Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) 10 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, May 13th, 2004
www.clitheroetoday.co.uk Moving tribute to generous dad by Faiza Afzaal
A FORMER prisoner of war has died at home aged 86, after a long
illness. Tributes have been pouring in for
Mr Harry Jolly, pictured, who was described as a kind and warm gentle
man. Born at Stone Hill Cottage, in
Grindleton, Mr Jolly attended the vil lage school until the age of 14. He then worked on local farms
before moving to the Felt Works. However, when war broke out, he
was anxious to join the Royal Navy and was accepted for “short-term ser
vice”. He served as a quartermaster on
HMS Jupiter, which sunk in the Bat tle of the Java Sea in February 1942. As a result of the attack, half the
250 men on board drowned and Mr Jolly was sent to hospital on Java with serious acid burns. When the island capitulated, the
invading Japanese took all the beds out of the hospital, forcing the patients to sleep on the floor. At the same time, Mr Jolly had to
undergo skin graft operations. Without anaesthetic, an Australian
doctor used a technique called pinch grafting, where he used razors to remove good skin, which was then used to heal horrendous wounds. Later that year, Mr Jolly, along with
20,000 prisoners, was taken to Ban dung and the conditions on board ship
were appalling. He then spent three- and-a-half years in brutal captivity in the hands of the Japanese. Liberation came in August, 1945,
and Mr Jolly eventually returned home via the Philippines, the USA
and Canada. He remained in the Navy until 1947
when he married Miss Mary Hanson. Putting behind years in enemy hands, Mr Jolly ran the village paper
round. Mr Jolly also worked part-time at
Far House Farm, but later joined Tru- tex as a maintenance engineer, retiring
21 years ago. The couple then moved to Clitheroe
in 1990, but sadly, Mrs Jolly died in
2000. Mr Jolly occupied himself by regu
larly attending the Red Cross and was also an active member of the Ribble V a lle y Visually Impaired Group. His only daughter, Mrs Susan
Roberts, has paid tribute to a generous father.
She said: “He was endowed with , , ...
very special gifts and will always be remembered for his cheerful smile, his generosity of spirit and genuine inter
est in others. “He was someone who made us all .
feel better for having known him.” Mr Jolly’s funeral took place on Tuesday at St Ambrose Church, in
Grindleton. Apart from his daughter, Susan, Mr
Jolly leaves behind his son-in-law, Joseph, and two grandchildren, Mark
and Anna.
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THE memories came flooding back as I watched a re-run of the 1979 General Election programme on the BBC Parliament Channel on Bank Holiday Monday. (Yes, I am that
sad). Apart from my cheer when the Clitheroe
Division announced that it had been held by David Waddington, I was mesmerised by the names and events that surrounded that elec tion, including one young former student lead er, Jack Straw, who had just been elected to take over from the formidable Barbara Castle. People did not really know what they were
letting themselves in for when they elected Margaret Hilda Thatcher as the first woman Prime Minister of this country. She was about to embark on the first of three terms in office which would change this country from the sick man of Europe, suffering from perpetual decline with the winter of discontent, to one of the most dynamic countries in the world. She has left a legacy from which successive successor Governments have benefited. It was Ted Heath who took us into Europe,
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but it was a Labour Government that deliv ered a referendum on staying in. It was Mag gie who won us a hefty rebate on the amount of money it was costing us to be members of this club, and Germany and France have not ceased in trying to win it back. We have seen many changes in Europe dur
ing Maggie’s time and since. Her strident "Non, Non, Non", won her many admirers around the world as she stood up with that iron maiden grip of hers for which she became famous. Thatcher was determined to see Britain
play an important role in Europe as part of the single market, but she refused to be bowed by other leaders who had different ideas of a route map that would lead to a Federal States of Europe. As we reflect on the changes over the past
25 years we must now look forward to where we want to go in Britain and Europe. I wel come the 10 new entrant countries to the EU, but I would have preferred we had won the
same concessions of existing members by pro tecting our country from an invasion of then- peoples looking for work. I am delighted that the PM has finally
found a reverse gear and that we are now, at last, to get a referendum on the constitution. We haven’t had a vote since 1975 and I am sorry we didn’t have one on other major treaties. I hope votes on treaties will be the
norm. The PM acted in a cavalier manner towards
his cabinet on not consulting them about the referendum, and he has paid a heavy price on cabinet divisions following the leaks to the Sun newspaper. I believe in cabinet Govern ment and it’s about time we got back to it. I don’t want this constitution just like I
don’t want the Euro. If other countries want it then let them have it, but leave us alone. I want the trade and I want Europe to
trade freely with other developing countries with no barriers and no artificial subsidies which simply ruin their economies. Europe can play a vital role in helping Africa and other poor and debt-ridden countries, but we don’t all have to march to the tune of Beethoven’s Ninth as one country to succeed. With all the money that is wasted in Brussels - particularly on their Parliament buildings and other buildings in Brussels and Stras bourg - millions of people could have been fed and given medicines. Europe needs a purpose and direction, but
it needs flexibility and a light hand when it comes to letting nation states govern their own people. The constitution is a step way too far, and now that Tony Blair has been forced to concede that the British people might have a view on how they are governed, we just might see the British voice being heard loud and clear. After all listening to the fading echoes of the
British people’s voice in 1975 as being valid for today’s generation is simply not good enough. I have a voice, and so do you. Roll on the referendum.
RESIDENTS throughout the Ribble Valley are being warned not to buy upholstered furniture from doorstep traders following the seizure of "leather look" suites which fail to comply with fire safety requirements. Around 30 pieces of furniture have
recently been seized by Lancashire County Council Trading Standards ser vice from storage in Burnley. Safety tests conducted on the furni
ture showed that the foam fillings did not meet strict UK fire safety require
ments. The furniture comprises of matching
chairs and sofas in cream and black leather look PVC. Inquiries so far indicate that approxi
mately 70 suites may have been sold door to door throughout Lancashire from mid to late March. The suites were being sold for around
£200. Trading Standards investigation into the importation and sale of the fur
niture are continuing. Consumers who think they may have
purchased the furniture should contact Lancashire County Council Trading Standards Service on 0845 6001352.
Garage is target
THIEVES forced their way into a garage in Henthorn Road and stole
property valued at £155. Inquiries are continuing into the
theft, which took place some time last week while the owner was away on holi-
day.Among the items taken were a gas boiler, a gas stove and two spades. Anyone who can help should contact Clitheroe police on 01200 443344.
Hospice winners THE winners of the East Lancs Hos
pice Lottery draw are: 1st (£1,000), Mrs Irene Wickers, Dar-
wen; 2nd (£250), Ms Diane Hampson, Blackburn; 3rd (£100) Mr Alan Harg
reaves, Blackburn
Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified)
www.clitheroetoday.co.uk Ruth enjoyed a birthday to remember
ONE of Sabden’s best known and loved senior cit izens has celebrated her 90th birthday in style. Mrs Ruth P a r f it t was
born in Sabden, attended the village primary school, was married in the parish church and has always worked in the village. And she held a celebration party in the church hall for near ly 90 family and friends to mark the milestone. Born Ruth Birtwell, her
childhood home was in Padiham Road and she attended Sabden County School before becoming a winder in the former Cob- den Mill. She became engaged to
another villager, Mr Reggie Parfitt, and they were mar ried on his birthday in 1939, the year the Second World War broke out. Her bridegroom, who had been a taper at Cobden Mill, had to return to active service with the RAF in Egypt and their firstborn, Bernard, was 18 months old when he first saw his father. The couple set up home
in Gardeners Row overlook ing the park and Mrs Parfitt has lived there ever since. Her son, Bernard, and daughter, Anne, and their families also live in Sabden and she has devot ed her life to her family. In 1958 her husband took
over the family coal busi ness in Sabden and she helped him by running the office and doing the books until he retired in 1975. Mr Parfitt suffered from Parkinson’s disease and she nursed him until his death in 1988. She has four grandchil
dren and seven great grandchildren and was delighted when so many people helped her celebrate her special day, including the surprise arrival of fami ly from Weston-Super- Mare in Somerset. Fittingly the party was
held in St Nicholas’s Church Hall - the church where she was baptised and married - and has been a regular and active member, being in both the Mothers’ Union and Ladies’ Circle.
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LIFE-SAVING techniques were high lighted at an open day staged by staff from St John Ambulance. During the full day event, staged in
King Lane, Clitheroe, organisers put on displays to demonstrate bandaging, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation techniques and several other first aid methods. As the leading first aid training provider, St John runs a range of courses
for children, the general public and the workforce and is always looking for volun
teers. If anyone is interested in helping the
team, or would like to sign up to a first aid course, please contact Mr Gary Taylor on 01200 443008. Volunteer Benjamin Taylor is pictured
with the rest of the organisers at the recent open day. (G170404/5)
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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, May 13th, 2004 11
Axe falls on BT phone boxes
by Duncan Smith
ALMOST one third of tele phone boxes in Ribble Valley are to be scrapped under BT’s nationwide review of public payphones. Currently BT has 77 public
telephone kiosks dotted around the Valley, but it plans to scrap 23 of them. By no means all of the 54
remaining boxes make a profit for BT, but it believes they are needed in the communities they serve. Of those 54, BT has guar anteed to retain 17 loss-making kiosks in Ribble Valley. Unveiling the latest figures,
MRS PARFITT celebrating her 90th birthday (CO 10504/2)
BT assured people in Lancashire that it will continue to provide a comprehensive payphone ser vice, although the growth in mobile phones means fewer pub lic phone boxes are needed.
The company intends to
reduce the number of phone boxes across Lancashire by 231. However, it will maintain 1,318 kiosks in the county, including 154 loss making phone boxes, to ensure that the community has access to essential payphones. Across Great Britain, of the
75,000 BT phone boxes on the streets, only 29,000 are prof itable, 19,000 just break even and 27,000 lose money. BT is not allowed to subsidise
its payphone business so getting the balance right between com mercial pressures and providing a public service is vital. The company’s nationwide
review of phone boxes began in April 2002 and will be complet ed by the end of 2005. BT is con sulting with district, parish, town and community councils about plans to remove a number of payphones which it believes
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