I Clitheroe Advertiser and Times,,July 19th, 1979 3 Essential part of rural life


I WAS amazed, to read the comments of Coun.


sents will fully endorse. . After all, no supermar­


John 1. Walms l ey about dearer bread and >


other commodities in village shops compared , to town supermarkets. '


. .Even people with no experience of the retail trade realise that - super­ markets are in a position to buy in such bulk that they are able to cut their prices considerably, while the small shopkeeper must charge a more realistic price in keeping with his situation.


..........


■ _ Mr Walmsley is a coun­ cillor for Waddington and.


is an excel- |n of the Id history,”


Ending and


(boys was i visitors to


raf t work lew, of Lar-


|idley Pate, Gisburn,


I left) using lipment are


fepartment open day.


ION


|5 p per kilo less lio n Mart’s fat-


ld:iy. Prices for \ of iambs were


•e than at the i offer were 40 |t*\ves and 6S4


■made to 91.2p I s .Ip average), I (S0>.9p), light 1(75.3p), uncer- 1 85.4p (83.4p), |u.4p), calf bulls 1 fat cows to 60p


Siade to 160p per le d dressed car- pidard to 173.5p


ium to 161 p o 144p (140.2p),


■ to £24 (£20.40) h o £19 (£14.20).


laiting


|)f Kirkfields, Is fined £10 by Igistrates.


[to observe a rn, Frederick


1DAY IOOL


HODIST CHURCH


lERSARY I, JULY 22nd lid 6-30 p.m.


I preacher | Brennand Vrayton


I n g e r s Margaret and I Brennand VE WELCOME


Hurray for the village shop


THE village' shop should, be valued for what it is — a


little bit of Old England that .hasn’t succumbed to mass, impersonal organisa­ tion..:


recently reported as hav­ ing said at a Ribble Valley Council committee meet­ ing, th a t supermarkets were causing village shops to close. The report continued


Coun. John Cowgill was :


therefore presumably has the interests of the village at heart. Is he suggesting that the village shops are - wickedly profiteering on the price of bread and: sugar, and-would he prefer to see an impersonal super­ market in. place of the friendly old-established business . in . Waddington 1 and other villages? I can assure him that the


bread sold in the shop I patronise is marked with the official retail price and is sold at that precisely, no


more, no less. Furthermore, during


the bread strike and other shortages of last winter,


■no queuing either — <a happy state of af fai rs which certainly did not apply to the supermarkets. The village shop is an


no1 regular customer went without supplies , of any commodity and there was


ket is likely to sell just two tomatoes or half a packet of teacakes if that is all that is required. I have seen any amount of such.


-as larger _ amounts which must mean more profit for the shopkeeper. I hope Mr Walmsley will


small orders handed over pleasantly and .willingly without comment, as . well


essential part of the rural community and provides a


service second to none, a fact which most of the vot­ ers Mr Walmsley repre-


Traffic-warning system needed near farm


YOUR recent story about the ban on heavy traffic through Chatburn and Middlewood is misleading in that the problem for Mr Collinson, of Bellman Farm, is caused not by the present proposed restrictions in the Bolton-by-Bowland zone, for which objections can still he put for­ ward,1 but by a separate weight restriction order which was subjected to a public debate some


t h a t Co u n . John I. Walmsley had then' said village shops had, to a cer­ tain extent, brought the situation on themselves by high prices. Maybe the village prices can’t compete with- the


time ajgo. It was at that t ime


quashed by the Ribble Val­ ley Council on the grounds that the junction between the Pimlico link road and the Clitheroe by-pass was


■ lage shop. When the super­ markets have “run out,”


bulk buying of the super­ markets, but a friendly word, a helping hand, no impulse buying and no bus fares, certainly balance the odd pence. In times of shortage you get your share at the vil-


the village shops get cus­ tomers they could well do wi thout , for they are neither loyal nor apprecia­


tive.Mrs M. W. FREEMAN (Satisfied customer) Pinder Close, Waddington.


THANKS


AS a Save the Children Fund representative, I teas invited to the Catholic School, Lowergate, to receive three boxes and eight sacks of children’s clothing and five blankets knitted by some of the chil­ dren, helped by mums, grans and aunties. On behalf of the fund, I


apparent regard for the danger hazard thereby created at Bellman Farm. The situation already


inadequate, though subse­ quently approved by it when the- junction was improved. I feel.it is very unfortu­


nate that this latter order was approved with


t u a Art- i_______done now would be to pro- nt^vY™


of pride


Pool is source


Pool during my lunch hour. I would like to take this


reconsider his comments and support a local institu­ tion,' even if he chooses to go further afield in search of a cheaper loaf. H. P. TASKER, Secdalls Farm, West-Bradford.


Low Moor link road


‘no answer’ I WAS pleased to see some publicity given to the prop­ osed development ih Low Moor in your last edition, but cannot understand the


remarks made by the anonymous, spokesman for the council’s Planning Department. May I inquire what’ we


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Recovers after . accident


E IGHT - YE A R - O L D Peter Ber ry, -of Beech St reet , Ghtheroe, was recovering in hospital this week after being involved; in an accident with a car in Henthorn Road. It happened at about 8-


40 on Friday evening, near the junction with Thorn Street.-The driver of the car was Mr Tony Gudgeon,


of Darkwood Crescent, Chatburn. Anot he r youngster ,


Adrian Wilcock (4), of Blackburn, was involved in an accident with a car in Henthorn Road, near the junct ion wi th Myt ton View, on Sunday morning. But he was more fortu­


nate, escaping with cuts and bruises. The driver of th e c a r was Barbara Earnshaw, of Church Brow, Clitheroe.


& ".'.•rj/.jA*


AN impressive gymnas­ tics display by a team from Edisford Primary School added to the enjoyment of -Clitheroe Parish Church’s annual g a r d e n p a r t y on


are to act on — if not rumour — when the entire operation so far has been shrouded in secrecy. Also there is no way a


existing, where a farmer has to cross a busy road with cattle and with no more assistance from the county council than two very obscure signposts, is bad enough.


n o :-v a t e d by for c ing an increase in heavy traffic flow and consequently creating a fa r wor s e hazard than the restriction order was seeking to


But now this is aggra-


Saturday. The team was intro-. duced by headmaster Mr


J. Marsh. The garden ,par ty.


“traf f ic ma n a g eme n t scheme” (a bureaucratic gem if I ever I heard one) or small link road, would alleviate the . chaos that would be caused by making a narrow cul-de-sac into a main access road to a resi­ dential estate. I fail to see any democ­


held at Tcmplewood, Pendle Road, the home of Mr and Mrs R. G. Pickles, was opened by Clitheroe Division MP Mr David Waddington. It was well supported


sideshows and af ter ­ noon teas were served. Pi ctur ed wi th the


and raised a record £226 for missionary work and charities. Church organisations ran various stalls and


gymna s t s , f rom the left; are Mr Waddington and his seven-year-old da ug ht er Vi c t or i a , churchwarden Mr Peter H o u 1 ds wo r th , Mr s Freda Pickles, the Rev. John Hudson and Mr Marsh.


FINED £50


CLITHEROE man Ralph Mattinson was concerned about children playing near the edge of tne road on skateboards when he was driving along Whalley New Road, Langhoi But the di s t ract ion


GARDEN TOOLS


resulted in him hitting a parked vehicle and Mattin son, (37), of Fairfield Drive, was fined £50 by Clitheroe magistrates for driving without due care and attention.


" ' - J MOWERS


CHAIN SAWS ARDENING STARTS AT THEd’S SHAWBRIDGEMILL


See rour fine range of


CULTIVATORS


GARDEN. SUNDRIES


OPEN AS USUAL BOTH HOLIDAY WEEKS


- improve. The least that could be


Chtheroe for rfhe past 7 warn;ng SyStem, similar to months and am now mov- ones a)rea(jy used in other mg to Somerset Since partg of they country.


17 vide a manually-operated


attended the Ribblesdale cr0SSingS are often oper- ated in this manner and is


- After all, pedestrian . Clitheroe.


would like to say a big thank you to them all. MARGARET GARNETT, (Publicity Officer), 83 Henthorn' Road, . .


Action on unsigned


contracts IS


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J ay, august 1st |»y &


(0720) £4.65


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B (0920) £1-70 .JST 16th, 17th and


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REET, |73 1)0 ROAD.


CHATBURN I WHALLEY


ne roe fnlnutes to Clltharo®


JACKIE MCDONALD Unisex Hairstylist


THROUGHOUT THE TOWN : . HOLIDAYS


WORKING AS NORMAL Phone Clitheroe 25008 u


■ CLITHEROE Parish Church Organ Society raised the sum of £140 by means , of. aicoffee evening.


‘-held year,


At the suggestion of members living in the Rimington area, the event was r


, j-. well supported. •> ,jj -.;••• . , 1


‘ld,'ih“thc village’s-Memorial Institute, following.a pattern established last, ’ar when it was-also held in a rural.area----at Lane Ends.;.'.iv,:ji(.v-j7/|.vt. There were the usual stalls,.sideshows and competitions and the evening was.


< :


(1200) £2.25 (0920) £1-90 (0920) £1-70


£3.45


. (0840) £3.25 . (0720)


E3.20


■ involved. There are about 40 con­


BUYERS of houses on the Riverside estate at Low Moor, who have moved in but not yet signed then- contracts, could face a price increase of maybe 10 per cent, to compensate the Ribble Valley Council for the financial loss


tracts awaiting signature, Mr Go rd o n Ons low, Borough Treasurer, told the Finance and General Purposes Committee. Two houses remain unsold. . Calling for action, Coun.


councfl. ■


j Now that we are in the 'age of sports centres, how pleasant it is to be able to .pass lunch time away from jthe' sports fanatics of the ’squash courts and so forth, land also from the deplor­ able changing rooms of ithese same sports centres. Well done Clitheroe, you


opportunity .of compli­ menting the pool staff on the high standard of clean­ liness.


‘ not the risk to Jife and limb of the farmer, his family, any passing drivers and even the cattle them­ selves, worthy of similar consideration?


B. H.-ALLISON Mount Pleasant, Chatburn •


-


have a pool to be proud of. MRS ALISON M. DUCK­ WORTH, ■ !34 Fountains Avenue, *'Simonstone.


Punished twice


IN last week’s issue it was reported that a motorist' was fined £60 for driving without due care and attention at the Wellgate


junction.


the man blamed the off­ ence on poor visibility and the chairman of the court agreed with these com­ ments, saying that it is bad enough for rpeople like ourselves who know the road, so it must be terrible for strangers.; ■ As everyone is aware


In a letter to the court ,


' Bowland zone’s limita­ tions, as printed in the Advertiser and Times, will not affect traffic in Chatburn. Instead, heavy traffic


O A LANCASHIR E County Council spokes­ man said the confusion probably arose from the fact that separate weight- restriction o rders for Chatburn and Bolton-by- Bowland were at present being considered. T h e B o l t o n - b y -


racy in a deal where the same authority who stand to. gain by the sale or exchange of land, should also be solely responsible for the granting or other­ wise of planning permis­ sion for that land,- as it cannot be unbiased' in its decision. How many of the com­


mittee handling the case will have actually visited the site to get first hand information? G. ARNOLD, Queen Street, Low Moor.


Venue change for councillors


THE Ribble Valley Council may hold its August council meeting at Longridge Civic Hall there would public. The suggestion for a


will be diverted from the village by an extension of the existing Pendle Hill zone, proposed by the county c o u n c i l an d agreed to by Chatburn Parish Council and nib­ ble Valley Council. This will prohibit heavy


temporary* change of venue came at a meeting of the Finance and General Purpos e s Commi t tee; when members voiced con­ cern at the lack of accom­ modation at Cl i theroe while the public gallery is closed on safety grounds.


sidering fire and safety repor t s on the council chamber by the Fire Pre­ vention Officer and the counci l ’s own s a f e t y


The committee was con­


Edwin Gret ton (West Bradford) said people were taking advantage of the


(Clitheroe) pointed out that the council was run­ ning up a deficit which increased week by .week. He estimated loan charges at £30 a week for each


Coun. P e te r .Nuttall ^ ,, house.


the authorities have been trying to solve this situa­ tion for two yeare or more — in the form of bollards and signs — at some con­ siderable expense, but they appear to be no


nearer. It does seem to me to be


complete nonsense for a chairman passing these


comments to then impose such a heavy fine on an al rea d y - p er se c u te d motorist.


JAMES COTTAM, Croasdale Drive, Clitheroe.


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i. (1) .“Babylon’s burning”.— The Ruts. . ■ • ■ T W E N T Y


commercial vehicles from using Clitheroe, Road, Crowtrees Brow, Bridge Road, Sawlcy Road and the stretch between the entrance to Horrocksford Lime and the junction between Sawley Road and the Clitheroe by-pass. Worston Road — used


officer. Me a s ur e s r e qui r e d


include fire doors, a means of e s c a p e a n d an emergency lighting sys­ tem. An estimate of cost is to be obtained. At the proposal of Coun.


as a short cut by heavy vehicles heading for the by-pass — will also be affected by thi s new weight restriction order. The only exceptions in


either of the zones will be for access. Objections to the Bol


ton-by-Bowl and zone proposal s must be at County Hail by August 10th. The extension to the Pendle Hill zone is still under discussion.


Clitheroe Town Council should be asked to contri­ bute towards the cost was made by Borough Trea­ surer Mr Gordon Onslow, after Chief Executive Mr Michael Jackson has noted that tbe chamber would be handed back to the town once the Ribble Valley ceased to use it.


A s ugge s t i on th a t


Coun. Fred Singleton (Longridge) said that to spend a great deal on the chamber could prove a waste of public money. This led Coun. Geoffrey


Committee chai rman


Ted Boden (Chatburn) efforts will be made to have the gallery fit for re-


Save it


LANCASHIRE Magis­ trates Courts’ Committee has recommended spend­ ing £250 on roof insulation at Clitheroe Magistrates Court. This is in response to a Home Office request for 1980-81 energy conser­ vation'projects for the .country’s courtrooms.


be ample accommodation for the where


opening by the end of August.


GILL — SULLIVAN •


operator Miss Jeanette Margaret Sullivan was married to Mr Paul Gill at Christ' Church, Chatburn, on Saturday.


Ch a t b u r n machine


youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs J. Sullivan, of Riverside Terrace, Earby.


T h e b r i d e is t he


employee of Smith and Nephew, Chatburn, is the only son of Mrs D. Moor- croft and stepson of Mr S. Moorcrof t , of Selwyn Street, Kirkdale, Liver­ pool.


The br idegroom, an


Ainsworth (Salesbury) to observe that it would have been cheaper in the long run to have included a council chamber as part of the council’s new office block while the building equipment was there. However, Coun. Edwin


by her father, wore a full- length white Edwardian- style gown of Swiss lisse t rimmed with lace and featuring a long train. Her long French lace veil was held in place by a flowered headdress and she carried a bouquet of pink and white roses and lily-of-the-. vally.


The bride, given away


Mrs Linda Roberts, the bride’s sister, and brides­ maids were Miss Paula and Miss Sbirley Coe, Miss Tracey, Miss Dawn and Miss Karen Parr,.


Matron of honour was


, that a new council chamber could not be afforded. “We are getting into a malaise of obtaining things on the never-never,” he declared.


Gretton (West Bradford) and Coun. Peter Nuttajl (Clitheroe) both noted that this idea had preyiously been decisively out-voted by the council. Coun. Nuttall added there was a strong feeling


£140 for Organ Society


white chiffon dresses’with white flowered headdres­ ses and carried bouquets of pink and white roses and lily-of-the-vally.


They wore pink and


Graham Jones. ; Following the ceremony,


Be s t man


w a s M r \


conducted by the Rev. W. Jenkins, a reception was held at the Spread Eagle Hotel, Sawley.


Ribblesdale View,. Chat­ burn. .


The couple are to live in


Photograph: Audrey Stretch, Chatburn.


at St Hubert’s RC Church, Dunsop Bridge, on Friday, of Miss Susan Jane Birt­ wistle, younger daughter of Mr A. H. Birtwistle, of Staple Oak, and the late Mrs-M. G. Birtwistle, and Mr J e f f r e y P e t e r Unsworth.


mechanic, is the younger son of Mr and.Mrs,B. R.. Unsworth, Rose Cottage, 'Abbeystead, near Lan­ caster.


The br i degroom, a


was given away by her father. She wore- a w’hite French model nylon lace crinoline, with a deep frill forming a slight train. Her long veil was secured by a white blossom headdress and she carried a cascade of peach roses, carnations anti gladioli.


The bride, a secretary,


Helen Bi r twi st le, the bride’s sister and Victoria Mary Mason wore peach nylon dresses in the same style as the bride’s. They had matching headdresses


Br idesmaids J u d i t h •- TIME BUSIER ; •, At a meeting of the Rib­


ATTENDANCES are on the up and up at the R i b b l e s d a l e Po o l , . Clitheroe, and the town’s Civic Hall cinema prog­ rammes.


ble Valley Council’s Recre­ ation and Leisure Commit­ tee, members, were, told that the number of people using the pool for April 1st to June 30th, 197p was 47,209, compared to 42,448 for the. same period 1978.


Civic.. Hall had increased from 8,249 to 11,507 bet­ ween the same dates.


Numbers visiting the


UNSWORTH — BIRTWISTLE The wedding took place


and posies of peach roses Mr William Graham


.bride’s brother, and Mr Jack Parkinson, the bride’ br o t h e r - i n - l aw we r


Bi r twist le, the bride’; brother, was best man and Mr David Birtwistle, the


ushers. F r John Stoker con


ducted the ceremony and Mr- Anthony Hunter was the organist. 'A reception was held at


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the Moorcock Inn, Wad­ dington. After a honey­ moon in Majorca, Mr and Mrs Unsworth will live at Mar shaw House, Mar- shaw, Abbeystead. Ph o t o g r a p h : Pye’s,


Clitheroe.


Your Member of Parliament DAVID


WADDINGTON


will be available to interview. constituents at the


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