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THE “ envisaged closure” of the 24- bed “ acute” section of Clitheroe Hospi­ tal came as a great shock to district health authority of­ ficials . . . for they had heard nothing about it.


However the infor­


mation — contained in a capital programme put to members o f the Blackburn, Hyndburn and R ib b le V a l le y Health Authority at a meeting at Queen’ s Park Hospital by the regional health author­


ity — brought an apol­ ogy from a red-faced


regional official. Said D is tr ic t Ad­


ministrator Mr Paul Whitfield: “ The Reg­ ional Administrator Mr Paul Castle admitted that the publication o f the envisaged closures was an error, as they were only suggestions . ; . and the region "had no definite plans on the matter.


“ The regional au­


thority has now with­ drawn its statement.” Mr Whitfield said


that staff and GPs had been alarmed that the


region could act in such a way without consulting them.


“ Th ey were also


upset at the way the information appeared


and Mr Castle apolog­ ised for any embarrass­ ment caused,” he said.


However, Mr Castle


ex p la in ed that the region had suggested closure o f 122 acute beds in the district to combat an excess num­ ber . . . though it was up to district officials where these closures


took place. “ I apologised to the


district authority for


the inclusion o f the en­ visaged closures in our ca p i ta l programm e d o cum en t , as they • thought we had firmly made up our minds,” he said.


It was o n ly two


months ago that the district authority chair­ man, Mr Ian Woolley, a s su r e d s t a f f at Clitheroe Hospital that. it was not to be on a “ hit list” for closure.


The hospital houses


24 extended stay pa­ tients, 18 rehabilitation patients and the 24 “ a cu te ” cases. The latter are in need of


nursing care but not the high technology or specialist care o f a gen­


eral hospital. They are referred to


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the hospital and looked after by doctors’ prac- ■ tides in C l ith c r o e , Whalley and Slaidburn. A doctors’ spokesman


said: “ If the acute sec­ tion were to close, it would mean the, hospi­ ta l r e v e r t in g to a geriatric unit.” He added: “Mr Wool-


ley and the district management team in Blackburn have as­ sured, us that they are not thinking o f closing Clitheroe Hospital/'


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People not ‘save water’


PEOPLE in the Clitheroe area are not heeding appeals to conserve water . . . despite the'fact that supplies are at their lowest level ever for this time of


year. As anxious North West


Water Authority officials forecast a “drastic” situa­ tion on the horizon, a further plea has gone to residents to “turn down


the taps.” Most of Clitheroe’s sup­


plies come from the huge Stocks Reservoir at Dale Head . ... at present well under half full.


Ban ' The situation is worse­


ned by the fact that an ancillary borehole supply for. Clitheroe, at Grindle- : ton, is runriing"out'and-ite contribution is now consi­ dered “negligible.” A hosepipe ban slapped


f&et things going with a


PHEW . ... what a day to model a fur coat! With temperatures climbing to­ wards the eighties at C l ith e ro e H o sp ita l ’ s annual open day, domestic assistant Mrs Margaret Taylor kept her cool and opted to wear a bikini while modelling a fur coat which was being raffled. The coat was donated


by the relative o f a former patient and raised


£50. The day was organised


by the Friends of the Hospital and more than £1,400 was raised for pa­ tients’ comforts. More people are esti­


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mated to have attended than in 1983 and organis­ ers feel the open day is becoming more popular since the first was held 21 years ago. Guests included the


Mayor of Ribble Valley, Coun. Bernard Thornton, the Mayor of Clitheroe, Coun. Howel Jones, and Mr Roy Dewhurst, vice- chairman of Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Health Authority, who were shown round by two local doctors. Added interest was pro­


vided by the fact that this was the first open day since the inception of the community hospital last November. A special fea­ ture of interest was the new summer house pro­ vided by the Friends. Mrs Vera Brown, sec­


retary of the Friends, ar­ ranged pony rides for the children and other enter­ tainment included music by Slaidbum Silver Band .and displays by Longridge


Rosettes. Mrs Helen Monk, hospi­


tal administrator, said: “Everybody had a won­ derful day, thanks to the efforts of individuals too numerous to mention.” Our photograph 1 shows


Mrs Taylor trying the coat for size and. some of


the staff who helped on the stalls.


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OVER £120 was raised for group funds at St Mary Magdalene Scout and Cub Parents’ Associ­ ation coffee evening.


It was held at the home o f Mr and Mrs John Auster, o f Hillside Close, Clithcroe. There were


cake;' plant and book stalls as well as sideshows


to keep the youngsters amused. During the evening, Mrs Auster was presented'


with a plant' and Mr Fred Poole, who helps the Scouts with canoeing, received a ; “ thanks”


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on the county until the end of August will be ex­ tended if necessary and the maximum fine for flouting it has been in­ creased to £400. To combat the illegal


use o f hosepipes, the NWWA has brought “de­ tector vans” into use in East Lancashire to make random checks in the


area. The authority has also received 70 telephone


I calls from consumers “shopping” neighbours for wasting water. The reservoir superin­


tendent at Stocks, Mr Geoff Kean, said: “People must begin to economise . . . it’s for their own


good.” The reservoir — full


capacity 2,600 million gal­ lons — is at present just over the 1,000 million gal­


lons mark. Normal However, 10m. gallons


a day are going to Black­ pool and the Fylde, as well, as the Clitheroe and Blackburn areas.' Clitheroe is using lVim.


. normal consumption. Said Mr Kean: “The re­


gallons a day, which shows no decrease on


Ways to


use less M E A SU R E S s u g ­ gested by the NWWA to conserve water in­


clude . . . • Use washing up


water for the garden. • C le a n o n ly windscreens o f vehi­


cles. • Take a shower in-


■ stead o f a bath. • Ensure, full loads iri; automatic'washing


machines. O The biggest water


user in the home is the toilet with two gallons a flush. Place a sealed plastic bag of small stones or gravel in the c is t e rn to reduce consumption.


servoir has never been as low as this so early in the year. If economies are not made, by late August we could be left with only 10 days supply." As water levels drop,


some of the submerged remains of the old Dale Head v i l la g e have emerged and children from Tosside School on an ecology walk found pot­ te r y ch ip s and t i le remains.


Hottest day Scorched farmland has


retarded grass growth for farmers following their bumper, hay and silage crops and an NFU official warned that unless the rains came soon, second cuts of silage would be well down on last year.


The village of Dow-


nham, usually an early victim of drought, had its spring supply from Pendle Hill replenished by the brief heavy shower a fort


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Consortium takes over


Salthill plot A GROUP of local haul­ age contractors and gen­ eral industrialists have


joined forces to form “an industrial estate” within an industrial estate. The consortium — com­


prising hauliers A. and J.' Fort, J. D. Dewhurst, J. T. Davies 1 and Mr and Mrs A. B. Mason, and timber merchants T. and P. Cattermole — has been given planning permission to develop one of the plots on Salthill Industrial Estate, Clitheroe. The plan is to sub­


divide a plot at Salthill into six small sites, each of which will be operated by a member of the con­


sortium. The members — all


from the Ribble Valley — want to use the plot for industrial purposes and for haulage businesses in­ cluding ancillary retail


J, The., application,:, which; was approved by the


Ribble Valley - Council’s Development Sub- Commit­


tee, also includes con­ struction of hardstanding and provision of an access point.


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Popular trip


WHAT a response! Demand for our holi­ day trip to “Emmer- dale Farm” ■ country was so brisk when booking ■ opened last Thursday that an extra coach had to be laid on . . . and now.this is full as well.


' The day trip, which shows fans of the popu­ lar television series the actual locations where filming takes place, is scheduled for August 1st and includes stops at Guiseley, Knares-


.borough and Harro­ gate.


LEARNING first aid may at times have had them in stitches, figura­ tively speaking, at West Bradford W I ’ s open evening, but none of the members had any doubts


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i what they learnt at a talk given by Edna Hothersall, chief nursing officer of Clitheroe St John Ambulance. She demonstrated


( heart massage, treat­ ment of wounds and other te ch n iq u e s at St C a th e r in e ’ s Sunday School, on Thursday. Mrs Anne Gregson,


president of the WI, said: “The evening was both enjoyable and infor­ mative and villagers


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must now be better at coping with accidents.” There was some disap­


pointment that more people did not come along, particularly with the school holidays ap-


Children who acted as


“dummies” for the even­ ing were Georgina and Samantha Greenwood, pupils at Waddington and West Bradford CE School, and Robert and A n d rew G re g s on . Robert is also a pupil at the school, and Andrew attends St Wilfrid’ s ■High School, Blackburn. Our photograph shows


Mrs Hothersall demon­ strating one technique on Robert.


Accolade for Red Cross club leader


THE- highest accolade;'CTveniby,.the_British Red


""Cross Society — the badge of honour - - has been awarded to Mrs'Olive Perry, group leadei of the Ribble V a l le y Red Cross Club for the


Disabled. Tale of woe


ends well THE tale of . Clitheroe pensioner Fred Hall’s mis­ sing windmill has Had a happy ending.


Last week the Adver­ tiser and Times reported


that the 18-inch high windmill, made by Mr Hall, of The Crescent, Clitheroe, had mysteri­ ously disappeared from his garden.


But on the date the


story appeared; some chil­ dren found the ornament on land behind Seedall A v en u e and it was promptly returned to Fred — slightly damaged, but repairable.


Dumping of asbestos


HENTHORN tip is one of 14 special sites chosen by the county council for the small-scale dumping of domestic asbestos.


. Special skips will be made a v a i la b le fo r dangerous material so that it can be kept apart


from ordinary rubbish. They will be supervised


by workmen who will only accept the asbestos if it is covered in plastic bags or sheets.


The scheme starts on .


August 1st and will be monitored for six months.


A good night’s work indeed! And the society has also


rewarded three Clitheroe women who have assisted Mrs Perry in organising the group — Mrs Nellie Kay, of Henthom Road, Mrs Gladys Allen, of Standen Road and Miss Margaret Browning, of Pimlico Road. They have been given certificates of commendation. Tog e th e r with Mrs


Perry, of Riverside Cot­ tag e, Lower Hodder Bridge, Hurst Green, th e y r e c e iv e d th e ir awards at the annual meeting of the Lancashire County Branch, of the British Red Cross Society


in Preston. The badge of honour is


given for devoted service


to the society and the cer- tificatesfor meritorious


service. Mrs Perry said that


many people had contri­


buted to her award, prais­ ing the-three helpers, the social services, Rotarians and Round Table mem­ bers who have assisted in the work of the club. 'If it wasn’t for the


s o c ia l s e r v ic e s we wouldn’t have a group for the disabled,” she said, “and without the Rotar rians and Round Tablers, who provide transport, we wouldn’t be able to take people out.” Mrs Perry, who has


been group leader for the past six years, organises fortnightly meetings for some 60 elderly, disabled and handicapped people. This includes arranging transport and refresh­ ments and entertaining the members' in a wide range of social activities. Mrs Perry also regular­


ly visits handicapped and disabled members who are unable to attend the dub and looks after their welfare and social entitle­ ments.


She is also a prominent :


fund raiser and a regular co l le c to r during Red Cross Week.. •


Summer house


THE summerhouse in Clitheroe ■ Castle grounds, which was destroyed by fire, is to be rebuilt. Plan­ ning consent has been given by the Ribble Valley Council’s Develop­ ment Sub-Committee, sub­


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Post boxes sealed in dispute


COLLECTIONS of mail from Clitheroe and other parts of the Ribble Valley have come to a halt fol­ lowing a dispute at Pre­ ston sorting office. Post boxes have been


sealed to prevent impor­ tant letters from lying around and also to relieve p re ssu re at Preston where a limited amount of mail is being handled. The emergency mea­


sure was taken by Mr John Connor, head post­ master at Blackburn whose area includes Blackburn, Rossendale, Accrington and Clitheroe. “ I took the decision so


-effect on ^deliveries of. in­ coming mail.


that the public could make other arrangements for having their mail deli­ vered, such as posting from another area,” said Mr Connor. He- added that there was unlikely to be any


" : ' The. dispute at Preston


is centred over new staf­ fing changes which has led to a ban on overtime.


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Cyclists taking over town


centre


THE racing cyclists will be taking over Clitheroe on Sunday afternoon.


The town centre will be sealed off for nearly five hours for a “round-the- houses” . meeting — still rare in this country, but common on the Conti­


nent.


There will be five races along a half-mile circuit — Castle Street, Well- gate, Lowergate and Moor Lane.


There will be events for all ages, with up to 40 riders using the circuit at any one time.


Among the top riders taking part will be the national road race champion of England, John Cavanagh, and Joey McLaughlin, who has represented Great Britain at international level.


Only three women are racing and one of them,


.Elizabeth Walmsley, lives iii Whalley Road, Clitheroe.


Other local riders include Allan and Mark Gornall, o f Laneside Farm, Meafley, Duncan Park, o f Green D r iv e , Clitheroe, and. Gareth Morris, of Grindleton.


Organiser Mr Ian Gastall, of the North Lancashire Road Club, said: “-We have been wanting to stage something like this for years, so it’s a dream come true for us.


“Clitheroe is ideal for the cyclist. It has a bit of everything.”


The Ribble Valley Mayor, ; Coun. Bernard Thorn-, .'ton, -will' start the. first - race shortly after 12 noon. The meeting will


I last until about 4-30 p.m.


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