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('lithrrofl Advertiser nnd Tunes, Mail 24th, 1072 ].•? ICTION ON jjfORTAGE


r^lTlON and .survey highlighting the lack of ■ fpr voims married couples in Chipping has


"h^that the cottnctl ■ ,r.-a of land m adiaeent to an


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Rowland looks at cheap


■ •?\ Inc (Hi.ist-.s ii'ciji Iiembcr.s of i.he aiidi-


1:. HaiUcy won the l i iUo n prize, a boy o! niriure show.s .some of


IncsentPd by .Mrs bp-,, f-ve-


n. ,nid won bv Mrs H • 1"! 'G i s b um i . M.-^ j ' 'Gis'oiirni. and M-, |R:m;nal.oni


.-.bVCESSlONARY bus '■■eem for the BowUind


fares


rifould probably ^ council more than


: .y on Mondat'. j-as the amount pro-


h head a niembers


.'j\v Blackburn Ruml ; L-t the clerk. Mr L. D.


ouM to


iiid I chairmcm


In ihp .sprvice.s avail- lanu'.s Fell at the


|hcroc rural area In ■


'-jic'n ’ larger area, it ,-i ije inadequate, and £5 3 pay for only 15 re-


W the flminre ".lUee. But in Bowland,


.fTss made in the esti- ■


,-.-l that no proa'ision for


g.. Money would there- ;,ave to come from the j-'ces, which needed to


-M IS. llest Bradford ■: ''ooipath-la.nng .scheme


■ V.'fsi Bradford. Mr E. Bowland RDC engi-


=•. reported to the high- ■; committee. - cst'unalc and plan for : oiirclia.se of land for y’


ciy School and the po.st •jh IS being prepared.


neme — between the


load widening b?0V.\L has been re- 0 'or a road-widening


,r5:n a certain lev^el- Telford will find out details for the next


- journeys say a 16p Telford reminded the


health and housing committee. at thfu’ Mnnda.y


housin'-' estate, the lavoiit !or pro-


e msft.ctcd su;’ H Cork.slnitt to


prompt action by Clitheroe rural council’s


posed development on the site. This would enable them to go ahead with making the neccissary plan­


ning application for any development.


Alan Butt, explained that negotiations to provide access to the land had been under way for some time, and and there was likely to be some progress in the near luture.


Clerk to the council, Mr ■


added, application had been made to the then Ministry of Housing to build between 16 and 18 houses on the land. This was. howver, turned down because the plans ivcre for only half the land, and the Ministry felt that' the site should be developed as a whole.


Several years ago. he ■lOBS


unemployment in the village, and some people are having to travel from Blackburn and Preston to work in the village


PETITION


anonymously, stated that over a certain time. 26 couples had left the village: but would have stayed on if accommodation had been available. At present, the survey said, there are .86 unmaiTied people over the age of 16 in the village, and 11 engaged couples who would soon be looking lor accommodation.


The survey, submitted


200 people, stated; ‘‘We press the council to build some two or three bed- roomed houses, and also •some bungalows for old people. We feel that a lot of properties changing hands in Chipping arc being bought by people from out- ■side the village and this is inflating prices and young people are having to move out.”


The petition, signed by


felt that it would have difficulty in letting so many h o u s e s , although the Ministry disagreed,” said Mr Butt There is at present no


“The council at the time mm


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A MINIBUS project tor Calderstones Ho.=pital special school took a £100 stop nearer the half-way mark when Whalley Lions handed over a cheque at their fourth anniver.sary charter night, On Friday.


presented the donation — largely raised by a buffet


President Mr John Roberts


dance in Marclr — to Calderstones hcadma.ster Mr Harold Har.areavcs. in front of .08 membcr.s and guc.st.s. Principal guc.sts were


district governor Mr Derek Thoma.son and his wife, and Clithcroc Rural Council


chairman Coun. James Fell and his wife.


I


Lions raise £100 mini-bus project


took the form of a dinner and dance at the Swan and Royal Hotel, Clithcroo, Mr Roberts propo.scd the toast Lions International, Mr Thomason replying. Past president Mr Do n a l d Nicholson gave the toast to the ladies and guests, Coun. Fell replying. A competition raised £36 for the Lions' charity fund.


During the evening which


Roberts handing the cheque to Mr Hargreaves. Their wives. Coun. and .Mrs Fell and Mr and Mrs Thomason


Our picture shows Mr


arc aso shown. The gift to the .special school look the minibus


fund to £620. accumulated since last June by a folk evening, bazaar, disco, and May dance. The bus will cost a basic £1,400. plus the extra expense of wide doors, stoi'age for wheelchairs and belts on all the seats.


money-raising is led by the school's staff. Deputy head­ master Mr John George


The work behind the


ren live in the hospital and come to the .school, if we buy a minibus we wui be able to extend the acti­ vities of the children over a larger area, which we can't do at present. Some


thought up the idea. He said: “All the child­


OPPOSITION D ID NOT TURN UP


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■ birds on Sunday 'lit neroc naturalis t, ,.-c ’


before Uic sun


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rliorus." :;c party walked tbe ly i.iie wood.'-idc a ,r:u i)ler .joined in and


.ird wa.s heard below od addiiiR a few base


,g being .spasmodic a olioriis. A heron


i,s siill dark and prey 2roup came riphi on diilp leading to a arm of the woods,


fn at Lower Hodder and as Uie walk pi'O- along the north bank river, curlew's. warl>


nches. thrii.she.s and ids were heard, lir.st notes were heard a.m. when a thrush nio .song, but condi-


ere not ideal to en- t.iio •• feathered.


Straits Where .some


ifur.'ii from Higher Bridge "'as


;rd oherry was m but. the full ‘-dawn was not heard,


of ihc walk was .mr iregoi-y. the Natura-


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Calderstones H o s p i t a l Revue and Dramatic Society last night, tonight and Friday and Saturday.


BUS LOAD OF TROUBLE PROVED WORTHWHILE


for Clitheroe Evening Townswomen's Guild, rvith festival successes in both drama and music.


three-day festival of one-act plays. oi'gani.sed by the Preston Federation of Townswomen’.s Guilds, the


Competing at Chorley in a


Any old


books? IS your home cluttered up witli books and records ■which you no longer use ? If so and you can bear


to part’ with them, the Lst Pendle Scout group would be glad to have thorn for a stall on Clithei'oe Market a week on Saturday, which will raise money for the


group funds. Collection of books or


records can be airanged by phoning or contacting croup chairman Mrs D. Pawlioki. M Lang.vhaw Drive, Clillieroc.


Exchanse Footpath f e s ® ’' tnlidne a:i70!i


A FOOTPATH at Grindle- ■ton extending from 'Valley View to tlie school, is being provided, Mr E. Ben-y, Bow­ land RDC engineer, told the hlghiways committee. The tarmac path will be five feel


wide arid kerbed. IT'S been an eventful week


trailing ivy leavc.s, prickly thistles, a chicken wire sculpture, a display stand and a witch's broom, to name btit a few items on the coach, were well rewarded, winning them a new award for the best dre.ssed .set. One of their members.


di'ama group presented a comedy, “ Be an angel.” Their efforts to transport


Mrs Margaret Kendrick, of St Mary's Street, was singled otit for special men­ tion as runner-up in the award for the best individual performance. Said adjudica­ tor Mis.s Elizabeth 'Wat.son; "This was a peach of a performance; she made good entrances and was absolutely rirarvellotts.”


Cissie Sain.sbtiry. Margaret Ireland. Carol Riley. Florence Hargreaves, Hilda Burgess.


Also in the ca.st were


Dorothy 'Weaver, Edith Brayshaw, Kathleen Bulcock


June Holden,


Barbara Scattergood, was very well received, with a great deal of laughter from the audience. The adjudica­ tor. commenting that comed.v was much harder than serious pla.vs because it relied a lot on technique, .said that pace was very good indeed, especially at the opening, and climaxes were well resolved. She added that the setting


and Florence Blade.s. The play, produced by


part in tlie Wharfedale Mitsic Festival at Ilkley on Fi'klay night, won the Edward Atkinson trophy in the open class of church nuusic. . Led by their conductor. Mr Geoffrey Hitchen. they sang his own arrangement of “ Kumbaya,” and an anthem hy Purcell, “ Sound ye trumpet.” Composer Mr Michael Head gave the adjudication.


Church is spick


and span


' when it comes to spring cleaning the church. For every year with the help of many willing hands,


housewives .shudder at the thoughts of the long tedious task of spring cleaning their homes, the Rector of Slaidburn, the Rev. G. H. Gaze, has Uo such worries


At a time when most


allowed for different group­ ings, co.5tume.s were well contrived, and the props department was particularly to be complimented.


parish cai'ri^ out furniture and carpets ready for the following morning when 20 women set to 'wdth mops and buckets scrubbing and polishing. By afternoon, the church was re.stored to order and spick and span. TJie Rector — well he supplies the hot water I


the whole of the church is thoroughly cleaned and polished. On Monday 15 men of the


The Guild choir, taking ...... M 'M A f. :VW s l r r s


TWO local orienteer.s. cho,sen as Briti.sh orienteering team in a competition France had quite a shock when they arrived at the com'.se-[-there wa.s not a Frenchman to be seen,


one from Prance had bothered to enter,’’ said Mr Ali.s'tair Patten, of Shire- burn Avenue, Clithei'oe.


"The rca.son wa.s that no


international Mr Patten's partner was


as the Devil's Elbow — in as sliort a time as possible.


eight miles long with a lot of hills and about 2.000 feet of climbing.


The circuit was just over NO IMtOBLE.H


good, though.” .said Mr Pat- Ion. "and the course, didn i. present any real problems."


"Tllic weather wa.s quite


were among the first to start the course and they had left for home before cvciyone


As Ihcy had a long drive back to Clithcroe. the two


had finished. Although they did not


know tihcir final plaoings, the two were timed around the course. Mr Patten, who is the Northern champion in the 35 to 42 age group, finished in two hours 36 minutes, five minutes be­ hind Mr Smith, who is the outstanding performer in


the n to 18 age group. -Wlien they left, the man


who was in the lead had completed the course in one hour 51 minutes. Even so, Mr Patten thought that they had done quite well on the whole.


2,000 see


Stonyhurst treasures


nearly 2,000 people saw treasures of Stonyhurst, in­ cluding Mary Queen of Scots’ prayerbook, a first folio of Shakespeare and a Rembrandt etohing at the College's open day on Sun­ day.


were embroidered vest­ ments, among them a cope worn on the Field of the Cloth of Gold by a member of Henry VIII’s entourage, and another dating from the 14th century.


On display in the chapel


library were exhibitions of the local voluntary services done by tlic boys, and in­ formation about the over­ seas missions, wlrich would be receiving money as a re­ sult of the open day.


In the Thomas More


whioh calls itself "a com­ plete amateur in the stately homes business,” were more comfortable for visitors than at last year’s open day. with smaller crowds and a vftst Improve­ ment in general orgunisa- -tion.


Conditions at Stonyhurst.


nised by the Britisli Oricn- tccrinT Federation at Hind- head,'’in Surrey, was con­ verted into a home


So the competition, orga­


ford. and the two had to get round the course — knonn


Mr Martin Smith, of Throstle Bank, West Brad­


Sea is theme at service


TWO paeUctl sci'vico.s, in which children gave various demonstrations with read­ ings, recitations and songs, marked the annual Sunday School anniversary at Trinity Methodist Church.


by the Rev. John Goodhall of Chat burn, who al.so g.avo the acldres.scs.


Bot.h services wore taken


ners and primary children used “ The Sea" a.s their l.bcmc and. In add efiect. t.hc imlpit wa.s dreorati’d wilii fishin'r net.s, wat.erproof


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turn of the Jtmioi's and seniors and they gave a demonstration with recita­


In the evening it was the


tions called "Snap shots from the life of Jesus.”


two services were for Sun­ day School funds.


The collections from the


Helping drought


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