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Trevor takes on


DARK - HAIRED T re v o r P r i tc h a rd plans to change his image next month . . . he’s going bald!


, for a good cause.- He’s taking part in


h im se lf as a Yul Brynner . . . it’s just the Clitheroe baker’s way of raising money


Not that he fancies


an eight-and-a-half- hour sponsored “cut


in,” organised by the proprietor of Cut and C u r l, Bawdlands, Miss Gillian Young, to raise cash for the


NSPCC. As a way of promot­


ing the effort, Gillian


asked for a volunteer to go bald, with the promise of’ free hair styling when the locks ’


’ grew again. Trevor (26), who


lives with his mum, ' Alice, in Peel Street, decided to answer the call and go one better — asking people , to sponsor him for his tonsorial daring. At first Trevor ex­


pected to take some stick from his friends. “But they have been keeping quiet in case they are asked to join me,” he says.


‘


He is no stranger when i t comes to


• British Legion Poppy Appeal from house-to- ’ house and street col­ lections.. A le a d e r of. St


making money for worthwhile causes. Last year he raised £253 for the Royal


James’s Church Path­ finders group, Trevor is hoping that people will dip into their poc­ kets to help him in his effort for charity.


pledged £30, but by the time the deed is done I hope to have • made between £125 and £150 fo r the NSPCC,” he said.


“So far I have been


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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16th, 1984 No. 5,094


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Sawley’s ‘Going for


a Song’


A TEAM of specialists from Sotheby’s will be at the Spread Eagle Hotel, Sawley, a week on Tues­ day to give advice on anti­ ques and works of art Drought in for appraisal and to accept items for sale.


ranged by Mrs Susan Yorke, Sotheby’s rep­ resentative in Lancashire, in aid of the Royal Na­ tional Lifeboat Institu­ tion.


The visit has been ar­ Shock for Clitheroe


FIFTY workers at factory, Clitheroe,


jobs. The Clitheroe works,


THE impending ap­ pointment of a new R oman C a th o l ic Bishop of Salford is rekindling hopes in the Ribble Valley of possible mergers to save threatened vil­ lage schools.


,


were not acceptable to the Bishop of.Salford, the ‘ Rt


Mergers in the diocese


Rev.- Thomas Holland; now retired, but whose views still apply. The appointment of his successor is being keenly awaited at Hurst Green where the County-Council has named St John’s CE


favour mergers, then there could still be time for consultation with the county and some arrange­ ment reached whereby the children would not have to go outside the village for their education.


School for closure. Should the new Bishop


• However, at St John’s the headmistress, Mrs Renee Lang, has in mind a complete and equal merger.


master of St Joseph’s RC School, says he would welcome''Anglican chil­ dren and ensure they re­ ceived Anglican teaching.


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Full wrlten details on request. Mr Jim Shillitoe, head­


wholly different, so we would not just want the children to be absorbed there,” she said. The St John’s gover­


“Our curricula are


which has a labour force of 165, is feeling the’ backlash of a company decision to discontinue making blazers and jeans and also to switch its Bury factory from the manufacture of trousers to skirts for the associ­ ated Slimma brand. This, in turn, means


Trutex’s. Henthorn are to lose their


various multiple outlets had continuously pushed branded houses, such as- Trutex, towards imports as the only way of main­ taining a viable business. The company — part of


the past-10 years. Price competition from


nors, who still nurture a hope that the Minister of Education will reprieve the school^are to meet his Under S ecretary, Mr Robert Dunne, at a date to be arranged. More than 500 people in-


the village have signed 23 letters of objection to the


. closure, which have been sent off together with ob­ jections from the gover­ nors and the parish


council. Two other threatened


schools, at Downham and Grindleton, have both re­ ceived their dates to meet Mr Dunne . . . Downham a week today and Grindle-


24-hour shoot out


A YOUNG Downham couple are hoping to pot more than luck with a sponsored 24- h o u r


marathon to raise money for'the Dow­ nham School fight. T e r ry (22) and


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Tracey Braithwaite (20), of Top Row, are making the gesture because Terry, his brother and sister all attended the school . . . and the couple hope it will still be there when their son John (eight months) is old enough to attend. The couple play


that the finishing of jeans, trousers and maz­ ers now carried out at Clitheroe will cease. The 50 workers losing


Not affected


start- in :six weeks’ time,' and be phased over the following 12 weeks. Workers involved in


The redundancies will


the machinery and cut­ ting side at Henthom will not be affected and


the firm is confident that the stitching of shirts,


blouses and skirts will be retained at present


levels. Nor will employees at


the Jubilee warehouse and the Grindleton head office be affected by the change. Giving the background


the pant Tootal group — has had to. continually review its own sourcing of garments and its ability to maintain home-based pro­ duction,- said th e spokesman.


their jobs will come from the pressing and packing sections.


hut not a complete sur­ prise to the Henthorn


The news was a shock,


. workforce and some, who fear they will be the. un­ lucky ones, have-. already called at Clitheroe Job-


■ ■ : Centre manageress Mrs


Janie Mitchell has been in touch with the company to find out. more details about the redundancies.


area officer for the Na­ tional Union of Tailors and Garment Workers, said that Trutex’s policy of importing garments had proved costly for his union’s members.


Mr Harry Hamilton,


to the redundancies, a company spokesman said that imported garments had taken a progressively greater proportion of the schoolwear market over


ited th e fa c to ry on Friday, said he wab look­ ing at other companies in the area to see if they could employ the Trutex workers.


Mr Hamilton, who vis- Fix these lights plea


AN APPEAL for prompt repairs'to the lighting from Castle View to Rail­ way View, has been made by Coun. John Cowgill (Clitheroe). He told the Ribble


home to ensure their safety.


Valley Council that since the high winds in January all the lights had been out of action. He added that the path


twice weekly at the village hall, where the marathon will start at 6 p.m. a week today. Referees will be Mr


he had been told that it would be at least two months before any repairs are carried but and asked for the matter to be dealt with urgently. P ublic Works and


Coun. Cowgill said that , ■


is so dark that husbands are having to meet wives and families on their way


Centre "to inquire about other employment.


A NEW keep-jit class at the Ribblesdale Pool, Clitheroe, started with a splash on Thursday evening . . .


titan 100 would-be fit­ ness fanatics turned up fo r the introductory


when more


lesson. "We could not believe


shows there is'a need in the area for the class," said baths manager Mr. David Phillips. The baths will now


our eyes — but it just


open for three sessions each'week to cope with the numbers —


day 9 to 10 p.m., Satur­ day 7 to 8 p.m. and Sunday 8 to 9 p.m. The classes start this week and will be run in ses­ sions of 10 weeks, at £1


Wednes­


a lesson. - The idea fo r the


course came from swim­ ming instructor Mr David Slinger, of Lit- tlembor Road, Clitheroe, 'who will’


ses. There will be a vari­ ety of water;


show people how to become fitter. Said Mr Phillips:


teach~tKe'clas- exercises to


“There may be even more people wishing to attend this week, as we heard that the power cut last Thursday prevented some from turning out." In our picture, Mr


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Post-haste in 80


minutes


CLITHEROE resident Mrs Janet Hemingway thinks the first class post is . . . first class. For on Monday Mrs


just one hour and ,29 minutes after it had been postmarked. . Said Mrs Heming­


Hemingway, of De­ nbigh Drive, received a letter at 9-50 a.m.,


way: “ Everybody always complains about the post, but I think this was jolly good.” C l i th e ro e P o s t


Sotheby’s is giving its services free, but an entr­ ance fee of £1 per person (for every three items brought for valuation) will be collected at the door.


s i lv e r , clocks and • watches, furniture, glass, . po rce lain , pew te r , bronzes, ivories, musical boxes, old toys and dolls, jewellery, scientific in­ struments and oriental items will be on hand to give advice between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.


Experts on pictures,


are invited to bring items in for inspection and, if anything is too large or heavy to carry, the ex­ perts can usually give an opinion from a clear photograph.


Members of the public


sale will ^ be taken from the Spread Eagle to Sotheby’s salerooms in Chester or London, free


All items accepted for


Office explained that the postman emptying the collecting boxes first thing sorts the first class letters and takes them out on the second delivery. The spoke sman


vice.”


Slinger demonstrates an exercise to some of the enthusiasts.


‘Be on alert’ warning


goods valued at around £5,000 were taken from | the Castle Sports Shop in


CLITHEROE traders are being urged to be more security-conscious follow­ ing an' influx of out-of- town thieves. In the latest break-in,


| the town centre. . A stolen Ribble Valley Council van used in the theft was later found abandoned in Liverpool. “It is ouite obvious that we are dealing with pro­


Health Committee chair­ man, Coun. Harry Wad­ dington told him it would be discussed at a commit­ tee meeting bn Tuesday.


Oldcorn.


Now it’s stained glass all round at church


A WISH expressed by Mrs Margaret Jeffs that I a window in Christ Church, Chatbum, should


be made of stained glass like the rest has been fulfilled after her death . , ; by her daughter.


Mrs Jeffs and her hus- glass should be fitted to


fessional thieves and trad­ ers should do everything they can to deter them,’ said D et. Sgt Jim


''years and Mrs Jeffs always thought stained


band, George Frederick, were closely connected with the church for'many


Pupils keep date with Mr Toad


Bob Hall, Mr Nick Creighton, Mrs Eileen Wilson • and Terry’s f a th e r , Mr Geoff Braithwaite. Other villagers will help.


confident I will win . . . but we won’t fall out about it.”


Said Terry: “ I ’m


ton on the 29th of the month. The Grindleton action


Miss Florence Jeffs, of Shaw Gardens in the vil­ lage, has provided the church with- a window bearing the picture of Jesus blessing the chil­ dren.


the only plain window. Now her daughter,


window, designed, coinci­ d e n ta l ly , by John Clitheroe and made by window specialists in St Helens, was dedicated on Sunday byja former vicar at-, Chatburn, Canon Edward Wynn.


The 10ft. by 2ft.


and - members of the family atten d ed the


Miss Jeffs (pictured)


1 school on February 25th from 10-30 a.m. to noon to raise money for the, trip. Ribble Valley MP


group will, be holding a coffee morning in the


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David Waddington is hoping to be able, to join all three delegations.


i schools can be closed in I July and new; arrange­ ments completed for; the


Council is hoping for - a quick decision so that the


start of the autumn term. . Together with-its-own comments, the County Council has until the end


| has received to the prop­ osed closures.,,


of the month to submit to the Minister, .Sir . Keith Joseph, the objections^ it


■-Willows”’ have’ really come; to life, for pupils (Of, Waddington and West Bradford CE School.' ,."


THE characters in the book “The Wind in-'the


:been listening to the. story.,in class/ were taken to i


For the top infants and lower juniors, who have -


see'Toad/Mole, Ratty and friends at a show?at,the.. Grand Theatre in Blackpool. "


coach to ithe matinee and had’aneixjoyable'time, * complete with ice-creams in the htteryd^'-^niuv.- -»


More than 40 youngsters and four staff went by -V Meanwhile, the County-


Jeffs grandchildren, Brian Atkinson, of Chorley, and Catherine Clarke, of Whalley, read,the lessons, and two other grandsons,' Robin Atkinson and James Jolly, .took up the collection. Afterwards there was a buffet at Miss Jeffs’home. ,


service.' ’ Two of Mr and Mrs


-


‘teacher at the;churchy for 25 years,, Miss Jeffs is a


A Sunday ? School


. member, of: the PCC and served for a time on the '


Deanery Synod.


'1949;;.:.was'., a regular church attender; and:keen sp o r tsm an and h er


Her father; who died in


-,was a founder member of -Chatbum Mothers’ Unitm


mother, who died :. 10 years ago in her nineties;


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