6 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, March 14th, 1996


Parish councillors concerned over planning policy


about the high number of retrospective planning applications they are receiving. T h e se a re ap p l ic a t io n s


re c e iv ed a f t e r w ork has actually been carried out. At fas t week’s monthly meeting members were asked to discuss an application from the owners of Wiswell Moor Bottom Farm, off Whalley Road,


footpath. Members were told by clerk Mrs Angela Whitwell that the footpath had already been diverted and an applica­ tion was put


for


the diversion of a ngel


member of the public brought the matter p to the attention of the borough council.


in only when a .


past three months. After discussion, members


She said it was the fourth retrospective application the council had received m the


of the parish council decided not to object to the footpath diversion, which the owners had askea for as a matter of safety and privacy. But they are concerned about ongoing development a t this s ite , where tne owners are forming stables, a riding arena and a gallop. They want clarification o f w h e re th e g a l lo p is intended to cut through the footpath in the future. The clerk was asked to


and a £2 subscr iption charge will be collected.


£50 damage


VANDALS smashed the window of a por table building at Ultraframe, Clitheroe, between 4 p.m. and 4-30 p.m. on Sunday. They cau sed damage valued at £50 in the attack on the security guards’ building in Lincoln Way.


Flags gone


SIX flagstones, valued at £20, were stolen from the


re a r yard of a house in Whalley Road, Clitheroe, between 1-30 a.m. and 7 a.m. on Tuesday of last week.


TWO barrels of copper cable, valued at £2,500, were stolen from the Nor- web compound in Peel S tre e t , Clitheroe, last week.


Worth £2,500


THE annual general meet­ ing of the Calderstones Fellowship takes place on March 26th, at 2 p.m., in Laneside School. A buffet will be served


AGM date


write to Ribble Valley Council about this m a tte r and the ques tion of re t ro sp e c tiv e applications. Le;


buted all over Sabden in an effort to get across the mes­ sage about the problems of dogs fouling footpaths and


eaflets are being distri­


play areas. Sabden Parish Council has


promised to crack down on


. w Jage. A hard-hitting message to dog owners will also be


tha t dog bins cost £200 and Ribble Valley Council charged


dog walking area look set flounder because of the cost. The clerk told members


:


£20 a week to empty them. A dog walking area similar to the one proposed in Sabden could cost around £14,000. Coun. Roger Westbrook


irresponsible dog owners who allow their pets to foul the vil-


included in the next village newsletter, but plans to have specja) dog litte r bins and a


to


CONCERNED parish councillors in Sabden are to contact Ribble Valley Council Drivers had been removing


the bollards and driving along Whalley Road while it was officially closed to traffic for roadworks, councillors were told. Members said there was nothing they could do, as the drivers were doing so at their own risk. There had also been complaints that the diversion through Simonstone had been


causing major problems on School Lane, which was a lready v ery narrow and usually had parked vehicles along its length. The road­ works are due for completion


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w, Friday had been


the private road along the Bull as a short cut fromPadi- ham Road to Whalley Road. The council said tha t, as it was a private road, there was


received aoout drivers using


pointed out that these sort of measures would only be used by responsible dog owners anyway and it was the irre­ sponsible ones they wanted to get to. The council is looking a t introducing by-laws and taking offenders to court.


council should be looking at introducing a scheme used in


the Midlands, where DNA


te s t in g was used to track down offending dogs. I t did not cost a lot, he said. Councillors decided tha t


Coun. Westbrook said the


Clitheroe 2232U (Editorial), 22323


Home to poor people which was an important part of area’s past


IT was not an Oliver Twist ty p e of e s ta b l ishm e n t , with stone floors and little food. I t was a home for poor people — some old, some younger and others sick, an average of 150 patients and inmates.


A FASCINATING insight into the role of Clith­ eroe Hospital in the past — when i t was known as the Coplow View In stitu tion — has been revealed by Clitheroe resident Mrs Margot Downer-Bottom- ley. She has kindly written the following article, recalling th e 15 years in which the buildings were her home in every sense of the word.


At one time there were 40 chil­ dren who my mother cared for and helped bring up. They were educated, looked after and eventually some had key positions in the Ribble Valley, one becoming a lieutenant colonel in His M a je s ty ’s Forces.


My parents had to work very hard and, in addition to their


absent, they had to fill in, be it cooking, nursing, whatever.


asked to provide a direction sign to the Baptist Church on Cutheroe Roaa, which is diffi­ cult for visitors to find since the original church was con­ verted to a private house and services are held in the school hall behind.


nothing it could do. The county council is to be


called for the council to take action over the s tate of the Lower Holme playing field, which is used by schoolchil­


think on proposals to lay dou­ ble yellow lines on both sides of Stubbins Lane, close to the junction with Padiham Road, to prevent problems of access


§roblems for residents they to


S


Department that yellow lines meeting in tile village to dis- put down one side of the


ounty Council Highways invited to at ten d a public th e L a n c a sh ire


road, but at the other side, adjacent to the houses, and that the lines should only be for one car’s length.


cuss rural policing. The n ext parish council


Hall.


meeting was arranged for April 2nd in the Methodist


to enter the 1990 Best Kept Village C om p e tit io n and North West in Bloom, despite la s t y e a r ’s d isap p o in tin g showing. Some of the village shops, pubs, churches and places of work are to be writ­ ten to asking if they will be included in the judging and the parish council’s environ­ mental sub-committee has been asked to come up with ideas to improve the look of the village. Councillors have had a re­


they needed ah awareness campaign and a re s e t to “blitz" the village with signs, leaflets and letters. The parish council decided


dren for football. He said it was in such a state that it was no longer fit to play on and he a sk e a o th e r members to inspect the area so they could


The Rev. Roland Nicholson


There were two distinct blocks. The front house was for the old men and women. The back building was a hospital, which included a maternity ward. There was also a smaller block for epileptics, and a laundry.


We had 11 acres of ground which was cultivated for food, with vegetables, etc. I was born th e r e , so I sp e a k from experience. 1 had a fascinating childhood for 15 years ana loved it. I like to retain the visual image of the old home­ stead — this fact many people appreciate and understand.


My parents had to do their best with the limited amount of money which was allotted to them.


many duties, they brought up three daughters who all had careers. Agnes, the eldest, became a teacher, Emma a hospital matron and, 12 years later, I was bom and trained as a teacher, later being a cap­ tain in H. M. Forces, serving in Germany.


discuss it at a future meeting. The clerk pointed out that


the council had spent several hundred pounds a few years ago on improvements to the


My p a re n ts — m a s te r and matron — acted as father and mother to everyone and many people there told me they were loved and respected by all. Their duties were legion. They were responsible for law and order, administration, general control, book-keeping, buying of equipment, food, clothing, etc., and, if any staff were


goal areas, but these had not


policeman being taken away from Sabden to police other areas were expressed by all the members. They are to write to the Chief Constable, Pauline Clare, inviting her to Sabden, so th a t they can express th e ir concern tha t police resources are being stretched too thinly and stress th a t they want the. village bobby in their village. Two recent burglaries and


een successful. Concerns about the village


There were many departments which were essential for the maintenance of the institution. We kept six pigs each year which were slaughtered in March for food. We kept poul­ try. There were four green­ houses, a boiler-house, tailor’s shop, potato house, two wood­ sheds and a horse and cart.AU were tended by older men who took a pride in their jobs.


Staffing was adequate — an assistant master and assistant matron, a cook, qualified sis- ter-in-charge of the hospital, two nurses, a seamstress and


The tramp ward was a separate building, locked from the main house, where, each night, about eight men and some women arrived for a night’s shelter, food and a bath. They worked the following day to help pay for their keep and were given food when they lef t, or admitted into the


various daily cleaners, etc. hospital if they were ill.


Religion was carefully attended to. Visits from clergy of all denominations were made regularly for inmates and patients. Each Sunday there were services in the main hall and often, at the weekends, some form of entertainment took place.


Many people spent their last days a t Coplow and were happy to do so. I remember a priest who said he was so con­ tent with my father around th a t he refused to go to a


People have said that the pres­ ent building, Clitheroe Hospi­


tal, is a far better organisation than it used to be. This is the


Membership of the old girls’ association up


vandalism around the county primary school had upset resi­


along the road. After hearing that the mea­ sure would cause considerable


iscussed the ma tte r again and are to put forward a pro- o sa l


dents and brought the matter to the forefront. PC P e te r Webster, who attended the meeting, said he had taken on the job to be a village PC, but was


posted more Clitheroe.


finding himself being and more


to The Chief Constable is to be De uhiel con um


M EM B E R S H IP of Clitheroe Royal Gram­ mar School Old Girls’ Association was con­ tinuing to rise and now s to o d a t 2 5 8 , th e


annual meeting heard. Secretary Mrs Judith


Mallett also pointed out that many former pupils now living away from the area often expressed then- appreciation about being kept in touch with the local scene. Twice-yearly newslet­


ters, she said, were sent to old girls living as far [ap a r t as Scotland and


comed to the meeting by president Mrs Catherine Taylor and a report was also given by treasurer Mrs Pam Corlett. Mrs B. Dixon, Mrs J. Blackburn and Miss M. Turner were re-elected to serve on the committee. There was no election of chief officers, as these were appointed a year ago to serve for three years. There was an interest­


Cornwall. Members were wel­


ing and amusing talk by staff representative Mrs Marion Knowles. It was reported that the


association’s spring event, on April 17th, at the York Street site, was to be an illustrated lecture by for­ mer headmistress Miss Barbara Bingham about h e r r e c e n t t r a v e ls in Argentina. “This promises to h e an enjoyable and informative evening,” said the secretary.


tickets at £1.50 (to include refreshments) would be available from committee members or by contacting the secretary on 26302. The annual dinner was


I t was reported th a t


arranged for October 5th at theTdoorcock Inn.


Catholic home, in spite of attempts a t persuasion by visiting priests.


Kind action renews faith inhuman ,


nature AFTER losing h er


ear keys, a W es t Brad fo rd woman was d e lig h ted to find h e r c a r had not been stolen —


a l l t h a n k s to a k i n d - h e a r t e d


passer-by. I t turned out that


an unknown passer­ by found Mrs Susan Hanson’s keys in the car door and put them under the front seat.- Mrs Hanson said


th e ac t io n s of th e passer-by had res- to red h e r fa i th in human nature. She said: “My car


could have been sto­ len or ransacked. We are always hearing about the bad things, but you do not hear a b o u t t h e g o o d things. This has ren­ ewed my fa i th in


In this day and age, social security caters for many and so institutions are no longer in existence. They are part of the past. They did a marvellous job. L et us not d ecry or despise them.


John Stalker to offer advice


THE former Deputy Chief Constable of Greater Manchester, Mr John Stalker, is to advise local man­


agers on how to “police” business success. Mr Stalker, now a best-selling author and televi­


200 representatives of local industry, commerce and education, have become a much valued part of the


sion presenter, is the guest speaker at the latest of East Lancashire Training and Enterprise Council’s high profile corporate members’ events. These seminars, which usually attract more than


business calendar. During this event, Mr Stalker, an experienced


manager and a powerful communicator and motiva­ tor, will share his expertise in crisis management


with local employers. The event takes place on March 19th from 4-30


p.m. in the international suite at Ewood Park, Black­ burn. Corporate members, totalling more than C50, are invited to apply for their free tickets, says an ELTEC spokesman.


wrong description altogether. I t is very different now and is purely a hospital for patients suffering from all types of ill­ nesses and, no doubt, it pro­ duces very good results.


been shopping and left her car in Lower- gate car park, Clith­ eroe. After discov­ ering her keys were missing, she ra n g round all the shops she had visited, but had no luck in locating


human nature.” Mrs Hanson had


them. On returning to the


car, Mrs Hanson was relieved to find it was still in the same spot. She said: “I tried the d o o r a n d i t w a s unlocked. I panicked, but then I saw a little note on th e ' d a sh ­ board, say in g th e keys had been left m the door and were now under the front seat.” Mrs Hanson said


she would lik e to thank the passer-by for coming to h e r assistance.


Barn plans


PLANNING chiefs have given the go-ahead to_ a b a r n c o n v e r s io n in Chipping.


Council’s Planning and Development Committee agreed to the conversion a t Richmond Houses, Hough Clough Lane.


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