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NOW THE RECORD’S STRAIGHT


AGAIN Clitheroe Development


and Town Planning Commit­ tee have turned down an application by B. Dugdale and Sons Ltd., - Waterloo Corn Mill, for permission to build six silos and a grain depot on land behind Well


Terrace. The committee met specially


last Thursday to set the record straight; after the Town Coun­


cil had passed an amendment that was in fact, out of order because the committee have delegated powers.


Refused


did, the council went against the advice of the Town Clerk, Mr H. L. Sagar. He reminded them that


In taking the action they


they had given the committee delegated powers at the annual meeting. He also told them that they would not be in order in passing an amendment, but he


BBC TELEVISION TEAM FILM BEAUTY SPOTS' FOR DOCUMENTRY Changing county image


BBC-1 cameramen have been in Clitheroc’s rural district for the past two weeks filming a 30-minute documentary to be shown in colour later this year. It will be one of 13 programmes called “The Sights and Sounds of Britain”. Filming took place in Whalley, Dunsop Bridge, and


Chipping. Earlier, the crew shot some scenes of country settings around Nelson and Colne for the p r o g r a m m e which is hoped to rid Lancashire of the old clogs and shawl


Whalley Parish Council, and well-known local personality. ’ , He said, “Broadly speaking, it is understood that the film will


image. Featured in the programme is Coun. J. Fell, chairman of


be an effort to depict how the history and geographical features of the district, together with the successive booms and slumps of the staple industries, have had their effect on the character and development of the people."


The film crew also recorded one of Mr. Fell’s Lancashire-dialect verses.


Mr. Fell talked of local traditions- and the Pendle Witches. .


'


Calder The camera crew climbed Whalley Nab and took long shots of the village and the surrounding countryside.


could not prevent them. The Mayor, Coun. S. P. Hard­


man, allowed the amendment to be put. After Thursday’s meeting,


tiser and Times: "We passed a resolution more


Coun. John Blackburn, commit­ tee chairman, told the Adver­


or less on the lines of the coun­ cil’s amendment. We refused


decision, which the council tried to upset, was to refer a revised application by.B. Dug- dale and Sons Ltd. to the County Council, as local plan­ ning authority, for a final decision.


been delegated to us." The committee’s original


Tigers maul Lions


c • rfi " In ; , an - under-i2’s. cricket


match at Clitheroe: Cricket Club on Tuesday evening, , the Tigers defeated the Lions by 25 runs to 19. The game, which was domi­ nated by the b owl e r s , was


highlighted by a. hat-trick from Steven Tomlinson for the


Tigers. Brian Ross was the winners’


top scorer with 11, while John Green headed the Lions’ list with eight runs. A return game will be held on Friday evening at 6-30.


£160 raised


Hallows Church, Mitton for the renovation of the church organ has raised £167. About £300 is needed for the


complete overhaul of the organ, which was installed in 1911.


A parish appeal at AH


the application; "The council decision was not valid because power had


CHAIR WORKS Mr. Fell also spoke about Whalley Abbey and the village’s


parish church. The camera crew also visited Chipping village and took shots


of H. J. Berry and. Sons chair works and village residents. Shots


were also taken in and around Dunsop Bridge. The film director. Miss Anna Jackson, is the daughter of a


former pupil of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, Dr. Cyril Jackson, who was once head boy. Dr. Jackson, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jackson,


in Leeds.


as organiser in the cultural programmes section. In 1962, Dr. Jackson was awarded the MBE .in the Queens


After spending some time in Iceland, he re-joined the BBC , Birthday Honours List.


ITV make test rim Technicians from Granada Television at Manchester


spent a few hours at Downham on Wednesday making a test run of a programme from the Church.


barked in-tti67Xoreccm-t;'df .-the'.Assheton-*Arms


. Among their equipment was a 60 feet high eag^ . tower which is telescopic and is fixed to a large,vehicle,.This was


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thing goes well i t will be broadcast live on the morning or Sun­ The testing included finding out if the signals from the


• '.The' programme is still in the planning stages but if «ve*y- «- i --- -- church, beamed to the tower, could reach a transmitter.


LORRY CRASH BLOCKS ROAD AT RUSH HOUR


The main A.59 trunk road was blocked for an hour and a half yesterday morning after an accident involving two heavy lorries at Calder Bridge, Whalley.


to help motorists, get to work, and a warning to drivers was


Police BLACKBURN CO-OPERATIVE


CLITHEROE DISTRICT ---------o---------


FURNISHING DEPARTMENT


WHITEWOOD FURNITURE, KITCHEN TABLES AND CHAIRS


Fireside Chairs, Display Cabinets, Bureaux, Coffee Tables, Hall Tables, Record Cabinets, Trolleys, Three Piece Suites, Occasional Furniture and all classes of Fancy Goods.


BEDDING SPECIALS


2ft. 6ins. COMPLETE DIVANS . £10 19 6 3ft. COMPLETE DIVANS - £11 19 6


3ft. SPRING INTERIORS FROM £5 19 6 3ft. DIVANS FROM - - £12 19 6


4ft. 6ins. DIVANS FROM - £23 19 6 ---------- * ---------- ■


PAINTS, WALL and CEILING TILES STILL AT REDUCED PRICES


CARPETS—Fitted by Mr. T. HEATON and SON


-— Estimates Free ------ -- - ★ ---------


DON’T FORGET—Your Holiday Cases,


Vanity Bags, Shopping Bags, Shopping Trolleys


IT’S ' , ALL


AT THE


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NOW organised diversions


heavy lorries involved was trapped by his legs, but was freed by firemen and w’as not seriously hurt. T h e man, 30-year-old


broadcast on BBc radio. The driver of one of the two


, . , „ ___ Shots were taken of him standing by the weir on the River. . 1 '


Market will open next month


Miss Claire Balmer,


National Market Advisor, gave some very helpful hints and information about the running of a WI market at an open meeting in Clitheroe on Monday.


the workings of such markets to those interested in the Clitheroe WI market which will open on August 12.


The meeting was to explain


of Clitheroe, went to Leeds University from Clitheroe and gained an MA degree. In 1936, he was appointed BBC Education Officer


schoolroom at the Parish Church Hall, where CHtheroe’s market will be held.


Produce


was a stall which will be used in : the market. • ■


One of the main attractions One cliap-Avho doesn’t-intend to be left behind in the holiday rush is two-


these stalls in use in the market.'


the meetmtl ’braughtf,with’them examples - of - the produce that will be sold, pots of jam, mar­ malade, cakes, scones and flowers, etc., and these were all quickly bought by the women once the meeting was over. One point raised was the


Some of,'those-who attended


■that she had found local traders usually accept the mar­


reception given to a WI market by other traders in the town. ■ In her reply Miss Balmer said


kets, indeed it brings them custom also. Producers must buy their


ingredients somewhere and they find it convenient to do so from local shops when they come into the towns to attend the markets.


not the two sides get on well together.


not to undercut the shop keepers and more often than


Open


open on Tuesdays from August 1 until Christmas. I t will then close until Easter when it


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will again open until Christ­ mas. I t will open for two hours at


Thomas May of Rivington Road, St. Helens, was taken to Blackburn Royal Infirmary suffering from slight leg in­ juries. His vehicle laden with


10 a.m. and those bringing pro­ duce should try and bring it to the market by 8-30 to 9 a.m. About a month after i t has


opened a craft stall will be set up.


glass, was travelling from Blackburn when it collided with a - six-wheel hay lorry, coming from the Clitheroe direction. The driver of the hay lorry


buses, 10 a.m, until noon is inconvenient for most people l the hours will be changed at a


If, because of the times of


Barry Stevens, 36, of Manse Crescent, Buriey-in-Warfedale, wns uninjured. , The accident, which occur­


Creative Leisure competition took place at Preston.


ater date. Last week the judging of the


red at 6-50a.m, blocked the main road for about 90 minutes and the police diverted traffic round Great Harwood and Rishton, and Hurst Green. Six R i b b l e buses were


newsagent’s shop on the Bil- lington side of the bridge, said the accident occurred just outside Ills house. “We heard a-very nasty bump,” he said. -


Mr. K. Hirst, who has the ,


son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Bradley, of Moor ■


ley, has passed the final part I I examination of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in


England and Wales. Mr. Bradley, who is 23, is a


Exam success Mr. Ian Leslie Bradley, eldest Field, Whal­


former pupil of Clitheroe Royal


Grammar. School. and is em­ ployed by Nathaniel Duxbury,


Son a n d 'Co., Chartered Accountants,/1 Blackburn.


Page 2 — Weekend Fined £5 . • *s - >.


' William Russell," 2l;: of Whal­ ley Road,ss •' Clitheroe, who appeared at ■


day for obstructing1 the high­ way with a car,'-and for caus­ ing a car to be on a road at night without lights, was fined £ 3 1 .and ’-£2. respectively. :


- Clitheroe yester­


radio, and :television pro- ’, grammes; Entertainments and coming ^events ;Clith-: croe Ramblers’ ' Associa­ tion.


Page 3—News; Pictures;


Weddings. Page 4—All about the1 Royal Lancashire Show.


Page. 5—Prize Cross-


t word; Obituaries; ,i Classi-; ; lied Advertisements. , < : i Page 6 — Country


■; Diary: Round and About; • D i s t r i c t J o 11 i ngs ; : Clitheroe’s parks: Reader’s


, letters. : ' ‘ - Page- .7—The week’s


staged in. the WI pavilion at the Royal Lancs Show; These are not necessarily the best entries, but have been chosen to be exhibited at the Show because they will be the most representative of the Creative Leisure theme.


Twenty-one exhibits will be


affected by the accident, three from each depot having to go via Rishton to reach their des­ tinations.


from Bashall Eaves, Chipping and Rimington.


Induction of Vicar


and priest-in-charge at AH Hallows Church, Mitton, the Rev. A. F. Knowles is to be i inducted as Vicar of Mitton


The Vicar of Hurst Green


Mi'. Knowles came from the Manchester Dioceie in October,


be performed by the Arch­ deacon of Craven, the Ven, Arthur Scphton.


n August. The induction ceremony -null


The exhibits -include efforts Olitheroe WI market will The markets did' their best


material and had a'matching awning. In time there will be more of


man and controller, Mrs. Jessie Dakin, the stall was covered with red and white striped


Made by the market. chair­


year-old Nicholas Braith waite. He is the cider son of Mr. and Mrs. John Brailliwaife, of West View, Clithcroe. His brother Paul is just 11 weeks old.


Another point of view


private citizen friction often ever, it-is unlikely that either to? isi.es.•


that when commerce comes into close contact with the


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We have seen several install- living conditions could have ces hi Clitheroe where the been predicted. '


' industry, or modem, iqges


his, or. his .neighbour’s employ- Mothers have-been annoyed oThousi^ and • inausto® -but ment, and, invariably, a contri- when their children came home butorto the.town’s prosperity., with oil on their clothes. But


ordinary householder has felt So iet us examine some of the constrained to raise his voice in complaints more closely, protest about the effects on his environment of industry . . . . ironically .often, tee--source of . .


Children - •


accused V creating d u s t ; !* any case it, is on private.; At iCnw tenants of houses adjoining a'property.


The Quarries • have h p e n oil- is inherent in garages, and one so a


factory have complained about • • Parents, in fact, might well mmnrarifis^is unavoidable late night noise: at this-month's ask themselves whether they ^ wi]1 denv the ricri-tt of Borough Council - meeting- an -should allow their offspring to


entn-e neighbourhood turned play on industrial premises “ ein£ u but \ le should also be out an,-force .to-support their having regard to safety as well ( Dared to exercise tolerance objections .to.a planning apjfli- as cleanliness.


to voice hte com* cation :by .yet.another firm.. It. is true that .the. cobbled an£0™there is 6ften another and understanding


garage just behind a row of places, but it has aiso^ sunt, houses, was the target of criti- elsewhere, in. sections not used cism. '


run high, and minor irritations. wav might' well have been a can assume-major proportions ^ L . contributor. ■ - for those intimately involved.- ^ is also true th a t :a drain-


Planners _


often inseparable from the-in- „estion maintenance work dustaai process Perhaps : the f t ere garage goes’on/until the blame should.be laid at the feet Poviv' hours of the' morning is


In fact, these irritants are • ]on-y was responsible..The sug- . ., , was no evidence to show that a


tof the: planners who allowed ridlculed by the firm, industry an d. housing to rub shoulders...........


. . But hindsight is easy, in the • KeSlS ill-, i case of tlie garage at Low Moor, Our reference in last week’s t was probably in existence issue to the refusal of planning


regulations .would permit this correct. kind of juxtaposition today. At The application, which was in


tile time they were built, how- due course granted, was for an


NO ‘GHOST TOWN’ THIS YEAR


Clilheroe was a ihive of activity during itihe. first of the


traditional “wakes” weeks, in contrast to'previous years when it has had a “ghost-town” appearance during the


shops been open but bus-end- car; loads of day trippers have poured into the town. -


holiday fortnight. Not only have most-of the


seemed ns normal when the market attracted the usual shopping contingent. - Hodder Motor Services re­ ported that business was brisk


On Tuesday everything and all -the coaches had ■ been


lar excursions to- Blackpool, Southport -and Moi-ecambe, trips further afield were also available. Trippers could choose from Scarborough, York, • Seven


filled. In ‘addition, to the ever popu­


Lakes or Wales. : Next.-week- Hodder Mo-tor Services are • offering an ex­ cursion to Woburn Abbey and visits to Edinburgh, Rhyl, Brid­ lington and the Cotswolds. .Ribble ‘ Motor Services are


running trips to Chester., Zoo, Harrogate and Ilkley.. Most popular are the outings for which "the'- cost' also includes stops for. re f r e shme n t s .. i - For th e '1 stay-at-homes . the


WHfiTOTHER BaHKOFRERSVtUMSHfnftS?' 1


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^ F l e x i t i E t y i n m e e t a n g v o m s i n ^ requirements


* Afullservice during all TtnmatBanfcing; . hours—plTmlateopeningiCBio&a week, -


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before the houses.......................permission for the resiting of a I t - is doubtful if ; planning fuel -tank at the garage was in­


Attunes like these, emotions Wlrich took place in the road- ,,, ,, C a b l e - laying.-excavations


spout was pulled from tile wall of one of the houses, but there


M o r e B a n k y o n r


........................by the firm’s- vehicles. c And only last week a haulage roa<1 wl/ich lonies must usa point of view. ompany in Low Moor, with a reach the garage lias sunk m ----- .-----------


1pms this sort is :segregation cannot ahravs be


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error, which wns-due.-to„a,:mis understanding on our part,


What then-does it all add'up


TdenTon ; So far as outsiders; are con on _ j


the residents, the irritation may have loomed disproportionately large. For the haulage firm, they have their job’ to.do; The ideal solution to prob


storm in.a, teacup. *oi. some


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BENEFACTOR TO OPEN NEW THERAPY CENTRE


Clitheroe’s new Physiotherapy Centre is to be officialh'


opened by, the man who made its building possible, oil Saturday, August 9. Mr. Sidney Whiteside, of The


Mount. Eastham Street, who donated s e v e r a l thousand pounds to the building of the centre, will open the premises during a special ceremony in­ side the centre.


Market Street, was opened in March, 1954 at the suggestion


The present centre in New


Sappers recall training


days Members - of the - recently-


formed ' Olitheroe Royal Engineers A s s o c i a t i o n


attended an open weekend and ‘at home’ at Southwood Camp, near Farnborough, home oE the 1 and 3 training regiments. A party of about 20 members


and their wives travelled down by coach on Friday and were entertained throughout the weekend by the regiment.


car. weekend recalling their train­


Other members travelled by Members spent much of the


ing days at Low Moor during the Second .world War; .. Many of those who trained


■here..':


ities’ was “-laid- on. -throughput the (weekend, including a fete, sideshows and static display, an assault course competition,. the Royal ■ Engineers Band, from Aldershot, displays of gymnas­ tics, motor transport, guard dogs, and-free fall parachuting. There was a demonstration of


A full programme of - activ­ ' . ...


Royal Engineers Associations, the at home was attended by parents and families of sappers at the camp, and by Royal Engineers Pensioners from the Royal Hospital at Chelsea. Apart from the social aspect


tion dance was held in the evening and on Sunday there were church services and a. band concert. In addition to members of


i tions.


weapon handling, and a Bailey bridge competition. A Royal Engineers Associa­


at the mill met their wives dur­ ing their stay in Clitheroe; and returned from, the war to settle


of the late Dr. J. IL Faii- wea-thcr. The land for the new centre


near the market cafe was provided by the Corporation and work began early last year.


therapy Centre. Mr., James Wilkinson. Aid. Ernest Crossr ley, Dr. C. Royle and Miss Olga Calderwood, will all b: attending.


Invitation


given by Lord Clitheroe, of Downham' Hall, and seconded by Dr, Royle.


A vote of thanks will be


Coun, and Mrs. S. F. Hardman and Clitheroe’s MP, Sir Frank Pearson, have also been invit­ ed. About 200 invitations have been sent out altogether. The centre is available to ant-


The Mayor and Mayoress.


patients in the town- and rural district requiring-treatment. 1: is not part .'of th e : National Health Service.


of a trained physiotherapist. Mr. A. Hollings and an assis­


The centre is in the charge,


tant, and provides massage, remedial exercises, diothermy, infra-red and sun-ray treat­ ments.


their own- doctor. Tire centre will begin operat-'


Cases are referred there by


ing on the Monday following the opening.


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Village post office saved


Special arrangements have


been made for pensioners in Low -Moor,- to .- -collect their ■allowances”:'‘Epllowingrinhc -


post office staff; wiM visit the village once a week, on Thurs­ day afternoons, to pay out Social Security payments, pen­


wUl be-in the .same premises as-the post office which closed


•last week and it will open for the first ’time next Thursday: July 31. I t will open from 1-30 p.m.


xmt.il 4-30 pm. di-theroe’s postmaster, Mr,


of the at home, funds were raised for the Royal Engineers Benevolent Fund and other charities with military connec-


W. McColl, explained that the office would he an extension of the main post office in King Street, primarily intended to help pensioners. I t is a temporary arrange­


ment and will continue only as long as there is h demand for it, or until other premises 4»n be found.


closure of the^.village., pos! A member of the Kins Street


sions, and family allowances. This • temporary post office .


- - The trustees ..of (he Physio­


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fine xveather _ provided an opportunity . to .' B6t >. out , into their gardens and • do :-some necessary weeding. •" shops selUng ’ garden- requii-e- ments' -■


reported - a . slight. in­ • sports news and pictures. - ’ crease in sales. ‘


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