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Noting that he had pre­


viously urged the council to provide concessionary fares


for pensioners at a cost of about £12,000 a year, Coun.


Could consideration be given to running a bus on Satur­ days? The cost, Aid. Robinson


replied, would be “ terrific.” There was, too, the question


of buses being available on timetable and what company that clay, to which Aid, Leo would operate the service.


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an Army bomb disposal squad from Catterick came to check the bomb but it was found to be a dud.


The area where the bomb


was found was used as a gunnery range during the Second World War.


m u is a pin not a firl? At the Scout gang ikow! There, with the kip of expert make-up. Scouts and Cubs play the finale roles in their amorous sketches. The Dutch doll in our picture is really Cub John Dixon, sth p a r t ne r Dale Hicham. This year’s show is


vitalised by the Clitheroe cut! District Scout Council end produced by Mr limond Cambicn. Some l.’i Cubs and: Scouts are Ic'diiff part in sketches end souqs both old and


new, the show ending in traditional style with everyone singing the popular “ Riding along on the crest of a wave." The show is at the Parish Hall next Monday


to Friday and tickets are selling quickly. In fact Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are the only nights when there is plenty o f seating avail­ able. Tickets can be obtained


at the Parish Hall, on Saturday, or from Mr John Clayton, 1 Denbigh Drive, Clitheroe.


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Two-day service for Clitheroe starts in June


a free town bus service for them on two days a week at a cost not to exceed £2,500


U<ty


Monday decided to provide vehicles were not as avail- !ViUM


Mana-ement Committee on tor at Clitheroe-addcd that _____ For* nh1r> nn weekdays. BlJS


a year. By coincidence the com­


mittee also had before it a request on similar lines from the Clitheroe branch of the National Federation of Old A^c Pensions Associations and asking for a deputation to be received.


Aid. Tom Robinson, com­


mittee chairman, said the council’s scheme seemed to be a reasonable answer to the request. A sub-committee com­


prising Aid. Robinson and Councillors John Blackburn, Robert Chadwick and Wil­ liam Sharpies was given power to act and consult both old people's organisa­ tions in the town about such matters as days, routes and


timings. The service will cover all


districts of the town. The committee unani­


mously apnroved the schenie. although Coun. Robert Ains­ worth. the only independent


on the council, puckishly complimented the dominant Conservative group on “ the


Conservative Sr°uP


EARLY next month Clithcroe’s old age pen­ sioners could be going- shopping or visiting friends and relatives locally by bus without it costing them a penny in fares. The town c o u n c i l ’ s Wells-Ribble traffic inspec-


able as on weekdays. Bus and coach operators gener­ ally ha’d all their vehicles in use all day.


Interested Proposing the free bus


s ch em e , Aid. Robinson recalled that at the budget meeting he said the last had not been heard of what could be broadly described as concessionary travel for Clitheroe's elderly people.


At that time it was not


possible to go into any great detail of what was in mind, but it should not be Wrought for a moment that the Con­ servative Party were not as interested in the welfare of the elderly citizens as any other party.


“ If,” he said, “ our record


is looked at it will be seen that we have given support in many directions including the provision of many suit­ able bungalows, some with warden help, an’d in very recent months the go-ahead for two schemes of sheltered accommodation.”


finest electron P ^ P ^ n d a I thc bus scheme. Was it have ever heard, it is very , „ viable? could satis- brilliant.


be sure before announcing Very cheap When Coun. Chadwick


asked if it could be assumed that a three-day service


could be provided for an­ other £1.250, Aid. Robinson said the service could be doubled at the same cost of £2,500, but at this stage pro­ vision was being made for any contingencies.


Bid for votes, says Liberal


factory arrangements be made to implement it? These points had been re­ solved and the scheme could go ahead because the rela­ tively low cost could be met.


• - Simplicity Aid. Robinson added that


concessionary bus fares were not easy to o p e r a t e . Vouchers or tokens had to be issued, which had to be accounted for at a later stage and created adminis­ trative work. Above all, when the vouchers had all been used cheap travel came


‘“ " COMMENTING on the was i -


transport system the con­ cession sometimes took the form of free travel and it


type of scheme the


scheme, Mr Tony Cooper, conservatives had in min'd. secretary o f Clitheroe Two years ago Coun. Harry Liberal Association, said Pearson had spoken on the he was delighted that the subject of a town bus Tory members o f the service. town council were, as the


There were two main items of which they had to


Minister’s


blisters earn £600


WHALLEY Methodists should be able to clear their financial commitments incurred by the centenary renovations, with money raised by their minister’s sponsored pilgrimage


The Rev Eric Joselin arrived back in ’Whalley on


Saturday after his 75-mile solo marathon to Lincoln­ shire, confident that his blisters have earned well over £600 for the


ward trek, Mr Joselin came home in style, chauffeured bv Methodist Society steward Mr Tom Woodhead, of Bil- linston. Mr Joselin found that the


church. In contrast to the out­


finding accomodation at Grange Moor, near Wake­ field. The stranger offered his sponsorship and took the pilgrim home to stay the night with his family. After four days of sore


feet, stiff limbs and mem­ ories of walking for hours in pouring rain, the sign “Epworth eight miles” was a welcome sight.


cross he carried all the way to Epworth—birthplace of John Wesley — was a con­ stant talking point and many people he met en route insisted on joining the sponsor list. Apart from various ad­


seven o'clock on Friday evening, to a welcome from the superintendent minister of tlie Wesley church and members of the youth club. He stayed overnight with Mr and Mrs E. Mayer Boys, Brigade leaders, whose brother-in-law is the Rev Kenneth Broadhurst, Rector


Mr Joselin arrived at


venturers, the journey has left him with this lasting impression.”The people in the north are very friendly indeed.” And what better example


"We wanted something


result o f Liberal pressure, that would give Clitheroe ill trnd.uc.ina a free bus pensioners free travel for 52 S e e for the old age weeks in the year, with the flnlinners


pensione s. . . .


sure knowledge that they could not run out of benefit.


However, having had ^ service that would let


the opportunity to do this them come into town to do some time ago, it seemed their shopping, draw their to be a most blatant case pensions or visit friends and o f seeking advantage in relatives — not just on one the forthcoming district ’day but more frequently.”


council elections " at the bid to buy votes." simplicity was the key-


expense o f subjecting our note, the basic idea being old folk to a completely that pensioners could board unnecessary delay in a the bus at any scheduled


point on production of their pension book.


Some people might say


the scheme did not help with out-of-town visits, but the purpose was to give pen­ sioners town travel. Money


saved in this way could pay for other journeys. Very


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Chadwick said the present important, too, was the fact scheme was “ very cheap.” that certain areas of the


town not now covered by a bus service would have one for the elderly.


points had still to be finalised, including the


Aid. Robinson said a few I1U/HIUUI6


Hurst Green woman dies in head-on crash


A 63-YEAR-OLD man was recovering at his Hurst Green home this week after a, road acci­ dent in which his wife died and two other people from the village were badly hurt.


Mr Fred Hodkinson and


his wife, Olive Mary, were driving home from their Preston grocery business when their car was in head-


on collision with another car near Knowle Green bridge in Clitheroe Road, Long- ridge.


Mrs Hodkinson (52) was dead on arrival at Preston


Infirmary. Her husband re­ turned home on Tuesday after treatment for head injuries.


car was Mr Tom Seed (66). of Grey Garth, Lambing Clough Lane, Hurst Green. He dislocated his hip. and was yesterday at the hospi­ tal said to be fairly comfor­


The driver of the other


table. His p a s s e n g e r , Mrs


Pleasant View, Lambing Clough Lane, was satis­ factory after an eye opera­ tion.


Dorothy Salt (491 . of Mr and Mrs Hodkinson


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than the . gesture of a young man—appropriately called Lindsay Walker—when Mr Joselin was having difficulty


of St James’s Clitheroe. Next morning, Mr Joselin


toured Epworth’s Wesleyan points of interest before setting off home with a list of 25 names of witnesses who saw him' during his journey. Will he do it again? "In another 75 years!” he joked.


THE unlikely combination of Lancashire witches and Diddymen — both local specialities to some extent—were on the pro­ gramme o f entertainment given by Sawlcy Wl mem­ bers at


their group


meeting. Pictured, from the left,


are: Diddymen—Mrs D. Giles, Mrs C. Pye. Mrs E. Jackson, Mrs G. Bentham, Mrs V. Giles; witches— Mrs R■ Fernic, Airs Speak, Mrs J- Bolton, Mrs Cradock, Mrs M. Dyson. See Page 5 for full


report.


Sports council meeting


CHAIRMAN of Clitheroe Recreation and Amenities Committee, Coun Ronnie Todd will preside at a sports council meeting in Trinity Methodist School next Tues­ day evening. Local sporting organisa­


tions and schools are among those invited to be repre­ sented at the meeting which has been called by the Cor­ poration to sound out public opinion on the formation of such a council. The meeting is open to the


public and a draft constitu­ tion wil be discussed.


Police appeal


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was thrown through a win­ dow and a transistor radio was stolen.


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PATRICIA THWAITES, the 16-year-old blind girl


from Dunsop


Bridge, is going to America for treatment of her damaged brain. And, thanks to the generosity of people in the Clitheroe area who raised more than £2,500 for Patricia,


both her parents will be able to make the trip.


Patricia was accepted for treatment


assessment examination following an


at the Stafford headquar­ ters of the British Insti­


tute for the Achievement of Human Potential last week.


Eleven other families were seen as well and it is in­ tended to' make up a party from these. They will go on a charter flight, to cut down costs, accompanied by a doctor.


No date has been given. November has been men­ tioned as the earliest pos­ sible date. But Patricia's parents are hoping that they might not have to wait so long. A party will be going to America from Ireland in the summer and, if there is a cancella­


tion. there is chance Patricia might join that flight.


“We could pack our bags and be off at a moment's notice," Patricia's father Mr Alan Tli,waiter told the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times. "The sooner we can go the better be­ cause for the older chil­ dren the longer the wait the worse their condition can become.’’


But before Patricia’s parents accepted the chance of treatment for her, they were told in no uncertain terms of the hard work and sacrifices


that will be demanded of them on their return to England.


At the Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential, in Philadelphia. Patricia will be assessed by a team of experts, who have, for many years, been treating children with brain injuries. They have found that even the most severe cases of brain mal. function can be improved b.v programming the hurt brain through three main senses — hearing, feeling and seeing and increasing the frequency, intensity and duration of the input.


They will formulate a pro­ gramme for Patricia to follow.


Said Mr Thwaites: "The programme could take six months or six years. But however long it is we are determined to sec it through and give her that chance.


At Stafford Mr Thwaites was told that it was essen­ tial that both parents should accompany their child to America. "It wasn't until visiting Staf­ ford that I realised just how necessary it is I should accompany my wife, Margaret, and


Patricia." he said.


"The programme will have to be carried out once or twice a day without fail and I must be able to share the load with my wife. For instance, one of the main exercises is crawling . . . and it needs four people to start the child off on this exercise.


considerable time study*. ing literature about the kind of programmes other children have been given and what is involved.


Until Mr and Mrs Thwaites are given a date for the trip they will be spending


"During the week we are in America we will be shown how to cany out the pro­ gramme at borne and bow to teach the volunteers we will need to help us."


And on Tuesday they went to Leeds for the day to see a 21-year-old spastic boy. They were accom­ panied b.v Mrs Doris Lceming. of Slaidburn, Patricia's home tutor, and were able to talk to the boy's parents and see how they were coping.


"He has been on thc pro­ gramme since November and has made consider­ able progress." said Mr Thwaites. "It, was most encouraging."


Since the recent fund-rais­ ing week in Clitheroe. the organiser. Conn. John Blackburn, has continued to receive donations and the fund now stands at about £2,500.


Latest efforts included a barbecue at Tarlcton at the weekend which was attended b.v tlic Thwaites family, and on June 19l‘n the Cat's Whiskers. Burn­ ley, is intending to hold an event.


Recent donations to the Tricia fund are: Grindlc- ton PC fund, £12.29: anonymous, £2; Tarmac and Ribbic Cement can­ teen. £10: Clitheroe Cricket Club film show, £5: pensioner, £1: dances, £16: Trutex Waterloo. £102.241; Mr and Mrs P. Lewis. St Helens. £1; Clitheroe Royal British Legion, £17; Conservative Club, £10; Trutex Hen- thorn, £10; Trutex Jubilee tfinal total!, £240.


But on Sunday it will be


■the turn of Patricia and her parents to say thoir thank you.


They are holding an "At Home" from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Langden House, in the Trough of Bowland. about two miles from Dunsop Bridge.


Said Mr Thwaites, "Mar-


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■ to show any of the visi­ tors round . thc Langden Intake water works.


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