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APPEAL AS TEMPERATURE PLUNGER-


embers of District Ven- wited Guides company on a le weekend Old Dungeon party of M


doubt on Sex


oe, ascended ■


t sunshine to it Gill. There two groups. 1 by experi- er Bob Man-


eet) and then back to the


r Blackburn, tackled Ros-


ip descended past Three


an via Lang- Stake Pass,


Iks are plan- are but such r is likely to


nnson, Roger irew Smith, 1 icki, David ew Pollard, and Stephen


nt were Tony


Guides were fudith Hutch- i Brown and


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i r t for Clitheroe


i bitterly cold led by Mr and who showed


ik tree in its e much infor-


e tree, indud- t it is host to ■ent kinds of last year was


.•orns owing to frost on June d off most of


iar interest in ■cted in some of a wide vari- d their nests, nnection they lembers not to rds with nuts young birds this type of


anked Mr and enjoyable and


Hospital visiting scheme


down to setting up a relation-, ship and it proves to me that young people can cope just as well as adults. “Anyone can do the work,


although there has to be a certain' degree of acceptance that maybe not a great deal can be achieved — apart from making life a lot happier for the patients. “The visiting is also educa­


tional, because if young people can see what it is like to be severely mentally hand­ icapped, it may go a long way towards alleviating some of the prejudices that exist now­ adays.”


Enthusiasm £500


I will speed i purchase of guide dog


THANKS to the generosity of a customer at the Cross Keys Hotel, Clitheroe, one local blind person will have a guide dog in a matter of months instead of having to wait, perhaps, for several years.


Six months ago customers )


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Pensioner fell in stream


inquest that his mother had been in good health. She had lived at the Almshouses — a residential hospital for elderly people — for a number of years.


dizzy spells and had fallen a few times,” he said.


“But she had been having “When I last saw her 12


days before her death, she was having difficulty in


£2.50


Sets £19.95


£1.25 ......£1


£1.50 Clocks £2.75


....£14 :19.95 ....£15


£2.50 ..... £2


walking.” Mr Graham concluded he


was quite satisfied Mrs Coates had gone out for a walk and either fallen or. col­ lapsed into the stream.


“The weather was very cold


and a lady in her state of health could not have survived


for any length of time,” he said.


QUIET A member of a local farm­


ing family, Mrs Coates lived in Clitheroe until five years ago when she moved to Wad-


dington. D e s c r i b e d by .Mrs


Houghton as “a very quiet lady who never bothered any­ one,” Mrs Coates was_ active despite her age. She enjoyed a walk to the village post office to post her letters and regu­ larly visited shops in Clitheroe on Saturdays./She also had m an y f r i e n d s a t th e Almshouses, on whom she liked to. call for a chat.


A search was also sparked


off at the weekend by the disappearance of a Calder- stones Hospital patient. After a three-: day search, police on Sunday found the body of Mr Donald Bruce on land near Colliers Farm, Billington, almost three miles from the hospital. Mr Bruce, formerly of Manchester,- had been a patient at Calderstones for the past- JO years. The. facts have been reported, to the coroner.


at the Cross Keys launched an appeal for the £500 needed for a guide dog, and by Sunday they had collected £30 in a gallon whisky bottle on the bar, plus a bit more in cigarette coupons.


another three ye'ars to reach the £500 target.


They expected it would take


man walked into the pub, asked how the fund was going, and handed over £500 in £5 notes to landlord Mr Brian Faulkner. “That’s for your guide dog," lje said.


Then, on Sunday evening, a


we were taken completely by surprise. The man who gave the money brought it for someone else — a customer who wants to remain anonym­ ous,” Mr Faulkner-1 told our


“It came out of the blue and


invite a celebrity for a special presentation in the summer, when the money will be handed over to the Guide Dogs for the Blind Associa­


reporter. Now Mr Faulkner plans to


tion. He hopes to ensure that the


dog will be for a local person. “Of course, the decision is not up to us. But if we ask for the money to be spent in this area, the association will probably


do as we wish.” Mr Faulkner does not know


why the anonymous donor gave the money. “We knew nothing about it, but it cer­ tainly puts back your faith in human nature when someone does a thing like this for some­


viously raised? “We’ve decided to go ahead and fill the bottle,” says Mr Faulkner. And a Valentine dance arranged for the fund at Low Moor Community Centre is going ahead, as planned, on February 14th.


one else.” And what of the money pre-


time the customers of the Cross Keys Hotel should have provided not one guide dog, but two. .


So in three or four years’


Helpers needed for cash walk


ANYBODY fancy helping the aged by spending a few hours in the countryside admiring our splendid local views? Help the Aged is looking for men or women with cars to act


as marshals for a sponsored walk by Clitheroe Royal Gram­ mar School pupils on February 18th. The 15-mile route takes the boys from Clitheroe to


, Willing helpers should telephone Mr Butterworth, at Bolton 20715, as soon as they can.


says: “Some of the sixth formers who are not walking will act as marshals, but we urgently need a dozen more. The walk will go on from 9-30 in the morning to about two in the afternoon, and we very much want to hear from people who have an hour or two, or more, to spare.


Grindleton, Lane Ends and Sawley, before returning through Chatburn. Area organiser for Help the Aged, Mr Philip Butterworth,


to help them through the first couple of weeks and after that they work on their own with the patients. Mr Jackson points out, however, that the project is fully supervised and there are' always youth ser­ vice leaders or assistants on hand to help out if a difficult situation arises. To trace progress each


New visitors have a nurse


young person is equipped with visit by visit interest sheet


on which they can record notes each week. Mrs Har­ greaves hopes that in about 12 months the information can be pooled and a review made of the scheme’s success. In the meantime the


youngsters will carry on using the energy and enthusiasm of youth to help people far less fortunate than themselves.


11 by way of inks Gully — limb.


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A PRIORITY campaign to save the' lives of elderly people who are endangered by the cold has been launched this week by Clitheroe’s Age Action Year committee. Following a meeting on


Keep’an the*old fo


Monday, committee chairman; Mr Vernon Earnshaw has appealed to all local people who live near elderly folk to keep in touch with them, even at the risk of seeming nosey or prying.


“We want old people to maintain their independence," said Mr Eamshaw’, “but at the same time we must all remember that our society is basically inter-dependent.” Now is the crucial time for


old people, explained Mr' Earnshaw. Heating costs are soaring as temperatures fall and coldness and hypothermia are always just round the corner. “We are very worried that increased gas and elec­ tricity bills are prompting the


1976 people are still freezing to death,” he added. “It is also' a tragedy that society has not been able to do more to com­ bat this problem." Money has been poured,into other poss-.. ibly. less worthwhile projects but very little has been done about this problem.’.’ Mr Earnshaw said that the


elderly to turn down their heating. “It is sad to think, that in


urged pensioners to think twice' before turning their, heating down or off.. “If people are really in desperate trouble they should contact the social services depart­ ment,*’ he said.


committee was keen to get its message over to as many people as possible.“ We . are sure there are thousands of willing helpers who will keep an eye on our old folk,” he said. ‘“The established . .pen­ sioners’ organisations already do a grand job but the Uves of, scores of old people are at risk and many of them have-no, connection with such associa­ tions.”' In conclusion Mr Earnshaw


ST MARY’S 76 Club, the group formed recently by the ladies- of- Clitheroe Parish Church, is now flourishing, with well over 100 members and a busy schedule of meet­ ings. S p eak e rs a t the last


meeting of the club — formed following the disbanding of the Mothers’ Union group at the church — were Mr and Mrs Frank Dakin, of Church Street. They gave an illus­ trated talk on their trip to the United States.


President of the 76-Club is


: man,. Mrs Phyllis Calverley, secretary, and Mrs Lilian Holt treasurer. There is a commit­ tee of 10.


the vicar, the Rev. J. C. Hud­ son. Mrs Kay Hudson is chair-


second and fourth Tuesday in the month. The speaker at the next, on February 10th, will be Mr Malcolm Brewer on deafness. Members also plan extensive involvement in vol­ untary work in Jhe area.


Meetings are held every


County rate is rise of lOp recommended


SOME “unpalatable” decisions were having to be taken to keep down next year’s Lancashire County Council recommended rate to 54p in the £, an(


th a t th e F inance Sub- Committee,' of which he is chairman, had had due regard to Government exhortations on the need to maintain a “standstill" in the total of local authority current expendi­ ture, apart from the inescap­ able effects of inflation. Commonsense and balance


increase of lOp. Coun. M. A. H. Bates said


ruary 19th and-by the County Council on March 4th. This precept represents an


increase of 10 per cent over the county standard precept for 1975-76, which was 49 pence. Coun. Bates said the figure


were the keynotes of the recommended budget. It restrained expenditure to that necessary to maintain the essential fabric of the various services for which the council is responsible, while — within the context of prudent finan­ cial management — minimis­ ing the call on the pockets of' ratepayer and taxpayers.' Recommendation of . a stan­


dard precept of 54 pence in the pound is subject to confir­ mation by the Policy and Resources Committee on Feb-


contained provision to cover inescapable increases in expenditure arising from inf­ lation during next year, in line with the latest estimates of the Government. But this money would be tightly con­ trolled by the Finance Sub- Committee and will be released to the various ser­ vices only if, and as and when, the additional expenditure has to be incurred. Under transitional “diffe­


rential precepting” arrange­ ments which first operated in 1974-75, the precept would be adjusted for some districts (and parts of districts) to reflect markedly different levels of rates levied before local government reorganisa­ tion. I f th e F inance Sub­


HOMING SOCIETY’S TRIBUTE TO FRED


jp a piece of old Clitheroe


plaque donated by Mr Hall to the old Borough, of Clitheroe, while in his shop window hangs a giant red herring — the largest fish of its kind Jack has heard of during 53 years in the trade. The . plaquewas commis­


, On the steps of the well is a


sioned by Jack on .his 65th birthday soon after which he retired from full-time working at the shop, now run by his son Brian. The plaque, which still has


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IF PEDESTRIANS' in Wellgate, ■ Clitheroe, stop twice in a few yards it is hardly surprising, for .there are two new items of interest on display — at Jack Hall’s fish shop arid at the fadjoining Heald Well.


to have some words added before it is complete, will eventually be placed on the wall of his shop on the library side of Wellgate. • Painted in gold and blue •


letters on a polished-wood background, it will read: “Heald Well, over 400 years old, once one of Clitheroe’s main water supplies. Pre­ sented by Jack Hall on 13th June, 1973, to the Borough of Clitheroe.” The words “to the Borough


of Clitheroe’’ have yet to be added to the plaque. Jack explained that it was •


dated 1973 because that was. the last full year of the now- defunct Borough Council. “I had to check with the Ribble Valley authority if it was all right to present it to the old Borough Council, and they gave,me the go-ahead," he said. “Many visitors who come to


the town have no idea about the name of the weir or its significance, and this plaque


will help to make these things clear.” The red herring — which


weighs in at 41bs loz — is more than two feet long and will be on display in Jack's shop for a week. ■ ■ It was delivered early on Tuesday morning along with the normal consignment of fish which Jack buys from a f i r m of B l a c k b u r n wholesalers. It was caught off the west


weigh anything from four to 14oz, but this is a king her­ ring, the leader of its shoal and very rare. Even allowing for that it is still enormous and the biggest I’ve ever heard of," he said.


“ Red herrings usually


TROPHY NIGHT ATTRACTS A / FULL HOUSE


A HIGHLIGHT of the year’s activities for members of Clitheroe Homing Society was the annual dinner and presen­ tation night, which once again attracted a full house. The society is one of the


award in memory of his late father. Mr Whitham Snr is remembered by many as a prominent fancier. After a short speech, Mr


foremost clubs of its kind in NE Lancashire and boasts an array of trophies that would be the envy of many other organisations. After a turkey dinner at the


SUSAN’S GOOD COMPANIONS


BRING REWARD


committee’s recommendation is confirmed, the “differen­ tial” precept will be 54.55p for ratepayers of the former Blackburn and Burnley County Boroughs and County Districts in the former Lanca­ shire. For Preston it will be 53.75; for Blackpool 50.55; and for County Districts in the former West Riding of York­ shire 49.55.


A PENDLETON motorist, said to have driven his car at speeds of between 65 and 70 mph on the Whalley-Clitheroe bypass, was fined £15 for exceeding the speed limit.


John Lofthouse Slingcr


SILENCE is golden in the Holden household in Dill Hall Lane, Church. Even the television remains switched off most evenings, for both Susan Holden and her husband, Alan, are avid readers, spending their spare time engrossed in the • companionable silence of their books.


old Susan’s whole life. As senior assistant at Whalley Library, she spends her work­ ing day among the books she loves. Now her knowledge has paid off. She has just been made a Chartered Librarian. Susan passed the necessary


In fact, books are 23-year- TOO FAST


(29), of Spring House, who admitted the offence, said in a letter to' Clitheroe magis­ trates that he had been taking his father out for a drive. He was talking to him and did not realise he was driving so quickly.


PROGRESS AT RIBBLESDALE


i the role of post executive. Until her marriage last


examinations last December at Manchester Polytechnic, and has spent the last 12 months working at Whalley in


April, Susan lived with her parents, Mr and Mrs S. Bol­ ton, of Woodlands Drive, Whalley. She was a pupil at Clitheroe Girls’ Grammar School. She worked for 18 months


welder at, Blackburn — have no particular preferences in their choice of reading, but enjoy all books and Susan, of course, has a constant supply from the library. But like all borrowers, she


at Great Harwood Library before spending two years at the Polytechnic. Both ■ she and Alan — a


does have to wait her turn for the latest editions. Apart from reading, Susan


also enjoys sewing and cooking.


MEMBERS of Clitheroe Homing Society paid a special tribute to' recently-retired secretary Mr Fred Eccles, at their monthly meeting in the Craven Heifer Hotel.


Mr Eccles has been actively


involved in the sport for more than 50 years, and1 he was presented with an inscribed timepiece as a token of the society’s thanks for his work.


the president Mr F. Howarth thanked Mr Eccles (seen on the right of our picture) and said that he was held in very high esteem by all the members.


Making the presentation,


Eccles had held nearly every office in his time and he would be very difficult- to replace.


Homes plan rejected


land at Lower Read Wood Farm near Read has been turned down by the Ribble Valley Council’s Development Sub-Committee.


A PLAN to build 31 homes on.


Mr M. Pitre, was refused on the grounds that the site was in an area of high landscape value, access and mains drainage were not sufficient, and a serious precedent would be set if the plans were approved.


The scheme, submitted by Mr Howarth said that Mr


Swan and Royal Hotel, presi­ dent Mr F. Howarth wel­ comed everybody and gave a resume of club activities and members' achievements dur­ ing the past year.


sale had been staged, plus an open race from Lymington which is now very well sup­ ported. The outstanding per­ formance was by Hitchon and Chatburn, who won the Lan­ cashire Combine averages.


A successful young bird


Fred Eccles for his work, Mr Howarth introduced local butcher Mr Stanley Whitham the donor of an annual cup and


Thanking secretary Mr


MORE than 100 paintings by Bolton-by-BowIand artist Mrs Mary Kent Harrison are' cur­ rently on show at a prestigi­ ous Preston art gallery..


water colours opened at the town centre Vernon Gallery on Monday evening with a party for friends and local art entHusiasts.


Her exhibition of oils and Mrs Harrison, of White


Stones Farm, considers it an honour to have her work shown at the gallery. It is her


.ages cup, Channel Points cup and Rennes cup, A. Parker; Niort trophy and J. Addison special award, R. Lavin. Mrs J. Scott plaque and


Crompton cup .(Lymington race), Hitchon and Chatburn;


ouse; Novice cup, F. R. How­ arth; Fred Hall trophy, E. Pollard; S. Whitham Cup and special award, J. B. and W. Scott.


Exhibiting paintings


opening were Lady Clitheroe, Dr and Mrs J. M. Gilks, of Grindleton,- Miss Dorothy Taylor, of Whalley, Mrs A. Drew, of Waddington, Mrs T. Kay, of Newton, and Mrs E. Yorke, of Halton West.


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%Mark recalls | a kindness


RETIRED hospital secretary Mr Mark Lawrence this week marked the 50th anniversary of the day he first started work . . . by calling on the lady who was his first “boss.” Mr Lawrence, of Whalley Road, Clithcroe,


retired in 1970 as Brockhall Hospital secretary. And this week he recalled February 1st, 1926 — his first day as a working man. -Leaving home in West Bradford, he rode to


Clitheroe on his cycle to catch the 8 a.m. train. His new appointment three days after leaving


BUILDING is now going full steam ahead on a new clas- • sroom block at Ribblesdale School which will ease over­ crowding problems when the next school year starts in September.


Designed to accommodate


his wife Mary still can’t quite belive their eyes as they sur­ vey the takings of the Cross Keys.appeal. — ~ ■ >


Picture: Mr.FaUlkner and ■


180 pupils, the block will house c ra f t rooms, ah environmental Science room, and general classrooms, mainly for use by first and„ second-year pupils. M


Mortimer says “The block was originally supposed to be ready for last September. But the start was delayed and that is why we are hav­ ing to accommodate about 60 pupils in an annexe ,at SS


Headmaster Mr Denis


Michael and John’s School. { ■


“ Our /members, w.l 11 increase ttgahr by about 60, to more than l,030,; jn Sep­ tember, but the new block should enable us to accom­


modate everyone up here at Ribblesdalc.” :


and despite delays due to bnd weather conditions, the building is now well into its ;. second storey. Completion is scheduled for August.^ '


Work started in August., The block is similar in


design to the School’s exist­ ing ROSLA block, but brick


i cladding gives it a more per- : manent appearance. » On the ground floor will •


be a needlework teaching room, a junior housecraft' room with living area and' kitchen, a general clas­ sroom, and an integrated c ran area for woodwork, light crafts, metalwork and art. ... Upstairs there will be a


room for environmental sci­ ence and four classrooms, pf which, two are to be fitted out as language rooms, with all the language-learning facilites brought together.


Clithcroe Royal Grammar School, was as a junior clerk at Calderstones Hospital. Said Mr Lawrence: “The telephone operator and receptionist Miss Helen McVittic received me very pleasantly and put me in an armchair in front of a blazing fire in the


£!•:$-general--office. She left me there but returned $ij;| immediately to give me that day’s copy of the Daily. Telegraph.


;j;|§ “I have always recalled with pleasure the friendly $ $ way I was received bn that first day.” So, on' Monday, he and his, wife called at the


ijij:-: Sands, Whalley, where Miss McVittie lives with her sister, Marion. They presented her with a bouquet


•3$; of freesla, a bottle of Sherry . ... ahd Monday’s edition of the Daily Telegraph!


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English Art Club, Mrs Harri­ son is showing 120 paintings executed in a variety of styles. The exhibition lasts a month. Among the guests at the


first major exhibition outside London. A member of the New


H. Chatburn trophy (Man- gotsfield), C. Rung; Craven Heifer trophy (Mangotsfield and Lymington), Dewhirst and Musgrove. Young birds cup, II. Lofth­


Whitham presented the awards. Bouquets were pre­ sented to the secretary’s wife and to Mrs A. Eccles. Nantes cup, J. Kenyon spe­ cial award, Edgar Hargreaves memorial plate, time and dis­ tance cup (Rennes race), W. J. and F. Cottam; Combined Averages cup, Channel Aver-


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