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A GLANCE Few subjects in recent years have sparked off as m u e h p u b l i c ( lel ) ; t te a s th e council’s plans for the old auction mart site — and (riven us a burst­ ing postbag.


— page 9


Car owners in the Kibble Valley are warned to be on their guard, fol­ lowing a spate of vehicle crime.


Local traders tire looking forward to b e t te r times to c o in e a s t h e recession shows a g r a d u a l improvement.


— ——page 15


pupils want the area to be a uni­ tary authority.


Tile Griffiths fraud trial continues in Liverpool, as the


prosecution con- t i n n e s i t s evidence.


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FOGGITT’S W E E K E N D WEATHER: A milder weekend, but still unsettled, with high winds.


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A UNIQUE motor tug built for the D-Day landings and owned by a Slaidburn company director may miss out on June’s commemora­


t ion of the event t h r o u g h l a c k o f


gear themselves up for the anniversary of one of the most crucial events in the second world war, lug ‘‘Hannah Spearing” is moored in Preston dock awaiting a facelift.


money. As Europe and America


But cash shortage could ditch


trip by historic wartime tug by Theresa Robson


what we need now are organisations or individu­ als with a love of the sea, steam and history, who are prepared to back the project with hard cash or materials." Hannah Spearing is the


of Tinklers Lane, esti­ mates at least £10,000 is needed to give Hannah an exterior facelift and engine overhaul, so that she can


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just don’t nave the funds to do it ourselves. We


the ocean as far as marine engineering goes, hut we


lie said: “It’s a drop in


have managed to complete about GO'7i of the work under our own steam, but


hours researching her his­ tory and has visited the shipyard where she was built. He bought her initially


take her rightful place in the flotilla leaving South­ ampton on June (ith.


last surviving of 100 tugs built in Buffalo, New York, whose purpose it was to tow harbour sec­ tions across the Channel for construction at Omaha Reach and to tow damaged vessels away from the con­ flict into safer waters.


lord, dubbed D-Day, the much-loved tug was one of a fleet of unarmed vessels which played a crucial part in ensuring the success of the Allied campaign. Since buying Hannah in 19.S7, Mr Gaskell has spent


During Operation Over-


to house shipwrecked paraphernalia acquired after years as a sub-aqua enthusiast.


appeared in the “Buffalo News” as a consequence of his visit to the shipyard resulted in him finding the boat’s first officer and in tracing relatives of men who worked on her construction.


A n a r t i c 1 e w h i e h


copies of the log taken when she was under enemy fire off the Nor- m a n d y c o a s l a n d numerous photographs, including one of her launch in November, 1 DIG.


Mr Gaskell now has


Spearing operated out of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Sunderland as a working tug, between 1950 and 11)78.


As the Cornhill, Hannah


acquired by London-based company W. G. Crouch and Sons and renamed Hannah Spearing after the daughter of the owner, before being closely involved with the con­ struction of the Thames Barrier.


She was subsequently


Hannah Spearing has worked hard for most of


Mr Gaskell added: "The


A CALDERSTONES resident was found safe and well bv the Rossen- dale Search and Rescue Team, after being missing for four hours in the hospi­


JOHN GASKELL and, in the back­ ground, the “Hannah Spearing” await­ ing its facelift in Preston Dock


her long and eventful life. She deserves to be at Omaha Beach on June (ith and we will do everything in our power to get her there." If you think you can


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AN exchange gift from Whalley’s twin town in France has left some residents flushed with embarrassment. In return for the tradi­


Committee has welcomed the kind gesture and intends, on Friday, to install the new conve­ nience oil the town’s main roundabout in King Street.


Whalley Twinning Com­ mittee, explained that everyone was delighted with the kind gesture,


Mr Eric Uonnan, of the


tional red telephone box given to the people of Vihiers, Whalley villag­ ers have received a typi­ cal Gallic toilet. The Whalley Twinning


The Clitheroe in


to r e t i r e m e n t page 17


dvertiser and l imes rp G r e e t in g s f rom


c e n t r e o f th in g s page 14


Oui, oui — it’s wonderful


but had reservations about its location on the roundabout. He said: “I am concerned with its siting, because it will cause a traffic hazard, and perhaps it would he bette r s i t e d in Va l e Gardens.” Whalley librarian Mrs


Exclusive story by Stewart Pimbley Mr A. Shanks said:


“This is an outrage. It has reduced our relation­ ship with the people of Vihiers to the level of the gutter.”


Sylvia Howarth sug­ gested another possible siting outside tile library. She said: “We are always getting people asking if we have any toilets."


ley residents are happy with the gift and its loca­ tion and are calling on the committee to pull the


However, not all Whal­ chain on the scheme.


dent, Mrs W. C. Doulton, condemned the move, saying it was not a suit­ able convenience for England. She explained: " I t is ju s t not in the English nature or culture to use such a conve­ nience. We should send it hack to. where it came from.”


Another angry resi­


t h i s re tu rn g if t has helped to strengthen the


The committee believes


s t r o n g r e l a t i o n s h i p which the village has built up since it first sent the telephone box to its new home across the Channel. When the box was first


will be in full working order for public use. Following the exact plans, as laid down by


sent in July to Vihiers, located in the Loire Val­ ley, it was hoped it would act as a symbol of a typi­ cal English village. This French symbol of


local French authority law, workmen are due to install a new open drain­ age system. This will flow from the round­ about and across the road to one of the drainage grids. It is also hoped the par­


friendship has been tran­ sported in its cast iron sections across the Chan­ nel and will now lie rebuilt on the round­ about exactly as it was in France. It is understood that certain alterations will he needed before it


ish council will install an instruction card, so that users will be fully aware of the workings of the convenience.


tee will be at the official start of the toilet’s con­ struction at 11 a.m. on Friday, to allay any fears and receive comments.


The twinning commit­


AN artist’s impression of how the Gallic toilet will look when in position on the Whalley town centre roundabout


Dash to retrace D-Day landing


Car boot sale sounds


alarm bells ALARM bells are ringing in a quiet Clitheroe back­ water about a car boot sale scheduled to take place there on Easter Sunday.


Brooks rang the “Adver­ tiser and Times” on Tues­ day to say residents intended to try and stop the event, to be held on private land by Manches­ ter-based Foy Promotions.


An angry resident of Up


totally opposed to this event. It will cause disrup­ tion to residents, as the traffic will go past our houses on a single lane. There may even be con­ frontation, because we are definitely going to do something.”; . .


Ho commented: “We are


Peter Foy said he was "more than willing" to take into account the resi­ dents' feelings and said his organisation had no inten­ tion of “walking all over


However, organiser Mr


local people.” He commented: "If they


have any representation to make, they can come and see me on site. I will do all 1 can to allay their fears.”


was a one-off or the first of many, he renlied: “We are allowed to nold 14 sales annually by law, but whether we do or not is a different thing.”


Asked whether the sale ^ C a m p a i g n i n g A g a i n s t Rib b l e V a l l e y s E x t in c t io n


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help the Hannah Spearing get to Normandy, you are invited to ring Mrs Chris M a cP h e r so n (0201 371207).


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tal grounds. The 17-member team


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CASTLE CEMENT has formally amended its con­ troversial application to excavate 5S million tonnes of limestone from Bellman Quarry. The application, "pro­


mittee next month. Castle Cement’s pro­


vided no significant new issues arise,” looks set to be debated by Lancashire County Council’s Devel­ opment Control Sub-com­


posal to extract the stone from a 25-hectare site has been replaced with a revised plan to extract 25.5 million tonnes from 23 hectares. Th e n ew p r o po s e d working depth is 42


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THE luck of the draw finally came the way of a retired engineer from Clitheroe when he became the first winner of the Quids In Club jackpot of £•100. Never before had Lady Luck smiled on Mr Anth­


ony Roberts, of Chatburn Avenue, when entering a competition such as this. He did have a premonition on the morning of his


good fortune, but that was about winning the pre­ mium bonds! Fulfilment of his dream came, instead, in a different form.! The family has only ever had one other win, when


ent for Mr Roberts’ forthcoming 70th birthday. Although the couple intend visiting their son in New Zealand, they may now use this money (being handed over here by advertising representative Janet Fallon)


to finance a short holiday in England. •More £10 winners — page 14.


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Mr Roberts’ wife, Sadie, won a bar of soap — but that proved to be unfortunate, because it upset her skin.' The cheque, however, has proved a handy pres­


for 4U years, instead of Hie original 50. A County Hall spokes­


man said the application would be ad v e r tised locally and on site, with a view to inviting further comme n t f r om l oca l residents. He said: “ Bel lman


Quarry is a complex pro- posal and negotiations


with the applicant nave taken a considerable time. We are readvertising the application to ensure the public has an opportunity to consider the amend­ ments and comment on


them. “Provided no significant


new issues arise, the application is to be con­ sidered on May 18th.”____


submission are available for inspection at the Kib­ ble Valley Council Offices, Church Walk, and Whalley and Chatburn libraries. Comments should be


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