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No watching pennies


CLITHEROE’S Christmas shopping -spree set off with a bang this week. Town centre shops nave been bursting at the seams since the weekend, when the big rush began, and weary shop assistants are now looking forward to Saturday night.


other shops, had nearly sold out of Christmas cards by Monday afternoon, but another delivery arrived later in the day.


Stocking up


tage of bread, following the multiple bakers’ overtime b an , which m e an t no deliveries to the town. Some panic buying of bread on Saturday made the situation worse, but by Tuesday things were back to normal. As many shops are closing


until Thursday, housewives have been stocking up early with groceries, but a late rush is still expected for fruit, vegetables, turkeys and last-minute gifts, and


Monday also saw a shor­


spend as far as the public is concerned and according to the Clitheroe and district Chamber of Trade presi­ dent, Mr Jojm Cowgill, there’s no sign yet of people watching the pennies. Cowgills, in common with


open until teatime on Satur- d ay , th e windows are emptying fast and traders warn “ don’t leave your buying until the very last minute.” I t ’s been spend, spend,


Although shops will be


. Muppet toys , followed closely by 1977’s other craze — skateboards — making it a bumper week for local toy and sports shops. More expensive toys, such


shopkeepers have been taking on extra staff to help them cope. Top of the list for Christ-, mas stocking fillers are


as train and car racing sets, have been very popular, and models of television charac­ ters such as the Six Million Dollar Man will also be turn­ ing up in a lot of stockings on Christmas morning, if sales are anything to go by.


aeents, it’s a stav-at-home Christmas for most people, with very few venturing away’from the town.


jo in t owner Mrs Betty Dewhurst reports a booming trade in cards and decora­ tions, another top selling line being: books on the Queen’s Silver Jubilee. According .to the travel


At the Kaydee Bookshop,


ing director of Whitesides, wine and spirit merchants, said they had been excep­ tionally busy, but it had been a late Christmas as regards shopping.


■didn’t really expect it,” he said.


of Althams Travel, said. “A few people have booked on special five-day Christmas tours to South coast resorts, but on the whole it’s very quieti” With so.many people


Mr Harry Tee, manager


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the busiest time of the year for us. There has been a slight build up of second- class mail, but all the first- class post is up to date,” explained Mr Tennant.


mail — the national average is up by four per cent — Clitheroe has not taken on any additional postmen for the Christmas period. “Obviously this is always


for heeding warnings of previous years and posting early. ■ Despite an increase in


Christmas rush of mail, the staff have also had to deal with the £10 Christmas bonus payments.” He also praised the public


H i l la rd s Superm arket, reported that the staff were coping very well with the last-minute bustle. “We’ve been far busier, than usual this year, with the big rush starting last week when we


b ud ge ts and .threats of budgets in November made p e o p le stock up much earlier. This year it’s been back to the good old days, with the really,busy time being the last two weeks before the holiday. Mr Ian Clark, manager of


"For the past few years,


celebrating at home, super markets and wine shops are preparing for a mad scram­ ble of shoppers in the next two days. Mr John Rushton, manag­


Club seeks members’ help


railway station was. taken over by the.club, in 1972 and


general meeting on Friday, a s u f f ic i e n t n um b e r -o f members stepped forward to keep the bar and other Club activities running. The meeting was called because only eight committee men and four officials were avail­ able to run the premises. Part of Clitheroe’s former


there have been several closure rumours this year about its financial position.


counter staff at the main Post Office and we are doing very well,” he said. “ On top of the usual


dispense with the services of its.steward-and stewardess to cut down costs and now only employs a part-time stewardess to work after­ noons. “It was getting far too


In May, the dub had to End of term


much for us and we decided that we should ask for help,” said club secretary, Mr Jack Binks. “Twelve of us were running the club on a rota basis when at least 16 were needed.


able to open over Christmas and New Year, but if the position deteriorates then we will have to consider closing.


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C L ITH E R O E P o s t Office h a s received


more than 100 letters from children addressed to F a th e r Christmas.


Temporary postmaster Mr Rowland. Tennant said that they would all be answ e red in due


approaching people on an unofficial basis and agreed to call a meeting of members to put the position to them straight. “We now have maximum number required in addition to some other- volunteers. “This means we will be


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p ro g re s s iv e rock group Copra, who helped out support band Diesels by. loaning them drummer Ian Jackson. Maths teacher John Hesketh completed the bill with folk songs.


MORE than 350 boys at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School enjoyed, a charity concert in the school hall on Tuesday. Topping the bill was local


Mayor’s fund THE Mayor of Clitheroe’s Welfare


Fund now stands a t £741.60. L a te s t donations ore: £203 — Mayoress’s coffee morning; £95 —


C l i th e ro e Golf Club; £60 — Whitesides of Clitheroc; £25 .— Clitheroc and District Caledonian Society; £20 — Clitheroe Parochial Church Council, Chtheroe Conser­ vative Club; £10 — J. H. Myers Ltd, T. U. Liddle (Solicitor), Inner Wheel Club of Chtheroe, Probus Club, Chtheroe Round Table; £5 — D. Cattermole, E. Gnmshaw Ltd; £3 — Coun. J. Blackburn; £2-50 — Coun. and Mrs L. Wells; £2 — E. N. Banks, Mrs Pickthall, Coun- B. Jones, H. and M. Black- bum, K.G. and C.R.H.


TWENTY-FOUR members of the 2nd Whalley Brownies went carol singing by lamp­ light to raise money to buy Christmas gifts for senior citizens. .


in the village, accompanied by Tawny Owl Mrs Dorothy Hampson, Brown Owl Mrs Christine Seed and District Commissioner Mrs Ann Whitham.


They visited many komes


first was passed round at a Christmas party for senior citizens at Calaerstones, a n d M r s Ham p s on presented the other to Wilp- shire Orphanage, last night.


collected has been used to buy two tins of sweets. The


The £8.56 which they


Brownies, lanterns at the ready, and leaders outside the home of Mrs Betty Ewell, of Church Lane. At the back are (from the left) Mrs Whitham, Mrs Hamp­ son and Mrs Eivell, with Heather Whitham (10), Diane Ward (8), Helen Clarke (8) and Christine Hampson (10).


Our picture shows the Fresh slant on an old story


that it would have to close because of the dwindling number of volunteers left to run the premises. But at an extraordinary,


CLITHEROE’S Stardust Club, which has been faced with the economic axe on a number of occasions this year, will stay open at least over the festive season. Originally it was feared


THE official ceremony to switch on the lights round Clitheroe’s. crib and tree at Castlegate, performed by the Mayor of Clitheroe, Coun. Bob Ainsworth, was watched by 100 primary schoolchildren. The youngsters, who came from the town’s five primary schools, sang three carols and were warmly applauded by shoppers.


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be closed from 4 p.m. tomorrow until 9 a.m. on Wednesday but the report­ ing staff will be on duty today, tomorrow and Tues­ day and correspondents are requested to submit items of news as early as possible in the week.


makers there will be a great free competition. In a “ Spot th e Difference’’ contest, Morton’s, of Moor Lane, Clitheroe, will be offering three model kits— a plane, a racing car and a motor-cycle — as prizes. The Advertiser office will


T h u rsd ay THE Clitheroe Advertiser and Times will be on sale as usual next Thursday. And for young model


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-Joining USA soccer club


CLITHEROE -born Richard Dinnis . has been appointed head coach to the “Furies” — Philadel­


phia’s newest soccer club. He has just returned from a four-day visit to America where he signed a one-year contract starting in March.


ing forward to the challenge and has just signed Peter Osgood, the Southampton player, for £50,000.


sponsored mainly by celeb­ rities in the recording indus­ try, and Mr Dinnis has been told that he can buy four more players to strengthen the side. “I ’ll be looking around while I’m home in England,” he added. Mr Dinnis clearly is look­


over there aren’t as high as in England — the top six clubs could ju s t about survive in th e English Second Division,” he says. The Furies are a new club


being dismissed as manager of Newcastle United, he decided to take a -chance with America’s “fastest- growing sport.” “The game’s standards


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an old colleague in Mr Ken Furphy, former manager of Blackburn Rovers, who is now in charge of the Detroit Express team..


While in America" he met


Dinnis (36), is the son of Mr Richard Dinnis, of Shaw Cottage, Clitheroe. He and his Clitheroe-born wife, Julia, for the time being will continue to maintain their Wilpshire home.


(15), who is continuing in the family tradition. He plays for CRGS, which his father once captained — and also for Clitneroe Academicals in the Ribble Valley Football League.


They have a son, Mark D E C O R A T ED


LESSONS, nt Clitheroe. P a r ish - Ohurch’s annual


were read by members of organisations in the parish.'


The Rev. J. C. Hudson led


Cement workers ‘blacklist’ the firemen


CLITHEROE’S strike-breaking part-time firemen have been “blacklisted for life” from working at the


.town’s Ribble Cement works. The joint shop stewards


committee representing 3501 men at the plant says its members will walk out if any of the firemen are employed there. This is the latest develop­


ment in an eventful week for the firemen, which began with their eleventh hour decision not to attend the Mayor of Clitheroe’s much- publicised Christmas drinks reception. They made the decision


unaware th a t the Fire Brigades’ Union had called o ff its threatened mass picket of the affair. No fire­ men and no pickets turned up and the reception went off smqothly. The “blacklist- ing|’ is the first sign of any action being taken at the full-time places of employ­ ment of the men. The secretary of the joint


shop stewards committee, Mr Vernon Eamshaw, said the action had been taken because of the firemen’s


School b la ze


Endowed School, Chipping, it was lessons as usual on Tuesday, following a fire in the boiler house which cut off the central heating and


For 85 pupils at Brabin’s


lighting. - The children . stayed at home on Monday, after an announcement had been made in church on Sunday evening by the Rev. Thomas - Green.


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THE nativity was given a fresh approach when 40 third and fourth year juniors at St James’s CE School, Clitheroe,.gave their version, called "Christmas Jazz,’’ to parents and fellow pupils.


show and accompanied the choir on the piano, said they had decided to revitalise “the greatest story on earth "by putting it over in a different way, with animals rather■ than people telling of the birth of Jesus,


Deputy headmaster Mr G. Worthy, who produced the


Donna Speak, helped with the narration and also did an amusing soft shoe skuffle. The role of Mary was played by Anna Kelly.


children, with much of the backcloth and animal masks being made bg Mrs G. Whiteman, a part-time teacher, The choir was augmented by members of staff.


The .donkey, ably played by Alison Workman and The whole show was a joint effort by staff and


B ottomley did not expect the school to reopen until a f t e r C h r is tm a s , b u t en g in ee rs re s to re d the power fas ter than antici­ pated. School cook Mrs Enid


Double phoned parents with the news and the children were able to take part in y e s te rd a y ’s ■ jo in t . carol se rvice with /St Mary’s pupils and to hold their end of term party today.


Headmaster Mr Gordon


legs,” said Mr Eamshaw. “When you are m a union you should stick by the rules — and they haven’t. We have compiled a list of their nam e s and if any are employed the men will be out.” At present only one part-


re fu sa l to su p p o r t the national strike call. “They are really nothing more than scabs and black­


service of nine lessons and carols on Sunday evening


the, service, organist Mr Charles Myers conducted


son played the organ. The


church was decorated with a Christmas tree and crib by ladies of the parish.


th e choir and assistant organist Miss Linda Thomp­


A former teacher, Mr Whoops!


LITTLE John, the Shetland pony, was nursing a sore head the morning after he went on a carol singing tour of Chipping with members and parents of the local Pony Club.


1 Scout s’ supper in the village hall, where he decided he had socialised enough,


owner, Jayne Kay, of Chaig- ley, and the pony club m em b e r s , L i t t le John disgraced himself in the ballroom of the Brick House Restaurant; and again at the


pubs and restaurants and it was after taking a drop too much “mixed” at the Sun Inn, that 11-year-old Little John found he just couldn’t hold his drink. To the dismay of his


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kicked his heels and made for the door. This was the third year


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over last week’s drinks reception at the town hall continues. .^The FBU has protested at the Mayor, Coun. Bob Ainsworth’s invitation to the firemen in a joint letter with the Lanca­ shire Association of Trades Councils. The letter has been sent to


time fireman works at the plant. But he is a member of the transport workers’ union which is not represented by the committee. Meanwhile controversy


the Ribble Valley Council’s Chief Executive, Mr Michael Jackson, asking for a meeting with him to discuss what it calls Coun. Ainsworth’s “unbelievable insensitivity.” And two of the firemen,


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sub-officer Graham Cutler and George Blackburn, have issued a joint statement “setting the record straight” on why they didn’t go. They are concerned at rumours t h a t th e y an d th e i r colleagues were “frigh­


tened” by the threat of pickets. The statement says the


only reason they did not go was because of worry over the possibility of property and innocent people being h u r t had th e re been a confrontation. And it prom­ ises continued full fire cover in app reciation of the support being given to the men. by townspeople. The Clitheroe brigade has


-Green—Winckley Hall road, and dispersing petrol which had leaked on to King Street, Clitheroe, from a parked vehicle.


been in action twice in the past week — dealing with a e a r f i re on the H u rs t


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