4 Clitheroe Advertiser mid Times, September 22nd, 19S3 A L T H A M S


FREE TRANSPORT TO MANCHESTER AIRPORT


FOR 1984 SUMMER HOLIDAYS


TRANSFER FROM YOUR OWN HOME AND RETURN EVEN DURING


LOCAL HOLIDAY PERIODS available from Clitheroe


THIS OFFER IS A VAILABLE ON >


FOREIGN INCLUSIVE PACKAGE HOLIDA YS AND CERTAIN INTER CONTINENTAL FLIGHTS SUMMER 1984 HOLIDAYS ON SALE


in o m s o n Wednesday, September 7th SUMMER 1984 HOLIDAYS EXPECTED TO BE ON


r a j& W B N , SALE THIS WEEK Public service vehicle licence number 2142 Our mini buses converted to public service vehicle standards Founder A L T H A M S Ask for details at your local branch 20 King Street, Clitheroe. Tel. 25069 YOUR LOCAL TRAVEL AGENT FOR OVER 100 YEARS MATERIALS BUILDING


6enuine British Portland


CEMENT 50kg


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Premixed Sand & Cement Fine Concrete 40kg....................................4.19 Cement Mortar 40kg................................. 4.19 Bricklaying & Rendering 40kg..................4.19 Washed Sharp Sand 50kg......................... 1.59 20mm Ballast 50kg....................................1.59


Bricks: Common & Facing Insulation Blocks


(450mm x 225mm x 100mm)


Piasters: 50kg Bags- Thistleboard Finishing


Carlite Browning. Bonding & Finishing Plasterboard: (all sizes approx.) e.g. 8 'x 4 \ 6 'x 3 \ 4 'x 3 \ 4' x 16"


l.C.I. Novolux P.V.C. Roofing Sheets, box or standard profile 6 '5 4 9 : .......................................................4.99 8 'J 4 9 .........................................................6.49


Carved Doors 2 '9 "x6 '6 " ,‘Carolina"^99'....................................39.99 “Kentucky"............................................ 39.99 "Elizabethan".........................................52.99 "C o lo n ia r ^ s r .................................... 54.99 "Hall-Bow"35^r:................................. 54.99 Sapele Flush Door 2’6 " x 6 '6 " ...............16.99 Acmetrack Wardrobe System........25% OFF


Plasboard: White per sq.ft.-39p*...................................36p Teak Effect per sq.ft32pr..........................49p Mahogany Veneered Board per sq.ft.......45p Wallboards 8 'x 4 ' Elswood 5.49


Laconite from 2.99


Warerite Worktops 1m 12.99 1.5m 17.99 2m 24.99 3m 29.99 Formica Worktops 3m.34^HT................ 29.99 Pine Panelling: 12.5mm x 100mm x 2.4m pack of 10 V Joint......11.99 W Joint.......10.89 Skirting: 19mm x 100mm x 1.8m pack of 8............. 9.29 Sawn Timber: 19mm x 38mm x 1.8m pack of 10............. 3.55 Chipboard: 12mm 4 'x 2 ' ......................................1.99 12mm 6' x 2'Jk29:................. 2.99 18mm 6 'x 2 'jM 9 : .3 .9 9


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Jill fills council vacancy


town council staff for three years and has been acting temporary clerk since the death of Mr James On-ell in July. Mrs Tomlinson, of


READY to move into her new position as clerk to Clitheroe Town Council is Langho woman Mrs Jill Tomlinson. She has been on the


ALTHAMS TRAVEL SERVICES LIMITED ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE


Double date for couple


to celebrate


THERE will be plenty to celebrate in the Jones household in Darkwood Crescent, Chat- burn, tomorrow.


golden wedding anniver­ sary of Thomas and Ethel Jones, but also Tom’s 73 rd birthday. And the couple have


For not only is it the


round & about


plenty of relatives to share in their happy day — four sons, four daugh­ ters, 17 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The highlight will be a


family party at Clitheroe Cricket Club. Thomas was born in


Rogersfield, previously worked for two years in th e County Council treasurer’s department, before a five-year spell in the Clitheroe Youth Em­ ployment Office. Born and educated in


Clitheroe and Ethel hails from Waddington, al­ though she has lived in Chatburn most of her life. They were married at


Seeking


members A NEW group for profes­ sional women in the


Ribble Valley is looking for more members. The Ribble Valley Club,


C h a tb u rn Me th o d is t Church and lived in the village, moving to diffe­ rent houses but always remaining locally. Thomas worked at Carl­


Blackburn, she f irs t moved to Clitheroe in 1963 on man-ying her hus­ band, John. After seven years, the couple went to live in Wrea Green, moving to Langho nine years ago. They have two sons,


Tim (15) and Chris (13), who both attend Clitheroe Royal Grammar School. Mrs Tomlinson’s ap­


Manchester Regiment from 1943 to 1945 and a f te r demob was a labourer with several firms. He joined the Horrock-


He served with the


pointment is still to be confirmed at a special meeting of the council on Monday.


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formed recently under the auspices of the UK Feder­ ation of Business and Pro­ fessional Women, already has about 20 members from throughout the dis­ trict. President Mrs Jean


ton Mill for a number of years after leaving school, first as a creeler, then as a spinner.


Lord, of Park Avenue, C l ith e ro e , says: “ I f anyone is interested in joining us, they will be made most welcome.” Meetings will include


visits and guest speakers on a variety of topics.


Competing


sford Lime Company in 1948, retiring from there in 1975. Ethel was a weaver at


Chatburn Mill for some 30 years.


in festival WOMEN’S Institutes in the Ribble Valley will be waiting with bated breath for the results of their county federation speech and drama festival, which ends tonight. Among those vying for


HOME INSULATION


the honours, at Longridge Civic Hall, are members of Wiswell, Waddington, Knowle Green and Dutton and Simonstone. Entertainment ranges


from short stories and choral items to sketches and plays. A final assessment of


the three nights’ entries and the presentation of awards will take place after the performances, which start at 7-30 p.m. Admission is £1.25, pay­


able at the door, and members of the public are very welcome to attend.


Forsaking


hotel trade AFTER four years in the hotel trade in Clitheroe, Chris and C h r is t in e Morris are planning to go back into teaching. Chris (33) and his wife.,


newcomers WHALLEY Parish Coun­ cillor Frank Pope is busy compiling a “village direc­ tory” which he hopes will be of value to newcomers to the community. The list of local organ­


Aims to help


Clitheroe 22324 (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified)


Michaers hoping to be back


A THLETE Michael Morton, of Waddington, is hoping to return to com­ petitive racing by the end


way, who underwent a foot .operation in May, hopes to be given the go- ahead for further training when he visits a consul­ tant in Edinburgh at the beginning of October.


of next month. Michael (23), of Queens-


the operation, Michael has been gradually trying to build up his fitness and had p ro g re s sed with training to about 40 miles a week.


Since his recovery from


tion, and recently he has been tak in g i t more easily, going out about three times a week.


There was a slight reac­


he said. “One thing I don’t want to do is to push myself too hard.” Michael, who suffered


“I’m reasonably happy,”


his injury when he was establishing- himself as one of the most promising young athletes in the country, has not run com­ petitively since 1980. He has been plagued


isations, from the WI to the Italian Society and from Guides and Scouts to the Embroiderers’ Guild, will detail when and where the group meets and the correct person to contact for full informa­ tion. The directory is being


Clitheroe 223‘ N Down the Vicar ofl


New pres] Mrs E. Chi


has been apptl dent of the Wjp ery Fellowshi Wives, succeel Hudson, who


Charity ei New area cl


Carol Riley \v| to Downham dent Mrs G| along with Allen, an Ami from Cape Cc a year’s te change at St School, Clithe The childrt


M


part in the C District Sho and Mrs Ct sented the Juil the member’. | most points Scott. Mrs Ll Wayne Eccle.-I help he had j | show. Birthday


with a tendon injury for the past three years and has had four unsuccessful operations on his foot during that time. However, he is keeping


compiled with the help of the clerk, Mrs Thelma Davis. Details of how it will be made available have yet to be discussed.


TV film


a re b o th q u a l if ied teachers, but took over the Fail-way Hotel, King Street, so that they could both remain working while looking after their daughter, Charlotte. Now Charlotte (5) is


going to school, which will enable them both to return to their profession. The asking price for the hotel is £100,000.


at hall FILMING has been taking place at Brow- sholme Hall, Bashall E av e s , for th e new Granada Television series “The Chess Game,” star­ ring Terence Stamp. The cast took 16 rooms


at the Roefield Hotel, Clitheroe, for four days during the filming. The series is due to be screened in November.


the group me be held next I burn CE Sch trip to Emrm country will 1 until spring. Mrs Birch, I


were offered | Nelson. It was ann


his fingers crossed for good news from the con­ sultant and hopes to have two or three races under his belt by Christmas.


Chartered


accountant A FORMER pupil of Wis- well-Barrow and Clitheroe Royal Grammar Schools, Mr Alan C a r te r has passed the final examina­ tions of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. Mr Carter (24) gained a


BA in Accounting from P re s to n Polytechnic, before being articled to a firm of accountants in London. He is the youngest son


of Mr and Mrs T. L. C a r te r , of P en ry n , Barrow.


Half a crown to Blackpool SHORTLY after 10


the last scheduled pas­ senger train from


§.m. on Saturday, eptember 8th, 1962,


Clitneroe to Black­ burn pulled slowly away from the plat­ form. It was an occasion to


Whalley Window


remember for the handful of us who journeyed spe­ cially to the Castle town in order that we might be on the train and boast about it in the years ahead. If memory serves me right it cost us 2


each to travel those four historic miles to Whalley.


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.16.99


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Now I read that efforts


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viable 21 years ago, it is unlikely to be so today, when the number of pri­ vate cars on the road has doubled and doubled again. The owner drivers who moan if they cannot park within 10 yards of their destination are un­ likely to walk the half- mile or so to the station in transports of delight.


If a ’ project was not p


that the first train chug­ ged over our Whalley Arches and for rather more than a century the railway brought inestim­ able benefits to the whole of our district.


It was in June, 1850,


travelled more than a dozen miles or so from the town or village where they were bom were able to take a trip to the sea — only 30 miles but quite an adventure, I assure you — or even travel as far away as London, a city as remote in those days as Melbourne and New York are today.


People who had never


however, were to indus­ try and agriculture. The products of farm and fac­ tory could be carried to the markets of the world in a fraction of the time previously possible, when only a few years earlier everything had to go by


The greatest benefits,


held in aid of Sclerosis Soc joint effort v lage hall con sisting of a w. October 22n other a coffee be held in Parlour on Ncl N om in a til


Mrs K. Seel Wilson are til mini-Denmarl Alston Hall. Parker is to to the autu meeting in Bl; Two effort;


taken for the tee to be ek| annual nn| October. Mrs Matthfl


horse-drawn lorry. It was only now that


Mrs G. Caj.1 Hook, Mrs


Mrs E. Capsti


were opened for our far­ mers; their produce of eggs, milk and butter


the impact of the Indust­ rial Revolution really hit our valley and new cotton mills sprang up almost overnight. Great new markets


could be sent to feed the thousands of city dwellers while still fresh and wholesome and within hours of leaving the farm. Additionally, this new


Waddi


ganist Mr Dot and his wife will be choi was extendec C. F. Gooch Helen’s Churc ton, on Sunda The vicar


New arriv A welcome


form of transport brought the first commuters to our valley. I t was now a simple matter for man­ ufacturers with interests in the heavily industrial­ ised south of the county to travel to and from their work daily and, leaving behind the smoke and grime, share the delights of rural living in the long summer evenings and at weekends, and for local mill owners to travel to the cotton exchanges of Manchester and Liverpool to b u y . and sell their wares. It was in the late Victo­


demonstrations mas decoraticS th a n k ed bT Barker. A coil a favourite plf by Mrs E. Mrs Barker Mrs Capsticl Lambert joint I Supper hosl


in the service I pital’s Readeil Smith.


dient of life,” ! tie priest 1| Kujacz told Waddington H stressed the values, illusl talk with songj Fr Kujacz,


Rolls and| “Laughter


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I n T i n ilflitl I V i s i t o u r s h o w r o om s ! !


rian and Edwardian days that the first attempts were made to popularise our valley as a “tourist area,” but never with overwhelming success. It is only today, when the car-owning public ap­ proaches the majority, that the transformation is taking place. ’ Our most attractive vil­


ranged by tl members, wh vided a suppe rolls and crean Mrs Marga


lain to the theatres, was Mrs Jean Ent' The evenii


introduced th> a musical qu: from the show


lages, once remote from the railways, are now easy to reach — quaint and once-isolated. Slaid- bum and lovely Bolton- by-Bowland. Had the latter not been in York­ shire when Downham was dubbed “the prettiest vil­ lage in Lancashire” it might well have strongly challenged for that dis­ tinction. For youngsters like


formed of a trasts, featur and sewing, a Civic Hall or 11th and an o Denman Co June.


by Mrs F. H won by Mrs M Members


Tricks am At Sabde;|


myself, the railways pro­ vided memories and scenes that will never be duplicated; the farmers driving furiously down King Street in Clitheroe or along Station Road in Whalley to catch the milk trains with their kitted produce. And those memorable day trips to Blackpool at


Club, domir were: Mrs P.l Mrs A. Spetf Ashton, Missl Mrs M. Lam I Ladies — M| shall, Mrs and Mrs A (joint). Gents Brown, Mrs Raffle: Mrs S. Domino v


2s 6d (12V£p) return and to Morecambe, 15p! The young people of today who spend upwards of £1 to travel the few odd miles to Clitheroe or Blackburn might find the. letter fact difficult to be­ lieve but, if they ask their grandads, I know, they will be happy to confirm it.


years ago.


Why, it was only fifty J.F.


..•It


Thursday’s mi Mrs E. Asht Birtwell, Mis; Mrs P. Whitt: Ladies — M greaves, Mr greaves. Gent Sagar, K ana Mrs I. Raffle: Miss 1


Theatrical Days in am|


ricals were Mrs M. E. JJ amusing tafl “Lady Alice riven to Sabd| Bibby gave thanks.


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