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A NEW award for Clitheroe’s top citi zen is to be presented to a former may- years after the last name was
sdded to the town’s roll of honour. Miss Dorothy Rushton (pictured) has
nrGu named Honorary Burgess of Llitheroe and becomes the 19th person to
rSieive t°wn’s highest honour. The award, formerly known as Honorary
r reeman, has been introduced by the town council to honour residents who have per formed exceptional service to the commu- n*j-y. Local government red tape prevent ed the council from naming people as freemen, so councillors agreed to introduce an alternative honour. Miss Rushton, who lives at Roefield
explained that councillors unanimously agreed that Miss Rushton should be the first to be honoured with the new title. He said: "She is a lady who has dedicated
when her father, a printer, was Mayor in
her life to Clitheroe and the people of Clitheroe. It was felt she should be recog
nised for her work." Miss Rushton was born in Brennand
Street, Clitheroe, and was educated in the town. In 1915 she was one of the first of 40 pupils to attend the newly-opened Clitheroe Girls’ Grammar School. She obtained a degree in geography at
Nursing Home, was a headmistress for most of her working life and, after retiring, founded several Clitheroe organisations. She is delighted with the award and is looking forward to the official presentation at the home on December 4th. Clitheroe Mayor Coun. Stephen Holt
1949-50. Outside work, she turned her energies to helping the elderly and was a founder of Pendle Club and Clitheroe Luncheon
Liverpool University and taught in Colch ester until the age of 30, when her mother fell ill and she decided to return to
ondary school in the 1930s, she became head of the girls’ department and held the post for about seven years. She took on the headship of Pendle School for 23 years
Clitheroe. When Ribblesdale School opened as a sec
until her retirement in 1964. Miss Rushton was Mayoress of Clitheroe
Club. Although age restricted her activities, Miss Rushton was on the luncheon club committee for 20 years and even continued when a serious road accident left her wheelchair-bound at the age of 80. She finally withdrew when she entered the nursing home. Her interests have covered a wide spec
trum and she is a founder member of Clitheroe Soroptimist Club. She was made a honorary member for her loyal services to the movement. Coincidentally, the other founding mem
ber of the Soroptimist Club was the late Mrs Phyllis Todd, the last person to be made an Honorary Freeman of Clitheroe back in 1966. (CAT 2736)
Castle plan is trimmed in
Clitheroe Castle into a showpiece landmark for the next millennium are now in the hands of lottery judges. But the plans were only
by Stewart Pimbley BLUEPRINTS to turn
the refurbishment of the museum and the relocation of the North-West Sound Archives. Mrs Ward added that the
submitted after last- minute changes were made to cut the cost of the bid and to take into account public reaction. The price tag for turning
cost had not been set in stone and there could be changes as the scheme pro gresses. In a bid to pay its share of
the lottery dream into real ity could be as much as £3.4m. and the borough council will have to fund a quarter of the cost if it hits the lottery jackpot. Borough councillors and
the scheme, the council is applying for funding from Lancashire County Coun cil's tourism single regener ation budget and Capital Challenge, as well as seek ing private finance. If the submission is suc
officers worked around the clock to incorporate the public’s ideas and to find ways of reducing the scheme’s cost which, if the original plans had been approved, would have been around £4m. They have thrown out
cessful, work would start on the scheme next April and would be expected to be completed by November 1999. Apart from throwing out
Clitheroe Advertiser & 1 'imes, (Jctooer sra, i uuo s
controversial plans for a new stage with a bedouin tent-type roof and now want to build a new stone bandstand (see adjoining sketch) on the site of the present bandstand. Mrs Pat Ward, the coun
As the countdown begins to lottery decision day next March, councillors are working out ways of pay ing the council’s quarter of a successful lottery bid. A breakdown of the bill
and they will be able to see th a t wo havo listened to t heir ent icisnis."
cil’s Economic Develop ment Manager, said: “We have taken into account the comments from the public. I don’t think we could have done any more consultation "The public has had ample opportunity to comment
the original bandstand design, councillors and offi cers on the lottery bid co ordinating group, the Rain bow Committee, made sev eral other changes. Among the design changes are: •N o maze and informa
tion kiosk. •Park depot relocated and reduced. •No footpath adjacent to Parson Lane. •Museum extension redu
ced. •A new youth activity area. •Layout of sports area
adjusted. •Two football pitches
at a meeting of the coun- ci!’s rnlicy ami Finance Committee on Tuesday
night. Meanwhile, Ribble Valley
to give the revised submis sion their seal of approval
retained. Councillors were expected
by Tony Cliff
shows £2.9m. would go on the capital costs of the scheme. However, £292,000 would
go on the architects’ fees if the council decides to use the Blackburn-based firm Campbell Driver Partner ship as consultants for the duration of the work. The rest would be spent on
MP Mr Nigel Evans heard objections to the castle lot tery bid during a talk to elderly people at Greendale Restaurant, Chatburn, on Tuesday. They expressed concern that development of the site would affect its status as a war memorial. After the meeting, a coun
THE generosity of people in the Ribble Valley almost produced a financial crisis for the Friends of Chernobyl Children as their guests checked in for the flight home. The children’s baggage weighed in at a
minutes earlier.” The children — and their hosts — had
frightening 200kg overweight, which would have cost organisers an unbudgeted £ 1,000. A kindly airline official turned a blind eye
cil spokesman said it under stood these concerns and had taken them into account when compiling the submission.
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certainly enjoyed a month they will remember for the rest of their lives. The final week of their stay entailed numerous parties, as well as a day trip to Bowness, which was one of the many high lights. On Thursday, the children entertained
to the excess baggage, to the huge relief of organisers. Mrs Judith Metcalfe, the chairman, said:“We had asked hosts to keep the chil dren’s baggage to no more than 20kg each. Several said that they thought their child’s luggage was a couple of kilos over, but obviously it was a really difficult problem
for everyone. “One of our party was particularly helpful
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Month children will remember for ever
Martial arts expert ‘put the boot in’
A TEENAGE martial arts expert from Clitheroe who “pu t the boot in”during a Christmas Eve fracas has lost a fight to clear his name. The 17-year-old youth,
Youth Court of causing
who cannot be named, was convicted a t Blackburn
actual bodily harm and conditionally discharged. He claimed he acted in
self-defence, after being punched by his victim, but Recorder Maurice Haigh said he had gone too fars and rejected his appeal. The court heard the appel
their hosts with songs sung in Russian and English during an evening at St Michael and St John's Social Centre. Each child and the two interpreters, Natalia Zhurav lyova and Irina Shurmilova, were present ed with beautifully-coloured Bibles by the Bible Society. On Friday afternoon, the children and their hosts gathered at St James’s Pastoral Centre for a final party (above), which also doubled as a an early birthday cele bration for one of the youngsters. There was another nice gesture from local children as Robert Brass (12) and his sis ter, nine-year-old Susan, presented 20 bags of goodies they had prepared after raising £65 on a stall selling their unwanted games, books and toys, outside their father's newagency in Castle Street. The children were helped by their cousins, Gemma and Daniel Bush, and the bags, containing, pencil cases, balls, rubbers, sweets and notepads were eagerly opened before the children sang “Happy Birth day” for their friend. The visit now over, organisers and hosts
the children, Mrs Elaine Sandham, said: “We were very sad to see them go and there were some tears on both sides. Then we saw the new party arriving and it reminded us of how our children had looked when they arrived and how much better they were when they left us a few
lant was a hard-working young man. On the night in question both parties had had a lot to drink. The bench accepted that the victim had thrown the first punch and had the appel lant thrown just two punches in retaliation this would have been consid ered reasonable self- defence. There was evidence, how
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are quietly reflecting on a hectic but worthwhile four weeks, which, they hope, will have not only given 20 children a holi day of a lifetime, but may have extended their lifespan. “We are told that one month out of the country detoxifies the body,” explained Mrs Metcalfe, adding that all involved will be meeting this month for a “de-briefing” as fund-raising and plans are prepared for next year.
New floor at Whalley will disrupt usual service
WORK on installing a new floor at Whalley Library begins a week tomorrow and, although the premises will remain open, there will be restricted access to certain areas. A spokesman said: “During the work, parts of the book stock will be unavailable and
some books will not be in their usual place. Staff will be on hand to offer assistance and it is hoped that the work will be completed within two weeks." The wooden floor in the lending, reference and children’s areas will be taken up and replaced. There have been problems over several years with tiles coming loose and mak ing the floor unsafe, and it is, therefore, proposed to provide a carpet as well.
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