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Payers, Bridgend, Glam. A SUMM ER DAY


, a.m.—-ir* p.m.. l ? i l 1 C ark0PUtthem d s f e a s


'-'their “w re ck in g Within


,ilb,e tV if® ;'”S h l ly ^rooted. .»l>e”th"r"


hours of the Parks depart-


n S s ix young tre e s three


Park, 1 > had and


f inflntvinn. nrffamst


has volunteered to forego his fee. Announcing that there will for the


be no replacement Rev. David Sutton when he moves to Fleetwood in June, the vicar, the Rev. J. C. Hudson, told the annual church meeting that this was a direct result of inflation. He pointed out that the


finance committee, in prepar­ ing a budget for 1975, had found that there would be a deficit of more than £2,000 unless appropriate action was


oil, electricity, insurance and salaries had risen consider­


He added that the price of


ably in past years. In his report, auditor Coun.


Harry Pearson said that while th e re was a satisfactory balance last year, expenditure had risen by 17 per cent, with income rising by only three


per cent. The loss of a curate will, of


course, mean that Mr Hud­ son’s work load will be increased, but he hopes that lay people will help in parish visiting, especially of the sick and old.


j'e Sic left standing. Three


bd been broken in two_and mother pulled down, although lo n e h ad seen it m time


S hed it back up agam;


J young plants e. her lites trees or hates dogs! he added.


banned driver rodem-cycle


SEVEN motorcycling off­ ices cost a disqualified driver £135 in fines and a ■is-m


fce appeared at Chtheroe M


onth driving bnn when


agistrates' Court. Colin Brighton (21) of Duck


Street, Clitheroc, was said by Chief Insp T. J. Sumner to


lire travelled at between 80 adSompb on the Whalley- Clitheroc bypass at a time iten a 50 mph speed limit


sis in force. W


righton was fined £50 and


pw) six months’ disqualifica­ tion for driving while disqual­ ify, fined £25 for speeding, 135for not being insured, £5 icrwtest certificate, £5 for a fo'.tfjve speedometer, £5 for wvrjg instrument and flMtria having an excise tccce.


M Another of Mr Sutton s , ,


duties was running the youth club, and the vicar will now have to look for a new leader. Among other economies


decided at the meeting was the reduction of the parish magazine, sent free to all parishioners, to half its pre­


sent size. A letter will be sent to all


families on the parish roll informing them of the present difficulties and asking for support, especially with the C h r i s t i a n S tew a rd s h ip


Scheme. Mr Hudson pointed to the


example shown by Mr Myers in foregoing his salary for the remaining nine months of the


year. “This gesture was very


much appreciated by the Parochial Church Council and I hope that other people will follow his example and be willing to give more of their time, money and talents to help with the running of the church,” he told our reporter. The vicar thanked all who


had helped the church in the p a s t year and called ort parishioners to continue in worship and witness and in the educational and social life of the community. Mr John Clayton and Mr


admitted all th e r IV. D. Greenwood,


defending, described Wrigh- tea as a most conscientious id hard-working young man. W


hen he stopped he at once


told the officer of an existing crirag ban imposed under the tottir.g-up process. The ban w


as due to end in a few days


and Wrighton was taking the cachine to a garage in Gis- fcam to have it serviced and pat in good order.


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John BowneBS resigned after completing five years’ service as vicar’s warden and deputy


warden. Mr Hudson nominated Dr


W. D. Oliver as vicar’s war­ den and Mr D. Smith as deputy. Mr Alan Rogerson will continue as people’s war­ den and Mr John Waddington


as deputy. Officers re-elected were:


Mr Joseph Robinson, trea­ surer; Miss Kate Glisbey, secretary; Coun. Pearson, a u d i t o r ; Mr C la y to n ,


vice-chairman. Messrs H. Catlow, J . N.


Clayton, J. Hincks, N. Ire­


land, J. Robinson, E. Tolson and M. Washbrook were elected to serve for three years on the PCC and Mrs D.


Bollan for one year. Thirty-four sidesmen were


re-elected, together with Messrs J. H. Bowness, D. Harrison, T. Bollan and T.


Rock. UNITED CHRISTIAN


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COWKING — BOND


The wedding took place at


Clitheroe Register Office of Mr Russell Cowking and Miss


Anne Bond. The bridegroom, a brick­


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layer, is the son of Mrs B. Cowking of ; Smelfthwaites Farm, Newton, and the late Mr Alwyn Cowking. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs John Bond, of Mayfield Avenue, Clitheroe. A reception was held at the


Coach and Horses Hotel, Bolton-by-Boxvland., The


couple will live in Salthill


Road, Clitheroe. Photograph: Stephen Kelly,


Hurst Green.


A TOAST to three F ir .t World War veterans who are members of the Hodder Val­ ley branch of the Royal British Legion was propo-ed at the annual dinner, held at


Newton. The three senior members, Mr M. Walker, Mr R. Cross and Mr T. Forrest, were toasted by chairman Mr F. Lambert, who also proposed the toast to the branch. The Loyal toast was proposed by th e p re s id e n t , Capt J. K en y o n , who welcomed members and their wives and gave a brief account of the Legion’s work during the


y6He reported that the branch had been awarded the Hefner Rose Bowl for the best increases in Poppy Day collec­ tions over the past three y ears. Capt Kenyon also thanked Mr J. Dowle and Mr A. Severs for their work in collecting" books for the troops in Northern Ireland. The dinner was held a t the


Parker’s Arms and music for dancing was provided by Mr


J. Cowking. CINEMA


A THRILLER in the best cinema tradition — that’s Airport 1975 at the Civic Hall next week. Charlton Heston


is the veteran pilot and troub­ leshooter who has the job of trying to save the passengers aboard a stricken Boeing 747 a f te r a mid-air collision. George Kennedy is the airline executive, and Karen Black supplies the chief feminine interest.


RIBBLE VALLEY Council Chief Executive Officer Mr Michael Jackson was the speaker at a meeting of the Lancashire Area Parish Coun­ cils’ Association, held at Hurst Green this week.


S P E A K E R s *■ r* ’ N H m B mam r i Y : i& , ; - Y r ; ■rnitt* Wj&'-


|l ||g | HILL


The wedding took place at


the United Reformed Church, Clitheroe, on Saturday, of Mr Nicholas Ritchie Hill and Maureen Harrison. The bridegroom, a produc­


tion controller in the printing industry, is the eldest son of Mr and Mrs E. Hill, of the The Alleys, Pimlico Road,


Clitheroe. The bride, a receptionist, is


the elder daughter of Mrs E. Casey, of Old Trafford, Man­ chester, and the late Mr


James Casey. Given away by her brother,


wore an Empire-line gown of _arents> the couple left for a cream chiffon with a close- honeymoon in Cornwall. ■ fitting crocheted bodice and


Mr Denis Casey, the bride home of the bridegroom’s


cuffsf and a matching Juliet They will live in Whalley cap trimmed with ribbon and Range, Manchester, pearls. She carried belinda P h o to roses and white freesia.


wh.iiov


Clitheroe. P h o t o g r a p h : P y e s ,


A ?Y1II> ft,.’- - i


HARRISON Bridesmaid was the brideg­


room’s sister, Miss Emily Hill. She wore a replica of the bride’s gown and a headdress


in pale peach. Best man was Mr Simon


H i l l , th e b r id e g ro om ’s brother, and ushers were Mr Adam Hill, the bridegroom’s brother, and Mr Anthony Casey, the bride’s brother.


The ceremony was per­


formed by the Rev Mrs K. Hendry, and organist was


Mrs A. Lyne. After a reception a t the


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Candidates start their - campaigns


THE candidates in next month’s Ribble Valley Council election for-the vacant Clitheroe seat have this week been getting down to their campaigns. Valley of words with the Liberals


W h i le R ib b le


hotelier Mr Tony Perry, who 13 standing as an Independent, has been involved in a battle


Help guide dogs plea


A PLEA was made at the monthly meeting, of Standfast WI for members to collect tin foil for the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. The appeal followed a talk


the previous month by the association’s area secretary Captain Finney. Two new


members were welcomed at the meeting and final arrange­ ments were made to attend the group meeting, to be held at Whalley on April 30th. Members were reminded of


|, the retirement of Miss Lang­ ley, the area county secretary and it is hoped that members will attend the autumn council meeting which will be her last


function. Future meetings for com­


mittee members are to be held at members’ houses, working o n " a rota basis. The main speaker at the meeting was Mrs Nellie Dalton, whose subject was yoga. She was accompanied by two col­ leagues who gave a demonst­ ration of the art. A vote ' of thanks was


proposed "by one of the Cal- derstones residents. A writ­


ing ability competition was held afterwards.


No increase m class fees yet


FEES for the summer courses run by the Ribblesdale Adult Centre remain unchanged at £2, reports Mr Jeff Smith, District Principal for Adult Education m the


Ribble Valley. The recent proposal by the


County Council to put fees up to £5 appears to have inhibited some people from joining the summer classes but, says Mr Smith, the new scale will not come into effect until Sep­ tember and there are hopes that the rise may not be as great as expected. A slip-up in the distribution


will find programmes are now


available. No fewer than 15 people


of class programmes resulted in there being none available a t ' Clitheroe Library last week. This has now been o v e r c om e an d p e o p le interested ’ in joining classes


T r e v o r -transferred.-


to h o s p i ta l a t S h e f f ie ld


• ■ ■


Official opening


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to 10-30 p*w. MONDAY, APRIL 14th course commences v i­


.traced the school’s history and stressed the need for. special schools for handicapped chil-


;dren of all kinds.; - Laneside has been extended


and greatly remodelled in accordance with the latest ideas j about _t)ie (education of retarded children. Actually, in use by its 115 pupils' since before Christmas, the school 'now' includes housecraft- and


woodwork rooms.’ : : I t has been" the responsibil­


ity of Lancashire Education


• Committee since 1971,. and now benefits from better


'f in a n c ia l , s ta f f in g and ‘ research facilities. V ' •' >


• - ■ A -vote, of thanks to Lady Clitheroe was 'propiosed 'by


•


7 County rC6uYi. J , R. Ashton, -chairman--of the Education


- Committee, and • seconded by -MrTS.’Holgate, a governor of


•the school, ■ " L - - -7 :« . i . . - ...


; every time they want to visit their paraplegic, son Trevor.


RIMINGTON lorry driver Mr Derek Knowles and his wife Christine now.have to travel an extra


For Trevor, who broke his


leg while on holiday in Spain was transferred on Monday


from Blackburn Infirmary to Lodge Moor Hospital, Shef­


field — a specialist- hospital


for paraplegics,......... . , Trevor .— paralysed from


the waist down since a road accident three years ago — has been to Lodge Moor once before, but only fo r 'a day.: This time lie,is faced with


the prospect of spending any­ thing up to eight weeks there. ■ Trevor travelled back from Spain'by road iii an ambu-


- lance,- thi-ee weeks ago. The long journey resulted in him getting a bed sore through lying in the same position, for


36 hours. - Mr Knowles hopes, this will . . . .


be cured at Lodge Moor, where patients are moved into a'different position every two hours., Trevor also has a slight kidney, infection,' but doctors


.hope .to .' cure: ; th a t (very quickly. ,


Said Mr Knowles: . “I t (is - •>


: lucky that my; wife drives - because" .she will; be visiting him on Wednesdays when I


; am -at - w.ork.rWe will ;both be g o in g t.o, ;See: ih im weekends.” a?.)


have already joined the map­ reading class for motorists, but a requested class in netball coaching has so far failed to attract one member. This class will be held on Monday evenings, and with the formation of the new Netball League it is hoped t h a t s u p p o r t . w i l l , be


forthcoming. Interest continues to grow


in the literacy class which is again being held on Wednes­


day evenings. Lack of support has also led the postponement of a


football referees’ course by Mr Ivan Smith, of Accrington, and this will now open on May 12th. Details are available from Mr Smith at Whalley, or from the Adult Centre at Ribblesdale School; Clitheroe. A new course expected to


prove worthwhile is in basic first aid for sports men and xvomen. The tutor is Mrs B. Bradshaw,: who will instruct the class in how to deal with injuries sustained on the


sportsfield. At'Whalley two gardening .


classes are proving worth­ while, the greenhouse being


an added incentive. A • new-introduction, is the


study of the National Parks of England..'The: tutor, a park


warden; ■ will illustrate .his remarks with slides. This is a su bje c t of xvide : interest, offering ' information about


national p a rk s ,: what they offer, where they are and how to get to them. Arrangements


may be made to pay a summer visit to : the Lake District National.Park..


Specially for mothers is a sewing class at-.which they can


- - .


-make summer garments for their children.' 1 - ‘


.Angling also features in the •


Whalley classes, as does orna­ mental woodwork — wood- c a rv in g — and-, picture


•.framing, v Enrolments m a y be;made ’•


when classes meet. Chairman


LANGHO farmer Mr. Frank Hargreaves has been installed chairman .of' Blackburn Greys Round Table.


over suggestions that he is an “interloper,” the official Lib­ e ra l candidate Mr Tony Cooper, Conservative Coun. John Troop and Labour nominee Coun. Bert Jones have been tackling the paper­ work leading up to the poll. Mr Copper, declining to


comment on Mr Perry’s nomi­ nation, said: “I will be concen­ trating on giving Clitheroe people a chance to vote another voice on to the council to oppose the Tory monopoly. His campaign will also draw


attention to the need for more car parking in the town to ensure that Clitheroe’s pros­ perity as a shopping centre does not decline. Clitheroe Town Council


member Coun. Bert Jones is keen to carry on the good work of Coun. Derek Akker, who was the only Labour voice on the council until his resignation caused the pre­ sent election, to be held on


May 1st. Coun. Jones will also be


pressing for improved parking in the town, especially for lorries, which he would like to see restricted to a special park on the outskirts.


member of Clitheroe Town Council — opened his cam­ paign with a meeting for the C l i th e ro e C o n s e rv a t iv e


Coun. John Troop — also a


branch on Monday. He told election workers how pleased he was the Ribble Valley Council had now adopted a firm policy for industrial development in the town.


While welcoming the pros­


pect of more jobs he was a n x io u s to p r e s e r v e Clitheroe’s character. Further amenities within the town, although desirable, should be postponed in the present economic climate and any savings from improved effi­


ciency used to keep down the rates.


Mr Perry — who fought


South Fylde as a Liberal at the last General Election and w a s P r e s s o f f ic e r fo r Clitheroe division Liberal can­ didate Mr Bill Roberts — said that he was retaining his Liberal party membership and any attempt that might be made to remove him would be fought r ig h t up to the National Party Council.


Mr Perry said he did not


believe in party politics in a largely rural district like this and it was in the public’s in te re s t th a t the council should have a few good independents,- free of local party commitments.


Letters to t h e Editor Old ii


JUDGING from last week’s edition, methmks. this town of ours would be a wonderful place were it not for the noise, dust and smells.


Tm all right attitude


Complained 0 ® for 20% years


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BEST of luck to the petition­ ers of Dorset Drive. We) the residents of Jubilee Terrace,, Taylor Street and Bright Street, have been writing, telephoning and petitioning Castle Castings with regard to noise and pollution for the


past 20 years. They have been allowed to


build and create a nuisance right on our back doorsteps, whereas the subject of your complaint is a mile away, and we have yet to receive any satisfaction from complaints. Here's hoping the new Rib­ ble Valley Authority will


■ wake up and take an interest in our complaints. K. KING Taylor Street resident.


Let’s turn


off money I supply 0


MANY people are complain­ ing bitterly about the water rate and it is high time that someone in authority spoke up for hard-pressed ratepayers. We hear a great deal about


the Social Contract but what about a social conscience? There can be no reasonable explanation for the massive increase in a water rate, i.e., from £1.52 to £3.67 per half- year from 1971 to 1975, with no improvement in service. Reorganisation of such


things as local government and the water supply industry has produced a spending spree that makes child’s play


of the rake’s progress. Perhaps the time has come


for the ratepayers themselves to turn off the supply of


money. MRS A. ALBONES,


5 Fort Street, Clitheroc.


k attract * rubbish


I CAN assure Mr Musson that it was a sense of humour and not sarcasm that motivated me to write my recent letter. Being a regular reader of


your comments, I think, you and I, sir, agree on quite a number of issues. My sense of


humour derived from the fact that if you didn’t laugh you’d cry at the thoughtless ways in which ratepayers' money is


spent in Clitheroe. Take just one instance —


our landscaped areas. I don’t know if it was coincidence, but a week after I wrote about them being an eye-sore, they were dug over and cleared of all the rubbish. This takes


time and money. Now, after just a few days,


rubbish is accumulating in them again. The lifeless type of plant that fills them seems to collect rubbish at an alarm­


ing rate. As one gardener said to me


when he was digging them over: “You see better plants in the desert.” I agree, the big difference being that ours were planted there a t great expense and by so-called experts, not blown in by |


nature. MRS S. WILSON, 7 Stirling Close, Clitheroe.


Spinning skill


THE ar t of spinning on a t r e a d le -o p e r a te d wheel


intrigued members of the I n n e r W h e e l Club of Clitheroe, when Mrs J. Storey, of Bashall Eaves, gave a demonstration. She describes how fragments of wool could be gathered from fences and hedgerows and dyed with lichen from stone walls, berries or onion skins.


To enable members to con­


tra s t the raw material with the finished product, Mrs Storey also showed garments made from wool which she had


spun and' knitted. Vice-president Mrs Ml Nor­


ris presided at the meeting in the Swan and Royal Hotel, in the absence of president Mrs N. Foster. Mrs P. Todd proposed the vote of thanks.


T O P T W E N | Y &


1. (2) “Bye, bye, baby“ — Bay, City Rollers. 2. - (8) “Fox on the run” — Sweet. 3 (1) “Fancy pants” — Kenny.


5 (10) “The funky gibbon’ —- - - 6 (16) “Love me, love my dog — Peter,Shelley.^ _ _


■ 9 ; (7) “Swing your, daddy” — Jim Gilstrap. 10 (4) “Girls” —' Moments and Whatnauts.


11 (15) “Lady marmalade” — Labelle. ~ 12 ( _ ) “Ding-a-Dong”— Teachin. •


- "V-


13 (17) “L.O.V.E.” — A1 Green. 14 (12) “The ugly duckling” — Mike Reid..


15 (1 1 ) “Let me be the one” — The Shadows. - • ■ 16 (9) “What am I gonna do with you — Barry White. 17. (19) “Hang on to love” — Peter Skellern.


, . , , .


18 (20) “Life is a minestrone” — 10 c.c. 19 ( _ ) “Hon'ey” — Bobby Goldsboro. 20 ( ^ ) “Philadelphia Freedom” — Elton John Band.


(6) “There’s a whole lot of, loving Guys and Dolls. — The Goodies.


■ _ „


(3) “Play me like you play your guitar — Duane Eddy. 8 (5) “ I can do it” — The Rubettes.


Tony Perry


Tony Perry campaigns for the Ribble Valley. He believes that tour­ ism is one way to make us pay our way in the world. Tourism is about work, more of it; about public-transport, more 'of it; about better amenities for leisure; making life and the quality of life better. By making us pay our way in- the harsh world. Better buses mean a better deal to subsid-:


,ise.the, old folk's trans­ port; better amenities for tourists mean a better deal for us —


F o r g o t t h o p a r ty ' •■


W o t © t h e m an


look at Edisford. The council is doing well, but what the indepen­ dent councillors have shown is a questioning in d e p e n d e n t view. Since I was a young


jo u rn a l is t covering local affairs I have been interested in Clitheroe’s develop­


ment. I have made the Ribble Valley known far beyond its bound-


■ aries. How many coun­ cillors can claim that? Vote for an indepen­ d en t , campaigning voice for the Ribble Valley. ' Vote for Tony


Perry. ■


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iS ^ I t ,* 1' i i j&i Areas that


protesters who, if they will recall, are merely experienc-■ ing what Chatburn and dis­ trict has tolerated for years. Dorset Drive, however, as I pointed out a couple of years ago, only suffers during late


’ First, the Dorset Drive '


February and March, when Easterly winds prevail. Chat- burn is smothered for the


know the Spongers


■


NOW tha t referenda are being regarded as acceptable (even if only to provide a screen for the loaders of our sick society to scuttle behind), it xvill soon be necessary for our senior citizens to call for


one in order to protect them­ selves from, self-appointed “do-gooders,” who think they


■ know best what pensioners want or need.


“Pensioners are not spon­


gers or milkers of the social s e rv ic e s ” th e y declare, unnecessarily. Why bother to tell us, when the pensioners know who and where . the


remainder of the year when “spongers and'milkers” are? the winds are from the west.


If you are concerned with


noise or maybe the Noise Abatement Society, or even the consideration of senior citizens, then spare a thought for the residents of Kirkmoor and Castle View. Traffic roars past at 4 a.m., with the empty juggernauts bounding along and booming reminiscent of the Congo drums as they cross the sunken re-instatements. For good measure, to keep


The organisations who are always trying to throw span­


ners into the works know quite well (and have been told often enough) that pensioners need concessions and regard them as of more value than the cash which is of no value even before they get it — such as that of last week, which was more than swallowed up by the inflated demands for gas, water and electricity.


people on the alert and to keep Clitheroe at the head of the disturbance League, take your recorder to the old goods yard, where the giants warm up from 4 a.m. What a wonderful dawn chorus! And, mark you, most of


the se vehicles then pass through the town to get to the m o to rw ay s . No wonder Blackburn aims to get them


out. However, as with the dust .


problem, others do not bother until it affects them — which, as we so often find, could easily be tomorrow. But then, I ’m all right, Jack. So why


worry? H. E. COOK Clitheroe


Pensioners rightly regard


themselves as just as much entitled to concessions as miners to free coal and other industrial workers to their own sp e c ia l variety of “perks,” even while they are still working.


Let us never forget that


pensioners worked in the days when WORK was rather more than a four-letter word! They also repudiate the smear that concessions “smack of char­ ity” and need “armies of civil servants.” What a laugh! The armies are already there and would no doubt feel better with something to do. SENIOR CITIZEN


Spring flowers


UNDER chairman Mr B. Sharpies,


the leadership of and Little Kittycaul, on the


Clitheroe Naturalists enjoyed a circular tour from Swanside on Saturday.


They set out from Chat-


burn, going by way of Swan- side, Newfield Wood and


Downham Mill, of traces are still visible. They then made for Twiston Mill, there taking to the road and heading for Lowergate where field paths led them past two limestone reef knolls Great


way to Rimington. Stanhill Beck was minus its


footbridge and had to be foried to follow the path under the railway line, even­ tually leading the party back to the saddle bridge at


Swanside. An abundance of spring


flowers added to the pleasure of the walk. The next nature walk will be to Spring Wood Nature Reserve. Meet 13.19


bus from Well Terrace. RAMBLER


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