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A big entry
THERE was a bumper response to the Christmas jum bled words and. spot' the difference compet itions, which closed on Saturday. The 12 winners in
the contests — run by the Advertiser and Times in conjunction with the Chamber of Trade — will be an nounced next week.
and Times Diving into the New Year
WHAT’S th is , C lith e ro e ’s Mayor Coun. John Cowgill ta k in g p a r t in a shoot?
pulling the trigger to let the" French Con nection, Clitheroe, begin the New Year in its own- inimitable way, with the annual plunge in the ice-cold
In fact he was just
waters of the River Ribble.
. and hope to have raised £1,000 for the Meteor Club.
bers in fancy dress participated in the spectacle at Edisford
was fired, it was into the water for an .in stant cure for hangov
When' the musket Thirty-eight mem
ers '. . . though the' river, in spate, was flowing too quickly for anyone to . swim -• from bank to bank. Instead, under the
watchful eye of the town’s Fire . Brigade and Ribble Valley SubrAqua Club, the group .— comprising Roman emperors , waitresses, babies and even a shaggy dog —
Roger Hargreaves: “It was a pity the river was flooded, but we all enjoyed our dip and gave the spec ta to r s p le n ty of laughs.’’ Afterwards they
bathed in a 100-yard stretch which had been roped off. Said o rg a n is e r
out and have a Lanca shire hot-pot. -
noon they all had a chance to see them-, selves in action, for FC Clitheroe member Melvyn Edmondson had made a video film of the whole proceed ings! ■
During the after
made their way to the Station Hotel to dry.
Fqr more pictures, turn to Page 16.
to recovery beckons for industries
in Ribble Valley
AN end to the reces sion is being cautious- iredictea by some e V a lley
ly pred Ribble
businessmen following a year of expansion, reinvestment and in creased sales. Most local companies
Econ Atkinson products also prompted the recruit ment of about a dozen extra staff.
The extra demand for
had a good 1983 and are optimistic about prospects for the coming months, al though the rising cost of overheads and materials is causing some anxiety. ,A few firms have strug
gled during the year, but the overall picture is a bright one. Several companies have
ADMINISTRATION director for Bowker Brothers, Mrs Maureen Goldsmith, doesn’t count sheep . . . she counts doors! The firm, which hopes to take on new workers in 1984, is the country’s second largest manufacturer of wooden doors for kitchens.
cess stories has been that of 'engineering firm. Econ. Atkinson. It recently con cluded two business deals: which should increase total group turnover to about £7m. It acquired the plat
ploughed back profits by investing in new machin ery and others have broadened both their home and export markets. One of the year’s suc
fo rm -m a n u fa c tu re rs Spencer and Sons, of Market Harborough, and also took over the sales and marketing of Taskers, of Andover.
firm also acquired L. and K. Sprayers, of Lincoln, and this led to a jobs sec urity boost for Clitheroe ■ workers in November, when manufacture of the sprayers was transferred to the Taylor Street works. The L. and K. range is
.Earlier in the year, the
joyed its most successful Smithfield Show for a number of years, securing orders worth £250,000. These included big
now expected to become the main product line at Clitheroe,. according to managing director Mr. Don Taylor. The firm recently en
based, at Sun Street, Clitheroe, consolidated its' position as the country’s ■ second largest manufac turer of wooden doors for kitchens. .
Bowker B ro th e rs , ''
ideas was the “Classic Collection”, a range of doors held in . stock! and supplied in any quantity within seven days.
new retail showroom, with . full fitting,. planning, and advisory service, which, opened d u r in g the summer.
The second . was the Increase
. Mr Bolton said that the firm is considerably confi dent about the future and this was reflected by the i installation in December of £150,000-worth of new com p u te r -co n tro lled machinery. There are' also hopes of
ton engineering firm, which deals in fabrication and welding work, eqjoy- ed . a good year during 'which the labour force in creased from 25 to 40. ■ Towards the end- of the year it acquired neigh bouring firm Houghton’s, retaining the workforce of 30.
orders for the Unispread muck spreaders and a large one from Scotland for sprayers. A Department of Trans
of three brothers who are partners in the firm, con siders prospects for the New Year to be’ fairly bright. “Jobs seem to be pick
Mr Paul Harrison, one
port order for 25 motor way gritters was also tied: up recently, mating the firm even more optimistic than it was last winter. “We are looking for
ward to 1984 as a very busy and highly competi tive year and feel we nave the product range and skills to ensure success,” said Mr Taylor.
• more export markets with our products, working, with other organisations, he added.
“We also hope to enter
School site for sale
CAR HIRE WELLGATE MOTORS LIMITED
MAIN VAUXHALL — OPEL DEALER8 FOR THE RIBBLE VALLEY !:
OFFICIAL MoT TESTING STATION
DUCK STREET, CLITHEROE TIL. 22232/3/4
ESTABLISHED OVER 50 YEAR8 •’
A COUNTY Council sub committee has. agreed to sell the former'Whiteacre School Bite at Barrow. It follows a decision by
> However one scheme for' 12 homes, which does not conflict with the .local s tru c tu re plan, s till stands. , The county’s rLand and
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the Secretary of State, to refuse planning 'permis sion for. five development schemes for the site.; :=
; uses. include / conversion into ' 181 flatB,; adaptation into a holiday centre, and
Buildings Sub-Committee has recommended disposal of the. 'site and possible
. agricultural - or recreation a l use of the; playing, fields.
, •
i “coming ofage"-,with, “Babes in the wood."“I The<shm, thf 21st con secutive pantomime .to be1
T R IN IT Y ‘Methodist Church pantomime. this month celebrates! its
■.presented by the Clitheroe church, will be produced on January 21st and the • 25th to ' the ,28th, ,with
■i members or friends of thek
-.During-.the early, days - church, will be,taking '•the show wai written f y part.
{Mrs , Bertha ■ Bradshaw, - minister of Trinity., > I ,
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;The< f i r s t ’panto’ 'was..f eluding Mr Jimmy Fell; ■'“Aladdin”; presented - in k (rf.Whatley,, and; the -Rev# :196i. The producer■ wasRonal d - Jobling, ,.4hen:,i
„ ''m a n y local people , in-
A cast ranging in age - year’s producer is Stuart" 'dered less fortunate mem- - 'from six,to over' 60, -all ^Robinson. .,. .,
■ .matinees-on the first and-'l who, is < last of those dates.
[.with the latest show. Thist society 'has-always consi- •■ ■ .bers , of
..th(
again connected Since its inception .the
“ Tickets - for “Babes in ■thewood’
berskof.v.the community reserving , seats- for., them at -;ai performance;<and now' a - complete showing is devoted to them. ■
from tomorrow;
produces components for bedroom fu rn i tu re , started two new ventures in 1983, both of which ex ceeded expectations, ac cording to managing di rector Mr Chris Bolton. The first of the new
The firm, which also ‘
ling as far afield as~ America, Denmark and Jersey to find orders.
This has meant travel
towards bigger contracts and has become involved in . quarries, the' animal
The firm is now moving
with Hepworth’s, has been appointed merchan dise director for “Ameri can .Pie” — the existing range of boys’ casual wear — and'will also' work on the development of new ranges for the future. The company has e'stab-
ture, as well as any work involving process plant and handling equipment.
- Mr Harrison added: “ The workforce has helped enormously by its willingness to adapt
■ factory on its Judge Wal- mesley mill site, having demolished a disused part of the works; ■'
building a 10,000 sq. ft.
350 people at
its.Gnndle- ton -head office and Henthorn works and Jubilee warehouse Clitheroe,-enjoyed a par ticularly active • and: suc cessful last 12 months.
Trutex. which ‘ employs
any kind of task." Harrison’s is currently
to .Anne Hutchinson-as
“•American Autumn 1984.
senior designer. She will be working closely with Mr Walker on designs for P ie ’’ for
Nighties ;
; order' book through-to April.
Roger .Wood feels that the Trutex brand name is now clearly established , at the forefront of the school- wear market. ,
y Casual wear
taking on more workers ! during 1984. Harrison’s, the Billing-
reinforced during the summer when' Trutex ran a national competition for schoolwear retailers, of fering a Polaroid camera to each outfitter with a T ru tex schoolwear window display. Retailers stood a chance
This was' considerably, Managing: director Mr
^ \ Manageress Mrs Hilda Hiesley said: “ We’ve had a good year and I’m quite happy with the way things are going.’.’
in keeping the girls busy.
Courtaulds group, has taken on five school leav ers in recent months to help meet the demand. Another, firm looking
The firm, part- of the
. The p rospects are bright for the 50-strong workforce at Granby Gar m en ts , L ow erg ate , Clitheroe, with a full
’• and Spencer.: order for polycotton^nightdresses is
• A 7,000-dozen Marks
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Mystery of bus driver’s death
MYSTERY surrounds an accident in Duck Street, Clitheroe, yes terday morning, in which a Ribble bus driver died. • It is thought, however,
that Mr Michael Slack (35), of Alma Place, Clitheroe, was taken ill at the wheel. The bus, in which there
.the old Scout headquar ters for no apparent reason after mounting the pavement.. The driver’s side of the bus was un damaged but the nearside entrance and comer was badly mangled. • ’ ■ The crash occurred shortly after Mr Slack, a bachelor, left the town depot on a 7-30 a.m. run
was one passenger — a man — hit the corner of
Mr Alan Daniels, of the ' Coach House Craft Shop, near whose premises the bus came to rest. • He was preparing to go to work at about 7-30
to Preston. First on the scene was
a.m. and was opening the ranch-type. gate leading from the courtyard into Duck Street when he heard a bang. “I rushed, to . the bus
and the d r iv e r was slumped over the wheel," he said. “The. passenger told me he was- all right, so I .asked him to look after the driver and went to phone the emergency services." Mrs Maureen Ains
of winning, one of 20 weekend holidays and there were 800 entries from all over the country. Since “Wildbunch”, the
for a return on its recent high investments is Stal wart Dyeing, at Primrose, which makes carpets for the trade. It has doubled its workforce, in the last 18 months ,to the present level of 100 and spent sev eral . hundred thousand pounds' on new machinery. >
Investment
company’s range of unisex casual wear for three-to- 10-year-olds was launched a year ago, sales have reached nearly_£lm. The. last six months
ing up slightly,” he said. “But we are having to put jn a lot of effort to find the work. We have had to. regear altogether and promote ourselves' much more.”
. Mr Philip Walker, pre viously a senior buyer
have seen two mqjor ap pointments to the com pany which, says'Mr Wood, will further de velop the. company’s ranges.of branded casual wear.
• Owner Mr T rev o r Balmforth believes that' next year could see a slow recovery from the reces sion as more confidence is shown in reinvestment. “But it’s going to be a very slow growth,” he said. The firm’s turnover has
increased by 150 per cent in two years, following in vestment. designed to im prove production methods
• continued on page 6
WALBANK FABRICS
PETER REUNITED . . ; the Taylor family TOGETHER
THE best New Year’s present ever is what Cheryl and Jason Taylor, of Central Avenue, Clitheroe, are celebrating . . for mum and dad are getting married again on Saturday.
children for bringing us t* back together,”, said, Mrs
back
“And we can thank the .
Beryl Taylor. ai Mrs
gineer the whole thing . . . telephoning their dad
comes of “They have helped en
• Beryl, who has a foot wear stall on Clitheroe Market, moved to Glitheroe to' be near her parents, Mr and Mrs Donald Whatmough, of Whalley, who have since gone to live at Rossall. . “Charles popped the question on Thursday and we had to dash round for a special licence to be married on the same day as before, January 7th,” said Beryl.
and her husband Charles (37) were living in Bacup, where he and his father run a building firm.
: was quite surprised when I accepted. It has all-been a hectic-rush since.” > ”
• “He has proposed to me several times recently, and
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• The ceremony will, take place at Clitheroe Regis ter Office, with a recep tion . at the Swan .and Royal Hotel. ••. */ Cheryl. (15) will be bridesmaid and Jason (14) will be the official'photo grapher. Both are i pupils at iRibblesdale School. " " Beryl will wear,a bal lerina-length Paris gown, bought in a hastily organ ised shopping trip to'Man chester on--Friday, .and Mrs .Sally,, Williamson, of Peel- S tre et , will ;be .matron of honour. “ 7! This. week ■ saw Charles and ’
Berylibusily.decorat-
kwili be, on 'sale
.W hen th e y d iv o rc ed four years ago, Beryl (36)
come-over and trying 1®!r best to get us to- _
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worth, of the Wellgate News agency, also rushed to . the scene and tried to revive the driver but he was already dead. Clitheroe Police, fire,
and ambulance services were: soon on, the : scene but Mr Slack was pro-'- nounced dead by., a local
doctor. Mr Slack joined Ribble
in 19.73 in Manchester, and moved to Clitheroe in 1980.
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