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“ FAIR VIEW” 2 4 CLAREMONT AVENUE it*


CLITHEROE Telephone 2326


Bank moves into new branch office


AT 2 Market Place, right in the heart of Clitheroe, the Yorkshire Bank on Monday next, September 4th, is opening new premises worthy of the forward-looking community which it is to serve.


T h e n ew o f f ice in ­


c o rp o ra te s the best o f m o re th an a h un d red years o f exp e r ien ce in b an k in g service plus the i m p r o v e d


fa c i l it ie s


a f fo rd ed by the e le c t r on ic and m e ch a n ica l in n o v a ­ t ion s o f th e te ch n lo g ica l rev o lution.


The mill owner of the il ^ Lazy


time OVER from her home m South Africa for a lovely long- four and half months holiday in Britain is 27- year-old Miss Carol Sewart. and for a few days she has been staying with the Vicar of Whallev and his wife, The Rev. and Mrs R. A. Ilarpur.


Miss Sewart's father and


Mrs Harpur are cousins. Carol was bom in Man­ chester but the family emigrated to South Africa when she was two. They live ;n Greytown, about 50 miles from Durban where she worked until she gave up


her job to come here for her ho l iday. " I 'm having a lovely


holiday. England isn't much different.


from what I


expected. I ’m having a nice iary tune," said Carol.


She has met hundreds of


people and has been visiting all her relatives.


She is now touring Scot­


land and is hoping that the. weather will stay fine because rain is ‘■depressing.'1


Carol does not think she


would return to England permanently, mainly because o f our weather.


“ The


thought o f your winters put me off,” she said, adding that after 25 years in a hot, sunny climate, one tended to be spoilt.


It is winter now in South


Africa but it is still very warm by our standards. " You never need a jersey in Durban,” she said.


Carol enjoyed her short -tay in Whalley and thought the village was lovely. She


hopes that it won't be another 25 years before she comes back for a holiday.


TORY THE


EEN In the 1340's we would see


ti.st Church and, in the pre- .'Cnt century, the building of a treat hospital.


•he building of the arches and join the cheering as the first steam trains chugged, -heir way across the valley. Wc would see the end of the handioom and the founda- ::o:i of an industry, the abhshment of a Metho-


tea ted for two great wars and. moving into modern tunes, streets choked with traffic. a


position only


relieved with the laying down of two by-passes.


Now, if that wouldn't


make an exciting and fas­ cinating script for TV, I don't know what would. I'll guarantee every set in Whal­ ley would be switched on that night and many, many others also, in all parts of the


country. Indeed. it


could be the start of a series — "The Story of Your Town" with a different venue each week.


I give the suggestion free


of charge to either BBC or ITV whichever organisation has the gumption to profit by it, and. if neither of them possesses the said gumption, well — what a script it would make for a pageant in our abbey grounds.


It would take a lot o f


work, a lot o f planning, a lot of ingenuity, but the end result would be well worth, seeing (which is more than could be said for the deplor­


able play which insulted my sight, my morals and my in­ telligence tonight). Anybody got the guts to


tackle it? J .F . ” 'c would sec a village As from Monday next, you 11


find Yorkshire Bank very much at home at 2 Market Place, Clitheroe. To reassure you that we’ve lost none


of our old friendliness, we’re preparing to give you a really warm welcome. For the first five days, every customer


who calls in to see us can enjoy a nice, fresh cup of coffee—compliments of Yorkshire Bank. A t 2 Market Place, Clitheroe.


you’ll recognise faces you already know


and trust. The same people who, in the past,


have always been ready to offer useful advice on any financial problem that you may


have had. And, if you’re not already a Yorkshire


Bank customer, they’ll be pleased to tell you all about the many Yorkshire Bank facilities that you’re now missing out on—over a nice cup of coffee. Like we said,


black or white ?


The only thing that’s really changed is our address 2 Market Place, Clitheroe, Lancs.


Late night opening: Friday 5 pm. to 6.30 pm.


Yorkshire Bank Telephone: 3237 Manager K. F. Darley


MR KENNETH DARLEY


THE Yorkshire Bank has been active in Clitheroe fo r 50 years, and it has play ed an im p o r tan t p a r t in edu ca t in g m any gene rations o f Clithe ronians in the virtue o f thrift. B e g in n in g in a small way with an office in K in g Street, the bank h ad as first m anag e r the late Mr R ich a rd Bruce. He supervised the tran s fe r to the c om p a c t and pleasing premises in Castle Street, wh ich the bank o c cu p ied until now.


After 29 years as local


manager, Mr Bruce retired in 1962. Managers since then have been Mr K. R. Jack- son and Mr G. W. Miles, and the present manager is Mr Kenneth Fowler Darley.


‘‘The principal reason for


moving,” said Mr Darley, "is that modern banking requires modern machinery. Our new premises will give us much greater floor space in the banking hall.”


In the Market Place, the 1


bank will also have the i advantage o f being more j centrally placed for custo- ! mor.s to the main shopping ! area, and nearer to the pub- ! lie car park.


j Opening hours "-ill be j


9-30 a.m. to 3-30 p.m. on I Monday to Friday, and the


bank also prides itself on | being the only commercial bank in Clitheroe with even­ ing opening hours, from 5 to 6-30 p.m. on Fridays.


J


'The Yorkshire Bank mecred evening opening


urs in 1945, and as far as +11017 _ct.ill


in f p i i H ho


Shortly after moving into j the new premises, Mr Darley j


and his staff of six will be j experiencing a changeover of j a different kind. On Sep- j ternber 19, equipment for the I computerisation o f cheque I book accounts is being in­ stalled. "This will do away with a lot of repetitious routine work for the staff,” : said Mr Darley.


with two children, Stephen (14) and Susan (ID. and !


Mr Darley (44), is married


lives in Fairfield Drive, j Clitheroe.


!


oving to Clitheroe ■ manager of the


Bank’s branch at or five years. He »-kcd in branches , Beverley. Selby, iirkbymooorsidc.


y, who is keen on }s playing tennis, football for many d refereed in ague matches for


Ting, he was a the Conservative


ig Urban District iqro Hp was also


and was elected *


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turn o f the century would And it strange indeed to walk into a modern bank like the Yorkshire at Clitheroe.


In those days, banks


tended to be functional if not exactly austere places. Hard-headed businessmen who comprised the bulk o f the customers knew exactly what sort o f service they wanted.


The then current blend of


o p u l e n c e and utili/y demanded awe - inspiring facades behind which the


work could be done out o f sight, and the Victorian architects threw them up in their hundreds.


Social change


nishings gave the correct air of


Massive mahogany fur- imposing gra nd e u r


which flattered our great­ grandfathers and proved just enough o f a detei-rent to prevent any invasion o f privacy by the working m a n .


tion and the new prosperity it brought was followed by


But the industrial revolu­


a social one, and as working men found themselves with a better standard o f living they began to look to the banks for the sort of service that previously only their


masters had enjoyed. The new customers and


their changing demands re­ quired a new style of bank­ ing and the Yorkshire Penny Bank as it then was —“ Penny ” was dropped


from the title in its cen­ tenary year—soon began to make a name for itself as a bank which offered friendly service to all­ comers regardless of status.


Open week


tailor-made far the expand­ ing business o f the 70s and 80s and the same staff will obviously be able to operate


The new branch has been


with increased efficiency. With an eye on the new


commercial developments that are rapidly changing the face o f Clitheroe, the Yorkshire Bank decided that a move could be delayed no longer.


The keynote o f the whole


project is efficiency and comfort from the moment the customer enters the banking hall he is cosseted in carpeted, air-conditioned, temperature co n tr o l l e d luxury.


Furnishings and decor


are elegant and relaxing. A much larger banking hall than customers


h a v e previously enjoyed provides


greater comfort and better service, and the office area behind the counter makes the staff’s job a lot easier.


computer link-up which has already been installed, the new branch is well equipped to cope with the expected expansion in years to come.


With provision for the


Out of sight upstairs there is an equally important change which few customers will probably appreciate but


which the bank staff will welcome. The old Dickensian idea


that staff are at the office


to work and should there­ fore be denied the basic comforts o f pleasing staff accommodation has been thi-own right out. Staff rooms complete


modern cooking facilities have been installed.


w i t h Existing customers will


appreciate the difference between the old and the new but for those people in Clitheroe who have never been to the Yorkshire Bank, next week has been declared “ open week.”


ing valued customer, a potential customer or just somebody who is interested to see what a modem bank looks like from the inside, you are cordially invited to call any time ‘ during the week.


Whether you are an exist­ The manager, Mr K. F.


Darley, and his staff will be pleased to meet you, and the bank’s hostesses will serve you with coffee.


BERT COOK FLOORING


Y orkshire has served town well


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