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i sales, team at Trutex i has .won a £550.000 contract in Libya against fierce com petition.
A JUBILANT export The order for: boys’
leisurewear is one of the. biggest contracts the Grindleton-based com pany has ever captured. Every single garment will be made in the seven
Trutex UK factories, including the f irm ’s Henthorn works. The order will also pass through the company’s export packing depart ment at. Jubilee Mill, Clitheroe.
. Sales d ire c to r Mr Peter Morgan, who has connections in the Middle East dating back 15 years.
was awarded the contract against stern competition from companies at home and in the Far East,” he said.
meeting .Trutex was awarded a contract worth £275,000. The order was subsequently doubled when the Libyan commit tee visited the company’s
John Brown, export sales manager, spent three full days in' talks with the Libyan Government’s buying committee. A few weeks after this
Mr Morgan and Mr
said the order had given a , wonderful boost to; the export division. “We are. proud Trutex
export office and show room in London. This office is supported
by the company’s export administration office at Grindleton and the pack ing arid shipping section at Jubilee Mill...
arrangements have been established rapidly , in many parts of tne world, the company’s main targets' being the Middle East, Scandinavia and Eire.
Towards the end of last
department has taken giant strides since it was set up less than four years ago. Lucrative tra d in g
The company’s export
: year the name of Trutex was/firmly stamped across the Middle East with successful visits to Omari, Abu Dhabi, Dubai,■ Doha, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the Yemen. A network of impor ters arid distributors was
■ established and a Trutex shop opened in Kuwait for the exclusive sale' of the company’s clothes. The company, founded
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. which' employs about 1,000 people, is exhibit ing at the international ,
: of the firm's sales and the company is confident that this can be increased without a reduction in its :
: L e isu rew e a r now,, accounts for 30 per cent,
. sales of schoolwear. P o in tin g out that
leisurewear range. This week Trutex,
at Grindleton m 1865, is renowned for its school- wear but in the past few years has considerably developed i ts b o y s ’
export sales, were almost all leisurewear, Mr Mor gan commented:.“Trutex now has many other irons in the fire in various • world markets and we : are looking forward to ; further successes such as : the Libyan contract in th e n o t- to o -d is ta n t :
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Easter rides on Edisford railway
PASSENGERS on the miniature railway at Edis ford should be steaming round the kidney-shaped track by Easter.
Engineers’ Society, whose chairman is Mr Ken Taylor, of Claremont 'Avenue, Clitheroe, is con fident that the project will be finished by the middle of April, despite it being the target for vandals.
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Church launches £20,000 appeal
CLITHEROE Par- ish Church has launched the big gest appeal in the town’s nistory to restore the' fire- ravaged building to and beyond its former glory. It aims to raise £20,000
by the end of November to
EARLY START
given an early boost of more than £100. This came from coins drop ped into, carboys by people leaving la s t week’s performances of the “White Horse Inn.”
THE appeal has been *
Aim is tonadd to glow of fire-ravaged building
c a r ry out extras not covered by fire insurance, which will be meeting the bulk of the damage — in the region of £175,000.
two money-raising efforts each month, ranging from a gift day to a gala, and a concert to a mini-fair.
swept through parts of the building, severely damaging the roof, organ and inside decorations, worship has continued in the church hall. But if all goes well, the church .drill be back in use by the end of the year. The fund has been
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; unforgettable night. 1 Thevmore: energetic:, members: were soon on
and a flourish of^iandker- chieves the Hoghton Dancers came' to Wad-, dington WI’s birthday party . ..: .;and made it an
their toes Tand each
■ as they tried to keep pace i with the rousing'accord
o th e r ’s), ‘ leaping: and twirling and out of breath
but- enjoyable way to burn t up the calories in
on music. .• It was .an -unexpected
"’if.!1'' ^ their supper1 —‘ •,?ast
chicken,; baked potato an d ch o co la te i eclair, washed down with a cup
of tea. - Before > long.^however,
> to the experts and; watch ‘ the mixed group; P®r* y:~'- jy:
they were glaa to leave it forming, traditional clog.
and sword dances, mucn admired for their skill'.« Putting their best feet
forward, with i a smile , ? are • Thomas1 Calderbank:■. deft) and, Ron Nelson .
- Jrith, from,the, left:; Mrs:. Grace Walkertli(vice-i,i
V : Mrs°ShirieylVjls0n.
f-ident),’. Mrs • Edna Irwin (vice-president), Mrs Margaret Garnett an d ,
’Sue Armstrong,’-Mrs Olive .Heywood,' Miss Dorothy Dewrance (pres-:,
president)’ Mrs Dorothy Todd (secretary);. Mrs
There will be at least
launched jointly by the vicar, Canon John Hudson, and the,appeal committee c h a i rm a n , Mr Jo h n Clayton. They are hoping that the whole town will respond, in view of the role the church plays' in Clitheroe civic life and its importance as a landmark.
Since last May when fire, Scaffolding
behalf, of the appeal com mittee went out to 900; homes in the town and beyond, asking for sup port. The appeal letter is also going to music lovers on the Organ Society mail- in g l i s t and fo rm e r parishioners and friends. I t recalls the many
Yesterday- a letter on
offers of help made at the time of the fire and inquiries about a restora tion fund.
As the building was ade quately insured,
the.Paroc-
; However, it was not • known exactly what was wanted until last -month,
decide on d e s i r a b le improvements while the repairs were being done.
hia l Church Council thought it unwise to launch a fund until it was known what was needed and what would be covered by insur ance. The PCC also wanted to
will be put on rollers to create space for pre senting music or drama. Fan heaters, run off the present heating system, will replace some old and ineffective pipes under the choir stalls.
The pulpit and stalls
the organist can see and be seen better. The organ will be ; rebuilt (this is largely
■ ease some of the main- .'“ tainance problems. ,
covered by insurance) and : this, will hopefully
when a start was made on , cleaning and: tidying up the?*: inside-ofthe, enurcH; arid reroofing. This' has invol ved the erection of scaf
folding in the main nave. The £20,000 will be
where a new stone floor will be laid, and the pul pit will be replaced by a smaller oalc model, already donated, to match new oak choir stalls.
• T h e c h a n c e l ,
sp e n t on seven main improvements.
Story iho p p er ^windows,?/ 'which have .been a fre-T>!
, •T h e “TnghT"cleres- a
replaced by double- glazed matching leaded
uent source of down- ! ra u g h ts , w ill be
• The porch doors
will be re s i te d to exclude draughts and the rear of the church made more open by removing the two back pews on each side of the centre aisle. There will
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A plea for cash at Waddington, too
ANOTHER local church is also launching an appeal. St Helen’s, Wadding ton needs to raise at least £3,000 before the end of the year to help foot the repair bill for the church tower.
sides of the tower is almost finished, but the Vicar, Canon C. F. Goodchild, anticipates that the bill and other expenses will come to about £7,000 . . . some £3,000 more than the' amount the church has saved. “Water has been coming
Work to repoint two said Ganon Goodchild
prices like everyone else. He says there is "no
ft
question” of the church being unable to meet its financial target by the end of the year. A committee has been
into the tower for many years and we just had to have the repairs done,”
we have been hit by rising Cynthia Whiteside. Mr n.iAac i ;l-o
Heywood,' Mrs Irene
child and churchwardens Mr T. H. Silverwood and Mr J. H. Taylor.
“Unfortunately though, Mrs William Heanan, Mrs John Spencer, Mr Alan Taylor, Mrs Nora Good-
Duncan Harrison, Mr and
formed under his chair manship to organise social projects and raise funds. It comprises Mr and Mrs
being asked to give more directly to the'church, pre ferably through covenants.
Worshippers are also WI JOINS IN
which will be brou'ght down from the gallery to the chancel, where
• The organ console,
ride on the train will have to pay for a ticket, the Ribble Valley Council's Recreation arid Leisure Committee has ruled.
But anyone wanting a Ml:
Firemen rescue
trapped d o g i l
-son •, Danny. (5), and six-.
oiftbroJ.dMttaugli t er
lounge in the early, hours of Thursday and it was only after Mr John Bond and his wife, Linda, had scurried from the house with their
have been saved.but unfor tunately the fire com pletely burnt out a settee and there was also consid erable smoke damage to the room.
breathing apparatus and the dog was really frigh tened when it saw us with all the gear on,” said Graham. “But eventually we carried her away with out any fuss.” The Bonds’ pet may
men Graham Cutler, of Waterloo, and David Trot ter, of Salthill Road, Clitheroe. “We had to go in with
and hurriedly moved out the kiddies while he raced to a nearby phone box and , alerted the brigade.” Jess was rescued by fire
see what was going on and when I opened the lounge door there seemed to be flames everywhere,” she said. “I yelled to my husband'
Leanne; thatr they realised' Jessiwas still inside.;... - y. But Clitheroe firernen: Rattled their way through ’. tne flames to carry Jess to, safety, it was Mrs Bond who was awakened by smoke from the-fire. Y “I went; downstairs to
WHEN fire swept through the home of the Bond fam ily in Grafton S tre e t , Clitheroe, it looked cur tains for pet dog Jess, trapped in the kitchen. Tne blaze started in the
WEST Bradford house wife Mrs Carrie Mac donald received quite a l i f t when she visited Burnley Fire Station,
dington and West Brad- fora Young Wives’ group were shown around the station by Leading Fire man Michae l H a r greaves, Mrs Macdonald was used as a model for a
For ivhen the Wad
some of their children ivere shown round the station, but the highlight of the visit was a fire drill. They watched the men race to the scene of a make-believe fire in a 45- fool bui lding in the grounds of the station. Equipment, including turntables, was demons trated.
fireman’s lift. 'The 15 members and
vi:;: , A LOVING hug for Jess from Danny
Rhodesia duty for Chatburn constable
CHATBURN policeman Peter Craig says good bye to his village beat today as he heads for London to fly out to Rhodesia.
nham Road, has been selected as one of the 13 volunteers from the Lan cashire Constabulary to join the force of 500 who will be on duty at polling stations in rural areas to see that rival political interests do not intimidate voters. None of the officers will
PC Craig (36), of Dow- F ly in g th e f la g
THE Ribble Valley Coun cil is to exhibit at a “Great day out" fair to boost tour
ism in the area, the Recre
ation and Leisure Commit tee was told. The fair is in Manchester on March 22nd.
sort.tof perils which may confront him in Rhodesia. ’ “But at the same time he feels it is the chance of a lifetime to visit a part of the world he may never go to again,” said his; wife Sheila.. ■Born in Calder Vale, PC
originally came forward from the county. They spent this week at the force’s Hutton headquar ters undergoing training and briefing before the final selections were made. PC Craig is aware of the
be armed, but it is hoped they will provide reassur ance by their uniformed presence.- About 600 volunteers
: a 'hose, Mrs Macdonald samples a fireman’s lift, much to the. amusement of fellow members.
Hatherell, o f Church Close, Waddington, tries
Picture: While Mrs Pat
suggestion from the soci ety that people could sim ply make a voluntary con tribution to the running costs of the railway, instead of being asked to pay' for a ticket, as was originally planned.
It has turned down a
• tained that the running costs will be recouped from the takings and the rest will go to the council. It had no objection to the soc iety displaying a collection box for contributions, in addition to charging for rides. The railway suffered a
The committee main-
major setback just before Christmas when it was very badly damaged in three separate incidents during one week. About 200ft. of the
700ft.-long track was rip ped up and parts of it thrown into the river. The cabin where the equipment is housed was also broken into and damaged. Members of the society
who are building the rail way in their spare time had to rebuild the track. It is
favourable during the next few weekends they are sure the railway will he ready by Easter.
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