Clitheroe Advertiser and Times,- February 20th, 1975 9


MEANING ? OF LENT


added, Lent was a time of preparation for cleansing the '?4 soul by meditation on the


that in our parents’ day the weeks preceding Lent were used for spring cleaning in the home. But in church life too, she


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I word of God. .% It was also a time for sS; discipline, which meant self ■^denial, and realising afresh ifjjChrist’s suffering. The weeks of Lent led up to


greatest festival in the ffllchurch’s history — Easter


8what she described as the


i'|§Day. sill Mrs G. Slater presided and rtsfthanked Miss Barton.


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BURPdUEY FOR BUYING SELLING


SPEAKER a t T r in i ty Methodist Women’s Fellow­ ship meeting was Miss May Barton, of Downham, on the meaning of Lent. Miss Barton pointed out


TOURIST SEASON OPENS


The Ribble Valley tourist season gets under way this - weekend, with the arrival in the area of the first paying visitors of the year. The visitors, on a coach tour


from London organised by National Travel, are due here on Saturday. Among the places oh. their itinerary will be Whalley, Hurst Green, Slaidburn, Blackburn and Oswaldtwistle. Yesterday,, commercial


Textile chief dies at 79


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CHAIRMAN of the directors of James Thornber Ltd, Holmes Mill, Clitheroe, Mr William Thomber, of “Mayfield,” Eastham Street, died in Hospital on Friday.


members of the North West Tourist Board followed a simi­ lar route as part of a study tour of the Valley.


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. f y.!Advertiser’s Announcement denim; out


■seamed away — The best ^Blackberry and Apple Pie I ■have tasted in the Ribble 'Valley—that's better, re-


Apple Pie in the Ribble „Va ley—steady, lad, don’t get


The best Blackberry and


•It at the Duke of York pub -In Gnndleton, either with a «bar snack or in the dining room where evening meals . Are served, 'the pub, run for


’•member you live here. To “Continue . . . it’s home-made, ^consistent, and I have been . ■fjts slave for years. You get


."the Ribole Valley.


-many years by Donald Wilson and his charming ifitaa, is not too big, is cosy and friendly and a credit to


■ I If vou want a change from ‘j. eating and drinking (and I can t think of anyone who' does) have a look at Cos- i grove's in Rimington. They


■ worsteds, mohair and wors-


iteds and trevira worsteds , prooably have a suit to fit


are always ready to bore you with details of differences : .between worsteds and twist


■ and all that. But they will ■


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'Cosgrove's, Ladies’ and ."fTel. Gisbum 371 and 509


a . Gentlemen’s Outfitters, Jtimirarton, Near Clitheroe.


' -one to fit you it won’t be ■their fault (of course).


-you—sizes every inch up to 52m. chest in longs, shorts and porthes. If they haven’t


' four day holiday will cost between £26 and £28 and a repeat is planned for the autumn. Co-incident with this activ­


tour featuring the Ribble Valley as a holiday area is scheduled for May. Run by British Rail, the


Strengthening the bonds


the chairmen of the local councils, Mr Jackson said that in the past 12 months the parishes had received 30,000


KNOCKED OUT


Club has been knocked out of the Lancashire quiz competi­ tion in the quarter finals. The A team, last year’s


Clitheroe Young Farmers'


winners, were beaten by only half a point by Woodplump- ton. The B team lost by seven and a half points to B.H.W.A. At the last meeting the boys


THE importance which the R ib b le Valley Council attaches to its relationships with its 38 parish councils and four parish meetings was emphasised by Chief Execu­ tive Officer, Mr Michael Jack- son, at the weekend. Speaking at a reception for


sheets of paper alone — copies of minutes etc. — to keep them informed about what is going on.


tant part in the local gover- ment structure in Lancashire. But while there was’ a


The parishes are an impor­


desire for co-operation this does not mean that the Ribble Valley Council can always do what the individual parishes or. groups of parishes might feel right. They had to accept to a


everything which was going on.


the present set-up no one individual could hope to know e v e r y th in g th a t was happening.


But because of the scale of TEAM


had a team of specialist officers who could always be


degree that the district coun­ cils had wider responsibilities, just as the Ribble Valley Council had to accept the wider responsibilities of the Lancashire County Council.


under the formerlocal gover- ment set-up, district councils could approach individual chief officers who would know


Mr Jackson recalled that However, the Ribble Valley


approached. The Parish chairmen were welcomed to the reception by


the Mayor of the Ribble Valley, Coun. Fred Singleton, who hoped that there would be other opportunities in the future for them and the chief officers to get together and talk about their problems. Ribble Valley Council offic­


ers on hand at the meeting to answer any queries put by the Parish Council chairmen


were: Mr Charles Wilson (Chief Architect and Planning Officer); Mr Jack Ruffley (Chief A dm in is tra t iv e Officer); Mr Peter Gladwin (Chief Environmental Health Officer) and Mr Gordon Ons­ low (Borough Treasurer).


tion included County Couns Harry Eastwood, David Coul- ston and George Nickson, the Town Mayor of Longridge, Coun. Dennis Reese; and chairman of the Ribble Valley Council Policy and Resources Committee and Conservative Group Leader Coun. Bill Fleming.


Other guests at the recep­ And the first major package I |


Burnley, the family moving to Clitheroe in 1906. He com­ pleted his education at Clitheroe . Royal Grammar School. He later became a . governor of the school and was for a spell the chairman of th e Old Clitheronians’ Association. .........................


straight from school in 1911, later becoming managing director and then chairman. In 1961 he was made an honorary member of Man­ chester Royal Exchange to m a rk h is 50 y e a r s ’ membership. Mr Thornber was bom in


son of Mr James Thornber, a former alderman and Mayor of Clitheroe, and founder of the firm. He entered the business


Mr Thornber, 79, was the i: " MR WILLIAM


... THORNBER A Freemason for 40 years,


PRESIDENT


ity, local hotelier and tourism champion Mr Tony Perry has this month made a plea for a Government inquiry into the structure of tourism. Writing in “Coaching Jour­


nal,” the coach industry’s magazine, he comments: “If tourism is to’ continue to develop in the right way in areas like the Ribble Valley, where it will, become an important factor in the local economy, more attention needs to be devoted to selling methods.” 1


RE-ELECTED


ALL the officials of the Clitheroe branch of the Royal


British Legion were re­ elected at the annual meeting. They are: President, Mr


Mayor’s Parlour, seated from the left are: Coun. Reese, Coun. Singleton, the Town Mayor of Clitheroe Coun. Leo Wells, and Mr Jackson.


Guests are pictured in the


S ta n le y Snape; vice- president, Mr Tom Liddle; chairman, Mr Bernard Hol­ den; vice-chairman, Richard Martin. The three committee members are: Granville Mar­ tin, Hugh Gallagher and John Goodbier.


were given an illustrated talk on foreign breeds of cattle by Mr Bob Parker and Mr Ron­ nie Edwards of the Milk Marketing Board. The girls had a competition


in which they guessed prices of household goods.


CRUISING'THE WIGHT AWAY


War Mr Thomber served in the Royal Fusiliers and was twice wounded. Later he joined the Special Constabul­ ary, rising to the rank of Special Inspector. He was also the president of Clitheroe St John Ambulance Nursing Division for 17 years, retiring


During the First World


out his life, Mr Thomber played football for CRGS Old Boys, and for Congregationals in the Sunday School League. He was a founder and life- member of Clitheroe Golf Club, and for many years a tennis-playing member of Clitheroe Cricket Club.


in 1963. A keen sportsman through­


VIOLINIST


Mr Thomber was an accom­ plished violinist, playing in


the orchestra for every opera given by the old Clitheroe


Amateur Operatic Society from 1919 to 1961, and in the


Clithe roe and District Orchestra for many years.


Mr Thomber' was a past master of Castle Lodge, and a member of the Provincial Grand Lodge. For many years he was


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TOTAL 2 0 /5 0 OIL—£1.45 Gallon.


widow, three children, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.


GUILD H E L P S


THE local appeal for a mobile kidney, unit has received £25 from the proceeds of a jumble sale held by the Ribblesdale Afternoon Townswomen’s Guild on Saturday. Other features of the event,


held in Clitheroe Parish Church Lower Hall, were a bring-and-buy stall and a new


stall. Tea was served, and altogether £60 was raised, the remainder going to the Guild’s hospitality fund,


closely associated with Clitheroe United Reformed Church where a service will be held this morning. Crema­ tion will be at Burnley. Mr Thornber leaves a


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A WHALLEY motorist who overtook a lorry on double white lines at Sawley Brow was fined £15 at Clitheroe Magistrates’ Court on Tues­ day. Malcolm Stephen Atkin­ son (40), of Manor Road; Whalley, pleaded guilty to the


offence. , ’ ’


DANCING to the Trad Dads rounded off Rimington WI’s annual dinner at the Black Bull Hotel, Rimington, oh Friday;President Mrs M. Brennan welcomed members and guests and thanked Mrs C. Thistlethwaitc and her hel­ pers for organising the


evening. Lucky ticket holders were


Mr.R. Hartley, Mrs E. Dean and Mrs B. Spencer.


A CLITHEROE lecturer who thought he had ample time.to, cross a junction stalled his car, causing some difficulty to an oncoming veh icle , Clitheroe magistrates were told by Mr W. D. Greenwood, defending.


■Mr Greenwood represented Anthony Blair-Bryan (49), of


Driver had to brake


said defendant drove from Church Street into Wellgate, causing another driver brake severely,-to avoid collision.’


Castle View, who pleaded guilty . to driving without reasonable consideration for other road users. A fine of £20 was imposed. Chief Insp. Thomas Sumner


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don, Whalley and District Lions activities committee chairman, the dance was a thank-you to villagers who


MORE than 180 “passengers” boarded HMS Sandpiper at Whalley, on Friday, for an informal supper dance with a nautical flavour. Organised by Mr Ron Asp-


Sprung Edge £88.00 £130.00


had supported the club’s money-raising events during the year.


make a profit but, even so, £70 will be sent to charities.


It was not their intention to


tively decorated with balloons and streamers, navel flags


The restaurant was fes­


and life-boat equipment. In true navy fashion, mem­


bers sported black trousers, white shirts and bow ties, and had epaulettes and rank


badges. To complete the setting a


ship’s wheel was loaned by Lytham Sea Scouts.


The proprietors of the


was won by Lions president, Mr Bob Sharpe, with Mr Harry Sutcliffe, of Clitheroe, a close second. Chocolates, whisky and biscuits wereother competition prizes.


Sandpiper provided cabaret, music for dancing, and gave a donation. A knobbly knees competition


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