TWO Githeroe'boys,'who offered to. help. elderly council house tenants with their gardens, were hard at


Walker^ and' 10-ycar-old Donald Bibby, next door neighbours in Sfandcn Road, Clitheroe,. answered an appeal made by Ibc’-Town Council’s


work this week. ■ ■


Fourteen - year - old Graham


housing committee, for help in keeping pensioners’ • gardens tidy. ■ ’


‘ t . The boys ha ve agreed "to


hand shears. Said: Graham: “I have been cutting th e grass


look after four, gardens near their^ home, by keeping :thc hedges . and • grass cut with


and shifting coal for one of the pensioners for a - while


who. lives at number eight. Standcn R o a d bungalows: “The boys have been a good help to me.”


dalc County Secondary School, and Donald,’ a pupil at Pendlc Junior School, arc keen gar­ deners, and have both been helping to -grow :somc.'vege­ tables at school./ ' Said Mrs. E. Cross, a .widow,


Graham, a pupil ' at Ribbles-


Group aims to put forgotten on


GRAHAM (left) and. Donald hard'at work, supervised.' by Mrsi'-E. Cross.


SO HAPPY... UNTIL THE DAY HER


BIN DISAPPEARED


WHEN pensioner Mrs. J Stansfield moved to Clith- eroe from Cheshire she soon found happiness in


the council for £2.75, almost half her weekly pension, be­ cause the existing one was very worn. But 'during the September


lot of work fo make her home in Monk Street spick and span, but 76-year-old Mrs. Stansfield thought it was worthwhile. She bought a new bin from


kind and friendly were the people . . . until the day her dustbin disappeared. Then her faith in local people was shat­ tered. After her removal it took a


the town. She was always saying how


rubbish to be collected, not knowing it was the holiday fort­ night", she said. "When 1 came back from shopping, it had gone.”


i.


about it that / told the police and the council, but they said there was nohing they could do”.


given instructions to. look out for my bin, and they were very sympathetic”, she added. ‘‘But l couldn’t afford another, so I had to wrap up all by rubbish in parcels"...


holidays the bin disappeared’ from the passage outside her home. I put out the bin for the


. . . free of charge. Said Mrs. Stansfield; "I’m


the tale of the bin ended hap­ pily on Tuesday, when ' the council provided a replacement


Luckily for Mrs.' Stansfield, , , ;


going to make sure this one doesn't get away. I’m painting my address on it—in large green letters”.


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A START-is to be made as as possible on the


this week’s meeting of the town council’s Public- Works and Amenities Committee and given approval in principle. In the first, place work would


Edisford. The plan. was welcomed at


be undertaken on replacing the present wooden shop with a new building including offices; the construction of the miniature golf course and extension of the existing toilets.


IMPRESSED NOW


officials had been'impressed with- the scheme and proposals from ,thc planning point of view-and they, felt that there would be no difficulty; with “ them--at county.


Clerk, said he and the Borough Surveyor (Mr. John Bowness), had met Mr. David Tattcrsall, assistant. County Planning Offi­ cer, and other officials and they h.:d discussed the proposed scheme, which includes a sports centre and a permanent caravan and camping site with full facili­ ties. ■ Mr.-.Cowdall said.the county


Mr. John Cowdall, Town THIS sketch map (not to scale) shows the lay-out of facilities at Roefield.


level. Proposals will be submitted


to the corporation giving sug-- gestions for the landscaping of the site. Mr. Cowdall asked that if the.


• the Amenities Committee’s app- ■ roval, there should be agreement in principle- rather- than in detail-because it was likely that - some .modifications and amend­


scheme, prepared by the Man­ agement Committee, met with


ments would be needed. Coun. R; Todd, chairman of the committee, said: “I think


this is a forward-thinking plan. It excites me. I think it is where we ought to be going/ We are flogging ourselves to death to make Clitheroe a tourist centre and this is one of the right ways to’do it.”


; • ;


mented that it had made him recall -the story of Rip Van


Coun. R. P. Ainsworth com­


Winkle, who slept for a hund­ red ■ years. “The bulk of the members of this - council have slept for three years.” He reminded the committee


that ex-Coun. Norman _ had pleaded with the • council • to develop this site three years ago but the idea was . turned down. “Three years . ago the cost


the scheme, details of which were first revealed in last week's Advertiser and Times, could be completed during 1972-1973 and the final phase in: 1974. Although it is too early to


It is thought that the main of


would have been considerably cheaper, than. it is today,” he commented.


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"The refuse collectors, were "I felt so furious and bitter


Dangerous drugs stolen


DANGEROUS drugs .were stolen from two chemists’ shops in Clitheroe ' and


ground floor' window. Outside bars were forced apart and'the window itself broken as -was the door leading into the shop.' ; Said Mr. Charles Clegg; the owner; “We were very fortun­ ate that they did not cause much damage. They knew what they wanted and went straight to the dangerous drugs cup­ board”.


£10 in cash. Entry was gained through a


CIGARETTES


into previously but this is the first time dangerous drugs have been stolen. Mr. Clegg said- that whoever


His shop has been broken


had got into the shop must have been very slim as the space between the bars was not very large. Ah. Mr. Arthur Preston’s


manage to enter the dangerous drugs cupboard and stole only a few drugs. They took a large quantity of cigarettes, two cheque books and about £6 in cash. The break-ins were discovered


shop, entry was gained by re­ moving slates. However, the thieves did not


on Tuesday morning when the shops opened for business.


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Clegg’s, and Included tablets, doses and powders of such drugs as Pcthedine, morphine sulphate, Diamorphinc, cocaine, Palfium, Dicodid, Diconal, Phy- septone and Pethilorfan. The intruders also took about


broke into Clegg’s, in Church Street, Clitheroe, and Preston’s in King Street, Whalley. The largest haul. came , from


Whalley this week. ■ During Monday night thieves


tourist map


THE first positive step towards the formation of a Ribble Valley Tourist Authority was taken this week. Some 50 people represen­ ting a wide diversity of interests attended a meeting at Hurst Green Village Hall and at the end of a two-and-a-half-hour discussion they agreed to set up a working party to explore how a valley tourist authority could best he created.


Harrold, director of the North West Tourist Association, who said that in this country too many people had talked too long about the tourist boom but had not done enough to take advantage of it. He there­ fore welcomed the attempt to build a Ribble Valley Tourist Authority on a firm basis. Indicating the wide field wait­


spent their holidays in this country compared to six mil­ lion who journeyed abroad, ' -So' far 'as the, -North' West


area has much to offer—pleasant ant places such' as this valley— but it had been large forgotten apart from the seaside resorts. The “Coronation. Street”


was concerned "the' image was still one of industry. Yet the


image must be changed, he said, adding a warning that “we are in competition with Majorca and Paris; we must tell people why they , should come to the North West”. '


Literature


the preliminary inquiries which had preceded the meeting. In­ terest in the project was such that the meeting had had to be


sociation would be able to help in providing distribution points for literature about the area,- using information centres now being set up. Mr. Anthony Perry, of Hurst Green, who' presided, outlined


a tourist authority was to be set up on a business-like basis it was necessary to have the support of the local authorities in the area; The North West Tourist As­


Mr. Harrold stressed that if


yard-long section with a 12 inch pipeline will begin prob­ ably next week and will take, at least a month. The pipe will be laid from


carried out, a 50-foot high chestnut tree was felled earlier this week.


TREE FELLED


the garden of The Croft, home of Dr. C. E. Brown. Although they are protected by • a tree preservation order, the emer­ gency was such that permission did not have to be- obtained before felling. it. The collapsed sewer, which


The tree is one of several in


WORKMEN repairing a collapsed sewer in Brookes Lane, Whalley, have discovered another section is com­ pletely blocked and will have to be replaced at a cost of about £3,000. Work on replacing the 90-


Brookes Lane, through a pri-. vate garden to a manhole in another garden. To allow the work to be


was about 14 ft. underground, took several weeks to repair because: the. workmen encoun­ tered running sand. Whenever they excavated, the sides fell in, so it was necessary to sheet-pile them.


promixity to houses in Brookes Lane it was felt that it would be safer to leave the sheeting, worth £1,000, in the ground. Until the old sewer is replaced, pumping apparatus is in opera­ tion for 24 hours a day.


Because of the sewer’s


ried out to the sewer, the lane was blocked to traffic. How­ ever residents with cars were allowed to by-pass the road­ works by using the driveway of Stocks Hill, home of Mr. J. B. Finch.


While work was being car­


Speakers included Mr. David transferred, from the original venue to the large village hall.


Individuals and organisations in addition to those invited had asked permission to attend. Clitheroe Rural Council was


ing to be tapped he pointed out . that 30 million people


the only local authority to decline the invitation, and is not a member of the North West Tourist Association. ; The basic idea was to pro­ mote the general welfare ‘ of


Ribble and Hodder valleys and for this reason it was absolutely necessary that the local auth­ orities should play their part. People who came there would


spend money which would in­ crease local prosperity and help to increase employment in an area that could well do with it. Pointing to the need for local


Continued on page : 9


AWARDS for safety in the water and safety on the road were presented to chil­ dren at Whalley C of E School on Tuesday.


' ^ 10.. presentations., wcr.c-.made. -by. Corny Jimmy. Fell, vice- ' chairman of. Clitheroe Rural District Council, Who told the children that the knowledge they had acquired'would stand them in' good stead throughout their lives. “With a little more road sense, the road casualty figures will go down and- down,” , he said.


sonal survival in swimming, awarded by the Amateur Swim­ ming Association, were presen­ ted to Karen Bloy, Debra Bloy, Ian Brown, Peter Hall. Susan Cuthbertson, A n n Houlker, Fiona Winterbottom-and Gillian Dust.


were also presented ■ to Neil Stelling, Avril Holding, lan Brown,.Peter Hall, Susan Cuth­ bertson, Ann Houlker, Fiona Winterbottom, and Gillian Dust. The headmaster of Whalley


Stage One swimming awards


School, Mr. J. S. R. Shaw, said that the swimming awards rep­


for the swimmers, as Coun. Fell pointed out: “If you go swim­ ming twice a week you’ll-be able to cut out bath night.” No doubt a popular suggestion. Eight bronze medals for per­


There were also advantages ■ . - . ALL SHAPES AND SIZES


' now go on to take the silver medal.


resented a.unique achievement, It Was the first year that primary schoolchildren had been allowed to take these tests, and he hoped that, many; of, the /pupils would


swimmers being congratulated by Coun. J. Fell are, from the


ling to Great "Harwood Baths every Monday morning for les­ sons with instructress Mrs. Monk. In our picture award-winning


’ The children have been .travel­


left, at the back: Peter Hall, Fiona Winterbottom, Kar en Bloy; in the middle, Ann Houl- kcr, Debra Bloy, Gillian Dust, Susan Cuthbertson;-at the front, lan BrdwTahdfNcil Stelling.


. Coun. John Blackburn has been nominated by Clitheroe General Purposes Committee for one of tw o vacant non­ county borough seats on the executive of the North West Tourist Association.


i Moorcnd, and • a council house tenant, Mr Smith, of Central


“The majority of pensioners who cannot look , after their


........


come from ..a friend, of Graham’s, Alan Boyer, of-


Offers of -help have also


: Hartford,: said th a t. t h c- res­ ponse for help in the gardens had been poor so. far.


Avenue. Housing manager,'Mr. ,M. D;


' to 'look after the Standcn Rond bungalows, but we still need help in Hazel Grove, Lilac Grove, Alma Place and Manor Road ”


’cannot be expected to do sucli a : tremendous job single- handed. The boys can manage


own gardens live in the Hen- thorn area of town, and although we- have provided Mr: Smitii witii a scythe, lie


the gardens of aged and infirm council tenants- was raised, at this week’s meeting of Ciith- croc Housing Committee. The fact that only - two


The question -of maintaining


schoolboys had answered a plea to help the old people “cried shame”, said Coun. Harry Pearson. A report of the council debate appears on page nine.


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