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Captivating book tells o f Laura’s varied life


A SPRITELY widow with a zest for life has put pen to paper to pro-


duce a captivating book about her past.


'I've had quite a varied


life," said Mrs Laura Bailey (68) at her Clitheroe home this week. That was quite an understatement. Born in County Durham,


Z \ by Vivien Meath


ton_on_Sea orphanage at the


of her three sisters.


ployed miner. Her mother had died in 1934 from pneu­


Her father was an unem


monia. The outbreak of war


Frances Laura Brown was placed in the care of a Clac-


brought more upheaval and, in 1939, the two sisters were evacuated, Laura to Kent initally and Libby to a public house nearby. From there they moved to Wolverhampton and Dav­ enport House, where liberal amounts of the slipper were applied to a young Laura, who was forever sticking up


for her sister. In 1945, the girls were


told they had a father and were sent to live with him in London. There the family was reunited until the girls left school and went their separate ways. Mrs Bailey, then 14, was placed in ser­ vice with a family in Hen­ don. Two years later, with her father drinking heavily and a new step-mother, she went to work in a lingerie factory and spent much of her spare time away from the home, enjoying her new hobby of skating. Things were not improving though,


of tw0 with just one moved out. Numerous jobs, a period of living rough an ^


and, by the age of 17, she


being picked up by the police followed until, at the age of 19, helped by a pro­ bation officer, she traced her eldest sister and moved back to Hetton-le-Hole. By then, not surprisingly, she found it difficult to settle down and soon left again, to find work in Blackpool. By 1956, with a child of


Days:


of My Life JuiUHKt 7


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her own to support, she needed a steady job and took a position in Hurst


Green. Then follows a fascinat­


not improving though,


ing account of life in the Ribble Valley village, pep­ pered with familiar names and of her introduction to the man who was to become her husband, the late Mr John Bailey. Mr Bailey, who was blind, was an inspira­ tion to all who knew him and the new Bailey family enjoyed their life together. During her 40 years in Hurst Green, Mrs Bailey threw herself into church activities, the WI, Mother's Union and the Church Music Group. In 1992, life was again turned upside down as, with John's health


down itn jonns n


then ailing, she suffered two big heart attacks. If that was not enough, during her enforced period in hospital, she found that she also had asbestos on her lungs. Much of her early life


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steam operation over the north end of the railway are being held from this week. They are English Welsh and Scottish Rail­ ways (EWS) crew training runs designed to teach a new generation of steam firemen how to operate steam locomotives. It is a joint venture with


Clitheroe, Mr Bailey died shortly before the couple would have celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. Still extremely active,


In 1997, living by now in


had been kept secret from her new family, son Richard and daughter Edythe, and their respective families, but it was a cutting in the Lancashire Evening Post that led to her eventually being reunited with mem­ bers of her "lost" family - something which must have been quite a milestone in the lives of her own chil­


n-n dren. ------------------------------ -----------------------------------------------


Mrs Bailey is an active campaigner for the relief of Third World Debt. She keeps trim by swimming once a week, helps out in the Oxfam shop, assists at St Paul’s Church playgroup, is an active volunteer at the Grand Cinema and helped to co-ordinate part of the recent visit to town by chil­ dren from Belarus. In Sep­ tember, she is organising a show at the Grand Cinema for the Chernobyl Children.


Pupils hand over large charity cheques ■' • ? :■ • •


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I generous affair. The pupils handed over two large


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cheques which were the result of their charity activities.One cheque, from Year 9 for £1,000,


was for the Catholic Fund for Over­


seas Development, and the second cheque, from Year 10, for more than £1 000 was given to Fr Jim McCart­ ney on behalf of THOMAS, a charity which helps homeless people living on


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Brother and sister TV news stars recall early days as a Valley family


by Tim Procter


I'NO corner of world achievement in virtual­


ly any field is without its Ribble Valley con­


nection. The latest national


press exposure is for TV presenters sister, and brother Geeta (33) and Krishnan (31) Guru-


attended Clitheroe’s gra. ied TV jobs, interspersed .


with university. Currently Miss Guru-


Murthy is BBC home and legal affairs correspondent and a BBC News 24 and World Service presenter, whilst her Oxford graduate brother presents Channel 4 News and the quiz show,


Number One. He was previously on the


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BBCs Newsround and Newsnight—on at least one . occasion the same News- night featured the pair


ues" is a manifest indicator of fame.


ford, a lovely village in Lan­ cashire, so careers in TV were completely outside our world," Miss Guru-Murthy told the interviewer. "We watched TV, but not


"We lived in West Brad­


is a manifest indicator they're now mcredibly lav _ ,


a huge amount, because we were always out doing mid­ dle class things like music, ballet and drama.” Both had ambitions to be


doctors and, according to Mr Guru-Murthy, felt


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A HONEYMOON the wedding of Alei the Gibbon Bridge! The bride, who II


. The bridegrooml of Bamoldswick, :■ Given away by L


and Mrs Adrian M sales manager for 1


ing a strapless satj


and an amethyst il She was attendil


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~ • A reception wi couple will live ini The couple hail


were Messrs Dan Chard.


ivory and purple < Best man was!


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• Bamoldswick aftl their wedding. 1


this year to raise funds for people experiencing difficulty in their lives and the end of a Mass with an African theme was an appropriate time for the cheques to be handed over." Our picture shows Jonathon Morris


cheque. (K190701/3)


(15), centre, suitably dressed for the occasion, handing over the CAFOD


dull moment and with pro­ ceeds from the book, All the Days of My Life", going to St Paul's Church parish hall, 100 copies have been printed, with help from the Rev. Rodney Nicholson and his wife, Kathleen, and for­ mer Clitheroe Advertiser and Times editor Mr Ray­


There is certainly rarely a


mond Mann. The books are certain to


be snapped up quickly at just £5 each. Anyone wish­ ing to reserve a copy should place their name and tele­ phone number on the list in the church or contact Mrs Bailey on 01200 426790.


Pupils * 1 " A : S*.


Past Time Rail, Ribbles- dale Railtours, Rail Char­ ter Service and EWS, to meet the needs of steam competent footplate crews


in a cost effective way. The company currently


.


has 55 steam competent individuals nationwide, but the majority are aged over 55s. It is to meet expected growth that it would like that number to increase to 70 within the next five


years. The training runs will


also provide an opportunity for steam fans to enjoy a ride on BR Standard No. 76079 steam locomotive pulling six coaches. The runs will be between


I Passengers can take the train from either end for a cost of £15 for the return


Appleby. , ,


'trip and £10 for children from five to 16. A family ticket for two adults and up to four children, can be


bought for £49. The training runs con­


tinue today and tomorrow and from July 30th to August 2nd. The second train each day will leave Carlisle at 2-44 p.m.


Enforcement notice served


on Barrow man AN enforcement notice has been served on a Bar-


| row man by Ribble Valley Borough Council.


specified time. It refers to the allegedly unauthorised erection of a


I building and associated engineering works on land adjacent to the house and the change of use of a build­ ing to the maintenance and


I storage of plant and machinery.


I Mr Gianfelice Pozzi, of Thorneyholme, Whalley


Road, Barrow, must respond to the notice with a


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A GROUP of 19 cyclistl School, Clitheroe, shouf future.


section of Lancashire Coun Cycling training. The initial training will)


Carlisle and Appleby and the first train was on Mon­ day, taking an hour to get to


They have each successfi| I


awareness and traffic skills! Our picture shows the cjl


with their certificates, andl took them through the co J (Cl|


Speed used t< monejj


HONESTY when it < is being demanded t |


Evans. Alarmed at the grov


in the number of hide! cameras and income gl


’ ten question to Home J retary David Blunketll it, he asks for clarifical of just how much mcl


erated for the Departml of Transport from f il levied on speeding p | tographed motorists, I Evans has tabled a w[


cameras are earnina ttie Government's c°f| ' Explained Mr Eva* have and do welcom! use of speed cameras! means of deterring dal ous and reckless dril and have campaignel their introduction ill


| Ribble Valley. Howe-J am concerned at I increase in their null and I feel that their us!


switched from catcl speeders to raising mef "In 1999, the Def


j be assumed these are ! to make it easier to I offenders, despite rl research from the! showing that speed! eras are most effect! saving lives when the


ment of Transport ea £33m. from 825,000 dij caught speeding on I era. We have recentlyl the placement of carl in hidden locations. It!


they’re now incredibly laid- back and supportive. They


don't nag," he said. The family is still remem­


bered in West Bradford, despite moving to Nelson 20 years ago. But Miss Guru-Murthy had found her place in the Advertiser and Times records. "Geeta | talks way to prizes", we headlined as she won first | prize for a Shakespeare speech at a festival in


Blackburn. The brother and sister,


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