Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, November 5,1971’ 3 DREADFUL STATE’ OF PLAYGROUND I WONDER if through
your columns I might suc> ceed in drawing attention
schemes arc being put forward for the development of the tourist .potential of the area,
tolhc dreadful state of the children’s playground in the Castle grounds. At - a time when grand
it would appear that CHtheroo’s
central feature—the CasUo and grounds Is being seriously neg- iected In this respect I would enumerate the'- serious defi ciencies as follows:— As far as one can ascertain
from people who have always lived in aitheroe. none of the
Seeking logical solution to grave
Edisford school is not alone in coping with increasingly large numbers Bright Street should ease pressure in that part of the town. But, as phase one of Bright Street (due for comple tion in 1973-74) will cater for 120 children, the places can be filled now, simply from the overflow and overcrowding at other primary schools: The school itself was plan
problem AFTER reading the letter by “ Interested” it occurred to me that there are probably a num ber of other people wondering why there is this upsurge of feeling about accommodation at Edisford school. Wo arc quite aware that
ned following difficulties in ex tending Pendlo School and be cause of residential develop ment in the Salthill area. At this time no development was taking place at Edisford.
MANY HOUSES
for 260 children and has eight classrooms.. By July 1971 there were 370'children on the roll with classes in the dining room, medical room and a corridor. At the beginning of the 1971- 72 school year entry was restric ted to the statutory age and the situation has been slightly alle viated. But at Christmas and Easter the situation will once more be aggravated.
IMPROVE
fining entry to the statutory age is not the main point in ques tion. It is putting the children in-
The retrograde step of con
sion of adequate accommoda tion and improvement of condi tions which, in the long term, should eliminate the need for imposing the statutory age limit. We are trying to find a logi
that area at a disadvantage and preventing children from other parts of Clitheroe from having nursery school places. • The main issue is the provi
cal solution to this grave prob lem with due consideration for other primary schools in Clith- croe.
NANCY MORTIMER. 1 Fairfield Drive, Clitheroe.
Short of facts
enough to acquaint himself with all the facts of the case. He says that the Bright St. School will relieve Edisford of at least 100 children, and a similar number from Pendlc Junior School. Considering that in the first
WHAT a pity “Interested” (last week’s letters) finds it necessary to hide behind a nom- de-plume. I don’t think ho is interested
needed at Edisford because of the massive residential develop ment in the area at a price attracting the young family. There are still at least as many houses again to be built. Edisford School was built
the transfer of children from the Edisford area to Bright Street, across the .main road and inner by-pass, is not envis aged. But, to avoid this, care ful planning of the catchment areas will be needed, and the wishes of parents in the parish of St. James taken into account. E x t r a accommodation i s
We have been assured that
play equipment has been pain* ted for decades.
. except for a period - of about six to eight weeks. But'at times during that . period : the water was so. deplorably-fflthy that it
paddling pool, even in the sum mertime. This summer^ for in stance, which one can honestly say bad been long and warm, there has been water in the pool
There is seldom water in the
- and . docs not scorn: to-. have merited a minute’s notice from the corporation.
Don’t take Edisford's
ford so popular is that cars can park right beside the river, with children's fishing nets, - swim ming costumes, towels, buckets and spades, and folding chairs right to hand, and old: people, whose walking days arc over, can sit and watch their grand children and enjoy the colour ful scene .around them. This is the attraction, .and
have been almost comp The feature that makes Edis
tance up Edisford Road would completely kill the feature that
BRIGHT STREET SCHOOL IS NO
ANSWER
TN reply to the letter by "In terested” in last week's Adver tiser, no one has suggested that the Bright Street Scheme be cancelled. The argument is that it will
crous. Phase one of the Bright Street building will not take over 200 children and will only alleviate overcrowding at Pendlc and St. James’s Schools, anyway. The mention of specific roads
not help the overcrowding at Edisford School. It is being urged that Edisford should have extra classrooms—perma nent or temporary— in addi tion to Bright Street. The figures quotod arc ludi
brings the majority of people to Edisford. . I am. aware that it is possible
there is nowhere in a radius of many miles where a similar position exists. To put a air park some dis
to park by the River wyre in the Trough of Bowland, but this just goes to prove my point. The river is only a stream,
was impossible for the:children By far the most .serious, to to paddle in it. Grantcd 'Aherc-/v TnJ':T,’aY ° f thinking,’ the large is the river for our children to: slide,1 has had . one of the paddle , in but in many placcsV.'
Woodcn.sides in the safety cage (his Es too dangerous, and even broken along the bottom edge in (be safe spots, it is quite unsuitable for young - children. The roundabout has been broken , throughout. the. summer,
Docs a child1 have to be killed
or seriously.'Injured before any- , one will , turo-his attention (6
for several weeks. A: padlock and chain across the top of the steps is meant to keep children off the slide—(emporarily, 1 take it—but, as all parents :of small children know, (his is no deterrent whatsoever.
away most
IN all the discussion about the new plans for Edisford, one basic fact appears to overlooked.
popular feature I
there is hardly any flat ground where children can play, there arc no conveniences or ameni ties whatsoever, but it is, packed every summer weekend by
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FORTY-FIVE t h o u s a n d pounds for a scheme at Edis ford, with the word ‘approxi mately’ added. This could mean
all the way in his recent re marks and also in last week’s issue his reply to ‘Despised Visionary’. Isn’t it about time that the
at least another half added. I wish to back Mr. Musson
Let t e r s to t h e E d ito r
people who are not seeking man-made amenities. I ask the planners to-think
again, stop looking at the lovely drawings, and look at the facts, then, if they wish, go ahead with the rest of the scheme, but leave the riverside parking alone. It is unique. W. B. HANNAFORD, 3 Lancaster Drive, Clitheroe.
Ridiculous expenditure
sauna baths when -they will not even give a moment’s thought to pensioners' concessionary fares. The argument that this
voices of Clitheroo people uni ted to protest at this ridiculous expenditure; surely they are not going to stand by and let the council spend ad lib? Have the public not had
enough of the King Lane and the Civic Hall fiasco? Please, all shout loud. and clear, re questing full details, including tenders presented to the coun cil.
1 am flabbergasted that the council even contemplates
money will be returned by visi tors is all wrong. Clitheroe will have to offer a lot more than this. And what hope has the council when a business man from Hurst Green states in another publication, “Wc want the ‘nobs’, not coach people, in this area.” It is a well-known fact that the working man spends more than our so-called ‘nobs’ Mr. Musson, congratulations,
and don’t waste your valuable time replying to people who have not the strength of pur pose to use their own name; but use it on this protest.
K. W. CRAGG, Grindlcton Road, West Bradford.
Opp ose this threat to environment
is a red herring, presumably to draw any public sympathy from Edisford school’s plight. The only way Edisford school can be helped is if St. James's School extends its catchment area to such streets as Whipp Avenue, Central Avenue, Kemple View, etc. which means the children from here will have a good deal further to walk to school.
R. MITCHELL, 16 Fairfield Drive, Clitheroe,
I AM in complete agreement with the views expressed by. Mr. Musson in his recent letter. To me the Edisford plan is
an example of what we can ex pect to happen if the vocal fac tion who wish to attract tourists in ever increasing num
bers to the Ribble and Hodder Valleys are allowed to have
the beauty and tranquillity of these lovely valleys for com mercial gain. (They certainly
their way. In other words, to exploit
will not be doing it for the benefit of the residents!)
tourists often tend to destroy that which they come to ad mire. Those who doubt this should visit Hawkshead, Win dermere, and Grasmere on a bank holiday. Those of us who love the
It is a well-known fact tbat
summer, many hundreds of visi tors come (o our Castle and grounds. The Hardens, it must be admitted, arc ^ always do-
getting (his slide mended? During (he .height of the
visit would suffice me a life time did I not rely on It,- ns many parents of children who live near the town coniro do, as
a safe place of recreation for my children,
ANXIOUS MOTHER OF THREE.
Benefits of Act
WITH reference to your article
about the Abortion Act, This subject has caused a great deal
of controversy throughout the land. Though it is morally wrong to take life, even by termination of pregnancy, it is a subject which must be seen in
ment, wc judge all things and beliefs by our own personal moral standards and it is due to this that we must all try to understand each others’: point of view. From the realistic aspect, abortion does help to stem the
a greater light. For example, there is no natural law forbid ding abortion. In the case of moral judg
tide of over-population. Sec ondly, it docs seem that most of society fails to realise the causes for abortion. In my opinion, though many will say they arc quite immoral, the reasons for abortion arc as follows. Tho first is a financial one—
of the expectant mother. In this society of high moral standards most people downgrade the un married mother, thus causing much needless mental anguish and despair.
when the individual cannot afford to support children. The second is the mental slate
the grounds of physical health; and finally, and the real cause, when no love is present. In this modern society, where
to condemn others in need of love and care. In this aspect we are all to blame. The next reason is purely on
It is a pity people always try
morals are a part of everyday life, the trend is to criticise the ideals and beliefs of others in stead of. understanding and help ing one another. Though it is easy to criticise
create? I can assure you (hat one
USE OF A PEN-NAME
MR., MUSSON’S right not to reply to a critic of his views, whatever his reasons, in inalien able.
lightful, but what kind of 1m- - Visionary’.jhe should sec in. to pression must , the playground disinter .that weary old canard
it is a pity, however, that in refusing
..to: reply - to ‘Despised
, .
which incurs his wrath will show- that: it is wcll-reasoncd and, even though 1 disagree with many of the points made in it, in no way merits his des cription. of it as “grossly un fair”: The question of whether one
that thore is*’ something repre hensible about the use of a pseudonym or that its use is, in any way, connected with a lack of courage. An examination of the letter
correspondent has taken salt with, another is, of course, com pletely irrelevant. It has always seemed to me
that the content of a letter arc all-important and-I never feel that the name at its end amends, in any way, the arguments de ployed in it. In fact, any writer using a fictitious name may be underlining tho fact that he wishes his arguments to stand on their own feet unsuppored by his standing in the commun ity.. ;
who finds in the use of a pseudonym an excuse for not answerng his critic has lost his argument from the start by de monstrating an inability to deal objectively with the matters raised.
In my view, a correspondent ' 1
occasions for my use of pseu donym but, invariably, my attacker, with his subsequent remarks,, either .shows his an noyance at losing his only real debating weapon of personal attack or clutches at the use oE a pen-name as a somewhat weak excuse for not dealing with the subject matter raised WILL BLUIT
I have been attacked on many
Drinks for teacher!
DURING the course of my duties on a very cold day re cently, I happened to pass a school as the children had just come out for play. To my disgust, as the child
ren ran and danced around to keep warm, a teacher came out into the middle of the yard wearing a big pair of woollen
.
Clitheroe Y.F.C.
officials
NEW president of Clitheroe and disrict Young Farmers’ Club is Mr. S: F. Mycrscough. He suc ceeds . the late Mr. E. Ashcroft.. Other officers elected at the
annual meeting were: Club leader, A. D. Flitcroft; assist ant club leader, H. Whitwell; chairman, M. Marsden; . vice- chairman, K. Whitwell; secre tary, J. Faraday; treasurer, I. Hanson; Assistant treasurer, J. Hartley; Speakers’ secretary, S. Spurgeon; Social . secretary, J. BIczard; Assistant soc. secre tary,* S. Hartley; Press secretary, F. Spurgeon; * Notice Board Secretary, J. Collingc. Com mittee: Messrs. J. Smithson, J. Moorhouse, 1. Walmsley. Misses S. Haslewood, J. Thompson, M. Bailey.
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expressed by M. Marsden and M. Bailey, and to the advisory committee by I. Hanson and J. Thompson.
Ticket
machine AN 18 . bar ticket issuing machine is to be ordered for Clitheroe swimming baths’at a cost of £615, it was decided at the meeting of the planning
committee of the town council. In his report, the Borough
Engineer, Mr. J. H. Bowness, said a 10 bar type would cost £70 less but, on the advice of local baths managers, the 18 bar machine was preferable. Coun. F. Nelson said he
could not visualise a larger range of tickets than 10 lie was told that it was likely that there would be at least 10 dif ferent tickets needed. It was pointed out that it
28th October, Mr. II. Whitwell presided. Club leader, Mr. A. D. Flitcroft reported on the year’s activities and presented cups to the best boy and girl members—Mr. K. Whitwell and Miss J. Faraday. Thanks to Mr Flitcroft were
At the annual meeting on the
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Sherry evening A sherry evening in aid of
the Abortion Act—and I agree that many of its aspects are morally wrong—it has helped a great deal in stopping the back street abortion. One must always think how
teacher should * have a drink provided and the children get nothing. Surely some sort ‘ of hot beverage could be provided for the kids.
F.HOWARTH, Talbot Close, Clitheroe.
brought these thfilgs into the open. It is the moral duty of everyone to help others in need, even one’s enemies. For in the eyes of God, all of us are part of the family of men.
J. B. TURNER. 28 Moorland Crescent Clitheroe.
peaceful beauty of our country side must make our voices heard, and be prepared to mount an effective opposition to this threat to our environ ment.
‘STATUS-QUO’.
When democracy came to village
ONCE again I ’ve been tak ing a look at some of the older minutes of the Whal- ley Cricket Club, this time for the years 1893 to 1903, and sorting through the mass of sporting statistics and routine business to find items of more general inte
rest. The first to catch my eye was
specifically stated that Edisford children will not have to go to Bright St., and in view of the fact that most of the children at Edisford School, will come from the Edisford estates, “In terested” will have great diffi culty in obtaining bis 100 children to transfer them. They will all be cramming into their rightful places at Edisford. Also, I wonder if “Interested'
phase, which is all that is plan ned at the moment. Bright St., will only be able to cope with 120 children, he wili have 80 children to find space for. Furthermore, it has been
Bright Street. T repeat what has been said
in 1883 when, to the dismay of the committee, the 2nd XI was soundly beaten by the boys of the Whalley Grammar School. Their despondency on this occa sion was not lightened by the precarious financial position of the club. In fact, year after year, it was only the organisa tion of various social events in the winter months that restored the bank account to its normal rather delicate condition.
the fact that numerous mem bers had omited to pay their subscriptions was deplored and on several occasions the com mittee wavered over th advisa bility of instituting legal pro ceedings. There is no record of their ever resorting to this final desparate course but each year the relief was evident when the annual ball realised a gratifying sum.
At successive annual meetings LYRICAL
has any sound suggestion as to where all the extra children will be accommodated before the completion of phase one of
school NOW, and since these buildings have an accepted life span of' 40 ‘ years, one : can hardly refer to them as ‘tem porary’:
answering any of these points with another letter to the Edi tor, one would',
hope.that' a ‘pen name’ .will not be nccesr
Should ‘Interested’, fccp ^M ' . sary. Clitheroe.
J E. FOULKES. J3, Lancaster-Drive,
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before; prefabricated , class rooms are heeded at Edisford
considerable amount when com pared with present day values but the following winter the secretary waxed almost lyrical when he was privileged to re port that, as a result of the “Gentlemens’ Ball” the funds had benefited by “the magni ficent total of £61-I4s. He wrote, almost obsequously: “this pro ved. that the nobility who re side, in (lie village and sur rounding, district who attend these annual, affairs do so, in great measure, simply to bene fit the funds of tho club’’. By contrast, he recorded, (and was there a. hint of disdain in his phrasing?) the Working Men’s Ball only resulted in “tho mod- est sum of £12”. . In 1899 we note that Joseph
In 1895 £55 was raised—a
Whalley window
Ingham was engaged as grounds man at the weekly wage of £1 with the proviso that “he. Ing ham, provide a horse to do the necessary work on the grounds and keep same”. Fortunately, Joseph was to be assisted in his labours by the employment of a boy at 5s a week. That year, too, the ground was let to the Grammar School for their annual sports at a fee of £3 3s, another welcome addition to tho funds. The rumblings of tho Boer
War penetrated the village in 1900 when an acting secretary
reported that tho secretary, Cor poral Baron, had been called up for active service and was shortly to sail for South Africa. This news was greeted with con cern. The corporal's services to the club had been invaluable and the chairman, commenting on his splendid record, several times referred to hint as ‘our late secretary’. This gloomy prediction happily , appears to have been unfounded and a year or two later we again find a gentleman of the same name taking an active interest in the running of the club.
MOMENTOUS
came and with it a momentous decision; it was decided to ad mit newspaper reporters to the
Nineteen hundred and one
annual meetings for the first time. Democracy. had come to
Whalley! . On January 21st, _ the com
half their business had< been transacted as an indication of their- concern at the critical state of the health -of- Her Majesty the Queen, news of which had just been conveyed to tho public”. The following month the annual ball and soiree was cancelled when tile
mittee adjourned their meeting prematurely when .less . than
whole nation was plunged into mourning following the passing of a beloved Sovereign. ' Trouble came again in 1902. A report had been received from the Inland Revenue Officer that “ a non-member had been served with intoxicating liquor at the bar” and there was an immediate tightening up of rules to prevent a recurrence of this unfortunate incident. To supplement the funds of file club, again in a precarious posi tion, it was agreed to allow the Whalley hockey team the use of the field throughout the winter season for a modest fee. The following year the finan
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who . remembers passing it to Mr. B who, in his turn, entrus ted it to Mr. C. This latter gen tleman is convinced that it went back to Mr. A, a suggestion that Mr; A. emphatically repudiates and one can only conclude, that this ancient record now rests its crumbling leaves on the . book shelves of an anonymous Mr. D. ... . I musuapply my detective in stincts to. finding this elusive gentleman. He must be sitting on loads of fascinating material and I would dearly like to read what Dr. Norwood, the secre- tary in 1887 (when lie was also headmaster ..of: the Grammar School) had to say. ... : I am told that the bulk of his memoranda,- written1 in an im peccable hand, consisted of eu logistic accounts of his own,
n o t inconsiderable, athletic prowess!. ~ . j..
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