6 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, June 28th, 1990 A t o w n o f s u r p r i s e s


T H E R E ’S m o r e to B la c k b u r n th a n s o m e t im e s m e e ts th e e y e , a s o u r r e p o r te r , C l iv e B a r n d e n , h a s b een f i n d i n g o u t


IT’S easy to judge a place too harshly, especially if you’re caught up in the snarl of a rush-hour which could be typical of any town anywhere. Like others, I’ve


been mailty of taking Blackburn at face value, especially in the rush-hours — until recently, that is, when I started to get to


ough is bigger than you think — bigger than the town itself, in fact, for it stretches past Darwcn to Turton and has a popula­ tion of 140,000. The town itself has a history going back a thousand years, but its greatest prosperity depended on King Cotton, a heritage still evident today, thanks to a large number of the old mills surviving.


know the town. Tlie administrative bor­


Purton Tower, a must for visitors to the Hluckhurn urea


has so many advantages to the modern-day resident that it is difficult to know


Nowadays Blackburn


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point of view, there’s plenty to do — all manner of sports, lots of recreational areas and parks, the Waves centre and plenty of places to dine and dance the night away. From the shopper’s


point of view, Blackburn is somewhere you can still buy good houses at acceptable prices; a base within easy reach of several city centres and, therefore, major employers — as in Wigan and Bolton, Preston and Manchester— never mind the fact that there are many major employers locally anyway. From the fun-lover’s


which ones to highlight. From the home-owner’s


shops and Sunday car boot sales; and while the Government debates how we should occupy our - Sundays, those who do want to spend,spend, spend on the Sabbath can do so at Blackburn.


point of view, Blackburn boasts excellent college facilities, wide-ranging adult education opportunities and many societies and groups where the amateur painter, potter or photographer can put his class-learned theory into practice.


From the student’s


point of view, tho town centre is a massive pedes­ trian precinct where you can buy most things from the hundred shops without the hassle of continually battling with traffic. From the


do-it-yourselfer’s point of view, Blackburn has some easily-reached large stores grouped on the town’s out­ skirts where you can buy anything from screws to shelves, paint to plants and cars to carpets. From the collectors’s


point' of view, it’s a town with a thriving auction, some useful second-hand


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W h e n you co n sld o r that you sp en d o v e r a third of y o u r life in bod, w h y s et tle for an y loss than tho best . Boautyrost by S lo o p o o zo o is the tra d e m a rk fo r a revolutionary p o c k e te d spring sys tem which allow s th e m a t tre s s to s h a p e pe r fe ctly to tho body s


n atural contours. In co n ven tio n a l ly p ro d u c ed pockotod spring m a tre s s e s tho pockets a re c lip p e d o r stitched to g e th e r by h a n d , a proc es s which restricts th e ir m o v em e n t . Boautyrost pockotod springs a ro b a r rel s h ap o d a n d b o n d e d at th e w a is t to allow


complotoly indopondon t springing, e lim ina ting tho p ro b lem of roll-togother , w h a te v e r tho s h ap e o r woight of the sloopers.


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W h o th e r you p re fe r a traditional h a n d tuf ted m a ttre ss o r fe e l m o re a t home


with a m o d e rn m icroquilted d e sign, S le e p e e z e e h a s th e bod fo ry o u . W ith a c hoice of ten


m o d e ls from the "Traditional" ra n g e a n d fo u r in th e "To day " ra n g e you c a n b e sure to find o n e


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to suit y o u r n e ed s . If you a re e sp e c ia l ly k e e n on quality with e co n om y , th e re is a ls o a c h o ic e of four op en spring m o d e ls from the "D o ep s lee p " ra n g e , with e le c tronica lly tem p e re d springs for a d d e d strength a n d resi l ien c e. O n o u r new


rango of h a n d stitched m o d e ls with o v e r 1 ,2 0 0 pockotod springs in tho 5ft. w id e Q u e e n s ize there is a c h o ice of soft, m odium a n d firm


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springing. O u r n ew s le e p collect ion c om e s in a full ra n g e of s iz e s up to 7ft s q u a re . All models c om e with a z ip p e d an d l inked option which consists of two s ing le bods fitted with


a t ta chm e n ts th a t a llow them to b e u s ed a s o n e la rg e d o u b le b e d o r two single beds.


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Blackburn is an excellent place in which to work — thanks to a large central lending and reference library; the fact that there are more bookshops than many towns; and that it boasts the headquarters or regional offices of so many key groups and organisations which offer advice and information. .


researcher’s point of view, From the writer’s and


point of view there’s bags to see, too — such as the cathedral, museums, food shops to delight the gourmet or curry cook and some splendid industrial archaeology and Victorian architecture.


And from the traveller’s Blackburn Cathedral


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Royal Infirmary (surprisingly). So you see, Blackburn is


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Head staying on until successor is appointed


CLITHEROE Royal Grammar School head­


master Mr Clive Darley, who two months ago gave governors the shock news of his early retirement, has agreed to delay his departure for several weeks.


due to leave at the end of term on health grounds, has been asketf by the governors to stay on until the end of October, until a su c c e s so r has been


Mr Darley (50), who was


appointed.The governors have already drawn up a short­ list of nine candidates for the headship and inter­ viewing is likely to take


Sally rides in horse trials


LOCAL rider Sally Hut­ chinson is competing on Sunday in the Skipton Horse Trials and success could bring a place in a national event. Sally (17), of Prospect


House, Sawley Road, Grindleton, will be com­ peting initially for a place in the Beehive Spiders’ Pasada Regionalisation Programme for junior riders. The three overall win­


ners from this event will go forward to the three- day national competition a t T w e s e 1 d o w n R a c e Course, near Aldershot, later in the year. Competitors like Sally,


place in September. A new head is expected to take up the post in November. Meanwhile, the gover­


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nors are hoping that Mr Darley’s postponed retire­ ment will assist a smooth transition for the school. Mr Darley, who has a


farm at Preesall, on More- cambe Bay, decided to retire when his doctor, treating him for a heart complaint, advised him to change his lifestyle. He says the complaint has not been cured, but since announcing his resignation “some of the pressure has been lifted." He added; “ 1 have


agreed to stay on until the end of of O cto b e r , although I had promised myself a tr ip to the Pyrenees in September and this has now had to be delayed.”


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ing the organ and will con- tribute several solos, including the ever popular Scherzo in G minor by Enrico Bossi. Charles Myers will be conducting the choir.


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THE news that the start date on the Read/Simon- stone bypass has been brought forward has been


greeted enthusiastically by village petitioners. T h e b y p a s s h a s


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AN application by Howker brothers to demolish part of a factory and erect a nursing home at Highfiehl Works, Sun Street, Chtheroe, is among those received by Ribble Valley Council’s Planning Department (number 0430).


i Other Clitheroe applications . A kitchen and bathroom


nclude:


fnm’n ’0/, al !.°..Hol<len Street (Ul.).|). Demolition of existing building for residential deveb opment at the former school canteen, Waterloo Road (0412). A two-storey side and first-


floor rear extension at Morning- side, Eastham Street (0443)


at 38 Balmoral Drive (0440) Bowlnnd and (ilshurn For- cst: Ileef boning plant at Castill


Laithe Abattoir, Sawley Brow Sawley (0439).


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for one detached dwelling on land within the curtilage of Riverside Lodge, Main Street


Outline planning application 1 (resubmission)


Consent to display advertise­ ment at 8 Weligate (0444) of P01-"1


Planning in the pipeline


Sawley (0433). ‘ 'eh


iTn extension to form Kitche utility room at Nooks Fam


u single dwelling adiacu


ing buildings and redeveloi: lor five residential units (r mission) at Vicarage Farm Back Lame (0428).


Horton House, Green I Hnrhm-in-Cniven. Wiswell: Demolition of


,nK* nnd redevelopment o with five cottages, 10 pa; spaces and common ami


f tW ? " °* conservatory at Hall, Acre Lane (0441). vJVcat Bradford: Gai


B iipaf.°tnt V5carage Farm, i . ' Ih."rnlS>’-'v ilh-Whenl


ack Lane (0429). W 445)ai°n at 21 EastfieW 1 . Demolition of existing I


•ey: Detached double gam Timothy Cottage. Wh Koad, Hurst Green (0-126). Lasted building upplicatii


Aighton, Bailey and C


(O4‘« r 0ti ROad’ Hurat ( Horton: Conversion of


appeared among schemes costing over £lm. due to start next year. The petition signed by


p.m., will be Sally Coates and Dorothy Dugdale (sopranos), who sing together in the famous duet with choir “I waited for the Lord,” which is part of “The Hymn of Praise." Tenor John Moor is making a welcome return visit to Clitheroe and the choral group’s accompanist Alice Kenyon is providing the continuo part. Nigel Gaze will be play­


is vetoed FIVE letters objecting to a hot food take-away in Clitheroe’s Lowergate were received by Kibble Valley Council planners. Members of the council's Development Control Sub­ committee refused the application for the change of use of a dwelling to a hot food take-away anil self-contained fiat for Mr and Mrs Lee. Nearby residents said


refused on grounds of highway safety and loss of am e n i ty to n earby residents.


Belgian roots


THE son of a Belgian immigrant to Britain spoku about his roots to the Ribble Valley branch of the Lancashire Family History and Heraldry Society. Mr Edmond Cambien


numerous visits to Bel­ gium to see members of this father’s family. The next meeting will


be on July 10th — not the 12th, as printed in the programme — at Clitheroe Cricket Club, starting at 7-30 p.m., when the speaker will be Julia Bee- den on “Quaker Records."


On mobile display


residents was adopted by Read Parish Council anil Ribble Valley Council and presented to the chairman of the county council’s Highways Committee, County Coun. George Slynn, bv County Coun. Mrs Gill Lea. One of the two petition


THE award-winning Rib- chester Museum of Child­ hood is on the road. The museum is featured


o rg an ise rs , Mr Alan Ambrose, who with resi­ dent Mr Alec Slater went round the village obtaining signatures, said the peti­ tion was designed to bring pressure on the county council’s Highways Com­ mittee to bring the start date forward and, as such, would appear to have been successful.


prominently in a mobile exhibition promoting tour­ ist attractions in the county and encouraging entries in the Best of England’s North West competition. Last year the museum


entitled his talk “The Bel­ gian and the Milkmaid" and explained that his father came to the Ribble Valley after the first world war and met his wife to he when she was delivering milk from Hawthorne Farm in Clitheroe. Mr Cambien told of his


bance already existed in the area from other com­ mercial uses, another take-away would increase the amount of debris and litter in the area and the use would be out of keep­ ing in a conservation area. The application was


there was no parking, suf­ ficient noise and distur­


jointly with the county council, is currently tour­ ing Lancashire’s 15 county information centres.


and Hoghton Tower, ilea - Blackburn, won two out of the three categories in the North West Tourist's Board prestigious Best of Britain’s North West competition. The exhibition, staged


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