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Administrator defends trip on Concorde


A CONTROVERSIAL Concorde trip arranged for residents of Brockhall Hospital was discus­ sed yesterday by the Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Health Authority, following ex­ tensive Press publicity.


Mr Paul Whitfield says in a report that a three-day holiday in London ar­ ranged for four residents includes a sightseeing tour, dinner and cabaret and a two hour flight on Concorde. They will be accom­


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Resident of Low Moor all her life


ONE of Clitheroe’s oldest residents has died, aged 93.


Hatherwfty was born in the town and lived all her active life in Low Moor. Throughout her work­


Miss T am ar Ellen


ing life she was employed as a weaver at Sun Street mill and she and her sister Florrie, who pre­ deceased her, lived in Queen Street. Miss Hathenvay was a


regular worshipper at the former Nelson S treet Methodist Church and was a home-loving person. Later in life she was a


Churches to hold study course


KEY topics that unite and divide Christians form the theme of a study course set up by the Ribble Valley Church Council.


session course starting on October 31st will be the Rev. Trevor Hubbard, re­ gional Baptist Superinten­ dent; the Rev. Dr Graham Slater, Methodist and theological tutor at Man­ chester; and Fr Peter Wilkinson, of the RC Up- holland Northern Insti­ tute.


Speakers at the three-


Tales from the South Sea isles


ars ago, after Brick House dio, for nearly


:ine grandchil- four great-


y, Richard and farm nearby.


ghter, Alice, her and sons


•ping in touch intily and knit-


en. •ire time Nellie


es


• as sent Lo a cliool in Wad- ext proceeding


At 10 years of


rst 1 had heard des and I must •atlier eye open y of his biog-


p.'-gan and piano he privilege of a fine organ in in the village.” must confess,


•ding school in .vhere he ulti- ik a high posi- He learned to


linson, and great niece, Mrs Maureen Garner. A service at Rockdale


resident at Castleford and three years ago went to Clitheroe Hospital. She is survived by her niece, Mrs Margaret Tom­


Chapel of Rest was fol­ lowed by interment at Clitheroe Cemetery on Monday.


Retired


teacher A MAN who spent all his working life in teaching has died, aged 80. Mr James Dixon Slater,


formerly of Riddings Lane, Whalley, lived lat­ terly at the Hollies Rest Home, Haslingden. Bom in Clitheroe, Mr


have been asked to study the World Council of C h u rch e s do cum en t “Baptism, eucharist and ministry,” which distills up to 50 years’ joint work by leading world theologians. The session will be held


The churches involved


bers are being asked to enrol through their priest or m in is te r b e fo re


Monday. Anyone in te r e s te d


AN overseas meeting ar­ ranged by the Bradford Diocesan Mothers’ Union and held in Skipton Town Hall was well attended by members from all over the diocese. The chief speaker was


Mrs Sheila Sheppard, who in her capacity as the


at St James’s Infants’ School, and church mem­


central overseas chairman attended the South Pacific Conference held in April on one of the Melanesian Islands and attended by delegates from New Zea­ land and Australia, as well as from the islands themselves. Mrs Sheppard gave a


should contact .Ribble Valley Church Council secretary, the Rev. Jim Needham, on Clitheroe 23229.


Slater was educated at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, but almost all his teaching career was spent in Rossendale. He and his late wife,


course were announced at the church council’s autumn meeting when a proposal by the Rev. John Salsbury for Advent lunches on the four Tues­ days before Christmas at Clitheroe United Re­ formed Church, was also welcomed. And preparations were


Details of the study


Elsie, were married in 1930, and after retiring as head teacher of Alder Grange, Rawtenstall, he taught part-time at Whal­ ley School for five years. While in Whalley he


i this. too. must 1st. the many anec- ,ed is one refer- ne Rev. R. N. vicar here from


ned. iv. R. N. was r.ely know in the “th’ owd vicar”


‘81, and the son er perhaps less certainly more


imething which said of his two


fined the best of nips, with the other denomina-


y mind, was the ecumenism in community, for


e predecessors, ■r Dr Whitaker Rev. Richard


lecdote in ques- of a very cold


v morning when ng in the church ronr adequate and ir brought his abruptly to a


V


: said, “I will say i this morning. Now to God the . . ” and the ser-


beloved bret- :d .


er story in the is of a somewhat wedding at Sam- Church in yet corner of our


lire Life and by Frank Or-


iad acquired on occasion was


her work which


was a member of the parish council. He was also involved with the Liberal Party and took an interest in Lancashire schoolboys’ cricket. He is survived by four


THE enchanted world of children’s stories came to life for youngsters in the Ribble Valley when author H. E. Todd visited s e v e ra l schools on Tuesday.


stead, who is famous as the creator of the Bobby Brewster series of chil­ dren’s books, had youngs­ ters enthralled as he re­ lated some of his stories.


Mr Todd, of Berkhamp-


Todd visited Chatburn School, which played host to y o u n g s te r s from schools at Downham, Grindleton, Tosside, Gis- burn and Bolton-by-Bow-


In the morning, Mr


dington and West Brad­ ford CE School, where pupils were joined by those from Slaidburn and Dunsop Bridge.


land. Later he went to Wad-


ited Langho CE School, whose pupils were joined by those from Langho RC and Whalley CE schools to share a selection of tales.


wards in New Zealand and went to a Communion service attended by over 8,000 people, where the celebrant and preacher was the Archbishop of Canterbury. The president of the


graphic description of the conference and the excite­ ment of meeting so many peo p le of d i f fe r e n t nationalities and colour. She spent a week after­


also outlined for local in­ volvement in “Mission En­ gland” which includes the visit to Britain of Ameri­ can E v an g e lis t Billy Graham next year. A course for Christian


telling stories in 1939 and in the 1940s was on Chil­ dren’s Hour on the radio. His Bobby Brew s ter books were first published in 1948.


Mr Todd first started


planned as part of Nation­ al Book Week, which to­ gether with a link-up with libraries is intended to in­ terest children in books.


The author’s visit was


group of youngsters at Chatburn School enthral­ led by Mr Todd’s stories.


Our picture shows a


Bradford Diocesan MU, Mrs J. Parkinson, thank­ ed Mrs Sheppard for her talk and the work she had undertaken on behalf of the MU. The choir gave a short


concert and refreshments were served by members of the Airedale Deanery.


of his six children — Norman, Kenneth, Peter and Jean. Cremation was at Burn­ ley on Monday.


‘FILL A BAG’ POPULAR


CLITHEROE Salvation Army’s “fill a bag” idea raised a total of £60 on Friday and Saturday, with people crowding to the hall in Lowergate where they could select a bagful of jumble for 50p. Ribble Valley Mayor


also planning a presenta­ tion called “Daybreak,” which tells the Easter story in music, drama and mime.


Siphoned petrol


A MAN who stole petrol from a car at Newton after his own vehicle ran out, was- fined £25 at Clitheroe Magistrates’ Court. Mr Peter Tidey, pro­ secuting, said that Ken­


and Mayoress Coun. and Mrs Ted Boden were vis­ itors, along with Envoy Mr Jack Tagg and his wife Edna. The Mayor’s “Children


neth Naylor (30), of Marl­ borough Court, Black­ burn, siphoned the petrol from a car left at the Par­ ker’s Anns. Naylor told the bench


in need” appeal benefited by £50, the remainder going to Salvation Army Sunday School work in Clitheroe.


leaders entitled “Caring for Christians” began this week. There will be more sessions on the next three Tuesdays. Church members are


Help wanted for hospital beauty care


WANTED: more volun­ teers, urgently, to help with a beauty care service for Ribble Valley hospital patients. That is the plea from


is now more popular than ever. And Lancashire Red Cross beauty care organ­ iser Laura Fleming, ex­ plained:- “We are anxious to recruit more volunteers to keep up with the in­ creased demand from local hospitals.” New volunteers take a


that he had had a row with his wife and went for a drive. When he ran out of


petrol at Newton he took some on the spur of the moment. He was ordered to pay


£25 costs.


short manicure course. There is a chance of more advanced beauty care training later. Anyone wanting to


Lancashire Red Cross which maintains that if patients look good, they feel better. The 25-year-old service


Clitheroe Auction


AT Clitheroe auction mart on Monday forward were 108 fat cattle including 21 fat cows, and 152 ewes and 1,420 lambs. Live steers made to 102.8p


p e r liv e kilo ( a v e r a g e 92.06p), medium to 107.6p


(90.78p), light heifers to lOlp (88.09p), medium to 97.6p (85.7p). Calf bulls made to 117.2p


£24.50 (£18.10), horned ewes to £17.50 (£11.14p). There were 21 in-calf and 144


store cattle forward on Friday. October calving cows made


(116.2p), standard to 127p (120.08p), medium to 129p (121.Ip) heavy to 113.op (109.3p). Half bred ewes made to


(107.4p), fat cows to 74.8p (63.3p). Light lambs made to 126p


In the afternoon he vis­


panied by four members of the nursing staff, each resident paying the costs of an escort as well — a total of £840. Mr Whitfield says this aspect has given rise to


much public concern, but adds: “Whilst this ap­ proach may seem unusual, without the costs of the escorts being met by resi­ dents, the opportunity to experience and achieve lifetime ambitions would be vir tua lly non-existent.” He has requested that


BARKER — FOWLER


the Unit Management Group (Mental Handicap) establishes a multi-disci­ plinary team to advise on more adventurous ac­ tivities, especially where substantial sums of money are involved. Mr Whitfield explains


John Barker, was manned to marketing assistant Miss S usan Carole Fowler, at St Paul’s CE Church, Oswaldtwistle, on Saturday. The bridegroom is the


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they experience more ex­ pensive excursions than other residents,” he says. He has also asked the


by her father, wore a traditional white gown of


UMG to review arrange­ ments for encouraging re­ sidents to participate more regularly in outside activities to avoid large balances accumulating. . Mr Whitfield adds: “The


crepe de chine, with a heavy overlay of lace at the yoke, cuffs and hem. It featured a high neck­ l in e ,


residents are each, in dif­ ferent ways, able to ap­ preciate and benefit from the holiday planned in Oc­ tober. This year alone, over 1,000 residents of Brockhall have been on holidays of varying kinds. I t is a t rem e n d o u s achievement and one worthy of the highest praise.”


Worshipped at Parish Church


A VERY keen member of Clitheroe Parish Church, Miss Margaret Knight, has died aged 81. Miss Knight was born


nanny in Harrogate and later worked for a family in the South of England, bringing up four children. While l iv in g in


in St Mary’s S tre e t , Clitheroe, and after leav­ ing the town to work as a nanny returned to live in the same street. She trained to be a


gathered at the cuff and a train. She canned a bou­ quet of red roses and white‘gladioli with aspara­ gus fern and lily-of-the- valley. In attendance were the


long s le ev e s


’mingled with tiny pale blue flowers and backed by asparagus fern. B e s t man was Mr


bride’s sisters, Mrs Karen Lesley Cooper and Mrs Beverly Ann Broadbent. They wore pale blue waisted dresses with short sleeves and round necklines and carried crescent-shaped bouquets of cream freesia inter-


Richard B a rk e r , the bridegroom’s brother, groomsman was Mr Peter Atkinson and usher was Mr Christopher Paul F ow le r , th e b r id e ’s brother. The ceremony was con­


ducted by the Rev. Michael Ratcliffe. Following a reception at


the Old . Stone House Mitton, the couple left for a honeymoon in the Al­ garve, Portugal. They are to live in


Woodfield View, Whalley. Photograph: Hyndburn


S tu d io s , Clayton- le- Moors.


Clitheroe she worked for Lancaster Hosiery. Miss K n ig h t’s late


to £705, in-calf heifers to £730; Friesian bullocks to £330, heif­ ers to £346; Hereford bullocks to £342, heifers to £288; Limousin Bullocks to £360, heif­ ers to £310; Hereford Stirks to £190, Friesian Stirks to £180: Charolais bullocks to £380, heif­ ers to £338. Of 380 store sheep forward,


Suffolk X feeding lambs made to £35.50 and half-bred lambs to £28. Horned lambs made to £29.


the Townsend Fellowship, as well as the Ribblesdale Afternoon Townswomen’s Guild and Cl ith e ro e Naturalists Society. Miss Knight leaves a


held at the Parish Church on Tuesday, followed by cremation.


Drove without due care


know more is invited to a demonstration at Red Cross House, Appleby Street, off Moor Lane, P re s to n , 7-30 p .m ., Monday, November 21st.


FOR driving a motor cycle without due care and a t ten t io n , Adam James Lee (18) was fined £40 by Clitheroe magis­ trates.


Howard, prosecuting, said a police officer saw Lee,


Mrs J a c q u e l in e


of Lowergate, travelling along the road when he mounted the kerb for sev­ eral yards before regain­ ing proper control. Admit­ ting the offence, Lee said he had leaned over to turn off the machine’s choke. He was ordered to pay £6 costs.


father, Frank, was a bel­ lringer for the Parish Church and she continued his interest there. She was a member of


Successful first


supper


WEST Bradford Method­ ist Church’s first harvest supper proved to be a great success. The church, which had


sister, Elsie, who lives in London. The funeral service was


been beautifully decorated for the harvest weekend, was full for the supper. Visitors were entertained by the Burnley Savoy­ ards, with their compere Mr Nigel Wilkinson. A delicious supper was


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