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DURING the b y - election a visiting MP told me that I would find the House of Com mons a very much nas tier place than when I was last there.
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doubt, for instance, that the North East Lancashire Members will find it poss ible to work together for the good of the area. We have an example already in
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A CONTINUED short supply of fat cattle ensured that prices were again firm at Clitheroe Auction Mart on Monday.
but prices held firm. Ewes were again very dear.
More fat lambs were on sale,
ward, including 18 fat cows, S-l ewes, 383 lambs and 56 hoggs. Light steers made to 99.Sp (average
9-1.tm), and medium to 93p (91.8p).
(93,-lp) and medium averaged 93.2p. Bulls made to 71.2p (
63.Gp) and fat cows to 6S.4p (59.2p).
Light heifers made to 91 p There were 39 fat cattle for
I found that in George Thomas the House had a splendid Speaker who seemed able to calm pas sions and charm the House back to some semblance of order when debate was at its fiercest, and I found th a t away from the Chamber, members with widely differing political views were still finding it possible to work together in many respects. I have not the slightest
changed. As before there are a few nasty characters about the place. As before there are a few who deal in cat calls and abuse rather than rational argument, but they are out-numbered by far by ordinary decent men and women trying to do their best for their con stituents and the country and prepared to listen to other people’s points of view. Certainly, on my return,
In f a c t l i t t l e has M
Westminster Viewpoint
by David Waddington QC MP
our joint opposition to the Area Health Authority’s proposals for Accrington Victoria Hospital.
duties is to sign cheques for millions of pounds, but so far nobody has asked me to do so and in fact I am a Whip. The job deprives me of the opportunity of speaking on the floor of the House on matters of Gov ernment policy, but I am not tied, as are other
sounding office of Law Commissioner of th e Treasury. For that I am paid £4,400, plus £4,642 P a r liam en ta ry salary (don’t ask me why I do not get the full Parliamentary salary, I don't know the answer). I am told that one of my
I now hold the pompous-
junior Ministers, to a par ticular department and ;ed down in the routine of that department.
Minister, she gave a mas terful performance in the debate on the Queen’s Speech —strong, decisive, exhilarating. There is no
ous all-round view of Gov ernment policy and the reaction of members to dif ferent aspects of it. In the Chamber every day I see the rising stars in the polit ical firmament and, inci dentally, I can already see that in the North West we have two extremely bright recruits in John Lee at Nelson and Colne, and David Trippier at Rossen- dale. As for our new Prime
Instead I get a marvell
doubt that she is a woman to be reckoned with and I would have loved to be a fly on the wall when she met Len Murray the other day.
wagging her finger at him and s a y in g “ Now Leonard” (because she always likes things to be said and done properly), “Now, Leonard, you know the economic facts of life as well as I do. Let’s not be naughty and pretend they don’t exist.”
I can just imagine her
Anthony Wedgwood Benn expressed astonishment that the Prime Minister had actually gone so far as to say that the true driving force of society, the way in which society could be improved, was by millions of people resolving to give their children a better life than they had had them selves.
£34.50 (£2G.90) and homed ewes to £23 (£21.10).
(average 179p), standard to 202.op (181.3p), medium to 200p (183p) and heavy to 162p (15Gp). Half-bred ewes made to
Light lambs made to 188.5p
ter of Mr and Mrs N. T. Wolfenden, of Valley View.
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•size of the loans to the council had been deter mined.
Council insight >
VISITS to Ribble Valley Council d e p a r tm e n ts would help familiarise members of the various committees with the work ings of the authority. That was the view of the
council's Policy and Resources Committee at Monday night’s meeting. It urged committee chairman to sound out members about setting up such trips.
there was a little point in talking about hypothetical cases, and decided to defer discussions until after the
chief executive Mr Michael Jackson said that the Lan cashire Capital Allocations Committee would not be meeting until July to con firm loans to local councils. Members agreed that
A REVIEW of the esti mated capital expenditure of Ribble Valley Council for 1979-80 by the council’s Policy and Resources Com mittee, has been delayed. At Monday’s-meeting,
Denise Wolfenden was married to Mr Frank Richards at St. Ambrose Church, Grindleton,. on Saturday. The bride is the daugh
RICHARDS — WOLFENDEN Grindleton nurse Miss
ing machine engineer, is the son of Mr and Mrs H. Richards, of Eastmoor Drive, Clitheroe.
by her father, wore a white gown of French voile and lace with short puffed sleeves. Her short veil was held in place by a band of white roses and ribbon and she carried a bouquet of pink roses, stephanotis and freesia, trimmed with ivy.
The bride, given away
Miss Jean Stoddart and other attendants were Miss Adele Wolfenden, the bride's sister, Miss Petula Crawshaw and Miss Tracy Harrison, the br id e ’s cousins.
Chief bridesmaid was
Richards, the brideg room’s brother, grooms man was Mr Alan Whit taker and ushers were Mr Stephen Salisbury and Mr Peter Webster. Following the ceremony,
had full-length dresses of deep pink floral chiffon, with pink and white roses in their hair. They carried bouquets of pink roses and white bridal flowers. Best man was Mr Alan
mooning in Gibraltar. They will live in Fort Street, Clitheroe. Photograph: P y e ’s,
Clitheroe.
conducted by the Rev. E. M. Sidebottom, a reception was held at The Calf’s Head Hotel, Worston. The couple are honey
wore full-length dresses of pink and white floral chif fon and Juliet caps, and carried posies of pink roses and stephanotis trimmed with white bridal ribbon. The older bridesmaids
The small bridesmaids The bridegroom, a sew
Stevas said later, if the Member for Bristol had not heard language like that before, it was high time he did, because Mar garet Thatcher was not talking about ideology, she was not even talking about philosophy, she was talk ing about a fact of life. She was saying that
never heard a Prime Minis ter (and he had been in the House with nine) use lan guage like this before. “No doubt,” he went on, “it was language like that which ultimately drove Christ out of the Temple in Jerusalem when he tried to get rid of the money changers." But as Norman St John
Wedgie said that he had
that time and again she seems to cause surprise on the other side of the House when she s ta te s the obvious. The other day the Hon.
The remarkable thing is m CY'iv. Tift-.
No decision on council house sales
A “ SOFTLY-SOFTLY” approach has been adopted by Ribble Valley Council’s Policy and Resources Committee on the issue of selling council houses to tenants.
Day ^ in Lake
Gill, where the keen eyesight of the youngest member present located a w e l l c am o u f la g e d dragonfly. A jay was also seen and the call of a green woodpecker was noted. After lunch, a circuit of
Tarn Hows, with vice chairman Mr R. F. Yates as leader. The walk started at Tom
the lake was completed and pink-footed geese and tadpoles seen. A short stay in Coniston
completed the day and Mrs D. Harrop thanked the leader.
Working group
out that Mr Benn’s Biblical reference was not allowed to go unchallenged. Mr Stevas ended his speech by saying: “I do not wish to seem contentious, but may I point out to the Rt Hon. g e n t lem a n th a t St Matthew gave a rather dif ferent account, and he had the marginal advantage of actually being there. “ A c c o rd in g to St
have a Prime Minister who says precisely what she believes and says it in words which we can all understand. She says what she believes and invites people to either take it or leave it. It is all very refreshing. Finally I should point
people do not struggle and toil and make sacrifices for love of the State, but for love of the family. Of course the gifted owe a duty to use their gifts for the good of others and for the community, but it is not selfish to wish to give one’s children a better start in life than one had oneself. So there it is. We at last
continues
.Offices Working Group is to continue its operations. The council’s Policy and
RIBBLE Valley Council’s
Fred Green (Wilpshire), Coun. Fred Singleton (Longridge), Coun. Edwin Gretton (Grindleton), Coun. Mrs Myra Clegg (Wiswell), Coun. Bert Jones (Clitheroe), Coun. Jimmy Fell (Whalley), and Coun. Harry Riding (Lon gridge).
Test cost £25 fine
been a memorable four weeks. Women have domi nated my life. I have been nagged by my wife, bossed by my agent, promoted by the Prime Minister and presented to the Queen. Is this a record?
Matthew it was in fact the- Lord who drove out the moneylenders, not the other way about.” Altogether for me it has
ence by letter.
travelled between 56 and 58 m.p .h . along the Clitheroe by-pass when the vehicle was restricted to 40 m.p.h. Roe admitted the off
Farewell to Chatburn vicar
A WEEK of presentations and farewells to mark the retirement of the Vicar of Christ Church, Chatburn, the Rev. Norman Maddock and his wife Marjorie, re ached a climax on Sunday.
the Vicaj- preached his last sermon and churchwarden Mr J. G. Sharp presented a c h e q u e fr om t h e parishioners.
In the crowded church
are retiring to Warton, near Carnforth, where Mr Maddock will become an honorary assistant priest.
Mr and Mrs Maddock
Maddock described his role in life and expressed the hope that he had brought Christ n e a re r to th e ' parishioners.
During the service Mr
pupils and teachers pre sented Mr Maddock witl^a
Maddock for being not only the Vicar, but a very dear friend to all. Mrs H. Bre wer was organist. Earlier, Sunday School
Mr,* Sharp thanked Mr .
day school pupils, head master Mr E. Boden pre sented books and maps of
slate letter rack and pen holder and the Cubs gave him a framed photograph of Christ Church. On behalf of Chatburn
y
party was arranged by the Girls’ Friday Club for Mrs
Lakeland and Mrs Mad-' dock received a crystal rosebowl and a book on i tower arranging from the Mothers’ Union. On Friday evening, a
Maddock. Their g i f t , handed over by Samantha Lewis, was a pair of china owls and a wren. Pictured from the left
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A ROAD te s t vehicle inspector, Arnold Harry Roe (47), of Kemple View, Clitheroe, was fined £25 for exceeding the speed limit in a cement lorry he was testing. He was said to have
powers to implement deci sions concerning the new council accommodation, but must refer major mat ters back to the approp riate council committees. It will consist of Coun.
Resources Committee decided this, together with the group’s line-up, at Monday night’s meeting. The group has delegated
District RHODODENDRONS, azaleas and other blossoms were seen by Clitheroe Naturalists when they vis ited the Lake District on Saturday. Their destination was
members felt it would be irresponsible to bring in moves to make it easier for tenants to buy council property before legislation had been formally intro duced by the Government.
At Monday’s meeting,
soon from Westminster and the committee decided to defer the issue.
Directives are expected
passed to the Policy and Resources Committee from the Housing Com mittee.
The matter had been
(Clitheroe) said, “It is far too important an issue to be rushed through. It should be discussed by full council."
Coun. B e r t Jo n e s
Coun. Harry Riding (Lon gridge) who warned that the committee should “tread carefully.”
He won support from
unanimous. It means that when new guidelines are brought in, the matter will be brought before the Rib ble Valley Council’s Hous ing Committee for initial response from councillors.
The vote to defer was
Farming census
to both the Government and the industry itself, providing factual informa tion on which negotiations and decisions can be based.
one, and the Ministry of Agriculture says it should be made promptly. The results are valuable
RIBBLE VALLEY far mers are now receiving forms for the annual June agricultural census. The return is a statutory
TEN years’ service as tre asurer of St. Mary’s Paroc hial Church Council, Clitheroe, was recognised when Mr Joe Robinson was presented with a combined mini-oven, toaster and grill on behalf of the parish.
Mr Robinson, of The Beeches, Waddington Road, Clitheroe, received his gift from the Vicar, the Rev. J. C. Hudson.
Former bank manager
PLAYERS’ AWARDS EVENING
as treasurer, Mr Robinson will continue as a member o f th e PCC an d a sidesman.
Although lie has retired New treasurer is Mr
William Gorst, a chartered accountant, of Beverley Close, Clitheroe.
pictured at the presenta tion ceremony are, from the left: Mr John Wadding ton, Mrs Margaret Smith, Mr Gorst, Mr Robinson, Mrs P. Calverley, Mr Hud son, Mr P. Holdsworth, Miss B. Bingham and Miss K. Glisbey.
Members of the PCC In the chair
WHALLEY Parish Coun cil has re-elected Miss Pauline Wilkinson as its chairman for the coming year. Vice-chairman will be Mr Geoffrev Mitchell.
the year was Ian Moon, of Whalley Road, Hurst Green. Runner-up was Tony Cross, of Grimsargh. David Ball, of Billing-
FORMER Burnley, Black burn and Scotland interna tional footballer Adam Biacklaw presented the awards at Hurst Green FCs annual dinner, at the Punch bowl, Hurst Green. The first team player of
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and Mr David Taylforth, of Bilsberry Cottages, Hurst Green, were thanked for their work throughout the year. Mr and Mrs David
sh ie ld for the most improved player went to Robert Crompton of Lon gridge. The John Melling trophy for services to the football club went to Stephen Hayhurst, of Avenue Road, Hurst Green. Mr Richard Rogerson
ton, was awarded the sec ond team prize, with Steve Mullarkie, of the Punch Bowl, runner up. The Porter Parkinson
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