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A M E E T I N G in Clitheroe this month wall launch an action group to give practi cal help to the hun dreds of disabled people ini the Ribble Valley. The group has no con
nections with the now disbanded Ribble Valley committee for the Inter national Year of Dis abled People, but would like to continue the work done over the past 12 months for handicapped people in the area.
The action group’s
acting secretary and co ordinator, Mi's Heather, Jackson, of Trafford Gardens , Ba rrow , praised the committee for supervising the rais ing of more than £4,500.
She added:. “This new
group will not be con cerned with fund rais ing. “We eventually want it to be run by the disabled to offer practi cal help to individuals.”
Anyone — whether or
not disabled — who is interested ■ in helping, with the group is invited' to. attend the meeting a week on Tuesday in the
ROSLA block at Rib blesdale School at 7-30 p.m.
group will be discussed and a plan of action drawn up. “ It’s vital that everyone who is in-. terested comes to this meet ing,” said Mrs Jackson.
The main aims of the More information may
be obtained from her at Whalley 2724-after 6 p.m: An informal meeting
in Whalley recently re ceived a very good re sponse from local coun-. cillors and voluntary
workers and Mrs Jack- son hopes that this is an indication that the momentum gained during the IYDP can be maintained.
Almost all the 45 vil-‘
lages and hamlets in the Ribble Valley responded to the appeal.
. - The money raised will
. buy two small caravans to be converted into mobile toilets for the disabled, which will be available, free of charge, to the organisers of out door events in the area. The remaining balance will be donated to volun
tary organisations con cerned with the welfare of the handicapped. Work already done in
cludes the fitting of ramps at Whalley, Mellor and Longridge branch ' libraries; the compilation'of an access guide to Clitheroe town centre by Trinity Youth Club; improved access at Clitheroe’s Pendle Club, and the launching of a major fund-raising initia tive b y . Clitheroe and District Mentally Hand icapped Association to build a residential facili ty for the mentally dis abled.
Carpet firm takes over village mill
A VILLAGE mill which has stood empty for more .than a year is being given a new lease of life by a firm of carpet manufacturers from Darwen.
The building, in Back
Lane, West Bradford, which formerly housed Trutex and, more recent ly, Ribblesdale Fashions, has been bought for an undisclosed figure by Pendle Carpets — and the move could mean half-a- dozen new jobs. The firm, which makes
tufted carpets, plans to start production there within a couple of weeks and hopes to switch its entire operation from Darwen by the end of February. ..
Ideal With a full order book,
Pendle Carpets has been looking for some time for larger premises all on one floor — an essential fea ture when dealing with heavy rolls of carpet. Says Mr Barry Black
‘Fortunate’ to escape
flooding
AFTER the freeze came the floods — but happily the Ribble Valley escaped the worst of the wet weather which brought chaos to Yorkshire and many other parts of the country.
Despite heavy rain over
the weekend, there were only a few minor inst ances of water having to be cleared from roads, Di visional Surveyor Mr Ian Robertson told our re porter.
been lucky. Thankfully, the height of the rivers hasn’t reached anything like the danger levels of late 1980, when the last widespread flooding of the area took'place,” he said.
“ I suppose we have “There is still some
snow on the hills, but by the time that melts, hope fully any standing water at ground level will have disappeared.
At Brungerley Farm,
Waddington, on the banks of the River Ribble, Mrs Margaret Berry was sur prised that the level had not reached a more dangerous height.
But she was pleased to
report that none of the family’s, stock had been endangered.
“The sheep are away on
high ground and all our cattle are indoors,” she said. -
; Lancashire secretary of
' had been “extremely for tunate” to escape the worst of the floods.
the NFU, Mr Ernest Parker , said the county
“ I understand there
were one or two anxious moments, o v e r the
weekend, but the river levels went down before any damage was done.
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and fanners are finding it almost impossible at .the moment to get the- slurry out, but there have been no reports of any ' other difficulties.”
“The land is very wet
burn, who is in charge of the company’s financial af fairs: “We have looked all round .Darwen and Black burn without success. The West Bradford mill is ab solutely ideal and gives us a good foundation on which to build.” All the firm’s present
14 employees will be transferred to West Brad ford and Mr Blackburn, who lives in Clitheroe, hopes to take on another half-a-dozen shop floor and clerical workers.
Expansion The mill is at least
three times bigger than Pendle Carpets’ Darwen premises and is in fairly good condition, despite standing empty for so long: “A lot of money' has
sales in Britain — and possibly abroad — to the retail carpet trade and to the contract carpet’ busi ness.
Young company Land next to the mill,
with planning permission
already attached, might eventually be used to ac
commodate another type of manufacturing process, i f th e re is enough demand.
“We are only a young
company, having been set up for four years. The carpet industry'in general is not in the best of health at the moment, but I see no reason why we can’t grow slowly, and gradually increase our workforce,” says Mr Blackburn. The mill was closed by
Hardy 30 •break the ice-~
IT was a shivering start to 1982 for 30 members and fr ien d s o f FC Clitheroe, who faced a chilling dip on New Year’s Day among the ice floes of the River Ribble at Edis- ford. They bravely attempted
the icy swim to raise money for charity — and it was a sure-fire way to cure any New Year han govers. Apart from dodging
pieces of ice floating down the river, the swimmers also had to contend with a fierce current. But with the aid of a
rope donated by Clitheroe Fire Brigade and under the watchful eyes of Ribble Valley Sub-Aqua Club members, there were no mishaps. Most of the swimmers,
Neighbours rescue cattle in barn blaze
A RIBBLE Valley far mer’s wife has paid tri bute to neighbours and firemen following a fierce barn blaze which claimed the lives of more than 20 cattle and destroyed eight tons of baled hay. Mrs Pauline Hayhurst,
of Bradley’s Farm, Thorn- ley-with-Wheatley, said the fire had probably been caused by an electrical ' fault.
Damage would probably
run into' thousands of pounds, “but it could have
been a lot worse if it hadn’t been for the neigh bours helping out so read ily,” she said. “My husband,, our, two
Trutex in July, 1978, but re-opened five months later by Ribblesdale Fash ions, which printed fabric and made clothing. It went out of business in September, 1980.
Improvement
EXTENSIONS and alter ations at Clitheroe ambu lance, station, Princess Avenue, are due to be completed early next month. The £20,000 scheme, started three months ago, will improve office and toilet facilities.
children and myself were out when the blaze started about 9 p.m. .on Sunday. We returned to find the neighbours and firemen fighting to save as many of the- cattle in the barn as they could. “The barn adjoins the
house and we were a little afraid, at one stage, about possible 'damage1 to our home. But the firemen managed to contain . the blaze and had it under control in about an hour. We are just grateful that the alarm was raised in time.” Of the ’40- or so young
cattle housed in the barn, 22 perished in the blaze.
A crow from Clitheroe were among firemen who
stayed at the farm until 9- 30 on Monday morning damping down and making sure everything was safe.
Frankfurt sales mission
been spent there recently and we have no plans at
. the moment to cany out any major alterations,” adds Mr Blackburn. The move will enable
the company to expand its
TWO Clitheroe' companies are off-to Frankfurt next week to exhibit their wares at an international home furnishings and tex tiles trade fair.
Rectella International •
will be showing textile wallcoverings and Flex ible Reinforcements, a subsidiary of Rectella,
their laminate and lamp shade materials.
Making the trip will be
group managing director Mr Leon Eventhall and
Mr Ken Woolley, sales di- r e c t o r fo r Lamcoat Papers, another division of Rectella. They will be
accompanied by two de signers.
Political service recognised by award of OBE
A PROMINENT Clitheroe Division Conserva
tive, Mr Brian. Cunliffe, received the OBE in the New Year Honours List for his political service in the North West.
Mr Cunliffe’ (54), of
Springfield, Whiteacre Lane, Barrow, has been associated with the Con servative. Party in East
A sporting son of
Clitheroe honoured
A CLITHEROE man who won major national and international football hon-
’ours has been awarded the OBE. .
He is Mr W. J. (Bill)
Slater,. director of physi cal education at Birming ham University, .who re ceives the honour' for his services to sport.
A former CRGS pupil,
he played for Wolves for 10 years and captained the side which beat Black
burn Rovers in the 1960 cup final. Mr Slater also played for England as an -amateur.
He1 started his academic
career as a physical edu cation lecturer at Birmin gham in 1951.
After, spells- as deputy
director at the Crystal Palace national sports centre and director of physical education at Liverpool University, he, took up his present post in 1970. He is married with two sons and two daughters.
For Christie’s
A WHALLEY woman has left her entire fortune — more than £50,000 — to the Christie Hospital and Holt Radium Insti tute, Manchester, in her will. Mrs Ethel Hopwood,
of Limefield Avenue, died in May, aged 77.
Sunday School turns back clock
SUNDAY School pupils at Waddington Method
ist Chapel stepped back in time — at last — for their annual service of carols and lessons on Sunday. Out came the mob
caps, shawls and long dresses as the belated celebrations took on a Victorian fldvour. They were originally planned
for December 20th, but had to be called off when a burst pipe forced the immediate drainage, of the heating boiler. To help recreate an at
mospher e fr om the 1800s,. the choir, dressed in costume, together with angels and “poor chi ldren," processed rowtvd the chapel at the start of the service with lanterns Even the Sunday
School staff, led by or ganiser, Mrs A. Lodge, took part with the men,
■giving a hearty render- . ing o f ‘ ‘God rest ye merry gentlemen.” ' Altogether 20 youngs-, ters joined in ithe carols — some giving solos and
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readings. Preacher was the Rev. Graham, Vic kers and’ organist Mrs
, S. Baines. ■ Afterwards, mince
p ie s and tea, with orange juice and bis cuits for the youngsters,
ivere served in the hall. ■ Mrs Lodge explained
the reasoning behind the Victorian'costumes. “We wanted a -change' from the Usual carol service and fancied a peep into ■ the past," she said.
, Pictured, fr om the l e f t , ar e : .Jo a n n e Howard (12), Stephanie' Gillam (11), Lindsay Connell (11), Catherine; Howard (11), Amanda Jackson (12),: Katherine ■ Wilson (lit)..'"-..
Lancashire for more than 30 year's. Manned with one son,
he comes from Rochdale and moved to Great Har wood in 1946. He first took political office in 1948 as chairman of the Young Conservatives there. Over the years, he has
! He also served on Whalley Parish Council for nine years and was a member of the former Clitheroe Rural District Council forTsix. During the EEC elec
been treasurer'and chair man of the Clitheroe Divi sion and is now vice-chair man and vice-president.
tions, he was vice-chair man of the Lancashire East constituency and now holds the -post of fi nancial officer. In addi tion, he is president of the Whalley, Wiswell and Barrow branch. Mr Cunliffe, a company
director with interests in Accrington and Rochdale, said he was very hon oured to receive the award and paid tribute to his fellow members in the Clitheroe Division. “ I have worked with a
great band of friends and helpers during the past 30 years and this award is as much a tribute to their efforts as it is to mine," he said.
[-Let’s go-] to the I .o .M .
THERE’S been a brisk demand for tickets for our senior
citizens’ holiday presentation afternoon at the Swan and Royal Hotel,
Clitheroe, next Wednesday.
But there’s still
time to collect your free ticket for the film show, by calling in at the Advertiser and Times office in King Street or at the Ribble bus depot. All the information
you need, plus films of the island, will be available. Whether you’re a
senior citizen or not, you’ll enjoy reading about the delights of the Isle o f Man on pages 8 and 9 in a special feature
. .
prepared in conjunction with the island’s tourist board.
Radio theft
A TWO-WAY radio valued at £300 was stolen on Thursday when thieves qntered a car parked near a house in West Bradford Road, Waddington. '
Mayor’s Fund
LATEST ■ donations for the Mayor of Clitheroe’s Christmas Welfare Fund are:/ £400 ■
— Clitheroe
Round Table;. £12 — All at Waddow Hall. '
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Woman (86) is robbed
TWO men posing as water board officials rob b ed an e ld e r ly Clitheroe woman of more than £1,0,00-worth of
jewellery and cash on Tuesday afternoon. They called on Emily Wilkinson (86), of Pimlico Road, who lives alone, and -one kept her talking while the other made off with the valuables. One of the men was
aged 23-25, of average height, slim build, with fair, short hair. He was wearing an anorak and dark trousers.
including six women, were in fancy dress for the assault on the river, which is expected to raise about £800 for Clitheroe Meteor Club.
Clitheroe Mayor Coun.
Bob Ainsworth, seen in our picture, started off the swim by firing a musket and the courage-
,ous crew went to the op posite side of the river and back in relays, three at a time.
Commentary was pro
vided by Bill Taylor, of Clitheroe, and the swim was captured for posterity on video by Mel Edmond son, of Clitheroe. The shivering swim
mers were revived by a hot-pot lunch at the Sta tion Hotel, Clitheroe. Said one of the organis
ers, Mr Roger Har greaves: “Conditions were perfect. On the day before and the days afterwards, the river was too high to, attempt the swim. But on New Year’s Day it was
just right. - “We are very' grateful to all those who helped, especially Mrs Joyce Brown, of Edisford cafe, where we changed into our gear." For further picture
coverage of the swim, turn to page 14.
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