Clitheroe 22324 (Editorial Clitheroe 22324 (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). B um /y 22331 (Classified) 10 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, January 26th, 1989


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TWO audio-visual presen­ tations were shown to Ribblesdale Camera Club by member Raymond Greenwood. The first was of a holi­


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DOES the Ribble Val­ ley care about the future of the mentally handicapped within its


were linked with appropri­ ate music and an informa­ tive commentary. The second was a con­


trast: a series of close-ups of flowers backed with John Williams playing his guitar — different, but equally entertaining. On January 31st, John


year we reported on the initial success of Calder- stones and Brockhall Hospitals’ scheme to inte­ grate patients. Readers immediately


community? At the beginning of the


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fears for the future by VIVIEN MEATH


responded, asking: “What provision is being made to care for our sons and' daughters when parents can no' longer look after • them at home?” They pointed out the


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dilemma facing those in the Ribble Valley who have decided to look after their physically and men­ tally handicapped children at home and for whom the onset of old age brings even more anxiety. A lifetime of devotion,


one time to put her in hospital. We said ‘no, she’s our daughter.’ She’s been our life,” says Mr Eccles. In a l e t t e r to the


“core” house, did not pro­ vide any money in its bud­ get for staffing. As a result, the only


care, commitment and self denial often ends in fear and frustration, with pros­ pects of loved ones spend­ ing their final years away from the only home they have known. One Clitheroe resident


just that our sons and daughters will have some­ where to go in the Ribble Valley to be well cared for and where the parents will be able to keep in touch with them.” Had Renee Eccles been


“Advertiser and Times” published in today’s letters column, he asks what pro­ vision is being made for o th e r s in a s im i la r position. “We don’t ask for much,


way social services could provide staff was by utilis­ ing funds made available on the transfer of resi­ dents from Brockhall Hospital to a community placement. The item has been re­ submitted in the 1989-1990


estimates. If money is allocated by


who knows the situation only too well is Mr Fred Eccles, of Newton Street. He has looked after his physically handicapped daughter Renee for 55 y e a r s an d is . now approaching his 85th birthday. Until the death of his


. cial burden, yet the only suitable accommodation for her would still pro­ bably be in Blackburn. In the p as t month,


resident in a hospital or specialist residential home, the cost would have run into many thousands of pounds. Instead, her parents have shouldered the finan-


wife two years ago, the task was shared. Unde­ terred, Mr Eccles carries on his labour of love alone. It is many, many years


since the couple pledged they would look after their daughter as long as they


admiration from every sector of the community. With his late wife, he has willingly given more than half a century of care. Wherever they have


travelled, in the British Isles or on the Continent, Renee has gone with them. “We were advised at


council’s Finance and Gen­ eral Purposes Committee approved the increases at th e i r M.onday n ig h t meeting. The cost of a journey


in the Ribble Valley are to rise. . Members of the borough


less than a mile long will rise by lOp to £1.20, as will the cost for the first mile if the journey is longer. For each fifth of a mile


HACKNEY carriage fares


Taxi fares to rise


just yet,” says Mr Eccles, “but I would like to know that, when I can no longer look after Renee, she can be well cared for in Clitheroe.” His story must provoke


were able. “I am not on my way out


the county council, Mr Leybourne will be able to run the Croasdale Drive “core” house as a local resource to meet some of the needs for residential c a r e in th e lo c a l community. The four former Brock­


CAROLS FOR A WORTHY CAUSE


is recommending an average weekly rent increase of £1.50 per dwelling.


THERE is good'news f accommodation as two mo their spending plans for t The Housing Committee


Secretary of State’s guid­ ance figure of £2.11 and represents an increase of approximately seven per cent on existing rent , levels.


The figure is below the


increase the service charges for sheltered accommodation with com­ munal facilities by 20p per week to £3.20 and from £1.50 to £1.60 for other units without communal facilities. It will also be possible to


Councillors decided to


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maintain the existing heating charges for the second year running.


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Organ’ voices


THE first concert of the eroe Parish Church’s Or on Saturday, when the duced by the Rev. Paul by Mr Charles Myers.


by Gloucestershire com- fi posers and about half the a programme featured u works by Dr Herbert Sumsion, who celebrated his 90th birthday last week. The first of these pieces ii ___________________ _ a


It was devoted to music


Fined £75 following collision


hall residents will, he hopes, be moved into accommodation elsewhere in the Clitheroe area, sup­ ported by residential social work staff.


Clitheroe’s. County Coun. Leo Wells, a member of the LCC social services liaison committee, has received numerous letters expressing concern. He says: “We have


modate four former resi­ dents from Brockhall Hospital there has upset many of those who were hoping the house could be used for the resettlement o f 'lo c al handicapped people. “This is a subject which


Croasdale Drive would help towards relieving this problem.” The decision to accom­


accommodation. , “I t was thought that


o f


many, people who are with their ageing parents and who are going to need s o m e k i n d


Golden date for Sabden farm couple


A SABDEN couple celebrate their-golden wedding anniversary this weekend.


farmed at Cobden Farm for nearly 40 years and now live in Pendle Street E a s t s in c e t h e i r retirement. Mr Wright, however, is


Elizabeth Wright, who work at Cobden Farm and - - - -


They are Frank and teenager he left home to


took over there in 1945. Mrs W r ig h t , nee


still at the farm every day, helping his eldest son John, who succeeded him. . The couple met at the


has to be sorted out. I feel 12 months has gone by and we are no nearer than we were 12 months ago,” he said. “All the time the problem is becoming more acute. “There is a real need to


old Co-op Ballroom in Whalley and were married three years later, in 1939, at St Hubert’s RC Church, Great Harwood. Mr Wright, who hails


cater for these people. At present there seem to be two sections: those who come out of hospitals are treated in one way and those who come out of the community are having to wait until there is some-


after that, the charge will go up 2p to 12p, and for each minute of waiting time, a 2p increase will take the charge to 13p. For each article of lug­


fears, it seems there is light at the end of the tun­ nel. LCC’s divisional director of Social Services, Mr Brian Leybourne, says th e p ro g ram m e w as1 planned and conceived as a community care facility for people with mental handi­ cap and will be a dispersed housing project. “It will be extended on a


thingfor them." Despite widespread


gage outside the passen­ ger compartment, the cost will rise by 2p to 8p, and for each extra person car­ ried, the cost will be 13p, a rise of 2p.


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IMPLEMENTATION of the new community charge is on schedule, the Ribble Valley Council’s Finance


and General Purposes Committee has heard. Chief Financial Officer


Mr John Hunt told mem­ bers: “We are fairly well on target with our propos­ als, and the necessary forms will be despatched to members of the public, probably in May.” The total cost of prepa­


planned basis in the light of need and availability of housing.” He explained that prob­


lems had arisen in Clith­ eroe, due to houses not being available for the cluster scheme from the local authority stock. “We depend on the bor­


Eatough, was born in G re a t Harwood and nursed at Calderstones Hospital before her mar­ riage. She brought up the couple’s nine children and is well-known for her skill at all types of sewing, nee­ dlework and handicrafts. Mr and Mrs Wright


have 20 grandchildren and one great-grandson and will celebrate with a family party on Saturday.


from a farming family, was born in Gisburn, but spent his childhood at Brogden Farm, Sabden, and New Hall Farm, Read. He went to school in


Sabden and Read and was a keen cricketer, playing for teams in Read. As a


Designer knitwear show


THERE were a few new faces for the Wednesday Club meeting at the Duke- of York, Grindleton, when Mrs Ann Slater, of “Jade,” C l i th e ro e , s ta g ed a designer knitwear show. L e ad e r Mrs Beryl


Nowell introduced Mrs Slater, who showed a selection of knitted jump­ ers, scarves, hats, gloves and a christening shawl, made by the speaker herself. At the next meeting, on


ough council allocating houses to people with mental handicap who come from the Ribble Valley. There will be people who live in Clitheroe now with their parents and families who will have to take their place on the council house waiting list.” : The progress of the core


Search for local


registration for which closes at the end of the J a n u a ry , o rg an ise rs report. Livewire is open to


‘live wires’ INTEREST is building up in th e L a n c a s h i r e Livewire competition,


young people between 16 and 25, and judges want competitors to put forward good business ideas or see them operating successful businesses. ■Nationally, the award


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February 15th, there will be a talk on the Citizens’ Advice Bureau. Everyone is invited to attend and n ew , m em b e r s a r e


and cluster scheme was further hampered last year..'when tne county council, which has pro­ vided the Croasdale Drive


ration for the charge and the new non-domestic rat- ing sy s tem w i l l .b e £236,310. £62,230 of that will be met by a specific Government grant.


Daylight raid


. They-stole a Hitachi video1 recorder, .model number VT520E, and a 9ct gold heart-shaped locket on a 22in. gold, chain, together worth £370.


BURGLARS forced a kit­ chen window at a house in Henthorn Road, Clith­ eroe, in broad daylight.


Ian Stanley, who got the chop from his abattoir job, has lost a legal battle for unfair dismissal. .


FOREMAN slaughterman


industrial tribunal ruled th a t Mr S tan ley , of Church Street,' Barrow- ford, was not unfairly dis­ missed from his job with Whalleys, Wholesale Butchers Ltd., of Castille Laithe Abattoirs, Sawley.


In a written decision, an


• month at the Duke of York •Hotel, Grindleton, at 8 •p.m.


is £2 and members are able to hear a variety of speakers and they also take part in outside visits during the summer. Meetings are held on the third Wednesday in the


December last year, the Manchester tribunal heard how 27-year-old Mr Stan­ ley had more than one beef with the boss.


the hearing in October and


Tribunal chairman Mr David Grundy heard that


Mr' Stanley had brought up the .subject of safety at, the abattoir where a man had been injured by a fall­ ing carcass. ■


During the two days of John Ellis told the tribunal Managing director Mr


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BRAVING the December cold certainly proved worthwhile for the carol singing members of Sawley WI, who raised over


sented a cheque for £105 at the meeting to Mr Harry Harding, chairman of the East Lancashire


Hospice Fund. Mr Harding gave a brief account of the history


£200 for local causes. President Mrs Joan Porter (pictured left) pre­


of the Hospice and the dedicated work of its staff and the MacMillan and Marie Curie nurses. A cheque for £105 was presented to Mrs D. Ash­


worth and Mrs R. Blezard; of the village youth club, which it is hoped will be starting soon. The money was raised in December, when members went carol singing in the village.


More income


INCOME at the Civic Hall Cinema, Clitheroe, for the last quarter of 1988 was £9,701, compared to £8,410 for the same period the previous year. The number of admis­


A WHALLEY motorist, involved in a collision on the Clitheroe bypass, was fined £75 and ordered to pay £15 costs, after plead­ ing guilty at the town’s magistrates’ court to driv­ ing without due care and


sions fell from 5,133 between October and December 1987 to 4,043 last year,1 mainly due to the amount of lettings of the hall. The admissions on the lettings is esti­ mated at 4,000.


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. ing c a r b ra k e d and swerved to the off-side ,, but was unable to avoid a


(52), of Station Road, was said to have driven out of Sabden Road into the path of a car travelling along the bypass at between 50 and 60 m.p.h. Prosecutor Mr Tim Heap said that the oncom-


attention. Bhaskar Sanker Guha


; He fe l t th e o th e r motorist could have been travelling at a very fast speed because the driver lost control and zig-zagged towards him.


Took property worth £2,000


TOOLS and a lawnmower, together worth about £2,000, have been stolen from feed merchants B Dugdale and Son Ltd. Between 3 p.m. on Sun


day and 7-30 a.m. on Mon day, thieves broke into a building on Salthill Indus­ trial Estate, Clitheroe, and escaped with an angle grinder and a jig saw, both Makita make, a torque wrench, a box of assorted tools and a lawnmower. Clitheroe CID is inves­


tigating the incident and would like to hear from anyone who saw suspicious activity in the area.


Rate


summonses RATE arrears owed to the Ribble Valley Council at the end of December totalled £39,226.59, com pared with the figure of £180,775.04 which was brought forward on April


1st.• ■ It was reported to the council's Finance and Gen eral Purposes Committe that no fewer than 30 summonses for non-pay ment of rates have bee issued for hearing befort magistrates on Februarj


8th. _____ Pool cover


THE new cover for thd swimming baths at ths Ribblesdale Pool, Clithj eroe, is due to be fitted next month.


work will be carried ou during the school half term holiday when th poolus not open to th public until noon. Th cover will take about tw


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hours to fit. * Workshop


THE change of use of rabbit breeding unit a s lau g h te rh o u se to


joiner’s workshop a store at Fernside Bar T w is to n , has be approved by the Ribb Valley Council’s Dev opment Sub-committee.


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representing the defen dant, said he had looked in both directions before pulling out of Sabden Road and did not see the other car until his own vehicle was in the centre of the road.


collision. Mr David Kitchen


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