6 Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, February 26th, 1981 C o m e t o . . .
B A R K E R ’S STALLS
f o r t h e b e s t
B A R G A I N S FOR FRESH CUT FLOWERS DAFFODILS AND NARCISSI
ill town (30 Years Trading on this market) THIS WEEK OUTDOOR GROWN
2 BUNCHES FOR 5 0 P or 30p per bunch
POT PLANTS TH IS WEEK BEAUTIFUL SCENTED
CINERARIAS only 60p each
Normal price £1.50 C E R T IF IED SCO TCH
SEED POTATOES over 20 varieties
from 5lbs for 60p
ONION SETS, SHALLOTS, GLADIOLI, DAHLIAS, LILIES, BEGONIAS, ETC.
JOHNSONS and UNWINS Flower and Vegetable Seeds
FULL RANGE OF FERTILISERS, INSECTICIDES, COMPOSTS, PEAT AND ALL GARDEN SUNDRIES
FEBRUARY SALE at our nursery for
ROSE BUSHES and LEYLANDII ends this weekend
BARKERS
Wmrose Nurseries and Garam Centre, ■J', Whalley Road,
/( !? Clitheroe'. Tel. 23521
OPEN 7 DAYS PER WEEK CHOICE FRUIT
FOR THE BEST IN
FRESH FRUIT, VEGETABLES, AND
SALADS
CLITHEROE MARKET
Tues and Sats Also
9 MOOR LANE, CLITHEROE
[T] l i t ] T 1 1 : 11] Always an excellent choice of
FRESH CUT FLOWERS — POT PLANTS — DRIED FLOWERS — BULBS — GARDEN SUNDRIES — SHRUBS etc.
SEEP POTATOES NOW IN STOCK t)
CLITHEROE MARKET TUES. AND SAT.
For Advertising
Features of specialised interest
G r a h a m R O B B IN S Tel. CLITHEROE 2 2 3 2 3 /2 4 8 0 9
IBARBRA’S WOOL STALL HANK WOOL GOOD RANGE OF KNITTING
SEE OUR LARGE SELECTION OF
PURE WOOLS, BABY KNITS, 4 PLY ARANS, Etc.
MACHINE WOOLS, MOHAIRS, Etc. CLITHEROE MARKET TUESDAY
BUY BRIANS BUY BEST
SHOES FOR ALL THE FAMILY Clitheroe Market Tues and Sat
DORIS’S BARGAIN STALL for .V .
MENSWEAR — INCLUDING THERMAL etc.
LADIES’ WEAR — :
UNDERWEAR — NIGHTIES — SLIPS — VESTS etc.
TIGHTS AND STOCKINGS ■ A ll a t Bargain Prices
JOAN and ANNE
MARKET CAFE — Open Mon.,Tues., Frl. and Sat. n
JACK & MARION RILEY
TUES AND SAT. MARKET THE SATURDAY SHIRT STALL
S hirts for all occasions H undreds to choose from I deal gifts R ange of sizes men’s and boys’
T ies to match S ee FOR YOURSELF
EVERY SATURDAY AT THE SHIRT STALL C L ITH ER O E M A R K E T
H . & A .
FOR TOP FRUIT AND
VEGETABLES
Only the best is good enough for Clitheroe
CUTHEROE MARKET TUES AND SAT
L.I.P. HARRISON • Tinsmiths and Coppersmiths
Come and see our Brass and Copper hand made crafts, ranging from Kits, Jugs and Measures, to Victorian Lights and Lanterns.
Also Coal Buckets, Covers (or bar tops and hearths. Copper and black steel fire canopies made to order.
Clitheroe Market Tuesday and Saturday Telephone: Clitheroe 26185
DAVID BURNEY; / 1 mm-nhEumfresh/
WHEN VISITING THE MARKET CALL IN
THE CAFE for
BREAKFASTS — MORNING COFFEE — LUNCHES — TEA and CAKE, SNACKS Etc SERVED THROUGHOUT THE DAY ■
GEORGE
HAWORTH QUALITY MEATS
STAHL 26, CLITHEROE MARKET TUES AND '■ SAT
BEEF — PORK — LAMB— POULTRY
THIS WEEK’S SPECIAL OFFERS SATURDAY ONLY
! TOPSIDE £ i .6 0 ib .
BONELESS SHOULDER PORK 80pib. ~ .
FOR ALL YOUR "CUT PRICE" HOUSEHOLD GOODS—
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HARDWARE-FANCY GOODS— : TOYS and, GROCERIES
CLITHEROE MARKET TUES AND SAT
(FORMERLY B. DOUGLAS) 6 f l
HOME GROWN SALADS IN SEASON, FRUIT, Etc.
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A L A N ’ S RECORD STALLS We are
C L IT H E R O E ’S O N LY ; genuine C O U N T R Y A N D W E S T E R N IM PO R T
S P E C IA L IS T S RECORDS AND TAPES
ALSO TRUCK DRIVERS SONGS We specialise in
DIRECT IMPORTS
CLITHEROE MARKET EVERY TUES./SAT. (also at Klrkham)
LIGHTFOOTS FOB THE BEST IB HOUSEHOLD TEXTILES
CLITHEROE’S open ah’ market, one of a dwindling number still surviving in . Lanca shire, offers a'taste of’ old England and can boast a wide range of products) — providing the housewife with good
shopping
facilities and quality at keen prices. Its 39- cabins, 33
open stalls and six pitches, which are open from about 9 a.m. to late afternoon on Tue sda y s and Saturdays, sell goods ranging from high-class meat, fish, vegetables and plants, to clo thing, records, sweets and copperware.
The brick open-fronted
“shops” provide much superior accommodation to the canvas and wooden stalls of long ago, yet the open air aspect gives the
Advertising feature market that “olde worlde”
feeling. It was in, April, 1960,
when some large towns were modernising their open markets and putting them under cover, in many cases destroying some of th e i r old
This was at a time ;
th a t Clitheroe Town Council approved a scheme costing nearly £12,000 to~ modernise the market.
fashioned charm. Clitheroe opted for a halfway course, retaining the open air setting, but modernising the stalls. The developments were
chandise .were sold in the main streets of the town. Nowadays the market
the agricultural show was;
held, and in those days cattle, sheep and mer-
A BITE TO EAT FOR those hungry after shopping, the Market
Cafe offers a wide range of food. Peckish shoppers can enjoy a full cooked
evenings on Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Satur day and every day during the summer.
of dishes. The cafe is open from early mornings to late
breakfast or just a bacon teacake in the morn ings while at lunchtime there is a wide selection
the most recent in a coun cil trading department which has been on the site, for nearly 100 years. At one time the market area was a field on which
* The stallholders rent th e ir stalls from the Ribble Valley Council, which tries to keep a ba lance of the. type of goods on sale. There is never a lack of demand for. stalls and a waiting list is in operation. • It was to improve the
is a focal p o in t in Clitheroe, drawing cus tomers from many of the surrounding villages.
Smith, who sells ladies’ wear.
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„ trading unit. Some of the stallholders
service even more that the. regular stallholders formed an association to deal with, the day-to-day problems which inevitably arise in such a mixed
have been attending the market, rain or shine, summer and winter, for more than 30 years and naturally they have estab lished a firm rapport with their weekly customers. The longest serving stallholder is Mrs Elsie
burn, started on the market 33 years ago with , a wooden cabin. When the market was altered, she moved to one of the brick cabins and now has two adjoining stalls.
Mrs Smith, of Black C h a t
and its people. “Some of them come for a chat even if they don’t want to buy anything,’’ she said. A s ta l lh o ld e r in 1
She likes both Clitheroe
Clitheroe for 32 years, Mr David Burney, of Little Hoole, near Preston, has to rise before 4 a.m. in order to set out his fruit and vegetables. He is helped on the stall by his sons, Richard (25) and
Andrew (18). Mr Burney took a fancy
to Clitheroe when he vis ited the town on his pre vious job of sterilising
greenhouses. He started with a tres
tle table and had seven moves before settling at his present two adjoining
who sells dresses. . : Mrs Svlvia Foulkes, of
Colne, who sells bric-a- brac and antiques,, loves Clitheroe, where she has
had a stall for 17 years. "The people are so friend ly,” she said.
standing traders is Mel Edmondson, who boasts the largest variety of out door wear — including anoraks and coats — in Clitheroe and for miles
Among o th e r long
tlemoor Road, Clitheroe, has been trading on the • market for 10 years and
around. . Mr Edmondson, of Lit-
many of his customers are, regulars.
10 years, Mr, Arthur Beardsworth, of Clayton- le-Woods, has two-stalls, one selling cheese and the other cakes and bread.
Another stallholder for
persmith Mr Laurie Har rison makes his oyvn goods for sale. He special ises in brass and copper hand-made crafts, ranging from kits, jugs and mea sures to coal buckets and lanterns.
Clitheroe tin and cop
and large domestic ap pliances, virtually every
Apart from furniture
thing; you want can be found on the market. There are flowers,
plants and gardening re quisites, sewing aids and wool, toys and books, greetings cards, pet food and accessories, china, textiles, bedding and cur ta in in g , h a rdw a re , g ro c e r ie s , re c o rd s , sweets, cakes, shoes and s l ip p e r s , c h i ld re n ’s clothes, cooked meats, underwear, towels and
shirts. They say variety is the
spice of life. Certainly Clitheroe market traders offer a surprisingly wide variety of goods.
NO THR TO TRU
JOBS Y THE jobs of 800 at six Lancashire factories — three in the Clitheroe are secure . . . at the time being. That assurar
given this w Trutex’s parent Tootal, following nouncement t firm’s Hanover Preston is to c summer with th 220 jobs. Tootal public
officer Mrs Audr Kitchen said tha’ demand for ba; and blouses for c the 14-18 age led to the Preston factory. But current d
closu
stalls, which he has had fo r 19 y e a r s . There are many long
most of the < other products thy and there v mediate threat future prospect Clitheroe workei “But of course
standing traders who like the town enough to return week after week. Among them are Helen and Basil
Goodfield, who have travelled from Manchester for the past 18 years. “It’s like one big family here,” said Mrs Goodfield
REGULAR traders . . . Mr Edmondson (right) and Mrs Smith with Mr Tom Boulton, of Billington, who for 21 years has run a hosiery and underwear
stall with his wife Doris.
ALAN’S FOOTWEAR DISCO SHOES
NEW IN (SLIGHT SECONDS) ______
CO N T IN EN TA L QUILTS: Feather/Down, super loft and D3 Terylene fillings e.g; D3 Terylene, SIB £11.95, DIB £13.95
Full range of co-ordinating covers, sheets, pillowcases, and valances
Matching curtains available to order, prompt meticulous maklng»up service. .
LANCS NAPPIES — Only £5.25 doz, pram sheets 95p each, cot duvets £4.95, cot sheets £1.75, white baby bath £ towels £2.50.
TOWELS: New spring stocks now arriving, e.g. Feather Jacquard towels, face squares 45p, hand towels £1.95, bath towels £3.95, bath sheets £6.50, deep dyed Jacquard hand towels 95p
Full range of tea towels, bed covers, sheets, blankets,. pillows, hankies, tablecloths, etc.
STALL 15, CUTHEROE MARKET TUESDAY AND SATURDAY___________
QUALITY MEAT LAMB AND BEEF
DIRECT FROM OUR OWN FARM
You can't beat that for freshness THE CAKE STALL
Home Made Bread Barm Cakes Cakes, Pies, etc.
FRESH CREAM GATEAUX A SPECIALITY
Finest Traditional Cheese& on
THE CHEESE STALL
CLITHEROE MARKET TUES. AND SAT.
Compare these with High Street ■ prices! 1
Various colours, all £4.99 LARGE SELECTION OF
WEDGE SANDALS (SLIGHT SECONDS) £4.99 NEW SEASON’S
LADIES’ SUMMER SANDALS (perfects) ALL £5.99
KNEE BOOTS from £7.99
FULL SELECTION OF CHILDREN’S. LADIES,’ GENTS’ SLIPPERS — ALL PERFECTS
CLITHEROE MARKET TUES AND SAT JONES THE STRETCH
STRETCH COVERS Made to Order from our samples
CUSHION COVERS and CUSHION PADS Various Materials and Sizes
FOAM CUSHIONING Cut to size
CLITHEROE MARKET TUESDAY
Special Introductory Offer (One month only, Sat. afternoons)
EAR PIERCING £1.25 including 22ct. Gold Studs
Also see our range of latest fashion jewellery and fashionable handbags
JIMMY THE JEWELLER ciltheroe Market Tues and Sat
THE SWEET CABIN (Opposite cate)
QUALITY SWEETS — MINERALS ■■■■■■ \
HOME MADE LOLLIES ★
★ ★ ★ ★
FULL STOCK OF HARDACRES CLITHEROE TOFFEE
DOROTHY’S
SHIRT STALL for a superb range of SHIRTS from TEENAGE FASHION to
MEN’S REGULAR FIT up to size 18
Also PYJAMAS—T-SHIRTS — BOYS’ SHIRTS
Large selection of LADIES . OVERALLS
CUTHEROE MARKET TUES 100’s OF BARGAINS Mainly small sizes 34/36/38, but if you’re
wanting a larger size make sure you come early.
DON’T FORGET, DEAL WITH MEL AND YOU’LL DO WELL! CLITHEROE MARKET TUES AND SAT
,
EAGLE SUPPLIES MEL’S HAVING A
B U M P E R S A L E . THIS SATURDAY
OF LADIES AND GENTS ANORAKS
sent recession m the situation is all the time possible to givi assurances too ft future,” she said
Calderst nurse 33 ye
A FORMER nut derstones Hospi years, Mrs Glac has died, aged 8 Lancaster-t
Bridge came to after her ma 1927. For the years she had 1 Ann’s Court, Lo Before that in Aim
lived
Seedall Avenue toria Street. He band, Harry, Calderstones for about 30 ye A member of
P ar ish Chur Bridge belongt former Mothe and regularly tc their pantomim She leaves a
of Wrea Gree manager of a branch of the Bank. A service at
Parish Church was followed bj at Clitheroe ce
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MEMBERS of Probus Club w< pictorial treat Dennett, of Nel His illustrate
vered a wide countryside v the -Cotswolc Scottish High eluding old ch notable buildin He was than
Geoffrey Mitch next meeting, morrow, the s be Mr J. A Grindleton.
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CLITHEROE MARKET TUESDAY AND : SATURDAY
Is your vacuum acting naughty, Happen ’cos it’s a little faulty,
Then come to JACK for; your / repairs,
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He’ll even fit you up with spares. • -
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