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ALMOST sin c e h e can rem em b e r , Glen W r ig h t h a s , like th o u s a n d s of o th e r y o u n g s te rs , d re am t of b e in g a p ro fe s s io n a l fo o tb a lle r .


But, unl ike th e m a jo r ity


of budding George Bests, 16- ycar-old Glen, of G a rn e t t Road, Clitheroc, is well on th e way to re a l is in g h is ambition. For


recently been given a two- y e a r co n tra c t by Blackburn Rovers FC — which, lie says, is ju s t th e b reak th ro u g h he h a d been looking for. I t was Glen’s fa th e r , Mr


lie h a s


tra in in g ground a t Altliam, an d asked if Glen could tu rn up fo r a tr ia l . The manage­ m en t agreed, an d Glen took his ta sk seriously, jo in in g in tra in in g sessions every day fo r ab out six weeks.


His persis tence paid oil.


seven games in th e process) he was offered a contract, to la s t initially u n til he is 18. Of course. Glen accepted, an d now h e is se ttlin g into th e t ir in g ro u tin e th a t in ­


an d a f te r playing for the Rovers’ B team on Saturdays (and scoring seven goals in


Gordon Wriglit. who engi­ neered liis son’s chance. He w ent along to th e club’s


evitably accompanied th e glamour of a footballer’s life. “ I have to make an early


s ta r t to i each Ewood P ark for 9-15 every morning,” he explained, “ and th e whole morning is taken up with training, which is h a rd work.”


Often, he added, th e a f te r ­


noons a rc devoted to more tra in in g — but th e re is a less enjoyable duty to be carried o u t as well.


ground itself—sweeping the terraces, picking up lit te r an d generally tidying up,” said Glen.


“ We also look a f te r the


ing is coach Mr Charlie Woods, an d Glen lias only praise fo r him. “ He keeps us h a rd a t work, but he is a


In charge of Glen’s tra in ­


good boss all th e same.” And th e re is an o th e r small


duty fo r Glen. He spends some tim e each week a t Accrington College


and maths. The club insists th a t its tra in e e s have some qualifications to fa l l back on, ju s t in case th e football­ ing life is n o t as k in d to th em as th ey expect. A fo rm e r pupil a t Clithcroc


F u r th e r Education, studying fo r h is O-lcvcls in F ren ch


Royal G ram m a r School, Glen has, in h is role as str ike r, played fo r plenty of teams so fa r — in fa c t for ju s t ab out every one th a t he h a s h ad th e chance to. When lie was only 14 he joined h is school’s f irs t XI.


of


La nc as hi re G ram m a r Schools undcr-18 XI, and was in a . team th a t visited Skegness to tak e p a r t in a football festival there. When lie was a t ju n io r school, he played for several young teams. The family moved to


He also tu rn ed out for the


Clitheroc from Liverpool seven ycarp ago, an d they arc all football fan s to vary­ ing degrees. Mr Wr ight and Glen arc, n o t u n n a tu ra lly . Liverpool FC fans. Mrs W r ig h t is a football follower —although n o t entirely by choice, she admits. “ I have sp en t many hours shivering on th e te r ra c e s with my family,” she explained.


Langho church site may be developed


PROVIDED a l te rn a t iv e a c c om m o d a t io n is in c lu d ed th e t ru s te e s of L a n g h o M e th o d is t C h u rc h w ill be w illin g to e n te r in to se r io u s d iscu s s io n s w i th a d e v e lo pm e n t c om p a n y w h o would like to a cq u ire a d jo in in g u n u s e d la n d w h ich belon g s to th e c h u rc h .


Blackburn R u ra l Council The council’s town plan-


h a s received an outline in g committee h a s recom- ap p l ica tio n from th e com­ pany for th e demolition of Langho M e th o d is t Ch u rch an d th e erection of a ch u rch with a community centre, an d a filling s ta tio n .


Champion washer-up


Mrs Sam B a r ro t t an d Mrs Fell, raised £35.50 for W h a l­ ley Methodist Ch r is tm as fair. Dried floral ar ran g em en ts made by Mrs B a r ro t t were on sale on th e b r ing an d buy s ta ll, an d th e coffee was made by Mr B a r ro t t .


CHAIRMAN of Clitheroe RDC, Coun. Jam e s Fell washed up 120 coffee cups a f te r a coffee evening a t his home in Limefield Avenue, Whalley, on Monday. The event, organised by


mended th a t cons ideration of th e application be d efe rred um,il fur ther inform ation is available. No m a t te r w h a t happens,


however—and th is is em­ phasised mos t s trongly by th e Rev. William Parkes, su p e r in ten d e n t m in is te r of Blackburn Methodist Cir­ cuit th e re is no question of the ch u rch coming to an end in the village.


IDEAS


said," and. provided we have a place in which to meet a n d continue o u r work m Langho we wil be h ap p y to ta lk to anyone with realis­ tic ideas.”


f i t of th e community. "We hav e th is land," he


ch u rch 's v a c an t land an d th e tru s te es wanted to see th e land used for th e bene­


a development company was


Mr Parkes confirmed th a t in te re s ted in the


Danger spot death angers village


school to a b ir th d ay tea p a r ty ended in tragedy for five-year-old P a tr ic ia May Davies, of Pendle S tre e t East. She f ra ctu red h er


THE d e a th of a child in a ro ad ac cident has roused th e an g e r of Sabden p a ren ts who have pleaded for a crossing p atrol or traffic lig h ts a t a village danger spot. A 50-yard walk from


warehouse


Jailed for starting blaze at


A 35-YEAR-OLD Clitheroe man had been drinking heavily before setting fire to the warehouse at which he was once employed, causing £17,000 worth of damage, Lancaster Crown Court was told.


fa th e r .” was sen t to prison for 18-m o n th s for se t t in g fire to th e warehouse in Shaw- bridge S tre et , Clitheroe. He was ja iled for one day for burglary a t th e ware­


inspector, of George S treet, Clitheroe. described by his wife d ur ing th e h e a r in g as a " wonderful hu sb an d and


skull in a n a c cid en t with a c a r n e a r th e ju n c tio n of P ad ih am Road an d Whalley Ro ad a n d died in ho sp ital early on Tuesday. I t was th e second sim ilar


in to cons id eratio n a fu r th e r offence of arson — se ttin g fire to a wooden bungalow a t Waddington which he once owned.


house. He asked th e co u r t to take


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y ea r a t school. H er p aren ts , Mr an d Mrs H a r ry Davies have fo u r o th e r children. Henry, 18; P h illip 10; C h r is ­ topher, 7; a n d Gwyn 3. The d r iv er of th e car


trag ed y suffered by th e family in ju s t over 20 months , a brother . Br ian <191 was killed in a New Year's Eve car accident. P a tr ic ia was in h e r firs t


involved in th e ac cident was Mrs Anne Rachel P allis te r <26), of C h a tb u rn P ark Drive. Clitheroe. She was


Nicholas’s Sunday School and was rose queen a t te n d a n t in 1971. ■ Her te a ch e r Mrs H. Britcliffe. of G a rd en e rs Row, Sabden. said: " S h e was a little angel — a wonderful person.” Sabden P a r ish Council is


u n h u r t. P a tr ic ia


a t t e n d e d St


P assing sentence, Mr Ju s t ic e Caulfield


Whe lan: “ I am n o t sending you to pr ison o u t of any relish or lack of sympathy. You will be deprived of the love an d affection of your son and excellent wife. B u t i t may do you good to sa tis fy you in your own m in d th a t you h av e to subdue com­ pletely your d r in k in g and gambling h a b i ts .” Mr Andrew Gibb, prosecu­


told


ting. said th a t Whelan h a d d ru n k a considerable amount of brandy a t a Clitheroe hotel before breaking into th e premises an d setting them on fire. He th en w en t to th e home


Nicholas Whelan, a c a rp e t Salvation


Army wants to form band


THE Clithc-rte ! Salvation Army would like.10 form a band, and an appeal lor in s trum en ts hjas been


launched. The captain. Mrs I. Hogg, w o u ld welcome any offers, and she can be con­ tacted a t the Salvation Army- Ha 11, Lowergate, on Tues­ days, which is a coffee day, or a t h er home in Hayhurst Street, Clitheroe, tel. 2908.


Salvation Army Band, led by C ap ta in A. Green and accom­ panied by Clitheroe Sunday- School children, gave a pro­ gramme of music in the Lowergate


On Sunday, the S tan d ish


a f te r playing at Castleford Old People’s Home.


headquarters,


were held later, one indoors, the o th e r in the s tree t,


of Mr S h o r t, pr in cip al direc­ to r of th e company owning th e warehouse an d in his c a r took Mr S h o r t to th e scene. Whelan, who h a d been


pressing for sa fe ty precau­ tions a t tb e place where P a tr ic ia was h u r t . L an c a ­ shire County Council an d Burnley Rur al D is tr ic t Council are considering the p ar ish council's demands. Th is m o n th one member


of th e parish council. Mr Gordon Ainsworth, warned: " Unless something is done soon, somebody will be killed.”


200 take


advantage of library amnesty


THE amnes ty in force at Cl ithcroc Library is going quite well wi th about 200 of the missing 700 books hav­ ing so far been returned. Bu t the Librarian. Mr Barry . Wi l l iams, would, like to see more people bringing back • their overdue books.


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ends on Saturday so there are still a few days left. During it, there have been


The amn e s ty for tnight '


being returned which were originally due back in 1971. The 200 should have been returned between January and September of this year.


no fines and no questions asked. I t has resulted in 10 books


No homes offered


sponse to the appeals made by Clitheroe Borough and Bowland Rural Council to private house owners for empty property which could be made available for dis­ placed Ugandan Asians. Both councils made inde­ pendent


There has been no re­ officers from each report a p p e a l s and


th a t no inquiries have been made.


sacked by th e firm ab out 2i yea rs ago for alleged drunk en n e s s . h ad been quickly a r re s ted th a n k s to th e diligence and observa­ tion of a 15-vear-old school­ girl who identified h im to th e police. When f irs t seen by the


police Whelan denied s ta r t ­ ing th e fire deliberately, b u t la te r made a confession of se ttin g a l ig h t some m a te r ia l h an g in g from a shelf. Mr Gibb said th a t when


Two well-attended services


Green enrolled two senior and four junior soldiers


which was very popular with residents. During his visit. Capt.


“ PUT us among th e girls ” said th is group of Ribbles- dale School Scouts who a t ten d ed a fashion show In th e ir school d ram a complex. B u t the la te s t fashions in


organised by th e P a re n t S u p p o r te rs ’ Group in aid of Troop Funds.


dresses. n ightc lothe s and teenage wear were n o t th e ir chief preoccupation. The Scouts and th e ir patrol leaders were helping to ru n the parade, which was


modelled, a n d a beauty’ cul­ ture d em o n s tratio n given on th e a r t of make-up. Coffee an<j biscuits were served by the P a re n t S u p p o rte rs ’ Com­ mittee.


b um b ran ch of a chain of fashion


Clothes from th e Black- s h o p s w e r e


Mission would make fine


village hall for Barrow


BARROW Y o u n g Wives a r e to in q u i r e a bo ut th e fut ure o f th e old M is s io n H a ll , w h ic h th e y h a v e h e a rd is so o n to be p u t u p fo r sa le.


---------------------------------------------- - They feel th a t a f te r reno­ vations i t would make a suitable village hall, with endless possibilities for use by various sections of th e community. Besides pro­ viding a p e rm an en t home for meetings of the Young Wives, who have been meet­ ing in each o th e r's homes for th e p a s t year, other


th e fire b r ig v le ar r ived they found th e warehouse blazing fiercely, an d th e f irs t floor comnletely g u tted . House­ holders living n earby were warned th a t th ey m ig h t have to be evacuated.


BUNGALOW Damage to stock was


e s tim a ted a t £15.000 an d th e re was also £2.000 worth of s tru c tu ra l damage. T h e offence tak es into


cons ideration a bungalow in Waddington Fell Road.


The bungalow, sold by Whelan to pay h is debts, suffered a fire causing £700 damage. Mr Percy Wood, defending, " I t was a strange,


said:


groups such as the WI would be able to meet there. T h e Young Wives would also like to see a youth club established, as they have


already h ad an offer of help from a youth club leader. Younger children,


too.


would benefit by the acquisition of a hall. A re c en t effort to s ta r t a play­ group collapsed only because th e re was no suitable build­ ing available, an d al together th e re arc over 60 children in Barrow with nowhere safe to play.


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tragic an d inexplicable case. Whelan h a d been a compul­ sive gambler b u t was now cured. He h a s never used, his full inte lle ctu al poten­ tia l .” Mrs M a rjo r ie Whelan told


the co u r t th a t h e r h u sb an d h ad been heavily in debt, b u t since Ma rch he h ad given h e r all h is money an d she was now working. He was a wonderful h u sb an d and fa th e r . T h e Rev. K en n e th B roadhurs t, re c to r of S t Jam e s ’s, Clitheroe, also spoke in his favour. Mr Wood said Whelan,


have been concerned about th is problem for some time, have received a le t te r from Clitheroe RDC. s ta tin g th a t as the land behind Trafford Gardens was scheduled for bungalows a t a future date, i t would be too costly to


The Young Wives, who n ’s Karen comes home


INTRODUCING K a r e n , t h e s u r v i v in g G i sb u rn tr ip le t , ivho teas reuni ted iv i th h e r f a m i l y y e s te r d a y .


Her parents , M r a n d Mr s T o n y Fel loioes. b ro u g h t


he r b a c k home to Ma in S t r e e t f r o m t h e E d i th W a t s o n Ma te rn i ty Unit, B u r n l e y , w h e r e s h e ivas b o rn 12 w e e k s


ago- The smal les t o f t h e t r ip l e t s a t b i r th , i v e i g h i n g o n l y


who h ad been seen to throw bundles of clothing from a window a t th e warehouse, remembered n o th in g about th e incident. He h a d been ” fuddled in d r in k ” an d appe ared to h av e fallen over


said Whelan, who h ad sp en t some time as a te a c h e r in a p r iv ate school in England,


2 lb. 4 os., K a r e n h a s n ow m o r e t h a n d o u b led h e r bir th we ig h t , to p p in g t h e s ca le s a t 5 lb. 7 oz.


“ I t fc eis m a r v e l lo u s h a v i n g h e r b a c k .” sa id Mr s


himself to en su re h is detec­ tion. Det. Con. Thomas Logan


wss of previous good ch a ra c ­ ter.


An n e Fel lowes. “ A s s h e w a s tw o m o n t h s p r em a tu r e , we wi l l have to t a k e h e r b a c k to t h e h o s p i ta l e v e r y month u n t i l s h e is tw o y e a r s old. T h e y h a v e to th a t sh e is p ro g r e s s in g a n d c a t c h in g u p w i t h o th e r babies o f h e r a g e .”


Ka r en , w i th b lu e £ y e s a n d d a r k h air , is


aS fa r as h e r e ld e r s i s t e r J o a n n e (6) is co n c e r n e d . B u t brothe r C h r i s to p h e r (5) h a s n ’t sa id m u c h a b o u t h e r


clear the a re a for a play­ ground.


Young Wives consider th a t th e lan d beside th e hall would make a convenient play a re a for the village children.


With th is in mind, the “ I f Pendleton can, by


their own efforts, provide a village hall, so can Barrow.” they said. In a t tem p t in g to buy the building, formerly S t Luke’s Mission, to g e th e r with the lan d beside it, they feel ce r tain they would have th e sup p o r t of most of th e village.


made final ar ran g em en ts a t th e ir meeting for th e whist drive a n d Chr is tmas d in n e r dance. T ea an d cakes were provided by Mrs Nancy Howarth, an d a new mem­ ber. Mrs Eileen White, was


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SOCCER-MAD GLEN ACHIEVES HIS GOAL


Paul, plays for a team a t his school— Ribblcsdalc County Secondary. But, according to his dad, P au l an d Glen Wright a re n o t destined for the fame of the Charlton brothers. “ P au l is n o t as keen as Glen by a long chalk,” he explained. The n ex t step in Glen's


Glen's 13-ycar-old brother,


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B R I T I S H Summer Time en d s th is week­ end. so d o n ’t fo rg e t to p u t your clocks back one h o u r before you go to bed on S a tu rd ay . B r i t ish


S u m m e r Time will s ta r t aga in


a t 2 a.m. on March 18th n e x t y e a r , when clocks sho u ld be p u t forward one h our . From th e n on th e


clocks will go back on th e day following th e fo u r th S a tu rd a y in October, a n d forw a rd on th e day following th e th i rd S a tu rd a y in March.


Nostalgic trip to Festival


•• THIS h a s been a nostalgic tr ip for me.” ex-Clitheronian Coun. Norman Cawley.


Mayor of Colwyn Bay. told th e audience a t th e opening n ig h t of th e Festival of Plays in Clitheroc.


home to the warm friendly town of Clitheroc.'’ He recalled coming to the pictures a t the Civic Hall as a boy—" I used to pay a tan n er , th en swing back in th e one an d a ta n n e r 's when nobody was w atch ­ ing! ” Coun. Cawley ended with a greeting in Welsh from Colwyn Bay. where he said th e Festival was fully advertised th is week.


" I t is delightful to re tu rn


Coun. Cawley and his wife. B a rb a ra, were special


guests of th e Mayor and Mayoress of Clitheroe, Coun. an d Mrs Richard Turne r , a t th e f irs t performance.


! CHtheroc Festival every success, and hope you all have an enjoyable week,” h e


Coun. T u rn e r . who was introduced by F estival S ecretary Mr J . A. Barnes, extended a welcome to th e audience and ail th e teams. " T wish • th e seventh


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