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THE recent ’flu bug which has been the scourge of many a children’s Christmas party also took its toll of the one held at Gisburn.


party organised by Gisburn Young Wives for their children and friends, but.last week numbers were down by about half. The 30 or so children who were there, however,


In past years, about 60 youngsters have attended the .


didn’t let this spoil their fun as they enjoyed the varied programme of party games and festive frolics. Miss Suzanne Wallbank brought her record player


and records: along, and the winners of the dancing competition were Alison and Helen Lund. Games were organised by Mrs Mary Walker, Mrs


Josephine Lund,' Mrs Monica Cross and Mrs Jennifer Barron.


Nalgo keep up a tradition l ' ; £ as lCti - n o ; k A m nasal I;


AMONG the many traditions maintained by Ribble Valley Council local government officers, the annual New Year’s Eve dinner dance must surely be one of the


most popular. Last week more than 80 members of staff and their


friends attended the dance organised by the Ribble Valley branch of Nalgo.


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BANK’S


RECORD YEAR


RECORD progress has been made by the Blackburn Trus­ tee Savings Bank during the past year, the ,145th annual general meeting was told by the chairman, Col L. C. King-. Wilkinson, of Slaidburn. In his report, Col King-


Wilkinson said th a t the increase in balances due to depositors, at £6,366,681, had been the la rg e s t ever recorded in the history of the bank. Total funds amounted to £80,419,904, an increase of £6,682,599. Balances due to depositors at the Church Street, Clitheroe, branch of the TSB are now £4,308,790. The year had been a par­


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Clitheroe, there was dancing to the hotel’s resident band. Representing council members were the Mayor and Mayoress of the Ribble Valley, Coun. and Mrs Tom Robinson. ■ '


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Our picture shows a group of officers and guests with the Mayor and Mayoress, at the front.


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Manager of local branch of Boots for 25 years


A FORMER manager of the Clitheroe branch of Boots the chemists, Mr Thomas Heiton Taft, of Milton Avenue, Clitheroe, has died aged 73.


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home on Boxing Day, was born in London and spent his youth in Grantham, Lines, where he was apprenticed to Boots in 1917.


Mr Taft, who died at his


n um b e r of th e f irm ’s branches, obtaining a Boots scholarship in 1923.


He gained experience in a


Nottingham University, Mr Taft qualified as a pharmacist and became a relief manager for Boots’ North West area. He later became first man­ ager of a 24-hour branch of the chemists in Liverpool, moving to the Bacup branch in 1927. -Two years later he transferred to Darwen and in 1938 he moved to Clitheroe, retiring in 1963.


After a year of study at ■SALE SALE ^sai <


ticularly satisfactory one, said Col King-Wilkinson, as com1 petition had remained fierce and the economic climate depressed. The Blackburn TSB is now merged with the Trustee Savings Bank of Lan­ cashire and Cumbria.


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Change of heart


VOLUNTARY organisations for old people which were re fu sed council grants towards Christmas parties are to have the grants after all: The Ribble: Valley Council


has changed its mind because a decision in October to-give the grants was iii conflict with its policy of continuing grants made by previous-authorities. The five, organisations


the Rotary Club of Clitheroe, was engaged in Civil Defence during the war. He was also connected with Clitheroe Par­ ish Church as a former sides­ man and secretary of the Parochial Church Council.


Mr Taft, a past president of


wife, Jane, and a . son and daughter. Service and crema­ tion was at Accrington last Friday.


Mr Taft is Survived by his


At Witnesses convention


which had already applied, and any others which applied during the current year, will receive £10 each.


TWO PLANS


TWO separate -applications involving Chatburn’s former telephone exchange are to be considered tonight by the Rib ble- Valley Council’s Develop ment Sub-Committee. One plan is i for the conversion of the building for residential


• use, the other is for its use as an electrical store.-' -


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■ Hall at Northenden, Manches­ ter, at the weekend.


JEHOVAH’S Witnesses from the Clitheroe area were among d e leg a te s from, throughout the North West who attended a convention at a new Witnesses’ Assembly


■ them ■ working evenings and -weekends.,


. The: building serves: as a


convention centre for.circuits. from the Potteries to the Scot­ tish border and North Wales to the'Pennines. : .


in Britain,- was formerly a cinema. It was bought and ren o v a ted , at a cost of £170,000 by Witnesses : throughout the area,' many of


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