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CLITHEROE shoe repairer Mr, Alban Snape is set for one of the most hectic months of his life.


weeks, he will receive one of Scouting’s top awards, help to produce the 1981 Clitheroe and district Gang Show . . . and, marry Miss Jean Dickinson at SS Michael and J o h n ’s Church, Lowergate.


In the space of four The whi rlwind


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tlemoor Road, is assis­ tant District Commis­ sioner for Scouts and will be rewarded for his 38 years with the move­ ment. During the National


Scout service, the Chief Scout will present to him the Silver Acorn “to acknowlege service of


outstanding quality.”


receive such an award and thrilled for Scouting as a whole in Clitheroe,


at the march past will be u n d e r ta k en by th e Queen and Alban hopes to have the chance to have a brief chat with Her Majesty! "I am very pleased to


he said. He will be:spendingthe weekend in Windsor, ac- com p an ied by h is brother, Mr Cyril Snape — Group Scout leader


with 1st Bolland — and his wife Vera — leader of Waddington Cubs. ' On his r e tu rn to Clitheroe, Alban will no doubt be keen to find out how preparations are going for this year’s Gang Show. Rehearsals for the


show, a t Clitheroe Parish Hall between May 11th and 16th, are progressing well. On the last night, it


Mr Fred Law to make a local presentation of the Silver Acorn to Alban. Finally, on May 25th,


Alban and Miss Dickin­ son, who both work at Turner’s shoe shop, will


marry. • Naturally, local packs


has been arranged for County Commissioner


and groups are not let­ ting the event pass un­ noticed. The couple will have a Scout guard of honour and a Cub choir to make their big day extra special.


Repairs backlog angers tenants


ANGRY council tenants in the Henthorn area of Clitheroe are demanding a fair deal from the Ribble Valley authority over repairs to their homes. Some of them claim to


have been waiting months for repairs to be done to damp w alls , ro t te n window frames and crack­ ed ceilings and walls. They say it is totally


been waiting two or three years for promised work to be done. They don’t want any more promises — they want action,” he said.


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DECORATING is a waste of time because of the state of the walls, says Mr Duffy


Dennis Black this week pointed out, however, that improvement work to houses in Whipp Avenue and Henthorn Road is due to start on Monday. He added that he was


satisfied that the council always earned out repairs as quickly as possible. “Our record books show


unfair for the council to expect them to pay, from the beginning of this month, increased rents of up to £6 a week, while such repairs are out­ standing. Borough Engineer Mr


house are typical of those that, plague many other tenants on the Henthorn estate.


The problems in his


through rotten window frames making carpets and walls damp.


• Rain seeps in


damp that they are co-. vered in fungus and it is impossible to deco­ rate.


• Some walls are so


there is no backlog of complaints from tenants and we are always happy to look into any grie­ vances,’.’ he said.


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been angrily dismissed by tenants in Central Avenue and Henthorn Road. With more than 100 other ten­ ants in Mytton View, Whitewell Drive, Hodder Grove, Edisford Road and Seedall Avenue, they have formed an action group to collect signatures on a petition protesting at the council’s policy. A copy of the petition,


But his assurances have


ruined furniture, shoes and clothes.


• The dampness has Father-of-seven Mr Joe


Duffy, who lives in Henthorn Road, says he is “disgusted” by the recent rent increase. “The council always says that increases are necessary to cover the cost of repairs, but there aren’t any being done,” he said.


conditions were made by tenants in Central Avenue whose homes were moder­ nised about seven years


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.among the tenants to the rent increase itself, ex­ plained Mr Hugo Longhi, of Central Avenue. • “But a clause in our


which will comprise a list of repairs that need doing at every house, will also be sent to Clitheroe Town Council. There was no objection


rent books states that the council will carry out all major repairs to the houses.


Sisters sunshine


Salthill View, and Mrs Margaret McKenna, of Salthill Road, accom­ panied by a number of other walkers, completed


15 miles and hope to have raised £200 for Interna­ tional Year of the Dis­ abled funds. The sisters organised


trek THE sun shone on two Clitheroe sisters to make their sponsored Good Friday trek a success. Mrs Esther Clark, of


has helped organise the protest petition, described the improvement work as “shoddy and pathetic.”


Council seems to be trying to turn this area into one big slum — and is succeeding. If it wants more rent money, then someone is going to have to pull up their socks and start doing these repairs,” he said.


“The Ribble Valley


Mary Faulkner has ap­ plied for a house transfer because conditions are be­ coming so bad.


Across the road, Mrs


ings collapsed last year and another, she says, is being held up only by wallpaper. The tenants have erflisted the support of local councillors Bert


Two of her house’s ceil­ Mr Clifford Wells, who


Jo n e s and Henry Chapman.


tends to raise the resi­ dents’ protests at the next meeting of the Ribble Valley’s Housing Commit­ tee, said: “The council has stated in the past that it has some of the best ten­ ants in Lancashire and it’s about time they received the best treatment.”


Coun. Jones, who in­ Shortage


ism, Mr Black admitted that there was a problem with a shortage of con­ tractors to do repairs. The council planned to


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modernise the properties in Whipp Avenue and Henthorn Road two years ago. But the scheme had been put on ice following a cutback in the council’s cash a l lo c a t io n for housing. He emphasised that the


brewery WISWELL man Mr Peter. C. - Burt has retired as commercial manager for Daniel Thwaites’ Star Brewery, Blackburn. Mr Burt, of Prospect


council tided to follow up complaints and inspect and do repairs as quickly as possible and was satis­ fied that this was being done. N


DINING OUT


PRIZE


BARROW woman Mrs Marion Underwood will be tucking into a delicious meal tomorrow night—her prize for winning our first Eating Out Guide 1981 competition. Mrs Underwood, of


Gockerill Terrace, works in th e o ccu p at io n al therapy department at Calderstones Hospital, Whalley. She will be taking a


House, was presented w ith a c a r vacuum cleaner, fan heater and electric skillet by director and general manager Mr J. D. Kay on behalf of colleagues and staff. Mrs Burt was presented with a bouquet. Mr Burt, who was a


New-look church is much admired


CLITHEROE’S fire- damaged Parish Church, rebuilt and restored at a cost of more than £300,000, is back in use. Almost two years after


after being on its present site since 1122 — an air of pleasing lightness which it lacked before the fire. The pews, the hammer


a fierce blaze destroyed much of the interior, the new-look church was re­ hallowed on Saturday by the Bishop of Blackburn, the Rt Rev Robert Mar- tineau.


parishioners. The benefit of the ex­


by


attended . by some 600 people, marked the culmi­ nation of many months of hard work and dedicated fu n d - ra is in g


The 55-minute service,


ject is very clear to see. The rebuilding and resto­ ration has given the whole church — rebuilt in 1828


pertise of the many craft­ smen involved in the pro­


major in the Royal Tank Regiment and a chartered accountant, joined the company 14 years ago. He is se creta ry of Whalley Golf Club and a former captain.


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wood has entered the competition every year, it is her first success. The answers were: A,


friend from work with her to the Bleak House Re­ staurant, Kemple End, to help spend the £15 vou­ cher prize. Although Mrs Under­


R o ef ie ld ; B, Brick House; C, Moorcock Inne; D, Swan Hotel; E, Hark to Bounty; F, Bleak House; G, Parkers Arms; H, Aspinall Arms.


building control officer has recommended demoli­ tion because it would open the way for renovation work to the nearby four- storey building and other improvements in the street. The committee granted


THE proposed demolition of a listed building at No. 6 Shawbridge Street, Clitheroe, has been ap­ proved by the Ribble Valley Council’s Develop­ ment Sub-Committee. The council’s senior


a Listed Building Consent and the application will now be forwarded to the Secretary of State for the Environment.


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many distinguished guests at the service. “I am delighted that


beams of the roof and o th e r timber in the church, originally finished by the Victorians in dark staining, have been com­ pletely cleaned and revar­ nished, bringing out the natural quality and tex­ ture of the wood. All the stonework has


been cleaned and a new lighting system also helps to bring out the best of the church’s features. Indeed, despite the des­


tructive force of the fire, the church was probably in even better condition at its rehallowing than when it was rebuilt by the Vic­ torians in 1828. “Absolutely splendid,”


was the reaction of the Mayor of Clitheroe, Coini Leo Wells, one of the


Small factories plan is given the green light


PLANNERS have given the go-ahead for a light industrial estate on the site of crumbling Carlton Mill, near Clitheroe town centre.


Council’s Development Sub-Committee has ap­ proved an application from the recently-formed company, Metral Ltd, for 10 small nursery factories to give small businessmen a base for expansion. Permission is subject to


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skirt Mearley Brook, the developers will have to negotiate with the North West Water Authority before starting building or •landscaping work. In a written report. Chief Architect and Plan-


Queue for a peep into the past


at Clitheroe Hospital, and Mrs McKenna, who used to work at Brockhall, is an officer in the local St John Ambulance. Among those who also


the walk because they wanted to help people who cannot help them­ selves. Mrs Clark (60) is a nurse


ABOUT 2,000 Easter v is ito r s took the chance to peep into the past at Clitheroe’s new 'museum. After a hectic six months' preparation in Castle House, people queued up ' to wait for the doors to open for the • first time on Good


generally impressed with the new layout,


completed the distance were the chairman of the Clitheroe Old People’s Welfare Committee Mr Brian Haig, of .Highfield Road, and his nine-year- old son Christopher. Mrs Clark and Mrs


Friday. Everyone seemed


McKenna would like to thank all those who helped with the walk and provided sponsorship.


U craft is Mr Peter Cun- Iiffe. ,


•tour of an increased; number of exhibits.' Pictured is one of the' museum’s best equip­ ped . features — the ; dogger’s shop. Trying his hand, at ther long-established


according to the assis­ ta n t s , and older : people in particular enjoyed a nostalgic


certain conditions to safe- > guard the amenities of nearby residents. But as the project will


Metral is Mr Robin Dawson, a director of Dawson’s Ironmongers, Clitheroe, whose family firm bought the mill last May to obtain land for gas bottle storage.


the site for' industry stem­ med from a demand by small businessmen to lease off sections of the


The decision to develop ' FREE


demolition of the mill, along with site prepara­


mill. It is anticipated that


tion work, will take place this year and the full de­ velopment will be carried out progressively over the next three years.


G and S time


TRINITY, Methodist Church Hall,. Clitheroe, will echo to the sound of songs from Gilbert and S u lliv an shows on


Saturday. • For the second: time in six months, the Pendle Scout' troop has invited the, Burnley Savoyards to sing. Their last visit was a sell-out. Tickets for the evening,


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after such a tragic occurr­ ence the church is back in use and looking in excel­ lent condition," he said. His deputy, Coun Mrs


Barbara Speak, paid tri­ bute to the hard work of the many people who had helped to make the re­ building and restoration such a success. “The church looks wonderful," she said. Granada is due to tele­


vise a service from the church on June 14th.


picture features devoted to the restoration work at the church and the rehallowing service.


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IT’S hats off to these Trutex employees who entered into the sea­ sonal spirit in an Easter bonnet com­ petition at the Henth- orn


Claire Brown, pic­ tured above sporting her


Clitheroe. Winner was Mrs


fa c to ry ,


- - Second was Mrs ■ Vera Masser (next to Mr Rush) and third Mrs Marjorie Carr (behind Mrs Brown).


Headgear and Easter egg prize with the other 10 ladies who took part and factory manager Mr Peter Rush.


impress ive Start made


WORK has begun on the council sheltered housing scheme for the elderly at Whalley, and the Housing Committee has decided to name it Vale House Close.


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