12 • Clitlieroe Advertiser' and Times, January 17th, 1980 is just mm A HSE 25% OFF


WILKINSON SWORD TOOLS IN STOCK


SUFFOLK


COLT 12in. one at £122 inc.VAT


SUFFOLK PUNCH 14in. two at £139 each inc.VAT


LAST YEAR’S PRICES


LESS GOOD CASH DISCOUNTS VHCTA


19.7in. cut 2-stroke, c/w grass box


Few only at £169 inc. VAT List £22


AN exercise in movement to music illustrated by (fnm the front) Mrs Louisa Mattison, Mrs Rene Burgess, Mrs Marjorie Gardner, Mrs Ann Williams and


Mrs Eva Bush,


S/H K U B O T A C U L T IV A T O R (Little used) Still under manufacturer's warranty (Cost new £274 inc. VAT)


S/H E l 85 Inc. VAT ABOVE ARE JUST A FEW OF OUR MANY OFFERS, BUT


ARE AVAILABLE JAN. ONLY OR WHILST STOCKS LAST»


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SHAWBRIDGE MILL Tel. CLITHEROE 25142


STAFF SHOP JUBILEE MILL, CLITHEROE


CLOSED FOR STOCKTAKING


JAN. 28th, 1980 FEB. 5th, 1980 INCLUSIVE


SPRING SALE TO BE CONTINUED


STILL MANY BARGAINS AVAILABLE AT


BATEMANS THE BOYSWEAR


16 CASTLE STREET, CLITHEROE Tel. 23425


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s s s s - iS r j all pensioners.


,


S & a s s between a few presfups


they will probably tell you


S S j r S / S S V bers of Clftheroe’s Pendle Club who turn out every week, rain or shine, in their efforts to keeg fit, keep busy and keep


ChKeepiit for pensioners may sound a crazy idea, but they all recommend it. ‘Stons you from stiffening up-P said Mrs Bush of Upbrooks, Clitheroe, who


Sprightly


And she had never even heard of keep-fit until she


retired! O l d e s t m e m b e r ,


sprightly Mrs Annie Whit­ taker, of Derby Street, Clitheroe, is a youthful- looking 77 who says: “I come every week, never miss. It does me good and it’s a nice afternoon out.” She also goes dancing


three times a week, likes walking, plays bowls and takes saunas. Mrs Rose Rimmer (70),


of Park Street, ached for days when she first took up keep-fit a year ago. “I think I used muscles


I’ve never used before, I couldn’t even get out of the chair properly," she said. "But after a few lessons you feel wonderful and now I think it’s great.” Miss Helena Rowland


(74), of Peel Park Close, has done keep-fit for years and is a regular at the Pendle Club. “I’d recom­ mend keep-fit for anyone,” she said.


Old hands


audience as they go through their exercises. Two regulars are Mrs Elizabeth Stratton (86) and


.Mrs Margaret French (88), both of Castleford, Clitheroe. “They look upon us as


IN the swing of things are (from the left) Mrs Elizabeth Harr Blades and Mrs Phyllis Adcy.


New-style meals keep costs down


TRADITIONAL vegetables will virtually vanish from school meal menus in the Ribble Valiev as the county education committee cuts its budget to meet Government guidelines. A meeting of the schools gue, milk shakes and


sub-committee heard that simplified meals would probably be more popular than traditional ones.


35p and include items such as Hungarian goulash, ravioli, mock cream merin-


The new meals will cost


yogurt. It is estimated that the move could save £4.1m. in the next financial year. “Some days the menus


risi on, Mrs Florric


the two judges now. We come every week and we love watching," said Mrs Stratton. The Pendle Club has run


They even attract an T TE -


EACH Tuesday after- nCT hTiofo 25 other


cycles to J01,‘


. says she doesn’t feel it. When she is not keeping


is 72, but not surprisingly


enthusiasts, at a Keep fit class. n , haif


i,eep-


fit,l she spends her time cycling, old time dancing, playing bridge or looking after the refreshments at th e P e n d l e C l u b , Clitheroe’s social centre for elderly folk.' She and her husband


Herbert have also brought up eight children.


its keep-fit class for seven years through the adult education scheme, so some of the members are “old hands.”


routines under the expert eye of teacher Mrs Mau­ reen Christie, of Burnley, who thinks keep-fit is the best tonic of all for pen­ sioners.


They go through their


shouldn’t just sit back and put your feet up,” she said.


‘‘When you retire you Her Clitheroe class


doesn’t have the chance to take the exercises in a lei­ surely way. Once members have finished the loosening up exercises — when they are allowed to sit down — the chairs are cast aside and it’s down to hard work.


It is an unwritten rule h o w e v e r , t o s t o p


immediately an exercise becomes too strenuous. Exercises and move­


ment with hoops, ropes, clubs and scarves are all part of the routine.


Display


Some choose to wear the keep-fit “uniform” — a


be catching on, but others will have a long way to go


a display at the Pendle Club’s birthday party, when they surprised some of their male counterparts who spend Tuesday after­ noons “sweating" over the


sex!


club’s snooker and domino tables. Talk about the weaker


Making plans for big day


to better the Clitheroe team. Recently members gave


a couple of years ago at the East Lancs Keep-Fit AGM and it was the first time the other teams had seen pensioners doing keep-fit. Now the idea seems to


leotard — but most opt for comfortable slacks and tops. They go through their paces to the accom­ paniment of pianist Mrs Betty Todd, of Downham. The class gave a display


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AT 77 Mrs Annie Whittaker shoivs how to keep fit and slay graceful in your seventies as she poes through a routine using a hoop.


Increased rate will pay for


better lighting


WADDINGTON Parish Council has been forced to precept a 4p rate — an increase of l ’Ap — to keep abreast of inflation and to carry out its


programme to improve street lighting and maintain services. Clerk Mr Eric Lucas


was £3,240 to cover an esti- mated expenditure of £3,109, including £1,000 fo r improvements to lighting. Mr Lucas pointed out


at a recent public meeting that the rate would have to., be increased if present ser­ vices were to be main­ tained.


that it was probably the last year in which parish councils would be free from central Government control. He felt in the future that the Govern­ ment would put strong restrictions on parish coun­ cils. Villagers were, warned


Delayed


RE-WIRING work on property at Billington Gar­ dens, Billington, has been held up because the con­ tractor has withdrawn. At the Ribble Valley


will be better than others, but overall we are hoping to achieve a balance to pro­ vide variety,” said Mr Joseph Fox, senior assis­ tant education officer. Meal prices will reflect


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expenditure by £67, but by June the council would be overdrawn by £105. The income required


told councillors that total expenditure at the end of the financial year was £2,618. Income had exceeded


Tales of


a vintage motor


MEMBERS of Clitheroe Evening Townswomen’s Guild spent an hilarious evening when Mrs H. Kit- son, of Brindle, told them about her adventures in an old car.


beer tankards and on one . occasion a £25 bag of span- ■' ners.


competed in many veteran car rallies and won several awards — usually pewter


g i v e n b y M r s S. Cheetham. A competition for a pre-


A vote of thanks was


on February 7th, when members will hear about the workings of the County Archives.


Council’s Housing Com­ mittee, it was agreed to give the work to another firm, which will wire the eight bungalows initially. Tne previous contract was for 30 houses as well as the bungalows.


RAYBURNl


food and direct labour costs, but not other over­ heads, which still amount to a considerable subsidy. If more children are


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attracted to the new meals, reductions in staf­ fing levels could be kept to a minimum. The commi t tee also


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agreed to raise the qualifi­ cation level for free meals, which could save £300,000. It wants them to be


V v a c o c c o s o c o o o o e o o c o s o e cQ c o a o s o s c o s o s o c o c o s o c o o c o o c e c c o s o s o THE SHOP


Gardeners gain new


based on supplementary benefit levels, with free meals, transport and clo thing grants being extras for assessment, in order to prevent people who do not receive benefit from fal­


trophy C T ^ ^ ® Garden


ling into the “poverty trap.” This is the committee’s


lub has received a splen­


did trophy for award at its August show.


response to Government moves to scrap the national scale system and allow local authorities to fix their own assessments.


Farmed in village for 35 years


WE DON’T HAVE A sale


Our normal prices are st ill below the


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AFTER a long period of ill hea lth, Wa d d i n g t o n farmer Mr Arthur Holden died on Monday at the ace of 59.


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at Feaz'or for some 35 years, running a farm whi ch had forme rly belonged to his parents. He was a member of Clitheroe and Bowland branches of the NFU


Mr Holden had farmed The funeral service and


interment will take place today at St He l en ’s Church, where Mr Holden was once a boy chorister and where he was married arid had .continued worship.


to


He leaves a wife, . Mrs ■ Brenda- Holden, - two sons


sdver cup is almost 90 pw Ia .


chased, and is the gift 0f & Ch''m"'


The large, handsome .beautifully


.■Fk,e ninthly topic when theclubmetat Ribblosdale


School on Monday evening l as, , l ° h a v e be en Dahlias, but as the


speaker failed to arrive


secretary Mr Jack Gregor; stepped into the breafh V For more than an hour he answered ouestinno


vegetable gar(?enh,gpC Propagation and tfieea™ of house plants.


are


The garden hut will u reopened on two <?»« be


in February ami „ days Sunday thereafte? Very


ing meet- sweet peas. 1 aK on


Fined £60 dueRcare'and <


Alma Place piuL. of She


A^^npreatorex1 m


fined £60 atC !0c’^ was said to


committee held its annual dinner at the Black Bull,


? s i r i f iu were on another


important socia


function in two months’time. The branch will then


be celebrating its diamond jubilee appropriate!)in


60th.rear of the foundation of the wi


movement. Pictured arc some of


responsiblefor


org1«rsa?ydin"er- “S la d y Clitheroe,


" hn (!f the founder members* will attend- S'*1* ! ® ; . - ' .


left) are: Mrs


S S V ; ,te seerctar) -” |dent; Mrs ParkC iC in so n ,


ESS'e SSS? Leach. M^ptBadcy


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WHEN1 Downham WI


Wins at poultry show


CLITHEROE brothers Christopher and Stewart H a r g r e a v e s , of Up Brooks, Clitheroe, had a successful time at South- port and Ormskirk Silver Jubilee rosette show on Saturday.-


Christopher (17), gained


1st and 2nd for male Indian Game bantams, 1st for female bantam, 2nd for


female Jubilee game ban­ tam and 3rd for male Jubilee bantam.


third place rosette in the female Jubilee game ban­ tam class.


Stewart (10) gained a Andrew Hillary (14), of


Brungerley Cottages, also did well. He came second in the Australorp cockerel class and third -for' Blue Pekin pullet; black Pekin cockerel and modern game pullet.


■ OFFICER’S POST EWsecgy whjch has


"? °nt Writers Abel's ,n the .SSMfeWS23


with a shonwV,oll(ied Greenacre q .do'v in Clitheroe; whpnv6®!,


years’ to become trea­


surer. . -Other officers elected wer e: p r e s id e n t , .Mr George Gibson, Burnley; chairman, Mr -Donald Jones, Rossendale; assis­ tant: secretary - and social secretary ,'-:Mrs-;>Denise Pearson, Whalley., " \


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Caravan site owner must pay


DIFFICULTIES, faced by the Ribble Valley Council as a result of changes in the law governing the rat­ ing of caravan sites were explained by Borough Tre­ asurer Mr Gordon Onslow to the council’s Finance and General Purposes Committee.


concerned the Todber site at Gisburn, where there were -152 caravans with a rateable value of £2,375.


The main one, he said,


from a valuer acting for the owner, Mr T. Varley, which said that it had taken the courts from 1976 to 1979 to resolve the rat­ ing question nationally. It was only late in 1976


Mr Orislow read a letter


that: Mr - Varley learned what users of his site should be charged, by which time many nad left. He wanted to know if the amount due for 1976 could be written off or adjusted. Mr Onslow said that


Ready made Curtains....... £3.45 pr. Hundreds of pairs must be cleared (46 x 54)


BAILDONS NOW ON


FANTASTIC SAVINGS BY THE YARD


Prints, Brocades, Acrylics, etc., from 75p yd. 10% off all regular designs.


Terylene Nets.................... 10% Off Crossovers and Jardiniers


List Price Car Seat Covers


£5.25 pair


Under Blankets


Single size...... £3.75 Double size....£5.25


Flannelette Sheets from £4.25 pr. (Slight subs) (60 x 100)


BEDDING BARGAINS


BLANKETS, B ED S PR EA D S , CAND- LEWICKS, QUILT COVERS, NYLON SHEETS, PILLOWS, PILLOWCASES, ETC. TO CLEAR AT BARGAIN PRICES


Remnants to Clear HALF-PRICE OUR GUARANTEE


All made up goods, if not satisfied, exchange or your money refunded in full.


OPEN DAILY — 9-30 a.m. to 5-30 p.m. (except Thurs­ day) FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE :


Late Night Friday — Open till 8 p.m. VVHALLEY ftANQp*


had been sent an account by the councillor £7,201, covering four years. ' -. ‘ : Coun. Gretton (Grindle-


after a Valuation Court hearing (when an applica­ tion for a rate reduction was refused) Mr Varley


: ton) commented that Mr Var ley had known he would nave to pay and it was decided to press for thri money.


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1930 photograph.was won by Mrs B. Hamilton and Mrs E. Pinder. The next meeting will be


Installt


owned a 1914 Humberette, she is now the proud pos­ sessor of a rare 1913 GWK called “Tiddly Pom.” Over the years she has


Having p r ev io u s ly £ GREEN


REIj A T


THE Ribble Council feels has been let dm few buyers of at Riverside.


'Jack Ruffley, the chief legal and adi tive officer, at a mi the Housing Comi Mr Ruffley sail


Moor. This was statei


number of pros; buyers were allov


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