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tJ:. chit 0 for tilC C’llllieroe ward is Robrr! Am-wm I h. of Goo.-cbutts Lane. He wa- born and brought up -n i'ilf‘ town, and after leaving tile Orammar Scluiol .('ivi’d his arl'iclrs a.' pnblie iiealtli inspector in Buwiand Pinal Connell. Hi- career a- a nr-w.-aeen; ocean a. ter naval service.


R. 1*. Ainsworth (lull.) Tile onlv Independent ean-


i *.. - I). A. Akkrr (l.ali.)


1 .anea.-liire County Council. Derek Akiter, of Bawdlands. i„ t.he youngest member ot


A social worker with Uie


Cliiheroc Town Council. Chairman . of Clitheroe borough Labour party, lie is also mien! lor Clitheroe Con-t.itueney Labour party, and is a member of Trinity


.1. W. Asptlen (I.ili.) John Aspden. of Pimlico


Road, is chairman of an amateur foolball team and a member of Clit-heioe Cricket Club. Aged 25. he is also former .secretary of the East Lancashire branch of the National Union of Journalists. Local businessman John


Methodist Church. A freelance journalist.


Blackburn, of Moor Lane, is a member of Clitheroc


.1. Blackburn (C)


United Reformed Church. He was first, elected to CT.theroe town council six years ago and is chairman of the planning and public works committee. Ho is loo­ nier secretary of Clilheme


• PC. Former dislric.1 nurse and midwife


Bertha Bradshaw '56>. of Dc Lacy Street, is now a


in Clifberoe. A &-ss Mrs B. Bradshaw (Lib.)


health visitor. Married with one daughter, she is closely associated with IrinMv Methodist Church, and is a youth club leader and com­ mittee member. She is also on Hie Old People's Welfare


Visiting Committee. A teacher at Norclen


School. Ri-hton. Robert Chadwick. Eastham Street, is a former chairman of the


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sH V. Karnshaw (I,ah )


da!e Cement lact Vet non Eurn-huw oi Sahiuli Hoad. IS a General and Mails i,.al Workers Union dclega.e tu the Trade.- Council. He ha.- marie a siimv o! old ‘iii.it -. which lie has may,pen .n tile hope tunl me. g. 21 oe tilled in. He t- a l-o lit teres tea .n pot-nnlmg.


A coal miller at Kmules- .ft- % 1 /• i


CUtheroe Hoval Ormnmar School, he :> a tul.v ([aa.i- liea c • v 1 1 ('naaieei


Micnaei MrCrciie. o: Chat- ;iu.m ted .it


M. C. McCrerie (Lib.) Sales re n re - e a i a . . ve


barn Old H.’ad. :> -H am. inmaiTiod, Kc


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driuuiiil - mail. He caued wr.a he Mc.avca-l church :ii h.." hoa.o \..Utie Ol Sabocn auc. > a .e.i -her and coia'a-:. uiemae; o! t..‘ Sandav senoo..


I'. .'Mcllor (I.ili.)


belund Frank Mellor. ot Warwick Drive, who lias Iteen Clitiieroe Hospitals administrative ofiicer for the nasi 13 months. He set ved in the Roval Army Medical Corps and alter service in Maluva was awarcied tlie General Service Meoa'.. He os married and a- native ot


\ 21-vear Atmv career lies S. J. Moore (C)


plumber. Sidney Moore. ,il Railway View, is present Deputy Mayor and was Mayo,- from 11170-72. Over the past two vears lie has been busily engaged m help­ ing to clear the way lor the new Rtbbie Valley District Council. He s chairman oi the guvcrnoi.-


B.acnoiirn. A iieatmc engineer ami


.Mrs E. Penny (Lal).i


of Brooksulc Scliool. Well known locally as


secretary of oulh lire Ciitn-


croc branch and the Area Council ot the National Federation ot Old Age Pensions Association.-. Mis Ethel Penny, of Hayhurst Street, has also given 26 vears service (° the National Savings Movement, and organised Poppy Dav for the British Legion Women s section. Former Mayor ot Clitli- oroe Tom Robtn.-on. ol


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Chief .-ecuritv olliccr William 'lav’


.ui. oi Higolu .2


Road, is a iurniiT jiolice chief inspector. A manager of Edisford Sc'.ioo! an.:


Hihiiicsdak* Nur-ery School, he ha- iii'cn on fnc couni il lor two years. . He is a renresentative on me management advisory com­ mittee ul Riooit sdale Adul . Centro and the Old Pruple


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B o l lo n -b y -H dw h u u l SawLcy. (J is ln irn F o re s t (o n e sen t)


.). K. Todd (C)


Welfare Committee. Chairman of the Recrea­


tion and Amenities Commit­ tee of the Clilheroe Town Council. John Ronald Todd,


of West View, is a repre­ sentative on the Area Joint Road safely Council and manager of St James s School. A training officer for an engineering group, he is connected with Trimly


WARD 11— Grindleton, West


Ilnulfort l (one sent) ■y-s It. Turner (C)


year as Mayor of Clilheroe. Richard Turner, of York Street, has been on the council eight years. A founder member of the Drama Festival, he takes a special interest in. the Pcndle Club and ' the Clitheroe branch of LEPRA. Head ol a family footwear business, lie held' the title Champion


Church. Completing his second


AVARD 1.G—Cha t burn, Downham, Twislou (one seat)


L. Wells (C)


Shoe Repairer oi Great Britain. Ribble Motors' district


superintendent at Clitheioc. Leo Wells, of Chester Avenue, has been on the town council since 1965. He is chairman of the Public


committee.


WARD 17—L itt le M il to n . Mcarley,


i’eiu lle lo n . AViswell, Worston (o n e s e a t)


mM >v viteji- T. Robinson (C)


Princess Avenue, has been on the council tor 18 years. Present chairman ol the Management Committee, he serves on the Ribble Valley Joint Reorganisation Com­ mittee. is a g o v e rn o r of Brookskle Primary School, chairman ol the governois of Ribblesdale County Secondary School. and manager of Clitheroc RC School.


t t o 'J V ■>;4 A.’ T. P. Rushton (C)


first lull-time clerk. Mr Thomas Rushton. ol Chat- burn Road, who retired m 1970, is seeking election lor the first, tunc. A lormer registrar of births, marriages and deaths, he is a Rotaria.i and is connected with St James's Church. He has served the National Savings movement for many years, and is a past president uf


Clithcroe Rural Council ■ > :/,' M’. Sharpies (Lab.) the Clilheroe branch of


Nalgo. A former Mayor of Clith­


eroe. William Sharpies, of Balmoral Avenue, was first elected to the town council 21 rears ago and was an alderman for six years. He has been actively associated with many local organisa­ tions and has held olfices in Clitheroe Labour party. He was a special constable


: /S " F. J. Spencer (Lab.)


for 15 years. For the past three years.


37.


Fred Spencer, of Queen Street. Low Moor, has been a shop steward at Ribbles­ dale Cement Ltd. For a number of years, he has been involved in wellare work. particularly with children who need special care. Clitheroc-born and an old boy of St Michael and St John's School, he is


Living in Kivkutoot' Rm Reginald Steel, t- a a arc).-


K C. T. Sled (Cl '


tcct. A native of Kern, it was chief arriiiipi! :n U


industrial organisation. is now senior put (net - '• private firm wi'a oflue: r. London and SkipMi. i Fellow of the Roval Iii.-l.L2| of Bntisn Annilrt'.s.


contested ni- ‘'i-1 c'fl last year.


Ward Two-LONGRIDGE (five seats) w f .


\ Haw* :W-.


i f . Mrs .1. E. I'oulkes (Lab.)


Shropshire - boi n Joan Foulkes, of Lancaster Drive, is a former president of 'Edisford Ladies Club. She trained as a science teacher and has been prominent in tiic campaign for more nur­ sery and primary school places ill Clitheroe. She also look an active part ill lund- raisiiv for Hie Hibblesdale


K. A. 1'nlion (Lib.)


Pool.Engineer surveyor Bob Pulton. of Waddington Road, it; 4fi. and married with one son and three daugliicrs. He lias lived in Olitheroe for the past 14 years and has held many olfices in the Chtheroc Liberal Association, being at present treasurer. He pla\s


.1. 4V. Gordon (Lib.)


golf in his spare time. “ Sales represent a live Bill Gordon < iiO ■. of Pimlico Road, is deputy chairman of Ihe old people's wellare committee and chairman ol (he club committee. A lay preacher lor over 30 years, he is a former circuit steward ol Chtheioe Metho­ dist Circuit and assisted


miSm iizmg y l f / G. Jackson (l.ali.)


with the church youth club. County youth leader for


CUtheroe and d i s t r i c t . Geoffrey Jackson, of Wind­ sor Avenue, is manned with one child. Aged 28. he is a member of Trinity Metho­ dist. Church, where he was iormeriv youth leader. He is an old bov of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.


..'■iiPA'/'1'- '<H‘ mm •s'Cs 4?;>V>3 (f *4*!i*i ] B. Jones (Lab.)


K e e n ly interested in cricket. Bertram Jones, of Henthorn Road. is on Clilheroe Cricket Clubs executive committee. Elected to the town council last vear. he serves on Hie Old People's Welfare Committee, the North-West Electricity Consultative Council and the Post Office Jonimttlee. He


B. J. Joynson (Ijih.)


works at ICf. As a county council social


worker. Brini'ey Joynson. of Whitewell Drive, is con­ cerned mainly with the edu­ cational needs of handi­ capped children. He worked for ICf for 17 years, with responsibility for occupa­ tional health, and is presi­ dent of the Royal Engineers'


.1. I*. Kane (Lib.)


Association. He is a Fellow of the Institute ol Chartered Ambulance Personnel. Sales superintendent with


.1. Kay <I.ih.l


Golf Club comma tor. A male mu'.-e at Calrcy


the Post Office telephone department. Peter Kane (39b of Shirebum Avenue, is married with one son. He is a member of the Edisford Parents' Action Group, plays "oif, and is on Clitheroe


stones Hospital. Joint Hr­ ef Buccicuch Avenue. 35 and married with or.t daughter. Ho i- a football referee for ihe CiilitfM Amateur Leaeur. and a associated with Trntit- Mcthodi.-f Chitnii. lie h-f an allotment


■ C. Law (Ind.)


■ Vice-chairman of Burn ■ Rural Council's Fina: ■ Committee, Cyril Law.


Straits Lane. Read, governor of Gawthorp' School, Padiham, and manager of Read CE Sehoo- Manager of Burnley’s Luca engineering training cent:\ he is chairman of Clitheroi Scout Council's irainm committee. He train- loci, youngsters for Nationa | Cycling proficiency ccrtil1 cates, and is a churchward!", of St John's, Read.


WARD 9—Bowhul Lower, N ew to n , | (one


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"* < 'f' i t i 'a ' ’ v.l > P. Ilcy (Ind. C)


Health and Housing Com­ mittee. He has served as treasurer to the Clitiieroc Conservative district polling


primary school. John Bux­ ton. oi Chapel Hill, hails from Buxton in Derbyshire, but has lived in the Long­ ridge district for 50 years. He is a Trade Union repre­ sentative, has worked m industry and agriculture and played an active part in the sport mg' and social life of the community.


J. I,. B. Buxton (Lab.) Caretaker at Longridge


C. Gerrard (Lab.)


ihe past 12 years. Clarence Gerrard. of Springs Road, has been active in Wales as an RDC member and chair­ man. county magistrate and juvenile court chairman. He also served on North Wales Hospitals Board and was an executive member of the


A Longridge resident for


TGWU. A member ol Longndgc


Miss HI. A. Melting (Lid.)


UDC for two years. Agnes Moiling, of Derby Road, has been a member of the Old People's Welfare Committee for 10 years, and its secre­ tary for six. She serves-on the council's housing, health and finance com-' millers and on a sub­ committee responsible tor Townlcy House Flats. A native of Wigan. Mr


Francis Priest, ot Darweii Close, came to Longridge two ago from Southamp- Formcri.v a marine he is now an with an insurance


years ton.


engineer, engineer


company. Golf is his chief interesi. He is and has three


leisui married children. Dairy larmei Riding, ot


Mr William Daniel Platt


Farm, Lon the .secreiai'V National Farinrr.- i Longridge brawn years. A mag-'ti.m^ ^ been on I.onpnag_


W- H. hiding t.


since 1946. and three ori.i.-.oiP- chaired various n® ,


governors " 0c.hC Coumy Set'ond.u)


and is cna. a,lu


,,i Long!-L,; *3* asr*rs :V;: -6'G f:< a*, : ‘ j i * • V ‘ j ’;' * \ ! A. E. Astle.V (G) A former police ollicer in ,'i j '• "’Y f| I;".) ' 4 !.


. street. Bolton-bv-Bowland. has been siib-posUnasler at t.he village Post Office lor the past eight years, lie was Parish Council clerk for U'4 montlis.aiid places rioocl p' c'l vention and road iesui iaciiirf,


Accr ington f"i' - (i Albert E. Astley. ol Main


< Vo’'' ' ' 'F-F1 Airs S. .1. Dow (G)


on his list ol priorities. F k Is unopposed.


Stephanie Dow has been a member of Bowland R.DG for 24 years ancl was chair­ man from 1967 to 1969. She livp.s flti While Hull Collage, und has been a. member ol' r.nndlrt.m bram.'h ul' the ‘jl-ipioil Lilviii'uh C'OnScivii- uve Association ior years, three of those as chuirnum. *^hc is nnoppi^cil.


Grindleton housewife Mrs


CtE School for IB years. Herbert Boden. of Rydal Place, Chalbiirn. is clerk to the parish council. Married with two sons, he is closely associated with Christ Church as a regular choir member, POO secretary lor tne past 10 years, and leader of the youth and sports club. He is unopposed.


11. E. Boden (Ind.) Headmaster uf Chatburn


Mrs M. Clegs (G) Wife of a local chemist.


Mrs Myra Clegg, of Near Steading. Wiswcll. has been on Clitheroe RDC ror three years. She is an active Wl. member and a manager of


schools aL Barrow and Great Harwood, and has also been appointed a governor of the new Brookside School, CliUieroc. She is unopposed.


F. Singleton (C)


UDC in 1944. Fred Single­ ton. nr "Pcngarth." Dilworlli'. has been chairman on five occasions. He is chairman of the managers of Long­ ridge CP School and chair­ man of the trustees of the Frances Rhodes Charity. Mr Singleton is also connected with the Old People's Wel-


Co-opted on to Longridge \ r I. II. Taylor (Ind.)


fare ConmiiLt.ee, RoSPAMind the Divisional Educat ion executive committee.


A member of Longviclge.


Urban Council for three vears. Ian Taylor, of Pres­ ton Road, is a chartered engineer in the family com­ pany of structural steel­ workers. Aged 28, he is an old boy of Clithcroc Royal


S. It. Thomason (C)


Grammar School and has lived in Longridge nearly all his life. He is a keen sportsman.


ancl Southampton Uni­ versity. Raymond Thomason, of Lower Lane, has a degree in civil engineering. After three years with British Rail, he joined Lancashire County Council, in the motorway design office. He


Educated at Boh on Sehrinl It. B. Thornton (C)


lias lived in Longridge i'q.r six years and is chairman of Longridge CP School parent teacher organisation. •


. ber of tile town council for four years. A plant and transport manager for a firm of civil engineers, he Is chairman of ihe' finance


Longridge Fire Brigade. Bernard Thornton, of Kes- lo- Lane, has been a mem-


Sub-officer in charge ol IV. J. Vass (Li1*-'


“ "’'"rusuimcr representative.


' his hobbies are ans«H


Society, the m* Legion and N'11*


also a. ntihliGird j.nc,niiil'[ Married with tht« sD


Haekiiie Drive. ^ b l


ballroom danemg. dan!3a ■ longs to


-f ^1 dl Brief | j,,-. |l i|


Rural Council for six yea| icne Bee, is a member


Blrs I. E. Bee (Ind.) A member of ClUheil


"hipping parish couml serves on the division!


FUrtmit-tees of the Couni "OUncil, and jg a nlanafJ


• S??ol. secretary of ealth and social servicl


I the Brabins Schol "hipping and Thomley cl til


• ys senior citizens’ clil she ls also a member of il


ocal- old People’s Welfal n-iv)mittee and the Hapl


Bounty Inn, Slaidburn, Petcl Hey is 35 and married, wit-'f two children. Educated Colne Grammar School an I Salford University, he lia| worked in engineering the North Western ElC' tricity Board for the pas years. He recently resigncl to concentrate on local bu.-( ness activities.


Landlord of the Hark


WARD 15—Bowltl Chipping, Thorn I


(1 ' *r 2" : .. y -‘, yr." m ■ R. Chadwick (Lab.)


Cranbrook. Kent. Labour Party. He is associated with the National Union of Schoolmasters. and the Workers' Educational Asso­ ciation. He served for some years on the Kent County Schools' cricket, lootball and


athletic committees. Longest serving member


of the town council. Clifford Chatburn. Park Avenue, is


M C. Chatburn (C)


a former mayor. Prominent, in sporting circles, he has been associated with Clithcroe FC for 40 years, first as a player and then as


an official. He was recently appointed associate director


of Trutcx. Head of the biology


department at St Marys College. Blackburn. Anthony


r


Jonccntratc today on pho the candidates. The election, one of til ,„nrs is being held lo s(| Jnmicil which will renlil


T OUR coverage ot the


Borouffbi Bowland Fa.ra. a as well as areas at pi ( Urban, Blackburn, Burnleyl


o. A. A. Cooper (Lib.)


Cooper, of Hillside Close, will be fighting his sixth campaign in Clitheroc. A graduate of Leicester Uni­ versity. he lias been secre­


tary of the CUtheroe Liberal Association for five years and has had experience of council work as a co-opted member of the library com­


mittee.


B. B. Crook i i.ih ) System- ur.s.vu


Crook, ot Drub hi l)v:V p |,


an Oxiord pm. Aged 29 a no unmarried y, has been aci-.yr


since )o:r.:rg 'lie Yo.-- t-iberals r


where hr «... norm pp luxes by phe mg g,f r


fell walking, and (•'trrcr.tl studying accHimane;..


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Although the formali|


hc decided by the June 7(1 h, the existing councils il


nr Rood. handing over tL council. But until (lie laul new members will meet re I internal organisation.


f On th a t date the ot| Among tlie tasks iaci


or evening, appointing uf committee structure and Of the 38 seals on til


finding a site for district <| dates and times o mecll


arc unopposed — i» ^ ’ardl of the six candidates an I U an Independent. Elsewll


is still the most strongly I


dats putting up for the lL The Liberal and Label


their main efforts in CJitl full list of 10 candidate^ In tlie surrounding distrn|


IK:


dates and the Liberals Altogether there a


one in Clithcroc, and an J|


WARD (onr I


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