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CLITHEROE student Mr’ Edward Thompson could be bound for Canada in 12 months after gaining a BA combined honours degree in physical educa-. tion and geography at' Birmingham University. A' fo rm e r pupil of


Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, Mr Thompson (21) plans to spend a year studying for a Certificate of Education at Exeter University. Afterwards, he hopes to


do a one-year Master of PE course at the Univer­ sity of New Brunswick, Canada. He is the son of Mr and


Mrs T. Thompson, of Lan­ caster Drive, Clitheroe.'


Theft of lead


flashing


CLITHEROE police have warned people to treat offers of new lead flashing with suspicion after more than 80ft. of it was stolen in Low Moor at th e weekend. About 60 feet of nine-


inch wide flashing and 18ft. of 15-inch wide was taken , from an office on the building site at Chur- chfields. The thieves struck bet­


ween 4-30 p.m. on Friday and 8-15 a.m. on Monday. Police would like to hear from anyone who saw anything suspicious at the site between these times. They can be contacted at Clitheroe 23818.


FIFTEEN workers at Glitheroe’s Stal­ wart Dyeing Com­ pany ha v e be en made redundant be­ cause of the,trade reT cession which is hit- t i n g i n d u s t r y throughou t the . region. The other 40 workers


at the carpet dyeing, and printing works were sent on h o lid a y on Friday.— a week earlier than usual — to allow orders to build up for their return. Managing director Mr Trevor Balmforth said.


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tha t the decision to make the workers re­ dundant was taken with regret hut was forced on the company through a . fall-off in the demand for carpets. The. majority of those


affected were taken on earlier in the year when markets were more buoyant.


Two of the Primrose


Works’ major customers are the car industry and wholesaler!- supplying High Street shops and there is a decline in demand in both sectors. “We are not producing as many cars so there is


less need for carpets and as house-building and house-selling markets are almost- 'stagnant there is a slackening off in this area,, too,” said . Mr Balmforth.


“Because of the gener­


al monetary situation a number , of customers have gone into liquida­ tion and this has not helped.” He added that work­


ers had been told about the redundancies during the middle of last week but the possibility had been mentioned; to them three or-four. weeks ago. The action had been


taken on an assessment


of ,what trade might be like later in the year. “I cannot see any im­


mediate improvement and decided to act im­ mediately to prevent any short-time working , in the future,” said.Mr Balmforth, who bought the works from the Pick­ ering machinery group, of Blackburn, in Feb­ ruary.


“I would rather see a


reduced workforce in full employment than, a larger one in short-time which is extremely ■ un­ economic for the type of


process Works. '•


; at Primrose “At.: present: I am


reasonably confident: of keeping the remainder of my workers in full­ time employment until the end oi the year.” .


He added that if the


economic situation eased and there was an upturn in trade the redundant workers would be of­ fered back their jobs.


“ I have had that


undertaking inserted at the bottom of. their re­ dundancy notices,” said Mr Balmforth.


flat into a ‘dream home ’


Thanks a million


THERE is no better place than Clitheroe for good-hearted people when voluntary nelp is needed.


Mrs Jeanette Williams,


a Low Moor woman af­ flicted by a rare disease and confined mostly to a wheelchair, can vouch for that. Over several weeks a


string of volunteers has turned her ground floor flat in Waddow Green into


.a “dream home”. Jeanette was so over­


whelmed by their cheery help and generosity that she ju s t had to say thanks. So with the help of


neighbours and disabled friends, she put on an


open night and buffet spe­ cially for them. The guests included


s t a f f from Clitheroe H ea lth C en tr e , am­ bulancemen, members of the R o ta ry Club of C l i th e r o e , C lith e ro e Round Table and Ladies’ Circle, Red Cross rep­ resentatives, neighbours, relatives and friends.


Lucky As they arrived, there


was an enthusiastic wel­ come from Jeanette. “I want to thank everyone who has helped to provide me with a fantastic new home,” she said. “Everyone has been


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marvellous. I’m really lucky to live .in such a ; warm-hearted' communi­ ty,” she added. Thanks to the Ribble


Valley Council and the volunteers, the house , is now well decorated and heated, with ramps at the outside doors, a. shower and, in the kitchen, spe­ cially-adapted units, sink and cooker;.'


Coincidence , Jeanette (38) previously


lived in a council house in Henthorn Road. For years she has battled against the incurable con- ' nective tissue disease — s y s t e m i c


l u p u s


erythematosus or SLE. ' But life was not helped


by having to - live in a conventional house and Jeanette was over the moon when the council was- able to arrange an exchange. .


- By coincidence, her late


grandparents occupied the flat more than 20 years ago and when she was only 13, Jeanette laid the crazy paving which forms the front path.: ;


Ambition . Her early v life was no


different to that'of many people and gave no indica­ tion of the tragic illness that was to strike some 15 years ago.


She was brought up in


Clitheroe’s Fort Street and Victoria Street and later in, Garnett Road and Franklin Street. More re-r cently she dived in Thorn S tr e e t , and Henthorn Road. - A f te r attending' St James’s : and : Ribblesdal e Schools, she started work -as a clerk ■ Grindleton.


with Trutex at Graphic'


j :But’ Jeanette--had her sights set; on ( becoming ; a hairdresser -‘and achieved her ambition;. serving her apprenticeship - at (Mar­ garet . Peters’ salon, Whal-


‘ ley Road, Clitheroe. ;.. v - Shej s ta r te d b e in g


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; poorly ■ following the birtn -of,; her^fsec'ond,:child,! Linda, >and has since fought-bravely-to; try, and live "asnormal-^ "life ' as possible.


. reached; a climax for these, nimble pupils when • they; added ‘ a\splash s of ^tartan to the-arinual summer fete at -Brooksidej-;!,.School,, C l ith e r o e ,' on ^Friday evening. _


SIX ' months of "practice ■


!, \ vAj*!' $ i’ I- L i " ) .The "girls*; colourful: dis-:


. -A quarter of this wiirgo;,,;':under:the?guidance: of're-Ji;being organisedrm; Sep- ®tP!ariqK.'-;;mUCTyj|Mi8s


towards? ClitheroeeParish.SItirediteacheiy Miss D o r e en f fc tem b e r a tC I ljh e r o e Ghurch-Restoration‘Fundi-'-i«Hetherington;tAof&'SomeT


and ..the rest'being for ,rset.Avenue.’« »V - ‘


” ,jS 'fPicturediin;'the;'school bunds :during.. Friday,’s


-.rides, various sideshows, ,feetherington, who made stalls and refreshments: the'girlsVcostumes'Whenf®e-“4 ^ and »" exhibition, by^shev'-wasia' teacher ^


WfeprogMSsy^said *Mis s


Front — . Elspeth • Hirst, Vjcky- Taylor,'.Michelle


500 people who .attended, " mas. : While.“the,boys playleaving£the;'school -soon, i Pateman, Saeeda Amin, and-helpedr.to‘,r‘aiseJab6ut'' -football,, the girlsV.have.Ubut'hopettqlcontmue.their*; Jane Scholes and Sandra £260.


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difficult and excruciating­ ly painful, because SLE is an auto-immune disease. Rather than simply at­ tacking infections, the white cells ii} Jeanette’s blood treat her body in similar fashion, destroying connective tissues, • mus: cles and bones. . V" . “I’m being-’ eaten away from the in s id e ,” is


Jean e tte ’s simple, but graphic description. A t f i r s t , d o c to r s


thought the trouble was some form of arthritis, but eventually tests re­ vealed something far more serious.


Humour Since then, Jeanette


has taken steroids to ease the pain :and .last ,year underwent a relatively new type of treatment in search of a permanent sol­


ution. At a Lancaster hospital, ' i ,


her blood-was drawn off in stages. The cells were then separated, with the , white cells being replaced; by. sterile protein plasma before being-returned to/


. her body. • At the moment, the treatment has significant­ ly reduced the pain arid Jeanette is hoping for an even greater.effect. Meanwhile, she carries on displaying an amazing amount of guts and good humour. She


says she owes great deal to people who


A SMILING Jeanette-with Linda . their new home.


have helped her overcome the pain and discomfort - - both mental and physical.' Jeanette worked for 18


months as a receptionist a t ’ the Spread Eagle Hotel, Sawley, until being confined to a wheelchair. She is grateful for that chance to the- hotel’s owner, Mr Jeffrey True­ man, and manager Mr Peter Spencer and his wife Carol.


Smiling. Inspiration to, battle


against the illness has been gained from disabled neighbours Tommy and Marina O’Neill; from another physically hand­ icapped person, Mr Doug-'- las Kay and .his wife


. happy in


friends like 'Tommy and Marina have convinced me that it’s no,good feeling sorry for yourself. You ju s t - h a v e to- k e ep


smiling.” Jeanette,-who has. been


married twice, is perhaps, given most encourage­ ment by. her children, Linda and Garry.'


Garry (18) is based with


the Royal Navy at Ports­ mouth. Sixteen-year-old Linda, who lives with her mother, deserves a medal, says Jeanette, not only for her work at home, but also at Calderstones with Trinity Youth; Club. Rate, though, .has al­


ready struck at the flat, which was flooded when a washer pipe; fractured.


Nellie, of Henthorn Road,; The televisipn consequent- and through membership ly became damp and of the local Red Cross “blew” and a gas pipe has Disabled Club.


leaked. v,-;;, v (“The trouble with SLE, N o t s u r p r i s in g ly ,


is that people think you Jeanette is hoping that look fine without realising Lady Luck will soon start the pain you are suffer-- smiling- on her .;. . it s ing,” said Jeanette. “But the least she deserves.


Sunny Spain tops holiday hit parade


WITH the annual holiday exodus about to start, many Ribble Valley people heading for the sun have opted for their old favourite —


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A SPECIAL biis.is to be run during the holidays to take Clitheroe youngsters to the Longridge- Sports Centre. -Starting on Tuesday,


the bus will leave York Street at 1-15 p.m. arid is due back at 4-45 p.m.; The service, which-will


continue throughout- the summer holidays, is being jointly sponsored by the R ib b le V a l le y an d Clitheroe Town Councils: Originally, ' there were


fears that the scheme, started last year, might have to be scrapped th­


rough difficulties over the bus with Ribble Motors, which already operates a public service on the route. But happily, all differ­


ences have been resolved [ time for next week’s


first run, says Borough E n g in e e r Mr Dennis Black. Once at, the centre, the


youngsters can take part m activities such as net- ball, hockey, badminton, table-tennis, basketball, football, handball; cricket, volleyball, tennis, crab- football, team games, gymnastics and rounders.


Highland fling at Brookside Despite reports that the


resort is losing its charm through rising prices and its present political trou­ bles and bombings, it is still top choice locally; And it is certainly more


popular than the holiday choice of three men who have booked two weeks to the far coast of . . . Siberia! “That’s certainly the


most unusual holiday we’ve booked this year,” said Mr Harry Tee, man­ ager at Althams; Travel Service.


“But Spain .is still top -


favourite, followed,; by Yugoslavia and Greece. In Eastern Europe, Bulgaria is popular. People seem to have left it to the last minute to book, but there looks like being the usual rush this weekend,” he said. Holidaymakers will


have been heartened by the-possibility of a trou­ ble-free departure this year, instead of the air­ port chaos they have had to endure for the past few years. On home g r o u n d , Devon, .Cornwall and


- Scotland are the places you are most likely to spot your neighbour, with coach tours proving the popular form .of transport. Staff at Hodder Motor


Services1 in Chatburn are expecting a busy fortnight for day trips, but as usual it all depends on the weather. The longer 'trips to


Scotland, the East Coast and Wales are popular, but trippers do not book the shorter trips unless they are sure of a • fine day. They would obvious­ ly rather spend a day at home than, say, in wet


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fRoad,;- Pendleton,;, was starting- to.: cross the


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burn Roya 1’ Infirmary with severe head injuries but was.dead on arrival.- . '


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IT was the crowning day of St Leonard’s Church centenary celebrations at Langho on Saturday. Beginning her year of office as Billington


and Langho rose queen was Pamela Chadwick, who is pictured with her attendants and retinue. Pamela (13), a pupil at Ribblesdale School,


lives at Arthog, York Lane, Langho. Her brother, Peter, was her page and her sister, Catherine, one of her attendants. Flower girls were Rachel Crabtree and Lind­


say Holden and other attendants were Emma Crabtree, Rachel Cooper, Susan Boardman, Tracy Knight and Marian Jones. Pamela’s procession, which assembled at St


Leonard’s Vicarage, consisted of the church choir, Brownies, Guides, Cubs, Scouts and Mothers’. Union. Brownhill Guides were also included and rose queens from St Peter’s, Salesbury and St Gabriel’s, Brownhill. Lostock Hall Band led the procession. At St Leonard’s, Pamela was crowned by the


retiring rose queen Kim Jungbluth, who also had a retinue. On the school field afterwards there were


sports, sideshows and Morris dancing. The band played and teas were served. A sharp shower fell during the procession to


church, but the weather continued fine after­ wards and the events were enjoyed by a large crowd.


USE UP TOKENS


PENSIONERS who still have some of the old 2p Ribble bus tokens should use them up b e fo r e August 3rd, after which they will no longer be ac­ cepted.


The tokens, which are be valid.


too easily mistaken, for the lOp token, have not been issued since 1976, but there are at least three per cent remaining in circulation. The 3p, 5p and lOp tokens will, of course, still


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