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C L I T H E R O E housewife' Sheila Cheetham was dis­ appointed when she, just failed to qual­ ify for the national final of a driving competition organ- i s e d b y t h e, Townswomen’ s Guild and Renault. But her disappoint­


she had won a smash­ ing consolation prize — a gold watch worth about £150. * The • watch was top


ment turned to joy this week when she learned -


‘ Cheetham,: of Woone • Lane, married with tw o d a u g h t e r s , reached the area final of the event in Man­ chester, only to fail by just two points to qual­ ify for the national


prize in a draw run in conjunction with the c om p e t i t io n . Mrs


v But Mrs Cheetham- took up R e n a u l t ’s' offer of a teBt drive of one of their ‘cars - at Nightingale’s. .Garage, Great Harwood,: and therefore qualified for-, inclusion in the gold watch draw. She said: “I was delighted when they told me I’d-won;, >, “The watch has a square face and an old


final and the first prize of a golden' Renault; 5 car.


,n .fashioned type chain ‘ 7; strap. I’ll use it as a ’ i , dress watch and wear ,-i my old one during the -


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: of St James’s, has been,: driving for about five ' years. She is secretary


_ Mrs Cheetham, who ' works as a part-time' secretary to the Rector •


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IMPROVES A WHALLEY man suffer­ ing from typhoid con­ tracted •: the disease ■


-; of the Clitheroe Even- i ’> ing , Townswomen’s - : Guild.


Clitheroe jazz pianist hits the big time


TOP Clitheroe jazz pianist Stan Barker has been accompanying the “greats” of the jazz world with his own trio for the past 15 years.


Stan, the trio is turning professional in November, shortly after the release of i ts f i r s t LP re co rd . Already there is talk of a tour of America when the record goes on the market there in the New Year, and distant sights are fixed on other jazz-mad coun­ tries, such as Japan.


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.Joseph Sures, who has business interests in this country, heard them play­ ing, at a Nelsondub. He and some Yorkshire.


■T.he musicians’: big chance came when Mr


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Town Hall details


ready in six weeks


DETAILED plans for the proposed new town hall will be completed within about six weeks, Ribble Valley Council’s Chief Executive Mr Michael Jackson said this week. ■ The plans will first be


business friends decided to provide financial backing and a small record com­ pany has been set up by the trio’s London manager,. Mr John Peel, to issue,the record.


enthusiast, is now a good friend of Stan and his wife B e t ty , who l iv e a t Inglemead, Waddington Road, Clitheroe. They are looking forward to holiday­ ing with him and his family at their Florida home in November. ,


Mr Sures, a lifelong jazz f Gamble


The trio, with Stan as pianist and arranger, bass


considered, by the special sub-committee of council­ lors and officers set up to. look at the details, and will then “go public.”- It has still not been . decided exactly how the plans will be made public, but Mr Jackson said that one idea under cons ideration. was an exhibition of some kind; ■ He said more than the


standard 14 days would be allowed for observations before the plans are consi­ dered by the Development Committee and eventually full; council. , One body which will


. The first Stan Barker Trio lasted for 15 years before that, but Stan dis­ banded the.group because he didn’t feel it had suffi-. cient commercial appeal. His gamble has paid off


Graham Dean, of Burnley, has only been together for 18 months, ibut is fully booked at clubs and con­ c e r ts throughout the North West at least four nights a. week.


Slayer- Norman Fisk, of elson, - and drummer


financial backing of a Canadian businessman, the Stan Barker Trio is on the brink of international fame. Led by Clitheroe-born


But now, thanks to the


, always , kept to our indi­ vidual style and we really enjoy our playing.” He added: “My wife


many of the world stars in jazz, when they’ve come to this area, and we’ve been influenced by the great jazz players, but we’ve


ment of jazz enthusiasts and it" seems to have worked,” he said. “We’ve accompanied


. Seedall Avenue, also took up the piano.


Arranging


, the then famous Clitheroe .band, the Frank Tingle .Orchestra, at dance hiuls throughout the North. ;


took up the piano seriously and during Army service was with the East Lancs Band touring various camps.


Stan was 20 before! he Ashworth - ~ After joining


was resident at several dance halls in the North W e s t , he b e c am e interested in arranging for larger groups' ana with musician Eric Newton formed an orchestra resi­ dent at Nelson’s former Imperial Ballroom. ■


Group, which _ -the Eric


. in commercial music, turned to jazz and formed his own trio..


and, now he is. optimistic - about the fu tu re . In November,.- he leaves :.his job as sales manager at Tarmac Roadstone Hold­ ings in Clitheroe to concen­ trate fully on - his music.


make its views known-is Clitheroe Town Council, which decided last week to call a special meeting; if. necessary to . discuss : the plans. .


Council called on the Rib­ ble Valley authority.to hold a public meeting.once tenders, for work on the new',building;.had-been received.


Originally the -Town ... ■


• last week’s meeting, Mr Jackson said it would : be too late to call: a public


But in • a letter read .to ,


- meeting, once tenders had -been; received. The Town


: Council: agreed', to- inspect the plans when they are published;., and ..then, make


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“I-formed the. present trio to widen our , appeal .and capture the fringe ele-


tor at Burnley’s Keirby Hotel for five years, until he1 became less interested


Stan was musical direc­


certs while a pupil - at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, and was only 14 when he played guitar with


He played in school con­


•and giutar and,:influenced by! h is mother,’ Mrs Winifred B a rk e r , of


obvious when'he was only three and began to play the mouth organ at'home. He then graduated to bapjo


Stan’s love of music was


Betty is a source;of inspi­ ration — she loves the music and comes to most of our concerts.” ■ / ■


lished the; fact this, week, 10 days after 29-year-old Mr Tony Edwards was admitted to hospital.


his . work as a laboratory , technician at Booth Hall . Hospital, Manchester:


during r , Health chiefs estab­


typhoid. The two cases are not thought to be con­ nected.


be responding well to treatment in a special iso­ lation unit at Park Lee Hospital, Blackburn, where an Asian woman is also being treated for


Mr Edwards was said to


ALMOST £50 has been added to th e funds of. SS Mary and Paul’s Cub and Scout Group, following a coffee evening on Fri­ day at the home of Mr and Mrs David Hodg-. s o n , B 1 e a s d a 1 e Avenue, Clitheroe. Mrs Hodgson, whose


son Andrew (9) is in the Cubs, said the event was very well attended despite really bad weather. As well as coffee and


Support for Moorland estate objectors


refreshments, there was a tombola, a trea­ sure hunt and a bring- and-buy-stall. The raf­ fle prize of a joint of meat was won by Mrs M. Chatburn. Mr and Mrs Hodg­


son (back right) are pictured with some of their guests...... , .


More rates ^collected


THERE, has been a big ^improvement in the latest 'Ribble' -Valley Council rates collection figures compared' with.-,last; year. Borough Treasurer Mr


Gordon Onslow- told the Finance, and General Pur­ poses Committee that by August 25th' some £1,994, 330 had been collected — 20 per cent up on the figures at . the same time last year. Including allowances


■ area. Of the original £20,000 owed by the defaulters, some'£17,500


: behind last, year by rates defaulters leaving the


- had been recovered. ■ But on the blacker side, defaulters; who have left -the area this year, have


. built up a debt of £12,000. •••Mr Onslow told the com­


and writeoffs, 62 per cent of the total collectable rate of £3,417,328 had been dis­ charged. Mr Onslow also had good news about the debt left


R E S I D E NT S of Clitheroe’s Moorland Es t a t e have been given a boost in their fight against a plan to bui ld a n o t h e r 54 houses on the site. They , have persuaded


• If houses were built in the adjoining field, the


s busy. Mrs Speak added that


Clitheroe Town Council to support their- case, thus reversing an earlier vote of “no objection” passed by; the council’s ■ four-stron g lanning committee in


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nally considered the prop­ osed plan, however, with­ out, knowing, how the resi­ dents felt. ■


Julyily- 'The committee origi­


write to the Ribble Valley Council, supporting, the residents’ , fears over the sewerage, traffic, drain­ age ana acre density prob­ lems which, they say, the scheme will cause.


The council is-now to


residents turned up at the Town Council meeting, where a standing order was -suspended to allow Mrs; Barbara Speak to address the council on behalf of residents:


were 8.68 houses on each acre-of Moorland Estate, but that the scheme — by a Leigh firm — would increase the figure to over 10. The only access road would be Moorland Avenue.


She claimed that there


be. at least doubled at breakfast time and tea time and would make the avenue a death trap,” she said.


“The traffic load would


mittee th a t, efforts: were progressing to “chase’’ these cases.


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been impressed upon his son Kenneth, a jazz guitar­ ist,; who lives in Hawth­ orne Place, Clitheroe, and has taught in France, and Africa.


His love of- music has Stan’s stepson, Alistair,


CLITHEROE Adver­ tiser and Times will be o u t as usual next Thursday, with all the September holiday news. The advertising department will be closed on Monday, but the editorial staff will be on duty as,normal for reports and news coverage. " - •


In the swim


THE Ribblesdale Pool is being reserved for an hour every Thursday for tuition for experienced swimmers and learners. The 10*week course starts next Thurs­ day.at 8 p.m. Baths manager Mr


A deputation of over 50 ,


e s ta te ’s older children would have nowhere to play except the roads, which would be very


- ried about whether the e s ta te ’s sewerage and drainage systems would be adequate.


many residents were wor-


a foul smell on Pimilico Road and a nearby brook floods regularly because of


“At the moment there is * 7- i V ' ' - , ' ...


poor surface drainage,” she said. All the councillors


agreed that inadequate sewerage and drainage, systems could cause a health hazard. Said Coun. Richard


cil is also to be asked to pass on residents’ views when the Town Council has to consider future planning proposals.


Bid to cut down waiting time


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A PLAN for a fairer queueing system Clitheroe P o s t; Office has been welcomed Ribble Valley councillors.


eral Purposes Committee was told that the Post Office is planning to intro­ duce a “one queue” system to ensure • customers are dealt with in strict order of entry. . ; The hews was given in a


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after he relayed com­ plaints about excessive waiting, at Clitheroe the Post Office took a census in June which showed th e re were excessive delays: o^n Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. To combat this, arrange­


report by Coun. Jimmy Fell on a meeting of the Post Office Advisory Council, of which he is a member. Coun. Fell said that


David Phillips would like the more advanced swim­ mers to attend regularly so that their instructor can keep to a schedule. He1 also-welcomes as


■ “one queue” system, which will involve changing the position of the counter, would be introduced “within the next few months.” Coun. Edwin Gretton


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many learners as, possible to the sessions. In the past the sessions have been a success with many com­ plete beginners progress ing, to win awards. - •


Special award for 50-pint donor


,caster branch), made> its third visit to,Clitheroe this year. ,


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. observations., If a normal meeting does not-fall in'the. period of consultation, a special one: will' be ■


1Pan on fire. v < , V-1 'v. r ,2»ui


A FIRE caused?,by5 an overheated; chip.pan.at.a house in Edistord, Road, Glitheroe, - was; auickly dealt with by Clitheroe Fire,Brigade.', V,s,7


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■caster transfusionvservice. -Silver awards for mak­


•'Claremont' Avenue: and „ Dawson, assistant donor-.' *The, transfusion unit wasv , from' Coun.^'Robinson Mr R. D. Clement." of' -organiser at Lancaster.,^/based’<


Mr Harold-Owen, o l ; thanked-by Mr^JoVeph , of Fairfield Drive; J


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r',V .Robinson,, made, the


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.pre-^ lance for assisting andithe^severaKyears.^V^i^-^i^^rJ? and Mr Owen <


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Elizabetn E. Overend, of Queensway,' ;• Waddington, who received a gold award for,making<her.50th‘ dona-, tion. She,also received-,a, specially-decorated., cake; from the staff‘of the'Lan-"5^;


Among^them was Mrs'


ing 25 donations -.were pre-v sented-to 'Mr, .Charles.


NEARLY 200 people ans-- wered the call to give blood ; when the- National Blood - Transfusion Service (Lan-


'choosing between two or three queues and then finding the people in front have a tremendous amount of business to transact,” he said. Coun. Fred Green


• timersaving and- popular. I ’m sure, everyone will want it'here.”


: Hire-car V licences


. THE, .licensing > of - private hire cars in the Ribble Val- ley should take place early ;next’ year.;Thenews was


-Jackson to the Ribble Val- ; leyi Council’s ; Finance and GeneraLiPurposes'.i'Gom- mittee., j , j , ! ' .


Ixecutiv.e:; Mr' 'Michael


jy a s f'^RVS^for^proyiding ! Mrs Overend (centre)'js s'eph’" ahd!biscuits.k


'Moorland'^Crescent1,all of ' Court. Robinson thanked’^ and Mr Bernard Sharpies,?- '-left,* Mrj-,Dawson,‘-- Mrs Clitherde " V "" J 1


i f nfnWI- ’Hwn r which "was the highest for-1 'At the back'are! Mr, Pearce


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, Originally it was thought Mr Edwards might have picked up typhoid on a recent holiday to Corfu. But a spokesman for the NW Regional Health; Authority said: “Mr Edwards had been examin­ ing an Asian typhoid strain specimen and We have therefore ruled out the possibility that he became infected while on holiday.”


eral close contacts of Mr Edwards have proved negative.


the young woman are com­ fortable and responding to treatment. There is-abso­ lutely no cause for alarm,” said a Blackburn Commun­ ity health doctor. Mr Edwards, who is


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married, moved to Whal- ley only a short time before he was taken to hos­ pital. / Originally he was taken


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found mainly in tropical countries. It is spread by infected water, food or hands and is sometimes carried by flies and other insects. The symptoms are severe headaches, fever and stomach pains.


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