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Liberal policies ‘ too vagiie’


I ENJOYED Mr-Frank Wilson’s letter in last week’s issue, full though it may have been of half truths and innuendoes.


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TO suggest a lease of 21 years for the auction mart is crazy. Ten years, with frequent rent reviews in this inflation^ period, would be ample to find out how serious the mart people are when they say they are prepared to improve conditions. If the Chamber of Trade


THE toddlers of Bright Street Nursery, Clitheroe, dressed in red, , white and blue for their


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FOR riding a motorcycle in the wrong direction in a one­ way street, David Capstick (19), of. Abbey Terrace, Barrow, was fined £10 at Clitheroe Magistrates Court. He was said to have driven


from Wellgate into Duck Street, Clitheroe.


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Peter’s knowledge comes in useful


DOING some last minute revision for a first aid exam, an Edisford School teacher had an unexpected chance to put his new found knowledge to good use.


MUSEUM’S JUBILEE DISPLAY


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THE way Clitheroe cele­ brated former Royal occasions dating from the days of Queen Victoria is told in a fascinating collection of photographs and other exhibits at Clitheroe Castle Museum. The exhibition, which has


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attracted many visitors since it opened on-Saturday, has been arranged by Lancashire County Museum and the Ribble Valley Council. It will be open every after­


noon this month, and Preston museum assistant Miss Margaret Blackbium, who was responsible for collecting many of the local objects, hopes to extend the display if enough interest is shown. Many of the items were


already in the museum, but more have been loaned from private homes for the occa­ sion. There are photographs and


June


pottery from Queen Victoria’s golden and diamond jubilees, souvenirs o f various ox- roasting ceremonies, and i special edition of the Adver­ tiser and Times for the coro­ nation of George VI. Items from the present


|j Silver


Queen’s reign include a first day cover of the Jubilee stamp, a copy of a letter of sympathy sent to the Queen from the Mayor and Borough of Clitheroe on the death of her father, and a length of silver lame cloth woven at Mr Stanley \Westhead’s mill in Clitheroe to decorate the Mall in London. The display also features a


Jubilee section compiled by the children of West Bradford &hool, with crowns and pin pictures.


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MORE than 400 people attended a Jubilee fair at Hole House Farm, -Billington, organised by. Trefoil Guild meniWs from Lancashire Easf.V;., There.was a marquee, with


stalls, .manned by each divi­ sion, selling cakes, preserves, plants and fruit. Other attrac­ tions included tombola, a trea­ sure hunt and a barbecue. Some of the proceeds will


go to the Queen’s silver jubilee appeal fund, and some will go to handicapped Guides. More than 160 of them are camping at Waddow Hall from


June 17th to 19th. There will be one ranger to


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hr-lp ccch handicapped Guide. Tlie project is being organised by ; Miss Elizabeth - Bromley,' the North. West England extension advisor.


For j'ust as he was swotting up procedure for dealing with'


fractures, gym teacher Mr P e t e r L a n c a s t e r was


summoned to attend to a pupil who had fallen — arid broken his collar-bone. So effectively did Mr Lancaster put his theory into practice that h o s p i t a l s t a f f la t e r c om m e n d e d him on a “wonderful” job. Mr Lancaster was one of


half-a-dozen who took the first general course in first aid held at Whalley Adult Centre. They all passed the exam, gaining the St John Ambu­ lance certificate. Adult Educatiori Organiser


Mr Jeff Smith said this week that it was hoped the course, whose tutors were Dr Barry Smith and Education Welfare Officer Mr Bryn Joynson, would be repeated in. the autumn. Said Mr Lancaster: “ I


would recommend such a course to anyone. It is particu- la r ly u se fu l fo r school teachers to have a knowledge of first aid.


“ It has certainly turned out


to be very useful in my case, although the procedure for dealing -with a collar-bone is fairly simple.” The casualty, 11-year-old


Andrew Holden, of Shirebum Avenue, Ciitheroe, is now well on the road to recovery.


Extra matinees at Civic


TWO ideas for increasing revenue at Clitheroe’s Civic Hall have been approved by the Ribble Valley Council’s Re creat ion and Leisure Committee. Tuesday matinees are to be


staged for children at the cinema during August, in addition, to the W^nesday afternoon shows already oper­ ated annually during that month. And notices showing the programme for the coming six or eight weeks are to be displayed on village notice boanis and elsewhere. C om m it te e chairman,


Coun. John Blackburn revea­ led that takings at the Civic Hall increased by 25 per cent last year, compared to 1975. Thisi was, however, due to higher admission- charges rather than increased attend­ ances, he said.


Use of bam


IDEAS for the long-term use of the Ribble Valley Council- owned Roefield Bam at Edis­ ford are to be sought by the Recreat ion and Leisure Committee Members have agreed to


canvass the views of counal officers and the Ribble Valley Sports Council and to put forward their own ideas on the future use o f ^ e building. They also agre^ to go out


to tender! fo r , the.initial improvement work.


THERE was a record 92 entries for the Whalley Nab


Run, making it the best and most exciting in the event’s three-year history. Organised by Whalley Lions as part of the Ribble


Valley Festival of Sport there were classes in each of the three age groups for members of Harrier clubs, and ‘ for.local.runners. .-


. The under-m end the 14-lSs ran a twc-mile iours'e - up and around the Nab-before reluming to Whalleyf ■ The:seniors- had to tackle a longer: course, four and '- three-quarter miles-round the Nab to York and then back to the village by Painter Wood. '


icn» Mr Geoff Duerden and the prizes were presented by president Mr Frank Pope.


Fox,:Tony Wilkinson.Hamers: Simon Fraser Michael Rung, Andrew Lund. .


Winners were: Under-^. Gary Wilkinson, Robert -


Douglas Mullins. .HSeniors; Brian McKenna Alan Dobson, Fred


owarth: Harriers: Frank Bridges, Michael Bamford, Harry Manning. .


14-16: Gary Dewhunt, Michiul Wihon, Paul Night­ ingale. Karners:


Kobiwon,. Whalley Lions pmvided the race marshalls, starter


NEARLY all of Sawley's 200 residents turned out for the village’s Jubilee celebrations on Saturday. They began with a fancy


dress procession from Bank Hall, home of Mr and Mrs K. E. Simmons, to Sawley Abbey, led. by Slaidburn Silver Band. A thanksgiving service was conducted by the Vicar, of Grindleton, the Rev. E. M. Sidebottom. The fancy dress was judged by the • Ribble Valley Mayor' and Mayoress* (Coun. and Mrs ' Edward Newhouse) seen in our picture with competitors and sports were held on the school field. Tea was served in the


school by the ladies of the village and crowns and mugs were presented to the chil­ dren by Coun. and Mrs Newhouse.


RESULTS


Fancy dress: junior boys — Edward Marshall, Jeremy Spencer;


girls — Ruth Hargreaves, Elizabeth Marshall, Joanna Sutcliffe; senior boys — Robert Giles, Andrew Haynes, David and Tim Lord; girls, — Susan Giles, Julie Pickering, Alison Cradock; gents— C. Lord, T. I^’e, J. Porter; ladies — Mrs F. Pye and Mrs G. Benson, Mrs Vera Giles, .Mrs Speak; group — the Porter family, and Mre B. Johnson, the Lord family.


SPORTS


Flat races: five and under — Jeremy Spencer, David Bates,


Amanda Harrison; 5-(3 years — Jeremy Spencer. David Bates, Amanda Harrison; 7-8 years — Julie


' Stuart Giles, James Porter; girls — Alison Cradock, Karen Hall, Cindy B^gess. Skipping: boys — Richard Giles, Richard Spencer, Robert Giles; girls — Catherine Ingham, Catherine Spencer, Julie Pickering.


; — AHson Cradock'and Siisan Giles, Charlotte Porter and Catherine Ingham, Catherine Spencer and


- Alan Parker.* Egg and spoon: 6-8 years — Julie


Pickering, Brian Shipston, .Andrew Haynes; 9-13 — Charlotte Porter, Cindy Burgess, James Porter. Obstacle: Stuart Giles. Paul Bacon, Tim Lord.


“Dressing father” race: Kevin and


Julie Pickering, Frank and Richard Giles, Colin and Robert Giles. Potato race: boys — David Whitfield. Michael ^>ark, David Lord; girls — Elizabeth Gibson, Susan Giles. Alison Cradock. .


Senior flat race: John Noble and


Peter Spencer (1st equal), David Whitfield. Pillow* fight: boys.— David Whitfield, Paul Bacon, Michael Spark; girls — Janice Furness, "Elizabeth Gibson; men — Paul Hamson, Tim Jury.


Bacon, David Lord,Michael Spark; men ^


.Mark Boyer, David Whitfield, John Chadwick. Tug of wan Rest of Sawley defeated Spread Eagle.


Porter and Stuart Giles. Gary Furness and Paul Baker, Richard Spencer and Jonathan Nuttall; girls,


Julie Pickering; adults — David Horsfield and C. Mellin, Mr and Mre- Paul Harrison; Mark' Cradock and


Three-legged races: boys—James


Pickering, Karen Hall, Richard Giles. • Sack: Iwys — Richard Spencer,


Kneeler makers


an ecclesiastical patterii and are in blue ■with anjeiriplerii in‘ several coloursiTwelve ladies have been workihg on.'them since last wiriter and it will be next vrinter before they are finished. . : : . Said Mrs F. E. Chard, the


jubilee. :, , The taj^stpr kneelers have


vicar’s wife: “The kneelers are ra th e r tiriie-consuming, because we have had to do them without a pattern. But once we have finished the initial 25, we may decide to' make more.”


QUALIFIES


A FORMER C l ith e r o e woman, Mrs Janet Cross, has qualified as a State Enrolled Nurse at Preston. Mrs Cross, who now lives in


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Welly throwing: boys — Paul — Paul Harrison. Park race:


Grimsargh, is the only daugh­ ter of Mr and Mrs W. D. Hutchinson, of Shawbridge Street, Clitheroe. She was educate at SS Michael and John’ s. School and at St Augustine’s, Billington.


TWENTY-FIVE kneelers for Downham' Church are being made by members of the needlework group to mark the Blackburn Diocesan ■ silver-


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jubilee baby. . p i e nursery was decorated with plenty of bunting and


f la g s , and the children enjoyed a lea of sandwiches,


sausages, ice cream and pop. Each took home a lolly, a


jubilee balloon and several streamers. Picture: Young Jamie in


the arms of staff member Mrs Christine Speak (right) with the other youngsters.


month-old Jamie Martin, of Turner Street, Clitheroe, - a


BIG TU R N O U T A T SAW L E Y ‘ 7, . 2 - 1 ^


does not want another super­ market there are other very good uses for this site which could be investigated. -As for a spin-off, I am not


at all sure that this is as great as is made out. Tolls of £400 a year have


been mentioned. However these are headage charges on the number and type of animals sold, but still based on pre-decimal' coinage which means they should now £1,0(X). The site is worth at least £4,000 and not £1,0CK) as has been mentioned. Gisbum is only seven miles


away, doing at least twice the business on only one day a week and could easily assimi­ late , the Clitheroe through put. And it is the Ribble Valley.


STILL INTERESTED, Ciitheroe


No harm in flower picking


A RIBBLE Valley councillor complains of children and adults picking wild flowers. What is wroriE with that, I ask? Did Coun. Mrs Vickers never pick flowers when she was a girl? Of course she did, and ask yourself, how many children didn’t? Maybe it would be nice to


see the. youngsters in the fields more. Instead of walk­ ing the, street as they do today;. ..Come, ..Coun. Mrs Vickers and Parks Supt Mr Hirst, use your loaves — you know a s , well as I that no matter how often you pick wild flowers they ivil] bloom again next year. Lastly I would like to ask


Coun. Mrs Vickers — where did you get your bluebell bulbs to plant on your verge?' F. HOWARTH, Talbot Close. Clitheroe


Caravan site


THE go-ahead has been given for a site for 15 touring cara­ vans' behind the Commercial Hotel, Gisbum. Planning permission was granted by the Department of the Envi­ ronment, after licensee Mr James Hey worth appealed against the Ribble Valley Council’s refusal of Wa appli cation on highway ground.


Record entry for Nab race At least he got it right that


it is a Government’s first duty to ensure the safety of its citizens, although he jibs at the logical conclusion that this will necessarily involve spend­ ing money on the means to do so, and training men to — if necessary — kdl other men. ARE the British troops in


Northern Ireland “suppres­ sing the population?” That line could have come straight from Moscow. Britain may be overpopu­


lated, but Jfr Wilson .must know that the population and birthrate are declining at an alarming rate and have been for years, despite the emotive “population explosion” cries of those wishing (and succeed­ ing) to foist free contraception and abortion on all. I loved the reference to “a


v ic to ry o f almost Soviet immensity in Longridge, which has made Lancasmre virtually a one psu'ty state.” How many non-thinkers were you hoping to catch out with that one, Mr Wilson? The Liberals may have been elimi­ nated, but at. least it was by the free will of the people. (Your chagrin is imderstand- able). No, the main reason for


rejection of the Liberal candi­ dates was, I suspect, because their policies seem to many people to be so “wet.” What do they really stand for? I do know that the leader of


this once great party was responsible for promoting and pushing through the Abortion Act which has resulted in hundreds o f thousands of innocent unborn children being murdered. Apart from that, what?


• We know pretty well that


' the Conservative policies are, and those of the SodaKsts, but


. not those of the Liberals. I would suggest that vague generalities and scarcely disgiiised political maneouvr- ings are not enough. JOHN PARSONS, S3 Waddington Road, Clitheroe.


Nothing


hew about pact


THE Liberal prospective Parliamentary candidate for the' Clitheroe Division seems to have a lot to learn. He echoes Mr Steel in describing the Lib-Lab pact (should he have said Lab-Lib pact?) as “a constitutional innovation of a truly radical nature.” Has he really such lack of


knowledge? The pact is not an Act of Parliament and cannot, therefore, be a constitutional change. It is not even an inno-vation.


Liberal MPs have done this before with other minority Labour governments. It was a credible party pact,


either the Liberal or the Labour Party candidate would stand down in favour of the other; As the Liberal candi­ date says: “ It is not an elec­ toral pact”. That does make nonsense of the claim it is “a constitutional innovation” . The real question to Mr


Wilson is this: does he a p p rov e o f the present G ov e rnm en t? The next Government will stand on its own feet and he will be enti­ tled to oppose it. Does he support this one?


ALAN GREEN, The Stables, Sabden.


Leave the hedgerows alone


I WISH to draw attention to the use, by local highwa. authority, of weedkillers ori gr^s verges. Apart from this being a total waste of money in the rural areas, it should be' remembered that hedgerows are one of the biggest areas of unCTazed lowland and, as such, are- a very, important habitat for wild flowers and animals. ■ It is totally unnecessary to


make green lawns of what should be natural rural verges. I hope that others who feel as I do will make strong protest to the relevant authorities, regarding this wasteful and destructive activity.


DR a ; P. HICKS, 20 Waddow Grove, Waddington .


ARREARS


RENT arrears owed to the Ribble Valley Council stood at


£6,762 on May 23rd, the Hous­ ing Committee heard. The


figures had dropped from £7,447 a year ago, due to wnting-off £650 owed by former, tenants,. reported Deputy Borough Treasurer Mr.Lesh'e Pickenng.


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HIGHLIGHT of an ambili- ous programme of Jubilee events for staff and pupils at Pendle County Primary School was an “It ’s a knock­ out" competition. The games, watched by a


large number of parents and friends, had names such as “ In the balance,” “Crazy mon s te r s ’ ’ “ Flipping p op p in g ," arid “ Canned showers". The proceedings ended with a “Coronation Street" race, in which all the teams took part. Afterwards, the children had a well-deserved Jacob’s


join picnic tea provided by the parents. Earlier, the s ta f f beat the school at netball, but the tables were turn ed when the boys defeated the teachers at foot­ ball. In our picture headmaster


M r R o b e r t Jones and teachers Miss M. Pilkington and Miss J. Calvert take a good-humoured pelting with bean bags in a game called Waiter service”.


The old days


SLIDES taken over 100 years ago helped to illustrate a talk on “Old Clitheroe” given to members of Clitheroe Probus Club and their wives on Friday. Speaker Mr James Thom-


tionist 'Mr; J. '.Webster were thanked by Mr T . . Rushton. Speaker on June 17th will be the Rev. A. R. Higginson, about his American tn ^ and a collection will be taken for the Silver Jubilee Appeal F r a i


£5 FINE


A T . Clitheroe Magistrates Court, Gary Dewhurst (27), of Milton Avenue, Clitheroe, was fined £5 for urinating in Castle Street, Clitfaeroe.


ber, introduced by Mr ’Tom Boylan, used the pictures to remind his audience of the advent of the railway and the floats which brought milk to the station, of the Market Place pubs which are now banks, of the Jubilee Mill fly wheel disaster in 1906, and of the introduction of electricity. M r . Thomber and projec­


Recreation budget Slashed by £24,000


A RIBBLE "V^alley CJoimcil committee has had to prune its £68,500 capital programme by £24,(XX) following a decision of the council’s Policy and Resoiuxes Committee,


Deputy Borough Treasurer


Mr Leslie PicKering-told R e c rea t ion and Leisure Committee members that the move was necessary because application from committees for projects to be financed from the locally determined sector was substantially over­ subscribed. As,a residt, the R e c rea t ion and Leisure Committee had only been allo­ cated £44,500.


Members agreed to eight


m o n e y - s a v in g m o v e s suggest^ by Borough Trea­ surer Mr Gordon Onslow in a report. They heard that, as ■Wballey Parish Council had now completed purchase of land in the 'villagej a grant of £2,500 could be included in estimates for the. previous financial year.


They also agreed to a reduc­


tion of £3,(X)0 in the allocation to the dual use scheme at Longridge, deferring of low- priority footpaths and bridle­ ways schemes (£3,000) and retaining works to the river­ side at Ribchester (£5,000).'


Spending of £5,000 on addi­


tional work to Roefield Bam, Clitheroe, once the initial improvement work has been carried oiit, was also deferred as was a £3,(X)0 scheme for improvemerits'-'to. Clitheroe museum. - - ■


prune, 'by, SSOO.' tbe £l,SOO.'it had intended to spend on improving riverside toilets at E d isfo rd . Members also agreed to cut the £14,500 earmarked fo r recreational facih'ties in the villages by £2,000.


At the same meeting, the


committee accepted a list of priorities for a dozen such schemes, agreeing to make contributions ranging from £260 to £3,000 to the projects.


, The committee decided to


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Bridge Club


THIRTEEN tables played in the last duph'cate at Clitheroe Bridge (Hub. Wiraiers were: NS — W. L.


■Wlkinson and lirs A. Bren- ton, Mr P. Strange and Mr D. Evans. EW — i l r Cornfield and Mr Addiman, Mrs Ormin- ston and Mrs Edinondson. T h e f o l l o w in g hand


deserves spedal mention; only three pairs bid the small slam in hearts, which needed a little more than sdence to get there.


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