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from Clitheroe nave been lodged. The Central Work­ ing Men’s Club wishes to extend its premises in Whalley Road (1425) and permission is being sought by animal feed manufac­ turers B. Dugdale and Sons for a warehouse and loading area. 100ft. by 105ft. at the Salthifl Quarry Industrial Estate (1414). • The third is from the


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Failed to give way


FOR failing to give way at the Chatburn Road round- about, Clitheroe, car driver Michael Cusack (68), of L ow e rg a te , Clitheroe, was fined £35 by, the town's magistrates.


(defending) said th a t bright morning sunshine had prevented Cusack from seeing another car, which was forced to brake. But there was no collision.


Mr Geoffrey Isherwood Party time


THE Black Bull Hotel at Rimington was the venue for a Christmas party and dinner for 77 members of Clitheroe Lady Farmers’ social section. It was the first event for new presi- d e n t Mr s N a n c y Cornthwaite.


Colne, were MCs for old- time and modern dancing and for party games.


Mr and Mrs Hutton, of


so much, they are hop­ ing to make it an annual event. The f irm , w h ich


organised by Mr Bob Kay, of Kemple View, now a process operator at ICI and Mr John R id gw ay , of P a rk Avenue, Chatburn, a s h i f t m a n a g e r a t Ribblesdale Cement.


Cars collide


TWO drivers escaped injury when their cars col­ lided in Whalley Road,- Clitheroe. The men, both from the town, were Doug­ las Haigh, of King Street, and Barry Marsh, of Albemarle Street.


made a s p h a l t fo r building and ro ad works, closed about five years ago and this was the first time the men had met since then. T h e e v e n t w a s


FOR the past 17 years, petite Mrs Ida Calverley has been a familiar figure in Clitheroe, as she went


widow, of Brownlow Street, went on her round for the last time. Under county council rules, she


has. had to retire at the age of 65. At a farewell ceremony


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Priority


A NEW fire station for Clitheroe, costing about £180,000, has been given top priority by the county council’s Fire Services ana Public Protection Commit­ tee in its 1982-83 prog­ ramme. No site for the station has yet been ear­ marked.


GRANTS


allocated for grants in the council’s current financial year which ends in March, s a id D e p u ty C h ie f Environmental Officer Mr Richard Isherwood.


HOME insulation grants are now being made avail­ able to council house ten­ ants, as well as private home owners in the Ribble Valley, the Housing Com­ mittee was told. Some £36,000 has been


WHA L LE Y A B B E Y was the setting for an early festive coffee morn­ ing on Tuesday that real­ ised £540 fo r King G e o r g e ’s Fu n d fo r Sailors.


fund’s Whalley branch, there were, numerous attractions, including coffee and mince tarts, stal ls selling cakes, handicraf ts and pre­ serves, and a raffle fora Christmas hamper and china tea set.


. Organised by the


elephant, fancy goods ana bring-and-buy stalls and a tombola. About 200 people attended.


There were also white


ted: Mrs D. Burke and Mrs M. Turner.


^Nature cJVotes


WALK alongside any of our local rivers and you are bound to come across some fine specimens of alder. It is one of our truly native British1 trees and its


delicate tracery of twigs and black cones silhouetted against the sky.


, produced from catkins which develop, during the winter.


. Long before the leaves unfold, the flowers are .


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will elongate until they dangle and become tinged with purple as the stamens protrude. v . Like other trees which flower at this time when few insects are about, it is wind pollinated. The female catkin is much smaller and egg-shaped. . The fruits become thick and green tne following summer, but by October they are woody and look


The male catkins, now in evidence as green cigars,


. like , miniature pine cones. The seed is shed during the winter months.


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■ floating for up to one month and may be carried a considerable, distance. ,


■ cheap, pencils , and its , charcoal is used to make ■ gunpowder.


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■: ^ However,;its main claim to fame locally.is that it j • ,'was the clog makers’ favourite. <' -


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■ - Each small, seed is edged with an air-filled web­ bing; so that not only is it carried by wind, but also ' by the water into which it often falls. I t can remain


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■this turns to,a.pale red when it is seasoned. It has many uses, including turnery, mouldings, toys and;


When first felled, thetimberis whitish yellow, but. v. v. -:c-;/< -


indeed, its rather dull appearance lasts into the autumn, its leaves remaining green until they fall. However in the winter it is transformed, with its


modern name derives from the Anglo-Saxon “aler.” In summer it is not the most handsome of trees;


!frbm the left), are: Mrs H. Rogers, Mrs C. Bul- cock,_Mrs J. Gray, Mrs B. Cunliffe (chairman) • ■' - J . r -


Pictured, standing


Committee stays in


charge of arrears


THE Ribble Valley Coun­ cil’s Housing Committee has rejected a suggestion that its responsibility for rent and mortgage arrears should be transferred to the Finance and General Purposes Committee. The idea was supported


that this council is owed £11,000 in rent?” he asked. But the Housing Com­


mittee agreed to retain the “status quo.” Coun. P e te r Nuttall


ment. Borough treasurer Mr Gordon Onslow pointed out that the arrears had risen by £4,000 over four years. Of the council’s 2,219 ten­ ants, 2,021 were dear, or less than two weeks in arrears.


well,” he said. “We have good collectors and all but five per cent of our tenants are excellent.”


. “We’re doing extremely Cheaper travel


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.this week ..will be available at any time on Saturdays, Sundays and on bank holi­ day sr- •


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tgersy from.. Clitheroe, and; j 42p s from ^Whalley. ’ Chili dren’:will travel half fare;}


apply'.on: most b u se s scheduled to arrive in Man­ chester after 10.00, hours. There will be a'flat,return fare of;£1.50 on ,services X3 and X23 which will give a; saving of 46p to- passehr


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(Clitheroe) argued that the rent arrears were not tre­ mendously high, and Coun. Fred Green (Wilpshire) said there was not the slightest reason for chang­ ing the present arrange­


by the finance chairman Coun. Fred Singleton (Longridge). He said rent money owed to the council was continually rising and suggested that responsibil­ ity for arrears should be given to “the proper com­ mittee.” ’ “Are members happy


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about her job as a home- help. But on Friday, Ida, a


office, Clitheroe, home- help organiser Mrs Mar­ garet Hird handed her a bouquet and a gift from the department. Said Mrs Hird: “Ida has been a marvellous home-


MORE than 40 work­ mates of the former Trinidad Mastic Sup­ plies, Clitheroe, had a chat about old times at a reunion at the Edis- ford Bridge Hotel. And they enjoyed it


owners of 2 Gills Croft, Pendle Road, to erect a storm porch (1416).


Home-help Ida retires


Valley Council’s planning department (number 1413). Three other applications


A plan has been received


include cubicles, a feed building, barn, implement shed, silage plant and slurry tank to the - north and west of the present buildings.


from Bashall Eaves to build a dairy complex, in phases, at Micklehurst Farm (1408). This would


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plans have been lodged for e ig h t sem i-d e ta ch ed houses on land n ex t. to Walmsley Brow (1417), and for a garage to replace outbuildings at 32 Painter Wood (1407).


From Billington, outline The owners of Bleak


House - Restaurant, Kem­ ple End, are also seeking permission to extend the present dining room by 11 feet to form a lounge (1424).


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help. We’ll be sorry to lose her.” Pictured is Mrs Hird


(third from left) present­ ing Mrs Calverley with her gift and flowers. Looking on are fellow home-helps.


considered are: A two- storey extension for a gar­ age, bedroom and bath­ room at 30 Clitheroe Road, Whalley (1439); the erec­ tion of two pairs of semi­ detached houses and gar­ ages in Ribblesdale View, Chatburn (1435); the sink­ ing of a th r e e - in c h borehole about 300 feet for research into the limestone strata at Ashnott Farm, Newton (1420) and outline permission for residential development at Isaacs Farm, Inglewhite Road, Chipping (1412).


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