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WITH a knapsack on her back, Mrs Pat Parrott plans to walk 160 kilometres of European roads and tracks to raise money for the British Sports Association for the Disabled.


and many weekdays walking anywhere bet­ ween Carlisle and Derby­


her husband, Frank, lives at Green Drive, Clitheroe, describes her­ self as a “walking fana­ tic,” with an enduring love of the outdoors. She spends weekends


Mrs Parrott, who with


ta in e e r in g ' magazine switched her interest to Europe. It mentioned La Marche De L’Europe, in April, and when she decided to take part, the Ribble Valley Sports Council suggested she should seek sponsorship to help the development fund of the British Sports Association for the Dis­ abled.


of the Ramblers’ Associa­ tion, she often conducts parties along routes she has reconnoitred. A letter in a moun­


shire, or the West coast to Richmond, in North Yorkshire. As footpath secretary


to the road, on each of the following five days


Council sticks to its guns


Crossings on bypass essential


h a v e r e s o l u t e l y refused to be swayed from their conviction that pedestrian cros­ sings are needed im m e d i a t e l y on


for not carrying work were


Mr W. Kelly, of the county surveyor’s department.


ex ixplained by


MEMBERS of the Ribble Valley Council’s Publ ic Works and Heal th Commi t tee


the debate, which lasted' almost an hour, was Coun.' John Cowgill, , who was allowed to put forward


refused to be side-tracked from their desire to make the inner bypass safer. Taking a maior part in.


aside most of his argu­ ments and persistently


But members brushed


Queensway, Clitneroe. _ At Tuesday’s’committee


meeting," L an c a sh ire County Council's, reasons out the


^ Mr Kelly started by refuting a motion from the ,Ribble Valley Council


arguments although he is not a member of the com­ mittee.-.: -


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i accusing the county of “tardiness” in providing crossings.


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necessary to merit a cros­ sing, he added.


,


duced a letter 'dated 1977 from the county council which said'that tne pedest­ rian and traffic level might well be high enough to merit a crossing. He com­


plained about tne delay of


three years. Mr Kelly referred to the


cost of providing a pelican crossing, which he said would be about £6,000. Shocked councillors


demanded to know when the subject of a peUcan crossing had been raised A simple zebra crossing, they said, would be better than nothing. Mr Kelly admitted that


asked for,” replied Coun Cowgill. STRUGGLING


Whalley artists


at £500 a zebra crossing would not present any problems financially. “T hat’s all we have


it was not simply a ques­ tion of costs. A sufficient level of use had to be established. If a crossing was under­


Mr Kelly explained that


display work LOCAL artists figure in two exhibitions being staged at Whalley Library from Saturday until the end of the month. The n ew ly - fo rm ed


Whalley Art Group.is exhibiting some of its members’ work and from Monday, senior citizen Mrs Eileen Crossley, of Kirk- dale Road, Langho, will be hanging a selection of her paintings. Mrs Crossley moved to


used, it was sometimes more d an g e ro u s fo pedestrians, especially old people, than no crossing at all. But exasperated com­ mittee members refused to accept this statement.' Said Coun. Jimmy Fell


“If people are struggling to • continued on page


Langho two years ago to be near her son ana his wife and four grandchil­ dren. She started painting about five years ago when she was living at Cheadle Hulme. She took up the hobby through the arts and c r a f ts section of the Townswomen’s Guild. She finds painting a relaxing and satisfying pastime.


WHEN, the p u p ils o f St M a ry ’s R C School, Sab-


id e n , were asked who would like to be M a yo r w h e n th e y grew up, young Robert R o ssall was the firs t to p u t up jiis liana. So lu c ky Robert (8),


o f C row tre e s R o a d , Sabden, was iiw ite d by th e R ib b le V a l le y M a yo r, Coun. J imm y F e ll, to wear the chain o f office and hold the mace. T h e o p p o r t u n i t y


came when the Mayor went to Sabden on one o f h is s c h o o l v is i ts a im e d a t e d u c a tin g youngsters about local civic a ffairs. The Mayor entertained


. invited to judge fo r him­ self. H is answer was ‘‘pre tty heavy." Coun. F e ll and his


the children with a talk and when P a u l Potts (9) asked how heavy the m a c e w a s he teas


w ife , M a r jo r ie , were given a thank you teller / by eight-year-old Mar­ cus Doxey, on behalf of the school, and Mrs Fell was presented with a p o s y b y C h r is t in e Riley, also aged eight.


F i rm ’s f ire


CLITHEROE firemen were called to T.G.B. Motors in Woone Lane on Monday afternoon. A small fire had broken out in the


bodyshop, but had been contained by workers when the f i r e brigade


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Bank Holiday festivities at the Abbey


CHURCHES in the Blackburn Diocese are being asked to make up teams for a big celebration at Whalley Abbey on Bank Holiday Monday — May 26th. This year the holiday


coincides with Whit Mon­ day .— a traditional time for pageantry and parades in byegone years, but not so much these days. To give the holiday weekend something of the old charisma, churches and Sunday Schools are invited to take along their banners and bands and walk in pro­ cession round the village and Abbey grounds. At the end of the day


there will be Eucharist in the Abbey ruins.


will be held between parishes and the one with the highest points will receive a special trophy awarded by the Abbey. There will be all the fun


Light-hearted contests


take part should send full details and telephone number to Mr Derek Hart­ ley at the Abbey.


Churches wishing to


Talk on unit


A LEADING health offi­ cial is to visit Clitheroe to talk about the mobile breast screening units which visit the town’ each Tuesday.


of tug-of-war, and welly throwing plus a contest for the best decorated cars, coaches and hats. For the children there will be games and sideshows. Refreshments will be available -and those who


A fortnight today, Mr


Claude Brun, senior con­ sultant surgeon for the Blackburn Area Health District, will give a talk at Clitheroe Health Centre. It will start at 8 p.m. and everyone is welcome.


want will be able to picnic in the grounds. Youth groups planning to take part will be able to camp overnight.


: But' Coun. Cowgill pro-’ . -.bEfcAY^V


bypass, near Shawbridge; Street, showed the ■ levelsj were only about half those'


relating to traffic and pedestrian use of a road had to be met, before the county council would con­ sider making a crossing. Counts taken on the


He said certain criteria •


from 12 points in Europe —. the English party leaving Canterbury on April 4th. They will take the road to Dover and travel from Boulogne to Paris and Nancy by train. Then they again take


in Brussels, see the walk as a way to project the ideal of European unity and of “a community con­ cerned for people and cherishing freedom.” The walkers set out


agreed to sponsor her, but the support of other, backers is sought. The organisers, based


Already friends have


ing in the Cairngorms. ■ Mrs Parrott and her husband, also a keen


dent she needs no special training. Other walks she has undertaken have been longer and more strenuous — the coast to coast walk from Raveng- lass to Whitby, fo r example. This month she is walk­


covering distances of bet- w e e n 3 0 • a n d 35. kilometres. They will have sleeping bags in their packs and spend nights in schools and guest houses on the way to the finishing point at Strasbourg on April 11th. Mrs Parrott ,is confi­


walker, have passed to their four children a love


of outdoor pursuits. T h e ir e ld e r son,


Richard (22), is studying for a PhD at Sheffield University. Their 21- year-old twin daughters, Susan and Jennifer, are at te a c h e r tra in in g


college. Younger son Derek


(1 6 ) , a member of Clayton-le-Moors Har­ riers, is still at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School. It is his track suit that Mrs Parrott will wear in Europe. She says the school crest will help to put the Ribble Valley on the European map.


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Town plan on show


DURING the next week Clitheroe people have the chance to express their views on the sugges­ tion of senior Ribble Valley Council planners about how the. town should develop in the next decade.


ment containing the plan­ ners’ ideas will be on dis­ play from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today in the old, Boots’ shop, C a s tle S tre e t , Clitheroe, and at various other times until Wed­ nesday. A series of boards will


The consultative docu­ PAT puts her feet up after a hard days walking.


Parishes prepare to be lit up


MANY villages in the Ribble Valley will soon be emerging from darkness into light, thanks to a decision made -at .Tuesday’s meeting of the coun­ cil’s Public Works and Health Committee. The committee decided


show how the suggestions were arrived at and what they mean. Planning staff will man the display to ans­ wer any queries. Free copies of the con­


sultative document will be available at the shop or from the council’s planning o f f ic e s , in P r in c e s s Avenue.


with possibilities, rather than wait until we have a final plan and then claim they were not consulted,” he said. Other opening times at


to the exhibition. “We want people to come and make their comments now, while we are still toying


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that in the 14 parishes where it has taken over responsibility for footway lighting, there will be light from dusk till dawn, end­ ing the misery of dark and dismal village streets. The parishes include


Norweb changes mind as


r Peter Nock is hoping for a good response


Chief Planning


sparks fly FACED wi th an avalanche of protest over a plan to cut off electricity for 13 hours on Saturday to parts of Billington and Painter Wood, while repairs were carried out to a sub-station, Norweb yesterday decided to delay the job until later in the year.


The change of heart


the shop are: Tomorrow, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Satur­ day, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 1


p.m. Written replies will also


Waddington, West Brad­ ford, Bolton-by-Bowland, .Chipping, Chatburn, New­ ton, Read, Slaidbum and .Grindleton. i -The total cost of the additional electricity invol­


sidered replacing the light control gear from clocks to photo-electric cells. These react to light conditions automatically, coming on even when the light grows unusually dim in the


this type of lighting for the parishes involved would total £1,200. However, the committee decided that the existing clocks could be set to burn the lights all night and need only be replaced with photo-electric cells when they wore out. Coun. John I. Walmsley


daytime. The estimated cost of


ved in “night burning,” as opposed to the lights going off at!midnight, 'will be £1,500. - The committee also con­


be welcome, but they must reach the planning depart­ ment by April 2nd. After considering all


Inquiry


A PUBLIC . the North West Authority’s compulsory purchase order for land required for the Sawley sewerage scheme will be held at Clitheroe Town Hall on May, 14th.


inquiry into Water


was announced by Norweb’s customer service engineer, Mr Colin Shaw. He said; “We have had a lot of people complaining about the timing ana the length of the cut — 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. — so we decided to put off the work until the nights get lighter.”


views, the council will pre­ pare a draft district plan, which will be certified by the county council.


' About 180 consum­ ers would have been affected by the big


switch-off while work was carried out on the Liongworth Road sub­ station to bring it up to modern standards.


the system would be at risk as a result of the decision to postpone the work but thought that 'things should be


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(Waddington) pointed out that many of the lighting clocks in Waddington were already in a bad condition. He estimated that up to 75 per cent would have to be replaced.


with the clocks is that if there is a power cut the lighting times are put out of sequence. Coun. B e r t Jo n e s


One of the problems


(Clitheroe) said it was time there was some uniformity in the Ribble Valley on lighting. The council’s Chief


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A ROAD safety quiz con­ test for schools in the Rib­ ble Valley has attracted all the schools in the area and the interest shown by pupils has been tremend­ ous, reports Mr Neil Cun- liffe, tne district’s road safety organiser.


Opening night drama at the Inn A BACKS TAGE


drama nearly wrecked the opening night per­ formance of Clitheroe


Parish Church Opera* tic and Dramatic Soci­


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been torn completely and it is unlikely it can be repaired before, the show’s ru n . ends on, Saturday night. ; 2: The show has been


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playing to full houses. ail week in the Parish


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: Tyrol. 'From - the, left: • Bill ’T ay lo r, ’ Anne Fisher, Roger Dug-


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