Clilheroc Advertiser and Times, September Silt, 1976. , 7-


Extra land---- at quarry to be screened


PLANS to extend the sandstone quarry at Wadding- ton Fell by between 10 and 15 acres over the next 15 to 20 years have been considered by the Ribble Valley Council’s Development Sub-Committee.


Value for money at Hodder Show


THE long hot summer has meant a cutback in the number .of entries in the horticultural section of the Hodder Valley Show, but it still promises to be one of the biggest and best ever. Taking place at Bell Holme,


Knockout” competition for Young Farmers’ Clubs and inter-village rivalry will be as strong as ever, with Slaidburn and Newton playing the tradi­ tional football match. Sheepdog trials with the


Newton, Saturday’s show boasts almost 250 classes and many sideshows and special attractions. There will be an “It’s a


is among 48 for sheep. There are also sections for cattle, eggs and preserves, cakes and bread, handicrafts, photo­ graphy, children’s exhibits, ponies and working terriers. Sideshows will include a


land wrestling will be making another welcome return. A new class for Swaledales


display on life in Dalehead by Mr Peter Lambert, an open tug-of-war, a radio-controlled aircraft display and music by the Slaidbum Silver Band. There will be ample room


propose to extend the quarry further out onto the fell in gradual stages.


Waddington Fell Quarries • ‘ ' The plans — setting out the


detailed timetable ■ of the extensions — must ultimately be passed by- Lancashire County Council; but the' Development Sub-Committee is allowed to comment. The firm plans to screen the,


been completed and the other, which is about 15ft. high, is nearly finished. • Mr Frank Brown, a director


extensions by means , of two garth mounds covered in h e a th e r betweeen the- Waddington-Newton road and the quarry. . Work on one mound had


of the firm, said people would not notice a big difference in- the local landscape. “The two mounds effec­


tively screen the quarry and have actually improved the look of the area,” he said. The Development Sub-


British champions from the past two years competing are likely to be popular and Cumberland and Westmor­


Committee raised no objec-, lions to the plans but felt that more screening mounds should be put on the northern side of the quarry access road. They felt this would help


hide the unattractive plant visible to people travelling from Newton towards the quarry.


Pupils in


for parking. Admission is 50p for adults and lOp for chil­ dren. The festivities will carry on


well into the evening with a dance and barbecue in a large marquee, tickets priced £1.75 being available from Mr W. R. King-Wilkinson, of Rock House, Slaidburn.


CAUGHT TROUT Darrel Balshaw (17), of


"(prosecuting) said a water baliff saw Balshaw fishing on the River Ribble at Grindle- lon where the Clitheroe Angl­ ing Association had sole fish­ ing rights. The bailiff investigated and


Cross Street, Clitheroe, was fined £10 at Clitheroe Magis­ trates Court for taking two brown trout from private waters. He was also ordered to pay £5 costs. Mr B a r r y D e a r in g


discovered Balshaw had caught two brown trout.


time trial THREE Ribblesdale School pupils will be battling for honours on two wheels when they compete in the national finals of a 10-mile time tidal cycling championship on Saturday. The three — fourth year


Paul Lamb and Mark Gornall and third year Jonathan Rawlinson, all of Clitheroe, — were in the area finals of the GHS national schoolboys' championship at the end of last term. They fought their way


competing individually and each will be looking for a time of 25 minutes or just under. The competition takes place


through to the national finals by putting up the best team performance with a fastest team time of just over 25 minutes. On Saturday they will be


on the A1 near Worksop and the three lads will be travel­ ling there with the school’s head of PE Mr Tony Scott. A total of 120 riders from


schools all over the country are competing in the finals and there is a handsome silver trophy for the winner.


Labour’s choice


AIMING to make his presence felt in . the Clitheroe constituency is Labour’s new prospective Parliamentary c a n d id a te , Mr Lindsay Sutton. Bradford-born Mr Sutton


(27), of Fearns Hall Farm, Stacksteads, Bacup, says that Clitheroe is an area he knows well and feels for deeply. "I know its problems and I


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conch — filled out with toilet; washing facilities, and sleeping room for eight — was on show in the Gram­ mar School grounds, while ;i' coffee evening and social for the visitors was pul on in a nearby house by Mr Fred C o w p c r t h iv a i tc, M r .1 i m Cook and Miss -Marjorie" Hcthcrington. Mr Cowpcrl hivaitc, a


CLITHEROE district people who "contributed .to .the (J- Mnbilc projcct’for children’s hoi idays gal liercd at a York Street,house to sec Ihc vehi­ cle which their-generosity, helped lo provide. ■ . The specially converted


nurse at Caldcrstoncs," origi­ nated the XI ,000 J-Mobilc


round the bring and buy stall; which helped lo bring in a total of X8 I for J-Mobilc running costs.


stint taking groups of chil­ dren from all over England on holiday, the ,1-Mobilc is now resting for a few repairs before its next journey — p ro b ab ly to Blackpool illuminations. Picture: Guests gather


project, and is in charge of the vehicle now that it is in operation. After a five week summer


Fire-ravaged Wellsprings to be re-built


PLANS, arc already in hand to rebuild the 17th century WellRprings Hotel, which was severely damaged by fire.


part of the hotel, at about 3.20a.mi a week last Tuesday, but firemen stopped it from spreading to the living quar­ ters and new dance floor. The


blaze in February, the fire: service has made practice runs to isolated premises, particularly hotels, to prepare for exactly the situation which


Pcndlc Ski Club’s meeting room and simulated ski slopes were not damaged. Since the Moorcock Inn


like the folk — good, honest, forthright people — the type that know what they want and speck their minds,” he said. “ Clitheroe deserves a.


University graduate in politi­ cal theory and institutions, is a journalist and has worked on the Lancashire Evening Tele­ graph and Evening Star. Currently he is a sub-editor on a national newspaper in Manchester. ■ As a member of Rosscmlale Labour Party, Mr Sutton acts as a Press adviser to MP Mr Mike Noble and produces a Party newsletter in. the Valley. He is also "involved in the fight for import controls for textiles ami footwear, which he describes as “a vital short-term measure needed to. give these hard-hit industries a breathing space." Over the next few weeks,


change :— and I"hope I’m the man to do it. I promise that I’ll try my utmost.” Mr Sutton, a Sheffield


Mr Sutton plans to tour the constituency to meet as many people as possible, before taking a working holiday in America, where lie plans to observe the Presidential elec­ tion.


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PLANS for the demolition of a service station in Sabden and the building of a new two- storey building on the site have been passed by the Ribble Valley Council’s Plan­ ning Committee despite a number of objections by resi­ dents. The plans provide for a 23-


ROUND TABLERS VISIT ‘TWIN’ /


EIGHT members of Clitheroe Round Table have returned from Denmark after a successful first stage in a “twinning” arrangement with the Round Table in the town of Lemvig.


hosted individually in the homes of Lemvig members. During their week-long stay they visited local points of interest during the day — including beef and dairy farms — and met together in the evenings; A meeting of the Lemvig


The Clitheroe Tablers were


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Round Table during the week was held in the English language for the benefit of the guests. Lemvig is a fishing port in


North-West Denmark with a population of 8,000, and like Clitheroe it is a centre for a larger population of about 30,000. The C l ith e ro e Round


Tablers plan to return the hospitality they received by inviting Lemvig Tablers and their families to Clitheroe next year. The twinning with Lemvig


will mean the end of a six-year search by Clitheroe for a continental partner. Previous e f fo r ts were frustrated because few European Tablers wished to travel so far north in England. After leaving Lemvig, the


foot high building on the Clitheroe Road site, incor­ porating a shop office and work bay downstairs, and l iv in g accommodation upstairs. This would replace the


p re s e n t tim ber framed building. The objections came from


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residents living in a row of terraced cottages opposite the site. Their main complaints were that the new building would spoil their view, lead to a loss of privacy, block light to the nearby primary school and encourage the proprietor to stay open late at night. . But in a report to the


INTERNAL BY PASS Branehat at Ormond Straat, Bury, and Hallway Boat/, Choriey.


committee, Chief Architect and Planning Officer Mr Charles Wilson said the cottages were 75ft from the proposed building and, there­ fore, .would not;-suffer an adverse loss of privacy.


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PLANNING permission has b e en g iv en fo r th re e bungalows in Windsor Close, Read, by the Ribble Valley Council’s Development Sub­ committee. :


Terence Park (Clitheroe Table International Officer) and John Rushton (Area 34 Inter­ national Officer). The other members who went were Howard Spensley (chairman), Richard Read, Brian Haig, Mike Watkins, Robert Berry, and David Hepworth.'


Zoo trip


Michael and John’s '-Brownie’ Guider Mrs Frances Nelson, was the first joint event since the district was divided" to make it more manageable. District commissioners are Mi-s P. Houldsworth for the Bowland area and Mrs E. Gardner for Clitheroe.


I T was a day to remember when 200 Brownies from the C l ith e ro e and Bowland districts went on an outing to Chester Zoo. Two were stung by wasps and one fell into some water, but there were no major disasters arid they all enjoyed watching the antics of. panther,,cubs’ and seeing the jackals being fed. The outing, organised by SS


ROYAL HOUSEHOLD COUPLE’S WEDDING


■ Household staff- a t ! Bucking gham- Palace for two years; ■ Miss Margaret 'Smithies, of - Barrow, was -married at- Caxton Hall, London,- to a '


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• colleague on the Palace staff.;. The bride is the only daugh-


- ter. of Mrs D. Smithies, of : Trafford, Gardens, and the., date Mr.R. Smithies, i The .bridegroom," Mr. Brian :


Post -Office -Tower tRestaur--. ant. theicoupleileft for a tour-: ing -honeymoon.-They will, live - in Somerset.


the ;bride’s cousin;-: Miss. Angela Hilton, also of Traf­ ford Gardens, Barrow.- ;■ After; a: reception at- the"


Edwards, is the:third-son.of Mr C . E d w a r d s , of Sandhurst, Surrey, and the late Mrs C., Edwards, i • One of the witnesses was1


eight Clitheroe members went on in their two ears to Hamburg for the AGM of the World Council of Young Mens’ Service Clubs. This meeting, over the August Bank Holiday weekend, was attended by 2,000 delegates from all parts of the world. The trip was organised by


A 25-HOUR sponsored walk round the o u tsk ir ts of Clitheroe raised £220 for Trin­ ity Youth Club. Mem b ers o r ig in a l ly intended to cover the course by bicycle, but local police decided it was too dangerous. Forty-three members and


leaders took part, in teams of four. One walked while the others rested and took it in turns to go out in relay style. Those not walking slept at


Trinity Youth Centre, where hot drinks were provided, and at breakfast time Ribble Valley Youth leader Geoff Jackson cooked bacon and eggs. The walk lasted from G p.m. one night to 7 p.m. the next. The money will go towards


new toilets at the club, and strip for Trinity FC. It will also go some way to


lot more money to raise over the coming weeks but this £220 is a big boost."


QUESTIONS GALORE


CLITHEROE Probus Club members took full advantage of being addressed by local professional gardener Mr William Barker. After speaking to the 57


members for 15 minutes, Mi- Barker paused to ask if anyone had any points to raise so far — but was inundated with so many questions that it took him 40 minutes to answer them. The queries were on the


stave off the financial problem which, before the walk looked like forcing closure of the club fo r s e v e r a l weeks at Christmas. : Said Geoff: “We still have a


the premises clearing charred debris ready for the rebuild­ ing task to begin. The fire began in the old


Workmen were this week at


confronted firemen on the parched Pontile hillside. On t h c n i g h t , eig h t


. The hotel was taken over in January by ex-jet pilot Mr Dave Hopson, who was this week on holiday abroad and not available to comment on plans for the future of the hotel. The fire at the Wellspririgs


came shortly after two other major blazes in the .Ribble Valley. One at Standcn Hey Farm,


and Pendleton to feed the four jets trained on the blazing hotel. , Fire Brigade Divisional Commander Mr Peter Copley said the operation worked like clockwork. "We couldn’t have fought the blaze more success­ fully if we’d had a 10-million gallon tank of water across the road;'! he said.


appliances mounted a .water shuttle operation from Sabdcn


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THE latest adult education programme for the Ribble Valley swings , into action next week, with thousands of people, expected to enrol for one or more of the 200 courses on offer.


Lots to offer in adult # education


Clitheroe, Whalley and Longridgc have their own enrolment sessions next week, with tutors on hand to advise and inform.


classes is also planned for many of the- local villages, though enrolling for these will take place at the first meeting of the chosen class.


SPINNING


■ All the old favourite classes in ncedlcerafts. sport and- other fields will bo available throughout the district, but there are several new depar­ tures adding colour lo the programme. Among these arc a spinning


“introduction to parachuting” will provide ail entry lo an exciting modern pastime. Full details of the prog­


too, is a course in food hygiene and handling which will lead to the examination of the Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene. The course, intended as a service to hotels and other caterers, will he run by staff of the Ribble Valley Environmental Health Department. For the adventurous, ail


ramme can be found in leaflets to be circulated in shops and libraries over the next fort­ night.


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Pendleton, four weeks ago caused £30,000 worth of damage when flames ravaged a . Kith-century granary and other buildings. Next day the 96-year-old


the distribution of "program­ mes and coiiies will be avail­ able from the “Advertiser and Times" office in King Street, Clilhcroc.


Schools arc also helping in


clock tower , at the Barrow print works site was gutted, and within -18 hours had been demolished. Site owners Tootal sent in


the demolition men because they believed the fire had rendered the building unsafe. But a Ribble Vailey Council


b u i ld in g e x p e r t , who examined the tower after the blaze, had declared it safe. The demolition of the late-


Victorian tower — Barrow’s last remaining land mark — has disappointed local conser­ vationists and the council. Chief Architect- and Plan-


ning Officer Mr Charles Wilson was most “disap­ pointed,” but said the council could do nothing because they had only an informal agree­ ment with Tootal for its preservation. The only building left stand­


Education, Mr Jeff Smith stresses that the programmes for the villages are open- ended.


District Principal for Adult


class, in which students will produce their own material from wool gathered in the countryside, and a course in orienteering — a new exten­ sion to the range of sporting classes. New on the programme,


A notable public


servant


MR JOHN TROOP, head of a family that has given notable public service to CliUicroe arid district, has died at the age of 73.


Drive, Clilhcroe, was a former chairman of Clitheroe Magistrates’ Bench on which he served from I960 to 1971.


Mr Troop, of Croasdalc


chairman and managing direc­ tor of R. and T. Clayton Ltd., of Bridgeficld Mill, Rishlon, and chairman of Blackburn and District Cotton Manufac­ turers’ Association from 1954 to 1959.


For some years he was


for further classes in subjects or villages not listed on the programme and we will do our best to meet such demands,” he says.


“We welcome suggestions


year is a considerable range of short courses over a weekend or a few weekly sessions mainly at Whalley.


Another departure this


of being more economical, often more beneficial, because students can sometimes learn more in a few long sessions than in many, broken-up ones,” adds Mr Smith.


“These have the advantage


ing on the site is a colonnaded one. The future of the site — which is up for sale — will probably be discussed at next Thursday’s meeting of the Ribble Valley Council's Plan­ ning and Transportation Committee. The blaze at Standen Hey


hours to control the blaze and payed a mile-long length of hose to Primrose Lodge to supplement the farm’s limited water supply.


Farm destroyed machinery, two barns containing 10,000 bales of hay, gutted two ad jo in in g shippons and severely damaged the granary and a storeroom. Thirty firemen took two


course s tak es place at Ribblesdale School next Monday and Tuesday, from 7 to 8-30 p.m., and for Whalley, next Thursday at the Old Grammar School, from 2 to 3- 30 p.m. and 7 to 8-30 p.m.


Enrolment for Clitheroe LITERACY Longridge enrolment even­


in g s are Tuesday and Wednesday between 7 and 9 p.m. in the County Secondary School.


Literacy scheme will continue as last year and the tutors are hoping that more people who have difficulty in reading and writing will come forward. Last year 47 people of all ages were put on the road to success through this scheme.


The Ribble Valley Adult


Mary Troop, the first woman chairman of Clitheroe Rural District Council on which she represented Whalley for 21 years; a soil Coun. John Troop, of Clitheroe, who is a member of the Ribble Valley Council, and two daughters, Mrs Penelope Thomson, of Whalley, and Miss Jane Troop, who lives in Montreal. The funeral took place on


Monday, a service at All Hallows preceding cremation at Accrington.


AT LAST!


Chief Technical Officer, Mr Dennis Black, told members of the Public Works and Health Committee that the c o n t ra c to r had f inal ly


THE long-standing saga of the Kenilworth Drive estate in Clitheroe, where residents have been campaigning for the past three years for proper roads and street light­ ing, at last appears to be over. The Ribble Vailey Council's


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"surfaced the roads and had almost completed the pave­ ments.


MICHAEL LEADS THE FIELD • BUT MISSES FIRST PRIZE


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propagation, ' cultivation, and care of items as varied as moss, damsons, tomatoes, and monkey puzzles, and Mi- Barker’s answers were plain, practical, and often humor­ ous. He was thanked by past c h a i rm a n Mr S id n ey Whiteside. - The chairman, Mr Tom


Thornber and Mr W. A. Peters, formerly of Whalley and Secretary to the Peter­ borough Probus Club, were welcomed. The next meeting, on


Rushton, reported the death of Mr John Troop and-a m om e n t’s silence was observed. Two visitors,- Mr Eric


September. ,.17th, will be ad d re s sed b y : the .Rev. Edward Wynne, of Black­ burn, whose" talk will be entir tied “Life is dike that.!’


Notice board:


A GLASS-FRONTED notice board is to -be-installed .in Clitheroe centre by the Town Council. Permission has been given;by the Yorkshire Bank; for - the - board - to be placed on the-waiLof its:Market Place- premises.


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SCHOOLBOY international ’ runner Michael Morton; of Waddington,: predictably won a fell race organised by the,; Clitheroe ' and; District Venture: Scout Unit — but he didn’t go home with yet a nother: trophy. For‘ th e1 medal-only! went’ to the first


ling five-mile course up and down the slopes-of Pendlc. That, award was gained by


Scout to compiete the'grucl---. just over a minute behind _ next year.


i buck row with Michael next : to him on the right. • Duncan actually finished third, in 39 min; 34 secs —


115-yeur-old Duncan Fielding — pictured centre in the:


Michael; .Cross-country enthusiast; Tony : Bush — also a guest runner— was second. - Sixteen local youngsters


took part in the race and all completed tbe course in less than an hour." It.is likely that a similar event will. be held


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with All Hallows Church, Mitton, where he had served as a warden and treasurer of the Parochial Church Council. Whalley Cricket Club, where he was for some time a trus­ tee, claimed his interest and so did the Probus Club at Clitlieroe. lie was a founder member of re-formed Black­ burn Rugby . Union Football Club, and belonged to Wlial- lcy Conservative Club. Mr Troop was an active member of the Clitheroe Divi­ sion Conservative Association and a former chairman of the Whalley branch. His father, Mr Albert Troop, was chair­ man of Blackburn Rural District Council for about 25 years. Mr Troop leaves a wife, Mrs


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