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THURSDAY; DECEMBER 31st; 1981 No. 8,983 Price 15p


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9 MARKET PLACE, CLITHEROE Telephone 22562


IT was certainly a C h r is tm a s to r e ­


member at Bramley Meade M a te rn i ty Home, Whalley.


— the best Yuletide birthrate at the home for as long as mem­ bers of the nursing staff can remember.


. “It is certainly very


rare indeed for three babies to be born at Bramley Meade on Christmas Day and this is the first time-.


three Ribble Valley; mothers gave birth to Christmas Day babies


For no less than


. here. can remember,” said' Sister , Kathleen Grady. “We used to deliver •


that most of the.stpff


'James Johnston, who weighed in a t 81b. 9V4oz.~ - His m o th e r Mrs Sylvia Johnston (34), who already - has a four-year-old daugh- - te r Philippa and a


a lo t more babies here, and even then it was rare enough for just one-youngster to be born‘on'Christmas* Day.” First to arrive, at 6- 10 a.m. was Daniel


/than expected and she was delighted that he had been born on


stepson Ian (15), said Daniel had arrived e ig h t days e a r l ie r


. Christmas Day. ;She and her hus­


band Bob, a sales , m a n a g e r , l iv e in Waddow Grove, Wad- dington. ~ :


> And just to prove th a t “ trebles”! were the order of Christ­ mas Day, Mrs John­ ston’s baby was coin­ cidentally delivered by midwife Mrs Tina Johnson while Sister


’F a i r f i e ld D r iv e / ’ Clitheroe, gave ; birth. to son Jamie, -who' tipped the scales at 81b. lOoz.- ■Mrs Stoddart , (24)


Helen Johnston t^as' on duty. . At 11-40 > a.m. Mrs Christine Stoddart, of


a n d h e r h u sb a n d George, who works as a h e a v y ; . goods mechanic at Ribbles- dale Cement, already have a 21-month-old son Richard. Jamie had been'due to arrive on December 23rd. The only girl'among the Christmas Day ar­


rivals was 61b. 6oz.\ ■: Louise Nelson, a first/v child for Peter and Shirley Nelson, of -Newton S t r e e t ,


: Clitheroe. ■•■/■. Mrs Nelson (22),


; formerly worked for the Department of \ Health and Social Security in Blackburn and - her husband i s < employed at Horrock- sford Lime.


mothers pictured with their babies are from the left: Mrs Nelson, Mrs Johnston and Mrs - Stoddart.


The th re e proud Local industry


Brave policeman is commended


A FORMER Clitheroe Grammar School pupil who is a sergeant in the Cheshire police has been commended for bravery in helping to capture a post office raider.


Although the, man-was violent struggle in which


believed to be armed, Sgt Mark Whittaker and two colleagues chased and ar­ rested him following a


WHILE most Ribble Valley- firms are looking, to a New Year u pturn in the economy to im­ prove their .for­ tunes, .


Clitheroe com­ panies see the world in 1982 as their oyster. The sky’s the limit.


two FLYING HIGH


A CLITHEROE firm entered the space age in 1981. Approved E le c tro n ic s , Moor Lane, has been, piec­ ing together electrical components for use on an American space sh u t t le due to be launched,in the New Year.


.. boards, cable forms, of,. 1981. We consider ■/units and c o n t ro l


P r in t e d c -c ir /cu it -


. . as far as locally- produced wallcover­ ings and hair restor­ ing cream are con­ cerned. .Lamcoat Papers, of Queensway, claim world-


leadership with a flame- resistant textile wallcov­ ering, and at Salthill a St Annes woman is turning out : thousands of jars of


Be first off the mark. Test drive the all-new


m o d u le s made in Clitheroe are being used in a Birmingham University project to investigate X-rays. in space.


manager Mr Colin Hartley:. “We have been involved with" this project for most


Says p ro d u c t io n itlari honour to be in­


her secret recipe cream each week.


advanced factory, unit on the Salthill Estate 10 ■


. Since moving into an


. weeks ago, Mrs Dorothy | Gleave has been swamped by inquiries from all parts of the globe for her pro­ duct. “The response has exceeded my highest ex­ pectations,” she says. . Starting shortly,, the


s te a d y . g e n e r a l , demand for the firm’s circuit boards during the past 12 months, and Mr Hartley and - his 30 workers are keeping Ungers . cros­ sed that the recession has bottomed out and th a t . the orders will continue to come in . .


volved with space ex­ ploration.” There has been a'


now exporting,'too — to, Western Europe, parts of A f r ic a and S outh America. .


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based in Sun Street, has' had- its best-ever year,


B ow k e r B ro th e r s ,


continuous overtime for the past seven months. , Says managing director


company will be despatch­ ing, re g u la r monthly orders to America (1,250 jars), Spain (500 jars) and Canada (700 jars). In addition, she has ap­


plied for patents in Japan, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and the whole of the EEC. It all adds up to a re­


Mr Chris Bolton: “1981 has been very successful. We have completely re­ versed the national trend of recession and •' unem­ ployment.” He puts this down to teamwork, the number of employees having increased by 20 per cent since 1980.


markable 10,000 jars a week — and that ‘ could mean another 25 people being employed and even the takeover of a neigh­ bouring vacant advanced unit.:-;


A winner


■ For. Lamcoat Papers — a subsidiary- of the Rectel- la International Group — February promises to be a month to remember. It will see the international launch in London of a world “first” for the firm a flame-resistant tex­


' after four bad years when the'company’s future was


The' result, was that,


;in doubt,, 1980: showed a small profit, leading to' this year’s success.


' Reclamation work at a cost of £400,000, on 10


' All the firm’s operation


- Things are working out reasonably satisfactor­ ily, says director. Mr George Dugdale. * The company’s im-»


— with .the exception of transport — has now moved there.


proved manufacturing process should boost sales although pet food has not been selling so well be­ cause of the recession.


A move from Blackburn


■to ' the. Upbrooks end of the estate seems to have paid’off for Ribble Valley Leisure.


Novelty As well as . producing with the workforce on has develope’


and, repairing snooker ta b le s , am u sem en t machines, juke boxes and video games in an adv­ anced factory, the firm


d a SI„ aii novelty toy — a “disco


glo-yo". It , is a modification and


improvement of the basic idea of a plastic shape lit by: batteries and has so far met with quite a good reception. After a pre-Christmas


Another place at Oxford


A 'FO U R TH Rib b le Valley student has gained a place at Oxford Univer­ sity. h. ;;


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of Woodfield Drive, What­ le y , who .h a s ■ been awarded an open exhibi­ tion to read law at ’St Edmund Hall. A' former pupil of St


M a ry ’s RC School, Langho, he is now study­ ing;; for A-levels in Engl­ ish," French and history at St - Mary’s, Sixth . Form College, Blackburn. A p a r t from school


Also going to Oxford ' ./He is..John; Shape. (17), •-


Scouts enjoy ‘h ig h ’ tea


i Horton-in-Ribblesdale for the 2,000ft climb to the summit via Brackenbot- tom and the south ridge of the mountain. The/ ridge with its two


A PARTY of Clitheroe Venture Scouts tucked into turkey sandwiches and mince pies in a most u n l ik e ly , s e t t in g on Monday — the snowswept summit of Pen-y-Ghent in the Yorkshire Dales. The- party -set ;off from


all three policemen, were hurt; ..■ . - •Their “couragfe, tenacity


and zeal”' was -praised b y . Cheshire Chief Constable' Mr George Fenn when he presented them with com­ mendations at a recent ceremony. ■ •■ The incident followed a


raid on a post office at Bollington in which the postmistress lost a leg as a r e s u l t of gunshot wounds. Nelson-born ■ Sgt Whit­


work; his interests . are classical music and, litera­ ture.


launch ' in shops through­ out the • North and Mid­ lands, Ribble Valley Lei-’ sure hopes to build up sales of the toy in 1982.


ated in the New Year at a neighbouring advanced factory unit. A Great Harwood firm,


More jobs could be. cre­


acres, has been finished ; North Sea oil rigs, and in and road, and drainage many types of light and facilities are now being completed at a cost of £116,000. ;


which manufacturers seal­ ing “0 ”-rings for use on


already houses Dugdale's new animal feed and pet food development.


A neighbouring quarry


tile wall covering - t, highly suitable for hotels,' pubs, clubs and schools,


■/.which all must comply with stringent fire regula­ tions.


man, reaction to the new Clitherbe product from home and overseas mar-" k e ts has' been ov er ­ whelming. “Lamcoat know : they


According to a spokes­ • — . CAR HIRE


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are on a winner with this. There has been a big gap' in th e ? w a l lco v e r in g market for years because no-one has been able to overcome this fire prob­ lem," he added. “It’s been an excellent


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team effort by the'desig-; ners and works machinery; people.”


For most ■ of- i ts : other . :


products, Lamcoat — win; ners, last ' year - of * the Queen’s award for' export has switched,attention


i The1 other-.Rectella sub­ sidiary in Clitheroe,- Flex-'


to the home mar ,ket. 4 r V-' .;/•


'ible Reinforcements,” is ■


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also ,doing ■ well with tits? nylon reinforced; plastics f and is now-'one of the; fastest i producersin 'its field. - .


j: Afterr/concentratirig almost ’completely, on the


home:; market;


SOME''100J y6ungkers/r'anging;:in7.age;-’from'’r i ' ft'that^achtchild1 received a gift’and sweets.’.TliereV mnnM,


‘in'• thn' fun' nt < wprp’nUn'all the usual Dartv e'ames. -*’ • - -* ''


heavy industry, plans to move to Clitheroe soon. With' the move, manag­


ing director of Precision Polymer, Mr Peter Cum-


• Continued on page 10.


are; Clitheroe RGS - pupil Shaun Cole and Nicholas G re t to n . and , P e te r Romaine, who .both attend Queen Elizabeth’s Gram­ mar School, Blackburn;


Out of work


ly during' December, ac­ cording to figures issued by (the town’s Employ­ ment Office.


THE jobless total in the Clitheroe area rose slight­


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males .'and females were seeking work — 5.1 per cent of the local working population. This compares with 4.,7 per cent in November and 3.8 per cent during the same period last year. ,


During'the month,-599


“steps” was quite hazard­ ous jn a gale force'north easterly wind combined with ice-glazed rocks under newly-fallen snow. •The stop’ for refresh­


joined the Army, as an a p p r e n t ic e v eh ic le mechanic with REME but later • transferred to the 16th Parachut§ Brigade. He left the Forces in 1970 and joined the Lancashire police.: He served for a time at Widnes: before t ra n s fe r r in g to Task Force duties. On re-or- ganisation : in 1974 he


ta k e r moved to the C l ith e ro e a re a as a youngster when, his pa­ rents, Major and Mrs Jim Whittaker, took over as mine hosts of the Hodder Bridge Hotel. After- leaving school he


ments on the summit was quite short because of the extreme conditions. Very careful navigation, in almost “white-out” condi­ tions, was required to bring the party off the summit and down the Pennine Way path back to Horton. The round trip took; ju s t under three hours.


Venture Scout leader Dr G. Hampson and appren­ tice RAF technician Jack


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joined^ fellow. Venture Scouts John Thornber (19) of De Lacy Street, Alan Taylor. (16) . of Pimlico Road, both Clitheroe, and unit, chairman Simon Kay, of P la n ta t io n Farm, Chaigley. ■.,


Nicholas (18), of Fox Street, who was home on Christmas; leave. They


Party fuii at Legion club


Sgt Whittaker . . chased raider


Satisfaction


MEMBER’S of Clitheroe YFC provided a 'Christ­ mas treat on the doorstep for elderly .re s idents round the town.'They de-: livered welcome bags -of logs and mince pies-to 34 households. “It really was a.'most satisfying job be­ cause everyone was very grateful,” said: one of the young farmers. ■


Running $ short of T salt and J money


■A LONG, bleak winter in the Ribble Valley could spell chaos ’ for: motorists and pedestrians. The earlier, than usual


Arctic blast has drained away more than half the county council’s sa lt stocks and 80 per cent of this year’s cash allocation for snow clearance. . Divisional surveyor at Whalley, Mr Ian Robert­ son, welcomed- this week’s ‘ thaw, but warned that for the rest of the winter, his men would have to' be more careful with salting.- The serious depletion of


salt stocks and uncertain­ ty about further supplies will mean that only major traf f ic routes.-will be salted. Salt will not be used on minor routes or footpaths, which will eventually be'treated by grit or coarse sand. ■ Said Mr Robertson:


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“Salt supplies have fallen quite dramatically and in a normal winter, we would


then it might have to lie longer,' but we will try to prevent ice forming on main roads.” Some 200 staff from the


Whalley depot have been out in teams over'Christ­ mas c le a r in g , snow throughout the division;


nights of frost---- ■ often severe — a long, slow thaw began on ' Sunday.' Temperatures' fell to 20 deg. F on Christmas Eve, but were nearly double that this week. •


After 22 continuous Video theft


SNEAK thieves were-in action in-Clitheroe along with Christmas shoppers. Someone .walked into Asp- den’s", King Street,; during opening hours and took a JVC video recorder worth £540 from a display stand. The re co rd e r, model number - 7200, has the serial number 6620780.


PETER WALBANK FABRICS SALE


joined the Cheshire, force and served with ’ the CID and special branch until being promoted uniformed sergeant at Wilmslow in 1979. Sgt Whittaker, who is


3bln. WIDE COTTON GOLD LOOK £2.16 yd


BIG REDUCTIONS ON ALL DRESS MATERIALS


NOW Cl.85 yd


married and lives at Poynton, near Maccles­ field,' paid a weekend Christmas visit to his pa­ rents, who now live in-Bol- land Prospect, Clitheroe;


Bridge Club makes a move


CLITHEROE Bridge' Club is moving its head­ quarters. After 10 years at the Dog and Partridge Hotel, Wellgate, weekly meetings will take'place at the White Lion Hotel, Market Place, from Wed­ nesday. ’Che club, which has


more than 80 members from all over North-East Lancashire, decided on a change of venue for its meetings because the landlady of the Dog and P a r t r id g e , Mrs M. Thome, is retiring soon. Mrs Thorne is a found­


er member of the club and donated a cup in memory of her husband some years ago.


Pedder explained, that, not knowing what plans were in store for the Dog and Partridge after Mrs Thome’s departure, it had been decided-to make a move in good time..- •' •“Our use of the Dog and. Partridge; might have


Club secretary Mrs Ann , '


^.been i in- doubt andtwe didn’t want ’ ■ to ; leave a move u n t i l : th e la s t minute," she. said. -


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• • She. paid tribute -to, Mrs Thorne’s " “marvellous ■as­ sistance”; • particularly in the club’s early days;;


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: New" Year ?. weekend.The collection -will jnows take place on'January 9th /- /'


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36in. WIDE PLAIN COTTON DRILL 99p yd-. NOW 50p yd 36in. WIDE COTTON POPLIN 99pyd...............NOW 30p yd 60in. WIDE DENIM £2.25 yd...— .— --NOW Cl .99 yd


ALL WOOL SKIRT LENGTHS Size 39in.x59ln. £3.80... - NOW C3.JO each


POLYESTER; READY. TO MAKE SKIRTS £5.99 nr.'


NOWC4.99mt 4 5 ln . WIDE PRINTED


. QUILTED COTTON £2.63 yd— .— NOW C2.<30 yd


ALL REMNANTS REDUCED' .....


45ln. WIDE POLYESTER/ COTTON £1.60 yd ; NOW Cl .30 yd


4 5 !n . .W ID E PRIN TED , COTTON £2.69 yd NOWC1.99yd


36in. VELVETEEN (high qual­ ity) £4.30 mt.. NOW C3.65 mt


36ln. WIDE PURE PRINTED SILK £5.49 yd NOW C4.60 yd


QUILTED CORDUROY 36in. WIDE £4.19 yd NOW C3.40 yd.


3 6 ln . WIDE PRINTED COTTON WINCYETTE'£1.08 yd.......NOW 92p yard '


5 6 in , WIDE DOUBLE QUILTED SHOWERPROOF £4.50 yd........NOWC3.80yd


This applies to fabrics over £1.99 yard, velvet Is not Included In this offer


We have thirteen gracious shades In stock and it's all woven In .


A u rV e lv e t BIG REDUCTIONS ON


IS STILL ONLY £5.50 PER YARD England


HOUSEHOLD TEXTILES


BEDFREND UNDERBLAN­ KETS


'Single size £6 40 I NOW C5.40 each


% size £7 95 NOW C6.80 each


Double size £8.75 NOW C7.45 each


BOXED BATH AND HAND TOWEL SET one bath and one hand £5 99 NOW C4.99 the set


CHRISTY BATH TOWELS £3 75.


-NOW C3.50 each


AMERICAN POLY/COTTON SHEET SETS Slngle/two sheets and one pillowcase


£9 99 - NOW C8.50 the sat


Double/two sheets and two pillowcases £1380 NOW Cl 1.73 the set


Dress patterns, cotton, haberdashery and zips Reduced by 15%'


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