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■" "Tf *■ * Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, July lOlh, 1980:,3


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.reality, . Anyone who knew Mr


I CRAVE space to reply to the article in your last issue enti­ tled. “Share a vicar.” It is obvious that the church authorities of Blackburn and Brad­ ford are completely out of touch with


Church authorities are out of touch


Arthur Higginson, ,who is quoted as an example of one vicar caring for" three parishes, will know that it did not work well. L .


and Hurst Green I know that the two, parishes


As ex-vicar of Mitton IS


(was an m- I just saw ggling and


kland was 1 as well as kion certifi- laking pride |ide another of paper,


Salthill play area progress


CLITH ERO E Town Council is pushing ahead, with its scheme for a play' area at Salthill at a cost of about £5,500. • It will be behind houses


at Salthill and fenced off from the industrial area. At a meeting of the


lition in a leople silver


ligo she re­ in ’s award service to


shows Miss leiving her Mr Smith,


lb y M rs


council, town , clerk Mr Leslie Telford was asked to obtain pr ices for fencing. Coun. Brian Braith-


.from personal knowledge of Mr Higginson and have on several occa­ sions been called upon to help him out. It would appear to me


provide enough work for one man.: In order, to work the three parishes Mr Higginson had to depend on retired clergy and readers for hem. The result was that ne broke, down in health and had to retire, thus fu r th e r reducing the number of available clergy. • Here . again I write


due. Because of inflation and the falling number of clergymen the system has become “top heavy.” Parish clergy, because


of the heavy • financial demands on the parishes made by the system, are little more than money- raising devices, more and more money being demanded and fewer ana fewer : clergy and s e r ­ vices provided in return.. As an example, when


that a complete re-or­ ganisation of the dioce­ san system is now over­


: one vicar and vicarage were . provided for two parishes but ,the quota of these two parishes was not halved or reduced in


I became-vicar of Mitton and Hurst Green, only


Letters to the Editor a generous


waite thought they should not go in for luxury fenc­ ing at a time of stringen­ cy. It was decided to choose an economic, but effective, type. Once the fencing has


been erected, the question of equipment will be looked at. The Ribble Valley


i in


[rain from ]litheroe,


icome to Tiid. pme travel- lalight at


Council has agreed, sub­ ject to final approval of its Policy and Resources Committee, to - make a grant of £1,000 on condi­ tion that the work is com­ pleted by next March. A sum of £100 has been


put towards the scheme from the Ribble Valley Mayor’s charity fund.


jit seems to Iwn council lof the fact jrable prop­ rate income : local shop-


jsupport of pears to go


rse, always to individu-


of choice


at many of [f the shop- 0 live near developed


should be


res, prefer Clitheroe


In still find wide range at com-


Husband founded wine firm


THE d au g h te r of former Mayor and Free­ man-of Clitheroe, Mrs Alice Townley, has died at her home in Ruthin, North Wales, at the age of 91.


1 and per- in pleasant ; town sur- Isays Mr


lo raise the Chamber’s committee


fruild


lesdale Af- liswomen’s Peddar,


mg •man of


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I that the stall made which will oe’ Parish


embers on win in the . quiz.


ition fund der to the


Is, (secret-


|ital’s open given by


sta ll at


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{-■ Savalas and, David! Niven, ^ the/action ' is /get',round a (POWr camp 'on ^treasure Bladen J island *•' off-^Greece


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eldest daughter of Aid. a n d M r s W . W Whiteside. Aid. Whiteside founded Whiteside’s of Clitheroe, the wine and spirit merchants, in the Black Bull premises in Castle Street.


Mrs Townley was the


the -business for many years and, until retire­ ment, was on the Brooke Bonds managerial, staff at Foulsykes Mill, Clitheroe.


Mrs Townley assisted in


the Women Conservatives Association and of the Mothers’: Union at the Parish Church.


She was a member of


AS immediate past-president of the Rotary Club of Ribblesdale and on behalf of my succes­ sor Peter Field and all the members, I would like to express thanks to the individuals and organisations in the Ribble Valley who have helped and supported our fund-raising and other activities during the past year. Without tremendous


Wonderful support


THE Friends of Clitheroe Hospital wish to express their appreciation of the wonderful


received from l quarters on their annual open day. Special tribute must be


support ail <


they


paid to the hospital staff who cheerfully put up with all manner of incon­ venience to accommodate us, and without whose willing co-operation the function could never take


place.


MRS ALICE SIMPSON, (Chairman), Green Drive, Clitheroe.


Odd-looking visitors


IF the neighbours of Mr Geoff Duerden and his wife, Una, were puzzled by the assortment of odd­ looking visitors, to their home in Woodlands Drive, Whalley, on Saturday night, they can be assured it was in a good cause.


the Whalley branch of the NSPCC, were hosting a “tramp’s, supper,” which raised £85.


The couple, on behalf of


sed tramp went to Mr Alan Jones and Mrs Jean Holmes and to children Gareth Jones and Richard Whittaker.


at Pateley Bridge, and her daughter, Marion, in North Wales. Mrs Town- ley moved, from her home in Brennand Street five years ago to live near her daughter.


Her son, Geoffrey, lives


Wrexham tomorrow. The ashes will be interred at Clitheroe Parish Church a week on Sunday, follow­ ing a family service.


Cremation will be at


by Mrs Holmes and Mrs Julie Lee.


> pr_—


Warning to vandals


Reception


THE chairmen of parishes in the Ribble Valley were shown round the new council offices on Monday and were later received by the Mayor, Miss Agnes Melling, at a reception in the town hall.


A CALL for a clamp- down on vandals in Clitheroe has. been made by Coun. Bob Ainsworth, following damage to fenc­ ing surrounding the West View allotments. Coun. - Ainsworth said:


Prizes for the best-dres­


p ublic su p p o r t, the Rotary Club alone could not have helped so many people. The club members re­


ceive their reward from participation and helping to do a little good for


public, so generous in their support, who de­ serve such credit as is


somebody else. But it is the general


given. One of the projects we


have supported is pay­ ment for an Eye Camp in India, organised by the Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind. Those whose sight is


F. KNOWLES


Back Lane, Grindleton


Missed


the bus THE biggest raspberry of the week should De blown at a certain Ribble bus driver and his conduc­


tress. I fail to see how' they


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both could not spot a large lady waving franti­ cally and running towards their bus. I could under­ stand them driving off without waiting for her if she had been running for the bus from behind. The chances of being spotted then are pretty slim. Perhaps it is against


\ T / i Hikers pick up awards .W a.


EIGHT teams com­ peted in a rounders ' tournament at Church Meadow on Monday night —


petition organised by Ribblesdale Park, Clitheroe’s new sports club. Pictured are some of the ■ com­ petitors.


the first com­


. was made up of five ladies and four men.


“the rules” to stop and wait just a few seconds for a customer running to­ wards them and almost reaching-the actual bus stop? That near-empty bus


a l -vik;


crawled off towards Whal- ley, obviously in no great- hurry. Is tne bus com­ pany making so much money that it does not need fare-paying passen­ gers any more?


“ A N O TH ER D IS ­ GUSTED PASSER-BY”, Whalley (Name and address supplied).


Ribble Motor Services said if the Clitheroe depot was informed of the time and date of the in c id e n t the matter would be investigated.]


[ • A spokesman for


thereby saved — and the numbers run into hun­ dreds for each camp — will not realise that it was only made p o s s ib le through the generosity of the people, of the Ribble


Valley. The service of the club


•by a special certificate from the Rotary Interna­ tional headquarters in Evanston, USA. By right, this rec'ogni:


in the community this year has been recognised


Second look at mill conversion 5


A LOW MOOR man is still/awaiting the outcome of his application to con­ vert part of the old Bobbin Mill, Hurst Green, into a flat.


tion ought to go to the community as a whole for it was their support which made most of our ac­ tivities and projects poss:


ible.


“Service above self” and we hope that we may con­ tinue to serve — and that such service will continue to receive the support of the public.


In Rotary our motto is .-


IAN B. DEARING, Brookside, Read


Kirk Avenue, wants convert^ part of the build­ ing in Longridge Road, so that he can move there and be closer to his plastics business, whichis based in the adjoining premises.


Mr Stephen Clark,


of to


O N E D A Y O N L Y T I I E S D A Y , J U L Y 1 5 t h 1 0 a .m .— 5 -3 0 ,p .m .


conversion were not brought to light until Coun. Mrs Mary Brown (Hurst Green) informed the Ribble • Valley Coun­ cil’s Development Sub- Committee about them.


But the reasons for the


Planning Officer Mr Philip Bailey said there had been no supporting evi­ dence submitted with the application and as it was policy to discourage dwel­ lings being erected on scattered sites in rural areas, it had been recom­ mended for refusal.


Chief /Architect and


“Vandalism is costing us thousands and thousands of pounds and we .don’t seem to be doing anything about it.” Coun. Bert Jones com­


mented that the only way to control it was to catch those responsible. Coun. Peter Nuttall


said that the maximum fine for anyone caught vandalising property was £1,000 or six months im­ prisonment. Members decided to


’ ing people of the penalty for vandalism. The damaged fencing is


was evidence that the conversion would not be of a speculative nature, it could be reviewed again.


But, now that there


legate the decision to the chairman and vice-chair­ man of the committee. Their views will bq passed onto the county council,' which has the final say in the matter.


•Members agreed to de­


Attended same


schools


FORMER -pupils of Bashall Eaves, Primary School and Clitheroe Girls’ Grammar School, Miss Susan Elizabeth Bargh and Miss Karen Elizabeth Colley, have gained BA h o n o u rs degrees. Miss Bargh (21), .the


£


GUIRDHAM — CARVER


Caroline Carver had five attendants when she mar­ ried Mr David Guirdham, at St Nicholas’s Church, Sabden, on Saturday.


Sabden bride Miss


daughter of Mr and Mrs H. Bargh, of Horse-Hey Farm, Bashall Eaves, gained a degree in sociolo-


daughter of Mr- and Mrs C. Colley, of Hareclough Farm; Bashall Eaves, gained her degree in fash ion, she studied at Mid dlesex Polytechnic.


y and philosophy/ at eeds University. Miss Colley (22), the


TOP TWENTY


seek police help in keep­ ing a look out for vandals and to put up posters near the allotments warn-


to be repaired from mate­ rial surplus to the county s council requirements.


1. (3) “Xanadu” — Olivia Newton John and ELO. 2. (2) “Funky Town” — Lipps Inc. 3. (1) “ C ry in g ” — Don McLean.1 • ‘


6. (4) “Back together again” — Roberta, Flack and Donny Hathaway.


rain” — UB40.


;16/ (19) “747 (Strangers in the night)’’, Saxon! ,•• ‘ 17. (—) “A lovers’ holiday” — Change.'1,,


12. (16) “Cupid” — Detroit Spinners.’ , . 13. (14) “Play the game” — Queen. ,v . ; i /: 14. (_ ) “Love will tear us apart — Joy Division.: / 15.


10. (11) “Waterfalls” — Paul McCartney. . „ 11.


’ 19.' (—) “Other side of the sun” — Jams Ian. • 20. (20) “Messages” ,— Orchestral Manoeuvres'in .the


18. (—) “Lip up fatty” — Bad Manners. j , . 'Lastf^eek’slfplatmg^


last wppk’R Inlacings^irii brackets.’Tip'for theTtop; “Girlfriend” '— Michael’Jackson."LP of the-week: i-lne


p a r k V ^ ? « , i t i | | , v f Wfafrftgtf ,


7. (9) “To be or not to be” — B. A. Robertson. ..... 8. (5) “Everybody’s got to learn sometime — Korgis 9. ; (6) “Jump to the beat” — Stacy Lattisaw.


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4. (7) “Two pints of, lager” — Splodgenessabounds. 5. (8) “My way of thinking/I think its going to


, , ; ,


daughter of Mr and Mrs H a ro ld C a rv e r , of Padiham Road, Sabden. Given away by her father, she wore' an Edwardian- style gown of French chif­ fon andCluny lace with a full train and silk embroi­ dered yoke. A short circu­ lar veil was held in place by a headdress of bridal flowers and she carried bouquet of• peach roses and white stephanotis.


The bride, a weaver, is H H I


MILITARY CAP BADGES SWORDS BAYONETS


her sister Miss Susan Carver, bridegroom’s sis­ te r s ' Miss Joanne Guir­ dham and . Mrs Carol McLaughlin, Miss Melanie McGlynn, the bride’s niece, and Miss Amanda McLaughlin, the brideg­ room’s niece.


Her attendants were


. bags decorated with peac flowers.


line peach dresses. The elder bridesmaids carried bouquets of peach carna­ tions and the small, brides- : maids . carried • Doroth


They all wore princess


( William, Street,:, Nelson/ Best man was his brother-


: overlooker, is son of Mr and Mrs. A. Guirdham of


The bridegroom, an ‘ (12) “Use it up and: wear: it out”, — Odyssey. , /


' (—) “Could you be loved” ,— Bob Marley., •,


-rin-1 aw,,' Mr .F ran c is y. McLaughlin,1; and Master, ,Damian McLaughlin, ‘the bridegroom’s’nephew, was,


■ conducted the / service' :■ which .was - followed’, by: a •'■'reception’.Y-in /the/'church/ hall'.'iThe, couple; will live, in Sabdeh. ,J >:


’> (‘Photograph: .Ken'Cron- shaw'f,i Burnleyij Road,’ Padiham;/itS;,


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A TEAM of-hardy hikers , and two women were the from A tk in so n ’s, of first “guest” team home in


Clitheroe, have picked up a walk organised by Uar- their rewards for conquer- lington civil engineering ing Yorkshire’s Three company Conder North-


Peaks in a fell walking ernLtd. competition.


. . . . Representatives t of the . The group of eight men company travelled, to


Clitheroe to present team and individual mementoes to the Atkinson’s walkers. Atkinson’s finished


third overall in. the walk, which attracted teams


from as far afield as Glas­ gow and London. As/well as the walkers,


themselves, a support group from Atkinson’s played a full role by look­ ing after equipment and food while the hikers pounded the hills.. Team: c apta in Ja n


kinson’s to take part next


year. All walkers who com­


pleted the 24-mile route of Pen-y-Ghent, Whern- side, and Ingleborough re­


ceived certificates. Also awarded was' a display case which will have pride of place at Atkinson’s •Kendal Street Works. Those who completed


Hanley, of Taylor Street, Clitheroe, collected the “Three Peaks of York­ shire Guests’ Challenge Trophy” ,; from Conder’s managing director Mr. Roy T. Paramor.. It is the first time since


the course. for, Atkinson’s were: Doug Mullins, Jon Biddings, John Trotter, Jan Hanley, Ed Living­ stone, Linda West, Jeff Cowling, . Derek Smith and Brian Haig.' Roy Sunter was injured after completing the first peak. Our picture, shows Jan


the annual event began, that this trophy has been, presented and the,, win automatically qualifies At--


receiving the plaque from Mr Paramor, with wal­ kers, support team mem­ bers ana representatives from Conder and Atkin­ son’s looking on.


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was such a social suc­ cess it is hoped it will become an annual event.


The compet i t ion


Rugby- Club beat West Bradford L a d i e s ’ Hockey Club by three rounders to hal f a rounder. Each team


In the final, the ife- f a


any way', the full amount: being demanded- from both parishes.-


■ It is ridiculous to unite •parishes nine miles apart. and expect a vicar to • travel eighteen miles every Sunday to take an early morning service and return to take morn­ ing services in his other two churches as is the case with Mitton, Hurst Green and Whitewell. The Rev. ALBERT


uniting parishes, ? their - geographical situation,- should be-considered. -


Furthermore, before , is-wv- fttk n r s i i l lR


Party will look for the Good Shepherd


■ their stay for a suitable wood carving to replace the Bethlehem Good Shepherd destroyed by fire in the children’s comer of the church.


WHEN: THE Vicar of Clitheroe (Canon J. C. H udson) a n d 29 parishioners travel to Oberammergau for the Passion Play, they will be looking out during


. by the Brownies — was bought on a trip to the Holy Land about three years ago.


The original 15in. high carving — paid for


, be borne by the fire in­ surance.


This time the cost will


up for the journey. Twenty parishioners and the vicar will travel to Maishofen, Austria, on'July 22nd, for a 12- day stay and nine people will leave two days later for eight days in Salzburg. There, the party meet up to travel to Oberammergau.


The party will be split


son’s absence, services will be taken by the Rev. Stanley Birtwell.


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