Ribblesdale Pool is product of a


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Moore, declared the pool open bv unveiling a commemorative plaque. He told a distinguished gathering of neighbouring civic


from the public admission at 3 p.m. until closing time on Sunday. T h e Mayor, Aid. Sidney


ts istanding) and 1 V amir ,


the S o r ­


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,ic -.cconc! a d . It had difficul ty in


tiic ra liter unre- :.:e of that sect ion :'ncre were one


flight, which were jrcome as the play- id Ken Taylor's Iwt r e d plenty of


:mi of t iming on


lor a smal l , but Ir.ui ience.


Isi iouid also go to tatT. lor a set and mid hardly be


'r intell igent use Jentalives


le for teacher re- l o sit on the No. Ib.duoat ion Execu- ‘>73. Mr. .1. Hind- stei- of St. Janie-, y t h eme . was rc-


Jlis> B. Bingham. | f Clitheroc Gram- Girls. was de-


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the -voting was iiie monthly


lie INeeut ive. Mi . will


represent defeated Mr.


eadmaster of St. Ptiul Junio r


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leaders, officers and representa. fives of- the appeal fund workers: “This pool is the culmination o f two years of very hard work. I t is a very' proud moment not only for me b u t also for the rest of the community. A great deal of thought, time and consructive effort has been p u t in to the task.”


contractors, George Wadding- ton (Builders) Ltd., on their work,


pool was the completion of the first stage of what would ultimately be a family recrea­ tion area at Edisford. In the omnibus vote of thanks he also included the consultants. Houghton. Greenlees and Asso­ ciates: the architects. Berwyn Thomas and Partners;


the Mayor said the


council's own officers and “ everyone concerned in this


the


magnificent building.” T h e Mayor was intranlpced


Complimenting the main'


by Coun. James Barnes, chair­ man of the recreation com­ mittee. who said he could not help feeling proud to take part in the opening ceremony be­ cause it was his last official duty as a member of the council.


T otnb


all know how long Clitheroe has waited for baths: a minute in 1848 called for serious con­ sideration to'.be given to pro­ viding swimming facilities.” Coun". Barnes also introduced Mr. K. R. Greenlees, repre­ senting the consultants, who gave a brief description of the


Coun. Barnes added: “We


pool. Speaking later at the Swan


of the traditional iok~ o f the promised baths, which has been resurrected at every procession and fete in living memory.” He added that, in IS years of


and Royal Hotel, the Mayor said that in erecting the pool the town had also built a tomb. “ It is the final resting place


*'HE opening of the Ribblesdale Pool by the • Mayor of Clifheroe, Aid. Sydney. Moore, on Friday was not only a great day for the town and district it also heralded a memorable weekend for swimmers from far and near. The pool was thronged


A PROUD DAY FOR CLITHEROE great team effort


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public life, when asked what job he would most like to do, he replied “open the swimming baths.”


council in May. 1954. one of the first things.I started to press for was a baths.


“When T first joined the “ 1 was promptly informed


that such a thing was not pos­ sible because the product of a penny rate was too low that we had to get the rateable value of the town up before we could embark on such a costly scheme.


Pleasure “Well, we most certainly have


got the rateable value of the town up. but the building costs have outstripped the rise. “ It is in spite of. and not be­


cause of. the rising rateable value that we 1-nvc finally ach­ ieved our goal.”


swimming bath would not please everyone but it was going to give a great deal of pleasure and thousands of hours of fun. in­ structive and helpful to the children.


Alderman Moore said the He added; “When I first


came to Clitheroe. T was amazed to find so many people who could not swim a stroke.


Life saving


AFTER guests of honour had made a tour of inspection the Mayor introduced a team of


championship - standard swim- aicrs from the Lancashire Con­ stabulary. who demonstrated


various techniques of life sav­ ing.


“I would feel there was some­


thing lacking in my life if 1 could not swim.


ren must be well catered for. be­ cause they are the most likely ones to get into difiicultv, no one is too old to learn.” Aid Moore said that, al-


Prestige


though the opening was a great occasion, he did not anticipate the future of the baths would


all be smooth water. Any coun­ cil that did its job properly al­ ways came in for a deal of criti­ cism, but he hoped it would be constructive.


“Although I stress that child­ SLEEPING ON THE JOB!


A WORKMAN responsible for installing the coat of arms on the avail inside the Ribblesdalc Pool arrived at the site


the evening before the opening day—and slept in his car on the nevr park nearby, so that he could personally sec to the fixing of the emblem. This typified the conscientious way in which everyone


involved in the baths scheme had worked, said Mr. K. R. Greenlees, of Houghton, Greenlees and Associates, at the offi-


- !a r luncheon, held after the baths opening. CERAMIC WALL AND


LL00R TILING BY THE SPECIALISTS


Paying tribute to those who


worked on the project, lie said that it had been a successful and happy one. which most people had looked upon as a prestige job.


specified time, but without de­ tracting from the high stan­ dards.


thusiasm and pride of crafts­ manship that had gone into the work, and the desire by every­ one to complete work within the


He spoke of the unusual en­ “George Waddington. the


main contractors, have proved beyond doubt that the operation was within their capabilities and they have done it at a very reasonable cost." Thanking the consultants and


worked on. ” 1 think this is a 'wonderful pool.'" lie said, “ I


have seen baths costing three or four times as much, but they were not one bit b e t te r .’ Mr. E. Dugdale. managing


director of George Waddington (Builders) Ltd. said that he was very pleased that everyone was expressing their approval of the


finished job. A great many people had


shown generosity with money, time, effort and initiative, said Coun. H. Pearson, chairman of the Finance and General Pur­ poses Committee, proposing a


vote of thanks to the Appeal 1-und committee. “The baths have been discus­


architects 'A id . Moore said; “Very great credit is due to them. 1 feci that, so far as Clith­ eroc is concerned, they have really earned their fees.”


Won d e r fu l


ship between all concerned. “The builders, the officers of the council and everyone else has done a grand job.” he said. Mr. Greenlees said that this was one of many baths he had


that throughout the job, there had been a very happy relation­


Replying. Mr. Greenlees said


cross-section of people had been prepared, to .forget diffe­ rences of opinion, and work as a team for the whole town, marshalled by the committee. The appeal committee chair­


now very nearly gained.” H e added that a c om p l e t e


sed since around 1850. he said, “and as soon as plans were made, a target was set. and is


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F E R R Y ING a bouquet across the pooI 01 1 a 'raft' made of life­ belts. two local children became the first swimmers to use the Ribblesdalc Pool after its official opening. Seven-year-old Sarah Hamilton, o f Highfieid, Ribblesdalc Avenue, Chthcroe. and Douglas Lee (5), o f Crowshaw House. Dutton, dived in. and


swam the width o f the pool. Then they carefully propelled the bouquet back to their starting point, and presented it to the


Mayoress of Clitheroe, Mrs. E va Moore.


Some facts and figures


man. Coun. J. Blackburn, re­ plying. said; “This has been a wonderful year in the history of Clithcroe and district. Everyone has' helped towards the cost of the baths—area organisers, street collectors. pensioners, children, and organisations.”


th e m a in pool w h ich is 25 m e tre s by 10.0 m e tres . The depth increases from .9 metres to 1.4 metres (3ft


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gallons of water at a tempera­ ture of 7S to 80 degrees, with a temperature of around S2 deg. in the hall generally.


The plunge contains 90.000 ★ ★ ★


metres by 7 metres, it has a constant depth of .75 metres and there are handrails for leaching purposes and steps at


one end for easy access. ★


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white glazed tiles with non-slip floors, the surround also being non-slip using stonc-colourcd


patterned tiles. ★


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boarded timber is-accentuated by wall-mounted floodlights thus creating a non-glare halo of light over the pool, supple­ mented with under-water light­


The main roof of close ing. ★ ★ ★


of spectators (has been pro­ vided.


Seating for a limited number ★ ★


THE plaque unveiled by the Mayor contained an unavoidable inaccuracy. Jt describes him as Councillor Moore and couldn’t be altered in time to give him the elevated title of alderman. With the M ayor are the Mayoress a nd Coun. Barnes.


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rooms fo r men and women, also communal


There are separate changing and separate


Both pools are finished in The children's pool is 10.5


clothes being stored in indivi- j dual lockers for which keys ; arc issued at the pay desk. There arc warm showers, with a toilet and make-up area, access to the pool for all­ bathers being through a foot­ bath.


d r e s s i n g ★ ★ ★


tion plant treats the whole of I the main pool water in four- hour cycles, the water in the children's pool being changed every one and a half hours. The building is heated by a filtered warm air system.


The filtration and chlorina­ ★ the manager's ★ ★


offices, pay desk and toilets for the staff and the public. There arc also some vending machines


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pool there is a car park for 300 cars, which also caters for the visitors to the recreation area on the river bank.


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rounding the pool will be landscaped, with extensive grassed areas and planted with rhododendrons and other decor­


ative shrubs. Eventually, the land sur­ | Across the road from the j |


The foyer entrance contains j and general j


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WATCHING the life-savins display^ after the opening ccrcmon Af rm and Mr s . Eric Dugdalc, they arc, at the front from the lef t : Mayor and Mayoress, Mr. K. R. Greenlees, and Coun. and Mr s . / . Barnes. Also in our picture, fourth left on the hack row is Mr s . Janet Newell, who was secretary of the Baths Appeal fu n d until she moved to Not t ingham. Mrs. Newel l was invited to tetuni to Clithcroc for the occasion.


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