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THURSDAY, JULY 2 6 th , 1 9 9 0 NO. 5,428


A great globe-trotter — at 89!


T H R E E months from her (Iren she had never seen 90th b ir th d a y , amazing and was reg a l ly d r iv en g lo b e - t r o t t in g g r e a t about in a vintage car in a grandma Emma Brown, of similar style to that of her Moorfield Avenue, Whal- great heroine of the same ley, is just coming down to age, the Queen Mother, earth after a month’s holi- Mrs Brown’s adventures day on the oth er side of started when her son and th e w o r ld — in N ew daughter-in-law, Roy and Zealand! I t was the thrill of a life­


time for Mrs Brown, who met four great grandchil-


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pre-birthday treat. “ I love f ly in g and it


R uth Brown, o f Otoro- hanga, in New Zealand’s N or th Island, offered to pay her f light over as a


doesn’t worry me at a ll,” said M rs B ro w n , who looks so sprightly that she received no special trea t ­ ment on the plane, where none o f the cabin s ta f f could have guessed her age. She was accompanied by


one of her daughters, Mrs Joan Leeming, of Bleas-


dale Avenue, C litheroe. T h e y we re met in N ew Zealand with four posies each from Roy’s daughter J en n ife r ’s thre e girls — Kylie, Rachel and Casey — and his other daughter Susan’s child, Jaimie. Said Mrs Brown: “ I was


especially delighted to see Jaimie because her p a r ­ ents had been trying for 12 years to have children and had had so many tests and problems. When they gave up in despair, along came Jaimie!” R o y , who t ra in e d in


jo in e r y a t C l i th e r o e ’s Bowker Brothers before emigra ting, “ forgot” his


jo in e r y business fo r a month to take his mother and s ister on wonderful sightseeing tr ip s in his vintage 1920s Dodge car. Said Mrs Brown: “We


saw many beautiful things, but perhaps the most spe­ cial w e re two snow-co­ vered volcanic mountains in th e c e n t r e o f th e island." Mrs Brown, whose hus­


band H a iry died 10 years ago, was born in B r ie r - field, and can remember


g e t t in g up a t 5 a .m . to h e lp h e r p a re n ts open t h e i r


g re e n -


grocery shop, before set­ t in g o f f to w o rk as t weaver at the age of 12. A f te r th e ir m ar r iage


the couple emigrated to New Zealand. But there was no work in the days of the depression and they returned home a year later to live in Burnley. They moved to Wiswell in 1932, where they ran a poultry business. M rs B ro w n r e c a l ls


washing eggs and cleaning out GOO hens. “That was a large number of hens in those days,” she added. She moved from Wis


well to Whalley 2-1 years ago and has a n o th e r d a u g h te r , M is s D o r is B row n , who live s w i th her. I t was M rs B row n 's


second visit to New Zea­ land to see Roy. The last was 17 years ago. But it won’t be long before she sees her son again. Roy and Ruth plan to come to Eng lan d on a s ix -w e e k holiday for her birth da y celebrations in November.


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All signed and sealed for Roefield


IT’S al l sy s tems go for Roe f ield, fol lowing th e s ig n in g by th e t r u s t e e s o f a 99-year lease, p ay ab le a t a p ep p e r co rn r e n t . In j u s t o v e r a w e e k ’s t ime , wo r k on th e c o n s t ru c t io n o f Cl i th-


e r o e ' s f i r s t p u r p o s e - b u i l t l e i s u r e c e n t r e , s e e n in th e a r t i s t ’s imp re s s io n above, is d ue to begin. I t is th e c u lm in a t io n o f mo r e t h a n 10 y e a r s ’ h a r d wo rk for th e fu n d - r a i s e r s , wh o we r e f i r s t of fe red th e leas e by th e Kibble


V a lle y Council in 1981. The contractors, W i lliam Carofoot and Sons, o f Longridge,


have pencilled in August lith as the provisional date for starting work on the site.


Accompanying Mrs Doreen Euinton, association chairman,


at the o f f icial signing o f the lease were M r Roll Smitten and tadows, two o f the chief fund-raisers.


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I t ’ s j u s t m a g i c f o r


N e w H Q m o v e — f o r T r u t e x


TRUTEX is selling its head office at Grindlo ton and moving to new purpose-built, head­ quarters at Clitheroe.


The announcemenl was


made to the Press on F r i­ day by sales director Peter Morgan, but the plans are still at an early stage, the whole project being sub­


ject to planning approval. He said new offices are


needed because the old tire "not now ideal and will reiptire considerable main-


casual wear range. He e x p la in e d : " I t is


intended that all present management, administra­ tive and clerical staff will be accommodated tit the n ew lo c a t io n an d a l l employees w i ll be kept in fo rm e d o f a ll d e v e l ­ opments as they occur." “Th e move into more


tenance to be brought up' modern and convenient to and sustained tit the offices has been discussed level reiptired."


with everyone concerned All the money generated


from the stile of the Grind- leton s ite w i ll be re in ­ vested in the new head office and this would, he said, "continue to keep the c om p a n y on t r a c k to in c re a s e its v e ry suc­ cessful schoolwear busi-


and the general feeling is one of anticipation, though inevitably a tinge of regret for an old building where th e company has been based for many years." T ru te x celebrated its


lDOth anniversary in 1905 and in 197-1 became part of


ness and develop its boys’ the Tootal textile empire.


N e i g h b o u r s r e s c u e m a n in f l a t b l a z e


T H E p r o m p t a c t i o n o f l o c a l r e s i d e n t s i s t h o u g h t t o h a v e


s a v e d t h e l i f e o f a C l i t h e r o e m a n i n t h e e a r l y h o u r s o f S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g .


of Smithies House, Shawbridge S tre e t , was awakened by resi­ dents of neighbouring flats after a chip nan c a u g h t f i re in his


Mr Craig Livesey,


kitchen. Smoke from the blaze


triggered an alarm in the building, which was heard across the road by local newsagent M r John Ward- lew o r th and B uck In n landlord M r Philip Korny, whose premises are next door. As M r W a rd le w o r th


called the police, who in turn contacted the fire bri­ gade, occupants of other flats in Smithies House, M r Graham Parkinson anti M r Andrew Pietrzak, tried to rouse the sleeping M r Livesey. “ A t f irs t I thought it


was smoke from someone cooking," said Rcctolla employee M r Parkinson (32). “When I realised it was more than th a t , 1 began banging on the floor


C e l e b r a t i n g e n t r y t o


S e e o u r n e w r a n g e o f


lu g g a g e RIGID AND SOFT


E u r o p e a n f i n a l s


A G R IN D L E TO N manag­ ing director was this week celebrating the news that schoolchildren advised by him and his colleagues under the Young E n te r ­ prise Scheme have won th e ir way through to an international competition. M r Gordon B la in , of


Syke House, is managing d ire c to r o f John Stroud Insulations, of Longridge, and was one of several advisers who helped Lon­


gridge High School fifth form pupils to form their


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company, called “Two by Two." He told us: “The pupils


d e c id e d to m a n u f a c t u r e wooden animals of en d an ­ ge r ed species — the ele­ p h an t , whale and Hedge­ hog. They we n t on to pay th e i r sha reholde r s -10 p e r c ent and th en generous ly dona ted th e i r final profi ts and wag e s of £273 to the Wor ld Wildlife F u n d .” Af te r winning the YES dis t r ict final for Hyndburn


and th e Ribble Val ley, the c om p a n y t h e n wo n t h e N o r t h e r n a r e a f i n a l , before being ru nne r s -up in t h e U n i t e d K i n g d o m f in a l . . . s e c o n d o u t o f 3,000 companies. Th is qual i f ied th em to e n t e r the Eu ro p e an finals


in C o r k , I r e l a n d , t h i s w e e k e n d , a n d Mr Blain, who is a m em b e r of th e Hy n d b u rn and Ribble Val­ l e y Y o u n g E n t e r p r i s e Boa rd, will be t r av e l l in g wi th them, a s th e i r mos t enthus ias t ic suppor te r .


of the fiat to try and wake him up.” M r P a r k in s o n w a s


jo in e d by M r P ie t r z a k , who went into the smoke- f illed f la t to rescue the occupant.


D e s p ite the shock of


waiting to find his fiat on fire and thick black smoke everywhere, M r Livesey went back inside w ith a fire extinguisher from the landing in an a ttempt to put out the blaze.


Across th e ro a d , M r


Wardleworth was asleep above his shop when he was aw a k e n e d by th e high-pitched whine of the


smoke alarm at around 2 a.m.


L o o k in g o u t o f his


bedroom window he saw smoke emerging from the to p - flo o r f la t above the charity shop.


Firemen with two sets


o f b re a th in g ap p a ra tu s used one hose-reel to put out the fire, in a chip pan in the kitchen. M r Livesey, who i t is


b e l ie v e d bad re tu rn e d from a night out, switched on the chip pan and fallen a s le e p , was ta k e n to B la c k b u rn R oy al In f i r ­ mary suffering from the effects of smoke. He was released after treatment.


R o b b e r y h e a r i n g t o d a y


T H E case against two men February, accused of being involved Bryan Bowden (32), a in a £f>f>,()()() armed rob- self-employed grocer, of berv at a Clitheroe Post Bank Street, Clayton, anil Office sorting depot was father-of-two Michael Wal- a d jo t irn e d a t P re s to n lace (31), of Attleborough Crown Court.


Road. Moston, both Man- Tile defendants are also Chester, face charges of


accused of kidnapping a robbery, using a sawn-off police o f f ic e r and tw o shotgun to resist arrest, members o f the public and kidnap, after the raid at the Cites- The hearing will resume te r Avenue premises in today.


W o n d e r f u l w in d f a l l


T H E R E was a wonderful windfall for local charities following the recent Worston Fun Day.


Over £2,G00 was


raised and charities to benefit include local branches of the St John Ambulance, the National Association for the Welfare of Children in Hospital, Cancer Research, Crossroads Care Scheme, Romanian Orphans' Appeal, Abbeyfield Society, the Breath Fund, British Kidney Patients’ Association, the Clitheroe Bereavement Support Group, Clitheroe Multiple Sclerosis Support Group, the Meteor Club, St Paul’s Scouts and the Roefield Appeal.


Historic day for town’s new library


CLITHEROE Library opened its doors to the public for the first time on Monday morn­ ing- . . . and visitors liked what they saw.


The latest computerised


e q u ip m e n t lia s b e e n installed, but gre at care has been taken to preserve the a tm o s p h e re o f the listed building. I t certainly did not take


the children long to find th e ir own section on the lower ground Door, where there is a wide range of books and a c t iv it ie s to keep them busy. I t lias taken nearly two


y e a rs anti £1125,0(H) to transform the building into the imposing new three-


f lo o r l ib r a r y — but it seems to have been money well spent, judging by the reaction of most first-day visitors. “We c er ta in ly haven’t


had any c om p la in ts so far,” said district librarian Miss Barbara Snell.


F e a rs th a t W h a l le y


L ib r a r y w i l l be d ow n ­ graded were also dispelled by Miss Snell. Although the adminis­


tration for the kibble Val­ ley has now been moved from the village to the new l ib ra ry . Miss Snell said that all the changes have ta k en place behind th s c e n e s and m em b e rs would not notice any dif­ fe re n c e in th e s e rv ic e offered. Every nook and cranny


has been utilised in the building, despite its diffi cult shape. T h ere are now JO,(Hit)


books on display — three times as many as the re were before. "We certainly hope that


we have made the best use of the space we have," said Miss Snell. The library itself will he


o f f i c i a l l y o p e n e d by County Conn. Jack Bury, chairman o f Lancashire C o it n t y C o u n c i l , o n October 27th. • W a t c h o u t n e x t we ek fo r a p i c tu r e s p e c ia l on th e n ew l ib ra ry .


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T H E mome n t o f s ig n in g : f rom th e lef t , Co u n . Mr s My r a Clegg ( c h a i rm a n of th e R e c r e a t i o n a n d L e i ­ s u r e C o m m i t t e e ) , M r Sm i t to n , Mr Oswin Ho p ­ k i n s ( It i b b I e V a l l e y C o u n c i l ’s c h i e f e x e c u ­ t i v e ) , M r s E u i n t o n , Co u n . I lowel J o n e s (Rib ­ b le V a l l e y M a y o r ) a n d Mr s Me adows


S h a u n W A D D IN G TO N magician Shaun McCree has proved he is among the best in the w o r ld . . . by sco oping second place in the close- up magic competition of tlie International Brother­ hood of Magicians' Con­ v e n t io n in S t L o u is , Missouri. A c c o rd in g to o f f ic ia l


sources, Shaun is only the second English magician


th receive an award at an IBM annual international convention in the society’s entire GS-vear history — q u i t e a p r e s t ig io u s achievement. M em b e r s h ip o f th e


b ro th e rh o o d stan ds at 13.01)0 w o r ld w id e and


Sh au n was c om p e t in g against 18 of the best of th em w i th it is s k i l fu l sleight-of-hand act. A ccom pany ing Shaun


were his greatest fans — parents Dr anil Mrs Te r ry M c C r e e a n d y o u n g e r b ro th e rs Raul (2-1) and Jeremy (23).


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T H E price of a pint of milk is to rise by 2p from Sun­ day. Inflation and rising costs have been blamed for the increase.


Flying- high!


F LY IN G h ig h a t t h e m om e n t a r e p u p i l s a t B r e n n a n d ' s En d owed CE Sch o o l , S lu id h u rn .


T h r e e j u n i o r school c h i ld r e n have wo n a d ay


o u t tit th e BBC TV We a th e r Ce n t r e in Lo n d o n wi th p r e s e n t e r Bil l Gi les.


T h e su n c e r t a in ly h a d his h a t on fo r Ben Blu-


k em n n (10) , C l a r e Da rb .v sh i r e a n d R e b e c c a Cowk in g (11) wh e n h e ad t e a c h e r Mr s B a r b a r a Mi ln e -k c d h c a d told th em o f th e i r win.


F o r Ben, C la r e a n d Re b e c c a wi l l he t r av e l l in g


to Lo n d o n l a t e r in th e y e a r to me e t th e BBC w e a th e r t e am.


" I h a d fo rg o t te n al l a b o u t th e c omp e t i t io n , "


a dmi t t e d Mr s Mi ln c -Kcd h c a d . “ I t wa s f e a tu re d in a ma g a z in e ‘Te c h n o lo g y 516’ wh ic h I to o k h ome s ome t ime ago. Af te r r e a d in g th e d e ta i l s , I a sk e d th e c h i ld r e n i f th e y wished to e n t e r . "


T h e th r e e p upi ls h av e won th e ma in pr ize,


h a v in g su c c e s s fu l ly a n swe r e d 10 me teo ro lo g ic a l q u e s t i o n s a n d c o m p l e t e d t h e t i e - b r e a k e r s e n ten c e .


Cla r e a n d Re b e c c a have j u s t f in ish ed a t th e


S lu id b u rn school . Cla r e is to a t t e n d Cl i th e ro e Ro y a l G r am m a r S c h o o l f rom S e p t em b e r a n d Re b e c c a wi l l be g o in g to Bowla n d Co u n ty High School .


B e n ’s su c c e s s fu l t i e - b r e a k e r s e n t e n c e went :


"W h e t h e r th e w e a th e r be du l l , o r w h e th e r th e w e a th e r be b r ig h t , th e BBC w e a th e r te am ma k e w e a th e r m a g ic e a c h n ig h t . ”


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