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Death of a man with wonderful


A MAN with a wonderful attitude to life, who lived through the reigns of six British monarchs, has died at the age of 95.


outlook on life M r F r e d e r i c k


Approval for


facelift


WORK on the £1.8m. face­ lift to the T ow er Hill estate in Clitheroe has been approved by the D e pa rt m e n t


o f


Environment. It has agreed to the


transfer of the estate’s ownership from the bor­ ough council to St Vin- cen t’ s H o u s i n g Association. When tenants o f the


estate were asked their opinion on the proposed transfer, 55 out of 57 votes cast were in favour of the


scheme. Work is due to start on


site within the next few weeks, with a scheduled c om p le t ion d a te fo r Christmas. Mr David Morris, the


council’s Director of Com­ munity Services, com­ m ented: “ I am v e r y pleased that the Govern­ ment have giv en us a


quick decision on this. We can now make an early start on the contract, would like to nay tribute to the tenants for the way they have backed the scheme, and we can all look forward to an estate o f which e v e ry on e proud.”


Bunny hunt for play appeal


YOU don’t have to go far if you’re looking for fun over the Easter holiday


weekend. On Bank Holiday Mon­


day there will be a trea­ sure trail with a difference in Whalley as the mem­ bers of AW P IC — the Abbots Way Play Area Improvements Committee


— are inviting people to hunt for the bunnies which will be hidden around the


village. The fun starts with the


bunny hunt, which will begin at the Methodist Church Hall at 2 p.m. and,


as well as prizes to be won, there will be free creme eggs and squash for the children — while stocks last.


Also, there will be a bouncy castle, face paint­


ing, stalls and refresh­ ments and children will have the chance to have their favourite pictures or s t ick e rs turned into badges. Proceeds from the event


will help to buy new play equipment for the village’ children’s park.


Council finance


THE district auditor has given the thumbs-up the way the Ribble Valley Council runs its financial affairs. Auditor Mr Paul Grif­


fiths has described the council’s financial systems as good and its balances as being in good shape. He has also praised the


council’s Direct Services Organisation for continu ing to achieve its pre scribed rate of profit, that is, 6% on manual services and break-even on leisur services. However, recovery pro­


cedures, particularly on Council Tax, and internal a u d i t in g c o u ld b improved, Mr Griffiths has said.


Stolen urns


TWO 3ft.stone plant pots, in the shape of urns, were stolen from a house Wiswell Lane, Whalley between 5 p.m. on Satur day and 8 p.m. on Sunday,


Smithson, of Chester Avenue, Clitheroe, known to everyone as Fred, was born in 1899 in' the reign of Queen Victoria, and loved nothing better than to have a joke and a laugh. E v en in the la t te r


months of his life, when he


was ill and not able to walk, he was bright and cheerful and appreciated a joke. When his son, John,


described the drink with which he was being fed as “monkey’s bottoms and a taste of snake,” it brought a smile to the face of the old man.


As a youngster living at


Worsaw Hill Farm, Mr Smithson learnt to milk a


cow when only six. He used to deliver churns of milk to the station at Chatburn before he went to school, and it delighted him to recall to his chil­ dren the races against other farm lads, against his father’s wishes, back to the farm.


Work started for Mr


Smithson in 1915 at, what was called the Spanish Button Factory, at Hor- rocksford, at the Black Horse, on Pimlico Road.


He starting as a clerk,in the days of horses and carts and breaking and fill­ ing, and worked his way up to company secretary


for Ribble Cement, which bought out the Horrocks- forcl company. In 1028 he manned his


wife, Kathleen, at Clith­ eroe Parish Church. Mr Smithson leaves Kathleen (91), his son John, daugh­ te r Helen and th re e grandchildren, Caroline,


Philip and Adele. Mr Smithson was a keen


motorist and motorcyclist — he drove until well into his 90s — but as a sales representative for the Horrockford Lime Com­ pany, which he served for 53 years, his first form of transport was the bus. Quite an eye-opener for modern-day reps! For a short time Mr


Smithson lived in Burnley, and then he and his wife l iv e d in B ru n g e r le y Avenue, moving to Ches­ ter Avenue in the last 10 years, when the garden and the house became too big to be cared for. During W o r ld W a r Tw o , M Smithson was a member of the Home Guard. A service at Trin ity


Methodist Church today at 2 p.m. will precede crema- t io n a t 3 p .m . a t Accrington.


Football prize


A FOOTBALL signed by Blackburn Rovers players will be the main prize in a draw at the Friends of Clith­ eroe Hospital Gala on Saturday afternoon.


Members of the organi­


sation have spent weeks working hard to ensure that the annual gala at the town’s cherished hospital is a success.


The re w i l l be stalls


galore, activities for the child ren, including a bouncy castle and mouth­ watering refreshments. The gala opens at 2 p.m.


SPORT STARTS HERE Squash


Three wins out of four


THE men’s season in the squash league finished on a high for the first team last week at Blackburn Northern. There is now a three week break before the summer


league action commences. The 1st team won away at


Blackburn Northern ( I ) , 4-1: Ray Dryden (6-9, 9-6,10-8, 9-3), Robert Fielding won (9-6, 6-9, 9-3, 9-0), John Carter won (9-4, 9-5, 9-1), Dave Matthews won (9-3, 5-9, 9-10, 9-7, 9-2), Brian " ayward lost (3-9. 5-9,6-9). The 2nd team lost to Michc-


lin (1), 2-3: Allan Mellor lost (10-8, 7-9, 4-9, 4-9), Henry Far­ rar lost (3-9, 0-9, 7-9), Richard Bedford won (9-4, 9-3, 9-2), ly Walmsley lost (9-2, 8-10, , 4-9, 3-9), John Barber won


to Springfield (<t)i 6-0: Conor* McLaughlin won (9-3, 0-9, 5-9,


(9-0. 9-0, 9-3). The 3rd team won at home


9-5, 9-3), Dave Walters won (9- 6, 1-9, 9-3, 7-9, 9-4). Roger Singer won (10-9, 9-3, 9-0), Bob Burgess won (6*9, 9-5, 9-5, 9-8), Lawrence Crouch won (9-1, 9-4,


to Rcedley (6), 4-1: John Mead­ ows won (9-5, 9-4, 7-9, 10-8),


Tony Pritt won (9-4, 3-9, 9-0, 9-, 5), Neil Cattermole lost (9-5, 0- 9, 2-9, 7-9), Adrian Yates won (9-6, 9-3, 9-6), Mike Heyworth


won (9-0,9-4, 9-6). • The results from the previous


week were: Ladies' results


to Engley, 2-3: Susan Meadows lost (9-4, 9-7, 3-9, 1-9, 3-9), Sharon Willis won (9-6, 9-4, 9-4),


The 1st team lost at home


Sue Seddon lost (9-0. 9-2, 8-10, 4-9, 9-10), Cathy Scnaffel won (9-10, 6-9, 9-3, 9-1, 9-7), Anne Cowking lost (9-7,3-9,2-9, 0-9). The 2nd team lost away at


Mnrkland Ilill, 2-3: Val Meld­ ing lost (9-2, 8-10, 4-9, 3-9), Anne Cowking lost (4-9, 6-9, 0-


9), Kay Plant won (9-2, 6-9, 9-7, 8-10, 9-7), Sue Cartledge won (9-6, 9-3, 9-7), Marjorie Brass


lost (1-9, 1-9, 5-9). . The 2nd team won away at


Rugby Success for Stonyhurst


TH E most successful rugby season in the long sporting history of Stonyhurst College came to an end when the first team completed a short tour of Ireland. Two more victories were


added to the outstanding record o f 15 wins and only


one defeat all season. On the strength o f some


superb performances against the elite rugby schools of the country — when the team reached the quarter-finals of the Rosslyn Park National Sevens — the locals were in jubilant mood.


Junior football


Under 13s bow out in cup controversy


CLITHEROE Wolves Under 13s went out in the semi-final of the cup in a controversial encounter against West End


United. The Clitheroe side, who fin­


ished second to West End in the league, recovered from a 1-0 deficit to lead 2-1 at one stage, with a Tony Middleton strike and an own goal giving the Wolves the initiative before West End drew level a minute before half-time. An apparent change in per­


sonnel saw the West End rear­ guard strengthened after the break. They switched things around and accommodated for a new player without informing the referee, according to Wolves boss Mr George Hibbert, and he felt that his team should have been awarded a penalty at the start of the second half when the new 'keeper touched it for the first time. “ In,


In the league rules, aben- ally r hould be given in such cir-


sr cumstnnces," he said.


earlier been let off for deliber­ ate handball in the area when he tried to illegally stop a goal- bound shot.


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sent a report to the LFA and the referee will send in his. We will just have to see what hap­ pens. But, it is a real shame that this sort of problem should occur in junior football.” The Wolves, clearly unsettled


by changes in the opposition line-up, lost the game 5-2, with Thomas Benfield the star man. The Under 12s, meanwhile,


kept up their fantastic run with John Paul Fagan (2), Michael Walsh and Danny Holgate notching the goals in a 4-1 win against West End Athletic. Andrew Mnllinson was the man-of-the-match. The margin of victory took


the undefeated team’s goal tally to a mammoth 101 to date. Michael Walsh also helped the


Under 11s to victory. They won vay at St Annes with


Walsh (2), Danny Holgate and man-of-the-match Robert Lloyd


on target. The. Under 14s meet Miche-


lin at Towneley (k.o: 6 p.m.) today in the semi-final of the cup and the Under 12s play the Junior Clarets on Sunday at Towneley in their semi-linal match (k.o: 10-30 a.m.).


Added Mr Hibbert: “ 1 have easy ners against th le Pn resentation


College Dublin, and although they had. a much harder con­ test against Crescent College, Limerick, tors 40-25.


Their success against


they emerged vic­ the


Irish was particularly pleasing


as they were unable to Like a full strength squad on tour due to international commit­ ments.


England Under 18 fiy-half


James Hurst was winning his third cap of the season in the win against Scotland. F u r th e r rep re s en ta t iv e


honours will be gained this summer when three pupils from Stonyhurst will be tour­ ing South Afr ica with the Lancashire Under 17 devel­ opment squad.


With Stonyhurst rep re ­


sented at international level throught the season, this has been the College’s most suc­ cessful season,


Parked car is target


A PIONEER stereo ra­ dio-cassette with compact disc, valued at £490, was stolen from a parked car in Fountains Avenue, Simon- stone, on Sunday at 9-20 p.m. Police would like to


speak to a man with short light brown hair, aget between 20 and 25, wear­ ing very dark-clothing who was seen driving off in a Vauxhall Cavalier.


Confident of taking control of council


Bagot H eyes LOCAL Liberal Democrats have launched their bid to


take control of the borough council. The party is fielding candidates in all of the bor­


ough’s 39 wards, the only party to do so. Since the Ribble Valley borough was formed in 1974


the Conservatives have controlled the council. LibDem leader Coun. Howel Jones this week described the con­ trolling group as a tired party and said the council


would be run by the Liberal Democrats from May 4th. At a press conference, Coun. Jones said the fiasco of


area boards and the controversial retirement of two council senior officers would help sound the deathknell


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for the Tory group. . He'also blamed a succession of poor planning deci­


sions in the area,' which he termed “ tennis dome


isyndrome.” 1 He commented: “Decisions should be seen to be


made by the council, not by a few people huddled in a comer, We are promising members of the public the


opportunity to take part in council and committee debates.” Such a move, however, would be subject to


strict controls. - ■ The deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats; Coun


Frank Dyson; added: “We are going to fight this earn:, paign and-we are going to,win. We intend:to put the


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Concorde, 3-2: Val Fielding lost (5-9, 9-1, 4-9, 9-1, 8-10), Sue Cartledge won (6-9, 7-9, 9-3, 9-


10-8). The 4th team won at home


1, 9-1), Marie Bennett lost (3*9, 2-


(0-9, 9-5, 9-5, 9-2), Dorothy Barker won (9-4, 7-9, 9-7, 9-2).


Men's results The 1st team lost at home to


Rcedley (2), 2-3: Robert Field­ ing lost (1-9, 5-9, 9-2, 9-4, 3-9), Ray Dryden won (9-7, 9-7, 6-9, 9*7), Dave Matthews lost (3-9, 3-


9-3, 9-2), Brian Hayward lost (6- 9, 6-9, 9-3, 4-9).


The 2nd team won at home


to Longridge (1), 3-2: Allan Mellor lost (8-10, 10-8, 9-1, 5-9, 2-


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and continues until 4 p.m. and during the afternoon both Ribble Valley and Clitheroe mayors will be present, along with Ribble Val ley’s MP, Mr Nigel Evans. All money raised goes to


benefit hospital patients b y p r o v i d i n g e x t r a


facilities. Organisers are hoping


that people of all ages will turn out to support the gala and ensure a memora­ ble day for patients and local residents.


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Toast to absent French friends


GLASSES were raised in a toast to absent French friends when members of Whalley Twinning Association held a winc-tasting event at Pendleton Village


Hall. One o f the association’s regular social


gatherings, the event was well attended and included tastings o f numerous wines from the main growing areas o f France. One o f the members who works in the wine trade, Mr Jonathan Bcttess, o f Barrow, gave a


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Blackburn Northern (2), 1-4: I)ave Mackenzie lost (2-9, 9-1, 2-,


9, 6-9), Dave Walters lost (9-3, 9-5, 7-9, 5-9, 5-9), Roger Singer won (9-7, 9-3, 5-9, 9-7), Lawrence Crouch lost (9-10, 3-9, 3-


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