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1 my dear : wil , MarEaref t I died April 8th, 1974.


! eed. — In loving memory of I i


Time has swlfty passed t away,


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JAnd memories left to stay f 1iuit :o be together again t


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—. my .dearest wish .today i' T Prom yo'ir loving husband i


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liEED.—Treasured mi.'moriea I of a dear sister, Msirgaret S died AprU 8Ui, 1974.


To lose a sister as good as 5 you,


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Will remain a heartiiclic all life through.


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On cr th you toiled, in < heaven you rest,


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—From Billy and Violet. A c k n o w le d g m e n t s


God bless you, daring, you i were the best.


.ASIlCltOl'T.—Mrs L. Simpson wishes to express her most


> I Sch®0i^^ fa rew e ll t® c a re ta k e r T o iii


TIVENTY-TWO years .rvice as Edisford


smeere appreciation for the i i


kmd expressions of s;raipatliy and flowers recelvetl during ’


licr recent bereavement. .Also tlianklng all who have shown such great kindness ' over the years, and tlie stall - ct Oak Villas, Nelson, for their care and attention, and the Rev. R. A. -Harpur for his kind ministrations._ Hillcrest, Paris, Ramsgreave, Blackburn.


ER.WKEAND.—Tlie relatives of the late Dorothy Prank- land sincerely tliank all


i tile Friends of Clitheroe HospiUal.—Afterglow, Bald­ win Ro.ad, Clitheroe.


friends for tlieir attendance at the funeral service in the United Reformed Church, and for theh’ donations to


MUUTAGII—Mr Neil Mur- tagh and family Wish to e press their sincere tlianki to all friends for the beauti­ ful flowers and expressions of sympathy received in their time of sorrow. Grate­


S^kVr'endedVorM? «.L «,•!«; Kay when he


Thomas n«»/


Mired on Mr Kay, of Henthorn


Bead, Clithcroe, has been at the school smee


itopi He


Clilheroe all his life and the ajTC of 11 le lt


icned in has l iv ed in


rchool to work ■" a Clilhcroc weaving mill.


From there he moved on to do a variety of jobs, including road making, and for a time was a night watchman. “In those days you


other applicants and started work at £6 a week.


didn’t keep a job for long,” he said. “When the position at Edisford came up, a friend told me to put in for it. I applied, but 1 never thought I had a chance.” In fact Mr Kay beat 50


clogs then,” he said. “Today they wear' san­ dals and the girls bright dresses. It’s a wonderful change for the better.” Mr Kay is Interested


“The boys wore heavy


Clitheroe Old People’s Welfare Committee. He and his wife, Lois, have


three grown-up sons and four grandchildren. ' At the presentation


ceremony the school’s headmaster, Mr A. M. Latimer, thanked Mr Kay for his service,' and the school choir sang a farewell song. Mr Kay was presented


in antiques and walk­ ing, and is a member of


with a nest of tables, an electric drill, and a bas­ ket-work tray made by the girls at the school. Our picture shows Mr


Kay receiving a “thank you” kiss from five- year-old Abigail Webb^


‘ On Mr Kay’s Tight is his wife and on his left Mr Latimer. They are flanked by members of staff.


the school choir, and in the foreground are some


In the background is


of the pupils who have recently been under Mr Kay’s care. -


PETITIONS FOR AND AGAINST


ful thanks also to Patlier Dinlcv for his ministrations. —Brooklands, 60 Mitton Road, Whalley.


pyyi. — Miss Beriha Pym wishes to thank most sin* cerely all relatives, friends and neighbours of Castle View, for their idndness wlien it was most needed, grateful thanks for spbritual olTcrings and flored tributes, also the family doctor for his kind attention through­ out the years, and the Rev. N D. Walton for his kind­ ness.—22 Castle View, Clith- eroe.


SEl.WOOn. — Mi-S Solwood wi.shcs to thank all relatives. friends, ncighboa.-s and all i; other organisatioEs for their y kiud expressions, cards of svmpatliy and floral tributes '1 received in her time of sor- f row. also the P.ev. N. D . - Walton lor his Idnd mini- j .stration.s. — 30 HaU Street,


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CONCERN in Whalley over plans to run the 14th Century Catholic Hall as a licensed club has prompted villagers to send two petitions to the Ribble 'Valley Council. Another worried househol- five feet thick and this would


Church cluh plan divides villagers


of The Sands, who are wor­ ried that granting a licence to the hall near their homes will affect the peace and quiet of what is now a pleasant resi­ dential “backwater.” Their objection to the plan, hacked up by various views,


One is signed by residents


ford Coaches Ltd, and a cheque from the organisers, as well as a challenge cup. 'After tclcplioning the news


been driving coaches round the Ribble and Hodder Val­ leys for aoout lO years, was awarded a tankard by Bed­


of her win to her 16-year-old daughter Katrina and son Ian, a chef in the Lake District, Mrs Duckivorth was joined by her husband James for a celebratory social even­ ing at the Winter Gardens.


has been sent to the Council’s Planning Department. The counter-petition, for­


warded to the Council with the signatures of 255 other villagers, lists 15 reasons in favour of the club. One Sands resident, Mr J. E. Cunliffe, said the househol-


der is Mr Ronald McKinlay, a eliminate any noise problem. “There is also ample park­


Sands’ resident for about 20 years. “The road outside our


houses is packed with cars even on an ordinary church service day,” said Mr McKin- lay, who is now retired. “Sometimes our drives are


ing space off the road now, and this would ensure the minimum of interference with nearby residents,” he said.


blocked by parked cars and I am sure that if the hall was licensed the problem would worsen, with cars around at all times of the day.” As chairman of the Abbey


letter listing all the objec­ tions. The letter was signed by the majority of Sands residents and sent to the


ders had, been invited by,the,_. jj„ jnf|ux of cars-because of a council to state any objec­ tions. After talking with neighbours, he found a con­ sensus of opinion against a licensed club and drafted a


For family


council. Some considered that Whal-


iey already had sufficient dr inking places without adding another. Others felt that the presence of a club


campaign for the club — ■Whalley’s Catholic priest, Fr Thomas Murray — has an answer for every objection. Said Fr Murray: “We intend


However, the leader of the


immediately across from their homes might-lower the price of their property. Mr Cunliffe, headmaster of


first aim of the club would be to repay the £10,000 borrowed to repair the hall's roof.


Fr Murray added that the


Senior Citizens’ Club, Mr McKinlay is very worried that


licensed club would spoil the peace of an area where many elderly people have chosen to retire.


go towards the continued restoration - of the building, which at present is a disgrace to the community,” he said.


“All profits after that would


.. “Delay , in granting, permis­ sion for a licence is putting a crippling burden on the par­ ish, for we are making no extra money and yet are having to pay £29 a week interest on the roof loan


money.” Secretary of the Catholic


the club to be a family affair and activities would be restricted to members only.” Fr Murray gave a firm


a Blackburn school, said he personally had no objections to the hall being run as a club for the Catholic Church, although he felt it was a bad


site. “If the club was run purely


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s a church activity, that would be all right. But^ I cannot see how it could exist like that. I t means, therefore, that the hall would have to be hired out to other clubs .and societies in order to pay its way and that is where the trouble will lie.”


would be noise from cars setting off late at night which


He pointed out that there


could affect the many elderly people living in The Sands.


“At the moment we live in a


quiet,, pleasant residential backwater and no one wants


that changed.”


Ladies’ Guild Mrs Beryl Stalker, of Clitheroe Koad, said that the formation of a licensed club was the only way to raise enough money to c o m p l e t e th e . h a l l ’s restoration.


assurance that the hall would never be hired out to other organisations as far as the use of the bar was concerned. “We have always allowed


the hall to be used for jumble sales and bring-and-buy sales and would continue to do so,” he said. “But the only time any non-members would have use of the bar would be if they were personally invited by the church to attend a parish social or similar occasion.” Membership would be avail­


able to anyone — not just Catholics — but would be limited in numbers. “An open membership


makes the club beneficial to the community as a whole,” said Fr Murray, who has been -Whalley’s parish priest for the


past three years. He explained that the walls


of the Nth century hall are


a better fund-raising sugges­ tion we would be pleased to hear of it. As it is it will cost about £80,000 to fully reno­ vate the hall and even with the proceeds from a club that is going to take generations to


“If anyone can come up with


A rch ite c t and Planning Officer Mr Charles 'Wilson said that no decision on the licence could be made until three necessary sets of per­ missions had been granted. They are: Council permis­


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A HOME handyman in need of a load of concrete could strike lucky this weekend. For a cubic metre- of


ready-mixed concrete will be among the hundreds of items auctioned by the Rotary Club of C l ith e ro e on Saturday. «The club is holding the


sale at the Clitheroe Auction Mart to raise money for the mobile kidney unit fund. Putting the goods under the hammer will be Auction Mart regular Mr Robin Addyman.


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'members have been search­ ing their homes -— attics, cellars and garages — and cajoling friends to part' with suitable items for the sale. One member has offered a


During the past few weeks


Barww woman dies on holiday ^ in Spain J


A SPANISH holiday for five Barrow friends ended in tragedy when 70-year-old Mrs Alice Lydon died after falling down a flight of steps on a pleasure cruiser.


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Old Row, was found uncon­ scious by one of her friends, Mrs G. Hamer, of Green- mount Terrace, and taken to Lloret De Mar hospital. There she entered a deep coma and was transferred to the Bofill Clinic, Gerona, where she died without recovering consciousness. Mrs Lydon was buried at Llorct on Saturday.


Mrs Lydon, who lived in


party, which left for Lloret on March 19th, were Mrs Ham­ er’s husband George and Mr


The other friends in the


collection of stereo records . . . he’s going quadrophonic! And another has unearthed a number of carthorse bits — mementoes of a more sedate


era. . Said Mr Roy Dewhurst,


chairman of the club’s Com­ munity Service Committee, which is organising the sale: “I t’s really surprising what we have managed to collect and I think all those people who turn out should have'an entertaining night, with a chance to snap up a bargain


view items on . offer from 11-30 a.m. until just before the sale starts at 7 p.m.


as well.” The public will be able to


Inquiry


sion for the change of use from an existing church hall to a licensed club; joint permis­ sion from the Council and the Secretary of State to make alterations to the church hall because it is of architectural


and historic interest; and additional permission from


the Secretary of State to alter the building, which is classed as an ancient monument,


A LOCAL inquiry into an appeal by Bulcock Brothers,


of Whalley, is to be held in Clitheroe Council Chamber on Thursday, May 8th, at 10 a.m. The appeal is against the Ribble Valley Council’s


refusal of an application to use Pcndle Garage, CUtheroe


Road, Whalley, as a repair depot for a motor haulage business.


Show blooms despite ram


High Sheriff is sworn in


A SPECIAL ceremony in Preston marked the swearing- in of the new High Sheriff of Lancashire, Coun Basil Greenwood, of Clerk Hill,


cotton manufacturer and dur­ ing the war served in North Africa and Italy, reaching the rank of major. Early in June, Coun Green­


Whalley. The ceremony, in the Under


Sheriff’s office, was carried out in the presence of Under Sheriff Mr John William Wil­ son. Coun Greenwood will hold office for 12 months. Chairman of Whalley Par­


ish Council, Coun Greenwood was village representative on the Lancashire County Coun­ cil for 15 years. He is a retired


wood will go to Lancaster Castle for the traditional cere­ mony of hanging his shield in the Shire Hall.Hisfirst official engagement, however, was earlier this week when he attended the opening of Pre­ ston’s new Crown Court buildings. Pictured at the ceremony in


Preston are Coun Greenwood (left) and Mr .Wilson.


FLY PAST AT CASTLE


A MODEL aircraft demonstration on Clitheroe Castle


Field and a sports forum ,at Ribblesdale School are among newly-announced plans for the Ribble Valley sports festival in June.


a meeting of the executive committee of the Ribble Val­ ley Sports Council. The air­ craft show, scheduled for the festival’s first Saturday, June 7th, will be given by the Blackburn Aircraft Modelling Club — subject to the approval of their committee. It is hoped that Mr F. W. Roberts, chairman of the


The plans were revealed at


Whalley, West Bradford, Sab- den, and jointly at Wilpshire, Sale s b u r y a i Clayton-le-Dale. Coun. Chadwick also


announced that over 40 requests for stalls at the Petticoat Lane Market on June 8th had been received The draw for positions will take place at the next Pet­ ticoat Lane meeting on May


North-West Sports Council, will act as chairman for the forum combined with a film show which takes place on June 9th. Also announced was a festi­


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val presentation dinner on June 20th, when former Eng­ land footballer Tom Finney will hand over the trophies and awards at the Sandpiper Restaurant, Whalley. 'There will be a junior presentation disco on June 18th, and three further fund-raising discos are planned —- one arranged by -Mr Brian Whittaker for Whalley Adult Centre and two by Mr Ralph Aspinwall for St Paul’s Church Hall,


APRIL showers could not hide the flowers at Eimington on Saturday — for the spring show of the Rimington Hor­ ticultural Society was taking


place in the - Memorial


■ crowds from the third of these highly successful shows, and-


Institute. - Nor did the r ^ keep the


’ attracted such an'attendance that the caterers-sold out of everything they had by 4-80.', Our picture shows some q f '


a high entry of 187. exhibits.


the proud prizewinners with t i s -beautifuT biooras thst brought a ray of sunshine on a gloomy day.' Turn to pages'


for full report, — - r


June .7th has been put back a day because of a dash of racing events. • Sports.' Council chairman


Low Moor. The fell race planned for


Coun. Robert Chadwick r e p o r t ' that good progress was being, made, in astahlish- ing affiliated spoHs oonunlt- tees, which now oxist .at


the RVSC will be held on the ROSLA building, Ribblesdale School, on April 24th, at 7-30 p.m. I t is hoped that all organisations taking part in the sports festival will be represented.


12th. The next open meeting of


BUSH CDLDUII


Rates by instalment


SOME 2,000 Ribble Valley householders have applied to pay their rates on-the 10- monthly instalment system, Borough Treasurer Mr Gor­


don Onslow told the Council’s Finance and General Purposes Committee. Mr Onslow said that rate


Those for urban areas such as CUthoroo will be delivered by hand and' the romainder by post.


demand notes would be issued within the next two weeks


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and Mrs Wilfred Graham, of Cockerill Terrace, Barrow. Born in Wigan, Mrs Lydon


had lived in Barrow since before the Second World War as housekeeper to Mr Harry Bolton, of “Thorneyholme,” and later to his brother, Mr John Barrow, at Grievestone House, now Audley Lodge. She moved to Old Row 13 years ago and did part-time domestic work at Calder- stones for the past 10 years. She is survived by a sister,


Mattie, of St Annes, and a sister, Mrs Bessie Thornton, of Painter Wood, Billington.


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