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I Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, October 25tli, 1900 X with Kaye Moon AT YOUR


essential services — use this guide for an easy reference


The local firms below provide a variety of CYRIL


HOOLIY Ex-Hoover,


service engineer


57 WOONE LANE, CLITHEROE !l. 22023


AUTHORISED HOOVER' SERVICE]


Repairs,


Reconditioning and Service o f


HOOVER APPLIANCES m I ALL TYPES OF


ELECTRICAL WORK' UNDERTAKEN


Tel. Whalley (0254) 823555


T V R EN TA L S


4 Shireburn Avenue, Clltheroe. Telephone 24168.


NO DEPOSIT TV RENTALS Portable, Teletext, Remote


SALES, SERVICE AND REPAIRS


, U J WASHING MACHINES VACUUM CLEANERS


A L L MA K E S SU P P L IED R e co n d it io n ed W a sh e rs and V a cu um C le an e rs


e.g. 20in TV E 7 .0 0 per Cal. Month


•New 21 in. FST Remote £10.50 per Cal. Month Discount for Annual Payment


TV Repairs, ex-Rentals for sale m


FOR JOBS AROUND THE HOUSE OR IN THE GARDEN — MAKE IT EASY


HIRE G U T TE R S


C LEA N ED AND SEALED Phone


Colin Moorhouse


Wnalley (0254) 822883 j Evenings


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CHAIR CANING SERVICE!


Telepho ne Clltheroe 27983


HIRE


,ScnHold Tower 16ft. x 4ft Pacebrcnker and Tools..


'Generator 1' jk v a ............ Chainsaw............................ Ext. Ladder........................


HIRE


Electric Mixer............................................................£ 5 . 7 5 ; ..........£ 8.00 ......... £ 1 8 .4 0 .........£1 1 .5 0 .£1 3 .8 0


S P EC IA L WEEKEND RATES FRIDAY P.M. — MONDAY A.M.


tWheelbnrrow..................... Sawbench 12in................. Drain Rods, set of 10...... Hammer Drill electric..... Cal Ladder.......................... PRICES INCLUDE VAT


POLLARD & FOSTER LIMITED ‘ For all Your


★ Electrical Rewiring and Repairs ★ Plumbing and Central Heating ★ Exterior Painting and Interior Decorating


All at competitive rates RING WHALLEY 823106/822052


Estimates FREE and without any obligation


BLOCKED DRAINS


Jet Cleaned S24 Hour Service


eptic tanks emptied


.............£ 5 .7 5 . £ 1 .7 0


......... £ 1 3 .8 0 . £ 1 .7 0


.............£ 6 .9 0 £ 2 .8 5


E. & D. (PLANT HIRE) LIMITED PENDLE TRADING ESTATE. CHATBURN. CLITHEROE 41597


RAY BLACKBURN1


PLUMBING AND HEATING


ENGINEERS 25 years experience


Glazing, Gutters, and Roof Repairs.


SERVICING AND SPARES


Oil, Gas and Solid Fuel Toll


Cllthoroo 26460 for prompt attention


I now authorise*! j


dontor : n


SALES • SPARES • REPAIRS


Washers - Gas and


Electric Cookers - Vacs - Fridges etc.


New and re-conditioned Open 6 days a week 'til late


8 50 WHALLEY ROAD, CLITHEROE 1 I Tel: (0200) 29116 or (0772) 628061 after hours |


■, TV AND VIDEO RENTALS, SALES


AND SERVICE C e l e S e r m c c


62 WHALLEY ROAD, CLITHEROE. Telephone 27280


^ ■ FULL BOILER


A CLITHEROE couple’s visit to one of try’s biggest air shows ended on a high n later. Mr Ian Lambert and his wife Eileen, of Southfield


2 coun­ weeks


Drive, West Bradford, are now looking forward to celebrating their visit to RAF Finningley with a bang. For the couple won a magnum of champagne in a free draw on one of the trade stands. Mr and Mrs Lambert have put the giant bottle


LIBRARY CORNER


LATKST aiMilions to tho stock at Clithcrcu* Library include: “Loose laps" — John itreen.


A crime novel set against the background of the racing world. Amateur sleuth Jerry Itrogan investigates the murder of rac­ ing columnist NVoodv Creston. “The Straw Tower*’ — T. K.


Wilson. Tho story of Caroline Hardwick whose oasv life is disrupted when she becomes involved in a dangerous decep­ tion. Set at the time of the Napoleonic wars. “ Crop Circles” ~ Jenny


Kandlcss. An attempt to explain the mystery circles that have appeared in Knglish grain fields. “(•roc’s Companion Guide to


LEIGH


LYNCH Builder and Contractor


lor brickwork, stonework, concrete, drains, etc.


For a free estimate ring Clitheroe 25109


24 hour answering service


JOHN CLOCK REPAIRS]


Antique end snrjDi Long Case SSTV specia list V J I.


BARRIE


ASPDEN Clitheroe 23416


Weddings — Birthdays — Parties


An y Specia l Occaalon


HIRE A VIDEO CAMERA


Competitive rates — daily, weekend, woekly. All


prices include insurance and blank tape.


PHOTO CORNER 4 Moor Lane, Clltheroe. TE L: 29338


C.C. PARKER


PA IN TER and


DECORATOR. C tel.


LITHEROE 25473


New carpets and I vinyls


Repairs and refits


Fitting your own carpets


Competitive prices SEED and


TEMPLEMAN 37 Wollgate,


Clltheroe Tel. 25638, or 28401 (evenings)


Dynamic duo are area’s pavement artists with a difference


PAVEMENT artists with a difference . . . that’s Clitheronians John Eaton (45), of Henthorn Road, and Michael Foulker (43), of Salthill Road, who are making the town’s pave­ ments a work of art.


three-quarters of all Clitheroe’s pavements, now face work in King Street before Christmas and in the Market Place directly afterwards. And there can be some nasty surprises, too!


The two, who have relaid


stretch of pavement outside the Castle Diner, Station Road, when we suddenly uncovered a 25ft. deep well which nobody knew about,” said John. “It was quite a shock at the time, hut we have covered the well with a thick steel plate to make the area perfectly safe.” The men often start work very


“We were halfway through a


them friction and there have recently been complaints from locals when John and Michael have had to replace the stone flags outside their homes with tarmac. “We have to work to what budget


on the roads between them, working for the old borough council, before reorganisation took them to Lancashire County Council in 1974, with the bulk of their work still in Clitheroc. Their job can sometimes bring


seen him on television the week before,” said John. “He was sitting on a canvas stool hard at work with his easel and absolutely lost in concentration.” John and Michael have a


magnificent total of 51 years’ work


early and John remembers one occasion, when he was strolling through the town centre in the early ’(ids, at about 5-30 a.m., when he came upon the famous late “malchstick” artist L. S. Lowry, sketching the Castle from outside the former Co-operative Society building in Castle Street. “I knew it was him because I’d


was still open in the town centre, we were working on a stretch down Edisford Road one day. We saw tin old farmer, complete with gaberdine coat tied with string and flat cap over one eye, chugging towards us with a tractor and cow-trailer at about two m.p.h. As he got nearer, we could see four legs sticking through the bottom of the trailer. . . the cow had dropped through and he didn't know a thing about it!” Luckily the animal was none the


smile, too. John said: “When the auction mart


we arc given,” said John. “Councils arc having to cut costs nowadays and I’m afraid that sometimes means we cannot relay stone flags, however much we would like to.” Hut the work also brings them a


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winter in the mid-70s,” said John. “We were snowploughing towards Gisburn and slid into a snowdrift. I got out and realised that I was standing on the bonnet of a car which was completely hidden by the drift.”


out in all weathers and gritting operations mean alternate working weeks from 4-30 a.m. to 4-30 p.m. “I well remember one drastic


A bubbly homecoming


worse for her ordeal and, with a swift repair, the two chugged on towards the market. Winter time sees John and Michael


S r i p THE daily “drill’ for Michael (left) and John . . . this time in I’arson Lane


Former CRGS old boy ends a long career in banking


AN old boy of Clilheroe Royal Grammar School, Mr "Peter A. Bridge, has retired as manager of the Yorkshire Bank, Central Drive, Blackpool, after 40 years’ service to, hanking.


the Chartered Institute of Bankers, grew up in Clith­ eroe and was captain of the CRGS football team. While living in the town, be was a member of Clith­ eroe Parish Church PCC, a member and former chairman of Clitheroe Round Table and a mem­ ber of the Royal Forest Lodge of Freemasons in Waddington. He began his hanking


Mr "Bridge; a Fellow of


career at the Accrington branch of the Yorkshire Bank in 1950 and has since


the Creek Islands” — G. O’Connell. Travel guide which covers almost all the inhabited Creek islands.


Burnley, before being appointed manager of the Immingham branch in 19GS.


worked at branches in Clitheroe, Blackburn and


H e w a s m a n a g e r at


B u t h I e h e m S t r e e t , G r im s b y , a n d P r e s t o n branches unt il lilSO, when he was appointed manager of th e Blackpool branch.


dren and he and his wife now live at Wrea Green, near Blackpool.


and golf and is a member of Ashton and Lea Golf Club and enthusiastically involved with the commu­ nity as a council represen­ tative, a governor of Wre.t Green School and a mem­ ber of Blackpool Rotary Club. He is also secretary of the Chartered Institute of Bankers.


He enjoys caravanning


Mr Bridge is married with two grown-up chil­


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Clitheroe 22321, (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified)


of bubbly on one side for a special occasion, but were delighted when they heard of their win from the Clitheroe branch manager of G. A. Property Ser­ vices, Mr Andrew Lang. The couple travelled to the air show to visit their


very hot day,” recalled Mrs Lambert. “We were by the side of a stand which had chairs and I sat down, grateful for the hospitality offered by G. A. Property Services. They asked me for my name and address to go into a draw and I was extremely surprised when I received a telephone call to say we had won. Pictured at their home are Mrs Lambert and Craig,


home on leave.


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W in d o w s a n d D o o r s In hardwood, softwood, uPVC.


DIY and t imber supplies contact: R & P. HARGREAVES For a friendly and personal service


“ONLY God can make a tree,” goes the sacred solo that begins with the statement “I think that I shall never see a poem as lovely as a tree.” Perhaps this song has made many people take note of some of the magnificent


trees in the area where they live. It is not usually realised by most of us that a


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THE WORKSHOP, HALL STREET, CLITHEROE , Tel: 26929


healthy tree contains up to 80% moisture, drawing up large quantities of water through its roots, as well as absorbing rain and dew. Beneath the soil there is often a vast underground network of roots that may exceed the visible canopy of branches, leaves and trunk. Vast amounts of water tire continually being raised


K E E P T H I S F O R


springing up into and flowing from the heart of the true believer was a reference to the ministry of the Holy Spirit in and through each believer’s life. This spirit, received when we begin to live trusting in Jesus, not only has the power to strengthen and refresh us, but is also capable of so affecting our lifestyle as to make us a blessing to those around us. “Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven” . . . we


from below, to eventually enter into the surrounding air. Along with the discharge of oxygen, this exuded moisture combines to pervade the area around the tree with a delightful fresh fragrance. It is easy to see the similarity between the way a tree uses water and a Christian’s use of the living water of life as described by Jesus. The rivers of living waters spoken of by Jesus as


who have experienced true sorrow for our sins and asked that we should be privileged to live life anew are committed to sharing the living water that springs up within us. Like the tree, we must share our energy-giving life with those around us. As we have freely received, we are counselled to freely


E’Ve- JOE STANSFIELD .1.


son Craig, a senior aircraftman in the RAF sta­ tioned at Finningley. “It was the first time we had been and it was a


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