■ 8 Clitheroe Advertiser and Times; September. 25th; 1980


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LANGHO’S first class postal service- has centred for years on a primitive wooden hut in the back garden of sub-postmaster Mr Bernard Ashley.


parcels destined- for people in Langho, York and Dinckley have passed through the hut in Whal- ley Road — one of the smallest sorting offices in


Thousands of letters and


ONLY £49.95 Sizes 10 to 18


■ But the era of draugh­ ty, chilly winter mornings is soon to end for postmen Mr David Parker and Mr John Whitehead. In November they are


Lancashire.


and John deliver to more than 1,000 homes and in recent years they have not been able to move in the hut first thing in a morning, because of the


to concentrate solely on Whalley Road — now Mr Ashley’s patch stretches from the Petre Arms roundabout to Rogers- field, taking in York and Dinckley. “Between them David


become a must because of the tremendous growth of Langho. The sub-post office used


vastly improve the post­ men’s working conditions. Hanging mailbags on the walls of the hut to keep out the wind will be a thing of the past. The new extension has


due to transfer their effi­ cient operation to the comfort of a new: exten­ sion taking shape. behind the sub-post office. ■ The welcome move will


ter (operations) at Black­ burn, Mr Jack Sanderson, says two postmen are the


walk he . clocks about nine miles. He enjoys meeting people, and , reckons he knows everyone in the vil­ lage. This personal touch not only means a friendly service, but helps to keep down costs. Assistant head postmas­


always tell when Mr Parker^ is bringing their mail, thanks to his gleam­ ing pair of clogs. “Cool in summer and warm, in winter,” he advises. On an average daily


an area is no mean feat for Mr Parker, of Spring Terrace,, Langho, who has been a postie for two years. With Mr White- head, of Blackburn, he takes turns at delivering the mail on foot or touring the more remote homes by van. , The mail arrives at about 6-15 a.m. from Blackburn and after sort­ ing it they are on the road by 7-30 a.m. H o u seh o ld e rs can


stacks of mail,” he ’ ex­ plained. Helping to cover such


ciency is the reason why Mr Ashley’s office is held in high regal'd in the dis­ trict.


, have three • children — Catherine (20), Helen (18) and Damian (16). -


•about their mail, though. You wouldn’t believe some of the queries we


keeping “bug” from his father and relishes the personal contact he enjoys with villagers. “People are very fussy


small office, T try to keep the operation efficient and it seems to be a good system,” says Mr Ashley. He'" caught the shop­


“Even though it is a


BUSY at work - sorting the mail are Mr Parker (right) and Mr Ashley.


line, senders of letters are reminded to include a postal code with a . clear name'and address on en­ velopes.


receive,” he says. To help his staff in this


80 years old and has become something of an institution. Villagers call in for an endless supply of items, . ranging/ from stationery to stamps, served by Mr Ashley or his wife Patricia. They


The office is more than


postmen and the villagers are excellent. Langho has a very high success deliv­ ery rate,” he adds. Success through effi­


cheapest way to deliver in such a closely knit area. “Relations between the


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, sq. yd. . _£? r9!jsq.yd e^fsq yd. J OHNis pictured: limbering up. fov. his-, marathon ..run


Up hill and down dale John


raises £500


A SMALL blister on his big toe was all that Clitheroe man John Wilmot suffered during his conquest of the famous Three P e ak s — twice running.


• ■ pital.


his marathon jog was the thought of raising £500 for' the Jimmy Savile appeal fund for Stoke ■ Mandeville hos- .


considerably. His wife Ann and children • David (3) and Sharon (I) met him each time his route crossed a road and kept him supplied with a mix­ ture of glucose, salts and water.


His family also helped


-turned; up during the run to cheer him on. John described his tor-


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■ the weather deteriorated' :and coming/down;:vthe /final peak' I , had to use1 a' ■


. running in ,.mud which .came above my knees. - “On the; second lap,


, tfivice"running. '■ , y Back at; wbrk^'o'n Monday; /.development'


*; engineer; John-felt just;a ■'■bit> stiff,t'but remarkably


/swell: after his jlung-bur^t- . ing feat.


,* p 1 e as e d -1 o :ifi n i s h the’ (course;- Although;he hak: fcompleted.1. the; three) peaks/several times, - he’ i has never.vdone,'; (them


'mountain1-in ' swirling mis_t, ,as John disco-' ;vered, -and he felt well’


compass .because.-the mist was so thick.” It can be a 'lonely; place, halfway up: va


’ tions;were appalling,” he said.; “Sometimes I : was,


“The ground' condi- Several friends also


> turous run as .“like jog­ ging through a blanc­ mange.”


lonesome,, 50 miles in­ cluding 9,000 feet in 131/:: hours, 30-year-old John, of Victoria Street, had a refreshing shower, a meal and slept it off in the caravan at Horton-ln- Ribblesdale where he and his family stayed over the weekend. Keeping him going on


After running the


Local councils’ spending ‘not


out of control’


been-, labelled as unfair by county council leader, Coun. Leonard Brough­ ton. He believes that au­ thorities, like Lancashire, which have kept spending down should not be penal- ised as much' as spendthrift councils. . However,' Mr Jackson is “fairly confident” that the £200m being withheld will be refunded next year as local authorities meet their spending targets. . Claims by critics of local government that spending was out of con­ trol were a total myth, he said, pointing out. that in the past-four menths, it had been reduced by £400m. ; , Their, spending in real


the announcement by the Secretary of State for the Environment, Mr Michael Hcseltine, that this year’s Rate Support Grant — the Government’s subsidy to local authorities — is being cut by £200m be­ cause of overspending. ‘ The move has already


THE Ribblq. Valley Council’s Chief Executive Mr Michael Jackson this week refuted sugges­ tions that local government spending was out of control. His remarks followed


not be until November that the effects of the cut in RSG on the services in the Ribble Valley would be known.


really out of control?” asked Mr Jackson. He added that it. would


terms over the past four years had been cut by 14 per cent, while the Gov­ ernment’s had jumped by nine per cent. “So whose spending is


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Films of Burma


A FULL- gathering of Glitheroe’s Probus Club enjoyed a talk by its sec­ retary, Mr Peter ■


ber, on his experiences in Burma and Thailand.


Thom-


thanked by Mr Edwin Howarth.


He showed films illus­ trating his visit and was


/. The chairman intro­ duced a new member, Mr William Aspinall. The next meeting'/will; be a week tomorrow. ’


TWEIMTY \ ID S l ^ i i .


- 6 (16) “Paranoid” — Black Sabbath.' .! 7 (3) “Start” — The Jam.


> 3 (—) Masterblaster (Jammin*)” — Stevie Wonder. 4, (5) “It’s only love!’ — Elvis Presley. 5 (—) “Another one bites the dust” — Queen.


8 (4) “Eighth day”— Hazel O’Connor. . 9 (7) “Dreamin’ ” — Cliff Richard. - . ,


10 (15) “Modern girl;’— Sheena Easton. . O v ’ t 11 (17) “Marie,'Marie’’.— ShakiiV'Stevens. > ’ 12 (8)' “Nine to fivel’. —-Sheena Easton, v .J2 (1 2 ) ‘Can’t stop the'music” -L- Village People. ■ , 14/(20) ‘,‘1 got you” —Split Enz.. . '


.15, (14) “Sunshine'of your smile” —'MikeBerry?' . jl6 (18) “I owe you one” — Shalamar." .


' \ " f v t , tf:« Wallers?(wi- g v*


.‘‘Three’ little birds” — Bob’Marley and the ! ^ ^ vt 11»- •„


‘ 18 (—) “,My old piano — Diana Ross ■ - ; 19 (—) “Generals and majors’! —(XTC.x - , * ...


.2o (—) “D.i.s.c.o.y;^ ottdwan. > • j f- « * ! _ ^ ‘ 1 s - ., • ’2 (2) ‘One day I’ll fly away” — Randy Crawford. ) 1 (1) “Feels like I’m'in love” — Kelly Marie.


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