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Clitheroe Ad v e r tise r a n d Times, Au g u s t 31st, 1972 "7 i i l ings - ra ’


Traders told


how VAT works


WHETHER p eo p le l ik e i t


o r n o t , "Value A d d ed T a x will be in fo rc e in less th a n e ig h t m o n th s a n d C l i th e ro e t r a d e r s a re v e ry m u c h a l iv e to th e fa c t . More t h a n 100 p a c k e d a m e e t in g a t th e C o n s e rv a ­ t iv e Club fo r a C h am b e r of T ra d e le c tu r e o n th e s u b je c t .


On the platform was Mr


K. Rycroft, of Clitheroe, who is th e senior executive officer on V.AT tra in in g for HM Customs an d Excise. During h is talk, he men­


tioned several times th „ t one evenin.g was insufficient to cover th e subje ct in detail, b u t with th e aid of a diagram an d a thorough knowledge of the new tax he helped to p u t his audience more a t ease with V.AT. Several questioners were


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DATE


FOUR repi-esentativcs f r o « Division 5 Educa tion Execu­ tive have been ap p o in ted to th e m a n a g e m e n t of Clivherocs new Brookside Countj- Primal-^- School. They are Aid. Tom Robin­


son. Aid. Leo Wells, a n d Conn. William S h a rp ie s , an d Conn. Mrs Myra Clegg, a member of Clitheroe


R ural CounciL T h e site for th e school, in


Brie-hi: S tre et , should be available by th e t im e th « biulding co n tra cto rs a re readv to .start work. Some of the cla.ssroom accom- tnodation should be re ad y during th e la t te r p a r t of 1.173. and completion of th e school should be ea r ly in


1971. DANOE RACE BALDWIN— BAKER


Baldwin a t SS Michael and J o h n ’s Church, Clitheroe, on S atu rd ay , was th e unexpec­ ted a r r iv a l of two of th e b r id e’s cousins—one from Yugoslavia an d an o th e r who is serving w ith th e Army in Berlin. T h e bride is se creta ry to


wedding of Miss P a tr ic ia A n a B ak er an d Mr Jo h n


P le a s an t su rp rise a t th e


th e general m an ag e r of Neotechnic Engineer ing Ltd, Clitheroe; th e bridegroom is th e owner of th e local mobile discotheque, Disc-Traction, an d is employed by Holden an d Hartley (Burnley) Ltd, as a p ar tsm an . He is th e only son of Mr and Mrs Jo h n Baldwin, S t Mary’s S tre et , Clitheroe. T h e bride is th e only


d au g h te r of Mr an d Mrs F rederick WUliam Baker, of


Strolling in


Downham country


s e t off from th e an c ien t stocks a t Downham on


WITH Mr Bon Driver as leader. Clitheroe Ramblers


S atu rd ay , tak in g th e p a th ­ way hy Hemlock. Cottage to Do'wnham Green, one of th e


Kibble Valley an d th e Bow- lan d Hills. They saw th e whole


f inest v an tage points for extensive views of


th e


p an o ram a from Parlick Pike, in th e west, to Ryl- stonc, in th e n o r th -e as t. Below, th e Ribble wound


H awthorne Place, Clitheroe. S he was given away by h e r la th e r an d wore a full- le.igtii, Empire-line gown of white


trimm ed with fine guipure lace, w ith a fu ll dipped tra in . H er shoulder-length bou f fan t veil was held in place by blush an d white b r id a l roses.


crystal organza,


rounded by small pink roses an d lily of the valley. Matrons of honour w’ere


She car ried an orchid su r ­


Mrs Eleanor Josephine Bell an d Mrs Ju d i th Yates, an d th e bridesmaid was Mi.ss Hayley Mathews, bride's cousin. Mi.ss Mathew'S wore a dress


P ilkington. gi'oomsman w'as Mr F redrick Eccles and u shers were Mr K eith Baldwin and Mr Andrew T.


ca r ried white s tep h an o t is an d gold roses. Best m an was Mr Allan


Bell. T h e ceremony was per­


formed by F a th e r P. H an ­ nan. O rg an is t was Mr Joseph Roberts. After a reception a t th e Sun


of white broderie anglaise with a pink sa sh an d a pin k an d wirite bonnet. She c a r ­ ried a basket of assorted sweet peas and roses.


In n , th e couple le f t fo r a honeymoon touring Scotland an d th e Lake District. Mr an d Mrs Baldwin will live in Stoneycroft, L i t t l e m o o r Road. Clitheroe.


P hoto: Pyes, of Clitheroe.


W'ore model gowns of pea­ cock Pi-ench crepe with high collai’s and sleeves of white F ren ch ruffled lace. They


The m a tro n s of honour B IR C H— PARKER


L itt le Middop, Gisburn. was m a rr ied a t Salem Congrega­ tional Church, M a rtin Top,


.A CONFECTIONER. Mi.'=s Jo an Parker, d au g h te r of Mr an d Ml's Jo h n P ark er , of


on S aturday. The bridegroom was


Jo h n David Birch, a haulage co n tra c to r arid elder son of Mr an d Mrs H ar ry Birch, of Cotton Tree Lane. Colne. Given away by h e r fath e r,


nephew. Master Nicholas James Pinder. a.s page. The bricle.sinaids wore full-


lilac and " h i te free.sia. Be.st man was Mr John


Smith and groomsman was Mr Graham Hayes. The brother, Mr Jo h n


Parker, and the bridegroom’s brother. Mr Philip R. Birch,


bride’.


th e bride wore a full-length gew'n of white crimplene, trimm ed w'ith guipure lace, an d forming a tra in . Her full- len g th veil was held in place bv a velvet band find .she carried pink roses an d white freesia. She was at ten d ed by her


were n.sher.s. The service was performed


by Mr J- W. Johnson, and Mi.sg .^lice Parkin.son, br ide’s cousin, was organist. A recep­ tion wa.s held nt the Black


Bni! Hotel. Rimington. The couple arc spending a


sister, Mi.ss Elizabeth P ark er ; the bridegroom’s sister. Mi.s.s Adele Birch, an d tlie b r id e’s


touring honeymoon. They will live in Hall Road. Trawden. Photo: Mrs A. Stretch,


C'natburn.


CELEBRITIES AT STONYHURST


CELEBRITIES in the world of mu.sic will be a t ten d in g S to n y h u rs t College tomorrow fo r a summer school of music la s tin g a week. They include violini.''t


about, hills an d woods with fann.s't€ads h e re and th e re completed a wonderful pic­ ture.


I ts way through th e valley. «!uiefc villages were d otted


wmi


Roman road, th e walkers m ad e fo r Downham Mill, pas sing th e “ fairy rocks ” on th e way. By th e mill a few old millstones were seen.


Cro.ssing th e line of the


th e waterway which car ried w’a te r from In g s Beck to drive th e water-wheel tS.iey soon took th e ro ad to In g s End, crossing th e beck by th e bridge.


Going aloirg th e course of


Lfuiiond. A par ty rec ently .stayed a t Aughengillan, a r am p si te owned by th e Glasgow S co u t AsBOCiation ai inut 10 miles from th e loch.


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S co u ts climbed Ben Lomond .and pony trekked.


As well a..s canoeing, th e


Windermere are, from le f t t Ph.iilip Grcaiorex. Clifford


P lf 'T l .R i ; : AOoat on Lake I.ocn kin.s. Cow burn an d Paul Tomp- , V, s « . '■vptz


Head, a 17th cen tu ry fa rm ­ house a t th e foot of Riming- to n Moor, w ith i ts memorial to members of th e Bulcock family. I t records th e d e a th of one member w’h o was buried in Whalley Church­ yard because h e was n o t re s id e n t in th e P a r ish of Downham.


A fleldpr th led to Clough


moor a n d a f ie ld p a th to Coolham and Red Syke, the ram b lers proceeded by Brownlow a n d acro.ss th e d ee p Ravensclough to P en die E n d road.


Following a tra ck up th e


tinued by road and an ancient green lane, now thick with rushes,


Prom here the way con­


Hookcliffe P l a n t a t i o n , through Hookcliffe Farm and to G em a and by road


p a s t


h a d provided an in te res tin g walk w ith m an y v an tag e p o in ts for viewing th e val-


into Downham. Once again, Mr Driver


lev in len g th an d depth. RAMBLER.


Fined £3


A CHATBURN m a n was fined £3 w i th licence en­ d o rsem en t by Clitheroe m a g is tra te s fo r d r iving a c a r w i th defective brakes. T h e offence was dis­


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covered a f te r Keith. H a r ­ greaves (26), of Bibble Lane, was stopped by a policem an a s h e drove along C h a tb um Road, Clitheroe.


Hargreaves pleaded guilty by le tte r .


MSc DEGREE


t was pro- roadhiirst, an d Mrs


o recited dialect:


janised a itaox quiz. Mr V,'.


Speech— worn cn." ■ Barefoot


l in fback r ig h t) is a group of- th e Good Oompaaiionj^


D ay s .’ Afternoon te a a n d biscuits were served by Mrs S. Seedall, Mrs Addison a n d Mrs B. Rothwell. The Good Companions’ n ex t meeting will be on September 7th. ABOVE, pictured with, th e oiiener, th e Rev. E. S. Jose-


guests.


A FORMER .pupil of Down­ h am School an d th e Royal Hospital School, Suffolk, Mr Malcolm C. Mclvor, h a s gained h is MSc a t L an c a s te r


Mr an d Mrs C. E. Nelson, of Clay House, Downham, and I3 employed by IC I a t R u n ­ corn. Married w i th two


University. Mr Mclvor is th e son of


xhlldren, h e lives in Chester.


Y f rah Neaman, who has previously pcr fomicd with Clitheroe Concerts Society, television an d film actrc.ss Ele anor Bron, an d concert p ian is t David Wilde.


ROBINSON—JONES


YOUNGER son of Mr and Mrs Walter Robinson, of Kcmple. ’View, Clitheroe, Mr Neil Charles Robinson was m a r r ied a t Holy T rin ity Church, Parkflel’d, Middle- ton, recently.


His bride was Miss


GI.ynnis S u san Jones, only d au g h te r of Mr an d Mrs Ronald Jones, of Archer P ark, Middleton. Given away by h e r fa th e r , sh e wore a w h ite cry s ta l s a t in gown f itted w ith a long t ra in flowing from th e wais t an d edged w ith


b r o a d


guipure lace. H er veil was h eld in place by a headdre.ss of w hite flowers, an d she c a r r ied a bouquet of white orchids, s tep h a i io tis and lily-of-the-valley. Gown and veil were made by the b r id e’s mother.


M a tro n of honour was


Mrs Nina Mary Soothill, an d th e young a t te n d a n t was Miss Lisa Bramley, b r id e’s god-daughtcr. Tliey wore full - len g th Empire - line d r e s s e s of jad e green sa t in , w ith puffed sleeves decorated with white guipure daisies. They h ad white flowers entwined in th e ir h a ir , a n d ca r ried bouquets of white c a rn a t io n s and b r id al gladioli.


Set standard, say women


A RESOLUTION dealing w ith th e s ta n d a rd is a t io n of th e weights an d measures of prepacked foods is to be proposed by ’Waddingtou ■Women’s In s t i tu te a t th e au tum n council m eeting of th e L an c a sh ire federation. T h e proposition, which


a n am en dm en t: u n i t pricing sh o u ld be in c lu d ed w ith th e


weights a n d measures. T h e m e e tin g will be held


in th e G re a t H all a t Lan- -aster Univeristy on Septem-


.■country p ro je c t officer, ab out th e p ro je c t a n d th e re will also be a n “ any ques tions ”


s r 30th. T h e re will be a ta lk by Mr J . H. Ellen, tow n an d


panel.


will be seconded by West B rad fo rd WI, will urge th e G o vernment to tak e steps to s ta n d a rd is e these weights a n d measures , so enabling th e consumer to a sc e r ta in th e tru e cost of tire contents. Chipping W I is to propose


Davies, godson of th e bride. He wore a white s a t in .shirt an d black velvet trousers, w ith a cummerbund to m a t c h the br idesmaids’ dresses.


Page was Master Dar ren Mr P ete r C a r te r was best


m an , an d Mr Ia n Robinson groom.sman. Mr Alan Mars- den a n d Mr Ba rry Law were


ushers. T h e ceremony was per­


formed by tlie Rev. T. Preston, an d o rg an is t was Mr Moores.


.After a rec eption a t the


H a r p u r h e y Conservative Club, th e couple le f t for a honeymoon in Moreca.mbe. They will live in Hollin- wood, Oldham.


n i e bridegroom is a.


t e a c h e r a t H ar tsh e ad County Secondary School, Ashton-under-Lyne, an d th e bride teaches a t Sa.xon Nook County P rim a ry School, Langley, Middleton.


Too many bricks


A POLICEMAN on the Clitheroe - Whalley by-pass


saw a van. di’iven lay a Low Moor man, heavil.v laden with bricks an d when they were counted, th e re were found to be 500 of them.


out to th e driver, ’Vernon R. Deley (30), of S t P au l’s Street, th a t tire van was overloaded.


T h e policeman pointed


On inspection, h e found th a t th e v an h a d no h o rn


and a defective silencer. Deley pleaded guilty by


pose, he was fined £10. for h aving a defective silencer,


£3 and for n o t having a h om , £2.


K in d th o u g h t


COMIC3S. books, an d th e sum of iSl.25, the proceeds of a jumble sale held in Primrose S tre e t on Monday morning, have been presen­


ted to S t Deny’s Home by four Clitheroe children.


A n n e t te T u rn e r .(11), of P r im ro se S tre e t .


They a re I a n Guy (9) an d his s is te r C a th e r in e (10), of F o r t S tre e t ; J a n e t Taylor (11), of Woone Lane, and


le t te r to th e th re e offences a t Clitheroe. F o r using th e van fo r an u n suitable pur­


F ir e d am a g e


THE es tim a ted cost of fire dam age in th e UK in July (including N o rth ern I re ­


lan d ) was £10.4 million, .says th e B r i t i s h Insuraivie Association. Apart


irom


April, th is figure is th e lowest monthly total so far th is J'car.


OPEN DAY AN o p en d a y o rg a n i.sed


b y th e F r ie n d s o f W h a l le y Abbey o n S a tu r d a y ra is e d n e a r ly £ 3 0 0 . T h e B ish o p o f B la c k b u rn , th e R t Rev. R o b e r t A. S. M a r t in e a u


a n d h is w ife w e re am o n g th e 600 p e o p le w h o a t te n d e d .


a t t r a c t io n s . P o n y r id e s ,


c om p e t i t io n s a n d s id e ­ shows were among the


Members of the public ai'c


invited to a t te n d any of the evening activilie.s, which begin with a piano recital by David Wilde on Friday 7-40 p.m. T h e weekend e n te r ta in ­ is a film, •• The


m e n t Soldier ’s T alc,” .starring


S V c I. a .Berio.sova an d Robert Helpmann, with


Stravin.<ky’s m u s i c, on Saturday, and a concert by Elcano:' Bron and David 'vvfiide an Sunday.


;\n i l lus trated ta lk on


Monday, and one on Richard La r .ni i will be given Hall'.s iiui.sic on Thursday.


Tlic programme for Tues­


day and Wednesday is a public di.scu.'-sion with a panel oi musical experts, and a violin an d piano recital. The ,'Ummcr .school, which


length. Victorian-style dres.scs in a blue and lilac flcral lawn c - 'to n prim. They carried


worried th a t under th e new system they would lose financially if goods were un.sold or h ad to be des­


troyed. Mr Rycroft explained,


h o w e V e r, th a t retailens would pay V.AT only every th re e months ; the amount due would be the difference between what the supplier charged an d w h a t


the


re ta i le r charged his cu.s- tomers.


REFUND Therefore, in the case of


go ods n o t being .sold, re ta ile rs would be entitled to claim a refund. .Although VAT docs not


MR HORNBY, le ft, receives his long-se rv ic e aioard from Mr Alfred Wilson, c h ie f e x e cu tiv e officer, CWS.


STARTED WORK AT 2s 6d A WEEK


FOB the p a s t 50 years Mr William Homby, a stockman a t the Co-operative Whole­ sale Society's W i t h g i 1 1 Estate, has been gettin g up a t six o’clock in the morning to s ta r t the day’s work. But


become operable u n til April 1st n ext year, regi.stration with Customs begins in October, Mr R, y c r o f t


revealed. .All trad e rs with a n an n u a l


tu rn o v er in taxable goods of £5.000 or over would have to register. S omething in th e region of ih n . trad e rs would qualify, he e s t im a ’ied. Non - registered trad e rs


would n o t be eligible for tax refund.s on the costs to tliem from suppliers. But since they would n o t be obliged to pa,ss VAT on to th e ir cu.s- tomer.s, they would be able to sell a t competitive prices. ” But,” said Mr R.ycroft,


” if an unregistered re ta ile r does a bomb in trad e he will soon be registered.”


The tax will be levied a t


a .standard ra te of 10 per cent. C e rtain item.s—such as food — will bo ” zero­ ra te d ,” which means they c a r ry no ta.x, b u t a tra d e r may claim refunds for the tax on services and equip­ m e n t he uses.


Mr Rycroft could n o t say


exactly when purchase tax would be abolished, except th a t i t would be before the in troduc tion of V.AT. The precise date had y et to be announced b.v the Chan­ cellor of the Exchequer. Some of th e audience


ria- the French composer Nadia Boulanger as its patron, will end on Septem­ ber 8th with a s tu d e n ts ’


concert. Several item.s are to be


broadea.si' by the BBC, in ­ cluding the opening rec ital and the Sunday concert. Admi.'Sion will be free on th e Friday arid the Tuesday


evening.'. During


the week Urc


public will be allowed to join the 14 s tu d e n ts in ma.stcr classes for piano, violin and composition a t th e rate of £2 per day.


Wilde, a former profe.s.sor of piano a t


in addition to David the Royal


Academy of Music and Royal .Manche.stcr College of Mu.sic.


and Y f r a h Neaman. profcs.sor of violin


and lienJ of the s tr in g s department a t the Guildhall


School of Mu.sic, London, th e tutors will be .Alexander Goehr, who ts professor of inu-sic at Leeds University and mu.sical director of th e Music Theatre Ensemble, an d Richard Hall, a former professor of compo-sition a t th e Royal Manchester Col- lerrc of Music,


found th e lecture more en l ightening th a n others. One envisaged V.AT having a useful side-effect.


“ I


th in k i t will clear up a lot of dubious businesses and make sure th a t proper accounts are kept,” h e said.


DISMISSED


A CLITHEROE man ac­ cused of a s sau l t causing bodily hai-m h a d Wre case ag a in s t him dismissed a f te r th e m ag is trates were told th a t th e m a n h e was alleged to have as saulted could n o t be found.


The case again.st ’William


Ch a tb u rn . of Castle View, h a d been previously a d ­ jo u rn ed by th e magis trates . Insp. T. J . S umner told


th e cour t th a t th e aggrieved m a n ’s whereabouts were n o t known.


F o r p e n s io n e r s


THE re c en t flag day and house to house collection


held ill Clitheroe by th e local b ran ch of th e National Federation of Old Age Pen- .Mons’ Association,


raised £133.


NO PAINTY SMELL A BEAUTIFUL WAY


TO PROTECT YOUR HOME OuDtB f rum


The Sartdsy Times Febiuary


1972.


In Lancashire alone the Fire Brigade is now dealing with four limes as many fires as it did 20 years ago and domestic fires in particular are among those on the increaso.


r r C0XI1.D B E Y o im h o to b


It. Wilby, 29 Penny Street, Blackburn. E. Bodson, 45 Queen’s P ark Roaul, Blackburn. Perkodd Supplies, New Mill Street, Blackburn. J . Heape, 37 Blackburn Kd, Church, n r Blackburn Clayton, 45 Higher Eanam, Blackburn. J . a n d D. P orter, 454 Whalley New Rd, Blackburn G. & R. Hindle, Bolton Rd., Ewood, Blackburn. Mercer & Sons Ltd, 25 Northgate, Blackburn. A. Astley, 255 Audley Range, Blackburn. Dorricotts, 38/40 Mosley Street, Blackburn. R. Singleton, 44 Whalley Banks, Blackburn. Kimberley, F u rth e rg a te , Blackburn. E. Hargreaves, 248 S h ear Brow, Blackburn.


iralspar FIRE SHIELD


DECORATIVE PAINTS


EXCITING FASHION COLOURS FANTASTIC COVERAGE


r a th e r a special occa.sion for him—i t will be his la s t working day before retire­ ment. Mr Hoi-nby’.s leaving has already been marked by a prc.sentation in Alanches- ter, when he and four o th e r CWS employees who h ad between them clocked up 250 year.s’ sei'vice a t ten d ed a special luncheon.


tomorrow will be AWABD.S At the CWS headquar te rs .


New Centm-y House, they received long-service awards from chief executive officer Mr .Alfred Wilson. Al.so a t ten d in g was his deputy, Mr A rth u r Sugden. .And th e celebrations con­


tinue tomorrow n ight, when Mr Hornby and his col­ leagues will meet a t the Hodder Bridge Hotel.


He has already been pre­


sented w ith a te a trolley, and tomorrow t.hey will h an d over a ,silver tan k ard , in.scribcd; "T o Bill from all hLs friend.s a t Withgill,” Mr Hol•nl5^', who lives with


hi.s wife, Lil’.ie, a t Withgill Farm Cottages, first worked a t Edi-sfoi'd Hall F am i—-also


a CWS-owned farm. He soon moved to Withgill. however. “ I s ta r te d th e re when I was 14,” said Mr Hornby, now 65, “ and my wage th e n was h a l f a crown a week.”


His du tie s a t Withgill


included looking a f te r th e cattle, helping with milking, calving a n d general farm work. ” I generally h ad ab out 200 cows to look after, and a number of bulls,’’ he said.


DRAWBACKS


h av e its drawbacks. “ Bill h a s a cup of te a a t 6 a.m. a n d goes out. He comes in for h is b re ak fa s t some time la te r .


Mrs Hornby likes coun- ti'y life, but


i t can I never know ju s t


when to expect him, al­ though he assumes i t will be ready when he walks in ! ’’


Of course, Mr Homby has


seen many changes during his half-centui'y of work. One tiling he h a s noticed is th a t the winters are getting warmer. “ Years ago it used to snow u n til we thougfit it was never going to stop, taut i t ’s n o t like th a t now,” he explained.


.As to th e au tom at io n of


th e farming industry, he is in two minds. “ I t obviously


saves both time an d worlt, b u t i t only takes th e elec­ tr ic ity to fail during milk­ ing a n l you are in a rea l mess.”


R E L .A X


tend to u.'c the -spare time t h a t


Air an d Mrs Hornby in­ retirem en t afford*


them to s i t back an d relax. They plan to .spend a fo r t­ n ig h t’s holiday on the South Coast. This will be the firs t holiday, except for .short trips to Blackpool,


th a t we have been able to lake.”


no mean contribution to a n amazing family record. His m o th e r an d fa th e r both worked a t Withgill. Ho has a twin brother, Herbert, who now lives in Clitheroe, but worked for 30 years on tiie estate, and his sistei-, who live.s in Mitton, used to lie a. milkmaid there. In fact, Mr Hornby’s record bring.s the family total to 148 \-ears. .And Mr Hornby h a s no


Homby. Mr Hornby’s 50 years is


e x p l a i n e d Mrs


regrets about the way ha hn.s sp en t his working life. 1 have really enjoyed it


do.spite the obv\ou.s h a rd ­ ships.’’ he .-<aid. “ and T d on't think I would have preferred to spend i t any o th e r way.”


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