6 ’ Clilkc I L/t- Advertiser and Times, April 29thf 1976 THEY SEEK YOUR VOTES ON MAY 6th C L I T H E R O E — R i b b l e s d a l e ®


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m : l l f l Beryl Cassidy (C)


Cassidy, of Hill House, who, has a grown-up family, is a medical social'worker at Blackburn Royal Infirmary. She is a manager of Pendle Junior School and president of St John Ambulance cadets. Previous posts include WRVS


IN Clitheroe’s Edisford, Low Moor and Trinity ward, six candidates are fighting for three seats. , Doctor’s wife Mrs Beryl


Geoffrey Jackson (Lab)


county youth leader Geoff Jackson (31), of Windsor Avenue, is a member of the Ribble Valley Sports Council executive. Married with two children, he serves on the Lancashire Youth Club's Association executive and is also a member of Trinity Methodist Church, where he


centre organiser and NSPCC committee secretary. ' Clitheroe and district


Bertram Jones (Lab)


Highfield Road, is chairman of Clitheroe Labour Party and a town councillor. He is a


' manager of Edisford and Ribblesdale Nursery Schools


is youth club leader. Bertram Jones (55), of


• and serves on the Old Peoples’ Welfare Committee and the NW Electricity Consultative Council. A member of Clitheroe CC, he works at ICI.


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be going to the polls in nine wards, but in the remaining 14 some 20 men and women will be returned unopposed, all but


WITH less than half of the seats on the Ribble Valley Council being con­ tested next Thursday, this year’s elections have- lost much of their steam. Thirty-three candidates will


PUT THEIR CASE


three of them retiring council­ lors.


In Clitheroe, where a four


ward system is- being intro­ duced for the first time, the election has lost impetus through the total absence of the Liberals, and the Labour party nomination paper mix- up which left the Conserva­ tives unopposed in two wards. So, in Clitheroe, the main


OF the several unopposed candidates only three do not at present sit on the council. They are Conservatives Mrs Sheila Maw (Whalley), Mr Edwin Gretton (Grindleton and West Bradford) and Mr Gordon Helm in Clitheroe’s St James’s ward. Doctor's wife Mrs Maw, of


Lower Clerk Hill,- Whalley, served on the Padiham Urban


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District Council for five years and was chairman in 1970-71. She is WRVS district organ­ iser for the Burnley area, tre­ asurer of Clitheroc Consti­ tuency Women’s Conservative Association and vice-chairman of Read and Whalley Lunc­ heon Club.


pany executive, Mr Gretton (39), of Old Hall, West Brad­ ford, is taking his first step into local politics. A village resident for the past nine years, he is married with three children and is a member of the Bowland Ratepayers’ Association and Clitheroe Squash Club.


Edwin Gretton (C)


ing Close, hails from Preston and has lived in Clitheroe for 10 years. He has been a butcher all his life apart from his National Service years. Married with three boys, he includes gardening and movie photography among his hobbies.


Gordon Helm (48), of Still­ A plant engineering com­


interest centres on the Edis-. ford-Low Moor-Trinity ward, where three Labour and t'hrec Conservatives are battling on “home” ground.


taking part in their first cam­ paign, but Labour’s trio all fought the inaugural Ribble Valley elections three years ago.


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Parish council elections


Gordon Helm (C) Sheila Maw (C)


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11 candidates are vying for eight places on the parish council, Gisburn 7 (5), Great Milton 4 (3), Grindlcton 8 (7), Slaidburn 6 (5), West Bradford 7 (5) and Wadding- ton 12 (7).


by the council, and welcome the proposed development of the Low Moor Mill site, under which houses will be owned jointly by the council and the occupiers. They endorse coun­ cil policy on the purchase of council houses by sitting tenants.


port for any measures that protect the environment or improve the quality of . life ■within the community. “We will actively discour­


_ The candidates look for­ ward to the completion at Low Moor, of th e warden- supervised scheme for 34 units for elderly people, and say that continuance of the present programme of moder­ nisation of council houses will mean the majority of the older houses in the ward ultimately being brought: up to modern standards. The candidates pledge sup­


lages which will be going to the polls to elect parish, but not district, councillors, who arc unopposed. They arc Chatburn, where


Grammar School arid St James’s wards. In Grammar School, four carididates, including the outgoing Mayor and the Mayor-elect of Clithcroc, will be contest­ ing three places on the Par­ ish Council, and in St James’ there are three candidates for two scats. There are also seven vil­


FOURTEEN Ribblc Valley wards will have no contest for their District Council seats, but a number of them will still stage.Parish Coun­ cil elections on the same day, next Thursday. This applies in Clitheroo’s


Beryl 'Cassidy, Colin Scott and Mrs May Woodford — appeal for support to help them fu r th e r the Tory- controlled council’s “excellent record of achievement in the ward", and promise to serve the interests of all electors in the area. They voice “the concern of many residents” over the cost of running council affairs and hardship resulting from high rate bills, and pledge to do all they can to ensure that the council obtains value for money. On housing, they support


The Conservatives — Mrs The Conservatives are all


resented on the next Ribble Valley council.


ters we will listen and act for you. “As a minority group in the


council we could and would act as a watch-dog and strong pressure group, with your


politics should be kept out of local government^ and believes a councillor’s job is to help constituents regardless of party.


ward features a contest bet­ ween two councillors — Inde­ pendent Bob Ainsworth and Conservative John Troop — and Labour man Vernon Earnshaw for the two avail­ able seats. Coun. Ainsworth thinks


ward’s interests always to the fore" Clitheroe’s Ribblesdale


vances, or least voices and comments on some aspect of local government, be it council housing, bus services' and fares, schools, roads and pavements, street lighting, public spending or the rates. "On these and other mat­


close contact with the electo­ rate “and through your views and comments participation in the business of your council. "Most people have grie­


speak of the necessity for spe­ cial attention for the needs of the elderly and the young but, above all, they believe in equal opportunity and con­ stant improvement in the quality of life for everyone. .The candidates promise


there has been no democratic opposition," they say. “With­ out a cross-section of opinions on any council, democracy cannot be seen working.” The Labour candidates


"In the outgoing council


opposition to the Conserva­ tive majority on the council for two reasons: so that party politics will not interfere with the interests of the people at large, and to combat “the bureaucratic manner of some officials.


He wants to see a stronger


*Albcrt Astley (Ind C) Sub-postmaster at Bolton-


by-Bowiand, Albert Astley (59), of Main Street, spent 26


see more house building — private or council — to accom­ modate local people and end the danger of Clitheroe becoming a dormitory town, and further development of industry without interfering with the countryside. Coun. Troop feels that what ■


be for committees to consult interested parties to help in the decision-making process.” Mr Earnshaw also wants to


r a t e p a y e r s a re most interested in is a close scrutiny of how money is spent.


cerned with the interests of the electors in Ribblesdale


fore, “exert strong control over the expenditure of public money, and see that the rates are controlled as tightly as possible.” Although particularly con­


The council must, there­


remoteness of the Ribble Valley Council is still a serious problem: “The majority do not yet think of the Ribble Valley as .a community, and the coun­ cil must pay more attention to individuals, encouraging them to be more involved in its decisions. “One way to do this would


speak and have no interest — in effect I am asking who runs this council,” he says. Mr Earnshaw feels that the


“Too many members never


years in the police. Currently he is vice-chairman of the Rib­ ble Valley finance committee. He has switched from the Conservatives to stand as an Independent Conservative.


' ton and Rossendale College, Colin Bacon (43), of Coldor House, Lambing Clough Lane, Sawley, is chairman of the Bowland Ratepayers’ Aition Group. Married with three sons; he spent 20 years in industry as an engineer and


computer specialist before entering teaching.


and mathematics at Accring-


Colin Bacon (C Ratepayer) A senior lecturer in physics


Ill illlititll I t s


Clarence Gerrard (Lab) Longridge Labour Party


secretary Clarence Gerrard, of .Springs Road, sits on the


District Three Education Liaison Committee. A former part-time agent to the East


Flintshire MP, he is married, with a married daughter. He is a past chairman of Hawar- den RDC.


"Agnes Melling (C) Miss Agnes Melling swit-


chesfrom Independent to the Conservative ranks. Miss Melling, of Derby Road, is secretary of Longridge Old


People's Welfare Committee. She serves on the council’s


housing, leisure and recrea­ tion committees.


jw>; Joyce Reese (Ind)


Reese, of Higher Road” is standing for the first time in any election. Aged 48, her main concern is for the protec­ tion of the environment. A university secretary before marriage, she has two chil­ dren, and is interested in music, conservation and fell walking.


Housewife Mrs Joyce is s s


, centre. He is a Member of the Royal Society (Health) and a registered medical auxiliary. He is married with two chil­ dren.


Clitheroe-born Colin Scott (38), a former pupil of the


cation welfare officer Brinley John Joynson, of Whitewell Drive, Clitheroe, is a former head of the ICI medical


Brinlcy Joynson (Lab) Ribble Valley District edu­


Colin Scott (C)


Grammar School, is a grocer and master member of the Institute of Grocery Distribu­ tion. He lives in St Paul’s Close and is married, with a daughter. Voluntary work includes chairmanship of Clitheroe Oxfam Group, and he is secretary of St Paul’s PCC.


Ribblesdale Afternoon 81 May Woodford (C)


Townswomen’s Guild chair­ man Mrs May Woodford (56), of Lancaster Drive, is married to a textile group director and has three children. She has lived in Clitheroe for over seven years, organises the WRVS books-on-wheels ser­ vice and has also served on the League of Friends Clitheroe Hospital Committee.


’"Robert Ainsworth (Ind)


dent candidate, Bob. Ains­ worth, of Goosebutts Lane, served articles as a public health inspector to Bowland RDC after leaving Clitheroe Royal Grammar School. He started his career as a news­ agent after naval service. A councillor for seven years, he is on the Ribble Valley plan­ ning and finance committees.


IN Clftheroe’s Ribblesdale' ward there are three contes- tantsfor two seats: Clitheroe’s only Indepen­


Vernon Earnshaw (Lab) A kiln burner at Ribble


Cement, Vernon Earnshaw, of Salthill Road, is secretary of the Ribble Valley Trades Council. Married with three children, he is chairman of the


shop stewards’ committee at


the cement works. Keenly involved, in work for the elderly, he chairs Clitheroe’s Age Action Year Committee.


♦John Troop (C) Local engineering company


works director John Troop (40), of Hereford Drive, serves on the health, finance and personnel committees. He was on the former Clitheroe


Borough Council for four


years and now serves on the town council. He is chairman of the Clitheroe Conserva­ tives’ Polling Committee.


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"'Alice Alston (C) Sabden parish councillor


Miss Alice Alston, of Lit- tlemoor Close, has served in local government for 53 years. A past chairman of the former


Burnley RDC, she received the MBE in 1972. A governor of eight local schools, she rep­ resents Ribble Valley on the education liaison committee.


export clerk for an Accrington engineering company. He has served on Blackrod UDC and was co-opted member on Old- hamife education committee. Married with three children, lie is a school manager and churchwarden.


years, Thomas Bithell, (56), of Crow Trees Road, is a senior


Thomas Bithell (Lab) Michael Richardson (Comm) A Sabden resident for eight


Chairman of the Preston


branch of the Communist Party, Michael Richardson, of Market Place, teaches French at Walton-le-Dale Secondary School. A graduate, he serves on the South Ribble NUT executive, and has been invol­ ved with the anti-apartheid movement and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.


: 1 - _____ * " William Riding (C)


ing, of Brow Top Farm, Thornley, is chairman of .'housing and a member of four other committees. He has been in local government for 30 years. He is a magistrate, former chairman of Longridge UDC, a school governor and


former NFU branch sec­ retary.


Dairy farmer William Rid­ '■'Fred Singleton (C)


Valley, Fred Singleton, of Dil­ worth Lane, is the longest- serving member of Lon­


First mayor of the Ribble


gridge Parish Council. He was five times chairman of Lon­ gridge UDC and serves on the Ribble Valley Council's policy and resources, personnel, health and planning commit­ tees.


LONGRIDGE— Alston (2 seats)


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amount parish were I people sidesn council day Sc gers tributoi Thor,


2 4 , . . "Margaret Mayes (C)


Parish Council Mrs Margaret Mayes, of Sharpies Farm, represents the Ribble Valley Council on the district Com­ munity Health Council, the. NW Water Authority and the d is t r ic t Social Services Liaison Committee. She is chairman of health and a member of the planning, pol­ icy and liaison committees.


Chairman of Osbaklcston John Walmslcy (C)


■ chairman. An active NFU official, he is a manager of St Mary’s RC School, Osbaldes­ ton, and Mellor Brook Com­ munity Centre. Married with two daughters, he attends St Leonard’s Church, Balder- stones.


Sykes Farm, has been on Osbaldeston Parish Council for 23 years and is a past


Farmer John Walmsley, of


district levels, Mrs Irene Bee, of Edencroft, is manager of


two local schools, secretary of Chipping Happy Days Club, and a member of Thornley WI. On the Ribble Valley she serves on the. public works and health, planning and transportation, and develop­ ment committees.


James Rogcrson (Ind) A newcomer to the' local


election scene, James Roger- son, of Handlestead’s Farm,


Chipping, has spent a lifetime in agriculture. Aged 53, ho is married with five sons. He is a member of the Chipping Agricultural Society and an associate member of the NFU. ■' /


gregati the nu mitnica were ] Union r The f


John Shone (Lab)


cosmetic and toilet products company, John Shone is enter­ ing local politics' for the first time. Married with four chil­ dren, he has lived in Eskdale Road for eight years. At 18 he joined the Army and came out


A representative for a


14 years later with the rank of sergeant.


Christopher Smith (Lib) A compositor with a Pre­


ston firm of printers, Christ­ opher John Smith, of Hacking Drive, is an active member of the National Graphical Associ­ ation. He is a member of the


Hacking Hobbs Residents’ Association. Aged 30, he is married with two children.


"■'Ian Taylor (C)


election, Ian Taylor, of Conis- ton Close, now stands as a Conservative. A Longridge parish councillor, he serves on the Ribble Valley Council's public works and health, lei­ sure and recreation, and par­ ish council liaison committees. He is a keen sportsman, and Longridge Traders’ Associa­ tion member.


An Independent at the last


bates to Mr Join W. liulli


orally u recalled liOO pen process Whilsur The


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Labour trio point to the need for Labour voters to be rep- .'


refer to their personal records of voluntary service, as do the . Labour candidates Bert Jones, Brinley Joyrison and Geoff Jackson. In their statement the


age vandalism and law­ breaking, arid believe that effective deterrents should be available to punish offen­ ders,” they state. : The three Conservatives


^William- Bowker (C) .■Roger. Walton'(Lib) Open University graduate


Roger Leslie Walton, -of Mel low Brow, has been a teachei for 10 years. Aged 31, he is now working at a primary


school at Exton. Married, he is a recent recruit to the Labour Party and is taking part in his first election.


lohn Whittaker (C)


tive John Whittaker of St Marys Guldens serves on the housing and finance com­ mittees. Married with two children, he,is a parish coun-. cillor at Mellor, being a former chairman. A member of the Samlesbury Players, he is a churchwarden and man-; ager of St Mary’s School. Centre.


Retned siles lepiesenta-


ter Road, Clayton-le-Dale, is a director - of a road transport company. A Blackburn magis­ trate, he is a trustee of Black- burn Outdoor Pursuits


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Borough councillor, William Bowker is vice-chairman of the Ribble Valley Health Committee and serves on the Recreation Committee. Mr Bowker, oLCresta;■


A fo rm e r Blackburn


■"Frederick Green (C)


Retired printing industry executive Fred Green, of


, Whalley Road, is Mayor-elect of the Ribble Valley. He is vice-chairman of the Conser-


vati-.e group, servos on the


policy and resources commit­ tee as vice-chairman, liaison committee as chairman, and is also on the housing and finance committees.


John Poole (Lab) . John Poole (55), of Shrop­


shire Drive, qualified as a pilot during the war and later-


Farmers. Married with two children, he counts gardening


and read in g among his hobbies.


obtained a National Certifi­ cate in Agriculture. He woiked in animal foodstuffs before becoming technical livestock adviser to Preston


■"Bernard Thornton (C) Plant and transport man-


ager for a civil engineering “fm, Bernard Thornton (48)


; . n e„ ? r r T ’ iStheP - e n t -I -'01 of . L°ngridge. . Ho ■


serves on the Ribble. Valley' nr»rcnnV.Ai i..


Janice Welch (Lib) Recently retired after


..spending 10 years in the prob­ ation service, Mrs Janice Grace .Welch, of Hacking Drive, is standing for tin.


councillor the first time. Mar­ ried with a daughter, she i s3 member of the Lancashire Association of Youth Clubs, and was a youth leader Todmordenj her home town.


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