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WITH over 25 ye;u> exper ience. craf tsman Mr Thomas Rock pro vides a quality monu­ mental masonry servie< that is second to none. Established in IhiM, 4'hos. Kock is situated


at 71) Market Place in the town cent re and is run solely by Mr Kock.


who has been involved i n t h e b u s i n e s s a l l h i s l i f e .


The current Kibbles-


dale Kotary ( 4ub presi­ dent. Mr Kock puts a lot of emphasis on the personal touch and is always available to help out and d i scu s s any problems or quer ies a customer may have. Thos. Kock provides


a ful l m o n um e n t a l masonry service, from


the purchas ing of t he s to n e to th e de s ig n , carving and let tering of the finished product. A c u s t o m e r c a n


over £900, a headstone t a ke s a m u lid t h roe moil) hs t o c raf t and prepare, but stands as a f i t t in g p e rma n e n t reminder. Where t here is already a headstone on a family grave, the mason can amen d it accordingly to add. say. “wife of t he above.” A local mason should


c h o o s e v a r i o n s ma t e r i a l s , including grani te, marble, stone and slate, all in various c o l o u r s , a n d h a s o p t i o n s o f m a n y designs and styles. Priced from IT IDO to


AN ADVERTISING FEATURE f


FOR those left to deal with a


bereavement, there is a yreal deal to think about and the weeks immediately following a death are


often very trying. The one person who is


going to prove extremely valuable in the days ahead is the funeral di rector. People choose a


par t icular firm for a


variety of reasons, it may have been recommended, the family may prefer one par t icular di rector or they may even like the look of the premises — many things ran determine the select ion of a funeral di rector or under taker . Funeral directors


make all t he a r rangements from removing the body from the home or hospi tal to col lect ing all the cards from the var ious flowers and wreaths sent on the day of the funeral. The one thing the


funeral di rector docs not do is to register the deal h. 'Phis must he car r ied mil by a relative. 'flu* family will be


asked what kind of funeral tin* deceased wanted and, qui te often, unless the ma t te r has been discussed beforehand, it will be the fami ly's wishes that are car r ied o u t . At this stage it is wise


be awa re of any local res t r ic t ions as to the s i z e , w o r d i n g o f in s c r ip t io n and c o n ­ s t r u c t i o n o f a n y headstone. “ People should not rush into a decision;


they want time to think and a creditable mason will help and advise a c u s t om e r . ” sa id Mr Kock.


237 r Funeral Service t


Residence and Peacehaven Chapel of Rest


I n o u r o w n p r i v a t e c o u r t y a r d . t


to stop and consider whether you have made any preparat ions for your own death. It is a subject not often discussed. 1ml one which, like (lie preparat ion of a will, is of vital importance. Death comes to each and every one of us at


some t ime, so there is absolutely no reason why talking about it sensibly should he shunned. It will be a great help


to your family if you leave inst ruct ions where cer tain papers and other


relevant information can he found. I fy o u know how you want your


funeral to tie conducted and who you want to car ry out the necessary a r rangements , leave the inst ruct ions clear ly marked. Consider whether you


want bur ial or cremat ion y o u r p a i n


and. i fy o u decide on the former , whether yon want to he huried alongside anothe r member of your family and i fy o u want a


Samaritans make sure you are not alone


“ Y O U arc* n o l a lone ” — the la te s t me s ­ s ag e o f B r i t a i n ’s v a n g u a r d s u p p o r t .g ro u p , th e S a m a r i t a n s , is e c h o e d across th e Ribble V a l le y wh en i t comes to su p p o r t for the b e re a v ed . The Samar i tans believe


Thu a r e a b o a s t s


several groups offer­ ing- various types of


bereavement support, including conscious­ ness raising, counsel­ ling- and the Samar i­ t a n s ’ famed 2-1-hour


phone service*. T h e S a m a r i t a n s . founded in 195.4 by black* burn min i s te r the Kev. ('had Varah. now has 1N5 b r a n c h e s a n d 2 2 .5 0 0 volunteers nationwide and is well-known for its work in c o u n s e l l in g th o se in emot ional crisis. This week the organisa­


tion launched a new cam­ paign called “You are not a lo n e .” which may be of p a r t i c u la r use to men e x p e r i e n c i n g b e r e a v e ­ ment. The suicide rate for men ag ed 2-1 to 15 has risen by TOG in the last 10 years and is almost three times greater than that of women.


the increased rate is due to age-old p r e s s u r e s on men to co n fo rm1 to t he strong male stereotype to be "one of the lads” - ami hopes the new cam­ paign will encourage men to pick up the phone and realise that then* is noth-


ing wrong with asking for help.


The Samari tans an* con-


lac tahle 21 hours a day. :i(»5 days a year, and the n umb e r of t he n e a r e s t branch, at Blackburn, is 1125 I lili2121.


Another local organisa-


li«»n of fer ing help to the bereaved is the (Mitheroe ami I list r id I bereavement S u p p o r t Gro u p , which meets every third Tuesday of the month, at 7-2.0 p.m.. in the Cl i theroe Library Meeting Room.


The group is run by a


team of dedicated volun­ t e e r s and o f fe r s e i th e r one-to-one counselling or g r o u p s u p p o r t . T h e group's next meeting is on T u e s d a y a nd fu r t he r details are available from gro u p co -o rd in a to r Ann Connell on 1)200 27511.


Bla c k b u rn ’s Be re a v e ­


ment C e n t r e , which is si tuated in the Community Health Council Offices on Richmond Terrace, is also open to Ribble Valiev resi­ dents. The cent re operates on ei ther a "drop-in” basis, nn F r id a y s b e twe e n 10 a.m. and 4 p.nt.. or can be contacted on 02o I 4941)1) I.


A further bereavement


support group is "Cruse” — a local organisation run by counsellors specifically t ra i n ed t o d e a I wi t h bereavement . ( 'ruse operates an open


line, on Monday evenings, and will visit people in their own homes. A ( ’ruse c o u n s e l lo r can be c o n ­ tacted on 0251 207000. At best, bereavement is


a n u n c o m f o r t a !> I e e x pe r i e n c e , at w o r s t . sometimes traumatic. But. to echo the sent iments of the Sama r i tans , when it come s to b e r e a v em e n t s u p p o r t . Kibble Val ley residents art* definitely not alone.


A local lamil v concern — Brian, Jean and Carl T e l : OaHTHBElMM*: 1 1 2 9 7 d a y o r n ig h t I lATolstenholme V JL FUNERAL SERVICE —


"Rockdale House", Whalley Road, Clitheroe BB71EE Tel: 0200 22345


An y link’ - Day or Night SPECIAL TO THE RIBBLE VALLEY


We have introduced a SPECIAL COMPLETE FUNERAL PRICE of


£ $ 2 £ . © 0


Cemetery or Accrington Crematorium plus Disbursements. This Special Price includes:


including Motor Hearse and one Limousine to the Local


Coffin Motor Hoarse Use of our Chapel of Rest All our Services


Dressing Gown


One Limousine Removal from local hospital Clitheroe, Queens Park or Blackburn Royal Infirmary.


Modem Fleet of Limousines, Modem premises. Up to date facilities.


[ Whalley Road, Clitheroe


(0200)23521


Easy parking at the door Open


Mon - Fri


9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.; Sat


8.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.; Sun


10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Also Clitheroe


| Market Tuesday and ’ Saturday


Please call at our home or Chapel of Rest or


TELEPHONE CLITHEROE 28515 DAY OR NIGHT


barecersi* Florists


) Flowers for all occasions


established


Clitheroe's longest


and plants for the last 40 years.


florists serving the town with quality flowers


Always a good


selection of our own made


planted bowls.


. chard c heu, Funeral Service


12 WHALLEY ROAD, CLITHEROE


community after a bereavement - selected by Chosen Heritage for the Ribble Valley for their increasingly popular


A family concern offering a personal service to the


complete funerals from £695.00 including all expenses.


prepayment Funeral Plans and approved by 'Age Concern'


PRIVATE CHAPELS OF REST


Funerals from £395.00 plus expenses


TELEPHONE (0254) 824529 -v- Day or Nigh t Service A


heads tone. I fy o u choose cremat ion, are there any inst ruct ions regarding disposal of the ashes?


minister you would like to conduct your funeral sendee? Are there any special inst ruct ions as to


Is there a par t icular


the formal of Hie service and the bui lding in which it should be held and do you want people to buy


flowers or make donat ions to char i ty and, if so, which one? Once a decision about


bur ial or cremat ion has been made, the death registered and the disposal cer t i f icate obtained, the pract ical a r rangements can commence. A date and t ime can lie set, people can be informed and the event can go ahead.


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Chatburn Road, Clitheroe


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S t a r k m e s s a g e i n a b o t t l e


( ’AN you imagine* suffocating to (loath in a glass bottle*, or being choked to death by a str ip of plastic, or bleeding- to death af ter slashing your throat on a piece of jagged metal?


The fact is. these are i


just some of the gruesome d e a ths suf fered by nine


million smal l animals in Britain each year — as a resul t of c a re le s s ly d i s ­ carded litter! A hard-hi t t ing exhibi ­


tion depicting tin* effect of l itter on wildlife is to go on display in the foyer of the Kibble Va l ley Counc i l offices. The display is par t of


MEMORIALS AR E MADE B T CRAFTSMEN


When you want a memorial, don't be sidetracked - go to the local man


yourself and be sure you arc not paying the middleman's commission.


Servinjj the Clitheroe Area


THOS, R O C K


OVER FORTY YEARS CRAFTSMANSHIP IN GRANITE -


MARBLE - STONE & SLATE


7b M a rk e t Place C l ith e ro e T e l : 24277


Br i t a i n ’s fo r t hcomi ng Environment Week, from


May Kith to 2-lth. and lias been ar ranged joint ly by Kibble Val ley Counci l 's count ryside officer David Hewi t t and Bla ck b u rn - based wildlife consultant Trevor Smith. It includes hard-hitting


and th o u g h t - p ro v o k in g p h o to g r a p h s , ta k e n hy B u r n l e y - b a s e d wi ldl i fe photographer Peter Chip­ pendale, and models, con­ structed by Trevor Smith, sh owin g tin* p ro b l ems c a u s e d to w i ld l i f e by refuse. During his research for


the exhibition, which was conducted in the Kibble Valley. Mr Smi th found, near Hodder Bridge, the glass bottle pictured, con­ taining 10 small animals a 1 o n e ! 4’ h e a n i m a 1 s undoubtedly suf fered an agonising death. Mr Smith said: "Picnick­


ers. for example, do not real ise how lethal a dis­ c a rd ed yoghoi i r t c a r ton can be. Hedgehogs try to crawl inside th e c a r ton a n d . b e c a u s e of t h e i r spine s , get s tuck. They a r c not able to re le a se t h em s e lv e s and e i t h e r walk into the path of cars or die of starvation." He cont inued: “ People


think nothing of pushing the lids of tin cans inside


a f ter opening them. This causes an agonising death to man y a n ima l s , who


fa ta l ly cut th em s e lv e s when trying to crawl out. Discarded glass bottles are also a death t rap to ani ­ mals, who ei ther suffocate or s ta rv e to death a f te r get t ing trapped inside.” A five-minute conversa­


t ion wi th Mr Smi th is enough to convince anyone that the l i tany of t e r ro r being waged against Brit­ ish wildlife by mankind’s i r responsibi l i ty is some ­ t h i n g we al l c an a n d MUST change. Mr Smi th had this to


say : “ T a k e y o u r l i t t e r home! Don’t d i s c a rd it senselessly and. wherever pos s ib le , use re cy c l in g facilities. Recycling your cans and bottles will also cut down the numbe r of hazards at landfill sites." He cont inued: “When


you open a can, take off th e lid c omp le te ly and squash the can when it is emp ty . Also, f la t ten all emp ty c a r to n s and cut through all plastic loops.” Mr Hewitt added: “We


hope the exhibi t ion will raise awareness among the public of the need to dis­ pose of litter in a responsi­ ble manner. It is not just recycling we want to pro­ mote, but an understand­ ing of th e d ama g e and untold suffering caused by l i t t e r to o u r p r e c io u s wildlife.” Among the other activi­


ties planned in Cl i theroe during Environment Week a re the plant ing of com­ memorat ive flower-beds.


TREVOR SMITH Inund these two milk bot t les at Higher Hodder Bridge. Spread out in t rout ot bun are the remainders of tin* nine common s inews and two field voles which perished inside


the set ting up of car-free zones and the promotion of t h e t o w n ’s r e e y e l i ng facilities. En v i ronment Week is


being co-ordinated hy 4 he Civic T r u s t , which has produced a handy Bi-page booklet calk'd '‘Ideas for Action.” which offers sug­ gestions on how interested community groups can get involved and gives advice


on everything from post- e r s a n d p u b I i c i t y t o finance. 4'he booklet is f ree to


"How Given Is Our Val­ ley” re ad e r s and can be obtained from the "Cli th­ e r o e Ad v e r t i s c r an d 4'imes” foyer, or by con­ tact ing the Civic 4Yust's Environment Week co-or- dinator, dean Ashton (<)71 ‘Kin 091 1).


Sowing seeds for future


4’HE six winners of last month’s "How Green Is ( >ur Valley?” wildlife-friendly seed offer were: Mrs L. 4'aylor. of Bticcletich ('lose. Clitheroe; Miss G. Booth, of Fairfield Drive. Glitheroe; Mrs


J. Dean, of ( ’hatburn Road. ( 'lit heme; Mr and Mrs R. Cunliffe, of Showley Court, ( 4ayton-k*-Dale: Mrs V. Robson, of Beauley Avenue. Simonstone; and Mr P. Cunl i f fe. of Binder Close, Wadd-


itigton. 4'hese six "Cl i theroe Adver t iser and 4'imes"


readers were the first out of the hat in our special seed offer and will each receive a pack of wildlife- at t ra c t ing seeds, donated by Cl i theroe garden cent re propr ietor Mr Bill Barker , of Primrose Nurseries. Mr I Jarker said: "Plant ing wild l ife-friendly


seeds in your garden is a great way of helping the environment . Pm glad to have taken part in this offer and hope wildlife-friendly gardens prove to be a ‘growing’ trend!"


PRICKLY ISSUE


HKIXIEHOGS — those: mysterious little crea­ tures that curl up into a spiky bundle when touched and spend half of their lives in secret hibernation — like most other forms of wild­ life are seriously under threat and nowhere more so than in the Ribble Valiev.


Hed y eh o y s a rc h a rdy


animals that can set tle vir­ tually anywhere, blit the use of pesticides and the dest ruct ion of tlu* hedge­ rows have destroyed much of thei r preferred habitat.


A yroup called the Br i t­


ish Hedyehoy P r e s e rv a ­ tion Society is asking Kib­ ble Valley householders to be p a r t i c u l a r ly c a re fu l wh e n c l e a r i n g g a r d e n debr is and when l ighting b onf i re s , as now is the t ime of y e a r th a t many h o d y eh o y s come out (if hibernat ion and v enture on foraying missions. A s p o k e sma n for th e


society said: "We imp re ade r of the 'Adver t and Times ' to look c; fully for het lyehoy ir and take care not to turb them. In fact, sir any reader spot a hei hoy in thei r garden. wi they please leave out a tie doy or cat food at n to help stave off thei r 1 y e r pangs!" Th e so c ie ty h a s ]


(ble ed a l e a f l e t cal “ He lp in g Hed y eh o j which is available to "l Gr e en Is Ou r Val le readers in the “Advert and Time s " foye r or


r inyiny the society (( SPOll'IT).


• J -


MARITANS ANYTIME


BLACKBURN


6 6 2 4 2 4 or NELSON


6 9 4 9 2 9 Call or c/rire to


105 NEW PARK STREET BLACKBURN


Rotarians toast their ladies


( ’LITHKROK R o t a r i a n s wined an d dined th e i r “ b e t t e r h a lv e s ” at th e i r annua l ladies’ night at the Spread Fagle Hotel , Sawley. In keeping wi th t radi t ion, president Stephen Dugdale and his wile, Su­


san, were also joined by the i r chi ldren. Mat thew (15) and Helen (11). Another t radi t ion was observed when members laid on humorous ente r ­


tainment geared to highl ight var ious aspects of thei r pres ident ’s life. In a cabaret , mas te rminded by Kotar ian Br ian Whi le, members took on


the guise of Bla ck b u rn Rovers player s to i l lu s t ra te the p re s ident 's su p ­ port for the second division leaders and, as a joke, l inked the te am’s success to a diet of “Wuf f i tmix ” — the product man u f a c tu re d by Mr Dugda le ’s fami ly's animal feeds firm. The evening, which inc luded d a n c in g to th e mu s ic o f Re n ta g o n , was


at tended by S2 members and guests. The toast to the ladies was led by vice- cha i rman Mr Michael Pa rkinson and the response from the ladies came from Mrs Dugdale. who also received a bouquet f rom Mr Parkinson. Our picture shows Mr Dugdale (ext reme left) wi th his wife at his side,


thei r chi ldren, the movement ’s dist r ict governor Mr Bill Ward (cent re) and othe r members and guests.


Clitlwnw (Editorial). N.U.i (Adcertiniiu/). Ilnntlfi/ JM-11 (Clusmjied)


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