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Tel. Clitheroe 25142 1 7 / What a difference a day makes! ■SSSsZ THE picture at the Railway View car park a week last Friday morning when unlimited parking was allowed . . . and how it looked on Monday morning. earmarked


Site for ibrary


THE search for a site for Clitheroe’s new central library has been narrowed down to the Borough Treasurer’s office in Church Street.


given at a meeting of the Recreation and Leisure Committee by the chair­ man, Coun. John Black­ burn (Clitheroe).


discussions between Rib­ ble Valley and county council officials, it was decided that the Borough Treasurer’s office would present the best possible site.


He said that following


“Subject to the new office accommodation


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HAPPY among, the. toys, whether donors or purchascrs, are y. Used toijs brought by the children found ready purchasers these youngsters at Brookside, County Primary 'School. ..


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with the County Council’s plan to provide a new building in 1981-82. News of the move was


vacated under Ribble Val­ ley Council’s new £lm office scheme and its availability would coincide


The office is likely to be


Borough Treasurer’s office will become available,” he declared.


Excellent


tions that the Clitheroe Town Mayor’s Parlour and the Council Chamber would be used to extend the existing library. Court. Blackburn told


central location for mem­ bers of the public'and the mobile units will be able to operate from there.” He dismissed sugges­


“It will be an excellent


being built by the -Ribble Valley Council, th e


three years ago fhat if the Ribble Valley Council relinquished the Council Chamber, it would revert back to the Town Council.


' The committee accepted the site proposal, but decided to bring pressure on the county council not to delay the construction of the library beyond 1981- 82.


Mayor, Coun. Bob Ains­ worth, a bitter opponent of the new. council office pro­ ject, voiced objections to the moves on. the central library. He said after the meet­


However, the Town


members that the Parlour belonged to the Town Council and an agreement had been made two or


ing that the Ribble Valley Council could use the situa­ tion to. push forward their office programme. ; T “ I t could use th e


lever, saying that it was badly ' needed for library purposes,” he commented.


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c ar p a rk s i : . 1 : 1 I At the Palace


ton, ivas formally rec­ ognised when she travelled to Buckin­ gham Palace to receive the MBE from the Queen.


Mrs ■ Phyllis, Todd, of Whalley Road., Pendle­


A LIFETIME of public service in Clitheroe by


. hat,. Mrs Todd proudly lined tip with other reci­ pients of awards in the Palace ballrooom. The Queen expressed


green coat trimnied with suede, and a ton­ ing pale green brimmed


Wearing an olive on a cold night


IF THE cairn at the top of Little Mearley Clough looks a little higher, then it’s thanks to a party of Clitheroe Venture Scouts.


weather did not deter unit chairman Gerald Fergu­ son, secretary •Alistair- Macleod and Venture Scouts Bryan Lowe and John Coates. They started their walk


went walking over Pendle on Friday night they found that the cairn, which used to stand over eight feet high, had been vandalised. Despite the conditions, they spent time replacing some of the stones. F r id a y ’s very cold


from a point on the Twis- ton-Barley road,-being dri­ ven there by Venture Scout leader Dr Gordon Hampson — and his dog Kim.


at the summit of Pendle at about 9-30 p.m. from where Dr Hampson made his own way back to the car. There was no mist to


They reached the beacon When four hardy Scouts


by 12-30 a.m. on Saturday, several hours; before the snow started to fall.


steeply down the .ice- covered slope to Little Mearley Clough Farm and across the fields to Clitheroe. They were back in town


well equipped and trained to cope with the condi­ tions. The walk from the beacon to the cairn at Lit­ tle Mearley Clough was completed without diffi­ culty. The party then dropped


add to the difficulties of navigation across the sum­ mit plateau in darkness, but the weather conditions were, of course, very severe at 1,800ft. There was ice and snow under­ foot, a gale-force wind and the temperature was at least five degrees below zero. - However, the lads were


ond to mark Mrs Todd’s contribution to social service. In 1966 she was given the Freedom of


to the Palace by her cousins, Mrs Lesley Scoble, of Kent, and. Mrs Marjorie Wilkin­ son, who lives in Some­ rset.


Clitheroe in recognition of her welfare work. She was accompanied


Mrs Todd has served on at least 21 local com­ mittees: at one time or another, and was .the : fi r s t secretary of Clitheroe Old People’s Welfare Committee. It ■ was her second visit to Buckingham Palace, for nine years ago she attended a Royal gar- ■. den party.


impressed by the superb organisation of the investiture. The Queen wore a simple floral dress in purple and pink shades. During the ceremony there was background music by an orchestra of the Scots Guards. Noiv in her seventies, ;


Mrs Todd’ was very


interest in Mrs Todd's voluntary service., p a r ­ ticularly with the Old People’s Welfare Com­ mittee. The honour is the sec­


commented: “We are sure that there is adequate t parkingjn Clitheroe if all


derson, of Railway View, said: “I think it will be much appreciated by people who want to stay in the town centre for only a short time.”


Pennine Way


tWHEN Mr R. P.ullen


Clitheroe Ribblesdale (Afternoon) Townswo­ men’s Guild about the Pen­ nine Way, he was thanked by Mrs Fi Blades, who herself has travelled about 200 miles on it. A bring and buy stall in aid of the hos­ pitality fund raised £29.55. Mrs H. Mikanowicz


alked to members of


•Mrs A. Simpson (Federa­ tion) and Miss. M. • Todd (Old People’s Welfare).


presided and there were reports from section chair­ men Mrs F. Hermon and Miss O. Wolstenholme,


new regulations were widely welcomed- by Clitheroe motorists. Said Mr Harold Haz- lewood, of Park Avenue: “ I think we ought to encourage people to come into town to shop and this is one way to do it.” And Mr William Hen­


long-term parkers to use the Chester Avenue and North Street car parks. . On Friday morning the


their best advantage.” The council is urging


he spaces are used to


officials are waiting until the New Year to enforce the regulations strictly. But on Friday leaflets were pla c ed on the windscreens of. vehicles on the car parks, remind­ ing drivers of the new reg­ ulations. Council spokesman


scheme is designed to pro vide easier parking for people intending to stay in the centre of town for only a short time. Wait­ ing on the Railway View and Lowergate parks is now limited to two hours in any. three between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., Mondays, to Saturdays inclusive. Ribble Valley Council


parking for a day-long stay thronged the avail­ able places in streets around the town centre.- The new p a rk in g


the new plan, the Rail­ way View car park held only about a dozen cars at 9 a.m. . But office workers


CLITHEROE’S “speedier shopping” car park plan went into action with a half-full town centre car p a rk an d c ram m e d streets. On Friday,' day one of


Please keep in touch


THE news content of this edition has been largely dealt with by the editor. It is the managements intention to bring out papers for as long as it is practicable to do so and maintain reasonable standards.


Like so many small town papers, we rely upon the tremendous goodwill of the leaders of a host of • small organisations and


It is a service to our


It is a service unrivalled by any other publication in the Ribble Valley.


' village correspondents to tell us what is going on.


The dispute will obviously ..affect coverage of the : area’s affairs, but we trust there will be no d im in u tio n of o u r unrivalled . advertise­ ment, classified and “Whats on” service’. .


We can only hope’for an early settlement and a return to normal.


Meanwhile we apologise to readers, advertisers, newsagents and corres­ pondents for any short­ comings and repeat our request to them not to lose contact.-


F o rm e r Y ic a r o f D o w n h am


' He came to Downham from the Diocese of Man­ chester having previously served in theOfukon, Canada. As 1953 was Coro­ na ti on y e a r he was immediately involved in all the celebrations in the village.


A MUCH loved former vicar of Downham, the Rev. Walter Allen, died on Saturday, aged 81, at Southport. He and his wife retired there after he had served almost 16 years as Vicar of Downham from 1953-1968.


r ia l S e rv ic e a t S t Leonard’s Church, on Sun­ day, at evensong. Mr Allen is survived by his wife and so n , a C o n s u l t a n t Radiologist at Darlington.


Good trade in toys raises £95


back to preach the Asshe- ton Sermon and his last visit to the parish was in 1977 to assist at the fun­ eral of Mrs M. Hornby an old parishioner and friend. There is to be a memo­


In 1975 he was invited ,


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We earnestly appeal to our contributors not to lose touch and to continue to supply details of their activities — forthcoming and immediate past.


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Journalists’ dispute: Sides put their case


FOLLOWING the countrywide strike action this week by memb e r s of t h e Nat ional Union of Journalists, Mr Ernest Leah, Chief Executive of th e Cl i t h e r o e Advertiser, Burnley Express and Nelson Leader group of pap­ ers, issued the follow­ ing statement.


, on strike at noon on Monday, in pursuit of a


, pay claim of £20 a week and various .other


• improvements in hours and benefits. We, like other industries


f NUJ members at. our local offices went


. responsibility, is in excess of £75 a week.


average (tax year to date) per week: £65.96 (no ser­ vice increments).


The lowest paid senior


We trust that common- sense — a rare commodity


senior journalists, includ­ ing those with posts of


return to normal working and management would welcome a willingness to go in partnership with the NUJ to the Department of Employment to state the case for a better settle­ ment. 9 •


Union's reply


A SPOKESMAN-for the Advertiser Chapel replies:


are expected to settle within the Government guidelines, but have embarked upon the follow­ ing course of action quite voluntarily in putting the case for regional journal­ ists.


pared to agree to increases worth almost nine per cent


of the total editorial pay bill.


the rigid criteria for accep­ tability laid down by the . Government.


exploratory talks with the Department to establish the procedure for such a submission. The Society has been advised that to stand any chance of suc­ cess all “special cases” must riot only be strongly argued but also conform to


Special case


treating the formulation of the special case as a matter- of urgency and will present the best case they can pro­ duce to the Department at the earliest practical moment. •.


to such a joint approach. The NUJ continues to refuse to be associated with any approach to the Department. The Society and IOJ are


Publish


themselves.to become sub­ ject to Government sanc­ tions by offering “deals.” Such a course of action


to make it crystal clear that they will in no way be intimidated by this course of action and will continue to publish their news­ papers. They will not allow


at our local office) have shown that they are not prepared to follow this procedure, but hope to gain their claim by strike action, in spite of manage­ ment’s offer to assist them to get the best deal that the Government pay policy will allow. The management wish


Members of the NUJ (as


dent approach, the Insti­ tute of Journalists has now reactivated its proposal that they should join the Society in the formulation and presentation of a com­ bined special case. The Society has agreed


applied at each of the sev eral stages of a vetting procedure. If (but only if) the argument that journal­ ists are a special case is accepted, independent a s s e s so r s would be appointed to determine how much over the five per cent can be approved. The Society has also been told that the entire procedure is unlikely to take less than four weeks and could be longer; although if the sub­ mission fails at any stage the result would be known in less than a month. After an initial indepen­


These c r i te r ia are


have already been pub­ lished. The Society has had


Full details of the offer


(the negotiating body for provincial journalists), is to submit a special case to the Department of Emp­ loyment on behalf of its jo u rn a l is ts , to seek approval, for its pay increases in excess of the five per cent limit. The Society has already told journalists’ unions that if such approval can- be obtained it would be pre­


The Newspaper Society


Obviously, this has been recognised by the emp­


.the part of the journalists and has resulted in an ero­ sion of wages which is nothing short of a national scandal.


has “got by” qn a goodwill basis and a sense of voca­ tion — it is still alive and well — to evade paying journalists their true worth. ' However, this policy has proved self-destructive on


appear to be staggering but it must be borne in mind that this 40-hour week is, more often than not, worked to the full and often exceeded without any additional payment. For years management


ket some weekly journal­ ists on the completion of a 40-hour week receive a gross payment of £60.92. This basic wage may


bludgeon — and journal­ ists have meekly accepted — to depress wage levels to an extent that if the present trend continues editorial personnel will rapidly be approaching the breadline. In the lower-paid brac­


^ It ill behoves a manage­ ment representative to even mention Government guidelines, as proprietors have used this weapon for years to escape paying journalists a fair and just wage for their labours. They have used it as a


loyers and can be witnes­ sed by the fact that, for the first time, they have decided to kick over the Government traces on pay.


statutory five per cent to close on nine per cent, sub- je c t to the “ nod of a p p ro v a l” from the Department of Employ­ ment.


They have lifted the


there has been an offer of £ 2 0 .


affect only the minority and the general, overall, reply to the offical offer is “too little and too late.” This has.forced our


However, these offers


employers have offered sums in excess of the limit set by the Newspaper Soc­ iety to quell unrest and, at the same time, acknow­ ledge their journalists’ true worth. In one case, I am reliably informed,


In a number of cases


in these times — will pre­ vail in the short term. The door is open for a


union — the National Union of Journalists — to call its first general provin­ cial strike in its 70-odd years of history. By sheer necessity jour­


to express to readers.of the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times that our claim is not based on greed, but need. 9


nalists have had to fall into line with the NUJ after due process of negotiation and the imposing of sanc­ tions to show that the time has come for a complete rethink in terms of wages and conditions. My colleagues and I wish


the present payment to journalists so I think it fair to state that average pay in this current tax year of Glitheroe 'A d v e r t is e r


could bring about a situa­ tion which would jeopar­ dise many jobs throughout the company and perma­ nently damage the, news­ papers we publish. Much is being said about


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