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SEVEN local reservoirs are to have special equipment in­


stalled -which will provide Water Board officials with con­ tinuous data on the water level.


Swm baths mil be busy


o n preliminary discussions with Mr. J. E. Fox, division 5 education officer, about the possible number of-schoolchild­ ren likely to be Sent to the baths. The demand would pro­ bably be for , 20 afternoon periods of half .-an hour,, xyith schools having cxclurive -use of the baths; during term, time and: there could-be a. demandj for an additional 15 periods. ' Mr. Cowdall also said that


ford Baths for weekly swim­ ming instruction, the Town Clerk, Mr. John Cowdall, told Clitheroe recreation committee on Tuesday. Mr. Cbwdall was reporting


if patients no\y attending Skip- ton baths could'be catered for at Edisford. ' This news that outside organ­


Mr. G. Mitchell, secretary-of Caldcrstones Hospital, had said it would be more’ convenient


and empowered to interview candidates for the position of baths and recreation centre manager and to make an appointment. .


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isations were interested . i n patronising -the.'baths was re­ ceived with pleasure. A sub-committee was set up


ABOUT 560 pupils of local schools will attend the Edis­


dington, Gisburn, Rimington, Downham. Tossidc and Whal- Icy will probably be supplied with the new equipment by late spring, and that at Grin- dleton will be installed after minor alterations have been carried out. The operation js expected to cost about £9,000.


Service reservoirs at Wad-


' making daily or weekly checks, operates by means of magnetic tape.


AUTOMATIC


the level of water. If a water board official rings a- tele­ phone number apperfaiping - to the’ relevant 'mechanism, it selects an, appropriate prc-rc- eprded message stating thorex- act water level. I The equipment has another'


The tape constantly registers


important function. If the level falls -or rises 'to a' ceflain,point, the mcchtonism ■ automatically


dials the number of the official concerned. If there is ho reply, it'dials the next most, appro­ priate number and so on down a list.


CUBICLE


staff at present often learn that a reservoir has dropped only when -consumers com­ plain that they are not getting water. In future this will never happen. The equipment will be built


into a little cubicle at the side of the reservoir.


Arrangements for holiday


CORPORATION employees will lake Monday and Tuesday as their Christmas holidays. The town councils’ general purposes committee agreed to this after receiving a letter from the two shop stewards in, the highways department. The Tetter said it was the unanimous wish of the men to have Monday and Tues­ day and not Friday and Mon­ day as the committee had origin­ ally suggested.


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player, he has refereed in ama­ teur league matches, - and in preliminary rounds, of Football Assoociation competitions! He also" played ..football for eight years. In Pickering, he was associ­


ber of Pickering ^ Conservative Association, and - o f ;.Pickering Urban District council. He was elected in 1969, A keen tennis and football


ated with the Methodist Church, and was chapel-trust secretary.


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Stephen, 13, and Susan, 10, Mr. Darley will be moving to the Clitheroe area in fte near future. Mr. Darley has tiecn a.mem­


vices Department in Leeds. Mr. Darlcy has been manager of the bank’s Pickering branch since 1966, and has worked in branches at Driffield, Beverley, Selby, Hull and Kirkbymoorr side. Married with two children,


Mr. George W. Miles, who has joined the bank’s CentraT Ser­


NEW manager of the'Clitheroe branch of the Yorkshire Bank is Mr. Kenneth Fowler Darley. Aged 43, Mr. Darley succeeds


has been available for some 15 years and, according to the board’s chief engineer, Mr. Frank Law, it seems to work very well. Mr. Law explained that


The system is not new. .It


engineer is to invite tenders for the supply and installation of a ‘dataphonic’ mechanism for the seven reservoirs. The new system, which will replace the tedious routine of-


The Fylde Water Board From Australia to Clitheroe is a long -way to travel for a -wed­


ding. But that is just what 24.year-old Mr. Anthony. Barry Walsh and 20-year-old Miss Theresa Maria Long did. After all it was a their own.


special wedding . . , For Mr. Walsh, however, it


was something of a homecom­


ing. For he emigrated to Sydney from Burnley 12 years ago, with his parents and two youn­


. lived in Clitheroe all .her life first in Grafton Street, then in Hayhurst Street, and now in Jubilee Terrace,, where Mr. Walsh and his wife arc staying at present. . Mr. Welsh who has a build­ ing supervisor, in Sydney came


ger brothers, Peter 18, and David, 19. His grandmother, Mrs. Mary Hannah Walsh, has


■VISITORS ■ to St, Leonard’s Church '-sale- of work, Langho, needed more than shopping baskets to carry away their purchases. In fact it might have been a


' Parishioners |had.'been-work-, ing for months 'to' prepa’re "for


good idea to have gone prepar­ ed with a furniture van. for on sale were brand new three- piece suites, blankets; sheets and other items' of furniture and linen;


TWO PHASES FOR BY-PASS UNK ROAD


THE promised link road from Pimlico to Chatburn Road and the extension of it to the Whal- ley-Clitheroe byrpass were two separate schemes, Mr. John Cowdall, - town clerk, told the town councils public works committee. He had expressed concern to


official function for the vicar of St. Leonard’s, the Rev. Philip H. Dearden. since he came to the parish two months ago. He introduced Mr, H. ■ Bullock, as joint chairman of the building fund committee, and thanked'him for his 17 years service.


to provide two extra -class­ rooms to accommodate the increasing-number of children,'. The sale was the first big


were well in excess of £650. The money will be used for, the ,St. Leonard’s Schoo* building fund, which is hoping


mas decorations, toys and ref­ reshments. Stalls also sold plants,, white elephants, cos­ metics, stationery, bottles . and ‘anything blue’; and there was a tombola. The children enjoyed a visit-from Father Christmas. Proceeds from the afternoon


County Hall about delay in starting the link. The answer was, he said, that the draft order for the first part had been published and it was hoped that there would be no objec­ tions; the county council had already allowed for the cost of the necessary railway bridge. The length from Chatburn


Road to the outer by-pass had been estimated to cost £250,000 and a revised scheme was now in an advanced state of pre­ paration.


Extra football pitch will cost £1,382


IT will cost £1,382 to probide an extra pitch at Roefield for Ciith­ eroc amateur footballers, .Mr, John Hall, parks superintendent told the town council amenities committee. Coun. Ronnie Todd, chair­ man, said that new pitch would


-approved a,supplementary esti- mate to cover the cost.' ■ The estimate of £1,382, from Blackburn firm, was the lowest of three tenders for the work of levelling, grassing, mowing and drain-laying. The others were £1.700 and £1,807. -In his report. Mr.-Hall sta­


.Amateur. League had been promised a new pitch and bet­ ter changing facilities for'next season. Because the Intended site was not level, : it stood in water, after the slightest rain­ fall. ■


ted that the cost of levelling and preparing .one pitch would be about £800. This did not in- ;clude draining, which could not begin until the end of -the pre­ sent season in April. Coun. -Todd said that the


fulfil a promise made at a re­ cent meeting with league re­ presentatives to replace one which would be lost under the Edisford development scheme. Later, the finance committee


get some action on this as soon as possibly, mainly to get the pitches. ready for the begin­ ning of next season.”


ing was required. Hotvever, it seemed illogical to Coun. Todd to carry out levelling and pre­ paratory work before laying drains. It seemed better to do both simultaneously. He said: “We would like to


Therefore, considerable drain­


June date for Castle fete


CLITHEROE castle fete will be held again next year, des­ pite the loss of over £300 made on the last one, the town councils recreation deci­ ded on Tuesday. Coun. William Sharpies,


reported that the castle fete committee was. hopeful of staging the event on June 24th next year, instead of the usual September 3rd or 4th. It was thouuht that better weather would prevail at that time of year.


despite the loss, the 1971 fete had been a big,success and 3,000 people had paid at the gate.


pointed out that the pop festival was also held in June, but Coun. Sharpies countered that the two were catering for entirely different audiences.


Coun. John Blatokburn


Moore, seconded Co u n . Sharpies’ proposal that the fete should be continued in 1972.


The Mayor, Coun. Sidney Coun. Sharpies said that, the sale, making cakes, Christ- ; wife.' SJie was presented with


Thc,.opcner, ot-thoisale- was Mts. Stella"- Dearden, the vicar’s


a bouquet of chrysanthemums by the Harvest queen, - 10-year- old Kim Blackwell, and the vicar received a carnation buttonhole. Mrs. C.- Holt gave a vote of thanks.


the toys, watched. by-Mr. Bul­ lock, (left), Mrs. Dearden and the Rev, Dearden.


In our picture'Kim-admires


TOWN CLERK CHOSEN FOR BOUNDARIES ' TEAM ' -


to discuss certain aspects of management ' structure a n d local government re-organisa- tion.


.vironment set up a working party earlier this year and had asked the Institute to nomi­ nate a team to attend discus­ sions; probably in January,


The Department of the En-


STD for Slaidburn


THE new STD telephone exchange at Slaidburn, costing £13,500, will be brought into use at one o’clock next Wed­ nesday afternoon, without any formalities.


scribers but 'has a total capa­ city of 600.


one opened in October 1951, It is on an adjoining site lin Church Street and the build­ ing is of local stone to har­ monise with the surroundings.


The new exchange replaces


subscribers will have a fully automatic STD service; at present only local calls can be. dialled, the remainder having to be made via the operator.


For the first time, Slaidburn It -will open with 134 sub­


THE Town, Clerk of Clitheroe Mr, John Cowdall, has been selected by the Institute of Local' Government Administra­ tors as-one of its team of five


. tralian-born wife-toibc -a EorE night agOi'-They were' married at Cfithcroc Register. Oflicc, Chief witnesses at the ceremony were Mr. Walsh’s brother, Mr. Keith Walsh, and his wife. They, too, made the Jong


; over , three months ago by air, .and he was joined by his Aus-


, Hotel, Chatburn, and the couple spent their honeymoon on motoring tour. They intend to stay in Eng­ land, and Mr. Walsh has a job


POSTPONE TRIP


open for a house in the dis­ trict, and meanwhile they are staying with Mr. Walsh’s grand­ mother in her home opposite


They are keeping an- eye


England are Mr. Walsh’s par­ ents, who are going to live in Burnley once again. Others of the family who now


Jubilee Mill, where she used to work. Also planning to return to


to visit this country next De­ cember. They are Mr. Walsh’s uncles


reason for returning to England was to have a look round, So far, he is finding it a pleasant change. He even likes the wea­ ther—“It’s much better being too cold than too hot”, he says. The great difference he no­


Mr. Walsh says that his


ticed between here andc Aus tralia is that there is more


contrast between different areas than there is Down-Under. “In Australia, you can travel 10,000 miles round the coast and notice hardly any change, but here dialects and landscapes are changing all the time”. His wife, who has never seen


a picture book”, she says, “in Australia, ail the towns arc new and all the streets sym­ metrical, so you cannot really lose your way. But in Clitheroe even the main street bends, and I have got lost once already in the town”. The newly-weds may or may


not. return to Australia—^Mr. Walsh says he never makes plans in advance. “I never book a return trip, but just go where adn when 1 want to”, he ex­ plained.


live in South Africa intended to return for the wedding, and for Christmas. But they had to postpone the trip and now hope


Gerry and Ken, both Clitheroe born.


journey from Sydney for the occasion. However, they have no definite plans to return to Australia. At present, they arc -visiting friends and relatives in the South of England. After the wedding, a recep­ tion was held at the Black Bull


BARRY ahd TlicresaiWalsh visit


with Trutex Ltd., in West Brad­ ford.


home for 17 years


A CLITHEROE man who emigrated to New 2!caland 17 years ago is returning home for a holiday in the New Year.


sail for England at the begin- ing of this month, and is duo to arrive at Southampton on January 7th. There, he xvill be met by


many of his relatives, headed by his mother, Mrs. D. Hilton of Hall Street. Mrs. Hilton has not seen her son since 1960, when she went out to Well­ ington and spent a year with him and his family. Mr. Hilton, who still works


in the printing trade, is now married with three children, two sons and a daughter. Ho was' married three years


after emigrating, and his wife, Hermione, came orginally from Apia, in Western Samoa Mr. Hilton 37, is an old boy of Ribblesdale County &c-


qndary Modern School, and was keenly interested in


athletics, competing in num­ erous track events.


England before, describes it as very quaint. “It is like something out of


GO-AHEAD FOR


FESTIVAL


ance committee this week gave the go-ahead for a-festival of plays next autumn. They had heard f r om ' Coun. James Barnes, festival chairman, of tho outstanding success of the 1971 festival, which had shown a surplus because there were more patrons and bigger audi­ ences. Coun.’ Sharpies . described it as “a wonderful week”.


LORD CLITHEROE has challenged an ancient right of Clitheroe. people to .cut turf on Pcndle Hill.


;. At a meeting of the town’s


planning and c.stafcs committee this week, the Town Clerk, (Mr. John, Cowduli), .said - Lord CSithcroc and the occupiers of


m ANCIENT RIGHT IS BEING CHALLENGED


In ^ End Farm, Barley, were objecting to the Corporation’s rcgistr.'ition of the land as com­ mon land.


claimed, it was not^ common land and the occupiers' of the farm, said the right to cut turf did not extend over all the land stated.


Lord Clithcroe, h e said,


the right to cut turf on Fendic Hill, to carry it away and


Mr. .Cowdall explained that


by the then town!clerk to regis­ ter this right under the ■ Com­ mons. Registration Act of 1965. A plan of the precise area on Pcndic Hill where Ihi-s riglit was allowed was required and was submitted by Mr. J. New­ ton Bell, the former borough surveyor,


burn it was granted to the bur­ gesses of the town, in 1307 by Henry De Lacy. In 1966, a move was made


the ancient records were in French and-English and it re­


had been made and Mr. Cow­ dall asked if the committee wished to modify-the registra­ tion to bring it into line with these objection^. He explained that the area in question com­ prised Worston Moor and a piece of land on Ings Head Moor, . He - told the coininiltce that


Since then the objections


ted that he thought very few houses in Clithcroc , had the right of turbary, as it is known, but he added-that he would not like to -surrender any> rights. -


tlie town clerk should write to the County Archivist for more information and the subject was deferred for one month. Coun. J. A. Barnes commen­


quired a great deal of time to translate them. The committee decided that


Clitheroe town council’s fin­


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Teclmical hitch


THE signing of the coniract for land at Lowfield, site of .CtUlieroe’s - ; proposed Health Centre, has been held up tem­ porarily . . . all: because of a gas main. While investigating the title


, if built according to plan, would be directly over a gas main, and this caused a tech­ nical hitch. The County Council is now


in contact with the Gas Board, to see whether d solution can be found. I f the health centre is built as originally intended, over the main, certain struc­ tural alterations will be required as a safety precaution, to elim­ inate the risk of settlement. Otherwise the building will have to be moved to another part of the site. However, the resiling,of the


promise to preserve as many trees as possible, ensuring that the character of Lowfield is not altered. When bnili, the health centre


health centre would, not affect the ■.County Council’s earlier


deed, Lancashire County Coun­ c il. discovered that the centre,


IN 1975 Edisford school could have at least 430 pupils according to a sur­ vey by parents who are campaigning for e x t r a places. They agree that there are 25 children under five who could possibly be transferred t o another school, against parents’ preference, but even so there would still be 405 children at Edisford compared with the original figure of 280 and considerably more than


ler area than tiic existing catchment area and the point was made that the Bright


were in the public scats in the council chamber on Tues­ day night wiicn Clithcroc general purposes committee teamed of the survey and decided to seek a meeting in Ciitheroc with representatives of the County Council and Division 5 Education Execu­ tive in a further ctTort to resolve the problem of over­ crowding. The survey covered a smal­


the 360 quoted recently. A small group of parents


chiidren would increase each year.


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gone to County . Halt, the Chief Education Officer, Division - 5 Executive, Mr. David Walder, ■ MP, and Mr A. M. Latimer,' headmaster. Aid Tom Robinson said the


Copies of tile survey have


Street school would have 100 places in the first phase. This would relieve overcrowding at Pcndic .lunior schools and St. James’s schools and pos­ sibly accommodate chidren living on that side of the town. It wouid n o t help Edis­ ford where the number of


survey served'a :uscful purpose, and-lie hoped ’ it would.-be: acted upon.


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that Division 5 . Executive seemed to resent the prob­ lems at Edisford being raised in town council. The council ought to express


What surprised him.was


as. to solve the immediate problems. Th e . council had already made it cicar it had no wish to hamper progress, with tile new school ‘ for' Bright Street.


its views; it wanted, temporary accommodation^ provided so


\ ' He went on: “The educa­ tion people seem to thirik-tliat


temporary. ■ acconimpdation -. is . something -wofsc . than . poison.


- something .which will, have a. life of many, years.”


We arc not- thinking; of a ; tin and timber constrpetion but


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chiid population in the . Edis­ ford area was double the national average and the; coun­


The survey showed that the was amazing (that the educ.!-.


cil should give their,: b.acking to the p.ircnts.-:, Coun. Derek; Akkcr .said


tion people ’seemed |o be ignorant- of the population. of the Edisford catchment area.


. a survey. like this, surely ' the education committee are not. carrying out their function


“If-the residents can make -fully understood. : The education .authority had


member - of the education executive, said the survey would be very useful but he did not think the position was ............


action and it was the duty of the town council - to “poke tlicir nose in” and back the survey. Coun. .Tames Barnes, a


properly and therefore not aware of the problems.” He said there was need for


. dation was concerned this'was something -tlie county were opposed to in - the light of experience. The Mayor, Coun. Sidney


jt might hinder Bright Street. So far as temporary accommo-


to look at the town as a whole. - The executive had - pressed for something to-be done about Edisford, but there w.as only a limited amount of money available for. Clithcroe.. If Edisford was over-stressed


Moore, said he remembered t em p o rary' accommodation being promised about eight or nine years-ago, but thc-coun--


mant about Edisford and, said the Mayor,, “i t . is: ridiculous that; a problem has to arrive before .any attempt is made to solve it.” The Bright Street school, he -observed later, was full even


ty^;had since fallen--out with this sort of -thing. They- had di.scontinucd . it but ' had put nothing "in its place. - He mentioned a meeting with county council ofliccrs who were told of the need for a school in Bright street and that more room would be needed at Edisford. The county had been ada­


tive would like, to-do more but . they were - completely hamstrung by the attitude of the county council and the Department -. of ■ -Education


, The committee unanimously nominated Coun. Harry Pear- .son, chairman; the Mayor, Coun. Sidney Moore; and Aid. Robinson and Clifford Chat- burn, deputy m.ayor, to meet the county and divisional edu­ cation officers and their chairman to discuss the prob­ lem.


before it was b u i l t . ............... Coun. Barnes said tlie execu­


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