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Villages mourn little Stephanie
THE death of a bright, fun-loving little girl from a chic- kenpox virus which attacked her nervous system has touched the hearts of people all over East Lanca shire. Already donations to
talling more than £400 have poured in for the Manchester Royal Chil dren’s Hospital where eight-year-old Stephanie Page, of The Mullions, Newby Lane, Riming-
ton, had spent a week in
a coma. Among the packed
congregation for the fun eral at Gisburn Parish Church’ on Friday were staff of Gisburn County Primary School, where Stephanie was a pupil.
The school is currently
settling down after a chickenpox outbreak which affected more than half the 80 pupils and was, according to headmaster Mr Dan Packer, the worst out break of any childhood
‘Unfortunate coincidence ’
A SECOND death in Rimington this week which appeared to be linked with the chick enpox outbreak was described as “an unfor tunate coincidence” by District Community Physician Dr Peter Grime.
Company secretary
Mr Ronald Varley Duckworth (39), of Pendle Garage, under went a kidney trans plant three years ago which, explained Dr Grime, would have lowered his immunity to infection. “We cannot say that
Skipton. A close family friend
said: “He was an ex tremely popular man and his quiet courage and endeavours to live a full and active life were much admired by his family and friends.” Mr Duckworth, a di
Mr Duckworth died of chickenpox but it would be reasonable to suppose that this was the cause of his final renal problem,” he said. Dr Grime added that
the strain of chicken- pox currently preva lent in the Ribble Valley was no more virulent than usual and there was no need to panic. Mr Duckworth, who
became ill on Thurs day, was taken to the renal unit of Withing- ton Hospital, where he died on Monday. The funeral service
rector of Cosgrove’s outfitters and company secretary since 1972, leaves a wife, Dorothy, who is a fellow direc tor, and daughters Susan (13) and Helen (8).
by his mother, Mrs Lilian Duckworth, of Rimington.
He is also survived
will be at Gisburn Parish Church tomor row morning, followed by c rem a tio n at
he was educated at Rydale School, Cohvyn Bay. In 1959, he joined the family haulage firm, R. E. Duck worth’s of Rimington, and ran it during his la te f a th e r ’s long illness. His in te re s ts in
Born in Rimington,
cluded vintage cars, jazz and Country and Western music.
illness he had known in 33 years of teaching.
shocked us all,” he said. “She was a very popular pupil, a bright and like able child, full of life, who loved singing and acting and was very good at her work.” Stephanie became
“Stephanie’s death has
any previous illnesses. “She was always cheer ful and lived each day to the full. We are just happy that she had so many contented days with us.”
seriously ill a few days after contracting chick enpox, which has af fected dozens of children in the Gisburn and Rimington area. Her elder brother
sergeant stationed at Hutton, and . his wife, Mary, an educational welfare officer, who have another daughter, Niccy (18), have been overwhelmed by the concern and generosity which people have shown.
Mr Page, a police
Robert (15), a Ribbles- dale School pupil, also caught the virus but is now recovering well. A week after being
admitted to Manchester Royal Children’s Hospi tal, Stephanie died in the intensive care unit. “She was in a coma and we sat with her for
seven days and nights,” said her father, Mr. Gerald Page. “The doc
tors and nurses there were wonderful.” He said Stephanie was
.a very active child who had never suffered from
send donations to the hospital rather than flowers,” said Mr Page. “Stephanie would have been pleased. She was often involved in raising money and sponsorship
“We asked people to Continued on page 9 Firm makes
way for supermarket
THE Preston grocery firm of E. H. Booth looks set to start work soon after Easter on its £800,000 supermarket at the old railway sidings in Station Road, Clitheroe.
next week
to.apply for a court order to force Smith
British Rail is expected
Transport off the site from Wednesday.
Q CO-OP
has now been advised that it is pointless to continue . its two-year legal cam paign. Consequently, the firm will be moving its offices to Church Street, Clitheroe, and making al ternative arrangements
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c More than 100 people attended the hoe-down style evening’,, which featured ,
“Lancashire Night" held at Ribblesdale School, Clitheroe. ' _ On the supper menu
THE traditional fare' of the red rose county was much in evidence at a was meat and potato pie, peas, pickles and parkin._
ountry dancing with a caller.' It was organised by the school’s Parent-Teacher Association to raise money for its funds.
for the inspection, mainte nance and repair of its vehicles in the town.
Jubilation
Mr John Lunuey told the Advertiser and Times: “The firm has explored every conceivable legal avenue to try and stay on the sidings. There is no thing more we can do to stop BR ending the te nancy.”
Smith’s legal adviser,
n-eeted with jubilation by Booth’s. “But after all the delays, we will not really believe work can start until .the site is actually vacated,” said a company spokesman.
The news has been If all goes well, the
supermarket could be completed and open b y . Christmas next year.
Watertight
-so advanced with the plans that, in theory, they could be on site this week.
Booth’s architects are
have to wait until the sid ings are actually cleared before it can negotiate with the. builders to fix a firm starting date, ex plained the spokesman. -
But the company will
would be very disap pointed by any more delays.
He added that Booth’s
foundations and external structure are made water tight before the winter to enable all the inside work to continue during the bad weather.
I t is vital that the
terested in the sidings four years ago. The origi nal estimated cost of tne supermarket was £500,000 and although that jumped by £300,000 last year, the spokesman stressed there was no possibility of the company dropping its
Booth’s first became in
plans for Clitheroe be cause of spiralling costs.
to the Clitheroe super market. We want to de velop the site, even if the price of the supermarket goes up by an o th e r
“Booth’s is committed £50,000/he said.
vealed its supermarket, plan for the sidings at the end of 1979, Smith’s and BR have been involved in a wrangle over the haul age firm’s right to a new tenancy.
Since Booth’s first re Barrier
through Blackburn M a n ch e s te r C o u n ty Courts and the Court of Appeal.
I t has taken them
Booth’s supermarket was removed last month by the Chancery Division of the High Court.
The final barrier to Smith’s claimed that it
was originally given notice to quit on an obso lete form. But the court ruled that the notice was valid and BR was entitled to possession of the pre mises.
Mr Chapman Mr Scorer
Straight fight in by - election
THERE will be a straight fight next month for the-vacancy on Clitheroe' Toffn'Council created by the resignation of Coun. Patrick Murphy. Hoping, to retain the Court, Low Moor; Edis-
Edisford, Low Moor and Trinity seat for Labour will be 36-year-old Mr Henry Chapman, of The Crescent. His opponent in the by-
election a fortnight today will be Tory Mr Derek Scorer (40), of Fairfield
by Coun. Murphy emig rating with his ’ family to Australia. M a rr ied with two
Drive. The vacancy was caused
daughters, Mr Chapman works for a Chatburn firm. He left the Army seven
ford school hall; and Trini ty Methodist Sunday School, Parson Lane. They will be open bet
ween 8 a.m. and 9 p.m., with the count taking place immediately after wards at Edisford School. As the contest is for
WHEN members of Waddinglon WI gathered on St Valentine’s night to celebrate their 35th anniversary, there was an unexpected item . . . in the shape of a large iced birthday cake. The cake, donated by current president Miss Dorothy Dewrance, was cut by the institute’s first president, Mrs Betty Garnett. Dancina and various games provided the main entertainment of the evening for t ihe 80 members and friends in
uancinq ana various yumvs yiuviucu. ^ uj, on AMamfioro
M o n i n Sit. f Hfp.ellan’R Sunday School. A sttupcr of cold
meats and salads and cream gateaux was prepared and served by Mrs Dorothy Clayton and helpers.
en s sup e
Find my lost books pleads teacher
TWELVE year^ re search recorded in a set of exercise books by Clitheroe local his tory expert Mrs Mary Higham has mysteri ously vanished. Mrs Higham, of Peel
at the end of the last evening class term at Rib-
blesdale School. When she wanted them
haven’t been able to find them,” she said. Mrs Higham has been
Park- Avenue, needs the notes for. her work as an evening class teacher and also intends to use them as the basis for a book on local history — so she is desperate to find their whereabouts. “I’m offering a reward
parish council vacancy, the Ribble Valley Coun cil’s Senior Administration Officer, Mr Brian' Man ning, stresses that no poll cards will be sent out, neither will postal votes be accepted. Electors wishing to
years ago and after a short spell in Sabden came to Clitheroe. Mr S co re r read
mathematics at Cam bridge and Birmingham universities. He moved to Clitheroe
six years ago and is now personnel manager for Ley land Commerical Veh icles. His two children attend
Edisford County Primary School, where he is chair man of the PTA. Votes can be cast at
three stations: the com munal room of St Ann’s
vote must go to one of the stations.
Empty-handed
WOULD-BE thieves who broke into Theo’s, Shaw- bridge, Clitheroe/ pre mises left empty-handed after loading chainsaws into a wheelbarrow. They gained entry by
removing roof tiles bet ween 11 p.m. on Thurs day and eight o’clock the following'morning.
anything suspicious should contact Clitheroe police.
Anyone who noticed L a n k y ’ n i g h t a t R i b b l e s d a l e
again for the new term last week she discovered they were missing. “I’ve turned the house upside down but they’re not at home.
I.can.only imagine: I left them at Ribblesdale or' they were picked up accidentally by someone.. “I’ve inquired at the
school and they’ve been very helpful but we still
to anyone who can help, because if I don’t find the books it means 12 years work has been wasted. “It would be impossible
studying history in the Bowland area for 12 years and for the past few sum mers has supervised the archaeologica l dig at Easington Manor Farm,
jo t te d down in the notebooks. Anyone able to help can contact Mrs Higham at 23771.
Newton. — "All the information from this research was
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for me to compile all this information again in my spare time,” said Mrs Higham, who is head of the 1 upper school at Ivy Bank, Burnley. She last saw the set of
a dozen books — which ironically are bound with string and covered in bright orange and purple paper, so they cannot be picked up by mistake —
TABLE
TENNIS TREAT
IT’S not often local table tennis fans have the chance to watch the coun try’s top players in action right here in town, but they will have such an opportunity on Saturday week. For Ribblesdale School
For full details see Page 12.
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has been chosen as the venue for the prestigious Lancashire/Yorkshire match. Mr Alfred Vee- vers, secretary of Rib blesdale Table Tennis As sociation stresses the honour afforded Clitheroe on being host to this im portant game and hopes for maximum support.
EIGHTY years old on Tuesday and still leading active life, Lore.
, their family and immedi a t e children.' .. Earlier, the grandchil
Clitheroe will celebrate his anniversary at his London home in the com pany of Lady Clitheroe,
dren will call to wish him a happy birthday, and there will be a cake baked by Miss Betty Watson, who has been the family cook for 40 years. , Lord Clitheroe attends the House of Lords ’ almost daily. /
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