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j local government was under ]jy authority activists in the were up in arms about an


lie area by Blackburn Council, Ive suggested that the Valley j Local members of the Cam- SValley’s E.xtinction (CARVE) Lion as rubbish, pointing out [essfully run its own affairs for ertiser and Times ran the


lunder the paper’s masthead. |ng forced to turn their shops


Inises had repeatedly suffered lins and Whalley Cricket Club 1 vandals. Mr Bill Dewhurst, Id Sabden Treacle Mines, puld be solved by the forma- ’ groups.


Ifor families


Id concerned people formed lley Against Government I back against the Child Sup- 1 of the pressure group sought


I to combat the area’s increas-


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OTJE, E N T IR E STOCK AT Y O D R DISPOSAL. <


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which IS only 5 m in u te s walk, away, and i s 'a l s o a s im i la r 'd is . i ' ap p ro a ch e s to^Pendle ^


ap p ea ran c e'.an d is in exce llent condition,- ■ vesUbulo, hall, iounge 14ft.


, , .im... with pantry. 4 good bedrooms, bathroom and w.c with ■■ s id e^ L ^ w r th


concrete block garage 19ff. 4in x 2.3ft 2in and ■ P"''®*® '‘’■'tl'' to ’two :


, Viewing,ofttWo property is highly recomnicnaed for further parti. calars and appointment to view please apply— - -


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AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERS Members of M.A.A. and A-.M.T.KA.


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CHERS NOW ON 1 9 7 5


JIANY BARGAINS IN FURNITURE ; — BEDDING AND CARPET


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and SPECIAlS^j


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CARPET LESS 10% DISCOUNTsI display' of


Sue’our I 'PRALON;^^,Agp;^fog^ f YO U R LO C A L GENUINE"


INDEPENDENT TRAVEL^ After achieving well over a htindred year$ in the business, Althams Travel Services cfeariy has the knowledge to


iom^any of our 70 irieties,- all made to


lou ’d expect from a liditional butcher.


lages will barbecue, [table for freezing.


ilLE STREET, |E, LANCASHIRE ^200) 423842


sing Wed. 12 noon ^FACTION


; support the reliable^ efficient and friendly service it offers ' ;to all its valued customers. A s Althams is an independent i


In 50 years our TVs have changed a bit!


Our value for money and first class service hasn’t


Moor Lane & Woone Lane^ Clitheroe


HARGREAVES


-Tel: 01200 422683 Established 1947


company, firmly rooted in the family, which started it, Althams . , offers'", lots more choice"and unbalsed 'advice than the Travel Agents owned by the major tour operators. What '


> ever your holiday plans-whether it's a family trip to a - Mediterranean beach resort or a more adventurous trip to distant shores - you can be sure of helpful, informed and ‘


, , ' . personal assistance. , ' v


iiOuribrarich in clitheroe has beenJn it!s!purrentlocation on'i: ’ King Street for nearly 35 years, making^Althams^one of the ► most established companies in the Ribbie Valley. For your next holiday why not call in and see Derek, Julie and thier excellent gtaff who will be more than happy to help.


1 9 6 5 “ GANNEX” ' , A l l TYeather.. po ats '


,'i "\\re- invite .you" to'ball:- and see oiir ’ new range of these


' STYLISH and : CELEBRATED COATS


Fred Read & Go. Ltd.


■ , v Tailors and Outfitters : 9, Market Place, Clltheroe


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w Welcome to one of Wr Clitheroe finest m f ^ ^


g and restaurants. Lunch is.served daily I2noon-2pm (except Thursday) ■ .


: 0 )' '. ', Senior Citizen’ ^ ' / ! •


Evening meals Monday - Saturday 7pm-9pin : Sunday 5pm - 9pm


‘ The hotel is situated close to the amenities'of Clitheroe and V;, ‘ . the attractions of the Ribbie Valley . ■ .


' Car parking available for customers • - IJ superb en-suite bedmoms available :■ ,


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The Old Post House Hotel


M JKing Stree’t, Clitheroe^ Lancs BB7 2EU ^ ^ Tel No: 01200 422025


www.postliousehotcl.co.uk. email: rooms@posthousehotel.co.uk . - tN A.h. / ‘ Fax: 01200 423059 ^


3 Cast I e St reet; Cl it h eroe Telephone: 01200 422975


s lunch specials Monday to Friday only ..


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Serving the


Ribbie Valley since 1947


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FORD . STANDARD TRIUMPfl ROVER AND LAND ROVER


FORDSON & JONES IMPLEMENT;


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\Ve lia ve the very one to suit you. Come round and have a look at it. We h av e “ Kodaks'* and “ Brownies*’ at prices to suit everybody.


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or the first 100 years, the front pages of the newspaper we now know as the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times were packed with advertisements.


Turn inside and the few broadsheet pages were


crammed with news. Everything, it seemed, impor­ tant or not, was covered in great detail. • Below, we delve into our archives to take an


extremely random look at some of the newspapers from the past. Although we do still have newspapers from the early days in our possession, time has taken its toll. For readers interested in turning back the pages


themselves, copies are accessible at Clithcroo Library on microfiche reader.


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Place. Houses were sold privately and new homes in


I


N 1929 there was a demand for prams to be "retyred" while owners waited in the Market


Waddiiigton Road and Brungcrley Avenue were £675 and £860. Motor cycles were offered for sale at £25 and, in the


linc Liquid Lino" - any colour at 2s 3d a tin - were typical.


residents into the Palladium, the Grand and King Lane Picture House. The latter was showing "the greatest British cast ever assembled in one film" in "Thou Fool."


The town had cinemas galore with films packing I


N 1936, the first edition of the year carried almost two pages of messages. Heads of schools, vicars, pastors, medical officers, union


spokesmen and residents - they were all there. Mr F. R. Stagg, a director of Ribblesdale Cement


Ltd, stated: "'The work on the construction of the new cement plant is being pushed forward with all speed and we hope we will make fair contribution towards the relief of unemployment in your district - on the other hand, we look forward, when our product is ready for marketing, to receiving all the support that the district can afford us." 'I’he headmaster of the Royal Grammar School


situations vacant, there was a need for a "lady hair­ dresser who must be able to trim and Marcel Wave well." In return, she could state the terms she required. Goods were often lost and a reward offered to "the


find their way on to the market and housewives spent ' much of their time cleaning. Advertisements such as that offering to make "shabby lino” new with "Darka-


but in Blackpool. Numerous household gadgets wore beginning to


B


reminded readers that the first head sent his greetings in Latin 380 years earlier. That greeting to all those of generations of Royal Grammar School boys down the ages could bo translated: "Play up school. Whilst we are young let us be enthusiastic." To today's journalists and sub-editors, it would


finder of a fox fur loft on the top form at the putting green, in the Castle Grounds", was typical of the. times. Apartments were advertised to rent, not in Spain,


seem that design was certainly not at the forefront of newspaper production. Pack it in tight seemed to be the order of the day.


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There were few pictures and many of those used were of poor quality.


IFTY years ago, in 1954, Clitheroe Old Peo­ ple's WeFare Committee bought'premises in Lowergate.


The newspaper carried a picture of the terraced Clitheroc Advertiser & Times, December 9,'i955


LET US BE YOUR ‘SANTA’ THIS YEAR HAVE A


TV, Radio or Radiogram


installed for Christmas CASH -r- TERMS — OR RENTAL


A GOOD SELECTION OF USEFUL ELECTRICAL GIFTS TO CHOOSE FROM


Irons, Fires, Shavers,'Record Players, Kettles Vacuum Cleaners and Dustettes, Blankets Trouser Pressers. Xmas Tree Lights and .


Sparc Bulbs, Etc.


Trikes, Scooters, Dolls Prams, Cycles, Etc. Good Stocks of Christmas Records A. E. HARGREAVES


■ FOR SERVICE BEFORE'AND AFTER'SALES , f : Moor Lane and Woone Lane, ’


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CLmiEROE ■ ■ tel; ' 683.. . ' :>'>■


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OF CHARGE ANY


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W NOVEMBER 15lh r e lieve * comprehonsive •- '• t ange of Perkor products so taho r ins opportunity to purchase a •


MOVCMBER 6th ‘ and noon,


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eally pnrsonal gift from: : FLAGS b PATIO PAVING Walling, Building Materials and Accessories


(^nd we can also provide tools and materials for every kind of^ ■ building and construction job, including supplies for: • Plumbers • Roofers • Groundwork • Insulation • Carpenters • Ceilings • Bricklayers • Plasterers


E.DUGDALE MarshalBs AND


WARDLEWORTHS _ i( :a i^K B U BW BOAD,ACCRIWGTON.':Tel'a3ll94. I


(Merchants) LTD


PENDLETRADING ESTATE, CHATBURN TEL: CLITHEROE 4 4 1597 O P E N : Weekdays 7.30am - 5.00pm


Saturday 7.30nm - 17.30pm (Closed lunchtime 12.00- I 2.30 Weekdays) PYE’S►, OF CLITHEROE f ' V.


Serving the people of Clitheroe and the Ribbie Valley over the past 100 years with


Photography and Photographic needs


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p a in ted e levations th e liousb h a s a u ’r ■ ' ■


dming room 13ft. Sin x 15ft. 2in with


4VAN1 ■ grazi Writ) Time


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•feti;uV6l,' JclIipc.Y, Walpamur Painli etc.: aIso .Robbjalac '‘^Colord^nc Service


? Ground F lo o r Cnnjplclc range Dulux. i Duradio,' Valspar^rTirolac,


••^''^Ivtircihanc -Varmshes and- Paims, Lictpicrs, cic. ' i^^CoMurciiipancls.lo aid selection.


i S^dccoralor-s requisites.. ,. . First' F ioar


KcHhere you may .sec wliai ts available whether or iioL «>J^50ii'-wish to ptircliasc.-


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,i£tOvcr ,80 pattern book.s on view or to loan out. •!'Crown. • Shand Kydd, .Sandcr.sons. l.C.L. Line. Harlequin. “ Focus.” ‘‘ Symbol.” Palladio.” '**. ViJla."


5;j\Scandinaviaii.' Maegregor.. Lincrusia.: Anaglypta. «,<-'Vymurj.'Murama.


.^Instruciiv'CtPancU on view, with manufacturers leaflets v^ndibooklcts .to.lake home. •


' 1 9 6 5


row. Every issue carried advertisements encouraging readers to buy a television. At around 56gn.s, a TV was still regarded as a luxury item.


y the 1970s, page one advertisements had been replaced by news.


and Times cost 4p, the growing popularity of TV meant two columns of programme schedules on page two, and "Country Diary" and "Round and About" were two of the popular weekly features. This week, 30 years ago, the front page carried a


Thirty years ago, in 1974, the Clitheroe Advertiser


story on vandalism at the Civic Hall which had result­ ed in four new seats slashed and new rules for the pres­ ence of children in the cinema. The late Jimmy Fell's "Wlialley Window" column


had an enthusiastic following and in "Country Diary" readers were told how Francis Duckworth, late of Rimington and now laid to rest in Gisbrun had pub­ lished his tune "Rimington." It was 100 years ago this year - in 1904. The com­


poser lived at "Abbotsdone" and then moved to the small grocery shop and post office in Stopper Lane during his time in the village. The famous hymn tune Rimington accompanies the


days - under canvas and in caravans. Young people from Trinity Youth Club were making it spick-and- span, supervised by Paul Dixon and Wendy Kendall. We carried the "Top Twenty" and at Brockhall Hos­ pital, wages of £20 a week were offered to a waitress, while a cla^-one driver mechanic was needed by one John Lancaster, for £50 a week. A 1973 Hillman Avenger 1500 Super was on offer at £965 and a Ford Escort llOOL at £895.


words to "Jesus Shall Reign" and has been sung by choirs and congregations worldwide. At this time of year, thoughts were turning to holi­


Bowdlonds Garage


Edisford Road, Clitheroe


Telephone: 01200 422173 mm C^RR LTD Ford Dealer for the Ribbie Valley


From 1928 to 2004 working in conjunction with the


Clitheroe Advertiser & Times Ji


i -F;'A. ALLEN S SONS, LTD. /.^ ^PA IN T ER S , D L C O R A 'IO U S , S IC N W R IT E R S .VM.-; WFSI.KVV.N n o w , OMTIIEUOK ’ * •


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S'^oiina .Cove Cornice, lilc.s, Damprooling'Materials £ f^^j:eic.,on display.


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ujtialitics of Brushes. Tool.s'and • all home .


*«^M’all-pancls of papers. amli‘wa.shablc papers^ m-slock. '.V') ki


■ Semi Detached Residence stands On'


- -s cp r a l magnificene mature trees whicli form a copse in the^front'' , ■ ' garden


, : ‘ ‘ ’ ' Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, February 26th, 2004 15 From 1 8 6 8 to 200U \ 136 years of supplying the news \


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