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6 .Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, March 20th, '1980


Former soccer star still shines WE ARE PLEASED TO SUPPLY '


— WILLIE IRVINE D.I.Y. LTD —


WITH PRE-PACKED HARDWARE FROM OUR RANGE OF A 1,000


DIFFERENT PRE-PACKS.


CONGRA TULA TIONS A ND EVERY SUCCESS IN YOUR


NEW PREMISES Key Hardware Distributors Ltd


Willie’s on targei -in DIY business


WILLIE IRVINE is very much on target in the do-it-yourself business just as he was as a Burnley, Footbalj Club striker in the 60s, when he achieved a post-war club record of g


scoring. He is still notching


up scores, but o f . a d i f fe re n t kind, for today he opens his new DIY shop in Can­ ning S tre e t in p re ­ mises three times, the size of his former one in Clifton Street. It is six years since


Advertising feature by Winifred Bose


him to his better pre­ mises. ■ . . ,


Willie turned to business.' A knee injury forced him to hang up his boots and turn to other goals. He started in a partner­


ship of three, but about a year ago Willie decided to go it alone and is now co-director with his Burn­ ley-born wife, Rita. One might expect an


right-hand side of Can­ ning Street, just a few hundred yards after pas­ sing under the railway


They are sited on the


bridge. ‘Til have greenhouses


in all sizes, ’’ said Willie, “and at very reasonable prices. I have felt like having a crack at this line


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Space Saver Doors more room for living!


A conventional door needs 6 sq. ft. of your home, Marley Space-Saver Doors fold on themselves - making small rooms bigger, with more scope for furnishing ideas. There are Room Dividers too. All precision-made, very simple to install, and opening of closing as smoothly as any conventional door. In a wide choice of-colours and finishes for living rooms, kitchens and bedrooms.


OUR CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES TO


W ILLIE IRVINE D.I.Y. LTD


Irishman like Willie to start out in business as he originally did on April 1st, All Fools’ Day, for talking with him is a laugh a minute, though being full of fun doesn t mean that his mind is not on what he’s doing. He uses his Irish charm


to break down defences, and before you know, where you are, you are hooked on Willie’s unique selling line, and he’s good at it, without sacrificing quality.


R e a s o n a b le His new “easier-to-get-


at” place in Canning Street will enable him to expand, and one of his new lines is greenhouses, from lean-to’s to real glass houses. He can spread his wings in the new space, and hopes that his old and loyal customers will follow


TIMBER? RED ROSE fflMBlBi


s u p p l i e s : CUf t .


ONsti "S e t . TW 379i? we supply sheet material and timber to the


Building, DIY trades, andkitchen manufacturers.


We also have large stocks of plywood and carved doors, and wallboards.


Our congratulations and best wishes for the future to


WILLIE IRVINE DIY LTD


PANEL DOORS


FOR KITCHEN UNITS AND FITTED WARDROBES


Improvement products


for lovers of


beautiful homes : AVAILABLE IN


A RANGE OF SIZES FROM 18' -15’ TO 72* » 24“


Marketed by AKSATRADE LTD CARPET CLEANERS VAK ELECTRIC


Cleans your carpet Ilka magic and your carpet’s ready for Immediate


DECORATIVE LAMINATES AND POST-FORMED WORK TOPS


TO THE TRADE AND RETAIL OUTLETS.


EVERY SUCCESS TO. WILLIE IRVINE D.I.Y. LTD IN THEIR NEW PREMISES.


TELEPHONE 23070^38707 BRUNEL STREET WORKS


BRUNEL STREET, BURNLEY


W.I.S.P. WILLIE IRVINE


SMALL PLANT HIRE


Mixers Scaffold Ladders Trailers Rotavators Flymos etc, etc.'


DELIVERY SERVICE '


PLASTICS (BURNLEY)


LTD


We are proud to- supply to Willie Irvine D.I.Y. Ltd


Wish every success to ★ WINDOW FRAMES * ★ DOORS & PORCHES*


All our joinery work carried out to any specification, free estimates given


ALSO


Glass cut to size and Double Glazing.


Consult us first for your requirements


KEIGHLEY COLNE


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WILLIE IRVINE D.I.Y. NOW TRADING FROM


CANNING ST, BURNLEY (formerly Magnet Southern premises) . Tel. B u rn le y 3 5 9 4 0 (Evenings Burnley 32469 or 33800)


WALLBOARDS............... from £4.50 CHIPBOARD.,.......... from 16p sq. ft. PLASTERBOARD.....4ft x 3ft. £1.10 WHITE PLAS..38p Sq.ft


MAHOGANY CONTIBOARD 46p sq ft


TEAK CONTIBOARD 60psq.ft, SHELVING SYSTEMS


TIMBER Moulding and Beading REDWOODS P.A.R


neuYYUUU? Y M Vi”, 2", 3”, 4”, 5", 6" X V4


1 Vi", 2- x 1%" 2", 3”, 4' x 2" . SKIRTING 2',V , 4’, 5"'r T & G FLOORBOARDING,


WALL CLADDING 3V4 * % etc, etc'


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Wood preservatives, varnishes, stains and d ye s;,


- MARLEYMIX ancf READY MIX Dl ACTFR


CARVED DOORS from £40 (Bras* door fittings In stock) INTERIOR 4 EXTERIOR DOOR CASINGS MARLEY DOORS & SHOWER DOORS .


LOUVRE DOORS Prices from £2.50


■ INTERIOR MOULDED PINE


DOORS TILES—Cork, Carpet, Mirror, Aluminium and Trellis.


NOVOLUX PVC SHEETS 3ln.


Profile ... . PVC Decorative Door Panels DOUBLE GLAZING


STONE & BRICK FACE INTERIOR IN STOCK


ROLLER BLINDS 3ft. £6.50 4ft. £8.00 6ft. £10.00


GREENHOUSES 4 models on show.


HARRISON DRAPE &-W. SWISH CURTAIN.


>TRACKS. „


TRELLIS GARDEN ‘ -FENCING


i DUSTBINS' t ’ IS-- “ U ■ 1 Head Offic|


We supply to the contracting trade and Industry:


Fans, Fuses, Emergency Lighting, Cable, Conduit, Accessories, Switchgear, Trunking, Lamps and Tubes, Tungsten


Fittings,flameproof Fittings, Batteries, Mineral Insulated Cables, Immersion Heaters, and many, many more.


For your electrical requirements, consult us.


Every success to


WILLIE IRVINE DIY LTD In their new premises.


Tel: (0282) 62358/9 ; Gross


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WILLIE IRVINE DIY LIMITED


On their move to new premises. A visit to these new and bigger premises will enable you to view the range of Stoneface Claddings, creating the authentic appearance of natural stone and brick with the ease and simplicity of a tile.


STONEFACE LIMITED TEL. 867125


St Helen’s Way, F iso n Way In d u s tr ia l Estate, Thetford, Norfolk. T e i. T h e tfo rd ' (0 8 4 2 ) 62909.


Distributed by: D A V I D N O R R I S AGENCIES


Rushford, Meiling, Carnforth, .


Lancs. Tel. Hornby (0468) 51225.


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for a Tong time.” There was just about


everything one could think of DIY-wise in Clif­ ton Street, and the new place promises to be better and better. S crew s and n a i ls ,


planks and hardboard, paints and sprays, nuts and bolts will still be there. Paint brushes, files, scrapers, doors, fit­ tings and fitments, sink units, kitchen units; cup­ boards for just about every room and every­ thing, white wood and plain wood. All the old liked and favoured items will be there, but there will be more of them, wider choice, and plenty of space to view the


goods. At Clifton Street, ev­


erything was not under one roof, and it necessi­ tated a lot of moving about in and out of vari­ ous buildings, but all that


has changed. Everything will be under one roof, in one place, and will make viewing, selecting and buying an easier transac­


tion. Willie Irvine knows


; sense, but he certainly grew up against a back­ ground where pennies had to be counted carefully.


more than most about make do and mend, and doing it yourself, not perhaps in the practical


Y o u n g e s t ■ ., .


fergus, between Belfast ana Larne in Northern Ireland, and came to Burnley at the age of 16. He now feels that he really belongs here. He is the youngest of a


He was born in Carrick- In his footballing days,


after he left Turf Moor, he headed for Preston B r ig h to n and th e n Halifax, and though his wife, Rita, belongs Rumlpv it was not just that fait which brought him back. He likes thq place and he likes the


people. One of his . happiest


football memories is the occasion when, at Villa Park, he scored his 29th goal to give him the


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record for any post-war Claret footballer.


He’s feeling a bit sad at


family of 17, so he had to be tough to survive, and his sense of humour helped. He started his football


the moment with Burnley looking like a drop into the Third Division, but such is his keen sense of fun, it’s hard for him to refrain from smiling, though he does it m the nicest possible way. Most employers grouse


career on a weekly wage of £7, and out of that paid £3.50 a week for digs and sent £2 home to Ireland. That left him with, 30 bob in hand in pre-metric money. “I remember needing a


pair of new shoes one week,” he said. “They cost 29s lid, and I had to have a pair. After I bought them I had just one penny left to last me for tne rest of the week." Willie, like most of us, has known hard times. He has three sons,


D a r re n , who is 12, Stephen, who is nine, and Jonathon, who is five. All are keen football fans, but


they have inherited their father’s keen sense of


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humour. Wiilie doesn’t think


they will grow up to be footballers, but come­


dians.


RITA gives her Inis- band a helping hand .in the neiv shop


Todmorden, Accrington and Colne.


DIY covers an enorm­


a lot these days about their staff, but. Willie


asked for a mention con- cerningTis employee


Gordon Rushton. This chap," said Willie,


is


worth three men. Willie likes to welcome


' ,a coy sort of modesty; showing off is not his


customers himself, and have a bit of a yarn and a laugh. He thinks that the Burnley public have been very fair with him .since he went into business, and he hopes they will continue to be his custom­ ers) All this was said with


Style.pjg giggled about the week in Burnley when he had to make do on one penny for a whole week. The Clifton Street pre­


mises were off the beaten track, and not easy to find


for anyone from' out of town, but still customers came from as far afield as Blackburn, P re s to n , Bolton, Earby, Nelson,


ous variety of goods, and Willie tries to keep track of as much as he can. The new store will make this a lot easier for him to add to his already extensive stock.


all the financial side of the business, keeping the


His wife, Rita, manages


WILLIE starts to ar­ range goods in1 his spacious store


books and looking after


the cash. . Even those who. think


they are not DIY fanatics might find out that they want to have a go after a trip to the new shop. Willie has a pair of mental goalposts somewhere in the back of his mind, and for six years he has been systematically getting the ball between them DIY-


wise. - ’


Your curtains hang superbly on ■ Decorail. They glide so smoothly |


S A N K E Y


Congratulate Willie Irvine on the expansion of his business and his move to larger premises.


Sankeys are your local suppliers of plumbing and heating equipment.


Bathroom & Kitchen Showrooms. SANKEY


We also invite you to inspect our


Yorkshire Street, Burnley. Tel: 26231


For pelmets, don'1


. at the touch of a cord if you care ■ to add luxury internal control. | Chose from four handsome ■ finishes that blend with the I


smartest decor. For straight I corners or bay windows ■ . . . make it Decorail for I


curtain beauty, ________ SEE THE BEAUTY OF DECORAIL AT i WILLIE IRVINE


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rail that does beautiful curtains^


masons suppliers of timber


SOFTWOODSJ HARDWOODS m o u l d i n g s a D O W E L S


nd TO:


WILLIE IR EVIN D.I.Y. LD j


BURNLEY ■ ■ T


F.W.MASON &SONS LTD. Colwick Industrial Estate . Nottingham NG4 2EQ Telephone 0602 249341


reveal* new oi


DOUBTS about car pa when the new Council 1 were cleared up at Tu| Council meeting.


I . 'M I M I I M W


Mayor’s youth


awards


Thwaites drew attention to Alison’s involvement with Christian Fellowship and her work with hand­ icapped and deprived chil­ dren. She has worked her


way from Ribblesdale School to the sixth form at Clitheroe Girls’ Gram­ mar School, where she is studying for A-levels. On S a tu rd a y s she


works at the Greenside Nursing Home in Chat- burn. She has an elder sister, Helen, who is a nurse. Her father, Mr Malcolm


Brewer, is an educational adviser and teacher for ,| deaf children. When she leaves school


Alison wants to train to become a teacher, like her mother. She wants to teach infants and special­ ise in art.


The runners-up in­ I


I D.I.Y. LTD I * Window Furnishings by A n t i fe r e n c e ^


cluded five Clitheroe youngsters: Patrick An-1 derton, of Newton Street; 1 Andrew Dent and Gwen­ doline Hook, both of I Whalley Road; Deborah Hammonds, of Fairfield I D r iv e , and Graham P atten, of Shireburn I Avenue. T h e o t h e r


nominees were: Helen Chard, of The Vicarage, Downham; John Wharton, of Ribchester Road, Clay- to n - le -D a l e ; S u san Thurogood, of The Old Vicarage, Gisburn; and Susan Catlow, of Stoneyg- ate Lane, Ribchester. Although the award


f o u r


was for individuals, a spe­ cial presentation was made to Clitheroe Girls Grammar School. Threi pupils received a plaqu on behalf of the school to the girls’ work in recen years on various project with Toe H North Walt and North West Region, f


ell your familyls unwanted items


swell help you to


A l l you have to do Is to go round the house and make a l is t of the things you no longer use o r need Then phone thts number Burnley 22331


With our help in p re p a r in g l your ad y o u 'll se ll them al | like magic. Do i t today


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