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Ole! It’s a new life In Majorca for the flipper family
A CLITHEROE
fami ly and their neighbour wi l l be looking for more than one kind of successful future when they open a bar in the sunny Spanish re s o r t of Arenal, Majorca. For Mick and Elizabeth
Tupper, of Riverside, Low Moor, and next door neighbour Mark Nurse (24), will be naming their haven of English hospital ity the “2001 Bar," simply because it is next door to
Anti-lorry protest draws
a blank
A PROTEST petition by 81 Clitheroe residents against a proposal to set up a lorry park on the site of the former Albion Mill failed to sway members of the Ribble Valley Coun cil’s Development Sub- Committee at their meet ing on Tuesday night. They gave the go-ahead
for the area to be used for a trial period o f 12
months. In a report, Chief Ar
chitect and Planning Of ficer Mr Philip Bailey re minded members that permission for the Ches ter Avenue site expired that day and he had been asked to submit a plan ning application for Albion Mill. There had been a
strong reaction from resi dents in the area and while he sympathised with them, the council did have a short-term prob lem to resolve. He .was of the.opinion
that the management problems which arose at Chester Avenue would not occur on the new site, which will be restricted to parking, with no repairs or maintenance allowed.
an already popular establ ishment called the ‘2000 Bar.” A futuristic atmosphere
implied by the name will be evoked by “space age” items of furniture, decor and titles for the dishes which Elizabeth will be preparing.
The Tuppers, who have
a six-year-old daughter, Norma, are currently busy making last-minute preparations for the move, which has long been their ambition, al though the final decision
to emigrate was not taken until last year. Mick (34), ,who holds a diploma in bar manage ment, decided that,. after four years with Atkinson’s Engineering, he would resign in February.
But when the chance
came to opt for .voluntary redundancy a few weeks earlier than planned, he took it , and finally
finished as production controller at the firm shortly after Christmas. “We love Spain,” says Mick, “and with the way
things are in this country at the moment we saw no reason to delay the move
any longer. “ Elizabeth still has
family in Clitheroe, how ever, and one advantage of Spain, as opposed to say Canada or Australia, is that it is not so far to
travel home. “But we both love ca
tering and our daughter Norma is really looking forward to going. “The bar we are taking
over, hopefully some time next month, is currently
Village’s d-i-y scheme to
save school Can cut £7,000 a year
SUPPORTERS of a threatened village school in the Ribble Valley are pinning their hopes for its survival on a do-it- yourself economy plan. Parents, teachers and
A decision on the future
managers o f Bashall Eaves CE School have put forward four propos als to involve the whole community in the running of the school — and save £7,000 a year.
The organisation of
their campaign has so im pressed the Ribble Valley Council’s'Chief Executive,' Mr Michael Jackson, that he believes Bashall Eaves should be given the chance to become a nationwide pilot scheme for such community in volvement.
of the 18-pupil school now rests with the Secretary of State for Education, Mr Mark Carlisle. The county council says
the school is uneconomic to run and its closure would save £11,000 a year. But teachers, parents
and managers led by Mr Donald Peacock, of Brow- sholme Cotes, are con-
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Miss Piggy. vinced that two-thirds of
this figure can be saved . without closing the
school. The suggested annual
savings would be made by: • Parents sending all children to school with packed lunches, saving £3,000. • Parents taking children to school rather than using the school bus, which costs £600 to run. •Voluntary parent help with a part-time teacher to educate the infants, saving £3,000. • Volunteers again help ing out with ancillary duties, such as secreta rial work and play ground supervision, to save another £400. Mr Peacock believes
such a community scheme is a valuable chance for Bashall Eaves to show what other schools, large and' small, could achieve by co-operation and flexi bility. A report containing the
economy proposals and ar guments for keeping open the school has received the support of local MPs Mr David Waddington and Mr John Watson They have both promised to make personal pleas about its future to the Secretary of State;
Positive Also behind the cam
paign to keep open the school are members of the Ribble Valley Council’s Policy and Resources Committee. Chief Executive Mr
Jackson is very keen on the “very positive” prop osals put forward by the villagers. Their sugges tions, he feels, could be harnessed to save money in other schools, not only in Lancashire but throughout England.
“The onus would be on
the community to let their actions back up their words of commitment. I think it is only fair that they are given the chance to put their theories to the test,” he said. Mr Jackson added that
he hoped the county coun cil and Secretary of State would respond positively to the plan.
Challenge Mr Peacock, mean
while, has no doubts that the villagers would rise to the challenge of being a pilot project. “We would welcome the
chance with open arms, he said. “Bashall Eaves is a potential example of what could happen by closing a village schoo Such an event would be terrible waste when w have enlisted this support from the community.”
called the “Bar Maite.” Mick prides himself on
the fact that, for him, bar catering is “in the blood.”
He was bora in a hotel in Cornwall and, shortly after they were married, he and Elizabeth were steward and stewardess of a working men’s club in Burnley.
Elizabeth (25) also for
merly worked in catering at the Roefield Hotel, Edisford Bridge, and met Mick while they were both on holiday in Italy. A native of Clitheroe,
E l iza b e th at tended Whiteacre School and her mother, sister Margaret and married brother James still live locally.
Mark Nurse’s involve
ment with the project came about recently when he decided to join Mick on one of his regular trips to take care of business ar rangements in Majorca. He liked it so much that he decided to give up his job with British Leyland and join his neighbours in the ambitious venture. “Arenal is a popular
holiday spot and we are looking forward to making a go of it. Certainly any Clitheroe holiday makers in Majorca will know where to come for some good home cooking.” says
Mick. “ Spanish law means
that we have to go through quite a long in volved process before we can settle there, but we don’t anticipate any prob
lems. “ It shouldn’t be long
before we pick up the lan guage and as long as Nonna, who is currently at St James’s Primary School, continues to receive a good education, everythingshould be fine.”
Assault on woman aged 61
POLICE are looking for a “well-groomed” man who indecently assaulted an el derly woman in the early hours of Sunday. The 61-year-old woman
was returning home from visiting friends when the man jumped out of an alley in Derby Street and grabbed her. She fell and the attacker fled after she called for help. Extensive police in
quiries in the area failed to reveal any trace of the man, described as being in his early 20s, of medium build, 5ft. 6in. tall with a pale complex ion and short blond wavy hair. At the time of the attack he was wearing a tweed jacket and light-col oured shirt and tie.
Collections
CLITHEROE Morris Men were granted permit for a street collec tion in the town centre, on February 21st, by the Ribble Valley Council’s Finance and General Pur poses Sub-Committee. A permit was also
granted to the Red Cross (Ribble Valley) Disabled Club for a street collec tion in Longridge on Sep tember 5th.
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Hospital plans big welcome for Prince
CALDERSTONES Hospital’s diamond jubilee year is to be crowned with its first Royal visit.
On May 29th, Prince
Charles will be in the North West for the re opening of the Grand Theatre, Blackpool, and, as patron of the Interna tional Year of Disabled People, he has delighted residents and staff by ac cepting the invitation to see hospital life at first hand. A spokesman for Cal
derstones said: “ It is an honour for this progres sive centre of health care and an opportunity to show His Royal Highness the advancement achieved in the care and accommo dation of the mentally handicapped.”
The visit is regarded as
MICK, Elizabeth and daughter Norma flick through a brochure for sunny Majorca.
Pupils carpeted for town centre ‘commotion’
TWO Clitheroe headmasters are this week investigating complaints about pupils’ be haviour in the town centre on Thursday.
About 500 excited
youngsters from two Cl ith e ro e secondary schools assembled in the town centre at lunchtime for a rumoured confronta
tion. A passer-by alerted the
police and after the arri val of teachers and : two
Road runners
THE organisers of the Clitheroe 10-mile road race on Sunday morn ing are hoping for •over 200 starters. E n tra n ts are
coming from as far afield as Workington, Oxford, North Shields and Liverpool. But strangely enough so far there are only th re e women en trants. I f you want to
cheer them on, the leaders should he at Mitton 11-15 a.m., Calderstones 11-20,
W h a l le y 11-25, Barrow 11-35, Prim rose 11-40, Castle Gate 11-45 and 11-50 at the Edisford Road finish.
Grant
THE Ribble Valley Coun cil’s Finance and General Purposes ' Sub-Committee has granted £i34.55 to the WRVS for equipment for the meals-on-wheels ser vice. The foil container sealing machines are needed for the meals ob tained from Bramley Meade Maternity Hospital for distribution in the
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patrol cars the pupils dis persed without incident. But traders claim that
the episode led to many shoppers leaving Market Place. One shopper told our
reporter: “It was almost impossible to walk on the
pavement,” .while another
said she was “appalled” by the strong language used by some of the young people. Insp. Bill Moore, of
Clitheroe police, said that the incident was “ not being treated with that much concern.” But on Friday the local
juvenile liaison officer cbntacted the headmas ters — Mr Denis Mor timer, of Ribblesdale, and Mr Gerald Hood, of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School. Both heads are conduct
ing their own inquiries and taking disciplinary action against pupils who breached the dinner-hour regulations. Mr Hood said that fifth
and sixth year pupils had “freedom of movement” at lunchtime, while younger boys who bought lunch in the town were instructed to go straight to a cafe or take-away food shop and return immediately to
school. “Pupils up to 15 who
take school dinners are not allowed off the pre mises at all,” he added. Mr Mortimer said:
“Those at Ribblesdale who take school lunches are not allowed off the premises under any cir cumstances and those going home from their midday meal become their parents’ responsibility as soon as they leave the school.”
John’s drawing wins a
Muppet
KERMIT and Miss Piggy have become p a r t icu la r ly firm fa v ou r ite s o f a Clitheroe family, all because seven-year-old John Thwaites, of Bright Street, entered a national magazine . competition. He was one of 14
winners and received two-foot high replicas of Kermit, Miss Piggy, Animal and Swedish Chef. John, son of Mr and
Mrs James Thwaites, seems to have a pen chant for winning things. A couple of weeks ago he picked up a prize for drawing an Action Man he named “Eagle Eyes” and he also won a
Snoopy dog in a raffle. John entered the
Muppet competition in November and the family had almost for gotten about it when he answered the post man’s knock to take in a large parcel addres sed to himself.
To enter the compet
ition he had to design a Muppet and he drew one based on a coconut, colouring it with the aid of felt pens. Naturally he named his effort “Coco Nut.”
Drawing is one of
John’s chief pastimes and he has a prefer ence for dinosaurs and o th e r p r eh is to r ic , animals.
Industrial site at quarry
approved
APPROVAL for the use of land at Salthill Quarry for industrial purposes, as well as for a lorry park and area for haulage con tractors, was given by the Ribble Valley Council’s Development Sub-Com mittee on Tuesday. Four letters of objec
tion had been received from local residents. Chief Architect and
Planning Officer Mr Philip Bailey said that the site extended . over 10 acres and vehicles could reach it via the Pimlico link road without entering the town. The objectors lived at
the head of the Green Drive cul-de-sac and, while he could not dismiss their views, the minimum distance between the in dustrial land and the boundaries of their prop erties would be 260 feet. Visual impact would be
at a minimum, as the quarry floor was 50 feet below the surrounding
land. The loss of amenity
would be more difficult to assess, although there would be an appreciable gain to the town through the loss of industrial traf fic from the urban road network. Relevant planning ap
proval could be given with time conditions limiting industrial work and traffic to reasonable hours.
Mytton House on the market
CLITHEROE’S Mytton' House — vacated last year when the Church Walk offices were opened — is to be sold by the Ribble Valley Council. This was decided by the
Policy and Resources Committee after it was told the building would not be needed for a future
civic suite. Feasibility designs for
the suite to determine whether Mytton House should be retained were submitted by Chief Ar chitect and Planning Of ficer Mr Philip Bailey t o ' the Offices Working Group. At Monday’s meeting,
council leader Coun. Harry Riding (Longridge) said Mr Bailey’s plans showed that there was ample room for future de velopment without using Mytton House.
Conversion
AN application to convert a barn and stables in-the centre of Rimington to a house was approved at a' meeting of tl)d Ribble Valley Council’s Develop ment Sub-Cpinmittee. The committee was told
that the barn was no longer used for agricultur- al purposes and the.
county surveyor was satisfied there would be adequate access from Rimington Lane.
a great privilege for the Burnley Health District, which includes Calder stones, because it will be the Prince’s second visit to one of its hospitals within 18 months. In November 1979, he toured Burnley General Hospital. The hospital has al
ready had one unexpected distinguished visitor on Friday, when the Earl of Snowdon arrived on the doorstep at literally 10 minutes’ notice. The Earl had been
taking photographs at Brockhall Hospital in con nection with his role as president of the Interna tional Year of Disabled People, when he suddenly decided to visit Calder stones as well. The spokesman said
“ He spent three hours taking photographs and had coffee in the 73 Club before leaving. But there
was certainly no fuss, he just wanted to walk round quietly.” Many members of staff
did not realise the identi ty of their distinguished guest until he had left.
Electrifying rail line
A PROPOSAL to intro duce electrification on the rail
‘too costly’ line between
Clitheroe and Blackburn would be too costly, the county counci l has decided. The suggestion was
made by the Support the East Lancashire Line As sociation (STELLA), which believes that elec trification of such branch lines is the best answer to future energy problems. Scarcity and cost of
fuel, particularly oil and petrol, means that trains are the ideal investment for the future, says STELLA. But the county’s Public
Transport Sub-Committee pointed out that it would need a very major shift in
. the Government’s invest ment policy before British Rail could contemplate electrification of lines such as the one linking Clitheroe and Blackburn. It would be impossible
for the county council to fund the project itself, though the sub-committee added it nevertheless sup ported the retention and improvement of Lanca shire’s rail network.
• Meanwhile a consider
able number of passenger and goods trains have this week been diverted from the main Preston-Carlisle
■line through Clitheroe after storms in the/Pen rith area on Monday brought down overhead electric wires. However, a British Rail
spokesman said that by this morning it was Hoped all repairs would be done.
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