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ASPDEN'S


KING STBEET. CUTHEROE. Telephone 22681.


aths December 3rd,


James, aged 17 dearly loved


j at his home, cent CUtheroe,


1 Michael- and rch ■ preceded at Clitheroe


if Elaine and bson. Requiem


. Tuesday. -Dec- — Calverley’s


ctors, Chatbum roe. Tel. 23297


- On Saturday, h, 1975, at his ungalow Maple illey, Edward, irs, the dearly and of Lucie ad dear father and John, also


In Memoriam WORTHINGTON. _ ' I


s^ifed memories of Amiw®" I who departed thism? °**l


WORTUINGTON.-iC‘\y„„ -emory of Rachel and


and Mrs Singletoii. Acknowledgments rO B S O N . — Elaine I


WUliam Dobson ^ sh® tJ egress thejr sincerrtoatib to all relatives friend*; hiTj I


• grandad. Ser- d at the Chapel lows Lane, Acc- n Wednesday, iOth. prior ’ to at Accrington 1. — Inquiries iholme Funeral lows Lane, -Acc- . 32B04.


iuddenly, Harry Id


isington Crema- Inquiries Wm.


md Sons Ltd., , WhaJley. Tel.


- On December in hospital,


ed 64 years, of treet, CUtheroe, ived husband of iter, and dear it« and father- Margaret, and a grandfather of


. December 7th, home, 26 New-


toad, Clitheroe. Id 22017.


T 10th 1975.— uneral Director,


ted Accrington


,t the home of r. George, aged 2 The Cottages,


reL 22582. -On December


he dearly loved Elizabeth Sedg- father of Mary, nd Fred, and of Joe, Jim


, today. Thurs- ter 11th, at 11-30 .0 interment at Cemetery. No ise by request. Bennett ,(R. Moss Street,


lue, Clitheroe, er. in his 71st larly loved hus- en Massey, and of Grace, James Service in


ittages, Billing- arly loved hus- la Hughes dear ■rek and Lilian, randad. Service Ebenezer Bap- Monday, Dec-, prior to crem-


On December 68 years, of


neighbours for aU th?Jttad messages of. sympathy iSd floral tributes thw mraiwal during their time of S v Spemal thanks also to the


C.itheroe police and famii? I f?S‘» ^ for.„their klnd?S


I


RAGNALL. — The family o| I . the late Mrs Edna-Ramail


SEDGWICK, — Mrs E. Sede* 1 wick and family wish U


Clitoeroe Hospital for floral tributes received in theii time of sorrow.


thank all relatives, friends neighbours, staff at


thank all .relatives, friends neighbours and members of the Royal British LMon for messages of sympathy and floral tributes received during their sad bereave, ment. Also the family i doctor and the Rev. Higgin. 1 son for their kind ministra. W tions. — 2. The Cottagea


) hitewell. W M. LANG AWSH


and Sons Ltd , (R. CHEW)


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OREMATTUNS ARRANGES


CHAPEL OP REST ON THE PREMISES


E*ESSONAL SERVlcai


King Street Whalley


lley nieht.)


G. Calverley


8t Sons Ltd Funeral Director


Member of the National Association of Funeral Director.


. — Calverley’s Ectors, Chatbum eroe. TeL 23297


and well loved emoriom


Treasured mem- dear husband, December 11th,


ber 13th. 1971. 3f remembrance imed today, ng wife Mabel Wialley. Treasured mem- dear dad and died December


1 and remem- ’s. — From his Winnie, loving memoiy husband, Billy,


Is another year . thoughts and dear. ig son .Alan and d grandchildren, rkshire. in William). — memories of a i and grandad, ber T3th, 1971. smile for every'


. heart of gold. ^e best dad and


could ever hold, h.


lehind. d.


the memories


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Made a t Short Notice.


AUDREY COWELL f l o r a l DESIGNS


13 .PAESON L.4NE.


; always kind,


loving daughter m-in-law Denis loved grand-


n William). — emory'of a dear ly died Decem- 1971. Gone but ten. — Brother.


loving brother, remembered. — Evelyn. Canada. 1 loving memory effe, died Dec- 1971. — From nephew. Billing-


'don, died Sep- 1973.


i74. In treasured - From brother nily, Trevor and ster). ). — Treasured a dear mother, died December Also a dear


ySellers). — In my dear sister, ho died Decem-


ory is a keep- 1 -we wall never lem in his keep- them in our


■f my dear hus- n Barrie, died December 15th.


a t Moss Bam. — Treasured


nd sorrow I felt ot healed in any expre.ss In words d.longing I have id.—Lovmg. wife


ho died Decem- 74. B-m?mbcred i. .— FromvMum-


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A POETIC touch was added to Chatburn Ribblesdale Club’s Christmas party byimember Mrs F. BowsW^


' who recited a poem she had ‘ The'party was-held at the Black Bull Hotel, Chat­


■ Members are pictured here shortly before, tucking into-their Christmas treat.


burn, and after the meal members'spent the evening / playing games and listening to music." / ’ - v /


!^ Chosen S


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CHRISTMAS shoppers on Clithcroe market this Saturday will be spurred on in their task by the rousing music of the Sal­ vation Army’s Accrington


Listen to the band


Road Corps, Burnley, playing a selection of c a ro ls . The Clitheroc Corps, who arc acting as collectors, are hoping for plenty of support.


'


and attention and the I F a thm o r SS Michael and Johns Church for thSt kmd ministrations.—35 'n,. Crescent, Clitheroe. ■ I


WHOOPS there goes ■another rubber tree plant — but will it ever stop growing?


residents of Clitheroe’s Pen- die Court sheltered accommo­ dation are asking as Reggie the rubber plant heads for the • roof.


That’s the question which Already a lanky 9ft lin., the


plant is sure to grow still further and the distance bet­ ween the top leaves and the ceiling outside flat 21 is decreasing rapidly. The plant’s owner Mr Joe


be.found for the giant plant. , joe (64) bought it in 1969


Joyce, a resident at Pendle Court, has already moved it on to the staircase which gives the best possible ceiling clear­ ance in the building. But soon it will hit the roof and a new home will have to


when it was a six inch “baby” and kept it inside his house — then in Bolland Prospect. It was the first time he had


bought a rubber plant and he had no idea how high it might grow. “I thought six foot would be


a good target to aim at,” said Joe. “But' I didn’t think it would grow that big really.


Feeds it “I fed it a diet of plant food


and water once a week, and by the time I moved to my flat at Pendle Court it had grown to


5ft Sin. “ Last summer it really


sprouted and I had to move it out of the flat and put it first in a room down the conridor, and later on the staircase. I t ’s d o rm an t a t the moment and won’t grow much


until April. ‘Plants grow well in here


because the atmosphere is warmed by the central heat­ ing and there’s plenty,of light. It will start to shoot up again when the summer.comes and we may have to find a new


home for it.” In addition to the rubber


plant, Joe owns several other plants which decorate various parts.of Pendle Court. On the windowsill outside


I


his flat stand several plants including examples of the attractive African violet and


azalea flowers. In the communal recreation


room stands one of Joe’s iroudest possessions — jalanchoe or Mexican hat


plant; It is already more'than 3ft high and could well end up neayly as big as the rubber plant in a couple of years. Joe says he is not an expert


on plants, although he did own an allotment in Bolland Pros­ pect for several years,


ilants from local people who lave no interest in botany.


He obtains' most of his Certainly the residents of


Pendle Court are happy that Joe’s hobby is flourishing b e c au se the plants add splashes of colour to the cor­ rid o rs and rooms, in the building. But what’s going to happen,


to that rubber plant? “People have come to me offering to buy it,2 said Joe. “But it gives everybody here a lot of plea­ sure and we’ll hang onto it as long as possible.”


December 13th, ever m the t h o u g h t s ' I loving wile and f^ i i„


who died December iB Remembered. — Pro~ I


I I


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To Old and new friends-We extend sincere good wishes for


CHRISTMAS AND THE


THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18th, 1975 No. 4670


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Clitheronian dies in motor cycle crash


THE .funeral of a former Clitheroe man killed in a motor-cycle accident on Anglesey last week’, took place at SS Michael and John’s Church yesterday.


Mr P a t r ic k William


Crompton (28) died on his way to work last Thursday morn­ ing when his BSA motor-cycle was in collision with a Triumph car on the B3025 road at Amlwch — about 20 miles from his home.


engineer, lived at Vaynol Cot­ tage, Beach Road, Mcnai Bridge, Anglesey, with his wife Cai’ol. They had no chil­ dren.


Mr Crompton, a chemical His mother, Mrs Helen


Crompton, lives in Park Avenue, Clithcroe. She retired from her post as Assis­ tant District (jommissioner for Cub Scouts and leader of the SS Michael and John's (Loyola) Pack earlier this year.


THOSE Wimbledon Wombles paid an extra special Christ­ mas visit to Clitheroe to take part in a play to show the good work done by Brownies. The occasion was a play-


away staged by 23 Clitheroe Parish Church Brownies, who enlisted the help of Tober-. mory, Orinoco, Great Uncle Bulgaria and \Vellington, The BYownies’ production in


the Parish Hall was watched by a full house of 160 parents and friends. Under the leadership of


Mr Crompton, the youngest COUNCIL CRITICS OUTVOTED 10-6


B row n Owl M r s P a t Houldsvvorth and Tawny Owl Mrs Brenda Dixon, the pack had been rehearsing the play for about two months. The idea was to portray the


ICI plan given the go-ahead


work done by Brownies who, like Wombles, are experts at keeping places tidy and mak­ ing useful things- out of bits- and bats. The y o u n g s te r s used


poems, dances and choral singing to put over their point, admirably helped by their furry friends. They also did a short sketch


and ended their entertain­ ment with singing round a glowing camp fire. During the evening the


Brownies were tested for their jester badges by local play producer Barbara Scat- tergood and all the pack received the award. Coffee was served by mem­


bers oL the Guide company. Four Guides who played the parts of the Wombles were Adele Bleazard, Heather Shears, Helen Yates and Angela Troop. , The Brownies are pictured


h e r e w i th th e i r foUr enthusiastic workmates. ■


A DAY EARLY


'■'HE next issue of the Clitheroc Advertiser and times will be on sale on Wednesday, a day earlier


than usual, and all con­ tributors are therefore asked to let us have items of news or letters by next Monday


evening. • The same arrangements


apply to the' Ibllowing issue, which will also be coming o u t a- day e a r l ie r , on December 31st.


CONTROVERS IAL plans of ICI to e.xtend their Clitheroe Catalyst plant' are to go ahead, despi^ strong opposition from’ nearby residents and a number of Ribbie Valley councillors.,


Householders in the area of


the West Bradford Road works, who were in the public gallery at a meeting of the Ribbie Valley authority’s Development Sub-Committee this week, heard the firm’s scheme approved by 10 votes


to six. But in a lively debate before


the vote was taken, members of the sub-committee — which has delegated powers — spoke forcefully both for and- against the application. ICI's plans are to build a


large, single-storey store, 210ft long, 100ft wide and 34ft high and also to install new machinery in existing parts of the plant, the total cost being about £2m; .


Damaging Undecided over the applica­


tion at a meeting last month, the sub-committee reached its majority verdict oh Monday, after visiting the, proposed


Tom Rushton (Clitheroe) who spearheaded the attack on the application. Describing the plan as “a further damaging blow to a residential area,” he commented: “The people of Pimlico feel that the, present application, extending outside


site. Once again, it was Coun.


the fenced perimeter of the works into agricultural land which is not zoned on the town map, is a further acceptance


■ that ‘Clitheroe is going to be an industrial town, beggar the consequences.


COUN. RUSHTON . . . billercrilic


“Pimlico residents and a lot


tion that the works is already there — a tremendous works doing an important job in industry and for the export drive. But what we are saying to them is this: ‘You’ve had a good whack at a sizeable area of Clitheroe bordering on some of the nicest scenery in the district and you are find­ ing useful employment for our people. But you must realise that this is the point where you stop e.xpanding’.” This was particularly neces-


sai'y, said Coun. Rushlon, in a small market town like Clitheroc, which people come to visit not only for its wealth of small shops but also for its particular character and the beauty of its environment and


suiTounding countryside. He cited the top footpath through Brungerley Park,


POEM SETS THE PARTY MOOD


of others who support them in a wider neighbourhood are not asking ICI to pull the whole place down and go elsewhere. “We have to face the posi­


. .


COUN. FLEMING . cannot refuse.


.


damaged at the West Brad- foi’d end by a “conglomei-ation of chemical plant which is a slap in the face after enjoying the beautiful river and fell scenery.”


To applause from the gal­


lery, Coun. Rushton con­ cluded: “Let us not be afraid to speak out and say to ICI: ‘We have no objection to your pi'oviding further wareh­ ousing within your present curtilage, but \ve are not in agreement with you expand­ ing further into agricultural land or nearer existing resi­ dential development. “ ‘We think your works are


lai'ge, enough and we are not likely to approve anj' further extensions and accordingly reject your present apjiliea- tion'.”


lYasfe Coun. Rushton was sup­


p o r te d by C oun. Mrs Stephanie Dow (Grindlelon) who commented: “We want to preserve all the best aspects of Clilheroe and a scheme such as this one would be totally against that. If the application was turned down and we lost a subsequent appeal, at least it would show that we had tried to stop it.”


Coun. Bill Fleming (Billing-


ton) doubted, however, that sufficient grounds could be found for turning down the application. Amid interrup­ tions from the public, he com-^ mented: ‘‘Although we must sympathise with residents to a large degree, I feel that we •


cannot refuse on planning> grounds. “ If the application were’


refused and went to appeal we would not have a leg to stand on. It would be a waste of time and money.


“We must remember that at '


the end of the day we have a living community in the Rib­ bie Valley and we must depend on industry to support that community. These exten­ sions will provide employment and it would be folly to turn them down.” Coun. Fred Singleton (Lon-


gridge) was also unable to see any grounds for refusal. “The visual impact of the new extension, set against the exi.sting buildings, would be minimal,” he said. “The warehouse would be 130 yards from the nearest private buildings, which is quite a dis­ tance. The firm is doing a good job and the scheme would provide a little more em|)Ioyment.”


Duty Committee chairman Coun..


Clifford Ch.atburn (Clitheroe) said that he had received per­ sonal le t te r s from long­ standing residents of the Pim­ lico area. “I sympathise with them," he said, “but what do we do? Do we refuse to allow extensions and risk losing population and increasing unemployment? “li is our duty to keep the


town’s industries viable. Anyone who thinks we can live on tourism and fresh air is in the land of dreams.”' A recorded vote was taken


a t the request of Coun. Robert Ainsworth (Clitheroe) who said it would be “crimi­ nal” if the ICI application were allowed. Those who voted against


the application were Couns Mrs Myra Clegg (Wiswell), Mrs Stephanie Dow (Grindle- ton), Robert Ainsworth I Clitheroe), John Blackburn (Clitheroe), Tom Robinson (Clilheroe) and Tom Rushton (Clitheroe). In favour were Couns Mrs


Irene Bee (Chipping), Mrs Margaret Mayes (Mellor), Mrs Jean Vickers (Billinglon), Geoffrey Ainsworth (Sales- bury), Clifford Chatburn (Clitheroe), William Fleming ( Billington), Cyril Law (Read), Fred Singleton (Lon- gridge), Harry Waddington (Gisburn) and John Walmsley (Waddington).


Poppy appeal raises £820


Clitheroe’s poppy appeal raised £820 — an increase of .ilmost £200 on last year’s


-figure. The main reason' for this :


I The nextv biggest fund­ raising effort was; a dance organised by the ladies’ sec­ tion of the Clitheroe branch of,


success was that street and house-to-house collections raised a record £479 thanks to the work of many volunteers;


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■ Poppy Appeal which realised more than £80.


the Royal British Legion . .


’Wine and Sp irit Bargains ^ Open 10 9 p.m.,


’ The rest of the money is made -up of donations for wreaths.'


ladies’ committee totalled £60, church collections realised £50, Clitheroe Round Table; donated £4, and members of Limestone Mark Lodge gave £2:


Donations from the retiring.


Thu'rs, December 18th, Frl.^il 9th, Mon. 22nd, Tues. 23rd. ’:


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of four brothers, attended the Catholic School, Loworgate, and then went to St Mary’s College, Blackburn.


, •He left at 18 for Leeds Uni­


versity, where he gained a d e g r e e in chem ica l engineering.


while at Leeds and the couple were married four years ago at Ambleside, where Carol was a teacher.


Mr Crompton met his wife Mr Crompton’s job then


took him to Cheshire for two years. Eighteen months ago the couple moved to Ang­ lesey, where Mr Crompton worked at the Amlwch ethyl- producing plant.


boy at Clitheroe for a number of years, and was also a member of the Cubs and Scouts.


Mr Crompton was an altar '


and played the violin, guitar, banjo and piano. He also led an active outdoor life and included mounlaineering and potholing among his many sporting interests.


He was a talented musician


A rousing farewell


WADDINGTON Dr ama Group gave a rousing send-off to one of its most popular members, John Kidson, with a parly at his favourite pub, the Duke of York Hotel, Gi’indle-


ton, on Sunday. John, of Eaves Hall Lane,


West Ilradford, who is per­ sonnel director for Whitbread West Pennines breweries, is leaving the district after Christmas to become person­ nel director of Whitbread Kremlins based in Kent. At :he parly, attended by


more than 30 members, he was treated to a memorable entertainment in the style of “This is Your Life”, written and compered by his next- door neighbour, John Thomp­ son. ’The script, witli a set of cartoons, was presented to him as a souvenir. A supper of chicken in the


basket followed. On behalf of the group, chairman Derek Green presented John with a chrome and -leather photo frame as a farewell gift.


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