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^ 18 • Clitheroe Advertiser <£ Times, January 19th, 1995 Clitheroe 22824 (Editorial), 22328 (Advertising). Burnley 422881 (Classified)
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known, met her husband, Jack, in 1936, a year after she came over from her native County Sligo, Ire land. She first worked as a nursing assistant in Bootlq before becoming a wait ress at the then Whitewell Hotel, where she met Jack, who was a customer. The couple were married at St Hubert’s RC Church, Dunsop Bridge,in 1938. Often%:ferred to as Mrs
ing and happy family per son who loved children. She had seven of her own and was th e p ro u d g ran dm a and g re a t - grandma of many more. Lizzie, as she was
Mack, she finished work with the birth of her first
child and only after bring ing up all her children did she return to work. The
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A CHEERFUL and popular local resident has died in Clitheroe Hospital after a short illness.
Mrs Elizabeth McBride couple spent many hours (77) was a cheerful, smil
working together at the Catholic Social Club on Lowergate. After living for a short
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time in Dunsop Bridge, the family moved to Clith
eroe where, for more than 40 years, they lived in Pendle Road. At th e end of la s t
August and the beginning of S e p tem b e r , Mrs McBride fulfilled a dream to return to Ireland, after more than 25 years away. She visited the graves of her mother and sister and visited many of her old haunts and was enchanted by the experience. A Requiem Mass is
Keener trade
THERE were fewer calves forward at Tuesday’s sale of
in bulls at mart
being held today at St Michael and St John’s RC Church, with Fr Joseph Wareing officiating, and is to be followed by crema tion at Accrington.
Concern for Japanese community
WHILE there.has been widespread national alarm about Japan’s earthquake, staff at Stonyhurst College yesterday confirmed that none of its Japanese stu dents are from the disas ter area.
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to r of admissions and development at Stony- liurst College, confirmed th a t there are several pupils from Japan attend ing the school, but they are from Tokyo, around
Mr Peter Amvyl, direc
300 miles from the worst hit area.
"We have two sets of brothers and another boy
people dead and missing ill the Kobe earthquake, con c e rn 'fo r relatives has mounted among Britain's Japanese community. Mr Amvyl explained
Amvyl said? f ■ -v With more: than 2,700
that if any student had relatives involved in the earthquake, every effort would have been made to
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Women’s Fellowship had a
keep them in contact with the situation.
name is only mentioned three times. After the interesting and
from Japan, so if there had been a problem we would haves quickly, known," _Mr.
Clitheroe Auction Mart, but asti trade in bulls was more enthusi
u c, with expurt Friesian bulls
to £170, heifers to £140. n In thu dairy cattle section,
£140, Limousin bulls to £188, heifers to £142, Simmental bulls
p £22 and Continentals up £14. Prices: Friesian bulls made to
£400 and newly-calved heifers to £
665.Forward were 170 cattle at Monday’s sale, where bulls took an upward turn in auality and a price increase of 6p/K£. Clean cattle sections saw
ew third-calved cattle made to t jlight increase in numbers, but
cow numbers and the best fed cows made to 116p/kg (average 81.9p).Bulls: Light, made to 127p (124.74p), medium to 145p‘ 123.19p), overall to-145p 123.71p). Steers: Light made to 119p
here was a lp/kg fall in trade. There was an increase in cast
(111.30p), medium to 125.50p (115.23p), heavy to 119p
(115.27p), overall to 125.50p (114.31p).Heifers: Light made to 124p (117.58p), medium to 124p (112.27p), heavy to 121.50p (113.06p), overall to 124p (U3.26p). Forward were 122 cows, mak-
ingto 116p (81.86p). There was a smaller turnout
than hoped at Friday’s sale, but it was still a rewarding day for all vendors.
and calf sold well for Mr Pear son, realising £850, and several strong Continental heifers sold well.
A good young Charolais cow
challenging talk, refreshments were served.
talk by. the Rev. M. Russell- Smith, of Slaidburn, who explained that he was born in Kenya and, because ol his ex p e r ie n c e -a b ro a d , had recently visited Africa and was shortly to'go to.'Virginia, in the USA, as a representa
tive of the Bradford Diocese. - . This was followed by short
character studies of Luke and Dernas in the New Testa ment. Luke was a doctor with a human touch,;who wrote.a detailed account' of the begin ning of the first Christian Church. He accompanied Paul oh his missionary journeys and befriended him when he was in prison. Demas was a supporter and companion of Pauf and Luke, but Inter left them to follow the ways of the world. His
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looks promising, with over 60 head entered, including some larger heifers and some very
The sale for January 27th
good Belgian Blues. d A small entry of mule ewes,
and friends attended the first
Breathtaking Twenty-four 2-1 members
meeting of the year for Down- hain and Twiston Garden
Club.Guest speaker was Miss B Bingham, who showed slides on Iter spectacular holiday across the Karakorum Range, part of the Himalayas, into China. The scenery was
breathtaking. Tea and b iscu its were
served and raffle .winners were Mrs Lund, Mrs Edgar and Miss Tomson. The next meeting, on
were sold at £55 per head, whm the store lamb trade topped £37.50.
ue at the end of February,
made to £505, Continental heif ers to £528, steers to £505, Bel
Prices: Continental store bulls
gian Blue heifers to £512, Here ford steers to' £458, heifers to £426.
Handbag theft
A SNEAK thief stole handbag from Read CE Primary School between 8-10 a.m. and 3-05 p.m. on Tuesday. The handbag and con
February 2nd, will be a gar d e n e r ’s q u e s tio n nigh t Everyone is welcome.
tents, together valued at £69, were taken from the school on Straits Lane,in Read.
Mr David Pietrzak, both 36, have been trying to move from their present home since discovering the
Miss Karen Snaith and
property was riddled with damp and the water sup ply tainted with lead. But th e ir efforts to
b y E l i z a b e th Huffman
secure private accommo dation, council housing or a housing association prop erty have failed. In the meantime, the couple have been given notice that their tenancy is being ter minated on F eb ru a ry 14th. Miss Snaith, who has a six-year-old daughter,
Lauren, wrote to the “Advertiser and Times” as a last resort.
A former solicitor dies
aged 86
A FORMER senior artner in a Blackburn irm of solicitors has died in Clitheroe
mer senior partner of John Taylor and Co. Solicitors, was the son of the late Sir John Taylor, who founded the family firm. Born in Clayton-le-Dale,
Hospital, aged 86, after a long illness. Mr Cedric Taylor, a for
difficulties had begun shortly after moving into their present home, in Ciitheroe, a year ago. • Damp patches began
She explained that their
to appear on the living room walls., • Insect tra i ls c r is
scrossed the floor. • The water supply was
found to have a high lead
content. • Lauren awoke on
cover woodlice on her bed. Since then, Miss Snaith
several occasions to dis
and Mr Pietrzak have developed skin rashes and Lauren has su f fe red throat-related problems. Their GP has suggested their ailments could be due to the lead. The couple have run into
housing manager Mr John Ogden explained th a t there were fewer and fewer council houses and people tended to stay because of the low. rents and good maintenance. He expressed concern,
A CLITHEROE family has put out an SOS for accommodation, after months of searching in vain for alternative housing.
however, that the couple had passed over a chance to move into a Bradford and Northern Housing Association property in Chatburn after he referred them. Miss Snaith and Mr
various problems trying to find alternative housing. Miss Snaith has a nervous disability, due, she says, to matrimonial problems with her ex-husband. As a result, she is unable to work and needs Mr Pietr zak to care for her on a full-time basis. The couple receive
benefits, which pay for th e ir re n t , bu t make
Mr Taylor retired to Wad- dington. He was educated at Stonyhurst College and Balliol College, Oxford, where he gained a first class honours degree in law. He subsequently quali
f in a ls of th a t y e a r . Throughout his career, he specialised in company law. Mr Taylor joined the
joblessness makes a bad impression on potential landlords. “It’s not a case of us not
covering the deposits usually required for pri vate accommodation diffi cult. They also fear their
fied as a solicitor m 1931, ;aining third place in all England in the solicitors’
wanting to work. That’s what a lot of people think when we go for houses. We’re on disability bene fit. It’s hard to get a house when you need big depos- i t s , Mr P i e t r z a k explained.
Their efforts to secure a similarly futile because of
long waiting lists. lists. >ng
Territorial Army in the mid-30s and, during the second world war, served in th e 44th L. A. A. Regiment. Initially, he served in
Lieutenant-Colonel and b e in g m e n t io n e d in despatches. A keen golfer, Mr Tay
r a n k o '
lor was a former captain and vice-president of Plea-
sington Golf Club.’ He married in 1946 and
because they have been offered a property,” Mr Ogden said. “They need to liaise with us. They are
opportunity. ' ‘I ’m a bit mystified
Pietrzak blamed complica tions and delays with their benefits for the missed
certainly on our lis t . Sometimes people have to
wait a couple of years.” A Bradford and North
ern spokesman said that, in September, the couple
had accepted an offer of a two-bedroomed house, but had refused to enter into a tenancy agreement until they had sorted out claims
for benefit. Three weeks la te r ,
when Mr Pietrzak and Miss Snaith had still failed to enter into a tenancy, the offer was withdrawn. “ In our view, there
were no reasons why Mr Pietrzak and Miss Snaith
necessary benefit claims, bearing in mind benefits
time to make the
are normally backdated once a claim is made,” the
Ribble Valley Council accepted. o n ce o f f e r was
could not have moved in. It is also our view that two weeks is more than suffi cient
council house have been mally given a week, to enter
spokesman said, noting that applicants were nor
into an agreement an
Gas Board closes ; its local agency
Norway, but spent most of the war in India, rising to t h e
LOCAL British Gas customers will no longer be able to pay their bills at Clitheroe plumbers S. J. Moore and Sons after the end of the month.
the gas board agency Gas showrooms across the located within the York country, customers would Street plumbers .on Jan-„,have access to. 19,000 post uary 31st.
is survived by his wife, Ann, two sons, Anthony, of Clitheroe, and John, of Lancaster, a daughter, Mrs Catherine Poaevyn of Bolton-by-Bowland, anc seven grandchildren. A Requiem Mass was
Run for charity
RUNNERS from the Rib- ble Valley are being asked to put on their trainers and compete in this year’s London Marathon to raise funds for the Macmillan
Appeal. Any runnel's who have
already secured a place in the marathon are being asked to run for the Can cer Relief Macmillan Fund, which has been cho sen as one of the two offi cial race charities. The charity needs run
being held at Stonyhurst College yesterday, fol lowed by burial in Clith eroe Cemetery.
ers will be able to pay their bills at any post office or sub-post office without a handling charge. For appliances, they will have to visit the British Gas showrooms in Burnley or Blackburn, unless S. J. Moore anc$$jms decides to maintain that side of the
From then on, custom ‘
business. Mr John Jessup, North
West communications manager for British Gas, said the move was part of a national change involv ing a contract with the P o s t Office fo r b il l payment. He noted that, instead
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offices. Mr Peter Moore, who
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runs S. J. Moore and Sons with his brother, David, expressed concern for the effects on local residents. “My feelings go out to
British Gas is closing of relying on 400 British
the British Gas customers. The Post Office is too busy and doesn’t have the expertise to cope with some of the things that arise on a daily basis here,” he said. “The customers are not
happy. I feel for the older ones who enjoy coming in here and having a little chat. A lot of comments have been made. It’s dis appointing from our point of view.”
Successful start to the year
LIVELY debate dominated the first meeting of the Ribble Valley Tourism Association in 1995.
ners to compete on behalf of the Macmillan Appeal to raise valuable funds to continue its work in the
Ribble Valley. All local runners lucky
enough to have secured a place to run on April 2nd and who want to run for the Macmillan Appeal should ring 071 887 8288.
ering discussed the asso ciation’s success in achiev ing its membership target, with many new members
A well-attended gath
joining. The meeting heard that
the new edition of the “Ribble Valley Explorer” was ready and the new “Where to Stay Guide"
Valley Council’s tourism officer, also reported that,
sum of £1,000 be contri buted towards the “Where to Stay Guide,” to assist in its operation, the sum being conditional on the council not reducing its contribution to the agreed budget. The NIMBY syndrome
was due.: Mr Keith Taylor, Ribble
despite fears over budget terms of jobs and financial limitations, he had man- security to many busi- aged to arrange to attend nesses in the Ribble the Birmingham Travel Valley. . Exhibition.
was discussed at length and it was decided that continued action was required to promote the benefits that successful tourism projects bring in
regarding the funding and February 15th and new attitude towards tourism members are welcome to by Ribble Valley Council attend. Membership can;, and how the association it was'pointed out, also could assist.
A lively debate followed association is to be neld on It was decided that the 1st Board fees.
LIFE-SAVING certifi-. cates were presented to 18 members of Clitheroe Lady Farmers at their monthly meeting. . The social section meet
reduce North West ,Tour- Destination: South Africa
Mrs Marsden. Mr and Mrs Cornth-
ing was held in Wadding- ton Methodist Schoolroom, where the members, who passed the life-saving test, received their certificates. The new president, Mrs
waite showed slides of their safari park holiday in
South A f r ic a , which started with a 13-hour plane trip to Johannes burg. They visited Kruger Wildlife Park, Durban and. Cape Town.
Audrey Roney, presented; the certificates, after wel
coming a full house of members and new member.
A 20-YEAR-OLD Clith
eroe man will appear before Blackburn magis trates on February ,16th, in
connection.with.two burglaries in the town
over the weekend.
Mrs Elizabeth Robinson gave a vote of thanks and
this was followed by .tea and biscuits.
Under arrest
that:a man was arrested; following .the th e f t of , watches Trom Ideas onj Moor Lane and a quantity-' of cash: from - Way,; Ahead h airdresser’s on York'. Street.'
Clitheroe', Police said After many questions,- The next meeting of the'
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