CLITHEROE town centre is to benefit from wider foot­ ways giving pedestrians a safer route round the shops. Motorists and cyclists will


by Vivien Meath


TASKED with compiling the history of cement manufactur­ in g in C l i th e ro e , P e te r del Strother, pictured, has turned out a highly readable book. “Castle Cement - History of


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. Ribblesdale Cement” is certainly not a dry read! Its 111 pages are jam-packed with pictures, personal recollections, amusing stories and historical data. All the company’s


■ employees are named and listed and those having served 25 years also have a special mention. Cement production traces its


roots to the burning of lime in Clitheroe which dates back to Eliz­ abethan times. The author, who came to Clitheroe as works manag­ er in the late 1980s, has already


compiled a history of the Ketton works, and in Clitheroe’s book he pays tribute to the many employees and ex-employees who have helped in the compilation of data. In par­ ticular, he thanks Fred Braithwaite whose prodigious memory” is, he


says “a legend on the cement works.” Fred began work for the company in 1937, prior to war serv-;


ice. The author has, he says, “had


fun writing it.” I t ’s easy to see why. ■ He deals with the area’s wider


history, formation of the company and its growth before charting many of the major events at the


• works. Among them are the open­ ing of the bypass in 1973 which put -an end to the constant thunder-of


• lorries passing the front doors of homes in the residential areas near­ by. There are quirky additions such as Keith Hall’s proposal to his wife.


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GISBURN Auction Mart’s weekly sale of commercial dairy cattle saw an increase in the numbers forward, with a top price of £2,360 and nine cattle achieving £2,000 or more. ■ The sale leader was from H.


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MEMBERS of the Clitheroe and Dis­ trict Masonic Fellowship heard W/Bro Brian Horne, Masonic Provincial Almoner, explain the workings of the charity which helps widows and fami­ ly members in a time of need. r .. L, Much discussion then followed and


he answered many questions from the members. :. . - .


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. East Lancashire Masonic and the West Riding Masonic charities.- The next meeting on September 8th


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two fund-raising events for a worthwhile charity. The culmination of this was a presen­ tation of a cheque for £208 to Ian Minlo, Dcrian House Children's Hospice.


Photograph shows (left to right); Landlord of the Lord Nelson, Jim Fort with landlady Julie Iddon and chef Natalie Iddon, and Ian Minto, of Derian Housc.(s)


Parkinson and Sons, Chipping; a powerful heifer, just 10 days calved, she sold to N. W. and J. M. Coulthurst and Son, Goos- nargh, who also picked up a Swedish Red cross heifer, 10 days calved and this time giv-


. ing 30 litres, for £2,140. Recent changes to the blue


tongue zones allowed Tom Watson, Sawley, Ripon to return to Gisburn. He was delighted with his trade. Sell­ ing a two-and-a-half-year-old heifer, giving 26 litres for £2,180 to producer retailer.


Tom Pickup, of Entwistle. Other regular vendors in the


money were: T. Whitwell and Sons Ltd with a 10 days calved heifer, which sold for £2,100 to W. A. Blockley, Knutsford; M. H. and J. Taylor, Rimington, sold a heifer giving 28 litres, for £2,080 to K. T, R. and K. G.


-Wood, Bury. R. M. Shackler ton, Skipton, sold a heifer seven days calved for £2,040 to G. H. Speak, of Eccleston. Dairy young stock saw spir­


ited bidding with Holstein Friesian heifers stirks selling


. for £650 to heifer rearer Peter Smith, of Burnley.


. Averages: Newly calved


heifers to £1,787, newly calved cows to £1,316, heifers stirks to £491. Auctioneers were Richard Turner and Son.


Mary, in Chatburn Old Road which turned out to be the same spot a t which Mary’s father had. • proposed to her mother years before. And, years later, former quarry manager Keith in his role as shot firer, ironically blasted away • the same location! '


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” The story starts in earnest in the 1930s. Clitheroe Council was sup­ portive of the plan to build the then two kiln plant due to unemploy­ ment being high and a recession in , the textile industry. Some men had ■; been out of work for six years and there were regular queues outside the plant. The market for cement was confirmed with an early order of thousands of tons for an ord­ nance factory at Euxton, where: test bombs were filled with Rib­ blesdale cement. Ironically, on many occasions over later years, the company struggled to' gain


workers. In 1951 this newspaper I reported how with 300 vacancies in


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Ukrainians, Russians, Yugoslavs I and Asians. In 1953 the firm’s! “Happy Christmas” message read j in English, Polish and Italian. Peter has successfully managed j


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the area, there were only 20 unem-1 ployed people. The workforce has I comprised many nationalities over I the years, including ex German I prisoners of war, Poles, Italians,


also be seeing better road sur­ facing as the old and dam­ aged carriageway is renewed as p a r t of an inves tment scheme worth £120,000. ■ Lancashire County Coun­


to create a highly readable, inform- j ative and a t times, amusing book which will become an important | historical work. With a grey “mpe I clean” hardback cover embellished [ with the familiar red Castle I Cement logo, it. will be on sale at this weekend’s open days priced [ £10 with all proceeds going to char- i ty • Open day details, see page 15.


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cil is to carry ou t footway resurfacing works in Moor Lane between Lowergate and Parson Lane, from Sunday, September 28th, for five weeks. The works will include widening of the East footway to 1.8m to allow better access for pedestrians, and improv­


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by Vivien Meath M O R E b u dding young chefs a re


: being sought by Gisburn’s award- ._winning I ta l ia n r e s ta u r a n t L a I Locanda. i Following on from the success of the


. rJunior Chef competition, organised in : conjunction with the .Clitheroe Advertis- I'er and Times in June, La Locanda now j plans to put together a recipe book filled iwith recipe ideas and illustrations from I local children in the area, i : Aiming to be on sale in time for Christ- !_mas as a perfect gift idea with a local iflavour, all profits will be donated to a


response to our Junior Chef Competition and such great recipe ideas, we thought with jus t a few more .we could put a whole recipe book together. “We’ll select the healthiest, most nutri-,


tious and easy-to-prepare. We’ll also try to include as many as we can, represent­ ing a good selection of different dishes. I t’s a perfect afternoon project for a rainy school holiday!”


I local children’s charities. ' The children’s charity recipe book also


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resurfacing works will be car­ ried out on Sunday, October 19th, 26th, and November 2nd under a temporary road closure. The closure will involve


opening Parson Lane to two- way traffic, with the tempo­ rary removal of the footway build-outs. A signed diversion route will be via A671 Queensway/ Waterloo Road, B6478 Well Terrace/ Waddington Road, Railway View Road/ Station Road and B6243 Parson Lane. The existing small-element


paved footways will be removed and resurfaced with a Tarmacadam surface in , accordance with the recom-


, mendations of Ribble Valley Borough Council endorsed by Ribble Valley Lancashire Local. The works will be carried


out as efficiently as possible, with the minimum inconven­ ience to ped estrian s, motorists and shops in the area. County Coun. Chris


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