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IT will be a proud moment at Lancaster University tomorrow when- 69-year-old Mr Frank K. Illingworth steps up to receive his M. Phil degree from the Chancellor, Princess Alexandra.


For Mr Illingworth, of


Back Lane, Grindleton, it will be the culmination of three years’ studying in the university’s de­ partment of environmen­ tal sciences and the achievement of a long- held ambition to gain a further degree.


Mr Illingworth


Mr Illingworth is one of few .who can claim the


gaged in trade effluent control with Oldham and Halifax Corporations,


lingden area, he gained his . firs t degree, in chemistry, by part-time study as a young man. working for the Lanca­ shire Foundry Coke Co. in Altham, eventually becoming the works’ coke oven general man­ ager under the National Coal Board. In the ’70s he was en­


unusual experience of having been nationalised twice, once with the coal industry and 27 years later with the water in­ dustry. A native of the Has-


later working for the Yorkshire Water Au­ thority at Leeds and re­ turning to Halifax prior to retirement four .years ago.


Not surprisingly, his


interest in his work was reflected in his qualify­ ing thesis, entitled “Dis­ charge of liquid trade wastes to sewers and the charging system ap-, plied to these by the Water Authorities of England and Wales.”


aged by his wife of 45 years, Gertrude, he undertook his research w ith o u t awards or


Sports Council not throwing ■ in the towel


the borough council is being recommended not to support the project. The sports council had


been confident of qualifyL ing for a maximum Na­ tional Sports Council grant of £40,000.


already started raising its share, but some local clubs have been holding back their efforts until the go-ahead is finally given. Now the sports council"


borough meeting half the total cost; the local sports council finding the rest — about £70,000 — and the facilities being provided in the most heavily popu­ lated area, Clitheroe. The sports council has


is anxiously wondering what the national body’s decision on the grant will be when it meets on Tues­


But that depends on the


day, jus t a fortnight before the borough council considers its Recreation and Leisure Committee’s recommendation not to support the plan.


Petition


man said it was hoped that the National’ Council will still say yes and that sufficient support can be whipped up in the next fortnight to persuade the borough council to agree too.


large number of signa­ tures on a petition by the time the council meets,” said the spokesman. “It would be a shame, having


“We hope to have a A sports council spokes­


gone so far, for the idea to be scrapped. It is something the area desp­ erately needs.”


rently circulating around the sp o r t s co u n c il’s member clubs. Ope has already been handed in containing 400 signatures of Ribble Valley badmin­ ton players — 311 of them from Clitheroe.


Petition forms are cur­ Let down '


feels somewhat let down because all the facts it has gathered over recent years were not put before the Recreation Committee. “Our costed plans and


The local sports council


phasises that the borough council is not being asked to pay for running costs, but only half the building costs.


similar project carried out at Over Wyre, serving an area with a population of 13,000, where the centre has shown an annual profit of £6,000, which has been reinvested to provide more facilities.


It gives an example of a Joint use


Langho and Billington are within reasonable distance of / centres run by other authorities, while people at the Clitheroe end of the Valley are not so lucky and it is for them that the sports council is fighting.”


Strictly for the young!


PUPILS of Wiswell- Barrow School will be counting their pennies to­ morrow when a bring- and-buy sale with a differ­ ence is held to raise cash for the Blue Peter Weath- erbeater Appeal. ,


have been donated by the pupils and only the- chil­ dren will be allowed to buy them. However, some mums will be allowed to help out on the stalls!


For the goods on sale si


A CHEQUE for £100 is winging its way to the Blue Peter Christmas Appeal, thanks to Cub Scouts, Guides, Scouts ana Brownies in the Wad- dington and West Bradford area. For a Blue Peter weatlierbeater bumper bring- . and-bUy sale organised by Waddington and West


Bradford Cubs, West Bradford Guides, 1st Boiv- land Scout troop and Waddington Broumies; held at Waddington Social Club,raised that amount on Saturday. •


and plants. On sale were all sorts of toys, Christtnas goods ' L i r + r *™ c " .c x < ."V ‘iv.&t.-.T m . 's p a r e r -A t . \ t> Vt-: Mr > j ~ - . •.♦'r'T- L V > ; . ’2> S i * IV* ;f *


quoted by Coup. Carr was for a dual use scheme,” said the spokesman. Residents o f ' Whalley,


tion to the scheme by Coun. Jack Carr, of Bil- lingtonv the sports council considers his figures to the committee were badly mixed up and out of context. “The figure of £580,000


mittee, it was suggested that the council’s officers should look into the possi­ bility of joint use of schools. But in the sports council’s view the capital cost would then be much higher and there would also be running costs. Commenting on opposi­


At the Recreation Com


full details of the project were not passed on to members. No councillors should be asked to take action without receiving the necessary informa­ tion,” said the spokesman. The sports council em­


Safety lessons for canoeists


SCOUTS and Guides are taking to the waters of the Ribblesdale Pool


m canoes.


Recognition of service


a member of the district’s Executive Committee for 10 years and has served as its treasurer. Mr Law, chairman of


of Straits Lane, Read, and Mr Bryn Lofthouse, o f E n n e rd a le Road, Clitheroe. Mr Lofthouse has been ‘


CHIEF Scout commenda­ tions will be presented to two Ribble Valley men at Clitheroe Parish Hall tonight. They are Mr Cyril Law,


made by County Commis­ sioner Mr Fred Law, who is no relation.


Thieves foiled


A BURGLAR alarm foiled raiders who tried to break into Calderstones S ta f f Club a t th e weekend. It went off as they gained entry through a skylight and they left empty-handed.'


the training committee of Clitheroe and District Scouts, has been con­ nected with Scouting in the town for 20 years. The presentation will be


techniques, but was “good fun”. In our picture with the canoeists is instructor


Bryan Lowe, of Bil­ lington.


For the record


discovered at the Borough. Printing Company’s office in Back York' Street, Clitheroe, were in poor condition, but the fitlf set on microfilm is now avail­ able for inspection at Whalley Library.


COPIES of the Borough Record dating from 1926 to 1964 have been pre­ served for posterity on microfilm. Many of the papers,


Stephen Pietrzak said it not only taught essential


senior' instructor Mr Alan Dixon. Course organiser Mr


Guides from Clitheroe and the Ribble Valley will be practising “rolling” and other techniques during Thursday night sessions until the end of January. Main tuition is given by British Canoe Union


in the safety techniques that could spell the differ­ ence between a mere soaking or serious trouble when canoes capsize. Nearly 130 Scouts and


They are being trained


THE Ribble Valley Sports Council is not giving up the fight for a £220,000 sports centre at Roefield, despite the fact that


Helped and encour­


g ran ts from public sources.


sistance I received was from RTZ Services — one of whose directors lives at Worston — to enable me to buy a three-volume publication which is now in the uni­ versity library," he said.


has a married son and daughter, is' churchwar­ den and treasurer at St Ambrose, • Grindleton, and serves on the Bow- land Deanery and Brad ford Diocesan Synods and the Diocesan Board of Finance.


Mr Illingworth, who “The only financial as­


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r—School closure fighters off to London


PARENTS and governors opposing the closure of


Downham School will be heading for London to put


their case to the Secret­ ary of State for Educa­ tion, Sir Keith Joseph . . . and they may not be the only ones to take such forthright action.


summer’s closure of the CE schools in Grindleton, Downham and Hurst Green and the CE school at Ribchester were pub­ lished on Monday.


Henthorn incident


Police seek ‘vicious’ attacker


ing home from work at around 5-30 p.m. when


she was approached from


tives toured houses and licensed premises in the area in a bid to try and trace the attacker.


jacket with a zip up the front and had a “scruffy” appearance, a rough voice and a local accent.


and 18, 5ft. lOin. tall and of- slim b u ild , with straight fair hair cut just below the ears. He was wearing a black b om b e r -s ty le leather


Evening out


•MEMBERS of St Paul’s Church, L ow . Moor, Mothers’ Union went by coach to Padiham for an evening as guests of Padiham Green and Padiham St Leonard’s Mothers’ Unions. There was a buffet and a social evening with dancing.


down a car heading to­ wards Henthorn tip, but the driver failed to stop. Later a team of detec­


He is aged between 17


sailant took money from her handbag and ran off towards some nearby council houses. The woman tried to flag


behind and punched to the ground. After the attack the as­


like to interview the driver of the car who passed the scene at the time of the attack.” The woman was walk­


receive from the public will be dealt with in the strictest confidence. “We would particularly


that we will not tolerate in Clitheroe or anywhere else,” he said. “Any information we


Saville, who is leading in vestigations, described the incident as “vicious and unprovoked.” “It is the type of thing


victim during the attack which took place as she walked home in an unlit area of Henthorn Road. Det. Chief Insp Ron


youth who attacked and raped a Clitheroe woman on Monday night. He stole £12 from his


A POLICE hunt continues today for a teenage


Finding out the hard way


to come through the let­ terbox at his home in Derwent Close, on Satur­ day, he phoned the post office and was told the mail from London had been delayed. So he went for a morning newspaper . . . but there were none


the national papers in London. They looked up the l i s t . ; . and confirmed that he.had passed. Mr Nutter (29), who is


phoned the Law Society but no-one answered. Then, he rang one of


CLITHEROE man Mr Charles Nutter was foiled at every turn when he wanted to find out how he had done in final examina­ tions of the Law Society. When the results failed


Priority for town library


Council’s Library and L e isu r e C om m i t te e meets today, members are expected to give Clitheroe priority in their 1985-6 programme for a building costing about £785,000 at today’s price. The Library Commit­


CLITHEROE is being put top of the list for a new library, with the Civic Hall the favourite site. When th e County


sites in the town, centre — most of all ' at the Civic Hall,” he said. The news was wel­


tee chairman, Coun. Percy Hall, of Blackpool said they had felt for some time that Clitheroe was not receiving the service it deserved. “We have looked at


on sale due to the printing dispute. In d e sp e r a t io n he


with Clitheroe solicitors J. L. Lumley, now awaits to be admitted to the Roll of Solicitors. He is a former pupil of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.


to build the . library behind and under the present stage,” said Mr Jackson.


Planning to raise funds for brain tumour research


A CLITHEROE woman is planning to start fund raising after Christmas to help finance research into a type of brain tumour from which she almost died this year.


geon Mr John Dutton and ear, nose and throat


Help for the Blue Peter fund


Gills Croft, Clitheroe, underwent 12-hour oper­ ations in March and Oc­ tober to remove the benign tumour. Consultant neuro sur­


Mrs Delia Haworth, of


'fund was set up to help purchase equipment and encourage research into the tumour. The fund, which


suffered from an acous­ tic neuroma tumour — which affects the hearing —plans to hold functions to raise cash for the fund. At the moment, how­


covers most of the north of England, was used to purchase the Cavitron device. Mrs Haworth, who


I’m well enough I intend to raise as much as I can for them. Mr Dutton and Mr Ramsden are tre­ mendous surgeons and I think a lot of people will benefit from this fund in the future.”.


ever, she is still recover­ ing from the last opera­ tion. But she said: “Once


In the bag


like to hear from any resi­ dent who can identify the articles :— a three-branch candelabrum, a socket set in a blue metal tin and assorted tools. _


A CARRIER bag drop­ ped in Woone Lane by a small stocky man , when approached by police con­ tained items believed to have been stolen. Clitheroe police would


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surgeon Mr Richard Ramsden canned out the operations at Manches­ ter Royal Infirmary using the new Cavitron supersonic scalpel. Six years ago, a trust


the Civic Hall with a lib­ rary came after it was revealed that extensive repairs are needed at the cinema. “One option would be


which have remained urn changed since 1901, are totally inadequate,” said Mr Jackson. The idea of merging


comed by the Ribble Val ley’s chief executive Mr Michael Jackson,.who looking forward to talks about a site within the next two months. “The present facilities


taken on a coach trip round the Ribble Valley and then given tea on their- arrival back at Pendle Court. After the meal there


was entertainment in the form of two singers and a comedian to round off the day.


(front, right) studies the music with performers Keith Latham, of the Scottish Opera; and Mrs Kathleen Wilkinson, while the audience waits with Barbara’s pupil hel­ pers to be entertained.


the organising, she was assisted by fellow pupils who are aiming for the Duke o f E dinburgh bronze award. PICTURE: Barbara


Although Barbara did


ised discos and raised about £90, which she used to finance the day’s events. The residents were


dington, is working to­ wards the Duke of Edin­ burgh gold award and de­ cided, for the service part of the scheme, to give the old people a day to re­ member. For months she organ­


RIBBLESDALE School sixth-former Barbara Bennett was given top marks by the residents of Pendle Court, Clitheroe, when she treated them to a mystery tour and an evening’s entertainment. Barbara (17), of Wad­


• Waddington and the Rev. Eric Chard, chairman of the governors.


school are awaiting an ap­ pointment with Sir Keith and are expecting to send a deputation led by Ribble Valley MP Mr David


Supporters of Downham


nors’ chairman the Rev. Brian Cave said the gov­ ernors would be appealing against closure.


resentative of the action group.” At Hurst Green, gover­


probably appeal too and we are thinking about sending a deputation to London,” he said.


“Some parents will


and governors held a joint meeting on Monday and local people are being urged to write again to the Secretary of State.


Mrs Susan Dugdale, said they would also be chal­ lenging the transport costs which have been put


Action group secretary


going to London,” she said, “and if we do we will probably present our appeal document then.”


forward by the County Council. “We are considering


Grindleton action group


Downham action group Press secretary, said: “We don’t know how many people will be al­ lowed to go, but there will be at least one rep­


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