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Clitheroe1 Advertiser and Times, June 21st, 1979 3


Villagers lace ‘petrol desert’


REMOTE parts of Ribble Valley could be turned into a “petrol desert” through major cut-backs by suppliers to small outlying garages.


Mr Eric Edmondson,' considerable hardship to


proprietor of Waddington filling station, claimed this week that petrol com­ panies were finding it more viable to drop full loads at major town gar­ ages instead of part con- s ig nm e n ts to sm a ll operators. Now Mr Edmondson


customers in remote areas who depend on their local filling station for fuel.” Mr Edmondson, whose


family has run the Wad­ dington filling station for I 60 years, said that he had about 100 regular custom­ ers relying on him for their


claims the situation is desperate and is appealing to country customers to write to suppliers demand­ ing a fair deal for the “little man" who is unable to carry large stocks. “With the general shor­


petrol needs. His normal delivery con­


sisted of two loads of 700 gallons weekly but this had been cut back to 700 gal­ lons in 10 days. “I feel that it is time that


tage at the moment the big petrol companies are find­ ing it easier to drop a full load at a big garage rather than go round a series of small ones,” claimed Mr Edmondson, who said that he was voicing the opinion of a number of small operators. “As a result, village gar­


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Chatburn school's farewell to


‘lollipop’ man


CHATBURN children this week say goodbye to their popular loll i pop man Arthur Briggs. For 14 years, in sleet,


for the last time. In recognition of his


ha il, sunshine and snow, Arthur has seen them safely across the road, with never a day off for illness. But now Arthur (78),


14 years’ service he has received a letter of com- mendation from the Chief Constable of Lan- cashire, Mr Albert Laugharne.


of Pendle Avenue, has decided to call it a day, and tomorrow he will wear his white coat and hold the brightly- coloured lollipop stick


Country chairs fetch


£1,250


A SET of six Chippendale- style country chairs sold for £1,250 at a fine art and a n t ia u e s a u c t io n a t■ | H o th e r s a l l , F o r re s t , McKenna and Son


Clitheroe. Mahogany furniture was


in great demand, two Vic- tonan high chests selling for £130 and £65, a Victo­ rian bookcase for £450, a dumb waiter for £95, an ebony plant pedestal for £240 and a trio wardrobe and dressing table for


£190. Oak bracket and eight-


tively.


day long case clocks sold for £285 and £335 respec­


Narcissus fetched £360, a 17th-century Armada chest £560, a lady|s cab­ riole leg single chair £200 and a blunderbuss and Indian musket £140 and


A.bronze statuette of ,


SEED — WILSON


£175.Watercolours by E. Cawthorne were knocked down for £250 and £260. Two framed watercolours by H. C. Fox went for £270 and two framed oil paint­ ings (unsigned) for £220. Five Cattermole etchings raised £85 and a set of unusual leaded glass


panels £50. Auctioneer was Mr


Peter McKenna.


Procession of w itn e s s by church


ABOUT 400 parishioners joined in Clitheroe Parish Church’s annual parade round the town centre before Sunday service in


the Parish Hall. Assembling in Church


Street, their route took them along York Street, Well Terrace, Railway View and King Street. They were led by the 10th Nelson Sea Scout band. At the service, the Rev.


A r t i l le ry , Mr James Richard Seed was married to Miss Angela Wilson at Clitheroe Register Office


signaller in the Royal


on Saturday. The bride, a shop assis­


tant, is the only daughter ofMr and Mrs K. Wilson, of S t i r l i n g C lo s e , Clitheroe. The bridegroom is the


Fairyland author dies


THE journalist and author H. V. Morton, who coined the phrase, “Clitheroe is half in Lancashire and half in fairyland,” has died near Cape Town, aged 86. A best-selling author,


youngest son of Mr and Mrs W. Seed, of Carlton Place, Clitheroe. The bride, given away


by her father, wore a gown of white nylon organza trimmed with lace. Her shoulder-length veil was held in place by a Juliet cap and she carried a bouquet o f r e d r o s e s an d stephanotis. Bridesmaid was Miss


his earlier su c c e s se s included a series of travel books about the British Isles. It was in one of these, "The Call of Eng land,” that he wrote about Clitheroe. After the war he settled


Chatburn, Arthur left school at the age of 12 to work at Stonebridge M i l l , as a c lo th examiner. He also worked at Jubilee Mill, Clitheroe. When he was


Born and educated in


18, he joined the Man­ chester Regiment, and served with the British Army of the Rhine. He is looking forward


to spending more time with his wife, Alice, and in his garden. He also likes travelling, and three years ago visited Canada. Mr and Mrs Briggs


FUND WILL HELP YOUNG


SINCE the reorgan­ isation of local govern- ment s uc ces si ve Mayors of the Ribble Valley Council have, in turn, each nominated a charitable fund which they will make their special interest and concern throughout their term of office. This being the “Interna­


Letters to the Editor


our own district whose special interests are the care and welfare of chil­ dren of all age groups. I was delighted when,


tional Year of the Child” I have decided that any money donated to this year’s charity appeal will be given, in its entirety, to those organisations within


have two daughters, Mrs Shirley Dawson of Billington and Mrs Christine Webb, of Eccles.


own deep concern for the welfare of our future citi­


zens. Industry and private


once this was made public, the Clitheroe Branch of NALGO immediately agreed to give the fund a “ flying s ta r t ,” a fine altruistic gesture which I am sure other trade union organisations active in our area will be keen to follow and thus demonstrate their


citizens in our area invari­ ably respond with great generosity to every appeal made and I turn to them with confidence. Clubs and other organisations within the borough will also be anxious to demonstrate their interest and all dona­ tions, small or large, will


Buildings Critic of proud of


I AM sure that all your readers will join me in wishing Mr Charles Wilson success in his new post with the Lancaster City Council, a position in which, it is hoped, he will


go far. In reading his com­


ments, h ow ev e r , on improvements which have taken place in Clitheroe in recent years, it was par­ ticularly striking that the only examples of local development he mentioned were those undertaken by private enterprise: despite — rather than as a result of — central planning.


without doubt due to the progenitors of all three of the examples mentioned.


Congratulations are


and builders of the new edifice in Castle Street, for example, must undoub­ tedly nave expended a con­ siderable amount of time, trouble and expertise to ensure that the completed building would blend in due course into its sur­ roundings.


The directors, architects


ple, that with this in mind, careful attention was paid to ,the type of stone already in use in other p arts of the town. A pitched section of roof has also been included at the front of the flat roof to match adjacent buildings.


It is known, for exam­


in South Africa, but con­ tinued his travels until he was well into his seventies, producing three books in the 1960s about Italy.


Julie Duggan, the bride’s cousin, who wore a Vic- torian-style royal blue satin dress trimmed with


white lace. She had a matching cap and carried a posy of white carnations trimmed with blue ribbon. Witnesses were Mr


Trevor Vaughan, Vicar of Sabden, gave an illus­ trated talk on the church. Lessons were read by Miss Annette Marsden and a Sunday school scholar,


Gary Speak. The ch i ld ren san g


“When I needed a neigh­ bour” and the calypso


Sunday school teachers’ t ra in in g co u rse , s ix teachers were presented with the diocesan badge of recognition by the vicar, the Rev. John Hudson.


Lord’s Prayer. To. mark success in a


FURTHER REMAND


Robert Seed, -the brideg­ room’s brother, and Miss Sharon Willis. A reception was held at


A MAN and a woman accused of setting fire to the Castle Bandstand at Clitheroe, were on Tues­ day remanded in custody for a week by Clitheroe magistrates. Charged with causing


the Edisford Bridge Inn, Clitheroe. The couple are honey­


mooning on the West Coast. They are to live in


Aldershot. P h o to g ra p h : Pye’s,


Clitheroe.


THE Citizens’ Advice Bureau at 11 Richmond Terrace, Blackburn, which serves the Ribble Valley,


buildingon which Clitheroe can look with pride and from which, it is to be hoped, the firm respons­ ible will d e r iv e due benefit.


As a result, we have a


however, that council plan­ ners will learn from the private sector and that never again will we have a repetition of “Sampan” Village or “Baktof" Villas?


Is it too much to hope,


FRANK S. L. MOON King Street, Clitheroe.


sneering.


Work on junction


long


overdue I AM pleased to see the alterations which are being made at the junction of North cote Road with VVhalley Road in Langho; a site of potential danger due to the proximity of a junior school and a railway bridge carrying the Blaek- burn-Hellifield line.


remarkable expedition and leads me to wonder why there is such a delay in the realignment of Whalley Road with York Lane and also with Portland Road.


This has been done with


has been the site of many accidents including the death of at least one per­ son, and has been the sub­ ject of discussion between Billington Parish Council a n d th e r e l e v a n t authorities on numerous occasions.


This particular section


impression that improve­ ment of this junction was included in the work prog­ ramme for 1978-1979. Perhaps one of our new


I w a s u n d e r t h e


be gratefully and officially acknowledged. These may be sent to me


personally at the Mayor’s Parlour or to the Borough Treasurer, Ribble Valley Borough Council, Church Street, Clitheroe, BB7 2DE, who will issue official receipts. Lists of donations will be


published from time to time in the local press. The cause is worthy — every mum and dad will want to help — please support us.


J. H. FELL Ribble Valley Mayor


t0 be MP’s ‘point scoring ’


I AM sorry that our new MP Mr David Wadding­ ton has seen fit to begin what I presume will be a regular Westminster Viewpoint feature with a page of Benn-bashing and politically-provocative


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late David Walder, always seemed to be aware that his readership included a sizeable minority who did not share his political views, and apparently took account of the fact that his political opponents did not enjoy regular access to a large public via the Adver­


His predecessor, the


tiser. He seldom attempted to


score party political points by distortion and that rather childish sneering in which Parliamentarians of all colours regrettably delight. Mr Waddington evidently suffers from no such inhibitions. However, as he chooses


Offices meeting


‘leg pull’


THE performance of the 12 members (mainly Inde­ pendent) at the recent spe­ cial council meeting on the new council offices can only be described as irres­ ponsible. They called the meeting


in an attempt to reverse the decision to go ahead with the scheme, but no case was put forward to support their proposals. The proposer, seconder,


s e n i o r p a r t n e r of Leedham’s Garage, Dun- sop Bridge, said that he was able to take in large stocks but he sympathised with the plight of the small man.


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are facing a difficult time and we could easily come to the situation where the country filling station will become a thing of the past,” said Mr Leedham. “Shortly all these facilities ] will be based in the towns” He added that he found


“A lot of small garages I .


it difficult to understand | why companies were unable to supply small amounts of petrol when they did not seem to find problems in delivering relatively minor quantities of heating oil.


Shearing contest


BOWLAND Forest had three successes at Row­ land Region Young Far­ mers’ annual sheep shear­ ing contest at Sabden Old Hall Farm, Sabden Fold, the home of Mr N. Nutter. Geof f Walker and


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and all the speakers were full of confusion as to the facts and figures. Appa­ r ent ly they had not bothered to become fully informed of the facts before the meeting. When it came to a vote it


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seemed that only seven of the 12 who asked for a special meeting voted for their own proposition. The whole affair seemed to be


one gigantic leg-pull. Since no case was put


to be controversial, I grant him his premise that what makes the economic world go round is the pursuit by millions of individuals of a better life for themselves


and their children. Will he -acknowledge


that, as a result of this pursuit, the next round of wage rises will settle somewhere above the fore­ cast inflation rate, largely Government induced, of 17V6%? (The figure is that of Mr Patrick Jenkins , not


mine).In future Westminster Viewpoints perhaps, he will Outline the consequ­ ences, in terms of next year’s rates, of the cut in the rate support grant for his constituents in the Rib­


ble Valley. . Mr Waddington, there


district councillors or maybe our county council­ lor can throw some light on the matter.


FRANK T. NEWTON Ilillcrcst Road, Langho.


Donor Tom makes it 50 pints


£15,000 damage to the bandstand are Gillian Mar­ garet Darnell (17), of Peel Park Avenue, and Brian William Preston (21), of Central Drive. Darnell was also charged


Sub-postmaster at Sab­ den, Mr Tom Stephen­ son, had a special date on Monday — giving his blood for the 50th time.


with burglary and damage amounting to £500 to two police cars and a window.


Advice centre


is being officially opened by the Mayor on Wednes day morning, July 4th, and will be open for inquiries the following day.


To mark the occasion, Tom — who will be 52 next month — was awarded a badge.


He well remembers the first time he gave blood in his early twenties . . . a f te r persuasion from his future-wife Elsie. On t h a t occa s i on ,he fa in ted , but a f t e r donating blood two or


Until forced to stop 10 years ago because of ill-health, his wife gave blood for many years. She is particu­ larly proud that once her blood was used in a major heart opera­ tion.


three times a year since, it has become almost a way of life.


The couple’s younger daughter, Jane (20), is a blood donor, but their other daughter, Elizabeth (24), has still to be persuaded. Tom, who received an


award at the time of his 25th donat ion, intends to go on giving his blood.


scenario!


BILL GRAY, Mitchell Street, Clitheroe.


are more and less pleasant facts of life than are dreamed of in your small


forward to support the cal­ ling of this special meet­ ing, I suggest that the 12 responsible persons be sur­ charged and pay the cost themselves.


RATEPAYER New floor


for village hall


WORK on a new floor for the main room at Chatburn Village hall is likely to start soon.


Chatburn Parish Council, at which Mr T. Hudson was appointed chairman, a tender for the floor was


At the annual meeting of 3t>-


Best-Kept Village compet­ ition were discussed and members volunteered to supervise various areas of Chatburn.


accepted. Arrangements for the


plaints about certain foot­ paths in the village. These will be forwarded to the L.C.C. footpaths inspec­ tor. The parish council is also making formal objec­ tion about the proposal of Ribble Motor Services to increase bus fares. Other appointments


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