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fand pedals into town to keep a


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BUT it is not for a cosy chat with f r i ends or a quiet h o u r ’s knitting.


WHERE is she going? Turn to our feature on page 12 to find out.


A PRACTICE session for Peter, at the keys, and Raymond.


EVERY Tues­ day afternoon, pensioner Mrs Eva Bush jumps on her bicycle


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TWO re fe re e in g officials from the Ribble Valley Foot­ ball League have a different land of fix­ ture in April — a sponsored organ day to boost the funds of Methodist churches in the Clitheroe dis­ trict.


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for the continuous play­ ing of all the Methodist hymn book’s 1,000 tu n e s w i l l be Mr Raymond Winckley, of


Behind the consoles


Bolland Prospect, and Mr Peter Wrigley, of


Littlemoor Road. Mr Winckley, organ-


i s t at Low Moor


Church, is chairman of the league referees soc­


iety, and Mr Wngley, who plays the tunes at T r in i ty , is v i c e -


chairman. The marathon, at


Trinity schoolroom, Parson Lane, can be heard between 8 a.m.


:


ior 30 minutes, plan to nave four consoles a v a ilab le fo r th e


Ap .? P-m- on Saturday, e, turns to play


ril 26th.


winhfe i0r? a n is ts - who * J'a 1


attempt in case one breaks down. ...The idea was Mr Winckley’s, who is hop­ ing to raise £1,000 for the local Methodist churches. Low Moor will receive 40 per cent


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of the proceeds, Trinity 20 per cent, with five per cent going to the circuit’s eight other churches. “It’s going to be hard


work. We are both play­ ing for a total of. 12 hours and will start off aiming to complete 50 tunes within half an h o u r ,” s a i d Mr Winckley. Refreshments will be


available throughout the day for spectators.


Sponsorship forms are being circulated to all the area’s Methodist churches.


SPOTLIGHT ON VALLEY TOURISM


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PLANS to help “sell” the Ribble Valley to tourists seeking a holiday in an area of unspoilt natural beauty are to be considered at a m e e t i n g i n Clitheroe later this month. It has been called by the


Ribble Valley Council and invitations have been sent to hoteliers, boarding house owners and others c o i in e c te d ' w ith th e industry A representative of the


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ROLLER TO THE RESCUE


CLITHEROE FC’s plea for a roller to smooth out Shawbridge before Satur­ day’s game against Bacup Borough was answered by a local engineering firm. Atkinson’s of Clitheroe


is one of the country’s lead­ ing manufacturers of rol­ lers and it loaned the club a motorised demonstration model for the day. The roller was in action


on Saturday morning and did the trick, for Clitheroe won 3-0 to boost their chances of winning the Lancashire Combination title.


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• A spokesman for Atkin­ son’s said the firm was delighted to step into the breach and would try to make future demonstra­ tion models available to the club, i Club chairman Mr Cyril


Whiteside was very grate­ ful to Atkinson’s for the loan of the roller, although using it was a little tricky because of the wet pitch. He would still like to hear from anyone who.could sell the club a second-hand rol­ ler, preferably motorised. The club h a s a lso


Officer Mr Michael Jack- son, who thinks that the area could attract more than its present share of holidaymakers. Points which will be


under discussion include: • W ha t


c a n hoteliers do to attract


more tourists? • What type of pub­


licity is necessary? • What assistance


can the council give? Mr Jackson believes that


what the area needs is lon- f-stay tourists and fewer


North West Tourist Board has also .been .asked to attend the iheeting, in Mayor’s Parlour-, on January 30th( to give pro­ fessional advice. The meeting has been


called by the Mayor, Coun. Jimmy Fell, at'tne sugges­ tion of'Chief Executive


'into villages on public holi­ days ana.weekends caus­ ing traffic congestion and leaving piles of litter,” he told our reporter. “What we are after is


people who will enjoy the type of facilities the Ribble Valley has to offer and will


‘ : .“We: ddn’t ‘)Want a situa-' tion where; people crowd


ay:trippers.. , , . " ■ Concern . . ,


stay a while and spend some money in the area. "In ~the early 1970s, the


mention of tourism seemed to create a lot of apprehen­ sion. There was concern that masses of people would _come into the area and ruin the environment.


“However, by careful


promotion, tourism has expanded without any of these problems being encountered. “We now feel that tour­


ism has an even more sig­ nificant role to play in the


valley.",^


• council did not want a tour­ ist “invasion.” It wanted'


- : CSuhr-Vell said that the


(merely to attract the type p e r so n , who 'w a s


would like to see is hotels running mini-weekends,” he saia.


Girl in a coma after accident


A WHALLEY woman who lost her husband only four months ago s uf f e re d an o th e r devastating blow on Saturday afternoon when her 10-year-old daughter was seriously injured in a road acci­ dent in Clitheroe. Diana Ward, of Queen


Street, was taken to hospi­ tal with head injuries after being involved in an acci­ dent with a car near to the junction of Whalley Road


‘and Mearley Street. It happened at about 4-50 p.m. and the police are still making inquiries and would Tike to hear from any w i tn e s s e s (T e l . Clitheroe 23818). After lapsing into a


received offers of equip­ ment from Clitheroe firm Theo’s and the Ribble Val­ ley Council’s parks depart­ ment. :'j. ■■■■■'■:


coma earlier this week, Diana’s condition yester­ day was described as “crit­ ical.” , News of the accident


shattered Diana’s mother, Mrs Carol Ward, who has been trying to recover


from the loss of her hus­ band Thomas. He died last September, at , the age of 37, after suffering a heart attack.


Diana and her eight-


year-old sister Michelle are pupils at Whalley CE School. The accident hap­ pened as Diana was on her way to catch a bus home after spending the after­ noon in Clitheroe with a close friend, Lindsey Joyce (12), of Whipp Avenue.


The pair had been swim­


ming at the Ribblesdale Pool — one of their favour­ ite hobbies — and that afternoon Diana had col­ lected a badge for covering 200m. The girls had also been shopping in the town centre. Since the accident, Mrs


Ward, a night nurse at Cal- derstones, has paid daily visits to her daughter’s bedside in Blackburn Royal Infirmary’s inten­ sive care unit.


She has been accom­


panied and comforted by her sister, Mrs Susan Mur­ ray,- who immediately travelled from her home in Sussex to Whalley on hear­ ing of the accident. Y


‘We are just hoping that


everything turns out all right,” said Mrs Ward. “Even though we can stay with Diana only for 10 minutes, we try to talk her out, of the coma and we have also played a radio in the hope that she will come round. ’


interested in the natural, open-air life and the cul­ tural , and historical back­ ground of the area. “One of the things I


Beautiful One of them included the


hosting of the National Association of Drama Fes­ tivals’ annual finals, which are to be held in Clitheroe


worthwhile idea, as I don’t think enough attention is paid to tourism here,” he said. “A meeting like this will


give people engaged in the tourist industry a chance to put over their points of view to the council on how th e s i tu a t ion can be improved. He added that he


catered for tourists from all over the world and many said they had “fallen in love” with the area and had never realised before that Lancashire could be so beautiful.


Some booked in for only


one night, but after going on a aav trip round the area, ended up staying for three or four nights, he said. Also enthusiastic is Mrs


Victoria Wood, of Harrop Fold Farm, Bolton-by- Bowland, who, along with husband Peter, runs one of Britain’s top farm guest houses. “I think it is a smashing


idea,” she said."Until now the council has played it cool on the subject of tour­ ism, as it wanted to achieve a good balance and attract a good quality of tourist. "This has been achieved


and there is now room for expansion." Mrs Wood added that it


was very encouraging to know that the council was taking an interest in what those engaged in the tour­ ist trade were doing. ,


PRINTING PRESS GIFT TO HOSPITAL


P A T I . E N T S a t Clitheroe Hospital now have their own printing press to be used for occupational therapy, thanks to the joint efforts of a group of farmers and parish councillors from' Slaid- burn, Newton. Dunsop. Bridge and Wnitewell.


After joining forces;]


to give a good reception * for Coun. Edwa rd Newhouse when he.was - Ribble Valley Mayor, they decided to con­ tinue raising money-for, local charities by reviv-7 ing. the old time'-far-.. • mers’ ball at Newton.'


greeted with enthusiasm by one prominent Ribble Valley hotelier. “I think that it is a very


in the autumn." The council's,move was


Rumours of cuts cause concern


BOOK borrowers in certain parts of the Ribble Valley will find out today what the future has in store for their local libraries.


For members of Lanca­


shire County Council’s Library and Leisure Com­ mittee will meet to decide the services which could be hit by the economy axe. Rumours that libraries


at Chatburn and Read could be affected by the spending cuts were voiced by Coun. Ted Boden (Chatburn) at a meeting of the Ribble Valley Council’s Recreation and Leisure Committee. He said he was worried


by what he had heard and had been told that 1980-81 could be a serious time for


.rural library services. Senior administrative


officer Mr Brian Manning said that, in anticipation of cut-backs, the Ribble Val­ ley Council had written to th e c ount y counci l , expressing deep concern about the possible effect to services. Coun Boden told mem­


bers that he did not want to see the council pre­ sented with a fait accom­ pli. He had been told that expenditure could be reduced without affecting services. The committee approved


a suggestion from Mr Man­ ning that a further letter be sent to the county coun­ cil expressing concern over the rumours.


Vandals strike


POLICE are investigating three separate acts of van­ dalism in Clitheroe bet­ ween Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. Headlights and indi ­


cators worth £40 were smashed on a lorry belong­ ing to the Barrow firm of F. Ashcroft and Sons, which was parked during Saturday night in Station


Road. " Another £40 worth of damage was done to a door and light of a car parked in Parson Lane between 4-30 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. on Sunday.


RAC sign and window, together valued at £45, at the 'Roefield; Hotel bet­ ween 12-30 and i l l o’clock on'Sunday'morning.


. Vandals also smashed an i ,


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NO-ONE is allowed to doze off during rehear­ sals for Trinity Method- is t Ch u r c h ’ s p a n ­ t omime , ‘‘Sl e eping Beauty.”


The cast of some 30 “I am sure that after


spending a few days here, tourists would return later to stay for a longer period. We have a lot of natural assets in the Ribble Valley and it would be foolish not to exploit them.” Coun. Fell added that


the council had made its own efforts to attract tour­ ists.


adults and several boy and girl dancers are busy learning thei r parts for the show, which opens a week on Saturday.


There will be a pre­


view for elderly and dis­ abled people in the area on January 25th and further performances take place on the follow­ ing Wednesday, Thurs­ d a y , F r i d a y and Saturday.


Principal roles are


being played by Dorothy Birtwell (Sle e pi ng


Beauty), Stephanie Wil­ son (Prince) , Stuart Robi ns on (D ame ) , Michael Brit cli ffe (Ki n g ) and Mar ie Haworth (Royal dog). Producer Mi chae l


Coles is being assisted by Roland Hailwood and the musical director is Peter Wrigley. Tickets will be avail­


able at Trinity Sunday S c h o o l Hall f rom tomorrow. Some of the cast are


pictured during rehear­ sals. From the left, back — Peter Wrigley, Stuart Robinson, Louise Mat- tinson, Stephanie Wil­ son, George Braith- waite, Michael Coles; front — Kathryn King,' Janet Yates and Marie Haworth.


Whiteacre’s new role


WHITEACRE Boarding School, at Barrow, is to close at the end of August. The Whiteacre site will


then be used as mixed boarding accommodation for up to 120 children who will travel to Norden High School, Rishton, for their education. It is expected to take


some years to build up a complement of boarders, and there are expected to be less than 60 when the boarding house first opens. This week, Lancashire


County Council’s Educa­ tion General Purposes Sub-Committee recom­ mended boarding fees for the 1980-81 academic year of £1,100 for Lancashire pupils and £1,200 for others'. This is an increase on the


current boarding fees at Whiteacre School of £1,030 and £1,130, and is aimed at making the new. scheme competitive with other maintained boarding establishments.


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