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THE Ribble V a lley Council is being recom­ mended by its Finance Committee to levy an average rate of 12.5p in the £ for the next finan­ cial year — an increase of .7p. This is equivalent to six per


cent on the current district rate and is on top of the Lancashire County Council precept of 58.25p, the North W e s t W a te r A u th o r i ty charges and the amounts to be leviM by the individual parish councils.:. The Finance - Committee's


average mcrease is six-per c e n t , th e fig u re v a r ie s ' throughout the district. In the area covered by the former Clitheroe Rural Council, ratepayers face an expected 19.5,per cent rise whereas those in Clitheroe will have a reduction of 6.8 per cent. The anomalies have been


proposals will be discussed at Monday’s meeting of the P o l ic y a n d R e so u rc e s Committee and will then go before the full council on March 22nd for final ratifica­ tion. Althou^ the recommended


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created by the Rate Differen­ tial Scheme, brought in: with


A FAMILY TREAT ON SHERRYL


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f— w i th . her - f i r s t : ever , entry.


[week’s winner of our Eating Out competition


. Castle'Restaurant with! • her £8 prize.


I en te r . contest. Turn to Page 5 for details.


1 Terrace, is- taking her r postman dad Brian, muin' k Joyce, and .brother Mark ' (8)i out fo r a ineal'at the


. O; YOlii-couii' be ■the. next'winner of oureasy to


Sheryl (12), of PIshton


I Grammar School pupil S h e r iy l . Aspden is this


C LITH ERO E G i r l s ’ ■ ;p


Blackburn RDC. Bowland RDC... Burnley RDC.... Clitheroe............


. Clitheroe RDC.... Longridge UDC. Preston RDC.....


-County-precept- 1976 P


1977


58.25 55.95 '58.25 58.25.


58.25


54.55 49.95 54.55 54.55


58.25 .54.55 58.25 54.55 54.55


District-rate-


1977 P


11.6 13.2 11.8


: 13.8 11.0 12.8 11.5


1976 P


10.4 12.2 10.8


. 9.2. 11.8 10.3


Standard'rate 1977: ■ 1976


P 69.85 p P 64.95


69.15 62.15 70.05


- 69.75 64.85 BE WELL and Times Ribble Valley rate proposals -Domestic


1977 P


65.35 51.55


1976 P


51.35 ■ '46.45:


14.8. - 72.05 ; 69.35 . / 53.55 69.25 63.75 • : 50.75' 71.05 66.35 52.55 .'51.25


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1977 P


, 60.85


•50.65 . 43.65 W.15 -46.85 50.85


'46.35


61.05 63.05


45.25 - 60.25 47.85 62.05 60.75'


A FURTHER amount must be added for properties connected to the main sewer for sewerage and general service charges payable to the North West Water Authority. The figure has not get been announced, but it is expected to be a slight Increase on last year’s sum of 10.62p, Last year’s-charge, for,properties NOT connected was 0.23p. Parish precepts, too, are not included.


the re-orgai^tion of local government in 1974 to make rate payments equal in all areas.


58.25p in the £ — an mcrease. of 3.7p — applies to all areas


The County precept of


in the Ribble Valley except for that covered by the former Bowland RDC. There, the pre c ep t is 55.95p — an mcrease of 6p. Although all areas are


gradually being brought up to the same level, Clitheroe will still have the highest standard


rate a t 72.05p (69.35p last year).Bowland will.have the


’ Chaigley.'Billington, Bowland with Leagram, Clitheroe, Dutton, Gisbum, Longridge,


lowest at'69.15p (62.15p last year).......... i To be added also are parish precepts as follows: ^ d e r - stone, Bashall Eaves and G reat Mitton, Chipping, Clayton-Ie-Dale, Newton, Ribchester, Rimington and Middop, S la idburn and Easington and WUpshire, all 'Ap; Aighton Bailey and


M e l l o r , P e n d l e t o n , Ramsgreave, Salesbury,- WisweU, Ip.


C h a tb u rn , Waddington, Whalley and Little Mitton, 2]^ Sabden, West Bradford, 2'Ap; R e a d , 3 p ; D in c k le y , Downbam, Horton, Mearley, Osbaldeston, Thomley, Twi^ ton and Worston have made no precept. Returns have not yet come in from Bolton-by- Bowland, Bowland Forest High, Grindleton or Hother- salT.


Bowland Forest Low,- l)4p; -


osed district rate has been held a t a relatively low. percentage because of ‘ an enforced cut-back in spending by: Ribble Valley Council committees and the use of- some of the coimdl’s balances. . . Explained Finance Commit­ tee chairman,' Coun.- Tom Robinson: -“The. committees pruned their own estimates as much as was seen fit, and then the - Finance Committee had an o th e r . look a t them and pruned them further stOl.


The increase in-the prop­


. Cp.uncfl. O v n e r e -e i f ' h o u ^ \


A FACELIFT is in store for up to 75 houses in one of the o l d e r p a r t s of Clitheroe . . . thanks to a Government-if backed improvement, scheme proposed by? the , Ribble Valley ,


: Bawdlands '—- Thom' Street'?^- area'are to be offered grants


in i . ' th e r I


'of,.60; per.ceht to. carry .out' impnjveihents, now. that the zone - h a s ..been ^granted - General. Improvement Area;,


status. : ■ ? - ?.: ‘ T here a re a few" filial'


Bawdlands facelift a step nearer


■ i The aim is to^biing.h'ous^ j-.'; -* ;


formalities to be tied up, but it is expected that the scheme will'be ;m operation within a month. -. ..‘1...,


.rdom^rihternal lavatdn^^ hot ‘ and cold .' water; Cand-'-hand wash-basins' where th e y


are'laddii& V '' J ' , '


! -Other.'improverhents. um the council .will be looking.fbr


in some houses include damp^'. priiof courses,;larger window openings, rewiring, stainless s t& sinks, roof re-slating and renewal of door, and window frames. : , ;


, ' . : ? Grants ' , H i o v l R l i W r f i i i i i i l i i l UST


HOOVER3058AUTO WASHER........ .


HOOVERT5004TW1H tu b.....


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HOOVER427. CYUNDERVAC.......


HOOVER 6525E SENIORVAC........


JUNIORVAC.......


HOOVERU2002 STARUGHTVAC........


HOOVERU1002 - -


£236.94 £182.42


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£125.95 £31.95 £49.95 £41.95 £47.95


£164.95 « o c o c


. „ HOTPOINT1467TW1NTUB.. .... £134.95


HOTPOINT1469 TWIN TUB £144.95 HOTPOINT 1509 TOP LOADER £20( 95


SERVIS100 TWIN TUB..... £134.95 SERVIS 300 AUTO VVASHER... £169.95


Electrical Dept. Moor Lane Clitheroe ' ?..


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WE TAKE BARCLAY; ‘ ; AND ACCESS CARDS


; J t is experted.that 75 of the 111 properties in the area will qualify for grants, the others already being up to standard. Owners will m encouraged to. take advantage'of the grants available in order to upgrade their homes. . As well as masterminding


th e house improvement scheme, the Council will itself be carrjnng out environmental improvements.. . : The exact nature of these


up to m'bderh'standards-by fittingaro^tfes such'asibath;' ‘


- Among suggestions' gi-ven'’ ■ were:


.lighting. :-


• B e t te r parking,-and :giu-a^g fatalities;; .


-safety: ,r ':»-Action oh eihpty^proper-'--


Enhan'ced’'i>edestrj3n


ties in Bawdlands. V . • Landa.caping ;and .'


iihprov ed ■ihaintehance' of.: footpaths arid back's&Mte. • Less;extr^eous'traffic':


in the area. ' : • The possibility of-a one- '


way. traffic system. ' Most of the cost of the


scheme will b e ^ d for by the Department of the Environ- irient, leaving the council an estimated-capital expense of £13,500 for house improve­ m e n ts and £13,900 for environmental works.


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O Im p r o v e d - s t r e e t - ' '-.i -


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: The Borou A Treastirer Mr Gordon On^ow was riven authonty to deal wath .loans and grants as flexibly and speedily as possible to help , , the householdei-s.' .- ■ / ' ■< i- -V i -After, the 1


ithat it is better to-improve ; : existing houses in the 'Valley ' where possible, rather than spend money demolishing and- replacing them.” ; The improvement area


Valley Chief . Assistant Plaife' ning Officer'MrTeter John-' ston said: “The Council -feel§


meeting,:.Ribble.


includes one side of De Lacy Street, takes in the whole of B aw d lan d s , ru n s down Henthorn Road as far as Thorn Street, then go.es along Thorn Street as far as the railway. Corporation Street and Moss Street are also included.


A £ 7 0 0 r o o f r e p a i r s b i l l


will not be determined until full publicity has been given to what can .be achieved and further consultations have been held with residents.


an exhibition in preference to a' public meeting, Mr Michael Jackson,^ the council’s Chief Executive,'told the Housing Ommittee.


: Most probably there ■will be


round a questionnaire asking r e s id e n ts what so r t of improvements they would like to see: ■ ■ ■ ■ -. f . " ■'


' The council has already sent


Pat's, sitting down role ^


BECOMING accustomed to . life in a wheelchair is quite a c h a l l e n g e ' fo r 'a c t iv e Waddington Drama Group . member Pat Hargreaves:


Waterloo..Timber; Company ■ in Clitheibe, is used to being able tostandon her own fe e t . at rehearsals, , helping to put up the stage set, collect prop- - erties and do all the other. J<d>s^vi^^U> any production.: .


■For P a t,' Owner' o f the


..'B u t in the-group’s forth-, coming,play:-‘T h e Crooked


, walk again: And all her time 'at'rehearsals has to be spent' in' a wheelchair; practising m a n o eu v re s ' Within' the


■


Roadi”.Pat takes the leading ' role'of a woman whose life. has' been shattered 'by an accident and who will never


confines of the small stage at- St Helen’s Sunday SchooL-


a lot of room on the stage and-. is more difficult to handle th a n - / e x p e c te d , ’’-.she [ explained, - “especially ’ when -: m a k in g . e x i ts -a n d - entr­ ances.” .


. ‘The wheelchair takes up


Helen Wood,-will be staged at: Waddington''from-March


- The play, produced by


22nd to 26th. Tickets .will be on sale to


the public at St Helen s


■ March 12th, Jrbm 2-30 to 4 , p.m. In.charge of sales are' Waddington residents Bob.


Sunday School on Saturday,


■Fisher, of 20 Church Close, and- Audrey: Cooke, of 18 Finder Close.


- Pictured with Helen deft) and Pat are, from the left: back — Christine Thompson, Derek Green, Brian Keating, Sue Oliver, Chris Wood; front:-— Kate Poililt and Hazel Irving.


PARISHIONERS a t SS Michael and John’s Church, Clitheroe, have received a financial setback — an unex­ pected £700 bill for roof repairs.


to the roof of the old clas­ sroom at the Catholic Hall on Lowergate.. 'Water seeping under dislodged tiles has made the roof damp and unsafe.


The repairs are being made


lounge a re a of th e /new community centre at the hall, which is due to open on May 1st. Parish Priest F r E. X.


: The classroom is to be the


Willoughby said this week th a t the bill had com? as rather a shock. “We were expecting-big


bills for work on the commun­ ity centre, but obviously we haven’t budgeted for this kind of thing,” he said. “The church probably has


enough money to pay the bill but we will have nothing left.” He added that severri fund-


. there will be a bring-and-buy stall and raffle.


raising efforts were being planned to help pay for the work. The first is at York House; home of Coun. and Mrs Richard Turner, a week on Tuesday, at 7 p.m., when


.............. r--; .OFESl-fw;) '


for he^ firet international athletic appearance'is ■ y.e;arrold-: Sabderi girl Ka ithryn Stansfield.


country championships — is one th a t Kathryn nearly missed because of a trouble­ some hip injury.


West, was out of action for 13 weeks after a nerve became trapped because of a muscle strmn. She returned to the track two months ago — just in time to regain her fitness for her international debut.


Kathryn, of Pendle Street Collections


g ir ls rep re sentin g Great Britain in the 15-17 age group a t the championships on Saturday. The team sails today from Dover and is stay­ ing at Louvain University, where the races are being held, until Sunday.


Kathryn will be one of four


Augustine’s School, Billing- ton, has been running in cross-countiy . events for just 18 months but has made rapid progress with the help of C l i th e ro e coach George Wrathall. She goes to Belgium with


Kathryn, a pupil a t St


A STREET collection will be held during Cliltheroe’s torchlight procession on June 1 1 th . P ro c e ed s will go towards a firework display and other celebrations for the Queen’s jubilee. Other street collections


- today 15r


But the date —at the Euro­ pean Catholic students cros^


measure


OFFENDERS fined by CJlitheroe magistrates will have to send their payments to Reedley, near Bum- ley, from the beginning of next month;


payments 'will have the same destination — for Clitheroe is losing its own Magistrates’ Clerlfs (jffice. The office in Castle Street,


M a in te n a n c e and fe e


p e rm it ted by the Ribble Valley Finance and General Purposes Committee will be by the NSPCC Clitheroe branch, in Clitheroe and Chat- burn on August 20th, and by the Victoria Hotel, Clitheroe, during a pram race on June 4th, with proceeds for Christ­ mas parcels for old people.


A r r e a r s


the support of many Sabden people behind her — not least that of Mr Ian Dawson, a local clothes shop proprietor, who has presented Ititluyn -with an anorak.


. .......


RIBBLE Valley Council rent arrears stood at £7,634 last week, a fall of more than £600 from a year ago. The Housing Committee agreed to write off arrears of £527 from former


tenants.


where all the administration work for'Clitheroe Magis­ trates’ Court is done, is dos­ ing on Thursday, March 31st. Au its staff and business are tra n s fe r r in g to Reedley, where it will be amalgamated with the Magistrate’ CJerk’s office there. The issuing of summonses


£130,000 from our balances — equivalent to a 1.5p rate — to help keep down the increase.’?


“We have also taken about


sed that the ■ reduction in spending will not affect any of th e co u n c il’s e s s e n t ia l services.- “In my opinion we have made the savings with­ out cutting services. There will be no rMuction, for exam­ ple, xm refuse collectionor any o th e r facility .the council offered last year.”


But Coun. Robinson stres­


M i x ^ ; , 1976


SU ITED . . . FROM OUR NEW SPRING RANGES


THURSDAY, MARCH,3rd. ,1977; , No. 4.733 ;W c e 7 p


: ' 9 MARKET PLACE ..CLITHEROE Tel. 22562 ‘


" FRED READ ^ & CO. LTD


Plough is dimed at European


market A NEW machine which could win multi thousand pound export orders for a CHitheroe firm starts an arduous six-week tour of Europe on Tuesday. The machine ‘— a £28,(KX)


llth,special projects manager Mr Eric Wearden will be demonstrating it to govern­ ment authorities in several


giant snow plough and salt spreader — was manufac­ tured at the Kendal Street works of Atkinson’s. And between now and April


countries. If they like what they see—


and the firm is confident they -will — Mr Wearden expects Atkinson’s to sell about 400


over the next two to four years. The machine — the biggest


Princess brightens Anthony’s day


IT was a proud moment fo r disabled Clitheroe


rider Anthony Woodacre w h en P r in c e s s Anne presented him with a red, white and blue rosette during her visit to Read- wood Stables on Monday.


■ A n th o n y (1 1 ) , o f Hawthorne Place, and his mother, Ruth, met the -


Princess when she went walkabout in the indoor riding school after watch­ ing displays by disabled riders from all parts of the North West. - Anthony, a member of Readwood’s own disabled riders group,


sev erely handicapped s in c e b i r t h b u t he managed a big smile as


- been


“The Princess was very- nice. She stopped and asked if Anthony would like a rosette and I said I was sure he -would. “ Anthony has been


the Princess handed over the rosette.' ■ Said Mrs 'Woodacre:


excited about the visit over the -past few days and although he can’t really talk. I’m sure he will remember today lor the rest of his life.” Anthony h as.b een a


: week.. His father is Mr Gordon Woodacre and he


: - • 'n im to Page'30 for full story and another:


. has a 16-year-oId sister, Linsay. :


picture. , ' • : and. attends classes once a-


member of the Readwood group for about five years


of its kind in the world — is owered by a Rolls-Royce 220 orse power Eagle engine and


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machine through its paces on the Brenner Pass and German Alps, in Innsbruck, Holland,


can carry up to 12 tons of salt for spreading on major roads and motorways. Mr Wearden will put the


and Yugoslavia. He returned to Clitheroe


tod ay a f te r driving the spreader to its first port of call—the Bauma municipal


and agricultural machmery show in Munich, which opens next Tuesday for a week. The firm also has other


machinery on display there and next week managing director Mr Tony Hump'nnes, m a rk e t in g manager Mr George Parker, sales manager (gritters) Mr Alfred (Sent, and s a le s 'm a n a g e r (fork lift trucks) Mr Norman Carr, will


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■be flying optin Munich. Mr 'Weaiden, who designed


. export business from this t r ip : at.will obviously..mean even greater'security for us,” he; said.


the new spreader, said the firm was looking forward to a bright future.“If.we do obtain':


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OFFER SOON TO CLOSE a t


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Remington Sel. 3..................................... £18.95 C14.99 Philips Re-ctaargeabla............................ £41.50 C29.99 Philips 1139 Deluxe................................ £30.95 C23.50 Philips 1138 Special................................ £26.95 C10.75 Philips Lady Shave................................. £10.11 EB.50


a n d w a r r a n t s and th e administration of licensing, club and gaming laws will also be among matters dealt ■with from Reedley. The clerk to Clitheroe


M a g i s t r a te s , Mr. P e te r Nuttall, is also clerk to the Reeiey Magistrate and the two offices are to be amalga­ mated for economic reasons. Mr Nuttall estiiriate that


Braun sharor foils now In stock


offers on heating and blankets LIST OFFER


Take advantage of our special PRICE PRICE


: made redundant, said Mr Nuttall.


the move will save at least ^,000 of-public money each year in rent, the cost of d.ocu- ments and books, and possibly — in the long term — staff numbers. But none of the five staff currently employed at the (Jlitheroe office will be


- The effect of the move on the people of Qitherbe will be anall, Jjdause most of the office’s' business is (inducted by post, he eiqilained. Mr Nuttdl will continue to'come to Clitheroe on court days and will be Eible to meet anybody in the town who has particular problems in dealing with the Clerk’s office. - , , • : , :• Offenders who still have


Summer with coal effect......................... £33.89 Cl 9.90 Portland Dual Purpose Radiant and Convector................................................ £35.34 £23.90 Ekeo Slim 2KW Convector..................... £19.75 Cl 6.99 Ecko Radiant and Convector 3i(W.......... £31.95 £27.50 2kw Fires from................ .............. .........


Ekeo single bed blankets....................... £8.50 £6.50 Ecko Double Bed Blanket........................ £10.75 £8.50 Ekeo Single Over Blanket...............1...... .£23.00 £17.99 '


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instalments of existing fines to pay-off when the office moves ■vrill be supplied ■with envelopes for the rest of their ■payments. :


J'sign- of'the times. -He added tlmt , it would not cause much . inconvenience to the town’s


-•one-building.^-■i-'''‘ ■ i vClitheroe solidtor Mr John Liimley, ;who is pi^ident of the;;Biackburri ;liw Sodety, said^the removal ;Was.to^be regrette,;',thpugh it was a


has' been opeii . jus t- three years. - ' -


commented. ‘ ;.nie pre^nt derk’s office


.“Anywhere else'in the county ■it is common practice' for 'derks . withl'six'or less courts .'toi;admiriister;them all from


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-22In. Colour Bargain £7JtO monthly other' models from £8^98 Monthly .


BIG BUSH FOR BETTER SOUND ' V ' ' 26;K 6 S IN T.. CITEP LHRL Jel. 22681


WINE AMD s p ir it BARGAINS BEAT THE PRICE RISES


STEWA^ WHISKY---------------------- £3.69 HIGH AND DRY GIN


£3.59


. sbUdtors. ; - ; - ; ;;?‘It is .'refreshing , to see someone .trying to save public , mone y . fpr 0nc e , ” he


VLADIVAR VODKA (75d)..----------------£3.69 GAUTIER ***C0GNAC


£5.29 MONROY BRANDY....-..-....-.-...;..-..- £3.99 -


Remington Radial Rechargeable.......... £33.95 C23.95 RemingtonSel.5 Re-chargeable........... £27.95 C21.95


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