10 Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, April 19th, 1979


Council’s ‘five years of good housekeeping’


Through strict con­


trol of finances the rul­ ing Tory group on the Ribble Valley Council has kept rate increases down to less than 70 per cent over the past five years the Policy and Resources Com­ mittee was told at its meeting on Tuesday


night. Council leader, Bill


Fleming (Billington) said that this was despite the first costs of the new office project falling in the com­ ing year. If they had only kept


of refuse collection and its fleet of vehicles was now up to date. It had also undertaken


cations in the past three years, many of them very difficult ones. Because of the beautiful


some major sewerage pro­ jects, including those at Sawley and Stirk House, and had made considerable progress under provisions of the Health and Safety at Work Act. The Recreation and Lei­


environment of the Ribble Valley it occupied a very important position. A balance had to be kept


pace with inflation the dis­ trict rate would have been 21-5p in the £ instead of the current Irate. By any standards this


sure Committee had much to be proud of, such as the establishment of the Lon- gridge recreation centre, and it had consistently worked with parishes, sports committees and other bodies to improve facilities not only in Clitheroe and Longridge but throughout the dis­


trict. The Housing Committee


had been a remarkable achievement and had been brought about by co­ operation between council­ lors and staff, he said. The comment on the


BALANCE


council’s good housekeep­ ing came in a review by Coun. Fleming of progress by the authority during the past three years, on which, he said, council members should be judged.


PROUD


Coun. Fleming then touched on some of the issues dealt with by the various committees.


tation had maintained a consistently high standard


LORRIES NO GO!


S L A ID B U R N New Bridge with be a “no-go” area for drivers of large lorries and coaches during the next four weeks. On Tuesday, the County


Surveyor’s department started repair work on the bridge, on the Settle Road, which will mean road restrictions and diversions for heavy vehicles travel­ ling from the Yorkshire side. Signs will be posted


showing a l te rn a t iv e routes. There could also be


delays for other motorists as temporary traffic lights are set up. The repairs are expected to take about five months.


Planning and Transpor­


sheltered housing was among the best in the country and with improve­ ments to pre-war houses nearing completion it was now looking at the possibil­ ity of improving post-war dwellings. The Riverside half-buy


Its record in providing


h a lf - ren t scheme had proved a worthwhile pro­ ject and was consistent with the council’s policy in assisting home ownership. The Planning Commit­


tee also had a busy time and had dealt with more than 3,000 planning appli-


Young farm worker


found dead POLICE were called to a Cow Ark Farm on Monday morning after a 17-year- old youth was found dead


opened on the youth, Timothy James Clegg, of Stakes Farm. After hearing evidence


in bed. An inquest was later


of identification, the East Lancs Coroner, Mr George Graham, adjourned the


youngest of a family of three sons and worked at the farm. He was an act ive


inquest indefinitely. The dead youth was the


member of Bowland For­ est YFC.


had made major advances in a number of directions.


between the wishes and needs of the applicant, the views of adjacent property owners and the necessity to allow, the. community to prosper and maintain its excellent employment rate.


ing said that what he had outlined was no more than an indication of what was being done. To ensure that policies


Concluding Coun. Flem­


were carried out the .coun­ cil depended on its staff and workforce, and in a very difficult three years, they had never let the council down despite some unjustified criticism, he said.


Heat is on to


show success MONEY raised for Whal- ley’s new Queen Elizabeth II Playing Fields could soon send the temperature soaring. For the project's fund


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office A FORMER postmistress a t B o l to n - b y -B o w la n d ,


raising committee is set­


ting up its own “ther­ mometer” in the centre of the village, and as the cash


phase two of the project and £5,000 will be needed to complete this. There will be a sports centre, grass athletics track, an adventure playground, hard surface netball and basketball area, an equest­ rian centre and a new full sized football pitch. The committee has made


hopefully rolls in, so the "mercury” level will rise to show how much is being made. Work will start soon on


Mrs Edith Alice Edmond­ son, of Church View, Gis- burn, died on Saturday at the Barnard Castle home of her daughter, Mrs Bar­


bara Coates. Aged 87, Mrs Edmond­


son was bom in Bolton-by- Bowland and was closely connected with the village as a member of the WI and MU and as a regular atten- der at SS Peter and Paul’s. In 1956, on the death of


her husband, she went to live with her daughter staying with her until 1961 when she moved to Gis- burn. There she was associated with the Parish Church,


a good start, with more than £1,500 raised so far. On Saturday morning the “thermometer” will be offi­ cially unveiled in King S tre e t and show the appropriate amount in its “bore.” A cheque will be pre­


Union and WI. As well as her daughter,


the Mothers’


Mrs Edmondson leaves a son, George, who lives in Bamoldswick.


Parish Church today will be followed by cremation at Skipton.


A service at Gisbum


sented by Mr Arthur Rutherford, treasurer of the fund raising committee to Coun. Robert Birtwis­ tle, chairman of the execu­ tive committee. Information about the


age and preparing the area — was completed last October. It is hoped that people


progress of the scheme will also be available at Whal­ ley library. The first phase — drain­


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from Billington, Wiswell, Barrow, Mitton and Old Langho, as well as Whalley i t sel f , wi l l us e the facilities. Already several fund raising activities have been planned. These include a house-to-house collection, an autumn ball, boxing match and a bar­ becue and dance. However, an opening


ceremony, originally set for June 30th, has now been postponed until next year because of difficulties concerning access. As yet plans to enable


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Menfolk show how to bake a cake


CUSTOMERS at the Black Horse Hotel, Pimlico Road, stretched their imaginations to the full when landlord Mr Tony Brown and his wife, June organised an Easter cake competition. The 25 entries were not


A walk


to cove CLITHEROE Naturalists were delighted to observe signs of spring on their first walk of the year to Malhamdale. They were led by Mrs C.


vehicles to enter the play­ ing fields have not been worked out and the trus­ tees are discussing a poss­ ible solution with Whalley Cricket Club.


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A MOTOR-CYCLE rider who exceeded the 40 m.p.h. speed limit in Chat- burn Road, Clitheroe, David Stoddart (21), of Valley View, Grindleton, was fined £50 by Clitheroe magistrates and disqual­ ified from driving for one month.


Cinema


THE legendary lost conti nent of Atlantis is the basis of the thrilling adventure film “The Amazing Cap


tain Nemo” at t*le Civic Hall all next week. Star­


r ing are Jose Ferrer Burgess Meredith and Linda Day George.


all from women. Seven of the varying creations were entered by men. Winners in the ladies'


E. Seager. After looking round tne Quaker meeting house at Airton, they con­ tinued along the Pennine Way path towards Hamlith


found by younger mem­ bers, lapwings and curlew flew overhead, with dipper and pied-wagtail active by the riverside, to show that the harsh winter may finally be behind us. Traces of snow remained


Hall. While frogspawn was


section were: Mrs Maureen Waddington (a basket­ shaped cake), Mrs Sylvia Coward (Busby) and Mrs Anne Smith (Easter egg cake). The other winners were Mr Bob Pritchard (orange-trimmed gateau), Tony Brown (window box with lollipop flowers) and Martin Dugdale (cake with chickens). Judges were customers


THERE are still a few seats left for the first two performances of Clitheroe’s eighth Scout Gang Show in the Par­ ish Church Hall next week. But tickets for the


remaining four nights of the show, which runs from Monday to Satur­ day, are already a sell­ out.The shows are held every other year by Clitheroe and District Scout Executive and produced by Mr Edmond Cambien. Taking part are about


Crumbling Castle: repairs urgent


THE severe winter weather seriously affected the dangerous state of Clitheroe castle’s keep which has been fenced off from the public. Reporting this to a Rib­


SO Clitheroe Cubs, who are combining with 10 Scouts and leaders to present an evening of campfire songs, music and comedy.


Look back at Old


England


on high ground however, and lambs were in their protective coats. The walk ended with a


awarded as raffle prizes and the remainder were auctioned by Mr Pritchard and Mrs Eileen Wilson. A profit of £32 was made.


visit to Malham Cove’s awesome rock face. Mr R. F. Yates thanked Mrs Sea­ ger for taking charge.


Searchers


MEMBERS of the public trying to compile a family tree has helped boost the numbers of people using Lancashire County Coun­ cil’s Record Office, accord­ ing to County Archivist Mr J. K. Bishop in his annual report.


T O P T W E I N I T Y


1. (1) “Bright eyes” — Art Garfunkel. 2. (3) “Cool for cats” — Squeeze. 3. (7) “ Silly thing/Who killed Bambi?” — Sex Pistols.


4. (2) “In the navy” — Village People. 5. (4) “Sultans of swing” — Dire Straits. 6. (6) “Some girls” — Racey. 7. (19) “The runner” — Three Degrees.


11. (12) “Don’t stop me now” — Queen. 12. (8) “I will survive” — Gloria Gaynor. 13. (—) “The logical song” — Supertramp. 14. (—) “Wow” — Kate Bush. 15. (14) “Strange town” — Jam. 16. (—) “Knock on wood” — Ami Stewart. 17. (20) "The staircase” — Siouxsie and the Banshees. 18. (—) “Goodnight tonight” — Wings. 19. (13) “Questions and answers” — Sham 69. 20. (—) “Remember then” — Showaddywaddy. Last week’s placings in- brackets. Tip for the top:


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10. (5) “Something clse/friggin’ in the rigging” — Sex Pistols.


8. (15) “Pop muzik” — M. 9. (10) “Shake your body” — The Jacksons.


Mitton


weaving and dying wool was described to Mitton WI members by Mrs Judith Storey, of Cowark. The planned speaker


W a y s w ith w o o l The art of spinning,


Mrs Marion Fox, Mr Alan Tomlinson and Mr Dick Cowpe r t hwa i t e . The prizes were donated by the Black Horse and Mrs Cow­ ard of the village store at Pimlico. The winning cakes were


A TOUCH of old England wi l l again come to Clitheroe Castle field on June 10th, with a Petticoat Lane market and sports day organised by the Rib­ ble Valley Sports and Recreational Council. The sports proved very


successful last year and the council is again hopeful that groups running stalls on the market will enter into the spirit of things by donning costumes. Groups whiqh run their


ble Valley Council commit­ tee this week, Chief Tech­ nical Officer Mr Dennis Black asked that repairs should be treated as a mat­ ter of urgency. He told the council’s Pol­


costing £6,000, of which one-third was covered by grant. Department employees


icy and Resources Com­ mittee that last year a Department of the Envi­ r onme n t i n s p e c t o r reported that the keep needed urgent repai rs


started work during the winter . However , Mr Black said he had now' been informed that the condi­ tion of the keep was worse than anticipated, the situa­ tion having been aggra­ vated by snow and frost. F ur the r emergency


work would have to be car­ ried out at a cost of £5,000, but no indication had been given as to whether a grant would be available. Because of possible


HECTIC TIME


CLITHEROE FC face a backlog of fixtures in order to complete their season by May 8th.


On Saturday they are away to


Chorley Res. and a week tonight entertain Lytham. They then have to play three games in four days, at Wren Rovers (April 28th) and Blackpool Mechanics (April 30th) and at home against Nelson (May 1st).


On Saturday, May 5th, they


travel to Nelson, before lining up for the last game of the season at Daisy Hill.


without regular centre forward Steve Gray, whose ankle injury will keep him out until Sep­


But they will have to manage


tember. On the bright side, Clitheroe


have welcomed back tricky winger Terry Fyldes, who has returned to Shawbridge after a spell with Nelson. Clitheroe’s midfield was given


own stalls will be entitled to keep 90 per cent of the day’s profits, with the sports council taking 10 per cent. On the same day on the


was unable to appear, and Mrs A. Laycock thanked Mrs Storey for stepping in at the last moment. President Mrs E. Simp­


son welcomed guests and Mrs M; Williamson took names of those wishing to go on a mystery drive. Resolut ions for the


I the event with the sports counci l is Cl i theroe Referees’ Society. The Ribble Val ley


field, the finals of a junior sports star competition will be held. Organising


AGM in June were read, with points for discussion at May’s meeting. Mrs S. Pilkington and


Sports Queen will be cho-^ sen during a disco at the Swan ana Royal Hotel, Clitheroe, on May 18th. At stake is a £60 first


Mrs G. Pearson scored mos t point s for t he prettiest necklace. Raffle winner was Mrs A. Kay. Supper ladies were Mrs Proctor, Miss C. Davies and Mrs Hoyle.


Competing


WADDINGTON is to enter the Best-Kept Vil­ lage Competition again this year. At the annual parish


“Hallelujah” — Milk and Honey. LP of the week: “Secondhand daylight” — Magazine. Chart compiled by


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meeting, members of the public were in favour of competing in the annual event. Last year the Coro­ nation Gardens won an award in the special fea­ ture class. . .


: ley, and not through Hurst I Green as reported in last ! week’s Advertiser and I Times.


THE route from Preston to Clitheroe taken by Rib- ble’s No. 10 bus service, which started on Sunday, is via Chipping and Chaig-


prize, with other prizes for contestants. The winner will go through to a final being organised as part of this summer’s Reel Rose Festival. Any beauty in the Rib­


ble Valley can enter, although the minimum age is 16 on the . day of tne contest. Entry forms will be available nearer the


date. •


danger to the public bar­ riers had been erected although people could still walk up the steps and look out over the town, he said. Coun. Fr ed Green (Wilpshire) expressed con­ cern about children using the keep as a playground. He had seen them jumping from the walls and gener­ ally “acting the fool.” The Chairman, Coun.


a boost for the Bank Holiday defeat by Whitworth by the splendid debut of Tony Curry, from Blackburn. And a familiar face at Shaw­


bridge on Monday was former goal scoring centre forward Joe Kocsis. Joe, who broke a leg


• playing for Clitheroe seven year ago, called in at Shawbridge to sec how his old club was fanng.


Pendle Club


Bill Fleming (Billington), said the repairs could not be avoided, but the ques­ tion of a grant should be looked into.


WINNERS at Pendle Club’s bridge session were Mrs P. Adey and Mr J. Harrison, Mr F. Walker and Mr J. Lynch.


John Pallisterl


chartered Surveyors, Auctioneer*, Vihrerj & Land Agents


Clitheroe 25697 Skipton \


Due to Compulsory Purchase Order, John Pallister FRICS, will Sell by Auction on SATURDAY, APRIL 28th, at 10 a.m., the Entire Stock in trade of


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Farm equipment including spares for Macford Machines, Bar- rows, Barbed Wire, Blocks and Chains, Shovels, Hay Forks, Rakes, Walking Sticks, Brushes, Combs, Dog Chains, Buckets, etc.


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VIEWING: Friday, April 27th, at 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. SALE at 10 a.m. prompt.


Further details from the Auctioneers, Yorkshire Bank Cham­ bers, King Lane, Clitheroe. Tel. 25697 or Skipton Office, Tel. 2171.


82 ACRES OF WELL TILLED EATAGE IN 6 LOTS


GAWCAR HOUSE FARM, SLAIDBURN, Near CLITHEROE


G handy lots of fertilised, watered and well managed grassland, available from May 1st to October 31st, 1979. To be offered for sale by auction in the farmyard on THURSDAY, APRIL 26th, at 7 p.m. Full particulars and plans from the auctioneers: John Pallister FRICS, Yorkshire Bank Chambers) King Lane, Clitheroe. TeL25G97orSki£toi^lffice Tel. 2171.


37 acres of good grassland available from May 1st to October 31 st, 1979, in a single lot, for cattle only. Further details and offers tc the Agent: John Pallister FRICS, Yorkshire Bank Chambers, King Lane, Clitheroc. Tel. 25697 or Skipton Office Tel. 2171.


37 ACRES OF GOOD GRAZING AT COLNE LOWER CLOUGH FARM, COLNE


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FRIDAY, APRIL 20th SPRING SHOW AND SALE OF IN-CALF CATTLE. 70-80 Summer and Autumn calving cows and heilers at 12 noon.


80-100 store cattle.


MONDAY, APRIL 23rd WEEKLY SALE OF FATSTOCK at 12 noon. 50-60 (at


cattle, 60-70 ewes, 100-150 hoggs at 1-30 p.m.


TUESDAY, APRIL 24th WEEKLY SALE OF NEWLY CALVED CATTLE AND CALVES. 60-70 rearing and bobby calves at 12 noon. Dairy cattle at 12-30 p.m. Spring sale of sheep and lambs at 1 p.m. 200-300 halt-bred and horned ewes with lambs at foot, including 10 mule ewes (2 crop) with 20 lambs Irom J. Kay and a consignment of half-bred ewes and lambs direct from


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