Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) 4 Clitheroe Advertisers Times, Thursday, February 1st, 2007 www.clitheroetoday.co.uk Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified)


Hostelry couple will hit the road for retirement


POPULAR and award-winning licensees Tony and Marie Shaw are calling last


orders for good on their pub career. Regulars gathered at the De Lacy Arms, in


King Street, Whalley, on Saturday night for a surprise party to say a fond farewell to the much-loved couple, who are swopping life behind the bar for a well-deserved early retirement in Scotland. The couple, who have two grown-up children,


took over the village pub 12 years ago and have welcomed thousands of customers who have been served real ale, good pub food and have joined in on the fun activities held at the hostel­ ry.


Over the years, Tony and Marie have raised


lots of money for various worthwhile causes while playing an active role in the life of Whal­


ley. Marie has just resigned as chairman of the


Clitheroe and Whalley Pub Watch Scheme and Whalley Chamber of Trade. In 1997, Tony received the “Mastercellarman Award" from Mr John Sarginson, managing


0 RESIDENTS in Langho and Billington are invited to the next Police and Commu­ nity Together (PACT) meet­ ing on Wednesday, at 6-30


director of Matthew Brown pic, for his efforts to serve the perfect pint. The award was based on a range of criteria such as product handling, cellar temperatures and cleanliness, stock rotation, pouring the pint and business management practices, such as sale and return figures. Commenting on the couple’s decision to leave


the Ribble Valley for Scotland, Marie said: “I have really enjoyed my time here. I always wanted to run a pub and the experience has been fantastic. The regulars have been absolutely superb and the majority of them have become our friends. Whalley is a beautiful place and it’s a bittersweet to leave actually. Tony has been ill for the past two years and at times like this it gives you food for thought.” Marie expressed her sincere thanks to all her


customers for their loyalty over the past 12 years. She especially thanked Whalley resident and borough councillor Mrs Joyce Holgate for all her help. Pictured are Tony and Marie (centre) with


their children Dawn and Adam a t Saturday evening’s farewell party. (T280107/13)


p.m., a t the Langho and Billington Community Cen­ tre. I t will be hosted by the local Community Beat Man­ ager PC Andy Lang.


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Whalley’s Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) Matthew Thornton, fol­ lows a spate of burglaries in the village. Three homes in Pasturelands Drive


have been broken into and one in Calder Avenue over the past few weeks. Police investigations are continuing into


the burglaries, during which laptops and various other electrical items were stolen. PCSO Thornton said: “We are appeal­


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The Valley mourns the loss of two popular men


A trader who shod generations of folk


_________ by Natalie Cox_________


A CLITHEROE trader who was involved in his family business for five decades has died. Mr Bernard Lord died on Sunday at the


■ Royal Blackburn Hospital after a long ill­ ness, which he had borne patiently. He was 75.


On Christmas Eve 1931, Mr Lord (pic­ tured) was born above the shoe shop in


' Moor Lane which had been founded by his grandfather, Daniel Lord in 1900. Taking over from his father, John, in


1972, Mr Lord retired from the family shoe firm, Dan Lord and Son Ltd, in 1996 when he handed control over to his daugh­ ters, Kathleen and Susan, the fourth gen­ eration of the family to be involved with the business. They are now helped by the fifth generation of the Lord family - two of Mr Lord’s granddaughters. When he retired, Mr Lord spoke to the


their property is secure and to report any suspicious activity in their area on the police non-emergency number 0845 1253545. “Please remember to give as much detail


as possible such as vehicle registration numbers, clothing, approximate age and height of offenders etc. “If you would like a free security evalu­


ation of your home from our crime preven­ tion officer, please call Peter Wareing on 01200 458711. Alternatively, if you wish to speak to myself, your local Community Beat Manager PC 299 Geoff Pennal, or PCSO 7448 Jane Pearson, please contact Whalley Police on 01200 458772 (voice- mail).’’


Traders’ helping hand for hospice


Clitheroe Advertiser and Times about his career. He said he had been told that he served his first customer when he was just eight - a memory he could not recall him­ self, but he could clearly remember work-


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in the RAF, leaving in 1952. During that time he served in South Africa and trav­ elled home on the Cape Town Castle. . After returning to the Ribhle Valley, Mr


Lord spent five years selling boots and farmers’ clothing at local auction markets before joining the family business. He met his wife, Pauline, through their


local trade connections in Clitheroe. Her grandfather ran an electrical and fancy goods business in Castle Street. The cou­ ple were married 49 years ago at St James’s Church in Blackburn. For most of their married life, the Lords


lived in Peel Park Close, moving to their new home in September. As well as being a governor at Ribbles-


dale High School for 12 years, Mr Lord had been a Freemason for 50 years. Mr Lord’s father had helped found the


ing in the shop at the age of 11 or 12. Mr Lord sold footwear to thousands of


people over the years, often serving gener­ ations of the same family. Educated first at St James’s Primary


School, Mr Lord then attended Clitheroe Royal Grammar School leaving at the age of 17. He spent his two years’ national service


Clitheroe Heart Machine Fund and his son continued that work. After retiring from the shop, Mr Lord


and his wife spent time walking and cara­ vanning in the Lake District and spending time with their family, their daughters and their husbands, and the couple’s seven grandchildren and two great-grandchil­ dren.


Inspired by ex-head’s sporting prowess


by Vivien Meath


A MAN whose sporting prowess and exceptional leadership skills encour­ aged hundreds of people to push themselves to the limit, whether walking, playing badminton or cross country ski-ing, has died. Ralph Bailey (’77), a former teacher and


headmaster, died peacefully surrounded by his family in Clitheroe Hospital on Saturday. Mr Bailey was dealt a huge blow two


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A CHEQUE for £160 is helping staff and volunteers at a Lancashire hospice to care for terminally-ill children. Members of Whalley Chamber of Trade


enjoyed an evening of comedy, song and verse at Whalley Abbey. The event featured a two-course meal and entertainment by “Donkey Stone” - two Lancashire talents. Alan St John and Steve Morris provided


a memorable-night full of songs, mono­ logues and humour, all with a Northern flavour.


The social get-together was organised by


Mr Ken Redfeam, who runs Abbey Clean, Whalley, and raised £800,’with £1G0 donat­ ed towards Derian House Children’s Hos­ pice, via local authors “Doris and Elsie”. Through their comic books of poems, the


pair, otherwise known as Kath Eccleston and Anne Wareing, have raised thousands of pounds for the worthwhile cause. Our picture shows (from left) fund-rais­


ers Mrs Kirsten Theaker and Mrs Elaine Redfearn presenting the cheque to Anne and Kath for the children’s hospice. • (A151206/10)


years ago when he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease. Despite the rapid onset of the illness, he


remained resolutely determined to fight it until the end, continuing with his regular bridge playing sessions until just a few weeks ago. Born and raised in Accrington, he grew


to love the Ribble Valley as a young man, enjoying frequent camping expeditions into the area as a King's Scput and explor­ ing the narrow country lanes on his bicy­ cle.


He attended Accrington Grammar


School and Cambridge University where he obtained a degree in geography. His first post was at ICI prior to embarking on a career in teaching. He taught in Stockport, then at Whitefield School dur­ ing which time his family lived in Mellor, on the Cheshire and Derbyshire border. He was delighted to be offered the post


as head of his old school, Accrington Grammar and to be able to move to Clitheroe. He continued his headship of the school, leading it into a new era as a comprehensive a t which time it was renamed Moorhead High School. -He retired in 1983 having spent 28


years in teaching and embarked on a new life travelling abroad as a walk leader and ski instructor with local company Alpine Overland, Waymark and With Guide Dogs for the Blind. He thoroughly enjoyed all three, but


particularly the latter and, although he was held in great regard by all his cus­ tomers, it was the blind and partially sighted skiers whose lives were especially enriched by Mr Bailey's teaching and ski-


ing skills. OHe was passionate about the outdoors and in particular the garden he created at his Barrow home. A member of Mellor and then Clitheroe


Golf Club, he achieved his ambition to have a single figure handicap by the age of 65. He was a former member of Empress Squash Club and a former chairman of the Lancashire Schools' Badminton Asso­ ciation. During Army National Service he


played football for Wrexham and gained a half blue at university for football. Ten­ nis was another of his loves, along with bird-watching. A long-time member of Clitheroe Con­


certs Society, he appreciated classical music and was particularly pleased to be able to attend Clitheroe's Last Night of the Proms again with his family in 2006. A member of Clitheroe and Great Har­ wood Bridge Clubs, he played several times a week until recently. A private family burial on Tuesday will


be followed by a service of thanksgiving at Trinity Methodist Church, Clitheroe at 2 p.m.


Extension hopes for centre supermarket AN application to extend Sains-


. burys supermarket in Clitheroe has been submitted to planning chiefs. If approved, the plaiis would result in the ^ e s area in Moor Lane being extended by 138 sq. m. into the trolley park


and walkway at the front of the store. The apphcation also lists reconfiguring the store’s front entrance and adding new, full height, shop front windows to the front of the store. A new sin­ gle covered trolley shelter would


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also be provided. In a second set of plans, Sainsburys hopes to erect a new seven metre totem- style shop sign to replace the existing four metre one, and to erect other new signage on the store and in the car park.


THE winner of lire compciilion in last month’s Valley Magazine, for a meal for two at the Craven Heifer, Chaigley, was Mrs Anne Braithwaito, Hillside Drive, West Bradford. There were more than 60 correct entries.


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Fund-raiser for cancer mums


A FUND-RAISING holistic therapy day is being held in Clitheroe later this month. Trinity Church Hall will host


the event on February 17th. Eight complementary thera­


pists will be offering taster ses­ sions in treatments such as the Bowen Technique and Indian head massage among others. There will also be a range of stalls selling candles, jewellery and other gifts. Proceeds from the event will


go to Chemo Mums, an organi­ sation being set up by Lesley Bennison. She wants to provide and train volunteers who would offer support to breast cancer sufferers with children helping them keep their day to day life running during treatment. She will be using some of the


money to carry out a pilot study and gather evidence to support the scheme which she eventually hopes to extend across the region.


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