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Holding back


the tide


Access to the Forest of Bowland. area, for which the Ramblers’ Associa­ tion has been pressing so vigorously, seems to. have been brought a step nearer.


I t will: not be surprising, however, if the attainment of that objective is still some distance in the future, for .there are no doubt many shots still to be fired in tire battle.


The issue is by no means cut and dried; even the ram­ blers must admit that there are valid objections against free access of the public to this area.


There is, for instance, the claim that damage may be caused to property, either by irresponsibility or ignor­ ance. and that the wonder­ ful natural beauty may be despoiled,


One can sympathise, too, with the landowners, who must see this as a further erosion of their rights.


One can also understand, but appreciate less, the attitude of those who simply say let’s do nothing, let’s keep people out, let’s resist change.


I t is surely obvious that in the coming years the num­ ber of people seeking recre­ ation in the green spaces of tile countryside will increase enormously.


There is an inevitability about it that can’t be denied, for universal car ownership,


leisure time, and new urban areas with vast potential populations are. either already fact, or just around the, corner.


........... Some of ;the. effects . are


already..being felt,.in - the Ribble' and'Hodder 'valleys." I t can It be, much,fun for the‘ "residents.- of ‘ rivillagesri like Dunsop ' Bridge and Slaidburii on a sunny Bank Holiday.


But turning one’s back on the problem is not going to solve it, nor can one con­ tinue indefinitely to pretend


that the problem does not exist.


Trying to prevent members of the public from straying on to private property in areas like the Forest of Bowland is like Canute hy­ ing to hold back the tide.


An agreement


access to certain areas, with proper supervision by local authorities, or volun­ tary bodies, and a deter­ mined effort to educate the townsman in country lore, is surely the more sensible solution.


allowing incre a s i n g


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£100m. PLAN TO PUT LIFE INTO


4GREY’ AREAS Hunt Committee reports The setting up of a Small Business Centre in Lancashire is among the recommen­


dations included in the report of the Hunt Committee published yesterday. It is pari of a £100'million plan to reclaim derelict land and develop Britain’s “grey” areas.


The Hunt Committee was set up 19 months ago to find a solution for those areas which do not qualify for Development:Area Grants. Under the chairmanship of Birmingham industrialist


Sir Joseph Hunt, the committee claims .that areas where


waste is to be avoided,” the report states. “The absence of large-scale unemployment has masked


the economy “gives cause for concern” can be revitalised. “We are convinced that the problems of the north-west. Yorkshire and Humberside cannot'be ignored if serious economic


an area of slow, growth. The contraction of employment in the older basic industries had resulted in an uneasy and precarious balance, with sluggish or falling employment, low incomes, a badlv-scarred environment and outward migration. The region faced further loss of employment, paritcularly


in textiles. GREAT POTENTIAL


in north-east Lancashire, with slow growth also apparent in mid—and south Lancashire.” “Unified policies should be evolved for the region as a


“These features,” says the report, “are particularly marked


in communications brought about by the expanding motorway network and other major road improvements. The report states that a growth zone should be sufficiently


whole,” the' committee adds, while acknowledging the “great potential for growth.’’ The region had been transformed by the vast improvement


large to support a, good range of educational, social and cultural facilities. I t should also have good facilities for technical and further education and for the training of skilled and semi-skilled workers. ' “I t should have a number of industrial sites where there


No definite date has been arranged for the induction and institution of Chatburn’s new vicar, Rev. Norman


Maddock. Mr. Maddock is at present


would be room for industry to expand and also space for urban development in the future. I t should possess a wide range of industrial and commercial services.” In short, a growth zone should have a total environment


vicar at St. Thomas's Church, Blackpool, and has been there for 14j years.


as fundamental to the creation of a new impetus to growth. I t sees advantage in drawing on the expertise of the Industrial ■Estates Corporation and recommends that the Corporation’s


attractive to industry and conducive to its expansion and development The committee sees the establishment of industrial estates


activities be extended to the zones of growth. I t is also recommended that a target of 15 years be set for and . .


Maddock was ordained at Blackburn Cathedral nearly 30 j’ears ago.


A native of Preston, Mr.


■lived in Blackburn, where his father was also a vicar, and attended tire Grammar School there.


For most of his youth he


the development areas, should be extended to these areas, the committee recommends. In its view, central government should be ready to bear the increased costs of an accelerated programme financed in this way.


. The 85 per cent, 'capital grant, at present payable only m


grants would be in the region of £ 8-£10 million a year; the accelerated attack on dereliction would cost an additional £5 million a year and idle cost of assistance to training would be £3-£4 million a year.


Labourer jailed for 18 months


Christopher Leo McBride, aged 23, labourer, of Pendlc Road, Clitheroe, said the chairman of the Lancs County Sessions, Mr. W. H. Openshaw.


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court for sentence on six offences. He was also in breach of a probation order and was under a six months suspended sentence for impersonating policeman.


McBride was before the


trates had sent McBride for sentence on two charges of taking vehicles without con­ sent, two of driving without insurance, one of driving while disqualified and one of stealing a petrol credit card from a firm at Chatburn. Mr. P. Wood, prosecuting,


said that in December McBride took his father's car without


total of 18 months and banned from driving for 18 months. Blackburn County Magis­


He was sent to prison for Tlie committee has estimated that tlie cost of the building


moved ' Witlil'jhJs’ lTainilKi-to Preston —a fid .'sffter "'finishing his schooling at'Preston Gram­ mar' School he worked in a solicitors’ office at Blackburn for a short time.


About the : age - or... 16 ■ ’ s ho Curate


St. John’s college, Durham. After his ordination, Mr.


He studied for four years at


Maddock became curate at St. James's Church, Chorley, and then at Marple, Cheshire.


wistle, Cheshire, and from there he went to Rusholme. Manchester, as Rector of


His first living was at Tint-


Holy Trinity, before going to Blackpool. Mr. Maddock is married with one married son.


the difficulties of these areas and the relative deterioration of their economic position. But it cannot be assumed that time is on their side.” The committee’s study confirmed that the north-west was


Schoolboy hurt at Biliington


A pupil at St. Augustine's


school, Biliington, was seri­ ously injured on Wednesday afternoon when he was knocked down by a 23-ton fuel tanker.


• John Grogden, aged 14, of


Hapton Street, Padiham, was taken .to Accrington Victoria Hospital, where he was said yesterday to be “very poorly." The tanker was travelling through Biliington from tho


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direction of Preston, and tho accident happened near Abbey Mill.


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Mrs. C. R. Claxton, wile of the Bishop of Blackburn, cuts the cake at the celebrations for the 50th anniver­ sary of the Chatburn Mothers’ Union in the school hall after a service in Christ Church conducted by Canon G. A. Williams, of Blackburn. Mrs. Claxton is the Diocesan president of the Mothers’ Union.


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Late-night delivery was essential, says firm


A delivery of liquid car­


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keep the works running, a director of the firm said yes­


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Clitheroc's health Committee chairman. He went down to the works,


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Terrace,", claimed : “The lorries come'a lot at . night or early morning, especially at week­ ends. and many of the residents


Mrs. -"Eli Jn ’ Mills,- of - Jubilee ’ - '


been disturbed provnusly by deliveries late at night, rang Aid. Clifford Oliatburn,


until after midnight.” Mi-. Anthony Rudgyard,


and said yesterday:- “The whole neighbourhood was dis­ turbed .fbetween: 4


-and director of Castle Castings,


have been coniplaining about had no carbon dioxide at all. It L „


____ stopped completely because we ran out the previous day.


An'',ther resident said: “Some “Finally, they said the only


delivery since : last Thursday, and on Wednesday our works


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Driver had no chance of avoiding boy, 9


A Blackburn jury returned-a verdict of “accidental


death” on nine-ycar-old Clithcroe schoolboy Michael Riley, who died in Blackburn Royal Infirmary on April 12 follow­ ing a road accident near the Mother Redcap Inn on the


Blackburn-Accrington road the previous day. After heaving the evidence of


witnesses, deputy coroner Mr. W. E. T. Walsh expressed sym­ pathy with the parents of the dead boy and with Mrs. Oswalds Towers, driver of the car involved in the accident. He told the jury: “No doubt this small hoy was


BORSTAL FOR BREAK-IN


YOUTH A six months suspended


sentence which had been imposed on Raymond Joseph Dawson, aged 17, of Taylor Street,. Clitheroc. was re­ duced to one day by the Lancashire County Sessions, when they sent him to


canteen of Ribblesdale Cement Co. Ltd., and stealing a packet often. The chairman, Mr. W. H.


Borstal. Dawson was before the court for sentence for entering the


anxious to cross the road and had previously looked both ways. There is’ no doubt that also, Mrs. Towers saw him do


this arid was entitled to. think that he would not enter the road as she passed.


Grabbed


opposite direction, he then crossed the road without look­ ing in the direction of her car, The tragedy of this was that he appeared to bo taking pre­ cautions earlier, but not at the time of entering the roadway.” Mrs. Towers, of Cranbrook


But, after looking in the


they were cutting the suspended sentence because they did not think it would have been im­ posed if the magistrates had seen the Secretary of State's report. Mr. J. Coffey, defending, said


Openshaw. commented that


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that Dawson was now back with his mother who would do all she could to he patient with him and help him. : He asked the court to con­


sider an open supervision order. Tile offence was committed


h.v Dawson and another youth after they had been drinking, said Mr. Coffey.


Avenue, Oswaldtwistle, told; the jury that she was driving her car at less than 40 miles per hour when she slowed down after seeing two young boys trying to cross the Blackburn- Accrington road. The older hoy grabbed the


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vounger one and pulled 'him back on the footpath. The younger' one then looked both ways three times and appeared; to be staying on the path. “As I was then driving past,


he stepped into the road with­ out looking in my direction and I had no chance to avoid him.” Kenneth Holbeck, a student


teacher of Richmond Crescent, Intack, said that through his living room window he saw the two boys on the kerb on the opposite side of the road a few


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Retired camo on Wednesday time we could have a delivery. another car. Mr. Thomas Ros- other witnesses travelling in


Evidence was given by two ___ _— — -----D


Tii<dit and were driving round j on this occasion was if we could I bell, ]-etjred millworker, of Skid- °


— accept delivery in the evening, ^aw Avenue, Blackburn, said he and quite naturally, I could I was travelling ftrbm the


WISWELL MAN FINED £15 AFTER COLLISION


Tonight is fiesta night..


TONIGHT’S Fiesta Press Ball 69 at the Public Halls, North-


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from BBC TV’s ‘‘Braden’s Week" will be making a guest appearance and glamour will be supplied by “Les Bailey Girls" from the Club Caven­ dish.


Folk - singer Jake Thackray


consent and was stopped by a policeman when driving it. In March he took a car which had been parked in Church Street, Rishton, and drove south'in it, but it broke down on the motor­ way.


Police


trying to hitch a lift on the motorway and in his possession was the stolen credit card which he had used to . get petrol. The probation order, said Mr.


McBride was seen by police


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pulled out from behind a lorry travelling ajong Acermgton Road, Whalley and collided with (rates were told yesterday.


Frank N. Swindells, aged 57, of Clarkwood Close, Wiswell was fined £15 and had his licence endorsed for driving without due care and attention. He was also ordered to pay


After pleading not guilty, Birthday


Wednesday,-January 29, Mr. W. Buxton was driving a single­ decker bus along Accrington Road towards Whalley. As he drove past Whalley


£20 14s 4d witness expenses. Insp.- S. Evans said that on


Golf Club, an Aston Martin drew out from behind a lorry and collided withjthe bus. :


Alternatives


do to avoid a collision,” Mr. Buxton said in court. Swindells told the bench: “I


There was nothing I could


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There are plenty of bumper


Wood, was made in May last year for taking a vehicle with­ out consent. The suspended sentence was imposed in August last. McBride had four other


newspaper offices. Ye Olde White Bull, Salford, Blackburn,


and at the door.


offences taken into considera­ tion.


There are still a few tickets1


could see I was going to crash into .the lorry. I hail three alter­ natives, to follow the collision course behind the lorry, swing into the footpath or endeavour to pass on the off-side.


“The only course open to me was to pull out and get


- ,


through.”. For Swindells, Air. b. Duck­


worth-said that the defendant was on the horns of a dilemma He chose the,lesser,of the three


evils,' :the<least hazardous.- He was presented with a difficulty I not of his making.”


surprise Clithcroe hairdresser Miss


surprise


party in the Stirk House llours are restricted because r r


. . “i liave been told that the Hotel, Gisburn, o


liriht at precisely the time "There are factories all the she was born 21 years ago, a way along. Waterloo Road, and Triumph Spitfire sports car


A few-minutes before-mid- t .;ai,


Richard Tatcersall of ' Green pl.actical,]y an their work goes Drive, Cllmcroe, is in business j01. export. i t was not a


Ann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. our biggest customers, and , , in York Street.


community, calf dealer.


Well-known' in the larming tier father is a


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lightly taken decision. Complained


I complained to the Town Coun­ cil of a delivery made between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m.


In July last year, residents Members of the Trefoil Guild Casyp of nn undertaking I The council reminded Castle


from Whalley and Chthevoe 1 .ven ip September 1964 that travelled to Liverpool on Satur- delivel.jes wouid be confined to day to meet more than 4uu


down on the motorway so that he could leave th e , area and stay with relatives in the South,


said he he had domestic diffi­ culties and his marriage had broken down. He had gone through a trying and very difficult period and had suffered from anxiety and depression. He took the car which broke


Mr. John Coffey, for McBridel


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: season’s cricket reports. Page 13—AH the week’s sport.


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and pictures; News; The week’s obituaries.


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Liverpool University Student’s action to be taken next month Union and the afternoon was


spent ’ in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King


rats has ben-carried out on six farms in tlie'Mitton area, says Mr. R. R.... Overend, public health inspector, in his monthly report to be presented to Bow- land Rural Council on Monday. Arrangements . have been


Wasps in ceiling ‘ Disinfestation treatment for


.


and tho Anglican ■ cathediai. | J J o i l i e g H l l i e S Both : CUtheroe’s ; home


7 p.m.


Hvbp' wasps’ -nest between Club, was very well"attended the first floor ceiling of a house j and the proceeds, £14, are for in Bolton-by-Bowland.


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- ................. - . — ....... ... Hairstyle .:and'-^tediions.vhdd for the destruction of a J last week a t the Low Moor


£14 for Oxfam ; A mannequin parade ‘ With


matches a g a i n s t Leyland Motors on Tuesday and’Nelson on Thursday, will kick off at


members of Trefoil Guilds from I all over the North West area. A-ld. ■ Chatburn said the


h between 8 a.m. and Lunch was served in the I council are to discuss further


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I IfUrg HlgHt, If we had closed the: works,


An Aston Martin sports car driven by a Wiswcll man bus, Clithcroc magis-


I it-


| o'clock before the delivery keri), looked both ways twice I arrived.


“Unfortunately, it -was 111 “'rile small boy ran to the , and the third time he ran


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| has happened, and it certainly driver pulled up quickly, but I will not happen again, but 11 think it is quite reasonable that | we should take this decision and accept the load, rather than close the works down.


“This is the first time this I across without looking. The car had no chance to avoid him.”


£30 raised Foundry


ribly by this firm. We already lost cne-and-a-half day’s pro­ duction because all our mould­ ing space was taken up, and we cannot cast anything without


We have been let down ter­


this gas.‘We employ 110 men in the foundry, and we would have had to send them home if the gas had not been delivered. “Ah' Products say we are the


Ann Tattersall received snrnrisc at her 21st birthday I delivery.


and Tennis Club raised: £30 at. a jumble sale on Saturday.


Clitheroe Cricket, Bowling


I not risk the works being Accrington direction when he stopped again, and .1 agreed to saw the two bovs about 30 yards


Six more applications


local branch of the Royal En­ gineers’ Association held on Tuesday a t Low Moor Club, six more applications for member­ ship were received. Major R. Lockett, of Clith-


'At the meeting to form a


eroe, explained the aims and objects of the association. Eighteen ipeople attended the


.discussedland another meeting is to be field next month.


meeting and members were issued with R.E. lapel badges. Means of raising money were


been named, four each Conser­ vative and Labour, three Liberal, and two independents. The full list is: -R; P. Ainsworth Clnd.l, R. P. Ainsworth (Ind), L,H. Allen (Lab), J Aspin (Con) ,* J. A. Barnes (Con),* Mrs. A. Bradshaw TLib), C. F. Buckingham (Con),* A. Cooper (Lib).T-,.


8, a week next: Thursday. ..Thirteen candidates have


thit road in Ithefopposile. flii'eC; tion’’,nnd''then<'dnshed'intO;.the, road' without looking.”


■-Mrs. E. Penny (Lob)” " ref Penny-(Lab), j


riiSFearsoiv'(Con),


,G.:Sitinsbury. (Iu£iV*,t>^- ->n . J. Waterhouse :(Lab)/ J -


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only firm they supply that is restricted in the hours of , , „


r-hhnrn nn Friday this is a residential area, but I y I W0U]q never say this is residen-


was driven into the ballroom. more than a century, working piaCe has been a mill for


She was handed the keys from early in the morning until nil- —:**• >.•»>•


1 we would have upset two of


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