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12 Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, February 7th, 1980


lost his


WHEN I returned to the House last March after my four-and-a- half-year absence I found that a nurse and a part-time doctor had been recruited to look a f te r the health of members. I was told that, in addi­


Westminster Viewpoint


by David Waddington Clitheroe Division MP


tion, a room had been set aside as a gymnasium. So far I have succeeded in. finding the nurse, but I have not seen a sign of the other establishment and I can well understand why. I think I may have


went looking for the county courts’ section of the Lord Chancellor’s department and eventually came across a wizened lit­ tle lady in a small window­ less office who greeted me as if I were a sea captain and she a ship-wrecked ma r i ner about to be rescued after nearly a lifetime of solitude. “Oh,” she said, “you


c a n ’t imagine how delighted I am to see you. You are the first person to visit me in 40 years.” In the circumstances, the fact


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already told the story of the two MPs who, while carrying out fire-watching duties during the last war, climbed a staircase in some remote corner of the Palace of Westminster and after hearing much splash­ ing and giggling found 10 or so members of the staff bathing in the water cist­ ern. Apparently it had been going on for years and was reckoned one of the “perks” of the job. Similarly, in 1968, I


that I cannot find the gym­ nasium seems quite excus­ able. It is also of small import­


ance, as a colleague of mine has founded a club which meets all reasonable requirements. Every now ana again the members meet to devour an enorm­ ous meal and then pay a handsome fee which they forfeit if they don't get rid of a stone in eight weeks.


member and when cere­ moniously weighed last Wednesday lost his deposit. He has no inten­ tion, however, of giving up the struggle and great ple­ asure was expressed when the following day he announced his intention of continuing in office for the lifetime of this Parliament.


The Speaker is a


DURING our discussions on Afghanistan, condem­ nation of Russia’s action has come from all sides. At the same t ime some extraordinary excuses have been advanced on her behalf by a tiny minority. Tam Dalyell (Wes t Lothian) gets


first


This creates considerab problems


’ ’ for


ham) with “Why didn’t the Conservatives give more backing


James Lamond


against Rhodesia?” third


to


sanct ions and


to David Winnick


(Walsall Nor th) wi th “What about Suez?"


few options are open to the West, but I suppose some comfort can be found in the


It is all too obvious that


one-and-a-half children. In the Moslem areas there are five children per


there


with “For every family in Byelo-Russia


family. ible


Union." Second prize goes to


the Soviet (Old­


prize are


necessarily det er the USSR f rom f u r t h e r aggression, but the Rus­ sians should not be allowed to enjoy the prestige and international recognition


Ginsburg (Labour MP for Dewsbury): "Does any­ body now argue that it would not have been better if the 1936 Olympic Games had been taken away from Nazi Germany?”


which the Games would bring them, when they have just violated all the rules of internat ional behaviour. In the word of David


A MOTION of the House that time for debate on a Bill should be curtailed is called the guillotine, an ugly French word for a device which, from the time of its introduction in the 1880s to cope with obstruction of Government business by the Irish mem­ bers until comparatively recently, was always consi­ dered very continental and nasty.


majority of MPs, it is our duty to try to bring home to the men in the Kremlin and, if possible, the Rus­ sian people, the world’s condemnation of this latest ba r ba r i t y. Ma rga r e t Thatcher has found much support on both sides of the House for her call for a boycott of the Moscow Olympic Games and for the Games to be movedpf poss­ ible, to a new site or sites. Of course, this will not


fact that after years dur­ ing which Russia has been posing as the champion of the non-aligned countries, the mask has been stripped away and the whole world can see her for what she is. Surely, say the vast


guillotine motions have Become almost commonp­ lace and the debates which ensue are little more than charades with Government supporters' deriding argu­ m e n t s whi ch. th e y applauded in opposition and Opposition members also going into speedy mental reverse. A week or two ago the


Nowadays, however,


guillotine fell on the Edu­ cation (No. 2) Bill among much sound and fury from


the Opposition. By that time it had


already been discussed in Committee for 82 hours, but only 17 of the 37 clauses had been dealt with. Hardly surprisingly, perhaps, when four and_ a half hours were spent dis­ cussing whether the mem­ bers of the governing bodies of primary schools should be called “mana­ gers” or “governors”. I do not blame the


Opposition. They have the right to use every pro­ cedural device available to delay a Bill of which they disapprove. But one is bound to won­


Call for increase in bus tokens


A CALL to increase the real value of bus tokens issued to pensioners has come from the Ribble Val­ ley Labour Party. It feels that increases


der whether the time has not come for changes to be made so that the Commit­ tee stage ceases to be a mere war of attrition and a platform for which party


make the longest and most bor ing spe e che s and becomes instead an oppor­ tunity for genuine discus­ sion as to how a Bill can be


wind-bags can vie with each other as to who can


am the Whip on the Hous­ ing Bill Committee and the Housing Bill, with 129 clauses and 20 schedules, is about four times longer than the Education Bill. Constituents please take


improved. I speak with feeling, as I


*TriOSE who have been following closely the prog­ ress of the Bees Bill will be interested to note that one of the principal speakers on the subject in the House of Lords is to be Lord Hives.


are necessary because the elderly have been hit by recent fare rises on Ribble transport and also because they are losing out in other fields, such as tax cuts and alterations to electricity discounts. Retiring secretary Mr


William Gray said that even though the Ribble Valley Council was having to cut back its spending, this should not stop if mak- in g a d j u s tme n t s of pr ior i t ies wi thin the oudget. To maintain the real


Fitting venue for


recital


CLITHEROE Pa r i sh Church Organ Society’s 152nd recital took place in St Paul’s Church, Low Moor, by invitation of the Vicar and organist.


jointly by Mrs Linda Car­ rington, assistant organist


The recital was given


a t Cl i theroe, ana Mr Charles Myers.


Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in C minor, two Sketches fo r Pedal Pi ano by Schumann and the massive Sonata in E flat minor by Rheinberger.


The f o rme r played


value of tokens, he claimed that they would have to be increased from £6 to £7 in towns and from £8 to £9.20 in rural areas. But the party is urging


t h a t town pens ioner s should receive tokens worth £8 and rural pen­ sioners £10.20. Borough Treasurer Mr


Gordon Onslow said no decision had been taken on the matter because it had not yet been discussed at committee level.


the programme with the rousing “Overture to Sci- pione” by Handel, con­ tinued by playing a Can- zona by Dr Herbert Sum- sion and an Allegretto by Charles Lloyd and ended with the exciting Fantasia and Fugue on B.A.C.H. by Franz Liszt.


Mr Myers, who opened Both soloists were faced


with a comparatively small organ on which to perform yet the music did not suf­ fer, and they achieved a number of int eres t ing effects.


THE Spread Eagle Hotel at Sawley was the venue for the Rot­ ary Club of Clitheroe’s ladies’ night dinner dance. Our picture shows


the president, Rtn Eric Haigh, with some of the guests. On his left are his wife Pat and daughter Jane and on the other side is Mrs Elsie Lofthouse, presi­ dent of the Inner Whe e l Cl u b of Clitheroe. The toast to the


Bill to train as inspector


NEW interim secretary of the Ribble Valley District Labour Party is Miss Greta Allen, o: Henthorn Road.


ladies was proposed by the club’s first vice- president, Rtn John Hindmoor, and Mrs Haigh replied. Dancing and a


Gray, who on Tuesday joined the NSPCC to train as one of its inspectors. He will be at the socie­


She succeeds Mr William


“cabaret" by members completed an enjoya­ ble night’s entertain­ ment.


Out of control


FOR driving a car without due care and attention in Whalley Road, Pendleton, James Leslie Walker (20), of Brennand Farm, Dun- sop Bridge, was fined £50 at Clitheroe. He was involved in a


ty’s college in London for the next year. His wife and two young children will remain at their home in Mitchell Street until he finishes his training and is posted. Mr Gray has worked in


— Porter at the old railway station


CLITHEROE man Mr William Thomas Finder, who was a familiar figure


at the town’s railway sta­ tion for many years, died in hospital this week.


Mr Pi n d e r (78), of Mayfield Avenue, worked


on the- railways for 48 years,'retiring as leading porter. Bom in Clitheroe, he


spent a short spell at Snawbridge Mill before moving to the railway.


was gardening. In his younger days he tended a garden so big that he was able to run a florist’s shop in Wellgate. His other main passion was' oil painting.


Mr Pinder’s main hobby * Mr Pinder and his wife


Flora celebrated their gol­ den wedding in 1973. More than 40 years ago they helped to set up the Manor Mission Hall in rented rooms in Greenacre Street. In addition to his wife,


The trend tor I carpet led us i l


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Mr Pinder leaves a daugh­ ter, Mrs Dorothy Natale, of Chatburn Road, and a son, Mr Leslie Pinder, of Grafton Street. The funeral service was


The above i and exam/nl


To otter the tlnestsi manufacturers Supported by the /l Our ranges on sAcj


held yesterday at the Cal- verley Chapel of Rest, fol­ lowed by interment at Clitheroe.


ICI’s agricultural division for the past six years. Pre­ viously he was a civil ser- vant and worked in London. He contested the St


FLOWER CLUB


Mr Gray She has worked for Nor-


James’s Ward as a Labour candidate at last year’s local government elec­ tions, and was appointed secretary to the Ribble Valley Labour Party when it re- formed last Sep­ tember. Miss Al len told the


thr ee-car collision. Mr George Graham (defend­ ing) said Walker braked when faced with two cars, but went out of control on th e w e t r o a d . The emergency had not been entirely his fault.


web since leaving the Girls’ Grammar School, first in Clitheroe, and now in the administrative section at Blackburn. Her interest in politics


Advertiser her appoint­ ment is on a short-term basis. Previously, she has been constituency Labour Party secretary for eight years, relinquising the appointment for domestic reasons.


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