ClitUeroe A d v e r t is e r a n d T im e s , J u n e 16, 1972 7 X- _ X * /"-'if.


:ine like twenty to live da\s. so. a recent meeting of


t European Union failed e a quorum because a


r of British and German aid to return from Paris


-stminster and Bonn to national parliaments.


lathe more, in a normal W ho at present in the of Commons could


s hound to take sonic- :kc 130 working days,


the European Parlia- FV


:rc or Brusseils? Per- e or two violently pro- ■is with verv safe seats •:c members of the C Cords.


ie absent from West- hut could be found in


t to his constituents tii.it sort of time he


CARR—THOMPSON


night be a temporary :o pro\ ide about IS


\ssociations might hesi- adom. the constituents


mi ca.ch main political 'his some l.iberal rep- on. but * ottld they he : men.’ Even so. in the ( onscrvaiivc or Labour


e for. a "Member for


t. ton may ask. do other ahead.', members of


-c constituency, the dir- sonal contact, adhered 1 Britain.


ABLE


- in Britain. Yet, if the m Parliament is to in­ is power and if Britain


-ere is the relationship \1P's and local assoc- and constituency the


• \.e a proper sav in the of 'he community, the


■


,\e! a; short notice bc- and representative


d women we send must no; ovet worked bv try - serve two Parliaments


hades of opinion. they be M P's at all? I


tat the answer must be otherwise they would responsible to the Bri-


rhament and electorate, e name thev would put .nd make decisions. If ere elected they would ■come tile odd cane of


onal Civil Servants- oliticians - cum - diplo- either fish nor fowl. In


is also be members of ■ n country's legislature.


- the ne\ : General Iilcc- ng term after that elec- adecd bv that election ent must have decided am for tiie plan will, in have to be introduced of that election.


utiotis. one temporary. icr tone-term. Tempor- cover the period from


SOLUTION see it. there must be


■nt the European Par- msists that its ment­


t do.’ Unfortuntitcly. ie\ do doesn't help. nowhere save in is the s\ stem of one


SHAW—NUTTER


MARRIED at St. Nicholas’ Church, Sabden. recently were Miss Lorna Mary Nut ter , elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Nut ter , of Hey Barn Farm. Sab­ den. and Mr. Thomas Alfred Sliavv. son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Shaw, of CunlifTe Fold Farm, Mel lor . Given away by her father, the


with a pink design, and Miss Shaw wore a similar blue dress with a blue design. They had pink roses in their hair, and carried bouquets of pink roses. Miss Howard, the junior brides­ maid, wore a short cot ton dress, and carried a basket of white chrysanthemums.


br ide wore an oyster crepe A- line gown, and a headdress of fresh roses. She carried a bou­ quet of red roses. Matron-of- honour was Mrs. Jean Howard, br ide's sister, and bridesmaids ■were Miss Linda Shaw, bride­ gro om’s sister, and Miss Wendy Howard, bride's niece. Mrs. Howard wore a floral dress of cream cot ton lawn


by the Rev. Maurice Sunter. A reception took place at the Wellsprings Hotel. The bride, a


Brewer. The ceremony was performed


Best man was Mr . John


laboratoo’ assistant, and the bridegroom, a farmer, will live at Rose Cottage. Abbot t ’s Brow, Mellor. Photo: Mrs. Audrey Stretch, Chatburn.


Council urged to give discounts to sitting tenants


COUNCIL houses in Clitheroe should not be more expen­ sive for their tenants to purchase because of improvements they themselves had carried out to their homes.


- -------------------------------------------------- This was the general feeling of Cl itheroe Town Counci l’s


D ow n h am 1 0 years a fte r


TELEVISION cameras will be out in the Downham area later this month . . . to make a film on the anniversary of “Whistle Down the Wind"’. •


Brian Trueman, of Granada


Cchael Stewart, the lah- Eoreien Secretary. His for some sort of area nt.ninn so that at a Election everyone say


-ecm to have thought moiit the problem. In mon tlie most sensible n so far has come


>e moment only a few 1 a 1 s in each political


casht re would vote for ’ for Europe, and one co n s titu en cy tit Wcst-


a < on-ervativc Govern- ' We -’minster. and Eab- n-noted, even anti-EEC. m 1 m Strasbourg or the


- substitute members— at ever the scheme, what part-. politics? What


A Conservative MP


. av about? sc p iradovically. dcs- ■ v lev. s of Conservatives c s i 'S . 'he Liberals will --r


- -hah sec proportional turnon at the next Gen ­


in one respect


TV. said: “ It is now 10 years since ‘Whistle Down the Wind’ was made, and it is evidently the biggest thing that has ever hap­ pened in Downham. We shall be showing clips from the film, and. interviews with some of the


•which was a great box-office draw, starred John and Hayley Mills and Alan Bates, and was shot mainly a t Worsaw Hill Farm. Worston. and at Down- ham. It was produced by Richard Attenborough.


local people who were involved.” ‘Whistle Down the Wind’,


housing committee last week, when the deferred question of the sale of council houses was discussed. The committee de­ cided to recommend the council to sell houses to sitting tenants, wih a sliding scale of reductions for those who had beenin oc­ cupation for over five years.


there should be consideration for tenants who had worked


Coun. W. Sharpies said that


hard to make improvements to their homes. “Some people have turned their homes into little palaces”, he said. “ there are some lovely houses—a credit to to the town—al though there are some bad ones” .


PAYS TWICE


Bert Jones, and Aid. Sidney Moore, who emphasised that tenants paid twice for every penny they, had paid out, since the assessment made by the Dis­ trict Valuer increased because of the improvements.


He was suppor ted by Coun. Mr. Trueman explained that


interest had arisen when he pas­ sed through Downham recently and chatted to villagers. “I was doing some preliminary research around Pendle Hill for another television film about Mr. Tom Stevenson, the pioneer of the Pennine Way,” he said.


sident of the Nor th East Lanca­ shire Ramblers’ Association, used to live a t Whalley and worked at Barrow Printworks. Dur ing his campaign to estab­ lish the Pennine Way. he walked along thousands of miles of foot­ paths on the Pennine chain.


Mr. Stephenson, a former pre­


-ia pcrt,v of the district ■


ii; .duced which threa- u.lualE. to absorb the


■ vortex. I mean the oi manufactories.


He discoveries lately the two dangerous


ot chemistry and mech- pet" ion of this prin-


: ‘.inch it is impossible • but with the language


• .-.ccomPanied with all


s it to a degree of mal- • u. he exceeded of om­


•w and indignation. In ma nil factories. human on. accumulated in asses, seems to undergo of fermentation, which


it e h >K.K


.- worst of his prophesies • to come to pass. I feel,


natch.. the late doctor birter historian than he seer and we can rejoice


ha; in these, in some res- more enlightened days,


ars will never be realised.


markable value when it uhlished) at either jumble in second-hand book snap it up. Despite the


on come across a copy Johnson's booklet (sure-


prognostications it is interesting souvenir


ell worth retaining for its itv value alone. tina| point. T h i s


ated '"Guide for Visitors” most recent I have come


is ever to mean anything tourist industry. I would


J.F.


y. to our own village. Its we Intel another, much up-to-date, one if this dis-


xir visitors to compare us 1. Whitaker's "unwashed ers.'’


devoted almost in its


F IVE cadet nurses a t Calder- stones Hospi tal have been suc­ cessful in an examination in human physiology a t Blackburn Col lege of Technology and De­ sign. They are: Wendy Biehler, Patricia Edwardson, Kathleen Didlyska, Kathleen Pate and Linda Robertson.


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person who has spent £450 to £500 on installing central heat­ ing will come along to buy the house, and will have to pay the extra £450 or £500 al l over again”.


He gave an example: “A


the sub-committee which had looked into the matter came to the conclusion that the fairest way was to -have a sliding scale. “You will find mostly that the people who are genuinely inter­ ested in buying their property are good tenants, and those who have spent money really lonp to own their property You canT write this into a minute” .


Coun. Ronnie Todd said that PROPOSALS


came out in the sub-committee against the sale of council houses, but if we are going to sell them, let’s be fair about how we do it. Let us be just about the selling of the houses ' Under the proposals, council


Coun. Derek Akker s a id : “I LAWRENSON— GASKELL


Ltd.. Clitheroe. Mr. Peter Jer ­ ome Lawrenson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lawrenson, of Hallam Crescent. Nelson, was marr ied to a Brierfield girl at Holy Saviour RC Church. Nel­ son. on Saturday. His bride was Miss Marilyn


A director of Castle Castings


bride wore a nylon organza dress wi th guipure lace on the bodice and sleeves. She carried a bouquet of gold tea roses and white bridal flowers. . At tendants were Miss Judi th Cook and dame of honour Mrs.


Gaskcll, an employee at Great Universal Stores. Burnley, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hey- worth Gaskell, of King Street Terrace, Brierfield. Given away by her father, the


guipure lace, and carried white bridal flowers. Ths other bridesmaid. Diane


Luisa Gaskcll, who wore dresses in sea jade crepe trimmed with


Paul Lawrenson, and Mr. Peter Gaskell, bride's brother, and Mr. Derek Har t ley w e r e groomsmen. Mr. Fred Duthiot


Withnell. wore a lemon lace dress and carried a pomander of white bridal flowers. Best man was Mr. Edward


coat. Photo: Tim Procter, Nel­ son.


there was a reception at Stirk House Hotel. Gisburn. The couple will live in Hun-


TOUCH OF THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDS


AN Hawaiian evening is to be held at the Ribblesdale 1 Pool. Clitheroe Town Council Rerreation and Amenities Committee gave Mr. Brian Camps, the manager, the go- ahead for his idea which will be put into practice later this month.


and decor would be provided to provide the right atmosphere and contribute to an enjoyable evening.


BARE FEET


reduce the hiring charge of the pool to £10 and to delegate to the chairman, or his deputy, authori ty to make decisions re­


The committee also agreed to


affirmed that spectators who wish to walk about on the tiled surround must remove their shoes and stockings. Coun. William Sharpies said


lating ot applications for hire ot the pool except in certain cases where full committee ap­ proval was required. The committee a l s o re­


was to cater mainly for adults who were unable to at tend the pool during normal hours. As an experiment he proposed to put on a late evening swimming session from 9.30 p.m. to 11 p.m. and to provide a meal all for 60p. Hawai ian costumes would be optional. Suitable background music


Mr. Camps said the intention


objections about .people walk­ ing around in outdoor shoes.


Nelson. Mr. Camps said some councils had tried issuing cheap plastic overshoes but they were not a success.


Replying to Coun. Frank


a question of hygiene and Coun. Bert Jones said it was entirely wrong for people to walk around in their outdoor shoes.


The committee agreed it was


their children who were in the teaching pool they ought to re­ move their shoes and go through the footpath before going into the main hall.


I f parents wished to supervise SEASON TICKETS


complaints had been made to him about this rule, conversely,


CHEMIST’S SHOP IS RAIDED


A QUANTITY of drugs of the ‘pep pill’ type, and £7 in cash were stolen at the weekend when theives broke into a Whalley chemist's shop.


homes, with certain exceptions, would be sold to sitting tenants, with a maximum reduction of 20 per cent, based on the length of tenancy. Anyone who had been resident for less than the five-year period would have to pay the fuLl market value, as assessed by the District Valuer. A tenant wishing to buy the


King Street, was discovered by two passers-by early on Sunday morning, and police found that entry had been gained by smash­ ing a bay window at the side of the shop with a large stone. Apar t from the window, how­ ever, nothing else in the shop was damaged. The money was taken from the till, and the drugs were of various types, in­ cluding amphetamines and Dexadrine.


The break-in, at Preston's in


house af ter five years’ occu pancy would pay five per cent less than market value, and for every complete year over the five years, a further one per cent would be reducted, up to a maximum of 20 per cent.


Golf course charges


IT is expected tha t the minia­ ture goLf course a t Edisford will be ready for opening at the end of the month, arid the open­ ing hours and charges per round have bee decided by the Recrea­ tion and Amenities Committee. The course will be open from


1 p.m. to dusk Monday to Fr i ­ day. and from 10 a.m. on Satur­ days and Sundays. After some discussion about charges there was a 10-4 decision in favour of 10p for adul ts or 15p if accompanied by one child, with an extra 5p for each additional child. Unaccompanied children


will pay lOp. - It- was agreed that the Baths


Manager, Mr. Camps, be res­ ponsible for. the caravan site, letting of footbal l pitches, and the issuing of fishing permits and management of. the amenity area. Th e miniature golf course will have to be-supervised all day, and in -view of the ^extra work Mr. Cam-ps’ .staff will be increased, by an. addi t ional man.


Roger Halliwell, of Claremont Avenue, Clitheroe, who took over only six months ago on the retirement of Mr. Ar thur Pres­ ton, said that the break-in prob­ ably happened af ter midnight. “People living close to the shop went to bed at 12.30 a.m., and it would seem that everything was all right then,” he said.


Propr ietor of the shop, Mr.


-&Q ’At


prised the raid had gone un­ noticed. “There must have been a devil of a noise when the bay window broke.” he said.


in that has happened at the shop since Mr. Halliwell took over, the premises were broken into on four occasions last year. Police are making inquiries.


Although this is the first break


Wins in Cheshire


A 31-YEAR-OED smoothcoat chihuahua, bred by Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Carlyon. of Sydney Avenue, Whallcy, won the chal­ lenge certificate at Cheshire Championship Show.


cate for Salsam Contessa, which makes her a champion, subject to Kennel Club confirmation.


Contessa, now owned by Mrs.


S. M. R. Lawson, of Kendal, is a half-sister to Salsam Don


Carlos, another champion bred by Mr. and Mrs. Carlyon. The parents of both chihuahwas were bred by a Cl itbcroe couple, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lord, of Shaw- bridge Street.


This is the third such certifi­ RECEIVES GOLD BADGE


THE presentation of a gold badge and a tie embroidered with the Blood Transfusion Ser­ vice crest marked Mr. Stanley Blackburn’s 50th donation of blood, which he gave at Clith- croe Parish Church Hall on Saturday.


Avenue, Clithecoe, received his gifts from the Mayor, Coun. Richard Turner , who observed that 30 of the donat ions were made before coming to the town, while the last 20 were made as a member of the Cl ith­ eroe and district panel of donors.


Mr. Blackburn, of Chatburn


to achieve this distinction, and as a comparatively young man there was no reason why he


He was the fourth local donor


should not make 80 donat ions before reaching the service's age


limit. A special certificate accom­


panied rite badge anti tic. Mr.


the Lancaster branch donat ion organiser, who was in Canada.


Bernard Sharpies, of Toe H, the local organiser, deputised for


session apd 19 of these were new donors. In all, 165 donors participated, although 18 were


Sonic 183 people attended the


for tnin°r reasons, unable to give blood on this occasion. As


usual, refreshments were served by members of the WRVS.


tured with Mr. Sharpies and the Mayor*


Mr. Blackburn (centre), is pic­ He added that he was sur ­ G&V"6 y . p e to o t .


too few motorists being aware that they could get a refund of the car parking fee when they visited the pool. Notices are to be put up at the pool and on the car park. In addition more litter bins are to be provided in the area.


The question was raised of


Camps’ recommendation that season tickets be made available to lunchtime swimmers from noon to 1.30 p.m. Monday to Fridays. The cost for a six- month ticket will be £4 in sum­ mer and £3 in winter.


The committee accepted Mr.


costs, weekend opening times and admission charges, will ap­ ply on Easter Monday. Spring


Because of higher labour


Bank and Summer Bank holi­ days.


Aid. Sidney Moore said people had complained about the sur­ round being like a ‘slutchy path”. There had been strong


was usher. Page was Master David Wi th­ nell. Af ter the service, con­ ducted by Fr. P. Arkwright,


Carr and Miss JCan Margaret 7 hompsqn took place at St. Leonard s Church. Downham. on Saturday.


m i - "edding of Mr. Hcnrv


and Mis. Thomas Carr. of Langdon Holme Farm, Dunsop Bridge, and Miss Thompson, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Harold Thompson, of Downham Mill I-'arm. Riming- ton Road, Downham, arc em­ ployed in farming.


Mr- . Carp the son of Mr.


her eldest brother. Mr. Hcon Ross Thompson. Her lace gown was trimmed with pearl drop­ lets, and tormed a train. She had a pearl tiara headdress, and carried a bouquet of red roses and white carnations.


The bride was given awav by


bride's sisters. June Elizabeth, Janet Jardine. and Joyce Alex­ andra Thompson:


The attendants were the


n.ece. Heamer Jean Thompson, and the bridegroom's niece. Catherine Jayne Carr. Best


Thompson and Mr. Kenneth Eilison. The ceremony was performed


the br ide’:


man was Mr. Alan Carr, bride­ groom's brother, and ushers were Mr. Andrew Edward


by the Vicar of Downham, the Rev. F. E. Chard, and the or ­ ganist was Mrs. W. I. Todd. A reception was held at the


ing a louring honeymoon and will live at 2 Woodend Cottage. Dunsop Bridge. Photo: Mrs. Audrey Stretch, Chatburn.


CHLORINE IN WATER


Board chemist is asked to explain


DESPITE repeated requests lor action, nothing has been done about Clitheroe's tap water, which is cloudy and tastes of chlorine. Coun. Derek Akker told the town coun­ cil's public health and housing committee, when it was decided to invite a Fylde Water Board Chemist to come to the next meeting and give an explanation.


do any good." he said. Aid. Sidney Moore said


■had recently had a complaint from someone who had called at his home late at night to show him a glass of undrink­ able water. He added that this was only one of manv com­ plaints he had received. "The problem has been brought up ftr ; discussion again and again, but it dees not sent to


Coun. Akker said that lie


that the water in Cl itheroe had always be-n like this, not because of impurities or high chlorine content, but because of high pressure, which caused air bubbles in the water, giv­ ing a cloudy appearance. “The water should clear in about three quarters of an hour.” he said. Aid. Moore added that the


der and this could be a rea­ son for the chlorine content. Coun. John iVoop 'Minted that


out


n-' -r'i reports should that the chlorine level in the water was up by 50 per cent above normal. “This makes one wonder whether the board's equipment is functioning pro­ perly." he said. He added that he had on


the Fydc Water


Spread Eagle Hotel. Sawley. Mr. and Mrs. Carr are spend­


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lias sub-committccs


‘EXCITING’ FIND AT WHALLEY ABBEY


A COMPLETE and undam­ aged 14th Century window, discovered by workmen making alterations to Whal­ ley Abbey’s conference house, has thrown light on the hitherto vague history of the building.


work was carried out on the provision of a new kitchen, and it will be preserved in the kit­ chen, behind a glass screen, the abbey's management commttce lvis decided. It was at first thought that the window was a relic of the original banqueting hall, part of the Abbot of Whalley’s manor house. But it is far too small for


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that, according to the Ministry of Public Buildings and Works, to whom a photograph of the fmd was sent They suggest that it oringinally came from an un- ocr-crofl—and this means that the present conference room in the conference house is the old banquetting hall, a fact which was unknown before the find.


12th CENTURY


ley Abbey To-day’. Canon G. A. Williams describes it as one of the most e.xciitng discoveries to take place at Whalley Abbey for a long time. “ It solves many previously


unsolved mysteries about the original appearance and history of the building” , he says. Canon Williams explains that


Writing of the find in ‘Whal­


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century as the Rectory of Whal­ ley. but was rebuilt two centur­ ies later as the Abbot ’s lodging. The window shows that the


Abbot certainly had a gracious way of life, and his home must have been the envy of many


the wall in which the window was found must have been the outside wall of the building, which began life in the 12t.h


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local landowners. Canon Wil­ liams says that the Abbot lived the life as a wealthy baron as


well as leader of a religious group. “We now know that he had a residence appropriate to his position in accordance with the standards of his day”. The discovery also means


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Gains degree


AN old boy of Ribblesdale School, Mr. Alan Greenup, has gained a B.Sc. degree in civil engineering at Glamorgan Poly­ technic. Aged 23. he is the son of Mr.


several occasions tried to ex­ plain why the water tasted of chlorine, but people just laughed. “The point is that the taste is there,” he said.


and Mrs. T. Greenup, of East- moor Drive. Clitheroe. Mr. Greenup spent two years at the Harris College, Preston, before he went to Glamorgan.


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