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H -■L I ^ Council of honourable history. Nostalgic it was, cer­


The town's ' forgotten army'


OFFICE stall and manual workers employed by Clitheroc Borough Council this week voiced disappoint­ ment because, they lee!, they have been " forgotten " in plans to mark local government reorganisation.


ing to form the new nibble Valley District Council, only


Of the authorities merg­


two—Clitheroe Borough and Preston RDC — have not shown appreciation oi their staff with a farewell dinner, or a keepsake, local members of Nalgo are sad to note.


Telegram from


with Col J. G. Barber- Lnmax. chairman of Lanca­ shire County Finance Com­ mittee. and Mr J. Conway, county treasurer. She reached her centenary


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A TELEGRAM from the Queen and personal mes- .,aaes of goodwill from many old friends made the 100th birthday of Mrs Agnes Bottomley. of Wlial- icy Road. Clitheroe, a


late husband. Mr Harry Boitomlev. were master and matron at Cl .eroe Hospital for many years. They did wonderful work in caring


for her services to people nil over Lancashire. Mrs Bottomley and her


on Sunday, St Patrick's Day, and her two visitors presented her with a bou­ quet of red roses, and a bottle of champagne from Sir Henry Lumley, cliai:- mnn of the County Council,


to (he children of Lady Vnnnecks at the family's London home. Lord Clitheroc, the Lord


of Hertfordshire, and before moving North was governess


for children, the aged and the sick from all over the county. Mrs Bottomley is a native


Lieutenant, sent a personal letLer of appreciation and thanks, and Mrs Barbara Castle, MP for Blackburn, and Social Sendees Minister sent a congratulatory tele­ gram. Other visitors that day


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members said: "The Clith- eroe Borough members of


In a statement, union


Ni .go are disappointed that ihe Borough Council has not seen fit to mark in some wav the end of the services of their officers and manual staff on the termination of the Borough:"


officer Mr J. M. Coultous commented: “ As the union branch has now' officially


Clitheroe branch Press


were the Mayor and Mayor­ ess of Clitheroe. Coun. and Mrs Richard Turner.


HARK YE TO THIS


SLA ID B U R V S Hark to Bounty Inn is already in Lancashire, according to the British Tourist Authority. The Yorkshire inn is listed


as the first county restaur­ ant in Lancashire to receive the BTA special commenda­ tion—one of 25 in England, Scotland and Wales. The aw a rd recognises


wound up pending re­ organisation. it is rather late in the day to make an official complaint. But wc would like known that our Cklhcroc Borough members have received no recognition, especially as the councillors have given themselves inscribed silver dishes as souvenirs.”


virtually every authority in the country is making some gesture towards its em­ ployees. “The other excep­ tion in the Ribble Valley. Preston Rural Council dis­ cussed tile matter, and decided it should not spend public money in this wav." he said. “ But as far as we know Clitheror Town Council did not even debate the subject" Clithrroe RDC is giving its


Mr Coultous added that


qur'ity food and wine, and high standards of service. As a winner, the Hark to Bounty will be entitled to display a commendation plaque and will be included in a world-wide BTA bro­ chure series.


• The Boivlavd area joins Lancashire on April 1st.


Registrar


BELGIAN - BORN Mrs Valerie Crookes, of Albert Road, Colne, has been ap­ pointed to the part-time post of superintendent registrar for the Ribble Valley from April 1st. Mrs Crookes (42) is the


for Ribble Valley


present registrar for births and deaths at Nelson, where she has worked full-time for two years. Before that she was deputy registrar at Colne, which eventually amalgamated with Nelson. Besides looking after her


tainly. but not mournful. The emphasis was not. so much on looking back but on remembering and pay­ ing tribute to all those who had served the town well down the centuries.


Even humour had hs place, provided chictly by


the Town Clerk. Mr John Cowdall. who also contri­ buted the only •- business ■


" negative thinking " with a view” io keeping the rates down. Tin: ratepavers. lie


remark when lie ’.v.n'iieu future eounrils


said, were lno'e concerned about receiving value for


monev. Tribute to a Ion* succes­


sion of chief officers who had served Clitheroe well over the years was paid by the Depute Mayor, Aid. Sidnev Moore.


LOYALTY


of thanks proposed toy Aid. Clifford Chatburn to "tnc staff oi the Corporate and, in particular, to those who’ are retiring" tor iheir loyal service to Lite Boron#] and tlie manner in which they had helped the elected members to run the Present was an invtaA


He was seconding a vote aa.imsl- ■


.conscientious officers who served the town loyallv above and beyond the cail of ordinary duty." Aid. Moore regretted the


served by many good and


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AN historic moment that many people woulda-atlicr have preferred never to have arrived took place at Clilhcroc Town Hall on Tuesday evening when the Borough Council met for the last time in 800 years


passing of Clitheroe as a borough and declared him- eli "deeply disturbed that a team like ours should be broken up.”


Ho concluded with a tribute to his colleagues on the


the town, often without anv appreciation. He .tradition


iv*yn ci.ssj


pa.ft


hoped would


character had served described council


and first-


finance chairman, said the council departments in the PAM three years had coped •with complex tasks and not inconsiderable decisions; a


Chtheroe’s nroud record. Conn. Harry Pearson,


eroe’ seek the p


important and new to


maintain as council


years. Many men principles


and those


of of


Two Sawley races will be qualifiers


\y.2 sewerage scheme, a .swimming pool, old people’s dwellings and the Low Moor improvement, not to men­ tion the burden of local government reorganisation. One could not have


TODAY sees the start of the flat racing season, but the Interest of local punters will be focussed on an “ over the jumps ” meeting this weekend — Sawley Races.


The annual point-to-point,


assembly comprising Mayors and Mayoresses; ani the Mayoress. Mrs Edit'll Turner, and the Deputy Mayoress Mrs Eva Moore, who occupied seats on the Aldcrmanie bench.


when he joined the council 20 years ago. was an official of * high quality who had trained the staff well and laid down guide lines tor


Aid. Moore said Mr Gerald Heihenngion. Town Clerk


•'council had tried to be a •-ood employer. They had •one their best and in some ases had been most eenor- G'. It had been a privilege ad a pleasure to be associ- a^d with the officers.


asked more of them, and while it would be wrong to snv there had not been difficulties, they had been reasonably resolved. recent vears. the


GOOD


I have had the good fortune to work with our present Town Clerk. Mr John Cow­ dall. a young and exceed­


the department. “At the end of my service


ingly good man/’ Aid. Moore referred to


staif a plaque bearing the coat of arms: Bowling RDC, a plaque and a dinner: Longridse UDC, dinner: Blackburn RDC. citiTlinks and pendants bearing coats of arms: and Burnley RDC. dinner.


the conscientious manner in which the Town Clerk had served the council and established good relations with the ratepayers. He was "a good example to other authorities." The alderman spoke


oi public health and hons- in: added a tribute to Mr Viter Grange. Public Haltli


■Id. Leo Wells, chairman


Roald Pickup. Borough Trasurer, the Town Clerk, a:.: the employees, includ- in; the rent collectors and tin cleansing stall. Airther tributes to all the


M:hael Hartford. Housing Mqajrer: Mr John Boamess. Bcough Engineer: Mr


Inspector: Mr


event, organised by the j Pendle Forest and Craven j Hunt, promises to be as j successful as ever, with entries from hunts in Lan­


cashire, Yorkshire, Cheshire, Cumberland and Westmor­ land


.'omg is likely to be on the soit side, but joint secretory Mr John Sharpies was this week optimistic that the meeting will go ahead.


Recent rain means the


races will be qualifiers f?r major events to be held m Mav. Winner of the layers'


This vear, two of the six


bold Leaf qualifier race will enter the Gold Leaf final at Hereford an May 18th. This race carries a £1.700 prize. Winner of the Vaux brewer­ ies qualifier will run at Sedgfield on the 30th, for a


£ 1.000 award. said Mr Sharpies: "We


are verv luckv to Kcl l,'v0 such important qualifiers, as


co.ncil’s employees came Iren Coun. John Blackburn 'Panning and public works) an: Coun. Ronnie Todd TCreation and amenities). Coun. Todd praised Mr


highly of tlie services ot Mr Harold Parkinson, a former treasurer, and Mr J. New­ ton Bell, former surveyor. "We have,” he said, "been


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usually only one is allocated ner meeting. There is likely to be a large field for both these races as each has attracted a preliminary entry of almost 30"


Jhrry Williams. Librarian, io: the marked improve- nsnts he had made, and


land beside Sawley Brow was being laid out- As in previous years it 's three and a quarter miles m length, and there will be 19


This week, the course, on


fences. All the usual facilities will


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be available — refreshment marquees, a public bar, and of course full bookmaking facilities.


Deadlock in men’s pay talks


RUBBISH skips have been installed in Hurst Green


RDC dustmen's “ go-slow.' The men have been


and Chipping' to'help over­ come waste disposal prob­ lems during the Clitheroe


emptying only one bin from each establishment tor the past two weeks, in support of a pay claim. This week the dispute looked no nearer being resolved, officials of the council and the National Union of Public Employees were still in deadlock. Clitheroe RDC surveyor


TUB .Mayor ami M.ixore-.'. and file Deputy .Mayor nml Mayoress arc pictured with chief officers who are rein­ ing, and the loan LleiK who is taking up a new post at Ormskirk.


In front: the Deputy Mayoress. .Mrs Eva .Moore; ami the Mayoress, Airs Edith Turner. Middle: Mr


II no!'! Kcnd: i k.


Deputy Mayor. Aid. Sidney Moore: the -Mayor, (.min. Richard Turner: (he Town Clerk. Mr John Cowdall: Mr Stanley Hack, lown Ser­ geant: and Mr William Aubin. Dark: Mr Walter (■range. Mr Brian Brailli- waite. Me John Bownoss, Mr Eric Dracewcli, and Mr John Hall.


the


Putting the public in the picture


LOCAL Government reorganisation alTeels people, so naturally April 1st, when it becomes operative, will lie


an important day. It will sec the merging of seven authorities—■


Clithcroc Borough. Longridgc Urban. Clitheroc Rural, Rowland Rural and parts of Blackburn Rural. Preston Rural and Burnley Rural—into flic new Kibble A alley


district council. Starting today on Page a is the first ot a four


p a r t scries designed to help exulain Ihe workings of ihe new authority and lo introduce readers to their councillors. The series lias heel) produced by Hie Kibble Valley Disirict Council in conjunction wiUi the


Advertiser and Times.


STILL TIME TO BEAT THE BUDGET??


Mr Harold Cockshutt said the public had responded well to help overcome the collection problems. He uraed caterers to ask the council for plastic sacks to carry refuse to their nearest


rubbish skip. Mr Cockshutt said com­


mittee members were pre­ pared t“ meet quickly if the situation called for it. The council was taking stock of the position day by day. Ribble Valley Chief Officer


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Mr Michael Jackson said his council was being kept in­ formed about the dispute. The council intended to set ui) a regular committee to discuss labour relations in­ cluding situations such as


this.


Next round in contest


SIXTEEN teams will be com­ peting at Clitheroe Parish


Hall tomorrow night for the next stage in flic Master­ minds 1974 general know­


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family — a son of 20 and a daughter of 16 — Mi'S Crookes likes attending con ferences and meetings motoring in the countryside and collecting stamps.


About his work


LEARNING about Lancaster University was the theme of the annual Home Missionary meeting at Trinity Metho­ dist Church on Tuesday. The speaker was the


Methodist Chaplain at the university, the Rev. Donald Parsons, who outlined his Job In this particular sphere of home missionary work His talk was Illustrated by


slides which showed the many buildings which make up the university and he outlined their various uses.


entertainment, which starts at 7-30 p.m., is lOp, payable at the door. Tickets for flic final will lie on sale during the evening.


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TRINITY Youth Club re­


THE wheels oi Victorian industry will soon be turn­ ing again thanks to an unusual job of wont carried out by Castle Castings, of Clitheroe.


team has been engaged in the planning and casting of two giant flywheels. The wheels, 20ft and 15Jft. in diameter, weigh over '. tons and 4] tons respectively


For the past few weeks a


oeam-type steam engine which Is believed to have been used to haul railway


They are part of an old


wagons up inclines too steep for locomotives.


plete with flywheels, is being rebuilt in York Rail­ way Museum as a working model.


The whole engine, com­


originally operated some­ where in the York region and did most of Its hard work around the 1870-80 period.


It is thought tlie engine


Henry Brown Sons and Pickles Ltd, are hi charge


A Barnoltlswlck firm, or restoring the engine and


Job at York Museum will be Mr J. Smart, of the Science .Museum. Kensington. Sales director of Castle


its workings. Supervising the rebuilding


Castings Mr Tony Rudgyavd said: " I t took about U weeks to make the pattern equipment for 'he job, a fortnight to cast the big wheel and 10 days to oast the small one. The actual making of the wheels In­ volved a team of two pat­ tern makers, one loose pst-


tern moulder and two core makers."Mr Rudgyard added


opened its doors on Tuesday alter complete rcdecoration. For the past five weeks a


" This is the first time the firm has been asked to do anything on thus scale, and although we are used to makirw that kind of casting, it was the skill or the men involved that counted.


Castings foundry, the 20lt. flywheel dwarfs w o rk s director Mr Jack Clarkson (left' and production direc­ tor Mr Jerome Lawrensou.


Picture: In the Castle


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