6 Clitkcroe Advertiser and Times, December 30.ti,, 8


Tories ‘practising bad politics’


—LABOUR COUNCILLOR


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Council house sales


Jones (Clitheroe) attacked the whole policy of the selling of


council houses. “Mr Gretton’s colleagues will go and sell these houses but they won’t be quite so keen on replacing them,” he said.


Short weight! .


A GROUP of slimming mums from Kemple View, Clitheroe, have donated £5 to the Barry Rainford kidney appeal fund . . . all for not losing enough weight. They decided to pay a fine if they didn’t . keep up with their schedules and give the money to’charity.


after hearing from Coun. Edwin Gretton (West Brad­ ford) that the restriction would remove the risk that well-off people might take council tenancies with the intention of buying the house within a few months. But Labour Coun. Bert


COUNCIL house tenants in the Ribble Valley can now buy their houses only after three years’ tenancy, unless they have been moved because of an improvement scheme in that time. The Council decided this


A WINNING event for Waddington FC was their annual Christmas party at the Castle R estaurant,


Clitheroe. Judges of a fancy dress competition- were Mr Jim Calvert, vice-chairman of Great Harwood FC, and his wife Ann; and' Mr Jack C am p b e ll, ■ formerly of Blackburn Rovers and now. on the Rovers’ coaching.


staff, who was accompanied by his wife Lily. They made


the following awards:'Men, Roger Hargreaves, (Max Wall); ladies, Mrs Linda Walker (Moon Girl). Most original> Peter Hargreaves (Punfe rocker); runner-up, ' Mrs Sue Ainsworth (Andy Pandy). Disco 2000 provided the music.


theory grade III), Sheila Bill (piano II, theory III), Maxine 1 (theory III and IV), Lindley I (theory II),.Sheila -Harrison (pi III, theory IV), Neville Harr (piano III, theory IV and V).


THE following studentB music have gained succes in examinations of I Associated Board: Alison Birch (piano grade


Musical success


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Richard Asquith (piano .


'King (singing VII), Nigel Cal (piano IV, theory VI and V


IV and V), Mark Blakey (theory and IV).


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They are pupils of Mr Frani Crowder, of Gisbum.


Cut out waste on conferences says councillor


IT IS disgraceful to waste ratepayers’ money by sending


councillors and officers to too many conferences, claimed Coun. Bob Ainswor th


(Clitheroe) at' the Ribble Valley Council.


-planning conference?”- he asked.


, “In these, days of hardship; is it justifiable that we keep sending people to.things like ' the national housing and town -


.. Housing Committee cl man Coun. Harry Ric (Longridge) replied that


and two o th e r com representatives had deri great benefit from the con


^ en c e - in B r ig h to n November.


-..,Coun. Mrs. Myra Cl (Wisy/ell), chairman of Planning Committee; ad that no decisions had yet t


made about attending con pnees next-year.


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POLITICS of the worst kind are being practised by the Tory party on the Ribble Valley Council, accord­ ing to Clitheroe Labour representative Coun. Bert Jones. Protesting at a council


to the education post at a Ribble Valley Council commit­ tee meeting in June. But the ap p o in tm en t was la te r queried at a full council meet­ ing by Coun. Tom Robinson (Clitheroe) on the grounds of Coun. Jones’s inexperience as a councillor. Early in December Coun.


Coun. Jones was appointed ' .


Gordon Helm (Clitheroe) was given the education post in place of Coun. Jones. But Coun. Jones pointed


out to the council that Coun. Helm was no more experi­ enced than he was himself — they both became Ribble Valley councillors for the first time in May. Coun. Jones went on: “My


Robinson commented: “My original suggestion was that Coun. Dick Turner (Clitheroe) be given the post instead of Coun. Jones because he has more experience. Coun. Helm was appointed by the Ribble Valley Liaison Committee because of a misunder­ standing.”


‘No’ to rates plea


THE 445 empty properties in the Ribble Valley should have a rate levied on them in order to bring in revenue and encourage their owners into letting or selling them, Coun. Bert Jones (Clitheroe) told the Ribble Valley Council. He added that the process


would not mean an overall financial loss for the Ribble Valley, as was feared by some councillors, because the administrative costs of rating the properties could be passed on to the County Council. But Finance Committee


Robinson, for reasons best known to himself, decided I was not going to be the man and I was replaced by a person with no more experi­ ence than myself.” After the meeting Coun.


appointment to this post was made in a democratic manner. I was proposed and seconded at a Ribble Valley committee meeting. “ Subsequently, Coun.


kind. Quite frankly, it stinks,” he said.


Civic leaders join in the fun


THE Mayor and Mayoress of Clitheroe', Coun. and Mrs John Blackburn, were among the guests at a Christmas party at the Swan and Royal


Hotel for members of the Clitheroe branch of the National Federation of Old Age Pensions’ Associations


guests had a pleasant evening. There was dancing to records and Mrs T. Bailey played the piano for community singing. Miss Pat Byrne sang “Ave Maria” unaccompanied and other songs were performed by Mr Frank Clarkson and Mr Tom Bailey.


About 90 members and Welfare fund


chairman Coun. Tom. Robin­ son (Clitheroe) said it would not be financially worthwhile to rate the empty properties.


THE Mayor of Clilheroe's Welfare Fund now stands at £020.50. Latest donations received: £102 — Mayoress of Clitheroe’s Ladies’ Committee; £75 — Whitesides, of Clitheroe; £25 — Lucas Employees' Appeals Fund; £20 —'Clitheroe Conservative Club, Clitheroe Paroc­ hial Church Council,. ICI; £10 — Clilheroe Probus Club, Edisford School pupils, Atkinsons of Clitheroe; £G — Waddow Guides; £5 — Norris Electrical, Knights of St Columba, Coun. R. P. Ainsworth, E. Grimshaw, Clitheroe Conserva­ tive Club auction, G. Hetherington, Baldwin Weekes and Baldwin. £2 — Coun. L. Wells, Mr and Mrs E. N. Banks, £1 — Mr and Mrs A. H. Todd, R. Tu r n e r and Son, Anonymous.


CAN’T WAIT FOR NEXT YEAR 1 i* I - i .■O'***. ' ’ ' - \ . ,


NEWTON’S senior citizens are already looking ahead' to next Christmas in the hope that the village hail social committee will put on another party for them . . . following the success of this year’s.


— went with a swing from the moment the 41 guests were welcomed by village hall secretaries Mr Don Elliott and Mr Lionel Lewis. After sherry, they sat down to a


The party — the first, ever


Mr John Saul, of Mitton, and a selection of popular songs were given by the three


turkey meal in the candlelit hall, specially decorated for the occasion. . Cine films were shown by


everybody to join in and Mr Saul provided organ music for old-time dancing. A raffle was .


Sheehan children, accom­ panied on the organ by Mr Saul’s son, Craig. Then there were carols for


won by Mr Jimmy Thompson and Mr Christopher Dixon. Mr Emrys Morgan, on


behalf of the senior citizens, thanked the social committee. The party is pictured by the Christmas tree in the hail.


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