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FRED READ Last-ditch plea to save schools


ON the eve of a cru- ■ cial meeting between county councillors, parents,


and governors of a closure-threatened Ribble Valley school, the local education liaison committee made a “save ■ our small schools” plea to the county.


staff


of the District Liaison Committee for Educa­ tion were unanimous in their opposition to the closure- of small village schools. And last night pa­ rents, staff and gover­


On Monday, members


nors : of Bolton-by-Bow- land School were meet­ ing, members of the County’s Schools Sub- Committee who are con­ sidering the closure of the 16-pupil school. A parent and a gover­


would be detrimental to the children’s education and deplored the loss of the social amenity at vil­ lage schools. The resolution pointed


nor also attended Mon­ day’s liaison meeting when members passed a strongly-worded resolu­ tion to send to the county education com­ mittee.


consultation with the local authority and ■ the exclusion of councillors from consultation meet­ ings at schools. " • It considered that a change of environment


It deplored the lack of -


out th a t the three schools were church es-,. tablishments and had been financially subsid­ ised by the local com­ munity over the years. District Education Of­


ficer Mr Fred ’ Calvert told the committee that Bolton-by-Bo wland School cost about £20,000 a year to run. Allowing for alternative transport arrangements,. its closure would save the county about £18,000' a year.


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sistant Education Officer Mr E. J. Fox emphas­ ised that the education committee was not only looking at village schools but at all small schools. “It is difficult to sepa­


Lancashire’s Chief As­


rate the educational ar­ guments from the finan­ cial arguments,” he said. “Central government


is exerting pressure. The Secretary of State has' said that the Gov­ ernment expects a con­ siderable number of school places to be taken' out of use because of falling rolls.” He added th a t a


saving of about £18,000 might seem small consid­


ering the education 1 budget, but the financial situation had become so tight there were only small savings left to be . made.. He added: that the education committee did look very carefully at each case, and stressed that the community aspect of village schools was taken into account.- Also, he said, the pro­


cedure for consultation follows' the guidelines. issued by the Depart­ ment of Education and Science, that'when clo­ sure is considered, teachers, parents and governors should be con­ sulted.


FEARS o f T-rutex workers that they might soon have been facing the prospect of short-time were al­ layed this week with the morale-boosting news that the Grind- leton-based company has won another huge con tra c t in Libya..


pany, the order has en­ sured full-time working at all Trutex factories for th e foreseeable future.


According to the com­


Queuing up for lessons


‘Bomb' blast /


FORENSIC experts are this, week sift­ ing through 'debris, to try to discover what type of explosive 'device caused £1,000 worth of damage to the Ribble Valley Council’s offices in Clitheroe on


Sunday.


.Walk were shattered and . the porch roof and lights damaged by the blast which shook the town centre at 8-30 p.m. No one has yet claimed


glass panels in three aluminium doors a t ,th e ' main ehtrance; in Church


Quarter-inch armoured


MR BIRNEY points to the spot where the device was placed. Behind is the buckled door frame and shat­ tered glass panels which took-'the force: of the explosion.


Chatburn lorry ban


THE county council has come up with a new amendment to its prop­ osed scheme to prohibit heavy lorries driving through Chatburn. The latest alteration


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'Ribble Valley’s Public Works and Health Com­ mittee, though members rejected a further amend­ ment. • This, second alteration


would allow wagons to travel on Worston Road in a one-way direction from north to south — from Clitheroe Road to the bypass. .This was supported by


responsibility for the ex­ plosion, although .police believe it may be the work of-either mindless vandals or someone with a more sinister motive. Police enquiries at local hospital casualty units in case anyone had been in­ jured in the explosion have yielded no informa­ tion.


was particularly felt in Church Street. Chartered accountant Mr Frank Moon and, his wife were watching television when they, heard a- “terrific bang” and thought a large firework had gone off.'


The force, of the blast Check


White Lion Hotel, Mr Bryan - G u t te r id g e , thought the pub’s gas; central heating had blown- up.


Landlord of the nearby.


jewellers in the town were immediately checked by police. But the damage at the'


Church Brow,, Waterloo Road, and banks and


The Church Walk area,


to the ban would permit the use of Clitheroe Road and Sawley Road by cer­ tain. lorries which, it was said, had to call at an office in the centre of the village. The committee resolved


concealed entrance was not discovered until Monday morning when caretaker Mr Joe. Birney arrived at-6-50 at the of­ fices — opened only five months ago. Mr Birney, of Whalley,


to support Chatburn Parish Council in any future discussion of the proposals.


glass. “My first reaction was that vandals had struck,” he said.


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immediately sealed off, with visitors to the offices having to use the disabled persons’ lift? in the base­ ment. By Tuesday morn­ ing, however, repairs had been carried out and the main entrance was back in use.


The main entrance was Tests


ecutive, Mr Michael Jack- son, was mystified by the explosion. “I cannot begin to imagine why anyone would .want to do this,” he said.


Det. Sgt. Jim Oldcorn, said that debris found at the entrance of the offices had been sent to the-fore­ nsic science laboratories at Chorley. Results of the tests would be known in a few days.


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PARKING PROBLEM


about six inches from the doors. There was obvious­ ly some force behind it, because the thick glass panels were shattered,” he said.


“The device was placed


peared to .be nothing among the debris to sug­ gest what type of explo­ sive device had been used.


He added that there ap­


police are keeping an open mind aboilt who may have been responsible for the explosion.


At the moment, the Successful year


found the entrance co­ vered with shattered


was in the area of the offices just before 8-30 p.m. on Sunday to contact , the police. Tel. 23818.


mindless vandals or even someone , with more sinis­ ter motives, such as a grudge,” said Det. Sgt. Oldcorn. He urges anyone who


“It could have been


CLITHEROE Garden Club has had a successful year and more than paid its way, as members will learn'at the annual meet­ ing to be held at Ribbles­ dale School on Monday evening. ............ Details will also be


given of the planned series of talks by expert gardeners. New members will be welcome.


POLICE have had discus­ sion with the management of Hillards supermarket, King Lane, Clitheroe, about problems caused by heavy lorries parking while waiting to deliver. The company has prom­ ised • to remind suppliers of agreed delivery ar­ rangements and the police will keep the matter under observation, it was reported to the Ribble Valley Council’s Public Works and Health Com­ mittee.


The council’s Chief Ex­


RIBBLE VALLEY" far­ mers. are, queuing up to improve their book-keep­ ing skills at Ribblesdale School, Clitheroe, on Monday nights. So many farmers and


their wives turned up this week to the..first lesson of ah eight-week introduc­ tory course in farm ac­ counts and records that there is already a waiting/ list.


been arranged by the Ministry of Agriculture, includes cash analysis, income tax, ,VAT, wages and insurance — in fact all the' records a farmer needs to keep, to present his books to his accoun­ ta n t in an o rd e r ly manner.. Miss' Brenda Crozier,


The course, which has :


TWENTY crazily-dressed people dashed from Whalley to Clitheroe and back on Saturday — to raise money to send a handicapped person on holiday. Ten people pushed the


munity to go on the trip. He is. hoping that


other 10 in wheelchairs on the long siog to Clitheroe and back. But the sore feet were all worthwhile, fo r the money raised — about £350 —. is to send a dis­ abled person abroad in a specially equipped. coach called a "Jumbulance". The event was started


enough money has been raised to send tivo people tvho woidd hot ' n o rm a lly have the. chance to travel abrqpd. Whoever benefits from


the charitable enterprise will join other handicap­ ped people in the “Jum- bulance” and be looked after by trained nurses and a doctor. Nominations, should


by Mr Hairy Walker, of the Dog Inn, Whalley. On the -way'there were many calls to pubs and shops to collect dona­ tions and there were also many sponsors. Organiser of the zany


Literacy class helpers wanted


be sent to “Jumbidance trip", Clitlwroe Adver­ tiser and Times, 3 King Street, Clitheroe, and we will pass these on to the organisers. There is no age limit


VOLUNTEERS are wanted to help with the Ribble Valley Adult Lit­ eracy Scheme.


new volunteers starts next Thursday at Ribbles­ dale School, Clitheroe, at 7-15 p.m.


A training course for


for nominations for dis­ abled people in the com­


wa (k, Mr Ivor Edivqrd- son (37), is now looking


dairy, husbandry, advisory officer at the Ministry’s Accrington office, said the success of the Clitheroe course had not been too surprising. A similar course earlier this year at Accrington was highly successful and also over­ subscribed. The course continues


and the person, prefer­ ably someone living in the Ribble Valley, would need no accompaniment. All expenses will be paid by the organisers. Pictured all set and


Read youth killed in car crash


until December 1st, from 7-15 p.m. to 9-15 p.m. every Monday (with a break for half-term) and. costs £8.


AN 18-year-old Read youth was killed on Sunday afternoon when he was hurled from the back seat of a car which crashed on a minor road at Carleton, near Skipton.' Gary Derby, of Windsor apparently went into a


Close, was a passenger in a Ford Granada saloon being driven by his


friend, Andrew Shaw, (18), of St John’s Close, Read. The car mounted a grass verge; its wheels


Coach firms cautious


COACH firms in the Ribble Valley have reacted cautiously to the Government’s new Trans­ port Act, which allows un­ restricted competition on Britain’s express routes. Owner of Duckworth's


ditch and the car then crossed, the road, hit stone wall and spun round. No other vehicle was


involved. Gary was thrown from the car and received head injuries.


Graham (17), in the front se a t, was not h urt. Andrew was detained at Airedale General Hospi­ tal, where his condition was yesterday said to be “satisfactory.”


Gary’s younger brother,


at Gisburn, Mrs Freda Duckworth, said her firm had “all kinds of things in mind”, but had not de­ cided definitely to intro­ duce any new services. “Everything is very un­


his father, Mr Jack Shaw, the chairman of Read Parish Council. Gary worked with his insurance broker, step-father Mr Alan Richard Ambrose, lit Nelson. Mr Ambrose said that


The car was owned by


p red ic ta b le at the moment. .We will just wait and see what- hap­ pens,” she added. Neither Hodder Motor Services, of King Street, Clitheroe, nor Leedham’s Garage, Dunsop Bridge, have any immediate plans to increase their routes.


Busy Guides raise £100 for new HQ accident occurred.


‘Maureen and the two boys moved to Read from Saddleworth little more than three years ago. The accident had come


Mr -Ambrose, his wife .


said. The funeral is at Burn


ley Crematorium today.


New role for clinic


'as ■ an .annexe to...the •Health --Centre, . for ’c h i r op o d i s t s , / ■; p h y - siotherapists and occupa­


WORK is nearing comple­ tion : on converting the former Eshton Terrace Clinic,* Clitheroe; into rehabilitationr centre at a cost of £12,000. The centre is to be used


^Health": Authority. and housed 'the district, nurs­ ing and, school health ser­


tional,therapists. : m :i Thebuilding .is. owned by.. the A Lancashire Area


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The sum involved has


latest contract, there were strong rumours among employees at the firm’s Hen thorn works that the trade recession would inevitably hit the company soon.


Before winning this


export sales team pulled off a repeat of its Libyan success earlier this year, when a £550,000 contract ■was secured from the Libyan Government’s buying commi t t e e , against fierce competi­ tion from companies at home and in the Far East.


That was before the


delivery between now and the end of 1981. Every garment will be made in the seven Trutex UK factories and the order will pass through the,-,companyyS.,-expor.t~- packing department at Jubilee Mill, Clitheroe.


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accounts for 30 per cent - of the firm’s sales and nearly all its export lines.


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