- Clitlieroe Advertiser & Times, Man 23rd, 199B__3 C l i th e ro e 22321, (E d i to r ia l ) , 22323 (A d v e r t is in g ) . B u rn le y 1,22331 (C la s s if ie d ) ^ # • . Survey shows rail service is big hit ■
county council has come up with some remarkable figures on how the town’s rail service is used after interviewing more than 1,000 people. Later this year, the reopened
WE RE on the right track when it comes to public transport — and that’s official. A s tudy commissioned by the
Blackburn to Clitheroe railway line reaches the mid-point of its five-year trial period and, with use already far in excess of that predicted before it opened, the line has quickly proved a hit with the travelling public. The survey showed: • 119,800 trips a year being taken
from Clitheroe, exceeding the fore cast of 85,400.
O People switching from cars to •
rail. . © 72 per cent of Kibble Valley peo
ple had used the rail service. © 92 per cent of people interviewed
thought fares were good or reason able value.
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times were good or reasonable. It is all good news, in addition to which half of the £25,000 cost of a fea-
• 98 per cent thought journey G r u e l l i n g <
c h a l l e n g e r a c e , i s s t i l l o n
THE organiser of the Pcn- dle Hill Challenge eight- mile road race, Mr Alan Smith, confirmed that it will definitely go ahead on June 7th; commencing at 7-30 p.m. The race was in doubt
due to the closure of the Wellsprings Inn, Nick o’ Pendle, where the race starts, and it may not be reopened on the night. The closure of the inn ini
t ia l ly th r e a te n e d the event. However, because the race is part of the Pen dle and Burnley Grand Prix — 10 summer road and fell races — it has been decided to still go ahead with it. Facilities at the start
area may not be as good as in previous years, but it is hoped, competitors will appreciate the circum
stances* and attend in' the same numbers as usual.
closed, prize-giving will take place; in a nearby vil
lage pub. Rjbble Valley athletes
can obtain entry forms from Alan Smith, 9 Insti tu te S tr e e t , Padiham, BB12 8BB.
Blaze seen for miles
A’ BDAZE on S aw ley lirou-, whi'i-h cmild he seen
for',miles around, took C l i th e r o e ; f ir e f igh te r s ,
three hours to extinguish. :. T h e ' f ir e , at Sawley
Grange Farm, occurred in a field one mile from the A59.
. The farmer was burning
hedge trimmings, grass, old tyres and general rub bish when, at around 9-15 p.m. on Tuesd ay la s t week, it became too hot for him to handle.
Using two engines and one of the farmer’s slurry
tanks, which holds 1,000 gallons; the firefighters made numerou s tr ip s across the fields to finally extinguish the fire at 30 minutes past midnight.
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sibility study into extending the ser- vice northwards has now been raised. So all the partners involved in the £lm. plus reopening of our local line can take a well-deserved public bow. The one blot on the service is Blackburn Railway Station, which,
despite major expenditure on the out side, was said this week to look as- though Queen Victoria was about to
arrive on platform one. Complaints have been registered
regarding the lack of waiting room and toilet facilities and the station has been described as frightening and
gloomy. The survey has been carried out for
the county council by Oscar Faber, who forecast that the ultimate level of demand could match or even exceed the original forecast by the Institute for Transport Studies. . Demand is stronger from the outer
ends of the line and CTA Rail’s book ing office at Clitheroe Station has contributed to the increased use. Reasons for using the service differ
considerably throughout the week, with 34 per cent of the trips to or from work on Monday to Fridays, 1 ( pel* cent education trips and 1.3 per cent travelling on business. On Satur days, 40 per cent of trips were for
'shopping and 41 per cent leisure outings.
week were made by passengers who did not make the journey prior to. the reopening of the line. Some 35,000 trips per year are being made that were previously
Half the trips made during the . . . .,
made by car, with 33,100 transferred from buses and other forms of trans
port, including taxis. Despite fears to the contrary, it
seems the line has had a limited but favourable impact on businesses in. the communities directly served by the new stations, with smaller firms in the retail and leisure sectors hav ing benefited most.
“‘The concerns of some traders that , .
the line would lead to trade diverting to Blackburn appear to have been
ununfounded,” states the report. founde ,” sta es the report. A new park-and-ride car park facil
ity on Chester Avenue opened this week and is expected to lead to even
greater use. Members of Ribblet Valley Rail
were delighted by the report. Chairman Mr Peter Moore com
mented: “It is very positive and proof that partnerships work — as demon strated by-the coming together, of, Lancashire County Council, North West Regional Railways, Kibble Val ley Borough Council, Kibble Valley Rail, the Rural Development Com- , mission and Blackburn Borough Council. The next step, we hope, .will
be Hellifield.- “With CTA Rail we can, almost
book anywhere in the world,,by, rail; from Clitheroe. That’s a fantastic facility for a town this sizc.:iThe report states that the most important le s s o n to be drawn from th e experience is that new rail services, can be successfully introduced in non metropolitan areas; we. always believed m it and will continue to work actively to promote the line.
F u n d ’ s g i a n t s t r i d e
TH E t h r e e w a l k e r s — from th e 1 left, Simon, P e t e r
and M a t t — p r o u d ly d i s play their che
que, watched by supporters, C l i t h e r o e ‘C ou n . H o l t ,
Mr Ben Good- s h i p , M r s J a ck so n and Mrs Melanie
w y m u a s s m , Goodship
T H R E E C l i t h e r o e men put th e ir b e s t fe e t
s o r e d w a lk t o s t e r s w ith b r ea th in g mented: I never thought School reunion at,Wad- Wembley.
F u n d f r om a - s p o n - -
burn: Simon Thompson, of for £3,320 at a social night money th a t has been Mrs Jackson will pies Talbot Close, Clitheroe, and charity auction at raised.
P e t e r G o od sh ip , o f The walkers presented . far and I am absolutely raised £80 for the appeal. Quarry Farm Court, Chat- Mrs Jackson with a cheque overjoyed at the amount ol
and Matt Garner, of Whal- Clitheroe Social Club.
ley Road, Clitheroe, made. A fu rth e r £600 was ful to the' three walkers, Queens Park Hospital on the 200-mile journey to the raised during the evening but I would like to offer Tuesday,
“I am particularly grate- the P ed ia t i ic Uni at . • ’ 1.‘
twin towers on foot in time from the auction of Man- my h eartfelt thanks to to watch Clitheroe FC Chester United, Liverpool everyone who has helped
compete in the final of the 'FC and Blackburn Rovers and supported the appeal FA Vase.
o f he r son who died shortly before Christmas after "an SO-mile mercy dash to .Stoke-on-Trent,, now ^stands at a'phenome
nal £8,500.
fered a major heart attack and was sen t to Stoke after being-turned away
The tragic toddler suf •
;from h o sp ita ls in the North-West. Thanks to the generos
ity. of local people and a host of fund-raising activi ties, Mrs Jackson is well on the way to purchasing vital intensive care equip ment for local hospitals. She has already pur
chased a pulse oximeter for Queen’s Park Hospital, Blackburn, where Lewis was first admitted, and hopes to purchase the
fund, launched by Mrs by 80 townsfolk, as well as Lewis Jackson Appeal J u n e iu i , . t Helen Jackson in memory
Their, effort means the The event was attended Other donations to the -----------------------------
footballs. • manyway.” »e J ' .
fund-raising , wi}j
t the
M t o t ^ t e l , CBpping. on 7tl at 7.30 p.m.
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the monitorinK of young- difficulties.
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to H o t a"d M Mrs
J a c k s o n k s o n c o m - com a R ib b lcsd a le High
the appeal would go this dington,Social Club also ■
4 ° :«xlnSfn-r o? b y T h e r e s a R o b s o n fo rw a r d an d r a i s e d Royal Infirmary.
non-unifomed ^ a t f clith- „,i e ro e Royal Grammar
o v e r £ 3 ,0 0 0 fo r th e Pulse oximeters men- Mayoiless Coun.■ S ip h on W a d d in g to n . c o f f e e L ew is Jackson Appeal
Mnvnre« rmm S tep h en School and £67 from a morning.
Guests travelled from Thailand and America for
WALLBANK— INGRAM orchids and roses.
the wedding of .Chlheroe couple Miss Julia Ingram and Mr Ian Wallbank at the United Reformed Church. The bride, a merchan
dise buyer, is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Andrew In gram, of Horsham, West
Sussex. The b r id e g r o om , a
roofer, is the son of Mrs Doreen Wallbank, of Bur ton Street, Rishton, and Mr Robin Wallbank, of Bangkok, Thailand. Given away by her
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“WE always believed in it and will continue to work actively to promote the line . _Peter Moore, chairman of 1
Ribble Valley Rail s. FOR THAT SPECIAL Pay us a visit | OCCASION IS UMMER OUTFIT
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Wallbank and the grooms men were Mr Tony Rid geway, Mr Ian Beards- w o r th and Mr P a u 11 Cowman..
Best man was Mr Gary The ceremony was per . .
formed, by the Rev. Geof-1 frey Rogers and accom panied by a solo rendition
of “Love Changes Every th in g ” , by Mr P e t e r Walker.
A reception was held at . , , , .
the Sparth House Hotel, Clayton-le-Moors.
T h e c o u p le h o n e y mooned in Thailand.
father, the bride wore a raw silk and chiffon gown, featuring an embroidered b o d i c e , w h ic h w a s designed by herself and made by her aunt, Mis Helen Harper. She carried a bouquet of cream lilies. Her father, a . retired
army officer, wore full military dress. In a tten d an c e were
chief, bridesmaid Miss Sharon Seed; Miss Geral dine Cowell, Miss Helena H a rp e r ( th e b r id e ’s cousin),‘iMiss Zoe Bcards- worth (the ^bridegroom’s niece),* Miss Charlotte Cowlin (the bride’s niece), and Miss Sophie Cowman. Pageboy was Master Scott Beardsworth^tliC; bride
groom's nephew. ‘ i. . > Miss Seed, Miss Cowell,
machines for Burnley Gen eral Hospital and Preston
THE sawdust has settled on a Ribble Valley firm which has been trading since the turn of the century. Emp ress Sawm i lls, known for
decades simply as Luke Smalley’s of Chatburn, has sawn its last plank of wood. After four generations of the Smalley family manning the saws at a number of sites in the area, the build ings and stock have now been sold. , , Mr Bill Smalley, a local magistrate, is to retire and his son, David, is emi- ' grating to Canada to take up beef and
'arable farming. That leaves no natural successor to
take over the 100-year-okl family busi ness, which was started by Bill’s' grandfather, Luke, and great uncle, .William Smalley. The business made clog soles at its
■yuars ago, When it developed into nick ing'. fencing, general saw milling and'timber merchanting. For farmers in the borough and
Sawley site, before moving to Bolton- by-Bowland- and Chatburn 76
beyond, th e name Luke Smalley, has been synonymous with th e Smooth ru n ning of th e ir businesses. Em p res s Saw mills has provided th e fencing for many farms in tn e dis tr ict.
- • . Bill and his wife, Milinda, intend to
travel during their retirement, visiting Canada, of course, where their eldest daughter, Mrs Christine Metcalfe,
..also
, Williams, has the Duke of York Hotel
lives. Their other daughter, Mrs Kathryn
in Grindleton. A saw mill will continue to run on
part of the site occupied by the famous timber merchants. Mr Smalley said he was glad one of his former employees, Mr Andrew Ireland, would be starting
up his own saw milling business. The buildings and land were sold
earlier this year and, on Friday, the final cut in the long-running saga of the Smalleys came to an end, when an auc tion was held to sell the remainder of the machinery.
In our picture,arc Mr and Mis Smal . .
ley with their daughter, Kathryn, grandson Tim (left) and son David.
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