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LEWIS JACKSON APPEAL IS SOARING
THE campaign by a Clitheroe mum to buy intensive care equipment for local hospitals has
passed the £4,000 mark.
by Theresa Robson
launched the Lewis. an SO-mile mercy dash Jackson Appeal Fund to Stoke-on-Trent,
in memory of her son who di ed sho r t l y
Mrs Helen Jackson bef^ e Christmas after
Tr a g i c toddler Lewis s uf f e r ed a
major heart attack and was sent to Stoke after being turned, away from hospitals in the North-West.
sparked a storm of controversy, has led to severe criticism of the heal th service and calls for an inquiry i n t o
His death, which Nit; E H i J3t DP
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Town honours ‘gentle giant’ who was part of pageantry
by Sheila Nixon
Henthorn Road, has bowed out as a town hal berdier — the attendant who accompanies the Clitheroe Mayor on cere
monial occasions, wearing a dark blue cloak with red
halberdiers since records began and in the old days
and gold piping and a matching tricorn hat. • The town has had two
they protected the Mayor wherever he went and also stood guard outside his home, with their fearsome halberds at the ready. The 15th-century weap
has retired. Mr John Eaton, of
A “GENTLE GIANT” who has played an ancient role in Clith- eroe’s rich pageantry for the past 33 years
been to walk in town parades on such occasions as Mayor Making, Mayoral Sunday and Remembrance Day, along with the other halberdier, David Taylor, and the town sergeant, Roger Hirst. He first started as a reserve hal berdier in 1963 and took over the full role three years later. The town council mus
tered its forces for a pre sentation ceremony for Mr Eaton, when colleagues joined forces to salute the stalwart halberdier. He
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shafts with axe blades and picks, topped by spear heads, are still shouldered by the p a ir when on parade . . . but only for ceremonial purposes! Mr Eaton’s role has
ons, consisting of long I r
received an inscribed watch and a shield bearing the town’s coat of arms from the Mayor, Coun. S te p h e n H o lt, who thanked him for his loyal service and for helping to maintain a tradition which has links with the 12th century, when the town gained its charter. A f te rw a rd s , To w n Clerk Mr Peter Roberts
said: “John can best be described as a gentle giant. He has done the job very well and we will miss him.” .
Mr Eaton is a retired council road worker, who
was employed first by the old Chtheroe Borough Council and then by Lan cashire County Council. He re ti red la s t year
through ill health and decided to relinquish the halberdier post because of walking difficulties.
very much — it has cer tainly been different,” said Mr Eaton, who has been succeeded by Mr Keith Jackson, who works in
“I have enjoyed the job
Ribble Valley Council parks department.
There’s also an official thank you to two other local residents
CLITHEROE Town Council has also honoured two other local resi dents for their valuable contributions to the life of the town.
Guider in charge of the Waddow Hall Guider
former local councillor, and Mrs Margaret Firth,
vices to Clitheroe from the Mayor, Coun. Stephen Holt.
attends the town hall and mayor’s parlour when local
to keep up the good work. Mr Bracewell often
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TATOS Mr Eric Bracewell, a
training centre, received shields bearing the town coat of arms for their ser
Both say they are happy
schoolcfiildren visit the building. He explains the history of Clitheroe and shows them documents relating to the town’s proud past as an ancient market town.
five local schools visit the building at various times
Some 200 pupils from
both Ribble Valley Bor ough Council and the town council at various times after retiring as an admin istrative assistant with the old Clitheroe Borough Council at the time of local government reorgan isation in 1974. He has taken a keen interest in the history of the town for
during the year. Mr Bracewell served on
more than 40 years. Mrs Firth received the
town coat-of-arms for her contribution to local tour
ism. Although Waddow Hall is outside Clitheroe, on the Waddington side of the Ribble, many visitors
to the centre visit attrac
tions in the town. Mrs Firth qualified as a
“Clitheroe resident” — a requirement for the pre sentation of the shield — because land owned by the Guiding movement and attached to the hall lies w i t h i n t h e to w n boundaries.
THIEVES smashed the nearside window of a Volkswagen Golf GTi parked in Lowergate car park and stole a Sony car- radio cassette valued at
Car raiders
£600. Two youths, one wear
car away from the inci dent, which occurred on Tuesday last week. Anyone who saw the
ing a black woollen .hat, were seen driving a silver
incident is asked to call the police on 01282 863161.
A Guild back to Rowland
FTER several years of meeting in the further
the village hall at Sawley, where it meets on the fourth Saturday of'the month between 10-30 a.m.
reaches of the Ribble Val ley, the Rowland .Guild of Spinners, Weavers and Dyers is now again meet ing in Bowland. The guild has moved to
and workshop on making braids and tassels. Anyone interested in joining the guild or attend
well attended and mem bers had a demonstration
and 4 p.m. A recent meeting was
ing a meeting should tele phone the secretary, Mrs Hilary Barnes, on 01254 813204.
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than 75 family and friends at tended a disco-supper at Clith eroe Social Club, on Wellgate, to celebrate what would have been L e w i s ’ s s e c o n d birthday.
circumstances. On Friday, more
t h e GUESTS
Among the guests were Clitheroe Mayor Coun. Stephen Holt, his wife, Maureen, and Kibble Val ley MP Mr Nigel Evans.
£700 for the Lewis Jackson Appe al F u n d . This includes a donation of £100 from th e C l i th e ro e Mayor’s Fund and £247 from a pub collection undertaken in the Accring
ton area by Mrs Jackson’s mother,Mrs Glenys Ban croft, and family friend Mrs Dawn Monk.
raisers Mrs Diane Turner 'and Mrs Winifred O’ Neil, and the Mayoress.
raise enough money to buy vital pulse oximeters for local hospitals. The state- of-the-art machines mea sure oxygen and blood gases and are crucial in the monitoring of young s te rs with breathing difficulties.
Mrs Jackson hopes to
thank you to all who attended the event and supported it in any way, particularly Miss Adele Peartree and Mr David Clay, of Clitheroe Social Club.
Mrs Jackson said a huge
The event raised nearly Trinity Playgroup, on Fri day, at 11 a.m.
The next fund-raising event for the Lewis Jack- son Appeal Fund is an Eas iter bonnet parade at
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to hear from anyone with fund-raising ideas. She can be contacted on 01200 443546.
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Fund. Mrs Helen Jackson is pictured (centre), with (from the left) Clitheroe Mayor Coun. Stephen
the surprise donations, and then presented flow ers to her mother, fund
Mrs Jackson received
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