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ONE of ’ Clitheroe’s oldest-established firms, Theo’s, has undergone major reorganisation fol­ lowing boardroom policy disagreements and is to concentrate its resources on the Shawbridge lawn- mower and garden machinery en te r ­ prise. Mr Theo Wilson, of


Pimlico Road, director with responsibilities for sales ana servicing, has left to start a new ven­ ture and his 75-year-old father Harry, who was the longest serving di­ rector, although now re­


tired, has also left the


board. Mr Theo Wilson,


whose .family founded the firm in 1850, de­ scribed the boardroom split as a “bombshell” but he was not prepared to comment further at this stage. Another director, Mr


Frank Griffin, has left and is setting up his own business on the Fylde Coast with his wife Josephine, who was company secretary to Theo’s. Mr and Mrs Griffin,


Under the reorganisa­


tion, Theo’s has sold the York Street gift shop and its interest in the Ethos Gallery and has disposed of the garden machinery workshop at Windermere which it ac- 'quired two years ago.


Ethos have been taken over by Mr F ran k Barnes, a partner in the gallery since it was opened in late 1976.


The gift shop and


formerley of Chatburn Avenue, moved earlier ' this month to Lytham, where they have opened a coffee bar.


Theo’s now has three members — managing director Mr Tom Kilner, sales director Mr Alec West and Mrs Dora Davidson.


•The new board of A c co rd in g to Mr


ARDENT Royalist Mrs Catherine Lancaster was over the moon when she heard that she had wen our Royal Wedding souvenir competition. For she coveted the prize — a gilt-framed full


about the bride and bridegroom posed no prob­ lem to a fan of the monarchy like Mrs Lancaster and in no time at all she compiled a telegram of congratulations, reading: “A simple message just to say, God bless you both this special day.” The picture will take pride of place in Mrs


colour portrait of Prince Charles and Lady Diana — every time she passed the Advertiser and Times window where it has been displayed. The six questions — all true — to be answered


Lancaster. On Prince Charles’s recent visit, to Clitheroe she dressed in a Union Jack hat, red, white and blue dress and tights, red shirt and blue shoes, with a rosette and a flag. She saw the Prince in Clitheroe, shook hands


posters and bunting in the windows for months and the family even has a budgie called Charlie. It has beqn an especially Royal year for Mrs


and chatted with him at Calderstones and caught another glimpse of him in Blackpool when he arrived there for the evening.


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L a n c a s te r ’s home in Hawthorne Place, Clitheroe, where husband Barry and sons Peter (8) and Andrew (4), seen in our picture are also keen Royal family fans. “They have no choice,” she said. The house has been gaily bedecked with Royal


Forged notes alarm


RIBBLE Valley traders have been warned to be on the look out for forged


banknotes. It follows the discovery


of bogus £10 and £5 notes in the Clitheroe area.


was detected when tak­ ings were handed in at a bank in Whalley.


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lassed over the bar at the iree Fishes, Mitton, but


ja s sed th ro u g h th e Ulitheroe branch of the Yorkshire Bank, but was spotted by Bank of Eng­ land officials at Leeds.


The other note was


to be one of a batch which has been circulating in Lancashire during the pas t few months. All carry the same serial number — D12 001508.


The £10 note is believed


some time that forged tenners were in circula­ tion, but did not expect to get a forged £5 note as well,” said a Clitheroe CID spokesman.


“We have known for He d e s c r ib e d the


forgeries as “quite good” but printed on paper thin­ ner than the normal bank­ note. The matter has been reported to the Regional


Crime Squad


A loyal greeting


TELEGRAMS of loyal greetings and congratula­ tions were sent to Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer by the Mayors of the Ribble Valley (Coun. John I. Walmsley) and Clitheroe (Coun. Bob Ainsworth) on behalf of local people.


Down comes old mill


DEMOLITION of one of Clitheroe’s biggest cotton mills to make way for an ambitious industrial de­ velopment is expected to be completed by October. -Work will then begin on


preparing the Carlton Mill site, Highfield Road, for 10 “nursery units for small businesses which it is hoped will bring a number of new jobs to the town. The man behind the de­


velopment is Clitheroe businessman Mr Robin Dawson, who is pleased with the way work is going. “A lot of preparati


work will neea to be car­ ried out after the demoli­ tion, before we can start building, b u t a t th e moment everything is going according to plan,"


He said.


NOT to be outdone by the exclusive reception at Buckingham. Palace yesterday for Prince Charles and Lady Diana, the residents of St Ann’s Court, Low Moor, tucked into their own “wedding break­ fast” -^although they only needed a one-tier wedding cake! ■


was made specially by one of the residents, Mrs Maiy Wrigley. . .


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residents and 15 villagers enjoyed a slice, with a glass of sherry, during their party.


After watching the wedding ceremony on televi­ sion, the residents set about making the Royal Wedding a day to remember.


The party was the climax of a day of celebration. ' > ■


and villagers with Mrs Wrigley (seated right) and warden Mrs Marjorie Hollywood (back, second


Pictured with the cake are some of the residents right).' The forged £10 was


Lorry firm faces ban on parking


A CLITHEROE firm has lost its appeal against the Ribble Valley Council’s refusal to allow it to use a site off Woone Lane as a base for its haulage business.


which was involved in a prolonged legal battle over the tenancy of its previous base at Station Road, was this week due to be served with an en­ forcement notice requiring it to stop parking haulage vehicles on the site.


Sm i th ’s Transport,


Environment inspector, who visited the site in March has now informed the Council that he agrees with the decision that it is u n s u i t a b le fo r th e


A Department of the purpose.


which to lodge an appeal against the notice and the chances are that the issue will be thrashed out at a public inquiry.


The firm has 28 days in Inquiry


> enforcement notice effec­ tively required Smith’s to quit the site. “From the information


solicitor Mr Paul Timpson told our reporter that the


we have, it seems that Smith’s are using the site as a base for their haulage


Excellent start for Hospice Fund


THE local appeal for the Hospice Fund has made an excellent start, with over £1,500 alre ad y raised, largely through in­ dividual donations.


A number of fund rais­


ing efforts are being prop­ osed. On October 10th, Clitheroe Evening Town­ swomen’s Guild is arrang­ ing a Palace of Varieties in the Parish Hall and on October 24th in St Leonard’s Church Hall, Langho, Mr and Mrs E. Green are holding a dance.


Clitheroe Ladies Circle


will be staging a fashion and beauty show in the Catholic Hall, Lowergate, on October 28th, followed by the sale from a market stall on November 21st of the best dressed dolls from a competition which the Circle is organising.


B. Taylor, of 115 Chat- burn Road, Clitheroe, will be holding a cofee morn­ ing, afternoon tea and sherry evening.


On November 7th, Mrs The Hospice Fund


target for the Ribble Valley is £40,000.


Ribble Valley Council


business without permis­ sion,” he said. Smith’s director Mr Jim Smith this week declined


to comment. The firm, however,


claims that it has not had a h a u la g e b a s e in Clitheroe since losing the two-year legal fight to stay at Station Road, where a ; £800,000 super­ market' is'- now being built. In March, Sm ith ’s


nance and repair facilities were made available at the Woone Lane site by a registered company called Steadplan.


Protests


haulage bases in Scotland and Cumbria are regular­ ly brought to Clitheroe to undergo rigorous inspec­ tions and maintenance. But the use of the site


Vehicles from Smith’s


Not much joy for teenagers on jobs front


moved its offices to Church Street, Clitheroe and inspection, mainte­


TEENAGERS who left school at the end of the summer terms have run head-on into one of the biggest job crisis in the Clitheroe area for


ting hard, employers' in most sectors of industry and commerce have cut back drastically on their intake of youngsters.


school leavers left their classrooms for the last time in recent weeks to start their working life on the dole. District Careers Officer


As a re su l t , many


and particularly of the "totally unsuitable” access roads has brought pro­ tests from residents in the Primrose area, who claim that more than 20 heavy vehicles a day are passing their homes and fear that a serious accident may result. A spokesman for the re-


years. With recession still hit­


Ribble Valley teenagers have come on to the jobs market and only 134 of them have found perma­ nent work. A fu r th e r 38 have


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PRINCESS MARGARET won the hearts of hun­ dreds of Guides, Brownies and Rangers from all over the North of England when she visited the Girl Guides’ Association Training Centre at. Waddow Hall. Among the 200 girls from all over the North West


who were selected at random to spend the day at Waddow were three from the Ribble Valley, who are pictured behind the Princess as she makes her way through the grounds accompanied by Chief Commis­ sioner of the Association, Lady Baden-Powell (left). They are (from the left): Jane Sharp (16). of the 1st


member of the 9th Clitheroe troop. Full story and more pictures of the Royal visit are


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Mr Jack Atkinson had thought that by now the recession would have bot­ tomed o u t' and the jobs position eased. “It has not turned out


gained temporary employ­ ment on the Government- sponsored Youth Oppor­ tunities Programme, gain­ ing work experience with the Ribble Valley Council, Calderstones and Broc- khall hospitals, at homes for the elderly and with industrial and other em­ ployers. A total of 87 have regis­


s id e n ts said he was pleased at the inspector’s decision and would wel­ come a public inquiry.


ticularly in engineering, are extremely scarce and job vacancies in the tex­ tile field just don’t exist.”


that way, unfortunately,” he said. “If anything, the situation is similar, if not slightly worse, than last year. “Apprenticeships, par­


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tered at Mr Atkinson’s office as unemployed and attempts are being made to contact a further 16 who have left school but have not been in touch with the careers office. “At present there is


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to a permanent job, but u n fo r tu n a te ly many youngsters find them­ selves back on the unem­ ployment register.” Many teenagers, how­


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ever, are trying to beat the jobs crisis by continu­ ing their education. According to Mr Atkin­


son’s records, more than 160 youngsters due to leave school. this year have e'nrolled at sixth- form colleges for academic or vocational courses last­ ing for at least a year.


• However, there was


spent on extending the Youth Opportunities Programme and employ­ ers will receive a £15-a- week subsidy for each youngster they employ under 18 at a wage below £40 a week.


Missing bike


CLITHEROE police are investigating the theft of a red and white BSA lady’s bicycle left outside a house in Whipp Avenue, Clitheroe. ■


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Kilner, the reorganisa­ tion was brought about following disagreements on the board, the effects of the recession and the need to concentrate re­ sources into the Shaw­ bridge operation, which has always been profit­ able.


disposal of the loss­ making parts of the bus­ iness, leading to a reduc­ tion in expenses and a less top-heavy manage­ ment team, giving grea­ ter efficiency,” said Mr Kilner.


“The benefits are the


have been made to strengthen the sales


New appointments force and Mr Kilner is


confident that under the new set-up, the firm will. prosper as one of the norms major retailers and d is tr ib u to rs of garden and horticultural machinery. Theo’s, which started


as an ironmongers, moved into the specialist grass machinery and garden equipment side after Mr Kilner joined them in 1961. Originally, the garden


workshops were also set up at the mill, havingpre- viously been camea out in premises across the


The machinery repair


road at the corner of Taylor Street. Later that year, the Ethos Gallery was opened.


equipment was sold from one of the firm’s hard­ ware and ironmongery shops in York Street, but as trade expanded this side of the business was t ra n s f e r r e d to Shawbridge in Febru­ ary, 1976.


take over of the York Street premises sees the fulfilment of a long­ standing ambition to go into business on his own account.


For Mr Barnes, the


name Ethos ana the shop will continue to offer many of the pro­ ducts which have given it such a glowing reputa­ tion all over the area.


He is retaining the


work has been going on at the shop throughout ihe holiday fortnight and Mr Barnes expects to be open for business within the next few days. “We will be dropping


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some of the less-expen­ sive g if t lines and specialising in the more reasonably-priced quali­ ty goods, he said. Mr Barnes, who lives


in Chatbum Road, will be looking after the gal­ lery and framing work­ shop, which has been transferred from the fo rm e r Theo’s shop across the road, and his wife Pat, will be in charge of the other side of the business.


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