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and Times Controversial! fence gets the chop


POLICE are inves­ tigating -the destruc­ tion of a _ barbed wire fence which has been the subject of a two- year controversy bet­ ween a Waddington f a rm e r and t h e Ribblesdale Angling Association. The 200 yards of fenc­


Jim Barrow, of Oaken- fields Farm, has been hacked into yard-long pieces.


ing, erected by Wadding­ ton parish councillor Mr


would describe' it as wilful damage, not vandalism.,”


Said Mr Barrow: “I


the river banking on Mr B a r r o w ’ s f i e l d , immediately upstream of Brungerley Bridge, has previously been pulled down .—' but Mr Barrow put it up again.


erected two years ago, the R ib b le sd a le Angling Association made a strong protest in writing to Mr Barrow, asking for its immediate removal.


When the fence was first The fence, at the top of


• The association’s mem­ bers have enjoyed fishing rights along this stretch of the River Ribble for many years and they have a long lease granting them access to the river bank.


son said this week that the police had been to see him about the fence, but there was no evidence to suggest that it had been cut up by any of the association’s members.


of the fence- have been thrown in the river — no


“I understand that parts Secretary Mr Max Daw­


angler would do that,” he said.


. .


however, that under the terms of the lease from the Guides’ Association, which owns the land, Mr Barrow had no right -


Mr Dawson pointed out,


barbed wire fence so close to the river bank.


row, the reason he put up the fence was to prevent


away from the river.”, . According to Mr Bar-


to' erect a


entitled to put is one made of plain wire . . . nine feet


“The only fence he is


his livestock walking into the river and wandering along the river bed up to the park.


‘ livestock in that field,” he said.


“Now that the fence has been destroyed I can’t put


that the angling associa­ tion had fished the water for 30 years before the fence appeared"and there had never been any diffi­ culty.


Mr Dawson pointed out


He considered that the fence had been dangerous,


as members fished for sea trout at night along that stretch of the river and one angler had torn his waders on it.


wishes to prevent his lives­ tock wandering down the river — and the cows on the other unfenced side don’t seem to suffer from this desire for water travel — he could put up a plain fence nine feet from the bank, with stiles for ang­ lers to gain access for fish­ ing,” he said.


“If Mr Barrow seriously


Traffic chaos forecast at Low Moor


THE strong possibility of the three-acre recreation field at Low Moor being used for a private housing development has alarmed local residents. Householders already


concerned about traffic congestion in the area fear that unless a new access road is included in develop­ ment plans, the situation will become “chaotic.” Residents have recently


threatened for most of the afternoon, the only heavy shower came down when ev e ry o n e was in St. Leonard’s Church for the crowning ceremony. This year’s queen, Kim


Jungbluth (13) received her crown from retiring queen Zoe Kitching. A S u n d a y S c h o o l


THE rain managed to stay clear of Saturday’s Rose Queen festival at Langho. Although the clouds


with a procession from the R o g e rs f ie ld h o u s in g estate, led by Lostock Hall Memorial Band and the Vicar of St. Leonard’s, the Rev. Paul Warren. Members of the church’s


R ib b le sd a le S ch o o l , Clitheroe. The afternoon began


uniformed organisations took part, with MU and


member and a Guide, Kim, of Billington Gardens, Bil-


choir representatives and visiting queens from St. Gabriel’s, Brownhill, and St. Peter’s, Salesbury.


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"i pupil at


church, children of St. Leonard’s CE School gave displays of country danc­ ing and gymnastics on the school field.


After the ceremony in


hat competition, several games run by various organisations,, donkey rides and teas served by the ladies of the church.


There was also a fancy. tional facilities there.


tured with page Paul Eastwood and other mem­ bers of her retinue.


Attempted break-in


to contact anyone seeing anything suspicious at the rear of the building either late on Thursday evening or early Friday morning.


Another chance


T H E R E ’S an o th e r chance for enthusiasts to collect two more sets of our railway his­ tory cigarette cards. On page 8 today are coupons for sets two and five.


iron bars apart on a back window but were unable to penetrate the mesh. Clitheroe CID is anxious


PROTECTIVE wire mesh foiled thieves in th e ir attempt to break into the premises of Charles Clegg, chemist, Church Street, Clitheroe, on Thursday night. They managed to prise


Rose queen Kim is pic­


field at Low Moor and the builder owns some land at Roefield, which the council is keen to take over to" iK


negotiating with a local builder to do a land swap. The council owns the


Hopefuls


in village contest


10 areas of Lancashire have entered and the Rib­ ble Valley boasts the largest number from any one area, with 10 hopefuls trying to impress. During this month they


THE Ribble Valley will be well represented in this year’s Lancashire Best- Kept Village Competition. Forty-nine villages from


who will visit each village secretly.


will all come under the eagle eye of the judges,


year’s competition will be a painting contest for village schoolchildren. All entries must have “Keep your vil­ lage tidy” contained within them and they will be judged in separate age groups.


part are: Champions class — Waddington and Whal- ley. Large village class — Chatburn, Hurst, Green, Langho, Read, Sabdenand West Bradford. Small vil­ lage ‘class — Barrow and Wiswell. An added feature of this


they see in a village, it will pass into the next round of judging in August. Final results should be known by the end of that month. Local villages taking


If the “spies” like what


become aware that the Ribble Valley Council is


granted itself outline plan­ ning permission for resi­ dential development of the Low Moor field.


The council has already


dents in th e a re a is expressed by Mr Geoff Arnold, of Queen Street, who said: “We want our feelings to be known before everything is cut and dried.” As there is only one


access from Low Moor to Edisford Road, the traffic congestion , is very bad, especially at night. Mr Arnold believes that


But the concern of resi­


out that the not yet put in a detailed scheme for the site, which was still owned by the council. Until a plan was p u t fo rw a rd , it was impossible to say how many houses might be involved.


The


spokesman pointed builder had


MARK'S BIG DAY Worried


if the development goes ahead and Queen Street is changed from a cul-de-sac to a through road, it will cause traffic chaos. “If a fire engine tried to


get down at night now it would have to be very, very lucky, with all the on­ street parking.” He also points out that if


local children are deprived of the Low Moor recrea­ tion field, they will have to go to Roefield, which means crossing High Street.


Millions


has used the field for many years, but its application for the coming season has been turned down. Residents have held a


The football team, too,


council’s planning depart­ ment explained that a new access road would cost “millions” and could not be justified for the number of h o u s e s l ik e ly to be involved. He said the congestion


meeting to discuss their opposition to the housing scheme. Their protest is based mainly on th e grounds of the traffic problem which would be caused unless a new access road is built. A spokesman for the


problem could.be solved by a tra f f ic management scheme which would share the burden more fairly among the streets, poss­ ibly by the addition of a small link road.


dents in Low Moor wanted any information on the situation, his department would be only too willing to put them in the picture. “We never refuse infor-


are expecting about 30 houses to be built, basing their sum on 10 per acre. But the planning depart­ ment spokesman said this would have to be decided on p ro p e r p la n n in g grounds and be approved by the appropriate com­ mittee. . He added that if resi­


Residents of Low Moor


IT’S a big day for Clitheroe cyclist Mark Gomall on' Sunday, when he takes part in the National Junior Race Championship at Billericay, Essex.


pushing flat out on the pedals against 60 other competitors over a distance of 50 miles.


Mark (17), of Laneside Farm, Mearley, will be


. the last two years and will be looking for a good result when he travels south.


A member of the North Lancashire Road Club, Mark has been Lakeland Division champion for


leaders as they sprinted for the finish. Then a nasty collision blocked his path and lie had to hastily avoid the pile-up, which meant losing ground and coming home 15th. ‘‘I hope to do even better this time," said Mark,


miles each week along the lanes of the Ribble Valley.


mation,” he said, “but people become unnecessar­ ily worried by incorrect rumours of what might and might not happen.


summer, Mark, a former pupil at Ribblesdale School, hopes for success on the senior circuit. His brother, Alan (19), is already in that bracket


and carried off the senior Lakeland 'Division title at the same meeting at which Mark won his aioard.


'LITTERUS LESSON


. are real 20th century hor­ rors with a liking for , untidy people. But the children at the


MONSTERS with bodies made of cereal packets, tails of ice-cream tubs and fangs of broken glass have been stalking the corridors of St James’s School, Clitheroe. Each fiend is a “Litterus Loutus” and together they


'moor asked one class to write stories about their


school are winning the bat­ tle, for each L itte ru s Loutus has been their own creation, inspiring an anti­ litter upsurge among the youngsters. The idea began when headmaster Mr John Hind-


LOUTUS' IS A HIT


own type of monster, after a lesson dealing with poems, myths and legends.


Hindmoor took things f r om th e r e . Groups throughout the school designed models, collages and paintings of make- believe creatures, which were then displayed.


One essay described the l i t te r monster and Mr


the best efforts, but Mr Hindmoor felt the children had worked so well that he decided to give extra awards. One model can be made


Prizes were given for


ject the children have become very litter con­ scious,” said Mr Hind­ moor. “The whole school is much cleaner and if any pupil leaves a mess, he is immediately reminded that he is feeding Litterus Loutus.” Mr Hindmoor feels that


ing of the perils of leaving litter. “Since we began the pro­


to “walk” by the children and another has a tape recording inside.it, warn­


• Our picture shows some of the prizewinners with their “terrifying” exhibits. Models: Louise Tennant,


such ideas can bring home the anti-litter message to local youngsters and make Clitheroe a tidier place.


Lisa Rushton, Linda Whal- ley, Louise Brennan (all 11); Emma Do b s o n , Michelle Guy, Jane Ben­ nett, Dawn Robinson (all 10) ; Christopher Seed, Spencer Coe, Christopher Driver, John Roberts (all 11) ; Miles Rushton, John Rodgers, Justin Pritchard, Jason McTear (all 8). Pictures and collages:


8).


Maxine Marsh, Pauline Holstead, Gillian Thomas (all 11); Nicola Grannell, Zreena Begum, Rukshana Kosser (all 10); Sally Mor­ ris, Sharon Ellse, Jayne Ireland, Cheryl Catlow (all


Wintle, Alison Oxford, Catherine Ellse (all 11), who made a walking model; Miranda Hughes, Catherine Sutcliffe, Kay Tither, Alec Munroe (all 9), who made a talking model.


Special prizes: Diane Lengthsmati


. meeting of Clitheroe Town Council to discuss the pros-


engthsman for the town.


COUNTY; Divisional Sur- ve r y o r Mr Richard Wordsworth wi l l be attending the September


f>ect of employing a This season will be his last as a junior and next


"but it will all depend on how fit I am." To build up his stamina, Mark covers about 250


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Wife dies in honeymoon car crash


into the death of a Clitneroe-man’s wife in a car crash seven days after their wedding. Newlyweds Dr Stephen


AN inquest is due to open today at Nottingham


Pinder and his wife Janet Elizabeth were travelling south on the A1 when their Ford Cortina collided with another car near Newark. Mrs Pinder (22), a nurse,


N e w - s t y l e crossing


CLITHEROE’S Eshton Terrace will be partially closed to traffic for two weeks from Sunday, while a new Continental-style level crossing is installed.


will control single line traf­ fic until the barrier comes into operation — hopefully by July 29th.


Temporary traffic lights


duty to give guidance to motorists and pedestrians on how the barrier should be used.


Owzat


for cricket CRICKET enthusiasts will have to turn a blind eye to the finer points' of the game when Cl i theroe Town Council meet the staff from Clitheroe Royal Grammar School over the wickets next Thursday.


team, including the Town Mayor, Coun. Bob Ains­ worth and town clerk Mr Leslie Telford, are a little rusty about the game, they could not refuse the chal­ lenge thrown out by the school.


Although the council


The match is at High Moor starting at 6-30.


A man, will then be on


later died in Newark Gen­ eral Hospital. Her husband


escaped wi th minor injuries.


on Monday. Dr Pinder (26) was this


A post-mortem was held


week staying wi th his parent s , Mr and Mrs Derek Pinder, of Wel- I h o u s e , We l l g a t e , Clitheroe:


to talk about the tragedy, but Dr Pinder’s brother, Mr Alvin Pinder, a sol­ icitor, said: “This is more than tragic. No-one in the family can believe it has happened. “Stephen is mentally


All three were too upset


their new home in London on Saturday afternoon, from a week’s honeymoon in Scarborough, when the accident happened. The occupants of the


were married at Christ Church, Chorleywood, in Hertfordshire, where Mrs Pinder’s parents live. They were returning to


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shattered at the moment.” Dr Pinder and his wife


other vehicle, a car towing a caravan, were a 50-year- old Doncaster man and his wife, who were slightly injured. Dr. and Mrs Pinder


became engaged last sum­ mer and had known each other for about two years. Mrs Pinder was a nurse


at University College Hos­ pital, London. Her husband, a former


.Clitheroe Royal Grammar School pupil, graduated from University College three years ago. He has worked at-Middlesex Gen­ eral Hospital for about five months. The family is trying to


contact Dr Pinder’s sister Judith (20), who is on holi­ day abroad, to inform her of the accident.


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