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Clitheroe 2232U (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified) Letters to th e Editor


Town could be Shackled by


archaic beliefs


WE had a clear indication from the Tories that they felt; victory was slipping away from them in the lead up to the St James’s ward by-election.


introductory leaflet just ment policy forced the proved how desperate the defeated candidates to find Conservatives really an issue that would divert were. This was not a row attention away from them, over tradition, but an There is a need in Clith- attempt to save the cur- eroe for councillors who rent balance of power in have an interest in and Clitheroe.


crunch, and the poll tax a monopoly of power and health service were which is to be protected at the centre of debate, the all costs. There are those who are guilty — I am


When it came to the women who feel they have i .


knowledge of local govern- ment and not men and


JdaiTison Punch and Judy and barrel |cctt ami organ. Four hundred teas were se rv e d in the schoolroom and the event was recorded on video. The week concluded


Lane


Iiholcs In- Stuart


I stalls re- lictorian ] included


with a thanksgiving ser­ vice in St Ambrose Church on Sunday.


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hied a Victorian policeman’s outfit i the left, are .Mrs Joan Rawstron, |l. on the right. Fr Trevor Vaughan


Sincere thanks tyut. . .


I WOULD like to express my sincere thanks for your article about Clitheroe Hospital. I felt it put over to the


public exactly what the hospital stands for. My only disappointment was


hospital by; all means, but we are in lio way going to lose it for good. It is tick­ ing over beautifully at the moment, apart from a shortage of staff, a prob­ lem \vnich we hope will soon be overcome.


BRENDA1 DIXON, 49 Chatbiirn Road,


Clitheroe. I


the heading, which has panicked some members of the public. Support the a r e a ’s


election may have opened their eyes to the situation and, in fact, they may be surprised by whaf they see. One thing is certain — as long as they remain in ivory towers, then slowly but surely the elec­ torate will begin to reject them. Always remember that power is a privilege given by voters and not a God-given right. On this occasion, the people of St James’s ward made a deci­ sion which sent a clear message to everyone. Congratulations to Ron


sure they know who they are — and unless there is a change in attitude, then Clitheroe and the Ribble Valley will be shackled by archaic beliefs. A defeat in this latest


Famed for elocution skills


A MEMBER of Clith- eroe’s Hartley family, Doris Mary Baldwin, has died at the age of 86.


Pickup. Clitheroe can only b e n e f i t f rom h i s experience and could not be better represented.


PHILIP PARKER, 66 Fairfield Drive, Clithcroc.


Recording gift in memory of former Mayor


AT the annual meeting of the Ribble Valley Talking Newspaper, a new mixer unit was presented by Mrs C. Newhouse, in memory of her fate husband, Coun. Eddie Newhouse, a former Mayor of the borough.


ners to 10061 each year and urn out for the last three con-


-or jny secutive years turn- ■rs. \N e over has doubled. “We


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■rsonal are in a growth mar- ien six ket and some day I k and hope to have branches unday. in other areas,” said .Mr Wynn. "Due to the boom in b u si n e ss we are


kSa.m. fake on more staff, re v e ry Wi th all the paper olidays. work the clerical side conies is Setting out of hand


eek the mean we will have to


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which took place at the detachment’s Salthill base, was arranged so that the parents could hand over a coach to the lads and their officers. Our picture shows


CLITHEROE Army Cadets’ latest “recruit” went on parade after two years of intensive fund-raising by the parents’ committee. A special ceremony,


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expanding into larger premises in the very near future. This will


t ro n g tainly booming. Since Wynn the firm began five don’t years ago it has grown


one of And business is cer- the business.


ing that her husband had been proud to have been associated with the inau­ guration of the Talking Newspaper for the blind


In a short speech, Mrs officers elected were: Mrs Newhouse told the meet- Nancy Cornthwaite (chair­


10 years ago and it would have been his wish to see the money donated in his memory spent in this way. Mr Stan Snape, the u


man), Mr Snape (vice- chairman), Mrs Iris Greg- son (treasurer), Mrs Jean Holmes (secretary). Mrs Newhouse was made an h o n o ra ry comm ittee member. Mr Kevin Crook, of the


equipment would stream­ line the recording of the news, which now takes place at Castleford, Clith­ eroe, every Thursday evening. At the meeting, at the Victoria Hotel, Clitheroe,


retiring chairman, and Mr £63, raised by a Christmas Geoff Holmes, one of the raffle, original editors, accepted the gift. Mr Holmes said the new


Victoria, presented the group with a cheque for


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eight children, of whom Edward and Richard ran the gentlemen’s outfitters in the town.


Mrs Baldwin was one of


CUB SCOUT Kevin Martin will never for­ get the day he offi­ cially joined St Mary Magdalene’s Pack.


repeated his vows in the shadow of Lon- d o n ’ s B ig . B e n , watched by 13 Clith­ eroe Cub Scouts, five leaders and just a few bemused tourists.


F o r K e v in (8 )


A staunch Methodist, she was educated in Clith­


eroe and was famed for her elocution skills, which sh e d em o n s t r a t e d throughout the North West.


She met her husband Geoffrey while on holiday in the Isle of Man and on their marriage in 1927 they s e t up home in Wallasey.


Avenue, Clitheroe, while Mrs Baldwin continued to work in the engineering department of the harbour company, where she stayed until her retire­ ment in 1956.


clerk at the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company, died during the war and her children, Ronald and Margaret, were evacuated to relatives in Cardigan


Her husband, an audit


Wallasey, was followed by interment.


A service at Claremount Road Methodist Church,


Cadets' latest ‘recruit' goes on parade


pack travelled to Lon­ don for* a five-day h o l id a y , based at Baden Powell House, the headquarters of the Scout Association, and enjoyed an ac- tion-packcd week.


Members o f the


lights was a guided tour round the Houses o f Parliament with Ribble Valley MI» Mr David Waddington and his wife Gillian, a v is it to the “ Daily Telegraph” printing plant, the Changing of the Guards at Buck- i n g h am P a l a c e , Heathrow Airport, Downing Street, the Imperial War Museum and th e Lon do n Experience.


Among the high­ The Cubs and their


leaders are pictured setting off on holiday.


For children’s cancer unit


series, Clitheroe Road, Barrow. The money was raised


A CHEQUE for £515 has been sent off to the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital at Pendlebury, thanks to Whalley Nur­


on Sunday at a car boot sale, through rents paid and donations from the public. It will go to the oncology un it, which tre a ts children for all types of cancer.


The row over Labour’s embarrassment of Govern- BIG DAY TO REMEMBER YOU’LL FIND


THE BEST FOOD IN THE SUNDAY EXPRESS.


Clitlieroe Advertiser & Times, May 12th, l'JSS 9


Beanbags hazard


warning


CHILDREN’S beanbags on sale throughout Lanca­ shire, including the Ribble Valley, could be serious fire hazards.


from the county’s Trading Standards Officers, who have found several small producers marketing poly­ styrene-filled bags which do not comply with safety regulations for children’s furniture.


That is the warning


bags bought from shops and market stalls failed in tests with a lighted match. Some burned and smoked fiercely and were burnt out in just three minutes.


obviously intended for children, as they were decorated with cartoon and TV characters.


T h e b a g s w e r e


against certain manufac- t u r e r s a r e b e in g considered. Said Chief Trading Standards Officer Mr Jim


Legal p ro c e ed in g s Six out of seven bean­


Thriving club


re t ir in g officers gave reports on the previous year’s activities which all pointed to a thriving organisation. Membership has shown a s l ig h t ' increase, finances are ’ sound and there has been , a varied programme of ; c o m p e t i t i o n s a n d speakers. Officers elected were:


PREPARING to celebrate their 50th anniversary next year are members of Ribblesdale Camera Club. At the annual meeting,


chairman J. R. Todd, vice- chairman J. West, secre­ tary T. Marklew, trea­ surer R. Greenwood, audi- to r A. B ra i thw a i te , librarian Mrs B. Owen, competition secretary P. MacWear, programme secretary Mrs L. Braith­ waite. Committee: J. Bil- lington, G. Dudley, S. Auster, R. Frankland.


CRIMEWATCH


KEEP on your toes and watch for trouble.


Potts: “These beanbags are extremely light and could easily be knocked against a fire by children at play.


are no brand names on the bags we have tested, so I would advise parents only to buy from reputable shops and stores. Look for statements showing that flame-retardant materials have been used.”


“Unfortunately there £1,000 stolen


THIEVES stole £1,000 cash and a Stihl chain-saw from a woodyard at Gis- burn. Clitheroe CID is investigating.


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J j.-i-r- t * luv£«ltd Collect"Keith Floyd’s Masterclass’’ Part one May 15. Sunday Express


WHITAKER A CLEGG


Burnley Express, Bull Street, Burnley, Lancashire


For the attention of the Advertising Manager


Dear Sir Due to the recent success of our 'TRADE DAY' , which was held at the


Fence Gate with an aim to advert ise to all our customers our large range of building materials avai lable from our yards in Padiham and Burnley, I am prompted to write to thank the Burnley Express Advertising and Editorial Staff for the very professional way the full page Feature Advertisement and subsequent back up advertising was handled.


My thanks certainly go to Lynn and Dennis for the work in arranging


the sponsored advertisement and for producing such a professional page layout. I am sure this without doubt helped to contribute to the success of the day.


by committee chairman Mr Marion McBride, the ser- Peter Moore to Capt. Ron geant’s wife. Kellett.


Clitneroe’s new Mayor and money came from fund Mayoress, Coun. and Mrs Ian Brown, last year’s Mayor and Mayoress, Coun. and Mrs James McGhie, and former Rib­ ble Valley Mayor and Mayoress Coun. and Mrs John Walmslcy. The M c G hi e s and


Walmsleys were invited to the ceremony as a thank you gesture for their con­ tributions to the coach fund during their periods in office. Also on parade were the


detachment’s six-year-old mascot, Phillip McBride, son of the cadets' non-com­ missioned officer, Sgt John McBride, and members of


THE film which gained nine Academy Awards is


Award winner


showing at Clitheroe’s Civic Hall Cinema for a week from tomorrow. “The Last Emperor,” which stars Peter O'Toole, is showing at 7-30 p.m. each evening except Sunday.


; •. C om p a n y R e g i s t r a t io n N b .2 0 5 2 1 6 0 Rog. O f fice * Canal W h a r f, Bacup Road.Todmorden. . Directors': R.S; Ci'owther.'.F.-Traffford.


Special guests included £1,000 and some of the “We needed abo u t


raising by outside groups. Clitheroe Social Club, for instance, raised £400 and Mr Gordon Holgate, father of two former cadets, painted the coach for us. We’re very grateful to everyone who lias helped.”


G. J. Harris fo r W h i t a k e r S Clegg (BM) L im i t e d


I.'. the keys being presented committee secretary Mrs


boon to the cadets when they attend training ses­ sions at Fulwood Bar­ racks, in Preston,” said


the Army’s recruitment staff at Blackburn. “The coach will be a


I wi l l most certainly use this means of advertising in the future as I


wi l l use the Burnley Express and i ts s is te r papers for running all my weekly advert ising.


May I take this opportunity to thank all our suppliers and customers


for their continued support. Many thanks once again. W A ie n rn '


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