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THE fight to save St John’s Primary School at Hurst Green began in earnest this week, with villages pledging their full support to prevent its closure.


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' tiny school on Monday, parents and former pupils strongly refuted suggestions that the buildings were in poor, condition and there were insufficient pupils to justify keeping it open.


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County Council’s Education Committee with information and photographs of the school, urging that it should be retained.


Villagers feel the children


would suffer if St John’s was closed down, : as they consider the school offers a high standard of education, a friendly atmosphere and an all-important connection with the church.


ously to fight the proposed closure “by any method possible.” The first stage of the battle against bureauc­ racy will be to bombard members of Lancashire


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tion authorities,’ read at the meeting by Mr Tom Wood­ cock, vice-chairman of the managers, explained that the closure of the school had been proposed in mid-June.. It added that the number of


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integral part of the commun­ ity and the centralisation of education was going too far. “The Parish Council has written to the Ribble Valley Council about providing more houses in the village


member of Aighton Bailey and Chaiglcy Parish Coun­ cil, described the proposals as a threat to the life of the village. She said the school was an


pupils — 29 at present — was substantially below the level for satisfactory operation, the premises left a great deal to be desired, and if the. school were to be kept open a lot of money would have to be spent. . Mrs Eileen Mather, a


• The prospect of children having to travel to Bashall Eaves — the • nearest CE primary school to^ Hurst .Green — was another prob­ lem which) worried parents. “It would be a frightening experience for infants aged five to be away for eight or nine hours at a stretch. That in itself is a good reason for keeping the school open,” said one. Mr Woodcock said it was


and we have been told this is to be considered. What is the point of trying to get houses, if there arc no schools for the children to go to?” she asked. ■


imperative that immediate action be taken by everyone


interested : in the school.' “Lancashire County Coun­ cil’s Education Committee will be discussing the prop­ osal at its-meeting a week tomorrow so we must make sure its members know our views by then.”


. A- small “fighting group” was formed, consisting of the vicar, the Rev. A. F. Knowles, Mr Woodcock and a representative’from both the parents and the mana­ gers. They will.be asking for a


stay of execution on the school, in the hope ^hat members of the committee will visit St John’s to see the high, standard of work done by pupils and staff.


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TONIGHT is decision night for the Ribble Valley Council’s controv­ ersial Upbrooks industrial development plan. Its Planning Commit­ tee will consider the proposal in the knowledge that Clitheroe Town Council has come out in strong opposition against it.


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not lose her holiday either. She was able to postpone the trip and sets off this weekend to see the. sights of. London. Gail, whose ambition has


CONSERVATIVE group leader on the Ribble Valley Council, Coun. Bill Fleming has .expressed, the . issues facing . .. the . Planning ’ Committee tonight in the following statemeritr'. " '


plan aimed at satisfying three main needs — the provision ' of a limited, amount . of compatible industrial or commercial development; relocation of a number of problem indus­ tries from unsuitable sites, and maintenance of the past . level of economic activity and employment in the district. “Members must decide


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always been to make a career in nursing, began her cadet training after leaving Ribbles- dale School, Clitheroe, nearly two years ago. . In September, her work as


a first year student nurse begins in earnest and Gail has decided to use her £5 token to buy books for studying. Working in the women’s


'involvement which can play a big part in arriving at the right decision;


ward at Blackburn has given her first-hand experience and a good insight , into what is demanded of a nurse) Gail, whose parents are Mr


have taken place among members and officers over, the past three years about various locations, and this is the first positive proposal to . be put before the committee. Members - welcome public


and Mrs Harry Brewer, of Churchgate House, has two sisters and three brothers. Although she is the,only one in her family to take up nursing, her mother, Dorothy is a dab hand at first aid and a former member of the St John Ambu­ lance.


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' For relaxation, Gail enjoys watching stock car racing and dancing with boyfriend Gary Frankland. She is- also learn­ ing to drive.


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ronment in an area such as the Ribble Valley must obvi­ ously be the major consider­ ation.in dealing with such a ' proposal. I think the responsible way that the Ribble Valley has to date dealt with tourism . t- '■ another very emotive issue — is an indication that this is kept very much in mind. “Choices have to be made


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by council members in committee and we like to feel that thesewillbcpositive choices of benefit to the district as a . whole. Inevit­ ably with 'any choice we cannot satisfy everyone.. In such a situation one looks for the answer which will do the most-good.”


whether the need, exists for action to be taken ’ in all - these categories. “Informal discussions •


Architect and Planning Officer Mr Charles Wilson- says that if the scheme is - passed, it will not immediately be followed by a further appli­ cation on adjacent council land.


Pressure


that the Council is negotiating to buy a further 19 acres of Upbrooks land, and says it will not buy any more before next April.


He also' denies, a rumour


working to any long-term brief in respect of land buying and development


Mr Wilson says he is not


put in a small application at. the moment is that we are waiting for the' results of public participation in the making of a new development plan in the autumn.” He denied a suggestion by


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Coun.. Tom Robinson that pressure- was being put on firms to take up sites on the council’s Upbrooks land, but said the planning department had pointed, it out to indus­ trialists currently on problem sites.


-• Commenting on the Town •


Council’s suggestion of devel­ opment along the Pimlico link .


no objection to suitable industrial development on the Pimlico link road, and think it essential that a lorry -park should be sited there to remove heavy traffic from the town.” Tonight, attention focuses on the single outline application,} which- has been subject to intensive opposition' from Salthill and Upbrooks resi­ dents. They have lobbied MP David Walder and Ribble Valley and town councillors, ; and tonight are hoping for a delay of the decision until after public consultation on the future of the area later this year. Ribble Valley Chief


cil resolved: “We object to this outline application for bridge, road, and sewers for layout of land for industrial purposes on seven acres at Upbrooks.” But they added: “We have


Last week the Town Coun­


road, Mr Wilson felt that the practical difficulties of taking water, gas, sewerage and electricity to the area weighed against it.


unanimous in its opposition to the outline plan, the main reason being that it felt there was too much industry, in that part of Clitheroe already.


Clitheroe Town Council was


mar School ward have from time to time caused annoyance to people living round about,” said Coun.' Toni Robinson. ; He / feared another mushrooming of industry as on Kendal Street, which now contained six concerns where originally there was one small bakery. -. Coun. Richard Turner said the Ribble Valley’s Upbrooks land should be used for housing and recre­ ation.


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on Taylor Street of more industry at Upbrooks. Said Coun. Leo Wells: “The council is improving old houses there. Is an increase in traffic the right kind of development to follow?, The . school and nursery nearby would suffer too.”


ised the need for a lorry park on the Pimlico link road. Coun. Wells said the road had been built to rid the town of heavy traffic and should be so used.


Blackburn, felt that Salthill quarry should not be touched by industry at any price, and should become a recreation area, with a lorry park near the link road.


The Mayor, Coun. John x .


chairman Mr, Andrew Chisholm was “very pleased” with the Town Council’s'deci­ sion. “Development along the link road would, remove the need for a new road from Upbrooks to the link road,” he said. Below is a diagram of the


Residents’ action group


Pimlico link , road-Upbrooks area, showing the Ribble Valley Council’s proposed site for industry (under discussion tonight), and ! the zone suggested as an alternative by Clitheroe Town Council and Salthill-Upbrooks residents.


DfUl/E. - \ \ . Several councillors emphas­ ! Members fegred the effect “Five concerns in the Gram­


and friends attended the fete in the school grounds, where there were plenty of attrac­ tions to please everyone. Among the most popular


THE SUN really shone on Brookside School on Friday evening to make the annual summer fete the most successful yet. About 400 children, parents


were the pony rides and many stalls and sideshows included knocking cans off a shelf, darts and wellie-throwing. \ Refreshments served in the


lots of style to throw balls into the buckets — that’s' the advice these youngsters are giving to . the parents. Pictured, from the left: front — . Julie Johnston, Tracy Taylor, Claire Altham, Craig Taylor. Back '— Rachel Onslow, Debra Inman, Trevor Gordon and Leeroy Porter.


school, plus a tombola and a white elephant stall helped to raise £150 to buy equipment for the school. You need a good arm and


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t r i c k ” thef t -at a small Clitheroe general store when property worth about £250 was stolen by thieves posing as • shoppers — the second such incident within 10 days. The raid took place on ■


VITAL MEALS SERVICE IN JEOPARDY


CLITHEROE’S Meals on Wheels service,, which provides about 70 good hot meals a week for pension­ ers in the town, is facing a crisis.


New name for Almshouses?


PARKER Cottages. might well become the new address for Waddihgton Almshouses. The re-christening could


come about if a suggestion by, the Parish Council to change the name is agreed by the trustees at their September meeting. Several of the elderly resi-.


Cottages' is an obvious one, the trust being set up in 1701 by the Parker family.


Mystery plays


A PARTY of 28 parishioners from Clitheroe Parish Church with the vicar, the Rev. J. C. Hudson, travelled by coach to York to see the Mystery plays.


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dents have expressed a .wish for a change, because they feel “quite hurt” when visitors ask if they live at the almshouses, or even worse if their pleasant, .homes are referred to by the registered name, Waddington Hospital. The choice of Parker


, Voluntary organiser for the past 15 months, Mrs Margaret Wigglesworth, is having to stand down .' . . and unless a replacement is found soon, the service could fold up entirely. . The vital task needs some­ one with a flair for organisa­ tion and a reasonable amount of spare time, the main part of the job being , to draw up a rota of drivers and helpers and to liaise with the health authorities over who will receive the meals. At present, the list is worked out until the end of September, but it will soon be time to prepare one covering the following three months. ,1 Mrs Wigglesworth, who is


Setting sail!


TWO of sand and one of cement may sound like a strange recipe for a weekend sailing trip, but for two local men the mixture proved ideal. Mr Malcolm Douglas, of


giving up> the job through health and domestic reasons, would be delighted to help her successor learn the ropes. 1 Connected: with - Meals ;on


Wheels since it was started in Clitheroe by the WRVS 12 years ago, she plans to continue as a “mate” on the meals runs.


organiser Mrs S. Panikkar is equally anxious to fill the vacancy quickly and suggests that it would be possible for two organisers to share the duties.


Ribble . Valley district


, Would-be volunteers need not be WRVS members .. .. in fact, men would be just as welcome as women. Mrs Panikkar feels that a retired man would be ideal for the job and points out that there are already two men on the list of drivers and mates.


: Anyone who may be able to help the Meals on Wheels keep on roiling should contact Mrs Wigglesworth, who lives at 28.Park Avenue, Clitheroe.


Angler’s dream comes true for Barrie (14)


, The Victoria Hotel Sea Angling Club returned from : Whitby on Sunday with half a ton of cod . . . and a couple of days earlier-Clitheroe boy Barrie Conchie hauled in a 441b tope of Fleetwood, one of the biggest caught there this year.


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ter’s achievement extra special is that he has been partially crippled in his legs from birth, is spastic in his hands and has never been sea fishing before. Barrie'(i4) of Tower Hill,


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. pounder which put up a harder fight, struggling for 45 minutes before Barrie landed it, tail first. Said‘his father: “The boy’s a marvel. But I’m


advice — and landed the fourr foot fish unaided after a 10- minute battle. Then he -hooked a 36-


/ not taking him. again — he gets all the biggest fish!” . The Victoria Hotel Club hit


a shoal of extra-big cod, aver­ age lOlbs, when 12 members sailed from Whitby. Using the “jigging” method, which involves a long-line- and a number of hooks, they pulled in 250 fish of up to J21bs. Said secretary ^Mr John


. Billington, of Exton Terrace,; Barrow: “Most members have deep freezers so the trip was very worthwhile, with the present price of cod.‘It was our biggest haul in five years.”


Watertight? THE. proliferation of icecream]


vans in the Hodder Valley at present has prompted the; vicar of.Whitewell, the Rev.; Arthur Higginson,- to^pose a -pertinent question.


newsletter/ Mr Higginson; w.onders ju s t what the; .vendors do when nature calls: “Is there a toilet on board each van, or are these sellers amazing folk-.who-never.-need; a loo from early morning until late at.night?? he asks.


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Elker Lane, Billington, and Mr Brian Cushing, of Waddington Road, Clitheroe, were part of a six man crew on the maiden voyage of a concrete cruiser, which sailed from Glasson Docks on Friday.' The boat, constructed by;


. on'Sunday! The'revolutionary' style cruiser, which took two years to build, is made of chicken - wire netting with


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Friday at the Chatburn Road End shop.owned ;by Mrs Mabel Elizabeth' Thompson. Two men made off with her handbag containing £90 cash, £85 premium*.bonds, a gold watch and bangle, a cheque book and other personal effects. Mrs Thompson, who has


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were looking for souvenirs of the area. When I turned my back to open the door to the front window, one of them must have gone into the back of the shop and stolen my handbag,” said Mrs Thompson of St James's Street. Police have issued descrip­


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-r^-Atrthis. stage it is not thought there is a connection with last week’s £1,000 raid at Catlow’s jewellery shop in Castle Street, Clitheroe, but the possibility has not been ruled out.


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