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MANY Ribble yalley voters will be going to the polls today for the fourth time in less than three months.
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MIt’s voting time again
however, appealing for a good turn-out. In the 38 parishes more
Local MP appointed ‘Whip’
CLITHEROE MP Mr David Waddington will be playing a leading role in stage managing the business of the House of Commons. He has been appointed
as one of the Government Whips — official title Lora Commissioners of the Treasury. The Whips’ dut ies
parish council elections which should have been held on May 3rd, but were put off for three weeks because of the decision to hold the general and dis trict elections on the same day.
Today is the day of the
and the by-election in March, parish council can didates are worried that some voters might be apa the t i c about yet another trip to their local polling station. They are,
After those elections
than 250 people have been nominated. Only voters in 13 parishes will actually go to the polls in 17 contests; 21 are uncontested. There are contests in
each of the four Clitheroe wards and in the two at Longridge. Elsewhere contests are at : Read, Chipping, Chatburn, Ro chester, Whalley — but not the joint parish of Lit tle Mitton — Billington, Waddington, West Brad ford, Newton-in-Bowland, Bolton-by-Bowland — not Gisburn Forest and Saw- ley — and Slaidbum — not Easington. Polling stations for the
parish council elections will be those used in the gen eral and district elections, except at Chatbum. Here the voting will take place in the same building — Chatburn CE School — but today the adjoining county council library- school clinic will be used. No poll cards have been
issued for the elections but all people whose names appear on the cur rent Register of Electors, or who will be 18 by today,
are eligible to vote. The count will take place
tonight. The closest strug gles are expected to be in Clitheroe where the break through by the Indepen dents in the district elec tions, at the expense of the
the Whips’ duties is ensuring the maximum possible attendance in the voting lobbies on cru cial divisions.
include decisions on the order of Parliamentary business and time to be allotted to debates, as well as keeping Ministers in touch with the opinions of Back Bench MPs. An important part of
was “gratified” by the appointment, which will mean closer involvement in the work of the House.
Mr Waddington said he
liamentary week will be lengthened by the neces sity of having a Whip on duty wheneve r the House is sitting and at all House of Commons com mittees.
As a Whip his Par
tive MP for Clitheroe, Mr Frank Pearson, also served as a Government
Whip. Record sum
A RECORD £660 was raised by Clitheroe Ladies Li feboat Guild from a recent flag week.
A previous Conserva
Action group fights threat of coalyard
CLITHEROE Ribble Valley coalyard to their street.
of coal dust pollution and noise nuisance, they have formed an action commit tee to fight any such prop osal and the majority of r e s ident s in Mi tchell Street and nearby Frank lin Street have signed the petition. But as the site has been
coal merchants given notice to quit their yard at the Station sidings will move to waste land in Mitchell Street. Alarmed at the prospect
Residents fear that the
householders are sending a petition to the Council in a bid to prevent the return of a
ment explained that it would not be necessary for the firm to seek planning permission.
Planning Of f icer Mr Charles Wilson, the action committee says that resi dents want “positive inter vention” from the council to prevent what would be “a disastrous and retrog rade step."
In its letter to Chief Dust
used in the recent past for a coalyard, no change of use is involved and the council’s planning depart-
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“The coal merchant cannot prevent coal dust being thrown into the atmos phere during loading oper ations. It would be imposs ible for us to leave our doors and windows open.” Residents are also wor
A spokesman for the act ion committee said:
area and it is particularly impor tant that the r e should be no more noise in the street.
for the return of a coalyard to the this site. Modern expectations of freedom from industrial pollution and noise are quite prop erly much higher than they were 50 years ago. The action committee
“There is no justification
was formed a f t e r an inspection of the site had been made by Mr George Shepherd, of the largest of the three f i rms given notice to vacate the sidings coalyard. British Rail informed
ried about the noise nui sance. “We already toler ate heavy lorries from a haulage firm and trains,” they say. "There are pensioners and shift workers in the
Smokeless zone
go ahead
THE Henthorn and Bawd- lands areas of Clitheroe will become the town’s first smokeless zone under a decision taken by the Ribble Valley Council’s Public Works and Health .Committee. The commi t tee has recommended the council to go ahead with work involved in making a smoke control order on 1,250 homes. Chief Environmental
the coal merchants in January that they would have to leave the sidings by the end of the year, as it wants to let the site for a large supermarket devel opment.
Jumped gun
received a planning appli cation from British Rail, but one is expected very
The council has not yet
shortly. Mr Shepherd said he had
no definite plans to move to Mitchell Street, “but have to operate my busi ness somewhere.” He added: “I don’t want
to move, but British Rail has told me I have to leave by the end of the year He felt that Mitchell
Street householders had “jumped the gun” with their petition and letter to the council. “If I had made a firm
Whistle blows on sports day
LACK of support is to blame for the Ribble Valley Sports Council’s decision to abandon its annual sports day and country fair on June 10th.
Cha i rman Mr Bob 12 entries would be forth-
S h e p h e r d , of Park Avenue, Clitheroe, said the event — to have taken place on the Castle field relied solely on voluntary support. Last year as many as 50
people helped with the actual running of the sports and taking tickets. This year Mr Shepherd
said they could not drum up sufficient helpers and felt they could not call again on last yea r’s helpers. Another deciding factor
Health Officer Mr Peter Gladwin told the commit tee that preparatory work would need to be carried out this year, for which allowances had been made in the estimates. The order would be
decision about moving to Mitchell Street, I would have been to see all the residents and told them. I would not have gone behind their backs, said.
he
coming from local organ isations, but only five were received.
also been faced with prob lems since secretary Mrs
The Sports Council has
Kath Rawlinson resigned for personal reasons.
offering the posi t ion, which carries a small hon orarium, to a non-member.
It is now considering
was the cancel lat ion, t h r o u g h l a c k of enthusiasm, of a junior sports star football com petition run by Clitheroe and Dist r ict Referees Society. Some 80 entry forms
were circulated in the hope that the necessary total of
ever, had no great diffi culty in forming a team of 30 to take part in an “It’s a Knock-our’ competition as part of the Red Rose Fes tival on June 12th. Teams from the Ribble
The council has, how
Valley, Pendle, Rossen- dale and Blackburn are taking part, each area entering a team in four contests, with a final at Blackburn.
Pony rides prove a big h it at fete
GREAT fun for Liza Trotter and her two-year- old brother Richard, of Salthill Road, Clitheroe, as they share a saddle on Dapple at the Ribble Valley pre-school playgroups’ fete on Saturday.
The pony rides given by CAROL CATCHES JUDGES' EYE
timed to come into effect next year, allowing grant work to be carried out in the spring and summer. He added that grants for
conversion of up to 70 per cent were available for owner-occupiers but in cases of hardship 100 per cent discretionary grants were possible.
Pet subsidy
" should be wound up, Rib ble Valley Council’s Public Works and Health Com mittee has decided. Chief Envi ronmental
scheme scrapped TH E C L I T H E R O E scheme to subsidise des truction of pet animals
STEALING the show with her good looks and radiant smile is newly-crowned Ribble Val ley Spor ts Queen, 16-year-old Carol Tattersall.
Hall, Simonstone, caught the judges' eye, and also sailed through a session of questions to land the title, with a trophy and cash prize of £60.
Carol, of Simonstone
Officer Mr Peter Gladwin told the committee that the scheme, which applied oi to Clitheroe residents, was difficult to administer and was out of date as costs were based on those of about 10 years ago. Veterinary surgeons’gen
in the Swan and Royal Hotel, Clitheroe, for the event, and the judges — Ribble Valley Mayor and Mayoress, Coun. and Mrs Jimmy Fell; Stonyhurst’s former England Rugby Union int ernat ional , Richard Greenwood; Swan and Royal manageress Mrs Jane Smith; and sports council chai rman Bob Shepherd — had a tricky task making their decision.
There was a good crowd
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eral opinion was that a sub sidy scheme was not neces sary. Mr Gladwin said the position could be reviewed in a year.
last year’s winner, Susan Lansdell, of Aureol House, Sabden, and now goes for ward to represent the Rib ble Valley in the Red Rose Festival Queen Competi tion at Blackburn next
Carol was crowned by y:' ■ i V
month, when £500 will be at stake. She will also appear at several local functions during her year as "Queen.” Runner-up was Susan
Rawlinson (18), of Pimlico Road, Clitheroe, who col
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lected £25, and third was Jillian Baxendall (16), of Large Gate Cot t age , Bashall Eaves, who won a dinner for two at the Swan and Royal. Our picture shows some .of the other beauties who
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Paul ine Dinsdale, of Upbrooks Farm, Clitheroe — she is the one holding the reins — were among the many attractions for
youngsters at the fete. The event was organised
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by the Ribble Valley branch of the pre-school playgroups association to celebrate National Play group week. Nearly £100 was raised during two hours of fun in the sun at Bright Street day nursery, Clitneroe.
exuberant ly when Mrs Marie Tomlinson, area musical adviser for Lanca shire Education Authority, asked parents and children to join her in a song to open the fete.
The afternoon started
•lian Baxendal l , Susan Lansdell, Susan Rawlin son, Sharon Booth (18), of Duck Street, Clitheroe, and Anne Holiday (17), of West View, Clitneroe.
took part, sharing Carol’s joy. From the left are: Jil-
way for the children as they romped on the climb ing frames, splashed in the water, painted at the easels, danced at the disco, and ate and drank their way through crisps, cakes, sandwiches and pop.
Then it was fun all the
~by various playgroups in tne area ana sampled the home-made refreshments.
Meanwhile their parents toured the stalls manned
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Tories, has given a edge to contests in town.
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Clitheroe wards will be counted at St James’s School.
A ll v o t e s in t h e
gridge, Chipping and Ro chester at Longridge High School; Whalley and Bil lington at St Augustine’s RC School; Read at the United Reformed School,
Other counts: Lon
Read. Chatburn, Bolton-by-
Bowland, Waddington and West Bradford votes will be counted at Chatburn CE School; and Newton and Slaidburn at Bren- nand’s Endowed School, Slaidburn.
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JANE DRIVES TO THE TOP
CLITHEROE’S young golfing star Jane Panter is driving hard for success on the new Ladies Professional Golf Circuit.
her parents in Brungerley Avenue, l ast we e k returned her best perform ance since turning profes sional last October, coming second in the Carlsberg Women's Golf Association tournament in Edinburgh.
from this area on the women’s circuit and her ambition is to reach the very top in her sport.
She is the only golfer
game began at the age of 13, when she used to spend every spare minute prac tising at Clitheroe Golf Club under the guidance of
.Her dedication to the Jane (21), who lives with club professional Peter
Geddes. Jane, whose father, Mr
hole exceeding 150 yards.” But having finished sec
Keith Panter, is the head master of Burnley Gram mar School, is now assis tant girl professional at the Clitheroe club.
nament Jane narrowly mis sed winning a £4,000 Mazda car when she scored a hole-in-one at the 17th.
In the Edinburgh tour
nally Mazaa intended giv ing a car for a hole-in-one at that hole, but they changed their plans when their insurers insisted that the car be given away on a
She explained: “Origi
SKIPPING TO TUNE OF £80
WITH ropes at the ready and smiles on their faces, the Brownies of Clitheroe’s Trinity pack prepare themselves for the rigours of a sponsored skip. In the weeks before the
event the girls practised their steps regularly and most of them were able to complete 50 “skips." Nearly £80 was
ond in the tournament Jane was not too down hearted about missing her prize.
nament golf in Glasgow this week in a new Saab 900 GLS which her spon sor, Saab (Gt Bri tain) Ltd., has loaned her for her personal transport. She has also attracted sponsorship from Carring ton Viyella for her clothes. Jane has won £400 on the
She was off to play tour
circuit so far. Carlsberg, who are sponsoring 12 of the women’s professional tournaments, presented her with a £100 cheque for her hole-in-one. It was two years ago
that she scored her first hole-in-one. She joked: “I suppose I’ll have to wait another two years before I get another.” At only 5ft. 4in. Jane
needs all the skill she can acquire to hit the ball as far as some of her taller rivals. Jane knows just how
tough it can be to reach the top, but remains unperturb ed by the pressure which will be on ner in the coming months. This is the first year
collected from sponsors, to be shared between the International Year of the Child appeal and funds for anew Brownie flag. Helping the “skippers”
through their paces were Brownie GuiderMrs Hazel Hailwood and her assistant Mrs Marion Niven.
Health Council
COUN. Bert Jones (Clitheroe) has been prop osed by the Ribble Valley Council’s Public Works and Health Committee as the council’s representative on Blackburn and District Communit y He a l t h Council.
there has been a profes sional women’s circuit in this country, so Jane is in at the start of what could become a very big sport. She is off to France this
autumn to play in the WPGA European Golf Championship at Cannes.
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ON Spring Bank Holi day Monday the front office of the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times will be closed for the
placing of advertise ments, but the editorial department will be func tioning as usual. Items of news should be sub mi t ted in the normal way over the weekend or ‘phoned in on Monday.
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