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A PRIVATE school for children of secon­ dary school age may


be opened in Whalley next year. The gover­ nors of a Blackburn preparatory school are seeking planning permission to convert a big house in the villa ge into a day school for more than 200 boys and girls —


ouse may become school ! W T V t ‘- ^r v i*c"- *"* * 5 e.


m a i n l y Roma n Catholics. An a p p l ic a t io n to


c o n v e r t th e home, Oakhill, Wiswell Lane, is now before the Ribble V a l le y Council. It is being made by the gover­ nors of the Heathficld P r e p a ra to ry School, Blackburn.


This school has been


run by Catholic sisters for over 20 years, for chil­ dren up to 11 years who


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generally graduate to Notre Dame or St Mary’s College, Blackburn. Financial responsibil­


ity for the preparatory school was taken over, on a non-profit-making- basis, abopt 14 years ago by a private company — H e a th f i e ld S c h o o l (Blackburn) Ltd. A r is in g from the


.L a n c a s h ir e County Education Authority’s decision to implement comprehensive school


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legislation, the Heath- field governors are now Seeking suitable premises for the education of chil­ dren from 11 years toO- level standard. They believe Oakhill fits the bill. A spokesman for the


governors said that the house, standing in its own grounds, would need comparatively limited alterations. “There are about 10 rooms suitable for classes of about 25


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pupils, and the main addi­ tion needed would be an a s s em b ly -h a l l and gymnasium,” he said.


The owner of Oakhill,


retired businessman Mr Harold B. Finch, said that he and his wife, Barbara, now found it too big, and were offering it fo r sa le . They were hoping to have a new home built for them­ selves, possibly in the grounds of Oakhill.


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PU PIL S of Moorland School, Chtheroe, had a chance to see the Royal Navy and Royal Mamies in action when a special unit dropped in on board a giant Wessex helicopter.


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C LITH E RO E schoolgirl Georgina Pinch, of Croas- dale Drive, is Trinity Youth and Community Centre’s


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Queen. Georgina, 16, beat 22


other girls to win the Miss Trinity title and a chance to represent the town in the Lancashire Youth Club Association’s Queen of Clubs


contest at Preston Guild Hall next month. Georgina’s prize was a'


voucher from Economic Stores, Whalley Road. Runner-up, 14-year-old L o u is e F ea rn le y , of Hereford Drive, Clitheroe, won a free hair appointment; and a Boots gift voucher went to the third-placed


Lorraine Duffy, of 103 Henthom Road. Judges were Miss Jean


Parker of Economic Stores, and Mr William Coleboume, a local hairdresser. About 80 people watched the contest — the first ever at the centre — followed by a disco and hot-pot supper, organ­ ised by the girls themselves and assistant leader Miss Maureen Turnbull. Our picture shows Geor­


g in a and he r fe l low competitors.


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WORK on building two clas­ srooms at Waddington and West Bradford CE Primaiy School, started recently, is likely to be finished by next May. The estimated cost is just under £50,000.


CLOCKS BACK


B R IT IS H Summer Time ends officially at 3 a.m. on Sunday, when clocks should be put back one hour. It will start again at 2


a.m. on Sunday, March 19th, 1978, when clocks should be put forward one hour. Ciocks-go back on the


day following the fourth Saturday in October and forward on the day fo l low in g the third Saturday in March.


HIGH-QUALITY workmanship has helped Castle Castings, of Clitheroe, to win a record order worth more than £200,000 for the manufacture of sirens for the Ministry of Defence.


They will be used in the


Government’s national flood warning system and the company is confident that other orders could follow. The contract has come at


the end of four months of talks with Government departments after Castle Castings completed a similar


order worth £165,000 for the


Ministry, “They were highly satis­


fied with the previous ones which were supplied on schedule and this is one of the factors which has encouraged them to come


. back to us,” said sales direc-. tor Mr Anthony Rudgyard., “I am confident that there


will be further orders; but a. lot lies in our own hands. We must ensure that the quality remains as it is and our d e l iv e r y time remains


good.” Work on the new order,


which will occupy about 10 per cent of the 108-strong labour force, has already s ta r t e d and w i l l be completed by next June.


Exports The sirens will be deli­


vered to four main centres throughout the country — Weeton, near Blackpool, A bingdon, Berkshire, B u rton -on -T ren t, and Marston Moor, near York. The sirens weigh about 2


cwt each and are similar to those in use at many fire stations throughout Britain.


The castings are made at


Poo! receipts take a plunge


THE bad summer has been put down as a major cause for a drop in the takings at Kibblesdale Pool


and a rise in revenue at the Civic Hall. “The weather wasn’t the


same as the previous year so rather than cool off in the pool people have been going to the cmema instead,” Mr Dennis Black, Ribble Valley’s Chief Technical O f f ic e r told Tuesday!s meetng of the Recreation and Leisure Committee.


A report for the first six


months of the current finan- cial year showed that attendances had dropped from 112,000 in 1976 to 78,570, with a corresponding drop in revenue from £23,200 to £22,700.


On the other hand over


the same period box office and other receipts at the Civic Hall boomed by £2,600 to £10,300 with the number


of admissions increasing by almost exactly 3,000. . This prompted a remark


from Coun. Mrs Beryl Cassidy (Clitheroe), that the pool was not being used to its full capacity.


“My daughter goes down


there after, work and some­ times there are no more than three people there," she said.


“ I think that the place


should have more publicity and I think that we should have swimming matches between the local club and


other towns to bring in people.” .


Mr Black said that he


would take up the matter with the Baths Manager, Mr David Phillips.


FOR the third successive year, Clitheroe Parish- Church went continental at the weekend . . . and this time the “ destination” was Spain.


. Previous social evenings have had German and Italian themes but this time the parish hall was transformed with Spanish posters and a huge flag •— loaned by the Spanish Embassy — and echoed to the


click of castanctB and cries of “Ole." -Spanish omelette, cheeses, wine and lager were on


the menu for the 280 guests and some of the parishion­


ers gave a display of SpaniBh'dancing, for which they had been trained by Miss Mary Waddington. The fiesta* was organised by Mr John Clayton and


members of the social committee and any profit will go to church funds. Music was provided by the Hasling- den and Helmshore Brass Band:and by organist Mr Harold Astley. .Among those who entered into the spirit of the


occasion was the Vicar, the Rev. J. C. Hudson, who is seen — sporting an impressive sombrero — on the right of our picture.


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the company’s works but the electric motors which power the sirens are supplied by a Huddersfield company. Castle Castings has been producing sirens for some time now, with Government departments as their main customers; However, a number of them have been sold in the commercial


market for use in mines and North Sea oil rigs.- Batches


have also been exported to South Africa.


several pupils from the two Clitheroe grammar schools, watched as the team of 13 went through its paces on the playing fields. The action included a demonstration of abseiling from the hovenng Wessex by a Marines officer, and a "sea rescue" run in which another officer was plucked from a rubber dinghy.


The whole school, and


leader, Lt. Cdr Humphrey Foster, and the pupils also heard from Lt. Wal ly Warrington, about the engineering side, Lt Ray son Pritchard (Marines) and_ Thi r d Of f i c e r J u l i e t 'Summers.


stration there was a talk for 5th and 6th formers, illus­ trated by slides, outlining the present day role of the Navy and its involvement in NATO. It was given by the team


Moorland — was one of a number the team is making to schools throughout the country. PICTURE: Against the


The visit ■


background of the Wessex, the pilot-, Lt Frayne Coul- shaw chats to the pupils.


LOW


; MOOR HOUSES


APPROVAL for the build­


ing of 84 houses at River­ side, Low Moor, Clitheroe, by the R ib b le V alley Borough Council, has been accepted by the Develop­ ment Sub Committee. The provision of houses


for sale on an attractive site was considered an essential feature of the council’s hous­ ing policy, it was stated, and would go some way towards meeting the urgent demands for cheaper new houses in theprivate sector. There would be 51 two-


bedroom houses, and 33 three bedroom units, many


capable of future extension if required.


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Gold-strike Malcolm meets the Duke


A CLITHEROE young man went to Buckingham Palace on Thursday to receive a golden award for five years’ hard work and training. Malcolm Hillary (18), of Brungerley Cottages, was one of 800 young people presented with the Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award. The presentation was


made by the Duke himself in on e o f the p a la c e ’ s ballrooms.


’ After returning from his


once-in-a-lifetime day in London, Malcolm said: “It was great.” He was accompanied by


his mother, Mrs Constance Hillary, and Capt. Arnold Roe) leader of Clitheroe Army Cadet Force in which Malcolm did all his training for the award. The road to Buckingham


Palace began in 1971 when Malcolm, an apprentice p lum b e r and h ea t ing


engineer with G. D. Porter, Clitheroe, joined the cadet force and entered for the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award.


ARDUOUS He completed that in 1972


and then went on to the Silver Award, which he gained in 1973. He began the arduous


tasks involved in the Gold Award early in 1974 and completed them just before he left the cadet force last year. Malcolm had to achieve


success in four main sections to win gold — service, inter­ est, physical activity and a project. He completed the service


section through the cadet force, rising to the rank of sergeant and junior leader, ana becoming a r i f le marksman. For the interest category


Malcolm chose rifle shoot­ ing, putting in weekly prac­ tice on the range at Fulwood Barracks. The physical activity involved a set series of gymnastic activities completed'under the watch­ ful eye of an examiner.


OLE’-IT ’S FIESTA TIME! The project was perhaps


the most demanding. Malcolm chose to go on a four-day trek through the Scottish mountains with a group of other Gold Award entrants. It involved a trip of about 50 miles during which each member of the group had to take on the


responsibilities of leader­ ship.; All in all it was a tough ■


task but on Thursday Malcolm thought it was worth it. “It was the first time I


had been to London, so as well as going to the palace we saw the sights,” he said. “The palace itself was all velvet and gold — it was very impressive. “The Duke spoke to most


of the young people. He asked me what was the hardest part of the Award and I told him the expedition in Scotland. He seemed very interested.”


School’s extension


on show EXACTLY a year after building began, Gisburn County Primary School’s £50,000 extension has been brought into use.. And to celebrate the occa­


sion the school will throw open its doors tomorrow night to enable parents and the public to have an infor­ mal look around. The school’s 87 pupils can


now boast a fully-equipped hall and gymnasium, inside toilets and new headmas­ ter’s office and stockroom, to add to the original four


classrooms. Headmaster Mr Dan


Packer said: “Although it’s taken ju s t a y ea r to complete the building, I ’ve been waiting for the exten­ sion all the 10' years I ’ve been here. “We are hoping there will


be a good response to tomor­ row’s informal look around. In particular I ’d like to see some of the older people of the village come to see the changes. Plans for the ’ extension


were originally passed by the West Riding authority but held back Because of financial commitments. After reorganisation, when the school became part of Lancashire,' the scheme was considered more urgent.


REQUEST REFUSED


A REQUEST for a pedest­ rian crossing near Calder- stones Hospital on Mittpn Road,' Whalley, has been refused by Lancashire County Council. The request was made by


the Area Health Authority, worried at the large number of road accidents near the hospital gates.


B ifut a meeting of the Ribble Valley Public Works


and Health Committee heard that the County Coun­ cil had carried out tests and insufficient traffic used the


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MALCOLM in his Army Cadet uniform.


Mrs Hillary said: “It was a


really wonderful day. The palace is quite fabulous — I shan’t ever forget it.”


Malcolm’s father, Mr


Gerald Hillary, an agricul­ tural worker, was unable to go to London because a none-parent” rule was enforced.


But he may yet have the


chance,: because Malcolm’s younger brother' Andrew (12), a pupil at Ribblesdale, is thinking of entering the Award scheme. Malcolm’s other brother, Stephen (21), is a fitter with TGB, Clitheroe. Sister Sheila (23), is married and lives in Brierfield.


S w im m in g instructor to the rescue


R IB B L E S D A L E Pool swimming instructor David Slinger is to be "warmly commended” by Ribble V a l le y Recreation and Leisure Committee after pulling off a dramatic rescue at the baths.


Chief Technical Officer,


Mr Dennis Black, told members at their meeting on Tuesday that earlier in the day a party from Calder- stones had visited the pool.


As they were leaving it


was noticed that a man was lying at the bottom of the pool.


and applied mouth to mouth resuscitation and' brought him round,” he said.


“Mr Slinger got him out


“ This shows what can happen even when an organ­


ised party is visiting the pool and illustrates the necessity for supervisory staff being on hand.”


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