Clilheroe Advertiser and Times, Uecember'22nd, 1977 .3 I 5*-i' ■' CHRISTMAS VT . i t W ^ y


RIBBLE Valley coun­ cillors, have done an about tiim over a prop- o s e d 40 per cent i n c re as e in thei r a t t e n d a n c e a l l o ­ wances.


council reversed a recom- endation from the Finance and General Purposes Committee that , the basic allowance be increased from £5 to £7.


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DECEMBER 25th CHRISTMAS DAY 9 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION


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Dominoes tor children only


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BOB AND SYLVIA EXTEND BEST WISHES TO ALL, FOR A HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR.


Great Night CHRISTMAS EVE


JOE STEVENS Karen on the organ CHRISTMAS DAY NIGHT CLOSED


BOXING DAY She’s here again! Lovely, talented


PATSY Karen on tho organ Peter on drums '


2. (2) “Mull of Kintyre/Girls’ school.” — Wings, ■3. (7) “I will.” — Ruby. Winters. 4., (4) - ’’’Egyptian reggae.” Jonathan Richman, 5. . (5) “How deep is your love.” — Bee dees. 6. (3) ‘‘Belfast.” — Boney M.


7. (9) “Don’t make my brown eyes blue.” —Crystal Gaze. .


131 (15) 14. (16) 15. (13) 16. (—) 17. (12) 18. (17) 19. (—) 20.


10. (14) 11. (18) 12. (10)


8. (8) 9. (6)


“Love of my life.” — Dooleys. . “Love’s unkind.” — Donna Summer. “Only women bleed.” ■


“White Christmas.” — Bing Crosby. “Mary of the fourth form.’^ — Boomtown Rats. “Run back.” — Carl Douglas.


— Julie Covington.


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“It’s a heartache.” — Bonnie Tyler. “Daddy Cool.”— Darts. “As time goes by.”— Dooley Wilson “Yes sir, I can boogie.” — Baccara “Really free.” — John Otw^/Wild Willy Barrett. “Dance, dance, dance.” — Chic. “Hollywood.”


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having the winning ticket in the Mayor of Clitheroe’s Welfare Fund Christmas draw. And after the Mayor,


THERE was an unexpected windfall this week for Miss Helen Garnett, of “Caroway Cottage,” Low Moor — in the shape of a £250 cheque. That was her prize for


to do with the rest. She bought the winning ticket at Hobbs’s newsagent in Low


and is still considering what


•I’d won — I almost had a heart attack." Miss Garnett, whose


Coun. Bob Ainsworth, had presented the money on Monday, Miss Garnett (84) said: “ I was absolutely dumbfounded when I heard


family owned and ran Low Moor Mill for many years, has donated £50 of her winnings to St Paul’s Church


handed over the cheque, he told Miss Gamett: “It could not have happened to a better person — we are absolutely delighted for you.” The draw, in which,


Moor. When Coun. Ainsworth


thousands of tickets were sold, was made in the Mayor’s Parlour on' Satur­ day by Dr W. D. Oliver, of Foy House, Claremont Avenue, Clitheroe. Second prize of £50 was


won by a group of workers at Trutex’s Jubilee Mill, but they have decided to hand it back to the Mayor’s Welfare Fund. In addition there were


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five prizes of £10 and 50 of Jubilee crowns. • The draw made a profit of


parcels for senior citizens. Pictured are Miss Gamett and Coun. Ainsworth with the cheque and winning ticket.


ARTISTE OF THE YEAR


CLITHEROE Social Club’s “Artiste of the Year” award was presented to singer- comedian Rob Duncan, of Stalybridge. At a ceremony at the club he received the silver cup from the 1975 w in n e r , s in g e r Vicki Bennett, of Blackpool. ’The award is decided upon


about £250, which is being used to buy-Ghristmas


Kelbrook Young Farmers’ Club, Miss Jean Elizabeth Mawson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Mawson, of R u s c o t t , C la rem o n t Avenue, Clitheroe, _ was married at All Saints’ Church, Broughton-with- Elslack.


A former member of


The bridej room was farmer Mr Ma Icolm Leslie


Kayley, of Tovwi Head Farm Halton West, Hellifield, who- is in partnership with his father.


laboratory technician with Associated Dairies at West Marton, was given away by her father. She wore a clas­ sic gown of silk Jersey trim­ med with giupure lace and carried blue and white feathers.


The b r id e , a senior


by the committee and the club’s secretary, Mr Walter Dobson.


Too fast


CLITHEROE magistrates found Michael Anthony Hudson (19), a weaver, of Railway View, Clitheroe, guilty of speeding on a motor-cycle m King Street, Whalley. They fined him


£20 and banned him from driving for six months under the totting-up process.


the bride’s twin cousins. Miss Alison and Miss Julie Inman, and the brideg­ room’s twin cousins, Mss Margaret and Miss Nicola Johns. TTiey wore dresses of blue Panne velvet and white fur muffs.


Also in attendance were


Mawson and groomsman Mr John T. Rushton. Ushers were Mr Ian Hudson and Mr Kenneth A. Marsden.


Best , man was Mr J. R. Clitheroe.


House, Gisoum. Photograph: Reflections,


'The reception was at Stirk Grindleton


Well pushed 'The ladies’ pram pushing


team from the Buck Inn, Grindleton, has raised £2(K) for muscular dystrophy. For the second year in succes­ sion the team raised more than any of the other 104 entries m a recent race at Cowling, near Keighley. The team was helped on


its way by a £50 donation from landlord Mr Arthur Metcalfe.


of Grindleton Methodist Church held their Christmas party in the school hall, about 60 members and friends enjoying tea served by the committee. Mr W. Altham organised


Slides The Women’s Fellowship


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councillors supported the increase but on Tuesday


In committee seven


Council rejects attendance allowance increase


. (Clitheroe), chairman of the Finance and General Purposes Committee, led the opposition to the prop­ osed increase. He said that although


the vote was unanimously against: Coun. Tom Robinson


councillors had not had an a t te n d a n c e allowance increase since reorganisa­ tion in 1974, people would inevitably look at any rise in terms of percentage.


With the proposed increase standing at 40 per cent he felt the public would be against it. Coun. James Fell (Whal-


iCoun. Fred Green (Wilp-


shire) said that while he also opposed the increase


ley) said the Ribble Valley Council should set an example to other councils paying out “ fantastic” amounts in allowances, by rejecting the proposal. “Let’s continue to do our work, if not for love, for the joy of the service,” he said.


he felt the public should know that attendance allo­ wances paid to Ribble Valley councillors were “some of the lowest in the North of England.” He pointed out that the prop­ osed figure of £7 was well short of the maximum £11 allowed under new govern­ ment regulations.


Town centre not place for new offices


YOU report that the Ribble Valley Borough Coun­ cil is being asked to hold a special meeting in January to discuss centralised office accommoda­ tion.


ton) claims “we are keeping our options oMn” but then makes a Freudian slip which discloses his own preference when he says that “the choice seems to be between spending a great deal of money on present buildings or providing entirely new accommodation.” Will not, in fact, that


Coun. Fleming (BiUing- g-


FORMER TOWN CLERK


“entirely new accommoda­ tion” also cost a great deal of


money? ’Two alternative sites h p e


been considered. The first


A FORMER Town Clerk of C l i th e ro e . Mr Gerald Hetherington has died at Newport Pagnall, Buckin­


ghamshire. He was 87. Mr and Mrs Hetherington lived in 'Whalley Road, Pendleton, until this summer When they moved South to be nearer their daughter. Dr Susan Hetherington.


was on Lowergate, centred on Stanley House and the surrounding buildings. The present plan is for the north­ west side of Church Street which would retain the present frontage, gutting the present accommodation and erecting two-storey buildings. I t is claimed that the


d i s t in c t io n of being Clitheroe’s first full-time town clerk and he held the office for 20 years. He retired almost exactly 23 years ago.


Mr Hetherington had the


games and Mrs B. Hodgson accompanied carols. A tour of the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales on slides was given by Mr S. H. Green.


School, Mrs F. J. Roberts, presented book prizes to scholars of the Methodist Sunday School at a service conducted by Mrs A. Crook, of West Bradford. The scholars told the


Book prizes A teacher at Grindleton


approximate cost will be around £lm. but we all know what tends to happen to such costings as time goes on!Councillors have, for some


precise in all things and he earned the respect of the 'Town Council for the guidance he gave and for his refusal to take the easy way out when unpopular advice had to be given.


Mr Hetherington was


time, been mooting this idea of centralised office and every complaint about poor


Christmas story in song and verse. Bible readings were given by Anita Webster, Gareth Morris, Helen Grant, Darren Dowds, Derek and Christine Clark, Justin Knowles, Amanda Tingle, Janice Raw, Carol Pinder and Barbara Singleton. The children sang carols,


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with a solo by Dylan Morris Afterwards they enter­ tained parents to tea in the schoolroom.


Fined £50


FOR dri'ving without insur­ ance, Barry Chalmley (23), of E a s tm o o r Drive, Clitheroe, was fined £50 at Clitheroe. He was also fined £40 for


driving without due care and attention, £30 for failing to stop after an accident and a further £30 for failing to report the accident. The proceedings were a sequel to an accident between ChMm- ley’s car and another vehicle near the Ribble Bus depot, Clitheroe.


Pests


PEST control was the subject of an iUustrated talk given to Clitheroe Young F a rm e r s ’ Club by Mr Shields and Mr Briggs. ’They were thanked by David Bris­ tol and Alan Cowgill. Martin Bristol chaired the


business meeting which followed.


WHEN two Sabden men appeared before Chtheroe magistrates charged wth assault after a scene in a pub, the bench found there was no case to answer.- Upholsterer'John Joseph


council communication is met with the bland claim that it is all due to the “frag­ mented” nature of the coun­ cil offices. What a tale! Communication depends more on an attitude of mind than on any close juxtaposi­ tion of offices. If, however, new offices


- A native of Exminster, Devonshire, Mr Hethering­ ton began his municipal service at Wigan in 1912. After serving in the 1914-18 war, in which he gained a commission, Mr Hethering­ ton qualified as a solicitor.


He moved to Colchester in 1926 and later became To-wn Clerk of Bacup before coining to Clitheroe.


i C r ema t i o n was at Newport Pagnall yesterday.


Collided with motor-cyclist


. A motorist who turned


into the path of a motor cyclist was fined £20 and ordered to pay £6.65 costs by Clitheroe maristrates for driving without due care and


attention. . Mrs Eileen Stirzaker


Armitage (44), of Padiham Road, and retmed machine worker Dennis Calladine Westwell (69), of Clitheroe Road, both denied assault­ ing production controller T e re n c e M o rg an , of Padiham, causing actual bodily harm. All three were bound over for a year in the sum of £100.


No licence


FOR using a car in Edisford Road without an excise licence Catherine ’Travis, of Seedall Avenue, Clitheroe, was fined £10 by Clitheroe magistrates. John ’Travis, also of SeedMl Avenue, who admitted aiding and abetting the offence, was similarly fined. Both defendants pleaded guilty and both were given a seven days jail sentence in default of


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(41) of 36 Standen Road, Clitheroe pleaded not guilty. Mrs Stirz^er said she had not begun to turn when the colliision occurred and did not think the driver had his lights on.


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