Clithcroc Advertiser & Times, June 17th, 1993 7 Clitheroe 2232J, (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley J,22331 (Classified)


Man with a love of local history Community’s loss as parish councillor Jack Carr dies at 72


A STALWART parish councillor whose dedi­ cation to his village and love of local his­ tory were almost unri­ valled has died, aged


72, at home. B i l l in g to n ’s J a c k C a r r


w as a n o b le p r e s e n c e in th e c om m u n i ty , r e v e r e d by many a s a g en t lem an of r a re dis t in c t io n . T h ro u g h h is w o rk on th e


p a r ish council an d k now­ ledge o f th e p a s t , h e both guided an d fo u g h t ag a in s t change, e a rn in g a r e p u ta ­ tion a s a champion of th e village. B o rn j u s t h a l f a m i le


from w h e re h e lived in Bil- lington G a rd en s , Mr C a r r a t te n d e d S t L e o n a rd ’s CE School, L an g h o , and Ban­


g o r S t r e e t School, Black­ b u rn , befo re becoming an a p p r e n t ic e b u tc h e r w i th h is g re a t-u n c le . He l a t e r h a d h is own


s h o p in W h a l le y fo r 18 y e a r s an d d u r in g th e w a r w as a m em b e r of th e fire se rvice. A ro u n d t h a t t im e , he


m e t h is I r is h wife K a th ­ leen, who had come to th e Ribble Valley from Done­ gal to n u r s e wounded sol­ d ie rs at C a ld e rs to n e s H o sp ita l. T h e couple w e re m a r r ie d a t th e E n g l is h M a r t y r s ’ C h u r c h ,


Whalley. In 1955, M r C a r r w a s


b i t te n by his second life­ long love — local g o v e rn ­ m en t — when he became a m em b e r of Billington P a r ­ ish Council.


He had ju s t c e leb ra ted


his 38th a n n iv e r s a ry a s a p a r ish councillor and was p a r t ic u la r ly e n jo y in g his s ta tu s as th e lo n g e s t-s e rv ­ ing m em b e r since th e p a r ­ ish council w as formed in


1894. O v e r th e y e a r s , he had u e ,


worked alongs ide 46 of th e 92 m en a n d w om en who h a v e b e e n m e m b e r s , in c lu d in g th e w r i te r J e s ­ sica Lofthouse. Tw ic e a c h a i rm a n , Mr


C a r r w a s p r o u d o f h i s c om m i tm en t an d th e fact th a t h is g r a n d f a th e r had a lso s e rv e d a s a p a r i s h


councillor. M r C a r r m a d e an


im p r e s s io n a s a R ib b le Valley cou n cillo r a s well. He se rv ed for nine y e a r s a s an in d ep en d en t m em b e r


a n d w a s p a r t i c u l a r l y in s t r um e n ta l in p r e s s in g for g r a n t aid tow a rd s s e r ­ vices in th e villages.


T h e Rev . Quentin Wil­


so n , p a r ish council ch a ir - manand v icar of S t Leon­ a r d ’s C h u r c h , L a n g h o , commented: “J a c k w as too in d ep en d en t a sp i r i t e v e r to h av e worn a p a r ty label v e r y c o m f o r t a b ly , b u t unlike so many who in s is t on sp e ak in g th e i r mind, he h a d o n e t h a t w a s w o r th sp e ak in g — an d h ear in g .


C lo se r to home, Mr C a r r


w as a s s is ta n t c a r e ta k e r a t S t A u g u s tin e ’s RC School for a n um b e r of y e a r s and la te r a w e lfa re a s s is ta n t , su p e rv is in g ch i ld ren d u r ­ ing th e i r lunch h o u r until th e d a y b e f o r e h e d ie d .


N o t only w as he d ev o ted to pupils, many cons idered him to be a g r e a t friend. “ H e w a s a valuabl e


friend of th e school, both a s a p a r ish councillor and a s an em p lo y e e . H e w as highly th o u g h t of by both s t a f f a n d p u p i l s , ” s a id h e a d t e a c h e r Mr Ph i l


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s a n g a t th e fu n e ra l s e r ­ vice, which took place y e s ­ t e r d a y in S t L e o n a r d ’s C h u rch , L angho, and was followed by burial a t Old Langho ch u rch y a rd .


Mr C a r r , w h o h a d s ix


g ran d ch i ld ren , is su rv iv ed by h is wife, son Kieran, of Bi l l in g to n , an d d a u g h te r M r s M a u re e n S n a p e , of Blackburn.


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bodily harm. T h e c a s e a g a in s t F r e ­


d e r ick Ball (51) had been a d j o u r n e d f o r m e d ic a l r e p o r t s f rom an e a r l i e r h e a r in g , when i t w as said h e h ad ra in ed blows on a


n u r s e a f te r sh e had found h im in ia b a th ro om 'in th e e a r ly m o rning, w ith all th e ta p s tu rn e d on. S h e r e q u i r e d h o s p i ta l


t r e a tm e n t for b ru ise s and c u ts an d had to ta k e time


off work. T h e c o u r t h e a r d t h a t


Ball, who had b een a t Cal­ d e r s to n e s sinc e F e b ru a ry , h ad p rev io u s ly lived with h is 89-year-old m o th e r and a m id d le - a g e d b r o t h e r , who also had le a rn in g dif­ f ic u l t ie s . H e w a n te d to r e tu rn home, b u t th a t was no lo n g e r possible.


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IT ’S r a th e r s t ra n g e , isn ’t i t — th e p roblem of so r t in g S om etim es you k e ep p u t t in g i t off.


Only la s t w e ek I had an e v en in g sp a re an d decided


to ta k e th e plu n g e an d do th is irk som e ta sk . I h av e a copy o f th e sam e old p h o to g rap h which


a p p e a r e d re c e n t ly in th e “A d v e r t i s e r an d T im e s , w i th a r e a d e r a sk in g for d e ta i ls . I t showed th e Rade- cliffe Red C ro s s H o sp ita l, Pimlico R oad, la te r r e n ­


amed S t D en y s Home. In th e f i r s t world w a r , my f a th e r w a s in th e Bel-


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inan a rm y an d came a s a wounded so ld ier d e r s to n e s H o sp ita l. W hen th e so ld ie rs w e re in b e t te r h e a l th , th e y w e re t ra n s f e r re d from C a ld e rs to n e s to


R a d ed if fe . Now th e s to ry g e ts b e t te r . My m o th e r , who w as ,


b o rn a t H aw th o rn e F a rm , used to d e l iv e r milk to Radecliffe. S h e m e t d ad th e r e an d s ta r te d co u r t in g — I don’t know which lan g u ag e you u se when you


can ’t ta lk to one an o th e r . T h ey w e re m a r r ied a t C li th e ro e , th e n moved to


Belgium to make a s t a r t in life. While th e y w e re ab ro ad , my m o th e r took ill and d o c to rs in Belgium


ad v ised th em to r e tu rn to E n g lan d . A f te r th is move, along I came — an d , of course,


th e C amb ien s s e t t le d in an d from th e n on we s ta y ed in C l i th e ro e . As I ’ve said b e fo re , ju s t th in k of Clith-


e ro e w i th o u t us! Now, a b i t m o re a b o u t th e p h o to g ra p h . Am o n g


th e n u r s e s , I recall d ad sp e ak in g of th e S ta rk family an d th e H a r r iso n family. Obviously we g o t to know th e s e n u r s e s an d w e re v e ry f riendly u n t i l th e y died. T h e S ta rk s had th e g re e n g ro c e ry shop in Moor L ane an d th e H a r r iso n s h ad a sw e e t shop p ractically n e x t


T h e two y o u n g g ir ls in th e p h o to g rap h w e re called


R aw s th o rn e . T h e ir m o th e r was one of th e n u r se s . O u r o ld e r r e a d e r s m ig h t recall th a t one of th e g ir ls w as a d isp e n s e r in a ch em is t’s shop and th e o th e r girl, in la te r y e a r s , w as a te a c h e r a t R ibblesdale School. While wo rk in g th e r e , sh e had a t ra g ic accident,


a f te r which sh e w a s wheeled ro u n d C l i th e ro e f la t on h e r back, on a long s t r a ig h t s t r e tc h e r w ith w h e e ls — I rem em b e r th e to p p a r t ' w as m ade of s t ro n g cane. Miss R aw s th o rn e w a s a lway s so p le a s a n t when sh e was wheeled p a s t ; i t w a s a v e ry sad en d to a b rav e


lj<T alk ab o u t “m em o r ie s ." H av en ’t t im e s changed?


EDMONI ) CAM B IEN , B o l la n d P ro s p e c t , C l i th e ro c .


Nurse drove to work


despite ban


A NURSE who drove a ear to and from, his work in Whalley, only three weeks after being disqualified from driving, was given a six- month jail sentence, suspended for two years,


by Clitneroe magistrates. A n d rew T h om a s D ray


c o t t (29), of B u rn s S t re e t , P ad ih am , w as also banned from d ri v in g f o r fo u r y e a r s , th e b an to ru n con­ c u r r e n t ly w i th p r e v io u s d isq u a l if ic a t io n s . H e w as o rd e re d to p ay £35 costs. A c o n d i t i o n of his


su s p e n d e d s e n te n c e w a s th a t h e co n t in u e re c eiv in g


I t r e a tm e n t a t a n a lco h o l d ep en d en c y clinic. He had p lead ed g u i l ty a t


an e a r l ie r h e a r in g to d r iv ­ ing while disqualified and t o d r i v i n g w i t h o u t in su ran c e , th e c ase hav in g b e e n a d jo u rn e d fo r p r e ­ se n te n c e r e p o r ts . T h e c o u r t h e a r d t h a t


D r a y c o t t , w h o w o rk s a t C a ld e r s to n e s H o s p i t a l , h a d b e e n b a n n e d f r om d r iv in g in March by Man­ c h e s te r . C i ty m a g is t r a te s


f o r a n e x c e s s a l c o ho l offence and had also been b a n n e d b y B u r n l e y m a g is tra te s . T h e la te s t offences came


to l ig h t when he w as d r iv ­ in g h om e f rom W h a l le y an d w as s to p p e d by police m ak in g a sp o t check. Mr R a y F ly n n , r e p r e ­


s e n t in g D r a y c o t t , s a id th e r e w e r e tw o s id e s o f th e p ic tu re a s fa r a s h is cli­ e n t w as concerned. F o r 12 y e a r s h e h ad w o rk ed a s a q u a l i f ie d n u r s e a n d h e ld d ow n a r e s p o n s ib le an d s t re s s fu l jo b . H is m an ag ­ e r s th o u g h t v e ry highly of h im a n d h e h a d be e n p rom o ted . On th e o th e r s id e of th e


p i c tu r e , h i s p r iv a t e l ife w a s b o r d e r in g o n s e l f - d e s tru c t io n , w ith an alco­ hol d ep en d en cy problem.


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We have a right to know


T H E building o f th e new v i l la g e h a l l in W h a l le y b eg an in April th is y e a r , developing a gro u p o f lo n g-unused g a ra g e s into a m u c h - n e e d e d m e e ti n g


place for th e village. T h e w o rk w e n t rap id ly


to b egin w i th , b u t came to an a b ru p t h a l t in th e mid­ d le o f M a y , a p p a r e n t ly b e c a u s e th e c o n t r a c to r s had n o t b e en paid for th e


w o rk done. E v e r sinc e th e n , th e s i te


h a s b e en le f t in a d isg ra c e ­ ful an d d a n g e ro u s ly in s e ­ cu re s ta te , open to th e ele­ m e n ts an d to th e a t te n t io n o f v a n d a ls , w i th b u i ld in g m a te r ia ls an d d eb r is loose


on th e g ro u n d . My family and I live in a


h o u s e ba ck in g o n a n d im m e d ia te ly a d ja c e n t to '


th e s i te . On May 2 3 rd I w ro te to Mr E r ic Ronnan, th e ch airm an o f th e village h a l l c om m i t te e , to voice my concern o v e r th e s ta te o f th e s i te and th e possible d a n g e r s o f th e co n d i t io n th e b u ild in g h a s b e en lef t


111. I h av e had no rep ly to


d a te an d n o th in g h a s been done to make th e s i te s a le r o r more se cu re . I am d is ­ a p p o in te d b y th e lack of c o n c e r n shown b y th e c o m m i t t e e a n d d ee p l y w o r r ied th a t th e re s id e n ts o f Q u e en S t r e e t m ay be l e f t wi th a dan g ero us m r tly completed shell of :: w ild in g on o u r d o o r s tep s


for a long t im e to come. Wh en is building going


to recommence? Why h a ­ v en ’t th e c o n tra c to rs been paid? S u re ly we h av e some r ig h t to know!


MR T . W. L . LA N EY , I Q u e en S t re e t , W h a t le y .


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