(ClassHled), NEWS 18 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, April 30th, 1998
Death of one of oldest residents in Clitheroe
ONE of C l i th e ro e 's o ld e s t
residents has died aged 95. Mrs Mary Jackson lived in the town, a t several d if fe ren t
addresses, all her life and watched industrial and shopping changes with great interest.. Her father worked a t Saltnm Quarry and she was a weaver at
several local mills. During the war Mrs Jackson
and her husband were both in the
Auxiliary Fire Service. Mrs Jackson’s home was m
Garnet Road, Clitheroe, and she was a popular figure at the com , ,,
munity centre there. She was also a member of Pen-
dle Club. A lady who enjoyed good ,
health almost all her life, Mrs Jackson attended classes in dress making, sewing and pottery. At the age of 89 she went to
Canada alone to see her f irs t great-grandchild. Her son, Mr
Stanley Jackson, lives there. Mrs Jackson had a great inter
est in local events and develop ments and on her 90th birthday
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‘Long-winded’ jgjgs._________----------------------------- e „ T re criticised I jrU eS L b l U d l l i
- of his colleagues are "a lit tle bit long-winded.” As Ribble Valley Bor
A COUNCIL committee chairman says that some
ough Council was passing the Community Commit tee minutes, its chairman Coun. Graham Sowter remarked tha t the last meeting had had to sit
rather late. "Every effort should be
made to speed up our pro ceedings —
but that message
has not got through to all members of the commit
tee," said Coun. Sowter. "So 80 per cent of the talking is done by 20 per cent of the committee and on this occa sion it was three or four of
the members." Sometimes, suggested
Coun. Sowter, points were made because councillors
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had not read the officials reports about things — or questions were put which
GUESTS from as far afield as Wales attended the 15th charter dinner of the Clitheroe Lions at Waddington's Moorcock
Inn.
Clitheroe president Mr Brian Mulligan welcomed the presi
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dents of Ribblesdale and Clitheroe Rotary Clubs and the chairman of the town's Round Table, as well as representatives from Accrington Lions and Lionesses, Rossendale Lions and the Llandudno Lions. During the event, Mr Mulli gan spoke of the club's objectives
,nd
acouncuiors ninpcfo roam in from Wales for Lions leas by chairman
and, as president of Lions Clubs International, he highlighted the
work done all over the world, as well as the aims a c h i e v e d in
Clitheroe. He told guests that there are 1.25 million members in the world, with 20,000 here m the
UK and Ireland. Lion Mr Ian Joyce proposed a
toast to the guests. "The Great Ronnie”. Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323
told us: "T think vandalism has a lot to do with the way children are brought up now and the fact th a t there isn’t much for young people to do in Clitheroe. when they get bored th a t turn to vandalism.”
I t ’s they Mrs Jackson had lived a t Beech
Grove Residential Home for some months. She died in Queens Park Hospital, Blackburn, on Sunday. The funeral is today, with
interment at Clitheroe Cemetery following a service a t St Paul's
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which Karen Hulatt played the piano, the evening concluded with a cabaret performance by
After an excellent meal, during
guests a t the charter dinner. (240498/22/4)
Our picture shows some of the '
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would have been more appropriately answered by
way of a telephone call to the relevant council official. Some members did not
| wanted the the committee's meeting to function more
think they needed to pre pare their contributions or make notes, so they often repeated the same points. "It is time individual coun cillors looked at them selves," suggested Coun. Sowter, indicating that he
efficiently. No one commented on
Coun. Sowter's remarks and the minutes were passed.
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i THE Ribble Valley SuperScan Appeal has been boosted even further thanks to kind-hearted members of Ribblesdale High School's Y o u n g Enterprise
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Enterprising pupils give a cask; boost to the SuperScan Appeal;
_____ tv and Mrs Cathy Preston, of the liquidation and members^are busj| tation.
ty and Mrs Cathy Preston, of the Marsden Building Society, who pro vided the large cheque and were one of the local businesses who adver tised in the company's Leavers'
I company. The "Infinity" team wanted to
donate some of its profits to a local charity and i t was unani mously decided th a t the Super Scan Appeal would benefit. Appeal chairman Mrs Mary
Barnes was presented with a cheque for £100 by four members of Infini
Book. Infinity, which is backed by
Rectella International, designed and produced mobiles made out of wood and rubber. As well as producing the Leavers' Book, which was very pop ular with all the Year 11 pupils, Infinity organised a series of discos and events for lower school pupils. The company has now gone into
Ribchester homes plan is refused
AN application to change agr icultural land a t [ Ribchester into gardens for seven houses has been
| Valley Borough Council's Planning and Develop-
refused. Members of Ribble
I ment Committee voted against the plans to alter the land at the rear of Chesterbrook as, if approved, it would have set "a dangerous prece dent" for the acceptance of other similar proposals
I in the future. The proposals, put for
| Smith, involved the cre ation of two extended str ips of domesticated garden area into the adja cent field, which would have intruded into the previously s traig h t
ward by Mr Bernard
field and would not only be contrary to the coun cil's emerging policies with regard to curtilage extensions, but be detri mental to visual amenity. "It would therefore, if
Book. Our picture shows Infinity board . . . i
members Louise Brennand, James Turner, Duncan Kay and Ian Hill presenting a cheque to Mrs Barnes (centre), with Mrs Preston (right). (230498/4/24a)
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approved, result in an ill- defined breach into the surrounding field by means of the likely impact of domestic para phernalia such as sheds washing lines and chil dren's play equipment." But Coun. Brian Collis
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| boundary line at the top of the estate. Ownership of the land is already in the possession of the respective properties. A report put forward to | councillors at the meeting
stated that: "The land in question is clearly visible from the public footpath, which runs through the
(Ribchester) disagreed with the recommenda tions. He said: "Over 100 yards away from the site there is a garden that has been extended. I cannot see how we could object to this proposal. To do so would be wrong." The committee agreed
that the proposals could relate to ones that have already been allowed, but decided to refuse the application.
Have you seen Jamie the runaway terrier?
A TERRIER rescued by an animal welfare charity has escaped and could be on the run in the Ribble
ValleyJamie, an 18-month-old black and white terrier- type dog, slipped his collar while in the care of a Llay- ton-le-Dale resident.
The dog has a mostly white head and an almost black body, apart from a white stripe.
. . Anyone knowing Jamie’s whereabouts is asked to
contact Linda at Animal Kingdom Rescue, tel. 01.252 773069.
He had been rescued by the Padiham-based Animal Kingdom Rescue and loaned to a local person who was taking temporary care of him.
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