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EDITORIAL..................TEL. CLITHEROE 22324
THURSDAY, MARCH 5th, 1987 No. 5,252 Price 20p
Crash driver grateful no one killed
CLITHEROE coach driver Mr Fred Watson,, the man at the centre of last week’s M6 horror crash is recovering in hospital — eternally grateful that nobody was killed.
George Street, eight pupils of Westholme School, Blackburn, a teacher and a woman
Mr Watson (59), of motorist were injured whe n hi s coach plunged 30 feet off a motorway bridge on to the bonnet of a car.
Another bid
for ‘Mexican’ nightclub
THE plan for a nightclub with a Me.xican fla vour in King Lane, Clitheroe, has attracted an 800 signature petition in support. Applicant Mr Dorvck Wright is hoping for the
Wright, whose Burnley gi-een light for his plan, firm of architects is han- The application,which tiling the petition, says it would represent an invest- proves the need in Clith- ment of at least £150,000 eroe for such a facility. on the site of the old Nor- He reckons that 95 per web storage warehouse,
cent of people who signed will be considered at a were residents of Clith- meeting of the Kibble Val- eroe — and an overwhelm- ley Council’s Development ing majority of these were between 18 and 25. Questions of access for
deliverj’ vehicles have now been sorted out, so Mr
Youngsters entertain
MORE than 100 Kibble Valley youngsters are to do their stuff, be it sing ing, dancing, jazz or sketches, to raise money for the National Children’s Home’s “Children in Dan ger" campaign. The seven to 20-yeai'-
olds are to entertain at C litheroe Civic Hall tomorrow and Saturday evenings. Tickets for the concerts are available from the Civic Hall or from Mrs Joan Wriglev (Clitheroe 24610).
Control Sub-Committee on Tuesday. Meanwhile Mr Wright,
a director of Time Out Leisure, revealed more ideas he has for the site if planners agree. He said: “I am meeting
seater coach, belonging to Robinsons, of Great Har wood, then fell upright on its wheels. Mr Watson’s coach was
Amazingly, the 52-
taking the girls and the teacher to school from their homes in Leyland and Chorley. Police, who said it was a
miracle that no-one was killed, told the “Adver tiser and Times" that the coach crashed through the bridge barrier, then nose dived on to the MG at Eux- to n , n e a r Charnock Richard, after coming out of a bend on the road crossing the motorway. Mr Watson is now
Cover- at 72!
KINDLY Sabden pen sioner Mrs Amy Par kinson has become a cover-girl — at the age of 72! Sabden PR company
door, in Watt Street! Her jolly, caring look
PEN Marketing Ltd was saved a country wide search for a spe cial face to grace the front of a new holiday com p an y’s g lo s sy brochure — for Amy was living right next
was a familiar sight to eight-year-old Emma Nicholson, daughter of directors Peter and Libby Nicholson, and Emma promptly sug gested the friendly neighbour for the job.. Now, Amy’s welcom
ing smile beams out from thousands of brochures distributed
around the country, ad vertising a company which specialises in booking holidays for the elderly needing
care.
the village from Bil- lington three years ago and lives with her sister, was delighted with the results of the photo session. She commented: “It
Amy, who came to
myself on the cover, but I didn’t mind help ing out at all, because the Nicholsons are such a nice family and the holiday company is an excellent enter prise.”
quite funny, seeing
“satisfactory,” with back injuries and bruising, at the Royal Preston Hospi tal. He is likely to face a th r e e -w e e k s ta y in
hospital. His wife, Marian, said:
“Fred’s faiidy cheerful now that he knows the children are all right. On Friday when I visited he looked shocked and shaken, but he’s perking up and is grateful that everyone involved is safe.” Mr Watson has worked
members of the Activities for Youth Committee in Clitheroe. This plan would provide e.'ccellent leisure facilities for youngsters, with dancing, magicians, fancy dress competitions and many other activities. “The teenagers are in desperate need of their
own place and a dry pub could be created which would serve non-alcoholic cocktails until 9-30 p.m.” After 10 p.m. adults
as a coach driver for 23 years. He started in Clith eroe when Bill Bridge ran a business and after gain ing his PSV licence went to work for Robinson’s. Mr Watson and his wife
have a son, Andrew (22), who serves with the Royal Marines.
Threats to priest over cross plan
THE row surrounding the plan to erect a 20ft. high cross on Pendle Hill has spilled over into a local church pulpit — with a priest revealing that he has received telephone threats warning him to fear for his safety.
campaign for the cross, told his congi’e- Mtion at St Mary’s Chur ch, Sabden, about the telephone
Fr Leon Morris, who IS leading the
threats. The caller had said that
any cross erected would be torn down and that Fr Morris should fear for his own safety.
•' VIVIEN MEATH
The planning application tually indestructible plas- for the cross — a decision tic coating.
is to be made by planners nex t Tuesday — has created a furore in the
Kibble Valley, with sup porters and objectors lin ing up firmly on either s id e in th e h e a te d dispute. Fr Morris is not taking
the threats seriously and is as determined as ever to push ahead with the proposal. “if the cross is going to
would be catered for wdth a Mexican restaurant and nightclub which would be tailored to meet licensing
O continued on page 8 at catering Around half of those
a tten d in g S a tu rd a y ’s meeting objected to the application. References to the disfigurement of Pen dle Hill were made, although not accepted by Fr Morris. “We all love Pendle
• continued on page 9
help Christian unity, then there will be those who don’t want it and xvill do all in their power to stop it,” he told us. On S a tu rd a y , su p
Night out ends in tragedy
p o rte rs and objectors turned out in force to attend a special meeting to discuss the proposal in St Mary’s Church Hall. They heard that a company in the Rossendale area had offered to make a steel cross free of charge. The cost of the steel would be approximately £1,500 and it was envisaged that the cross would be around 20ft. high and could be made to look like wood by the use of a special, vir-
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CLITHEROE town centre came to a standstill on Tuesday when the town turned out for the second fancy dress pancake race organised by Clitheroe
Ladies Circle. Biting winds could not spoil the fun as contestants put on a brave face to try and raise more than £1,300 towards the £'/2
appeal.
Tabler Bill Honeywell, of Croasdale Drive. Runner-up was Ribble Valley Deputy Town Clerk Mr Brian Manning as an Eastern Potentate and third Clithcroe Lions’ Geoff Braithwaite as the Ape Man.
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For the ladies, Susan Greenhalgh, of Ruggiesmere Farm, Bashall Eaves, was first, with 'Angela Goldsby, of Kenilworth Drive, second, and Sandra Bacon, of
Woone Lane, third. In the nurses’ section mother and daughter Janet and Margaret Taylor, both of Bolland Prospect, came first and second respectively, and Merle Allen, of
were first and third and George AIpe, of AIpe and Son, came second. The best fancy dress (Emu) was won by Colette Howard, of Stirling Close,
who receives a dinner for two. Other prizes included bottles of whisky. 4'
Eastham Street, third! AH work at Clitheroe Hospital. For the butchers, E. H. Booth’s employees Charles Smith and Tony O’Bryan
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MEET Miss Anne Novak— the Clitheroe confection ery and catering student who beat 16,775 other exam candidates to win a City and Guilds bronze medal! Anne (23), of Croasdale Drive, received her medal
for topping the end-of-first-year theory exam. A career in catering was her choice after five years
at Calderstones as a nursing assistant. Now she is toying with the idea of staying at
Blackburn Technical College for another year to gain qualifications in catering supervision and cake
decoration. Says Anne: “I’d like to open a place of my own one day, so the extra course would stand me in good
stead.” As well as the bronze medal, Anne gained a certifi
cate and a crystal glass goblet. She also spent a day in London as a guest of the Worshipful Company of Cooks, who invited her to lunch at the Innholders Hall.
Change of name for post office
AT last the name of Clitheroe’s Bawdlands Post Office has been changed to “Henthorn Road PO” to avoid confu sion. The change at the sub
post office, which has always been in Henthorn Road, came about follow ing pressure from Coun. E r ic Bracewell, the town’s representative on the Postal and Telecom munications Advisory Council. The sub-post office has
a new postmaster, too Mr Graham Council, who p re v io u s ly owned arage in Great Harwood, ie and his wife, Frances,
joiner when nis car was involved in a collision in w'hich a motor cyclist died. The dead man was Mr
. NIGHT out at the cinema ended in tragedy for a young Clitheroe
ing a Harley Davidson 1000 c.c. machine which was in collision with a Honda Civic car driven by Christopher BaiTett (18), of Lingfield Avenue. The accident happened
Stephen Loynds (31), of Progress Avenue, Little Harxvood, who W
’as driv
Hospitals to be ‘dustbins for the difficult’?
at 10 p.m. on Sunday in Blackburn, near the Knowles Arms at the iunction of Pleckgate Road and Ramsgreave Drive. Mr Loynds suffered
CALDERSTONES and Brockhall are on course to become “dustbins for the difficult and highly-dependent,” claims a local mental health campaigner. Mrs Chris Curry, of
passengers, who were all returning home from an evening out, were unin jured. They w'ere Sarah Massey and Michaela Hammond, b o th of Clitheroe, and Gideon Peel, of West Bradford. The car, which spun
chest, arm and internal injuries and died in Black- bum Royal Infirmarj’. Mr Barrett and three
right round through the force of impact, w'as a wTite-off.
Railway View Road, Clitheroe, says that money being withdrawn from Calderstones and Brock- hall to fund community care is insufficient for the purpose, but significant enough to destroy the quality of care for the increasing majority of highly-dependent resi dents left in the hospitals, “Regional health bosses
said Mrs Curry, eo-ordina- to r of the Campaign Against Closure of (jalder- stones and Brockhall.
started putting money and commitment where their mouths are.”
“ I t ’s high time they
keep making vague noises about the need to retain ‘some’ hospital provision, but they don’t tell the worried parents and rela tives where that provision will be or for how many,”
she applauded a recent protest from community health councils about cash cuts. A delegation from the North West’s 19 coun cils lobbied MPs, protest ing that money was being taken from the region’s mental handicap hospitals faster than anywhere else in the country.
Mrs Curry added that
have two children, David (17) and Diane (20).
Pancake dash for charity cash
Another title for Yvette
W H ALLEY b e a u ty Yvette Livesey added another title to her rap- idly-growing collection when she was crowned “Miss Leeds.” Yvette (18), of Clithoroe
Road, beat a bevy of hope fuls at one of the city’s nightclubs to qualify for the “Miss West Yorkshire” contest being held on Tuesday. Success there would see
her go on to the televised “Miss England” competi tion and a chance to con test the “Miss Universe” title in Singapore. Yvette is pictured with
one of the judges, snooker expert Alex “Hurricane” Higgins.
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Couple strike gold
LOOKING forward to a trip to London later this month are Waddington couple Chris and Helen Tomlinson.
team are to attend a spe cial ceremony at St James’s Palace to collect their Duke of Edinburgh Gold Awards from Prince Philip in person.
For the man and wife
(21), of Spring Gardens, wanted to collect their co veted Gold Awards to gether — and that meant Chris having to wait for Helen to complete her choice of activities.
Chris (26) and Helen
blesdale pupil, has been involved in the Duke of Edinburgh scheme since 14 years of age. Among
Chris, a former Rib-
the requirements he has fulfilled are a walking ex pedition in North Wales, sub-aqua diving and a course learning to sword fence.
St Denys Home. Clitheroe, also tackled a walking expedition, in the Lake District, and tried her hand at ski-ing.
Helen, who helps out at
Ready for use by Easter
CLITHEROE’S commem orative 800 seats will
hoitefully be in itliice and officially opened for use at Easter.
The 800 Committee
chairman Mr Ian Lloyd said that work on the £1,000-plus seats was being done by Clitheroe firm Castle Castings.
tioned around the ontraiice to the Castle, at the Moor Lane and Parson I.tine
The seals will be ))osi-
ju n c t io n , and should accommodate up to 20 people.
with money won when the 800 celebrations were named a top tourism enter tainment by the English Tourist Board.
They are being providcil
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