nilhcmrJMJJ, (Ndihmul), JJdJ.l (Adrertisiiii/). /Inndey JJd.il (Clussijicd) 12 Cl ithr ror At ! rrr f isi-r Turn s. Mm/ /£ '/ ', !'.>!>: _______________________________________________________________________________I ,


Timely call for help to restore town’s parish church clock


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A C1. IT H K U 0 K chi ir rh . rcnlm'v and a hall' looks m l nl funds can lie raise


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A SKl.KCTMN . iii.-i'h- .11h 1 Iian<I 'I' I'antM'iil - hy Mr.- 1:at (•.- will ( ' I i ( h i ■ fm • I.ibr;


nit !i .Ml-,. It;.!.- 1:- ; t in nr at A. ; u.. M ■! H i ; l


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Cliuivh's magnificent dock and spire were installed hy townspeople in IMfi hut. l it; years later, the dock is in d i r e n e e d o 1


restoration. The r e s torat ion, to


include rcgi lding and repaint ing of t he clock s lour faces, will cost iM.ooo, hut t>nly d . 100 has been raised so far. Vicar of the church, the


the town lor nearly a ss badlv-needed refur-


gen oral res po ns i hi 1 i t y assumed by the old ( litli- eroe Council until the Kih- Ide Valley ( ’ouneil came into effect in 1971. The dock sustained con­


siderable damage in last year’s storm, including the


loss of the hands, blown off from one of the dock faces. Subsequent work to replace them, which was funded hy the church, led to the discovery ol the


Kev. Anthony Huberts, said: “ 'file clock was installed hy public sub­ scription. but till* llibble Valley Council, which assumed responsibility lor main! aining t he chad-: when local government was reorganised, has said it will only fund IOC of the


work. ••Added to this is an


offer of IT,00 from the Sid­ ney Whiteside Town Char­ ity and. of course, parish­ ioners have ottered their support. Hut fumls are


badly needed.” Traditionally, the dock


is funded from public cof­ fers and hy private dona­ tion. Valuable electrical work on the clock was undertaken by the South- worth familv in 1911, with


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A SHORTS award worth E12.<Mll> lias liccn prcsculcd t<i Clilherm* (lymuaslics ( 'lull from l he Hoyal Mail. The “healthy" sum was


prcsculcd in club chair­ man Mr (tcollrey Harkcss hy delivery area manager Mr Sieve < ieldard as part of tlu* Hoval Mail Spurts ( 'luh Awards. ll will imw enable the luh to move to the new


u'oiuu tn Ik- an t in i f at ( 'lit h- I W ha I le v wi th a wide


var iety of exhibitions. At t 'lit heme, there i display by The


Samar itans unt i l .May 1 l ib and an exhibition d studies in the


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month. There wi l l also lie


p a in t int rs hy .1 nhn et t . o f Colne, on


show from May 2nd to doth and a display of iroidered l inger ie


Iiv Ad u l t Kdneat ion t u t o r .1 ml i l h Hales r o m M ay I tit h to


At Whal ley Library,


there wi l l he an exhi­ bit ion of paintings by D o n a ld H a rm ’ s, of Wha 1 le y . f rom May 2nd lo doth.


Hoefield Leisure (Vntre, so improving facilities and boosting uumihership. The club has been pro­


viding coaching in recrea­ tional gymnas t ics Cu Clitheroe’s gymnasts for the past five years, grow­ ing from jus! lf> members


i today’s figure of 12m The membership of tin


p i n g s t o n e l o m o r i advanced gymnastics, will to expand am


\ i s t i n g roc real i on a i lasses, which are a step-


improve with new specia lised equipment, increas­ ing the gymnasts’ repel* toire to include skills such as bar work and tumbling


Cinema


A l-'ll.M acclaimed by reviewer Harry Norman as a "funny, joyous pir- [uiv" is showing nl I’lilli fruiA Civic Hall Cinema from tomorrow fur a week, at 7-:!il p.m. "Hear my Sung" stai


Shirley Anne Field. Ned l ie a l l y and Ad r ia n Dunbar.


IN his capacity as Kibble Valley Mayor, Conn. Allan Kay has attended hundreds of events, hut on Fr iday night th e re was one which lirought an even bigger smile than usual to this


genial farmer's face. Flu- presentation of che­


ques from I lie Mayoral charity fund is always one of the final events during the civic head's venc nt


For women drivers


WllMKN motorists from the Hiltlil*1 Valley are Wel- iinie to attend :t talk on personal saiety being


held next 'Tuesday. Organised hy Blackburn


Area Hoad Saiety Associa­ tion. I he talk will include advice for women on driv­ ing safely and while trav­ elling alone in a car. It is being held at the Lanca­ shire ( ’ounty ( ’oimcil Hoad Safety 'Training (Vntre at Kwinil 1. Blackburn. start - ing at 7-9,n p. m. Anyone requiring fur­


ther information sliould contact Blackburn r»::71:: < u* o 1777.


Special cake


TRINITY l.ndics' Alice- noon Fellowship held its a n n ua I m c e l i n g o n Wednesday last week, lol- lowed hy afternoon tea s r r v c i l h y (h e t e a committee. As it was the group’s


last meeting until Septem­ ber. everyone enjoyed special cake fin* the occa­ sion , doiial ed hy .M t Mercer. A half-day trip to Fleet w ood was arranged for dime, with tea at tlu Methodist Church Hall.


office. On Friday. Conn. Kay


presented cheques worth Mi,000 to a number of local organisat ions. Among the recipients


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need for restoration. Mr Huberts added:


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find.” Mr Huberts would like


to hear from any individ­


ual or company who might he prepared to sponsor, or part-sponsor, the restora­ tion work. 1 f you led you can help, you can ring Mr Huberts on Cl i theroe


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were the Friends of Clith­ eroe Hospital; the live local health centres at Clitheroe. Longridge. Whalley. Slaidburn and Sabden: St Mary's Hospi­ tal. M audios t or; 1 >erian House Hospice: and nibble Valley Hail.


All the recipient orgatti- alions and health eenlros expressed their gratitude


to ( 'nun . K a y , the Mayoress. Mrs Sheila Kay. and her fund-raising committee.


everyone t hnmglmut t he Hihhle Valley who had helped with his fund fin their hard work, dedica­ tion and enthusiasm. With then only t’ou 1


Conn. Kay thanked


and timely gesture hy members of his family. Following his presenta


lion of cheques, he toimd himself on tin* receiving end as his son-in-law. Mi Let or Hogerson. pro seated him with a gleam­ ing pair of Wellington hoots and a flat cap in readiness for his return to life on the farm! Pictured are recipients


as the Mayor hands over his cheques.


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Bull Street, Burnley. A SFAIDI i l 'UN landowner celebrated bis 21st He Imped to celebrate his 21st one day and Kill


birthday an Saturday — .III years late! Mr John KiiiK-Wilkinson is pictured cuttini; ms


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tenants of his Slaidburn estate gathered to help him do just that!


sixt ieth bi r thday cake at Slaidburn s Hark to liounlv Inn. !>!l vears al ter spending bis 21st birth­ day in Kjtypt. where he was underifoinp National


His guests enjoyed a buffet supper and listened


to the Slaidburn Silver Band and, said Mr King- Wilkinson, “a good night was had by all!’


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H e a l t h :i id Ii o r i t y employees Frank i loss and


Karin Taylor were mar­ ried at St Nicholas Parish Church. Sabden. The I>ri<If. 11'finestic sec-


vices manager for t he Blackburn. Hvndhurn and Uihhle Valiev Health Authority, is the middle daught er <>l Mr 'l . t at - terall. of Lincoln Street. Preston, and the late Mrs A. ( ’atterall. 'The bridegroom, lormer


days left as Mayor. Conn. Kav was “brought hack to arth” with a light-hearted


general manager of Black­ burn Hoyal Infirmary, has


recently lu*en appointetl director of purchasing


with the health authority. ( l iven away by her


father, the bride wore a lull-length Inee embossed gown in cream, with pink silk roses oil the shoulder and button detail on the hack. She had pink and cream silk roses in her hair and carried a cream prayer hook trimmed with ribbon, pink roses, cream orchids and trailing ivy. 'The matron of honour


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phila. trail ing ivy and cream orchids. 4 man was Mr Hay


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(lore and the usher was Mr David (loss, the bride­ groom’s son. The ceremony was per­


formed hy the Hev. Roland Nicholson and organist was Mr .John


Mead. A reception was held at


the Mytton Fold Farm Hotel, after which the cou­ ple left for a honeymoon in the Lake District. They are to l ive in


Sabden. Photograph: David Sim­


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