Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, July lRh'


FOUNDERS’ DAY


SERVICE THERE was a large atten­ dance at Clitheroe Parish Church for tile annual commemoration service of


the foundation of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School lor boys.


All the boys walked in procession to the church. The service which was con­ ducted by the vicar, the Rev. John Hudson, assisted bv the Rev. N. D. Walton, of Trinity Methodist Church, and Fr. E. X. Willoughby, parish priest of SS Michael and John's.


bv bead prefect Peter N. Wrench, and the second by tiie headmaster. Mr Gerald Hood.


The first lesson was read


of Blackburn Cathedral, the Very Rev. Lawrence Jack- son. He spoke on faithful­ ness ill every aspect of life.


Preacher was the Provost


>:i.: earned nous and


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,]c lemon- cli-t— with


wore an


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Mr John s brother


were Mr


• r ihc Rev. r.d Mrs E. ^ani.'l.


eptien at :hc couple ■vmoon in


i and Mr conduc-


No licence


J. Wilson (2H. of Darkwood Crescent, was fined £5 by the Ribble Valley magis­ trates for driving a motor cycle without having a driv­ ing licence. He pleaded euiltv bv letter, explaining


A Chatblirn man. Thomas


that’ it had been an over­ sight.


YSON—LONSDALE


i everyday life. Among the guests at the


they should persue their academic cai :ers with honesty, diligence and in­ tegrity' Mr Jackson added that "these qualities should also be applied to their


He told the boys that


! Leo Wells and Mrs Wells, i Organist was Mr Charles i Mvers.


service were the deputy Mavor of the Ribblc Valley, Cciin. Tom Robinson and Mrs Robinson, and the Mayor of Clitheroe. Coun.


IT was coronation day at Chatburn on Saturday, when 13-year-old Karen Brewer became All Saints' Bund.ii


School queen. Karen was crowned by


Mrs Rose Fcrnie. of Sawlcy Lodge. Sawlcy. Usually the ceremony takes place in fhe vicarage garden, but this year the weather meant a move to the school hall.


The new queen's atten­


dants were Sarah Har­ greaves. Sarah Spcnsley. Fiona Black and Ly n n Bldgway. Pageboy was Carl Price and heralds were Carl Brewer and David Ridgway. Retiring queen Janice Tom­ linson <15> led the proces­


sion into the hall. She was attended bv L>nn


Capstick, Shelly Holgatc. Julie Holgate and Michelle Tavlor. Pageboy was Joanne Smith and heralds were Peter and David Wallbank.


Parents and guest., "'crc welcomed to the ceremony bv the Vicar of Chatbuin. the Rev. Norman Maddock. who invited everyone to visit the stalls and competitions afterwards.


ALTHOUGH she Sister Jean Pells


had never ridden a horse before, hospital staff member decided ’to h a t a go at the open day. And she got plenty of encouragement from young onlookers.


Competition winners were: sweets in a jar, Mrs M-


plant and dower stall, bnng- and-buy and refreshments.


Attractions included a u ' \


Franklnnd: pegs m J™ hand. Mr Robinson: bottle quoits. P h i l i p Hodgson: tiddlevwinks. Janette Hai- risoir balls in Jars. John Hodgson. A sperial com­ petition. guessing the num­ ber of buttons in a .tar. for a dower collage made ami donated bv Mrs J. Richards,


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Karen and her retinue with Mrs Fernic after the cere-


r iCTrnil: New queen mony.


Restaurant licence


Car driver misjudged speed of


motor cycle -hr* ! l.am ,nv;


•rint.or rw.r concerned »n an nrodent :n Whall^v Road. Cbtheror. could oc said t/> lvr.v nern brim; flown, r.tlhpr -.him driven. Mr Wil- Groonwood. del end me, the Rionlr* Valley


UPXWUSH of :\a Speed, *


tmd m,i^;


Mr- , He


vehicle, a car. was pushed back 15 yards by the impact and he produced a photo­ graph showin” damage which had resulted.


tr.il r.'S. added that the other


senting John Walker tl8», dumper driver, of Kemple View. Clitheroe, who arimit- ted driving a car without due care.


Mr Greenwood was repre­


vr hides to pass before making a right turn. Hr saw the motor cyclist .sum® d.dance away and con­ sidered there was t.mr to proceed, but made an error ol judgment.


Mr Greenwood said Walker waited to allow two


Taibo:


was also fined £10 on each of two summonses relating to detective, tyres, which he riiso admitted.


VNGSTERS Walker was fined £15. Ho


TICKETS for a raffle organised by the night nursing staff mere soon so d out - b u t not before Mrs Lucy Duffy, of Standen. Road. Cldhcroc made her nurrhasc Pictured with her are. from the left: Mr T. Seed, night nursing officer: Nursing Auxiliary Jacqueline Pyc: and Nursing Auxiliary Margery Blcukiimhip. The stall raised a total of £40.


HOSPITAL OPEN DAY ATTRACTS


1,000


VISITORS flocked t° Clith- eroe Hospital on Saturday and helped to raise over


£400 for the hospital. The event organised by


the Friends of Clitlieroe Hospital, attracted about


1 000 people—among them former Matron Miss Vera Johnson, who took tnc chance to renew old acquaintances with patients


and Other VIPs included


Lancashire Area Health Administrator. Mr Ham Harding; Blackburn District Health Administrator Mi L Banff ord: Blackbm n Principal Officer. Mr Jack Armitage; aaid Senior Geriatric Nursing Officer.


Mrs Ethel O’Brien. While adults shopped


around the stalls, children


owned by Mrs Vera Brown, of Cbatburn Road, seoct.ii> of the Friends.


DINKLING Green Farm Ik i


near Chipping, has been offered to the County Coun­ cil by the Duchy of Lan-


commended that the tenancy should be acquired to Provide extra educational facilities for the Lancashire College


raster.The enmity further educa­ tion sub-committee has re­


oyaole a ay. arne day th6 aken. to Black- thc alternoon.


mined all the


tirr.e, the children didn't l&t it spoil their day and en­ joyed a ride on the minia­ ture railway and a Yifclt to the bird house.


of'■


come' a v a i l a b l e next February. •


Tht farm will probably be­ Agriculture. :


wore kept happy »'th game, and rides on ponies


WHEN it covies to keep- in <7 it in the family St Paul’s Sunday School, low Afoor,


certainly


knows what Lo do. For at the rose fete on


Saturday. retiring rose queen Denise Monl: handed, over the crown to her cousin, Susan Carol Monk, and Susan's


crowned by Mrs K. Broad- hurst wife of the Rector of St James's Church. Clilh- rroc, wore a white satin dress ami carried a bouquet


Susan Monk, who was Ahe.


Carol Pamela Wilson,


meer.i Anne-Marie• Driver, the family tradition was strong for she had brother David as her page.


Gordon, was her herald. Even, for the rose bud


brother, dresses and carried baskets „ , who wore peach satin dress and carried pink


roses. Her attendants were


of coral roses. was attended bv


Gavin, Julie Glover, Cook and Zoc


of mixed flowers with blue ribbons. Her page boy was


was crowned by Denise Monk, also wore a while


NeU Birtwell Anne-Marie Driver, who


Lorraine Garlick, Sara Chatham, Susan Fielding and Alison Glancey. They wore pink dresses and carried baskets of pink roses and sweet williams.


Birtwcll a.nd Isabel Cook, chose white, pink and blue flowered dresses trimmed with red ribbon and carried baskets of mixed flowers. The two queens were


The flower girls, Beverly


announced by the heralds of the day, Jonathon Forster


opposed TURNING down nn applica­ tion by Kenneth Hncktnc for n full licence* for the


known in future as the Stonemasons Anns. the


Berries Restaurant, Lone* ririce. which wa s to be


nibble Valiev Lirensinc Jus­ tices said he had not estab­ lished the need for a public house in that area.


posed bv Mr A. B. Mitchell for the Licensed Victuallers’ Association and by Mr W. M. Fctherstonc, representing three nearby residents.


The application was op­ DOHERTY— DIXON


daughter of Mrs: M.L Dixon, of Millthorne .Arp-nuc,


Miss Jean R- Diu. only


Clithcroc, and A. Dixon, was nsrrird at Trinitv Metl^rijs* Church, nn Saturday a Mr Stephen


was won by Mi's D. Atkin­ son.


soil or Mr. awi Mrs n ; ” ' Doherty, o: ki ng ■' » n


Doherty. Tile brideaFom >* ,h' on'';


Mr \V. Dixon. Hie bride wore an Empire-line dress n white organ/.), trimmed w » while daisies, and fen luring


Avenue. Acerngi^- Given aww by her uncle


bishop sleeves and a n°wuv; train. Her dioulr.or-longth


veil was held in P»>»« hv a white bridal Headdress and


Miss Judith Ramil and ill * * • « ,


Miss Julie r.K-.P e r om n s r o n sm - ^ rn ,


and*'Miss W * (bridegrooms nice1' •


Biimre-hue dre- Tlicv


VU-q Tioe’ii rioc of


she parried a s-rsv o hnrtM flowers and vlr'e c • ' themums. Chief l-irvicniFin w"^


•'Ade-


»„n - length ,n mnP


rimmed with *■ ( u.,..cc


ried baskets of lilac sweet peas.Best man was Mr Stephen Dew-hurst and the ushers


were Mr B. Pilkinton and Mr A. Pilkinton. The cere­ mony was performed by the Rev.' N. D. Walton and the organist, was Mr J. Fletcher. A rece.;)tion was held at. the Spread Eagle Hotel. Saw-ley. After a honeymoon in the


..... T.-nn—. r- — Ail important day for Karen T‘ m m t t i t t 'X k JJm Wr.M


600 on council house waiting list


there al'e more than 600 ncoDle seeking council houses of whom 150 do not five in'the area, Mr Gordon Onslow Borough Ti easurer.


reported t° ^ U,bblp Val­ iev Housing Committee.


However, the list will be


reduced wlien sjieltered ac­ commodation foi die elderly


in Clitheroe ancl bongridge comes into use plus houses to be built in Chipping ttnd


the valley. a The committee decided


other small developments in


cepting applications from people not resident m the council's area blit applicants


ontinue its policy of ac­


will be warned that there is little hope of tlioir being allocated a bouse. Mr Michael Hartford,


THE renovation fund for St Catherine's Sunday School. West Bradford, was in­ creased by over £86 by a coffee morning and evening at the Westfield House home of Mr and Mrs J. A. Chew.


More than 100 people sup­


Housing Malinger. said ncople were seeking to move into the Ribble Valley be­


cause of its attractiveness, but his opinion was that apart from key workers or in very special circumstan­ ces the council should not allocate bouses to non-resi­


dents.


ported the event and patronised the stalls, which included cakes, tombola and a bring and buy. The money will go towards


providing improved toilet facilities and modernising the kitchen.


Keep down cost of village life, says councillor


A WARNING against making villages too expensive


to live in was given by Coun. William Fleming. (Billington) when the Ribble Valley Planning and Transportation Committee approved in principle the setting up of three conservation areas. These are in Slaidburn, Newton and Bolton-by-Bowland. Conn. Fleming welcomed


Broke into chalets


A BURNLEY policeman who saw a man unloading goods from a car asked questions and as a result Brian McMillan, of Master Street. Burnley, appeared before the Ribble Valley magistrates accused of burglary and theft at West Bradford. He admitted taking goods


considered. He was remanded on bail


until July 30th for a social


inquiry report. In.sp. A. M. Waller said


all tile property had been taken from weekend chalets,


and had been recovered. McMillan had made


statement in which lie admitted breaking into five chalets.


worth £28 and asked foi four similar offences Lo be


the idea of declaring con­ servation areas but said they must be careful not to extend them mo far. Ac­ count must be taken that people worked and sot their livelihood in the valley. He was supported by


Mother of three dies aged 37


A WOMAN who had made many friends during the 13


years she had lived in Clitheroe. Mrs Norma Matt­ hews. of 17 Shirebum Avenue, died c a Saturday. .Mrs Matthews (37), was


factnrv There are three children Dawn, Nigel and


the wife of Mr John Matt­ hews, assistant general man­ ager of Courtaulds Burnley


Conn. Mrs Irene Bee (Chip­ ping) who said her village bad had a conservation area for some time but it comprised only a small part ol the village. " We must not make these areas too


large," she said. Mr Peter Johnston. Chief


Planning Assistant, reminded the committee that conser­ vation did not mean stag­ nation and Coun. John Blackburn (Clitheroc) urged his colleagues to guard against tile disappearance of the rural atmosphere.


A CHIMNEY fire in Hazel Grove. Clitlicroe, on Friday was dealt with by Clithernc lire brigade before any damage was caused.


Paula. Mrs Matthews moved to


Clilheroc from her home town of Nottingham. She was a member of the Clith­ eroe Evening Townswomen's Guild and of the Edisford Ladies' Club. A service at St Paul's


Church on Tuesday was fol­ lowed by cremation at Acc­ rington. Tile ashes arc to be taken


to the Nottingham Chapel of Rest.


AN application by J. L. Lumlcy Oil behalf of Mr Peter Hcv. of the Hark to Bounty Inn,


;i supper licence was gran­ ted at the


Slaidburn. for Licensing Transfer Sessions. Ribble Valley


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Lake District, tile bride, a cierk-tvpist, and the bride­ groom.' a sales representa­ tive. will live in Ormerod Street, Accrington. photograph: E. Harrison.


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nnd t ° T ira V daisies. the oilier bridesmaids car­


The all-electric price plunge!


Top value, bottom prices - that’s the spirit we've put into our first-ever sale


and Gordon Monk, and the jester was Susan Clover At the Sunday school ann iversary celebra joiw th e


following day. services in St Pauls Church were well attended.


ducted the morning and evening service ana. the Rev. Kenneth Broadhurst. of St James's, preached at the afternoon service- After


The Ren. Alan ll«"l con­


Pounds and pounds slashed off manufacturers' recommended prices throughout the whole range of labour- saving or leisuro-liiTio electrics.


SICK OF PRESENT-DAY PRICES? YOU'LL GET BETTER AT LOYDS


"Mr Hunt and Mr Broadhurst on a procession of witness around the Edisford Estate,


congregation eceompanled tMs service the L O W S


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Credit terms? With pleasure.


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