LO O KING B A C K A T 1972 Conn, and Mrs John Sharp,


Year of the big spend


A PROGRESSIVE year for Clitlieroe—th a t sums up 1972 and is doubtless line that the historians will take.


the The town spent money


in a bie wav and there is I n t v to show for it. From an amenity aspect,


the H r


oneniiw of the £100.000 Bibblesdale Fool coupled


n-ith the initial development of the Edisford leisure area,


was the highlight. Aid Sidnev Moore had the


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pleasure of opening the pool during the concluding weeks . 0f ins’ Mayoralty. Since then it has grown in popularity, with Clitheroe's "bargain buy" being the envy of council visitors fiom many


parts of the country. The pool was, of course,


the culmination of a town effort over some 18 months. A vast amount of voluntary work was done in the way oi money-raising and the final Petticoat Lane Market will remain a happy memory for jcnerations to come. Apart from occasions of


national rejoicing, the Mar­ ket Place has seldom been no thronged. The event was a splendid effort in the "torchlight'' tradition. More utilitarian was the opening by the Lord Lieu­


tenant, Lord Clitlieroe, of the extended and modern­ ised sewage disposal plant which cost £400,000. The Corporation imple­


mented an environmental improvement programme after the Public Library


and the Civic Hall had been stone-cleaned as an experi- ent. Six churches were


chosen for the same treat­ ment. '


On a larger scale, the


decision was made to give a £20,000 face-lift to 11 sites notably a tree-planting. scheme for Queensway and to consider the possibility of turning Primrose Lodge into a park.


the people, the Town Coun­ cil held a number of meet­ ings with Low Moor resi­ dents. The outcome was a decision to spend £365,000 on improving a specific part of the village. In the educational field, Miss E. R. Garnett opened


Mindful of the welfare of


the extended Riblesdale County Secondary School


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JANUARY >yyyywwvtt«yyy¥yw


Start of coal


, JAN. 6th


MITURE £69.00


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lied liy I NO ST R E E T .


IHEKOE. Tel. 3005 Ih well Hone in 1975


r> f;.' 0 strike


Ministry oi Environment .-ought compulsory purchase


order to widen and Araighten the A59 between Sawley Brow and Great Dudlajids railway bridge. Two Clitheroe climbers


rescued from Ben Nevis in freezing conditions. Demolition of Vale House,


WliaJiey. -Mr Arthur Neal resigns as


tutor of Clitheroe Technical Theatre Group, following a flash over dates for use of Civic Hall. Mr Brian William Camps


f25', of Nottingham, named as manager of Clitheroe's


fiew baths. Mr W. Leslie Wilkinson


retires alter 49 years with Trutex. Named in New Year's


Honours List were; Mr Harold Kirkman, of Whalley (OBEi, Coun. Miss Alice Alston. Sabden (MBE), Mrs Margaret Sarsfiekl, Barrow • MBE) and Mr Harold Bur­ rows. Blackburn Scout Leader (OBE). De s pi t e Governmcn t ’s


withdrawal of free milk, pupils of St John's. Hurst


Green, once again started celling mid-morning third


of a pint — but had to pay for it. Starr, of coal strike. Mer­ chants say Clitheroe one of


the better-situated areas for sunplies. Reques ;


from SalthiU


Road residents for a space to reduce overnight parking turned down by Council. Plans announced for de­


molition of four Pcndleside pillboxes.


Lancashire Education Com­ mittee turned down council


reciue.st for discussions future of town schools.


on primary


.Report of clitheroe. libra­ rian reveals local children


using facilities more and more. Clitheroe Scouts offer to supply logs to old folk a t


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Clitheroe soldier killed


Concern over delay in


starting new junior school in Bright Street voiced to Lan­ cashire County Council. Pupils from St James’s


CE School taken on guided tour of House of Commons by Clitheroe MP. Villagers of Billington and


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Langho decided villages should remain under one parish council when reorga­ nisation of councils takes


place. Church hangings made by


parishioners of All Saints’, Pendleton, dedicated by the vicar, Rev. Derek Leyland. Mr and Mrs Alfred Green,


of Ribble Lane, Chatburn, celebrated golden wedding. Two people die and Six in­


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A TICTURE to save to show your grandchildren—otherwise they’ll never believe you, was how we described the unprecedented Men e at fcbe Petticoat Lane market.


jured In three-car crash in Chatburn Road, Clitheroe. Mr Sam Collier named as


Liberal General Election candidate for Clitheroe divi­ sion.


cost price, to help combat coal shortage. Three Clitheroe men an­


nounce plans for overland trip to Australia. Details of scheme to form


240-aore lake in Pimlico area in 30 years’ time out­ lined to Bowland RDC. Busload of workmen have


narrow escape when vehicle iskids on ice and cradles through closed level crossing gates in Eshton Terrace. President of the Metho­


dist Conference preaches at Church of


Martyrs. Whalley.


FEBRUARY vvwvwwyvvvyvvvo^


Farewell to fire siren


New van donated to


Clitheroe WRVS by Round Table, for books-on-whcels service. Golden weddings of Mr and


Mrs John Scott, Trafford Gardens, Barrow, and Mr


and Mrs William Edwardson, of Eastmoor Drive, Clitheroe. Snow in Clitheroe area —


but quick thaw. Financially, C lit he ro e


Cricket Club on "even keel", it was stated at annual meeting. Delay of two years in rais­ ing of Stocks reservoir at


Slaidburn announced. Clitheroe prepared itself


for efTects of electricity cuts resulting from miners’ strike. Clitheroe Operatic Society’s


production of "South Pacific" a sell-out. First Sunday league game


at Shawbridge attracted 590 — largest gate for 25 years. Clitheroe fire station's


siren replaced by personal alarms for firemen. Mayor cut first turf for


miniature golf course at Edisford. 1,000 local workers laid off


for two to three days a week as the powercuts hit industry. Mrs Ada Briggs, SalthiU


Cottage, Clitheroe, celebrated 96th birthday. The Rev. Francis Eric


Chard installed as vicar of Downham,


the English


and Adult Centre, and the Town Council continued its


efforts to secure an early start on the building of the new Bright Street Junior School. There was cause for satis­ faction on the local govern­


ment front. The Boundaries Commission backed the local demand for a district council comprised wholly of the existing comunities in the valley, the only varia­ tion being the addition of Read and Sabden.


allocating only three county seats to the new authority was challenged, a request for a fourth being made because of the huge geo­ graphical area.


A Home Office decision v . i s V ' V i The year has been notable


for the continued improve­ ment in road communica­ tions. The Whalley Easterly by-pass came into use, and as the year ended opening of the Northerly by-pass was imminent, a scheme to relieve the town centre ol' heavy quarry traffic.


First anniversary sale and


social at Dunsop Bridge Village hall raised £150.


Team of German geologists


searching for oil or gas set up HQ in Clitheroe.


seriously to disrupt life of locality.


Fuel shortage continued Rev. Alan K. Bisbrown,


vicar of St Paul's, Low Moor, for 12 years, left to take up a ' new appointment at Glasson. Bowland RDC increased


rate by 4p to 77p in £. Despite power cuts, plenty


of visitors for Chatbum hobbies exhibition. Ribchester protest petition


about tourism. Clitheroe Conservative


Club reopened after extensive interior alterations.


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Shaken


by earth tremor


As power supplies returned


to normal, affected Clith­ eroe workers returned to their jobs and Adult Centre classes resumed. Plans to operate a slaugh­


terhouse at former Albion Bobbin Works met strong pposition from local resi­ dents. who organised a


protest petition PC's John Barrie Parker


and George Pcnlington among last officers to re­


ceive gallantrv awards from retiring Chief Constable of Lancashire, Mr William Palfrey. Chamber of Trade survey


in Clitheroe called for more entertainment facilities for young people. General rates for 1972-73


approved by Clitheroe rural and borough councils were respectively 73 Ip and £1.031.


vironment scheme announ­ ced t o


Meade maternity home might close allayed by the Lancashire local medical committee. Earth tremor felt in the


public buildings. Fears


Department of the En­ give facelifts to local that Bramley


Clitheroe area but no damage reported.


Town Council survey to


determine future develop­ ment of Low Moor prompted residents to organise a petition opposing demolition. Youngest-ever president


of Clitheroe Chamber of Trade, Mr Christopher Leeming (34), installed.


Mr and Mrs Theo Wilson,


both in 70's, emigrate to South Africa


“Riblesdale Pool" chosen


as the title of the new baths at Edisford.


Valley Baths Appeal Fund committee complain to the council about the choice of Friday as opening date for baths'.


Members of the Ribble Waddington Drama Group's


production of "The Para­ gon" is one of their greatest- ever successes.


Dutch travel agents. Lonc sailor Cliay Blyth


Ribble Valley visit by


lectures in Clitheroe. Clitheroe traders delighted


with the cuts in purchase tax in mini-budget.


sary celebrations "Murder in the Cathedral" staged in Clitheroe Parish Church.


APRIL iwyyyyyyyws


Edisford riverside car ban


Easter visitors to Edisford


surprised to find a ban on parking on the riverbank. New Bishop of Blackburn


(Rt Rev. R. A. S. Martineau) at Clitheroe Parish Church on first visit to the town since installation. Mobile first aid post given


to the Clitheroe St John Ambulance by Rotary Club. New agent to Clitheroe


Division Conservative Asso­ ciation to be Mr Douglas Robinson. Plans for use of premises


in Kirkmoor Road as a chicken slaughter house turned down by Town Coun­


cil. About 70 patients evacua­


ted from ward at Calder- stones Hospital when ihe


roof caught fire. , Clitheroe Rotary Club


stage hobbies exhibition. Clitheroe Town Council de­


scribed as “remote” its chances of operating a local


bus service. Ribble announced wide-


As part of 850th anniver­ THE Ribblesdale Pool at night.


spread cuts In rural bus ser­ vices in Clitheroe district. Plans to impose cycling


ban on Whalley-Clitheroe by­ pass dropped by Department of Environment, following local opposition. Group of people calling


themselves “Friends of the Ribble Valley” issued mani­ festo condemning activities of Ribble Valley Tourist As­ sociation. Ribblesdale Pool opened by


Mayor, Aid. Sidney Moore. Local government reorga­


nisation proposals received big welcome from local authorities in Clitheroe area. Following repairs, North


West gateway of Whalley Abbey reopened to traffic. Mr and Mrs John Robin­


son, of Littlemoor Road, Clitheroe. celebrate diamond wedding. Poor weather cuts atten­


dance at Sawley Races. Whalley Eastern by-pass


opened several months ahead of schedule.


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Labour gains


ground Golden weddings of Mr


and Mrs William Brether- ton, of Bawdlands, Clitheroe, Mr and Mrs Morrison Hey-


■ worth, of Nandene, Kemple End, and Mr and Mrs Wil­ liam Moon, of Bradley Hall, Chaigley. Thousands of people jam­


med Clitheroe town centre, for a Petticoat Lane Market, in aid of the baths appeal fund. Parents in Kingsmill


Avenue area of Whalley peti­ tioned for restoration of axed school bus service. Industrialists reported to


be turning eyes towards Clitheroe as place for new developments. At Municipal elections


Labour gained two seats, cut­ ting Conservative majority to six. Heavy rain put damper on


steam rally at Gisbum. ' Coun. Richard Turner in­


stalled as Mayor of Clitheroe. Mrs Phyllis Todd retires


after 22 years as secretary of Mayoress's committee. . Grindleton village launched


a £2,500 appeal for funds for recreation ground. Removal of Whalley


Parish Church organ for re­ novation revealed an ancient picture on largest of pipes. Coun. James Fell installed


as chairman of Clitheroe RDC and Coun. James Por­ ter re-elected chairman of Bowland RDC.


Former journalist Mr


Harold Broughton, and wife Sophia, of Pimlico Road, Clitheroe, celebrate diamond wedding. Clitheroe Council ask that


historic towns be allowed to retain mayoralty and title "borough.” Mr and Mrs William Moon,


of Franklin Street, Clitheroe, celebrate 50 years of mar­


riage. Rev. T. B. Reid completes


25 years as Vicar of White-


well. Mr J. L. Garner became


last member of the original staff at Ribblesdale School


to retire. Clitheroe’s housing com­


mittee recommends sale of council houses to sitting tenants. The 300 workers at Lucas


aerospace factory, Clitheroe, joined others in the Burnley group in a work-to-rule pro­ test over pay offer. Council announced plans


to clean-up 19 sites. Clitheroe soldier, David Moon (24), killed in bomb


attack in Ireland. New WRVS jigsaw-on-


wheels service gets under way. Death of former vicar of


Clitheroe, Canon A. F. Clark (52).


JULY


Natural gas


arrives Team of 450 workmen


spent week converting Clitheroe gas consumers to


natural gas. Clitlieroe, Calderstones


and Brockhall hospitals all hold successful open days.


Clitheroe Town Council


announced interest in buy­ ing former Albion Bobbin Works, Kirkmoor Road, and demolishing.


Because of poor weather


locally, many Clitheroe people preparing to esciipe to warmer climates abroad for annual holidays.


Chairman of Clitheroe Old


People’s Welfare committee since inception in 1950, Miss Dorothy Rushton, retired.


Archaeology students from


Manchester University be­ gan digging at Portfield Bar for Iron Age relics.


Vicar of Mitton, the Rev.


A. F. Knowles, opposed build­ ing of public conveniences in the village because, he said, it would invite vandalism.


The Ribble Valley Baths


Appeal Fund closed after two vears at a final total of £16,770.


Library, and the Civic Hall, completed.


Stone cleaning of Clitheroe Two Clitheroe girls es­


caped injury when their holi­ day coach crashed in Scot­ land. Mr and Mrs George Cham­


berlain of May Terrace, Bil­ lington, celebrated golden wedding.


AUGUST yYwywwyyyywvY


Chipping show


record Clither oe Advertiser


changed to Thursday publi­ cation. Conn. Frank 'C l ay to n


gained lour awards with Herefords at Royal Lancs . show. Three teenagers escaped


unhurt when their tent burst Into flames at Edis­


ford. Beils of St Helen’s Church


Waddington, welcomed back after being re-cast. Mr and Mrs Edward


Snapa. Pina Grow. 01itl>


WAS this to be the last time the traditional punch was served at the new Mayor’s dinner? Enjoying a joke and hoping not are Aid. S. Moore, the Mayor (Coun, R. Turner), and the Town Clerk (Mr John Cowdall).


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eroc, celebrated diamond wedding. Clitheroe homes without


power for up to an hour because of underground cable fault. Hurst Green fete record


attendance of 600. Rimington WI


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jubilee show attracted 607 entries. Bambi, Sika deer raised


on Bolton-by-Bowland farm, gave birth to second calf. Stalwart Dyeing Com­


pany, Clitheroe. announced £250.000 extension plan. Police probe serious blaze


at paint shop in Parson Lane, Clitheroe. New vicar of Low Moor,


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of Sunnydale. Ribblesdale View, Chatbum, celebrate golden wedding. Coun. Derek Akker appoin­


ted Clitlieroe Constituency Labour party agent. £365,000 face-lift scheme


for Low Moor. Venture Scout Michael


Bond gained Duke of Edin­ burgh's Gold Award.


isl! yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyytfft! OCTOBER


Amnesty at the library


New clubhouse at Whalley


Golf Club opened. Oxford b u s i n e s sma n


announces plans for facelift to empty shops in Castle Street, Clitheroe.


Golden weddings. Mr and


Mrs Jack Smithson, Beech- thorpe Avenue, Waddington, and Mr and Mrs Ted Oddie, Littlemoor Road, Clitheroe. Clitheroe Division MP Mr


Wavid Walder home from 10-day fact-finding mission to China,


TUC of difficulties in tran­ sporting


Chatburn parents inform c h i l d r e n to


Clitheroe schools. Clitheroe Town Council says no council homes to


spare for displaced Ugandan Asians. Six hundred and seventy


books returned in amnesty at Clitheroe Library.


Extensions to Ribblesdale


County Secondary School and adult centre officially opened by Miss E. R. Garnett, Freeman of borough. Plans disclosed for 67-mile


Barrow farmer’s wile talks


of nightmare turning into farm’s access lane from by-


sales team of Atkinson’s, of Clitheroe, leave to form


pass. Three key members oi


rival company. Flooding in the Clitheroe


area, notably at Wad­


dington. At Grammar School Old


Boys' reunion, company ad­ dressed by new president Mr C. W. Stokes. Sabden and Read to be


included in new district based on Ribble Valley. Clitheroe couple injured


in home fire. Four-month- old baby 'dropped from win­ dow into arms of passer-by. Mayor of Clitheroe sends


loyal greetings to Queen and Duke of Edinburgh on occasion of silver wedding. Dozens of local children


take part in Trinity Metho­ dist Circuit festival of


youth. Manager of Ribblesdale


Pool Mr Brian Camp.? resigns after being sus­ pended from duty. St Paul's Church, Low


Moor, forms a choir. £33,000 anti-flood scheme


for the Dunsop Bridge area outlined to local residents. Clitheroe RDC urge instal­


lation of lighting at Wiswell Lane junction with the Whalley eastern by-pass. Bowland RDC to press for


compulsory purchase of land at Spimiey, Mitton, for public conveniences rather than accept site, near Three Fishes Hotel. Recommendation to keep


Sawley School open for as long as possible made by


Bowland Education Com­ mittee. £33.000 plan to turn


Whalley Ol'd Grammar School into village com­ munity centre.


" Ribble Way ” footpath, which would pass along Clitheroe boundary. Clitheroe telephone num­


bers to gain extra digit in spring. After two public meetings,


Rev. Alan Hunt, installed. Housing scheme for 25


dwellings in West Bradford given the go-ahead by Bow­


shire at local building sites to rally support for nation­ wide builders’ strike. Three - stage restoration


land RDC Pickets from East Lanca­


scheme costing £10.000 for Whalley Old Grammar S c h o o l announced by


county council. Chipping show dr ew


record 4.500 attendance. Mr and Mrs William


1 Henry Pye, Painter Wood, Billington. celebrated golden wedding.


SEPTEMBER ywvYVYvyyyymyyyyyyv


St Mary’s flower festival


celebrate Clitheroe Parish Church’s 850th anniversary.


Festival of flowers to Fete queen Alice Wright


(18), o( Grindleton, crowned by the Mayoress of Clitheroe at Castle fete. Archbishop of York, Dr


Donald Coggan, dedicates memo r i a l garden at Clitheroe Parish Church.


Clitheroe Operatic and


Dramatic Society s t a g e "Dry Rot." County Aid. Basil Green­


wood chosen as prospective Conservative candidate for new Lancashire County seat.


Drivers at Ribblesdale


Cement refused to come out in sympathy with building strike. Cattle exhibited at Hodder Valley show for the first


time for three years. Pram race around Clitheroe raises almost £300 for St


Denys home. Church bells pf St Helen's,


Shawbridge Street, Clitheroe. Mr Anthony Sutcliffe.


land. Chatburn Parish Council


complain about poor light­ ing in village.


Waddington, ring out for the first time for 16 years. Fire wrecks warehouse in


Richmond Terrace, Clith­ eroe, emigrates to New Zea­


they


Hurst Green residents un­ decided whether


wanted tennis courts in village. Council apology to Ribbles-


dalc School for misleading allegations of vandalism against pupils. Head waiter at the Starkic


Arms Hotel. Mr Giorgio Ronchetti, takes over as manager. Sabden parents plea for


crossing control or traffic lights following road death of little girl. Low Moor backs plan to make general improvement


the new Brookside Primary School forecast. Clitheroe’s drama festival


Mrs Robert Hodgkinson, Whalley Road, Clitheroe.


NOVEMBER


Villages join


Valley Residents of Pimlico Road


area of Clitheroe protest at detrimental effect on dis­ trict of nearby industries. Wo r k i n g voluntarily,


Grindleton residents make a start on creation of recreation ground in village. Gas board workers in


Whalley following complains of smell of gas in village. Prizes at Clitheroe Girls’


Grammar School speech day presented by Bishop of


Blackburn. Talks about a possible


takeover of Trutex Ltd come to nought. Whalley Parish Church


choir appear in new robes for the rededication of


church organ. Golden weddings: Mr an'd


Mrs A. E. Veevers, of Lin­ den Drive, Clitheroe, and Mr and Mrs Harry Marshall, of Langho. An assistant chief con­


stable of Lancashire, Mr R. R. Bibby, presents awards at Clitheroe Royal Gram­ mar School for Boys’ speech day.


area in village. March start on building of


won by Todmorden Players. Golden wedding. Mr and


DECEMBER


Rateable values soar


Council looking into plan


to turn area surrounding disused Primrose Lodge into park. Wiswell's


o n l y s h o p


closes. Whalley Church Players


stage old time music hall before full house. After 45 years’ service to


Trutex, Aid. Tom Robinson retires from board as finance director. Mr William Aspinall re­ tires after 27 years at


Ribblesdale School. Coun. Derek Akker, of


Clitheroe, marries Bury girl. Police and gamekeepers


called to aid ' Liverpool youngsters caught by dark­ ness on fells near Slaidburn.


Advertiser and .Times produces its biggest issue —


20 pages. Clitheroe town centre


closed to traffic when fractured gas main caught


fire.


pica for books for Service­ men in Northern Ireland. Coun. Robert Ainsworth


Dunsop area answered a


resigned as committee deputy chairman in protest against £500 rise in the “ pop” festival guarantee. Proposed footpath along


banks of the River Ribble met with opposition from Bowland Rural Council's highways committee. Mr and Mrs Albert Atkin­


son. of Seedall Avenue, Clitheroe, celebrated golden wedding.. Rateable


1.( ;i v a l u e of


Clitheroe passed £lm. mark, while properties in the Clitheroe and Bowland rural areas had big rises also. But the amount of rates payable dependehc on the £ rate fixed in March. Large congregations at all


local churches over the Christmas weekend, especi­ ally midnight services. Golden wedding of Mr


and Mrs Tom Wignall. of Chatbum Road, Clitheroe. Clitheroe Venture Scouts


Denis Burn and Michael Bond at Buckingham Palace to receive Duke of Edin­ burgh gold awards.


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