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BLEEP BLEEP' ALMOST RUINS THE PARTY


WHEN f i r em a n S y d n e y Hodges a n d h i s s o n L,es. also a f i r em a n , to ld c o l ­ le ag u e s a t C l i th e ro e F ire S ta t io n th e y w e re , m o v in g f rom th e a r e a , th e o th e r f irem e n


d e c i d e d to


a r r a n g e a “ le a v in g d o .” And a nice g es tu re it


would have been too — if th in g s h ad gone according to plan. B u t th e firemen’s etTorts seemed doomed from th e s ta r t . F irs t of all, Les, aged 22, with th re e years’ service to th e brigade, went down w ith a cold an d missed th e p ar ty.


b ratio n , a t


Then ju s t a s th e cele­ th e Edisl'ord


Bridge In n , was getting u n d e r way th e re was a ’’ bleep bleep ” from pocket receivers . . . a n d Syd and his m a te s were ru sh in g to th e fire s ta t io n to answer a n emergency call.


been worse, because th e fire was a small one an d all th e gues ts were back with­ in h a l f an h o u r — in time to p resen t Mr Hodges senior w ith a ta n k a rd . Mr Hodges, who has served th e brigade for almost 11 years, also accepted a second ta n k a rd for son Les.


But th in g s could have


Mrs Jo a n Hodges. who received a bouquet ol


CO-OPERATION IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS OF SCHEME


THE success of any Low Moor improvement scheme will be completely dependent upon an extremely high degree of co-operation and co-ordination between the corporation and individual residents, says the Town Clerk, Mr John Cowdall, in a report to the Public Health and Housing Committee. T h is is p a r ticu la r ly so in


th e case of Albert S tre et , he acids, if these houses were going to be cleared. “ Any delay in compteting-


n eg o t ia t io n s fo r th e i r p u r ­ chase could m e an th e council losing th e enhan ced g ra n ts fo r th e enviro nm en ­ ta l improvements to th is


p a r t of th e a re a .” The committee considered


FROBLEM


th a t th e la n d o n which the Albert S tre e t houses stood could n o t be included in the a re a u n t i l th ey h ad been demolished. T o achieve maximum g ra n ts th e coun­ cil would h av e to acquire th e whole of Albert S tre et , re ­ house th e occupiers if neces­ sary. demolish th e p roper ­ ties an d complete th e la n d ­


T h e rep o r t pointed on:


th e rep o r t o n Monday even­ ing when th ey decided m favour of a g eneral improve­ m en t are a.


before Ju n e , 1974. The problem fo r


scaping of th e clea red site the


owners of th e rem a in in g properties was to agree with th e ir a rc h i te c t or surveyor


on th e e x te n t of th e hn- povements th ey wished to car ry out, have p lan s drawn


on th e property. T h e rep o r t also co n tained


owners by g ra n t in g m o r t­ gages, if neces sary requir ing in te re s t - only repayments , with th e c a p i ta l being secured by a legal charge


an d when these h a d received council approval to have th e work ca r ried o u t before June. 1974. Local au th o r i tie s have to as s is t needy


newer


a warning th a t in th e opinion of th e council's


liigh.


officers th e costs of improv­ ing th e p roper tie s in Low Moor—par ticu la rly in Albert S tre e t — were extremely


Then i t was th e tu rn of


flowers. Later , she adm itted th a t it was h e r idea th a t th e family, of Eshton Ter ­ race, Clitheroe, should move. •• We a re going to make a. break, move to Burnley, and open a vegetable an d fish shop,” she explained.


At present, Mr Hodges is


a supervisor a t ICI, an d Les works a t Ribble Cement. Also going with Mr an d


Mrs Hodges will be sons Charles (19), an d Andrew (8), an d d au g h te r Denise (XI). “ We a re h aving a p re t ty busy time,” explained Mrs Hodges, “ because our o th e r daughter , Susan who is 20, was m a rr ied on S a t­


urday.” Mr Hodges explained th a t


he joined th e fire brigade because he fe lt it was a job worth doing, and th o u g h t i t an honour to carry o u t such a public ser­


vice. “ T here a re n o t gnoug'h people to do the job nowa­ days,” he said. He added th a t firemen were on call


periods a t a time — and th e number of emergency calls was increasing con­ stantly. “ When I s ta rted , th e re w e re . one or two calls a week. Now th e average is th re e or four,” he said. Les explained th a t he had


for long


to undergo th re e mouths tra in in g when h e joined,


and there was plenty ol practice to be done all the


’•w v v '


time “but,” h e added, “there is some excitement, as well.” And th e re is some amuse­


ment also, according to Air Hodges. Like the time, lor example, when he and ms wife were out playing bingo. The game h ad reached a crucial stage, when Mr Hodges' pocket bleeper sounded, an d he had to


of th e Hodges family, but he will n o t be moving to B u rn lcv w ith them . son Michael.


leave in a hur ry. T h e re is o n e more member


I heir


and' lives in C h a tb u rn Road. C li thc ro c . • • a n d h °


is married member of th e f ire brigade.


Low Moor face-lift


could cost £ 3 6 5 , 0 0 0


THE f i r s t p r a c t ic a l s te p tow a rd s a f a c e - l i f t fo r Low Moor. c o s t a s m u c h a s £365,000, h a s b e e n ta k e n by C li th e ro e Public^Hea t


a n d H o u s in g C om m itte e . T h e Rev. A lan H u n t , V ic a r of Low Moot,


d e s c r ib e d th e move a s a s te p in th e r ig h t d i re c t io n , a w h ic h m em b e r s of th e R e s id e n ts ’ A s so c ia tio n ag re e d , ad d in g th a t th e y w o uld fe e l ev en h a p p ie r w h e n th e p ro p o s a l h a d rc c e n cd Council a p p ro v a l .


u n d e r th e impression th a t th e m e eting was pr ivate,


Because th e y h a d been res id en ts were h o t in th e


public s e a ts a t th e council ch am b e r o n Monday when th e fu tu re of th e village was discussed. B u t they will


be receiving a copy of th e com mittee’s


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opinions of all residents w h o s e homes may be


affected. T h e recommendation to


th e council is to c a r ry out a general


Street. Rehousing


A co n su l ta n t a rc h i te c t is to be ap p o in ted as soon as


.possible to d e a l w ith th e en v iro nm en ta l improvement aspects a n d th e development of corporation lan d in High


S tre et. T h is lan d h a s been v a c an t


for some years a n d i t could be used, for example, for aged persons’ accommoda­ t io n w ith w arden service. T h e re could also be room for, say, eig h t houses, the to ta l development costs being es tim a ted a t p erhaps


£200,000. A s ta tu to ry inspection will


will be made of th e houses m Albert S t re e t to decide w h e th e r th ey a re f i t or u n f it


for h ab i ta t io n . In th is connection, a firm


as su ran c e is being given to Albert S tre e t res id en ts th a t th ey will be rehoused in th e


village if th e y so wish. T h e committee re a ch ed its


decision a f te r meetings w ith re s id e n ts a n d cons ideration


_ of a 1,200-word re p o r t by ' th e council's chief officers.


Shock Coun. Robe rt Ainsworth


urg ed th a t a n improvement a re a he declared because th e council h a d “ dragged its fe e t too long,” an d h e was su p p o r ted by Aid. Tom


I Robinson, who declared th a t th e rehous ing of Albert | S t re e t res id en ts in th e vil­


lage was a " must.” At th e same time, the


a ld erm an gave a rem in d e r th a t eve ry th in g would n o t be a “ bed of roses.” . I t could well be th a t th e people in th e improvement area, an d th e council, would get a b i t of a shock when they received th e i r f inal bills. I t could also h ap p e n th a t


n o t a l l th e work would be completed in th e time avail­ able; th e council’s officers were alre ad y in u n d a ted with work concerning th e reor­ g an isa t io n of local govern-


. ment. Replying to Coun. Har ry


Pearson, th e Town Clerk, Mr Jo h n Cowdall. said a d e ta i led survey of th e Albert S tre e t houses would have to I f an y o n e d id


be made.


S t Leona rd’s Church, Lang- ho. Miss Ju n e Kitching, was crowned by th e vicar’s wife, Mrs S. Dearden, a t a cere­ mony on S aturday.


THE new h a rv e s t queen a t Ju n e was a t ten d ed by i


cushion bl arep a ro,dl'ian^ Mc- Kew and by Carol Fielding,


j®vne Seed, Anne J. Lesley,


K aren Tayl°r* S am an th a Cook and Carol Hargreaves. j i o j taking p ar t in th e


ceremony "'ere the re t i r in g


queen, Miss K. Blackwell, h er cushion bearer, Ia n Goodlad, an d guests from Salesbury; an d th e rose queen. Miss Susan Haworth a n d h e r a t te n d a n ts . A fter th e ceremony th e re


improvement


scheme in th e Nelson S tre e t- Union S tre e t - High S tre e t are a, b u t excluding Albert


Sound of Brass at Ribblesdale


THE R E is a t r e a t in s to r e fo r local brass b a n d e n th u s ia s t s th i s w e e k e n d , w h e n t h e wo r ld - famo u s F a i r e y B a n d v i s i t Cl i th c ro e .


at Ribblesdalc County Secon­ dary School. Cl ithcroc. will h-avc a. double aim. Not only will it provide enter tain­ men t for, it is hoped up to 600 local people, it will also provide funds for local hos­ pitals


An d the band’s appearance,


new departure for Cl itheroc Ro u n d Table, ivho arc organ­ ising it. Said press officer. Mr F, Mall alien: "We arc always looking for some way of raising money th a t is dif ferent , rather th a n just rat t l ing a t in, and wc th o u g h t th a t a brass band concert mig h t appeal to the people of East Lancashire. '


The concert represents a


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croe Round Tabic, and from branches of Althams Travel Services in Clithcroc. Black­ burn, Burnley and Accring­


ton. And the new hall at


Ribblesdale School means that everyone will get. their money's worth. For it per­ mi ts the audience to sit in a. semicircle around the band, who will take, the stage in the centre of the room. “That way. u:e can be sure that everyone in the audience can sec us well as hear," said Mr Mallalicu.


Musical director of th e band is Harry Mortimer


OBE an d ils conductor is Ke n n e th Dennison. There are. 28 musicians in the


band. l After the performance.


available at the school on Saturday.


ight refreshments will be scheme,


n o t wish to take p a r t m the council acquisition


of th e ir pro p er ty would be used only as a la s t resort. Giving a breakdown of


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possible costs, th e Town Clerk sa id ex te rn a l improve­ men ts to some 60 houses a t a maximum of £400 a house would be £24,000. Assuming in te rn a l


were guide lines only, and he p o in ted o u t that, th e 75 p er c en t government g ra n ts were based on oilykial-costing approved by the 'Borough Surveyor and th a t all work m u s t be completed before


June. 1974. All told. a figure of


improvements of


£2,000 a house, th e cost would to ta l £120,000. of which £90,000 would be eligible for g ran t. Compen­ sa tio n an d legal fees for Albert S tre e t m ig h t be


£15.000 to £20.000. T h e Town Clerk stressed


th a t th e figures h e gave


b e t w e e n £360.000 and £365.000 could be involved. On b eha lf of th e people


of Low Moor. Conn. Derek Akker th an k ed th e Town Clerk an d staff f° r aii the work they had done.


I t


had been a ” good public relations job.” Couns. Ains­ worth an d William Sharpies endorsed th e remarks.


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THIRTY members


Clitheroe Civic Society s ta r ted th e ir new season’s activities with a tour of the im p o r ta n t geological expos­ ures in th e Clitheroe area. T h eir guide fo r th e a f te r ­ noon was Clitheroe n a tu ra l history expert Mr Stanley AVestliead. T h e to u r s ta r te d a t the Castle Museum, where the


of


p ar ty inspected some of the fossil rem a in s from this area. Mr Westhead told the group ab out th e m a jo r in te r ­ n a t io n a l importance of Cop­ low Quarry' for its crinoids. T h e p a r ty th e n moved to th e Ribblesdale Cement q uar rv where they could plainly see the C h a tb u rn limestone. Cooloxv Quarry waR next


T r a d e r s l a s h h o t e l i e r f o r s n u b b i n g C l i t h e r o e


on th e itin e ra ry and here they saw and collected crinoid remains. T h is quarry is th e one most often visited by geologists from this country an d abroad. Next place of call was to


th e new cut made by the Clitheroe - Whalley bv-pas^


a t Downha.ni. Since th is h a s been exposed it h a s provided much valuable in fo rm atio n to geologists and i t


C R IT IC ISM w h ic h M r T o n y P e r ry , of H u r s t G re en , m a d e of u , . tn e oa t r a d e r s in la s t w e ek 's A d v e r t is e r a n d T im e s is “ to ta l ly u n w a r r a n te d .” s a y s th e e x e c u t iv e c om m i t te e of C l i th e ro e a n d d i s t r ic t


C h am b e r of T ra d e . In a s ta tem en t, th e execu­


shor tly to be des ignated as a geological section of grea t


is value.T h e walk finished a t Salt-


hill Q uar ry where th e group again looked a t crinoid beds, many of which h a d been obscured in re c en t years by tioDing. B u t this h a s now cca=ed. Members of th e p a r ty


travelled to the various paints bv car and then le ft th e ir vehicles to walk to the quarries. In our picture Mr West-


head is seen in th e centre of the group explaining a geological point walkers.


to the DISCUSSION


ON PRIMARY SCHOOLS


CLITHEROE Town Council, and rep resen tat iv es of th e No. 5 Division Education Executive are to meet to discuss pr imary school accommodation in th e town when the question of ex tra accommodation a t Edisford School will probably be raised.Previously. members of tbe Education Executive wanted its rep resen tat iv es to meet an equal number of council members, b u t a t its meeting th is week.


executive agreed to meet all 16 members of th e council. Aid. Tom Robinson, a


the


member of the executive an d of th e council, told members th a t he was sure the meeting would be a p r i­ vate one.


Grants


HOUSING improvement g ran ts


were approved by Clitheroe RDC's public h e a l th and housing committee a t th e ir Monday meeting — bringing th e to ta l over the la s t six- m o n th period to £45,000.


to ta llin g £16.500


tive “ deeply deplores ” Mr P er ry 's a t titu d e . T h e s ta te ­ m en t points out th a t the chamber h a s supported and h a s been represented on tb e working p a r ty of th e pro­ posed Ribble Valley T ouris t Association, of which Mr P er ry h a s acted as ch a ir ­ man. “ I t is our view th a t a


borough was taking no fu r th e r ac tion towards the es tablishment of a to u r is t association for the Ribble Valley u n til local govern­ ment reorganisation. Aid. Tom Robinson, re fe r ­


ch a irm an should be im p a r ­ t ia l a n d accord th e same co n s ideration to all mem­


are o f ten sh u t d u r in g h o li­ day periods an d tak e h a l f ­ day holidays is ludicrous.


bers, an d his cr iticism of the tra d e rs of Clithcroe is totally u nw a r ra n te d .” " To complain th a t shops


The townships of Blackburn and Burnley, which h e ap ­ pears to support, do likewise. T rad e rs are governed by th e Shops Act, 1950 an d 1965. in th e same way as hoteliers are governed by licensing


laws.” PREROGATIVE. The s ta tem e n t adds th a t


the exclusion of Clitheroc. •• the cap ita l of th e Ribble Valley.” from liis illu s trated brochure is. of course, Mr P er ry ’s prerogative, as it is a private publication. He is paying for expressing per­ sonal views and. ” the man who pays the piper calls the


tune." If. however, Mr Ferry


does succeed in playing host to tour is ts in th is area, they would inevitably come into Clitheroe, an d find, as Mr Per ry states. “ Clitheroe is a o retty place,” which, the s ta tem e n t says, will result in a challenge as to the value of his brochure, a challenge to which th e re ap p e ars to be only one answer, which th e discern­ ing public will soon detect. T h e s ta tem en t ends;


“ Clitheroe C h a m b c r of T ra d e s till supports the principle of th e Ribble Valley T o u ris t Association, an d looks forward to its formation a t an early d a te following the implementa­ tion of


th e A r e a 3


au th o ri ty .” And a t a meeting ot


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ring to the rep o r t in the Advertiser an d Times, com­ mented; “ A lot more could be said about it. but in my view, if w h a t was reported was said, th e n I am very glad th a t Clitheroe Town Council is having nothing


more to do with th e Ribblc Valley To u ris t Association.” Several o th e r members of


th e council signified ap­ proval of his remarks.


Motor cycle accidents


on increase


MOTOR CYCLE accident* involving young people in the Clithcroc area are on the increase, according to the local road safety officer. Mr D. AV. Stirzaker com­


mented yesterday th a t each of the th ree accidents in Clitheroe in August involved motor cyclists under the age of 20. " Motor cycles are very


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