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Times Let us have Castle House, say OAPs


CASTLE Hous e , Cl i theroe, would make an ideal head­ quar ter s for the town’s old age pen­ sioners.


Ethel Penny, secretary of the local branch of the Old Age Pensions Association.


When the building


becomes surplus to the requirements of the Rib­ ble Valley Council, fol­ lowing the opening of-


This is the view of Mrs


the new town hall, Mrs Penny feels that it could be put to good use by the pensioners, at the same time ensuring that it is preserved for posterity.


and its surrounds were transferred to public keeping as a war memo­


In 1923, Castle House


rial, after being bought by public subscription.


' The building is cur­


. there are growing fears in the town that it might


rently owned by the Rib- ble Valley Council, but


be sold when the council employees move to their new offices.


lot of old Clithcroe people contributed to buy the Castle all those years ago and it is terr- ible-,to think we may lose it for good.” .


She added that it


would be an excellent meeting point for the pensioners’ association, which is currently with­ out a base.


Said Mrs Penny: “A


touch by organising coach trips each Sun­ day,-but it would be lovely, if we could hold m ee t in g s in Castle House, which means such a lot to us,” she said. Recently. Mrs Penny


“We are keeping in


-that the matter had been passed to the Department of the Envi­ ronment.


wrote to the Queen expressing the concern of the association and received a reply saying


cil’s Chief Executive, Mr Michael Jackson said the future of the


'Castle was s t ill not resolved.


talks had been held with r ep r e s en ta t iv e s o f Clitheroe Town Coun­ cil, which has shown an interest in taking over the building.


He. said that initial


will report back to their Town Council co l­ leagues about the talks


The representatives Ribble Valley Coun­


and Mr Jackson is wait­ ing to see if the council decides to pursue the matter.


-but Mr Jackson hopes the price could be kept as low as possible. “We are conscious of


tle would have to be sold, rather .than given to the Town Council,


its s ig n i f ic a n c e to Clitheroe, which is why


~ we are discussing it with the Town C o u n c i l before anything, else,”' he said.


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NEARLY 100 inquiries have been received by .Ribble Valley Council from people wishing to take advantage of the Govern- ww,v,4.>„ generous new discount scheme to help council house Duy their own homes.


THE ravages of time and weather have left their mark on Clitheroe Castle keep.


Repairing the ravages of time


But this week, workmen from the Department of the Environment went into action, erecting scaffolding as the first stage in a programme of


much-needed restora­ tion.


The state of the keep — built on Cl ith e ro e’s


■ limestone rock soon after the Norman Conquest —


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One gap that the workmen: definitely won’t be filling is. the Castle’s famous hole in the east wall. Legend has it that Oliver Cromwell attacked the Castle and the damage was done by a cannon ball; another story is that the devil threw a rock from Pendle Hill at the keep.


The cost will probably, be about £12,700, but the Department will be able to make a grant of £4,260 because the Castle is scheduled as an ancient monument.


NEW HEADS


Bashall Eaves CE School, Mrs P. J. Tetlow is moving to Pendletpn and Mearley CE-School on January 1st. In charge-at Brabins


THE appointment of hew head teachers for two Rib­ ble Valley schools was approved by the District Liaison Committee on Monday. Acting headmistress of.


As long as there is no repeat of last winter’s severe weather, the restoration is expected to be completed by the end of March.


A spokesman for the Department of the Envi­ ronment said that the structural condition of the keep was very poor. Parts of the walls are bulging and these will have to be pulled back and tied to inner walls.


has been causing concern to the Valley Council.


School extension still on cards


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A START may still be made in the next financial year on extensions to Clitheroe Girls’ .Grammar School. A £643,665 extension to


the school, as part of the plan for Ribole Valley schools to go comprehen­ sive was recently put on ice following large cuts in expenditure. But a smaller extension


could still be added to increase its capacity as a grammar school, said Dis­ trict Education Officer Mr Fred Calvert this week. “The county. Education


laboratories at Ribblesdale School, however, have escaped the axe — to the great relief of. the com­ mittee.


Read to host


ceremony


READ — major prizewin­ ner in the Lancashire Com­ munity Council’s best-kept village competition — has been selected to host the presentation ceremony a week on Saturday. ^ The awards will be made


in St John’s School, by Lord Winstanley, chair­ man of the Countryside Commission, who was final judge in the competition. - Chairman will be Mr


Endowed School, Chip­ ping,‘ will be Mr J. V. Robinson, currently teach­ ing in Longridge.


Simon Towneley, the Lord: Lieutenant of Lancashire and president of the Lan- casnire Communit y Council. Read were - winners in the large village class.


Committee has not yet closed the door on a smal­ ler extension as part of a minor building prog­ ramme,” he told the Dis­ t r ic t Three Education Liaison Committee. P l a n s f o r t h r e e


count, but big .deductions are also available to ten­ ants from the moment they pay their first week’s rent.


Market place


three years will receive a 30 per cent discount, a ten­ ant of three years 33 per


A tenant of less than


.area are: £15,000 for a. three-bedroomed house in Chipping — which was sola in August under the council’s existing scheme — and £12,250 for a similar house in Clitheroe.


houses will be determined by the council’s estates officer. Recent examples of council house prices in the


Profiteering The council has about


1,800 homes which can be bought by sitting tenants. However, it does not intend selling certain prop­ erty such as bungalows, flats and sheltered accom­ modation.


cent, and a man who had been in his council house four years 34 per cent. After this the rate rises one per cent a year to a maximum of half the value. The market value of the


a tenant who has paid a council house rent for more than 20 years will be able to buy his house for half its market value. This is the maximum dis­


its last meeting to adopt the Government proposals in advance of legislation making them obligatory. Under the new scheme,


The council decided at


al so me ans the local authority can sell a council house when- it becomes empty . . . and at a dis­ count price. If the buyer — who need


fiteering, there is a clause in the sale agreements which allows the council to buy back a house at the same price the tenant paid should he wish to sell within f ive y e a r s of purchase. The Government scheme


chooses to buy with an eight-year clause written into the agreement, he can purchase at 30 per cent below the market value.


I f he Inquiries


' told our reporter that he did not think there would be a great number taking advantage of the scheme. In the past three years


valuation stage, but only 40 houses were sold.


• A tenant who has


improved his home will not have to pay more for his house than someone who has not c a rr i e d o u t improvements.


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African tour for MP


CLITHEROE Division


for himself what condi­ tions, there are really like.


MP Mr David Wad- dington is to visit Zim- babwe-Rhodesia in the next week or two to see


The all-party delega­ tion which Mr Wad-


Johannesburg and while in South-Africa intends to visit Malawi. .- < I .11 S a lisb u ry Mr


dington is joining will not be able to fly direct to Salisbury from the UK; it is going via


Waddington is hoping to talk to as many politicians as. possible.


— during which the council has offered discounts of up to 20 per cent to sitting tenants — 184 inquiries were received about poss­ ible house purchase. Of these, 79 reached the


Chief architect moves in


THE Ribble Valley Council’s new Chief Architect and Planning Officer, Mr Philip Bailey, started work in Clitheroe. on Monday.


been busy finding out about the borough and its problems, as well as meet­ ing his new colleagues in


the Planning Department’s offices in Princess Avenue. Mr Bailey (34), who.was


Bbrough, Derbyshire, based in Glossop.


; Married with one son, he


is “absolutely delighted" to have come to the Ribble


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-1, She earned.a runner-up spot with her drawing of a pair of sparkling teeth" which featured the slogan “Clean beam,’’ and on Tuesday went to London' for a special party for award winners, y . 1 ; '


CLITHEROE1 Brownie Susa^ Pickering -scooped a> capital-prize'-iha nationwide competition to design's lapel.badge promoting dental care.-


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-Susan (9), of Peel Park Avenue; is a'member of the 9th (Clitheroe)' , United Reformed Brownies and attends Brookside School.


The competition was organised-byVThe Brownie” magazine in conjunct , - tion'with'the Mars Health EducatiomFoundationv ,4


; >. Accompanying Susan .on .the train'journey;south was her mother, Mrs d ft. - Patricia. Pickering.ic .


- > " Scene of the party was Guide headquarters in Buckingham Palace Road,- where Susan mingled with high-ranking, officials in the movement.


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include’ walking, sailing, Round Table activities and antique collecting. At the moment he is


selected from 50 applicants for the post was formerly Planning and Engineering Officer with High Peak-


buying a house in the borough and hopes to move in shortly. • Mr. B a i l e y i s an Associate of the Royal I n s ti tu t e of Br i t i sh Architects, a member of the Royal Town Planning Institute and an associate, member of the- British Institute of Management. He succeeds Mr Charles


Wilson, who recently left to become City Architect and Planning Officer for . Lancaster City Council.


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counts will result in a rush of Ribble Valley tenants wishing to buy is a matter for speculation.' Mr-Michael Jackson, the council's Chief Executive,


Whether the larger dis­


not be a council tenant. accepts the five year resale clause he receives a 20 per cent di s count .


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GOODBYE TO AN EYESORE


CLITHEROE’S eye­ sore corner in the Mar­ ket Place came tumbl- in g d own at


t he


weekend . . . to make way for three new shops.


The site is being devel­


oped by Crabtrees confec­ tioners, of Market Place, and the shops should be finished by February.


about five years, contained premises previously used as a television showroom, a


The site, derelict for


bus office and a carpet shop. Many visitors to the town commented on the visual shock it aroused in such an attractive setting. Mr A. E. Veevers, of


Crabtrees, said the site could have been tidied and used as a car park, but


sents the problem of hav­ ing a three-storey building on its Market Place extre­ mity and a two-storey one on the Wellgate side. To


demolition and rebuilding seemed the better solu­ tion. The site, on a curve, pre­


associate the two- levels, the three new shops will have a stepped effect. Each of the shops will be


two-storeyed, with a total floor space of 800 sq. ft. The one on the Market Place corner will have an archway, giving access to Crabtree’s bakery. Architects Peter Nuttall


and Associates, of Rossen- dale and Whalley, have modelled the development on the standard shop in Clitheroe, which has a plate-glass window and a door at the side, with one window for the upper storey.


Longridge, head of the demolition company, said work had been done on Sunday morning to minim­ ise inconvenience to shop­ pers.


shop fronts will be the pre­ rogative of the tenants, but all the shops will have a cement rendered finish. Mr Maurice Forshaw, of


The actual design of the t


Firms bid for factory sites


TWO industrial sites in the Upbrooks area of Taylor Street, Clitheroe, could be sold this month. Since work on the area


was completed last year, only one of the three avail- a b le s i t e s has been occupied. Tonight, the Ribble Val­


ley Council’s Planning and Transportation Committee will consider whether to approve the sale of the two remaining plots. One site is required by


sought by Mr Luciano Chiappi as a storage yard in connection with his car sales business. There would also be a prepara­ tion shed for new vehicles.


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