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H ealth w orries dominate clean a ir public meeting


LONG-term health worries overshadowed Monday’s “let’s discuss air quality results” public meeting called by the Environment


Agency. Four dozen residents turned out — and they were


and heart trouble being badly affected by fumes, a house with “chemicals inside and outside at 11 o clock at night” and a child coughing until she was sick. Peo­ ple are convinced that this and more is due to industrial pollution, but complain that none of it is reflected m


There were allegations of people with glaucoma . the £500,000 survey.


at all — that there could be worse health results quietly building up.


“Every hour 48 kilograms of material is emitted from Castle Cement.'’How many hundreds of thousands of tons does that add up to over the years? Is it car­ cinogenic? We want to know if we are going to die in years to come.”.


“Are our children safe?” demanded one^ resident.


There are fears — without any medical evidence , ■ .,


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totally unimpressed by agency insistence that air qual­ ity in Clitheroe is, on the figures, comparable with similar places.


ment Agency, which included a doctor, was able to give any assurances on the point. But regional general man­ ager Mr Ian Handyside assured those present that this and other questions would be taken up with relevant experts. He said the agency sought real, sustainable environmental improvements. Although the agency team was able to answer some of the points made by residents, councillors and cam­


No one on the panel assembled by the Environ­


paign leaders, others were unresolved. Coun. Derek Waller said it was appalling that anti­


mony, lead and sulphur levels in Cemfuel sometimes breached the specification. “The Environment Agency


control system has fallen down,” he alleged. Mrs Georgia Gill accused the agency of being culp­


ably negligent and invited its team: “Take me to court for saying so — I would like a lot of things to become


apparent in court.” At the end of the meeting Mr Handyside said a


letter would be sent dealing with the outstanding points to anyone who left their names and addresses. He pledged that the agency would “tighten the ratchet” on odour and require a major reduction in sulphur dioxide emissions, and that more meetings


would be held. FARM ‘FETTLER’ DIES AT 89 1 I • l '


THE man whose name was synonymous with Rimington, Mr Rufus Carr, has died aged 89.


respected as “a fettler,” and his knowledge about all things mechanical, was legendary. In his day he was acknowledged as hav­ ing one of the most inno­ vative mechanical minds in the Ribble Valley. . He died in hospital, but


He was known and '


help : At th a t tim e, Rimington boasted 26 motor bikes and not one car. Despite the lack of the latter, the garage was quickly converting old Austin cars, bought for 17s. 6d-(87Vfep) at an East Lancashire scrapyard,,.to motor mowers sold at £17., Gear boxes were put in


old Austin 12 cars-and they were then used as small farm tractors.


the day before, he was admitted he visited-his Rimington garage; some- - thing he had done day in, day out, for many years. Born in 1907 in Bar-.;


noldswick, Mr Carr moved to Crag Farm, Cold-


Youngsters aid Romania children ri


-A GROUP of children in Clitheroe will be thinking of their counterparts in Romania next month as boxes ’of toiletries they have collected in school are distn-_


, buted in Brezoi. : v


’• r’Mr David King has been liaising with pupils at Pen- : ‘dlej.County Primary School, Clitheroe, and last week.: ' collected four boxes of goods, including toilet rolls, 1 shampoo, soap and toothpaste.


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•iRimington, has been closely associated with the Clith- ‘-eroe school through his wife, Barbara, a teacher there; He has been offered the opportunity to travel to'.


Retired secondary school head teacher Mr King, of


' Brezoi later this month with the Pendle for.Romania ■ charity, which has been visiting the country offering


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Chris Creelman, will this year finish off the refur­ bishment of the sanitarium in Brezoi and be building an adventure playground. ’ Mr : King expects to be one of the oldest volun­


The local team, headed by retired policeman Mr 1 m •


teers in the group and will be returning armed with pictures; iwhich he will be showing to pupils at Pen­ dle County Primary School when they return for the


new term. Pictured is Mr King, left; with the school’s head


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teacher, Mrs Margaret Carrington, and pupils Jack Wardle, Anna Townson and Rebecca Powell. (CAT


weather, and attended school in Blacko. He went to work as a welder in Nelson, but, according to his daughter, Margaret, “didn’t think much, of it, an d s e t up in';the,> farmyard.” ‘


reach the area were Ford- sons and Mr Carr fre-; quently visited the south of the country, where farm mechanisation was more advanced, and bought sec­ ond-hand tractors and ploughs for overhauling, selling them , on to the f a r m e r s a r o u n d Rimington. He started as a garage-


The first tractors .to


moved to Stoops Farm;',' Rimington, and it was not long before Mr Carr’s bits and pieces were driving, his father to distraction:’,y;; In 1928, and at a cost of


£66, the village joinery firm of Spencer’s built a wooden garage, with his


By then, the family .had - ■ ■ ,


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M e m b e r s ’ b i r t h d a y


f u n t im e CELEBRATIONS have ■been held to mark the first anniversary of the Hodder Day Club.


h The party, which was eld at Newton village


hall, also displayed an arts project completed by the. members, who made a banner using various


textiles. ■ ■


: Held every Tuesday, the club is for elderly peo-


pie' from- the Hodder Val- ley who have h ea lth problems. <


The club was set up by Age Concern in Lanca­


sh ire , Ribble - V a l ley ,. Crossroads,and .Commum- care'NHS Trust who pro­ vide nursing care. ;


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• the garage, institute and a row of .cottages to an oil


man when the petrol depot was in' Chatburn. The p um p s w e r e h;and operated and he sold his first petrol at lid. (4Viip) a gallon. In 1932 the garage started generating.elec­ tricity and he connected


generator, prior to acquir­ ing a diesel engine. ■ ; In 1960, Mr Carr opened a second garage at Bawd- lands, Clitheroe, and


J^ews from the Villages SIMONSTONE


Traffic At th e m eeting of


cil, held in the old school on Friday, councillors were informed that a reply has not yet been received from Lancashire County Council regarding the request for installation of traffic calming measures on Simonstone Lane.


Simonstone Parish Coun­


told th a t replacement lighting columns in Black­ burn Road and Simonstone Lane'will be erected next year.


The council has'been


street signs: on Harewood ." A v e n u e h av e b e e n removed by vandals and. Ribble Valley Borough - Council has been notified., ■Mr R. Hull reminded the : council that no notice ■ board has been erected, to : serve the lower end of Simonstone Lane.


.-.It was /reported that..!;


following work earned out a couple of years,ago to,


It was suggested that,,


1 carried out to ascertain what work is required: ,


to ta lly ren o v a te the network of footpaths within the parish council area, a survey should be


meeting will be on August 29th.


The next parish council


will meet at 11 a.m. in St John’s Church, Read, on Sunday for the last time before the summer break until October.: There will be no family service at 11 a.m. but at 9 a.m. there will be a service of Holy Communion with hymns, and Evensong and seirnon


Break -Sunday School scholars


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enjoy a nostalgic day out in your own village,: then


Day out. If:you would like; to


Sports enthusiast, 65, dies FAMILY and friends


have been shocked by the sudden death of a well-known Clitheroe m a n , M r


J o h n


Stirzaker. He collapsed and . died


while taking his dogs for a walk.Aged 65, Mr Stirzaker, right, was a keen sup-, porter of local sport, espe­


cially cricket. Many years ago he played for Kibbles- dale Wanderers, and more recently watched several local teams as well as fol­ lowing th e game on television.Mr Stirzaker, who lived in the Pendle Road area, had many friends at the Pendle Club, where he


enthusiast. He read widely on the subject, and trav­ elled all over Lancashire and Yorkshire to follow


this interest. At one time works man­


ager for the well-remem­ bered Clitheroe firm of Luxaflex Blinds, Mr Stir­ zaker was employed as. a transport manager for most of his career. He, was at Gilbraith’s for some years and finished his working life at a Hapton firm. - The funeral , is, tomor­


was a regular solo whist player.


way for a time in his youn­ ger days, Mr Stirzaker was an' avid steam train


A CALLOUS thief took for carers to visit him. advantage of a blind man The


A signalman on the rail­ ,


members of the day club who meet for activities, games and nursing care.


money for charity at vari­ ous steam rallies.


despite his ’subsequent retirement he,kept an active interest in both. His hobby of preserving steam engines led to him travel­ ling throughout’ the coun­ try with his prized Wallis Steeven engine to raise


. ' Mr Carr and. his wife, Ann, who,died in 1983,


had five daughters. Four — Margaret, Mary, Janet


■ mation took place at Skip- ton yesterday, prior to a service of thanksgiving at Gisburn Parish Church.


and Barbara — survive. ■ A private service of cre-


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■ Smiling Through’!, show- ring1 aspects of England during both world .wars,


, A summer lunch and an exhibition entitled “Keep


go along to the United Reformed Church, Read, on July 15th and join in wartime songs and chat over old times. .


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’ and Mrs Herbert. Hayes and Mrs M a rg a r e t Edwards. The exhibition opens from noon and lunch will be served at 12-30 p.m., closing at 3 p.m. with tea and biscuits. • During the ^afternoon,


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School are holding an afternoon tea party at


Party, Friends of Read CE


Spencer Farm, Whins Lane, Read, from 2-30 to 5 p.m. on July 13th., There will be a VIP .mystery gues t, face-painting, games, cake and bottle stalls and much more! Tickets for the party may


recently was well-sup­ ported and raised £180 for school funds.


A' treasure hunt held r


row. Cremation will be at Skipton following a service at St Michael and St John’s RC Church,. Clith­ eroe. Mr Stirzaker leaves his wife, Eileen, a son and adaughter.


Thief preys on blind man taining £45.


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Church, on July 12th and 1 3 th ; and the Clitheroe Area WI Show, on July 19-th.


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from Age : Concern, said: “The day club-has been a tremendous success over the past twelve months.”


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20th Highland Railways,6 days ; . . . y. . . ;.£209 25th Boyzone, Manchester . . . . . . NOVEMBER


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1st Pavarotti, Manchester ______: ____; .£66 5th Les Miserables, Manchester . . . . . . ; . . .£36 16th Scotland Scenic Railways, 6 days . . . .£209


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