l\« i& V *? * 1? "ft •. < .. . ______ i '


t?


i«b- l®,r|


l* ” i Clitneroe Advertiser ana i tines, maiut out,, imo


AND SEE OUR NEW SEASON'S STOCK OF BOYSWEAR


rkin ton’s Irnrt-


JACKETS - TROUSERS and CASUAL WEAR


SWEAT SHIRTS — T. SHIRTS etc. No. 1 FOR BOYSWEAR 16 CASTLE STREET, CLITHEROE Tel. 23425


OXFAM shop takings reach highest ever


CLITHEROE’S Oxfam group has decided to publish a regular newsletter to keep people informed of its activities.


on the first anniversary of the opening of the new Oxfam shop in the Market Place. Figures given in the letter


The first is out this month


P ^ 'lW V W W W W W W W ^ JW W W W W W V S SPRINGTIME FAMILY


I


_8 NIGHTS APRIL 29th ADULTSCOSTA BRAVA ONLY


SUPER-SAVER TO


CHI LDREN 2-11 YRS £93.80 £70.35 FULLY INCLUSIVE OF:-


* COACH FROM HOME TOWN TO MANCHESTER AIRPORT & RETURN


* FULL BOARD ACCOM. * THOMSON 3 STAR DON QUIJiDTE HOTEL * AIRPORT TAXES & INSURANCE ASK AT YOUR l.OCAL


|:ging Irs in |:n on the


liosed IVhit- |ands has


|>r the ; and


Ind I will


lesion li Mr


| alley


liging liable le as


l:een lying


A L T H A M S OFFICE


20 King Street, Clithercie. Tel. 25069 26 Blackburn Road, Accrington. Tel. 34308


w w w v w w w w w /v w w w w


Where’s your Holiday money coming from?


The last thing you want to worn / about during your holiday


is money- so make sure you have trav ellers cheques and foreign currency organised before you go. At your local Thomas Cook trav el shop you can get


Thomas Cook Travellers Cheques in s even currencies. They are accepted everywhere and if lost or stc- len, they will be replaced promptly.


You will also need foreign currency- we issue all major


currencies, in no'ies and coins. Ou r travel money service is


available outside normal banking hours ,


lerna- llhris Id PE [ones th e


I t t e r


lentle and


II be |)lder


Please remember Uo bring your Passport. See the travel money experts, Thomas Cook


CRICKET CLUB GRANT AGAIN TURNED DOWN


A MOVE to persuade Clitheroe Town Council to make a grant towards extending facilities at Clitheroe Cricket Club has been rejected for a


second time.


Taught in Clitheroe


A FORMER teacher, who played a very active part in local affairs, has died in hospital. Miss Sybil Dorothy


Rowland, of Peel Park Close, Clitheroe, taught French at Clitheroe Girls’ Grammar School for 20 years, prior to her retire­ ment 11 years ago. Miss Rowland had since


been involved with several clubs and committees. She was a member of the local Ramblers’ Club, committee m em b e r of b o th the Clitheroe Concerts Society and Clitheroe Oxfam, and also a helper at the Pendle Club old people’s centre. Born in Birmingham 75


years ago, Miss Rowland came from a Cornish family. She was ed u c a ted a t Sunnyhill Girls School, Somerset, and at Bristol University, graduating with a BA degree in languages. While at the Grammar


93 ST JAMES’S STREET BURNLEY. Tel. 31117.


Y bur one-stop travel shop.


Thomas Cook


School, Miss Rowland organised an exchange scheme with a school in Marburg, Germany, and led many parties of pupils on visits there. Miss Rowland leaves a


sister, Helen. A funeral service at Clitheroe Parish Church today will precede cremation at Accrington.


Stuart


o n ew P ® ^ & even better name for


|iond was


ler a l/’roc-


I'end- dog


I nd it lollid-


the


Ise it ] acci- any


Id Mr fitted BEDROOMS


Dreams come true as you browse through our gorgeous fitted bedroom displays — In typical room settings you’ll find ten displays by famous makers including: WRIGHTON, STRACHAN, LIVING IN STYLE, PRINCESS, SATINA and ‘NEW ELM’ Natural Wood Veneer.


A suggestion by Coun.


rejected a grant application but was asked to reconsider its decision by the Ribble Valley Council. Members were also asked


Richard Turner that it should make a contribution of £400 towards the £22,000 project was turned down at last week’s meeting. In January, the Council


THREE of the original members of Clitheroe and


among the guests at the annual dinner at the Red / ’CLITHEROE teenagers Pump Inn, Bashall Eaves, who left school last July They were club president without their commemora- Mr Roy Honeywell, chair- tive Jubilee crowns have man' Mr Trevor Roberts been set a deadline for and Mr Stephen Dugdale. collecting them. If they are not collected


District Motor Club, now its 16th year, were ’ CHANCE


A LAST CHOPPED


ONE OF the chestnut trees in the grounds of Clitheroe Health Centre has been felled by workmen from the maintenance section of Queen’s Park Hospital, Blackburn. The tree had been made unsafe by disease which attacked its central


by the end of this month they will be put on sale to the public. At last week’s meeting of


the Town Council it was stated that following an advertisement only 108 out of 217 had been picked up. Youngsters wishing to


-up to March of each year given are: 1973 — £3,210; 1974 — £3,835; 1975 — £4,660; 1976 — £6,686; 1977 — £10,941. T h e n e w s l e t t e r is


produced by chairman Mr Colin Scott and other shop leaders. ' Mr Scott said it was


intended to produce news­ letters perhaps twice or three times a year. These would be circulated to helpers and friends and would be available at the shop. “I feel it will keep people


informed and help us extend our influence in the area we operate in,” said Mr Scott. In addition to reporting


collect their crowns can call at the Town Mayor’s Parlour on Tuesdays and Wednes­ days.


to think again on their refusal to become “finan­ cially involved” in the Ro e field Barn leisure complex, and in the recently formed Clitheroe Rugby Union Football Club. Coun. Turner said that


there had been a change of circumstances in the cricket club scheme, where the work was being carried out under the Government’s job creation scheme. Previously it had been


Policeman fined £50 after crash


A CLITHEROE policeman was fined £50 at Clitheroe for driving without due care and atten­ tion. Norman Ireland (49), of Peel Park Close, who


was found guilty, was ordered to pay £60 costs. Mr H e n ry C o o p e r ,


stipulated that the labour must be drawn from the Blackburn area because of the unemployment situation there. However, it had trans­


prosecuting, said it would become apparent that there had been other proceedings arising from the same inci­ dent, at Preston Crown Court, but because of a tech­ nicality they had not gone ahead.


pired that two Clitheroe' men were being employed on the scheme and he suggested that the Council look at the matter again. He would like to see it


give a grant of £400. Opposition came from the


Town Mayor, Coun. Bob Ainsworth, who said: “If you make a grant to this club you have many organisations in Clitheroe which might make out a similar case. “I feel that once you make


a grant to one, you will have the whole lot sending in applications. He was backed by Coun.


Beryl Cassidy, who told members th a t the club claimed th a t the new facilities were for the benefit of everyone. But this was not the case,


THIS year saw the cost of daffodils double for Mother­ ing Sunday at Clitheroe Parish Church. But in spite of this, all the


Flowers as usual


children at the family service on Sunday morning were given the customary bunch of five daffodils to present to their mothers. T h e s e r v i c e wa s


conducted by the vicar, the Rev. J. C. Hudson. He was assisted during Communion by the Rev. Stanley Birtwell and the churchwardens. More than 260 people, in c lu d in g th e newly confirmed, received Holy Communion.


she said. It was a private club. Following a proposition by


stand by its previous deci­ sion not to make contribu­ tions towards the Roefield Barn project or the rugby club.


Coun. Ainsworth, it was decided not to make a grant to the cricket club. The Council also agreed to


‘Conveyor belt/ not wanted


health chiefs decide to c e n t r a l i s e m a te rn i ty services at Queen’s Park, Blackburn, they would be treated more like a number on a conveyor belt than human beings. The Ladies’ Circle secret­


CLITHEROE L a d ie s ’ Circle has added its voice to the rising tide of criticism over the possible closure of Bramley Meade Maternity Hospital. Members feel that if


Drama course


ONLY 15 people have so far enrolled for a short course on drama and theatre arts to be held at Whalley Adult E d u c a t io n C e n tre on Saturday. The course, which consists


of three two-hour sessions, each costing 50p, covers topics from stage lighting to movement. Expert advice on costumes and make-up will be given by tutor Marjorie Dickinson. Ribble Valley arts organ­


iser Mr Antony Cavender sa id th a t although 15 students made the course viable, he hoped to see a minimum of 20. Applications can still be accepted on Saturday and further details are available from Mr Cavender (Whalley 2717). Plenty of people have,


however, shown interest in Friday night’s performance at the centre of “Happy Valley,” by TheatreMobile.


ary, Mrs Elizabeth Parkin­ son, said that as an organisa­ tion of married women of childbearing age there was great concern about recent closure rumours. It was felt that Bramley


Our expert planning


and installation service ensure your


complete satisfaction.


& KITCHENS F-^Stuartrazer r* NfX.V s&SSat*!


It Is possible to see wfiiat we believe to be the best In ENGLISH & CONTINENTAL FITTED KITCHENS together with built In gas or electric appliances, ceramic wall and floor tiles, vinyl floor covering, in fact everything for your ne w kitchen. We have eleven kitchen settings beautifully displayed both In natural wood and laminate by SIE-MATIC, WRIGHTON, BOFFI, W' .F., & RATIONAL with appliances by NEFF, AEG, MIELE, GAGGENAUL, SMEG and ATAG.


25-27 Union St, Accrington. Tel. 33536 (opp. Large Tom) Centre Car Park) also at


' ' 34-36 Parliament Street, Lancaster.


Meade provided a valuable service in Ribble Valley and sh o u ld .b e allowed to continue in operation. The distance involved in


travelling to Queen’s Park- would be very great and babies did not always wait for a convenient moment to arrive!


Extension


RIBBLESDALE Cement’s application for permission to extend the welfare block at its works in West Bradford Road, Clitheroe, has been granted. The Ribble Valley Council’s Development Sub Committee approved' the extension — 70ft. by 45ft. — subject to four conditions affecting hygiene.


This was one of the


reasons why the case had taken 11 months to come to court. It had been adjourned sine die for the Crown Court case.


Mr Cooper described how,


in the early hours of March 24th last year, a car had been found damaged 30 yards away from where it had been parked in Chat- burn Road, Clitheroe.


A short distance away,


two policemen discovered a damaged Maxi which they recognised as belonging to Ireland. PC Paul Alan Robinson


was on duty in Clitheroe Police Station when Ireland walked in. Ireland appeared to be unsteady on his feet and under the influence of drink, said Mr Cooper. Ireland went into the


parade room, but had gone when PC Robinson went there to speak to him later. Mr Cooper said that when


Ireland was interviewed at home by Sgt Lawrence McEntee and PC Robinson, they noticed he appeared unsteady on his feet, his speech was slurred and he smelled of intoxicants. Asked if he had been driv­


ing the car at the time of the incident, he nodded. When asked if he wished to make a statement, he shook his head. He was arrested and taken to the police station. Insp. Wilfred Ashworth


told the court that he was in th e police station and noticed injuries to Ireland’s nose and chin. He asked Ireland if he wanted medical attention, but he refused. “ He was somewhat


ing) said that all the prosecu­ tion had done was to estab lish Ireland’s ownership of the car, but there was no positive evidence that he had been driving it when the accident happened. Mr Lewis asked for the case to be dismissed.


detached from what was going on," said the Inspec­ tor. “He was slurring his speech and his breath smel­ led of drink.” Mr Eric V. Lewis (defend­


receipts over recent years, the first newsletter asks helpers what sort of fund­ raising events they would like to see held. It also suggests a greater


Oxfam presence in Ribble Valley villages, possibly including collections and events for Oxfam Week in September. Anyone with ideas to


express through the news­ letter should contact Mr Scott (Tel. 24719), group secretary Mr Dudley Green (Tel. 41646), or Chris Mason and Mary Smith at Oxfam regional office (Tel. Black­ burn 661297).


Friendly


SMALLER communities are much more friendly than the faceless impersonality of city life and there is nothing to beat being brought up in the country. This was the view of four sixth form students who spoke at this week’s Lent lunch at the United Reformed Church, Clitheroe. The four Clitheroe Gram­


mar school pupils who gave their views were Heather Tyson, of Whalley Nab, Christine Thwaites, of Dunsop B r id g e , Alan Cowgill, of Waddington and Graeme Robinson, from Rimington. They were thanked by the Rev. John Cole, chairman of the Ribble Valley Church Council.


£5,500 APPEAL


THE Ribble Valley Jubilee Appeal now stands at about £5,500, the Parish Councils’ Liaison Committee was told. The Ribble Valley Coun-


' cil’s Chief Executive, Mr Michael Jackson, asked for any funds outstanding from Jubilee events to be sent in as soon as possible.


show that takings in the new. shop between March, 1977, and January this year-were £12,802 — almost £2,000. better than any previous'12- month period. .Figures for'.the 12 months


A former


Mayoress A FORMER Mayoress of ..Clitheroe, Mrs Mary Alice Wilkinson has died in a nurs­ ing home aged 96. She was the widow of Aid. William Wilkinson, who was Mayor of Clitheroe from 1946 to


.1949 and who was made a Freeman of the Borough in 1962. Mrs Wilkinson, of St


Paul’s Street, Low Moor, was born at Bentham, the oldest of 12 children. She came to Clitheroe as a girl and worked as a spinner at Low Moor Mill. She first married Mr George Whal­ ley, a master spinner at the same mill, who died about 45 years ago. Her second husband, who


was to become Mayor, was a widower with two daughters and two sons. During the second World War, Mrs Wilkinson was a member of the WVS and served on several local committees. She sang in the choir at


Low Moor W e s ley an Chapel, where her husband was organist. Highlights of her term as Mayoress were meetings with Princess Mary — at a reception in Blackburn and at the open­ ing of Waddow Hall Girl Guide headquarters. She leaves two sons and a


daughter. A service will be held in Low Moor Methodist Church today before the interment at Clitheroe Cemetery...


Describes wartime


exploits


CLITHEROE man Mr Edmond Cambien gave an account of his war-time experiences to Edisford Ladies’ Club! After being an unlikely


candidate for Commando t r a in in g , Mr Cambien served with an RAF radar unit and was engaged in erecting radar equipment in many parts of North Africa. He also served in Italy as


RENT OR BUY


THE BEST IN


COLOUR TV


Rent a 22in. “New Generation”


colour TV with 20 AX tube and solid state chassis for £1.89 weekly


annual equivalent A. E. HARGREAVES5


MOOR LANE & WOONE LANE CLITHEROE 22683


Limited number of no deposit colour TV’s to rent from £1.70 per week


OVER 100 NEW CYCLES IN STOCK


Plus full range of spares & accessories


>* V v


& :


;4\


1!T


WBISBmm


' m


■’


T > ¥ '4 i x i


Leicester As one of the biggest and best building


Building Society is in Clitheroe


societies with assets of over £1,100,000,000 we can offer excellent facilities for the •investor. Whether you want to save


regularly (even as little as £1 per month) or to invest a lump sum (up to £1 5,000) or make a withdrawal, you can benefit by putting your money into the Leicester Building Society.


Why not call in and find out more from our agents


GORDON SMITH & PARTNERS


( LIFE & PENSIONS) INSURANCEBROKERS


40 WELLTERRACE,


a member of the headquar­ te r s s ta ff . He became personal secretary to the Air Officer Commanding RAF Greece, and was taken pris­ oner during the civil war in 1944. He described a forced march of 300 miles in appal­ ling conditions which took the prisoners of war almost to Yugoslavia. He was repatriated under a truce and exchange deal arranged by the Red Cross. Mr Cambien spiced his


talk with many interesting anecdotes. He was intro­ duced and thanked by the president, Mrs Edna Birt­ well. Speaker on March 14th will be Mr G. Crook, a hypnotherapist.


Town hall attack


‘cheap publicity’ -COUNCIL LEADER


THE attack by Clitheroe traders on the £750,000 plan to build a new town hall was described this week by Ribble Valley Council leader Coun. Bill Fleming as “a way of obtaining cheap publicity at the expense of elected representatives.”


ton) told the council’s Policy and Resources Committee, of which he is chairman, that the Chamber of Trade’s branding of the scheme as “irresponsible” was disap­ pointing when it was real­ ised that it came from a group which represented a sectional interest and had no r e s p o n s ib i l i ty to the ratepayers. Coun. Fleming said the


Coun.


New town hall plan ‘ ill-advised’—Mayor


A MEETING of the Clitheroe Town Centre Consultative Committee is to be called to discuss the Ribble Valley Council’s controversial plan for a new £650,000 town hall. The move was initiated


osed by Coun. Bert Jones after it was pointed out that objections had also been received from the Ribbie Valley Trades Council which, along with the Chamber and the Town Council, constitutes the


consultative committee.


at last week’s meeting of the Town Council which had before it a letter of protest about the scheme from Clitheroe and District Chamber of Trade. The meeting was prop-:


Coun. Jones said the


committee had been set up to monitor town centre development but there had been no consultation with Ribble Valley Council over the town hall project. He was also worried


Ainsworth^ agreeing, -said that no-one knew the amount of money which might be spent. He thought that the scheme was being pushed through against the wishes of the majority of people in Clitheroe. Deputy Town Mayor, Coun. Tom Robinson, said


about the cost and added: “You may be lumbering two generations with a b u ild in g which i s n ’t worthy of the town.” ' Town Mayor Coun. Bob


he was on a committee which toured the council’s existing offices some time ago and it was felt that they could be brought up to standard for £100,000, with a further £30,000 to add a “little extra.”


It would not have had an


appreciative effect on balances, but the Ribble Valley Council had decided to go for the new town hall scheme. “Just imagine what the rates alone are going to be on a place like that,” he told the council.


Coun. Ainsworth felt


that in view of the general criticism in Clitheroe, the Ribble Valley Council would be ill-advised to


continue with its scheme. Fleming (Billing- need for new council offices


had been accepted by elected representatives of authorities concerned before local government reorgan­ isation in 1972.


the former Blackburn, Burnley and Preston rural districts had been lost to the Ribble Valley authority because they were outside its area. Half of the office accommodation serving the population of the Ribble Valley had been lost.


fully into every aspect of providing new office space and had examined every possible choice before making the decision. He said he totally rejected


any charge that the council had acted irresponsibly. Coun. Fleming also hit back at the chamber’s suggestion in a letter to the council that the scheme had been hurried th ro u g h fo r elec to ra l reasons. He told the committee: “I


credit the electors with enough intelligence to remember this scheme by the time the next elections come around.” Coun. Fleming added:


Since then the offices of iiiljmu' Atiticrlidcr. '■ y x »R LANE V K F C . M R .hR U C EW M T 5 | J3UIT6 R!*© jJOOCl Cft nUV QM


vrl;3 : .r Ps A Looi *mi tost m x \ r. » ^ | | j ^


r X K KO. CW bm ■


....... .. •• ~..j fcMtBk'liw. TU rtSTIVU'"1 M


I# Ihf «( ^-rj W n M . C dkiumhik.


Opened a Branch HU RHIT HAT


IN TCY W4LC The council had gone care­


THE ADVERTISER VINTAGE APRON


The perfect gift for birthdays, anniversaries — ideal for relations living overseas.


PRICE £1.75 with the TOKEN BELOW


from the Clitheroe Advertiser Office King Street, Clitheroe


“Under the law, proper consultations over this amenity will take place, at' the planning stage. All interested'parties will be given the chance to make representations.” The committee decided to


receive the chamber’s letter but take no action.


VINTAGE APRON TOKEN A Clitheroe Advertiser Reader Exclusive


You may purchase as many aprons as you wish, but you must have a token for each apron bought.


-\: p. ■;


HITCHON « asm ir*


(Ht'wtf up Utii m m u»i


w C H O N r ^ ^A . i mi iimns |


- Sl.iA 1.> I-CUfcnl


V icitVauitr ^ tii


" » 6aD. “BAZAAR M Of XRM.


Firths* Hot \ ’ 1


CLITHEROE,LANCS. Telephone; 22381


Join the Leicester Investors


'~r-


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20