Clitheroe Advertiser and 'Times, 'April TZth, TS72 0 GE STREET


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Close finish at CEGS tjala


, c;o.-c finish at tne .-.vimming gala to


:iviTvi bv Clithcroe Royal 30 v School for Girls.


ar'i"“nc; acv House just ■ i vivcllvn at the post


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T*,c * O 02. S P A R |irv Bytter jo points ana \ n-ti< Derby (28), 3 i i dAssheton 04) and


; .T l;wi'o i'9'. competition was held


iT.T.T of Waddington, a 'g.inles teacher at the


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i.swimming ^ ’ •V" jo i-i Pemberton,


•'G.f- ‘captain of DeLacy \ ; - 5 Keating empha-


important part of a nbysical education


swimming was a


'Traiiinie nowadays. BKsrws


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b u_D,.rt)y, Lt—Llewellyn. J t.unit). ^ juniors: Linda


a -— hryaC t : M ts.',roK o e .in. Stephanie


!'!ermvics (DU. Wendy Walker 1»' Dc'nhr. Helen Braccwell


> . i jncia Cook (D). iw » Million CU).


„ (DU. .Icnnifer Barlow M;?®'8 crav'd -


arearet H“"son <U)- Janel .Junior: Lynn


S;. Hampshire (DL), Helen


v':!'" HaiKh 'Ll)- Intcr‘ -'date 'l'50'1 1’ilkinelon (DL). IJiane Ueynard <D).


•''onlLjuninr: Valerie Ainsworth ini Tnui'C Oreenwood (DL), Daa laneastcr <L1). Inter- ate: Gillian Hampshire (DL).


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- ). Susan Bcaqlian (D>. Inter-* iPdiatc: Carol Holmes <D). \iilarv Buckley lU), Jane


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elacy. Llewellvn. Derby. Senior: «rbv,’ Assheton, Llewellyn.


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A RESIDENT warden and his wife are to be appointed lor Edisford camp site and ’(creation area, Clitheroe Recreation and Amenities Committee has decided.


5iS (L). Susan Furphy (AK H


Vilkn«on i DL). Senior: Iurstcn i:rabeth Shaw (D).


1 nintacle: Janotte Bunn (LI), rS a


'a Pail (DD, Alison McLean e Home (A), Deborah


SiMarr 'Ll), "'lay %,k S Senior: Susan Cooke (D),


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PLAN TO LANDSCAPE OLD FOLK’S GARDENS


Hazel Grove, Lilac Grove and Garnett Road, Clitheroe, would, the committee was told, cost about £75 pel- dwelling, and a 75 per cent grant was likely to be available under the govern­ ment’s Special Environ­ mental Assistance scheme.


representative of Reclama­ tion and Development


Explaining the scheme, a


A SCHEME to communally landscape the gardens of 40 old people’s houses has been accepted in principle by Clttheroe Town Council’s Public Health and Housing Committee. The scheme, for houses in


'.hat there was no problem as far as the upkeep of such a scheme was involved, as the work could be put out to contract.


mittee, housing manager, Mr M. D. Hartford, said that he and the representa­ tive of the firm who had


In his report to the com­


would produce a really first- class scheme,” he com­


Sharpies to consider the residents who were keen gardeners, chairman of the committee, Aid. Leo Wells, said: “There will still be ample provision for those who want to cultivate a small area themselves.” The committee also agreed


mented. Urged by Coun. William


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Associates, explained that handing over garden main- up to a further £2,000 could tenance to the corporation be spent on such items as was welcomed by 25 of the benches and paths. “ That tenants,” he said. “ Five


drawn up the scheme, had visited tenants in the three streets. “ The prospect of


tenants wished to retain an active interest in the


garden's upkeep, and four did no react favourably to the posibility of losing then- garden sheds.


majority of tenants are in favour of communal land, scaping, and the overall reaction has been more than I could have hoped for,” Mr Hartford concluded.


“ It can be said that the


Drop in Civic Kali


attendances THE number of people going lo Clitheroe's Civic Hall in the. 12 months ended March 24th was 8,500 fewer than in the corresponding period of the previous year.


A report by the Borough Treasurer, Mr Ronald Pick­ up, shows that 36,233 people paid £9,023 at the box office compared with 44,758 and takings of £8,798 in 1971-72.


Sales inside the hall were


£2.095 (£2.472) and advertis­ ing brought in £142 (£117).


Total income lo March


24th was £11,261 compared with £11.387 in the pre­ vious year.


estimates for 1973-74 show a net charge on the rates for . the Civic Hall of 0.309p.


NOTE: The Town Council


AUCTION enthusiasts had a field day in Whalley Methodist Schoolroom, when more than 110 lots, ranging from a 40-year- old wind-up record player to an almost brand new camera, were snapped up wi thin a couple of hours.


a Westminster chime clock and a set of glass-fronted bookshelves, but there were objects to suit every taste— a garden roller for people with green fingers, a sewing machine for needlework enthusiasts, a picnic set for holidaymakers and even a washing machine for stay-at- homes.


Best buys of the sale were


and auctioneers Mr Charles Hothersall and Mr Henry Forrest, of Hothersall and Forrest, Clitheroe, were kept busy.


Bargaining was very brisk


Whalley Methodist Church Centenary fund and raised about £117. Mr Hothersall and Mr


The sale was in aid of the


Forrest were thanked by the Rev. E. S. Joselyn. Pictured cataloguing some


of the lots are, frenn the left, auctioneer’s clerk Coun. J. Fell, Mr Forrest, Mr Hother- sail and secretary of the centenary fund committee Dr G. Davenport.


V a n ish in g locker


keys <dn . NEW system ol' controlling j


ickers at the Ribblesdale; rool began on Monday. This ! follows the loss of 178 keys1 since the pool opened a year j ago. Only 146 are left. -


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TELEVISIONS nrn sp ec ia l is ts


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iHE p.-icommittee, of Clithercc Army Cadet Corps E


ir.onev-raising events to pro- -■oc the cadets with a tamping trailer, a tent and r-R


re holding a series of V drums. On Friday


a s u c c e s s f u l coffee evening, held in the Mayor's parlour, raised £29 for this


Turner, and Mrs Turner were present at the event


fund. The Mayor, Coun. R.


Mrs O. M. Roe, Mrs J. Boyer, Mrs Peacock and Mrs J. McBride (senior), had baked cream cakes and


which was exceptionally well attended. Five committee members,


A C H A N C E T O T E S T L O C A L K N O W L E D G E


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n'!"'1' 've !lacl a tic Cestria.


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from li;,1ing- reputedly '-1(- abbey?


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( ■ I,. n anchorite who « a hermitage adja-


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was a pack-horse bridge lound shortly after World War II? (13) What was the estima­ ted cost of building Whalley


Arches? (14) Why is the grave of


John Wigglesworth note­ worthy? (15' Where would you look


to find coloured glass, re­ putedly from the Coventual Church of the abbey? (16) What was the tem­


porary employment in the village of Mr George


would you find carved representations of a coffin, spade, pick, bier, scythe, skull and crossbones, book and an hour-glass? (18) From what source was the water supply to the


Clarke? (17) Where in Whalley


abbey said to have come? (19) What is the connec­


tion between a famous admiral of World War I and •he village? (20) What right had


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pregnant. (0) Hu was one­ time Abbot of Wlialley. (7)


He danced with a full jug of ale upon his head! (8) She was one of the earliest residents in the Adam Cottam Almshouses.


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Prior to the opening of the arches he attempted to trundle a wired along the parapet from Wlialley to Billington. He fell to his death. (10) It was the home of Uglitred the Clerke. (11) -, was widened. (12) Beneath


King Street. It spanned the mill-race and was un­ covered when the road was resurfaced and the culvert strengthened. (13) £40,000. (14) He was Wlialloy’s most


noteworthy innkeeper and the inscription describes both his calling and his piety. References to it can be found in many travel books.


(15) At the Holme, Holme in Clivigcr. The ancestral home of our famous Dr Whitaker. (16) He managed the brick­ works set up to make the bricks to build the arches. (17) On the gravestone of James Robinson (1859). It itands near the south door


buns lo be sold on the stalls and there was a selection of tinned foods. In the picture some of


the cadets are seen lending a helping- hand with the coffee trays.


Deep end trouble


HOW to stop people from going off the deep end, literally — that is the prob­ lem facing staff at Ribbles- dalc Pool.


men’s changing rooms leads out at the deep end of the pool, and although a bar­ rier was put up non-swim­ mers have been jumping straight in.


For the exit from the


Smith told Clitheroe recrea­ tion committee that a warn­ ing notice would be fastened to the ban-ier.


Baths manager Mr David


concern that at peak periods the attendant was likely to be in constant demand to open and close lockers. But Mr- Smith said all the staff favoured the new system, and it actually meant saving of time for one of them.


vidual keys, the cloakroom attendant now opens them all with a master key. Each customer wears a numbered rubber wrist-band to identify his locker. For extra security, valuables can be left at the ticket office. Coun. Bert Jones expressed


Weight limit on rail bridge


THERE is no possibility of lhe weight limit on Pimlico Road railway bridge being changed, Mr John Bowness. Borough Engineer, reported to Clithe.roe Planning and Public Works Committee. The committee has asked


Smith told Clitheroe recrea­ tion and amenities commit­ tee that although a lOp deposit was refunded when keys were returned, many customers did not bring them back. Instead of issuing indi­


Baths manager Mr David esr « s Mrs carol f EXPANDING


FIRM MOVES ITS HOME


ONE of Clitheroe’s leading firms—Flexible Reinforce­ ments—is moving house. After a successful first seven years, the company is growing out of Pendle Mill and, over the next few months, work will be transferring to Sun Street Mill, took


The company took over


Sun Street Mill, a former home of Atkinson’s, in August. Now renovation is nearing completion, and u n d e r the new name “ Queensway House" there will be 60,000 sq. ft. of fac- toi-y space (three times that used at Pendle Mill), plus a modem office block and laboratory.


UK manufacturing- and dis­ tribution rights for an Italian patent known as “ Wavelock.” This inter­ nationally-known product is the result of laminating to­ gether, in one high-speed process, two sheets of flex­ ible plastic, paper, metal foil or similar media, with a non-woven mesh of high- tenacity nylon, producing a very strong material.’


The company has the sole


is being installed at Queens­ way House and should be in production within a month. The Wavelock machinery now at Pendle Mill will be moved to Queensway House in the autumn.


New Wavelock machinery Managing director of


Flexible Reinforcements Mr J. R. Dewhurst foresees a bright future for the com­ pany; “ Although logically double production will be available, the two machines are intended to increase versatility of product not possible on one plant. With this versatility will undoubt­ edly come increased de­ mand," he said.


jobs for six to eight more men over the next six months.


In human terms it means


lopment recently was the acquisition by Flexible Rein­ forcements of a small Derby­ shire firm manufacturing- lampshade materials and specialist materials for wall coverings.


Another significant deve­


be moved to Queensway House about June. Over the next lew years the aim is to expand this new enter- pi-ise in order to broaden the scope of Flexible Rein­ forcements business as a whole. This takeover fol­ lowed the start of a new production line for injection- moulded PVC tyres for pram wheels.


The Derbyshire plant will The company initially


began production in March, 1967. The total workforce is now 35, producing more than four million square y a r d s a year of PVC


and Polythene Wavelock sheeting.


production went to South Africa, Yugoslavia, Scan­ dinavia and North America. As the range increases, the company hopes to step up exports.


Last year 12 per cent of Uses for Wavelock include


pram hoods and aprons, tar­ paulins, packaging, indus­ trial weatherproof garments,


hospital waterproof sheeting, scaffolding cladding, high- visibility garments (such as for “ diddy ” jackets), sailing and similar weai-, and car and boat covers.


Moreover, in each of the


past three years, Flexible Reinforcements has won a British Safety C o u n c i l award for its low accident record.


No ‘L’


plates A PROVISIONAL licence holder was driving without supervision and without L- plates when seen by police in Waddington Road, Clith­ eroe magistrates heard.


for a 10 ton vehicle weight to be imposed but Mr Bow­ ness said the Railways Board had an obligation to maintain the bridge at the agreed strength of 10 ton axle weight. This was the correct limit and there was no possibility of altei-ation.


of Dale Head, Slaidbum, was fined £5 for not dis­ playing L-plates and £8 for driving without supervision. Pleading guilty by letter, she said she had passed the driving test since the in­ cident.


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now for the answers. (1) The Blue Bell (Church Lane) and “The Me" in Lower (sometimes


--j the church. (18) From a| .veil in the grounds of Bramley Meade. (19) The grandfather of Admiral Earl Jdlicoe was buried in the -hurchyard. (20) He was a , village lad who died a re­ in led millionaire. (He was a janker, developed large areas of land around Man­ chester. including Whalley Range) and had financial interests in the building of


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the chapel, stalls included fancy goods, home-made cakes and jams, flowers,


PEOPLE had the chance to stock up with Easter presents at the West Brad­ ford Methodist Chapel annual spring sale. Organised by the ladies of


Miss M. Blezard, Of Olitheroe, nhd chairman was Mrs M. Walton, wife of the Rev. N. D. Walton, minister of Trinity Metho­ dist Church, Clitheroe. Miss


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will be displayed in an empty shop in Whalley dur­ ing Holy Week and the girls of Whiteacre School will provide a centrepiece for the display.


The nine winning entries


Whalley Methodist School on Saturday and one of the judges will be Mr H. Brit- cliffe, of Sabden.


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