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Clitheroe Adv e r t i se r a n d Times, S e p t emb e r 2Sth, 1972 \sent another . . .


Tourist men may join


NW Board AN her 1st


THE working party of the proposed Rlbble Valley Tourist Association is to recommend th a t local com­ m e rc ia l and business men who have asked to join the association should instead seek membership of the North West Tourist Board.


Stuart is


coming to Whalley


Church choir will in fu tu re occupy th e choir s ta l ls in th e chancel a n d wear blue robes. And for th e f irs t time in th e h is to ry of th e church th e women an d girl choristers will also be robed. Robes will be f irs t worn


AFTER singing in me gallery a t th e back of th e church for more th a n 30 years. Whalley


P a r i s h


will be played f rom a new console n e a r th e chancel.


MUSIC


familiar as th e BBC link- man for "News of the North," whose own personal show will be re tu rn in g in th e au tum n . T h e re will be l ig h t music


help m e et th e cos t of th e choir robes will ta k e th e form of “ F r id ay n ig h t with S tu a r t Hall ” in th e school a t 8-0 p.m. o n October 13th. Mr H all


is, of course,


items from • the college's musical " Morality," recently given with much success a t the Ed in b u rg h F es tiv al an d will sh o r tly be performed on Broadway. Tickets are 40p.


include


INTERESTING RADE STALLS


LICENSED BAR ound


HEN Wp


Landscaping scheme in view


LAND a t th e ju n c tio n of H ay h u rs t S tre e t and Pendle Road. Clitheroc. may be landscaped a t a fu tu re date. At Tuesday's meeting of


th a t lan d scap in g be con­ sidered as H ay h u rs t S tre e t was a possible location for old people’s accommodation. He said th a t if landscaped, the site would be a “haven" for th e elderly. I t was poin ted out th a t


th e town council i t was ex­ plained to Conn. R. P. Ains­ worth th a t seeking a rep o r t fre/If th e D is tr ic t Valuer as K> t.he c u r re n t m a rk e t value of the s i te did n o t commit th e council to selling it. Coun. Ainsworth asked


A fu n d - ra is in g ev en t to


do th is a t a m e etin g to be h e ld in th e n e a r fu tu re , ex­ p la in ed working p a r ty ch a irm an a n d local hotelier, M r A n th o n y P e r ry—b u t th e move does n o t signify th e ab an d o nm e n t of th e Ribble Valley as so cia tio n scheme. T h is proposed as sociation


They will be advised to "


—on th e stocks fo r th e p a s t 12 m o n th s—will probably continue to exist on an in fo rm al basis, explained Mr P er ry . " T h e re h a s fo r some tim e been a group of business an d commercial in te re s ts f rom th e a re a , who h av e


on S atu rd ay , November 4tli, when th e o rg an will oe brought back in to use a l te r a s ix -m o n th re-build.


I t


w h e th e r an RVTA is formed o r not."


BACKING


members should jo in th e N orth-W es t T o u r is t Board comes as a re su l t of a ch an g e in role fo r th e board. Formed a y e a r ago, as th e North-West T o u r is t Association, i t was charged by th e G o v ernm en t with looking in to th e promotion of to u r ism in th e N orth- West. S aid Mr P e r ry : “ They hav e decided th a t


T h e recommendation th a t


by an ensemble conducted by Mr Wilfred Usher, ot S to n y h u rs t College, a n d the programme will


Ribble Valley is one of th e bes t a re a s to promote, and th ey h av e County Council backing, while Blackburn a n d Burnley corporations a re rep re sen ted o n t h e 1 executive committee. “ At th e b eg inning of n ex t


th e


m o n th th ey a re lau n ch in g a scheme to aggressively sell th e North-West. “ T h is means." s ta te d Mr


P er ry, “ th a t th e promotion of to u r ism in th is a re a will be in the d ire c t control of the North-West T o u r is t Board. They a re seeking f in an c ia l su p p o r t f rom local business in te re s ts .” Mr P e r ry add ed th a t h e in fact, always


advocated th a t a Ribble Valley as sociation should be p a r t of th e North-West T o u r is t Board ( itself a section of


had , . . *' , 4 T'


T o u ris t B o a rd ) . “ At th e la s t m eeting of th e working p a r ty , I proposed th a t th e p a r ty should toe disbanded, b u t my suggestion was defeated by th e members," Mr P e r ry said.


th e English HAVE A SAY


working p a r ty h ad tr ied to s e t up a body to s te e r the tourism indus try, b u t had failed because of


m a rk e t value is to be sought from th e D is tr ic t Valuer.


landscaping th e site could be discussed a t any tim e in th e future. A rep o r t on the s ite's


Bowland seeks


homes for


Asians BOWLAND R u ra l Council is to adv e r tise fo r p r iv ate householders in i ts a re a willing to provide temporary accommodation for Ugandan Asian families. At th e ir meeting on Mon­


day. council members agreed th a t as th ey h ad no spare housing accommodation or buildings which could be al tered to ta k e families, the only o th e r course open to th em was to adver tise for p r iv a te householders to come forward. Said Coun. J . T ru em an .


ford, is also to ask neigh­ bouring local au th o r i tie s how they are ta ckling th e problem.


" This th in g is so d readful th a t even if we only get one family housed i t would be some h e lp .” The clerk, Mr L. D. Tel­


Crossbills Caravan Co.


C' lmr to o u r S u p e r S a l e— G e n u in e R e d u c t io n s— Af te r S a le s Service .


197:; .Models A r r iv in g Da i ly


SK IP T O N RD, Cp Mi l l l .ane. ■ST KMT ON. Nr K E IG H L EY . Tel . S t c c to n 524.15.


RDC to spend £ \m .


CLITHEROE R u ra l D is tr ic t Council's cap ita l ex penditure to ta l over th e th re e y ears 1972-4 will be more th a n h a l f a million pounds, th e council’s f inance an d general purposes committee was told. The to ta l — th is year


Clarks


vour ironmongers *


> u r I n I ' ' '


1 5 I’ENDKE ST. M E S O N T e l e p h o n e 647(11


scheduled a t £117,000—will rise to £180,00 n e x t year, and £207,000 in 1974. Clerk to th e council, Mr


schemes, a ca r p a rk a t Whalley, a village green, car p a rk an d to ilets a t Chipping, an d housing a t Chatburn.


sewerage


The Nelson Leader, Colne Times and


i Barnoidswick and Earby Times


I , w i ' tl e v e ry lu c c c% i to t h i i | r w o r th w h i l e e v e n t


in y ,4 „ f lo c a l c h a r it ie s . Tributes I ement.


TRIBUTES to Mr. W. Carey C h a tb u rn , f reelance jo u rn a ­ list. who died recently, were paid a t meetings of Clitheroe and Bowland R u ra l D is tr ic t Councils an d Bowland Edu­ cation Committee th is week. At Clithcroe R u ra l Council, tr ib u te was also p aid to th e late Mr. Geoffrey Cowgill Taylor, of W h i te Lodge, Pendleton. T h e Mayor of Clitheroe


(Coun. R. T u rn e r ) paid tr ib u te to Mr C h a tb u rn a t Tuesday's meeting of the town council.


Alan B u t t, explained th a t the ma in items of expendi­ tu re over th e period in ­ cluded various


au th o r i t ie s ’ decision to shelve th e m a t te r u n t i l th e 1974 re-organisation. “ Now an outside body will be in charge w h e th e r we like it or n o t ,” h e said. Because of this , it is vital


local He pointed o u t th a t the *. 1" ““ j* i i


sv-i: UX ... ,s .. r


'*£rv4 I * 1 * ■It.-----1 ~ . . . < J t. .f ‘A *• vy / /> — im m m ’jr*e m '488b§&' r& i


THE link, road stretches toiuards Pendle. awa y f r o m th e junction wi t h Chatburn Road. In th e fo r e ­ ground is th e tip of th e Ribblc sdale Cement , and Tarmac section.


, * * w » S X ...nmsszpr


tour ism, a n d we will con­ t in u e to do so—i t does n o t m a t te r


been promoting a g re a t deal y ' **1 '7 ' ' ' S' ' ' isf'"' , v S'' * '4'"


Sts / / /A S S


> / & " ' / I'4? '^s'f's' 4s i m mm


Visit ex-MP


an d Mrs J. Knowles, have recently been staying with the former Labour MP for the Clithdroe Division, Mr H ar ry E. R a n d a l l (72), a t his home in Newhaven, Sussex. Mr Randall, who was MP


A SABDEN couple ,Mr H P i


two years ago, h aving rep re ­ sented G ateshead since i955 an d in th is y ea r 's Queen's B irthday Honours List, he was awarded t'ne OBE in recognition of his work helping world refugees.


for Clitheroe from 1945-50, still m a in ta in s co n tac t with friends in th is a re a an d wishes to be remembered to them. He re t ire d from politics


Lesson in public


relations * 'Sfcr«s <S > V $


IT was u n fo r tu n a te th a t th e good public rela tio n s exercise in connection w ith Low Moor h ad n o t been similarly followed when looking a t problems in Whalley Road, ,.\ld. Tom Robinson told the council th is week. He said th a t outside


inspections of properties in Whalley Road h ad been unexpected by the people living there. On fu tu re occasions,


people should be given advance notice. “ We went on to pr ivate property w ith ­ out permission,” he said.


Conviction ends clean record


A 66-YEAR-OLD man who had driven for 47 years with a clean record, was fined £10 with licence endorse­ m en t by Clitheroe magis­ tra te s


for a motoring


Avenue. Clitheroe. pleaded guilty th ro u g h his solicitor,


th e Board sees f i t to s e t up in rela tio n to th e Ribble Valley,” said Mr Perry. “ Given a good member­


th a t a s m an y people as possible should rep re sen t th e Ribble Valley on th e board, so th a t th ey c an have a say in th e ru n n in g of th e a re a . " They will be able to form any working p ar ty, committee or association


ship f rom th is area, an d full f in an c ial backing, th e N wTJB will be in a position to con­ su l t th e se members about to u r ism an d th e Ribble Valley.” Of th e local au th o r i t ie s ’


decision n o t to tak e action u n t i l a f te r re-organisation, Mr P e r ry comments: “ We c an n o t w a i t u n t i l 1974. With a m a jo r publicity campaign s ta r t in g n ex t m o n th , th e f irs t to u r is ts will be visiting the valley by 1974.


VAT


plained, i t was very neces­ sa ry to b r in g tour ism to th e valley, as a source of fu r th e r business. “ I reg re t to say th a t quite a lo t of local re s id en tia l an d c a te r ­ ing es tab l ishm en ts will have to close down, an d I have alre ad y seen signs of th is ,’ h e said.


Mountain climbers


alre ad y been done by tire Tramps , th is la te s t expedi­ tio n w en t by an entirely new route. Beginning a t 11-15 a.m.


an d a l th o u g h two tu rn ed back d u r in g th e early stages, th e o th e rs succeeded in climbing th e 3.113ft. m o u n ta in in good weather. Although th is climb h a d


to climb Helvellyn.


from th e Greenside ruin, they went towards Helvcllyn o.v ' th e r ig h t side of Red T a rn Beck. A fter lunch they followed C a ts tyle Ridge up to th e sum m it a t 2,917ft. be­ fore crossing Swirral Edge to th e to p o f Helvellyn. P rom th e re th ey w en t on


A PARTY of 15 T ram p s se t o u t


comes in to force n e x t April, h a s add ed a sense of urgency to th e tour ism p ro ­ m o te rs ’ work. “ When VAT comes in, costs in th e hotel in d u s try a re going to increase by 20 p er cent— an d competition fo r existing business is going to be very keen.” F or th is reason, h e ex­


tude th a t we have adopted th is y e a r s ta r ts to ru n o u t when we a re fac ed w ith th e a t t i tu d e of some au th o r i tie s ." Valued Added Tax, which


“ The public-spirited a t t i ­


Mr W. D. Greenwood, to driving without due care. Inspec tor T. J . Sumner


said Smalley h ad driven on to the Clithcroe—Whalley by-pass in f ro n t of an o th e r


THE building o f a bridge to car ry th e new road o v e r th e HcUific’ t h e f i r s t fobs.


M O TO R IST S u s in g C h a t ­ b u rn R o a d . C l i th e ro e , w ill be re q u i r e d to give w ay to t r a f f ic t r a v e l l in g o n th e l in k ro a d n ow b e in g c o n ­ s t r u c t e d b e tw e e n P im l ic o a n d th e o u te r b y -p a s s . T h e ro a d w ill com e in to use e a r ly in th e New Y e a r a n d sh o u ld c o n s id e r a b ly re d u c e th e am o u n t of h e a v y t ra f f ic p a s s in g th r o u g h th e tow n c e n t r e .


engineer on the scheme, Mr. Mr. C. J. Whalley. a n d the site agent, Mr. D. T. Thread- kell, ihe ju n c tio n is one of th e most difficult, sections of th e project. I t is the only one going to be lighted an d will have


Churchyard face-lift


at Mitton


Assistance Scheme, a g ra n t of £360 will be made to­ wards th e cost of removing curb stones on graves in All Hallow's Church yard, Mit­ ton, a n d to levelling and


Special


U nder the Government's En v iro nm en tal


Plea for a stile


R u ra l Council were told this a t th e ir meeting. The ques­ tion of a g ra n t h ad been


re-sowing th e grass. Members of Bowland


th e R u ral Council, said th a t if th e D ep a r tm e n t of the E n v iro nm en t was to give a g ran t , th en th e R u ral Coun­ cil and th e parochial church council would each have to co n trib u te £ 120.


raised by th e parochial ch u rc h council which also offered to pay p a r t of th e cost. Mr. L. D. Telford, clerk to


Request for trees


’EVERAL residents of |


•Jhureh Close, Wad d in g to n . 1 would like to see trees and j dirubs p lan ted on th e Green j in th e Close.


to Lower Man (3,033ft.) an d rea ched th e ir f in a l peak, Whiteside, in mid-afternoon, ar r iv in g back a t th e i r m in i­ bus an h o u r la ter .


inspection tour.


in Church Close, in a te tte r to Bowland Rural Council, asked if trees could pe p lanted. ' T h ere was rJ.so a le t te r from one res id en t who did n o t w an t p lan tin g ca r ­ ried out. Members decided to look a t the Green yes ter­ day while on tlic ir annual


Residents of 15 properties ’


ATTEMPTS to have a stile placed a t th e Lawsonsteads end of the S p rin g Wood picnic a re a a re to be made by Whallcy P a r ish Council. They a re to write to the


county council pointing out th a t th e a re a is used a good deal by local people and th a t since i t was fenced th e


only access is n e a r the golf club. A stile a t th e Lawson­


s te ad s end would provide safe access for Whallcy res idents an d prevent them from having to cross the by-


Grant to church


declined


A L T H O U G H Lancashire County Council has made a g ra n t of £350 towards the cost of rep a irin g the roof


of Downham P a r ish Churcn, Clitheroe R u ra l Council has decided n o t to follow suit.


Members of th e finance and general purposes committee considered th e re were a la rg e number of churches in the area, an d many of them were in need of money:


Wins speaking- contest


AT Fleetwood Festival, Miss May Barton, of Downham,


won th e Margaret Rowntree Cup for public -speaking, with 90 marks, and came th ird in dramatic recital. I


with 87 marks. I Miss Barton mid Missj


Sheila Cottam. o1 Clitheroe, j scored 84 marks in the duo­ logue class, with M|ss Cot­ tam scoring 83 in the S hakespeare class. Both are pupils of -Mrs Greta Wilkin­ son.


INQUIRY


A LOCAL inquiry is to be held into an appeal against refusal of planning permis­ sion for a site for one house, s itu ated behind Maple Close, Whalley. Although no date h a s y et been tixed, the D ep a r tm en t of the Environ­ ment lias given notice of th e inquiry to Clitheroc Rural D is tr ic t Council.


CLITHEROE Rural Council has decided to continue its


p resent policy of increasing council house rents by 50p. per week when t l 'e houses hav e undergone modernisa­ tion.


According to th e resident


a left-to-right stagger on the old road. The ju n c tio n will be well signed to help drivers ad ju s t to th e change. Work on the county coun­


cil's section of the link road, designed by former L.C.C.


Surveyor an d Bridgemaster. Mr. Jam es Drake, is on schedule an d should be com­ pleted by the end of the year. This is despite the deluge of rain in Ju n e which hindered the earth-growing operation.


“When it rain s on c'.av, it becomes unworkable and we have to wait until i t dries out before the job can re­ commence." Recently, how­ ever, rain fall h a s been com­ paratively lig h t and the 25 men a t p resen t on site have k ept ab re a s t of the pro­ gramme.


Explained Mr. Whallcy:


ta rm ac road surface lias already s ta r ted and will take th re e or four weeks, pro­ viding th e re is no heavy rain or frost.


Working on laying the .d -Bla ckburn railway line was one of Other tusks inclucu* the


completion of a bridge under which a private road leading to S alth ill quarry will pass an d th e tidying of verges and laying of footpaths at


the junction with Chntburn Road. The 24-l'oot carriageway,


s tre tch in g for eight-tenths of a mile from Chatburn Road to the existing by-pass, will be wide enough only for single-line traffic in each direction. “T here will be no need for dual-earringcwav," said Mr. Whalley.


••The


m a jor ity of traffic using the. road will be commercial vehicles from Pimlico indus­ tr ia l are a and the single carriageway should be ade­


quate for their needs in the foreseeable future."


QUARRY The contractors for ; lie


county council section are A. F. Budge 1 Contractors) Ltd., who arc also responsible for the construction of a


bridge over the Hellifiekl- Blackburn railway line, under a separate L.C.C. con­


tract. This bridge is almost


complete. Another im p o r tan t feature


is a 12ft. by 5ft. reinforced concrete box culvert, car ry­ ing Worston Brook under


toot, deep quarry-working had to be crossed by building an embankment to carry the


the new road. Close to th is point, a 40-


road. During excavation, work­


men u n ea r th ed a former Roman roac! running parallel to the Clit heroe-Whalley by-pass. Cobbles were their only finds, however, and nothing valuable was dis­


covered.


Dangerous trees


to the a t ten t io n of the engineer and surveyor for Bowland Rural Council. Mr E. Berry, and a t a meeting of the council th is week, it was decided to ask the owner to remove the trees. The trees arc n ea r the en­


TWO trees n ea r Riming- ton. said to have “ grea t chunks ” knocked out of th e ir trunks, are dangerous, the parish council believes. The m a t te r wa5 brought


tran c e to Wood Farm, on the Rimington to Downham


road.


Bridge danger


th e m a t te r to the a t ten t io n of the Lancashire County Council.


SIGNS engineer, th e p a r ish council


BOLTON - BY - BOWLAND parish council has requested Bowland Rural Council to re-site the 30 m.p.h. signs on the Hellificld Road. In a le t te r to Mr E. Berry, the council’s


surveyor a n d


asked to r th e signs to be moved back from Corona­ tion Bridge to a point n o r th of Foxghyll. The council is to ask th e West Riding County Council to look into (.he m a tte r.


BECAUSE the railings on a footbridge in Pendle View, Cha tb u rn , are too fa r ap a r t, the bridge is dangerous to children playing on it. Clitheroc Rural District Council's highways commit­ tee were told. Members agreed to draw


the firs t time his cl ient h ad


been involved in a road accident. “ I f he h ad oeen a quick driver," he said, “ He would probably have been all r ig h t."


Worston scheme


A SCHEME to connect 23 properties in Worston to a sewerage system a t an es ti­ mated cost of £27.000 h a s been approved in principle by Clitheroe Rural Council’s Waterworks' Sewerage and Cleansing Committee. A tre a tm e n t p la n t will


not. however, be cons tructed a t Worston, but in s te ad the sewage will be piped to Upbrooks. Clitheroe. where it will be connected to a Clitheroe borough sewer. The work is expected to be carried o u t w ith in th e n ext 12 months.


Restore right


of way


to press Clitheroe RDC to restore a r ig h t of way


Whalley P a r ish Council is


th ro u g h Archbishops Wood, ofif A c c r i n g t o n Road,


used by co n tra cto rs working on th e by-pass, was con­ sidered to be in a bad sta te , with a wall demolished an d a fo o tp ath moved.


Wh alley. The site, u n til recently-


Walking in


Holland Hills LED bv Mr Watson Hoyle, Clitheroe Ramblers walked


B ren n an d an d Whitendale. The more energetic climbed Whitendale Fell and o thers took th e easier route along the valley to Dunsop where the groups rejoined for home.


Remand


ance a t Clitheroe on Moad- day ac cu sed . of se ttin g fire to S h o r t’s warehouse, and stealin ■ clothing, Nicholas


was fu r th e r rema/.ded in custody until today.


Agustine Whelan (35), of George Street. Clitheroe,


J \VHEN he made a n ap p e a r ­


in the Bolland Hills on Saturday. ■ The journey took th em to


motorist causing him to swerve on to the grass banking. Mr Greenwood said it was


offence. Lewis Smalley, of Princess


i


Discussions on flooding


Bo 1 ton-bv-Bow 1 an'd yes terday as p a r t of th e ir an n u a l to u r of inspe ction to discuss the problem of preventing flood­ ing in th a t village. Mr E. Berry, th e surveyor


MEMBERS of Bowland R u ra l Council


v i s i t e d


an d engineer, m e t th e coun­ cillors in th e village to explain th e various methods open to them. T h e cleric to th e council.


Mr L. D. Telford, h ad w r i t te n to th e lan d agents for th e Bolton H all e s ta te asking if th e e s ta te would be p rep a red to contribute towards th e cost of clearing o u t th e s tre am s which run th ro u g h the village and which overflow in heavy rain. At a. meeting on Monday,


Mr T elford to ld th e council th a t th e la n d ag en ts had replied th a t th e e s ta te h ad already spent money in cu t t in g back b ran ch es and on improvements to th e streams, and i t considered th a t i t h a d already co n tri­ buted towards th e cost of the work.


Church re-opens


ALL being well, Clitheroe Congregationa.iists should be able to worship in th e ir ch u rch again on Sunday when i t reopens a f te r a fo rtn ig h t's closure due to improvement work. Stone cleaning h a s bee*


ca r ried o u t to th e exterior, an d a t th e same time, a new floor h a s been laid in the


THE BEST BIRD


ONE of Clitheroe Budgerigar Society's founder-members. Air Terry Nelson. won supreme honours a t the Y or k s hi re Budgerigar Society's an n u a l show a t Leeds at the weekend. Mr Nelson's bird, a, cu r ren t


year bird bred by himself, is a normal grey cock. I t took the awards for best in te rm ed ia te breeder, best in te rm ed ia te budgie. best breeder in the show and best bird in show. Beating 2.224 exhibits, this


bird is now among the top budgerigars in the country.


Stole


electric kettles


accused of en ter in g shop premises


A P P E A R I N G b e f o r e Clilheroc m a g i s t


r a t e s


an o th er person, as a tre s ­ passer and stealing goods


together with


worth £29.80. a Clithovoe youth wa.s p u t on probation for 12 months. Terence Thorne. 19. ot


Carlton Place. Clithcroc. adm itted stealing ;hree electric kettles and a food mixer from Brntham'.s shop in the Market Place. Inspector S tu a r t Evans,


Link road is heading for early completion


WHALLEY SUPERMART PLAN IS OPPOSED


A PLANNING application to build a su p e rm a rk et and seven shops on th e s ite of th e Whalley Arms c a r park h a s been recommended for refusal by th e F in an c e and General Purposes Commit­


tee of Clithcroe R ural Council. T h e ap p l ica tio n h a d also


been recommended for refusal by the Divisional P lan n in g Officer. Reasons given were th a t th e scheme was out of ch a ra c te r and scale, and th e general feel­ in g was th a t i t was too big a development for th e size of th e c a r park.


L an d In v e s tm en t Co. Ltd, of Stockton-on-Tees. and the architec ts . Cooper and Jackson, of Rochdale.


Tiie applicants were Tees IN CHARACTER


te cts ’ fii-m. Mr P e te r Daw­ son. to ld th e Advertiser a n d Times th a t th e development would have taken up the whole of th e frontage of th e car p a rk on King Street. Whalley's m a in thorough­ fare. T h ere would still be a car


A member of th e a rc h i­


p a rk fo r ab out 30 ca rs a t the re a r of th e shops, which


would be for the shoppers and also for vans delivering to th e various premises. He said th e development would be built to fit in as fa r as


plan also incorporated a wnnll arc ad e between the su p e rm a rk et and shops for customers


cars in the car park behind. They would be able to walk to the f ro n t of t.he shops without inconvenience.


possible with ihc existing a rch itec tu re of the village— possibly with stone and pitched roofs. The shopping precinct


leaving their


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school inside. T h e minister, the Rev.


prosecuting. said th a t a shor t time a f te r a. window of the shop had been dis­ covered broken, police saw Thorne in Wcllgat.e. As t. was laic they asked him what, lie was doing and searched him. Tii his ixickct. they found the sales ticket


Mrs K. Hendry, said tha t she was hoping th a t by S un­ day the work will be over an d services will again b e ) held th e re .


electric ket.tie. Inspector Evans told the


were held a t Barrow, and j th e re were large congrega­ tions, with, many people from Clitheroc travelling to th e village.


t The Good Companions


MEMBERS of th e Good Companions Club enjoyed a programme of varied en te r ­ ta inm e n t when they l f e t a t Low Moor Methodist Church. Taking p a r t were Mrs Broom. Mrs In g h am a n d Mr


community singing, an d te a and biscuits were served by Mrs S. Seedall an d Mrs E. Bush. T h e n ex t meeting will tak e th e form of a firs t an n iv e rsa ry p ar ty, s ta r t in g a t p-30 p.m. n ex t Thursday.


VANDAL


'from a tree, was again “raised a t Whalley P a r ish


Aid. Basil Greemvood, com­ m ented : “ I d o n 't know how to stop it, quite f ran k ly ,” an d Coun. J . S. R. Shaw suggested th a t a plain clothes policeman m ig h t be th e onlv curb to vandalism. T h e P a r ish Council is also considering th e possibility of vandalproof lights u n d e r th e


Council. T h e ch a irm an , County


West Gate, n e a r Whalley Abbey.


Chairman’s talk


was th a n k ed by S. Gill an d S. Blezard. K. Whitwell presided over


CHAIRMAN or Clitheroe R u ra l D is tr ic t Council Mr J . Fell gave a n in tr ig u in g ta lk on th e h is to ry a n d folklore of Whalley to members of Clitheroe YFC. He ex­ p lained th e uses of many of th e old buildings an d lan dm a rk s of Whalley. He


a sh o r t business m e etin g in which J . Smith so n was con­ g ra tu la ted on being chosen to judge d airy c a t t le for L ancashire a t th e National Field Day a t Stoneleigh on Saturday.


Donation A DONATION of £10 h a s


been m ad e to th e Clitheroe Physiotherapy Centre by the Social Conunittee of th e


Clitheroe a n d dis tric t b ran ch of th e N ational F a rm e rs ’ Union.


■Abbott's Way, Whalley. as well as th e removal of a “ no h o r s e r id in g " notice


c v c l in g " n o t i c e s from


TROUBLE Tlie removal of two “ no


Scott, who performed an action song “ Aluscleman and Ladies.” Mr W. Hitchen gave a L an c a sh ire dialect rec ital an d Mrs In g h am recited “ A L an c ash ire Lass." Mrs F. Addison organised games and hoop-la. for which prizes were offered. Mrs Bailey was p ia n is t for


L a s t Sunday th e services 1 I


Clitheroe win youth league


BY defeating Baxenden In a play-off on Sunday, Clithcroe Youth XI clinched the championship of the Ribblcsdalc Youth Cricket League. The game was played a t G re a t Haiwood where Baxenden won the


toss and p u t Clitheroe in. Clithcroe reached 141 for


104 iIn g h am 22. Sweet 47). Robert Birch took 5 for 22 in 6.4 overs.


7 in the allotted 32 overs (Blair-Bryan 15. Jo h n Hind- moor 37. Keith Bodcn 67). Baxenden replied with


PHONE KIOSK


the committee agreed to defer the decision u n til see­ ing t.he report, an d finding o u t whether th e necessary facilities were available.


is to report to Clitheroe R u ral D is tr ic t Council's highways committee on th e possibility of ins talling an AA telephone kiosk on the Whalley—Clithcroe by-pass. At its meeting on Monday,


Theft charge


Victoria Avenue. Ch a tb u rn . was charged th a t , to g e th e r with an o th e r person, h e entered shop premises in Clitheroe, an d stole th re e electric kettles, a n d a food mixer, worth £29.80, th e property of B e n th am ’s of Clitheroe Ltd.


Studying to


S tre et , Clitheroe, h a s ob­ ta in e d a B.Sc. degree in engineering a t Glasgow University. H e is an. old boy of CRGS. He h a s been awarded a place a t ‘th e College of Air T ra in in g , Hamble, n e a r S ou th am p to n , a n d hopes to commence study th e re n e x t May a s a civil air l in e p i lo t w i th BOAC.


be a pilot Mr Alan Mattick, 1 Fox


Boys raise <£6


S IX boys f rom th e S al th i l l Road a re a of Olitheroe raised £ 6 by a jum b le sale for th e Wiswell b ra n c h o f th e C h r is t ie Hospital a n d H o l t R a d ia tio n In s t i tu te Women’s T ru s t F und. The boys were G ra h am an d S tep h e n Tomlinson,


A CHATBURN youth was remanded in custody u n til today when h e ap pe ared before Clitheroe m ag is trates on Monday o n a th e f t charge. Alan Watson (19). of


A REPRESENTATIVE of the Automobile Association


tor an


court that, all the property had since been recovered. Thorne apologised in court..


Jo h n an d Matthew King, Daniel Brad ley a n d C h r is ­ to p h e r Wignall.


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