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Chamber dinner success - but event starts sadly
THERE were shopkeep ers, company chiefs, solic itors, civic heads, publi cans - in fact representa tives of all the different strands which together
with news of Jack’s death by Vivien Meath
make Clitheroe a thriving community attended the town Chamber of Trade's annual dinner and dance.
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cock Inn, Waddington, and the event was a soaraway
success. Once again, Valentine's
Day was chosen as the theme and the ballroom was bedecked with balloons and suitable decorations to greet the many visitors. Sadly, the evening began
on a sombre note, as Clitheroe Town Crier Mr Roland Hailwood told the assembled guests of the death, that day, of photogra pher Mr John (Jack) Barry. Mr Hailwood gave his own personal tribute, before read ing, that penned by the Advertiser and Times' repre sentative, news editor Mrs Vivien Meath. The loyal toast was pro
posed by Mr John Houldsworth, vice-president of the chamber of trade. Past-president Mr Barry Stevens proposed the toast to the chamber, recalling how he joined the organisation's executive 21 years earlier. It was 1981 and Mr Sid Moore was the president. The bunting was erected for the first time that year, said Mr Stevens. .
"One thousand Union flag ;
carrier bags were stapled together and hung across the streets to mark two royal vis its." The Christmas lights were introduced and there was a torchlight procession with members of the Clitheroe organisation repre- senting the "Chamber of Horrors". In 1982, Mr Roy
Dewhurst took over the helm, and the first Christ mas shopping night saw everyone dressed up and open for business. Mr Stevens made mention
of the successful Heritage. Fairs and the role Mr Bill Barker and Mr Ian Lloyd played in them; Mr Roland Hailwood’s presidency which almost, but not quite, saw the introduction of a Clitheroe credit card; and the formation of Whalley Cham ber of Trade under the guid ance of Mr Hailwood and Mr Stevens. Clitheroe 800, the auction mart debate and
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GRANT money is available for work on conserving and generally nurturing local
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Telethons. The latter raised some £50,000 in total. "We as a chamber should
bo responsible for putting something back," declared the speaker, paying his own tribute to only the second female president Mrs Judith Hitchen, Mrs Jean Parker and Mrs Jean Jackson, a for midable trio who had "shown what it's like when you let women loose!" Responding, president Mr
Steven Pietrzak thanked the Mayors and Mayoresses of Ribble Valley and of Clitheroe for their atten dance. "As a chamber, we must work hard together for the better of the town of Clitheroe, and we must encourage more younger blood on to the executive committee," said Mr Pietrzak, before thanking the evening's hosts, Mr and Mrs Peter and Susan Fillary for the meal and Mrs Parker, her daughter, Nikki, and Mrs Hitchen for the decorations. A new town ring-around
system was due to start this week, said Mr Pietrzak, ask ing everyone to participate to ensure its success. MC Mr Tim Mercer
introduced the guest speaker, Mr Colin Silcock, sales direc tor of Time Computers, the Valley's fourth largest employer. A Valley resident, Mr Silcock, who is involved with the Prince's Trust and president of Clitheroe Rugby Club, then gave an amusing talk highlighting many aspects of local life. The draw featured more
than 100 prizes donated by local business people and raised £560. Dancing was to Phil
Case's Disco. Pictured are some of those
who attended. (J190201/1).,
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L E T T E R S TO T H E E D IT O R Editor, Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, 3 King Street, Clilheroe BB72EW Editorial e-mail:
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Fortunate pupils at Ribblesdale
I HAD the privilege of visiting Rib blesdale Technology College High School this week to assist in mock interviews. This project had been set up jointly between the Rotary Club, of Clitheroe and the careers office at
the school. I have felt compelled to write to
congratulate the headteacher, Ms Glynne Ward, and her team for what appears to be an excellent job that they are doing at the school. The school itself was incredibly smart and clean - the students were an absolute credit. Of the few students that I saw, they were all exceedingly pleasant and polite and extremely confident without being "cocky". Ms Ward obviously has instilled a
discipline in the school and it shows. The students are very fortunate. In my book she certainly deserves an
accolade! MALCOLM WEAVING, The Stirk House Hotel, Gishurn.
Kind, gentle and
helpful people ON Saturday I had an accident on Clitheroe Market and banged my head on a pole, which caused much bleeding. I was also in an electric wheelchair and was carried to the floor by a group of kind and gentle people of both sexes. They quickly called for assistance
and paramedics and phoned my rel atives. I was whisked off to Black burn Royal Infirmary. I cannot praise the paramedics too highly.. I was treated at the infirmary by
members of the staff; they too were most capable and kind. I was X- rayed and my injuries bound up. No serious damage was done and my niece came and took me home. The police took care of my three-
welcome people to the abbey ruins. We are one of the larger employers in the village, with a permanent staff of 11, as well as many casual workers. The conference facilities are used regularly throughout the year, by secular groups as well as church ones, and all the parking facilities are usu ally required by those using the con ference house or visiting the abbey. Even if space were to be regularly
available, the abbey courtyard has an ancient cobbled surface which is becoming increasingly fragile and in its present condition would not stand up to regular use as a public car park. The resurfacing of the courtyard is at the end of a long list of fabric repairs planned for the future, but considering the fact that a full-scale archaeological investiga tion would be required (for which we would have to pay) a conservative estimate for appropriate resurfacing is £100,000. Whalley Abbey does not receive
any public funding. Indeed a recent application for a Heritage Lottery Grant has just been turned down. We are working hard to make the abbey a profitable concern so that in these days of increased financial pressure on the Church our contin ued future will not be dependent on future financial support from the diocese. Two diocesan houses in the north have closed within the past two years and we are determined that we will not follow them! We warmly welcome our links
with the village and are grateful that many residents support our work through their membership of the Whalley Abbey Fellowship. Those who don't financially support our work we welcome as paying guests, but we do not have the resources to solve Whalley's long-standing car parking problem in this way
THE REV. CHRIS STERRY,
The Samis, Whalley.
Puzzling features
wheeler and to them I owe my sin cere thanks. It was a day of being loved , surrounded by kind and gen
tle people. I don't know any of their names,
as I couldn’t see them, and can only thank them by way of this letter.
GRATEFUL. Fragile cobbles
not for parking THE suggestion has been made by Molly Barnes (letters, February 1st) that Whalley Abbey might provide parking for the village in gratitude
for all the village does for it. Whalley Abbey is owned and
operated by the Diocese of Black burn as a conference centre and retreat house. We also operate the north range tourist facilities which
of parish stance IT WOULD appear that there are people who still want to site a Whal ley public car park out in the wilds, beyond the railway bridge. As it seems highly unlikely that any visi tors would want to use it, one can only suppose that there must be some other agenda behind this, parish council insistence on the Queen Elizabeth playing fields site. Clearly, a "state-of-the-art" car
park would be of benefit to people using the playing fields at weekends; but that isn’t what the car park is supposed to be for. Obviously no one on the parish council could have this in mind, or else they would have "declared an interest" at a public
meeting. If anyone genuinely believes that
the car-park site would work, why Winners at Clitheroe Bridge Club
WINNERS of the Howell Movement at Clitheroe Bridge Club on Monday were: Mrs F. Porter and Mrs E. Wood, Mrs I. Park and Mr B. Guha. On Thursday winners were: NS, Mr J. Htgson and Mrs
E. Ormand, Mrs M. Phillips and Col M. Jeffery. EW, Mrs A. Peddar and Mr G. Capstick, Mr and Mrs R. WarcL^ ^
don't they put up a couple of signs pointing out the existing unused parking spaces already there and see if anyone uses them? That would be a lot cheaper than spending £90,000. In terms of meeting visitors' and
residents' needs for useful parking in the village, a car park at QEPF is about as useful as a bus station with no buses. Actually, Whalley has already got one of those and very
peaceful it is. This raises the other puzzling fac
tor about the parish council's gritty determination for a car park at QEPF. Given that there is a barely- used piece of tarmac in the centre of the village, why are they so keen to spend £90,000 of public money on tarring over some land half a mile away? Obviously, if any councillors have an interest in keeping the bus station as a quiet backwater, such as because they live nearby, they would have "declared" that interest. At the present rate, Whalley
seems to be headed for a couple of prizes: one for the "Least Used Bus Station" and the other for "The Most Remote Visitors' Car Park”. So what, if anything, can be done with the bus station in order to make it of some use to the village? Obviously there is some hidden objection to it being used as the car park. This is despite its recent enhancement of a new "water feature" which, with its constant supply of suds, could form an attraction as a DIY car wash for car park users. An alternative that might be con
sidered is the creation of a weekly open air market on the bus station site. The idea of street stalls is not new to Whalley. They appear every Pickwick Night and appear to be very successful. They certainly seem to be treasured features in places such as Settle. It may be that the charter or legal implications might have to be looked into, but the exis tence of such a market would seem to have benefits to all concerned, councils, shopkeepers and residents. . As well as bringing income to pub
lic funds from stall licences, it would stimulate trade in the village and give residents even greater shopping amenities. Once a week would be suf ficient. Doubtless there will be those who say that there is not enough space. They could try looking at Set tle Market. There isn't a lot of space
there either.
S. M. BURNS, Woodficld View, Whalley.
Too much traffic
for lay-by idea WITH reference to a recent letter, it is not possible for there to be a bus lay-by instead of the bus station in Whalley because of the volume of traffic. The police and local authori ties will not allow buses and cars to
mix, because of the dangers which
would be caused. Originally, there was a bus lay-by
but, becasue of increasing volume of traffic and some accidents (I was one), the present bus station was
built later. Because buses- coming from
Clitheroe direction, but diverting at the road junction a little further on, all stop at Whalley thank goodness, there can be three buses in a short space of time. At the side of the road these would stretch over the zebra crossing. This happens on most days on the other side of the road because of the illegal parking of vehicles on
the bus lay-by.
JEAN MILLER, The Sands, Wliallcy.
Exuberant show
from our society WELL done to the Clitheroe Parish Church Amateur Operatic and Dra matic Society for deciding to pro duce "Mack and Mabel" this year. The society's shows are always
very good, but this one was excep tional. From the opening scene the whole show was full of exuberance. The entire company excelled and
anyone who didn't go because it was little known missed a treat.
SUSAN LAYCOCK. Ex-member, Queen Street, Low Moor.
Jack Barry will be
much missed IT came as a shock to hear about the sudden demise of Jack Barry. He rang me only last Thursday
and was going to visit Clitheroe Museum on Saturday to photograph the "Clitheroe at War" temporary
exhibition. 1-Ie was one of Clitheroe's adopted
sons and had a great interest in local history, especially on the subject of Edmondson Buck, an early local
photographer. I attended some of his magic lantern shows of Buck's slides and was surprised that he knew most of the audience by name. I recall him putting me on the
spot at Whalley Library, while "Cromwell's Bridge" was on the screen, by asking me the date it was built. But, of course, one didn't mind, because that was Jack. He mentioned a few years ago
that he was in the process of writing a biography on Buck, but it was always a work in progress! Jack Barry will be missed by many.
MARY HORNBY, Custodian, Clitheroe Castle Museum.
Water proce; explained a Probus Clui
THE excellence of arrangements, qualit; the meal and of the en tainment were praised Clitheroe Probus ch: man Mr Tom Duff at ladies' lunch. Mr Jim Parker and!
musical team were espe ly thanked for an enjoy entertainment. Mr Duff introdul
speaker Mr Peter Town J North West Water. Based at Ilyndb
Sewage Works, Mr To explained the treatri involved in the purifica of sewage and the provi of clean, germ-free wate human consumption, work included conduc tours of the plant by pa of the public, and stressed the value place the water authoritie this aspect of public tions. He particul enjoyed the visits of sc' children and their pei tive questions. Surprisingly, he dec
that only one per ce natural water is fi human consumptior very many of the wc health problems begin contaminated wate have recently had i publicity on the horre problems caused b earthquakes in El Sal in Central Americ; Gujarat in India, whi provision of clean w the first essential /
stricken people. Even in some progi
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