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to r<s t- 4 C . j/f. 4 4 . o r d r i l l 5 „ Appeal must be


. will stand -in the grounds of Park Lee Hospital, Blackburn, at £200,000, but the appeal’s steering: committee has now been told £300,000 will be needed.


.at £40,000. Early, estimates put the cost of the building, which


/ To help, meet' the in- ’ creased 'price, -however,’,


'■the Area Health Authori- ■ ty.-is believed. to be pre- : pare<j to-make a,substan­ tial /contribution, provid-, ;ing:theoriginal£200;000-


As raised as- soon as poss­ ible.


; i: M r R 6 y D e w h u r s t , -.chairman of; Blackburn '


-.consider staging an event in aid of the hospice;... . Any intending to 'do


& & -■ secretary, ‘Mrs’J.-Keri^on,


,realised. (£4,000, /will' have to be stepped up and lie hopes /.local;, groups; will


and District Community- Health Council, said that fund-raising in the Ribble :v Valley, which has-already


this . should < contact'- the , Ribble Valley appeal’s


•produced: in- bottle green;* navy and maroon; to mark ', the >' Royal -. Wedding' as;


■ They, will be able , to supply pens,I-ties, badges, rock, /posters and .charts, giving details of the pro­ ject’s progress. The ties,-, price £3.60, have been


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12 L’angshaw : Drive, Clitheroe.- (tel. 23078) - or-


’treasurer v Mr E. Tolson (22132).


AN artist 's impression of the planned hospice. appeal.


; : • Forthcoming efforts in- . elude a dance at St Leonard’s, .Langho, .on / October 24th; a fashion and beauty show ■ at the .


• Catholic .Hall, Lowergate, ' Clitheroe, on- October f . 28th;; a coffee morning, af-1 - ternoori - tea and. sheny .v


’ 1-^*9


;November 7th and, on the ,v vA-’N-; „v- ,


. evening at 115 /Chatburn. 1 Road, Clitheroe,’: (home of ; Mrs ; Barbara .Taylor) on :


same evening,, a concert by Burnley /Youth / Band a tv Whalley; P a r ish Church. . i t Meanwhile, more volun­ teers from all parts of the Ribble Valley are needed to help with next week’s house-to-house collection from Monday to Saturday. Volunteers are asked to contact. Mr* Dewhurst (Gisbum 313)-or Mr-Stan­ ley Westhead (2339.0). _ ...


/ ,


THE estimated cost of the East Lancashire hos­ pice has jumped by. 50 per cent — but the Ribble Valley’s total still -stands


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■Andrew’s Church, a 'parish with a .population of about 15,000 — equiva­ len t to th e to ta l of Clitheroe’s three parishes.


longest serving minister of any denomination in Clitheroe, broke the news to 1 p a r is h io n e r s 1 on Sunday. •


Mr Broadhurst, the


was very hard to do. Ob­ viously there are many


He said this week: “It


Cinema seats to cost more


system where seats are cheaper at the front of the cinema will” be abolished and there will be a stan­ dard charge of £1.40 for all seats. The previous charges were £1.15 and £1.30. Admission for children


ADMISSION charges at Clitheroe’s controver­ sial Civic Hall cinema are to rise next month. ■The present two-tier the financial year' and


until then the committee recommended retaining the services - of cinema manager Miss M. Cullen,- who was due to retire next month.


- • Attendances at the


and pensioners will rise from 70p to 75p to a stan­ dard 80p on November 1st. In . accepting the in­


creases, the Ribble Vdlley Council’s Recreation and Leisure Committee consi­ dered average cinema charges in surrounding areas — and the new Civic Hall'prices are still considerably lower. The aim of the in­


cinema from. July to Sep­ tember this year were 8,008 — a decrease on last year’s total of 9,147. The total income during this period was £8,715.44 compared to £8,758.78 last year.


! Ribble Valley entitled to Mayor


creases is to reduce the annual cost to ratepayers, which- is c u r r e n t ly £18,420. According to a report from Chief Execu­ tive Mr Michael Jackson,- the increased prices would' bring a-£1,500 saving on the rate fund if attend­ ances at the cinema are maintained at last year’s level. Coun. Jimmy F ell


(Whalley) suggested that it might be better to lower the prices by 20 per cent which could attract 25 per cent more patrons. This suggestion, however; was not taken up. - The future of the Civic


I WOULD like to make a . few comments on some of the ideas in the letter by my Town Council collea­ gue . Coun. Leo Wells. L agree-that from 1974


administrative charges have increased, but they have little bearing on the hire charges for the Civic Hall.


£18,420 for the year 1981/ 82, there are no charges whatsoever for the de­ partments of the Chief E x e c u t iv e and th e Borough Treasurer, the only charge being £840 for the Borough Engineer. One cannot say that these


In the estimated loss of ’


Hall —. which is facing repair, bills approaching £100,000 — is currently the subject of an in-depth inquiry by council officers. Urgent repairs are not being carried out until the hall’s future role and fi­ nancial viability have been decided. . The inquiry is due to be completed by the end of


Winners ' at drive


WINNERS at a whist and domino drive held by the Ladies’ Social Section of Clitheroe and District NFU at Hurst Green vil­ lage hall on Monday were: Ladies’, whist — Mrs N. Breaks, Mrs A& Jolly j Mrs E..'Holden; Booby prize. — Mrs Bush. Gents — Mr Waterhouse, Mr J. Par­ kinson, Mrs H i l la r s . Booby prize — Mr E. Green. Dominoes: Mrs M.


■ Raffle: Mrs Billows,- Mrs J.. Robinson,.Miss T. Bleazard, Mrs J. Parker.


E’ccles, Mr Broderick, Miss J. Ainsworth, Mrs Cowgill, Mr Hayhurst, Mrs J. Moorhouse. Booby prize — Mr.R. Nelson.


Clitheroe handed over to Ribble Valley all its func­ tions, with the exception of allotments, and in the Ribble-Valley minutes this decision. was wel­ comed. Therefore there can be no doubt that the full responsibility for the mnning of the Civic Hall is with Ribble -Valley. I am sure the latter would welcome talks with


charges are excessive for the hall. ' On reo rg an is a t io n ,


No criticism of grammar schools


je c t of comprehensive education and the future of the grammar schools, implies, that, he is in touch.


opinion or does he simply represent his. own views? There are quite a few people in the area who believe that all the chil­ dren here are entitled by right to the same educa­ tional opportunities; that selective, education .is unjust 'and tha t com­ prehensive education rep- ' resents the best approach' to equality of educational opportunity./


Has he canvassed public ' ■ Far from using children '■


US “shuttlecocks between opposing political fac­ tions,” such people have a . deep and genuine concern that all children should re-? ceive the very best educa­


TH'E claim by . Coun. Jimmy Fell at the District Education Liaison Com­ mittee meeting that “the county council is out of touch with public, feeling in this area” on the sub­


tion available. Valuable educational resources should not be reserved for a selected few. To support comprehen­


sive education is-not to criticise the invaluable work done by the gram­ mar schools. Rather, it is a, desire to see the oppor­ tunities available at such schools thrown open to all children and no longer re-, served for a selected minority. Those in favour of com­


Clitheroe to decide the future of the hall, but such talks would certainly


. involve finance, as in the case of the Museum, and


.any alteration in the pre­ sent arrangements could pro v e co s tly to the ratepayers of Clitheroe. This would also be the


case if the Town Council took responsibility for sport and recreation in Clitheroe, as Coun. Wells suggests. I do not agree that the


•proud of our mayoral traditions and the pomp, ceremony and regalia cannot be equalled by Ribble Valley. I speak from experience having been Mayor of both au­ thorities. However, we must real­


function of Ribble Valley Council is purely‘adminis­ t r a t iv e ; S u re ly th e ratepayers are entitled to have a’. Mayor if they wish,, or would ; Coun. Wells prefer to see about 40 •• Town Mayors in the area because each parish is entitled to such an honour. We in Clitheroe are


prehensive education are not “more concerned with political ideology than the welfare of children.” If Coun. Fell took the. trou­ ble to canvas their views, he would find that the reverse is true: their only concern is to ensure that children receive what is their right — the best possible education — and to prevent their being de­ prived of it by any pro­ cess of selection.


WILLIAM MAUNDERS, West Bradford.


ment subsidies for all our local functions and with­ out these our rate would nearly double, so I am afraid we, must accept some measure of control as to how money is spent. On education, I share


the concern of Coun. Wells and in due course I can. see a lively debate taking place iri the corres­ pondence columns of this paper.


COUN. T. ROBINSON, (Finance Chairman, Ribble Valley Council), 7 Princess Avenue, Clitheroe.


Keen local ' interest in nature


THE .summer walks and w in te r l e c tu r e s ' of Clitheroe Naturalists’ Soc­ iety are. well supported, Mr G. Friend, retiring chairman, told the annual meeting. He reported that two


*


THE 'R e c to r of St, James’s, Clitheroe, the Rev.


- of sorrow in leaving them behind. . “There ‘were a lot of


people here we love very dearly and there is a lot


;tears at Sunday’s service, with some people even, asking me to reconsider- my. decision, while others wished us well. “But I now feel the


- What are his*, feelings


, about leaving St James’s? “It has.been a tremedn-- ously... blessed ministry,”- he said.


time is right to accept this- offer and move on.”, ->v. ’ Mr Broadhurst came/to


C l i th e ro e from . two parishes at Shrewsbury.-- Ironically, it is almost 14: years to the day that he


- was ..in d u c ted at-'. St James’s. No.final date for his departure has yet been announced, but it. \vill n o t be- b e fo re Christmas.


• : '•.•*• : I. - • ■ \ V : -. ' During his time at, St.-


James’s grow 'into a real - family ; whereby people can . feel. they . belong to each other; This spiritual development, has been the biggest factor.”


“We have seen St‘- - •■/


James’s a “fantastic” ■ liaison-has developed bet­ ween the -Sunday. School and S t J am e s ’s'’-day school, producing 250 Sunday scholars and at­ tendances of between 500 and 600 ~at family ser­ vices..


- .


. meetings • of the District Education Liaison Com­ mittee.


’.attends


James’s ,! Mr Broadhurst . has-been heavily involved on outside bodies. • He is chairman of the Ribble Valley. CE "Schools’ As­ sociation and -


. Structurally; a vestibule screen-' and : new lighting;, have been installed at the church and the school has- been extended. • , Besides'his duties at St


He is also chairman of


.o f .- th e Ribble Valley .’Council of Churches. For a long time, he was


St James’s governors, a member; of Ribblesdale governors, ’chairman of the town’s Christian Aid committee and a-member


• .. in m m


.been-'closely involved in the .work of the parish,:- particularly counselling. She has worked for the past: 12 years at Kaydee - Bookshop,' Moor Lane, where she is at present manageress of the- book section.


Mrs Broadhurst is also chairman of the Bible Soc­


•


ie ty in Clitheroe and chairman of the local Woman’s World Day of Prayer group. The. couple have a 17-.


ySarcold son, Philip, who is working for his -A-levels at QEGS, Blackburn, and hopes to study science at u n iv e r s i ty . He is a


North West Pathfinder . area-chairman. • His wife", Shirley, has


Sunday School teacher at St James’s.'


his move to Leyland as a ; very' big challenge, -with an excellent foundation .laid by his predecessor, wh'o has retired after 25


Mr Broadhurst regards " ,


'years. “It - contains a - pretty


fair cross section of people and has a lot. of potential,” he added. But the Broadhursts


Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, October:15th, 1981 3 ; ^


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Chess team start off


with a victory


THE Clitheroe B team began their league prog­ ramme with a win against Rossendale C in the third division of the North-East Lancashire Chess League. The final score is not


appreciate the way the. people of Clitheroe have treated them. “St James’s and indeed the whole town has taken us to its . heart over the years. ; “We trust we have been


a blessing to the people, as they have to us,” con­ cluded Mr Broadhurst.


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HARVEST DISPLAY DRAWS 1,000


HARVEST f e s t iv a l weekend a t T r in i ty M e th o d is t Church, Clitheroe, brought out a wealth of colour and pro­ ducts from both field and industry.


The celebrations, enti­


tled “Festival of Field and Factory” were open to the public over three days and attracted over 1,000 people.


on .“Making and mending” prepared by a team of parishioners, led by Mrs Marion Legg.


In. church was a display


’ In the schoolroom were exhibitions 'from local firms and a display by “Clitheroe Impact,” the y o u th o p p o r tu n i t ie s scheme based at the nearby youth centre.


The minister, the Rev. tv


WOODWORTH — MOON


Brick House Restaurant, Chipping, followed . the wedding of Miss Geraldine Moon and Mr Alan Wood- worth at SS Michael and J o h n ’s RC Chu rch , Clitheroe op Saturday. The bride, a typist, is


A rec ep tio n .'at the


James Needham, said: “Harvest is by tradition a rural festival. This year1 we wanted, to extend our festival to include the pro­ cesses and products, of local industry.


support people in their daily work and to recog­ nise that-the wellbeing of. the local /community de­ p en d s a lo t on' the strength and resilience of local industry, especially in a time of recession. ” On Friday, more than


“We want the church to


’ whom they invite to their functions. I cannot -foresee any


ise that Clitheroe, now being- a town im the Borough of Ribble Valley, must yield precedence to the latter. That is the legal position, but local- organisations can still make a free choice as to


alterations in local gov­ ernment structure in the


, near future . and1 when they come- I fear they could ,be for bigger areas, which would be even worse than 1974. On the question of fi­


nance, -we are still very dependent upon Govern­


members, Mrs E. Oiv mande and Mrs G. Robin­ son, had logged .the var­ ieties of birds and flowers noted locally. The sub­ scription was fixed a t£ l after remaining at 50p for many years. The annual social even­


stock control manager; is -the youngest son of Mrs Elizabeth Woodworth, of Newton Street, Clitheroe, and the late Mr Joseph Woodworth. The bride,-given away


the youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Alan Moon, of Castle View, Clitheroe. The bridegroom, a


ing " will be a dinner at Alston Hall, Longridge, on March 31st, at which the warden, Mr N. Duer- den, mil give a” nature talk. '. Officers elected were:.


Mrs C. Seager (presi­ dent); Mr F. Dakin (chair­ man); Mr.s C. Bishop (vice-chairman); Mrs F. Blades (treasurer); Mrs G. Robinson (assistant); Mr J. Armstrong (secretary); Mrs C. Seager (assistant); Mr A. Dixon (projec­ tionist).


by her father, wore a white ' floral Italian silk gown made by her sister. It was'trimmed with gui­ pure lace and featured a V-neck, fitted sleeves and a train. Her veil was held in place'by a Juliet cap and she’earried a silk bou­ quet of pink, roses and white carnations. Bridesmaids were Miss


'and Miss Susan Wood-, worth, the bridegroom’s nieces. They wore blue cotton dresses with white •


Stephanie and Miss Claire Bailey, the bride’s nieces, and Miss Angela Taylor


.floral patterns and canned silk bouquets of pink roses and pink and white carnations trimmed' with white rihbon. Page boy was Gordon


ducted by Fr E. Wil­ loughby and organist was Mrs H. Crompton. After a honeymoon in the Cots-


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Photograph: Westmins­ ter Studios, Langho: •


wolds,'the couple will live in Brownlow S tre e t , Clitheroe.


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AMERICAN' PREACHER


i been, a preacher in .York, ! Pennsylvania, for more I than 13 '.years./ He will be taking part in-a;series of meetings/which are1 open! to ‘ everybody on Friday , and .Saturday at 7-30 p.m. ' and Sunday at 10-30 a.m. and 6 p.m. • Topics for - discussion' in­


clude ■; ‘‘Personal,/faith /in the Lord / Jesus Christ" and “how to live a .victori- ouslife. in. difficult-times.”/


AMERICAN PASTOR I Doug Slay arrives in j Clitheroe tomorrow for al| long 'weekend, staying'' with . Pentecostal Church 1 pastor Dale Mason. ' ■ Pastor Slay; in Britian for three months, has


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Cowgill,' the b r id e ’s, nephew. . Best man was Mr J. Jervis, groomsman Mr P. Moon, the bride’s brother, and ushers Mr E. Wood- worth, the bridegroom’s brother, and Mr. J. Bailey, the bride’s brother-in-law. The ceremony was con­


200 c h i ld ren from Clitheroe primary schools visited the display and many of them answered a questionnaire on the fes­ tival.


caterers led by Mrs Lilian Kayley' served plough­ man’s lunches and after­ noon teas.


the Rev. J. Salsbury and the Rev. A. Siddall and the preacher on Sunday was the Rev. G. Herbert Raynor, former chairman of-the North Lancashire Methodist district.


Epilogues were led by


.Mr Stuart Robinson. Mr J. Newton Bell conducted the choir in harvest an­ thems and Mr Needham made, a presentation to him, on , behalf of the choir, to mark." over 10 years’ service as choir-' master. Mr Peter Wrigley was the organist.


•Lessons were read by Mr Stanley Blackburn and


The younger children


brought gifts to the family service, which were later distributed to the sick and elderly;otherchildren pre­ sented gift envelopes for Christian Aid.


Tom Stirzaker is pictured showing the NFU display to pupils of Brookside


Festival steward Mr School. On Saturday, a team-of


Good wishes to patron


THE patron of the living of C l i th e ro e P a r ish Church, Mr Robert Peel, received . a special tele­ gram of congratulations from the parish when he was married at Alresford, Hants, on Saturday. Mr Peel, who lives


decided as one game has to be adjudicated, but the re su l t- is a win for Clitheroe by either 3Vfe — 2>/2 or 4 — 2. S tephen -Robinson',


Peter Ryan and Simon Karmann won th e i r games, while Alex Rajsld and Stan Townsend lost. Vincent Tudisco’s game is to be adjudicated with a claim for a win by Vin­ cent, but a claim for a draw by Rossendale. On Thursday the A


team en c o u n te re d superior opposition in their first division match ’ with Rossendale A. Chess players obtain a


grading number according to their results over a season. Good club players range from about 100 to 140, county standard play- - ers from 170 to 210 and masters about 220. C l i th e ro e ’s normal


board 1 is graded 136 with only three other players above 100. Ros­ sendale A had only one player graded below 140 so. could rea sonably expect to win on all boards. • In the event Clitheroe were well satisfied to draw on three boards, while losing the remain­ der, to lose 4'/2 — IV2. Brian Carr and Eric


Mansfield drew on boards 1 and 2 and Peter Ryan drew on board 4. Stephen Robinson, Vincent Tudis- co and-Alex Rajski all lost.


- Tonight Clitheroe B face Lancs Police at the New Inn.


nearby at Alton, Hants, received th e . telegram from Canon J. Hudson and Mrs Hudson on behalf of.parishioners at St Mary Magdalene’s and several more from his friends in Clitheroe. His bride, is the former


ding were Clitheroe couple Mr and Mrs John Clayton, of Shays Drive, who are close friends of Mr. Peel, through his con­ nection with the church. Their daughter, Mrs Diane Jackson, her hus­ band Richard and Mr and Mrs Clayton’s son, Lt R. J. .Clayton, of the Queen’s Lancashire Regiment, were also among the guests. .


Mrs Angela Douglas. ■ Witnesses at the wed­


On town trail


, Town Trail compiled by the hosts and toured the Castle Museum, led by Mr,Houghton.


Afterwards they had


sandwiches and coffee in the Stewards House, pro­ vided by Mrs Briggs Mrs K. Course, Mrs A. Hardy and Mrs S ag a r . Mr Donald Coates was on hand to answer questions. Town Trails are on sale


.


.CLITHEROE' Civic Soci­ ety played host to mem-, bers of Blackburn Civic Society, who followed the


at the Ribble Valley In­ formation Office, price 14p.


: : ; > : / / : / o ' / / N : / ! 4 / ' ; i ' : / , //: . Compare these prices:—


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