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A FORMER vicar of Hurst Green and priest-in- charge of Whitewell and Mitton, whose sense of humour and practicality endeared him to the hearts


of all he met, has died. The Rev. Arthur Higginson


left Hurst Green for Preston in 1979 due to failing health. He had been involved with the church for as long as he could remember and spent 43 years in full-time Christian,service. He became Vicar of Whitewell


and had regularly visited the • . •


United States. In a tribute to him, Mr Antho­


ny Melville Perry, of Hurst Green, writes: "Arthur was an unusual priest. His family owned a fish and chip shop in Bolton when he was a boy, and his min­ istry started more than 50 years ago in the slums of Glasgow where, as a Church Army mem­ ber, he worked in soup kitchens


for the poor. "He spent many years on the


in 1974 and, two years later, took over as Priest-in-Charge of Mit­


ton and Hurst Green. An avid traveller, Mr Higgin­


son (83), enjoyed globe-trotting


missions and told me that the most trying time he endured in this part of the ministry was in Belize, then British Honduras, where the grinding poverty was heart-stretching. Notwithstand­ ing that, he graduated to become


a rural vicar in Northampton­ shire, where he was highly thought of as a good pastor, before returning to his Lan­


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cashire roots." Mr Perry recalls that the three


livings, the churches at Hurst Green, Whitewell and Mitton, presented a real trial. Due to the different demands of worship, three different sermons were written for each Sunday. When Mr Perry took tourists around the Ribble Valley, he noted that the flag flown outside the Cow Ark vicarage was Maple Leaf for Canadians, the Stars and Stripes or the Union flag, dependent on the nationality of the visitors. Mr Perry recalled that Mr Higginson gained permission


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from the Bishop for leading Lan­ cashire Catholics to have Mass said in the Shireburn chapel at Mitton. He had gathered many friends in the Ribble Valley and became more or less Slaidburn band's official chaplain, going with them and the then Ribble Valley Mayor on several trips to


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Europe. Mr Higginson was affected by


ill-health in 1977 and retired to a Church Commissioner's flat in


Preston.


the UK on five-day coach tours and would try to find time to pray or take a service, depending on the destination. His overseas travel included visits to Canada and Texas and


Despite his health, he travelled . , „ ,


to his godson in Peru. Although he did not have any blood rela­ tives, he regarded his numerous godsons and close friends as his family, and one godson is John • Simpson of BBC News. Mr Higginson's funeral took


place on Friday a t St John's Church, Hurst Green.


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A MAN from Clitheroe was arrested in Black­ burn after being caught up in post cup-match disturbances. He had not been to the match, but a bottle was thrown at him in the street, Black- bum magistrates heard.


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Stephen Scott (25), of


Kay Street, Clitheroe, was fined £350 for behav­ ing in a manner likely to cause fear of violence. Scott, who pleaded guilty, was ordered to pay


£35 costs. Mr Nicholas Turner


(prosecuting) said th a t police were called to the Blob Shop, formerly Yates Wine Lodge, after the FA Cup Third Round tie between Blackburn and Wigan Athletic. Scott was standing with


highway safety and so Rib­ ble Valley officials recom­ mended the council Plan­ ning and Development Committee turn it down.' But members felt that, if


a group of 30 or 40 men involved in a previous dis­ turbance. He was near the pub door, shouting and swearing at Wigan fans, and was arrested. Scott swore at officers as


the firm banned parking on part of the forecourt, there would still be a clear view of the area for drivers com- ing out of the widened door.They approved the application with a condi­ tion about part of the fore­ court being kept clear.


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he was being put in the police van, said Mr Turner. Mr Michael Singleton


(defending) said that Scott had not been to the match and was only meeting friends. He arrived at Blackburn


station at 7- 20 p. m. and a bottle was thrown at him as he was walking down Church Street. Scott had not been


involved in any earlier dis­ turbances, said Mr Single- ton. Stipendiary magistrates


Mr Jonathon Finestein told Scott, a postman: "The sort of language you used can make a bad situa­ tion much worse."


A "RURAL Housing Enabler" has been appointed to help arrange more affordable housing in the countryside. The Ribbie Valley Bor­


ough Council is one of sev­ eral authorities which is helping to fund the post. It has gone to a man brought up in the area, Mr Rupert Swarbrick, who will work from the Community Council of Lancashire offices in Preston. The Rural Development Com­ mission and the Housing Corporation are closely involved in the initiative. A member of a dairy


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Village’s car park is to be upgraded


RESURFACING plans are currently underway to upgrade Sabden’s


Parish Council car park. Ribble Valley Council


aims to improve the site off Padiham Road and turn it into a public car park by resurfacing the area and adding lighting and drainage facilities. The car park will be


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divided into 34 spaces and plans are being discussed to landscape between the car park and Sabden Brook which runs alongside the


site. Ribble Valley Borough


Council Engineering Man­ ager, Mr Graham Jagger, said it had not yet been decided whether the coun­ cil would be charging for the car park and added: "The council has that poli­ cy but it has made deci­ sions in the past not to charge - each is looked at on its merits. That is some­ thing which will raise its head at some stage. "I am more anxious to


get a village car park there in the first place so we can look a t it and decide whether it’s a reasonable


option or not." Mr Jagger said work


would hopefully commence in the next few weeks and be completed by April. The project will be fund­


Affordable housing


gets boost


ed out of the council's Cap­ ital Programme cash.


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farming family, Mr Swar­ brick (31) has worked for Cluttons in the south of England. He is a graduate of the agriculture college in Cirencester, and is keen on walking, running and hock­


ey.


seeking to identify and finance affordable rural housing in the local area and Wyre and Ribble bor­


Mr Swarbrick will be


oughs as well. He is preparing a data­


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01772 717461. Consultation over homes plan


THERE are to be more consulta­ tions about the 57-dwelling plan for


Whalley New Road, Billington. Ribble Valley Borough Council Plan­


ning and Development Committee heard that, even if i t gave consent for the Holden Homes project now, it could not go ahead for some time due to access formalities. So the committee accepted Coun.


been established after many objections, including petitions. The developers will have to pay for improvements to the mam


road. The latest application, for details of the


scheme, has met with 26 objections. Resi­ dents have repeated points made previous­


I the fairest way." • _ ■ The principle of using the land at all has [been hotly disputed for years, and only


David Board's suggestion that more talks with interested parties in the village would "complete the consultation circle. It will be


b ■f- a


ly - erosion of the countryside, proposals based on greed, sewage and water prob­ lems, loss of green belt, pressure on schools and others. "The site should be used to provide a millenium woodland," said one


letter. Officials emphasised that discussions


could only be about details of the scheme included in the latest dan.


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