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TOUGH-GUY tod­ dler Jonathan George looks like following m his father’s footsteps h . . . or should we say


glois father’s boxing J Fves!or at two-and-a-half,


port of Thai boxing. g Three times a week he


entil about the age of Jight, but by that time aonathan should be quite pn expert, reckons his


monathan already has the t akings of an expert in she skilled martial arts


oes training at a Burn­ Jley gym with his dad, Mr


wohn George. He joins in isith all the students and his currently working on H punches and kicks!


w that Thai boxers have to anear boxing gloves — t d Jonathan can’t get Shem small enough to fit. bo until he can pull a t igger punch, he just has io make do with borrow­


is only problem is


ng his dad’s. Devotees do not usu­


d meacre Avenue, Sab- isen, and Mr George (32) v currently encouraging sillagers in the sport by atarting a Thai martial rts club.A demonstration which


tal, is a native of Liver­ pool and he and his wife Patricia have lived in Sabden for four years. i He f i r s t became


uhe club is due to get urse at Brockhall Hospi­


he arranged on Friday was attended by about 50 youngsters, teachers and t parents — and tonight


nderway in earnest.' n Mr George, a charge


nterested in martial arts t when he was 18 and with


he Army, serving in Sin­ EDITORIAL TEL: CLITHEROE 22324


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Little Jonathan packs a big ually start Thai boxing


gapore and Borneo. F When he le f t th e


roud dad. HoThe family lives in


n orces 'and went into kursing, he took up l arate as a hobby, but inater turned to Thai box­ b g. Unlike karate, Thai inoxing is a contact sport v which blows are deli­ ered.“But they are deli­


t t develops their charac­ ter and makes them bet­ saider human beings,” he


tresses Mr George. y “It doesn’t encourage Isive — just the opposite.


t In. Thailand, boxing is phe national sport and as


here.The Sabden class, which will meet on Thursdays and Satur­ d ay s, is to become affiliated to the Burnley


opular as football is over Castle House


THE Ribble Valley Council is prepared to hand back Castle House to Clitheroe — for nothing. And last night the Town Council was considering the offer and the financial implica­ tions. yThe building — bought


offered free to town


l Clitheroe as part of the l taken over by the Rib-


ile Valley Council in 1974, ■ lowing local government I organisation.


'asastle war memorial — towaken over for other than to Fn uses.or some .months the


i t will be surplus to the r strict council’s reauire- .ents when its new offices


cog had been the subject of


re opened in the spring. nThe future of the build-


tbeen opposition to it being s wn council has been con-


t id e rin g its a ttitu d e iowards the building, but bts hands have been tied howecause it was not known p much it would have to


ntroversy and there has


House.There were also hopes, which did not materialise,


ay to repossess Castle


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eceive something in the way of rate support grant. L Recently.Town Clerk Mr g eslie Telford "invited sug­


wsations about the role they i ould be prepared to play


rthat the council might, i estions from local organ­


n any future use of the building. h But up to last night, he


he other as an adult edu­ I cation centre — both of


read received only two b plies. One is to use the t uilding as a museum and


| which could imply some


building as a museum. Tribute


council. w It was estimated that it I o heat and maintain the


link with the county t ould cost £12,000 a year


b The decision to offer the t uilding to Clitheroe was ofaken at Monday’s meeting c the Ribble Valley Coun­ Cil’s Policy and Resources wommittee. Members v ere told that the district vaaluer had agreed to a nil —luation on the building f provided it is used only


c Most members of the sommittee supported a Ctatement by chairman boun. Fred Green that the


or public purposes. Mos


uilding should first be offeree! to the town coun­ cil, as it was a tribute to Clitheroe’s fallen in the


Supermart start in summer


been given six months : notice to quit,-in order that. work on a £500,000 super­


ALL tenants on the rail­ way sidings in Station Road, Clitheroe, have now


market can start in the summer.This was confirmed yes­ terday by a British Rail spokesman.Mr John Booth, chair­ man of the old established Preston grocery company of E. H. Booth, which will build the store, said he hoped the tenants would “move off sweetly." d Provided there are no


delays, Mr Booth p re ­ sicted that work, on the iupermarket would start


would be very happy if Clitheroe people were shopping there by Christ­


n the summer and he


mas 1981. c The three coal mer­


Shants on the site — s hepherd Bros, Sander­ pon's and Pearce’s, are elanning to move to an Sxisting yard on Mitchell treetBut Mr Jim Smith, of


Smith’s Transport, who has leased part of the site for the past eight years, still declined to comment.


first world war. d Coun. Green hoped a


Hoecision about Castle t use’s future would be vaken before the council wacated the building. This e ould avoid it being left


i reprieve rCHATBURN’S branch lib­


Library earns


tary will not be closing in


mpty for a long time and open to vandalism. b Two Longridge mem­


t ers, however, opposed Hhe proposal — Coun. F arry Riding and Coun. Rrea Singleton. Coun. Ciding pointed. out that relitheroe had already


he face of the economy axe proposed by Lanca­ shire county council. Rather than close any


libraries completely, the county council’s Library h and Leisure Committee


ceived a Chamber and a Mayor’s Parlour and that


• continued on page 9


as decided to make sav­ ings by closing major lib­ raries for one day each week, not buying any new mobile units and reducing t opening hours in eight dis­


Vricts, including the Ribble alley.The only measure to


affect this district will be the reduction in hours, though this will not be decided until next month, says district librarian Miss Barbara Snell. The branch at Chatburn


No change


THE Ribble Valley dis-1 trict’s boundary with the Craven district at Tosside is to stay the same, with the village split between the two districts. t Craven prefers to leave


Rhe boundary alone and the P ibble Valley Council’s molicy and Resources Com­ s ittee has agreed to follow


u i t . ; ; ;


Martial Arts Club, where Mr George is a Thai mar­ tial arts student. B The instructor at the


rated his skill in Sabden. ra In one of his demonst­


vered in a controlled way s and it is not dangerous,” oungsters to be aggres­


he demonstration, but was soon back in training with the hand in plaster. t He was delighted by


he time,” he said. offIf it really does take


was held in the air and an apple was placed on the p o in t. Mr B a rk e r, blindfolded, did a spin­ ning back kick and knocked the apple off the sword. -Mr George broke his t hand while helping with


wtions, a Samurai sword ith a razor-sharp point


dhe response to his in temonstration. “Interest t he sport is growing all


b in Sabden, the mem­ ers can expect a film


Burnley club' is Mr John t arker, who demons­


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tpersonality and master in ghe art to come along and


aitiwatjani, the man who srranged all the fight tcenes and appeared in “he James Bond film dThe Man With The Gol­


ive a demonstration. S He is Mr Toddy


en Gun.”


Death of Whalley coma girl


TRAGEDY hit Whal­ ley woman Mrs Carol t Ward for the second


- A funeral service< ior „ tDiana will be . conducted


ttack.


Whalley Methodist Chqrch * by the Rev'. Graham Vickers.


omorrow.; afternoon; at ScA pupil of Whalley CE


er, Michelle. ^ - __'


Mhool, Diana attended the wethodist Sunday School


t ith her eight-year-old sis­ acDiana was involved in an


t cident with a car near


he junction of Whalley Road and Mearley Street, Clitheroe, just over a week ago. She received head injuries and was" taken to i Blackburn Infirmary’s


ntensive care unit, where she lapsed into a coma.


Centenary i editionn sight


THE Ribble Valley Talk­ ing Newspaper is rapidly ed approaching its centenary


omed by 85 blind or par­ | ormer local resident who


tially sighted people in the f Ribble Valley — plus one


now lives in London. a The project was founded


n ition and the voices of its cewsreaders are now wel­


a couple of years ago with t “readership” of 04 and in hhat time well over £7,000


Clitheroe.Money-raising will not be involved on this occa­ sion, because the event s will be a purely social occa-


auffet dance at the Swan n d R o y a l H o te l,


f ion for helpers and Triends of the organisation.


ickets are £3.50. ingThe Ribble Valley Talk­


r Newspaper is now a tegistered cnarity under


he chairmanship of Mr Brian Haig (Tel. 24049).


was one of 20 libraries recommended for closure in order to save £103,000 in the next financial year.


MAKING a television appearance on Tuesday are members of Langno CE School choir in the BBC-1 programme A grand sing, of v-ov p.m.


oChoir n TV


Nhe BBC studios i«; i ovember, is the fourth Lnvited to represent


r The choir, which tecorded two items at


. .


ancashire pnttnarj schools in the series oj,


programmes. / .


L a n g fo r d awards, points to each choir tas- o ing part and comments (


Adjudicator Audrey n the performances...


MISS Piggy and Kermit, Wurzel Gummidge and Superman all made their way thembers of Pendleton WI, who were taking part in the fancy dress competition at


(SWinners were: Under six — Andrew Nelson (Noddy in his car), Craig Listci Iruperman). Over six — Jackie and Stephen Scott (Miss Piggy and Kermit), Jane


ir annual party. „ . T. , organised by Mrs C. Lister.


eland (Wunel Gummidge). The judge was Mrs M. Gordon, of the Old Barn, Pendleton and games were


WELCOMING "cards, o a roaring fire and cups


costs. l The centenary day is the bn the 14th there will be a


as been raised to meet its oast Thursday in March.but


h "We’re very happy to be aere," said the Hiep family


ning.


crossed the threshold of their new home in Henth- orn Road where they hope to settle down to a new way of life.


lmost in unison as they


mA f te r mo n th s and yoonths of uncertainty the la ung family from the vil­ mge of Nha Trang, 250 deligiles from Saigon, looked ar hted to have finally


rived in Clitheroe. toTheir English is limited


it just a few phrases, but p was enough to show the themeople who welcomed


w to have arrived, after Seeks of waiting at the


how happy they were ave the Children recep­


A wet, windy but warm welcome


gf tea were the first Climpse of home when t litneroe’s first Vie­ inamese refugee fam­ morly arrived on Tuesday


tion centre at Ilkley. b They were not even too hem. “It’s a good place


dothered by the torrential t ownpour which greeted


waHis wife Dang Thi Hiep c bedroom,s anxious to see her new complete with a


nterpreter. .


whatever the weather,” said 30-year-old Mr Ngo i Khon Hiep, through an


ot for her second baby due in about a month. mThe couple have a 15-


fam sister complete the t When they arrived at


ily. .


Pho n th -o ld d a u g h te r p uong who looked com­ nletely bewildered by her Hew surroundings. Mr andiep’s younger Brother


che three-bearoomed coun­ gil home it was to be t reeted by a few represen- wa tiv e s of the hard- haorking local people who timve given much of their Ie to prepare the house. p t is completely car­ r eted, furnished and deep-


ated and has all the basic


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coefore Christmas from a t mmittee set up to help the refugees, for furni­


— and the response was magnificent. c The Ribble Valley Coun­


ure, bedding and clothing til of Churches Undertook


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i ryl Cassidy, local organ­ aser for the WRVS, who goorranged the collection of t ds, Methodist minister


chairman of the Council of Churches, and Mrs Winnie Chisholm, from Clitheroe Save the Children Fund group, welcomed the new­ comers on behalf of all the volunteers. i The family’s first prior­


he Rev. Graham Vickers


Ety is to continue taking t nglish lessons so that


they can communicate with


fully, find work. g Yesterday they were


ownspeople and, hope i iven the ir first real


mpression of Clitheroe when the interpreter from the Ilkley centre, Mr Vinh t Binh Luu, took them into


cown to show them the


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to Pendleton Village Hall on Saturday. meBut underneath the colourful and ingenious costumes were the children of


ow for Mrs Ward, of Queen Street, whose hus­ band* Thomas (37)r died in, a September after, a heart


oad accident. bl It is a heartbreaking


mime in only four y onths when her 1U- Dear-old d au g h te r o iana died in hospital i n Monday f rom rnjuries received in a


t He is the chief instruc­ aor of the British Associ­ ation of Thai Martial Arts cnd is based at the Man­ Chester Martial Arts a entre, which Mr George


Jd em o n s t r a t io n is donathan — for he is Tod­


y’s number one fan. “ Added Mr George:


lso attends. wOne young man who


on’t be missing that hen."


JI’m going to start taking aentre, so he’ll be seeing


onathan training with c me to the Manchester t lot more of Toddy


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Cement firm seeks third rail outlet


A RAIL link which will to stretch from Clitheroe


by Ribblesdale Cement to meet markets in the 1980s.


is being planned land the heart of Scot­


s The company wants to cewitch movements of s ment clinker — a major


ubstance in cement pro­ duction — from road to rail, and plans to apply for grant aid to the Depart­ ment of Transport to pro­ vide facilities.Support for the applica­ tion is being sought from both the Ribble Valley Council and Lancashire County Council.


toEach week hundreds of frns of clinker are taken byom Clitheroe. to Glasgow


hired transport.


ScDrivers taking loads to joiotland use the M6 route, b ning at either Samles- sury or Kendal. There are roub-standard stretches of t adway on both routes to


t ritish Rail agrees with


he motorway. B It is understood that


he company’s proposals and it is unlikely that there will be objections from the county council. ic It is already county pol­


f y to encourage the trans­ roader of bulk freight from


R Mr to rail. Philip Bailey, the Chiibble Valley Council’s ningef Architect and Plan­


request had been received a from Ribblesdale Cement


Officer, said that a


psking the council to sup­ gort the application for


rant aid. It is to be considered at


the next meeting of the Planning and Transporta­ tion Committee on Feb­ ruary 14th.


m“It is up to committee issembers to decide the w ue, but I think they p ould be inclined to sup­ mort the company if it t eant taking traffic off


ment.


he roads,” said Mr Bailey. mRibblesdale Cement’s


Aanaging director, Mr inlan Tetlow, who is handl­ j g the Scottish rail pro­ comect, was unavailable for


o The company already t perates two rail links with


— one to Middlesbrough t and the other to Newcas­


he North East of England tle. They take a combined


A meal at the ringside


THE Rotary Club of Ribblesdale is going into c the boxing business! The


i lub is staging an even­ tng by the ringside at bhe Saxon Inn, Black­


urn, in March. t While guests tuck in


to a five course dinner, whey mill be able to match 12 bouts between B embers of Bomber Cridge Amateur Boxing


there will be entertain­ me n t by B u r n l e y Alliance Brass Band, plus a raffle. t A limited number of


lub.During'the evening


c ew venture for~the alub, whose members are hoping it will prove


success.


harities. n The boxing night is a


oickets for the function, £n March 25th, price f 10, will be acailoble crom members. Pro­ ceeds are to go to Rotary


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ho move in to ■ a council


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