Clitheroc Advertiser and Times, March 6th, 1986 Clitheroe 22324 (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Bumiey 22331 (Classified)
in charity match line-up
Top star
TELEVISION sports celebrity Ian St John will be in the French Connec tion Clitheroe line-up in the 10th charity football match against Rivesaltes, France. Clitheroe, which offi
c ia lly tw in n ed with Rivesaltes in 1984, will be playing host to about 50 French v is i to rs th is Easter. They will be arriving on
Sabden feels pinch of
mill closure
AS talks continued yesterday over severance terms for 90 workers who have lost their jobs at the Pendle Furniture Factory, Sabden, villa gers were counting the ‘cost of the closure.
Good Friday and staying until Easter Monday, and a whole host of activities have been arranged, in cluding th e football match, on the Sunday at Shawbridge. Many of the visitors
out, of Cobden Mill, the village’s small shops and two pubs are bound to feel tne pinch, said Coun. Albert Atkinson, Sabden’s representative on the
When 90 workers move
Ribble Valley Council. Coun. Atkinson, a
will be old friends of FC Clitheroe members made in their longstanding rela tionship with the town, but there will also be new faces among the party. It is hoped that pro
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fo rm e r m an ag e r a t Pendle, is hoping that a new tenant will be found soon, or that the Ribble Valley Council, the owners, might consider splitting it into units. The village needs industry to survive, he said.
ceeds from the match, to gether with money raised at the New Year’s Day
swim, will reach £1,000. The money will be going to Clitheroe Meteor Club, the Mayor's Welfare Fu n d , th e WHAT! (Wendy Howarth Asthma Trust) and ARC (Arth ritis and Rheumatism Council for Research)
Broken window
POLICE believe that van dals who smashed a plate- glass window at Mr Eixit D IY , Moor Lane,
Clitheroe, probably used a traffic cone from nearby
workings. The incident happened
Thursday. Cheese
THE history of cheese was outlined to members of the Soroptimist Inter national of Clitheroe by Mr Vale, of Singleton’s Dairy. Longridge. He de scribed methods of cheese production and invited members to taste sam ples. He wjis thanked by Mrs M. Robinson.
during the night between la s t Wednesday and
everything a medium-size manufacturing firm needs. It’s close to the motor ways and there is a ready-made workforce of friendly and hard-working
“It’s a great site with
folk in the village." The closure will have a
knock-on effect to sup pliers including Spcycan, of Kendal S t r e e t , Clitheroe, who provide timber and frames. How ever, works manager Mr David Grcatorex does not think that it will mean the loss of any jobs. “Although there will be
TRINITY Church Hall, Clitheroe, is the venue for a BBC Radio Lancashire live broadcast on Wednes day as part of a national
Lent course. The theme, “Why diffe
rent churches?,” will be introduced by the Roman Catholic Bishop of Sal ford, the Rt Rev. Patrick
Kelly.Assisting the Bishop m answering questions will be the Rev. David Wood- house, Rector of St James’s, Clitheroe, the Rev. Richard Gill, of the United Reformed Church, Darwen, and p a s to r Douglas Nield, of the In- ghamite Church, Fence. Members of the public
TO help defray the costs of the Clitheroe 800 celeb rations, a 36-page booklet has been launched by the Ribble Valley Mayor, Coun. Mrs Joyce Lilburn. The sepia-tone publica tion, outlining Clitheroe’s
history from the founding of the'Castle around 1186, is illustrated with many photographs and is on sale at various points in the
town for £1. At th e re c e p t io n ,
hosted by the Mayor,
Coun. Mrs Joyce Lilburn, a collection of souvenirs manufactured to publicise and anniversary year
YFCs take to the stage
LOCAL people were given a chance of a drama preview in Clitheroe by Lancashire Young Far mers’ Clubs competing in the Northern Area Drama eliminators. Bowland region, which
I Also taking the stage were Fylde region "In case the Queen looks in and Pennine with “Birds ] of passage.”
includes members from Clith e ro e, Chipping, Slaidbum and Bolton-by- 1 Bowland YFCs, per- formed the drama “Rock Bottom.”
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proposed Lancashire YFC centre.
were displayed. Copies of a watercolour
print of Castle Street,
produced in a limited edi tion of 500, were pre sented by Mr John Lang, managing director of the publishers, to Coun. Mrs Lilburn and the Mayor of Clitheroe, Coun. Howel
Jones. Town Mayor says thanks
are welcome to attend. They will be asked to fill in a checklist regarding their attitudes to the church, which will be used by religious leaders to
shape future policy.
a little disturbance at first, I think it’s safe to say that the jobs of the 12 employees here are as safe as anyone clse's in the industry at present," he said. At Sabden the work
In the chair RETIRED social worker
force will complete exist ing orders. They have been advised to do this by Mr Colin Melling, the Furniture, Timber and Allied Trades Union Dis trict Organiser, as the way to obtain the best
Mrs Bervl Cassidy, of Pimlico Road. Clitheroe. is the new chairman of Ribble Valley District Social Services Liaison
Committee. She replaces Coun.
terms of three years.
terms. After the workers finish
Miss Agnes Melling. who lias been chairman for two
in two or three weeks, a skeleton staff will be re tained for administration and security duties.
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Go-ahead for three projects
PLANS to ex ten d Clitheroe library into the town hall have been ap proved by Lancashire County Council’s Develop ment Control Sub-commit
tee.
permission was given for the development of a new two-bav fire station or land off Princess Avenue Clitheroe, and for addi tional playingfields for Clithcroe Koval Grammar
At the same meeting,
School. The land is between the
Green Drive and Clitheroe Hospital on the same side of the road as the school.
Councillors seek ‘integration’ meeting
HEALTH chiefs are to be invited to a meeting of the Ribble Valley Council to outline plans for integrating the mentally handicapped into the
community. The invitation follows a
visit of Housing Commit tee representatives to a
“core and cluster" scheme
at Accrington. The scheme is designed
to cope with mentally handicapped people from
Cable rstones, Krockhall and private homes in the
area. Coun. Kill Bowker
(Chipping) said that when the committee was shown a recent video of patient resettlement in the com munity, it was told that regional health officials would he coming along to
talk to them. He asked when th
meeting would take place and added: “It is impor tant that we have an op portunity of questioning
KIBBLE Valley Mayor Coun. Mrs Joyce Lilburn had a surprise in store for the Clitheroe Mayor when she attended his “At
sented to the Mayor. Coun. Ilowel Jones, a framed photograph of the mayor’s parlour as it was many years ago. Mrs Lilburn confessed
Home." Coun. Mrs Lilburn pre
Fiftieth year is active one for Clitheroe ARC
that she had bought the p ic tu re at a white elephant stall at Bolton- by-Bowland — one of a pair. The other picture, of th e a c tu a l c o unc i l chamber, she intends to present to the Kibble Valley Council, expres sing the hope that the two will come together again when the new council chamber is completed. Monday’s “At Home’’
very important year.
Questions fired
by YFC
them direct." Coun. Miss Agnes Mel
ling (Longridge) said that they should not seek r meeting at the moment, because a new policy on the mentally handicapped was being drafted. H o w e v e r . C o u n
was one of three arranged bv Coun. Howel Jones this week to say thank vou to civic leaders from surrounding authorities and others whose hospi tality he has enjoyed during his two years as Mayor. On Tuesday night there
CLITHEROE Young Farmers’ Club was enter tained by an “Any Ques tions?" panel consisting of Mr Bill Robinson, of the Midland Bank. Mrs Sylvia T omlinson, of B i 1 s - borough, Mr Chris Mycrs- cougli, a local vet, and Mrs Mary McEwan. club vice-president and wife of the ex-president.
Bowker said that the next council meeting was not until March 2f»th and if matters were in a state of flux, councillors should have a chance to air their
views. It was recommendt
that the Policy and K sources Committee should be asked to invite health authority spokesmen to a council meeting as soon as possible.
was an “At Home” for personal friends of the Mayor and last night for members of the public. Visitors to the “At Homes" were able to see one of the finest exhibi tions every staged of the town’s civic regalia, char ters. photographs and other documents arranged by local historian Mr Cyril Ainsworth. In our picture. Mayor’s
panel ranged from animal rights to National Service to "what would you do in the four-minute warning?"
Questions fired at the
proposed by Liz Lonsdale and seconded by Sarah Jaques.
The vote of thanks was
a t te n d a n t Mr Keith Nvland is seen showing the mace to some of the visitors. In the group arc the Mayoress Mrs Maxine Jones (second left) and the Mayor next to her.
from the Wendy Haworth Asthma Trust thanking the club for its recent do nation of £200.
A letter was received
is to visit Blackpool iccd- rome.
Read cricketers’ awards night Next Tuesday the club
sary of the council’s | foundation and local mem bers are determined to play an active part in making people aware of what needs to be done I and ill raising money to fund research projects, many in the North West.
It is the 50th anniver
staging a "50-50" dance at SS Michael and John’s Social Centre, Clitheroe, oil April 12th.
The branch is aptly
work of ARC, a great deal of progress has been made in the development of artificial joints, the im provements in drag and therapy use and the con quest of gout, one of the most painful complaints known. Thanks to re search almost all gout suf ferers can receive com plete relief.
Thanks to the past a v a "iSK* ■
schools large sums of money have been pro vided" to establish Chairs of Rheumatology, the first of which is at Manchester, and to fund the appoint ment of senior lecturers.
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the council's annual income has risen from £2,000 to £6141111. There are more than 1.000 voluntary branches and Clitheroe’s | is particularly active.
group wants more people to join and do their bit to defeat the crippling dis eases. Further informa
As well as money, the
tion and details of the branch’s plans for the year can be obtained from Press officer Mrs Pauline Walmslev, 5 St Paul's Close, Low Moor (Clitlieroe 24031).
View from the top
CLITHEROE Naturalists have been- making the most of the recent cold drv weather. On Saturday "party of 19 members
met at Barrow and
MEMORIES of la s t summer and hopes for the coming season were the main topics of conversa tion at Read Cricket Club’s annual dinner. Fifty members, includ
ing new professional Andy Hayiuirst, attended the function at the Ilodder Bridge Hotel. Chaigloy. ’file player of the year
second team b a tting award.Other prizewinners
trophy went to Ramon Bell, who also won tile
were: Stephen Rushton — outstanding performance of the vear and the lead ing first team batsman:
Jim Roberts — first-team bowler; John Waddington — second-team howler; Geoff Holt — outstanding work during the year: Patrick Ford — Under-18 player of the year
climbed Wiswell Moor where, from the summit. Ingleborougli, Penyghent, Fountains Fell and Black pool Tower were clearly visible. The leader, Mr Bill Shaw, was thanked by Mrs Madge Nutter.
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Speeding fine
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