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A MAN who served on th e c o u n t e r at Clitheroe Post Office 20 years ago returns to th e t own on Monday — to take over as postmaster. Mr James Moran (55),


of Oldham, is absolutely delighted about his netf job.


“I’ve many old friends


in C l ith e ro e and I ’m v e ry m u c h lo o k in g fo rw a rd to working there,” he said. Currently Mr Moran is a postal executive at Oldham’s head post office.


He joined the Post


Office after the war, in which he served as a


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Back in town to take charge of PO


gunner in the Royal Artil­ lery, taking part in the N o rm an d y la n d in g s immediately after D-Day.


postman in his native Blackburn. After 10 years pounding the “beat,” he became a postal officer at Clitheroe, serving on the c o u n t e r an d d o in g


His first job was as


administrative duties. F rom C l ith e ro e he


went back to Blackburn Post Office where, during the late 1960s, he worked on a fo u r -m a n team which spent two years setting up the postcode system for the Blackburn area.


He moved to his present


post at Oldham in 1969. Mr Moran, a widower,


currently lives in Oldham but is hoping to move to Clitheroe as soon as he can find a suitable house.


“Rob” Wilson, who died in December after several years as Clitheroe post­ master.


He succeeds Mr John LEFT CAR TO FIX LIGHTS


Farmer is killed on M6 lane


A DAY out at Preston Auction Mart ended in tragedy on the M6 for a Clitheroe farmer—in circumstances which are still puzzling


Jolly Roger!-5


nevertheless takes an inter­ est in the sea and ships, and he is particularly fascinated by tn e sailing vessels “Winston Churchill” and “Malcolm Miller” which belong to the Sail Training Association, at Bosham, near Chichester. The “Winston Churchill” is now completing a refit


PARKS Smerintendent for the Ribble Valley, Mr Roger Hirst, will soon be exchang­ ing the broad acres of the borough for the wave capped reaches of the Thames estuary and the English Channel. A landlubber, Mr Hirst


ready for the summer cruis- ing programme and Mr Hirst wilfbe in the crew who take the ship out for sea trials lasting two weeks. He sees tne holiday — for


that is what it will be despite the hard work involved — as “something new to try my


not too far from home was whetted by a talk to the Rotary Club of Ribblesdale about sailing ships. Mr Hirst had once thought of ventur­ ing afloat on a deep sea trawler but was unable to organise the necessary three weeks’, absence.


hand at.” The thirst for adventure


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motorway police. Mr George Capstick (69),


ing in the carriageway when he was struck by a car, th o u gh ju st why Mr Capstick was actually on the motorway may never be known. He was taken to Preston Royal Infirmary but was dead on arrival. Mr Capstick, a regular


of De Lacy Street, parked his car on the North-bound hard shoulder in driving rain and pitch darkness on Monday to attend to his headlights. He was apparently walk­


dumbfounded when came to the car and he what had happened. The car involved in the


She added that he


was lice


accident was driven by Mr John Ferguson, of Fairfield Close, Camforth, who was not hurt. Mr Capstick’s wife Jane


(72) said later that she had no idea why the two men were returning home on the motorway.


attender at the Preston cattle auctions, was driving home with retired farmer friend Mr J. Middleton, of W h i t e b i r k H o u s e , Whitebirk, near Blackburn, when he stopped near Cuer- den to fix the lights. Mr Middleton (69) stayed


described as a quiet, happy sort of man who did not like a lot of fuss, was the eldest of a family of seven — six boys and a girl. He had a married daughter in Peter­ borough, four grandchildren a n d t h r e e g r e a t - grandchildren.


Her husband, whom she


in the car and until the police arrived knew nothing of the accident, which happened some distance away. Afterwards Mr Middleton


where he was born, to become a farm labourer and farmed at Sawley before moving to Clitheroe more than 50 years ago.


He left school in Settle,


w a s to o shocke d to comment. His wife Lily said: “My husband waited about 15 minutes for Mr Capstick to come back. He did not get out because it was raining hard and he was expecting him at any minute.”


at St James’s Church, Clitheroe, in 1927. He managed a small-holding of about 30 acres near his home and up to about three years ago ran a milk round in the town.


Mr Capstick was married


Old laundry not suitable for workshop


A SECOND attempt by a Chatbum building company to use the vandalised Clitheroe Laundry in Pimlico Road for industrial purposes has been rejected.


the Ribble Valley Council’s D e v e l o p m e n t Sub-_ Committee turned down an application by T. Frankland and Sons Ltd to change the use of the structure to a joiner^ workshop. A bid by th e same company in 1976 to establish a jomers’ workshop and buil­ ders’ yard at the former laundry was also thrown out.


At its meeting on Monday Recommending refusal,


Chief Architect and Plan­ ning Officer Mr Charles Wilson said that the site was in a predominantly residen­ tial area. The projposed use of the building ana adjoining land for general industrial purposes would adversely affect the amenities of the surrounding locality.


It would be affected by


noise, vehicle movement and, from the visual aspect, the storage of materials generally associated with a joiners’ workshop. In addition, it would lead


to an increase in traffic, particularly of the heavy goods type, which would create additional hazards entering and leaving Pimlico Road. Mr Wilson pointed out


that previously there had been a ppl i c a t i ons to Clitheroe Borough Council to use the laundry as a garage, a workshop, a social club and an assembly unit.


But they had all been refused. “From the foregoing it will be seen that the previ­


ous authority was not likely to grant permission for any use approaching a general industrial character or one th a t could possibly be accompanied by problems of noise and traffic, etc., in this particular locality,” he said. “It is submitted that the


outline permission had been given for the construction of nine houses on the site as well as permission for an electrical assembly unit, but neither project had gone ahead.


consistent policy followed by var ious local planning a u t h o r i t i e s must be sustained.” Mr Wilson added that


Speedy work


i P r im r o s e B r id g e , Clitheroe, reopened to traffic on Friday afternoon—four weeks ahead of schedule, It had been closed for about two months for extensive repairs and was not due to reopen until the middle of Feoruury. The early reopening was


made possible by quick work by county council workmen who braved more , than 40 rainy days to complete the project.


Cheshire Junior Division Four fixture. In the team were Stewart Thomson and Robert Foulkes (Trinity) and Robert Driver (Catholic Youth Club). They put up a strong fight against powerful opposition but went down 9-1, although there were some close individual results. In the Ribblesdale league match Trinity achieved the double with a 6-4 result. Our picture shows the Trinity players, Front (from the left): Robert Foulkes, Mark


Horsfall, Stewart Thomson. The Catholic Youth Club players are Danny Coulston, Andrew Hutchinson, Robert Driver.


HAVING played for their respective teams — Trinity B and Catholic Youth Club A — in a Ribblesdale Table Tennis Association league match on Thursday, these six young players were rooting for each other on Sunday. Then, as the Ribblesdale Junior squad, they visited Crewe in a Lancashire and


DIES TWO WEEKS AFTER


WEDDING A FORMER history teacher a t Clitheroe Grammar School fo r Girls, who married at the age of 81, has died only a few days after


her honeymoon. Mrs Ina McDonald will be


remembered as Miss Bissett by many pupils at the school between 1920 and 1935. After her first marriage, to the late Mr Charles Spack- man, she lived in Blackburn and taught at Westholme School during the war. Early in the New Year


she married 86-year-old Dr Donald McDonald, of Montrose, a former army chaplain who served in India .ana Burma and was at one time chaplain to the Viceroy of India. The couple spent a honey­


moon in St Annes before settling in Montrose, but Mrs McDonald died shortly after arriving at her new home. The funeral took place on Friday.


Holiday special


THINKING about holidays? Then watch out for next week’s Clitheroe Advertiser and Times. With each copy we will be giving awa y a 16-page t a b l o i d h o l id a y special, packed with information about where to go for holi- days at home or abroad.


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members of the cast of Trinity Methodist Church’s annual pantomime, Widow Twankey has a few admon­ ishing, words for Sing Hi and Aladdin. “Aladdin” is supposed to be an unlucky show, but it


"OH! You are awful!" Watched by amused


has brought nothing but good fortune to Trinity, for it was the first pantomime to be presented there 14 gears ago. Since then the group’s


reputation has grown, and this year’s show is again delighting audiences. Enjoying the fun are


(from the left): Roland Hailwood (Sing Hi) and Mick Coles (Aladdin). Between them is Norman Hornby (Widow Twankey), who along with Mick Coles took part in that first show. Looking on at the back


are Bob Cleeve (Grand Vizier), Clare Cowper-


thwaite (Princess), Helen Coles (Wishee Washee), Michael Britcliffe (Sing L o ) , S tu a r t Robinson (Abanazer) and George Braithwaite (Sultan).


For a full report and


another picture, please turn to Page 11.


YEARS OF STUDY PAY DIVIDENDS


MRS McFALL


A HOUSEWIFE, a retired chemist, a social wo r k e r and a PE teacher are among the latest Open University


g MR DARBY


r a d u a t e s in the litheroe area. All have studied in their


own time from correspond­ ence texts and television and radio broadcasts, with a small amount of local tuition. With a family of five to


look after and a farm to run, it really was a case of burn­ ing the midnight oil for Mrs Philippa McFall. Mrs McFall (41), of Wilkinson’s Farm, Twiston, began studying for her degree five years ago. Her husband, Michael, not


only runs the farm but works full-time for the Matthew Brown Brewery at Blackburn. The family includes Humphrey (20), an a r t student in London; Hamish (18), who starts univer s i ty in- October; Henrietta-(14), at school in Blackburn; and Alexandra (10), at prep-school in the south of England. A fter studying social


sciences and some psychol­ ogy, Mrs McFall now hopes


to convert the degree to honours, which by taking in a couple of extra courses would automatically qualify her for membership of the British Psychology Society. Eventually she hopes to find a job possibly connected with social services. Mrs McFall, who moved


to Twiston with her family from Sussex five years ago, is a member of the local WRVS. Another graduate, Mr


Ronald Da rby (66), of Springside, York Lane, Langho, specialised in science and technology for his degree. He retired a year ago from the position of chief chemist at Metropoli­ tan Flexible Products, Great Harwood. Mr Darby did much of his


encouraged by his wife, Joyce — an expert at need­ lework and crafts and a founder member of Billing- ton and Langho WI. They have a married son, Roger, who lives in Surrey.


studying at weekends and in the evenings, but also attended summer schools at four or five universities. He was supported and


Rivals . . then team-mates widely


MRS DUERDEN by


MRS NOWELL travelled


often given a talk on his journeys


in Europe and has to


local WIs. He


makes a practice of using a microscope to assist him in his work and recently made a study of the geology of the area for his own interest. The war


Darby’s earlier studies and he took the course in order to keep a lively mind. A senior social worker at


Calderstones Hospital, Mrs Una Duerden (57), of Wood- l ands Drive, Whalley, specialised in social studies and art for her degree. At the same time she


spent three years on a day release course and one year full-time qualifying for social work. Her husband, Geoff, is a


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foreman with Norweb at Blackburn and is secretary of Whalley FC and chairman of Clitheroe Referees’ Association. Their family of three are all married and living abroad. Not being a natural scho­


lar, Mrs Duerden says she had to study harder but found her achievement very self-satisfying. She left school in Glasgow


at 17 and took an office 10 b, coming to live in Lancashire a f t e r the war. Before coming to Whalley in 1971 she lived in Burnley and Blackburn and has worked at Calderstones for the past 12 years. A member of Whalley


Parish Church and Mothers’ Union, Mrs Duerden is this


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Awards for Whalley


choristers


TWO choristers from Whal­ ley Parish Church choir received awards from the Bishop of Blackburn (the Rt Rev. Robert Martineau) at a special service in Blackburn Cathdral. They were 16-year-old


Cathryn M. Hartley, of Pimlico Road, Clitheroe, who gained the Bishop’s


• chorister medal and certifi­ cate for choir girls of outstanding ability; and Mr J o s e p h Blackledge, of Clitheroe Road, Wnalley, who gained the long service award. He has been a choir- man for 40 years. A w a r d s were al so


presented to choristers from other choirs in the diocese.


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-Second look at Whalley


school plan


RIBBLE Valley councillors will be “traffic watching” in Whalley on Monday to nelp them make a decision on a controversial plan to convert a house into a school. The house is Oakhill, on


Wiswell Lane, which the Heathfield School, Black­ burn, wants to convert into an independent RC school for 250 pupils. Last month the council’s


D e v e l o p m e n t Sub- Committee turned down the plan on the casting vote of chairman Coun. Mrs Myra Clegg for “highway safety” reasons. But at Tuesday’s meeting


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