fl’nrch 22nd, HI?:! /!■ 1 a


_-- reduced in I k; Olio nian col-


■ueud birds of 45 ■ "nr'll area.


j;nly applied to


i Hoacter and ir,-. ;):iK-.x(i beioi-e


•■'•■■■'>■ regained etalU.K c^iine to several arid gardens


- : ' catlier food TriM tor Onii-


'rriCe thai be-


Kd 60 recovered beinc received


v.'hen. as a rule '.vas 110 or 30.


I'l.' col•'.,stan^ and lb ; pan of 1963 fn e s were queue-


' to V'.eep road.s


It at a Gieshire : p intisl be ad-


: '.v,;- in Lanca- i’orkshiro ycre


I eompari.'-on udtli I .‘^uppo.se^


;he high prol 'i winds leach-


|i.;i from the cen- tli.: .^hort sea


N ATl XVUST. 1\; ; that


idcr, !"i- tlir :;l,


:;ii r.'t rllTlim-


is


i;.. Boruunll ;di- Ronald


1 ;,)ri'\vorfi i'lidmc I'.sU- .i,h were


ii:c Town ,•■enmcnts: ,r re.i'h com- ; , in 10 the


;


■in -unknown ■.lumber of be made


, ■,•,■ 'mluniions (Irnenimcnl :e-;;:’,er.s ;in-


br cbaiKTllor an


-p e r s


I ’Jir i)i Ncivlon has mon |(;/. Harwood authoress


lard English, the, Simon and the “ Writer of Iv/ Dr Geoffreii


Associafioii annual received the Battu


luscuc/i wrote the poem beside the road


eventually found good promised, fair,


Ivst begun— load, and there ]■'!■ the sun. lot lonely place wing


lr/\sif/c flower's fair fact meerned. threatening.


r'm can sprawl


lad out o f mind, lo?)i them all.


Jv/ things behind! |c, starved and ill, Isenrc/iiufir stilt.)


io r u i i i .v.iii’.’.g ;voplo of


In rear and Whallc.y 15 loured at. being selected :he venue, for the 1973


libition. .An explanatory Ic, displa.vcd with the ^ures. invites applications membor.ship fi'om artists I the area interested in


Inbcns, but emphasi.sc.s the aim is not


jliering their techniques jvorking with and stud.v- the creations of other


Inaril.y to be a " teaching Iciy," mo.si members Ining their skill.s at day evening Further Edu-


|o!i clfusses.


|ic c.xhibition is open luhout, normal library and will be in the 2c until the end ot ibe


fth. ■a;:i-g ,ira to ije given


I',-1' diaiicv til enjoy i.ieilitie.-i (if a lirst-


^d iii ill' oid John c;a',' .Sciioi;!. d


■ ;.a:na eicciric ■


c’.v aroken, i- .lil.'l di.s-


a!iu.-c to Iji'.’ iciing.


anii'ant of


!i a' vibiilecl me ai from ;u’ '.act that


: no iiropcr ■


■.■


I icn: ■.varn- '• ■ iloy.■^ and a ii’.op.s and


;i operation m. (he ta.Jr o;- '.iicm and iiulcd.


■omaii'acc of ■ r.- '.'com the :rom file .ill,I, .some


■' .v.riii ehib. Tiivy ,f(l ihi'ii' copy hooks ii!!y i’v causing havoc ;hf'ir :!i-’i!ing place, ■


in


■y Ru'.';.;- — one of v'iiiac’ '.s iilde.st family


.L l . crall


■,. hill tlic ■il linancial


lo.Wll by ■;v mrc the new


!t ■,■ i n.eina Cnun- e\er - - Coun.


• ’f:i--on. iinanco ; -nd mrinilnring


i:;n e .ependings iner.'ovcd.


',;i: Ide.'lv to be a ; ':3.e-j7;i. and a.s


would prob-


ij.ilmre of E72.798 ■rr. : rale fund at : 'ia.re!i next year.


, l.-i-s of .lll'-t'-l •'1, .-neoch —


"linoiy Costs continued to rise and


net spendings in the year ahead could go up by .£51,012, or 18 per cent. This increase included a new special item of £5,980, a ,sLalutory Ap rate to help finance the new district and county councils. AVages. .salaries and rela­


ted expenses would go up to £200.000 — another increa.se of 18 per cent —- and accounting for 42 per cent of the councU's total esti­ mated expenditure.


INTEREST R.ATES Coun. Pear.son warned


about the effect ot fast- rising interest rates. An


average rate of 7.6 per cent


had been allowed for, but in •six months from March to August, last the five to 10 year ratc.s rose from 6 per


cent to the prc.sent 9 per <-enl. Temporary nionev inInrest. ral.es were 10 to i f


per cent and 'Ihcrcforc the 7.6 per cent esliinatc could pi'ove. inadequate. The county council demand


expenditure, the gross rate being 62.77p. This indicated a .stagger­


.showed a drop of £8,777. Education was again by far the large.st item ot county


ing gross expenditure of about £145 million, an in­ crease of £23 million, or 18 per cent. " In the light of local discontent and apprehension about the cur­


rent provi.sion of educational facilities in the town, I


mmm


.<!', i” '’ M


'■-r' i ' f K


I


hope that this amount will be well and wisely adminis­ tered,’ Said Coun. Pearson. He referred individually


to all the committee require­ ments and, mentioning the


Ribblcsdale Pool, he said this had been an iinqiialined


succ.e.ss and hid been well used.


TROUBEE-EREE The project appeared to


be .set fair for trouble-free operation, and the net run­ ning CO,Sts appeared reason­ able at a rate charge of 1.60p, equivalent to S.a'op on the old valuation. The new total rateable


greater diflercnrps ob t'br- tain individual ' domc.sUc


rate for in7'.!-73 wa.s .-£5.'.192. tile 1973-74 estimate being ,€11.950.


properties. Tile product of a penny


Coun. Pear.son deseribecl l.ho budget a.s " lightly


drawn." 11. nennitted no 'ariations and because of reorganisation tlicrc could 1)0 no carry forward of ad.iu.stments after March 31-sr, next year. He formally inoposed a


value of the town was £1,312,887. The average overall increase was 2.3 per cent. Domestic properties had risen by 2.5 per cent and industrial premi.scs by 2.0 per cent. These, Coun. Pear.son


pointed out. were average figures and tiicrc were


rale of 40p ' for domesUe, premise.s, 43p for mixed ’properties and a standard rate ot 46p. Seconding, Aid. Tom


Robinson called for a care­ ful watch On items .such as the housing revenue account I and interest rales on loans, i The council should also be ! given a monitoring .slate- i ment, of .spendings not loss : than oiTi’y two monl.lis.


Ail three station# I’or only


S l i p ’"■cek


U i - <0 ®


MOOR LANE & WOONE LANE CLITHEROE — TEL. 2683


MR AND MRS PERPiY receive their award from Mr Kelly. i


Other sets (2 station) 40p ^veek (Reconditioned)


THE award to Hur.st Grnon hoteliens. Tony and Patricia Perrjq in the British T o u r i s t Authority’s “ Come to Britain ” promotion, Avas handed over at a special ceremony in the village on Sunday.


The award was presented


to the couple for the en­ couragement of new facili- tic.s and attractions of par­ ticular appeal to foreign vi.silors — their " Reel good do " cvenin.g,s at the Bayley Arms. Pre.senling the oerlificate


of commendation, Mr Frank Kelly, deputy d i r e c t o r general of the BTA. .said the Bayley Arms wa.s one of ’25 enterprises in the whole of Britain considered of out­ standing merit in the deve­ lopment of touri.sm.


APPEAI. Referring- to touri.sm in


the Ribble Va.!ley, Mr Kcily said that planned tourisin wa.s the keynote for .succc.s.s in this area. Air Kelly condemned " bad


touri.st iilanning.’’ This, lie said, had ruined


nowcomer.s. are to make a big effort to renovate the blinding, have a general ciean-iip and replace equip­ ment and window.?. The committee met on


Monday ni-g’ht to discu.ss the project and decided the fir.st priority was to get the building .ship-shape and ready to open again, pos­ sibly by Easter. It i.s intended to restrict


'■/HA


areas In other countries, hut he added; ” We jn Great Britain have been wise enough not to try and attract mass tourism. We have a. unique appeal in the linages of Great Britain, and the people here have great pride in their villages. “ For this reason Great


Britain earns more than any other country from tourism —^with U-.c exception of Spain. Here, tourists are hardly noticed.


” They


mingle and do not upset the traditional way of life and Gre.at Britain, therefore, is not invaded in an uncon- Iro'.locl ivay."


HOAXES Earlier Mr David Harrold.


dire,-tor of the North We.?t TourUi Board, 'disclosed that weekend package tours from Denmark to this area were a possibilitj-. yir Perry commented on


“ a great deal of opposition ” encountered in his en­ deavours for tourism. He reA'ealed there had


been tivo bomb hoaxes at his hotel, and the mo.st recent of these iiad been on Sa.turday night, when the


i - jJ CLU] rs


VvH.-'.LLEY Cricket, Bowling and Tennis Club made a profit of £G3 in 1972, compared with a £251 deficit the previou.s year, treasurer Mr John Feather told the p.nnual meeting.


membership to Chipping young people. M-cctings will be one night of the week 10 begin with and there will be at lea.st two adult mem­ bers of the eommilteo on duly at one time to cbitv out' .supci'vision. This would be on a rota system. Towards the co.st of this


a .spon.sored walk has been arranged for Saturday. April 28th, wlit-n it i.s hoped that the young jieoplc will res­ pond by taking part. Tile walk planned is a 15-


that with a new enthusias­ tic start the young people of Chipping will play their part in the running of an orcani.scd club.


milc circular tour from the village acro.s.s the foot of Parlick and Beacon Fell and bock t'hroii.gh Thornlcy. Tile committee is hoping


J.j JiL. YOUR iCHES lit break-through


ll.MPLE, SO KEL.A-Af- Iri.'iges for 90 minutes


Idi.sappearctl. If you I't pay.


M


C .M LL'SCE — Kiioivn


I 'r c i s c .


I a va ila b l e ll.AL BE.AUTV JER.ArV


IlSES OF FACIAL ■SSAGE


I nSE & IMAKE-UP I row shaping


|CE ON SKIN CARE MAKE-UP


Iash tin ting |< URE


? ■'% JlE r


I '1' r'


•Jj-- W - i ir L n i


Scrambling Club i.s no more . . . flociciod to broaden the horizons


■ cry .sort of motor cycle.


mblors •ctl up tile


.ycr to ter for


Centre 'I'lV h.e


.Stii'/.akor (Clithcroe's Road Oflicer), Martin


Safely Hinclts. Cu.sack.


Barry Dean. Philip Trevor Bennett,


Anthony Din.sdalc and Ciiristopher Mar.sdcn. Allbough a permanent place to meet, an official


::■ (I lie somc'vbcre to .sci'amble have . '.ni-truc- ycl to be found, there are '.'.:c, iii'itor suggc.sUons for each and


......... name lor tiie club and


!ii|)i'Ul;i',n thc.se will be finalised at the fi'.'.st committee meeting on


'■ ' have a April 2nd. The dale and ■ d. which place of the next club mcet- bif to buv ing will be announced in ' s.'.one.s at this column.


■rv' of ttie . r.i:,r cyde


..... ■i'lm.swiirUi. '■


TEG AVAXING.


:UIN THE personal


I'E southavortii. ROAD,


Tel. 3358 D’Esthetique


logie. ■ ■‘C’.-C;;


' ■ 1"


■'‘ '|'"i n'lnovan Uir.'Ung. They


oraan-


'■' of iimior ■ i. ,-!ic!i iis


iiistancc.s ■ 'f tir.tc.-ilial- •■w-av cv.’nf.s.


’ ni t tee a Y'i Iron,


'-'s a.Ki called *'■’■'9 wheels.”


'■ 2 ~, ,1.^ of motor formed


'


gave the to see


■r


I, , ■ _a.c.s (sccrelarv), ' Mr David


’■'■ p , 7 ^*’9 30 people awl arc Mr t<'liaivmani,


Netball An enthii.sia.sUc team of


young Cliliieroe girls are ju.st wailing for someone to play netball with. The team con.sists of mem­


bers of Trinity Methodi.st Youth Club and the club leader. Mr Geoff Jackson, would like, to contact anyone wlio is interested in re-fonn- ing the Clithcroe netball league. .Several ycar.s ago. the


league was very active and played almost every w'eek but support for the game seems to have dwindle away. Courts are now available


from drowning in the Ribble near Brungerley Bridge, last August, had ap lca.s,int sequel on Tuesday when the Mayor, Coun. R i c h a r d Turne/ presented the Liver­ pool


THE ’ s h i p w r e c k and


both for practice and com­ petition arid any youth club, work.s or organisation interested in the idea- of a new netball Icagtic.^.j'liQuld contact Mr Jackson at thn Carcnr.s Office, Wcllgatc. Tcl. 2n't.5.


Humane Society's letter and commendation. with a cheque for £5. to Mr Paul Robinson, of C en tr al Avenue, Clithcroe. A (Citation read by Insp


T. J. Sumner told how Mr Robinson and three friends were walking along the river bank. One of them said he was going into the river I'nr a swim, he had no costume but was wearing


____ re.scuc of a youth


.swam a, few strokes and returned to the bank. He ■stood in the water, which wa.s up to his waist, aii':! sliouted that the water was very cold.


a .shirt, jeans and pumps. He walked into the rivci.


The youUi then cla.sjisd


his hands and fell sideways into the \!’nter. The


remainder of the party thought he was sky-larking.' However, Mr Robinson


look a closer look and saw the youth lying face down and not moving. Realising that something must no wrong he walked into the water, turned the youth


Uic citation said, and it was later found that ho was an ■’jiileptic. but this was not known to those with him. The ambulance and the


on liis back and dragged liim to the bank. Tile youth was unconscious


police were called and after a short time the youth recovered consciousness. There is no doubt that but


for Mr Robinson’s prompt action the consequences could have been more disastrous.


Pictured from the left are


the Mayor. Insp. Sumner and the Depul.y Mayoi’, Aid. Sidney Moore.


• • ‘ '"V , I.. - '


■ '■ ' «4;> meals service


A STONYHURST man who finds that his persona] type mcals-on-wheels service is meeting a need, particularly for people living alone, is Mr Melville Peny.


Mr Perry has spent a life­


time in the catering trade and was formerly licensee of the Shireburn Arms and of the Bayley Arms, Hurst Green.


He has already started a


house-to-house service in Clitheroe and AVhallcy and plans to offer a similar lunchtime facility using his specially equipped van.


Mr Perry saj’s the meals


are home-cooked and repeat orders show that they are popular. In addition, he has a dial-a-meal service which provides, a complete menu.


Although the service he


offers is new ill these parts, similar ones have been operating in the south for some years.


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JUDGING from the .smile, working for the Army .suits L/Cpl Beverley Saunder.s.


Beverley, the 20-ycar-old


diuighlcr of Mr and Mrs R. A. AV. Marsh, of Sugar- hill, Cowark. is a clerk-typist in the Royal A.rmourcd Corps Centre headquarters at Bovington, Do'rsot where


her •hiisliand, Terry, a corporal


in tlic Royai Engineers, i.s an in.striictor


mcad Count,!’ Secondary School, Grindleion, and joined the AVomcn'.s Roj’a! Army Corps (in which her mother once .served) three yeai'S ago. S’hc pla.v.s netball for licr


in tlic Driving and Mainlen- ;incc School. Beverley went to Rivers-


WR.AC Unit and recently took part in a .sponsored .‘■■'ivim Uii'oiigh whic'n ihe (iirls rai.sed £100 for a loeal children’,s home.


decrease in the cost of ropains from ,£672 to £167. and a near fivefold increa.se in bar iirofits, from £32 to £151. These offset all-roimd rises in both items of expenditnre. I ’lie bowling .section had decided to withdraw from the Blackburn League, leav­ ing a .single team in the Great Harwood League. The green was in better shape than for many years. Cricket secretary Mr Tim


The telling f.aclors were a


Marshall de.?cribed 1972 as an anticlimax compared with the double winning •sca.son of 1971. This year the team would be without open­ ing bowler Jim Rudd, whom


they wished well with his new club, B l a c k b u rn Northern.


First and second team


captains this .sea.son were to be respectively Neil Duck­ worth and Jim Peters.


For the tennis section, Mr


David Lynch reported an increase in adult member­ ship of more than 20. Last .season had been the most successful in recent memory.


for co-operation between the .sections. ’'The old idea of being a club with three parts must be forgotten,” he said.


Secretao’ Mr J. Cox called I ■ ^


elected president, and Mr Feather treasurer. Mr Cox,


Mr C. Pierce was re­


who took over as secrctaA'j’ at short notice in Septem­ ber, gained a A'otc of con­ fidence for the coming year.


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He also claimed Uiat the It iiad turned


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transformed into a .scene from •’ Merrio England " for the occasion, wiicn the colourful Gar.st.nng Morris- men danced in the streets.


CAKE ■■Almost 200 visitors, includ­


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agents and tour operators, together with Mr Patrick


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