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THURSDAY, MARCH 29th, 1984 No. 5,100 Price 19p


JOYCE HOLDEN has lost count of the number of babies she has seen making their entrance in


the world. For Mrs Holden is


Bramley Meade Maternity Home’s longest-serving nurse, who for two de­ cades has helped mums through one of the most crucial' times of their lives. • Now,, after assisting


two g en e ra t ion s o f mothers, she has decided to. call it a day. To mark her retirement


today — and her long ser­ vice — she will receive a gold chain from her collea­ gues. Gifts will also in­ clude cutlery from the dis­ trict health authority,


being presented tonight by Chief Nursing Officer Mr James Abbott. Mrs Holden, who began nursing nearly 40 years ago and started work at Bramley Meade in July 1964, said she had lost track of the number of babies she-had delivered, but quipped: “I f . I had a penny for each nappy I have changed, I would be wealthy.” One of the highlights


of her career has been seeing a twin who was bom at Clitheroe Hospital come to Bramley Meade years later to have her own baby. Mrs Holden, of Standen


Road, Clitheroe, has wit­ nessed many changes


. during her happy career, and says approvingly: “Mums are more involved with their babies than th ey used to be, . . . today they are to­ gether all the time.”


She has had consider­


able maternal experience, of her own, having raised three children. Daughter Cheryl is now a midwife also working at Bramley Meade! '


Mrs Holden bows out


with mixed feelings. Though she will miss the job, retirement will give her more time for her hobbies such. as yoga — on which she has given colleagues some useful hints in the past.


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Rubbish bill shock for local traders


A NEW bill which Ribble Valley businesses face from next Monday for having their bin- rubbish collected, is causing consternation among tradespeople, councillors were told on Tuesday.


Pureiy commercial


concerns which, for the last decade, have had two Dins emptied free will be


affected by the weekly charge. It follows a change of


council policy prompted by the law that says a “reasonable” fee must be levied for the collection of trade refuse.


Coun. John Cowgill a t c a l l a s p ow e r


Gymnast Andrew brings home gold


C L ITH E R O E champion gymnast Andrew Braithwaite of St Paul’s. Street, Low Moor, has struck gold again.


Andrew, a sixth-former


at Clitheroe Royal Gram­ mar School, won the open apparatus championship in the North West Area Final o f the British Amateur Gymnastics As­ sociation competition. It was held at Copley Recre­ ation Centre, Manchester, on Saturday.


" After bringing home .a


gold medal and trophy, he will now be one of a team of five representing the NW against Yorkshire in an open age group com­ petition at Copley a week


on Sunday. Following that, there


will scarcely be time for a breath before Andrew is off to Plovdiv, Bulgaria, at Easter. He is one of a team of


12 being sent by Burnley Gymnastics Club to ex­ perience the magnificent facilities and to train with Bulgarian gymnasts and coaches o f na tional standing. Andrew first became in­


terested in the sport while attending Edisford School.


IF electricity cuts continue in the Hodder Valley, there could be a fatal accident, a Ribble Valley councillor has warned.


Coun. Mrs Dorothy


Pearson, who represents Slaidburn, Newton and the Bowland areas, fears that the constant power cuts — three in the last month — will result in a • fire tragedy because so many people are having to resort to candles to light their homes. Nearly 500 consumers


were affected in the latest blackout on Sunday night.. Some areas suffered two power cuts and in other places the electricity was off for over three hours. Mrs Pearson plans to


ask the Ribble Valley Council to press Norweb for a solution to the prob­ lem, which she said was getting worse.


“We are always having


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power cuts,” she said. “There are many elderly people in these villages and one of them could so easily be killed in an acci­ dent involving candles.” She is backed' by Mrs


Patricia Holt, who runs the Parrock Head country


-house hotel at Slaidbura, which was full of guests when the lights failed re­ cently.' Said Mrs Holt: “It was


frightening because I had to send people to bed with candles, despite all the fire risks.


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One Newton pensioner


had a terrifying ordeal after falling in the dark. Mrs Mary Parkinson


(85) was struggling to reach the telephone after the lights went out when she hit some furniture and


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In the dark!


RIBBLE Valley. council­ lors were plunged into darkness on Tuesday


■evening when a fuse blew. The council’s meeting


was delayed for 25 mi­ nutes when the lights went off • in the Ribble Valley Mayor’s Parlour and attempts were made to restore power. .


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Councillors eventually resumed discussions after Clitheroe’s Mayor Coun. John Cowgill offered them the use of his . parlour downstairs, which was un­ affected.


Kathryn's the tops!


FARMER'S daujghter Kathryn Pinder, of Hill House. Farm,'Newton, scored a hit among the boys at Slaidburn' Primary .. School ,on. Thursday - . . . when she captained their winning football team., in a' friendly match against Sabden County Primary.


;


: > . Kathryn (11),- said by • headmaster Mr„ Roger. Cross to have “an out- . standing ability in foot­ ball” i was chosen- as > captain' when;, another N


So great was her


success at leading the team that; Mr Cross says she .- will captain the next game. Kathryn : scored. one of the team’s goals, the


' other scorers in their 5-4 win being Stephen Cottam 'and N e i l Beattie.- Lively blonde Kat­


hryn ., says she first became interested in football when kicking a b a l l: about. with her


. Jack r Russell terrier.. “Kym’:.


’ ■ player-was ill." : “ ■ •= • 'However,'1 she also’ i jAsVyiirt/it* < O


gives some credit for instruction in soccer . technique to older b r o th e r s : R u s s el l, David and Andrew. •


“ I think anybody


should be allowed to play . whatever sport >


■ th ey ■ want • v . -.i/ w h e th e r th e y are boys or; girls,” said Kathryn.


, Kathryn practices ,


football .every Sunday; morning; when she meets - members, of Slaidburn. YFC. ih .a; < friendly game. • :


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my own home,” she said. When she was found by


neighbours she was con­ fused and shaken. Mrs Parkinson added:


“I am grateful to every­ one in the village who came round to help me afterwards, but I am afraid I will, panic every time there’s a power cut now,” she added. Mr Lionel Lewis, chair­


man,^of Newton "Parish Council, said: “The-fre­ quency of these power' blackouts- is the worst I have known ini 30 years. “In the past the cuts


came in bad weather. But now, as on Sunday night,


they occur at any time and in good weather. -


‘Disgrace’ “It takes longer to get


the fault righted nowa­ days, too.” Sunday’ s blackout


meant that beer had to be served by candlelight at


public houses such as the Moorcock Inn, on Wad- dington Fell. Its new owner, Mr


Philip Marlow, is afraid the cuts will affect tour­ ism, which the Ribble Valley Council is trying to promote. "We have had three


power cuts in a month and I think it is a dis­ grace," he said. “When we cannot cook for. people, they are liable to walk out and we lose


trade. “Others see us in dark­


ness, assume we are closed and drive past.


Either way, we lose busi­ ness.”


.A spokesman fo r


Norweb in Burnley said Sunday’s trouble was caused by a faulty in­ sulator on an overhead line at Dunsop Bridge. The lights went off at 9 p.m. and in some cases


were not restored until 35 minutes past midnight..


Brighter , He-explained that the


frequency of blackouts was mainly due to the


.wind, blowing trees on to the line. There was, however,


some brighter news for consumers in Slaidburn, where it is planned within the next month to lay another feeder line along­ side the existing one. Although this will not


reduce the number of power cuts, it will mean that power will be re­ stored sooner by being di­ verted to the extra line. It is also planned to


strengthen all power lines running on hills over 700


ft. to lessen wind and snow damage. The spokesman added


that regular maintenance patrols are being stepped up in the Hodder Valley. But he advised consum­


ers that they should con­ tact Norweb whenever the power goes off. “Sometimes only a low


voltage line is affected and we cannot always tell here in' Burnley,” he said. “It is best to ring us to '< make sure we know”.


BARING the Mayoral leg for a hair-raising experi­ ence is Ribble Valley’s chief citizen, Coun. Ted Boden, who opened a ch a r ity cut-in at a Clitheroe hair salon. There was hair flying in


all directions at the Gillian Young Hair and Beauty Centre, Bawdlands, as £470 was raised for the NSPCC. As well as haircuts for


charity, heads and legs were shaved during the eight-hour session on Sunday. V o lu n te e rs T re v o r


Pritchard and Bob Bibby had gathered sponsors to back them before they


‘wentbald-and-itwas ;the Mayor who cut the first locks.


- Gillian’s staff were cut­


ting hair constantly until 10-30 p.m. and there was also make-up demonstra­ tions taking place. When the tiring session


ended, the staff made a quick visit to local pubs to collect more donations for; the charity. Iii our picture Gillian


prepares her razor for the Mayor’s leg, watched by baldies Bob (left) Trevor.


and


Bob’s lucky strike


CLITHEROE policeman Bob Eastham achieved every golfer’s dream oh Sunday when he hit a hole-in-one' at Clitheroe Golf Club. The dream shot came at


the 145-yard 5th hole in the monthly medal. Bob (40), o f Park


Avenue, who used an eight-iron for the shot, has only been golfing for three-and-a-half years and has been a member at the club for just two months. He- said: “ I couldn’t be­


lieve it. I could see the hole from the tee and .1 was s tanding th ere cheering.” But Bob wasn’t smiling


for long. He explained: “After that shot my game went , to pieces and I finished nowhere in the medal."


Dedication pays off


for Fiona


MORE than three years of dedicated work have paid dividends for 13- year-old Fiona Lucas, who has ju s t been awarded the Queen’ s


Guide Badge. Fiona, of Waddington,


is a member of the 7th C l ithe ro e , St Paul’ s Church Guide unit. Her requirements for the award included camping, hiking and first aid. For the service flash


she helped with Wadding­ ton Brownies and also gained a badge based on knowledge of the Com­ monwealth. A pupil of St Wilfrid’s


High School, Blackburn, Fiona intends to remain as leader' of the Primrose patrol, while tackling the newly-introduced Baden Powell Trefoil Badge.


Restocked


THE North West Water A u th o r ity has been making good the damage caused to Stock Beck, near Gisbum, which was accidentally polluted with cyanide about a year ago. About 200 salmon were put into the Beck on Monday, along with trout, to replace the hundreds of fish killed. ,


Farming scene


ARTICLES bringing you up to date with the latest in agriculture; — one of the area’s major indus-.


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Jeweller foils raid


on shop QUICK thinking by a Clitheroe trader early oh Tuesday foiled a. burglary at his Castle Street jewel­ ler’s shop.


Three men had driven


up to Nettleton’s and were about to smash the window with a stone when Mr Jack Nettleton saw what was happening and shouted at them.


-They ..panicked., and


droveHoff fast, but Mr Nettleton managed to take the number of their sports car.


Mr Nettleton, who runs


the shop in partnership with his brother Eric, lives above it with his wife Mamie and was sus­ picious when he heard the car drive up in the early hours.


“I looked down and saw


three men get out. One of them was carrying a large stone, so I opened the window and shouted at them,” he said.


When he went down­


s ta irs to check the window, he found that the lock securing the shutters had been cut.


This was the first at­


tempted raid on the shop since th ie v e s s tole watches five years ago.


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(Clitheroe) told the Ribble Valley Council that'many businesses learned only last week of the impend­ ing charge. Coun. Miss Agnes Mel-


ling (Longridge) called for further' discussion to find a more “equitable” and economic way of comply­ ing with the law. Pub lic Works and


Health Committee chair­ man Coun. Harry Wad­ dington replied that there had already been lengthy consideration. He said that about 1,000 busines­ ses would be affected by the weekly charge of 20 p a bin. Notices were being


issued, but those affected — among them lock-up traders, banks and fac­ tories — could make al­ ternative arrangements to have their refuse col­ lected, he said. Occupiers who live at


their commercial pre­ mises, so-called mixed hereditaments, will con­ tinue to have two bins emptied free.


Structural survey on


homes


STEPS are under way to examine -structural prob­ lems in more than 50 “non-traditional” houses in the Ribble Valley.


Workmen are to strip


ceiling plaster from one of 40 Orlit houses in Carlton Place, Clitheroe, so that the beams can be ex­ amined by Ribble Valley Council officials.


However, the council


faces bigger problems with almost a dozen Airey-type houses it owns in the district.


It has already used a


system of refurbishing the skeleton in two Airey houses to make the struc­ ture safe.


But a sub-committee is


also considering other op­ tions, which include pul­ ling down the properties and building new ones.


The problems arise


where one of a pair of houses has . already been bought by the tenant, as it would be impossible for the council to cany out major works on its own house without touching the other.


HELP FOR THE DEAF LIFE is to be made-much


'easier'on Ribble buses for passengers with difficul­ ties in communicating, such as the deaf and hard of hearing.


From Sunday, Ribble


are issuing. special mes- sage:pads through the North-West Federation of Hard of Hearing Clubs, on which passengers can write their ticket request and hand it to the bus driver.


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