampbell whQ is Jn char’e Qf blowing over some ice in tne it> toured the parish ]ast week


| in a space suit made by some of the Sunday School teachers.


Space is the theme of the


found a pressure passage whidi captain who can lead people led directly to the surface. This in the right direction,


They explored further and dub, Christ -being the space


gave a through trip, going in Attendance increased each at the top of the pot, and day and about 70 c h i l d r e n emerging at the bottom, ot | attended on Wednesday.


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Good progress-is being made with the excavations.of (he Githcroe-Whalley by-pass . where is will.pass under Downham Road, Chatburn. An idea of the scale of the work-is indicated by the huge bulldozer which looks almost toy-like. The “cliff-face” in th e background is th e Jine.ofilhe'DownhanuRoad. '


short Bible study, the morning c o n t i n u e d wi th games, elevenses provided by women of the congregation, stories, quizzes, miming and competi­ tions until the club closed at noon. Helping Mr. Campbell were


Beginning at 9 a.m. with a


MAN HAD BACK TO


charged with assault occa-' sioning .actual bodily-.harml'■ One of them, Jack Dean, oi


terday issued warrants for the arrest of two youths:


Whalley Road, Accrington, is a merchant seaman and was unable to appear because he was away at sea.


ley Road, Clitheroe, appeared in court, but Mr. Edward Slinger, for the prosecution, said that all three defendants would have to be present before he could proceed. Mr. B. Dearing, who appeared


four times previously, once after it had been part heard and the magistrates had to attend a funeral. Robert Middleton, of Whal­


The case had been adjourned


GONE SEA, _


COURT TOLD Clitheroe magistrates yes­


Robert Poole, of Billsngton, the other defendant for!whom a


ho had no idea.,wh;Alt^ : jliynt.AandiRfjral1-Council's Publi bad


warrant was issued,i said that


r Trie three-; mxfflc«w4«r.-of assaulting Michael iSVMlaws on


January 23. v -


Former sexton dies


for Middleton and Dean, said Dean had been at home until last Saturday. He had gone back to sea because his chances of promotion would have been lost if he had stayed to attend court. Mr. B. Johnson, for John


senior members, boys and girls, of the y o u n g Covenanters Bible Classes and young Sun­ day School teachers. Today the dub meets for the


Branch appeal


last time. The venture has been so


Save the Children Fund has issued a new appeal for chil­ dren’s clothes and blankets.


The Clitheroe branch of- the


successful it may possibly be r e p e a t e d during the next, summer holidays Mrs.. Campbe'l commented


"We are very encouraged by the fact that the number of children attending has gone up each day.1


iser, Miss D. Cooper, says that any collections, large or small, will be welcomed. All clothing must be clean and have at least six months wear.


to contact Mrs. Irene Hitchen, of Henthom Road.


Anyone who can help is asked The Western Region organ­


Parish Church for 25 years, Mr. Robert Overins Weymes, of Church Gates, Gisburn, died in Rnikeswood Hospital, Skipton,


A former sexton at Gisburn


on Wednesday. A man of a quiet disposition,


Mr. Weymes was 75 and had a close association with the Church, where he had been a chorister and a bellringer.


spent most of his life in Gis- bum.


Bom in Settle. Mr. Weymes


He was a plumber until the second world war when he became employed at ICI, Olitheroe, retiring about 15 years ago. During the last war Mr


.............■ - Health (Inspector. fl\asb en rhas bee


Sabdcn people lake much pride and pleasure in Iheir gardens and many of them will be competing in the village’s annual horticultural show tomorrow. Pictured iu her garden is Mrs. Pritchard, of Crow Trees Avenue.


Council


will get report


Mr. R. .R. - O.verend, Bow-. Un-mr-ctor.


carrymg^wuL^disiw/estation treatment for rats"at'two-tips.|


in the area. In his report, to be presented


to the council on Monday, he 10j Hill Farm, Fiddlers Lane, Chipping, as a gliding | going well.•ho moment things ... are - The Lancashire County Council is in tavom


says that Newton refuse tip was quite badly infested. A house in the Middop area, and Scott Laithe tip were also


dealt with.


site. The application, by the


Blackpool and pylde Gliding


infestation of what was termed byjijijng^ which could also be ‘Hav Lice’ was investigated at sllal.ed by other organisations, a house in Middop. The house rand}ieis pony-trekkers and tire adjoined a bam where old hay j^e.


He adds: “Complaint of an h and and the erection of olub , . , , __1 Club, was for the use of the f°r S°me


to go to a poulUj Newton to examine ‘


Mr. Overen," v I in a letter to Clitheroe Rural


several ram A v h h insecticide” county^uamil says the develop- were spiayed with msectici .


“The hay was removed and Council, to be considered on , ^ planning committee


f a rma t £ indavoVof the°scheme, but i< 1 have deferred a final decision


t0 disc,uss the proposal with


chickens ih ie h had just been members of the rural council, were viously expressed concern that


received from a source outside The rural council has pre- the district and


intended for distribution.


of 25 boxes, each containing lanes round Chipping, eight to 10 chickens.


Weymes was a member of the auxiliary fire service. Mrs, Weymes, died in February. The Rev. J. H. Renton will


brother, who lives in More- cambe, and a daughter. Mrs, Margaret Hudson, who is Gis­ burn correspondent for the Advertiser and Times.


Mr. Weymes is survived by


The consignment consisted 0n to ■ the already congested I f they wish to pursue the


gliding would bring more traffic


posing,” says Mr. Overend. A a t county Hall, Preston, on likely cause for this condition Septemher 16.


“The carcasses were decom- mattar, a meeting will be held


T S ™ aPf d r “slaughter15 aM Mr. Jack Asked, chief flying tthe edeassedmay hale been instructor for the gliding club,


ne carcasses may n warm when packed.


conduct a service ai the Church on Monday and the interment in the churchyard.


Coff ee Evening I The club has its present premises at Blackpool, but flies


,


jias said that the site could | provide the best gliding soar- ing conditions in the country.


Slaidburn Parish. Church heat- ever, they have no premises, ing fund at a coffee evening and gliding is ' restricted to


More than £80 was raised for I fronl samlesbury. There, how


given by Miss V. M. Gannett on 1 weekends and holidays. Wednesday at her home. The Cottage, s’laidburn.


ERRING DRIVERS


1 chatburn Road, Clitheroe. John Hargreaves, 26, of York


Motorists fined at Clitheroe yesterday- were: Patrick Wray, £10 for driving without due care and attention. He was said to have collided with the rear of a stationary estate car in


I Lane, Langho, £10 for exceed- | ing the 30 m.p.-h. speed limit in • a wagon. He. was said to have : driven at between 40 and 50 m.p.h. along Lowergate and


.Whalley Road.


Marsh, £2 and £3 for using - | van in a dangerous condition.


I having am., inefficient hr"


;■ Robert Cutting, 22, oi Brad­ ford, and Manus; (Great Britain) Ltd.,. Moreton-in-the-


. Michael John Nutter, 26, of West Cliff, Great Harwood, £3 for using a van not fitted with at least two mirrors, and £5 for


1 brake. ■ Ian David McVeigh, of Long-


I Beechwood, Waddington Road, £3 for using an unlicensed car


'ton, £3 for using an unlicensed car and - Barbara : Smith, of


I .'and ordered ,to. pay £2 Is. 8d. back duty.


More calls : >


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cent more than in tho same month dn 1968. , Subscribes dialled 71.0 per cent of the total - calls '• direct.


■ Telephone users-in'.the Black- -v million' trunk, calls in June.-


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a multi-treatment unit and on Proud to have.” the remedial side, weights, Mr- Hollings is assisted b y pedal exercises, a sculling I bvo part-time physiotherapists, ma c h i n e , wall bars and Mrs. G. Rumboll, of Barnolds-


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