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W o r km a te s r e s c u e driver
A LORRY driver escaped virtually unhurt when his vehicle crashed through a wall and somersaulted down a steep bank into the River Ribble. The accident happened as
he was driving the six-wheel lorry, fully laden with sludge, along the bottom of the new council housing estate at Low Moor. The vehicle crashed
through an old riverside wall and toppled down the 15- foot bank, landing upright on the river bed. The water was half-way
MAY I be allowed to make a contribution to the debate on the prop osed new Ribble Valley Town Hall. I think the council is quite
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right in deciding to build now, instead of deferring the decision to a later date when prices and cost of building will be even higher. My two reservations are
as follows: firstly, it is plan ned in the wrong place. To knock buildings down and rebuild is a waste of assets. To add additional build
up the vehicle and the driver, who suffered only a cut head, managed to climb into the back section. He was rescued when work mates formed a “gang p la n k ” with a ladder between the vehicle and bank. An eyewitness said: “The
roof of the cab was ripped off but fortunately the stays remained intact. If they hadn’t the driver could have been very seriously injured. “He was also lucky the acci dent didn’t happen the day before — the river was six feet higher then.” A spokesman for the
owners of the lorry, T. Hickey, of Cross Street, C l ith e ro e , declined to comment about the incident.
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Recital
DUE to the illness of Dr Thalben-Ball, a Clitheroe Parish Church Organ Soci ety recital was given by Mr Charles Myers, the chureh’s organist.
His programme, featuring
pieces th a t have been neglected, opened with a t r u m p e t s t o p so lo , “Dialogue,” by Couperin, followed by Alfred Hollins’ “A song of Sunshine,” show ing off the organ’s flute stops.
Mr Myers, who was intro son and Dubois.
ings in the overcrowded centre of Clitheroe is just aggravating the situation and leading to a car parking problem when the area around the new building is
Unpalatable facts
NOT surprisingly, letters of protest about our filthy Clitheroe s tre e ts have become fewer and fewer each week. This is because of the
inability of most dog owners to face up to unpalatable
facts. But should the corres
pondence finish by the acceptance of the contempt ible falsities in the letter from Slaidburn? This writer, in fine confusion, refers to “a definite call for the exter mination of all dogs.” This vicious remark is a
figment of his, or her, fertile imagination and a complete fabrication, since none of the w ri te rs throughout this correspondence made any call which could be so construed. Nor were councillors
referred to as “incompe tents.” Obviously the writer became mixed up with all the letters on other issues. Finally, Clitheronians
duced by the Rev. J. C. Hudson, played as an encore nieces by Malcolm William— Padiham,
.............f designated a “no parking”
space now and for the future, when every member of the staff will be going to work in a car, is going to mean a multi-storey car park, which is a very expen- sive and e x t ra v a g a n t method. Surely the most sensible
area. To provide car parking
with a sufficient area of hardcore for parking. The site I have in mind —
and I visited all the sites that Clitheroe councillors suggested in 1973 — is a field opposite the Low Moor School, nearer Clitheroe than the baths. Those coming by bus from
plan is to start on a flat field and build the Town Hall where its impressive facade can be seen, instead of being crammed in a back street
the Whalley direction could be accommodated if buses were routed via Greehacre Street and Thorn Street to Bawdlands, which would be quite near the suggested site and, at the same time, ease
Classic example of ‘little by little’ policy
I HAVE read with great interest recent corres pondence and reported comments on the question of the proposed council offices and have yet to see a single adequate reason advanced for embarking on this expensive project.
Nature of SA
Society
THE letter from M. J. Clinch, of Barclays, raises some fundamental questions about the nature of the soci ety in South Africa. The attitudes expressed in
who are ashamed of the town being classified as the dirtiest in the North-West feel that letters from Ayls- ford in Kent, Preston, Bacup and Slaid
burn offer no solution to their problem. All that we ask as a short
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term solution is for dog owners to refrain from walk ing closely against the facades of our houses while encouraging their dogs to defecate and urinate against our gateposts. Are we asking too much?
DOG OWNER HATER
Time, please!
DON’T you think it is time that you exercised your authority as Editor to termi nate the tedious and seem ingly endless correspond ence between dog lovers and dog haters. Whether or not you love
dogs, it surely cannot be denied that their owners, in many cases, do allow them to foul public places. It is equally unpleasant
the letter might lead us to suppose that Barclays recog nises the fundamental moral wrong underlying the policy of apartheid. I cannot believe that its
attitude as an employer is generally true of a society which depends upon the availability of cheap African labour. It must be said that the very presence of Barc lays in South Africa gives credence to that society and the system of apartheid. It is surely hypocritical to
imply one’s dislike of apar theid (which appears to underly this letter) at the same time sustaining those who practise it. It might be interesting to
see statistics showing the proportion of “black” to “white” in the various grades throughout the bank — from top managerial to counter staff. M. J. Clinch says all jobs
are open to all races, but might it be that the number of opportunities open to the black and coloured people of South Africa are a reflection of the limited education available to the majority under apartheid. I t is worth bearing in
for a “lover” as a “hater” to find they have stepped on a pile of excrement — what more is there to discuss?
MRS J. E. GEDDES, 7 Denbigh Drive, Clitheroe.
Path closure protest
I TOO wish to protest at the closure of the donkey path. I t has a great historical background and I felt at the time of the Castle Castings building that it should have been kept open. E . M A R G A R E T GARNETT, 83 Henthorn Road, Clitheroe.
mind that at the height of the slave trade, the British government’s reply to its opponents was that it was far too profitable to be stopped!
PATRICIA SCOTT
7 Old Row, Barrow
Loss of dignity
I WISH to endorse the comment s in St ephen Wo o d ’s l e t t e r about Rhodesia and South Africa. I was always a supporter
of white rule in both coun tries until I actually went there. I witnessed an African
people having to suffer humility and deprivation of th e i r s ens e of human dignity. I was asked to witness
these things under the name of our white “civilisation.”
R. PARKER, Kontrup 50, 4722 Ostenfelde, West Germany.
Stole from garage
ADMITTING entering a garage workshop as a tres passer and stealing property worth £300, Allan Davidson (18), of Coronation Terrace, Langho, was fined £50 at Clitheroe. Insp. Bill Moore said
from Conservative leader Coun. Bill Fleming have, howev e r, b een mos t illuminating, if only because they highlight the arrogant and equivocal nature of present local government. When the Ribble Valley
Some of the comments
Council was instituted, it was justified on the grounds that it would lead to staff and financial economies and increased efficiency. Now we are told that
Donkey owners sought
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suggested method of financ ing. Instead of funding the cost over 10 years, which is too short a period for a project of this magnitude, it should be spread over at least 20 or 30 years.
My second point is the
accepted by the council, it might then decide to do a first class job and build the Council Chamber at the same time. It is an economic proposi
If this suggestion was
tion that is worth consid ering.
FRED SINGLETON, ' Pengarth, Dilworth Lane, Longridge.
Answers to town hall queries
IN VIEW of the fact that your correspondents Mrs Brown and Mr Shepherd live in the ward which I repre
1. The cost of the new
town hall will not have a ceiling of £650,000, that is the figure of January, 1978 prices. One official has already said that due to inflation the cost will be in the region of £724,000 by the time the tenders are ready, but I would put the cost even higher.
“before the reorganisation of local government it was conclusively shown . . . that there would be need for more local government office accommodation.” It is also understood that
fresh staff, even after four y e a r s , ar e st i l l being recruited. In your report at the end
of last year about the special meeting to be held by the council, it was stated that “it is unlikely any firm decision will be made at the special meeting which will give all councillors an opportunity to voice their opinions.” The meeting was held and a firm decision reached. We have been assured
only recently that the cost would be kept down to £650,000 “at present-day prices” and yet only a few shor t weeks af ter that assurance had been given, the rep o r ts have been amended to “Ribble Valley Council’s £750,000 town hall plan,” without any official denial that the cost has been escalated by £100,000. Have we not also been
assured that only Phase 1 is likely in the near future? If this is so, why has the coun cil gone to the expense of drawing up detailed plans for Phase 2, if they do not intend proceeding with it once Phase 1 is completed? Are we not, in fact, seeing
a classic example of the local government “little by little” policy, under which the elec torate are soothed with statements of what the council thinks that it can get away with without too much objection, knowing full well from experience that any “assurances” can go the way of previous “assurances” once the thin end of a very large wedge has been firmly and irretrievably inserted.
FRANK S. L. MOON, 42 King Street, Clitheroe.
Showing right spirit
MAY I, through your c o l umn s , th a n k the management of the Civic Hall for showing the film “A bridge too far.” I consider this film to be
Davidson readily admitted the theft when the police interviewed him, and said he was very sorry. All the property had been reco
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vered. After considering a social
inquiry report the chairman, Mr Stanley Westhead, told Davidson: “You are well spoken of. We hope a fine will deter you and that you will become a useful member of society.”
Chance to speak
WHALLEY Parish Coun cil’s annual meeting, at which the public may air their views, will be held on April 20th, at 8 p.m. It will be preceded by an ordinary meeting of the council at 7
Arnhem spirit applied to solving our peacetime problems so that we can again show the world that Britain really is great.
MR R. W. G. BOXALL, ( e x - R o y a l M a r i n e Commando). 5 Peel Park Close, Clitheroe.
Tory club
OFFICERS re-elected at the annual meeting of Clitheroe Conservative Club were: President — James Wilkinson; chairman — Max Dawson; vice-chairman — Harold Blackburn; house chairman — Harold Smalley; treasurer — J. Ridehalgh; secretary — Leslie Wood. Vice-presidents — John
Southworth, Tom Robinson, Lord Clitheroe, Harold Blackburn, James Harris and James Cowperthwaite.
a fitting tribute to our airborne forces and I am proud to have fought a l o n g s i d e t h em in Normandy. Our country needs the
were Edisford, Stanley House and Chester Avenue. The latter was my choice but the council decided on Rail way View.
2. Other sites considered 3. The present car park
ing should not be greatly restricted — in fact unless reservation is made for all staff it should be increased.
4. The library is no longer
the responsibility of the Ribble Valley Council and is now Lancashire County, so our money is not involved.
may not end with £650,000 — £750,000, as there is a phase 2 in the minds of some members and this would provide a civic suite, council chamber etc., at a present day cost of say £350,000.
5. The “spending spree”
Birthday gesture
tion could have been brought up to standard for £100,000 — £150,000.
Clitheroe Town Council meetin g, I was ve ry surprised that the Clitheroe Counc i l Cons ul t a t i ve Commi t t e e which was l a u n c h e d wi t h such enthusiasm 12 months ago was never called to consider the matter. Two of the members — the Chamber of Trade and the Trades Coun cil, — are now strong oppo nents of the new offices. Why could these views not have been expressed at an earlier stage.
7. As I said at the
cil meeting which decided the issue, out of a possible attendance of 38 only six were absent but I am sorry to say four of those were from Clitheroe. If either of your corres
Furthermore at the coun
pondents would like further information I would be pleased to meet them at any mutually convenient time.
T. ROBINSON, 7 Princess Avenue, Clitheroe
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THE winner of the "Miss World” competition staged by Slaidbum YFC has far greater implications than the title suggests, particu larly among those who are interested in birds of a diffe rent kind. Miss Pog Heather Fell
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CLITHEROE Conservative Club stewardess Mrs Alice Mitchell celebrated her birthday on Friday by rais ing £107 towards the Pat Seed Cancer Scanner Fund. She asked guests at her
and the Clitheroe organiser of the fund, Mrs Irene Coon, organised a raffle and a novelty game to boost the proceeds. Mrs Mitchell said she
party to contribute to the fund — for a cancer scanner a t Ch r is t ie’s Hospi tal , Manchester — instead of buying presents. In addition Mrs Mitchell
sent could I reply to some of their queries about the prop osed new council offices.
The six donkeys dumped
at I the Whalley home of Coun. Mrs Sheila Maw have been moved to pastures, new. They have been taken
from the woodland near her holme at Lower Clerkhill, Whalley, to a paddock in Whalley. Goun. Mrs Maw and friends have contacted se as id e donkey r ide operators who may own the donkeys. They are now waiting for
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the operators to inspect the animals. The story in the Advertiser and Times last week brought Coun. Mrs Maw a £5 donation towards the donkeys’ keep. Coun. Mrs Maw, Lancashire branch chairman of the Brit ish Horse Society, has been caring for the donkeys since the day they wandered down the drive of her home. They have chomped their way through more than a bale of hay a day. Coun. Mrs Maw doubts
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that the donkeys simply wandered into the drive as they would have to negotiate a cattle grid and a horse chute.
Music from the Passion
PALM Sunday evening brought a welcome treat to worshippers at Clitheroe Parish Church. For the church choir — augmented by members of the congre gation — performed a prog ramme of music and read ings f rom the Passion according to St Luke.
The evening included
excerpts from the work of that name attributed ques tionably to J. S. Bach.
effective meditation for the first day of Holy Week. The emphasis was not solely on the music, but it still bore sufficient charm to convey the message. The narrative was beautifully read and expressively sung.
Overall, it was a good and
Thompson and Mr Charles Myers conducted. The vicar, the Rev. J. C. Hudson, concluded with prayers and blessing.
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was the winner and in the interests of local terminol ogy could anyone explain why, over the years, Slaid burn is sometimes called "Pog,” especially by the older residents. I have unsuccessfully
sought an answer to this old puzzle before, but the term has so far evaded explanation.
HORACE COOK, Castle View, Clitheroe.
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A DONATION of £5 is to be made by Whalley Parish Council towards trophies for the May Day athletics meet
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