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THREE survivors of the Argentinian at tacks on the destroy ers HMS Coventry and HMS Antelope were given rousing welcomes home to Cl i the ro e at the weekend. Leading weapons elec
tronic mechanic Jimmy Mason (22) and cook David Tyson (19), who were on the Coventry when it was hit, and Petty Officer Charles Chowler (26), who sur vived the attack on the Antelope, were reunited with their families at Southampton on Friday after travelling home on the QE2, along with some 700 other sur vivors from the Coven t r y , A n te lo p e and Ardent. But while relatives
c e le b ra te d th e ir homecoming, there was r e l i e f fo r a young Clitheroe wife, Mrs Karen Howell, of Kay Street, whose husband Ian (21) was unharmed in an attack on HMS Glamorgan on Friday. Also very relieved
were Clitheroe couple H a ro ld and M ary Astley, who heard that their son Duncan (21) — in action at Bluff Cove — was safe. There were joyous
scenes at the Tyson household in Chatbum Road on Saturday as David’s parents John
"and Joyce laid on an “open house” welcome- home party.
And on Sunday,
Jimmy Mason and his wife Christine arrived in , Clitheroe from their home in Gosport to stay
with Christine’s parents, Mr and Mrs Richard Moorhouse, of Railway
■ View Road. Charles Chowler, of
Brownlow Street, was reunited with his wife . Barbara (25) at the quayside at Southamp ton and was this week enjoying a relaxing 14 days’ leave with his wife- and nine-month-old son Shaun.
As the welcome new's
of the ceasefire on the Falklands came through, the men recounted their
experiences to our re porter. Jimmy and David are
both on 34 days’ leave, and while Jimmy and Christine plan to enjoy a holiday in the Lake Dis trict, David' and his 19- year-old sweetheart Carol Harvie, of Irvine, Scotland, this week an nounced their engage ment.
“An experience like
that teaches you that you only live once,” said Jimmy, “so it is best to make the most of life while you can.”
Both he and David were due home on leave
at Easter but no sooner had the Coventry left Gibraltar on its way to Britain than the crew was informed that it would be heading for the
Falklands. It was the first Royal
Navy destroyer to enter the exclusion zone and also pioneered the use of Sea Dart and Sea Skua missiles against the Argentinians.
At one stage, the ship
was so close to the Falk lands that the crew could see v eh ic le s - moving about and the explosion could clearly be seen when HMS Sheffield became the first British ship to be lost in the conflict. The sight was particu-"
larly poignant for Jimmy Mason. He had been on the Sheffield 15 months ago before being as signed to the Coventry,
just a short time before David joined the ship. But some seven weeks
It’s war on salmon poachers
A PRICE has been put on the heads of poachers — many thought to come from Clitheroe — who are pillaging stocks of salmon and sea trout on an unprecedented! scale from the
Ribble and Hodder. The Ribble Fisheries’
Association, which repre sents all fishing interests on the two rivers, is offer ing a reward of up to £250
•'for information-leading to their arrest and convic tion.
It is also appealing to PO Charles Chowler
owners of Ribble Valley hotels, restaurants and other commercial pre mises not to buy fish if
they think they have been caught illegally. The move to “net” the
poachers comes as salmon make their way from tile sea into the heart of Ribble Valley to spawn in the head waters.
With a present retail
value of around £3.50 a pound they make good pickings for the “get-rich- quick” fraternity. According to association
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secretary Mr Philip Lord, the poachers come from the Clitheroe, Burnley, Padiham and Barnold- swick areas and their “haul” in recent years has totalled many thousands of pounds.
Sharp eye “Last year was reck
oned to be the worst-ever for poaching and we thought that we would take action this year before they got into their stride,” said Mr Lord, who lives at Cow Ark. “We want members of
fishing syndicates and angling clubs to keep a sharp look-out for any thing suspicious .on their stretch of river. “ I f they see people
wandering about who should not be there, they should contact police or the North West Water Authority bailiffs.” Mr Lord said that his
association was not after the man looking for a fish “ for the pot,” but for highly-organised gangs who enjoy a luxury life
Registering a remarkable coincidence
NEARLY 150 years ago the first entry in the re gister at St Michael’s Church, Whitewell, re corded the linking of two families, through mar riage, from Brennand Farm, Dunsop Bridge and Higher Fencewood Farm, Whitewell. On Saturday, the first
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girl came from Brennand whereas this year’s bride, Margaret Mercer,' came from the farm at Whitewell and her brideg room, Geoffrey Walker, from Dunsop Bridge. As far as the families
know there is no-connec tion between them and the original couple. • For a report of the
wedding and picture, see page 9.
•- HOT dogs, hamburgers and black puddings were being sold in noisy fashion
bg these appropriately dressed members 'of Clitheroe Chamber of Trade during,Sunday’s Country Fair in the town. For a full report of the. fair and more pictures, see page 6.
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style as a result of illegal
netting.One gang is known to go
on poaching forays in a new Volvo, while another uses a Jaguar. “ They follow the salmon right up the river to the becks, where they normally spawn,” said Mr Lord.
Large scale “The fish are not given
time to breed and the river is robbed of stock for future years. This comes at a time when fewer salmon are reaching British rivers because of increased- netting at sea by Scandinavians. Soon there will be very little left.” Mr Lord added that
police were now aware of the growing nature of the problem. “What was once a casual escapade has now become a large-scale operation,” he said. Insp. Bill Moore, of
Clitheroe police, said they would be having a much closer liaison with bailiffs and the water authority. Mr Max Dawson, chair
man of the Ribblesdale Angling Association, said the problem would not go away unless tackled prop erly and members would obviously have to provide all possible information to help eliminate it. Anyone with informa
tion about poachers is asked to contact Clitheroe police (23818) or the NWWA Rivers’ Division office at Preston (58133).
after the Coventry ar rived in the danger zone came the attack by Argentinian Skyhawk and Mirage jets which resulted in its sinking.
“ We had been at
action stations before on many occasions but had always coped with the enemy attacks,” said <
" David. “ We had.’ no reason to think that our luck wouldn’t hold this time.”
As action stations
were sounded, David found himself below decks, blit was later called upon as one of the ship’s 12 first-aiders.
Jimmy, meamvhile, was on deck and firing at the Argentinian planes. “We had been attack-
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DAVID Tyson with family and friends at his welcome home party. Clitheroe Mayor Coun. John Cowgill also raises a glass to toast David’s return.
A WISWELL man was awarded the OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for his services to the Royal Navy Reserve. Capt. Robert Michael
Eddlcston, who is an hon orary aide-do-camp to the Queen, has lived at The Croft, Wiswell, for more than 20 years. A director of a family
textile firm in Accrington, 47-year-old Capt. Eddles- tonjoinedthe Reserve as a
junior seaman in 1952, rising to become -com manding officer of the Mersey Division. For more than two-and-
a-half years he has been one of the service’s most senior captains, respons ible for training at sea. ■ He and his w i fe , Katharine, have four chil dren. After hearing about the
award, he said: “We are all a bit surprised;' it is not' the sort of thing one expects. Naturally we are v e r y proud and de lighted.”
Milk drinkers
THE number of primary school pupils in the Ribble Valley taking school milk is now 1,510 out of 1,710 — or 88 per cent — dis trict education officer Mr D. Staton told a meeting of the District Liaison Committee for Education. Members agreed that
the figures clearly showed the need for school milk and decided in future that school milk surveys could be taken annually instead of quarterly.
A royal souvenir
THE third set of a collection o f Royal family photographs marking the Queen’s, 30-year reign is now on offer to Advertiser and Times readers. To obtain your set, use the coupon on page 2.
.Swimming date for Christine
A CLITHEROE woman who has been blind from birth,- will be taking the plunge at this weekend’s Stoke Mandeville Sports — thanks to sponsorship by the Rotary Club of Ribbles dale. Christine Bailey (25), of
Claremont Avenue, will be taking part in the swimming event in the disabled sports at the Berkshire hospital. She was hoping to par
ticipate in several other competitions but a leg injury has made that im possible. . Rotary Clubs from all
over the country are sponsoring competitors to travel to Sunday’s sports. Christine and her mother,
Fourth haul
FOR the fourth time in recent months, thieves have struck at a Widnes .firm’s equipment stock at Ribblesdale Cement’s Clitheroeplant. When employees of
Capper Pipes Services — who are working on the
plant’s multi million pound extension — returned after the weekend, they discovered that 60 metres of welding cable and a cutting torch,, valued, at £122, had been stolen.
Jean, will be going on a mini-bus with contestants from the Preston area. Unfortunately. Christ
ine’s guide dog, Tara, will have to stay at home with her father, Ralph, as there is no accommodation for dogs. Christine keeps fit by
attending a swimming club at Ribblesdale Pool on Mondays. She is also a member of the Ribble Valley Rotaract Club and the Ribble Valley Action Group for the disabled. Christine is eagerly
anticipating renewing ac- quintanpes with friends she first met at a further education c o l le g e at Shrewsbury, where she learnt typing skills.
Until recently Christine
worked as an audio-typist at Trutex, Grindleton, but has been made redundant. She is anxious to find another -job as soon as possible.
With Christine and
Tara in our picture is Rib blesdale Rotary Club president Ronnie Todd.
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Grim outlook for school leavers
PROSPECTS of finding least 150 school leavers this summer look gloomy
Rather than join the
dole queue, many of them are now’ opting for spells of six or 12 months on Government work experi ence programmes.
District Careers Officer
Mr Jack Atkinson reports “no improvement what- sover” in the task facing youngsters searching for work.
“There seems to have
been a general cutback in every type of work you can think of,” he said.
In fact, Mr Atkinson
feels that the outlook for youngsters leaving after O-levels or CSEs will con tinue to be difficult for a number of years — unless thee is a dramatic upturn in the economy.
He added: “For a long
time this area has been as good as any in the coun try for work and people are only just beginning to realise how bad the situa tion is.” More teenagers are con
templating further educa tion, but a temporary work experience scheme is a favourite alternative. Mr Atkinson and his
three staff at their Well- gate office urge youngs ters — and their parents — to call in to talk about what they would like to do and what opportunities are available. New work experience
programmes, lasting 12 months, are gradually being introduced by the Government and should help ease the situation. In addition, a clerical
course is starting at Whalley Adult Centre, w'hile the Trinity Impact scheme in Clitheroe is being extended. As. part of a national
campaign, Mr Atkinson and his staff work to a “Christmas guarantee” of
finding posts — whether temporary or permanent — for this summer’s leav ers by the end of the year. The big problem arises
once people have used up their entitlement on tem porary schemes. Said Mr Atkinson:
“There’s a growing hard core of youngsters now between 18 and 23 who have nowhere to go after finishing schemes.”
Aid for job seekers
A NEW method is to be tried out to help job. seek ers living in rural areas to hear about vacancies at the Clitheroe JobCentre in Lowergate.
Notice boards in mobile libraries will display avail-
' able jobs to save people the cost of fares into
Clitheroe.
. The service, which wall affect all Ribble, Valley, will start in about a week.
A JobCentre spokesman
said some people in the villages were concerned about fares and that by the time • they reached Clitheroe, jobs were gonS.
What a memory!
CAN you remember when coal ivas sixp ence a hundredweight? Or ivhen the f irs t
pneumatic bicycles re placed penny far th
ings? Whalley resident Mr
Archibald Stalker can. He ivas bom in 1882,
. in the days of Queen Victoria, and remem bers seeing her pass in h e r
c a r r ia g e in
London. To f in d out more
about this remarkable centenarian, turn to page A.
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Grammar School ward
goes to polls
VOTERS in Clitheroe’s Grammar School ward go to the polls today to fill
four vacancies on the dis trict and town councils. There will be one pol
ling station — the old Grammar School, York Street — which will be open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. The count will take
place next door in the Grammar School itself and the results are expected by 10-30 p.m. The four seats at stake
— two on the Ribble Valley and two on the Clitheroe Town Councils were created by the death of Conservative Coun. Tom Robinson and the resignation of Coun. Mrs Barbara Speak, who was an Independent. The line ups:
Ribble Valley (2 seats) Howell Jones (SDP),
Patrick Shepherd (C), Leo Wells (C).
Clitheroe Town Council (2 Cpn f c |
Pat Hall (C), Howell
Jones (S D P ) , Iren e Oxford (C), Harry Pear son (Ind.). Local headmaster Mr
Richard Howell Jones is the first SDP candidate to seek election to the Ribble Valley Council. He is opposed by two
Conservatives — Mr Pat rick Shepherd, of Park Avenue, a teacher at Stonyhurst College, and Ribble Motors’ superin tendent in Clitheroe, Mr Leo Wells, of Chester Avenue, who is already on the Town Council. Mounting the Tory chal
lenge for the Town Coun cil are local company sec retary Mrs Pat Hall, of Eshton T e r ra c e and teacher Mrs Irene Oxford, of Primrose Street. They are opposed by
Independent Mr Harry Pearson, who served on the former Clitheroe Borough Council from 1969 to 1974, and Mr Howell Jones.
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