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f, USA, to Ray, a son


Booth).—On 1975, Lake


r. A brother i Victoria.' n November m and John. John, a wel 'for Claire,


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in Novemhe' her home, 16 Clitheroe,


ated at Acc- latorium on ivember 19th, •ley's Funeral itbum Road, I. 23297 and


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)n November nursing home, le, aged 79, rly loved wife John Bassetl, of Bernard


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lel of Rest, id, Clitheroe. ) the English


a. Reposing


h, Whalley, at Wednesday,


I's Cemetery, — Inquiries


th. Requiem II. Thursday, by interment


ovember 11th, ipital, Agnes, s, the dearly of the late y Birch, of 55 id, Clitheroe, her of Hany dea.r grandma and Lyn. A St James's


1. Tel. Bolton- 3.


H. — Thanks for 21 years


ions . Nellie For-


THEO WILSON and SONS LTD Memoriam


DRIVER, _ To a' friend, Joe.


oeloveil


Sit® goodbye; :-: ®dream"?.°''^^‘’?'. -=Wet —Nan and Dick •


DUDLEY-Treasured „,™ ones of a dearly l o v e d S band, ■ Bill, who die“ Nof ember; 21st, 1974;--I^m loving,wife Esther.


Acknowledgments


c h a m b e r l a i n . - M, Chamberlain, olive


Allan and family wish to express their sincere thante .®h'Relatives, friends and


neighbqiu's for the beautiful flowers and expressions of sympathy .received in their


thanks . also especiaJlv .tn the doctors, nurses and aU staff at Clitheroe Hospital


sorrow. Grateful


i to family f a t Bramley


to Nellie during the past seven years, and the Rev P. Dearden for his mini­


FRANKLAND. — Mrs Madge Frankland and family of the late William Frankland would • like : to take his opportunity to thank all relatives friends and neigh­ bours too numerous to mention for the kind expressions of sympathy, letters and.'cards of con­ dolence and floral tributes received during their time of sorrow. Thanks also to the family doctor and the Rev; N.' Maddock for his kind ministrations. — 30 Victoria Avenue, Chatbum.


stration. - ' 2'May Terrace, Billmgton.


’ Barrow clock tower to be saved


steps are being taken to preserve the 95-year- old clock tower a t the old Barrow print works 5i(e, which is this week being advertised on the open m a r k e t fo r


£300,000. .\n a p p l i c a t i o n to


jj'molish existing buildings and fill in a lodge at the tl-acrc site is to be consi­ dered ill tonight’s meeting of Ihc Rihblc Valley Council’s


D e v e l o p m e n t S u b - Coinmittec.


, ■ B u t the lalc-Victorian


tow e r — B a r row ’s la s t remaining landmark — and a colonnaded building have already been excluded from the application following talk s between the council and the site owners,' textile giant Tootal. The council’s Chief Assis­


tan t Planning Officer, Mr P e te r Johnston, told the Advertiser and Times that


the two buildings were consi­ dered to have some architec­ tural merit.


“The council was not pre-


p a red to approve th e i r demolition and ultimately would like to see them incor­ porated into any redevelop­ ment of the site. However, this would have to be recon­ sidered if a buyer was forth­ coming,” he said.


The print works site —


formerly owned by English Calico until they were taken over by Tootal — was being advertised this week in local and national newspapers for around £300,000.


the London firm of char­ tered surveyors acting as sole agents for TootaL told our reporter that the owners would consider offers.


However, a spokesman for


a buyer would receive the basic level site for his £6,818 per acre, as: apart from the clock tower'and colonnaded • building there were no struc­ tures'of any great value. The site would also have to


be bought i n ‘one lot as Tootal would not, at this stage, consider selling any part of it separately. An a d d i t io n a l a s s e t


included in the going price is . the outline planning consent ' for light industrial develop- , ment obtained earlier this year by international per- ' f u me .m a n u f a c t u r e r s Faberge.


.h a d reached an advanced- s ta g e when F ab e rg e —■ already having, successfully . obtained outline permission for.a perfume factory — pul­


. Negotiations for the site , ' The spokesman added that .


led out of the deal because of financial considerations. : Mr Johnston said the same


outline permission would be given to a purchaser, pro­ vided, the site was used ifor “ light industrial develop­ ment.” . “The precedent for light


industrial use was set by the c o u n c i l ’s a p p ro v a l of Faberge’s plan. A purchaser would '.still have to go through the motions of hav­ ing his plans accepted, but the outline consent is still


open.” , ; Mr-Johnston added, how­


ever, th a t if . a developer wanted to use the site for something other than light industry,, he would have to start at the beginning and go through all the channels of obtaining planning permis


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SLINGER.-^The family of llw late Mrs J. R. Slinger wish to thank all relatives, fri.ends and neighbours tor the kind expressions of sympathy, floral tributes and donations to CliOieroe Hiospital. Also tile family doctor, district nurses, stall of Clitheroe Hospital, and the Rev. N.. D, Walton for their kindness. — Vicanige Farm, Bashall Eaves. Clith­


thank all friends and neigh- boms • for the great help and kindness shown to her late sister and herself. Also to the family doctor, district nurses' and the Rev. J. C. Hudson for their kind mini­ strations, and' to all who sent donations for Cancer Research. Very grateful thanks. — 5 Moorland Ave, Clitheroe.


TAYLOR.—Mr H. Taylor and family .wish to thank all relatives, friends and .neigh­ bours for the kind -expres­ sions of sympaUiy, ' floral tributes and donations to the Intensive Care Unit, Elackbum Royal Infirmary. Also the family doctor and the Rev. N. D.' Walton for their kindness: — T Parker Avenue, - Clitheroe.


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A BRASS band and bunting would not have been out of place to welcome the new twice-weekly bus from Chipping on its arrival in Clitheroe on Tuesday, morning. For the jovial holiday atmosphere among the nine passengers alighting at the- Railway Station was more akin to a festive occasion than a shopping trip,


the first day of the new ser­ vice on Saturday, when the driver, Mr Frank. Marsden, made the journey on his own. . But, after Tuesday’s run in


I t was quite a contrast to


which nine of the 11 seats in the mini-hus'were taken, Mr ' Marsden is confident the ser-


■ vice is going to be a success. The Tuesday-Saturday serr.


vice is being run initially for six months. If, in this time, it' fails to pay, then it will be underwritten by the county council. It needs an average of five passengers a trip to pay


its way. The s e rv ic e is being


watched very closely by the local authorities to learn whether this sort of service could be an/aiiswer to the transport problems of- the county’s rural backwaters'. • Chipping is quite reasori-


ably served by Kibble buses to Preston, so the new service will be of most value to those living on the nine-mile route. There has not been a service between Clitheroe and Chip­ ping for the past 12 years. The bus will stop-anywHefe '


convenient for the passen­ gers, but fares are based on stages which include Gibbon Bridge, Walker Fold, Higher Hodder, Withgill and Edis:


.ford Hall. Publicity


Jean, who will act as relief driver of the mini-bus, were d e l ig h te d by Tuesday’s


Mr Marsden and his wife "


response. He attributed Saturdays


disastrous .maiden run to ,a lack of advance publicity. Originally it had been hoped


to s ta r t th e service on November 1st. But this date was put back to the New Year to allow time to obtain the necessary licences from the


Traffic Commissioners. How- ever, believing that the ser­ vice would be of special value. to Chr istma s shoppers, County Council officials were able to persuade the Commis- rioners to give a dispensation. The service began on Saturn day .with virtually no one in


Ihe area aware of this. “By the time people found


out about the service the majority had already made their travelling arrangements


for Saturday,” said Mr Mars­ den, who runs a taxi firm in


the village.


doubt'has been raised about the service . . . the cost. The full single journey price of 43p


So far, only . one major ' , . ' f / f ' ’' 1 ^


being asked is-in fact in accordance with Ribble Motor


Service’s rural scales. But, as it costs the same to-


indoor markets. The Ribble Valley Council , , , .-:


had hoped there would be a subsidised fare-on similar


lines to the - other j privately o p eratodi;ser.vice.-fr()m


Clitheroe to Slaidburn, which would have made the.costpf a i


single journey, abput 25p. , 1 However,‘it"was value for


money, so far as’Tuesday’s ' passengers were concerned


yALD'Set’for shopping-iri the rain— Mrs Alice‘Whilaker, Mrs-Editli Mar!sh. Mrs Ethel Lee and Mrs Beatrice Robinson.


go.to Preston, many people: may prefer the larger town with its bigger, shops and


w wiiiniriiiili* AT the ready ■ — driver-conductor Mr Marsden. One of them, Mrs Ethel Cottage. She intends to regu-


Lee, cif Dairy Cottage, Chip­ ping, enjoyed her two-hour shopping stint in Clitheroe, Her mother and other mem­ bers of the family live in Chat- burn and, up to now, the only . way she has been able to visit them is by begging a lift. Now she intends to use the bus on a


regular basis. During the 25-mile journey


she was joined at Chaigley by a friend Mrs Monica Blockeel, . of Mill House Farm, who also


enjoyed her outing. Yet' another satisfied cus­


tomer was Mrs Beatrice Robinson, of Chipping, who was accompanied by a friend, Mrs Alice Whitaker, of Lon- gridge Road. Mrs Robinson, whose


daughter lives in Clitheroe, sa id sh e p re fe r re d the Clitheroe ! shops to those in Preston. "It’s murder there,” she said. Other Chipping residents


not on Tuesday’s run are, nevertheless hoping to use the bus. . ‘T think it’s smashing,” s.iid Mr.', Mary richer, of Kirk


larly make the trip in order to visit her family in Clitheroe and in particular her three- year-old grandson. Not hav­ ing a car such opportunities h av e been, few. and fa r between.


Habit Mrs Fisher, and others such


as Miss E. Marsden, of Windy Street, who have relatives in Clitheroe, believe the service will be well patronised once it becomes better known. Mrs Sally Harris, of Stanley


Court, agrees, but thinks it might take some time before people break the habit of going to Preston. She was also c r itical of Ribble being allowed to dictate the cost of a journey.


On Saturdays the bus leaves Chipping at 1-30 and


, .


• returns at five o’clock. On Tuesdays it departs


Chipping at 10-30 and sets off back at one o’clock, giving the busy Mr Marsden ample time to go out on In', ,.chiii)ls i ound


FOR three generations Bar- row and Wiswell children have invested first their "threepenny bits and tanners”


and more recently their new pence with the National Sav­ ings Committee.


And to mark 50 years of


saving at the village school, the committee awarded a spe- - cial certificate of merit, which was handed over by the-


Mayor of the Ribble Valley, Coun. Tom Robinson.


Coun. Robinson also pre­


sented 50-ycar certificates of merit to Downham, and Pend­ leton and Mearley schools, where they were received by head teachers Mrs V. M. Hall and Miss R. M. Gregory respectively.


Scout troop needs a good deed


AN appeal to help save one of .Glitheroe’s oldest Scout troo pspre sently ^ in danger,'of folding,up --- has been made this week by District Scout Com-' mi s s i o n er , . Dr G. Hampson.


The threat of closure now


looms over the Ribblesdale Scout troop unless a new leader can be found in the near future.


Man in charge of the troop


at the moment is Mr Alban Snape,! of Littlemoor Road, Clitheroe. But'Mr Snape is . also Assistant District Com­ missioner and finding he has too many commitments to tackle both jobs satisfactorily. Dr Hampson told our repor­


ter: “There has been a Scoiit troop at Ribblesdale — spon­ sored by the 'school — for nearly 30 years now. In that time it has had a hand in the out-of-school activities and training of hundreds of boys.. "Its fortunes have varied


but the troop has always been one of the most active in the district. It would be a great loss to Scouting in Clitheroe if it had to fold up. But unless a new leader can be found soon closing the troop is the only answer.” Dr Hampson said that the


/


Dr Hampson . . . great loss “If we can find someone


willing to take on the respon­ sibility of leader, it would be quite likely that there would be a number of assistant lead­ ers to help out,” said Dr Hampson.


Mr Snape, who has been a


member of the troop since its inception, said it would be sad day if the group had to go to the wall.


“I have followed that troop,


as a member, helper and leader since it met in Back York Street and was, in tho.so days, called the Clitheroe Cas­ tle troop. “In 1964 T- 18 years after


moving to Ribblesdale and changing its name to that of the school — 10 troop mom-


troop had been of particular value to the district, because it has been able to accept boys from Cub Scout packs in vil­ lages where there was no Scout troop. “Many of these boys came


to . Ribblesdale when they were 11 and found they could, continue a s Scouts in the school troop. There have been only three leaders — Mr P.. Brennan, Mr W. Seed and Mr Snape. But other young men — many of them old boys of both school and troop — have helped out as assistant lead­ ers,” added Dr Hampson. “Since Mr Seed retired three years ago after long ser-


,vice with the troop, no Ribblesdale teaching staff members have offered to help run the group. This has cer­ tainly been a disadvantage and has left Mr Snape ajs the lone leader.”


, lYf Mr Snnpe . . . add day.


bers gained their Queen’s Seoul Badge, the highest pro­ ficiency award there is. “They all attended a recep­


tion at the Gilwoll Park train­ ing site, Essex, where they received their certificates. A couple of years earlier seven troop members had gained that top award. “Now, when the'troop is


struggling for survival, is the lime when some of those Queen’s Scouts should con­ sider putting back into Scout­ ing some of what they look out of it.’’ Dr Hampson said that any


member of the school staff or general public with Scouting experience interested in help­ ing the troop, should contact either himself or Mr Snape.


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was accompanied by the Mayoress, Mrs Elizabeth Robinson, was welcomed and introduced by chairman of the school managers Mr E.


' At Barrow, the Mayor, who


Holgate. The Mayor told the 37


youngsters — 28 of whom save with the NSC — about the days when children saved one old penny a week. He also took along an old penny to show to the children, some of whom have only ever known decimal coinage. Head teacher Mrs D. Hol­


plaques to every school in the Ribble Valley. In the party which visited


each school wore NSC rep­ resentatives Mr C. 0. Gillow (deputy regional commis­ sioner), Mrs P. Diamond (dis­ trict commisioner) and Mr K. Ward (assistant district com­ missioner). Also in attendance was D is t r ic t Education Officer Mr Fred Calvert. _ . In the past year the chil­


den received the certificate for the school and said it would be displayed in a promi­ nent place. The Mayor also used the


dren at Barrow school have saved £185. Downham school has saved £71 and the youngs­ ters at Pendleton and Mearley have invested £123 with the


NSC. PICTURE: The thrifty


occasion as,an opportunity to present to the school one of the new Ribble ‘Valley Coat of Arms plaques. He did the same at the two other schools and eventually will hand over


Barrow schoolchildren with their special certificate. Also in the group (frqm the left) are: Mr Calvert, Mr Holgate, the Mayor and Mai;oress, Mi's Holden, Mrs Diamond, Coun. Mrs M. Clegg (schpol man­ ager) and Mr Ward.


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