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Grand old lady misses town’s lovely people’
campaign to raise funds for research into cot deaths, has sadly had to leave the town. Mrs Janet M. Brook raised £6,000 for the Clith
A REMARKABLE lady, who won the hearts of the people of Clitheroe during her
eroe Breath Fund, for research into cot deaths, (luring two years of fund raising which included a
donation from HRH Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. In her late 80s, Mrs Brook has had to leave her
home in Chatburn Avenue, due to failing health, and is now living in a nursing home in Shrewsbury. In a letter to the “Advertiser and Times" this
week, she says she is “very happy” and since her departure has received many kind letters, too numerous to reply to personally. She adds: “I do want you to know how touched and grateful I am
and how much I miss Clitheroe aiid its lovely people.” Referring to the Breath campaign, she thanks all
who helped and adds: “The whole subject is now so much before the public, I wish I had been able to
continue the campaign, as the response would have been even greater."
Ipswich, she retired to live in the Ribble Valley, first in Holden and then in Clitheroe, 21 years ago.
The widow of the Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Wishing everyone a happy Christmas and New
Year, she typically says that although she is sad at times at what she has lost, she is trying to live up to the example of Dag Hammarskjold, secretary gen eral of the United Nations, who was tragically killed in an air disaster. “He wrote the following words: ‘For all that has been — thanks! To all that shall be — yes!’”
Good neighbours keeping Ivy young at heart
Corporate planner will develop council’s case
THE Ribble Valley Council is to appoint a senior officer to develop the
called a “corporate plan ner,” will cost the council £25,000 for each of the two years of his fixed-term contract or secondment. He will report directly to chief executive Mr Ossie Hopkins and his purpose wilt be “to support the cor porate planning processes of the authority” and “to contribute to the council’s strategy for survival.” His appointment was
approved by the Policy and Resources Committee and is part of the council’s “fight for survival,” said
Licences granted
Jewellery haul from Sawley home
JEWELLERY and prop erty valued at more than £17,000 has been stolen from a house in Sawley.
House, Smithies Bridge, on Thursday. Among their haul were
Thieves broke into Beck
a solid silver necklace with a large amethyst stone, valued at £1,250; an 18 carat gold ring with five pearls, worth £1,7)00; a lady's gold ring with two rubies and two diamonds, valued at £1,27)0; a gold engagement ring with five diamonds worth £1,27)0 and a gold eternity ring with diamonds, worth £1,200. The thieves are thought
witnesses to the incident which happened between 6-3(1 p.m. and 11-15 p.m. on Thursday night. The following day, a
dale View, was entered after thieves forced patio doors at the rear. Taken in the haul were a lady’s 18 carat gold bracelet valued at £ 5 0 0 , a diamond engagement ring valued at £100, a silver bracelet worth £100 and £70 in cash.
detached house in Grindle- ton was entered and among the items stolen wasjewellery valued at more than £800. The property, Ribbles-
to have forcibly entered the house, which was ran sacked, after crossing fields at the rear. Police are appealing for
Avenue, knows the value of good neighbours and when she celebrated her 90th birthday last week they rallied round to make it a truly memorable occasion.
retirement years. For Mrs Ivy Taylor, of Chatburn
without them,” said her son, Mr Paul Taylor, who lives in Langho. “I t ’s because of their help that she has been
“I don’t know what she would do
able to maintain an independent life for so long.” Mrs Gill Wightman and other neigh
tainly put on a lovely party,” said her son, who along with his wife, Beryl, and family attended the celebrations
THE Mayoress of Clith eroe, Mrs Mary Shepherd, is holding a coffee morning on Saturday to raise money for the Mayor's Welfare Fund. It will take place in the
bours laid on a cake and carved buffet and invited the Mayor and Mayoress of Clitheroe, Coun. and Mrs Pat Shep herd, to drop in for a celebratory toast. “It was a wonderful day — they cer
A LADY who was bombed out of London in the second world war has found a special kind of happi ness in Clitheroe during ner
held at Mrs Taylor’s bungalow home. Mrs Taylor, a widow who has lived in
Clitheroe for 18 years, left London in 1940, when one of Hitler’s bombs des troyed the furniture shop which her husband,George, ran. The couple with their two sons, who lived in a fiat above the premises, went to Edinburgh to join relatives and Mr Taylor worked as a whisky broker for many years.
came to Clitheroe to be near Paul, who is financial director for William Blythe Ltd. Her elder son, Michael, lives in the Bahamas.
When he died in 1969, Mrs Taylor
Taylor has made her mark as a bowler at Clitheroe Cricket and Bowling Club and has donated a cup for ladies’ bowl ing competitions. Long life runs in Mrs Taylor’s family,
During her years in the area, Mrs
for her sister, Betty, wwho lives in Scotland, is 93. Our picture shows Mrs Taylor (front
centre) with Paul (right) and neigh bours and relatives at the celebrations.
For Mayor’s Welfare Fund Clitheroe Mayor’s Parlour from 10 a.m. to noon and
will featured a tombola with many prizes donated b y f r i e n d s shopkeepers.
n d Says Mrs Shepherd: “I
know we are not the only group to have benefited
from the shopkeepers’ generosity and we really do appreciate it.”
THE following have been granted justices’ licences at Clitheroe tran s fe r sessions: Mr Barry Johns for The
Brown Cow, Moor Lane, Clitheroe; Mr Bernard Mason, The Pendle Witch
granted a justices’ off-li cence for the off-licence at 1, Downham R o ad , Chatburn. Mr Kin Kang Wan was
Hotel, Sabden: Lawrence Child, The White Horse In n , Y o rk S t r e e t , Clitheroe. Mrs Elaine Bicknell was
granted a re s tau ran t licence for The Clover Chi nese Kitchen, Wellgate, Clitheroe.
committee chairman Coun. Bill Fleming (Billington). He added: “I hope the
council’s case for self-government when the structure of local govern ment is reviewed nationally. The officer, who will be
whole council will work together to ensure that local government means what it says — and stays as local as possible.” The new officer was
needed to get the council’s act together, said Mr Hop kins, especially as the county council and other dis trict councils were employing consultants to present their cases. Liberal Democrats at
Jones (Clitheroe) objected to spending the money —
was abiding by the charter would help its case for self-government, said Coun. Mrs Joyce Lilburn (Bolton-by-Bowland). Labour councillor Bert
the meeting opposed the inclusion of the Citizen’s C h a r te r in th e new officer's job description, but their amendment to delete references to the charter was defeated by a majority Tory vote. Showing that the council
rate planner will need a degree-level qualification in business, computing, economics, corporate plan ning or something similar. It may take some time to find the right person, warned Mr Hopkins.
Ribble Valley’s corpo Gateway lit up
PLANS to light up Whal ley Abbey’s old gateway on The Sands have run into financial difficulties. Parish council clerk Mrs
Joyce Hindle said that English Heritage had
intended to fix the flood lighting at the same time as completing some roof ing work on the building. However, a lack of
funds meant that the organisation could not complete the work and an outside temporary cable has been erected.
We treat ALCOHOL
especially, he said, in view of “the parlous state we're led to b e l ie v e this authority is in” financially. Councillors and officers
alike would regret it if the money was not spent on developing a case — and the council’s case would be lost in two years’ time, said Coun. Howel Jones (Clitheroe). “The appoint ment is essential,” he added.
Tory calls for more aid for
local hospitals LOCAL Tory candidate Nigel Evans has met the Secretary of State for Health to seek his support for Ribble Valley’s cottage hospitals.
PC stands by for another Romanian mercy mission
CLITHEROE policeman
Chris Creelman will .be flying out to Romania in February in the continuing struggle to help the people rebuild their shattered country. This will be his sixth
trip and though many months have passed since
the downfall of the Ceau-
sescu tyranny, political life remains very confused in the Balkan country. Just how difficult things
are is highlighted in the new price of petrol, which has just risen from 30 lei a litre to 130 lei. Such rises are common and come
without any increase in wages.
“We were all reduced to
has been at Clitheroe police station for four years, is team leader for the 28-strong Pendle for Romania group of volun teers, who were drawn together by the graphic television pictures of the suffering there.
is working is provided by the village of Diosti. Toi lets in the orphanage there consisted simply of cubi cles with holes in the floor, which were in a disgusting state because of the lack of dis infe ctant . Useless washbasins have been replaced and eight toilets installed. A school for the deaf in
An example of how aid
Craiova is one of only two in the country. Hearing aids have been supplied and s t a f f are b e in g trained. “Some of the children
house p e c e m b e r
T fJN PAY STUARTS
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have been able to hear for the first time in their lives and the look on their faces and those of their parents was pure joy,” he said. Medical equipment,
so it is important that the aid continues, so that we can build on what we have achieved.” PC Creelman (45), who
tears by the horrors we saw, but the good thing is that aid from the West is getting through to the right people,” he said. . “A start has been made,
been delivered previously, in full use. “We have our own
network of people in Romania who are ensuring that supplies get through to the needy, so people who donate in this country should have no fears,” added PC Creelman. New Yea r projec ts
include improvements to a kindergarten which has only one light bulb in the entire premises. It would be condemned outright in this country, but there staff soldier on against seemingly impossible odds, while the Pendle for Romania group is busy looking for steel tubing which they plan to weld i n t o p l a y g r o u n d equipment.
PC Creelman has been
outlining the work in a series of talks to groups in Ribble Valley. He reports a v e ry en co u rag in g response from the people he has met and stresses that there is plenty more that everyone can do to help. He explained: “We still
ple have been very good to us, the figures speak, for. themselves. We complain in this country about things, but we are in para- d is e c om p a r e d to Romania.”
need supplies, ranging from sweets for the little children to various types of medical equipment. “There is no doubt peo
including important basic requirements such as trol leys, has been' supplied and volunteers saw an X- ray machine, which had
volunteering their services or making donations can phone Padiham 73062 to speak to PC Creelman.
Anyone interested in
liam Waldegrave in Lon don and said afterwards: “The time has come for us to give greater recognition to our local hospitals. “We need to show our
Mr Evans met Mr Wil
commitment to them by investing further sums of money to upgrade needed services.
‘Clitheroe and Ribches-
te r hospitals are two examples providing excellent service. With new house building and growing health service demands, we ought to be looking at expanding the services provided by small local hospitals. “In the Clitheroe area
alone there are 1,000 new homes planned for the next two years. Already, people living in the sur rounding areas are asking why there cannot be an x-ray facility or post-ma ternity facilities at the local hospital. “I hope the Government will re-emphasise its com
mitment to these hospitals and relay this message to
the area and d is tr ic t health authorities.”
NO CASH
FOR LAMP LACK of finance has halted plans to restore a damaged lamp in Whalley to its former glory. The old-fashioned lamp,
which does not work and is purely decorative, is situated on Queen Street and for the last four years has been without a top. Speaking at Whalley
Parish Council, clerk Mrs Joyce Hindle said that it would-cost over £150 to buy the necessary new lamp and bracket and have them fixed. Following a proposition
from Coun. Michael Ackroyd, it was decided not to go ahead with the purchases, due to the cost involved.
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