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Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, August 9lh, 1979 3
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Undemocratic governing
CHAMBERS’ 20th Century' Dictionary defines “democracy!’ as “a form of government in which the supreme' power is vested in the people . . On the basis of such a
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IT is precisely because, under the last Govern ment and with the full approval of the present one, the market criteria of Mr K. R. Booth’s beloved private enterprise are being applied by the Gas Board, that he and his fellow villagers are unlikely to see a gas supply to their homes in the foreseeable future.
Supply would be boon to
villages WHAT a great benefit it would be to residents of Grindleton, Waddington and West Bradford to nave gas.
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-heating. There are the elderly
cuts this winter is a big worry,, not only to the housewife, but to all the elderly people in these vil- • lages who have no other means of cooking or
The threat of electricity
who need extra warmth and are afraid to put on their electric fires in case they cannot pay the bill. There are also mothers with young children who have no alternative ways of heating^ baby feeds should cuts arise. > Obstacles can be over
investment, if it existed at all, would be risible. How ever, I suspect that, like most of us, Mr Booth only sees the virtues of market criteria when their less pleasant aspects are being visited on .someone else.
The return on capital
unlikely that the demand for gas in Waddington, W e s t B r a d f o r d o r elsewhere. will survive at its. present unnatural level once the present Govern ment gets round to allow ing the Gas Board to apply market criteria to its pric ing policy. •
As iti happens, it is
tic gas, in this period of scarce and costly energy
resources, is very much underpriced.
business point of view, that the Gas Board is mak ing a healthy profit; I t could afford to raise prices
It is irrelevant, from a
come in order to build fly over bridges and motor ways, so why not a pipeline across the River Ribble? It would also benefit North West Gas. Why does it advertise if it doesn’t want to supply the product? Regarding another sub
ject of importance to West Bradford, could we not have a mirror placed at each end of West Bradford bridge to minimise the danger of accidents? After all, what is the cost of a m ir ro r compared to a human life? Come on, in the words of
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considerably, .establishing an ■ even healthier profit, without affecting its com petitive position.
It is because srfcial and Eolitical considerations
mostly with the last Gov ernment, that gas is cur rently as cheap as it is.
ave carried w e ig h t ,
wedded to the virtues of the market and desperate to make'the public sector earn its keep, it is incon ceivable th a t a cheap domestic gas policy can long continue.
Under a Government
Buzby, let’s “make some one happy.” We are always sending help to other-coun tries, so why not a little help for our own people.
MRS M. DUXBURY,' 7 Westfield Drive, West Bradford.
F o rm e r tra n sp o r t
manager A FORMER transport manager, Mr. George
Wiswell, died on Friday;
Butler, of Irwell Bun- galow, Pendleton - Road,
survives him, came -to the village 16 years ago. ■ - For 47 years Mr Butler- was employed by Turnbull and Stockdale,; Ramsbot-. tom,, eventually becoming transport manager.- -, -m: . After moving to Wiswell
He was 70. -. He and his wife, who
he completed nis, working life by becoming a kitchen
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.of Edenfield Agricultural Society for a long period. The funeral took place
Sorter at Calderstones ■ Mr Butler was chairman
Lospital..
yesterday, with cremation at Accrington.
In writing to ,£kipton Division MP Mr John Wat son, Mr Booth is protest ing to the gravedigger against the practice of Dur ing corpses.
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WILLIAM GRAY, 43 Mitchell Street, Clitheroe. ■ <
The truth is that domes
accept that the vast major ity of British people wish to see the reintroduction of- c a p i t a l p u n ishm en t . Despite this, however, they vote by a large major ity against that measure, ■ claiming in the process that they are offering the country leadership rather than representation.
definition, recent events at both central and local gov ernment level indicate that whatever type of govern ment is operating in Bri tain at the present time, it cannot be described as “democratic.” ’ In the Commons, MPs
dered in reaching that decision was fear of what terrorists might do if one of their number was sent enced to death, it seems fair to ask whether this is the sort of pusillanimous
As a major factor consi
leadership which this coun try wants; or'needs, in the violent atmosphere which has developed since capital punishment was abolished.
. level where the gerryman dering manoeuvres of the Conservative party have virtually ensured tha tv many of the elected major ity in the area have had all the electoral authority removed from them. - Many of your readers •
nature' of government is even more marked at local
T h e u n d em o c ra t ic
will not be aware that the authority for running the Ribble Valley does not vest in the council in full session. In fact, virtually the whole of the council’s authority has been dele gated to committee. This means that in practice all major policy decisions are made by the Policy and Resources Committee which presents the council with, a series of f a i t accomplis about which it can do little. And yet, based on a
b e r s h ip of th a t all- powerful committee so that it does not include many of the area’s elected representatives.
In Clitheroe, for exam ple, only one-Labour and
though Clitheroe repre sents a quarter of the Rib ble Valley’s electorate, has nine elected councillors and contributes about a quarter of the rate-fund. An example of the effect
one Independent: sit on th a t committee, even
: towards the' central gov ernm en t’s demand for reductions in local govern ment spending. In fact they were never
. c o n s id e re d th a t Mr Charles Wilson’s move to Lancaster created a prime opportunity, to contribute
minority of elected council lors, the Conservatives have, organised the mem- ■
of this gerrymandering was. shown very clearly with the. recent appoint ment of a new Planning Officer. Many councillors
which Bumble described as "an ass — an idiot”, can do nothing to assist individual members of- the local elec torate in the face' of the undemocratic procedures which face them. As a body, however,
the elected • councillors of the Ribble Yalley may at some time - in the future find themselves faced with a fait accompli in this con text also, despite their mandate from the electo rate of the Ribble Valley to prevent any such further waste of the'ratepayers’ and taxpayers’ money. It seems that the law,
pressure is already build ing up in committee for an extension to the new coun cil offices,' to house a new Mayor’s Parlour and Coun cil Chamber, "while the builders are still on site,” at a probable cost in excess of £300,000. One wonders whether
given any opportuniey to put their point of view and the first indication which they received of the' inten tion to appoint a new Plan ning .Officer (and the fact that the appointment had been. filled by the Policy and Resources Committee) was-from a report in the local Press. It is understood that
. fun and p r a c t ic a l , a c t iv i t ie s replacing formal lessons, and the “teachers” ; being the vicar of Downham a n d h is te am o f helpers. The event was Dow-
CH ILD R EN f rom Downham and, Twis- ton have been going back to sch o o l in church this week. But it was school with a difference, with
Mitton
nham’s annual. Sum mer School, organised by the Rev. F. E. Chard; which attracts dozens of youngsters every year. . This year ■ “school’.’
flower pictures and cards went on display at the meeting of Mitton WI. They were made by Mrs M: Williamson and Mrs W. Hoyle on a recent visit to Denman College. President Mrs E. Simp
On display A selection of dried
. grim’s Progress.” The ch i ld ren began on Monday with a practi cal example of over coming difficulties to achieve an objective — by climbing Pendle.
day, Tuesday and Wed nesday mornings and the theme was “Pil-
they may have to start giv ing due consideration to the 18th century proverb which claims “No taxation without representation.”
FRANK S. L. MOON, King Street,
Clitheroe
M-cyclist fined £25
son (17), of The Grove, was also fined £10 for not com plying with a stop sign and £5 for riding the machine without a provisional licence. ; , Chief Insp T. J. Sumner
A GISBURN learner driver was fined £10 at Clitheroe for not display ing L-plates on his motor cycles. Brendan - David Tomlin
activities to . keep the children . busy were ; arranged by Mr Chard and, his helpers pic-. , tured here (back row,-; from the le f t) Mrs - Bren d a Lund, Mrs Janet Cowgill, Mrs Margaret Walmsley and Mrs E l iz ab e th Scott.
L o t s ' of o t h e r
Along tow path
CLITHEROE Naturalists hiked along the Pennine Way. from Thornton to Gargrave on Saturday. Tne party set off via
Cam Lane under the lead ership of Mr R.; Bleazard. They took field paths to the Leeds-Liverpool Canal and then followed the tow path. The unique' double-
decker bridge at East Mar- ton and boats cruising by were of interest.; Wh e n t h e g r o u p
linson failed to stop at the junction of King Lane and Market Place. He did not have a ' current driving licence. - In a letter to-the court, Tomlinson said the rear L-
Elate had been faulty and
one to clean it. - 1 At the road junction he
e had removed the front
slowed down, sliding his foot on the ground. The reminder for renewal of his driving licence had been sent to his parents’ address in Darlington. He had since renewed , the licence. ,
TWENTY
. 4.: (14) “Beat the clock” — Sparks. -, 5. (2) .‘.‘C’mon. everybody” —. Sex Pistols. ‘ ■ 6. (5) “My Sharona” — The Knack; ••••: ” ' ■ 7. (18) “The diary of Horace Wimp” — ELO; 8. (3) “Girls talk” — Dave Edmunds. ■ 1 : .9. (—) “Wanted” — The Dooleys. • . .
. 1.. (1) “I-don’t like Mondays” — Boomtown.Rats. 2. (7) “Can’t stand losing you” — The Police. 3.
said that Tomlinson was stopped in Whalley Road, Clitheroe, because he was not displaying L-plates. Three weeks later Tom
.clear landmark, with the Aire. Valley stretching out below. Mr B l e a z a r d was
approached Gargrave, the peak of Sharp Haw was a
thanked by Mr Wright for taking charge.
was held in Downham P a r i s h C h u r c h , because the village hall is being used as a - holiday home by a party of Brownies. It was held on Mon-'
for . f r iendship raised £11.89. Supper hostesses were Mrs Pilkington, Mrs Riley and Mrs Wright.
Gisburn had a talk on embroidery
Embroidery ■ Members of Gisburn WI
Mrs Benjamin, of Bar- noldswic k, and was thanked by Mrs S. Graves- ton, who presided. . Members are to attend a
craft rally at Longridge Civic Hall on . November
by Mrs Hartley,' of Thorn ton- in-Cr ave n, who showed slides and samples of her work. She was accompanied by
son introduced Mr J. Gre gory, who gave a talk about soft fruit in the gar den.- He judged the com petition for a foliage plant, winners being Mrs E. F r i e n d a nd Mrs J . Pearson. A collection of pennies
news
NEW correspondent in Newton for the Advertiser and Times is Mrs June Elliott.
hear from organisations about any forthcoming events.
clerk to the Parish Council and connected with many events taking place in the village. She would be pleased to collect news items and
length of cloth to the Sol omon Isles. Re f r e s hme nt s were
served and Mrs Jenny Gor- nall reported on her visit to the annual meeting in London.
meeting after the summer break was held at Cheetall Farm, Clitheroe, by per mission of Messrs B. Dug- dale and Son, owners of the animal feed mill in Clitheroe. Mr Peel, the farm man
Dairy farm Gi sburn YFC’s first
worth, where they had a short business meeting fol lowed by supper. The evening was organ
LOOKING FOR NEWS Mrs Elliott, of Croasdale Bank, Slaidburn, is
P. Starkie. A new member was admitted.
completed by Mrs R. son, Chris Briggs. Junior: Stevenson, Mrs E. Thorn- Andrew Pinder, Robert ber and Mrs A. Bosonnet Parker and Andrew Town- raised £77.30 for WI son (tie). funds. Tribute was paid to
ised by Mrs F. Duckworth and the route took mem bers, via Gisburn, Barrow- LFarm, Newton, ford, Thornton-in-Craven, ' Winners were — Boys, Foulridge and Gargrave. Senior: Neville Harrison, A recent sponsored walk David Taylor, John Harri-
ager, showed members round the 130 dairy farm. A-hot-pot supper was served at Clitheroe Auc tion Mart and David Mat- tinson proposed thanks.
Sabden
7th, when there will be a Cadbury’s demonstration, a fashion parade and a dis play of crochet. The sponsored unit-in
cushion, judged by Mrs Hartley, was won by Mrs L. McDougal, Mrs E. Parker, Mrs J. Dibb, Mrs A. Frankland and Mrs M. Hudson. An outing to the Cumb
for the International'Year of the Child, on behalf of the . A r t h i r i t i s and Rheumatism Council for Research, is to be held on September 5th, at 8 p.m. A competition for a pm
'poned. Members agreed* that
rian crystal works at Ulverston has been post-
part of the proceeds from the Christmas fair should be donated to the Breast Cancer Screening Fund. It was -agreed to send a
Stephen takes on best in Europe
A YOUNG Clitheroe canoeist has just returned from three exciting weeks in Austria competing for Britain against- challengers from all over Europe.
Littlemoor Mill, Whalley Road, was a member of the British Youth Wild Water' Racing squad, which com-, peted in two international events. ■In the European Youth
.Stephen Dent (17), of 1 O 7 1 T \ tSSfi
Championships at Spittal, Stephen’s three-man-team came in ninth place and he was 26th out of more than 70 competitors: • In the second; interna
-(19). “Angel eyes/Voulez.vous” — Abba. ‘ >
tional at Lofer, the British teams took the first three places and Stephen was placed 17th. The squad also found
■ 10. (6) “Are friends'electric?"— Tubeway Army. ,. 11. (8) “Born to be-alive” .— Patrick Hernandez. 12. (20) “We don’t talk anymore” — Cliff Richard. . 13. (10) “Here comes the summer” ■
,15. (—) “Gangsters” — The Specials, '.p 16. (9)-.“Maybe” — Tom Pace. ■ -•••
-“Reasons to be cheerful’’ — IanD u ry an d the. Bloc kheads. LP of the week: “Some product’— Chart compiled by A^ies -Record Bar..
17. (—) “Oh, what a life” — Gibson Brothers. ■ ,;,i 18. (—) “Hersham boys” — Sham 69. 19. (—) “Duke of Earl” — Darts. 20. (13) “DJ” — David Bowie. Last week’s placings in brackets. ..Tip for, the . top;
14. (—) .“If. I had you” — The Korgis. ■ .- ri . - . - v •
Sex, Pistols. r'f f /.r*/i ** f*
ing has been called for Tuesday night at 7-30 to discuss the problem. Church secretary Mr
ing Sabden Baptist Church members following the dis covery of dry rot above the vestibule in the church entrance. A special church meet
Dry rot A £3,000 problem is fac
; during her illness. H. Waddington
i tington was read, thanking members for their card
former WI member Mrs R. Drage, who died recently. A letter from Mrs D. Par-
Helen’s Sunday School, Waddington, raised nearly £110 for the Sunday School improvement fund. Members of the Sunday
Improvement A jumble sale in St
School commi t tee had arranged the event and, with their friends, sorted and sold the great array of articles given by villagers.
Clifford Moorhouse said the dry rot is not too seri ous, but it is expected that repairs will cost about £3,000, because a lot of plastering and renovation is needed.
evening including supper, a tombola and cake stall is being held in Sabden Bap tist School next Thursday at 7-30. Admission is 40p and proceeds are for the gift stall at the church sale of work in October.
Gateaux A coffee and gateaux
Baptist Church will, be open tomorrow for the vil lage.flower festival. The event, organised by
Flowers The doors of Sabden
.night’s social for Sabden Over 60s. There were 10 tables for- whist and 16 players for dominoes; - - . Whist: Ladies— Mrs A:
attendance a t Monday
10 tables T h e r e was a good
BoDominoes: ' Mrs- F.
S f '.Nicholas’s .Par i sh Chur ch, the Bapt i s t Chur ch, Sa b d e n RC Church, the Methodist Church and the WI, starts at 2 p.m. and closes at 8 p.m. On Saturday and Sun day it is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Slaidburn
; bers, leaders and advisory member s met at Long Banks Farm, Halton West, by permission of Mr and
Stock judging Slaidburn YFC mem-
: a competition for a pin cushion. Wi n n e r s we r e —
about embossed leather by Miss Margaret Kenyon, of: Halton West, who judged
Mrs Frank Moorhouse. The girls heard a talk-
to judge cattle as well, winners being John Harri
Kenyon, Sheila Harrison and Sarah Walker (tie), Sheila Roberts, Rosemary Cross. Junior : Hel en Parker, Judith Pinder, Anne P a r k e r , Ruth Baines. . The boys later decided
Girls, Senior: Joyce
by Neville Harrison and Joyce Kenyon. Sarah Walker was con
son, Neville Harrison and Stephen Peel (tie), Chris Briggs, David Taylor, Colin .Tedstone. Thanks were expressed
gratulated for taking part in the flower arrangement class at the Royal Show.
drive at Read Constitu tional Club, winners were: Ladies — Mrs A. Cunliffe, Mrs E. Brownhill. Gents — Mrs P. Longbottom, Mrs V. Lambert. Special
All the aces At Monday night’s whist
Read
prize: Mrs E. Bracewell. MC was Miss E. Ennis.
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' any girls who wished to take part. Master judge' was Mr Brian Newhouse.- Wi n n e r s we r e —
Seniors: John Harrison, David Tayl or . Chr i s Briggs, Neville Harrison. Juniors: Robert Parker, Andrew Pinder, Alison Parker, Helen Parker. Mr Newhous e- was
Seniors: Jo^ce Kenyon, El i z a b e t h Robinson, Rosemary Cross. Juniors: Ann e P a r k e r , Ruth- Baines, Kaye Howard, Pamela Breaks. A vote of thanks to Miss Kenyon was given by Judith Pinder. Livestock judging was arranged for the boys and
by Read Scouts and Guides pa r ent s ’ committee on Saturday morning weighed in at two tons and raised £35 for group funds.
Two tons W aste paper collected
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created great entertain ment, with the results far better than anticipated. Judges were Mr and Mrs George. Parker, of Fober
that a woman’s place isn’t always in the home when the girls judged cattle and th e boys made open sandwiches at their meet ing at Hammerton Hall Farm, the home of Mr and Mrs Baines. The change of roles
Roles reversed Slaidburn YFC proved
Come and throw eggs at a friend
IF you feel like trying your hand at welly throwing, listening to a brass band, riding on a miniature railway or just throwing eggs at your best friend — Clitheroe Castle Field-is the place to be on Sunday.
. be manning more than 30 stalls selling everything from books to cakes, pop and crisps and various refreshments, and visitors are invited to wear tradi tional country costume to give the fair an old English feeling.
-and Judy. Local organisations will
Mayoress of the Ribble Valley, Coun. and Mrs Jimmy Fell will open the event and Ribble Valley Sports Queen Miss Carol Tattersall will present pr izes to compet i t ion winners.
T h e Ma y o r a n d
ned for June, was post poned due to lack of sup port. But Sports and Recreational Council chair man Mr Bob Shepherd said people had since rallied round.
.have all volunteered to help.
larly grateful to the 30 members of the Ribble Valley’s recent “I t ’s a Knock-Out” team, who
The council is particu , The fair originally plan
Valley Sports and Recrea tional Council’s annual Sports Day and Country Fair kicks off at 2 p.m. and if you can stand the. pace there is a fairground, pony r ides, sideshows, chil dren’s sports - and Punch
All the fun of Ribble
Back to normal working
TEXTILE workers at mills in Cl i theroe and Chatburn returned to work normally after the holidays on Monday — to await the outcome of a national union ballot on a wages offer. A local spokesman for
the General Union of Associations of Loomwor- kers dismissed as “utter
poppycock, ” previous reports that 26 overlookers in the Clitheroe area could stop mills from re-opening after the holidays by car rying on with a policy of "non-co-operation.” He said that at a meet
ing during Clitheroe holi days members decided to await the result of a ballot on the management ’s wages offer.. This is not expected before August 30th.
Pendle Club
Clitheroe Pendle Club’s bridge session were Mr F. Walker and Mr J. Lynch,
WI N N E R S a t t h e
Mr P. Strange and Mr C. Hill.
SUNSHINE SUGGESTIONS! L,, ISLE OF MAN from £60*90
i I 9 and 16 September
________Choice of 6 or 8 days ISLE OF W16HT from£78 75
8 and 15 September 8 day holidays
LLANDUDNO from£82 -87 15 September
8 day holidays Choice of half or full board
JERSEY (ChannelIsles) from 8 day holidays
30 Sept, 4 & 14 Oct Air/Coach. Half Board
Included in the cost
* Return transport from many local towns.
*Accommodation in Pendle approved Hotels.
*Vat at 15%
Clitheroe Travel a .--
SERVICES LIMITED B 3 Castle Street
: Clitheroe Tel. 23362/22975 A. ' /T !' £79*00
SENSATIONAL
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■ the hosts were thanked by chairman John Harrison.
thanked by Helen Parker. Supper was provided and
Spinning
Howarth, Mrs M. Keam. - Gents-— Mr T.-Hartley,; Mr C. Howarth. - Last six hands — Mrs A-. Clarkson.
— The Undertones.1:
- I’m hoping to compete with i the youth team again next year,- .when'T hope, t odo even better.” - 1 , •;; S t e p h e n a Clithe ro e
of Mr and Mrs Brian Dent,1 arrived back in the early hours of Tuesday morning. V. He said, ■ , 1 - real ly enjoyed-the whole trip and
time to do time, trials and rough water practice at Landeck, near Innsbruck.-. ■ Stephen,;, youngest son
Venture /Scout, /only .took up canoeing, seriously., two ■years ago and has previ ously' competed’ for^the
, to find time to compete • regularly in river races, in - North; Wales. He is..a , member -of .Accrington , 1 Canoe? OIq,b.' '
tural engineer, he manages
1 Reycotewood , College, ; near Oxford, where he is J ; training to be an agricul-
British junior team in Ger- • many and Spain. l. A s t u d e n t
a t -
■ ■ Dominoes : - Mr s M. • Wa d e , Mr s N. Ha r greaves, Mrs. M.: Driver. , Raffle: Mrs' E.' Jackson.:
Bolton-by-Bowland Mystery solved,,,
. 27 Bolton-by-Bowland; WL .members took them to the
•—A mystery coach trip for;
ners at whist werej^ Ladies — Mrs A. . Clarkson, Mrs , C. Sefton. Gents '—-Mr H; Parker, Mr E. Wilson.
E. Spencer, ■ E. Jackson. Raf f l e: ; Mr s E. H ar g r e a v e s ; ■'■■■■ ' Thursday night’s win
ocock, . Mr T. Graham,
■ Slaidburn WI members were given a demonstra tion of how to use a spin ning wheel by Mrs Jane Lewis, who stepped in at short notice when the orig- inaFspeaker was unable to attend. She showed wool at its
. - m k '
. expresssed by Mrs, Viv-" , ienne Welson. -: ~ ; -
various s ta g e s and described the different breeds of sheep that pro duce it. Thanks were_
^ ided and introduced Mrs Marjorie Pinder, president
Mrs Mary Parker pres-'
■ of Dunsop Bridge WI, who attended the annual meet ing m London as delegate for both WIs. She was thanked for her report of
: the me e t i ng by- Mr s 1 Parker. ,
Plough..rnn;"'Wiggl&i- ! i Mrs’E.'.Robinson and Miss.
- tion for - a piece of craft work were Mrs Howarth,
- Winners of a competi- ’
MODIFICATIONS All types of
VEHICLE BODY REPAIRS — EXTENSIONS AND
ALUMINIUM COMMERCIAL
FABRICATION WORK
ALUMINIUM UNDERTAKEN Also CONTRACTORS’ PLANT and
AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY REPAIRS and FABRICATIONS in STEEL
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