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AN allegation by a Cl i th e r o e Town Councillor that service at the main King Street Post Office was “appal ling” has been denied by the acting head postmaster.
Mr Jo h n W i lliam so n claimed that his staff g av e good c o u n te r
, complaints had been received.
.service and, according to h is k n ow le d g e , no
Criticism of the Post Office came from Coun. Mrs Beryl Cassidy at a meet ing of the Town Council. She said that she had- b e e n in th e o f f ic e recently and found only two counter positions open. There were about 10 people waiting at each and with two men filling in motor tax forms, things were moving at a snail’s pace:
Sometimes it took 15 to 20 minutes to get served.
“The Post Office made a
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FORMER car showrooms in Castle Street, which have recently been described as Clitheroe’s main-street eyesore, may soon be devel oped as a smes outlet for a leading multiple firm.
conditional agreement in principle has been reached by Boots the Chemists to acquire the site for develop ment.
I t is understood that
for the firm’s head office commented: “We have been seeking somewhere bigger and better than our existing premises in Castle Street, to improve our representation in Clitheroe ana the Ribble Valley.
only a few doors away from the disused showroom, provide about 800 square leet of sales area.
Boots’ present premises,
considerably more space, although the p re s e n t owners, ^waites nrewery, intend to retain part of the site to provide a larger car park and better entrance at the nearby Starkie Arms Hotel.
The showroom would give This week, a spokesman
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first 360 people to apply. Just cut out the coupon on Page 2 and bring it to our office in King Street or to. the Gas Boam show rooms in Castle Street.
advertised for sale for some time by estate agents H. W. Petty, of Burnley.
’The showroom has been
THE headmaster of SS Michael and John’s School, Clitheroe, Mr Bernard WaiTcn has been awai'ded an MA degree following a year of study in the educa tional research department of Lancaster University. Mr Warren, who already
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from Clitheroe butchers Hamson and Kerr, will be announced at a special cookery demonst ration even in g at Clitheroe Parish Hall on Wednesday, November
mst on November 21st. The winner, who will receive a frozen turkey
send us a recipe suggest ing an alternative to the t r a d i t i o n a l plum pudding, to be served on Christmas Day. Entries close after first
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' tions to them to employ more’staff,” she said. “A lot of rural sub post offices, which have been
' fulfilling an important role, have been closed down.
“This means' that more people are forced to come into town where they are faced with this long wait.”
The Council decided to send a letter of complaint
year and I wonder if we could make representa-
great deal of money last
to the Clitheroe postmas te r with copies to the Kibble 'Valley Council, the head - postmaster at Blackburn, and the local P ost Office Advisory Committee.
But Mr Williamson said that it was difficult to believe that anyone could be kept waiting for 20 minutes.
“There are certain times of the day when there are only two positions open
but this is based on the number of customers
Mr Williamson added that on peak days such as Mondays and Thursdays,
, when pensions were paid out, four staff members were on duty.
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Just the ticket to aid Mayor’s Welfare Fund
CLITHEROE Town Mayor Coun. Bob Ainsworth is to take a gamble on the generosity of local people this Christmas . . . by promoting a lottery to boost his chanty appeal fund.
at lOp each will go on sale this weekend and the draw will be made by Coun. Ains worth in the Mayor’s Parlour on December 17th. For the lucky winner there will be a prize of £250,
If his “flutter” ends on a winning note, the council itself may consider holding a municipal lottery to help finance some of its services and projects. Some of the 10,000 tickets
with a second prize of £50. There will also be five prizes of £10 and 60 of jubilee crowns.
announced at a meeting of the Town Council. After wards, Town Clerk Mr Leslie Telford said that the
Explosion unlikely to happen again
THE recent explosion at Castle Castings, -which shattered the windows of nearby homes, is unlikely to happen again, residents have been told.
meeting which was called followi^ a plea to Clitheroe Town Council by househol ders who live near the Clitheroe firm’s Brooks works. Present were resi dents, representatives of the firm and Ribble Valley Council o f f ic ia ls and members.
afterwards that the meeting had provided an opportunity for an exchange of -views by all concerned.
A council spokesman said
give assurances that the explosion was the first in the histo^ of the company on the site and resulted from a combination of events extre mely unlikely, ever to recur. Indeed, every step has been taken to ensure that this does not happen,” said the spokesman.
“The company was able to
also been campaigning for a reduction in the smoke and g r it emission from the factory, heard that plans for a new cupola were now prog ressing and this was likely to
’The residents, who have The assurance came at a be brought into operation
company management are clearly concerned to reduce to a minimum the nuisance caused to adjacent househol ders, but the close proximity of heavy engineering and housing means that a 100 per cent solution cannot be attained.” The meeting heard, too,
next year. Said spokesman: “The
the residents wish to form a committee, this would provide a much better means of consultation that individual approaches,” he said.
added that residents had commented on the “apparent lack of concern” on the part of the firm, expressing the view that a better under standing by all concerned would be advantageous. “It was suggested that if
cal ap p e aranc e of its premises, although this was a progressive progr^rae that could not be achieved overnight. The council spokesman
that the company was taking steps to improve the physi
between £400 and £500 for the fund, which normally relies on donations from firms and individuals. Details of the lottery were
I t is hoped to raise
because, while donations have tended to remain the same, prices of goods have risen considerably and for the past few years we have had to draw on our reserves to help foot the bilj. “We hope this will not be
necessary this year, and with the extra money we would be able to improve the standard of gifts. We want to make it a good Christmas fo r the old people of Clitheroe.” .
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provides gifts of biscuits, chocolates and cigarettes for pensioners at Castleford and p a t ie n ts a t_C li th ero e Hospital.
T h e f u n d n o rm a l ly
Bramley Meade maternity hospital, Whalley, and o th e rs in hospitals in Accrington and Blackburn also receive gifts which are handed out personally by the Mayor at Christmas. Cliil- dren of St Denys benefit from the fund, too.
Clitheroe patients at
Council has also considered holding a lottery, but has yet to come to a decision.
® The Ribble Valley
discussed at a subsequent Finance Committee meet ing, opinions were divided and it was agreed that infor mation on running a lottery should be obtained from two specialist firms before a final decision was taken.
When the proposal was
one-off jo b ,” said Mr Telford. “We are taking a gamble, but if it pays off, we could hold further lotteries to finance council projects such as play areas. “We chose the appeal fund
decision had been taken by the Mayor’s Welfare Fund committee which adminis ters the fund, but it was brought before the council for ratification. “At the moment this is a
Retirement marks end of an era
ONE of Clitheroe’s oldest family businesses will change hands next month when Mr Noel Cook retires from his Castle Street sports outfitters, leather goods and saddlery shop.
' And Mr Cook’s retire ment, at the age of 65, -will end a family fink that has lasted for 146 years. His great-grandfather, Elijah Cook, took over the firm in 1831 and on his death, Mr Cook’s grandfather, James, continued the business.
the business, adding the sp o r ts d ep a r tm en t as mechanisation began to supercede the horse. At his request, Mr Cook agreed to run the shop until his retire ment.
managing director of a Blackburn mill owned by another branch of the family, coming to Clitheroe when this was sold 16 years ago.
P re v io u s ly , he was
of the Rotary Club 'of Clitheroe, is looking forward to spending more time -with his wife, Edna, and in the garden of their home in Finder Close, Waddington. Taking over the business
Mr Cook, a past president
-will be Mr William Smalley, of Empress Squash Rackets Ltd.
An uncle then carried on u
“The delay mentioned by Coun. Mrs Cassidy would depend on the time of day she visited the office. It could have been that a lengthy transaction held matters up at the counter but this is very unusual.”
expected at a given time and the s itu a tio n is monitored regularly,” said Mr Williamson.
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New extension a monstrosity, say residents
THE building of a large workshop at Ronnan’s agricultural machinery works in Whalley has sparked off protests from residents in Sydney Avenue, whose homes back on to the site.
feet high — is a “monstros ity” winch spoils their view and will greatly decrease the value of the properties. The residents are also concerned at the build-up of scrap me tal and ru b b ish in Ronnan’s yard, which borders their back gardens. Housewife Mrs Terry
worried that we might lose four or five thousandpounds if we have to sell our houses. One house in the avenue has stayed unsold for 18 months because of the state of the yard at the back. Mrs Flora Smith, who
last straw. “ We a re ex trem e ly
know the new building was being put up until work began last Thursday because permission for it was first
Health Centre ' extension
PERMISSION for a small extension at Clitheroe Health Centre is being sought by the Lancashire Area Health Authority. Under plans submitted to the Ribble Valley Council, the authority intends to construct a small office, for use by senior clerical staff, between the dispensary and the typing pool.
SURPRISE AWARD FOR SHOW SECRETARY
THERE were several local winners in the Ribble Valley Poultw Society’s Champion ship Show on Saturday — although all the top awards went out of town.
breeds of Multry, one local woman, Mra Betty Palmer, of Buck House, Paythome, was prominent among the prizewinners, taking eight awards including the best ladies’ entry.
Prom 850 entries of most
Calderstones Hospital also took several awards, includ ing a special prize for the best waterfowl. The other major local
Entries from patients at
Clitheroe, who won six awards, including four firsts.
prizewinner, was Mr R. B. Swarbrlck, of Pimlico Road,
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in show went to Mr N. Proc tor, of Forton, for a large Wyandotte, and reserve champion was a sebright bantam shown by Mr J. D. Kay, (Osbaldeston), the sod-, et}^ vice-chairman. M s year’s show, held at Clitheroe Auction Mart, was
entrant, T. E. Newhouse, of Parker Avenue, carried off two first, two seconds and a third prize in the hen classes. The major prize for best
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lives at No. 18, said: “The state at the back is so bad that when my sister-in-iaw visited us recently she said 'Oh, I didn’t know you lived next to a scrapyard.’ That shows just how bad it looks to someone coming here for the first time.” The residents did not
been getting worse and worse but this ouilding is the
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Ratcliffe, who has lived at No.; 16 for 17 years, said: ‘
They say the building — measuring 80 feet long by 19
granted in 1969.- A' small part of the work was done th e n which means no renewal of permission is required. Now the residents have
‘The rubbish at the back has
concerned it would be poss ible for the council to serve an enforcement order to make sure it is removed.”
Mr Ronnie Ronnan, was this week u n ava ilable for comment.
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CLITHEROE’S Centrelink bus service will be among those affected if Ribble Motor Services’ application for a £1V^ million a year fares increase is miproved by the Traffic (Jommis- sioners.
increases averaring 10 per cent to be introduced at the end of January, because of inflation. If granted the increases will be the first for 12 months.
Ribble have applied for
to be added to single fares of 6p to 14p and 2p from 15p to 24p; 3p up to 34p; 4p up to 44p and an additional Ip for each lOp upwards.
Ribble have asked for Ip
the Burnley and Pendle bus area, which means that on the Bumley-Clitheroe route the Increase will apply only to and from Read. A section b e twe e n Hor ton and Thomton-in-Craven, on the Clitheroe-^Skipton route, is also excluded.
The application excludes
Boiler breaks down
RATHER than leave their coats in the cloakrooms, on Monday, pupils at Edisford County, Primary School, Clitheroe, wore them to class . . . because the school’s boiler was not working. Workmen had been on
chosen as the championship show for the North-West by the Poultry Club' of Great Britain, to celebrate their centenary;. I t was an outstanding success, with a
there was a surprise for the i
record number of entries and about 300 visitors. During the afternoon
society's secretary and trea su r e r , Miss Marjo rie' Hetherington, of York Street, Clitheroe, who , was presented with a special award for her outstanding services to the poultry fancy
for many years. Miss Hetherington, a
committee member for 12
ye^s, ’received the award, w i th a few of the prizewin- which also commemorates , ning entries are, from the Jubilee year, from Mr David left: Front — Chris Parker Hawksworth, vice-president (committee member), Fred _ of the Poultry. Club.
came completely out of the ton, Ba r ry SwarbricK blue, but I am really pleased (committee). Back — David to have been chosen.'^’ ,
She said- Mterwards: “ It manager). Miss Hethering- / ; B r a d 1 e y ( p e n n i n g Some of the organisers Newhouse (committee)., , ’ Kay (vice-chairman), Tom
coats, work continued as normal.” T h e boiler was working again by Tuesday morning.
Marsh: “The classroom temperatures were around 55 degrees and although the children had to wear their
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Saturday morning to check heating mechanisms but on Monday, when the caretak ers switched on the boiler, it failed to respond. Said Headmaster Mr Jim
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tion with the residents, Coun. Mrs Maw told our reporter: “We-are very much in sympathy ivith the residents but- pla^ining permission has been granted for the building so there is nothing we can do. “So, far as the rubbish is
asked their Ribble Valley councillors, Coun. Mrs Myra Clegg and Coun. Mrs Sheila Maw, for help. , After discussing the situa
ticated mime movements and dances accompanied Iw
the violin, played by Mr Greenwood. The group — named
visitors and by the light of the fire, the Manchester- based trio — Janet Newton, John Haynes and Bernard Greenwood — performed a half-hour routine for watch ing parents and children. It included several sophis
A PROFESSIONAL trio of mime and dance artists added a touch of mystery and colour to the bumper bonfire party held at St Denys children’s home, Clitheroe, on Saturday. The party attracted lots of
Bell ran into her house to fetch a blanket to keep Karen warm until the ambu lance arrived. She and Jean’s mother, Mrs Norah Bowker, went in the ambu lance with Karen, who was unconscious.
idea was to bring this unusual type of entertain ment to people who wouldn’t normally go to a theatre to see it. Some of the children were a bit mystified but many of the parents said they enjoyed it.”
“Stroller in the Air" — trained with a top interna tional dance group in Prague and now tour Bntain. ’Their visit to St Denys was arranged by Ribble Valley Arts Organiser Mr Tony Cavender, in conjunction with houseparents ^ and Mrs Michael Lofthouse. Said Mr Cavender: “The
■week when, for the first ' time in the newspaper’s history, more than 9,000 copies of a single edition were sold. Last week’s exact total
THE Clitheroe Advertiser and Times passed another important milestone last
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was 9,039, giving an esti mated overall readership of over 27,000 — and proving once again that the Adver tiser and Times is by far the best buy for news and advertising in Clitheroe and district.
two girls were walking along the road in the direction of the village when Mr Sander son offered them a lift and they both jumped into the passenger seat. After the accident, Mrs
Nook Farm, who assisted at the scene of the accident, said Karen was staying the weekendwith a schoolfnend, 13-year-old Jean Bowker, of Scott Laithe Farm. It is understood that the
Rover was gamekeeper Mr Robert Sanderson (38), of Oak Cottage, Bolton-by- Bowland. Mrs Amy Bell, of Copy
dale School, Clitheroe, was ru sh ed to Accrington Victoria Hospital and later transferred to Blackburn. The driver of the Land
the vehicle opened as it travelled along the Sawley to Bolton-by-BowIand road near the Copy Nook Hotel. Karen, a pupil at Ribbles-
of Mr and Mre John Kav, of Buccleuch Avenue, fell from the front passenger seat of Land Rover on Sunday. Apparently the door of
A 14-YEAR-OLD Clitheroe girl died in the intensive care unit at Blackburn Royal Inflrmaiy on Tuesday, after sustaining massive head injuries in an accident at Bolton-by-Bowland at the weekend. Karen Kay, only daughter
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