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“breathing space,” investi­ gations will be carried out in consultation with the c om p a n y an d o th e r interested parties on what should happen after the short-term lease expires.


five-year lease would be necessary if the company was to invest in the site and carry out improvements. Coun. John Walmsiey


was finalised after a debate which centred on how long a lease should be offered. _ Some councillors felt a


The recommendation


T H E C li t h e ro e A u c t i o n M a r t C om p a n y w i l l be offered a . short-term three-year lease on the mart from September, i f a recommendation by the Ribble Valley C o u n c i l’s P la n n in g and T ran sp o r ta t ion Committee is accepted by full council. During the. three years’


tant we arrive at a solution which is best for every­ body. I would like people to get away from the idea that someone here wanted to get rid of the auction mart full stop.”


(Grindleton and West Bradford) considered three years sufficient, pointing out that the company was planning only maintenance work which would have to be carried out in the near future whatever length of leiise it was given. He was supported by


Coun. Edwin Gretton


(Billington) agreed that a five-year lease would be preferable, but neverthe­ less hoped negotiations would proceed as quickly as possible. He added: “It is impor­


(Waddington) did not think three years adequate. “No company would want to spend money on premises just for that short time,” he said. Coun. Bill Fleming


osal that the lease be three years was passed by six votes to five, with chair­ man Mrs Myra Clegg, who did not vote on the amend­ ment, casting the decisive vote.


dered a report by the sub­ committee based on a meeting on June 10th with representatives of the


in line with the recommen­ dation by the special sub­ committee of councillors set up earlier this year to look into the mart affair. The committee consi­


The three-year lease was


ment proposed by Coun; Walmsiey and seconded by Coun. Fleming that the lease be five years was tied at 5-5. But the vote on the prop­


to arrive at the best deci­ sion.” The vote on an amend­


Coun. Geoffrey Ainsworth (Clayton-le-Dale) who said: “Three years is ample time for us to negotiate and do all that needs to be done


th a t a three-year lease would provide enough time for full consultation and a thorough investigation of costs and other factors.


considered three'rough sketches prepared by the planning department, each showing a different possi­ bility for the future devel­ opment of the site.


The committee also


were not made available to the Press, a council spokes­ man confirmed that two of them incorporated a prop­


Although -the sketches


considering possible alter­ natives for the develop­ ment of thq site, the sub­ committee had recognised the importance of the auction mart to the charac­ ter and life of the town. It also felt th a t serious consideration should be given to improving the site. The report concluded


Auction Mart Company and one on June 22nd in private. The report said that in


osed supermarket on the site.


of th e Auction Mart Company, said he was unhappy with the commit­ tee’s decision. “We were hoping to be offered a five year lease with an option for another five years,” he said.


Mr Hill Speak, chairman


special sub-committee we jyere given to understand th a t this .was probably what would happen.


“ When we met the


sion I was absolutely flab­ bergasted. We have a lot of improvements to do and bills to pay, but it really isn’t worth it for so short a time.”


“When 1 heard the deci­


couldn’t understand why another three years of consultation was neces­ sary. “Surely the council has had long enough already,” he added.


Mr S p e ak s a id he


A sunshine holiday bonus for some


RIBBLE VALLEY holidaymakers heading for Spain — by far the most popular destination for those going abroad — will be


Caravans Camping Swimming pool R e c re a ito n a t“ area


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setting off with extra pesetas in their pockets, thanks to this weelcs unexpected devaluation bonus.


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WE can all do il! But it looks so muck iitorse when your slip IS showing on a metal road sign, such as this near Brook'Street on Waterloo Road. Still — despite that "floating i" — we are assured people do reach the recreational area, and that all the other road signs in Clttheroe are correct. Unless you know better!


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travel agents, holidaymak­ ers are not too worried about costs. Says Mr Harry Tee, manager of Altham’s Travel Services: “People want a holiday, come what may, and they are taking the line that if times are bad, holidays are more important than ever.” _


days already booked will be cut. But according to local


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Clitheroe Travel Agency boss Mr George Lancaster. “The economic situation is reflected slightly in that people who might once have taken three holidays a year have cut down to two,” he said. “Prices of holidays have gone up, although Spain is fairly static at the moment.” Mr Lancaster added that


His words were echoed by


Jersey was popular with some clients, despite the cost. “You could go much further afield for the price of a Jersey holiday, but people seem to like it.”


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Greece and Yugoslavia follow Spain in the foreign popularity league, and many people have booked car femes to France and are then making their own arrangements abroad. ' Off to Marburg, near


per cent of his bookings are for holidays in this country, %vith coach trips to the South West becoming increasingly popular. Package tours to Italy,


Mr Tee estimates that 60


devaluing the peseta will mean an extra £40 to £50 spending money for a family of four on a fortm'ght’s holi­ day, though it is unlikely that the cost of package holi­


The news that Spain is


seeker Mr Robert Tattersall, of Whalletj Road, Clitheroe. BHe is off on a camping tour of Iceland m a converted


Harrison, of Nelson, are flying to Reykjavik on a tour catering for between 15 and 20 people from different parts of the country.


truck, setting up camp as they go, and sightseeing will include spectacular wo.terfalls, and the Northern lights. It is not the first time that Mr Tattersall has chosen


become northerly, bringing “ cooler and changeable weather,” he says. “I’m afraid the second half


From Reykjavik, they will cover 1,500 miles in the i


an unusual holiday venue — last year he went to Persia!


of the month won’t be as pleasant as the first,” fore­ cast Mr Suttie. For those staying at home


Tuesday — 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday — 12 noon to 8 p.m. Thursday — 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday —10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Weekends — 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Clitheroe and Whalley


libraries will be shut on Monday and Tuesday, and for the rest of the holidays will be operating on slightly reduced hours. Apart from the usual


were revised on Monday and \vill apply during the holi­ days. They are: Monday and


during the holidays, the Ribblesdale Pool and other facilities at Edisford will be open both weeks. Opening hours for the pool


for Whalley — they will close at 5 p.m. on each day during the two weeks. The Chatburn branch is open both Wednesdays until 5 p.m. The small travelling


library will be off the road for the full fortnight, but the mobile unit will be operating as normal.


offices will be open as usual and re fu se collection services will be maintained.


holidaymakers to lock up their houses was given by C h ie f In sp . Thomas S um n er , of Clitheroe Police. “We would like to hear from people who are going away, and as far as possible we will try to keep an eye on their property. “In the main, people in


O A r e m i n d e r to


this area are most careful and very co-operative.”


e a r ly closing days — Wednesday and Saturday for Clitheroe and Saturday


Frankfurt, during the.local holidays, for a three-week exchange visit with German students, are 15 girls and two boys from the Clitheroe Granunar Schools. Most of the young Germans who are playing host came over here at Easter. With staggered holidays


becoming more widespread in shops and businesses, there is no^question that Clitheroe in the next fort­ night will become the “ ghost” town of former wakes-weeks.


, operating with reduced staffs;


unusual for this time of the year, which brought the recent warm spell, will


North-easterly winds, '


before will be open during the holiday fortnight for business as usual, and some industries will be continuing normal production, among them- Ribblesdale Cement and.ICI.' , But work is ceasing at the, Bowker Brothers and Castle Castings, while Atkinson’s' and the Trutex works at West Bradford, Henthom and Waterloo Road will, be


More shops than ever - r -


prospects are not too bright, according to Clitheroe amateur meteorologist Mr Tom Suttie. '


Local holiday weather


VISITORS to a coffee evening organised by the committee of Clitheroe Parish Church Organ Society had the choice of enjoying the view from two gardens.


funds, was held at the home of a former vicar and his wife, the Rev. and Mrs Stanley Birtwell, in Park


The event, which raised over £125 for the society's - , _


Avenue. But to make more room the adjoining garden of Mr and Mrs J. Billington was used.


sure hunt and guessing games, and tables were set out of doors. The vicar, the Rev. J. C. Hudson, and his wife also helped with the organisation.


There were cakes and bring-and-buy steljs, a trea­ properly cared for.


to cancel milk and papers and see that their pets are


He also reminded people AH Ribble Valley Council ALL THE SEVENS'


IF seven is a lucky number, a year of good fortune could well be in store for C l i th e ro c schoolboy Gordon Bcthcll, of Grafton Street. For on Thursday, Gordon’s seventh birthday fell on the .seventh day of the seventh month of 1977.


coincidence that seven guests had been invited to his party to help blow out the seven candles.


Gordon — a pupil at Brookside Primary School


Ju s t for the record, It was, however, pure


— was born at ' weighing 7Ibs 8ozs. While Gordon was enjoy­


p.m.,


James’s School, Clitheroe, certainly thought it was her lucky day, for she was given her first two-wheeler bicycle from her parents, Mr and Mrs Rodney Taylor.


DOG SHOW


AN application for the use of Roefield for a dog show in aid of the RSPCA on


September 11th has been granted by the Ribble Valley Council’s Recreation and Leisure Committee.


Two gardens for this party


haired Simone Taylor was a lso c e le b ra t in g h er seventh birthday with her three-year-old sister Zoe and friends. Simone, a pupil at St


ing his party, over in Whal- ley Road pretty dark-


OFF BEATEN TRACK POPULAR resorts however are not for adventure-


edford truck.- Mr Tattcrsall, an electronics engineer at Lucas’s, -Hapton, and his friend'Mr-Hoicaid '


attended the fa ir at Millersdene, Whalleij Road, the home of one of the members, Mrs Etaine Bennett.


former Clitheronian Miss Paltie Caldwell, a presenter with the TV


members, who looked cool and pretty in their summer dresses, had previously spent hours in their kitchens preparing strawberry flans and scones. Opener was


T h e 2 6 C i r c l e


A SUNNY day, ro.ses in bloom, and tea on the lawn all contributed- to the success of a straw­ berry fair organised by Clitheroe Ladies' Circle. More than 200 people


Par ki nson and Mrs Heanan.


left, are Mrs Bennett, Mi s s Caldwel l , Mrs


chairman Mrs Lip Parkinson. Eight-year- o ld Jane Bennet t presented Miss Caldwell with a bouquet. Community service convener for the Ladies’ Ci rcle, Mrs Glenda Heaiian organised the event. There were pony rides, competitions, and stal ls, and the event rai s ed around £150 which the ladies are donating towards the cost of a guide dog. In the picture, from the


programme Granada Reports. She was introduced by


‘Help us more’ farm leader tells planners


RIBBLE VALLEY fanners need a more reason­ able attitude from planning officers when they want to erect new farm buildings, according to Mr E. Parker, county secretary of the Lancashire branch of the NFU.


meeting of the Ribble Valley area committee of the Lancashire Association of Local Councils, Mr Parker, of Longridge, said farmers should not be hindered with costs they cannot recoup,


Speaking at the annual POPULAR


try, and we are asking for a feeling of reasonableness from planning officers. Some are good, but some are extremely difficutl to deal with.”


worrying, Mr Parker said it was more prevalent in the Kibble Valley than in the rest of the county, and dogs must not be left to roam freely throughout the day. “Sheep worrying is costing hundreds of thousands of pounds in Lancashire as a whole,” he said.


Successor


Nicholas Robinson, to whom he was deputy for four years.


stewardships were made by Lord Clitheroe hnd the Hon. Ralph Assheton.


Shaw specialises in family trusts and company -and commercial law. His social activities include helping the Abbeyfield Organisation, which provides housing accommodation for the aged. Appointments to the


A- native of Bury, Mr - '


to s tew a rd A SOLICITOR with the Manchester firm of Foys- ters, Mr K. Shaw has been appointed Steward of the Manors of^ Downham. and Slaidbum and the Honor of Clitheroe. ' He succeeds the late Col


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case where a cow had died through eating plastic sweet bags, representing consider­ able investment loss to the farmer concerned. R e fe r r in g to sheep-


faimers were making more out of tourism than out of fa rm in g . They were, however, opposed to the idea of people walking indis- crimately over their land and respect for the coun­ tryside was important. Mr Parker referred to one


number of other problems which affected the Ribble Valley. He sa id th a t many


take into account the fact that farmers had to nse very early for milking and were often needed during the night if calves were being bom. Mr Parker touched on a


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THE jubilee exhibition at Clitheroe museum last month was visited by more than 1,200 people, a meeting of the Ribble Valley Coun­ cil’s Recreation and Leisure Committee was, told.


lent response the committee agreed to continue the e.xtended opening hours introduced specially for the e.xhibition.


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AMONG the 71 cadets taking part in a Jubilee passing-out parade at the Lancashire County Police Hutton Hall training school today, will be Darrell Michael Tyson, of Chatbum Road, Clitheroe.


academic studies — taking GCE examinations at A and 0 -levels — vocational train­ ing, and physical and adven­ ture training including swimming, life-saving, wrestling, self-defence, first-aid, general sjxirting a c tiv i tie s and outdoor pursuits.


just over six feet tall, is the eldest son of Mr and Mrs John and Joyce Tyson, who run the Market Cafe in Clitheroe. They and their two younger sons and other members of the family will be among the 500 parents and fnends at the parade. The main ceremony


Darrell, who is already


youngest cadet this year to complete the 12-month resi­ dential coui-se of training. The course consisted of


At 16, Darrell is the a


begins at 2-30 when the Lord Lieutenant of Lanca­ shire, Mr Simon Towneley, and acting^ chief constable Mr J. IV. Moody, will formally inspect the cadets who are passing out and present the course awards.


Dai-rell’s ambition to be a policeman and he joined the cadets on leaving St Mary’s RC College, Blackburn. Before that he attended SS Michael and John’s School, Clitheroe.


I t has always been


- self-defence team and enjoys wTestling. Now, Darrell reports to


Clitheroe Cricket Club and also plays cricket for the cadets’ team. He is in the


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