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All-in schools’ plan put in


PLANS for reorganis­ ing Clitheroe’s secon­ dary schools have gone into limbo again. Governors of the town’s


two grammar schools, the only remaining ones in East Lancashire, have decided to take no further action for the time being on reorganisation plans. This follows the new


Government’s repeal of Labour’s 1976 Education Act, which compelled local authorities to introduce reorganisation on com­ prehensive lines. At a joint meeting on


Monday the governors of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School for Boys and of the Girls’ Grammar School, resolved: To note the withdrawal


by the Secretary of State for Education of the previ­ ous government’s directive on comprehensive educa­ tion, and to take no other action at this time. To stress the urgent


need for accommodation for an additional one-form entry at the girls’ school. The county council’ s


original proposals were to establish mixed schools for 11 to 18-year-olds at the Girls’ Grammar School and Ribblesdale sites. The governors are not


against reorganisation — but want to see the two schools reorganised on the same site rather than on a split site as had been prop­ osed by the county council. This had led to a state of


deadlock which the then Labour education minister was asked to resolve — just before the General election. When the governors’


views were put before the County Council’s Educa­ tion General Purposes Sub-Committee on Tues­ day, Chief Education Officer Mr Conrad Rain­ bow said: “This means we


• Continued on page 14.


RIBBLE VALLEY pest control officer Mr Les Bullen takes a close look at a couple of the invading caterpillars and one of the leafless twigs left in their wake.


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A WHALLEY beauty spot is being eaten alive . . . by millions of caterpil­ lars. The unwelcome visitors are feasting on the Spring Wood picnic area — one of the most picturesque in Lancashire — and munching their way through the foliage, leaving the trees completely denuded.


The outbreak, probably


the worst ever experi­ enced in the Ribble Valley, is being probed by both Lancashire County Coun­ cil, who owns the wood, and the Ribble Valley Council. Samples have been sent


to the Forestry Commis­ sion and to the Entomol­ ogy Department of Liver­ pool University. Although no positive


identification has been made, it is believed that the caterpillars are the offspring of the umber moth, which la rg e ly inhabits wooded areas.


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event has not been good and Mrs Betty Walker, wife of Mr Cyril Walker, licensee of the Waggon and Horses in Pimlico Road, Clitheroe, has been search­ ing for old friends. “I have found one lady in


Leicester, but there must be more in other parts of the country. The problem is that we need to know how many are coming by today,” she said. Any former members


who want to attend the reunion should contact Mrs Walker (Tel: Clitheroe 23518).


The massive population explosion is generally con­ sidered to be a freak of nature. Among the first to dis­


cover the three-quarter- inch-long caterpillars was Ribble V a l le y ’s Chief Environmental Health Officer Mr Peter Gladwin, when he visited the area with his family. “The sight of these mill­


ions of caterpillars on the trees was absolutely fan­ tastic,” he said. “They were hanging in long webs and dropping bn to the clothes of passers-by.


“They seemed to be eat­


ing everything in sight and were stripping the leaves off trees up to a height of 50 feet.


to be reported to the


to Liverpool for identil tion.”


“ I asked for the matter ep


County Council and my nples ifica-


A spokesman for the


council’s Estates Depart­ ment said that the caterpil­ lars had been sent to the Forestry Comipission for identification. Although no written report had been received, it was under­ stood that they belonged to


three species of the umber moth. “ Outbreaks do occur


from time to time, but this is the worst I have seen since the 1940s, when I was working near Pre­ ston,” he added. “When they were drop­


ping from the trees to the ground they were going into the pupae stage, ready to hatch out later in the year and, in turn, lay their eggs in the bark of trees.


Distressing “Now that they are on


the ground they will be e a t en by b ird s and attacked by parasites, so nature may well sort things out itself.” He said-Fit was very


unlikely that the trees which had been attacked would be permanently damaged, though they could be a d v e r s e l y affected if the process was repeated over a period of' three or four years. Chemical spray could


not be used as it could damage the ecology of the area, which also has a popular nature trail. Ribble Valley Mayor


Coun. Jimmy Fell, who regularly walks in the wood on the outskirts of Whalley, said that dozens of mature trees were affected, making a very distressing sight in such a picturesque area.


Railway


nostalgia MA N Y readers are enjoying the good old days of steam by tak­ ing advantage of our cigarette cards offer of locomotives covering 150 years of railway history. The 10 cards making


up set three are now avai labl e from our King Street office, by bringing in the coupon on page 9.


All eyes are on 14-


year-old Gillian Booth as she is crowned Rose queen at St Paul's gala, Low Moor, by Mrs Ann Vaughan.


Sharing the proud moment, (on the left) is last year’s queen Claire Burgess (14), of Henth- orn Road, and her retinue —


Helen Russell


(9), of Edisford Road, Dianne Scott (10), of Sid- dows Avenue, and (front) Fiona Lucas (8), of St Paul’s Close.


On the right are Gil­ lian's attendants —


at


Mayor’s (unity’ appeal


RIBBLE Valley coun­ cillors should support their borough above all other considerations, said the Mayor, Coun. Jimmy Fell at Tuesday’s meeting.


He attacked the “ us


and them” attitude bet­ ween representatives of town and country areas which he felt had crept into some recent council and committee meet­ ings.


“ It is only through


uni ty in the council chamber that we can move towards the goal of a united Ribble Val­ ley,” he said. “ I hope this will be forthcoming from now on.”


Edisford school scores at science fair


YOUNGSTERS from Edisford County Primary School, Clitheroe, have proved that science is not just made up of set experiments in the clas­ sroom.


Under new teaching


methods they are encour­ aged to make their own discoveries into why things happen. This week examples of


Outlook bleaker for straying pets


STRAY dogs found in Clitheroe by the Ribble Valley Council’s pest control officers will now be handed over to the police.


The council’s Chi e f Sponsored jaunt is a push-over


LIMBERING up for a marathon sponsored cart push are Loyola Scouts Andrew Jackson (left), Adrian Lee and Stephen Dawber (back, right), pic­ tured with Clitheroe Ven­ tur e Sc out An d r ew Foulger. The lads, along with


other Clitheroe and district Scouts, Venture Scouts, Cubs and leaders have been busy preparing for Saturday’s 24-hour slog on a route round the town. The cart, loaded with


camping gear, will be pushed off from Scout headquarters in Duck Street at 9 a.m. It will be manned in turn by teams of four from the various troops. Early pacemakers will


be the Cubs, with Venture Scouts and patrol leaders bearing the load through the twilight hours. The sponsored "pushers”


hope their effort will be worthwhile, for all money raised will go towards pro­ viding a van for the district Scouts to replace the pre­ sent one, which is in poor condition after five years’ use.


Environmental Officer, Mr Peter Gladwin,, said this week that three dogs had already been handed over and his officers would con­ tinue that policy, rather than return strays to their owners. “We keep searching for


strays and it appears to be the same dogs coming back time after time," he said. "In future, we’ll just


take them to the station and it’s up to owners to collect their pets." Mr Gladwin appealed to


owners to keep their dogs under control. He also explained that council offi­ cials could not “collar” dogs which were roaming on private property. It was up to individuals to catch strays they find on their land and take them to the police.


• The idea of ordering


people to keep their dogs on leads in Clitheroe!6 streets will be considered by the Town Council at its meeting on Wed­ nesday.


Chimney fire


C L I T H E R O E F ir e Brigade dealt with a chim­ ney fire in Whipp Avenue, Chtheroe, last week.


their findings have been on display at a science and technology fair at Black­ burn — the first to be run by STEEL (Science and Technology Engineering Education for Lancashire). ' Edisford was the only


school in Clitheroe to be represented at the fair at Blackburn College of Tech­ nology. More than 20 schools from infants to technical colleges took part. The Clitheroe display,


representing four diffe­ rent topics, covered half the gymnasium wall. Topics included environ­


mental science — for which children had made studies in the Low Moor area — concrete and holes, gaps and cavities. The infants’ contribution was a study of science in colour.


Boundaries marked


by hedges


THREE Ribble Valley schools have benefited


from a recent tree and boundary hedge planting scheme carried out by the Lancashire Education Committee and the Coun­ tryside Commission. Waddington and West


Bradford CE Primary School, St Augustine’s RC School, Billington, and Brookside Junior School, Clitheroe, were among 21 in the county included in the first phase of the plan, helped by a 50 per cent grant from the Coun­ tryside Commission. Work has mostly invol­


ved replacing timber post, iron or rail fences with boundary hedges. This will keep up' an acceptable appearance and cut costs incurred by maintaining old fences.


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the back Michelle Eddles- ton (9), of Whitewell Drive, with Sharon Cal­ vert (9), of Fairfield Close, and Fiona Blair (8), o f Windermere Avenue. Kneeling is Clair Houlker (7), also of Windermere Avenue.


For a full report and


more pictures of the gala, see page 6.


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Clitheroe Advertiser and Times


THURSDAY, JUNE 28th, 1979, No. 4,854 Price iOp


THE southern French town of Rivesaltes, in the heart of wine coun­ try, could become t w i n n e d w i t h Clitheroe . . . . if local people agree.


C l i th e r o e T ow n


Council, which is to consider p roposed tw in n in g arrange­ ments at its meeting n e x t W ed n e sd a y , w a n t s t o k n o w


w h e th e r th e re is enough interest to form an organisation, should the plan be agreed. T h e l i n k wit h


Rivesaltes was first forged in 1971, when th e W a g g o n and Horses football team visited the town. L a s t y e a r ,


Rivesaltes inhabitants came to Clitheroe at the invitation of the


Waggon and Horses team, and at Easter, a party of 35 Clithero- nians, including the Mayor, Coun. Bob A in sw o r th , paid a return visit. Rivesaltes, a small


town, is within com­ fortable travelling dis­ tance of the Mediterra­ nean resort of Canet and some of the largest wine cellars at Per­ pignan.


Council clerk Mr


Leslie Telford would like to hear from any


individuals or organ­


isations in Clitheroe w h o w o u l d b e interested in forming a group. They should c o n ta c t him (T e l . Clitheroe 24722) on M on d ay , Tuesday, Thursday or Friday mornings before July 4th.


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