4 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, September 27th, 2007


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A CHARITY which has been serving meals to older people in Whalley for 40 years has hit out at county council officials after being forced to find a new place to


meet. For the past four decades,


members of Whalley Luncheon Club have been meeting every week at Whalley Adult Centre in Station Road. But extensive building and refurbishment work at the centre, costing £60,000, has forced the club, which is run by the Women’s Royal Voluntary Service (WRVS), to find an alter­ native venue. WRVS officials claim they were


never consulted about the revamp and were disgusted to find county council workers had ripped out kitchen units and dumped their possessions - including their cooker,- outside. Mrs Lindy Morrish, club


organiser, says all the members have been left upset and angry by


the actions of the council. She commented: “We had kept


the equipment stored in the kitchen cupboards for over 40 years. We broke up for the sum­ mer on July 19th and we locked everything. “During the holidays I received


a telephone call from the council to say renovation work had been taking place and all our equip­ ment was at the centre. “When I arrived there I found


all the cupboards had been ripped out of the kitchen, our things


OUR picture


shows disgrun­ tled members of Whalley Luncheon Club unhappy with the way they have been treated. .


(CR190907/1)


Dad and daughter geared up for run


A FATHER and daughter from Whalley are preparing to pound the streets of the North-East this weekend in aid of a worthwhile cause. Retired policeman Roger Bradshaw (50) is undertak-'


ing the Great North Run challenge with his 18-year- old daughter, Victoria, after she suggested they cele­ brate reaching their mile­ stone ages by attempting


were spread all over.the floor and the cooker and glassware had been dumped..... ■ “Lcan’tbelieve senior citizens


in Whalley have been treated like this. Why on earth did they not tell us about their plans before we broke up for the summer? “The kitchen has been trans­


formed into an IT room.•It’s very unfair.1 Infact, Ethinkit’S^disgust­ ing the way. we have' been treat­


ed.” • The cfubVstillCme.ets every


Wednesday,Tut now at Whalley Methodist'ChurchHall. - WhalleYFesident and borough councillor Jpyce-Holgate said she,


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too, was very upset after hearing how the elderly folk had been treated. She added: “It would have been


nice if they had been consulted prior to the work starting.” • But county council bosses have


hit back at the accusations saying a member of the group had been informed th a t any equipment would need to be removed prior to the building work starting. A spokesman added: “A visit


was arranged so that items could be identified and the group was helped to pack the equipment and remove it from the site. “Storage space for these items


was also offered once the building" was in a suitable condition. “A room has been offered to the


luncheon club in our new, improved facilities after the refur­ bishment has been completed.” “We appreciate that the build­


ing work maj? cause disruption toe a small-number of classes.and.; local groups and apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. “However, we are confident


that this building work will be of great benefit to the local commu­


nity.” O See Letter’s Page for senior


citizens’ response. j g B B W M H M I l M l l l l l M i i W i i i i i i w ii i i


• the world’s largest half­ marathon on Sunday. The fund-raising duo are


taking part in the challenge in aid of Diabetes UK. Roger is a keen runner, but


has never taken part in such an event. He said: “Choosing to raise money for Diabetes UK was easy as my 82-year-old father was diagnosed with dia­ betes a t the start of the year.”


' He added: “Diabetes UK has been incredibly sup­ portive, providing superb training plans, which we have stuck to religiously. We have been running five days a week for the past four months. We are look­ ing forward to the event and hope to raise around £500 between us.”


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Former editor Ray (80) dies after a short illness


by Dominic Collis


A RESPECTED former editor of the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times has


died after a short illness. Mr Raymond Mann took up the post in


1970, serving as this newspaper’s editor for 16 years, after which he returned to our sis­ ter paper, the Burnley Express, as editor, taking early retirement in 1988. He spent his entire career in weekly


newspapers, joining the Burnley Express as a junior reporter in 1944. Mr Mann (80), who died in Burnley


General Hospital from cancer, will be remembered as a journalist of the “old school”, but also one who embraced new technology- it was during his tenure as edi­ tor in Burnley that the company installed- its first computers. Bom in Liverpool, Mr Mann moved to


Burnley aged 11 and attended Burnley Wood School and Colne Grammar School before starting as a junior reporter a t the Express as a 16-year-old. He spent three. years National Service in the RASC, most­ ly in Egypt and Saudi Arabia. He returned to the Express in 1948. Dur-


ing his time there, he specialised in local government and industrial affairs and became the newspaper’s chief reporter in 1964 and news, editor in 1967, with overall responsibility for the mid-week publication. His interest in football led to him becom­


ing editor of the Claret and Blue, the match magazine introduced by Burnley FC


in 1970. He became deputy editor of the


Burnley Express and was delighted to be offered the editor’s post of the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times in 1970 and thor­ oughly enjoyed his time in the town. He oversaw the training of many young jour- nalits, some of whom progressed to evening and national newspapers, while others made their careers in radio and television. He lived in Chatbum Road and was an


active member of. the Rotary Club of Clitheroe. He became chairman of the North West Region of the Guild of British Newspaper.Editorein 1984. ' - - |-V * During his editorship^ he saw the circula­


tion of this newspaper grow from 7,500 ■ copies a week to 9,000 and the switch from hot metal to offset printing. When he was offered the position of edi­


tor of the Burnley Express, he expressed his sorrow at leaving Clitheroe, but said that he was looking forward to his new chal­ lenge, adding: “to rise from ‘cub’ reporter


to editor of the same newspaper is like something from a story book.” After retire­ ment from newspapers, he was still a regu­ lar vis itortoClitheroe, his daughter, Kathryn,- a teacher at Edisford Primary Schoolrliving in the town with husband Alex and their children, Andrew and Lor­ raine. Clitheroe Advertiser and Times’ editor


Vivien Meath recalled: “Ray was held in high regard by his staff and the Ribble Val­ ley community. He was fastidious and totally committed to his newspaper. He enjoyed training the many young journal­ ists who were employed at the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times during his years as editor, ensuring that they received a thor­ ough grounding in all aspects of the profes­ sion.” His wife of 53 years, Doreen, said this


week: “Ray loved his job and actually regretted not having computers earlier. He really loved working with computers and I think he would have enjoyed working with the technology today. “Even after he retired he still kept ins eye, >


out for stories and only five weeks ago e- mailed .the Express about a story. During j retirement he also helped to produce the ; Low; Moor Parish Church Magazine, Grapevine magazine for Burnley General Hospital as well as other community newsletters.” Mr Mann’s funeral will take place at


Burnley Crematorium on Monday, Octo­ ber 1st, at 10-40 a.m. He leaves chifdren Carole and Kathryn and grandchildren Andrew and Lorraine.


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