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ORGANIST Donald Hartley: and his wife Jean have completed a unique double in the world of church music..


Hartley, of Pimlico Road, Clitheroe, will travel to Lambeth Palace, London, to be presented with' the Archbishop of Canter­ bury’s Certificate in Church Music.


In November, Mr


trip for the Hartleys, a s Mrs H a r t le y received' the same award last year. Mr, Hartley’s certificate, however, is for organ playing and choir training, and Mrs


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, couple in the world to ■ receive the awards —• .the highest certificates open to amateur musi­ cians in the.Anglican Church. Said Mrs Hartley,


Hartley’s for choir singing. They believe they are the only married


, checked as far as we can and believe we are the only ones.” T h e II a r 1 1 e y s


who teaches piano at her home: “We have


attended the same primary school in Clitheroe and were both teenage members of the choir at the former Moor Lane Methodist Church.


began to play the: organ at the Methodist Church at the age of 16 and was later organist1' at St James’s-Church.1' He was appointed organist and choir­ master at ■ Whalley Parish 'Church in April, 1975.


Mr Hartley (47)


■ -Mrs Hartley, who holds a licentiate dip­ loma from the London College of Music, is a member of the choir at Wh a l l e y P a r i s h Church, and three other members of the family also sing in the choir — Cathryn (17), David (14) and Paul (13).


(18), who is now at col­ lege in Liverpool, is a former Sunday School­ teacher at - Whalley . .r


-Elder daughter Julie


"passu practical : exami­ nations and to take a choir practice watched by an examiner. They also had to pass writ­ ten examinations on the history of ; church mlisic and liturgy.


be presented to Mr Hartley at a service of Evensong at Lambeth Palace on November 29th.


. The certificate will


Stores show interest in town centre site


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workers! R A I N k e pt s e v e ral youngsters away from, the first session of the “Roller­ coaster zoo” at Trinity Youth Club, Clitheroe. The project takes the


A LONDON developer this week unvei­ led his plans to build a big new supermar­ ket in Clitheroe. Mr Dan Graham prop­ oses to demolish disused garages and


■other properties between Wellgate and King Lane: and replace them with a supermarket occupying 7,500 sq. ft.


form of an arts workshop, ioith children setting out to build a working model of a toy rollercoaster. Three boys who did attend are pictured working on the first stage of the model. They are (from the left) Robert Buller, Nicholas and Martin Barker. The scheme’s organiser,


two “household names” in the supermarket chain business are : a lre ad y interested - in the site.. . “If all the planning goes


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Mr Richard Bancroft, is v hopin g f or a bet ter response in the weeks ahead. He is anxious to receive any toy scraps to help in the construction of the models. Mr Bancroft can be contacted at the Youth Service Office, Wellgate, Clitheroe. Tel: 25063.


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COL L. C. King-Wilkinson has retired as; chairman of the governors, of both Clitheroe' Royal Grammar Schools.


e r no.rs , ’ C o l ; King- Wilkinson, of Rock House, Slaidburn, was thanked for his devoted leadership since 1950. He is however, staying


■been vice-chairman for-the past 10 years. The new vice-chairman is Mr R. H. G, Macalpine, of Wad- dmgton.


on-as governor, an office he has held since 1945. ; The new chairman is the Rev. John Hudson, Vicar of Clitheroe and; Rural Dean of Whalley, who has


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TAKING over as trea­ surer of the Ribble Valley Council of Churches is Mrs Helen Crompton, of Park Avenue, Clltheroe. The


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y Fr Francis Duggan, ' \ At a meeting of the gov-, ' ; . '


■Wellgatej-was bought last- month by,Mr Graham from Tootal. - He has already sold the showroom to thi Burnley and Padiham-based firm of electrical contractors, J. Eglin, who plan to open a shop there is about a month’s time.


smoothly-I expect the new supermarket: to be open within six months,” he said. - . The site, including the old>motor showroom on


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:■ Mr Graham’s architects have prepared, outline; plans for the supermarket development for consider­ ation by the Ribble Valley Council’s planning depart­ ment. “We are cu r ren tly -


negotiating for part of the King Lane electricity sub­ station to give us a total of 7,500 sq. ft. for use as re ta il space,” said Mr Graham. “If the outline plans, are


" officer Mr Peter Nock con­ sidered Mr Graham was being; very optimistic in expecting the supermarket to be, open -in six months..


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vation area. ■ 1 , -. A . spokesman for • Nor- web -said they would be happy to talk with Mr Graham about any propos- ' als he has for the King Lane sub-station. “The sub-station feeds a


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. son has expressed serious concern at staffing levels g e n e r a l ly and has suggested alternative


!- In a re p o r t , . Chief Executive Michael; Jack-’.


ways of dealing with the situation.


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MEMBERS of the local medical profession took.to jogging on Sunday morning to show that they can practise what they preach.'


,.Eleanor::Friqnd„ia.,physiotherapy aid., at, piitheroe,,/Hospitab. who-knocked six- minutes.off her allotted time,


wasn’t a 'blister to be seen! ^ Whalley chemist Mr Roger Halliwell knocked nine minutes off his target time — set according to age—and was the fastest'man.The women’s champion was Mrs


’And just to prove the point, at the end of their “medical mini marathon” there '


road, on to Pimlico Road and back to Clitheroe Health Centre, had to be completed once by the women and twice by the men. The 19 joggers included doctors, nurses, midwives and chemists — and all reported fit for duty on Monday morning. ■ The starter was ex-district nurse Sister A. Curran, dressed as Florence Nightingale. Organiser, Dr Gordon Hampson, of Hereford Drive, Clitheroe, hopes to arrange more marathons in the future. ’ .


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Plumbe Street,. Lo.w- e r h o u s e L a n e and Briercliffe Road, Burnley and Burnley Road, Pa'diham. Company secretary Mr


who are household names are actively interested in the site, and; I don’t expect there will be much diffi­ culty over the plans.” Mr Graham had been


turn-key operation — that is to say we will put up the; new building and then just turn over the keys to the new buyer. , “Two supermarket firms


Steven Healey said: “We feel there is a market for us in Clitheroe so opening there is a logical step.”


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The council is still awaiting


WHAL L EY’S Queen Elizabeth II playing field’s fund will benefit from the efforts of two local can­ oeis ts on Sa turday. Richard Ashton, of Wood­ lands Drive, Whalley,. and John; Bryant, of Padiham will be paddling an 18-feet- long model around the edge of Lake Windermere to raise money from spon­ sors.


- According to the firm’s managing director, Mr Paul Lawrenson, the chimney, coupled with the new furnace, should go a long way towards solving the grit and smoke problems which have plagued householders in the Brook Lane area for so long.. : The chimney is part of a scheme to improve the


A NEW 90. feet high chimney and cupola at Clilheroe’s Castle Castings works was brought into use on Monday.


plant and bring it into line with the latest environ­ mental’.regulations.


building-of a 100 ton sand hopper and, during the next 12 months, offices will be redesigned and areas round the .works landscaped. .


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"'repairs to the rail cros­ sing at Eshton Terrace, Clitheroe. ,


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. concrete sleepers.’- 7 , „ t The t foundations ’of , this Section-will be


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of the operation, Gpl Alas- tair Moar, believes they could go on for years find­ ing unexploded devices which have been on the hillside since it was used as a practice area during the Second World War. “People must still tread


MORE than 60 unexploded mortar shells have so far been found on the Sabden side of Pendle Hill by the Royal Engineers’ bomb disposal-team.; And the man in charge


■ The three-inch shells— all of which have been exploded by the, team — have largely been found in concehtrated patches. . The team will continue


very carefully. Anyone coming across anything suspicious should mark the spot and then tell the police,” he said.


day for the .team, attend- ing_ the funeral of one of their- colleagues.- -Hunga­ rian Arki Stephan (64) died of a heart attack while, combing the hillside. He- had/been with the unit for 30 years. •


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