f Clitheroe AdveHiser and Times, December 24th, 1980- 3 i i l i i i i l B P I I iW •l 1 w


Disgrace to the town


IN the centre of our town, Market Place; scene ’ of many proud occasions, in Clitheroe’s history, is


■ the clock beneath which lie the public toilets. These are quite as im­


portant as our noble local offices which have cost our humble ratepayers a lot of brass. The toilets are filthy.


The windows are broken, writing- is all over the


walls, there are' no taps for washing your hands,* ho drying facilities and no locks on the lavatory doors. Does anyone know of a


worse place in other towns? The council or the


police should accept full responsibility for the state and. upkeep of th e se places and take appropri­ ate action. CLITHEROE RESIDENT.


# A spokesman for the hear' the |


)lay carols Christmas


Borough' E n g in e e r ’s Dept, said: “We do our b e s t to keep th e s e toilets up to a reason­ able standard. Due . to vandalism, however, there is no way one can guarantee that even if new repairs were done, they would not be torn apart an hour later. T h e s e t o i l e t s are cleaned every day, but we cannot have a per­ petually open purse for e v e r y th in g th a t is broken.”.


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a full house ite game at •idge Club es were in


were: NS Imd Mi- K. W. L. Wil-


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Wonderful haven


MAY I through your newspaper say how great­ ly impressed I was after recently making a visit to L it t lem 'o o r H o u s e , S a b d en , to s e e my mother. Everything possible has


been done to make the residents comfortable and happy. In my view , the planning of these very pleasant flats is first class. I left feeling very uplifted knowing that my mother was content and. happy. .May I say a big thank


.you to the Ribble Valley : ’ Council, which I think has , done a wonderful job. I am sure I speak for


•many more people who have r e la t iv e s living •there.


M. PROCTOR, Sheep Cote Farm, Moor Lane, Wiswell.


sequence


hort and south 6NT small slam le of two right, and quired, 13' lade. W.L.W.


I M S ' me ;


3 Probus Mr James


|ve a talk on Christmas ,


I iers.


ollowed by endering of to the ac-


if Dr Cyril piano,, with anticipating, lg, Mr Har- lplimented heir singing warm sea­


ls to all.


[oeeting will 2nd, when


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Village crib is dedicated


THE Vicar of Whalley, the Rev. Alec Harpur, de­ dicated- the village’s new crib at a ceremony on Saturday. The new. crib, spon­


sored as in previous years by Whalley Christian Action Group, is on a new site outside the National Westminster Bank; King Street, and will be in place until January 5th. Mr Harpur said that


after about nine years’ service, .the old crib' was beginning to look a little


■ b a t t e r e d . “We also thought a change of site from the spare land near the bus station might be a good id e a ,” said Mr Harpur. ■ . •After the dedication,


members of the Parish Church choir' led carol s in gin g in which the public joined in.


Chemists’ rota


TODAY, R. N. and M. Read, Moor Lane, will be open from 6 to 7 p.m. No service Christmas Day. Boxing Day and Sunday: Boots, Castle Street, 12 noon to 1 p.m. Monday to Wednesday: 6 to 7 p.m. New Year’s ’Day: Derrick Green, Railway View, 12 noon' to 1 p.m. Friday: Boots, 6 to 7 p.m.


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CLITHEROE & DISTRICT MENTALLY V HANDICAPPED ASSOCIATION ,


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the above Organisation A V E R Y M ER R Y ■CHRISTMAS AND A HARRY- NEW YEAR.


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'Wish all who have helped in any way with. , .


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MP’s ‘cocktail of irrelevance’


1 vance, confusion and, inaccuracy in his West­ minster Viewpoint article on December 11th. The Labour MP Mr


OUR Conservative MP, Mr David Waddington; has mixed us yet another “cocktail” of irrele-


Andrew Bennett, who or­ ganised . the group which


• prevented Black Rod from entering the House of Commons has unequivoc­ ally stated that he did not consult his party Front Bench because’ they may


serting, in this manner, the right of the Commons


to be consulted. Even Mr Waddington,


not hitherto noted for his moderation and restraint, appears: to acknowledge that, the Commons right­ fully resented being tre­ ated in such a high­ h anded man n er by Michael Heseltine of the swinging mace.


umns, by what means the Commons has secured its central position in our constitution except by ex­ hibitions of its determina­ tion to be consulted. What does the slam­


ming of the door in Black Rod’s face before the Queen’s Speech symbolise if not that determination? Our MP would be


ing to his constituents c lam a t io i £ Sa?th i ll how a government whose economic policy is in tat­ ters , can continue to impose such wanton des­ truction on the economy and the social fabric of


better employed explain- . article^’about the're-


our communities. More particularly, how


can he, as a Government Whip, pretend to be a de­ fender of village schools when it is the policies of his own party which create.the threat to their survival.


MR ALAN BARTON, Press Officer,. Clitheroe Constituency Labour Party.


Tremendous response to quake appeal


MEMBERS of Clitheroe Round Table would like to thank the public of the Clitheroe area for their tremendous response to ! the appeal on behalf of the victims of the Italian earthquake disaster.


We' reported earlier


that the clothing, bedding and other donated goods had been transported to a central collection point at Heysham, and are now pleased to say that the loads from this area have been sent to Italy.


They have been re­


ceived by the Round Table in Italy, assisted by some members of the Round Table of Britain and Ireland, headed by Stuart Shepherd, last year’s national president.


Rumours in the national


Press of hijackings and of clothing being dumped are, fortunately, not ap­ plicable to the consign­ ments from Round Table, as we are assured by our r e p r e s e n ta t iv e s over th ere that th e se are reaching their destina­ tions and are being prop­ erly distributed.


We are also informed


that some of the clothing, blankets and other items are being safely stored, as there will be an ongoing need for these for some months to come.


Once again, thanks very


much for the magnificent response which we esti­ mate totalled six to seven tons of goods from the Ciitheroe area.


MIKE WATKINS,. Chairman, Clitheroe Round Table.


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J . ; Christmas and a ,,prosperous New Year . >


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For pretty things in ladies and children’s hf .


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1. (1) “(Just like) starting over” — John Lennon. 2. (2) “There’s no-one quite like grandma” — St • Winifred’s School Choir.


3. (3) “Stop the cavalry”. — Jona Lewie. 4. . (9) “Runaway boys” — Stray Cats. 5. (4) “Super Trouper” — Abba. 6. (12) “Flash” — Queen. 7. (5) “De do do do; de da da da” — Police. 8. (6) “Embarrassment” — Bad Manners. 9. (8) “To cut a long story short” — Spandau Ballet.


10. (15) “Lies” — Status Quo. 11; • (7) “Banana Republic” — Boomtown Rats. 12. (11) “Do you feel my. love” — Eddy Grant.


• 13. (10) “Antmusic” — Adam and the Ants. J


‘14. (13) “Lady” — Kenny Rogers. 15. (18) “Rabbit” — Chas ana Dave. 16. (24) “Over the rainbow”,— Matchbox.


: 17.; (16) “Celebration — Kool and the Gang. , • 18. (14) “The tide is high” — Blondie. 19. (35) “This .wreckage” — Gary Numan. 20. (19)'“Love on the rocks” — Neil Diamond.


• — “Rock and roll diary”, — Lou Reed. > Chart com­ piled by Ames Record Bar. •,


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: National Placings in brackets. Tip for the to p ; “Wonderful Land” — Mike Oldfield. LP of the week


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ABOUT 180 senior citi­ zens from Whalley, • Wiswell,,. Barrow, Bil­ lington and Langho met for-their Christmas dinner and social in Calderstones Hospital theatre. The event was run by . Whalley and District


•Age Concern and guest o f honour w a s . the Mayor, o f the 1 Ribble' V a l le y ,, .Court.,, Miss Agnes Melling, pictured here with > some of the senior citizens. „


T h e y e n jo y e d a turkey ; dinner followed


by entertainment from; Whalley, singer Ann


•Haworth and; a group of friends.


.:: The:meal • was cooked


: by.the Calderstones ca­ tering staff and served


• by, .volunteers from • local churches and or- •


. ganistions,' including • members'of,the clergy.


•Transport; for all the ‘ guests was provided by


•Whalley and District Lions/' Club.- The even-


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ring was organised by Age Concern’ secretary, •Mrs Diane Boothman.


Had guns without licence


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;GUN and ammuriition off- ' !enc,es. led to a Clitheroe. , mail being, fined a total of i. £350. by the town’s . magis- •trates. . Geoffrey. Holt,. (41), of.


• Fairfield Drive, admitted v • having a shotgun and, a .j.22 rifle • and • possessing,, ammunition,.for, them all7


‘.without a licence. ,■ ,• ..He had to pay £25 costs •< ancL the t Bench „ ordered


the confiscation: of the weapons and ammunition..,


■ Holt,; a : marine electri-. cian; i said ,' he shad • been.', hoping 'to get permission to •' shoot rabbits on 'farm; land.vHe - had. had the shotgun : for 20 years .and the. rifle for more' than*’12^ y e a r sT h e shotgunli-v cence j expired- ' while' he; was at sea.


Wot CljantieUer i - ‘ • Iformerh l.S t E FALl.OW’S of Colne) . 1 FOR BEAUTIFUL „ ’r I I , J L . | f ' j P j '9 HAMMEHTON ST,;BURNLEY. Tel.:3S642;V ' v


The brooks need cleaning WITH regard to the


have felt obliged to pre-‘ flooding of Taylor Street, vent the group' from as- * would like to endorse


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Mr Hargreaves’ letter in last week’s Advertiser and Times about the much-needed cleaning out' of Mearley and Worston brooks. I walked along the


May I ask MrWadding- • “, ton, through your col- „


length of Mearley and Worston Brook's shortly after the first lot of flood­ ing in October and was quite staggered to see how the level of the bottom had risen because


. . . debris of all kinds, obvi- s.t°n| s> Pf'kkies


ously washed down during the storms. • This was very marked


from the back of Atkin­ son’s all along Upbrooks and through the- field by T w in b ro ok F a rm . I thought at the time that it would not take much rain to cause flooding again. Another thing that wor­ ried me was a paragraph


quarry by a “joint team from Greater Manchester and Lancashire. County Council”, which read as follows: “The team will also be


installing surface and foul water drainage, which will include a tunnel to­ wards Worston Brook”. Is this wise? Will it not


cause even more exten­ sive flooding as well as fouling of the brook, which would be a danger to animals and children? I would like an answer


to this from our Borough Engineer and I would also like to suggest an “Opera­ tion Brook”, whereby the whole of the brooks are cleaned out thoroughly. This could help create


temporary jobs for some young people who are cur­ rently out of work but have plenty of spirit. To me, this question of


the flooding should be priority number one arid treated as a very urgent matter indeed. . K. M. NEWTON, 6 Salthill View, Clitheroe.


Former ambulance officer


A FORMER station of­ ficer with the Clitheroe Ambulance service • Mr John Mashiter has died, aged 60. Mr Mashiter, who origi­


nally hailed from Settle but lived in Clitheroe for most of his life, was ap­ pointed station officer in 1962 after 14 years-with the service. He retired through ill health about four years ago.. During the last war he


served with the Grenadier Guards and was men­ tioned in despatches. He served in North Africa and Italy where. he was taken prisoner at Casino. Mr Mashiter, who lived


at Moor End, leaves a wife, Martina, a daughter and son. Crematorium is at Ac­ crington today.


: Parking fine


ADMITTING parking on double yellow lines in King Street, Clitheroe, Susan Caldwell: (33), of The Court House, Bolton- by-Bowland, was fined £10 at Clitheroe. She was ordered to pay £25 costs.


JING L E -B E L L carol music from a mobile fairy- lit grotto has brought a fe s t iv e touch to th e streets of Clitheroe in the. last few days.


Clitheroe Round Tab-


lers have met with such a welcome public response' to their charity fund-rais­ ing efforts that the £1,000 target they set is likely to be reached.


The grotto, built of


hardboard on a caravan chassis, carried Santa Claus and two floodlit Christmas trees. Children and parents alike were captivated by its Yuletide appeal.


Money received from its


tour of the town will go into the Table’s communi-' ty service (charities) fund which is aiding the Mayor, of Clitheroe’s 'welfare


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appeal for the area’s needy. Door-to-door collections


have been boosted later in the evenings, after the 9 p.m. curfew on street music, by carol singing in hotels over a wide area. . A Table spokesman said: “At this time of year


many functions are held at the larger hotels and we pre-booked the carol


, singing. ' “Everyone was glad to,


see us and people were only too happy, to join in. the singing. It seemed to add charm to their even­


ing out.” • Our picture, taken in


th e Low Moor area, shows some of the local children with Santa in the


g


otto. Far left is Norman ouldsworth, who is in charge of money-raising


for . the year and has or­ ganised all the events.


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sector spending


THE > word “independent” as interpreted by Coun. John vCowgill seems to mean to say one thing and do' another,; or perhaps do nothing.


' ."*■■■ The mystical,properties


attributed to the word in­ dependent have been dis­ pelled by at least one, if not by all theresults of the Ribble Valley by-elec­ tions and the Billington Parish by-election. Come off it, John, take


off your blinkers, all the new independent council­ lors voted on; to Ribble Valley owe their flection to the magnificent six- month campaign led by Coun. Bob Ainsworth ,— you more than most, being in his ward. The amazing thing to


me is that instead of sup­ porting Bob Ainsworth, you have all deserted him, as well as your promises to save money for • the ratepayers. I have always believed,


and still do believe, that public spending must be brought back to propor­ tions that the customers, i . e . ta x p a y e r s and ratepayers, can afford. Mrs Thatcher is doing her bit — do yours! The” situation where


more than 60 per cent of the gross national product is swallowed up by the public sector, as advo­ cated by the party whose policies Mr Rickard sup­ ports, is totally intoler­ able and must cease. BILL FLEMING, “Barnacre,” Longsight Road, Langho.


Cricke te r ’s


talk to YFC CLITHEROE Young Farmers were joined by family and friends at an open meeting at Pendle­ ton Village Hall. Guest speaker was long-serving L an ca sh ire c r ick e te r David Hughes for whom 1981 will be benefit year. His answers to questions gave a detailed insight into the life-of a profes­ sional county' cricketer. • He talked about train­


ing and highlights of . his playing career and also gave his views on the En­ gland and world cricket scene. '


THE excitement of Christmas shows in the


faces of these youngs­ ters' enjoying them­ selves- at the Whalley A ’ playgroup party. Some 24 youngsters


five attended the paiiy, held in Whalley Adidt Centre. They tucked into a


lunch of sandwiches, cakes, jellies and ice­ cream, provided by the


. mothers, played games and tvere given a pre­


sen t by Santa. At the end of the


■ each youngster took home small gifts and t r immi n g s ma d e during the term.


party, organised by the group’s committee,


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AFTER a week’s break, the. Civic Hall, Clitheroe, will be back in business on Monday with a Walt Disney programme. The main film, “Candleshoe,” starring David Niven,


■ Helen Hayes and Jodie Foster, is based on the story “Christmas at Cand­ leshoe” by Michael Innes. There will be matinees on W ed n e sd a y


Thursday. At the evening per­


and


formances “Donald Duck goes west” will also be shown.


Senior citizens tuck in to turkey


JOHN WATSON MP (SKIPTON)


and his wife DEANNA


Send all Constituents and their families in the Skipton Parliamentary Constituency


BEST WISHES FOR CHRISTMAS and


THE NEW YEAR


Compliments of the Season to ail our


customers and a


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